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OK, you lost me on the stickering? What are these stickers you're talking about?Not clear either what your intentions for the wood are? Are you making hive bodies? Selling rough sawn wood? Selling planed wood? Finally I didn't know Hemlock was abundant in the Northwest? We have eastern hemlock here (Tsuga Canadensis). What kind of Hemlock do you have?
You wouldn't sticker it to keep it dry, you would sticker it to keep it from warping. Big box stores have bundled lumber and they break the bands when they bring it in. Some times its stickered, most times its not.
Thanks for the photo of what 'stickering' is. I didn't know the lingo; now it makes a lot more sense.Now here's a related question for our lumber guys: Why isn't the 'pressure treated' / 'green' lumber stickered at the big box stores? I bought some 4x6 beams last week that were literally dripping water! Man those things were heavy.
We have Eastern Hemlock here on the farm but quite often shows ring shake on the larger trees. And is not as workable as pine. I'm wondering how the properties of Western Hemlock might differ.
For some reason my apple trees seem to have got over pollenated and every blossom turned to an apple (I have about a full size hive per dwarf tree).


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This year, because I was in a hurry (bad idea) I made several splits using uncapped cells. I pulled the frame and put into a nuc box. All have failed and, it even seems the bees simply chewed out the entire cell on most of them.Of course a capped Queen cell would always be better but, as a rule, do uncapped ones usually fail?
I've wondered why I see empty queen cells for no good reason. All seems to be okay and then I'll find an empty cell. Interesting. Like they have a plan for 'just in case we need a queen'.


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The BMW 5-Series (E39 chassis) was introduced in the United States as a 1997 model year car and lasted until the 2004 when the E60 chassis was released. The United States saw several variations including the 525i, 528i, 530i and 540i. -- View the E39 Wiki
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What's the best headunit for the E39 right now? I'm only referring to OEM looking ones by the way not the Pioneer and Kenwood style units. I've heard bad things from Dynavin and the OEM BMW ones are expensive and outdated. Anybody have some insight?
PS: I did do research on this but old threads are no use when it comes to this since new products and updates may have come out.
The cheap chinese replacement E39 specific head units are 'most' likely all made in some factory in deepest China somewhere and then the 'brands' you see put their software/skin on etc and then flog them on ebay mostly. Dynavin is currently the best of this bunch as they follow a distribution channel route that's much better. This means dedicated exclusive dealers/importers in each territory, proper sales and after care backup support, better guarantees/warranty claims if needed etc. None of the other cheap chinese made units offer this. There's one or two that have been flogging cheap electronics on ebay for years, Eonon is one name you may see, however they openly put up on forums that they'll illegally misrepresent the price in order to avoid import and local taxes/duties etc, so if they're willing to break the laws of countries like the UK and USA etc, I'd doubt they'd be anything but helpful if you need support.
In short, your term of 'best' is open to interpretation, personally, I'd never put cheap, generic low quality car audio electronics into my car and will always prefer the premium brands as they use high grade everything for their products. If you are after excellent sound quality, a properly made product, peace of mind in terms of a quality product with aftercare guarantee/warranty, get a premium branded head unit at the expense at the loss of 20% oem 'looks' in your dash. If you just want a replacement head unit with none of the above and sort of looks oem, choose one of the cheap chinese units at the risk of having 'issues' with it etc.
Cheers, Dennis!
That's true Dennis but I wish there was a compromise. I mean the Pioneer and Kenwood units are pretty good in functionality but they look horrible. They're out of place and they look tacky even if you make a custom surround that fills in nicely. I'd put on on an EVO or STi but on a BMW or Mercedes etc no way. I wish there companies would make OEM style headunits for Mercedes and BMW because they would get alot of buyers. It's not like it would be hard for them. I was excited about Dynavin but I've heard shocking things about it and it seems to not have the best hardware for quality sound and smooth operation.
The simple fact is, overall and generally, and not just E39 specific, but BMW and perhaps similar Mercedes, there just isn't the demand for the premium brands to make custom fit/look versions that look like oem units. Although it appears there's many people wanting a head unit upgrade here on forums, I'd hazard a guess a maximum of 10% of total BMW ownership out there are those using forums and/or are enthusiasts. So why would premium brands spend all that money in tooling and development only to have a very limited number of purchasers?
Currently, you need to decide on what you want to have in regards to your audio and then either choose a cheap chinese unit, or a premiium brand double DIN. Here's what my interior/dash currently looks like;
Cheers, Dennis!
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I don't think they would need to do much R&D since they would use the exact same software and hardware except add an OEM-style frame which is easy and program the buttons to do what they're labelled and steering controls. If a Chinese company like Dynavin can build a system for BMW and Mercedes then Kenwood and Pioneer should too. Again they wouldn't even need to change their software, just change the appearance of the frame and buttons.
Your car looks great by the way especially your steering wheel. I still can't stand the non-OEM looking head units though, they look extremely out of place.
I've always been partial to Nakamichi head units and as far as I can tell, they still provide BMW orange lighting for all their models.
All stock '97 528iA -phone.
I personally wont put that Nakamichi crap in my BMW, looks cheap. Your interest is to install a unit that has updated features such as GPS navigation, back up camera, DVD player, MP3 player, Bluetooth, telephone, etc... you cant get this without major modifications to your audio system. If your intent is to keep the factory look, upgrade to the MKIV navigation, BM53 radio with aux input, bmw mp3 CD changer, Bluetooth adapter, and wide screen display. I'm sure after you do the math you'll realize why some folks go the aftermarket route.
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E39540iV8 - Sounds so simple when you put it like that doesn't it!?! here's some aspects you've not taken in to account. You will find owners of these cars who want an aftermarket unit to look and function exactly like the original, so they'll want full OBC functionality, they'll want it to 'plug n play' with cars that do have DSP fitted as standard. There'd be others who will then perhaps don't mind not having those but want all the usual features of a modern aftermarket unit with the oem looks but also to then 'connect' to their oem CD changer or oem Mic connection etc - also with some E39's with their electronics in the boot/trunk, and some with power etc at the dash area, it's extra costs to cater to the various configurations of oem E39 audio out there. Perhaps a big major factor is the price of such a unit at retail and I'd say perhaps around the $1200-1350 USD level would be about right. Remember also, the premium brands will also test and certify their products, use high grade electronics and ensure the high levels of performance which makes them premium quality. The E39 has been out of production for almost 10 years now, and even when it was in production, demand for aftermarket electronics etc was virtually nil. This is why nothing was ever developed to upgrade cars with the exception really of the iPod interfaces when the iPod suddenly exploded in popularity. None of the aftermarket premium brands will develop a product that's been out of production for a almost decade and also for a very tiny segment of the ownership of these vehicles who perhaps would drop $1200+ USD on a head unit. Keep in mind also, that you'd also need to upgrade the speakers and many owners are also not interested in sound quality increases either! - The Chinese cheaply made units out there haven't exactly sold in big numbers for the E39, due to their low, generic quality components and the high chance of issues in their operation. So it goes back to my initial response - if you want better performance, sound quality and a well made product, then go with a premium brand choice with the 20% loss of oem looks in the dash. If you *must* have oem'ish looks then go for one of the cheaply made chinese units at the risk of having issues etc.
Bigboy740iL - Nakamichi just so happen to be one of the high end brands for audio equipment. Although mainly home audio they do have car products which also have the same ultra high levels of engineering in all aspects of their products. Makes me chuckle, but if you are under the impression Nakamichi are 'crap' what do you is a great quality brand or unit?! Some of the Nakamichi units do indeed look really good in some BMW's, but not so in E39's and other BMW's from the mid 90's onwards.
Either way, retrofitting the oem widescreen monitor and GPS system etc, is extremely expensive and the modules are now at least a decade old etc. For those who *must* have oem only, it's currently the only choice, but in real terms offers very little overall value for money.
Cheers, Dennis!
I had a Mk IV in my M5. It was functional but, as mentioned, horribly out dated. I would not recommend it. It would only be worth it if they cost maybe $200. But thats not going to happen any time soon. I have the previous gen Dynavin on my 528. Its maybe 2-3 years old now. I love it. Great nav, great streaming BT. Radio reception is a bit weak sometimes, but I live in a city so not normally a problem. The newest one looks even better. Not sure I would go with the android version tho.
Does the dynavin windows version work well with iPhones and I really don't understand why a head unit needs an OS can somebody explain that
beacuse its cheaper to use widespread platform(software OS and hardware components) as base for the programs/options you want on your screen oposed to years and millions of euros you would spend if you would to build your own platform. Headunit is really a car PC in very compact form.
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You could possibly harvest many swarms from those trees over the years.
It's quite possible to harvest multiple hives from a trap out providing you can supply the queens. The first bees out of the cone are field bees. This leaves a shortage of foragers and with no nectar or pollen coming in the queen starts to slow down her laying as more and more nurse bees are recruited into the forager position.
Obviously timing is an issue but a saw a topic on this forum that laid out the whole timing of the procedure. Maybe it was a link of one of the forum topics I saw.
This is what you saw is Idees plans and time line for doing them I broke myself into keeping using this method It worked for me the first time and I didn't own Nothing as in keeping toolsGear Nada I used a turkey Vail and food grade Liquid smoke in a spay bottleI am a Very determined, poor bee keeper
That's my point. This guy is a tree cutter who found some bees and he knows where there are more. Why would he be worried about genetics at this point?


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I am looking to move to Madrid in the next couple of months to embark on a career teaching English. I recently came across an adverisement for English teachers where no qualification or formal English teaching experience is required.
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VERONA, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up competition for the 2012 season competing in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Verona, Wis. Nov. 9. The meet was the fourth for the Phoenix in its home state of Wisconsin this season. The event consisted of a 6K women's race while it was the first men's 10K event in the history of the Zimmer Course.
Having one of its best seasons in program history, the Green Bay women's team finished in 29th place overall and second among five Horizon League schools also competing.
Sarah Mauel (Green Bay, Wis.) closed her freshman campaign where she started, pacing the Phoenix. Mauel ran to a 121st-place overall finish and third among Horizon League competitors with a time of 22:32. Senior Areanna Lakowske (Sparta, Wis.) led Green Bay's upperclassmen, finishing her collegiate career in 154th place overall with a time of 23:05.
Sophomore Nicole Will (Luxemburg, Wis.) completed the 6K course in 23:43 for a 178th place finish. Freshman Jennifer Jones (Appleton, Wis.) wrapped up her first season of college competition running to a 191st place finish with a time of 24:11 while sophomore Erica Johnson (Felch, Mich.) rounded out the top 200 finishers overall while finishing fifth in scoring for the Phoenix with a time of 24:42.
Other finishers for Green Bay included senior Annie Dehmlow (Forest Lake, Minn.) and freshman Rachel Crites (Dousman, Wis.) who completed the course with times of 25:27 and 25:31 respectively.
Michigan won the women's team event scoring 41 points while rival Michigan State was second with 77 team points.
On the men's side junior Alexander Kimble (Green Bay, Wis.) paced the Phoenix in 161st place with a time of 34:41. Sophomore Andrew Sorenson (Onalaska, Wis.) crossed the line in 192nd place with a time of 36:45 followed by Steven Wagner (Seymour, Wis.) in 37:24.
Senior Evan Wachter (Plymouth, Wis.) closed his college career with a time of 37:39 while freshman Samuel Evans (Woodbury, Wis.) rounded out the top five scorers for the Phoenix, finishing the 10K course in a time of 37:45.
Other finishers for the Phoenix included seniors William Lobner (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) and Andrew Dockendorff (La Crescent, Minn.) who completed their careers with times of 37:52 and 38:16 respectively.
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That's pretty awesome.
Why did I immediately go to the website and find a car which start a new project? lol
I ran megasquirt for about 5 years and finally got sick of retunning every 4 months as the seasons changed. plus with all the elevation changes around Utah it just wasnt practical. It works very well for race aplications but as a daily driver, forget it! I just switched to obdII and called it a day!
It was ms1 with some upgraded bits. I do miss it sometimes tho. I had a nice 3 stage shift light set up, launch controll,flat shift and boost controll. all things obdII cant do without seperate electronics.
I have never touched MS1 but things have come a long way since then. I am using firmware created by 'gslender' who is an Australian modder, he writes his own upgrades to the code and the number of features that are available now is pretty insane.
CAN-Bus which will be required to run on pretty much all newer vehicles also poses a problem that I'm starting to work on in that the MSIII CAN protocol requires a great deal of work to get to work with either automotive or J1939 CAN protocols, especially those running the 29bit extended header as opposed to the 11bit base CAN protocol. While there is CAN chips on board there is currently very little support. For those of use with disillusions of running many diesels or diesel VGT's on their vehicles, having CAN, especially J1939 support is essential.
megasqirt is a decent standalone, but for the about the same price you could go VEMS, in my option a much better system, and you dont even need to make it yourself.
I'm a certified vw/mazda dealer tech and I run a modification shop on the side.
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standalone is fun, but be careful, it's just as easy to blow something up.
This is awesome. As a new-media artist I work with this kind of stuff everyday. I've oddly never considered using my skills like this though.... Now if my car weren't impounded by the lovely city of Buffalo due to a complaint by a neighbour who thought it was abandoned (I've been using transit, bike, etc), I'd give this a shot this weekend.
I just want to go on record to say that radiator looks to be at end of service life. They're brittle.
Very cool. It's giving me some inspiration to go ahead with a B20 vtec build or maybe even some forced induction sooner than later. Though in my application I won't go with MS.
I just found out that lugtronic makes a PNP standalone system for my gti. PNP, like one plug and you're ready to go.
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So are you running MS3? I wonder how many features you lose going will the original, MS1. I'm thinking about using it on a swap, but I don't want to limit myself with what I can do.
It will be a turbo 4 if that makes any difference. I'd love to make a digital dash like you show.
Can you make it show this?
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KCBS BBQ Competition – The 2009 Plant City, Florida Pig Jam Awaits!
It's so close I can almost taste it! Yup, the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Seventh Annual Plant City Pig Jam State BBQ Championship on Saturday, November 21 at the Randy Larson Softball Four-Plex from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
If you're planning on being anywhere within driving distance on November 21, 2009 – then you need to get over to this event, which is a Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) Sanctioned Championship State Barbecue Competition!
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Do you make the best BBQ? If you think you do, or if you just like to eat great BBQ, come to the 6th Annual Plant City Pig Jam State BBQ Championship, brought to you by the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce.
Individuals will compete in the professional, amateurs and kids' barbecue competition Saturday, November 21st at the Randy Larson Softball Four-Plex, 1900 South Park Rd/1401 Albertsons Drive. The general public has the opportunity to sample some of the best BBQ in the country!
Pig Jam has been sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS).
For entry information and rules and regulations governing each of the three categories (professional, amateur and kids), contact Plant City Chamber of Commerce 813-754-3707.
Prizes will be awarded in each category with professionals vying for the $3,000 Grand Champion Award, $2,000 for Reserve and cash prizes through 10th place in each of the four food categories (BBQ Ribs, BBQ Port, Beef Brisket and Chicken). Prizes will also be awarded in the amateur and kids' competitions.
Proceeds of the Pig Jam will benefit Plant City, Florida chamber programs.
The photo above was taken at the 2008 Plant City Pig Jam and shows the Winter Haven, Florida-based "Swamp Boys BBQ" Competitive Team Station. These guys are local heroes here in Central Florida, as they were ranked 1st Overall in the National BBQ Rankings ending 2008!
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I didn't know the coolers didn't have lid insulation.
Cutting a sheet of blueboard (or green or whatever color Lowe's has on sale) to fit the lid might be a cheaper way of insulating the lid. Mike Palmer uses the 2 inch insulation for hive tops too.
Betterbee has the nucs that Latshaw uses for $19.95 for 5 or more.http://www.betterbee.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1107/.f
Robo, if you don't mind me asking how many of your nucs successfully overwinter percentage wise. Also how many years of service do you think you can get out of the poly nucs.
Thought about ordering some of those nucs until I saw the cost of shipping. $63 for 5 nucs!
RoboI've got a free source of styrofoam 3 inch thick containers that will easily fit 6 deep frames. I've never overwintered a nuc before but thinking about doing a couple this fall. How would you set up the nuc box? What diameter and location would you make the entrance hole? Do you make a way to feed them? What holes would you make for ventilation at the top or drainage at the bottom. I could easily move them inside my small workshop during the sub-zero spells.


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We may not have gone as far as to bash the Sennheiser Amperior headphones so far, but it's probably clear that they aren't quite as comfortable as the often gushed-over on-ears pairs from B&W and Bose. However, they win back all lost points with their sound. Managing to blend audiophile-like clarity with sackloads of fun and pure enjoyment, they're our favourite on-ear commuter headphones of the lot.
They match excellent clarity and definition with class-leading bass slam and impact. Bass volume isn't actually all that high, given it's the low-end response we find most remarkable here - and is much less voluminous than, say, the over-ear Monster Beats - but you get all the excitement of powerful bass with no sacrifices elsewhere. No bloat, no boom. And we put headphones to the test with tracks mastered with too much bass to see if they trip over - the Sennheiser Amperior set passed, only skating near the bass overload zone on very rare occasions. Bass separation is excellent given the power it wields.
Treble too is articulate and detailed, if lacking some of the smoothness of the open-backed HD-series Sennheisers at the price. And while the level of definition here makes music sound "big", sound stage and "air" can't match a good open pair - hence our bigging-up of these as out and about cans rather than those to use at home.
Within their particular field, though, they're spectacular. The poise they muster is truly impressive, putting them into a completely different league to the similarly-priced Bose QC3 and ensuring a victory over the recent Philips Fidelio L1.
To our ears, the Sennheiser Amperior are what headphones designed for urban or beat-based music should sound like - what the Monster Beats should have aimed to be in the first place. Few others can relay the low- and sub-bass of synth instruments and beats with the same assured strength as these, and all without spoiling the rhythm of the music - as headphones with a less "fast" or taut bass response will tend to. The litheness of the low-end performance here is comparable to a good dedicated subwoofer.
Excellent bass control and overall articulation let the Amperior headphones have a good crack at any kind of music, but if you're after a real light touch or laid-back approach to music, you may want to look elsewhere. And although technically inferior in several respects, the B&W P5 and P3 offer a smoother, more relaxed listen. But we know which we'd rather rock out to.
About as much fun as you can hope to have without risking arrest, injury or embarrassment, the Sennheiser Amperior headphones are some of the best out-and-about headphones ever made. Incredible bass impact is matched with great articulation, showing up most big-name alternatives. You can get more impressive tech and more en vogue designs elsewhere, but if you care about sound quality and are out for a good time, there aren't many closed-back sets better than this.
Just nitpicking, but you may want to specify that these are based on the HD25-1 cans, and not the inferior HD25 SP. Would you say that the extra £100 over the old faithful HD25-1s is justified?
Yeah, I was wondering the exact same thing.
So if you look at the technical data for these new headphones and compare them to the HD25-1 on the Sennheiser website, the only difference I can see is an impedance of 18 ohms instead of 70.
The measurement has changed quite a bit. They sound different and Square response and Impulse response Shows that clearly
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|Well, I'll take the carb apart, and check the trueness of the body. I guess I never figured on that. I did gently reseat the plugs, but maybe not hard enough to seat them well. I suppose reepoxying them couldn't hurt. I'll give it a shot, and if it doesn't work, forget it, I'll tune on the 750 some more.
|It`s quite possible the main body is warped, which could have caused the first throttle body not to activate due to the butterflies being stuck closed, and I`ve seen this problem once before. Another test you can do is strip the carb all the way down, place the main body over a bucket and fill the bowl with fuel and see how long it takes for the main wells to start dripping, the last Q-jet I got leaked so bad the idle wouldn`t adjust, they had already been epoxied and still leaked, I repeened them and recoated them with epoxy and solved the leak, this method also lets you see if there`s a crack or leak from another source.
Well, in lieu of a problem due to fuel pressure, I may get a regulator. But my question is, why did it work so good when I had that 750 on it? I've done your test before, and didn't see anything. Eventually, as a quick fix, I just tuned the idle with the secondary rod height.
Also, I realize that the secondary throttle blades don't open because of vacuum, but the secondary air valve doors do operate on vacuum needs, and because of a cam that also lifts the secondary hangar, and therefore the rods, technically the vacuum does have an effect on the secondaries. Hence the fact that they area vacuum secondary carburetor. As far as hangar height I've got about a dozen different hangars, and have experience tuning with them, and I've gone to both extremes, and no difference - I still have no idle adjustment. I've even trued all my hangars, knowing that both sides area at the same height.
The only other thing that I can think of, but I can't see externally, is that the air horn is cracked somewhere causing problems.
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Had something like that before on my Vette...It kept failing smog on the low speed dyno pull, but was good at high speed dyno..
Turns out the secondary Needle Hanger (part #12 on the photo)was bent (both rods wern't at the same height) so when it was seated on one the other was passing fuel.
I assume the stock air cleaner had something to do with the deformation, since after I got the needle hanger level again, and installed an eldebrock air cleaner, it never happened again...and It passed smog after...and got much better mileage!
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|Just a few thoughts, that gasket should have nothing to do with operating the secondaries, vac doesn't activate them, possibly a blocked vent tube may hinder the operation, is it possible the choke lockout was keeping the throttle plates from opening originally? Are you sure the secondary plates are closed all the way? And, do you have ample vac. to hold down the power piston? Maybe someone changed the rear hanger height holding the rods too high?
|You need to know the fuel pressure, even a stock pump can put out more than many give it credit for, when there`s a fuel pressure issue it overcomes the idle since fuel is getting in from another source, anytime the idle mixture screws have no effect the first thing you should look into besides the float level is the fuel pressure. Q-jets don`t like anything over 5 psi, anything over 5 and they have all kinds of mysterious problems, I went through a fuel pressure issue for 6 months before I figured it out, I had stock pumps putting out 14 psi, I had one Q-jet blowing fuel from under the gasket on the front of the carb but it never leaked a drop out of the boosters or the top of the carb. Here`s a test you can do, with the car at idle, shine a light in the carbs throat and see if you see any fuel coming out anywhere, if you do there`s a fuel pressure issue. I traced my problem down to the gas tanks vapor line that I had blocked off, it never had given me any problems and it had been blocked off for years, when it decided to it gave me problems in spades.
|I don't have an external regulator on it, it's just from a new stock mechanical pump.
|Out of curiousity, what`s the fuel pressure set at?
No, the Q-jet that I got was not one with the power enrichment circuit. They're just plain trouble and annoying. As far as the power goes, my 350 runs well with a modified "068" cam and a set of ported cast 16 heads. I've run a 750 cfm, and it just didn't pull at the top end like this one does.
I did just like you said, matched up the gaskets, and ran into problems with the secondaries not activating. I think what the deal was, was that the 1st gasket I put on didn't have a vacuum signal port for the secondaries. So I could open them up, but the air doors didn't open, and subsequently didn't meter any fuel. I don't know what the deal was, I was hoping someone had ran into it before and had figured it out. Thanks for the input Restore60s.
Just being curious was the Q-jet off the truck a power enrichment type?
Also I have had fuel being drawn into the secondary ports by being jetted to lean on the main jets. Looked like a trickle of fuel. Like the engine was starving and vacuum pulling it thru.
You must have that Pontiac 350 built pretty strong running that big of a carb. I'm running a 780cfm Q-jet on a 455 Pontiac and that feeds it thirst for fuel great.
To be honest on the gaskets I really never paid much attention. I just always "matched up" what I took off.
Sounds like you will become the Q-jet wizard. Good Luck!
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Okay, before anyone tries to negate my use of a Q-Jet, please be tolerant and accept my infatuation with them. That being said...
Well, I've become very familiar with Q-Jets over the past few years, rebuilding, adjusting, collecting jets and secondary rods etc. So far, I've only run into a few stinkers. Last year, before I finished the 350 for my firebird, I purchased a 795 cfm, electric choke Q-jet from an '85 454 Chevy truck. I received it and promptly rebuilt it. I matched up all the gaskets and such, and put it back together. I got it on the car, and at idle and partial throttle it ran great. A little rich, but that's okay. I figured I'd tune it out of it later. Well, the time came to dip into the secondaries, and.... nothing, just a lot of popping and hesitating. Assuming an incredibly lean bog, I readjusted the air door, and put some richer secondary rods in. Went for the secondaries again and nothing. So, I pulled 'er back apart, and couldn't find anything wrong. Curiosity got to me and I changed the throttle plate to main body gasket, to see what that would do. Well, I sure had secondaries now, and was able to get it tuned okay. However, I could never tune the incredible richness out of the idle. The sun of a gun pulled great on the top end, but there was a part idle hesitation, and was always running rich at idle. I tried everything! Even bottoming out the idle adjustment screws didn't do squat. Then one time I lifted up the secondary hangers to get a better look at what letter they were, and the car about died. That's when I found out it was pulling out of the secondary wells at idle. A little more messing around, and I figured out why my idle always changed after changing secondary rods. I've never run into this, and no one in my area can give me a reason. The only two gaskets that were in the kit gave me the option of no secondaries, or full-time secondaries. If someone else has run into this problem or has and idea what might remedy it, I'd be greatly appreciative.
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Sophomore midfielder Tim Edwards of the Canisius College men's lacrosse team was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team, while the Griffs were picked third as a team in the coaches poll as Canisius attempts to defend its 2012 conference championship.
The 2012 MAAC Rookie of the Year, Edwards recorded 32 points, 13 goals and a team-best 19 assists during his freshman campaign. Also a member of the All-MAAC Second Team, Edwards ranked fourth among freshman midfielders in the country with 2.29 points per game.
The rookie recorded at least one point in all 14 games last season and was instrumental in helping the Griffs to the program's second MAAC Championship. Edwards netted the game-winning goal in the conference title game with just 1:46 remaining in a 10-9 victory over Siena.
The Saints were picked first in the preseason poll with 45 points and were followed by Marist in second with 39 points. The Griffs received 36 points with Detroit (28), Jacksonville (25), VMI (15) and Manhattan (8) rounding out the poll.
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|Damn, really wanted those binders. Just wasn't the right time for me to buy. The search is back on! Good luck with the rest of your sales!
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Thanks So Much!
I paid $145 on Tues evening for the 2012 Burton Cartels, including shipping. Wed AM I received a tracking number for the shipment. Saturday they arrived and I was surprised to see that the bindings condition and packaging was what you would get if you purchased new from a shop.
I am a very happy camper - thanks so much!!
Yup that's pretty much all of it. Nothing changed or embellished.
As far as my selling the bindings at this point and you calling me names, you have pretty much already done that by filing the dispute and bringing all of this up here. You will receive your money back through PayPal I'm sure so where the bindings go at this point is no longer any of your concern.
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I booked the trip for my wife and I in Novemeber 2011 all non-refundable of course so that I could get the best prices. First week of December I found out the company I was working for was merging with another company and as of Jan 1 I would be unemployed. So yes, I went on a trip in March while I was unemployed. As for how I paid for the ebay transactions, I mentioned to you I have another paypal account in my wife's name that I setup to temporarily circumvent the negative balance in my paypal account. This was done expressly so that I could sell this gear and get all of the money now as things are pretty rocky right now. I paid for the ebay items, a small birthday gift for my brother-in-law, out of my wife's paypal account. I accidentally gave you my paypal account firstname.lastname@example.com instead of email@example.com which is the account in my wife's name. I had a negative balance of ~$210 in my account so after your transaction there is a negative balance left of $33. If anyone were to purchase anything else from me even if I gave them my account info it would cover the negative balance and I could ship everything. Really the only person/entity I was trying to "scam" here is paypal. I think this pretty much explains everything. If you have any other questions I am more than willing to provide answers. If it helps I will provide screen prints of my paypal account, bank account or whatever else will make you feel comfortable I am telling you the truth. I made a very simple yet costly mistake in giving you the wrong email address for paypal. All I can do for that is apologize.
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If you look at those threads they are from LAST YEAR. I am not making any trips anywhere this year. As far as ebay, yeah I made a couple purchases for like $12.
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I don't have time to deal with this. The only reason I purchased this was because it was a gift, and Burton do not make that colorway anymore.When I make a transaction I expect the seller to follow thru on their end.
FYI a quick search on Google shows you having made purchases on Ebay a month ago and you were talking here about making a trip to CO in March/April. You also mentioned a baby in the for sale thread. Frankly all this makes your story hard to believe. The only saving grace is your record in heatware/ebay which appears to be in good standing.
If you can resolve this by Friday great, but this will be done thru the paypal dispute and claim process.
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Hey, I'm really sorry for waiting this long to update you but I was really hoping to just have the bindings shipped by now. I don't want to drop my whole sob story in your lap but I do owe you some explanation. I'm not trying to scam you or screw you around. I have been unemployed for nearly a year. When I gave you my paypal info I meant to give you the address for a new account I started in my wife's name. I had to do that because my paypal has a negative balance from paying the electric bill last month with my paypal card and not having the funds to cover it. I accidentally ended up giving you the address to my paypal account and now all the money you sent has been taken to cover the negative balance and there is still a balance. I needed the money from your transaction to be able to pay for shipping the bindings since we barely have enough money to put gas in my wife;s car so that she can make it to work. Someone has been telling me they were going to buy my board which would have cleared all this up but he hasn't come through. If he does I will ship the bindings as soon as I have that paymetn, Otherwise it will be Friday when my wife gets paid. I'm really sorry about all this, and sorry to kind of drop my sad tale of woe in your lap but you deserve some sort of explanation. If you are uneasy about me having the bindings I will gladly send you updated pics with today's date or whatever you want to set your mind at ease. This is the reason I am having to sell all of my gear in the first place which sucks in itself.Thank you very much for being patient so far, and I will get the bindings out to ASAP this week, Friday at the latest.
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PP sent. Let me know when it ships out, or if somehow this can't be shipped via US postal. XXX-XXX-XXXX is my phone number if custom needs it.
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That works for me. You do have all the Burton hardware that came with the binding?
Let me know and please send me your PP info.
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Could you get me a quote on the extra shipping cost via US postal? I am in Calgary, AB. Postal code T2S 3A5.
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I am interested in the bindings. Can you ship to Canada?
Hey, I know it has taken me forever getting back to you. I will ship to Canada if you pay the extra shipping. Thanks.
I just checked it out. I had figured $10-12 to ship in US and the USPS website says about $33 to ship to you. So throw down an extra $20 and I'll send them up there.
Yup everything is there in the original box. PayPal address is firstname.lastname@example.com (Wife's Account)
Is there a typo in the address? It is not a PP registered account...
Yeah, I screwed that all up. the account email address is email@example.com but everything is in her name. Sorry for the confusion.
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Since you feel the need to keep coming back to the thread with this rather than just keeping it via PMs then I will say this here to be clear. I won't be shipping anything on Friday. Since you chose to take the PayPal dispute route we will just let that run its course. PayPal disputes are shaky at best and many times have been decided for the buyer even after the seller ships and has proof of shipment. Same goes for the other way around. It is basically a crapshoot that you have put in PayPal's hands. I attempted to handle this with you privately but I guess that was not acceptable to you.
|Yes I still have the Cartels.
|Dispite the Paypal BS in this thread, do you still have the cartels?
|Since you feel the need to keep coming back to the thread with this rather than just keeping it via PMs then I will say this here to be clear. I won't be shipping anything on Friday. Since you chose to take the PayPal dispute route we will just let that run its course. PayPal disputes are shaky at best and many times have been decided for the buyer even after the seller ships and has proof of shipment. Same goes for the other way around. It is basically a crapshoot that you have put in PayPal's hands. I attempted to handle this with you privately but I guess that was not acceptable to you.
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Essential characteristics of noiseSunday May 10 2009 Sensor Insight
At higher light levels, another phenomenon appears. Each pixel has its own analog gain factor, which is directly related to the physical size of certain capacitors. This phenomenon is called Pixel Response Non-Uniformity (PRNU).
The resulting noise can be modeled as additive, with a standard deviation proportional to the signal, i.e., . The SNR in the highlight is approximately
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This implies that the SNR does not increase further when PRNU becomes the main source of noise (which could always happen because PRNU increases faster than photonic noise). However, sensors always have a saturation value and PRNU is usually not the dominant source of noise at this value. Moreover, PRNU is a fix bias and can be compensated for with a calibration.
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I met Michael when he came up to Calgary to do a year of research at Foothills Hospital. He's pretty smart. Before we started dating, I really had no idea what was involved in being a neurosurgeon, I just knew of it as a cliche. What neurosurgeons do, and everything they need to learn to become one, is pretty interesting!
I'm a doctor; specifically, I'm in the first year of my residency training in Neurosurgery.
At what point did you know what you wanted to be?
For me, it was a bit later than most of my classmates in medical school, who generally say they were 'pre-med' from they day they could talk. I started out studying Philosophy in college (university if you're reading this in the Commonwealth), and decided about halfway through that I wanted to practice Medicine instead.
As to a particular specialty, I knew fairly early in medical school that I would end up in a surgical subspecialty and was hooked on neurosurgery pretty much from the start. The procedures are amazing and there is no more intricate and beautiful anatomy anywhere in the body, so I got hooked.
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The first year of residency is a very classic experience. It's pretty terrifying for the first few days as a doctor. For example, my first day in the hospital was a 30-hour shift on call, covering 25 or so Intensive Care Unit patients. The fear goes away quickly though, and then you're forced to learn on an extremely steep learning curve. Now nearly a year into my training, I feel much more comfortable taking care of very sick patients.
Being a first-year resident can be pretty tedious at times, as time spent taking care of the most mundane tasks in patient care greatly outweighs time spent operating. That said, our specialty in particular is one in which subtle changes in the appearance of a patient or tiny mistakes or omissions can have lethal consequences. As a result, our training is one of supervised repetition until excellent patient care, or surgical technique, becomes habit. So even though the very rigid hierarchy of neurosurgical training can feel restrictive at times, I've tried to very hard to remember the importance of excelling at and being responsible for a specific role within a team.
What does a normal day look like for you?
I usually arrive at the hospital at 4:30AM to start seeing patients in the morning and spend the day running around seeing new patients and taking care of our inpatients. If I'm particularly efficient, I make it down to the OR to assist on a case until I'm called or paged away. The day usually ends sometime between 7 and 8PM or so, and then I go home for some combination of food, studying, working on research projects, getting to the gym, and hopefully spending some time with my lovely fiancée.
How do you deal with having to tell a patient's family really bad news? Is that the worst part of your job?
Yes, it is. Telling a family that their loved one has or is about to die is never a pleasant thing, which we do quite often given the nature of a large part of neurosurgical disease. As a result, you quickly develop an unwritten script and a cadence for leading families through bad news. However, it's at its worst with young patients who suddenly die (as is often the case with head trauma and intra-cranial bleeding). Having a routine helps to get through it, because the next extremely sick patient doesn't wait for you to dwell on that experience. That said, it can be pretty hard to shake screams of anguish from loved ones after giving bad news.
What makes it all worthwhile?
Even at its worst, I love my job. I never go home without being stuck on how I could have been better or more efficient, or having identified yet another hole in my knowledge base. I work all day long with brilliant people. Also, I get to operate on brains and spines, which is OK I guess…
Is there any advice you would give someone else that thinks they might want to follow in your footsteps?
Be prepared for a very long training process, of which each stage is harder than the last. I can't imagine going through any of it over again, and I've only just begun my specialty training (2255 days to go, as of today). That said, I love my job and wouldn't want to do anything else with my life. I feel very fortunate to have identified a couple of excellent mentors over the years, I think mentors are indispensible to learning what type of a doctor, and what type of a person you want to become. Lastly, I believe that success in life comes down to a relatively few sink-or-swim moments when you prove yourself. Remember that all the studying and all the hard work is just so you know how to float when the time comes.


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I'll be the first to admit just a few years ago when the BlackBerry was the predominant smartphone platform in the industry, a significant number of BlackBerry users had no idea that the name of the company that built their device was Research in Motion. Even today, although RIM is a pretty popular name, many people who know the acronym, don't know what it stands for.
I guess I can understand why RIM would change its name, but, changing the company name to the name of the product??? That one is going to have to grow on me.
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Political Science major, Tiana Cherry '14, represented Wittenberg at The United States Military Academy at West Point for the 65th Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA). The purpose of this conference is to facilitate interaction and constructive discussion between student delegates from universities around the world and West Point cadets. The participants spend four days intensively debating and formulating policy recommendations that realistically model American strategic response to significant national and global challenges.
This year, over 200 student delegates from the U.S. and abroad attended SCUSA, prepared to tackle the theme of the conference, "Navigating Demographic Flows: Populations, Power and Policy."
To guide students in the appropriate direction, the conference officially began with a Keynote Panel Discussion led by LTG Robert L. Caslen Jr., 59th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy; Mr. Daniel Clemens, Entrepreneur; COL (Ret.) Robert L. Gordon III, Chief Strategy Officer for APX Labs; BG (Ret.) Russell D. Howard, Director of MonTrep and Adjunct Professor; COL (Ret.) Jay Parker, Professor and Chair of International Security Affairs, College of International Security Affairs at National Defense University, and; Dr. Kori Schake, Research Fellow, Member, Military History Working Group. Following the panel discussion, student delegates and West Point cadets spent several days debating foreign policy.
As a participant in a series of roundtable discussions entitled, "Coming of Age," I worked with approximately 20 students to identify the sources of Middle Eastern Instability. The roundtable first considered the current direction and velocity of demographic trends across the region and then attempted to determine how U.S. policy might manage these trends to best advance U.S. interests.
I quickly realized that the participants in my roundtable would not be coming to a consensus on these sources. Each individual had different religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds that provided a diverse array of perspectives on the topic. My group settled by listing several causes that we believed contributed to Middle Eastern instability, then we performed a democratic vote. We concluded that regime based economic policies contributed significantly to instability in the region and recommended short, medium, and long-term goals that would serve as solutions to this cause.
When participants were not intensively debating on policy recommendations, we were touring the beautiful Hogwart's like campus, viewing a weapons display, getting a taste of the First Class Club, and attending the Keynote banquet address with speaker, Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Brent Scowcroft, President of The Scowcroft Group. At the conclusion of the conference, each roundtable group submitted their policy recommendations. Afterwards, the roundtables participated in a closing report session where each group performed a skit that summarized their proposals.
Reflecting back on my experience at West Point, I can truly say that I gained a better sense of the difficulties presented with formulating a consensus on policy recommendations that truly model American strategic response to significant national and global challenges. Often times, critics of foreign policy makers take for granted the amount of time, commitment, and dedication needed to address and resolve current issues. SCUSA has fostered a productive learning environment that has allowed me to become familiarized with the process of formulating sensible policy recommendations and has fostered in me, a great deal of respect for our policy makers.


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We're getting closer to occupying IRAN all the time, the real "prize" we've been seeking since at least 1948.
Patterns in those numbers yes the enemy has slowly taken off their uniform and begun to hide amongst the civiliansThe wars have moved from the countryside and into the citiesKeith
""This is how America justifies killing civilians in other Countries, labling them all combatants.""WHOA!! I cannot believe you posted that statement. You said you were in 'nam. If so, you know of the little kids that begged for gum, then pulled the pin on a grenade in their pocket and took a few soldiers with them. You know of the many soldiers who were killed from rifle fire from village huts with women and children going about their daily routines. You know about the 12 year olds killed while manning mortar launchers.Don't come here with this labeling bs, or I will do what you have been accusing me of.First Calvary, 1966-1967, and proud of it.
but that wasnt your argument you just gave numbers of civilian deaths and we told you why.If someone invaded America who knows. The looney left would dance in the streets at the downfall of America right up until the invaders detached their heads. The extrme gun nuts would defend the country until the last gun was pried from some rednecks cold dead fingerswhats your point?


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wow that's sad i had this problem too but im using virtualbox you should do the sameHello all,
I'm not a pro with linux... and i can't figure out how to change the screen resolution on Backtrack 5 x64 with gnome...
First I tried to use the "Monitor" entry on Admin menu, which only display me 2 very low res (800x600 and lower)..
Then i tried to edit the config file with "pico /usr/share/xresprobe/xorg.conf", all resolutions are set to 1024x768 in this file, which seems NOT to be my actual resolution (which seems to be 800x600). Changing these resolutions have no effect.
Then i tried to use ubuntu's "hardware drivers" app, which i get using apt-get install jockey-gtk. There I see that i miss Nvidia drivers, but i'm unable to install it, at the very end of the installation, there's a popup "installArchives() failed". However, after this, when I try to start Admin menu->Monitors, there's a popup saying that I can use the manufacturer's app (nvidia's), so it seems that something was installed. BUT (I know...), nvidia's app say me that a config file is missing. I asked google, the solution is to run something like "nividia-xconfig", but this command doesn't exist on my backtrack yet...
I tried numerous reboots, apt-get update/upgrade.
Is there a standard good procedure ? The most suprising is that when i run Backtrack live from Usb key, the resolution is okay, but when I install it to harddrive, I'm stuck to 800x600..
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Hello Forum Members,
My question today has to do with raising children. In my special case, the child is not mine, but i have in some sense inherited/adopted her as mine.
She is 12 years old now. She was 9 when i came into her life. Obviously before i showed up on the scene, a lot of things/behaviors that have become part of her nature were firmly rooted and nurtured. However, I believe that wise action with child rearing says that we must take an active role in teaching good habits. Kindness, etc.....
I had heard a teaching recently that made the point by saying that a child may see fire and think it is a toy. We cannot let the child run into the fire, for the damage they will obviously experience. In the same way, I think that when a child is displaying unkind, malicious, unloving, anger-filled, and negative emotions/actions, we are to try and help the grow in their understanding and implementation of the opposite action (kindness, compassion, good will, forgiveness).
However, it is very hard to change these negative patterns. Anyone know of some good resources or scriptures that talk about the disciplining of children in dhamma?
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Hi all,
First off, to the mods--please feel free to merge this with another jumpsuit thread if you feel it's appropriate. I did search through the soft parts forum but didn't see an answer to this question.
I am looking for fabric to use for a pre-pro Boba Fett suit. I know the advice here is often to get a white suit and dye it. In the end, I may do that, but I wanted your opinions on a few fabrics I found at Jo-Ann's recently. Of course, this only works if you have seen the fabric yourself or are already familiar with them.
The three that I found that I thought might work (possibly with a bit of dyeing, fading, etc.) are:
1. Smoke blue solid twill, #720-1981,
2. Dark smoke blue solid twill, #720-1890, and
3. Medium blue solid twill, #719-9961.
So if anyone's already seen any of these fabrics or comes across them soon, please let me know what you think. It looks like they have the right diagonal pattern, but I just can't make up my mind if one of these is nearly spot-on for the color.


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The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) licenses livestock dealers, markets and packers conducting business in Indiana. This brochure explains, in general terms, state requirements for livestock markets. All requirements are not included here; contact BOAH for additional, specific information.
A livestock "dealer" is anyone engaged in the business of buying, selling or negotiating the transfer of livestock. "Dealer" includes, but is not limited to, stockyards, auction markets, buying stations and concentration points. IC 15-2.1-2-13. Livestock dealers must be licensed under state law.
State law allows some exemptions to the livestock dealer license requirement:
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health issues livestock dealer licenses in three classifications:
Agents of market facilities and individual dealers must be listed on the license application. The principal may later add or delete an agent's name by sending a written request to the State Veterinarian's office for approval.
A livestock dealer may not designate an agent whose dealer license was suspended or revoked in any state within the last two years. A licensee must request the deletion of an agent from his license immediately upon learning of the revocation of an agent's dealer license by any state.
Any act or omission that falls within the livestock dealer's business relationship is considered an act of the principal license holder.
State law requires every dealer to execute and maintain a bond. Each dealer buying and selling livestock across state lines must obtain a U.S. Department of Agriculture, Packers and Stockyards bond as required by federal law. Further bond coverage is not required for those individuals if the bond amount and terms meet the requirements of Indiana law.
Indiana's required bond amount is equal to the nearest multiple of $5,000 above the average sales, purchases, and transfers of livestock by the dealer during two business days. Average amount is calculated based on 260 working days in the previous 12 months. Start-up or new businesses must estimate the amount, which is subject to adjustment.
Bond amount guidelines:
A blanket bond can be secured in lieu of individual bonds for businesses under the same ownership.
Bond coverage must be adjusted annually, prior to license renewal if necessary to reflect the gross amount of business transacted during the 12-month period. The surety on the bond must be a surety company authorized to do business in Indiana.
Scales used to weigh livestock must be tested every six months, and are subject to inspection by the Weights and Measures Division of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH).
Fraudulent, deceptive or dishonest practices in weighing livestock constitute grounds for the license revocation and other penalties, under Indiana law.
Livestock dealers are required to keep records of their transactions. Records must fully disclose the true ownership of the business. The dealer's records shall fully and correctly disclose all purchases, sales, or transfers involving livestock, including:
Making (or causing to be made) a false entry or statement in any report or record is illegal. As is willfully removing, destroying, changing or concealing the true identity or identification of any animal required by state or federal law to be identified.
All license-holders (and their agents/employees) must, upon request during ordinary business hours, permit authorized representatives of the BOAH to enter the licensee's place of business to examine records, accounts, and memoranda pertinent to livestock transactions made in connection with the business. The inspector may make copies of those records, memoranda or accounts, and inspect the property and facilities used in connection with the business. Required records must be kept open for inspection by BOAH for two years.
Weighing Livestock:
Whenever livestock is weighed for purchase or sale at a market facility, a scale ticket must be issued by the agent performing the weighing service. The scale ticket must clearly indicate the following:
A scale ticket cannot show a change in weight, unless the animal is reweighed. If an error (other than weight) is made, a revised scale ticket showing the correction and reason for the change must be attached to the original, incorrect ticket. These corrections are permitted only when the buyer's name is not needed on the scale ticket, and the dealer keeps buyer records. 345 IAC 7-3.5-11.
A person consigning livestock to a dealer for sale at auction, at the time of consignment or delivery, must stipulate the specific purpose for which the animal is to be offered for sale. However, when the consignor does not declare a purpose, the dealer will make the decision and sell the animal in the best interests of the consignor.
Livestock sales on consignment must be sold openly, to achieve the highest available bid in the best interest of the consignor. Consignments must also be sold on their own merit. The sale of one cannot be conditional on the sale of another, different consignment. However, the sale of livestock in graded lots belonging to different owners is not prohibited, if the consignors agree.
When an animal is sold for immediate slaughter, the auctioneer (or other selling agent) must clearly announce the animal is for slaughter-only. When sold, the dealer must clearly mark "for slaughter only" on the bill of sale given to the buyer and maintained in the dealer's records. Diverting a slaughter-only animal to any other purpose is illegal. An authorized representative of the State Veterinarian has the right to identify any domestic animal to be sold for "immediate slaughter".
Promptly following the purchase or sale of livestock at public auction, the dealer shall provide the seller/consignor and buyer an itemized written account of the purchase/sale, including:
Each market facility dealer must provide:
Except for purposes of immediate slaughter, all domestic animals consigned to a dealer must be inspected prior to public sale or auction. Removing a domestic animal from the premises of a public market before it has passed inspection is illegal. Dealers with custody of livestock subject to inspection must make the animals readily available to inspecting agencies, while preserving the consignments' identities until inspection is complete. BOAH employees and others authorized by the State Veterinarian have the right to inspect any livestock at market facilities to determine ownership and point of origin, evaluate health, and pursue the objectives of BOAH.
When domestic animals are tested, vaccinated, or otherwise professionally treated by a veterinarian at a market facility as part of their sale/offering for sale, the market operator must furnish the veterinarian:
Any expense or cost for professional services delivered at a market, along with other lawful charges, may be withheld or deducted from the consignor's sale proceeds. The marketing agency must clearly show the amount withheld/deducted and the reason.
Licensed market operators must file with the State Veterinarian a complete and accurate report of all cattle identified (tagged) at his/her place of business in connection with the market-cattle test program currently being conducted by state-federal regulatory agencies. Reports shall be forwarded to the State Veterinarian.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the dealer is responsible for sending all required completed forms to the Office of the State Veterinarian within 10 days following the date of the event requiring the form. 345 IAC 7-3.5-14.
All licensed market operators shall provide and maintain adequate and suitable facilities for loading, unloading, holding, identifying, segregating and otherwise handling livestock. Minimum requirements for facilities:
Minimum standards of care for animals in markets:
Market facilities in Indiana may not accept delivery of non-ambulatory (or "downer") livestock. Non-ambulatory animals may be unloaded for euthanization at the market. Written policies, procedures, and equipment must be in place to handle animals that become nonambulatory after delivery to the facility. Animals that become nonambulatory after arrival must be disposed of within 24 hours.
On Farm: When livestock becomes nonambulatory on the farm or en route to a market facility, BOAH recommends the animal be treated or disposed of by the owner as follows:
The State Veterinarian may restrict the sale of any diseased animal to prevent the spread of disease, including restricting sale to a recognized slaughter establishment.
Quarantined animals may be sold/offered for sale at a market only for immediate slaughter, except by special permission of the State Veterinarian. These animals must be individually identified and cannot be removed from the sale premises unless accompanied by a written release on the proper BOAH form. The release form must be attached to the buyer's invoice or bill of sale and accompany the animal(s) to slaughter. 345 IAC 7-3.5-17.
A market facility must not allow sewage, drainage or waste water to collect to create an unnecessary public nuisance. Trash, bedding, manure or other waste solids may not collect on the premises. Weeds and accumulated junk which could harbor rodents must be eliminated. 345 IAC 7-3.5-18.
The market facility and its surroundings (including yards, pens, alleyways, chutes and all other equipment used for receiving, yarding, handling and otherwise selling livestock) shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner at all times.
Licensed market operators must provide on the premises (or have immediate access to) power spray or other disinfecting equipment. The equipment must be maintained in serviceable condition at all times. The State Veterinarian may require a market to be cleaned and disinfected to prevent the spread of disease. A market facility may be placed under temporary quarantine, if necessary, until the process is completed as directed.
All trucks, trailers or other conveyances used for transporting livestock shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. The State Veterinarian (or an authorized agent) may order any vehicle to be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected by the operator to prevent the spread of disease.
Disinfecting agents and methods shall meet the approval of the State Veterinarian. 345 IAC 7-3.5-19.
To establish a Brucellosis-testing service laboratory at a market, a written application must be submitted to BOAH for approval. The State Veterinarian (or authorized agent) will inspect the laboratory. The laboratory will be approved, if the facilities and procedures meet minimum state requirements and generally accepted laboratory procedures. Contact BOAH for Brucellosis laboratory requirements.
Brucellosis tests conducted at approved laboratories will be recognized as official for purposes of selling domestic animals through public Indiana markets for interstate sale or movement, if they are performed using procedures and facilities recognized by the State Veterinarian.
Failure to comply with the livestock dealer licensing law may result in criminal charges, fines, injunctions and the revocation or suspension of a license.
For more information about livestock dealer licensing consult the Livestock Dealer Act IC 15-2.1-14, and the dealer licensing rule 345 IAC 7-3.5.
For information about a United States Department of Agriculture Packers and Stockyards bond contact USDA-GIPSA.
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I'm still wondering what TB is up to.
Originally Posted by denby View Post
Been on many types of boats, but love sailing. Bought my first boat in 2006.
GreenEgg welcome aboard.
I'm still wondering what TB is up to.
Thanks for the welcome, Denby.
|Welcome aboard Dawnhoff...wait till next year when you get 3ft.-itis if you think it is bad now!!
You bought a WHAT!
Ok, you asked
I grew up 400 miles from the nearest ocean, and was always interested in these things called sailboats, but had never even seen one up close. Even after attending UMass Boston and living north of the harbor I had little opportunity to sail. One day my boss asked me if I would like to go out on his 32' Hunter and for some strange reason I said yes. That was 5 years ago and I still remember that first time at the helm, a 10 knot breeze at my back, the sails full and that sailboat coming alive under my feet. I was totally hooked.
Like Txaggle I cruised eBay and dreamed of someday. Then last January I found her. Up for bid by a charity, 4 hours to go and no bids. It didn't matter that she was sitting on blocks on Long Island (250 miles away); I had no trailer, and had no real idea of her condition. I had to bid on her, $202.50. Four hours later I owned her, a 1969 Venture 21, owned by the same family all her life and almost total unmodified, The story of bring her to Boston is best left for later (after the pain goes away).
Last year my sons and I rebuilt the swing keel and rudder, installed all new wiring and painted the interior. This year she gets all new running rigging, VHF (from the Sailnet store) and ground tackle. We hope to launch her from Winthrop, Ma in June.
I will be 58 in July, my sailing time is still measured in hours and I sometimes still wonder what possessed me to buy this thing that takes all my spare time and money. I enjoy the hours spent working on her and I have met many wonderful people all eager to give me advice.
She's is definitely changed my life
You can't sail a Catalina.
Welcome Txaggie
You joined 4 years ago, what kept you from posting?
Welcome as well. We've got quite a few members from Texas and they all know how to sail, except CruisingDad who'd rather cook. We keep him around anyway. (g)
Been on many types of boats, but love sailing. Bought my first boat in 2006.
GreenEgg welcome aboard.
I'm still wondering what TB is up to.
|I started sailing with a Venture 21 and went from there. I currently have an oldie but goodie 47 yr old classic yawl.
Inexperienced Sailor Wannabe
Hello sailors! Several years ago, I attended a charity auction and purchased a one day sailing lesson. I fell in love with sailing and vowed to find a boat, learn to sail and spend many countless hours sailing into my sunset years. I did a great deal of internet homework on sailboat manufacturers, types, and models of sailboats. I finally decided on two or three makes that I thought were quality built crafts. I began searching want ads in the paper and online for used boats, and when out driving, was constantly on the lookout for boats with "For Sale" signs. I walked the docks of the local marinas. I finally found the boat I thought was destined to be mine on Ebay. After quick negotiations, I owned a 1975 Chrysler 22 swing keel. She hadn't seen the water in over a year and was sitting on her original trailer, that had been sitting neglected, rusting in a field for years, bent frame, with no lights and a worn out hitch. I was happy with my purchase. I started on her renovation/restoration. The first thing that had to be done, was the renovation of the trailer. The trailer repair and renovation is complete and it looks almost new, and the boat is on the hard currently undergoing gelcoat blister repair as a result of too many years sitting in warm Texas lakes with no barrier coating. I have yet to actually sail her as I put her in the water only once when I bought her to check for leaks. I have had many kind sailors offer to help me learn to sail and I plan to take them up on their offers. I reside just outside the Ft.Worth/Dallas area in north central Texas. If there are any other Chrysler owners in the area that would like to correspond, let me hear from you. If there are any other new or experienced sailors interested in helping out a newbie, give me a shout. I look forward to many happy years of trailer sailing the lakes of Texas. Thank goodness spring is here!! Have a great day!!! TxAggie
My wife and I have had lots of fun times on the last boat - but unfortunately, some not so fun moments also - due to her fears of heeling. In spite of my attempts at acclimating her during the past four years to the joys of sailing, we ultimately decided to sell her.
You sold your wife?
Wow, that's harsh.
My husband and I sail a 21' Sirius on the Ottawa river.
He had a Northern 25' when we met, thousands or years ago.
He is a much better sailer than I am.
Dreams......We are sick of winter, and hope to purchase a live aboard boat 28-34', to keep in Florida, staying there between Nov. and March every year, until we retire.
I'll learn more about sailing, and he'll learn more about motors and repairs, and one day we can cruise.
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