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Service Technician
Requisition #:37888
Location:Wilmington, DE (B0375) – B0375
Functional Area:Automotive/Motor Vehicle
Education Required:Technical Degree
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Relocation Provided:No
Experience Required:3 – 5 Years
Position Description
Brink's U.S., a division of Brink's, Incorporated, is the premier provider of armored car transportation, currency and coin processing, ATM servicing and other value added services to financial institutions, retailers and other commercial and government entities. The company has a proud history of providing growth and advancement opportunities for its employees. We have a challenging opportunity for an Armored Vehicle Technician
Job Summary:
The Armored Vehicle Technician is responsible for the troubleshooting, diagnostics and maintenance of all fleet vehicles at the branch. The Technician will determine actions that prevent the least amount of impact on fleet availability and customer service by managing fleet repairs completed by a third party vendor. This position functions in an armed environment. This position requires the enforcement of rules to protect the premises and property of Brink's and its customers, as well as the safety of persons on the premises of Brink's and its customers.
Key Responsibilities:
• Repair and maintain company owned vehicles and equipment.
• Inspect, repair, maintain and test vehicles & equipment at prescribed maintenance intervals of mileage, time and usage or upon malfunction or breakdown.
• Inspect, test and align truck, van and light-duty equipment lights and to maintain electrical systems and controls.
• Maintain and repair brakes, braking systems, engines and all related chassis components.
• Maintain, repair or replace transmission and other drive train components.
• Maintain and repair steering, suspension and frame components.
• Maintain and repair cab heating and air-conditioning components.
• Maintain and repair engine fuel and exhaust system components.
• Maintain and repair truck accessories.
• Maintain and repair trailers and their components.
• Adjust equipment to standards set by state or federal DOT for motor vehicle inspection and safety standards.
• Disassemble, inspect and replace worn parts as required. Fit and adjust new or repaired parts.
• Have the knowledge to use gauges, drills, grinders, measuring devices or other specialized equipment as required.
• Check fluid levels, lubricate and perform services following company preventive maintenance schedules and guidelines.
• Test drives equipment as required. Mandatory after all safety related repairs.
• Account for time by completing time tickets on a daily basis.
• Complete repair orders for all vehicles or equipment worked on daily.
• Send completed paperwork to Fleet Data Entry based on company standards and guidelines
• Maintain vehicle maintenance files according to company and DOT guidelines.
• Maintain parts inventory levels as determined by Regional Fleet Supervisor and data entry department.
• Verbally communicate with Regional Fleet Supervisor on a daily basis.
• Notify Regional Fleet Supervisor of potential safety issues as needed.
• Other duties as required or requested by Regional Fleet Supervisor.
Position Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
• The ability to lift 75 pounds and move objects that weight 125 pounds or more. Example: tires or rims. Must be able to work in an environment where exhaust fumes from diesel and gasoline powered equipment and fumes from petroleum based cleaning solvents and chemicals may be present during the maintenance and repair process of motor vehicles and/or ground support equipment.
• Education or schooling in an accredited trade school or, two to three years hands on experience working on vehicles in a repair facility maintaining and repairing light, medium and heavy duty vehicles.
• Must possess the necessary skills and abilities to perform the duties normally associated with the maintenance and repair of light, medium and heavy duty vehicles.
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a CDL B license with the proper endorsements as needed. (I.E: Air Brake Endorsement) Class B license must be obtained within 90 days of hire date. Branches that have Tractor Trailers will require that the service technician have a Class A CDL with air brake endorsement.
• Must be able to work independently and at times alone without direct supervision.
• Must be able to maintain a valid DOT physical card.
• Must be able to maintain a valid Driver's License in the state that the employee resides.
• Must maintain a clean and clutter free shop area to ensure a safe work environment.
• Must maintain a valid A/C Certification.
• Must maintain a valid Air Brake Certification.
• Must be able to adhere to all safety policies and procedures, I.E. work boots (no sneakers), eye, ear, and hand protection etc.
Tool Requirement
Service Technician must own and maintain standard tools needed to perform the task described in the job description and replace said tools as required.
An example of these tools are box and open end wrenches up to 1-1/4" in size, 1/4",3/8", and 1/2" drive sockets and ratchets up to 1-1/4" in size, screwdrivers, hammers, basic test meters, 1/2" & 3/8" impact wrenches. 3/8" and 1/2" impact sockets up to 1-1/4" (The is an example of some of the tools required and not a complete list)
Preferred Qualifications:
• ASC Master Technician
If you have the background and integrity we require and are looking for a challenging opportunity, we hope you will consider employment with Brink's U.S. We provide eligible employees medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans. In addition, we offer profit sharing opportunities and a 401(k) program with company match. If you are interested and meet the requirements for this position, please apply.
Brink's is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or history or any other characteristic protected by law. Brink's is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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|December 5, 2005, 12:40 AM
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Not another wall penetration thread
OK just curious. I have my first round coming out of my home defense gun, a glaser round, because if I pull my gun from where it is in the bedroom and the BG is there in point blank range , behind him is my kid bedrooms. After that first panic round I want to use standard JHP rounds for my 9mm, so what should I go with....I have been using JHP standard pressure but should I go with 115 or 147 weight. Is the heavier bullet less likely to penetrate through walls or visa versa. I have studed drywall, damn new construction.
|December 5, 2005, 12:50 AM
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You might find some answers on www.theboxotruth.com
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|December 5, 2005, 09:49 AM
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Well I guess the moral of the story is when even frangibles can pass thru a few layers of sheetrock....does it real matter??? I just shoot straight and hope of the best. I love the metal door test. A .32 round from a Kel-Tec, It actually overpenetrated higher than any other round, thru a metal door and plywood, while other rounds including 00 buck shot stopped in the plywood. And people actually think somehow a .32 or a .22 will underpenetrate and bounce off clothing like it's kevlar. Thanks Springmom.
|December 5, 2005, 10:19 AM
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A true AD and penetration story. Quite a few years ago in a moment of severe stupidity, lapse of caution and violation of the rule that says, "Keep your finger off of the trigger", I fired my 1911 in my front bedroom. Luckily no living thing was hurt but I can't say the same for my neighbors airconditioner (It was summer here in Fla}. The hardball round went through the wall, through the outside wall and proceeded to murder my neighbors new TRANE air conditioner (A necessity of life in this part of the world - especially for an elderly couple). This occurred at about midnight so the heat wasn't too bad. I offered to put them up in a hotel until I could fix the problem. At 4PM the following afternoon and $1650.00 later, they had a brand new unit. My faithful cat who follows me everywhere like a shadow, couldn't be found for several hours. Penetration is amazing. Had I fired that round in a slightly different direction it could have easily gone out of my house, into theirs and into one or both of them. A SOBERING AND FRIGHTENING THOUGHT!!!! An amusing side note, when I related the story at work one of my colleagues suggested that I file an insurance claim with the NRA as he thought they would cover it. My response was something to the effect, "ARE YOU CRAZY, do you think I am going to admit to the shooting world what I did?". Well after many years and in the interests of education - I am admitting it.
|December 5, 2005, 10:26 AM
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A P.S. to my previous thread. For home defense, I have always thought a 12 gauge shotgun with #6 birdshot, would be the best. While at close range the shot pattern is not very big, it is considerably bigger than a bullet and the birdshot will most probably not overpenetrate two layers of wallboard. Loaded, one in the chute and safety on, it too is single action.
|December 5, 2005, 11:28 AM
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|December 9, 2005, 09:59 PM
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"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!" - Samuel Adams
|December 9, 2005, 10:13 PM
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Ya know folks, I bet there are a lot of people here that deny ever having an AD/ND, but if we hooked up a polygraph to 'em, it would be going *ding ding ding!* lots of times .
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|December 9, 2005, 10:23 PM
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An old tale of downrange shooting
Years ago, an ROTC cadet, told me that an Army sergeant had experimented at the .22 caliber rifle range, in the basement of the student cafeteria.
He fired an armor piercing round out of an M1.
Nobody is that stupid, I told him!
One day I was passing that building and I thought to inspect the target side of the building. Yes there was a patch in the building block, yes there was a hole on both sides of the gasoline station sign across the street, and probably that bullet did go through a window and into the wall of an office, downtown.
|December 14, 2005, 06:41 AM
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Deer hunting with my brothers I had a ND with a 30 30 Winchester Lever Action. Got to playing with the hammer and the trigger you know catching the Hammer with your thumb and Boom! . Never will forget it, even 22 years later.
1. Treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
2. Never point a firearm at anything you do not intend to shoot.
3. Keep the finger off the trigger and firearm on safe until ready to shoot.
4. Know the target and what's beyond it.
|December 14, 2005, 10:31 AM
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Yep, me too - I found that 9mm golden saber will go though 3 layers of bathroom drywall and exit exterior USB without any problem.
Check the boxotruth for how effective sand fill in a drywall "wall" is in stopping penetration.
|December 14, 2005, 10:51 AM
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HSO...just curious, if you remember, was the golden sabers 147 grain or lighter???
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In the days of President Jackson, a Washington establishment known as Jess Brown's Indian Queen Hotel was a favored meeting place of members of Congress and other influential men of the government. If a man sought to express his political convictions, it was there he could readily find an audience and, inevitably, an argument. One April evening, the Indian Queen was the stage for a portentous confrontation a headon collision of individual wills, which foretold the coming of the darkest days of the Republic.
In 1830 a traditional Democratic banquet celebrating the birthday of Thomas Jefferson progressed in a predictable manner until the time came for the offering of toasts. The gathering gradually hushed itself and looked expectantly toward the tall, severe form of its chief. President Andrew Jackson had sat straight and silent throughout the evening. He was in a dark temper, his quarrel with Vice President John C. Calhoun over the tariff and the right of states to nullify federal laws had turned ugly. Those who knew him anticipated a storm. Now the president rose and gazed upon the attentive gentlemen who overfilled the tobacco-sullied hall. He lifted his glass. His fierce eyes now sought those of his vice president. He offered not a toast, but rather a command: "Our Union it must be preserved!"
Stricken by the force of the challenge, Calhoun's face was drained of its color. All that he represented had been unexpectedly challenged. The "cast iron man" stiffened, recovered and lifted his own glass. "Our Union," Calhoun replied, "next to our liberty, most dear! May we always remember that it can only be preserved by distributing equally the benefits and the burdens of the Union."
The abiding question was expressed in the clash of those contradictory toasts: federal union vs. state sovereignty, liberty vs. union, the one vs. the many. Which should prevail? In time, hundreds of thousands of Americans would die, in part, over that question. Yet on this pleasant spring evening the specters of war were still only shadows. There was still time for compromise.
A third toast was given that night; it went unheeded and was all but forgotten. Yet the voice of moderation and reconciliation was also present at that dinner party. The third toast, offered by a polished, rotund little Dutchman from the Hudson River Valley, came while the tension of the exchange between Jackson and Calhoun was still in the air. Secretary of State Martin Van Buren drew himself erect and proclaimed: "Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions. Through their agency our Union was founded. The patriotic spirit from which they emanated will forever sustain it."
Mutual forbearance. Reciprocal concessions. Compromise had always served Van Buren well. Its skillful employment had generated his spiraling career and culminated in his rise to the presidency. It was said that he "rowed to his objectives with muffled oars." Fellow politicians often claimed that he was evasive and noncommittal, an equivocator. A story that may be apocryphal, but which appears in nearly every biography of Van Buren, claims that an acquaintance once asked in jest if Van Buren thought the sun rose in the east. "I have heard that that is the common belief," Van Buren told him, "however, I do not arise before dawn, so I could not say with any certainty." When tested however, Van Buren held true to his own beliefs even when they were unpopular. Van Buren was a man of compromise in a time desperately in need of compromise.
1. What issues brought about the conflict between President Jackson and Vice President John C. Calhoun?
2. What was meant by Jackson's toast? What was the meaning of Calhoun's rejoinder? How did those two positions foreshadow the Civil War?
3. What did Van Buren mean by his toast?
4. Early in Van Buren's career, the noun "noncommittalism" was used to criticize him. What evidence in the reading suggests that this might have been an accurate statement?
5. What might be some of the advantages of having a model for compromise?
Reading 2 was compiled from John Niven, Martin Van Buren: Romantic Age of Politics (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983); and Robert V. Remini, Martin Van Buren and the Making of the Democratic Party (New York: Columbia University Press, 1959).


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The next generation of UK bioscience companies is taking forward exciting new innovations quicker than they otherwise might have as a result of the Biomedical Catalyst. A new report published today shows that in its first year of operation the government's Biomedical Catalyst is leveraging private finance into the UK bioscience sector and accelerating medical research to benefit patients.
In its report the BioIndustry Association (BIA) highlights the successes of the Biomedical Catalyst programme, which has leveraged more than £20 million of new funds into the sector. The report also showcases a number of companies that have received funding and offers advice from award winners, application reviewers and the awarding bodies to companies considering applying for Biomedical Catalyst awards.
Steve Bates, BIA Chief Executive Officer, said:
"The Biomedical Catalyst is successfully leveraging additional private sector investment in to UK biotech companies. This enables them to do more research and grow faster in a strategically vital sector for the UK economy."
The BIA report shows the different ways in which the Biomedical Catalyst is helping to leverage significant inward investment into the UK. For example, Creabilis leveraged additional capital alongside its award to fund a large clinical trial in atopic dermatitis. Elsewhere, a feasibility award helped BioMoti spin-out its technology from the lab bench and work towards validating its clinical development plan.
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"BIA member companies have told me that engaging with government-led schemes can be complicated and time consuming for businesses. However, the Biomedical Catalyst has been a success because it has a short and straightforward application process, a speedy response and decision on the application and expert scrutiny that is seen as de-risking the project and driving investor interest."
The BIA report also highlights many other exciting success stories that demonstrate the strength of science underpinning the UK's medical research community. In particular individuals have praised the ability of the Biomedical Catalyst fund to open up new investment opportunities and add a 'stamp of approval' through its rigorous assessment process.
The report will be launched at the Innovate UK conference in London today.
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The My Sweet Love/My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Baby Doll babbles, coughs and her cheeks turn red. The doll can also overheat and cause burns.
Wal-Mart is recalling 174,000 dolls, which have a circuit board in the chest that could overheat and cause the surface of the doll to get hot, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Wal-Mart received 12 reports related to the doll, including two reports that the doll caused burns or blisters to the user's thumb, the commission said.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two platform planks sparked division at the Democratic National Convention here Wednesday.
Things got so bad that President Barack Obama was forced to personally intervene, ordering language mentioning God and naming Jerusalem as the rightful capital of Israel be added.
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While the campaign at first said Obama had seen the language prior to the convention, it later said he did not learn of the issue until Wednesday morning, when he became aware of seeing news coverage of the issue. Once that happened, the president directed his staff to change the language to include a reference to God and Jerusalem as Israel's capital because, the campaign source said, the amended version is "consistent with the president's own positions."
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the convention's chairman, kicked off Wednesday's proceedings by trying to clean up a mess Democrats made by omitting from their official party platform mentions of God and of Jerusalem as the preferred capital of Israel.
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Villaraigosa called for a voice vote on an amendment offered by former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who chaired the platform drafting committee. Facing boos and nays, he tried again, before announcing that in his judgment, a two-thirds majority had approved the measure. He was booed again as he walked off the stage.
A senior White House said Wednesday that the platform dispute was an unfortunate stumble during this week's convention.
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Governor Cuomo gave an atypical national interview to the Huffington Post.
He asked for more Twitter followers.
The city released teacher evaluation scores.
You can download the reports here.
Lew Fidler and David Storobin debated debates.
Jack McEneny said no deal has been reached yet for Congressional redistricting.
Dan Squadron doesn't buy Cuomo's redistricting argument.
Good government groups continue to split over redistricting.
Bob Abrams called on Cuomo to veto the map.
Lots of elected officials urged Cuomo to consider a new Latino-Congressional district.
Adolfo Carrion's remarks on retail workers upset the RWDSU's Stuart Appelbaum.
Eric Schneiderman declined to investigate the NYPD over their surveillance efforts.
Rocks were thrown at Eliot Engel and Jerry Nadler while visiting Israel.
Anti-hydrofracking groups scored another win.
Wendy Long is ramping up her campaign efforts.
Mayor Bloomberg continued to defend fingerprinting food stamp recipients.
The Los Angeles Times is following the NYT and getting a paywall.
On the presidential campaign:
A look behind Mitt Romney's opposition research.
A look at the candidates' cars.
The momentum favors Romney in Michigan.
He took the lead in Nate Silver's projections.
Steve Kornacki analyzes the race for Vice President.
Newt Gingrich is cool with referendums on gay marriage.


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Finns look to bring Phorm style stalker ads to UK radio streaming
Hey, your mobile kit is probably tracking you already
UTuneMe has invited UK radio stations to sign up to its embedded advertising, promising to deliver targeted audio ads in the same way Google delivers online ones, personalised for the listener.
The idea is that targeted adverts pay better, but while websites have half a dozen companies which will happily drop targeted ads into their content - notably Google, but also Opera and many others - and YoSpace is busy doing the same thing with video, the opportunity to target audio advertising is woefully unexploited, something UTuneMe aims to remedy.
UTuneMe's ads will only be available to listeners are using the UTuneMe mobile app, so more like Opera than Google or Phorm, and users will opt into the scheme during the installation process, after which targeted adverts will start being dropped into the stream.
The UTuneMe app will also collect location data from the handset, enabling ads to be targeted by location as well as enabling demographic and behavioural profiling.
It all sounds quite creepy, but it is far less than Google is already doing for websites, and radio could certainly do with improved revenue. How many listeners are using their phones to listen to streamed radio stations we don't know, but as network coverage improves, the number is likely to rise.
UTuneMe is part funded by the Finnish government though its TEKES programme, which provides match funding for innovative projects, but the company has decided to kick off operations in the UK. The campaign to recruit some radio stations is starting now and the service is slated to be on the air by early next year. ®
Just for perspective, one might note that many if not most kinds of smartphone, phondleslab, fondletop and fondleslab from the major makers track your location - there's no need for a SIM card or GPS, it can be done with nothing more than WiFi - and supply the information to the manufacturer by default. It's a creepy world.


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Macmahon Holdings is investigating a ''false'' email chain after rumours of a takeover offer forced it into a trading halt.
The company has also instructed its lawyers to raise the matter with the stock exchange and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The Perth-based mining services company said it was contacted by a media outlet this morning about an email chain purported to involve a Chinese joint venture proposing a ''formal takeover offer for Macmahon at a substantial premium''.
But after an internal inquiry, Macmahon established the email to be ''false''.
''There was no truth to the matters referred to in the emails and ... the emails themselves were false,'' it said in a statement to the stock exchange.
Macmahon requested a trading halt this morning after receiving the telephone call, ''given the heightened risk of trading occurring on the back of false information''.
''Macmahon confirms to the market that no such discussions about a possible offer have taken place,'' the company said in the statement.
Shares in Macmahon had risen 0.5 cent to 29 cents before the halt was called. They closed at that level after coming out of the trading halt later in the afternoon.
The disclosure echoes the hoax takeover bid targeting department store chain David Jones three months ago.
The retailer's share price soared after it disclosed the approach, before plunging after it established it was a hoax, leading to criticism of the board's handling of the incident.
After forecasting profit growth of 20 per cent in August, Macmahon warned in September that its 2012-13 net profit could fall by more than 50 per cent, leading to a massive plunge in the share price of nearly 50 per cent.
Chief executive Nick Bowen resigned after the downgrade and has been replaced by the company's chief operating officer for mining and former chief financial officer, Ross Carroll.
Philip Wen is the China correspondent for Fairfax Media.


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Ford Motor (F) said it is recalling about 13,100 vehicles to fix a problem with their door latches, which may fail and cause child safety locks to deactivate.
The recall covers the Explorer sport utility vehicle, Taurus sedan and Lincoln MKS luxury sedan from model-year 2013. The affected vehicles were sold in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and built over a period of two weeks late last year.
Ford said the issue was uncovered during a routine audit. When opening or closing the door, the safety locks can be turned off and allow the door to be opened using the inside door handle.
No injuries or accidents have been reported.
Dealers will test the child safety locks, replacing the latch if necessary at no cost to owners.
Ford's latest recall is the second one in the last month to include the 2013 Explorer, Taurus and Lincoln MKS. Those three vehicles, in addition to the 2013 Flex, Fusion and Police Interceptor, were part of a recall of 465,000 vehicles related to 600 complaints for fuel leaks. Roughly 390,000 of those recalled vehicles were sold in the U.S.
Shares were down 10 cents at $15.55 in pre-market trading. Ford has soared about 53.6% over the last 12 months.
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Corn growers may never find a method to control corn rootworms with 100% effectiveness. Even Bt rootworm hybrids sometimes stumble in their attempts to fend off this wily and unwelcome root cruncher, as was documented in two cases in 2006 — one in Iowa and one in Illinois.
"Last fall my colleague Jon Tollefson and I confirmed a Bt rootworm (RW) hybrid failure in Clinton County near Elvira, IA," says Marlin Rice, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension entomologist. "It was a surprise to us. Until then, we were not aware of Bt RW hybrid failures here in Iowa."
Bt corn hybrids have been genetically engineered to produce a protein in their plant tissue that is toxic to certain insect pests, such as corn rootworms or corn borers, but not to livestock or humans. This protein is derived from a common soil microbe, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).
In the Iowa occurrence, the failure to protect roots with Bt RW technology transpired on a farmer's field, which had been planted with a YieldGard RW Bt hybrid. "It was a Monsanto event," Rice says. "The reality is that it happened. So even the Bt rootworm hybrids are not fully bulletproof. However, we are not yet seeing this type of failure in our test plots."
For example, ISU data collected over seven locations and three years (2003 to 2005) showed YieldGard RW to be the most consistent root protection product tested, according to Rice and Tollefson in a December 2005 summary of rootworm control products. "YieldGard RW provided the greatest root protection, although it was not statistically better than Aztec 2.1G applied in furrow," they wrote. "No product was 100 percent consistent in providing total root protection during 2003-2005; however, YieldGard RW came very close at 99 percent, and it provided the highest average yield — 21 bushels more than any insecticide."
Illinois trials
University of Illinois corn rootworm control trials show results similar to those in Iowa, says Mike Gray, University of Illinois Extension entomologist. Gray agrees that in most instances Bt rootworm hybrids have provided consistent control of corn rootworms. However, several of the granular soil insecticides also provide consistent root protection. Less consistent performers include liquid insecticides and the high-rate insecticidal seed treatments.
On the other hand, the 2006 corn rootworm trials in Urbana, IL, showed that some Bt RW hybrids sustain significant pruning by early August. "YieldGard rootworm Bt hybrids performed well in July and August at DeKalb and Monmouth, but not at Urbana, particularly in August," Gray says. "Urbana is in the heart of an area where the variant western corn rootworm lays its eggs in soybeans. So maybe this variant is able to inflict more damage on corn roots than the non-variant type. However, we have so many questions that need answers that we can't really say with certainty why this occurred."
YieldGard was 35% consistent at Urbana, 75% consistent at DeKalb and 85% consistent at Monmouth, Gray adds. In comparison, Pioneer's Herculex Xtra hybrid was 85% consistent at Urbana, 95% consistent at DeKalb and 95% consistent at Monmouth.
"In our 2006 corn rootworm trials, Herculex was more consistent than YieldGard at all our locations," Gray says. "Not all hybrids are the same in their expression of a Bt protein, and Herculex has a different protein than YieldGard. However, we still don't know if this is the reason for the differences in performance that we saw at Urbana."
Varying conditions
Rice agrees that it's still too early to know which Bt proteins perform best in protecting roots across many locations and varying crop-growing conditions. "Our YieldGard and Herculex Bt rootworm hybrid data have looked really comparable in their consistency and root protection so far," Rice says. "However, in an ISU trial during 2005, AgriSure's Bt rootworm hybrids showed a reduced level of root protection under heavy rootworm pressure, similar to what occurs with granular insecticides."
All currently available Bt RW proteins ultimately may show instances of product failure under certain circumstances, Rice predicts. For now though, most research shows that product failures are much more likely to occur with high-rate seed treatments and liquid and granular insecticides than with Bt RW corn hybrids, he adds.
Bt RW failures have yet to be confirmed in other states, like Nebraska. "We've heard of higher-than-expected damage on Bt rootworm corn in central Nebraska, but we haven't seen any failures by Bt rootworm hybrids to protect roots at our research plots," says Bob Wright, University of Nebraska Extension entomologist. "Still, rootworms have shown us that they are very capable of overcoming our efforts to control them, regardless of the products we've used in the past. So, ideally, people should use a diversity of products and methods to control them."
Crop rotation is the best way to reduce densities of rootworms in the western Corn Belt, Wright stresses. "Farmers really need to do some type of crop rotation," he adds, "even if it's not in every field, every year."
What to check
Non-Bt corn refuge areas provide a good check of Bt performance compared to other methods of control, suggest Rice and Tollefson, in an Integrated Crop Management article they co-wrote entitled "Bt Rootworm Corn Failures: Understanding the Issues."
"The Bt corn and [its] companion non-Bt corn refuge should be checked in July for corn rootworm larval injury," they advise. "This is the best time of the year to document the success (or failure) of a management tool. If you wait until harvest, when lodged corn is observed while combining, the roots may be diseased and have senesced, making rootworm injury difficult to identify."
Mike Catangui, South Dakota State University Extension entomologist, points out that roots aren't the only place where Bt corn plants can be attacked. "There are new insects emerging as potential pests on corn ears, where Bt has no effect," he says. "The insects that we've been seeing on the ears are corn rootworm adults, sap beetles and corn leaf aphids. Western bean cutworms have also been a problem on Bt corn, except on the Herculex hybrids, which do offer some protection against this pest."
Once the ears are damaged by ear-feeding insects, aflatoxin and other mycotoxins often develop, Catangui cautions. These toxins can cause serious problems to livestock that ingest them, he adds.
Farmers and crop scouts in Nebraska also have reported seeing corn rootworm beetles and sap beetles feeding on ear tips, even on Bt RW corn, Wright agrees. "With a high population of rootworms, you'll see feeding on ear tips, but unless it interferes with pollination, we don't recommend treatment," he says. "Sap beetles don't attack healthy ears, but once another insect feeds on the ear, the sap beetles follow."
You'll often see the sap beetle any time another insect opens up the ear tip, agrees Ken Ostlie, University of Minnesota Extension entomologist. "Where there is European corn borer or western bean cutworm activity, their feeding provides an avenue for the sap beetle to have access to the ear," he explains. "Also, hybrids with loose husks around the ear tip are more prone to sap beetle activity."
Grain feeding from the western bean cutworm and the sap beetles is the main concern because of the potential yield loss that could result. "If you wait until you see western bean cutworm inside the ear, it's usually too late to treat," Wright says. "You need to scout just before or at tassel emergence, and treat if needed before the cutworms enter the ear."
Silk feeding from corn rootworm beetles can be a serious problem in some Bt hybrids. "No Bt rootworm hybrid has high enough levels of Bt toxin in the silks to cause adult corn rootworm beetle mortality or prevent adult corn rootworms from feeding on silks," Ostlie says. "Both Bt corn and non-Bt corn are equally susceptible to silk feeding from adult corn rootworm beetles."
Dry conditions also can result in more silk feeding and more yield loss overall. "Drought conditions will retard silk elongation and slow silk growth," Ostlie says. "This makes drought-stressed corn more susceptible to silk pruning and pollination problems."
Depending on the growing conditions and insect pressure, Bt RW hybrids may become vulnerable to significant yield loss, either from the corn rootworm larvae or the adult beetles. "There is no completely effective Bt RW or Bt stack that will eliminate corn rootworm feeding entirely," Catangui cautions. "Even Bt rootworm hybrids will have live rootworms feeding on them. So it's best to remain vigilant and to document and report any major Bt rootworm corn injury to your seed representative or to an extension specialist."


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Authorities are fighting back against
Saturday marks National Prescription Take Back Day, when people can get rid of drugs at 39 drop-off sites throughout the county between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. — no questions asked. The event is free.
All types of medications can be dropped off, but sharp needles will not be accepted.
During the last event in September, roughly 7,500 pounds of drugs were handed over in San Diego and Imperial counties. Nationally, citizens turned in more than 244 tons, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
Not only can medicine cabinets full of unused or expired pills be abused by youth, but improper disposal of medications can be harmful to the environment.
The prevalence of abuse among San Diegans has risen. According to the county Medical Examiner's Office, 267 deaths were attributed to prescription drug abuse in 2011, up from 211 five years earlier.
For more information on the event, visit dea.gov.
Drop-off locations
North County
• Poway sheriff's station, 13100 Bowron Road
• Albertsons, 1459 Main St., Ramona
• Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy, 400 Craven Road, San Marcos
• Fallbrook sheriff's substation, 388 E. Alvarado St.
• Scripps Memorial Hospital, 354 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas
• Scripps Coastal Medical Center, 2176 Salk Ave., Carlsbad
• Tri-City Medical Center, 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside
• Escondido Police Department, 1163 N. Centre City Parkway
San Diego
• UC San Diego, Parking lot 705 at Voigt and Campus Point drives, La Jolla
• Veteran's Administration Hospital, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla
• Scripps Green Hospital, 10666 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla
• Mesa College police substation, 7250 Mesa College Drive, #Q-100, Kearny Mesa
• Scripps Clinic, 15004 Innovation Drive, Rancho Bernardo
• San Diego Police Department, Northwestern Division, 12592 El Camino Real, Carmel Valley
• Juvenile Hall, 2801 Meadow Lark Drive, Serra Mesa
• San Diego Police Department, Eastern Division, 9225 Aero Drive, Serra Mesa
• Sharp Healthcare Corporate Offices, 8695 Spectrum Center Blvd., Kearny Mesa
• San Diego State University, parking information booth, 6095 Canyon Crest Drive, College Area
• San Diego Police Department, Western Division, 5215 Gaines St., Morena
• North Park Lions Club, 3927 Utah St.
• San Diego Police Department, Southeastern Division, 7222 Skyline Drive, Skyline
Military only
• San Onofre, 51 Area, at Pass and Decal Issue Office, Camp Pendleton
• Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, 27 Area
• Camp Pendleton Front Gate, 20 Area, Pacific Plaza parking lot
• Naval Base San Diego, Navy Exchange 32nd St., 2260 Callagan Highway, Barrio Logan
• Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, Balboa Park
• MCAS Miramar Main Exchange, Building #2660 Elrod Ave.
East County
• Alpine sheriff's station, 2751 Alpine Blvd.
• Lemon Grove sheriff's station, 3240 Main St.
• Walgreen's, 10512 Mission Gorge Road, Santee
• El Cajon Police Department, 100 Civic Center Way
• La Mesa Police Department, 8085 University Ave.
• Sycuan Tribal Police Department, 5522 Sycuan Road, El Cajon
South County
• Imperial Beach sheriff's station, 845 Imperial Beach Blvd.
• Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy, 4650 Palm Ave., Otay Mesa
• Scripps Mercy Hospital, 435 H. St., Chula Vista
• Otay Ranch Town Center, near P.F. Chang's, 2015 Birch Road, Chula Vista
• National City Police Department, 1200 National City Blvd.
• Coronado Police Department, 700 Orange Ave.


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Church Announcements
Area Church Events & News
Send a link to a friend
public is invited. All ages are welcome to
join in the games, snacks, songs, stories
and more fun -- and win prizes, too -- all
for free.
For answers to questions about the event,
call the church office, 732-6957.
The carnival is sponsored by the St. John
Christian Education Ministry.
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3rd Saturday
Logan County Love
Open to everyone
Logan County Love will once again provide a free
meal to anyone wishing to join. If you are
interested, please stop by and introduce
yourself as the group would love to see everyone
in the community. Come hungry and leave
fulfilled. For this month, the meal will include
chicken and noodles. If you are unable to drive
but would like a meal, call the church,
217-732-6957, between 5 and 6 pm.
St. John UCC, corner of
Seventh and Maple
5-6:30 pm
ENROLL TODAY for 2014-2015!
Our preschool offers
quality instruction and play time for children as they learn
kindergarten readiness and socialization skills in a Christian
Not only that, it's family friendly on the budget! The cost
comes to a little more than a Coke or two, and what an
investment in young children's lives! Currently we are accepting
applications for the 2014-2015 school year. Spots are filling
every day, so don't delay, sign up today! Make sure to tell your
friends and neighbors about this great opportunity!
If you would like an application, you may call the
church office (732-7618).
Community Ministry Opportunity
The City
of Lincoln is inviting area churches to "adopt" a flower bed in
our city parks for the summer. Basic gardening skills are
required. This
would be a great opportunity for classes, groups, and
individuals to serve our community.
If you would like to sign up or need more information contact
Kathy Vinyard at:
Pulaski Christian Church VBS
will be
held June 9 thru 13th from 9am to 11:45am. Take a walk on
the wild side with "Weird Animals", meet new friends, perform
amazing experiments, play untamed games, enjoy lip-smacking
snacks, take surprising adventures and learn incredible music!
For children going into Kindergarten through 6th grade. Bring
your friends! For more information call the church at
Sunday, June 15th, Mt. Pulaski Christian Church is hosting
Father's Day Sunday Worship on the Mt. Pulaski Courthouse Lawn
Join us
for Breakfast beginning at 8:00 a.m. in the Mt. Pulaski
Christian Church Family Life Center followed by activities and games on the courthouse lawn.
Worship begins at 9:30 a.m.
(Nursery care provided during the 9:30 a.m. service for infants
to 3 years old)
We will have chairs set up on the lawn, but please feel free to
bring lawn chairs and/or blankets for the worship service, too.
Golf cart transportation will be available from the Family Life
Center breakfast to the courthouse lawn for all elderly/disabled
For further information, please contact the church office at
VBS at Elkhart Christian Church
113 S. Gillett St., Elkhart
Take a walk on the Wild Side with Weird Animals
June 16-20 9:00-11:30am, starting & ending at the
Christian Church.
All children of the community ages 4 yrs. old to 5th grade are
invited to attend the community wide Vacation Bible School.
Please call Kay Faucon at 947-2747 for more information.
Faith Lutheran Church, 2320 N. Kickapoo St. in
Lincoln will be hosting "Group Weird Animals" VBS June 16th
thru 20th from 9am to noon. Registration
forms are available at Faith Lutheran Church or by calling
(217) 732-4901. Plan to join us help kids discover Jesus"
One-Of-A-Kind Love!
Open Arms Christian Fellowship is hosting a 1st annual
fundraising auction & BBQ, Sat. June 21st from noon to 4pm at
311 Broadway St. in Lincoln. All proceeds will support Royal
Rangers Post #289, a growing ministry of Open Arms Christian
Fellowship – the church who brings you Family Fun Day. Royal
Rangers meet on Thursday nights from 7-8:30pm. A free meal is
served at 6:30pm. Royal Rangers are currently for boys Pre-K to
5th grade (this fall expanding through 12th grade). For more
information call the church at 732-4800.
Summer Group Motorcycle Rides
Group motorcycle rides are being organized for any who want to
go along. The first ride will be Saturday, June 21 to Havana,
along the west side of the river to Pekin, find a place to eat,
then home. Other rides are being planned for two Saturdays,
July 19 and August 23, destinations
unknown. The group will meet at Jefferson Street Christian
Church at 9:00 a.m. on these three Saturdays. If interested,
call Carl Boward at 217-737-4594.
Lincoln Christian Church, 204 N. McLean St., Lincoln will
be hosting VBS June 22-26 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."
(Hebrews 13:8). That's the theme verse for this year's Son West
VBS Roundup! For more information, please call the office at
Sign up your student for Vacation Bible School!!
VBS (Weird Animals theme this year) will take place from
June 23-27 from 8:30 am at the Knights of Columbus
Hall, Lincoln. Contact Kathy Buse at (217) 732-4019,
if you wish to sign up your student and/or if you would
like to help with VBS this summer or go to the website
www.holyfamilylincoln.com to register your student.
Zion Lutheran Church, 205 Pulaski St. in Lincoln will
be hosting Vacation Bible School, June 23-27 from 9am to
12 noon. Water, water everywhere…and through it are
lessons about God's plan of salvation. "River of Life" is a
week-long curriculum that features five favorite Bible
stories: Creation, Noah and the ark, the crossing of the Red
Sea, Jonah and the baptism of Jesus. Visit the Caribbean,
the Baltics, Russia, Africa and Asia in only five days! For
more information please call the church at 217-732-3946.
Open Arms Christian Fellowship
Family Fun Day 2014
Saturday, July 19
Scully Park in Downtown Lincoln, IL
Join us for our 6th Annual FREE event!
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Read the title, and, I can already see the thought going through your mind with "uh oh" to which I can reply," Hakuna Matuta brotha!" (Or sista. But I'm not sure there were sista's in Lion King…. At any rate…) The question about the parking in Sacramento is: How valuable is the parking now, how valuable is the parking likely to be in the future as the current setup (without an arena), and how valuable would those parking spaces be if a new arena was placed using different funding mechanisms?
Let's deal with the 3rd part first. On January 21st, Evan Weiner of Examiner.com wrote a pretty predictable piece that pretty much sums up the anti-arena sentiment to a tee.
The real question: Is how much money over the 50 year period (or whatever time frame Sacramento would be leasing these parking spots for) would the city of Sacramento be giving up by taking an up front payment instead of waiting out the long term and collecting these payments for themselves.
Here's the best question that a lot of anti-arena people haven't considered: How does payment of the debt on those parking spaces/garages cut into the annual profit of these parking spaces? If it does cut into the revenue, how many services would this diminish because the debt first and foremost would have to be serviced? Additionally, because this is how debt works, how much interest would you accrue doing it this way?
In otherwords, does the long term debt and interest pay off the real difference in having these parking spaces 50 years? What if the revenue (Weiner says it's 24 million annually) diminishes over time due to decreasing population 1), due to lack of employment because most private employers find Sacramento an uninviting business environment full of bedroom community ninny's 2), or simply due to nature of the beast3)?
Those are the 2 important questions that anti-arena people simply cannot answer because it leads them down the uncertain path of "Why are you against a new arena in the 1st place?"
Well, that brings me to the 2nd part part of this equation.
There is alot of sentiment against selling parking because, rightfully so, the anticipation that parking will become more valuable with a new arena bothers a lot of people. You can't have it both ways, but, as per usual, most expect you can have it coming and going. Guess what? You can't. To get something you have to give up something. Resources at the City of Sacramento's disposal are not abundant, the ability to replace an arena at the Railyards is not exactly teeming with numerous amounts of real possibilities that will generate the type of numbers needed to justify an expensive project that those railyards will be no matter who benefits.
Do you really care if some asshole billionaire gets rich as opposed to another asshole billionaire? Because that's what we were are talking about here. The little guy isn't getting ahead no matter what is proposed. Yet, if you listen to anti-arena proponents, that's what we were are talking about "supposedly".
Most vocal opponents of the arena are A) community activists who are concerned (understood) B) people who want to use the Railyards for the won't cost you as much as that ghastly arena did. (This is always horseshit: It's code for,"We won't ask you for money unless it's on the back end and our business is in 'peril'.")
Last but not least, there is always the tried and true favorite of anti-arena'ists by mentioning how other metropolises got screwed. Here's a reality: What Chicago did was stupid. Sacramento is not in Chicago's position so how exactly is the situation in Sacramento a carbon copy of what happened in the Windy City? (Answer: It's not.)
How does building a facility in Chester PA (near Philly) and Harrison NJ (near New York City) compare to a city that is the largest in the region? Or, more accurately, how does it compare to said city chafing that it's seen as the centerpiece when a heavy number of the older residents wish to bury their head in the sand and flip the bird to everyone who wants to see an actual modernish cityish type of environment in Sacramento?
Here's a reality check anti-arena folks: Build a project in those railyards because it is one of the largest urban in-fill and replace the higher possibility (not a guarantee–but what is?) of significantly larger crowds for Kings games AND events.
Here's the other truth that a lot of people have conveniently ignored: The Maloofs have repeatedly said recently they don't wish to operate an arena.
Back to Weiner and the damning part of all this:
What Sacramento officials are trying to do is satisfy the Maloofs and NBA Commissioner David Stern's demands which are give us an arena where we get the federal limit of 92 percent of every dollar generated within the building, how you pay off the arena is your problem not ours. The 92 percent is not limited to 41 regular season games annually, along with a couple of pre-season games and the possibility of up to 16 playoff games or maybe 60 dates. The Maloofs would get a substantial percentage of the revenue generated by every other event in the building including concerts, ice shows, minor league hockey and the circus.
There is a lot wrong here. There is no way the city of Sacramento will 92% of the building first off. Second, the Maloofs have said quite a bit recently they are NO LONGER interested in being an operate of an arena. (Probably because they can't afford it.) Which means who can? AEG, who if part of the financing mechanism, will pay part of the up front construction cost in return for the right to operate and profit wildly off a new arena. (Kind of a pay to play scheme yes?) Third, the percentage the Maloofs get as part of a new arena is not based on what has happened in the past. I can guarantee that the Maloofs will almost certainly get signage rights (which is how they would pay their portion of a new arena) and little else 100% from a new arena.
In otherwords, if you put the cart before the horse, you get articles what Evan Weiner just wrote. It's too bad too: If you like rhetoric this is the piece for you. If you live in reality land where complicated things are complicated, where progress is not as simple as selling/not selling parking spaces or building arena's, then perhaps it's not the time for silly rhetoric.
This is a decision about what kind of place Sacramento wants to be. An arena, which is mostly about land value (tha'ts important yes?), is only a small part of that in actuality. Given the lack of valuable land around Sacramento, that means vultures who are waiting for the right time to sell off property when land becomes valuable. (It may be a matter of time, but is it?) Which is probably where much of the vocal opposition is actually coming from. (These vultures stand to lose quite a bit if land around them is forced to sell at less than what a developed right now property costs.)
This entire argument is about which group profits. It's not about whether Sacramento profits. Personally, I'd like Sacramento to get the profit end of the deal AND keep something that does engender some amount of civic pride. I don't think it's reasonable to tear down community theatres (even though I have no interest in them) or not pay for those types of art because they cost money. I think investing in your community includes an investment in arts, an investment in civic pride, an investment in land, an investment in the future, and an investment in pride that says this is about us. These things cost money, but do they truly become a heavy cost compared to the benefit? (This is a rhetorical question: Every person will answer that differently.)
No matter what any anti-arena opponent says, this is a complicated decision. Anti-arena'ists would do themselves, and those of us who do support a new arena, a lot of good by simply acknowledging that the Maloofs, and the NBA, are really at best supplementary parts to this discussion. But, that cuts out the angry rhetoric so what good is that?