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The School of Nursing offers programs from the certificate level to graduate degree. Program options include: (1) LPN certificate program; (2) a BSN degree program; (3) an LPN to BSN program (for LPNs desiring to obtain a baccalaureate degree); (4) an RN to BSN degree program (for registered nurses who desire to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing); and (5) an MSN degree program with a family nurse practitioner functional track as its specialty.
The BSN program prepares students to function as professional nurses in a variety of hospital and community settings. Students acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to practice across a variety of settings with diverse populations within the health care system and to be independently skillful in the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention of disease, and the management, coordination and supervision of client care.
Northern's bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and master of science in nursing (MSN) programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- Student Nurses Association
Pre-Admission Policies
The department strongly recommends that prospective nursing students prepare themselves in high school by taking the following courses: English (four years), mathematics (three or four years, including two years of algebra), social studies (four years) and one unit each of biology, chemistry and physics. Students without the necessary high school preparation in algebra and chemistry may need to take additional preparatory courses in these subjects, which will lengthen their program.
Prospective transfer students from community colleges should take courses equivalent to those listed as requirements for admission to the nursing sequence.
Entering students are assigned an adviser who helps them plan an academic program of pre-nursing courses. When the prerequisites are nearly completed, students may apply for admission to the baccalaureate nursing sequence in consultation with an adviser. For more information, contact the nursing department at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Note: Completion of prerequisites does not guarantee admission to the nursing program.
Criminal Background Checks
Student placement in a clinical site/agency assumes that the applicant possesses good moral character and the ability to successfully pass the rigors of a background investigation and criminal history check. In specific clinical sites, the State of Michigan requires a criminal background check and a criminal background check is required prior to licensure. All students are required to complete a criminal background check. Students are responsible for the costs of the background check. Students who do not complete a background check are ineligible for placement at some clinical agencies and therefore, may result in the student's being unable to progress in the nursing program. More information about criminal background checks is provided in the BSN Student Handbook.
License Information for RNs and LPNs Applying to Nursing Programs
Applicants and students holding either an LPN or RN license must report any action involving their license during the admission process as well as during the student's progression in the nursing program. This includes licenses that are revoked, suspended, or sanctioned in any manner. The applicant or student is required to report all changes in the status of the license to the Director of the School of Nursing and to their faculty advisor. A licensed that is sanctioned in any way is not considered an active license to practice and therefore does not meet the program requirements for RN to BSN or LPN to BSN programs.
Before applying for admission to the nursing sequence, applicants must:
- Be admitted to Northern Michigan University.
- Have completed or be in the process of completing the following courses: BI 201 Human Anatomy, BI 202 Human Physiology, BI 203 Medical Microbiology, CH 109 Chemistry, PY 100 Psychology, SO 101 Introductory Sociology, HN 301 A and B Human Nutrition.
- Have a 2.75 or greater cumulative NMU grade point average. Currently enrolled NMU students with 12 current NMU credits will be given priority over transfer students.
- Students admitted to the BSN program in Fall 2012 will be admitted based on the admission criteria, as seen in Appendix 4 of BSN Student Handbook.
Note: Admission to the BSN program is very competitive. Meeting prerequisites and minimum GPA criteria does not ensure admission.
All prospective BSN students must complete and submit an application with a current transcript of grades to the School of Nursing by February 1 for the succeeding fall semester, or by October 1 for the succeeding winter semester.
The School of Nursing admits a limited number of students to the baccalaureate nursing sequence each semester. Records and applications of all students are reviewed promptly, and students are notified of acceptance or rejection no later than the beginning of the pre-registration period. If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of placements available, the faculty reserves the right to select the applicants who shall be admitted. The remaining eligible applicants may apply for admission the following semester. Ordinarily, students may expect to complete the entire program in approximately three academic years after being admitted to the nursing sequence, assuming that they complete all of their courses satisfactorily and sequentially.
Students with an LPN license who request admission to the BSN program and have graduated from an LPN program within five years of admission into the BSN program and/or have worked as an LPN within five years of admission into the BSN program, are granted, without testing, advanced placement credit for: NU 211 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice (T) 4 credits and NU 212 Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice (C) 3 credits. LPN applicants who have not practiced as an LPN and have graduated from an LPN program more than five years prior to application for admission will be required to successfully complete challenge exams to receive advanced placement credit.
LPN student applicants who have not practiced as an LPN and have graduated from an LPN program more than five years prior to admission will be required to successfully complete challenge exams for advanced placement credit.
Students must submit a copy of their current Michigan LPN license prior to acceptance into the BSN program.
Preadmission requirements are the same as delineated in "Admission to the Baccalaureate Nursing Sequence."
Credit for a maximum of 47 semester hours of selected previous nursing courses will be granted to those individuals transferring from an accredited nursing program or community college with which the School of Nursing has an articulation agreement. RNs that enter the BSN program with a deficit in nursing credits can make up the deficit with credits by taking courses offered within the School of Nursing including nursing electives, NU 399 Advanced Nursing Apprenticeship and/or NU 491 Nursing Practicum/Internship. If the scheduling and/or staffing of nursing courses does not allow the student the opportunity to make up the credit deficit from nursing courses, other courses may be substituted with department approval.
- Be admitted to Northern Michigan University
- Have graduated from a state-approved diploma or associate degree program in nursing
- provide a photocopy of a current unrestricted Michigan RN license (or proof of being in process of obtaining licensure)
- Have a 2.75 or greater cumulative NMU grade point average. The transfer grade point average of those courses with a C- or above will be used until a student completes 12 credit hours at NMU.
Have completed or be currently enrolled in the following courses:
- BI 201 Human Anatomy
- BI 202 Human Physiology
- BI 203a Medical Microbiology
- CH 109 Introductory Organic & Biochemistry
- HN 301A and HN 301B Nutrition for Health Professions
- NU 393 Role Dimension in Professional Nursing (T) 3 credits
- PY 100 Psychology and
- SO 101 Introductory Sociology.
In special circumstances the department may substitute BI 104 Human Anatomy and Physiology for BI 201 and waive HN 301 A and/or B Nutrition for Health Professions if HN 210 Nutrition for Humans or an equivalent course has been successfully completed.
To remain in the program, the student:
- Must maintain a minimum 2.25 NMU cumulative grade point average. If the cumulative grade point average falls below 2.25 the student is not eligible to progress in the nursing program and will be required to withdraw from nursing courses. Since the student is not enrolled in any nursing classes while the grade point average is less than 2.25, the student must reapply to the nursing major when the student's grade point average enables the student to again enroll in a nursing class. This will not, however, obligate the nursing school to grant readmission.
- Must complete all nursing courses with a minimum grade of "C", or "S" when the course is graded S/U. The required nursing courses are identified with the prefix lettering of "NU".
- May fail and repeat one required nursing course. Upon receiving a passing grade after repeating the course, the student may progress in the nursing program (based upon space availability). If a second failing grade is obtained in any required nursing course, a repetition is not allowed, and the student will be dropped from NMU's nursing program.
- Must adhere to the university Student Code.
- Must demonstrate a pattern of safe clinical practice commensurate with their educational experiences.
- Maintain an unencumbered professional license. [LPN to BSN and RN to BSN students only.]
Each student is responsible for reading the Northern Michigan University Undergraduate Bulletin and the BSN Student Handbook, and seeking consultation with their academic advisor/Department Head and/or Dean of Students if questions or concerns arise.
Students in good academic standing who withdraw from the nursing program and wish to re-enter must follow the same application and admission procedure as all pre-nursing students. This will not, however, obligate the nursing school to grant readmission.
Note: Before graduation students will complete the HESI Exit Exam. (This graduation requirement does not apply to RN to BSN program students.)
Note: All School of Nursing student policies are clearly described in the BSN Student Handbook which is available in the school of nursing office and online [http://webb.nmu.edu/Nursing/SiteSections/StudentInformation/BSN_Handbook_
All BSN students are required to take selected Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI) assessment tests. These tests are incorporated into nursing courses and may be part of the earned grade. The HESI Exit Examination is administered during the final semester of the nursing program. Students may take the HESI Exit Examination twice. An NCLEX pre-RN Review course is included in the HESI testing package. There is a service charge each semester for the HESI tests and review package. Please refer to the BSN Student Handbook for further information regarding the HESI review testing package.
Liberal Studies: Complete information on the liberal studies requirements and additional graduation requirements, including the health promotion requirement, is in the "Liberal Studies Program and Graduation Requirements" section of this bulletin.
Courses within each major that can be used to satisfy liberal studies requirements are listed with the Roman numeral (in brackets) that coincides with the liberal studies division the course falls under.


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I'm building this armor in an attempt to see where my short comings will be in a full build. I am in no way skilled but from everything I have read on this site I feel that I have a good chance of making an acceptable, not good, scratch built mandoloran armor before I try my hand at a Boba Fett set. I invite any and all criticism in this build as it is my first and it is from scratch.
I am starting with foam board cut outs of the chest armor. I will have pictures to follow once I find my cable for my camera. I plan to do two sets of the boards, one as a paint test to see what colors I will use, and the other will become the base that I will try to cover with fiberglass or make a mold and try to recast it. Still up in the air as to which one i think will come out better. Pictures and my first fails will follow in the next few days.

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Research will be key for your friend before feeding her Fur Baby a vegan diet.
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Articles and Studies Following are links to a series of articles and studies on the roles of protein and phosphorus in the diet of dogs with kidney disease, supporting the idea that reducing protein in the diet does not slow the progression of kidney disease nor prolong life, and is unnecessary unless it is needed to relieve symptoms of uremia (very high creatinine and BUN), or if your dog has significant proteinuria (protein in the urine, in which case moderate but not severe protein restriction is indicated). I have provided excerpts from these articles, but I would encourage you to read them in their entirety if you are dealing with a dog with kidney disease, as many of them contain a great deal more information than I will show here.
More Study Results from the Nutrition Symposium by Ken Tudor, DVM (6/27/13)
The double-blind, randomized study compared actual kidney function, creatinine (a blood marker for kidney function), body condition and survival time of dogs fed a low protein diet (16%) and those fed a normal diet (22.5% protein). Both diets had the same restricted phosphorus content. What they found was no significant difference in kidney function, blood creatinine levels or survival time between the two groups. As expected the body condition scores were greater for the normal protein group as they maintained more muscle mass. The main determinant of survival time was the level of kidney dysfunction at the time of diagnosis, not the diet.
What is interesting is that the low protein diet in this study was 2-3 percent greater than most of the veterinary diets formulated for kidney disease. That means that muscle loss would be expected to be even greater for pets being fed veterinary kidney diets. The maintenance of muscle mass has implications for maintaining an active lifestyle. Since quantity of life is no different it would make sense to feed kidney patients a normal protein diet to maintain their quality of life. This study also suggests that phosphorus control is more important than dietary protein in kidney patients.
Dogs with kidney problems by Dr. Lucy Pinkston, D.V.M.
"Because by-products of protein digestion are the main toxins that need to be excreted by the kidneys, an obvious assumption might be that all one needs to do is to cut out the protein and the kidneys wouldn't have any more hard work to do. . . . There is significant evidence, however, that the daily protein requirements actually increase slightly for dogs in chronic renal failure. Therefore, severely restricting the protein for such a dog is likely to result in protein malnutrition, in spite of the fact that the levels of blood urea nitrogen, or BUN (the primary by-product of protein metabolism) would be correspondingly lower." This article contains a great deal more useful information in easy to read format.
Are High Protein Diets Harmful to a Dog's Kidneys? from the Veterinary Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
"The myth that high-protein diets are harmful to kidneys probably started because, in the past, patients with kidney disease were commonly placed on low-protein (and thus low-nitrogen) diets. Now we often put them on a diet that is not necessarily very low in protein but contains protein that is more digestible so there are fewer nitrogen by-products."
The Mythology of Protein Restriction for Dogs with Reduced Renal Function by Kenneth C. Bovee, DVM, MMedSc
"Morris subsequently developed, produced, and sold a low-protein diet, KD, for dogs with renal failure. He and others were influenced by the erroneous work hypertrophy concept for urea excretion advanced by Addis. While experimental or clinical data were never published to support the value of this or other diets, the concept was broadly accepted without challenge in the veterinary literature." This article talks about the history of protein restriction, and about 10 recent experimental studies that have failed to provide evidence of the benefit of reduced dietary protein to influence the course of renal failure.
Also see Influence of Dietary Protein on Renal Function in Dogs by the same author, which concludes, "These results do not support the hypothesis that feeding a high protein diet had a significant adverse effect on renal function or morphology."
Nutrition and Renal Function from the Purina Research Report
"Dietary Protein and Renal Function: Results of multiple studies indicated that there were no adverse effects of the high protein diets." This report also includes information on metabolic acidosis and on the beneficial effects of omega-3 essential fatty acids in patients with chronic renal failure. The complete reports on each of the three studies mentioned in this report are available online, as follows: Effects of Dietary Lipids on Renal Function in Dogs and Cats; Effects of Dietary Protein Intake on Renal Functions; and Acid-Base, Electrolytes, and Renal Failure.
Your friend may want to consider soaking dry kibble in water (about 15/20 minutes) before feeding so that the dry kibble does not pull moisture from the system. Store any leftovers in the frig until next meal. Do not leave out.
Suggestion's to help dog's with kidney problems: DogAware.com Health: Medical Treatment for Dogs with Kidney Disease
Hope this info helps.
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Kidney disease can come in many flavours, but typically to manage it you either go for dialysis if it is 100% kidney failure, or if it isn't too severe, you manage diet by cutting down on sodium or proteins which cause the kidneys to work hard. It makes sense why the vet wanted the dog on a vegetarian diet to cut down on protein and uric acid but perhaps a different approach would be to give lesser meat to the dog.
|Kidney disease can come in many flavours, but typically to manage it you either go for dialysis if it is 100% kidney failure, or if it isn't too severe, you manage diet by cutting down on sodium or proteins which cause the kidneys to work hard. It makes sense why the vet wanted the dog on a vegetarian diet to cut down on protein and uric acid but perhaps a different approach would be to give lesser meat to the dog.
|Thank you all. The dog is losing weight because it is not eating the current vegitarian kibble. I'm not sure which kibble it is. I will pass on the information. I would be seeking a second opinion and seeing a nutritionist.
|Also, could the dog be losing weight because of its ailment? It may have nothing to do with being fed a vegetarian diet, or it may? Maybe you can get some more information...
Either way, I'm kind of a questioning type of person so I would tell your friend to get a second opinion and find out if the dog specifically needs a vegetarian diet for the kidney problems? I have not heard of this before but I'm not a vet. Maybe it's not the meat, maybe there are other things the dog needs to omit to have a healthy body, but if it's meat, and that's what a few different vets tell the owner, then yes, there are several vegetarian dog foods. The one I posted a pic of is one that is easily accessible at petco, however there are many more that I'm guessing can be purchased on amazon. Such as evo
maybe I don't understand something. can dogs live on vegetarian diets? barbie is saying they can. how?
then again some kibble brands have almost no meat in them and dogs are still alive on it. so I guess I'm wrong.
|I would think as in humans with kidney problems different veggies might cause more issues. I would also consult with someone to see what the dog needs or should have.
For a dog with kidney issues, I'd be consulting a nutritionist that specializes in renal problems. I wouldn't put the dog on a vegetarian kibble.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by BillLaimbeer, Feb 7, 2014.
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(placeholder for future thread) I think Joe only did this to set up a future move!
Dangit BL! I saw this thread, and dumped all of my ConAgra Foods stock!
BOOOOOOO. You got me excited there
If this had been a real thread it would have ended with an exclamation point.
I think it was just typo. Bill would never be that mean. I'm sure he meant to type 'Joe Dumars is tired'.
Maybe Bill thought his posts weren't relevant anymore.
Gores buying any property by the proposed light rail? Heard Gilbert was loading up.
It took the "Mo Cheeks Fired" thread 99 posts before Cheeks actually got fired. You guys better get going. We have 89 posts to go here.
"Why y'all hating on me so much? Now where did I put that popcorn...."
Was that photo taken 10 years ago?
They are using a reverse fish eye lense. Whatever they are called.
I have to admit, It does kind of make me lose interest in the forum somewhat The thread was started in June way before we knew what the season would be like.
I don't know Beer, my last poll said this guy is Golden.
You may be right. I may be crazy.
I wonder how long it'll be until Joe is coaching or the fictitious GM of one of these Rookie/Sophomore teams?
The word "placeholder" is like an insurance policy Wiggins failed to purchase.
Capp Spayce should've had his own Placeholder thread long ago.
We'd get real cred if JD were the one who posted here first when the hits the fan....
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Green Bay Downs Penguins 71-40 for 20th Victory
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Green Bay (20-5, 10-2 HL) set the tone from the opening offensive and defensive possessions on Thursday night, with junior Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.) scoring in the paint for a 2-0 lead and senior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) blocking the first shot attempt by Youngstown State (13-13, 4-7 HL).
Brown went on to score a game-high 24 points and block three shots for visiting Green Bay, which held a 38-18 edge in the paint and broke the Horizon League single-season blocks record during a 71-40 rout of the Penguins. The Phoenix has blocked 185 shots in 2013-14, breaking the league record of 182 set by YSU in 2012-13.
Green Bay maintained a one-game lead in the Horizon League standings heading into Saturday's contest with second-place Cleveland State, which posted a 73-53 home win over UIC on Thursday night. The game will be televised live by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and available on ESPN3.
Led by 11 points from Brown, Green Bay opened up a double-digit lead in midway through the first half and took a 39-23 lead into the locker room thanks to a late jumper from junior Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.).
Brown scored the first four points of the second half to increase the lead to 20, but the Penguins scored the next eight to close to 43-31 with 16:40 to play.
For the rest of the game, Green Bay outscored Youngstown State 27-9, holding the highest scoring offense (78.6) in the Horizon League to just 2-of-16 from the field. Prior to Thursday, YSU's lowest offensive output of the season was 67 points. It was also the lowest total allowed by the Phoenix in a Horizon League game since a 58-40 win at Wright State on Feb. 18, 1999.
Youngstown State made just 15-of-47 shots from the field and only 3-of-16 from long range. Green Bay held Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year Kendrick Perry to just 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field.
Brown finished with 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field and added four rebounds and three blocked shots. With 768 rebounds in his career, Brown became the program's all-time leader at the Division I level.
Sykes added 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists while committing just one turnover. Nine different Phoenix players scored on Thursday, including Alfonzo McKinnie (Chicago, Ill.) knocking down a jumper for his first points at Green Bay.
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I have known some people that got back more in a tax return than they made that year. :roll:
I think the larger point here should be? that WE haven't been paying our federal bill for quite some time now and that eventually everyone will have to make some effort to bring the difference between government expenditures and income more into line.
PeteG22 I think the link adding problem is because you are new here. If you send your links to a moderator they will be glad to add them for you.
punishing the rich""Robin Hood""Marx" Not at all. My aim is to have everyone pay their fair share.
do you forget that Robin Hood robbed the church/government to give back to the people what had been taken from them?
1) The first way is something an investor does - taking paper losses. When the market is down, an investor switches say from mutual fund a to mutual fund B. He stays in the market and so has not taken a real loss, but has a paper loss. The IRS lets you use these losses to offset other income and carry it over to future years indefinitely to offset any future capital gains, (when the market is up and you actually do sell at a gain). Perfectly legal. Even smallish unsophisticated investors do this and so I know some who have not paid a capital gains tax in many many years.
2) The second way that capital gains taxes are avoided is written into the law. Only "realized" (cashed-in) gains are taxed. Most gains are never realized ie never cashed in. The very wealthy investor can easily live off their dividends (taxed at half rate). Thus their capital grows tax free indefinitely until they are passed to the next generation, often through a trust to avoid the estate tax. I'm doing the analysis now and it looks like in a typical year 85% of capital not gains are left "unrealized" in the market are so are not taxed. (or reflected in reported tax rates)
We know that in long run wealthy investors will make an average 8% in even a conservative portfolio and say 75% of this is in capital gains
his assertion was that a strong government would have to oversee the equitable distribution of labor and goods until the government was able to phase itself out of the equation. Marx also asserted that communism could not begin without a bloody overthrow of capitalistic systems., Kindly, before insinuating that I havent read Marx, perhaps read it yourself.
i don't know why you aren't a fan. it sounds so good! :evil:
Quote from: kathyp on September 30, 2010, 12:35:07 PMi don't know why you aren't a fan. it sounds so good! :evil: I prefer dragon stories and sci fi - I think we have a better chance of developing interstallar wormholes than having a working communist utopia phase on earth.


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1.Frozen paint? myth
2.It it was frozen it somehow "
white paint splurged on her chest"???
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A.M. Roundup: Bernanke's Legacy; Yellen's Challenges; What Tapering Mean for the U.S. Dollar, Gold
Here's a linkfest to some morning reading:
WSJ: Economics Editor David Wessel credits outgoing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke with making the Fed more open. Writer Victoria McGrane writes that central bank chair nominee Janet Yellen still faces some tough decisions on interest rates and inflation when she likely takes the reins in February. And Nicole Hong weighs in on what tapering means for the U.S. dollar.
CNBC.com: Writer Ansuya Harjani asks the question: Is the Fed's decision to scale back its stimulus a nail in the coffin for gold prices? Read her article here.
Financial Times: In an opinion piece published today, economist and currency expert Barry Eichemngreen calls the Fed's announcement a "taper in a teapot." Meanwhile, the Lex team at FT.com explains why investors shouldn't expect another year of outperformance by the junk bond market.
Washington Post: Columnist Neil Irwin offers his own opinion on how history will regard Bernanke.


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I still don't think that really good comparisons can be made between over the road (OTR) and marine engines, except maybe at idle. A diesel genset running in a low load condtion would replicate the battery charging conditions described quite closely. Conversations with the engineering staff at Cummins marine group here in Charleston would seem to support my conclusions.
Trying to compare OTR and marine engines under load isn't easy. The OTR diesel engine is usually operating at a much lower load for a given rpm than a marine diesel or generator engine. They also typically operate well below their maximum rpm. For an OTR engine to be placed under the same load conditions as a marine or generator engine it would need to be on a never ending uphill grade and operating at about 80% of it's maximim design rpm. These are the types of loads that a marine (crusing at or near hull speed) engine operates under. It is very simaler to a genset running under full load.
Carbon builup in marine engines is most often caused by high fuel schedues and low rpm, but can be reduced by ensuring that the engine is not running below it's design temp.
Moisture is a concern, but as long as the engine is brought to full operating temperature before shutdown it usaully is not a problem. Short run cycles that do not reach full operation are usually the primary cause of excessive condensation inside an engine.
The most common cause of engine failure is overheating. Overheating by itself doesn't usually do the damage. It causes a loss of lubrication by breaking down the oil flim between bearing surfaces. I would rather have an oil temp gauge than a watertemp gauge if choosing between the two.
The point that I was really trying to make is that the opreatiing temperature of an engine (hot or cold for coolant and oil) at a specific load and rpm has a tremendous impact on engine longevity.
Just my .02
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... If you run your engine at near full throttle for 10 hours, then let it idle for 6, then wring it out again for 10, the idle time will indeed have little if any impact. ...
I wonder how this discussion applies to commercial trollers... A good number of their boats are powered by diesels you might find in some larger cruising sailboats. They idle at troll speed for oodles of time (sometimes days), and then they haul butt back in. I find myself thinking they could save themselves in fuel costs (esp being so high now) if the throttled back a bit, but maybe this is their way of cleaning the pipes so to speak. I tried doing a little trolling for salmon from my boat.. but at fast idle I was still pushing over 2.5 knots on a calm day. Couldn't bear the thought of dropping her to a low idle just to catch a little fish.
chsjohn...many cruisers will spend a lot of time on the hook just charging batteries if they don't have alternatives to their engine. We've had several discussions debating the damage this can do and comparing to truck diesels which idle for long hours without apparent harm. I wrote BoatUS and boat system guru Don Casey on this issue and here is what he told me:
"Diesel trucks idling in a Dakota truck stop have no implication for a 40-horse diesel powering nothing more than a 12-volt alternator. For one thing, the idle time in the truck is between long and continuous hours of the engine operating at full power. If you run your engine at near full throttle for 10 hours, then let it idle for 6, then wring it out again for 10, the idle time will indeed have little if any impact. That is not what we are talking about. In the case of a boat diesel used for charging the batteries, you fire it up each day just to let it tick over at a fast idle for an hour or two, then shut it off. And you do that again tomorrow and the next day and the day after that. The engine runs too cool for complete combustion, resulting in inevitable carbon build-up inside the engine and the exhaust system. Equally destructive, warming the engine attracts moisture into the crankcase but the idling engine never gets hot enough to drive this accumulating moisture out of the lubricating oil. The result is corrosion of the bearing surfaces. Every diesel manufacturer will tell you that unrelieved light loads are murder on their engines. Today you will find very few long-term cruisers depending on the main engine as the primary source of electrical power. The advantage of solar panels and wind generators is not just lower fuel costs. They reserve engine hours for propelling the boat, making a good-quality diesel engine in a sailboat almost immortal."
Good point about the battery charging operation (didn't even think of that). I don't have any guess as to what number of hours are spent in that type of low load condition, but I suspect that most hours on an engine for the average cruiser would be spent used for propulsion ( I could be wrong I often am). If the engine has been proped correctly the load condtions would be fairly simalar to a genset (constant rpm fairly high in the power curve). I'm sure that the racing crowd isn't using their engines like cruisers, but they wouldn't be as concerned with the high number of engine hours because their engines aren't being used for the extensive amount of motoring that many cruisers do. Also, not many cruisers are going to motor their boat at speeds much lower than hull speed (unless manouvering).
As for operating conditions. The marine enviorenment is a harsh place to operate, but if the engine is freshwater cooled with a heat exchanger and is properly enclosed it shouldn't have as signifigant an impact.
Just my .02
Comparing a commercial generator diesel to a marine diesel isn't really a good comparison IMHO. A commercial genset diesel will run at a fairly constant speed and load, and without the harsh marine environment. Saltwater and humid air does a number on engines... so does the highly variable loading on a boat's engine. Some days you're just idling it to recharge the batteries, others, you pushing it to make the last call at the bar...
Don't know if this applies to small engines (don't see why it wouldn't). I know of some diesel engines used in commercial generator applications that have run over 30,000 hours and are still running. These might be a better comparison than an over the road engine that is typicly only running at about 25-40% load. Marine engines and generator drives usually run at much higher loads. Preoilers supply oil under pressure before the engine starter is engaged. The system works by storing oil under pressure and a solenoid valve is opened just prior to starter engagement.. There are interlocks that engage the starter after oil pressure builds up. Start up is probably the hardest thing an engine endures on a regular basis.
Oil temp is also critical for engines running under a high load. Many marine engines have larger oil pans for increased quantity and this will often reduce temperatures to an acceptable level. It isn't uncommon for a marine engine to have a low coolant temp (because of the large quantaties of coolant available), but also havea high oil temp (due to higher bearing loads). Oil coolers are a must for engines running under very high loads, but they also must be properly designed or low oil temperatures will cause damage as well. Thermostatically controlled oil coolers are the best way to go. They function much like a radiator with a thermostat and will modulate the flow of oil or water to maintain proper oil temperature.
It is also criticly important to allow an engines temperature to stabilize after start up (ie: warm up).
Preoilers and oil-coolers don't come cheap, but they can more than pay for themselves in the right application by increasing the engines life.
Just my .02
I just took a look at an '85 Endeavour with a hair over 100 hours, yea, 100 hours on it, and it was the cleanest thing I've seen years.
On the other hand, I know a fella with a perkins 4-108 in a '76 CSY, over 3000 hrs, its as cruddy as a 50 yr old crak who*e, but they both run like a charm.
Oil changes, clean fuel, and first aid before they need it.
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Give them what they want, before they know they want it, and they won't leave you.
Thanks for all the great comments guys. I really appreciate all your knowledge.
|Puradyne? Haven't seen a oil filtration system on a pleasure boat but hey, why not? But 750 hrs... that is 5-7 years at what seems to be average use. Last summer I motored about 2000 miles and only put a tad over 400 hrs on the old beast. Even with a purification system I would be worried about keeping oil that long. One thing a filter can not do is replace detergents friction modifiers and other additives needed in modern engines... although I guess replacing oil lost due to normal consumption would replenish some of this. Interesting concept.
|Srvice is important. I did major surgery on mine at 2000 hour because it was 2000 hours - new injectors, pickeled heat exchangers, pulled and cleaned turbo and exhaust elbow. Still runs like new and burns no oil. I put a Puradyne oil filter system on 2 years ago and only change oil every 750 hours.
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These Principles and Guidelines were produced by the Conference of European Statisticians Sharing Advisory Board and the UNECE Secretariat, with input and peer review from Participants in the 2011 joint UNECE / Eurostat / OECD meeting on Management of Statistical Information Systems (MSIS). This version was published in February 2012.
I. Introduction
1. The move towards global standardisation in models such as the Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM) and the Generic Statistical Information Model (GSIM), combined with progress on the development of standards for exchanging data and metadata, has drawn the attention of statistical software providers to the possibilities of exchanging software internationally. This has prompted the question of how we can actively incorporate this possibility into the development of software from its inception.
4. The purposes of these guidelines are to provide a review some of the common best practices to develop internationalised software, to highlight some of the resources and common standards in the area and to focus on topics that may specifically apply to statistical software such as the treatment of numbers, formatting, dates, formula treatment, and notation.
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Rush Limbaugh has a solution for women who don't want to get pregnant: Don't have sex. Responding to the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, Limbaugh said some people "treat [pregnancy] as a great imposition that women need to be protected from."
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Monday begins the Supreme Court's final week before its current term ends and summer break begins. SCOTUS is expected to hand down several major decisions in the next few days — among them its ruling on President Trump's stalled travel ban — but rumors are swirling that this Monday could see a retirement announcement from Justice Anthony Kennedy, too.
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Kennedy has long served as a swing vote on the court, sometimes siding with the progressive wing — as in the landmark gay marriage case, 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges — but often joining the conservatives on issues like gun control and campaign finance. Kennedy will turn 81 in July and has served on the court since 1988 after being nominated by President Reagan. Bonnie Kristian
The tiny Gulf nation of Qatar has rejected a list of 13 demands issued by Saudi Arabia and other neighboring Arab states Thursday as a condition for restoring diplomatic ties. The Saudi-led group of countries isolating Qatar claims the country is supporting terrorism, an allegation Qatar denies.
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said in a statement the demands should have been "reasonable and actionable" as well as "measured and realistic," quoting comments from top U.S. and U.K. diplomats. "This list does not satisfy that [sic] criteria," he added.
It was never very plausible Qatar would answer other than it did. The "extent and scale of the demands appear designed to induce a rejection by Qatar," notes The Atlantic, "and a possible justification for a continuation, if not escalation, of the crisis. The list, if accurate, represents an intrusion into the internal affairs of Qatar that would threaten its very sovereignty." Bonnie Kristian
Former governor of California (and Terminator star) Arnold Schwarzenegger teamed up with new French President Emmanuel Macron to take a swipe at President Trump on environmental issues Friday.
I was truly honored to meet with President @EmmanuelMacron about how we can work together for a clean energy future. He's a great leader. pic.twitter.com/MSoxjIruup
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"I'm here with President Macron. We are talking about the environmental issues and a green future," says Schwarzenegger in the clip posted to Facebook and Twitter. "And now we will deliberate together to make the planet great again," adds a grinning Macron with a transparent reference to Trump's "Make America great again" slogan.
These antics come in response to Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the international climate accord both Macron and Schwarzenegger support. Bonnie Kristian
The United States and China have reaffirmed their mutual commitment to "strive for the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Chinese state media agency Xinhua reported Saturday.
The statement comes after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis hosted Chinese diplomats in Washington in an attempt to reach consensus on how to deal with increasing provocation from Pyongyang. Tillerson indicated earlier this week he is asking China, which is North Korea's primary trading partner, to increase its political and economic pressure on the Kim Jong Un regime. Bonnie Kristian
Former Obama defense official says Russian election meddling is 'the political equivalent of 9/11'
Russian interference in the 2016 election "is really the political equivalent of 9/11 — it is deadly, deadly serious," said former Undersecretary of Defense Michael Vickers, who served in the Obama administration, in an NBC News interview Saturday. "The Russians will definitely be back, given the success they had," he added. "I don't see much evidence of a response."
Vickers' comments come one day after The Washington Post's comprehensive report detailing former President Obama's inaction in response to Russian election interference in 2016. President Trump and congressional Democrats have also criticized the Obama administration's "inadequate" response.
Read The Week's analysis of how Russia weaponized the internet here. Bonnie Kristian
Builders misused a combustible cladding to cover the sides of London's Grenfell Tower, the apartment building where 79 people were killed in a massive fire last week, Reuters reported Saturday. The material was intended for buildings a maximum of 10 meters tall, about the height of firefighters' ladders; Grenfell was more than six times that height.
Email correspondence reveals the cladding manufacturer, Arconic, sold the siding knowing it would be used inappropriately. "While we publish general usage guidelines, regulations and codes vary by country and need to be determined by the local building code experts," Arconic said in a statement to Reuters pledging to "fully support the authorities as they investigate this tragedy."
British authorities are now reviewing other high-rises for combustible cladding, and at least four buildings have been evacuated. "I know it's difficult, but Grenfell changes everything and I just don't believe we can take any risk with our residents' safety," said Georgia Gould, leader of the Camden Council, which evacuated the four high-rises Friday. "I have to put them first." Bonnie Kristian


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The shoulders are finished except for the "bantha" skull on the left, but I haven't been able to get my hands on any US Med. green, so the chest looks very Jango. I already applied the masking fluid to the chest so it will be ready to paint when the time comes.
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We hear good things about it as well. Wanda is made and imported from Brazil which helps with the cost. I spent some time in Brazil and it was amazing how inexpensive automotive paint was down there. Even name brands imported from here were really cheap down there.
What is most impressive to me about it is the color documentation they have provided with it. As I understand it, they have many of the same color tools that they offer with Sikkens and Lesonal brands. I would imagine the Sikkens jobbers are not too happy about that since they let a lot of dealers have Wanda as opposed to a select number allowed to have Sikkens.
|I am still using it and love it! I do want to try SPI epoxy though.
|Its funny this came up at this particluar time. My supplier has moved and I was thinking about switching to Wanda for my base coats...I've been wanting to try it but my supplier was only a mile away....and were always in a hurry so.....
I just switched my shop over to Wanda.
I have been looking over some of the comments here and even though it's an older thread, the Wanda paint line is still around and I'm sure people have questions... I thought I would update some of the concerns I have read here.
I have been in the Auto body field for almost 25 years and I have used just about every paint line from Chromabase to Acme... both water based and solvent systems. I have worked in production collision shops to high-end restoration shops.
I have always liked Sikkens paint as it is a very high performance product and I have used both Autobase Plus and Lesonal mix machines in one of my shops that I had owned. I recently ran into the Sikkens paint rep in Tucson (which is now carried by Keystone) and he told me about a "new" paint line that AkzoNobel brought in to compete with the lower end lines here in the US (like Nason and Limco), but that the high quality and simplicity of the system were getting a lot of people to stand up and pay attention.
So I got some to try and I will say that I was very impressed. The base handled as well as any high end paint system that I have ever used. The base is smooth and dries to an even flat sheen. You can repair it (sand) without it tearing or gumming up the paper and the color matches so far have been fantastic. Metallic control is easy, no "drop coats" or "X patterns" are needed to make sure the flakes are even and not mottled or striped. Coverage is excellent, so far 2-3 coats and you are done. Nason and Limco take a bit more than that to get even coverage...
He then talked me into trying the Wanda clear and again, it performed as well as any of the high end clears out there at over half the cost! It lays down smooth, dries quickly and buffs like butter. The shine on the Wanda clear is fantastic to say the least and holds up very well.
After buying a few colors and a few gallons of clear I decided to switch to Wanda. It is very affordable and so far all of my customers and friends who have seen the final product are really impressed with the product. I just had my mix machine put in today and I look forward to using more of this paint line.
The guys at AkzoNobel are pretty smart. They have only taken on paint lines that perform really well. One of the other paint lines I have used from them is a line called U-Tech. The clear coats were fantastic and very affordable. I have learned to trust Sikkens products and the Wanda paint line is no exception to this.
It's a very simple system, (1 sealer, 1 primer, 1 clear coat... etc...) simple mix ratios, 4:1, 2:1, etc... and the color support is very well documented. There are variant colors for all of the major OEM vehicles and color chips for support.
It's been mentioned is how can it be so good if it's so cheap and the answer is simple. There really is NO support for the product in terms of training or warranty here in the US. Basically you buy the product and use it. BUT, in return you get a mid to high-end system that really shouldn't give you many problems to begin with. Honestly? I wouldn't call Wanda a budget system. I wouldn't call it a mid-grade system either. In my opinion, it is a high end system that WILL give DuPont and BASF a run for their money once more and more people discover and find out about it. I have YET to hear anything bad from the people around Tucson who have USED the system and have seen the results.
Besides, ask anyone who has worked as a painter in a production shop when a problem arose. How many times did the paint supplier step up and warranty the product? Probably not very many times, they always came up with some excuse as to why it was anything but their paint. The paint shop and technician's footed that bill and they always will. I wasn't worried about the "lack" of warranty because I don't really get one with any of the other systems anyway when you really get down and really think about it.
It really is a good product that sprays well, covers excellent and has fantastic pearl/metallic control. It doesn't seem to have any bad habits so far that I can see and I am personally glad I made the switch. I can offer my customers competitive pricing that lands my shop the job while knowing I can provide a quality product while still turning a profit on materials.
I have included a couple of photos of a complete color change (it was red) I did for one of my customers on their Dodge Ram quadcab P/U using Wanda. I only used 3 quarts of color and less than 3 quarts of clear. I painted inside and out and took the whole truck apart. The customer was very happy with the results and so was I. Even on the biggest job I would not hesitate to use this product over and over.
You won't regret trying the system.
|Depends on type of car, color, condition, labor rate, and what you want done. I've done $2500 up to $20,000+ paint jobs and done full builds over $150,000.
|I've never had my car painted fully nor do I have any friends that paid a shop to fully paint their car. Any idea how much a good paint job would cost where they would also fix little dents as well?
|John long
John L
|My supplier was talking about opening up his business to the internet and shippping it. Contact me if you are interested. I just checked the Wanda site, apparently there is a place called Byrd's Automotive in Chattanooga, Nashville and Madison. They should have it for you.
|John long
I keep hearing good things about Wanda. Unfortunately it is not available anywhere around Chattanooga or Nashville, Tn.
John L
|I have used Wanda several times - lastly on my own car. I am a custom painter, so I usually just stick to what I know works. Well, I ventured out and used Wanda on my car - lots of custom paint work. I REALLY like Wanda base and clear. The clear is so easy to spray - it lays down smooth, sands and buffs great and the shine is unbelievable. Most other companies had my color as 3 stage, but Wanda had it in 2 stage. I can not tell the difference and it looks superb. Yes the price is great, but I do not look at the price when doing these high end jobs. I look for a great product - and Wanda stands with the best. I have used Martin, PPG, Omni, Standox, ICI-Nexa, and others. I am very happy with Wanda and its performance. Give it an honest try, if you can spray, you will not have much to complain about with this product.
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DETROIT (Aug. 27, 2010) — The Wayne State University Law School Program for International Legal Studies and the International Law Students Association are pleased to host a lecture by Christopher Graveline, an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan, on Sept. 9, 2010. Graveline will speak on "Prosecuting International Crimes: the cases of Abu Ghraib and Chuckie Taylor" from 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
Graveline will draw on his experiences in two high-profile international prosecutions. In 2008 Graveline was one of the attorneys responsible for the successful human rights prosecution of Chuckie Taylor, the son of the former Liberian dictator, Charles Taylor, for torture. As a prosecutor with the U.S. Army, Graveline also was involved in the major criminal cases stemming from the 2004 Abu Ghraib scandal. Graveline's book describing his Abu Ghraib experiences, The Secrets of Abu Ghraib Revealed: American Soldiers on Trial, was published in June 2010 by Patomac Books.
"Chris Graveline was involved in two of the most fascinating international criminal prosecutions in the U.S. judicial system," said Gregory Fox, Wayne Law professor and director of the Program for International Legal Studies. "The fallout from Abu Ghraib continues to this day and the case against Chuckie Taylor marked the first time the federal government used the statute enacted by Congress to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture. We're thrilled to welcome him to Wayne Law to give his insights into these fascinating cases."
The event is free and open to the public, and Graveline will be on hand prior to the event to sign copies of his book. Lunch will be served. Parking is available in Structure #1 for $4.25 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street in Detroit. For directions to the Law School or to view a campus map, visit campusmap.wayne.edu/location/LAW.
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Sean D. Murphy, Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School
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The Ireland international was among those bouncing up and down on the Boreham Wood pitch after Swedish giants Umea were seen off in the Final that year and she returns to Meadow Park on Thursday to face a lesser known side from the same Scandinavian country in the last eight of the Women's Champions League.
Linkopings are something of an unknown quantity but Grant believes that Arsenal have the right blend of youth and experience to take them past their Swedish opponents and all the way to Craven Cottage, where this season's showpiece will be held in May.
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"We've got experience, we've got a lot of players who did play in 2007 so we know these players can step up in big games, they know what it's like to play in massive, major games. We've had some youngsters come through from the academy, we've signed some new young players too and it's their first season in the Champions League so I'm sure they want to go further and win things.
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