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Publication Acceptance Date: December 15, 2006
Publication Date: December 15, 2006
Citation: Streett, D.A., Cahn, D., Leppla, N.C. 2006. Private/Public Sector Partnerships & Technology Transfer. Entomological Society of America Proceedings. Meeting Abstract. Technical Abstract: The bottom line in the commercialization of a biological control agent (bca) is economics. Can a product that is effective against a target pest be developed cheaply enough to compete with existing controls, especially chemicals to return and acceptable profit on the investment? Market considerations are critical to the development of any bca product. Technical constraints towards development of a commercial bca product that should be considered include: 1) effectiveness of a bca in the market, 2) techncial problems with mass production, and 3) formulation of a viable product. The National Biological Control Laboratory (NBCL) has a strong research program in these three areas constraining the commercialization of a bca product and could work with a company through the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) process to develop the bca product.


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Lt. Gov.-elect Tate Reeves speaks Tuesday
Lt. Gov.-elect Tate Reeves will be featured Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Mississippi State's next Morris W.H. "Bill" Collins Speaker Series program.
The public event begins at 2 p.m. in the John Grisham Room of the university's Mitchell Memorial Library.
A Rankin County native and Florence High School graduate, Reeves currently is in his second term as Mississippi's 53rd treasurer, the first Republican to serve in the office over Mississippi's 194-year history.
An honors graduate in economics of Millsaps College and a Chartered Financial Analyst, he represents the state as a member of the executive board of the College Savings Plans Network and the board of trustees of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi. Additionally, he chairs the boards of directors of College Savings Plans of Mississippi and Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund. (For more, visit www.treasury.state.ms.us/biography/.)
In addition to the campus library system and its Congressional and Political Research Center, the Collins Speaker Series is sponsored by MSU's John C. Stennis Institute of Government and the student Stennis-Montgomery Association, as well as the Starkville-based Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership.
For more information, telephone Lyle Tate at 662-325-2559.
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Below is the poem entitled Modern Day Fairy Tale which was written by poet
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Through time and space we aren't together,
But soon enough we will past this weather.
To meet one day and sigh each other's names,
And to become one so our lives are the same.
The ocean stands between us, but our hearts still meet,
Broken laptops and internet problems are bleak
No credit on my phone, but you must hear my moan
I want you so bad right here with me,
But we are apart separated by the wicked sea
Modern day fairy tales face other foes in their place.
But we make it work because our feelings are encased.
I still go giddy simply speaking to you.
But when we ride the ocean and meet at last,
You so know I will blush deep red seeing your sexy Mexican ass.
You will laugh and make it sound so silly,
That I still can't look at you without shaking and going dizzy.
This is good though because you know what I'm like,
I act like a school girl because you make me feel alight.
Once more I say with feeling,
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slow backup rates after Windows security updates
We have a windows 2008 r2 file cluster. We recently did some windows updates and ever since then, job rates have been cut in half (2100, 600 mb/s)
I have restarted server, libraries, updates all BE hotfixes and such but we still experience this.
Im not toooo thrilled with having to un-install the security updates to see if it resolves the issue but I thought I ask if anyone has come across this before or has some tips
thanks in advance...
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What version of BE you are using ?
Open jog log and check which resource is taking more time for backup.
Also copy some data(1GB) from the client server to the media server to check the network
Check the tape drive and medium changer drivers details from device manager.
Tape drives should be using Symantec drivers and medium changer should be using microsoft drivers i.e should be listed as Unknown Medium Changer in the device manager.
The suggestion has always been to uninstall your Windows updates, and then apply them 1 by 1 to see where there is an issue...
The other thing...you're using Windows Server 2008 R2 and logged the call as BE 12.x...BE 2010 is the only version to support Windows Server 2008 R2. If this is the case, you need to upgrade to BE 2010 R3, apply the patches and try the backup again.
You can contact Symantec's licesing department as you will need new license keys. Before doing any upgrade though, grab a copy of your Data/Catalogs folders to another location. The link for the trialware is below:
Alternative ways to access Backup Exec Technical Support:
...it is the only way that Server 2008 R2 is properly supported.
If your media server is already on Windows Server 2008 R2, then great...follow the link below to upgrade.
If not, and you're running on Windows Server 2003 for instance, then you may want to upgrade your backup server to Windows Server 2008 R2 (better support for applications like SharePoint 2010 and Exchange 2010), and you'd follow the TN below:
Alternative ways to access Backup Exec Technical Support:
Sorry...maybe Im confused with something above...
My BE is running on a windows 2003 SP2 platform and backuping a Windows server 2008 r2 enterprise file cluster. Im planning on upgrading to BE 2010 from 12.5
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CHOCTAW CREEK. Choctaw Crees rises 3½ miles southwest of Sherman in central Grayson County (at 33°37' N, 96°42' W) and runs northeast for thirty-eight miles to its mouth on the Red River, 2½ miles northwest of Anthony in western Fannin County (at 33°43' N, 96°22' W). It crosses into Fannin County just north of Ambrose. The surrounding flat terrain with local shallow depressions is surfaced by clay and sandy loams that support water-tolerant hardwoods, conifers, and grasses. Some tributaries to Choctaw Creek include South Branch, Cedar Creek, Mill Creek, and Cleveland Branch.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article."CHOCTAW CREEK," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/rbcdx), accessed July 31, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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How often do you test your smoke alarm?
How often do you test your smoke alarm? Do you ever get the vacuum cleaner out to clean it? Testing and cleaning your smoke alarm could just save your life.
Your smoke alarm could save your life, so it's vital that it can respond quickly to a fire in your home. But there's not just one type of fire – they have to react to everything from fast-flaming materials like polyurethane to slow-smouldering materials like wood.
That's why you can feel confident that the alarm you're buying has been certified as tested to the British Standard in all types of fires. Or can you?
Smoke alarms our fail tests
In our recent test of smoke alarms, two FireAngel alarms failed to go off as required under the British Standards in one of the four test fires.
We advise people not to buy these two models (LSI-601 & SI-601) and have passed our findings on to Trading Standards. We also passed our findings on to Sprue Safety Products Ltd, the manufacturer, which is conducting its own investigations into our findings. Check out the smoke alarms that did best in our tests.
Testing your smoke alarms
Once you have a smoke alarm you can trust, you'll want to keep it in good nick. Yet, not everyone does.
Around one in ten Which? members never check that their battery-powered smoke alarm is working. So how often should you test your alarm? You might not know it, but you should really be testing them once a week. Only 5% of people told us that they actually do this, with 11% only checking them when they beep.
However, checking they're working isn't the only thing you should be doing. You'll also want to vacuum under the cover of your smoke alarm every six months, using the soft brush on your vacuum cleaner, to avoid dust particles interfering with the alarms performance.
Changing the battery
It's also a good idea to change the battery every year. And don't prise out the battery in frustration when the nuisance alarm in your kitchen won't stop beeping after you've burnt a slice of toast. Or at least make sure you replace the battery straight after.
You should certainly make sure you're not one of the 4% in our survey who don't have either a smoke alarm or a carbon monoxide detector in their home.
So, how often do you check and clean your smoke alarm? And do you change the battery every year as recommended?
[UPDATE 31/10/2013] – Sprue Safety Products Ltd is the manufacturer of the two FireAngel smoke alarms that failed to go off in the parameters required by the British Standard when exposed to a test fire in our tests. At the time Which? magazine went to press, Sprue confirmed to us in writing its offer that it would provide alternative FireAngel alarms free of charge to Which? members who own the FireAngel SI-601 and LSI-601, despite questioning our methodology and results.
We are very surprised and disappointed to learn that Sprue Safety Products Ltd has now said that it will not honour this commitment because it now asserts the alarms are compliant with the British Standard. However, Which? has tested the Don't Buy smoke alarms under rigorous British Standard conditions and we remain confident in our results. Accordingly, these alarms remain Don't Buys.
We are very concerned that Sprue has reneged on its agreement to replace Don't Buy alarms and we will be asking it to reconsider. We are also looking into how we can help those who have the Don't Buy alarms and are concerned – if this applies to you, please contact our Customer Services helpdesk on 01992 822800. We will take your contact details and keep you posted about what's happening.
Meanwhile, please do not take down any existing alarms you have and remember to test and clean them regularly in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
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I have seven smoke alarms in my bungalow, including one in the hall and two with mute buttons in the kitchen. With this number of smoke alarms I feel it is adequate to test them at the start of each month, though sometimes the job is done more frequently. I test the batteries twice a year with a meter. I have one carbon monoxide alarm, in the room with a gas fire.
My smoke alarms seem to stay very clean, though I once vacuumed the one in the hall after a spider had taken up residence.
I used to test my alarms with smoke but have not done this for a few years, except the ones in the kitchen which frequently have to be muted when cooking.
An easy way to test smoke alarms is to keep a stick of the right length handy, to avoid climbing.
I test my smoke alarms when making toast. I know that's not the right answer.
I don't even have a smoke alarm :s *gets told off by Which?*
Here's our guide on how to buy the right one: http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/home-improvements/guides/how-to-buy-the-right-smoke-alarms/
Just spoke to West Yorkshire Fire Service and they have booked me in for a "Home Fire Safety Check" and part of that is they will install fire alarms. All for free. I didn't even think about getting one installed before so thanks Patrick
Well done Lee, glad you're going to be safe now.
Lee, I thought this service was only available to the elderly and disabled. I would say you must be using an old photo but I saw you on TV so know you are a young man. I might try my local fire station and see if I have adequate coverage and in the best position.
Wavechange, are all seven alarms connected so smoke or fire in one area sets off the other alarms.
I test my two alarms about every month or so and have unannounced tests when my cooking gets too hot. I change the batteries as soon as I get a warning beep. With Christmas coming up it is important for everyone to have an alarm as tree lights and candles cause many fires. I have a real flame gas fire and I always use it during the Christmas holiday. That and fancy dress children's outfits are not a good mix.
I phoned up to see if they sold them (I wanted one free, but didn't want to just ask for one). They said they install them on the "Home Fire Safety Check" and asked if I even had one. I said no and they booked one in and said they will install 2 for free
As this rate Lee, you will be a rival to Martyn Lewis and his moneysaving website.
Lee, I followed your example and have an appointment with a few hunky firemen next week for my Home Fire Safety Check. Thank you for the information and for enabling me to get this service. They will fit whatever alarms they deem necessary and all in uniform!!
Hehehe,I'm glad I helped you out and I have to admit, I'm pretty excited to have a few guys in uniform in my house too lol
You asked if my alarms are interconnected. They are not, but every one of them has wakened me up at some time. Smoke alarms usually decide to announce that they need new batteries in the middle of the night when the heating is off and the temperature falls.
When I get round to moving house, I will go for interconnected alarms.
You seem to be able to fix anything, Wavechange. Are you sure that you would not be able to connect the alarms to each other. The alarms the fire service install have a ten year battery life. I expect they are disposable at that point. My alarms were bought in Argos at about £10 each and they are about 8 years old. I think they are good value for money as I can sleep better at night because I believe they are protecting me. Peace of mind is priceless.
Linking alarms not designed to be linked would be a lot of work. Replacing batteries that are not intended to be user-replaceable is often reasonably easy, though possibly not economic for domestic appliances.
Long-life batteries are likely to be lithium. Hopefully they will become cheaper soon.
Two alarms were already installed. Don't check the batteries, but the (infrequent) burning of toast or something in the kitchen tests the ground floor one. As I don't smoke and my neighbour is out more than in, not convinced there's a lot that is achieved having them… except minor nuisance if I am having a late night fry-up at 3am and might wake my neighbour if the alarm is triggered.
(Letterbox also sealed with metal plates because previous owners had large dog, so a firework through the letter box isn't going to be a problem!)
The concept of this smoke alarm from Nest intrigues me- http://nest.com/smoke-co-alarm/life-with-nest-protect/.
The ability to monitor the device from a smartphone app is a huge bonus.
While checking my smoke alarm batteries yesterday, I tested the alarms with smoke. I have some thick string that smoulders well and is ideal for producing enough smoke to do the job. Six of the alarms worked fine but the one in the hall was noticeably less sensitive than the others, and fitting a new battery made no difference.
I wonder how many people just check their smoke alarms by pressing the button.
I will replace my faulty alarm with one of those recommended in the November issue of Which? and take the faulty alarm for recycling.
I have just talked with Sprue about the Which report advising against buying two of their alarms. (I have three of them.) Contrary to the report they are NOT offering to replace if consumers have concerns but are, relying on their BS and one other rating, saying there is nothing wrong with the units. They will replace if the units give out "warning Chirrups". I am now seriously concerned that the protection I have bought will not function as intended. I woudl like to see the results of an urgent investigation by trading standards.
The 0845 141 2561 number you gave to contact Spruce doesn't work and I too have several Fire Angels (3 of them) which failed your tests. Why bother testing if no one takes any notice!!!
0845 141 2561 worked when I called them on Friday and it did again when I tried it a minute ago.
I visited my local B&Q recently to buy a replacement smoke alarm for the hall, and the only one with a light was the FireAngel model identified as a Which? 'Don't Buy'.
The Which? report identifies one FireAngel alarm as a Best Buy, two as Don't Buys and one as fairly poor. It is amazing how often Which? reports reveal that products sold under a brand name can be either good or poor.
I have two of the fire angel SI-601 alarms which you have said are don't buy, however when I called the 08451412561 number I get message "this number not recognised", looks like Sprue are not honouring promise to swap units. Don't buy any of this companies products, they cannot be allowed ignore Which test results and ignore customer concerns.
0845 141 2561 worked when I called them on Friday and it did again when I tried it a minute ago.
Curious? I will try again tomorrow.
I too have found that the telephone number given by Which? does not work so I used the Technical Services Helpline who explained that they stood by their own testing. I asked if they had issued a Press Release to this effect and they said that they would send me by e-mail a Letter they had prepared for anyone concerned. I await that as I only spoke today. My alarms are the Wireless Safe system as I am totally deaf to these alarms. There is very little that I can change to but maybe the WS! 610 is an alternative to the ill-fated SI-601.
I purchased a Kidde smoke alarm with a light to put in the hall. It is a variant of a Which? Best Buy incorporating a light. I had assumed that modern smoke alarms would have bright LED lamps but this one has a small filament lamp. The EI smoke alarm that it replaces has a much brighter lamp with a decent reflector, and that was bought 15 or 20 years ago. If I had bought this to light up the stairs in a house it would have been useless, but fortunately I live in a bungalow.
I will write to Kidde and tell them about new-fangled bright LEDs that consume little power, and also complement them on the good design features of the smoke alarm.
I received a prompt reply from Kidde.
Dear Mr *********
Thank you for your email.
I will certainly pass your suggestion through to our engineers for consideration in any future designs.
Kind regards
Maybe Which? could have a look at the i9080 and decide whether it is fit for its purpose.
Previously on this Conversation . . . Figgerty mentioned the special need for safety at Christmas time and the advisability of having an alarm because of the potential fire risks when there are
Christmas tree lights, candles, and a living flame gas fire in the room with children's high jinks and antics going on. This is obviously very important and I would recommend that if there is not an alarm already installed in the room that an additional unit be placed temporarily at a high level [not too close to the gas fire] to give a warning when people are tucked up in bed upstairs and the living room is supposedly empty. It is not unknown for children to get up during the night and reconnoitre the fireplace area for signs of Santa coming down the chimbley! Things can get disturbed and Mr Claus might have just lit his pipe and left a lighted match behind. But seriously, I think it would be a good idea to treat a gas fire just like an open grate and have a close-mesh firesecreen in front of it when children are tearing open the gift-wrap and pulling crackers. If sensible safety precautions are taken before going to bed, like disconnecting all fairy lights, snuffing out all candles and turning the fire off , the greatest risk of a fire is not during the night but when the festive frolics are in full swing; then it's not an alarm that is the priority but a means of quickly putting out a small fire should a bit of paper fly into the fireplace or too near a candle. Having a wet towel and a small bucket of sand handy might also be useful as well as thinking beforehand how to deal with an emergency [999, evacuating, shutting doors, etc] in case something dangerous occurs. It's not just the little ones who have to be thought about; an older man with a paper hat on, a glass of brandy, and a fat cigar in his hand can be a volatile combination when their head drops onto the table after indulging in the feast of Stephen.
Excellent advice, but perhaps you have turned the calendar forward instead of turning the clocks back today, John.
Christmas is less than two months away and if we don't consider fire safety now, we are likely to be too busy to worry about it close to Christmas. Also, quite a lot of John's advise could equally apply to birthdays, Halloween and Guy Fawkes night as well.
Excuse my sense of humour, Figgerty. John's advice is certainly timely for Halloween and Guy Fawkes.
My suggestion is for everyone to check their smoke alarms with smoke – without setting the house on fire of course. I cannot be the only one with a smoke alarm that was underperforming.
Wavechange, there are numerous households in this country that do not have any smoke alarms fitted and even more have removed the batteries when the toaster or something similar sets the alarm off. I don't do a smoke test on my alarms. I just press the test button about once a month and my oven sets it off sometimes if it's very hot and the kitchen door is open. I will ask the advise of the Fire Brigade when they come to carry out their Fire Safety Check later in the week.
I hope John manages to drink his brandy and enjoy a cigar this Christmas without coming to any harm.
I have read about these homes without smoke alarms or with the batteries removed. I never gave fire a thought until I moved to a new area and temporarily rented a flat. A neighbour hammered on my door in a state of panic because of a fire. I dealt with the fat fire easily but was badly affected by the smoke in a matter of seconds. After learning that this was the second time that my neighbour had a kitchen fire, I bought two smoke alarms, even though my flat had a fire alarm system with heat detectors. My two alarms cost a fortune back in 1980 but are still working fine, and I bought more when I bought a bungalow.
My frightening incident made me very aware of the danger of fire, which I had never given much thought to before. I expect that your Fire Safety Check will give useful advice such as planning escape including keeping keys for doors and windows handy and closing all doors at night.
Let's all be safe – at Christmas and all other times.
I had some old cheapo alarms when I got a visit from the local fire service a couple of years ago. They were doing a house to house call to check up and offer FREE fire service approved alarms – FireAngel ST-620 – if necessary. They surveyed the house, recommended re-positioning what I had, but then pointed out the alarms did not conform. They then arranged to revisit and install free alarms in their recommended positions, which they did. they were brilliant and say they have agreements with the suppliers so that as and when they fail – which you're warned about by a 'peep peep' and flashing light – they will replace free – apparently for ever! And one failed after about 18 months and has been replaced as promised
Well done Bedfordshire Fire Service. I feel safe in their hands.
I I have one of these models of FireAngel smoke alarms, i have just tried calling the number you gave but it does not work?!
I also have a couple of Fire Angel LSI-601′s, obviously worried I contacted them via 02476 323232 (contact no on their website) as the number published did not work. Spoke to a member of staff who claim that the effected model has now been tested by an independent test house and the results prove they do perform to the relevant British Standard. Apparently they have submitted the results to Trading Standards and are in the process of communicating with Which. Not sure if this is BS from Sprue or not?
31st October – just spoken to FireAngel Ltd about Which? Don't Buy smoke alarms (of which I have two) who maintain they have had the products tested in sufficient numbers since they became aware of the Which? report to satisfy themselves that the design is compliant with the relevant British Standard. That still leaves the question of whether or not there has been a problem in the manufacturing process that has affected production batches from which the Which? sample has been taken and that potentially I have also purchased. FireAngel say they cannot address that question until such time as Which? provides them with this information. I hope Which? can provide them with this information and provide its members with an update. FireAngel are refusing to supply free of charge replacements.
Hi all – just to update you on the situation with these two Don't Buy alarms.
Sprue Safety Products Ltd is the manufacturer of the two FireAngel smoke alarms that failed to go off in the parameters required by the British Standard when exposed to a test fire in our tests. At the time Which? magazine went to press, Sprue confirmed to us in writing its offer that it would provide alternative FireAngel alarms free of charge to Which? members who own the FireAngel SI-601 and LSI-601, despite questioning our methodology and results.
We are very surprised and disappointed to learn that Sprue Safety Products Ltd has now said that it will not honour this commitment because it now asserts the alarms are compliant with the British Standard. However, Which? has tested the Don't Buy smoke alarms under rigorous British Standard conditions and we remain confident in our results. Accordingly, these alarms remain Don't Buys.
We are very concerned that Sprue has reneged on its agreement to replace Don't Buy alarms and we will be asking it to reconsider. We are also looking into how we can help those who have the Don't Buy alarms and are concerned – if this applies to you, please contact our Customer Services helpdesk on 01992 822800. We will take your contact details and keep you posted about what's happening.
Meanwhile, please do not take down any existing alarms you have and remember to test and clean them regularly in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Patrick, it is clearly essential that products that are claimed to comply with a BS do, in fact, meet their requirements. It would be interesting to know exactly how the products tested failed the smouldering wood fire test – was it outside a time limit for example and by how long? Was the retest done on the same alarms, or new samples from a different batch?
Thanks for that update. In view of the non-compliance of certain alarms under Which?'s test conditions and the wrangle with the manufacturers over replacement of defective units, consumers are left with very little reassurance over performance and reliability. Given that compliant alarms are readily available at quite low prices [and perhaps even free of charge from the Fire Brigade] it is understandable that householders might want to put new ones up in place of Fire Angel SI-601 and LSI-601 alarms and I am surprised that isn't your recommendation.
Hi Malcolm – the British Standard measures the time the alarm takes to sound after smoke reaches a certain density (certain variables are measured very precisely – such as environmental conditions). The models all clearly fell outside of the parameters measured. The re-tests were done on new samples from a different batch.
And John – we've given those particular models Don't Buys. It's up to the consumer whether they replace the alarm, as the manufacturer considers them safe to use. One option is a replacement alarm, which we are asking the manufacturer to provide to those who want it (as they agreed). It's worth noting that another FireAngel model was a Best Buy, passing all our fire tests. Thanks
I presume that it is now time to inform Trading Standards that these smoke alarms do not comply with the relevant British Standards. If independent testing shows that these alarms are non-compliant they should be withdrawn from sale and a recall issued by Sprue.
Quite a few years ago, Which? alerted us to a problem with a smoke alarm that did not respond fast enough. I recall following the advice and contacting the company, which promptly sent a replacement cover with more holes, to achieve a faster response.
I have just had my free Fire Safety Check by my local brigade. They surveyed the place and fitted two new Fire Angel ST-620 alarms. They are sited in a slightly different position to my existing alarms and have a ten year battery life. They advise testing once a week by just pressing a button. No smoke test necessary, they say. The also provided advise as to the best evacuation route and what to do to keep safe for longer in the event of evacuation not been possible.
Most importantly, they say that most household fires they attend is to homes without alarms of any type. Hard to believe that people have Sky dishes but no fire alarms.
The user manual lists Sprue technical support tel no as: 0800 141 2561
Thank you for the response Patrick. I agree that, in the case of a critical safety device like a smoke alarm, a Which? Don't Buy is as good a recommendation as you can get to replace such a unit with a Best Buy model. As Figgerty alludes lower down, however, consumers often have other priorities than their family's safety. Personally I think tough action and strong language are in order when safety products that consumers trust and rely on [including the same brand as fitted by the fire brigade] are found to be non-compliant. I hope this is now urgently forwarded to Trading Standards and that they will take prompt action as suggested by Wavechange.
The latest fire service strikes reminded me that, as a country, we are drifting into a false sense of security over fire precautions. Fewer death-trap old buildings, better building regulations, stronger controls on gas and electrical installations and contractors, fewer flammable substances in everyday use, central heating, fewer smokers, and more smoke alarms . . . the rational response is to say we can reduce our fire cover. I think the risks of fire in the home are not diminishing at all as several Which? Conversations will testify. Over-heating appliances, dodgy leads and plugs from abroad, over-occupation, and dangerous behaviour mean that we still need a rapid response to home emergencies, and a reliable alarm is a vital starting point. Thank goodness the fire brigades are doing so much to promote and install these devices. I don't think their stations should be closed or downgraded; their strength should be maintained and even more effort should be put into prevention and protection.
The article on smoke alarms didn't really address an area of concern for me – the garage. I have had problems with the smoke alarm in my garage in the colder months. The cold seems to weaken the battery and also cause false alarms. There was no mention of cold-weather testing of smoke alarms in the article, but there may also be other unheated locations where this could be an issue.
There was a mention (briefly, in a graphic) that "heat alarms" would be suitable for a garage, but no further information was provided and it appears none were tested.
What do you recommend for use in an unheated garage? Many thanks.
I bought the "easy to silence" Fireangel alarm a month ago and fitted it in my mother-in-law's bungalow. She recently overheated a pudding in the microwave which produced dense black smoke, which was not detected with the alarm. Today I spoke to a representative of Sprue who said he would be quite interested in getting this alarm back. He has arranged to send my mother-in-law an alternative model. His explanation of how the ionisation alarm works was alarmingly inaccurate and he finished by assuring me that the black smoke was not produced by a fire but by overheated food and that the alarm would respond to smoke caused by a fire. I am not convinced.
The Sprue representative did not mention that any problems had been identified with the "easy-to-silence" alarm.
As anyone who has made toast knows, an ionisation smoke alarm can be set off without visible smoke. Assuming that your mother-in-law's alarm operates when the test button is pressed, I suggest that you first contact Trading Standards and show them the alarm and a copy of the recent Which? report.
Returning the alarm to the company might help to secure action, but it will mean that you no longer have evidence of a problem.
My smoke alarms were fitted free by the local fire brigade. They positioned them in the appropriate position and gave advise re general fire precautions. I am a pensioner but I do not know if this status allows one to access this service nationally.
Last night (well early this morning really) a house on my street had a fire. I wont post the news link as it has my street address in it. But below is a re-cap:
"House fire in house on 1st floor – 4 breathing apparatus, 2 hose reels and 2 positive pressure ventilation fans used – 6 surrounding properties affected by smoke logging. 2 adults and 5 children from next door taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. 1 adult from house behind checked by paramedics for smoke inhalation but did not attend hospital. 3 appliances from Hunslet and Leeds attended."
And now, in the light of day the fire people are going house to house fitting free smoke alarms (3 per house) as it turns out only two of us had fire alarms installed.
I've lived here since 2008 and never even thought abut having one until which? ran this story.
So thank you Which?.
Sorry to hear about the fire. Glad no-one was seriously hurt. And very happy you have smoke alarms fitted to keep you and Bella safe.
Lee, I'm pleased you survived unsmoked. Did those houses without a smoke alarm have a satellite dish and the latest electronic gadgets?
Yep, 1 of the houses has Sky & Virgin too. No idea why you would need both tbh.
A very good question Figgerty. In 2012 we were looking for a new home and viewed lots of properties. It was amazing how many people had all the latest kit for their amusement [and generating heat as a by-product!] but only a small minority had protected themselves from smoke, fire and carbon monoxide poisoning [or even had their boiler serviced within the last five years]. Although not strictly relevant, it would not be a bad idea to include a performance check on smoke alarms and service histories in the Energy Performance Certificate. The declared absence of such essentials would at least alert the prospective buyer as they might otherwise be taken for granted.
It beggars belief that there are still so many households without a smoke alarm. A few months ago Lee told us of the FREE fire safety check by the Fire Brigade. I quickly booked an appointment and have tried to spread the word to friends and family since then. After a quick check they fit for FREE smoke alarms as and where required. My new alarms are situated a couple of feet from the old ones. The firemen explain the positioning and give advise about evacuation. Very reassuring indeed. This service is for anybody and is not just for the elderly, as I previously thought. The alarms have a ten year battery and have a button to test that they are functioning. The FB recommend testing once a week. Go ahead and book your FREE safety check next week. You may be saving a life and will be keeping the firemen occupied between shouts.
Just wondered if landlords have to fit smoke alarms in their properties before they rent them.
They certainly do for houses in multiple occupation [HMO's] but I am not sure about other tenancies. Even if they do fit them they might not test them between lets to check they are still functioning properly – it is not unknown for people disturbed by the signal from a smoke alarm to remove the battery or to fail to replace the battery when spent. All new poperties have to have the alarms hard-wired in on a separate circuit and with back-up battery power. It is measures such as this under the building regulations that are significantly reducing the number of house fires and consequent deaths enabling the fire & rescue services to pay more attention to preventive work. Unfortunately, many fire authorities are using the statistics to justify reductions in fire cover with fewer personnel, appliances and fire stations. The reduction in road deaths is having similar repercussions.
I wonder if people who change rental property frequently, like students, were more at risk because they may not invest in a smoke alarm but if they are covered by HMO regulations they are probably OK, provided someone tests the alarms. Parents with sons or daughters in rental accommodation should check the situation.
When staying with family over Christmas I heard of a carbon monoxide (CO) alarm alerting people to a faulty boiler, which reminded me that my CO alarm is due to be replaced sometime this year.
Is Which? planning to test CO alarms in the near future?
A good central heating servicing company would take care of this for us automatically but it is now a chargeable extra and the engineer might not even mention it if there is something else he is required to flog.
Last year I offered to let in a central engineer for a friend who could not take time off work at short notice to have his boiler repaired. The engineer did not test either of the carbon monoxide alarms or comment on the fact that one was a couple of years beyond its expiry date.
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Oak Hill Jackson Brickstones, an affordable housing project in Cedar Rapids, has begun leasing units in one of two buildings located south of the downtown area. The architecture displays a touch of urban design and provides character to the neighborhood known as New Bohemia. Oak Hill Jackson Brickstones is a low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) project developed by Hatch Development Group. After receiving an allocation of LIHTCs in 2009 the project had a need for gap financing.
With the inception of the Section 1602 (Cash in lieu of tax credits) program under the Amercian Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the project was able to demonstrate its eligibility and need for Section 1602 gap financing to the Iowa Finance Authority. The Authority provided a Section 1602 grant of $9,093,427 on December 1, 2009. The Section 1602 program is administered by the U.S. Treasury Department and was funded by allowing state low-income housing tax credit allocating agencies to exchange a portion of their 2008 and 2009 per capita tax credits for cash to provide Section 1602 gap financing to eligible projects.
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Sure, I Tweeted this already, so it's kind of cheating. But A) it was a bad photo, and B) I added some watercolor since then.
The watercolor wash buckled the flimsy sketchbook paper, which is why those lines are all warbly.
I have been re-watching "Arrested Development" in the evening before bedtime. I'm finding that the show is a lot funnier the second time through.
This is taken from the establishing shot of the model home that shows up at least once in each episode. The model home practically qualifies as a character in and of itself.
Sadly, as I took this sheet off the scanner, it snagged on something and tore nearly in half. Shed a little tear for this small, quick sketch: I taped it back together, but it's basically dead.


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A process of waste treatment which involves: (a) separation of waste material to provide a component having a concentrated solids component and a predominantly liquid component; (b) passing the concentrated solids component through an anaerobic bioreactor system and maintaining insoluble material as a suspension in the concentrated solids component; (c) removing phosphorous and/or nitrogen from the concentrated solids component and/or the predominately liquid component; and (d) removing solids from the concentrated solids component.
1. A process of waste treatment, which includes the following steps:
(a) initial separation of waste material to provide a component having a concentrated solids component and a predominantly liquid component;
(b) passing the concentrated solids component through an anaerobic bioreactor system and maintaining insoluble material in suspension;
(c) passing the predominantly liquid component to a treatment zone for removal of phosphorous and/or nitrogen; and/or
(d) passing the concentrated solid component to a treatment zone for removal of phosphorous and/or nitrogen; and
(e) removing solids from the concentrated solids component.
2. A process as claimed in
3. A process as claimed in
4. A process as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein step (c) is omitted and replaced by step (d).
5. A process as claimed in any one of claims 1-3, which includes both steps (c) and (d).
6. A process as claimed in any one of claims 1-3, wherein step (c) is carried out and step (d) is omitted.
7. A process as claimed in
8. A process as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein in step (b) the pH of the waste material is maintained below 4.9 for a period of at least 24 hours.
9. A process as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein an aeration step, in respect of the concentrated solids component, is carried out either before or after step (e).
10. A process as claimed in
11. A process as carried out in any preceding claim, wherein the waste material initially has a solids content of 0.5-2.0% w/v.
12. A process as claimed in any preceding claims, wherein after step (a) the predominantly solids component has a solids content of 3.0-8.5% w/v.
13. A process as claimed in
14. A process as claimed in
15. A process as claimed in
16. A process as claimed in
17. A process as claimed in
18. A process as claimed in any one of claims 15, 16 and 17, wherein the pH lowering step involves the addition of a strong mineral acid selected from hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid or nitric acid to the concentrated solids component.
19. A process as claimed in any one of claims 2-18, wherein the pH of each bioreactor is maintained between 5.0-6.0, except in the case where a pH lowering step is applied to specific bioreactor(s).
20. A process as claimed in any one of claims 2-19, wherein the retention time in each bioreactor is 12-48 hours.
21. A process as claimed in
22. A process as claimed in any one of claim 2-21, wherein the temperature employed in each bioreactor is between 25-40° C.
23. A process as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein, in the case of sewage waste, there is provided 0.5-5.0 ml of a nitrogen source, such as ammonium hydroxide, per ml of waste to the bioreactor system.
24. A process as claimed in any preceding claim, whereby in steps (c) and (d) magnesium oxide is added to the waste to cause precipitation of struvite. MgNH4PO4H2O.
25. A process as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein nitrogen is removed from liquid waste by addition of sulphuric acid, which reacts with ammonia present in the liquid waste to form ammonium sulphate.
[0001] THIS INVENTION relates to a waste treatment process and plant, which is suitable for treatment of waste inclusive of biological waste exemplified by faeces, sewage and household waste and commercial and industrial waste.
[0002] Reference may be made to International Patent Publication WO 95/25071, which refers to waste treatment plant and process, which includes the steps of:
[0003] (i) passing waste material comprising an insoluble component through a bioreactor system including a plurality of bioreactors in series and maintaining said insoluble component as a suspension in said waste material;
[0004] (ii) passing treated waste material from said bioreactor system to one or more acidification tanks to reduce the pH below 4.5 to produce free volatile fatty acids for elimination of bacterial pathogens in said treated waste material; and
[0005] (iii) separating the insoluble component from the waste material before or after step (ii).
[0006] It was an essential feature of the invention disclosed in International Publication WO 95/25071 that after treatment of the waste material in the bioreactor system that the treated waste material was passed to one or more acidification tanks to facilitate the elimination of bacterial pathogens by free volatile fatty acids (VFAs).
[0007] In WO 95/25071 the physical removal of phosphorous and/or nitrogen was carried out after acidification by passing a predominantly liquid waste stream through a vertically orientated curtain. However, such physical removal was in a number of cases found to be time consuming and inefficient.
[0008] Reference may also be made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,993,503, which refers to a process for removal of phosphorous from fresh manure, which includes the steps of:
[0009] (i) storing the fresh manure comprising solids and liquid for a period of at least one month at a temperature between 0-15° C., or for a period of at least one week subjected to continual agitation at a temperature above 15° C., to cause phosphorous to dissolve into the liquid component out of the solids;
[0010] (ii) preventing precipitation of phosphate out of the liquid during step (i) by any one of the following methods;
[0011] (a) maintaining the manure at a temperature of 0-15° C.;
[0012] (b) maintaining the manure at a pH of less than 8;
[0013] (c) adding complexing agents for divalent ions;
[0014] (d) preventing loss of complexing fatty acids present in the manure;
[0015] (e) adding complexing agents for monovalent ions;
[0016] (f) adding urease-inhibiting substances; and
[0017] (g) adding binding substances; and
[0018] (iii) separating the manure into a solid fraction and a liquid fraction and subsequently chemically removing the phosphate from the liquid fraction.
[0019] It is noted from U.S. Pat. No. 5,993,503 that chemical removal of the phosphorous only occurs after separation of the manure into a liquid fraction and solid fraction. However, in some cases, this process is not necessary, especially if it is desired to chemically remove phosphorous immediately after agitation of the manure. Also in wastes of relatively low solids content e.g. below 1% w/v an agitation step of the waste prior to chemical removal of the phosphorous is unnecessary and inefficient. Therefore while the process of U.S. Pat. No. 5,993,503 was undoubtedly satisfactory in use it was non-versatile or restricted in application.
[0020] An object of the invention is to provide a method of waste treatment involving removal of phosphorous and/or nitrogen, which at least reduces the disadvantages of the prior art discussed above.
[0021] In accordance with the invention there is provided a process of waste treatment which includes the following steps:
[0022] (a) initial separation of the waste to provide a component having a concentrated solids component and a predominantly liquid component;
[0023] (b) passing the concentrated solids component through an anaerobic bioreactor system, which optionally includes a plurality of bioreactors in series and maintaining insoluble material as a suspension in the concentrated solids component, whereby optionally the pH of the waste material is maintained below 4.9 for a period of at least 24 hours;
[0024] (c) passing the predominantly liquid component to a treatment zone for removal of phosphorous and/or nitrogen after optionally holding the predominantly liquid component in a holding tank or lagoon; and/or
[0025] (d) passing the concentrated solids component to a treatment zone for removal of phosphorous and/or nitrogen; and
[0026] (e) removing solids from the concentrated solids component.
[0027] Preferably an aeration step is carried out in respect of the waste material either before or after step (e). Most preferably the aeration step is carried out after step (e) in respect of the concentrated solids component. The solids removed from the concentrated solids component in step (e) may be used as compost additive, soil conditioner or landfill as appropriate.
[0028] In step (a) the waste may have a solids content of 0.5-2.0% w/v. After the concentration step the predominantly solids component may have a solids content of 3.0-8.5% w/v and more usually around 4-6% w/v.
[0029] It is preferred to chemically remove nitrogen and/or phosphorous from the predominantly liquid component i.e. step (c) rather than the concentrated solids component, i.e. step (d). However, in most cases, both steps (c) and (d) will be carried out with usually step (d) occurring before step (c) although the reverse may also occur.
[0030] It will also be appreciated that the predominantly liquid component may be held in a holding tank or lagoon for a considerable time, 24 hours to several months for example, before nitrogen and phosphorous are removed.
[0031] The waste material in some circumstances will have a pH of around 5.3-5.8 and thus may have to be subjected to a pH lowering step when passing through the anaerobic bioreactor system. More preferably, the pH lowering step will take place in a final bioreactor of the bioreactor system. However, it will be appreciated that the pH lowering step may be applied to other bioreactors. However, it will be appreciated that in some circumstances, because of the nature of the waste material, a pH lowering step may not be necessary.
[0032] Usually the pH lowering step will involve the addition of a strong mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid or nitric acid. However, this does not preclude the use of other acids such as phosphoric acid, perchloric acid or strong organic acids, which will achieve the same effect.
[0033] The bioreactor system may comprise a plurality of bioreactors as described in WO 95/25071 the contents of which are totally incorporated herein by reference.
[0034] However, as in the case of WO 95/25071, each bioreactor may be interconnected by an overflow conduit so that waste material or effluent is quickly and efficiently transferred from one bioreactor to an adjacent bioreactor without the need for pumping material so as to transfer material from one bioreactor to another. Suitably each bioreactor is provided with agitation means, which keeps the contents of each bioreactor in the form of a slurry or suspension, so that solid particles are maintained in a suspended state.
[0035] The contents of each bioreactor may be also subject to heating means and in one form this may be provided by steam being passed into and out of each bioreactor. However, other forms of heating means may be adopted, such as electrical heating. Preferably, the temperature in each bioreactor is maintained by suitably thermostatically controlled means between 25-40° C. and more suitably 30-40° C.
[0036] Preferably, the pH of each of the bioreactors is maintained between 5.0-6.0 and more preferably 5.8, except in the case where a pH lowering step is applied to specific bioreactor(s). Preferably, the retention time in each bioreactor may be 12-48 hours, but more suitably is 24 hours.
[0037] The waste material, which is subject to the process of the invention, may comprise human or animal faeces and preferably faeces from livestock feedlots, which may have a stockfeed component containing lignocellulose. In fact the process of the invention is extremely efficient in treatment of waste which requires an initial anaerobic fermentation step to break down complex macromolecules such as carbohydrates and proteins to short chain organic acids of 8 carbon atoms or less. Also complex macromolecules such as lipids may be broken down to long chain organic acids of 9 carbon atoms or more and glycerol. This fermentation step usually takes place in the presence of acidogenic fermentative bacteria and lipolytic bacteria which can produce organic acids such as volatile fatty acids and long chain fatty acids, which may be readily metabolised to carbon dioxide and water.
[0038] In the initial anaerobic fermentation step use may be made of a series of anaerobic bioreactors as described above which are designed so that oxygen or air is prevented from being introduced into each of the bioreactors. Usually the amount of dissolved oxygen will be very low and be less than 0.7 mg/l. Such bioreactors therefore may be sealed from atmosphere.
[0039] After passage through a number of anaerobic reactors, e.g. usually from 2-6 and more preferably from 3-6 and suitably 5 in number, the waste so treated may then be passed to an aerobic tank or aerated system. It may comprise one cell or a plurality of aerobic or aerated cells wherein an air line may supply air or oxygen to aerators or jets, which feed the air under pressure into the cell(s). Usually the aerators may function under diffusion but mechanical aerators may also be utilised. The aerator may be of plug-flow configuration as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,380,438 or may be of a step-feed and complete-mix aeration configuration or alternatively an activated sludge system.
[0040] Most preferably the aeration system may comprise a tank having a submersible pump or agitator in which air is fed into the tank under pressure.
[0041] If desired, the waste material after passage from the anaerobic bioreactor system may be subjected to a separation procedure to remove a solid component such as sludge. As stated above, the separation procedure is applied to the waste material preferably prior to aeration. This may be achieved by passing the waste material over a screen, which is subject to the action of wash water above and below the screen, to prevent clogging or blockages occurring in pores or passages located in the screen. Preferably use may be made of a filter system known as the BAYLEEN filter system, which is described in International Publication 98/23357, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0042] Reference may now be made to a preferred embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1, which refers to a flow sheet corresponding to the process of the invention. Clearly the chemical removal of nitrogen and phosphorous in relation to the solids concentrate or the predominantly liquid component may take place in the same treatment zone or tank or different zones or tanks. The aeration step as applied to the solids concentrate after filtration is optional.
[0043] Reference may now be made to another preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in the attached drawing in FIG. 2, wherein initially, faeces from an animal feedlot or commercial or industrial waste, are delivered to a loading bay 10, wherein waste may be conveyed to holding tanks 14A, 14B and 14C along conduits 11, 12 and 13 respectively.
[0044] Initially the waste may be passed through a hydrocyclone or centrifugal separator (not shown) to remove large foreign bodies such as spoons, knives, nuts, bolts etc. Loading bay 10 may also comprise a macerator pump for transporting waste to holding tanks 14A, 14B and 14C.
[0045] Each of the holding tanks 14A, 14B and 14C may be used for different kinds of waste material e.g. faeces from animal feedlots in tank 14A, dairy waste in tank 14B and sewage waste in tank 14C. Alternatively each tank may be used to store the same kind of waste or mixture of wastes.
[0046] After being held for a suitable time (e.g. 0-24 hours) waste from each of tanks 14A, 14B and 14C is pumped by pump P1 along separate conduits 15, 16 and 17, each having valves V1, V2 and V3. Pump P1 after collecting the waste from conduits 15, 16 and 17 may transfer the collected waste to concentration zone 18A through conduit 18.
[0047] Alternatively each of conduits 15,16 and 17 may be provided with their own pump for transfer of fluid to concentration zone 18A.
[0048] In concentration zone 18A, the waste may be passed through a filter as described herein, parabolic steel screen, or have a flocculating agent such as Alum or Ferric Chloride added thereto or other reagent to concentrate the solids. A solid concentrate may then be passed to bioreactor and predominantly liquid component is passed through a drain (not shown) from zone 18A to holding tank or lagoon 18C through line or conduit 18B. Nitrogen and phosphorous may be removed in treatment tank 18D before being passed out through conduit 18E for reuse or ultimate disposal.
[0049] In bioreactor 19 the waste may be maintained at a pH of around 5.0-6.0 or more suitably 5.8. Usually the average dry weight of solid material discharged into bioreactor 19 will be of the order of 3.0-8.5% dry weight w/v and more preferably 5.0% dry weight w/v.
[0050] It will be appreciated that when the waste is mainly faeces, such faeces may contain lipolytic bacteria, which hydrolyse triacylglycerols or triglycerides to yield free long chain fatty acids and glycerol and are exemplified by bacteria of the genus Veillonella and Anerovibrio, which are found in faeces.
[0051] The faeces may also contain proteolytic bacteria, which convert the majority of the protein to branched chain volatile fatty acids and ammonia nitrogen. Such bacteria may include Bacteroides, Clostridia and Bifidobacterium and are commonly found in faeces.
[0052] Saccharolytic bacteria also found in faeces convert carbohydrate to straight chain volatile fatty acids and may include Clostridia, Butyrivibrio, Streptococcus, Bacteroides and Megasphera elsdenii.
[0053] Faeces also contain facultative anaerobes, which are active in oxygen rich atmosphere or atmosphere which is depleted in oxygen and are exemplified by Enterobacteriacae. Such bacteria reduce oxygen present in the fermentation liquor.
[0054] Faeces also contain hydrolytic fermentative and acid forming bacteria, which produce volatile fatty acids.
[0055] Such volatile fatty acids may include acetic acid, proprionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, heptanoic acid and octanoic acid. Branched volatile fatty acids may also be produced such as isobutyric acid and isovaleric acid.
[0056] In the case of sewage waste there also may be added elements comprising N, S, C, P and K as well as Mg, Ca, Na and Cl−. A rich source of N, P and K is agricultural fertiliser inclusive of meatmeal, blood and bone, urea and superphosphate. A preferred source of N is ammonium hydroxide and preferably 0.5-5.0 ml/litre of waste is added to bioreactor 19. Most preferably this is 2 ml/litre. Usually the ammonium hydroxide has a strength of 25% ammonia. It is emphasised that the content of the waste stream entering bioreactor 19 is extremely variable and thus should be monitored to check whether the abovementioned elements should be added. If necessary in the case of sewage waste faeces may be added to bioreactor 19 and this may comprise physiologically active faeces, such as untreated human sewage.
[0057] After the waste has been retained in bioreactor 19 for 24 hours, to allow anaerobic fermentation to take place as described above, the waste is then transferred to bioreactors 21, 23, 25 and 27 through lines 20, 22, 24 and 26. When the waste is in bioreactor 27, acid suitably in the form of industrial strength sulphuric acid may be added. This will lower the pH to around 4.0-4.7 and more suitably 4.3 to promote the action of the free VFAs described above in killing bacterial pathogens in the waste. This pH is maintained for a period of at least 24 hours. Preferably 1-10 ml of acid per litre of waste is added and more preferably this is 5 ml/litre. Usually the acid is industrial grade i.e. 50% strength.
[0058] After passage through bioreactor 27, the waste may then be passed through treatment zone 27A wherein nitrogen and/or phosphorous may be physically, chemically or biologically removed. In the case of phosphorous, magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide or other alkaline earth metal, hydroxide may be added to the liquid waste to cause precipitation of calcium phosphate or magnesium phosphate. In the case of simultaneous removal of both nitrogen and phosphorous, magnesium hydroxide may be added to the waste which will react with any phosphorous present as well as nitrogen present as ammonia to cause precipitation of struvite i.e. MgNH4PO4.6H2O.
[0059] Nitrogen may be captured from the liquid waste by addition of a mineral acid such as sulphuric acid, which may react with any ammonia in the waste to form ammonium sulphate. Nitrogen in the form of ammonia may also be removed by nitrification followed by denitrification e.g. by means of micro-organisms.
[0060] The process as described above also applies to treatment zone 18D above.
[0061] Reference may also be made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,126,049, which is incorporated herein by reference, which described a number of methods for removal of nitrogen compounds from raw water. These include ion exchange, reversed osmosis, biological dentrification as well as precipitation of struvite.
[0062] After passage through tank 27A, the fermented waste including any indigestible solids may be transferred to aeration vessels 31, 33 and 35. However it is emphasised that while a plurality of aeration vessels is illustrated, only a single aeration vessel may be utilised in the context of the present invention. In the aeration vessels aerobic bacteria may be added such as Acinetobacter sp. to remove N and P.. Also appropriate nutrients such as nitrogen and other elements, as described above and in the same concentration, may be added to the aeration vessels so that the volatile fatty acids and long chain acids may be oxidised to carbon dioxide and water. The total time of aeration may be from 2-5 days and more preferably 5 days.
[0063] Fermented waste may be transferred to a filter 29 along line 28 before the filtered waste enters aeration vessel 31 through line 30. Filter 29 is preferably a filter known as the BAYLEEN filter described above which is in the form of a stainless steel filter having apertures of around 30-100 microns wherein a fine spray washes solids down the screen for ultimate collection at the base of the screen. Liquid filtrate passes through the apertures. In this filter jets of water are applied downwardly onto the screen and upwardly to inhibit clogging of the apertures.
[0064] Alternatively, screw press filters may be used or parabolic stainless steel screens.
[0065] Alternatively, after the aerated waste has passed through aeration vessels 31, 33 and 35 through lines 32, 34 and 36 such aerated waste may be subjected to the action of filter 29A after passage of the waste through aerated vessel 35. This alternative may be preferable to use of filter 29 because if filtration takes place prior to aeration, a significant quantity of VFAs and long chain fatty acids may adhere to the separated solids. This may provide a more active sludge for disposal and a weaker or more dilute residue solution to be oxidised by aeration vessels 31, 33 and 35.
[0066] Solids may be transported from filter 29 or 29A through line 29B to composting area 29C or transported from the treatment plant.
[0067] At the end of aeration, the dry weight solids in the raw waste have been reduced by about 50% and the BOD of the raw waste has been reduced by about 90%.
[0068] After passage to liquid holding tank 37 through line 36, the aerated liquid may be held in holding tank 37 for a period of time (12-24 hours) prior to optional passage to tank 39 through line 38. Subsequently the aerated liquid may be transferred through lines 40 and 41 to wetlands or retention ponds as appropriate. Each of lines 40 and 41 are provided with valves V4 and V5.
[0069] In FIG. 2 lines 40 and 41 are shown extending from tank 37 and this is appropriate when only a single holding tank is utilised. However, if tank 39 is used, lines 40 and 41 may be connected to this tank rather than tank 37.
[0070] In relation to holding tanks 14A, 14B and 14C these may be above ground plastics tanks of 45,000 litre capacity and maintained at a temperature of 20-40° C.
[0071] The influent waste material may be piggery flume floor flushings having a solids size range of 2-5 mm. The pH may be 5.8-6.4. The temperature of the influent waste material may be 20-30° C. and have a design flow of around 73.5 l/hour.
[0072] Each of the bioreactors 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 may be of the same structure as described in WO 95/25071 and hence are only shown in schematic form in FIG. 2. The temperature of each of the bioreactors may be maintained at a temperature of 37° C.
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The Southern Maine Community College men's and women's basketball teams will take part in the Yankee Small College Conference tournament later this week. The Seawolves are looking to win another conference crown and advance to the USCAA National Tournament next month. Women's coach Becky Roak was named the YSCC Coach of the Year and Sonya O'Tash was selected as a Co-Player of the Year in recent balloting. O'Tash was joined on the All-Conference team by teammates Rachel Del Camp and Darcey Webster. Coleman Findlay from the men's squad was named All-Conference as well.
Coach Ed Flaherty and the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team will host a pitching, hitting and defense clinic Sundays Feb. 22 and March 1 at the Costello Fieldhouse on the USM Gorham campus. The pitching and defense clinics go from 9 a.m. to 12 p.. Hitting clinics are from 1 to 4 p.m. The cost of each session is $30. The full day is $50. Players ages 8 to 18 are welcome. FMI, 780-5474.
Waynflete School cross country coach Ziggy Gillespie is offering a six-month running program for any level of ability. Information and registration will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Peak Performance Multisport on Marginal Way in Portland. The program starts March 4 and meets every Wednesday night at 6 for a group run and workout. FMI, 780-8200 or mypeakmultisport.com.
Deering High School's annual student versus faculty basketball game will be held Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m., at the DHS gym. There will be nominal fee.
South Portland High School is seeking an assistant boys' outdoor track and field coach and a freshman football coach. The application deadline is Feb. 27.FMI, 871-0555.


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To insiders, it raised a different question:
Was he going down alone?
Beachum's year of infamy ended in November 1999, when officials from DAV's national headquarters whisked him into rehab and hired a private investigator to assess the damage.
Out in Windsor, Missouri, Beachum's friend Jerry Bay caught only the lightest spray of gossip: The St. Louis chapter was broke and some redhead was suing it.
Bay was out in the barn, methodically worming his quiet, heavily muscled russet and black Gelbvieh cows, when the call came summoning him to a January 10 meeting in St. Louis.
It was a three-and-a-half-hour drive, but Bay agreed automatically. He had the habit of doing, without hesitation or fuss, whatever was needed. When he was a fireman, he was the one who came home with his ears burned. Later he served as a deputy sheriff, a municipal judge, a DAV state commander. He liked helping veterans who'd been handed a raw deal. So when he went on 100 percent disability -- after two spinal fusions and the implantation of electrodes to intercept the pain -- he volunteered for DAV, helping Beachum organize service officers throughout the state.
On the surface, the two men had a lot in common. Both grew up poor, married young and went through hell in Vietnam. Once, Bay's tank hit two land mines and got ambushed by the Vietcong. Once, blood pouring from his ears, he managed to fire enough rounds to save his comrades' lives. He was seriously wounded twice and collected even more medals than Beachum.
But war wounds and tokens of honor had the opposite effect on Jerry Bay.
He came home passionate about fairness, convinced that a straight line ran between right and wrong. Death no longer scared him, but he'd sleep on a bed of knives to keep his conscience clean.
When Beachum wasn't drinking, he hung out with Jerry and his wife, Connie Bay, at the national conventions. When he drank, he avoided their eyes.
He hadn't looked at them straight for a long time.
When Bay walked into Jefferson Barracks for that meeting, he expected to talk about bailing the St. Louis chapter out of a financial mess. Beachum saw him and came over, already sodden, muttering something about doing it all for the sake of the DAV.
Before he could explain, the meeting began -- and swiftly turned hostile. Why was Beachum paying hush money to a woman who'd been a bottomless dancer on the East Side? How dare he spend all the chapter's money on a failing restaurant?
"We have lost track of our purpose," intoned the inspector general of the national DAV, Robert Gushee, who'd flown in from the organization's Cold Springs, Kentucky, headquarters for the occasion.
Gushee suspended the chapter and appointed three trustees from outside the chapter -- one of them Jerry Bay -- to clean up the mess.
Bay figured it would take maybe a month.
He spent the next two years driving back and forth between Windsor and St. Louis, pulling apart a tangled mess of misspent money, a drained pension fund, vanished life insurance policies, inexplicable property transactions and doubled or missing records.
He wasn't given to clichés, but by the time he'd read the investigator's reports, scrutinized the books and interviewed DAV employees, he was saying things like "Beachum's only the tip of the iceberg." He questioned the behavior of past officers, the management of the thrift stores, even the intent of the national organization's decision-makers.
Bill Beachum had indeed screwed up royally.
But other men's greed had given him permission.
Initially, all Beachum wanted was to give the chapter members a home, a place like the one they used to have on Kossuth Avenue, where they could meet to play cards or stuff envelopes, have a few drinks, talk to people who understood how years of drill and combat could shape the rest of your life.
Beachum found them Lemmons, a dim-lit little place on Gravois long famous for its fried chicken and lemon pie. He kept the owner, Joe Tucci, as manager but ignored the loyal bluehairs who lined up every Sunday.
Beachum envisioned a sports bar with leather couches and a four-star restaurant serving chateaubriand and bananas Foster.
"It was nuts," says Tucci. "I said, 'Bill, this is South St. Louis; this is an older clientele; these people want the chicken."
Tucci watched in amazement as Beachum, who'd agreed to pay $300,000 for the restaurant, wrote checks totaling $411,510 to Savbyo Construction to renovate it.
"We're talking about chicken," Tucci reminded him again, "$7.95 a plate."
Beachum signed off on a charge of more than $21,000 to install and light a donated flagpole. He spent thousands on the bar alone, a massive, lakelike oval of marbled burgundy Corian.
He and Jane Doe held hands across that bar. She called him at the office. They were seen dining together. At one of the chapter meetings, coworkers say, she came in wearing a gauzy top tied under her breasts and a pair of shorts. Older, chunkier women were heaving trays up and down the stairs. When they offered her a chance to help, she reportedly informed them that she was there to entertain.
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Introversion has announced the release of a DEFCON beta for Linux on their forums:
We've made a beta version of Defcon for Linux available and we'd really appreciate your help testing it.
In order to cut down on downloading time (for future Linux betas or those with an install of Windows Defcon), we're distributing the sounds.dat (60MB) separately. So you need:
- sounds.dat – Extract it from an installation of Defcon for Windows (or download it here).
- The Defcon files – Download it here
Then extract the defcon files with tar xzf defcon-v1.4-beta2.tar.gz and put the sounds.dat file in the defcon-v1.4-beta2/lib directory.
If you come across any bugs, please can you post them in this forum, using [defcon 1.4 beta 2 linux] to prefix the subject line.
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MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam Spokesperson Dita Von Teese Interview Podcast
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Thanks to MAC Cosmetics, Temptalia went backstage at Macy's Passport 2007 (San Francisco) to interview the very sultry Dita Von Teese, international queen of burlesque. Check out this unedited 15-minute interview with this gorgeous Viva Glam spokesperson!
Dita Von Teese is an absolute doll; she's terribly nice, and there are these quirks and mannerisms that remind you she's human, friendly, and so down to earth. It is definitely a great way to put a first-timer (myself) at ease straight away in the interviewing process. She laughs often, and it's easy to see she enjoys everything she does – her life is what she wants it to be. It is impossible not to admire someone with this kind of attitude in life, plus, she's accomplished it.
We can't wait to see more of Miss Teese in the future!
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