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Huge Units
We stayed in a one bedroom in April of 2004. The unit was very large and had very nice amenities. The kitchen was fully stocked, the bathroom and kitchen counters had beautiful granite counters, and the view was breathtaking. The property is a very close drive to Kaanapali and Lahaina. There is a small and quiet beach in front which we found was much nicer than the hectic feeling we felt when we went to Kaanapali beach. It does not compare to the glamour of some of the big hotel chains, but the larger units and quiet atmosphere made our stay here worth while.
A week in paradise
I spent 7 nights at Kahana beach resort,and I found it to be enjoyable. It was for my Honeymoon in early October of 2004. I have read the other reviews of this resort and found some of them funny. For starters. This is not a five star hotel,so do not expect one. Yes the pool is small,but clean. There is no daily maid service,so clean up after yourself. There are washer and dryers on the grounds to do Your laundry. The room is big enough for two people. Most of the time You are out enjoying Maui anyway. The parking at the resort was a great thing to have considering We rented a car. The pull out or "hide a bed" was not comfortable,and should only be used as a couch. But ask Yourself a question..Have You ever slept on a pull out couch that was comfortable?? This is common sense stuff. I would say if You are looking for a reasonable place to stay which is on the beach,with a great view of Paradise, this place is for you. If you are looking for daily maid service and a mint on Your pillow it is not. I would go back to this resort,and also tell a friend to go. However I would tell them what to expect.
Most of the staff was very helpful,from directions to setting up activities and also"Local" opinions. Cindy,Sandy, and Denelle stood out in these areas. A Big Mahalo.
Advice: If you know you will be staying here, call 2 weeks in advance and ask for an ocean Front room.(It worked for me) If You plan on cooking and eating in your room stop at the costco by the airport. It will save you quite a bit of money. The hour and a half time share tour will either discount your activities or give you free ones. ( I did not take part in this,but talked to people who did. They said it wasn't bad) No matter where You stay,enjoy Maui it IS Paradise !! In the words of Arnold "I'll be back."
Very Satisfied!!!
My family just got back from Maui this September 2004 and stayed here at Kahana Beach Resort. We truly had a great time and this is centrally located to all beautiful beaches. Not too far from busy Lahaina and not to far from upscale Kapalua. The amenities are limited but we didnt even notice because we were so busy being out and about. So many things to do - 1 week is definitely not enough. We went to Hana and actually spent the night there (maybe 2 would be better-its a long drive!). The beach at Kahana is best in the early mornings when the water is still calm and beautiful aqua color. We saw plenty sea turtles from our balcony and the most beautiful sunsets from our lanai. The murphy bed was great but the pull-out should remain a sofa (kinda lumpy) so kids preferred the floor (bring sleeping bags). That is the only complaint I have. We reported it to front desk and they repaired it right away. By the way if you're on a getaway and not an owner definitely upgrade to oceanfront - the view is out of this world!!! I dont care what others had said about the front desk personnel- to me if you're nice to people they will be nice to you back. Mahalo Cyndi & Tina and the rest of the crew at Kahana!!!
Go elsewhere
Spartan resort with bare minimum amenities: very small pool, tiny above-ground hot tub, and small strip of sand called beach. Timeshare salesman actually raved about no amenities keeping maintenance fees low! Room is very small but comfortable - be sure you are booked in an Oceanfront room - 24 Ocean view units on side of building offer partial view of ocean and no view of sunsets. Upgrades to Oceanfront from Ocean view are rare to impossible according to front desk (if you're on a Getaway through a timeshare). No maid service unless paid for (about $27/service); bathrooms are in need of a makeover; Murphy bed seems like a joke but is actually comfortable - too bad the sheets are too small for the bed. Pull-out Sofa, coffee table, TV, nice mini-kitchen, good A/C round out the bill.
When visiting Maui, you will not spend too much time in the room - much to see and do on island. Truly great restaurants are a short drive away. You can also grab beach towels at the front desk and "sneak" over to Sands of Kahana next door - larger beach, pool, hot tub, & lots of lounge chairs for some R&R. Would we stay here again? Probably not. You get what you pay for, and ever though the prices here are not bargain basement, expectations were much higher.
The View Was Great!
We stayed at this resort because it was listed as a getaway through our timeshare exchange. All the getaways do not have the ocean front rooms -- they are on the side of the building with a side view of the ocean and a front view of the resort next door. However, we easily upgraded to an ocean front room for an extra $150.00. It was worth it because the view was spectacular!! I felt like we were on a cruise ship because all you saw was water. Anyway, the place was relatively clean and the kitchen had granite countertops which was a nice touch. I was, however, extremely dissappointed in the beds. We brought our two children and the pull out sofa bed was extremely lumpy and the mattress was actually falling onto the floor. When I complained and asked for a roll away bed they said that would be an extra charge. They sent a maintenance man to fix it, but it didn't help at all. The office staff seemed indifferent to the fact the bed was so terrible. I will be writing the resort a letter as to my disappointment. Sleeping is kind of important. The murphy bed was fine, but the pull out couch was not. Buyer beware.
Loved it
I love this resort! However, I like beautiful views, the sound of the ocean, and a very relaxing vacation. I do not like all the glitz, crowds, etc of some of the more commercial spots on Maui, beautiful as they are. The room is tastefully decorated, and I love sitting on the lanai and seeing whales, surfers, etc. I also like just walking down to the beach...which is in front of our room, swimming, kayaking. If I want to go to a pool, it is just a few steps to the Sands of Kahana pool right by the Kahana Terrace restaurant. This is definitely a laid back place for people who like to make their own fun. But that is what I like about it! We stayed here in Feb 2004 and are booked for Feb 2005!
I wish some of the newly added reviews had been up before I made my reservations for the Kahana Beach Resort. I thought I was getting a deal to a nice resort through my membership to an exchange/getaway service tied to my timeshare ownership. I had read this facility had been remodeled in the last couple of years and I had high expectations.
I also thought that since Kahana is right between the nice Ka'anapili and Kapulua areas, I would be going to a really nice area of Maui. Boy, was I disappointed! Yes, the units had recently been remodeled and I will say I did like the neutral decor, berber carpets, tile floors and granite countertops. However, the bathroom fixtures were not maintained as well as they should have been and were already showing signs of mildew and disrepair. The bathroom faucet was especially annoying, requiring much fiddling to actually get it to shut off completely. The room itself was ok, had a lovely view of the ocean and was livable, though the bed wasn't terribly comfortable. One of the major disappointments I discovered at this resort was daily housekeeping was NOT offered; only a mid-week towel exchange and trash removal service was provided. Not only that, but while other resorts in the area freely provide beach towels to take to the pool and beach areas, Kahana Beach Resort is very stingy in this department. When I requested beach towels at 10:30 one morning, I was told they were they last of the towels and I'd better make them last. They do, however, provide "amenities" in the form of cheesy activities in which you can participate, such as paint your own coconut and make your own hula hat, all intended to make your stay at the Kahana Beach Resort memorable and fun (and to distract you from the fact they don't want to spend the time and money on clean towel provisions). The grounds are basic but OK. The pool area is very small and surrounded by cement, though the beach beyond is quite beautiful. The spa is a portable hot tub just like you might have in your own backyard. They do provide covered chaise lounges which are nice to get through the sudden 10 minutes of refreshing Maui rain you may encounter each day. Free parking is provided, but there are very few spaces available. Beyond the resort, my impression of the Kahana area was that it was probably the place to be in the 70s, but it is a little run-down now. Most of the hotels/condos in the area seemed to need some refurbishing, though there were a few that seemed like they had been kept up nicely. I had stayed in Lahaina during a previous visit and I liked that more because I could walk to town and to the harbor and save a lot of money on parking. I will say there were two bright spots in Kahana: the beaches are fabulously uncrowded with beautiful views and there is a dive shop across the street from where we were staying with a very nice, helpful staff and very reasonable prices. Go to Kahana to get your snorkel gear and spend a day on the beach, but stay somewhere else.
When you look at the picture of the KBR on the web, you get the impression of all the units are oceanfront. WRONG. 24 of the units are on the side and are called oceanview. There goes the views of whales, turtles, etc. When we tried to upgrade to oceanfrint, the "lovely" lady at the front desk said "no way". Not "We'll see what we can do", or "We'll try to get you in"; just NO. Aside from the hospitality at the front desk, the place itself is not bad at all. The units are tiny but comfortable. The pool, hot tub, and oceanfrint are too small. (BIG HINT: Get your beach towels at the front desk and take a short walk to the "Sands of Kahana" right next door). You can take advantage of their hot tub, large pool, and ample beach area. Would we go back: probably not, but that's not saying it's a terrible place. Go to the 2 hour timeshare pitch and get discounts on everything from whale watching to magic shows.
Some Good; Some Bad
THE GOOD POINTS: Oceanfront with gorgeous views of Lanai and Molokai.
Whales, stingrays, turtles and awesome sunsets can be seen from the condo balcony. Free parking. Studio's have "starter kit" with kitchen supplies, plus dinnerware, glassware, pots and pans, microwave, fridge, and stovetop. Linens and towels (including beach towels) are included.
Linens and towels are changed by daily maid service. Waves pounding the beach are a relaxing sound heard in the studio apartment. A/C in good working order. BBQ grill is handy and good. THE BAD POINTS: 1-hour's drive from main airport; ugly brown beach; small pool; limited supply of lounge chairs and parking spaces; drive to main resort areas (restaurants, attractions) such as Lahaina and Kaanapali; unlike the misleading info. on Expedia.com, we were told there is no free exercise room on site, (pay at another location to use gym), activity desk offers discounts only if you go to a time share meeting, check out is 11 a.m., unlike misleading info. at Expedia.com which says "check out time is 12:00 PM; not impressed with Consolidated Resorts Management (front desk and corporate office)personnel's reply when I complained about a few problems. Nothing for teenagers to do on site. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS RESORT AND WILL NOT GO BACK.
March 2001- Loved it!
This is a smaller property with a small, but nice pool. The beach is very close to your room. You can hear the pound of the surf. The sand is not as fine here as it was at other parts of the island. But the waves were kicky enough to give you a slammin' boogie board ride. Our room was beautiful. Really fabulous bed! The kitchen was soo clean and really well equiped. We made the mistake of moving after 3 days to accomodations in Kihei that weren't nearly as nice. This area is a little more quiet than Lahaina. Very well kept property.
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Smitten Kitten celebrates Black History Month with a sex-positive art show
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Alicia Steele, TSK's events and outreach coordinator, curated the exhibit. She thought that Black History Month would be a great opportunity to fill the store with art, and showcase Twin Cities artists of color who are working with sex-positive images.
"We live in such a sex-negative culture," Steele says. "Finding spaces where you can be sex-positive is rare."
In contrast to how Black History Month is usually celebrated, which often is very generalized, Steele, who has a degree in African American Studies from the University of Minnesota, says the show offers a venue to expand how we talk about Black history.
Amina Harper, one of the featured artists, says she's grateful for the chance to show some of her more graphic work. "I like racially positive stories and sexually positive images, and to combine those together is really exciting," she says.
The work that Harper is showing has never been displayed before in a public space. When she submits pieces to galleries, she is often told to "tone it down." In this particular situation, where penises are all over the place anyway, no one is telling her to police herself. She gets to show all the nudity, genitalia, and fluids that she wants. "I have freedom," she says. "It's a chance for people to actually see a side of my work that's a little more graphic."
"Sex is a part of humanity," says Harper. In terms of the sexuality that we see in the media, "there's a lot of uncharted territory that people are afraid to talk about." People don't go far enough, she says, because they are afraid.
As an African American artist, Harper draws people of all different races, but she's aware that when she draws people of color, it changes the context of the image for some viewers. "It gives it this whole other narrative," she says.
She's also aware that as a minority voice in the art world, she doesn't see a lot of women of color represented. "You have to carve out your niche if you want to see yourself represented," she says.
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Hour of Victory allows you to play a key role in the pivotal and cinematic battles from the European and North African theaters of World War II, using the skills and gameplay style you choose. Sneak into enemy territory as a covert operative, storm the gates as a British Commando, or snipe from afar as an Army Ranger – each character's unique attributes will be needed for the fulfillment of the overall objective. Only with all these skills working closely together will you be able to say that you helped define the Hour of Victory
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Influence of temperature and soil type on inhibition of urea hydrolysis by N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide in wheat and pasture soils in south-eastern Australia.
Nitrogen (N) fertiliser use in Australia has increased from 35 Gg N in 1961 (FAO 2006) to 848 Gg N in 2007-08 (IFA 2009). Urea is currently the main form of N fertiliser used because of its relatively low manufacturing cost and low transportation cost per unit of N (Roy and Hammond 2004). However, urea hydrolyses rapidly to ammonia (N[H.sub.3]) in soil due to high localised pH, which can lead to large losses through N[H.sub.3] volatilisation. The amount of N[H.sub.3] lost depends on environmental conditions and soil pH, buffering capacity, moisture, and the urease activity of the system. In extreme cases, up to 70% of the applied N can be lost (Kiss and Simihaian 2002).
One method for reducing N[H.sub.3] volatilisation following application of urea is to use compounds that inhibit urease activity at the soil surface and allow the urea to move into the soil before hydrolysis. Much of the N[H.sub.3] released from hydrolysis would then be retained by the soil.
A range of urease inhibitor compounds is available, and one of the more successful is N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) (Medina and Radel 1988; Kiss and Simibaian 2002; Watson 2005; Chen et al. 2008). Studies on the benefits of NBPT to wheat cropping have shown that it can improve yield under some conditions (Karamanos et al. 2004). NBPT has also been found to inhibit nitrification in some soils (Bremner et al. 1986) and reduce nitrous oxide ([N.sub.2]O) emission (Singh et al. 2004), but it does not directly inhibit denitrification (Wang et al. 1991).
Wheat cropping and pasture systems are the two largest N-fertiliser users in Australia, accounting for 74% of total N use (Chen et al. 2008). Surface-broadcast applications of urea to wheat cropping and pasture systems is carried out in many parts of Australia, so the potential exists for N[H.sub.3] volatilisation as a result of urea hydrolysis. Losses of N[H.sub.3] of 28% of applied N from temperate dairy pastures (Eckard et al. 2003) and up to 24% from wheat-cropping systems (Chen et al. 2008; Turner et al. 2010) have been reported for Australian conditions. NBPT could play a role in reducing these losses, but only a few field trials have been carried out on fanning systems in Australia (Turner et al. 2010), and the effectiveness of NBPT in these two contrasting agricultural systems is not well known. Temperature and soil type are two of the key factors controlling the effectiveness of NBPT (Chai and Bremner 1987; Carmona et al. 1990; Antisari et al. 1996; Watson and Miller 1996), but little information is available for Australian soils.
This paper reports the results of laboratory experiments to assess the usefulness of NBPT for reducing urea hydrolysis from typical wheat and pasture soils in Victoria, Australia, under temperature conditions likely to be experienced during the time these soils are fertilised. Laboratory trials, by controlling environmental conditions (for example temperature and moisture) and using homogenised soil samples, enable detailed investigation of the influence of climatic variables on urea hydrolysis. Such information can be incorporated into a process model, and therefore be used to develop decision-support tools for N-fertiliser management incorporating urease inhibitors.
Materials and methods
Soil samples were collected from two representative wheat-growing areas (Kalkee 36.54[degrees]S, 142.2[degrees]E, Longerenong 36.67[degrees]S, 142.30[degrees]E) and one dairy pasture at Dookie (36.37[degrees]S, 145.70[degrees]E) in Victoria, Australia. The sampling depth was 0-100 mm. All samples were air-dried and ground to pass a 2-mm sieve before analysis. Selected soil properties at the three sites are given in Table 1. The soil texture classes for the soil under cropping ranged from clay loam at Kalkee to medium clay at Longerenong, with alkaline pH. Samples from Longerenong with and without stubble were included to evaluate the effect of elevating the urease activity of the same soil. In contrast, the soil from the pasture site was a strongly acidic sandy loam. Urease activity was measured using the non-buffered method of Dalal (1985).
Incubation experiments
The range of temperatures chosen (5, 15, 25[degrees]C) encompasses temperatures likely to be experienced at the soil surface across the three locations during the time of fertiliser application.
Soil (40 g, oven-dry equivalent) was placed in 250-mL vials and pre-wetted to 60% water-filled pore space (WFPS) two days before commencement of the experiment. The 60% WFPS was chosen as it would provide the greatest opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of the inhibitor. First, this was a moisture content that provided an evenness of wetting of the soil samples and so ensured that the conditions of the incubation were homogeneous. At lower moisture contents we found that areas of wet and dry existed, and so it was difficult to ensure a homogeneous treatment effect. Under very dry conditions, rates of urea hydrolysis will be slow as well, and so the effect of rapid urea hydrolysis and pH elevation would not occur. Second, at wetter moisture contents the potential benefit from the inhibitor is lessened, as in the field under such conditions, the urea granules would be quickly dissolved and diffused into the soil matrix. Therefore, the intensity of localised high pH due to hydrolysis of granules would be less, leading to less N[H.sub.3] volatilisation.
On Day 0, granular urea [+ or -] NBPT was surface-applied to the Kalkee soil at the rate of 160 kg N/ha (1400 mg/kg soil) (the rate that can be used for a single application per season at sowing). For the Longerenong and Dookie soils, a rate of 100 kg N/ha (840 mg/kg soil) was used (a rate indicative of a high split application). Urea granules averaged 30 mm diameter. NBPT was applied at a rate of 0.1% w/w of urea, which led to active ingredient application rates equivalent to 3 [micro]g/g soil (Kalkee) and 1.8 [micro]g/g soil (Longerenong, Dookie).
Vials were closed and incubated in the dark at 5[degrees]C, 15[degrees]C, and 25[degrees]C. The vials were aerated every three days, and lost moisture was replenished every seven days. Triplicate samples were collected from each of the treatments at five sampling times over 21 days and extracted with 2M KCl with 10% phenylmercuric acetate (PMA) (soil : solution ratio 1 : 2.5) for analysis of urea, using a Skalar SAN(++) segmented flow autoanlayser (Skalar Analytical BV 2005).
Statistical analyses
[Q.sub.10] values for urea hydrolysis were determined using an exponential function fitted using the statistics program SPSS version 13. Statistical analyses were performed using the R program of Hornik (2009).
The pasture soil from Dookie had the highest urease activity (186 [micro]g N/g soil.h) and the wheat soil from Kalkee had the lowest activity (54 [micro]g N/g soil.h) (Table 1). The two soils from the stubble management plots at Longerenong had intermediate urease activities at 78 (no stubble) and 90 (stubble) [micro]g N/g soil.h. Urea hydrolysis rates followed the order Dookie > Longerenong + stubble> Longerenong - stubble>Kalkee (Fig. 1), directly related to the urease activity (Table 1).
Rates of urea hydrolysis significantly (P < 0.001) increased with increasing temperature in all soils. After two weeks (Days 14 and 15), essentially all urea was hydrolysed at all temperatures for all soils (Fig. 1 and Table 2), and urea was hydrolysed more rapidly in the Dookie soils than in the wheat soils. The urea hydrolysis rates were highest at 25[degrees]C and lowest at 5[degrees]C. In the Dookie soil, urea from the no-inhibitor treatments was essentially completely hydrolysed (<4% remaining) by Day 3 at all temperatures. In the Longerenong soils, urea was completely hydrolysed by Day 5 at 25[degrees]C, by Day 7 10 at 15[degrees]C, and by Day 14 at 5[degrees]C. In the Kalkee soil, urea was completely hydrolysed by Day 7 at 25[degrees]C, by Day 10 at 15[degrees]C, and by Day 15 at 5[degrees]C.
The NBPT effectively retarded urea hydrolysis, providing increased time for the urea to move into the soil, for 14-15 days at 5[degrees]C and 15[degrees]C in all of the wheat soils (Kalkee and Longerenong) but for less time at 25[degrees]C (Fig. 1). The ability of the NBPT to reduce urea hydrolysis rates over 14 days (Table 2) provides a good assessment of its benefit in the field, as within 14 days we expect the urea under most situations to have moved into the soil. Urea hydrolysis rates in the Longerenong soils at 5[degrees]C and 15[degrees]C were essentially the same in the presence of NBPT. In the Kalkee soil, slightly more urea was hydrolysed at 5[degrees]C than at 15[degrees]C. In the Dookie soil, urea was completely hydrolysed in the urea + NBPT treatments by Day 7 at 15[degrees]C and 25[degrees]C and by Day 14 at 5[degrees]C.
The amount of urea hydrolysed was significantly (P < 0.001) affected by temperature, soil, and treatment ([+ or -]NBPT) across all samples, and the interaction between these three factors.
Increasing temperature from 5[degrees]C to 15[degrees]C and 25[degrees]C decreased the inhibitory effectiveness of NBPT significantly (P<0.001) in the Dookie soil (Fig. 1d), with inhibition for <7 days at 15[degrees]C and 25[degrees]C and for >10 days at 5[degrees]C. However, for the Kalkee soil, inhibition by NBPT only declined when the temperature increased to 25[degrees]C but not from 5[degrees]C to 15[degrees]C. (P<0.001) (Fig. la), with >60% of the urea remaining in the NBPT treatments at 5[degrees]C and 15[degrees]C at Day 14, and <10% remaining at 25[degrees]C. In the Longerenong soils (Fig. 1b, c), there was complete hydrolysis of NBPT-amended urea at 25[degrees]C by Day 14, and >50% remained in the 5[degrees]C and 15[degrees]C treatments. Based upon the temperature response we observed (Fig. 1), in situations where urea application occurs and the soil surface temperature is >25[degrees]C, we would not expect the inhibitor to reduce urea hydrolysis rates on the Dookie soil, as it was not performing well at 25[degrees]C, and in the wheat-cropping soils we would expect some delay in urea hydrolysis but complete hydrolysis of NBPT amended urea within 14 days.
The increased urea hydrolysis with increasing temperature is not surprising as it has been found in other studies in the range 5-45[degrees]C (Kumar and Wagenet 1984; Moyo et al. 1989; Wang et al. 1996; Rawluk et al. 2001) but is much more profound (high [Q.sub.10] value) in these temperate soils than reported elsewhere (Xu et al. 1993; Trasar-Cepeda et al. 2007). The [Q.sub.10] values for urea hydrolysis over the temperature range 5-15[degrees]C were 2.9, 3.7, and 2.6 and over 15-25[degrees]C were 1.9, 4.6, and 2.8, for Kalkee, Longerenong--stubble, and Longerenong+stubble, respectively ([R.sup.2]>0.8 for all three wheat soils). Urea hydrolysis in the Dookie soil was not well described by the exponential function, and the results (Fig. 1) show that there is extremely rapid urea hydrolysis in this soil at all temperatures. The effectiveness of NBPT in these Australian soils was strongly influenced by temperature and soil urease activity, as has been found in different soils from around the world (Chat and Bremner 1987; Carmona et al. 1990; Watson et al. 2008). NBPT was more effective in the soil with low urease activity (Kalkee, Longerenong), remaining effective for at least l0 days at temperatures up to 25[degrees]C. NBPT applied at a commercially recommended concentration (0.1% w/w urea) was less effective at reducing the rate of urea hydrolysis for the soil with high urease activity (Dookie), particularly at high temperature, with >70% of the applied NBPT-amended urea hydrolysed by Day 3 at 25[degrees]C (Fig. ld). Two other properties of the Dookie soil stand out as being different from the wheat-cropping soils: organic carbon (OC) and pH. The Dookie soil had a much higher OC level than the wheat soils (11% v. <1.5%) and a lower pH than the alkaline wheat-cropping soils (pH 5.4 v. >7.5). These factors may have influenced the performance of the inhibitor, by affecting either the degradation of the inhibitor or the ability of the inhibitor to perform. Higher concentrations of NPBT may be required if we apply urea in a warm season, such as summer for irrigated pasture.
The NBPT reduced urea hydrolysis more effectively and lasted longer under cooler conditions in the wheat soils (>60% reduction of the rate of hydrolysis for more than two weeks at 5[degrees]C and 15[degrees]C). However, at 25[degrees]C it still remained effective for more than one week, which is often adequate in the field as most N[H.sub.3] volatilisation will occur in the first week after urea application in the warm season (Cat et al. 2002). In all soils except Kalkee we observed that at the cooler temperatures (5[degrees]C and 15[degrees]C) the rate of urea hydrolysis in NBPT-amended urea treatments flattened after three days, possibly due to the time required for conversion of NBPT to the inhibitory oxygen analogue NBPTO (Christianson and Howard 1994). The NBPT was effective much more rapidly at 25[degrees]C, possibly due to the rapid conversion of NBPT to the oxygen analogue. In addition, the NBPT will be decomposing, which is affected by environmental conditions including pH, and the ratio of decomposition to conversion to the oxygen anologue is dependent upon many factors including environmental conditions and application rate of NBPT (Hendrickson and Douglass 1993). In our study, NBPT was more effective in the alkaline soils (Kalkee, Longerenong) than in the acidic soil (Dookie), supporting the results of Hendrickson and Douglass (1993); however, the soils in our study also differed in other aspects, most noticeably urease activity and OC.
The interaction between soil and temperature had a significant (P < 0.001) influence on the rate of urea hydrolysis in this study, with increasing temperature above 15[degrees]C increasing the amount of urea hydrolysed in the Longerenong and Kalkee soils more than in the Dookie soil. This shows that the benefits of NBPT for slowing urea hydrolysis will depend upon the soils to which the urea is applied. The outcomes suggest that NBPT could be used effectively to reduce N losses from wheat-cropping soils in southern Australia with temperatures ranging from 5[degrees]C to 25[degrees]C. For systems with high urease activity such as the pasture soil, or where temperatures are higher (25[degrees]C), a greater rate of NBPT may be required to effectively reduce the rate of urea hydrolysis. The low level of inhibition seen in the pasture soils (3-10 days) may still provide sufficient time for water, as rainfall or irrigation, to wash the urea into the soil and prevent N[H.sub.3] loss.
The NBPT was able to reduce urea hydrolysis rates in wheat-cropping soils from southern Victoria at 5[degrees]C, 15[degrees]C, and 25[degrees]C. Temperature affected the ability of the NBPT to reduce urea hydrolysis rates in these soils, and it was effective for shorter periods at higher temperature. The influence of temperature on the ability of NBPT to reduce urea hydrolysis was dependent upon soil type. In an acidic, organic soil with higher urease activity (Dookie), NBPT was less effective and temperature had less effect on the inhibitory ability of NBPT than in alkaline, less organic, lower urease activity soils (Kalkee, Longerenong). NBPT therefore has the potential to reduce N losses from Australian agricultural systems by slowing the rate of urea hydrolysis, and even when this is for a short time, it may still provide flexibility in farm management.
The authors acknowledge Ms Sirikanda Watcharathai and Dr Xing Chen for assistance in the running of the experiments, and acknowledge financial support from ARC, GRDC, DAFF, and Incitec Pivot Limited.
Manuscript received 8 November 2010, accepted 23 February 2011
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H. C. Suter (A,D), P. Pengthamkeerati (A,B), C Walker (C), and (D). Chen (A)
(A) Melbourne School of Land and Environment, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.
(B) Environmental Technology Research Unit (EnviTech), Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
(C) Incitec Pivot Limited, PO Box 54, North Geelong, Vic. 3215, Australia.
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Table 1. Description of soils used Wheat cropping soils Kalkee Longerenong Longerenong - stubble + stubble Texture Clay loam Medium clay Medium clay Total C (%) 1.42 1.18 1.32 Total N (%) 0.14 0.09 0.09 C : N ratio 10 13 15 [pH.sub.w] 7.8 8.1 8.1 Urease activity ([micro]g 54 78 90 N/g soil.h) (A) N[H.sub.4.sup.+] ([micro]g/g) 2.1 2.8 2.8 N[O.sub.3] ([micro]g/g) 2.5 15.3 11.3 Pasture soil Dookie (A) Texture Fine sandy loam Total C (%) 9.9 Total N (%) 0.99 C : N ratio 10 [pH.sub.w] 5.4 Urease activity ([micro]g 186 N/g soil.h) (A) N[H.sub.4.sup.+] ([micro]g/g) 35 N[O.sub.3] ([micro]g/g) 53 (A) Includes soil and thatch. Table 2. Urea remaining (% of applied) at Day 14 (Day 15 at Kalkee) after fertiliser application Data are triplicate means Treatment Temp Kalkee Longerenong Longerenong ([degrees]C) - stubble + stubble Urea 5 2.2 2.0 1.6 15 0.0 0.0 0.1 25 0.0 0.0 0.0 l.s.d. (P=0.05) 3.1 0.1 3.8 NBPT 5 70 66 77 15 66 65 55 25 0.3 1.1 0.1 l.s.d. (P=0.05) 4.2 3.5 11 l.s.d. (P=0.05) 3.2 2.1 6.6 (urea + NBPT) Treatment Temp Dookie l.s.d. ([degrees]C) (P=0.05) Urea 5 0.0 2.5 15 0.0 0.2 25 0.0 0.0 l.s.d. (P=0.05) 0.0 NBPT 5 0.7 2.1 15 0.0 9.3 25 0.7 1.7 l.s.d. (P=0.05) 0.6 l.s.d. (P=0.05) 0.3 (urea + NBPT)
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Goddammit, first Edgar Wright, now this.
While it's sad that Goddard isn't running the thing anymore, S. DeKnight is damn solid IMO. I've enjoyed most of his body of work. I'm not worried for a microsecond.
He's a good replacement.
There really is no need to worry about this.
Loved 'Spartacus'. But this isn't Ancient Rome filled with back stabbing and political machinations. I wonder what approach he will be taking? I would really like it if he would borrow from the Millar/Bendis stories, and turn the show into a sort of SH meets film noir. It could be an adult (in the purest sense) superhero show.
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Voting on the National Hall of Fame used to be a welcome reward for being a long-time baseball writer, an honor into itself.
Now, there is no joy in it at all. Just heartache.
Blame the rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs beginning in the 1990s for that.
Who did and who didn't? For the most part, we will never know for sure and what was the impact on the game.
That makes voting on the Hall of Fame an almost impossible task.
It is almost as if the media is being punished for its own culpability for not being more suspicious at the time.
Each year, you get to vote for as many as 10 of the candidates. I voted for five -- Jack Morris, Dale Murphy, Alan Trammell, Fred McGriff and Larry Walker.
They weren't the best five on the ballot as far as statistics go. But they were the five I felt comfortable voting for at this time.
The directions for voting include the mention of integrity, sportsmanship and character.
I could feel comfortable with the five names I checked.
Of course, none of them were voted in. No one was.
Unfortunately, this was Murphy's 15th and final time on the ballot. Morris has one more chance.
Next year, the ballot is even more loaded with the addition of Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, among others. That means that Morris and my others will have an even tougher time. That is why I was sure to vote for them this time.
I may some day have a change of heart and vote for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. They would be no-brainers without the PED issue.
I doubt I will ever change my mind about sluggers Mark McGwire or Sammy Sosa, who were pure products of the steroid era. It's the same with Rafael Palmeiro.
Suspicions kept me from voting for Mike Piazza on the first ballot, but I probably will next year. Jeff Bagwell may eventually get my vote.
I didn't vote for Curt Schilling and Craig Biggio for a reason other than PEDs. I just didn't think they weren't worthy of going in on the first ballot, which I consider a special honor.
The writers also elected no one in 1996, 1971 and 1967, but living veterans' committee choices were part of ceremonies those years in Cooperstown.
This year, there will be no honoree present on July 28. Unfortunately, maybe that is fitting.
Daily Post staff correspondent Guy Curtright, a longtime baseball journalist, is a Baseball Hall of Fame voter and a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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The boxing renaissance of the past few years has given us enjoyable fights but on what grounds? How can an unknown exciting fighter get more recognition?
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You Be the Judge is a contest that lets the crowd decide the most exciting 4 round fighter of the night by allowing the fans to choose which winner of the 4 round fights brings the most entertainment. The winners of the 4 round fights respectively, will be brought to the center of the ring before the main event and the one that gets the most cheers gets a $500 check.
Let me just put it to you like this. When was the last time you wrote a story about a 4 round fight? Goossen said. You be the Judge was created to allow the fans to have a voice. 4 round fights do not get very much interest. But some of the best fights out there are the 4 rounders. The fighters are always hungry, want attention, and seem to want to please the crowds. Many times, these 4 round fighters dont get more than about $2,000 for a fight. But You Be the Judge is a way for them to make some extra money and build a fan base.
Goossen seemed proud to show gratitude to the 4 round fighters and speaks of the idea as a victory for the sport of boxing.
Everybody is a winner. Goossen said. People get excited about the bouts; the fighters get a $500 bonus, and it engages the fans. The best part about it is that it gives the 4 round fighters a platform.
The winner of the You Be the Judge contest will be chosen before the main event of Goossens next promotion that showcases Andre Ward vs. Ruben Williams in San Jose, Ca.
Francisco Santana 8-0 (4 KOs) a fighter on the under card of the show this Thursday was a past winner of You Be the Judge and has gained more extra support in the San Jose area because of the contest.
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The epigram to Sister of my Heart, the entertaining new novel from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, invokes African author Chinua Achebe, writing in Anthills of the Savannah: "It is only the story...that saves our progeny from blundering like blind beggars into the spikes of the cactus fence." The anchor to Sister of my Heart is the belief that storytelling not only lights the path for succeeding generations, but also possesses shamanistic powers. Both teller and listener may be healed or transformed, cursed or freed. For the Chatterjees, an upper-caste Calcutta family fallen on hard times but tenaciously remaining in their decaying mansion of mystery and faded glory, storytelling is a lifeline cast from aunt to niece, mother to daughter, cousin to cousin, past to present, and, in the book's climax, continent to continent. Stories are not merely a way to pass the time or to put dreams into words. 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That is why they bathe babies in sandalwood water and wrap them in soft red malmal, color of luck. That is why they leave sweetmeats by the cradle. Silver-leafed sandesh, dark pantuas floating in golden syrup, jilipis orange as the heart of a fire, glazed with honeysugar. If the child is especially lucky, in the morning it will all be gone." For Sudha, however, no god spirited away the sweets. For Sudha, all omens that night augered ill. Only one facet to Sudha's birth pleases her: That evening Anju Chatterjee was also born. Better than the blessing of some abstract heavenly force, the practical-minded and plain-faced Anju is Sudha's cousin. Their fathers were brothers, and together they set out to find their fortune in a ruby mine. Neither lived to see his daughter born. Both girls grow tentatively beneath this unlucky star and under the nurturing wings of their mothers and aunt. 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Each agrees to an arranged marriage, not out of desire but out of a sense of familial obligation. Giving up their dreams to curry the favor of the gods of fortune, who have never yet smiled on the abandoned Chatterjee women, plunges Sudha and Anju into dark and entangling circumstances neither ever envisioned for herself or for the other. Domestic secrets open like infected wounds, and for the first time what a sister of the heart refuses to tell is as momentous as what she reveals. Distance comes first in the form of forbidden knowledge, then, more tangibly, in Anju's move with her husband, Sunil, to the United States. The rich narrative tapestry that Divakaruni weaves across continents and decades includes the retelling of the myths of ancient Indian culture. In the novel's most enchanting moments and with Divakaruni in full command of her poetic style, Sudha and Anju invent roles for themselves in the old tales. Threading into history their intimate knowledge of each other's most glimmering wishes, they spin the tales they need to survive. To convince the skeptical Anju she really has fallen in love with a boy she's barely met, Sudha, ever the misty-eyed believer in fairy tales, whispers, "He was the one to wake her and tell her about the magical universe of men — diamond light on sleek mango leaves, the kokils crying to their mates from the coconut trees. He rescued her from sameness, from too much safety. There had been no mirrors in the palace. When she looked into his eyes, their dark center, she saw herself for the first time, tiny, and doubled, and beautiful. I think that's why she loved him most. Without him she'd never have known who she was."Of course Sister of my Heart is no fairy tale, and the men here, while dashing and handsome enough, fail their women more often than they rescue them. 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2000 BEST Blowout
Beatriz Comacho, Hair F/X Studio
Important client in town? Anniversary dinner at a fancy restaurant? Job interview? For those occasions when it's important to have your hair looking just right, a professional blow-dry session is a must. Beatriz Comacho at Brighton's Hair F/X Studio is the person for the job. She can make any style look its absolute best: from long, layered 'dos to short, spiky cuts alike, Comacho is a pro at putting the finishing touches on her clients' looks. Bonus: The Salon has an Aveda cosmetics counter; after blow-drys, Comacho often doubles as a makeup artists for her busy patrons.
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