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Compositions and methods include a new strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens having growth promoting activity and activity against plant pathogens. The compositions are useful for benefiting plant growth and / or conferring protection against a pathogenic infection when applied to plant foliage, flowers, fruits, bark, roots, seeds, callus tissue, grafts, cuttings, surrounding soil or growth medium, and soil or growth medium concomitant with sowing seed and planting callus tissue, grafts, and cuttings. The compositions containing the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RTI301 strain can be applied alone or in combination with other microbial, biological, or chemical insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, bacteriocides, herbicides, plant extracts, plant growth regulators, and fertilizers. In one example, the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RTI301 strain can be delivered to the plant as part of an integrated pest management program, with other microbial or chemical insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, bacteriocides, herbicides, plant extracts, and plant growth regulators.

A composite non-woven needlefelt ink absorber that is particularly suited for use with an ink jet printer to absorb and disperse waste ink utilizes at least two distinct layers. The layer initially contacted by the ink is low density / course denier. The final ink receiving and retaining layer is high density / fine denier. Any intermediate layers are also intermediate in density and denier.

A transfer chute (10) for use in bulk materials handling operations, and also a methodology for designing such a transfer chute, a method of constructing the transfer chute, and a method of transferring bulk materials between two locations using the transfer chute. The transfer chute (10) comprises a chute body (11) defining a flow pathway (19), with an upper section (19a) of the flow pathway accommodating accelerating flow to maintain dense granular flow regime, an intermediate section (19b) of the flow pathway providing consolidated flow in which the flow rate is retarded in a controlled manner avoiding creation of flow turbulence, and a lower section (19c) of the flow pathway in which flow is further retarded to create a controlled accumulation and build-up of material upwardly from the lower section.

A cooling fan for use in an engine of an automotive vehicle includes a central hub, a plurality of blades and an annular reinforcement element. The central hub is pivotally coupled to the vehicle. The plurality of blades has distal ends spaced radially outwardly relative to the central hub. The annular reinforcement element is fixedly secured to the plurality of blades, the reinforcement element is spaced radially inwardly relative to the distal ends of the plurality of blades to prevent a build-up of ice between the fan and a shroud or housing surrounding the fan.

The invention relates to a method of printing a substrate using an inkjet printer which includes a holder to rotatably receive a roll on which the substrate is wound, a downstream print zone and an inkjet printhead for printing the substrate at the print zone, a transport means for engaging and transporting the substrate to the print zone during which transport the substrate is unwound from the roll, and a guide element which is situated downstream of the roll in front of the transport means to guide the substrate from the roll to the transport means, the method including the steps of transporting the substrate over a predetermined distance with control of the transport means, during which transport the guide element is moved from a first position which the guide element occupies prior to the transport, to a second position such that the distance over which the substrate extends between the roll and the transport means is smaller as a result of the movement and after the substrate has been transported over the predetermined distance, printing a strip of the substrate with control of the inkjet printhead, and after printing of the strip, the re-transport of the substrate over a predetermined distance during which the guide element is moved, which transport is followed by printing a following strip of the substrate, wherein the guide element is brought into the first position prior to the re-transport of the substrate.