Metabolizable energy in Chinese tallow fruit for Yellow-rumped Warblers, Northern Cardinals, and American Robins.
The Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) is an invasive, non-native tree from Southeast Asia. It is now common in many areas along the northern Gulf of Mexico and south Atlantic coast (Scheld and Cowles 1981, Harcombe et al. 1993, Renne et al. 2000) and often exists in near monospecific...

Meetings.
September 22, 2008: Japan Section, AOAC Annual Meeting, Dallas Hyatt Regency, Dallas, Texas, USA (6:00 p.m. in Cumberland H). Contact: Takatoshi (Thomas) Moriyama, Tel: +81-3-3709-8289, tmoriyama1@mmm.com September 22, 2008: Latin American Section, AOAC Annual Meeting, Dallas Hyatt Regency, Dallas, Texas, USA (6:00 p.m. in Cumberland I). Contact:...

The seasonal use of a shallow Georgia creek by flatfishes.
ABSTRACT Flatfishes use estuaries as recruitment habitats and nurseries. The purpose of the present study was to assess the seasonal use and abundance (as measured by Catch Per Unit Effort) of flatfishes from September 2004 to February 2006 in Wylly Creek, a shallow estuarine creek in Georgia....

Stocks to watch.
MUMBAI: Equities are likely to remain firm on Wednesday with the Reserve Bank of India's policy meet out of the way. The market will now take cues from corporate earnings and US Federal Reserve's move on interest rates. Dr Reddy's Laboratories has acquired BASF's pharmaceutical contract manufacturing...

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Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. 2007 May 31-June 3 ASABE 10th Annual International 1/4-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. Expo Gardens, Peoria, Illinois, USA. Contact Jerome Robillard, jmrobillard@blount-fied.com or Brian...

US vs RP in NCA derby.
On January 9, 2007, all roads lead to the Pasay City cockpit as the National Cockers' Association (NCA) opens the World Championship Derby, the acknowledged "Olympics of Cockfighting.'' The three-day NCA derby, to be held on January 9, 11, and 13, 2007, in the world-class Pasay City...

Elsevier to Provide Online Nursing Resources to Kaiser Permanente.
Elsevier to Provide Online Reference and Skills Tools for Nurses Working In Hospitals and Clinics Throughout the Organization ST. LOUIS, Missouri, February 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elsevier [LSE: REL , NYSE: EML] today announces that Kaiser Permanente will adopt its premier online nursing resources, Mosby's Nursing Skills and...

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus) as feed for the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis Daudin).
ABSTRACT Larvae of Hermetia illucens Linnaeus (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), the Black Soldier Fly (BSF), or one of two commercial feeds were offered to three randomized groups of hatchling American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis Daudin) (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) for three months and their growth monitored. Statistical analysis of weight (g) (Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis...

Pacman battles 6 US champs.
TOP AMERICAN fighting cock breeders Dan Gray, Joe Wolcott, Larry Whitehead, Tom Cooper, Jeff Hudspeth, and Eddie Odell say they are among Manny Pacquiao's biggest fans. The six champion American cockers, who have won big derbies in the country, say they will not miss the opportunity to...

Events calendar.
ASAE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASAE conferences and meetings, contact the Meetings Department at 800-371-2723 or hq@asae.org. For the complete list, see www.asae.org/resource/asaevents.html. 2005 July 17-20 ASAE Annual International Meeting. Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida, USA. ...