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West Branch magazine, housed in Bucknell's Stadler Center for Poetry, offers a competitive, semester-length, non-paid internship for qualified sophomores, juniors, and seniors who may wish to pursue a career in publishing. The internship will be most relevant to students interested in creative writing; contemporary literature; or magazine publishing, editing, marketing, and management, literary or otherwise. Students from any major are welcome to apply. The West Branch internship is available in the fall and spring semesters of each year.
The West Branch internship will require 6-10 hours of work per week, some of which may be completed away from the office. Though the internship is offered on a nonpaid basis, interns will earn one non-traditional study course credit for successful completion of the semester-length program. The internship is equivalent to one class.
West Branch is a semiannual journal of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and reviews, published in the spring and fall of each year by Bucknell University. West Branch is distributed nationally by Ingram Periodicals, Inc. Established in 1977, West Branch will soon celebrate its thirty-fifth anniversary. West Branch receives several thousand unsolicited manuscripts per year from writers nationwide and abroad, both emerging writers and well established ones. Editorial staff for West Branch consists of G.C. Waldrep, Editor; Andrew Ciotola, Managing & Book Review Editor; and several associate editors located on- and off-site.
The West Branch intern will assist the editors in all levels of magazine production, from initial screening of received manuscripts to checking final page proofs before printing. The intern may expect to be involved in the organization, editing, production, distribution, and promotion of the issue to be published during his or her tenure. Applicants should be aware that not all duties will be equally challenging; however, all duties will be of equal importance to the successful and timely production of the magazine. The duties to which the intern will be assigned are duties that are common to most periodical journals and magazines, making the internship an excellent experience for students who are exploring publishing as a career path. Upon completion of the program, the intern can expect to receive a letters of recommendation to potential employers from the editors of West Branch.
Some intern duties will depend on the experience and interests of the intern. Duties may include some of the following:
- Joining editors in regular meetings to review submitted poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
- Conducting an interview via email with a West Branch author.
- Overseeing the submission database.
- Keeping abreast of developments in other literary journals.
- Maintaining the West Branch webpage.
- Developing proofreading and copyediting skills.
- Manuscript evaluation.
- Clerical and organizational responsibilities.
In addition to routine duties to be completed each week, the intern will be expected to take responsibility for one or more larger projects, to be developed and realized over the course of the semester. In this and other business, the intern may be asked to draw on his/her language and analytic abilities as an English major, knowledge of library and research methods, computer skills, and organizational proficiency. The editors may actively seek the intern's insight on a variety of topics. The intern will be required to attend all routine editorial meetings (not more than one per week). As an important member of the West Branch team, the intern's name will appear on the masthead of the issue to which he/she contributes.
Since an academic element is necessary in order for the intern to receive course credit, the intern also will be required to complete one large or two small papers on subjects dealing with literary publishing, ultimately to be graded by the sponsoring faculty member.
The intern will meet on a regular basis with the managing editor to discuss magazine business and the intern's progress on routine duties and larger projects.
Students interested in the West Branch internship are required to submit a letter of interest, resume, and unofficial academic transcript, and names and contact info for two professional references. (Letters of recommendation are not necessary).
Applications should be sent by email to email@example.com by the posted deadline. Please contact Andrew Ciotola, Managing Editor (firstname.lastname@example.com) for information regarding deadlines, availability, and any other concerns.


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Martin Luther King Day
I've been sitting on this article since last December , to post for the Martin Luther King Holiday. It was published on November 30th /2007, in the Weekend Journal for the Wall Street Journal
It's serious story of the current conditions of (HBCU's) Historically Black Colleges and Universities. I liked the simplicity of the concept of these three men from different generations , just standing , doing nothing but displaying their college football logos.
I also found the time line very interesting. Martin Luther King Jr. graduated Morehouse (Atlanta) in 1948, W.E.B. DuBois graduated from Fisk in 1888, and Thurgood Marshall from Lincoln ( Chester County Pa.) in 1930.
I received an E-Mail the Friday morning it was published, from a prominent lawyer in Alabama that wanted to purchase the original. We quickly negotiated a price for the original and had it sold by noon. He paid immediately , and I sent it off . Over the holidays, we received a Christmas card from him saying that my art is hanging in his son's room, and , that his son is attending Morehouse College where Dr. Martin Luther King went.
It's always great to find a good home for the originals.

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Integrated Power Station
All in one and ready to feed in.
The Integrated Power Station provides you with the most extensive support in implementing utility-scale solar power plants.
Inverters, medium voltage transformer and disconnection units for the DC and AC side can be mounted together on a single base plate to create a ready-to-use, functional unit.


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Media Contact: Museum Communications Officer, Koshland Science Museum
Phone: 202-334-1201, Email: Museum Communications Officer
Maureen O'Leary, The National Academies
Phone: 202-334-2875, Email: Maureen O'Leary
April 16 , 2004 – Washington, DC – Discover DC's newest museum as its doors open to the public – revealing the science driving today's headlines and affecting our lives every day. The Grand Opening will spring into action with performances by Velocity Stilts – acrobats who have adapted the latest technology used in artificial limbs into high-performance stilts. The big-band sound of the Junkyard Saints will also entertain as museum interns from Banneker High School engage visitors in hands-on science activities. Museum admission will be free on opening day only – general admission rates will go into effect Saturday, April 24.
Friday, April 23, 2004
10 am: Entertainment begins
10:30 am: Program begins
11 am (approx.): Museum doors open to visitors
11 am – Noon: Live entertainment continues
11 am – 2 pm: Hands-on science activities continue
6 pm: Museum closes
Marian Koshland Science Museum: Corner of 6th & E Streets, NW
Metro: Gallery Place or Judiciary Square
For more information and a map of the area see Directions.
Civic officials, museum and National Academies leadership. Deputy Mayor Eric Price is expected to attend. Others in attendance will include:
- Dr. Bruce Alberts, president of the National Academy of Sciences
- Dr. Daniel Koshland, founder of the Marian Koshland Science Museum and professor of biochemistry at UC Berkeley
- Patrice Legro, director of the Marian Koshland Science Museum
- Dr. Donald Kennedy, co-chair of the museum's advisory committee and Bing Professor of Environmental Science at Stanford University
- Dr. Eugene Rasmusson, advisor to the museum's climate change exhibit and professor of meteorology at the University of Maryland
- Dr. William Wulf, president of the National Academy of Engineering
- Dr. Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine
- Local students from Banneker High School
Interview availabilities are limited and must be requested at the Press Check-In area. We will do our best to accommodate as many journalists as possible.
The Marian Koshland Science Museum features state-of-the art, interactive exhibits targeted to students and adults that translate the reports conducted by the National Academies every year into accessible, engaging exhibits. Inaugural exhibits focus on global warming and DNA, allowing visitors to glimpse the frontiers of today's scientific research; witness the potential effects of global warming; and explore how DNA analysis can catch criminals and stop epidemics.


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"Sao Paulo" or "São Paulo"?
Should this be at "Sao Paulo" or "São Paulo"? IMHO, the correct name is "São Paulo", but some people don't know how to type 'ã'. -phma 12:49, 24 Mar 2004 (EST)
Is: "You're expected to take a straw when you buy a bottle of juice or soda, since the water used to cool the bottles is sometimes not fit for consumption." This Sao Paulo advice, or does it apply to Brazil in general? -- Nils 15:21, 5 Apr 2004 (EDT)
Non-specific links
I removed the following links altogether because they refer to Brazil at large, not to São Paulo itself (in spite of the title of the first one).
Confirm driving days?
I removed this as it sounds like a wacky law-- this of course in no way suggests that it's not really a law, but I'd like some confirmation:
Unless it is the wrong day of the week: cars whose license plate end in 1 and 2 cannot circulate on Mondays; if it ends on 3 or 4, Tuesday is off; 5 or 6, stay home or take a cab on Wednesdays; 7 or 8, Thursday is the unlucky day; 9 or 0, on Fridays you can walk as a penance.
Thanks Majnoona 21:06, 4 March 2006 (EST)
District article names
"Sao Paulo" was moved to "São Paulo" - do the district articles need to follow suit?
Metrô tickets correction
I'm updating information about Metrô tickets: they cost 2,30 now and there are no more 10-trip tickets.
Centro rather than Downtown
I believe the name "Centro" for the central area in Sao Paulo should be kept as it is. In Lisbon for instance, all travel guides such as the Lonely Planet use the name "Baixa" for what is considered the centre of town. And there is the "Historical Centre" as well, never "Downtown", which names no place at all and it's a name with no character. Why change names when all the maps and guides will refer to that area as "Centro"?
This place is not New York, sorry. In the same guidelines, I've seen many a Wiki-editor change the very name of the city to Sao PaOlo. Where is the authenticity of writing a travel guide?
Some may say that there is no borough called "Centro", but in the same sense, there is no borough called "East Side" or "North Side", as for this terminology is a cross-reference to New York. I was quite surprised that there was no district named "Upper East Side" on the article.
Information to be verified or added
Too personal
Under EAT section, at the Figueira Rubaiat description:
"Although these are the advertised times my party started dinner at 10 pm and we finally left the restaurant at 3.30am without anyone hurrying us out!"
This is a personal experience and, therefore, doesnt fit inside a serious guide... Is it OK to delet it?
Do we really need all these churches in the See section? Maybe we should just have some highlights or if they are that important, maybe there should be a separate article on churches and temples. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Carsonroen (talk • contribs)
Currently it seems that there are waaay to many districts... The top level ones may be a good breakdown, but then does each one need that much subdivision? Does downtown need to be divided into 5 sub-districts, or can those be combined?
Either way, the only ones that should be listed on the main Sao Paulo page are the top level ones, so if we do decide to keep the sub-districts, they should only be listed on the respective district pages... anyone with the familiarity of Sao Paulo want to clean this up? – cacahuate talk 15:06, 25 September 2008 (EDT)
Considering a redistrictification
São Paulo is an enormous city and it's a damn shame that it is still in such a freaking mess. I have come back to it numerous times, and it's such a mess that I don't even know where to start. I am not really that familiar with the city, but my fiancé is from there and we're going to be moving there next March, so I'd like to dig into it.
So... I think we should take a step back and re-do this whole districtification thing from the beginning. Here is what I suggest for a new starting point to move forward: 9 districts, based on a map from SP city hall [1], and changing the names slightly from their literal translation.
What does everyone think? texugo 01:59, 11 August 2011 (EDT)


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The right clothing can give you an extra boost of confidence in any environment. Whether you are preparing for the first day of school or the first day in a new office, your clothes express your personal style. Sears carries apparel for men and women of all ages including plus and petite sizes for women and big and tall sizes for men. Add some new outfits to your closet, accented by a great pair of shoes, and bring new life to your everyday look.
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UPDATE: Waseca Police Say Teen's Arrest Prevented Tragedy
WASECA (AP) - Authorities in the southern Minnesota city of Waseca say they prevented an unimaginable tragedy by foiling a teenager's plot to bomb its junior and senior high school.
Police arrested a 17-year-old suspect Tuesday and charged him Thursday with attempted murder and possessing explosive devices.
Capt. Kris Markeson of the Waseca Police Department told reporters that authorities believe the youth was acting alone. He says he believes the teen would have succeeded if he had not been caught.
A visibly shaken Markeson said he was disturbed by the amount of guns and other material the youth obtained. He said he can't divulge if specific students were targeted.
The investigation began after three small explosive devices were discovered at a playground in late March.


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Dawn Wallace Cook, CCE
In the September issue of Business Credit, I talked with you about change and how it affects you, the credit professional, and how you perform your job. To establish the enormity of change in our everyday life, I shared some statistics with you on the growth rate of the world's information base. This constantly growing/changing information base makes it imperative that we strive to keep pace.
Information is key, and your first stop as a credit professional on your quest to stay current with technology and all the resources you need to do your job at the best possible level should be NACM.
There is a variety of ways to gather information… through formal education (college or university), on-the-job training, or through self-motivation. A formal education through established institutions, such as colleges or universities, provides you a base skill-set. On-the-job training provides you with the specific skill-set you need to successfully perform an assigned function, task, project, etc. On your path of self-education, NACM can provide the necessary resources to assist you in your quest to stay current with change.
Let's start with Business Credit magazine… it's published 10 times each year, and features articles that will keep you, the credit professional, up-to-date on the latest trends and techniques in business credit, as well as information on educational events, outsourcing and software. You'll find coverage of state lien laws, an international "credit hot spots" column, and in-depth analysis of legal issues that affect the credit profession. It's a great start on your information-quest path.
Next stop… NACM E-News. The September 7th issue covers 19 different business news items, both national and international, as well as informing you of business credit related educational offerings. This month, NACM has scheduled 11 educational offerings ranging from a 60-minute audio teleconference on Understanding the Components that Drive Operating Performance, to an Accounts Receivable Forum, six regional conferences, and three international conferences, as well.
Have you heard about NACM's new audio-teleconference series? It's affordable, convenient and simple to participate. NACM provides outstanding speakers, practical information and complete reference materials. As a participant, you earn participation points on your NACM Career Roadmap—and as an added bonus, your entire credit department can participate for one low fee. Recent offerings included the following topics: UCC Article 9—The Revisions at Work and Their Impact; Reclamation & Stoppage of Delivery; Protect Your Companys Bottom Line and Export Letters of Credit.
The NACM Bookstore is a vast credit resource, whether you are looking for reference materials or looking for self-study courses. The titles are too vast to mention them all. However, whether you need the latest edition of the Principles of Business Credit or the Manual of Credit and Commercial Laws or need to know how to interpret a financial statement, go to the NACM web site, click on Bookstore, and browse through the vast list of offerings. The NACM Bookstore has it all!
In my article last month, I referred to the NACM Resource Library, a marvelous tool. For a nominal yearly fee, you are able to log on, type in a word or phrase, click on search, and have at your fingertips a voluminous amount of information. The Resource Library is always a work-in-progress, as the NACM staff continuously updates and adds information to the library's database to ensure that you have the most current information on credit-related issues.
Now that I have shown how NACM provides you with resources and tools to assist you in the performance of your job, let me suggest how you can expand your personal experience so as to enhance job performance.
In this issue of Business Credit is a "Call to Volunteer" on page 58. There are so many benefits derived from volunteering to serve on the NACM National Board or on a NACM National Committee. First and foremost is the opportunity to meet and interact with other credit professionals, to share credit experiences, issues and concerns; and to exchange ideas, techniques, and solutions. As a Board member or committee member, you have the opportunity to participate in a process to promote the credit profession, to assist in lobbying efforts to drive legislation that will benefit the credit professional, and to work to sustain NACM as the premier global credit association.
As a Board member, you can participate in the strategic planning process of your National Association; you can be part of the team that establishes the policies and direction needed to position NACM to meet the needs of members in this constantly changing business environment. Who is better prepared to know what tools the credit professional needs?
If you elect to volunteer to serve on a National committee—whether one of the educational committees, one of the government affairs committees or one of the governance committees, you will be part of the process to promote the credit profession as a valued part of the overall corporate structure.
If you are unable to participate at this time as either a Board member or committee member, you can still participate. Communicate with your Board and the National staff. Share your concerns, ideas and vision for the future. Make your voice heard! And next spring, vote for the candidate of your choice.
Volunteerism is the truest form of education through participation.


text: Hercule is the name of this robotic exoskeleton developed by RB3D, a French engineering company, under the steering and funding of DGA, the French ministry of defense. Hercule doesn't need any special training or knowledge skills, the person that wears it just performs his or her usual tasks and the exoskeleton provides the additional support and strength. It is electrically powered (unlike some other similar concepts that used 2 stroke internal combustion engines) and its battery life is about 20km at a moving speed of km/h (a regular walking pace) with the capacity of carrying 100kg. It can be used by the military (silent operation will be quite important) but civilian applications are equally important. Fire fighting, construction, logistics and even medical applications are possible. You can find more on this pdf brochure (2nd page in English) and in this article (in French). (via Innorobo)


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|Bowers & Wilkins 803S Loudspeakers
|Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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The name "B&W" brings many positive thoughts to audiophiles around the world, and with good reason. This high-end speaker manufacturer, owned by John Bowers and Roy Wilkins, has been a prime catalyst for developing major upgrades to every loudspeaker unit that they ever produced, starting with their first commercial loudspeaker, the P1, which they began manufacturing in 1966. Many years later, they developed the very awe-inspiring Signature 800 series of loudspeakers that featured the very innovative Diamond Dome tweeters, which most people only could gasp at when they saw this amazing-looking futuristic tweeter design at CES 2001.
The use of B&W's aluminum dome tweeter allows the bass driver to extend its low-end response, which resulted in some extremely deep bass sounds pushing out from this speaker system. The speaker series' also incorporates a new synthetic gel that cushions the tweeter in its top-end position so that there is little or no mechanical vibration from the bass cabinet. It's that type of clear innovation from the designers at B&W that keeps this company at the award-winning level they currently enjoy. The drive units feature a 7 inch Rohacell cone bass, a one-inch aluminum dome frequency and a 6 inch woven Kevlar cone FST for the mid-range. The inner-workings of the 803S series of loudspeakers is definitely worth noting. The Matrix is what the design team at B&W labeled as their way of interlocking the panels inside the speaker's cabinet that essentially creates a three-dimensional honeycomb structure which eradicates the problem of allowing the speaker's bass drivers to blur the sound pushing out of the speaker's midrange frequencies, which is an underlying mistake that most speaker manufacturer's make time and time again.


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There's a baby on the way for Kelly Stables!
The Exes star and her husband, manager Kurt Patino, are expecting their first child together this fall, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
"The couple is over the moon," the rep tells PEOPLE.
With the second season of The Exes premiering in June, the pregnancy will be written into the show.
Due Sept. 18, Stables — who is also known for her role as Melissa on Two and a Half Men — is already "ecstatic about designing a nursery" for her future arrival.
The actress, 34, and Patino wed in March 2005.
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Create Counter Space: Over-the-Sink Cutting Boards
In our kitchen tour last week, we highlighted one of our favorite small space solutions: an over-the-sink cutting board. Use it any time you need extra counter space, whether it's for chopping vegetables, mixing a cake, or holding a cookbook (just don't turn on the faucet!).
While it is not necessary to use a cutting board specifically designed for over-the-sink use, we like the built-in colanders offered in many models. Whichever board you use, you'll want to make sure it is large enough to completely cover the sink basin. A couple of extra inches on either side can help prevent slipping. Rubber feet or grip handles are also useful.
Leave a comment if you have experience with the cutting boards listed here or any others we may have missed!
• 1 Over-the-sink cutting board, as seen in Kitchen Tour: Gregory and Emily's Colorful Kitchen. We have owned this Snow River cutting board for about four years and have been very pleased with it.
• 2 Snow River (Cooking.com), 24" x 12", $31.99
• 3 Catskill Craftsmen (Cooking.com), 14" x 11", wires extend an additional 3", $17.00
• 4 OXO (Cooking.com), 18.25" x 11", $29.99
• 5 Martha Stewart Collection at Macy's, no dimensions listed, $29.99
• 6 Crate & Barrel, 22" x 10", $29.95
• 7 Island Bamboo (Amazon.com), 23" x 12", $29.99
• 8 American Standard (All Cutting Boards), 15.5" x 13", $57.85
• 9 Catskill Craftsmen (Amazon.com), 24" x 12", $44.99
• 10 Progressive International (Amazon.com), 16.8" x 9.8", extends up to 25", $24.95
Related: Small Kitchen Solution: Cover the Stove Top for More Counter Space?
(Images: Emily Ho, Cooking.com, Cooking.com, Cooking.com, Macy's, Crate & Barrel, Island Bamboo, All Cutting Boards, Catskill Craftsmen, Progressive International)


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- The biggest challenge was the size of the kitchen and figuring out how to avoid building a cluttered room while storing the tackle of an avid cook & maximizing the whopping 22 inches of counter space. I added a couple of mirrors to visual elongate the counter, an over-the-sink shelf for storage, baskets on the cabinets for less used items, boxes on the fridge for the frequent flyer gadgets and a burlap sack on the wall for the breadstuffs. Decorating with lots of fresh produce in wire baskets transports me to a casual little bistro in Avignon.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- Why, the meal I haven't cooked yet. :) I love to experiment with mixing different ethnic food styles like a cauliflower-curried quiche or catfish-okra pho. Sometimes it's hit or miss but it is always an adventure.
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G9334, Reviewed November 2018
Slurry operations are characterized by straight-sided concrete or glass-lined steel manure storage facilities that minimize or eliminate the amount of rain entering the storage and ensure that all the manure is collected and applied at least annually. Slurry manure has a higher concentration of nutrients, higher solids content and lower volume than manure from lagoon operations. Slurry storages are frequently covered, often as under-building storages. One benefit of covered storages is that the volume of manure changes little from year to year. Another advantage of slurry storage systems over lagoons is a smaller manure surface area in contact with the air and a greater opportunity to treat odor as it is vented from a slurry pit under a building.
Construction costs and manure application equipment are frequently more expensive for slurry operations than for anaerobic lagoon operations. These costs can be offset by capitalizing on the increased value of the manure as a fertilizer. It is critical for slurry operations to maximize the fertilizer value of manure. To be successful, slurry operations need to be closely linked with a cropping system that can make use of most of the fertilizer value in the manure. Matching slurry systems with the optimum cropping system has the added benefit of reducing water quality risks associated with overapplication of nutrients.
Slurry manure storage facilities are becoming a more common choice for wean-finish and grow-finish swine operations. This guide helps producers with an existing slurry swine finishing operation or those considering building such an operation to evaluate the land needs, fertilizer value and manure application costs.
This guide focuses on covered slurry manure systems where the manure is injected into fields for corn and soybean production or where the manure is surface applied to fescue pastures. Calculations are based on 4,800-head wean-finish and grow-finish operations. All values in this guide are estimates and should be used for illustrative purposes only. Evaluate the rations used on your farm and use manure testing to determine the proper manure application rates for your farm.
This guide has four parts:
The value of manure varies considerably from farm to farm depending on a wide range of factors. Contact the MU Commercial Agriculture Program if you need a comprehensive estimate of manure value and the feasibility of manure management systems for a specific situation.
In corn-soybean rotations, apply manure to meet the nitrogen need of corn and rotate fields receiving manure to ensure that they are balanced for phosphorus. Apply manure every other year to meet the nitrogen need in corn in a corn-soybean rotation. This strategy will be close to phosphorus balanced when using phosphorus-optimized phytase-based diets. This strategy also will maximize the fertilizer value in the manure.
Use soil testing every fourth year in the fall before manure application to monitor trends in soil test phosphorus and potassium. Farmers applying manure every other year often require additional potassium fertilizer applications to maintain soil potassium levels.
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Evaluate phosphorus balance on your farm. Divide your barn capacity by the total acres receiving manure. For example a 4,800-head grow-finish operation applying manure to 1,200 acres has a density of four head per acre. According to the figure, phosphorus inputs are similar to exports on this farm. This figure assumes corn-soybean rotation, slurry manure and optimized low-phosphorus diets. Balanced range reflects differences in yield potential; higher animal densities are supported on more productive land.
Annual nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium value of swine slurry from a 4,800-head wean-finish operation is estimated to be $51,685 and from a 4,800-head grow-finish operation is estimated to be $68,750. These estimates are based on fertilizer value of $0.35 per pound for nitrogen, $0.28 per pound for phosphate and $0.22 per pound for potash. The recommended practices allow corn and soybean producers to make full use of all the nutrients in the manure. There are also potential savings in fertilizer application charges because manure provides all the nutrient needs for both crops in some years.
Manure application time and costs for a 4,800-head wean-finish or grow-finish operation vary with water use in the building, amount of rainfall entering the storage, the productivity of the land, the distance to fields where manure is applied, the method of manure application and discharge rate from the tanker spreader. Estimated costs for manure application are based on the following assumptions:
Manure application costs ranged from $13 to $24 per thousand gallons for all scenarios using a 6,000-gallon tractor-pulled manure spreader; higher costs were associated with less productive soils requiring more acres for land application (Table 1). Application costs included fuel, labor and all equipment ownership costs. Cost of manure application ranged from 50 to 60 percent of total potential value of manure. Net manure value, after cost of application, exceeded $23,500 per year for wean-finish operations and $35,500 per year for grow-finish operations for all scenarios; returns increase when manure volume is minimized and manure is applied to more productive soils.
Manure application costs are sensitive to manure volume and concentration. Wet-dry feeders reduce the volume of the manure while increasing nutrient concentration. This reduces the number of loads of manure needed to fertilize a field, reducing cost of application (Table 1). The impact of this technology that reduces the volume of animal waste by about 30 percent emphasizes the importance of water management for reducing manure management costs.
It is critical that slurry operations capture the fertilizer value of manure. For slurry systems to a much greater extent than for anaerobic lagoon systems, profitability is closely linked to capturing the value of manure. Capturing this value is most easily done by applying slurry manure onto crop ground under your control so that you can capture the value of the manure through reduced purchases of commercial fertilizer. It is more difficult to obtain full fertilizer value if you sell manure because some of the liabilities of manure as a fertilizer make manure nutrients less valuable than commercial fertilizer nutrients.
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Average annual time and costs associated with manure application for 4,800-head wean-finish and grow-finish operations applying slurry manure as fertilizer.
One cost of manure is the time needed to apply it (Table 1). Farmers must carefully consider if they will have time to apply their manure at the optimum time for application. All tractor-pulled spreader scenarios required three or more work weeks to apply manure.
Ideally, manure is applied in spring close to corn planting time. Spring applications reduce the potential for nitrogen loss between the time of application and the time the crop needs nitrogen. But the extra time needed to fertilize fields with the low-concentration nutrient sources such as manure may pose problems for farmers in the busy spring field season. Another potential application window in northern Missouri (north of I-70) is in late fall after soil temperature has dropped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Manure injected into near-freezing soils will remain in the organic and ammonium form as long as soil temperature remains near freezing. In these forms it cannot be displaced from the soil in excessively wet periods in winter and spring.
If application time is too long to fit into these application windows, alternative spreading options include increasing the size of the tanker spreader, using two applicators to apply manure and using a nurse tank to transport manure to fields. All of these options increase application costs.
Extended application times may also have building management implications because building use may be restricted while under-building storages are agitated. For example, agitation may not be possible when young pigs are in the building because they may be more sensitive to the elevated emissions from agitation and the effects of aggressive ventilation procedures. Another benefit of wet-dry feeders is that they reduce both the time and the cost of manure application (Table 1).
Farms where manure transfer pipe can be laid to all application fields have the option of using a dragline injection system for manure application. Dragline systems pump manure through a transfer pipe to an umbilical line directly attached to a manure injection toolbar on a tractor. The tractor drags the umbilical delivery hose across the field as it injects manure into the soil. Equipment purchase costs are higher for this system than for spreader systems, primarily because of the cost of transfer pipe, but dragline systems typically reduce the time for manure application by at least 50 percent by eliminating the time spent transporting manure by road to the field for application (Table 1). This system has the potential to make slurry more feasible on farms that can use a pipe system to reach their fields.
There is considerable interest in integrating slurry manure into forage systems. Managing slurry on forages has the benefit that manure can be applied at many different times of year, making it easier to apply when conditions are favorable for manure application.
Surface application of manure to fescue is recommended as a fall fertilizer to supply 100 pounds of plant-available nitrogen once every four to six years. This rate of application will provide all the phosphorus needed for the cycle and the potash and fall nitrogen needed in the year of application. Apply manure more frequently on fields where you want soil test phosphorus to increase; less frequently on fields where you want to reduce soil test phosphorus levels. Soil testing can be used before manure application to monitor trends in soil test phosphorus. Manure can be applied more frequently when fescue is grown solely as a hay crop because hay has a higher phosphorus-removal capacity.
Applying manure on the surface at a rate that provides 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre will provide nearly five times the annual phosphorus removal capacity of a fescue field used for both hay and pasture. On soils that test low for phosphorus, this would be beneficial because it leads to increased soil test phosphorus. One 4,700-gallon per acre application has the potential to raise soil test phosphorus over 12 pounds per acre. Annual applications at this rate will rapidly raise soil test phosphorus to levels well above agronomic optimum. Manure phosphorus will have no value when applied to high phosphorus-testing soils, eliminating over one-third of the fertilizer value in the manure.
Typically fescue fields are in pasture some of the year and are hayed at other times. A forage system typically has a substantially lower annual need for phosphorus than a row crop system does. A fescue field with a yield goal of four tons per acre with 50 percent of the harvest as hay and 50 percent harvested through grazing has an annual phosphate removal capacity of 25 pounds per acre. A corn-soybean rotation would have at least double this annual phosphate removal capacity.
Low phosphate removal capacity translates into larger land requirements for phosphorus-based nutrient management. A 4,800-head wean-finish operation would require a land base of 2,290 acres, and a grow-finish operation of the same size would require a land base of 3,070 acres for phosphorus balance (2.1 and 1.6 head per acre, respectively). Land base for fescue grown solely as a hay crop will require about 30 percent less land (3.0 to 2.3 head per acre) because of the higher phosphorus removal rate.
Fertilizer nitrogen applications on fescue are recommended to be split between an application in early spring and a second application in August or early September. Manure best fits into forage systems when it is applied in the August-to-early-September application window to provide fertilizer requirements for fall growth. Applications at this time have much less potential for runoff of manure soon after application than early spring applications. The recommended rate for fall application is typically 100 pounds N per acre.
Ideal forage management in Missouri includes maintaining a significant legume component in a fescue stand and not overapplying nitrogen. High rates of nitrogen promote fescue toxicity and reduce the competitiveness of legumes. Legumes increase the quality of the forage mix and dilute some of the toxic effects of fescue. Ideally the legume component should make up 25 percent or more of spring forage.
Manure is beneficial to legumes in that it can be used to raise soil test phosphorus. Clover and alfalfa require soil test phosphorus to be at least medium for good persistence. However, the nitrogen in manure will tend to reduce the legume component in fescue stands. The recommended strategy is designed to minimize the negative effects of manure on mixed stands of fescue and clover. Applying manure in the fall limits the impact of the applied nitrogen on the clover while promoting fall fescue growth. Applying manure infrequently provides additional opportunities for the legume to thrive.
Manure applications on forages almost have to be some form of surface application. Typically, slurry would be sprayed on the surface. Injection of manure is difficult because of the permanent vegetation and because it has a tendency to leave the ground rough. Low application rates sometimes associated with low nitrogen requirements on forages can also be difficult to attain with injection equipment; it can be difficult to inject manure at the rate of 3,000 gallons or less per acre with equipment that has a pass width of only 10 or 12 feet.
The annual value of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium of swine slurry from a 4,800-head wean-finish operation surface applied to fescue is estimated to be $42,940 and from a 4,800-head grow-finish operation is estimated to be $57,030. These estimates are based on fertilizer value of $0.35 per pound for nitrogen, $0.28 per pound for phosphate and $0.22 per pound for potash. The value is less than for injected manure because of ammonia volatilization losses with surface application. The recommended practice of applying manure to provide 100 pounds of nitrogen every four to five years would allow the crop producer to make full use of all the nutrients in the manure.
For tractor-pulled spreaders, application time and costs of application are similar to manure management on row crop ground (Table 1). Application rates are typically lower on pastures. However, surface application facilitates faster discharge rates and wider application patterns from the spreader, reducing application time compared with injection of manure at the same rate.
It is critical for slurry operations to capture the fertilizer value of their manure. But, it is more difficult to profitably use slurry in forage systems compared to grain-crop systems. Potential difficulties in maximizing manure value in forage-based systems include:
There are other ways to capture the fertilizer value of manure on pastures. Higher soil test phosphorus levels will support legumes. Establishing legumes will reduce or eliminate fertilizer nitrogen needs on pastures. Increased productivity and forage quality may allow higher stocking rates.
This section considers how fertilizer prices, fuel prices and distance between the manure storage and land application areas affect the value of manure. All comparisons are based on a scenario of a tanker-pulled manure spreader injecting manure from a 4,800-head grow-finish operation on corn with a yield goal of 150 bushels per acre grown in rotation with soybean.
Manure value is very sensitive to fertilizer prices. Raising fertilizer nitrogen prices $0.15 increases the estimate of manure value by $14,000. Higher nitrogen prices are an important contributor to the high ROA for manure management. For example, if nitrogen prices dropped from $0.35 to $0.20 per pound, the ROA would decline from 18.2 percent to 12.2 percent. Manure value is less affected by changes in fuel prices. A $1.00 increase in fuel prices increases the cost of manure application by $5,000.
Increasing the average distance to fields for manure application also increases time of application. Increasing the travel distance to fields for manure application by one mile increases application costs by $3,000. However, the most significant effect of increasing the travel distance is the impact on manure application time. Road travel time to and from the field increases by 42 hours per year when average travel distance increases by one mile.
Slurry manure can be profitable, particularly when applied to corn-soybean rotations. But is slurry manure a good investment? Do farmers who invest in the equipment and extra storage cost to handle slurry get a good return on their investment?
Return on assets (ROA) is one way to evaluate whether an investment is a worthwhile way to use limited financial resources. The investment alternative that has the highest ROA is preferred over one that may be more profitable but requires more investment in assets.
The following equation is used to estimate ROA:
ROA = Net income + Interest/Assets
In this assessment of ROA for manure management, the following conditions apply:
Assets are the most difficult portion of the ROA equation to estimate. For this assessment, it is assumed that all the manure application and tractor assets were purchased for manure distribution to simplify the calculation. In addition, it is estimated that the cost for building a slurry tank is about $17,000 more than the cost of a shallow flushed pit with an anaerobic lagoon for storage. This estimate accounts for the difference in concrete costs and dirt work needed for an under-building deep pit compared to an under-building shallow pit emptying to a lagoon. It does not account for the cost of flushing equipment for lagoons such as flush tanks, recycle pumps and piping.
In this analysis, return on assets was above 14 percent for all the scenarios considered (Table 2). Operations that do not control the large number of acres needed to maximize fertilizer value of manure will have difficulty obtaining these returns. Manure value and thus manure ROA is less on wean-finish than on grow-finish operations. The amount of nutrients fed on wean-finish operations is less because of the smaller initial size of the animals. Fewer nutrients fed results in reduced nutrients in the manure and lower manure value and ROA. For example, if Scenario 1 in Table 2 were converted to a wean-finish operation, ROA for slurry manure management would decrease from 18.1 percent to 12.9 percent.
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Financial attributes of three scenarios for managing manure on a 4,800-head grow-finish operation (with no wet-dry feeders).
Table 3 lists the nutrient concentrations for the swine diets used to calculate manure nutrient content of the wean-finish and grow-finish systems discussed in this guide. This guide assumes swine diets contain 500 phytase units (FTUs) per kilogram of feed and minimize inorganic phosphorus inclusion rates in grow-finish diets. Feeding phytase has allowed total phosphorus concentration in grow-finish diets to decline by more than 30 percent between 1995 and 2005.
Grow-finish hogs are relatively inefficient at using nutrients in feed. It can be assumed that they excrete 75 percent of the nutrients they consume. Total nutrients in the excreted manure are reported in Table 4. Diets with higher nutrient concentrations will have proportionally more nutrients in the manure. If diets on your farm use 30 percent more phosphorus than the diets in Table 3, then the manure on your farm will contain 30 percent more phosphorus than is estimated in Table 4.
Estimated manure volume is also reported in Table 4. Manure volume will vary between operations based on water additions to the manure storage. Factors such as type of animal drinking water system, the amount of feed wastage, the amount of water used for cleaning the buildings, and whether the manure storage is covered or uncovered influence manure volume. Wet-dry feeders reduce water use by the animals by 30 percent. The range of estimated volumes in Table 4 reflects operations with or without wet-dry feeders. Operations with uncovered storage facilities will have more or less volume than covered storages, depending on the net balance of rainfall to evaporation for the geographic location. Estimated manure nutrient concentrations are reported in Table 5 using the nutrient contents and manure volumes reported in Table 4.
All of these estimates are proportional to the number of animals for the specific type of operation. A 2,400-head grow-finish or wean-finish operation will have half the nutrient production and volume reported in Table 4.
Table 3
Crude protein, total phosphorus and total potassium concentration and daily intake in nursery, grower and finish pig diets.
Table 4
Total nitrogen, plant-available nitrogen, phosphate and potash in excreted manure and manure volume.
Table 5
Estimated nutrient manure test results for slurry manure from a wean-finish and grow-finish operation.
Crop nutrient demand depends in large part on the crop grown and the productivity of the field. In this analysis, crop phosphate and potash needs were based on the nutrient removal capacity of the crop, and nitrogen need was based on MU recommendations. Table 6 summarizes nutrient removal for corn, soybean and fescue for selected yield goals.
Manure phosphate and potash were assumed to be 100 percent available and equal to commercial fertilizer sources. Slurry manure was assumed to be 30 percent organic nitrogen. Nitrogen availability was calculated using the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' plant-available nitrogen (PAN) equation. A first-year organic nitrogen availability factor of 35 percent was used. A factor of 95 percent for availability of inorganic nitrogen was used for injected manure and 60 percent for surface-applied manure. This resulted in 77 percent of total nitrogen having fertilizer value in injected manure and 55 percent of the nitrogen having value in surface-applied manure.
Table 7 summarizes land needs for selected corn-soybean rotations and fescue systems associated with 4,800-head wean-finish or grow-finish operations. To adjust these numbers for operations of other sizes, multiply the acres by the appropriate fraction or multiply the animals per acre by the appropriate number of animals.
Table 6
Maintenance nutrient requirements of corn and soybeans for selected yield goals.
Table 7
Land needs for 4,800-head slurry-based wean-finish and grow-finish hog operations for selected cropping systems; all applications are approximately P balanced. Manure applied to meet nitrogen needs in corn in corn-bean rotations.
How much land is needed for a 2,400-head wean-finish operation applying manure to a corn-soybean rotation once every two years on land that has yield goals of 150 bushels of corn and 50 bushels of soybeans per acre?
Using the data in Table 7, there are two options.
Option 1
(2,400/4,800) x 955 acres = 478 acres
Option 2
2,400 head/5 animals per acre = 480 acres
In this example, about 480 acres of land are needed for a 2,400-head wean-finish operation.
Table 8 summarizes the equipment complement used for the three application systems considered in this guide.
Table 8
Equipment complement used for land application of manure.
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This could be a nightmare matchup, I know, in terms of entertainment value. However, I wonder how mayweather will figure Wright out, and how and if Winky Wright can find a way to beat Floyd. At 154, Wright could give Floyd quite a lot of trouble. He has good jab and is a lefty. He retreats into his shell guard and has long arms, which can be real problem for Mayweather. How will this fight go?
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Posted 06 May 2012 - 08:47 AM
Not too sure how it will pan out but it would be one hell of a boring fight
Posted 13 May 2012 - 06:06 PM
Wright. And I disagree, I would be an interesting fight, just no knockdowns.
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Wright. And I disagree, I would be an interesting fight, just no knockdowns.
If watching Wright throw his jab is interesting then i suppose so. Wright would win this with his jab pretty clearly. At his best he was too big for Floyd and he just didn't offer up much of anything to hit. Floyd would be in range for Wright's jab before he could get off any of his own punches and Wright would use the jab to offset him so that he couldn't just leap in with a right hand counter or left hook. I'm sure Floyd would make adjustments, but guys with good jabs and less defensive skill than Wright have given Floyd problems (Castillo's jab was a problem for Floyd, as was Cotto's). Wright, with his size advantages would present too much of a problem.
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Winky's jab wouldn't land much on Floyd.
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•600 block of Mountain View Drive, burglary. Statement taken from a female, 65, who reported her cellphone was taken from a vehicle. Investigation to continue.
•2900 block of Moore Road, animal problem. Patrol removed and dispatched a raccoon from the porch.
•900 block of Upper Mountain Road, suspicious person. Patrol checked area with negative results.
•Saunders Settlement Road, open burn complaint. Handled by patrol.
Saturday, Sept. 7
•4100 block of Dickersonville Road, juvenile problem. Handled by patrol.
•Route 93 and Lutts Road, agency assist. LPD on location with NCSO and State Police for a property damage accident/driving while intoxicated arrest.
•5100 block of Townline Road, assist citizen. Suspicious activity reported near a produce stand.
•100 block of North Sixth Street, Lewiston No. 1 firehall, agency assist. LPD on location with State police on a call of four males yelling obscenities at people. State Police handled.
•900 block of Center Street, hit-run accident. Two males were struck by a blue Ford Taurus that fled the scene. One victim treated at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center for injuries. Patrol located vehicle on Lewiston Hill Road. Male driver, 72, charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Uniform traffic tickets issued for Lewiston Town Court and driver review ordered from DMV. Report filed.
•900 block of Center Street, juvenile problem. Handled by patrol; all OK.
•300 block of South Seventh Street, loud party. Patrol advised; all OK.
•400 block of Cayuga Street, missing person. Juvenile located by family. Call disregarded.
Sunday, Sept. 8
•800 block of Center Street, fight. Patrol advised both parties to go separate ways. All OK.
•100 block of Blank Road, agency assist. LPD on location with Town of Niagara Police on an overdose.
•900 block of Center Street, hit-run accident. Investigation pending.
•Upper Mountain Road and Susies Lane, fatal motor vehicle accident. Patrol reported an accident involving two vehicles. A male, 18, reported deceased; a male, 20, and a male, 38, both taken to ECMC for treatment of injuries. Patrol reported the male, 20, was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter second; driving while intoxicated; leaving the scene of a fatal accident; unlicensed operation and various vehicle/traffic violations. Arraignment at Lewiston Town Court and suspect remanded to custody of NCSO/Niagara County Jail. NCSO and State Police assisted in investigation. Report filed.
•900 block of Center Street, juvenile problem. Handled by patrol.
Monday, Sept. 9
•200 block of Lockport Street, Youngstown, alarm response. LPD assisted NCSO; all secure.
•800 block of Sullivan Court, shooter complaint. GOA.
•5800 block of Garlow Road, hit-run accident. Vehicle No. 2 GOA. Pending investigation.
•4500 block of Model City Road, burglary. Statement taken from a male, 74. Report filed.
•900 block of Escarpment Drive, neighbor problem. Male, 28, listed as complainant. Patrol spoke with the neighbor; all OK.
•Lewiston Town Court, arraignment. Suspect from Upper Mountain Road-Susies Lane fatal MVA arraigned. Bail assigned at $50,000/$100,000. Suspect transported from court.
•300 block of South Seventh Street, unwanted touching. Female, 36, listed as complainant. Investigation ongoing and patrol to be re-contacted as needed.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
•800 block of Center Street, larceny. Female, 48, listed as complainant and female, 45, listed as a suspect.
•900 block of Creek Road Extension, unattended death. Female, elderly listed. Lewiston No. 1 Volunteer Fire Co. EMS on location.
•300 block of North Fifth Street, larceny. Male, 47, reported the theft of a purple/gray Huffy mountain bike.
•4100 block of Lower River Road, car-deer accident. Statement taken from the driver; deer handled by patrol. Report filed.
•100 block of North Fourth Street, suspicious person. Handled by patrol.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
•Bond Lake Park, suspicious person. Party advised subject to go elsewhere.
•Niagara-Wheatfield High School, unlawful possession complaint. Patrol reported the arrest of a male, 17, for unlawful possession of marijuana. Appearance ticket issued for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•Upper Mountain and Military roads, two-vehicle property-damage accident. One vehicle towed; no injuries. Report filed.
•800 block of Center Street, petit larceny. Patrol reported the arrest of a female, 45. Arraignment at Lewiston Town Court, bail of $250 assigned and suspect remanded to custody of NCSO/Niagara County Jail. Report filed.
•1300 block of Ridge Road, Lewiston Town Hall, harassment complaint. Statement taken from complainant; report filed.
•Lewiston Town Court, warrant executions. Two suspects - a male, 32, and a female, 36 - arraigned in court. Reports filed.
•Lewiston Town Court, bench warrant. Female, 29, arraigned on following charges: aggravated unlicensed operation, third; criminal possession of marijuana, second; and failure to appear on an appearance ticket. Report filed.
•4200 block of Military Road, agency assist. LPD on location with TNPD for a fight. Knife reported displayed. Suspects GOA.
Thursday, Sept. 12
•Niagara University campus, civil matter. Handled by patrol.
•700 block of Hillview Drive, check welfare. Male, 24, taken for treatment on a mental health response. Report filed.
•Niagara University, larceny. Male, 20, listed as a suspect. Patrol investigating; report filed.
•Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, vehicle/traffic stop. Male, 31, arrested for aggravated unlicensed operation. Driver released on appearance tickets for Lewiston Town Court. Report filed.
•5800 block of Walmore Road, custody problem. Patrol spoke with a female, 52, concerning a male, 16, who wanted to stay with her.
•5000 block of Isherwood Drive, agency assist. LPD on location with State Police for a burglary in progress. Suspect fled on foot; patrols unable to locate.
Friday, Sept. 13
•NU campus, overdose. Female, 17, taken to Mount St. Mary's EM-Star by Upper Mountain Volunteer Fire Co.
•NU campus, larceny. Party advised to contact Niagara Falls Police as the incident occurred in Niagara Falls.
•Hyde Park Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, vehicle/traffic stop. Female, 44, arrested on the following: reckless driving; aggravated unlicensed operation; speed in zone; and passing a red light. Driver observed doing 78 mph in a 45 mph zone earlier on Lewiston Road. Appearance tickets issued for Lewiston Town Court. Vehicle towed and courtesy ride given. Report filed.
•Meadowbrook Drive, attempted burglary. No further information.
•800 block of The Circle Drive, house fire/check welfare. Female, 47 and male, 59, listed on call. All OK; report filed.
•1100 block of Swann Road, burglary. Statement taken from a male regarding the theft of cash and jewelry. Suspect unknown. NCSO to collect photos. Report filed.
•400 block of Kenwood Drive, burglary. Statement taken from a female, 75 who reported coming home to find a male exiting the home and fleeing on foot. Patrol located a male suspect, 27, soon after on Washington Drive. Suspect arrested on following charges: burglary, third; grand larceny, fourth; possession of stolen property; criminal trespassing; and possession of hypodermic needles. Arraignment in Lewiston Town Court; arrest found to be suspect's second for burglary in past two months. Bail/bond of $10,000/$20,000 assigned and suspect remanded to custody of NCSO/Niagara County Jail. Patrol recovered stolen property on Washington Drive and logged same. Report filed.
Saturday, Sept. 14
•5500 block of Walmore Road, unwanted party. Male, 49, listed as suspect. Handled by patrol.
•4200 block of Williams Road, trespass. Male, 50, listed as complainant/victim and male, 22, listed as suspect. Report filed.
•1100 block of Sweethome Road, larceny from vehicle. Statement taken from a male, 47. Report filed.
•1300 block of Saunders Settlement Road, larceny from vehicle. Statement taken from a female, 66. Report filed.
•NU, assault/harassment. Male, 19, listed as complainant and male, 21, listed as suspect. Report filed.
•900 block or Orchard Drive, shooter complaint. Two males listed as persons involved. No further details.
•5700 block of Bridgeman Road, overdose/mental health response. Female, 52, reportedly took a quantity of prescription meds. Subject taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center for an evaluation.
Sunday, Sept. 15
•800 block of Center Street, harassment at a bar/restaurant. Patrol spoke with both parties involved; victim did not wish to press charges. All OK.
•Mount Hope and Walmore roads, reckless driver. Caller reported a 2007 white Pontiac with Ontario plates driving recklessly in the area. Plate number logged; vehicle GOA.
•5000 block of Callan Drive, larceny. Male, 35, reported a four-wheeler taken from the residence. Vehicle located later at a neighbor's house; no charges filed.
•NU, AED response. Patrol reported a female soccer player struck her head on a goal post and became unconscious. Victim taken via MercyFlight to ECMC.


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Homes remain threatened in the 1,000-acre Etiwanda Fire today, but more than 700 firefighters had contained about 10 percent of the blaze by morning, fire officials said.
One home received damage in the blaze and flames were close to other structures.
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Reviewed by Amalia J.L. (age 8)
I know what it feels like when you think you won't like someone, but when you actually meet them, you want to be best friends. I also know the feeling when you barely know someone, but you get along very well. My favorite part of this story was when Julian wanted to look at Gloria's wishes. I liked this part because it seemed very real. Julian didn't look at Gloria's wishes because he knew that they were going to be good wishes and he wanted them to come true.
This story is great because it seems like something that could happen in real life. I recommend this book to kids who don't have a lot of friends. I also recommend this book to kids who aren't good at making friends. This book would be best for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade.


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Property Price in Mira Road
Mira Road is a top locality in Mumbai and a buzzing real estate market in India. As per the recent analysis by Makaan.com Property Price Trends, per square feet (psf) price for buying a property in Mira Road is Rs. 5312/- On further analysis the following trends can be observed


text: I'm looking to try snowkiting this season (having become completely addicted to kiteboarding this year), and I'm strongly thinking about getting an Ozone Frenzy (esp trying to find an 06 on clearance) based on word of mouth and various reviews. I'm conflicted about sizes, though. I weigh ~140 lbs, and I've heard everything from "get a 3 and 7, 3 first" to "a 9 is all you'd ever want for kiting in Tahoe." I figure I will mainly be kiting in Tahoe (although I'll be in Vail for a week in December and wouldn't mind trying there), and I plan on using my skiboards (100cm, twin-tipped skis) at first. Any recs?


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The Catana drawing office has taken a fresh look at what makes the perfect catamaran, with the help of several firms of naval architects.
The big brother of the Catana 59, the Catana 70 is an exceptional boat in every way, with its streamlined silhouette and classically elegant lines.
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An outstanding achievement from the Catana shipyard, the Catana 70 will appeal to both competitive yachtsmen looking for the thrill of an adrenaline rush and sailors with a taste for elegance and refinement embarking on a long-haul voyage.


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Watermelon, Nectarine, & Fruity Stripes: 8 Fun Flavored Ice Cubes
Flavored ice cubes are such a great and easy way to spruce up a cold drink. This is especially true during the summer when you can use seasonal fruit — berries, stone fruit, watermelon, etc. These ice cubes would be great in a cocktail or to add some light flavoring to your water.
Have you ever made interesting ice cubes before? If so, please share in the comments!
- 1 Berry Ice Cubes - Just Putzing. These are perfect for savoring the end of berry season.
- 2 Watermelon Ice Cubes - Taste and Tell Blog. All you need is some watermelon and a freezer for these.
- 3 Julienned Orange Rinds with Mint leaves Ice Cubes - Manju's Eating Delights. Love the visual.
- 4 Fruit Juice Ice Cubes. So easy to make.
- 5 Chocolate Ice Cubes - Le Pétrin (In French, with Google translation). Perfect in vanilla milk OR a White Russian,
- 1 Nectarine Basil Ice Cubes - Running To The Kitchen
- 2 Floral Ice Cubes - Pitch Fork Diaries. I see floral ice cubes everywhere! So dreamy.
- 3 Fruity Striped Ice Cubes - Oh Joy! These are just too pretty to be true.
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SWANSBORO � Charlotte Raley�s won at No. 6 singles to secure Swansboro�s victory over East Duplin in the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs Tuesday.
SWANSBORO � Charlotte Raley�s won at No. 6 singles to secure Swansboro�s victory over East Duplin in the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs Tuesday.
The Pirates won 5-0.
Raley topped Madison Sholar 1-6, 6-2, 10-6 to help the Pirates advance to the third round where they visit Carrboro next Tuesday. Carrboro (15-3), the top seed from the Carolina 12 Conference, beat Tarboro 5-4 on Tuesday.
East Duplin was a wildcard from the ECC.
Swansboro also got singles wins from Morgan Sheehan, Emily Scarborough, Katie Yingling and Julie Nielsen. The Pirates are the second seed from the East Central Conference.
�It was huge for us to be able to get it done in singles and not play doubles,� Swansboro coach Jim Sheehan said. �For Emily to win her third-set tiebreaker was huge, and for Charlotte to win at No. 6 to seal the deal, that was really huge.�
SINGLES: Sheehan (S) d. Savannah Pierson 6-1, 6-1; Scarboroigh (S) d. Rebekah Bryant 6-3, 2-6, 10-8; Yingling (S) d. Laken Teachey 6-2, 6-1; Nielsen (S) d. Abigail Grady 7-5, 6-4; Raley (S) d. Madison Sholar 1-6, 6-2, 10-6.
DOUBLES: Not played
RECORDS: ED: 17-4, season complete. S: 18-2, vs. Carrboro-Tarboro winner in third round on Tuesday.
nDixon 5, North Duplin 2: Dixon didn�t back away, despite losing at No. 1 and No. 2 singles.
Instead, the Bulldogs took the next four in singles and won at No. 1 doubles to secure a victory over North Duplin at the Jacksonville Commons courts in the second round of the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs.
Dixon, the top seed from the Coastal Plains Conference, will host the winner of Goldsboro-N.C. School of Science and Math next Tuesday in the third round.
North Duplin was a wildcard from the Carolina Conference.
�The girls are very excited,� Dixon coach Daniel O�Dell said. �It�s really big for them to go this far.�
Bryanna Turnbough won 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 singles while Jessica Marro won 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 at No. 6 for the Bulldogs. Erika Stone and Mariah Persun, both of whom dropped their singles matches for Dixon, teamed up for a victory at No. 1 doubles.
�Dropping No. 1 and No. 2 was rough, but we know our last four girls are strong,� O�Dell said. �It was nerve-racking that we went into a third set (two times), but our girls were able to pull it out. Going into doubles, we had to just win one.�
Shawna Ross and Shi Warren also won in singles play for Dixon.
SINGLES: Julisa Quintanilla (ND) d. Stone 6-0, 6-2; Jasmine Quintanilla (ND) d. Persun 6-2, 6-0; Turnbough (D) d. Casey Turnton 5-7, 6-3, 6-1; Ross (D) d. Casey Witted 6-2, 6-3; Warren (D) d. Delaney LoAlbo 6-1, 6-1; Marro (D) d. Hannah Smith 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
DOUBLES: Stone/Persun (D) d. J. Quintanilla/Witted 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.
RECORDS: N: 6-4, season complete. D: 7-8, vs. Goldsboro-NCSSM winner Tuesday in third round.
nNash Central 6, Jacksonville 0: Jacksonville milestone season came to an end with a loss at Nash Central in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs.
This season the Cardinals won the Coastal Conference title for the first time.
�I�m very blessed to have coached my girls the last two years,� Jacksonville coach David Fleischer said. �They�ve been a lot of fun and I wouldn�t have it any other way.�
Nash Central, the top seed from the Big East Conference, will host C.B. Aycock in the third round next Tuesday.
�Nash Central has a great team,� Fleischer said. �Five of their six girls are going to states.�
SINGLES: Randi Price (N) d. Stephanie Wangerin 6-0, 6-0; Kaley Price (N) d. Sarah Ingraham 6-0, 6-1; Dana Kelly (N) d. Kate Reeves 6-0, 6-1; Liz Eaken (N) d. Morgan Redick 6-2, 6-0; Caley Bass (N) d. Chloe Brown 6-0, 6-0; Meredith Davis (N) d. Brianna Carberry 6-2, 6-0.
DOUBLES: Not played
RECORDS: J: 17-3, season complete. N: 17-0, hosts C.B. Aycock on Tuesday in third round.
nJacksonville 6, West Carteret 2: Warren Washington scored 3 goals and C.J. Sparks added 2 more as Jacksonville remained undefeated in the Coastal 3-A Conference by beating visiting West Carteret.
The Cardinals close out the regular season Thursday when they host rival White Oak.
West Carteret 1 1� 2
Jacksonville 4 2� 6
GOALS�WC: Webb, Carpenter. J: Washington 3, C. Sparks 2, Elliott 1. ASSISTS�WC: NA. J: Moore 2, C. Sparks 1, A. Sparks 1, Chin 1, Heatherly 1. IN GOAL�WC: Green (7 saves). J: McCracken (6 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL�WC 8, J 16. CORNER KICKS�WC 2, JK 5. RECORDS�WC 10-6-5, 6-5-2. J 19-1, 13-0, host White Oak on Thursday.
nWhite Oak 4, D.H. Conley 1: Troy Jurney scored 3 goals to lead White Oak to a Coastal 3-A Conference victory over D.H. Conley.
Kenya Weimer added a goal for the Vikings, who visit rival Jacksonville on Thursday.
D.H. Conley 0 1� 1
White Oak 2 2� 4
GOALS�D: NA. W: Jurney 3, Kenya Weimer. ASSISTS�D: NA. W: Alec Gustafson, Gabe Aquino, Gabe Krueger. IN GOAL�D: NA. W: Rene Perez (5 saves). SHOTS ON GOAL�D 6, W 17. CORNER KICKS�D 1, W 6. RECORDS�D: 6-12-1, 3-10. W: 16-3, 10-3, at Jacksonville on Thursday.


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Fog, freezing cold, plague, hunger ... 536 was a shocker
Wednesday - Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he's got an answer: 536.
Academics call for emergency action
Tuesday - One hundred and fifty New Zealand academics calling for emergency action on climate change say economic growth has to stop.
Messed-up ozone layer is on the mend
9 Nov 18 - The entire ozone layer even the highly damaged parts over the North Pole and South Pole could be completely healed by 2060.
This crab could save your life - if humans don't wipe it out first
5 Nov 18 - The wellbeing of people might one day depend on a blue-blooded crab that looks like a cross between the facehugger from Alien and a gigantic louse.
MEATLESS MEAT: One major issue is what do we call it
31 Oct 18 - The debate around the regulation of cell-based meat has stepped up significantly with one of major issues being what to call the new product.
Jet makes historic flight on LanzaTech fuel
5 Oct 18 - One-time New Zealand company LanzaTech developed the fuel for a Virgin Atlantic jet which has just flown from Orlando to Gatwick powered by a blend of aviation fuel and ethanol produced from waste gases.
WASTE NOT: Dumped plastic can be worth its weight in gold
5 Oct 18 - Plastics are among the most valuable waste materials its possible to convert all plastics directly into useful forms of energy.
Even fish can eat this latest replacement for plastic
3 Oct 18 - A new alternative to plastic has the possibility to replace all the packaging we know, because it is so safe that even fish can eat it.
Scientists have high hopes for solar-flow battery
2 Oct 18 - Scientists in the United States and Saudi Arabia have harnessed the abilities of both a solar cell and a battery in one device - a "solar-flow battery" that soaks up sunlight and efficiently stores...
Plastic-eating mushrooms are the new waste superheroes
2 Oct 18 - Mushrooms are capable of expediting the breakdown of plastic waste, says a new study from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London.
Changing climate is destabilising mountains
28 Sep 18 - It's not just the atmosphere and the oceans that are heating up. An ever-denser blanket of greenhouse gases is also sending warmer air and water deeper into the planet's rocky bones.
What happened to solar panels on roads?
28 Sep 18 - Four years ago, a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the worlds roads with solar panels.
Building walls on seafloor might help, say scientists
24 Sep 18 - Building walls on the seafloor might become the next frontier of climate science, as engineers seek novel ways to hold back the sea level rises predicted to result from global warming.
Sun-powered golden sandwich gives solar panels more bite
24 Sep 18 - Japanese scientists have developed a sun-powered golden sandwich: an experimental solar panel that they claim could be up to 11 times more effective than most equipment on the market.
Satellite will precisely track how ice is melting
24 Sep 18 - The world will soon have a much clearer picture of how quickly humans are melting Earths ice and expanding the seas, with data collected by a sophisticated satellite launched by Nasa.
Microplastics take to the skies by riding with flying insects
21 Sep 18 - Microplastic can escape from polluted waters via flying insects, research has revealed, contaminating new environments and threatening birds and other creatures.
Mexico strikes green gold with bioplastics
18 Sep 18 - Tequila, avocado and corn are proving their worth beyond Mexican fiesta staples as key components for a fast-growing bioplastics market.
Marine worms are dining out on plastic
17 Aug 18 - On land, earthworms eat dead leaves and fungi and poop out tiny bits of organic matter that enrich the soil. In the sea, it turns out that some marine worms chew on floating plastic and poop out...
Dimming the Sun has a dark side
10 Aug 18 - Solar geoengineering would ease heat stress, but also block vital sunlight for plants.
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Sennheiser CX300 IIs £25
Some things never change – and lo and behold the earphones packed in with your iPhone 4S will be leaky and drown out absolutely zero noise from the outside world. So grab a pair of these CX300 IIs instead for deep bass and dramatic dynamics.
AmpliTube iRig £30
You may feel that a quick jam session is the only to adequately express your joy at the new iPhone 4S, in which case you'll need this iRig to plug into your guitar – the accompanying app comes complete with classic amplifier and mic effects.
Proporta Turbocharger £30
Let's face it, you are going to absolutely rinse that iPhone 4S battery on the first day – no matter how good it is. So keep the Proporta Turbocharger on hand to provide you with some Apple juice – it will charge your iPhone 4S fully a couple of times before it runs out itself.
B&W Zeppelin Air £500
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Moshi Moshi MM03i iPhone Dock £114
If you like to multitask without getting a serious crick in your neck, dock your iPhone 4S in this MM03i. It will charge your phone up while you wander around with the Bluetooth handset – the MM03i even works with up to two devices at the same time.