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Lance writes:
Many thanks to all of you for such an excellent podcast. I think you all do a really fantastic job. As an ID physician and postdoctoral researcher working on flavivirus immunology in my case you are "preaching to the converted" as I am already an enthusiast for all things virological, but I hope as this podcast grows in profile you can reach an increasing number of people as you are so easy to understand and so good at explaining things and I am telling as may people as I can about it! I am really learning alot.
I have just been listening to TWiV 129 and Rich I think was talking about reverse genetics of viruses - I think one group of viruses for which this has been particularly difficult is the Flaviviruses and Japanese encephalitis virus in particular, which still doesn't have a working cDNA infectious clone despite many attempts and several reports in the literature. The clones seem to be either very unstable or toxic to the cells used to grow them. That said, there is an interesting report in last months J Virol where the authors show this is because of E coli promoter sequences in the JEV and dengue-2 genomes which result in viral protein expression and toxicity during the cloning process.
Successful Propagation of Flavivirus Infectious cDNAs by a Novel Method To Reduce the Cryptic Bacterial Promoter Activity of Virus Genomes. S.Y Pu, R.H Wu, C.C Yang, T.M Jao, M.H Tsai, J.C Wang, H.M Lin, Y.S Chao, A Yueh. Journal of Virology 2011 vol. 85 (6) pp. 2927.
Also relating to japanese encephalitis virus, some time ago on either TWiV or TWiP Dixon made a interesting comment about Japanese encephalitis virus transmission via worms of some kind; I think they might have Trichuris or Ascaris, I can't remember. Could you elaborate a bit on this please? Transmission between which species? Pig to human? What's the evidence for this, and do you have a reference? I'd be intrigued.
I'd like to recommend something to you all on the subject of vaccination - a book by a British family doctor called Mike Fitzpatrick - "MMR & Autism, what parents need to know." It's a great and easy to read review of the evidence (or lack of it) that MMR causes autism. What is particularly interesting is that Mike himself has a severely autistic son. He's a great guy - I met him because my wife did her family medicine training in the same practice.
Your podcasts are keeping me going as I grapple with setting up a Flavivirus immunology study in South India which can be challenging at times! Anyway please keep it up I am throughly hooked and I really look forward to it each week - TWiM and TWiP also. I am slowly catching up with past episodes.
Best wishes,
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Ian writes:
Hi Guys,
I was listening to TWIV 112 and heard Brent's letter asking about an old film he remembered watching in school that had animated white blood cells attacking viruses. I remember watching that same old film and was able to find it pretty quickly, YouTube never fails, and if it hasn't already been found, here's a link:
I particularly like how the viruses all meet up around a campfire at the beginning and conspiratorially develop their plan of attack, complete with evil cackling. They're a pretty nasty bunch! Luckily the white corpuscles have laser guns.
My question is more focused on the future of Virology. I've always been interested in how scientific knowledge 'grows', it's always exciting to look at the history and see how it is rarely a linear accumulation of knowledge, but rather it is often a battle of competing theories and ideas with different schools of thought vying for followers and influence, until eventually over time and with enough evidence, an accepted theory arises. And then sometimes there's a radical breakthrough that reshapes everything. Do you think that in the next 50-years there will be such a radical breakthrough regarding virology/immunology? Some sort of new technology or discovery that will challenge what we currently hold to be true and reshape the field? Thanks, as always.
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Amit writes:
I am a pursuing research in immunology, working on immunological aspect of virus infection. I am lucky to discover your podcasts recently. I have listened some epidoses and found it really interesting. You guys are amazing and make science real fun. I can only imagine the effort you guys must be putting to make these episodes as I also came to know that there are TWIM and TWIP as well. I heard all of your TWIM episodes.Thanks for all the efforts from you guys. I though want to add here that it will be icing on the cake for me and people working in immunology if you pick some papers with immunological aspects. You can add one infection immunologist to your group to discuss immunological aspects of microbial infections as well. It is just a suggestion and not to say that I don't enjoy your podcasts in present form. Once again, thanks for your efforts.
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Leo writes:
Although I am an Electrical Engineer and my work is to develop Cellular Phones, I have been always interested in Biochemistry, Toxicology and Virology. Actually, I have listened all your episodes, and you both make me think that in my next life, I would study to become a virologist. J
One of my favorite hobbies is to run simulations on the computer about protein folding, I recommend you to take a look to the project Folding@Home if, you have not reviewed this project recently.
I am writing you because I was looking for information about our tiny friend The Tasmanian Devil, after I watched a TV show about Australia/Tasmania, and they commented about this kind of transmissible cancer which is
Killing the whole population of TasDevils. Some reports consider that if not controlled, all the Devils will be finished by 2030 or so.
I would like to know if you may have some time to cover this disease in one of your future episodes. Do we know if its originator is a virus ?
Thank you very much in advance, thanks for your achievements on divulgation of sciences !!!
Dave writes:
I came across this article on the possible future role of mathematics in virology:http://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2011/04/viruses-essay-pattern I have heard you and your panel members mention in past episodes that many viruses are icosahedral. However, I don't recall any discussion of the possibility of attacking viruses by modifying their geometry. Is the stuff on viruses mentioned in this article for real or is this just wild speculation? I'd be interested in your thoughts coming from the perspective of a virologist.
Stephanie writes:
In TWIV #124, Dr. McFadden says that pox viruses have the ability to steal genes from the host. In fact, this is precisely how they acquired the genes similar to those for MHC class 1 and different cytokine receptors that were discussed in the first part of the podcast. However, if pox virus doesn't need to go into the nucleus to replicate because it carries/makes all of its own replication machinery, how and when does this pick-up of cellular genes occur?
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So i've been following a few youtube guides along with forum guides on obtaining the wep key from a router. I use a Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit, and I just downloaded Windows Virtual PC to run with Backtrack 5. My laptop is a Compaq CQ40 and has an internal Broadcom 4322AG 802.11a/b/g/draft-n Wi-Fi Adapter. I read somewhere that USB adapters are needed (?) so i bought a Realtek RTL8188SU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 which is a wireless usb network adapter. I have also modified the settings so Realtek and Broadcom are both detected using Settings in Windows Virtual PC.
I run startx in Backtrack 5, Launch Konsole, and as i type airmon-ng, i see 3 columns Interface Chipset and Driver. however, nothing appears under interface or chipset or driver, as is demonstrated in the videos. Would anyone please direct me to my mistakes?

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'So, one evening when Deborah Patrick attended her once-a-week yoga class in suburban Buffalo, her husband, the Sabres' most experienced defenceman, went too. He thought it would be easy — a little stretching, a bunch of poses. He finished 90 minutes later covered in sweat. "I felt like I got an adjustment on my whole body," Mr. Patrick said. "It was a physical workout. I kick myself for not doing this sooner."'
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Gearing up for next month's ceremony, MTV announced the nominations for the 2013 MTV Movie Awards on Tuesday (March 5).
Awards host Rebel Wilson and MTV News' Josh Horowitz started off the nomination spectacular by announcing the most coveted Golden Popcorn award for Movie of the Year.
With award season in full swing, the nominees for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards were released earlier this afternoon (January 4).
Fan favorites including "Flight," "Zero Dark Thirty," and "Lincoln" were among the filmed nominated in the show, which honors "outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2012."
Keeping up with her hectic schedule, Emma Watson got all gussied up for the "Perks of Being a Wallflower" screening in London, England today (September 26).
The Hermione Granger gal looked stellar in a strapless black dress teamed with a pair of black trousers as she headed inside the Mayfair Hotel to peep her new picture.
Fulfilling her promotional duties, Emma Watson headed over to BBC Radio 1 in London, England this morning (September 26).
The "Harry Potter" hottie looked studious in a pair of designer spectacles as she plugged her brand new movie "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," which released here in the States this past Friday (September 21).
As we near the limited release date for "The Perks of Being A Wallflower," MTV has revealed a new clip from the film which gives fans a glimpse into the trio of main characters.
In the footage, high school friends Charlie (Logan Lerman), Patrick (Ezra Miller) and Sam (Emma Watson) are shown discussing their post-high school plans with Charlie voicing his interest in a possible writing career.
Back on the red carpet for a final press function on the eve of her new movie's release, Emma Watson looked fabulous at The Cinema Society special screening of "The Perks Of Being A Wall Flower" in New York City on Thursday (September 13).
Stepping out for an exciting evening, Emma Watson attended the Hollywood premiere of her new flick "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" last night (September 10).
The English hottie wore a simple-yet-sexy beige backless lace dress as she posed for the paparazzi outside the ArcLight Cinerama Dome.
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Dear all,
I am currently looking to teach English in Hong Kong but is finding it rather difficult. I am a native speaker (British born Chinese). I carry a University degree along with a TEFL certificate.
Basically I have been applying for jobs at English centres (only around 12-15) since September and manage to receive 3 replies. I managed to attend 2 of the interviews, I missed one due to being sick. I have not had a response from either.
I think the main reason I am not getting opportunities is because I do not have experience. I have also read on here that they prefer non Chinese native English speakers. I have tried applying for jobs which welcome those with less experience (e.g. teacher assistant) and those that provide training. Most jobs I look for need teaching experience.
I am not sure if this is the right time to apply for jobs (as school terms have begun) but I only just arrived from the UK. I've been told more jobs become available after December. I have looked in newspapers, websites such as Jobsdb and Teachergig.
My question is, what is the best way for me to have a chance of getting hired? Should I start searching for volunteer work to get experience? How can I do tutoring or teaching with no experience? I know there are companies that will give me the opportunity otherwise I would not of had those interviews. Maybe I need to be patient.
Anyone with any more websites besides jobsdb where I can look at to find jobs in HK? I know some on here are currently teaching in HK so I appreciate any help.


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The title kinda explains it how would you go from the card stock to the real bondo/plexiglass/silicon armor
P.s. I found armor files for the card stock if you wanna see them
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The title kinda explains it how would you go from the card stock to the real bondo/plexiglass/silicon armor
P.s. I found armor files for the card stock if you wanna see them
It could work... But be prepared to spend several THOUSEND $$$$$ in the process.
Besides, you'd need lots of expericence in model making.
If you really want some armor, save your monies and get a kit.
thank you
This route of pepakura MAY work for some HALO or custom mando armor, but def not for a clone trooper.
The silicone for the molds would be more than $500.
But I agree, everybody will help you out here. This is an AWESOME community.
Labor=time=money in the long run. You can save the money you would spend on this proceedure, and simply buy a kit within a shorter time frame. The result will more than likely be more satifying in the end, due to precision. The weight factor is another consideration, especially if you are going to wear it for extended periods of time. If you have the patience, and can acquire the skill level to create an end product that you feel is acceptable to you, then do it. And for the record, we all don't do it here. A few may have (?), but the majority here don't.
are you planning to make the cardstock the wearable suit, or are you talking about making the masters out of that and then molding/casting in some other material?
if you are planning to wear the original, i would think that fiberglass would be at least a bit lighter than bondo. i've never done it that way, so i have no idea really...
as far as saving money, you'd be surprised how little you save. i've made my own clone, and it cost me about 3x as much as i paid for my first clone kit.
Lunalord, we aren't trying to talk you down on this. And, I seriously believe that if you put your mind to it, you could succeed with a great costume. Though, some of us feel we have a duty to to tell you what the end result could be. You don't want to get sucked into the money pit. Clone armor has a bizarre mix of subtle curves and straight lines along with sharp edges. Paper, especially card stock, doe's not respond well when it comes to circular tweaking. You may get most of the sharp lines, but to get both of these elements to meet where required, well, it's not going to be easy.
On the other hand, if you want to proceed, there are extremely talented individuals here and I most certaintly will help out if I can. I think if you can nail it at 90% accuracy during the assembly phase, you can drive it home on the fiberglass or bondo work, and sanding, you can get a good costume out of it. But, it will be heavy. Good luck bud!
Ya know, it wouldn't cost you thousands to make the armor using the Pepakura method. And most of the guys that say it wouldn't work for clone armor are so wrong! True, getting the curved pieces right is harder than the flatter, boxy areas. It can indeed be done. It just takes more time to do it right.
But I do have to agree that your armor would be heavy, heavier than vac formed kits out there anyway. It would also take longer to build and finish, plus if you chose to mould it to make lighter copies then the expense would rise. Rise to the point of making it a very costly project and most defenitely more expensive than a vac formed kit.
Also, if you're thinking of using the files I think you are then you don't come across well on a real human being and are innacurate in places.
I'm all for Pepakura, and dislike people being shut down so to speak for using the method, but when it comes to clone armor, I do think it'd be simpler to go down the vac kit route and would cost about the same(based on just building one set of armor with no molding or casting).
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"Those bloody Rebels will never stand a chance against our new yapper-bikes!"
LOL...I can't stop laughing
"I told ya the Empire was considering cutbacks..."
"Is it just me, or are these things slower than speederbikes?"
The Empire has decided on a new "green" approach to chasing the rebels
To the utter disgust of George Lucas, this scene was eventually cut from Return of the Jedi.
The original FX team were later sacked for their efforts in the ROTJ forest scene...
"Tales from the Empire: Weiner Patrol".
When George said that the scene had to look the dogs... the FX team took it too seriously!
1st dog : And i thought fleas were bad!
2nd dog : i'm with you there Tarquin, this guys cod piece is chaffing me something wrotten...
This is what a Bantha looks like shaved down.
Damn, Bantha's are fast!
"Imperial Biker Snouts reporting in..."
After their first patrol back it was noted that it might have been more productive if the new "units' had not had to stop so much to release fliud build up from the drive motor drain tube.
It was also noted that a Klan of Ewoks tried to mount the new units and escape.The recently installed neuterion had prevented any insertions of a up rising.
I believe thet the Emperor has gone to far in cost cutting measure to get the Death Star II built in a timely manner.Oh how I miss the glory days of victory on Hoth
First Glactic Empire
Armored Divsion/Ground Assault
"We got 'em now!!!!! Oh Damn....my speeder has to stop to take a leak!!!"
1. What happens when you cross a bantha with a ewok
2. At least these won't barrel roll into a tree.
3. We'd catch these rebels if they'd stop throwing tennis balls everywhere!
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Hello to all! I've been in the 501st for about 10 years but not active the past 5 or so. My ID is TK-1297. I switched to R2 Building for the last few years and did a ghostbusters outfit with pack.
I've always wanted to do a Boba Fett and have finally decided to take the leap.
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Why not? Even good teams could use lottery tickets.
Why not? Even good teams could use lottery tickets.
"You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat."
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"Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot."
-- Leo Durocher
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"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Give Prior credit,he doesn't hold grudges. Hey, it's worth a shot.
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The D-Train comparison is what first popped into my head.
I really like this move on all accounts.
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He did run up 38 K in 25 IP last year for the PawSox. He walked 23 as well, plus he gave up four bombs. It would be interesting to see if Dusty and Price could get him straightened out a little.
Hugs, smiling, and interactive Twitter accounts, don't mean winning baseball. Until this community understands that we are cursed to relive the madness.
I am watching some stuff from last year in Pawtucket right now on Prior. He was 88-92 in his second game with them (haven't gotten any further than that). The curveball can still be really nasty, though a few weren't spun nearly as tight as others. I haven't gone back to look at pre-injury mechanics yet to refresh my memory, but he does seem to be short arming the ball a little bit more than I remember. I could just be remembering wrong though.
I agree with the D-Train comparison.
So can he hit?
All jokes aside, everyone in the baseball community blasts Dusty for his use of Prior. Yet when Prior wants to make a comeback, who does he call? The best thing about this move is that we have, IMO, now that Duncan is retired, the best pitching coach in baseball.
Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto
"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."
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No doubt. I hope Price stays for a long time. He is truely an asset to the team.
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Dusty gets more out of his players because they want to play for him and they want to pay him back for their opportunities. Can it be bad sometimes? Obviously Wily Taveras and Corey Patterson say hi. But I think there's way more good than bad that comes with that. And that's why we live with some of his questionable calls, although this year, with the lineup, I can't see too much arguing. So I'm guessing bullpen maintenance will be the problem this year.
But for as much as we gripe about Dusty's in-game strategies, remember where we've come from. Dusty would never pinch hit Juan Castro for Josh Hamilton.
Domo Arigato, Here Comes Joey Votto
"I do what I want to do and say what I want to say."
--Bronson Arroyo
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
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When Stassburg blew out his elbow, and all the talk of the "inverted W" started proping up, the video of Prior's throwing motion showed a clear "inverted W". If they still attribute that as a cause to elbow wear or not, I don't know, but if that theory still applies, its pretty clear why he had elbow trouble.
File this in the "How far the Reds have come department"
Reds of late 90's through around 7 or 8 yrs ago sign Prior and slot him as the #3 starter in the rotation.
Reds of 2013 sign Prior as AAA depth and a favor to the man.
The signing itself is nothing more than "meh", but the fundamental change of the strength of the organization is a "hooray"
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DETROIT, Mich. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay women's soccer team had a strong defensive performance against Detroit, but an unfortunate own goal just under three minutes into the first overtime session gave the Titans a 1-0 triumph on Saturday afternoon at Titan Field.
The win improved Detroit to 7-6-1 overall and 1-2 in the Horizon League, while Green Bay fell to 4-5-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play.
"I'm really disappointed for the girls who fought hard for the entire game and lost in a very unfortunate deflection," said head coach Trevor Warren. "Detroit was picked to win the conference in preseason, so to come to their field and shut down their offense for a large part of the game was a testament to their hard work."
Detroit applied pressure early, putting two shots on goal in the opening 15 minutes. However, the Green Bay defense clamped down and did not allow the Titans another shot in the half, as its offense turned up the tempo. Renee Therrien (Winnipeg, Manitoba) put a shot on goal in the 37th minute and Heidi Hartmann (Plymouth, Minn.) had another threatening shot just over a minute later, but Detroit keeper Martha Dunbar came up with saves on both attempts as the match went into halftime scoreless.
At the break Green Bay led in both shots, 3-2, and corners, 7-2.
Despite scoring opportunities for both teams in the second half, neither squad was able to find the back of the net. In the second half Detroit let shots, 5-2, and corners were even at two apiece.
Heading to extra minutes to settle the match, it was an own goal by the Green Bay defense that proved to be the difference. A cross by Detroit's Kait'yn Quarrell headed into the box and deflected off a Phoenix and into the net to give the Titans their first conference win of the season.
For the match, Green Bay owned a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks, while the Titans had a slim 7-5 lead in shots. Nastacia Behle (St. Paul, Mo) played the entire match and made four saves. Hartmann and Katie Schulz (Plymouth, Minn.) led the team with two shots apiece.
Green Bay returns to action next Saturday in the first game of a women's/men's doubleheader at Aldo Santaga Stadium, taking on Cleveland State at noon.
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CHERRY HILL, NJ — Positioning an OCS operation as a "good corporate citizen" can be valuable in securing new business today, and publicizing causes congenial to environmentally and socially aware patrons, like sustainable organic agriculture and purchasing practices that reward responsible production, can build sales and bolster customer loyalty.
During the recent National Automatic Merchandising Association Coffee Service Education Summit, a perspective on the growing importance of products and policies perceived by patrons and prospects as "friendly" to the environment was provided by Marie-Claude Dessureault, director of cup quality and brewing technology for Canadian roasting giant and international coffee service operator Van Houtte (Montreal). She was joined by Eileen Cooke, a specialist in workforce learning for AMR Research.
"Sustainability is a trend that will not go away," emphasized Dessureault. "Make it relevant to you, your people and your customers. Your clients want to be better corporate citizens and support environmental practices. Your patrons want to feel good about the coffee they drink, and to feel like they're contributing to a better world."
Cooke added that simply packaging a product customers already buy in a way that communicates particular attributes to those who care about them can help OCS operators differentiate themselves from their competitors, and position them as partners in good business practices to the locations they serve.
Dessureault added that 86% of Americans are likely to switch the product they purchase if they feel a suitable alternative is associated with a cause in which they believe. And 78% say they want to do business with companies that relate to their cause-oriented efforts, yet only four in 10 will actually switch from their current supplier.
Employees are increasingly interested in products they perceive as supporting good business practices, because many of the companies for which they work are changing their cultures by appointing vice-presidents dedicated to sustainability and social responsibility, Cooke noted. "Because coffee is such a widely traded commodity, it has a tremendous impact on people and the environment in what are often the poorest countries on earth," said Cooke. "Sustainable coffee has huge 'legs' with customers; it's easy, clean, simple and direct to drink coffee, and to know they are helping poor people."
The rise of fair trade practices has channeled more than $75 million in additional income to small-scale family coffee farmers, which has been reinjected into their communities to the benefit of the entire industry, said Dessureault. She explained that "fair trade" is not a quality certification, but rather denotes a means of compensating coffee-growing communities at a level that allows them to sustain their livelihood by continuing to grow high-quality coffee. It relates to growing and harvesting practices that do not deplete or permanently damage the environment in which the coffee is grown. "Farmers abandoned their crops at one point; now fair trade gives them the incentive to come back and grow better coffees," she noted. "Good agricultural practices will assure the coffee industry's long-term survival."
Also driving the fair trade movement is the trend over the past two decades that favors marketing specialty-grade coffees as consumers' taste buds have evolved. With higher-quality product in greater demand, producers need more money to grow larger quantities of it.
Further analyzing fair trade principles, Dessureault explained that purchasing conducted according to those principles guarantees farmers a minimum or "floor" price for coffees, protecting them against destructive swings in international commodity prices, and offers an additional premium for certified organic products. Set to increase to $1.25 this June, the price of fair trade coffee remains stable and assures growers of predictable revenue on which they can rely.
Importers purchase fair trade coffee directly from the producer group rather than through the open market. The grower organizations are "transparent" in their structures and practices, so all parties can make sure that funds go directly to coffee farming communities. The organizations democratically decide how to invest their fair trade revenues.
Fair trade certification also provides the assurance that labor conditions are monitored, including prohibition of child labor and a commitment by the certifying entity to community development.
Farmers and workers directly invest fair trade premiums in social and business development projects, including scholarship programs, quality improvement training and qualifying for organic certification, so they can produce coffee that will command a higher premium and further benefit the community.
TransFair USA, a nonprofit organization, is one of 20 members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), and the only third-party certifier of fair trade products in the United States. The organization audits transactions between U.S. companies offering Fair Trade Certified products and the international suppliers from whom they source the coffees, in order to guarantee that the farmers and farm workers were paid a fair, above-market price. In addition, annual inspections conducted by FLO ensure that strict socioeconomic development criteria are being met by reinvestment of the increased fair trade revenues.
While the official "Fair Trade Certified" logo on a coffee bag resonates strongly with consumers, many products are procured under similar principles but lack the certification. "If it's a good coffee, with a fair price, and farmers are paid and treated well, it has value to communicate that to your customers," recommended Cooke.
An official from Lacas Coffee Co. attending the seminar pointed out that fair trade is all about transparency. "If you pay $1.46 for non-fair trade coffee, it's not going to go to the farmers," he said. While growers in some nations are organized and defended by governments that maintain the rule of law, in others they are isolated, and at the mercy of unscrupulous middlemen.
Dessureault observed that Van Houtte, which is one of North America's largest coffee service operators, knows that marketing sustainability and social responsibility are in demand. "For you, you distinguish your company to customers seeking these coffees," she pointed out. "Not a week goes by that we don't get requests; this helps us gain new accounts. A lot of businesses have purchasing policies for sustainable products and want suppliers with sustainable practices, including universities, hospitals and government."
Dessureault added that environmental sustainability, another movement important to today's consumers, is defined by the strict prohibition of harmful agrochemicals and genetically modified organisms in favor of farming methods that protect community health and preserve valuable ecosystems for future generations.
She explained that "certified organic" coffee, which describes how the coffee is grown, is distinct from fair trade coffee's focus on assuring fair wages and specifying social standards that support coffee growers. Therefore, a coffee can qualify for either standard separately, or carry both certifications.
Organic certification is earned by coffees that are grown without pesticides, chemical fertilizers and GMOs, and are inspected annually by third-party certification organizations to ensure compliance. The principal organic-produce certifying body in the United States is the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA International), details of which can be found at ocia.org.
According to the Van Houtte executive, the growth rate of organic coffee was 23.5% from 2004 to 2005, and certified organic products grew more than 50%, to 500,000 bags. The average premium paid for certified organic coffee was nearly 28¢ per pound.
Because certification is a meticulous process and demand is growing rapidly, there is danger of a bottleneck developing between compliant products and the companies that want them. "There's a need to speed certification of organic coffee with an incentive for growers to make more money as demand is growing," Dessureault emphasized, adding that coffee that carries both fair trade and organic distinction will be the star performer in the coming years.
Another environmentally friendly coffee-growing approach that's attracting favorable attention is "shade" growing, in which a second, taller crop is grown among the coffee trees to provide shade. This can benefit both the coffee quality and the ecosystem in which it is grown.
"Traditionally, all coffee was shade-grown, but a in lot of regions, growers cut down those second-crop trees," Cooke explained. Sun growing increases yield in the short run, but the result is lower quality beans, soil erosion and a loss of biodiversity. In particular, migrating birds that winter in tropical forests have been hard-hit. "Biodiversity attracts wildlife; sun growing drives bird species away, while shade provides food and shelter," she noted.
The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center offers the only 100% organic shade-grown seal – "Bird Friendly" – for coffees that meet its requirements for providing the shade covering that encourages the return of birds that have left their natural habitats while meeting organic growing standards.
Many countries have maintained traditional shade-grown growing practices, including Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Sumatra. And, while such coffees may not carry an official "shade grown" seal, it is well worth the operator's effort to learn whether coffees they offer are shade grown, and to promote them as such if they are, advised the speaker. In countries like Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica, conversely, coffee is most likely not shade grown unless it is certified as such.
Numerous organizations provide their stamps of approval to coffees that support the farmers that grow them and the environment, and OCS operators should align themselves with one or more of these to educate their employees and customers about their efforts.
The Rainforest Alliance, for example, is an international nonprofit conservation organization that works to ensure that coffee farms meet a set of standards that protect forests, waterways, soils and wildlife as well as the rights and welfare of workers and local communities. On average, workers on Rainforest Alliance Certified farms earn twice the local minimum wage, and coffees grown on them are awarded the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal.
Utz Certified Coffees, another well-recognized certification organization, sets standards for responsible coffee production and sourcing, with requirements for certification that address economic viability, social responsibility and environmental protections. It maintains a website at rainforest-alliance.org.
The Common Code for the Coffee Community Association strives to unite the global community; its mission is to continuously improve the social, environmental and economic conditions for the people making their living with coffee. It is known for short as "4C," and is online at www.sustainable-coffee.net.
Coffee Kids, added Cooke, works with local organizations in Latin America to create education, healthcare, micro-credit and community-based programs for coffee farmers and their families. These efforts allow farmers to reduce their dependence on the volatile coffee market and to confront their most pressing community needs. The organization was founded in 1988 by a Rhode Island coffee roaster named Bill Fishbein. Operators who have been in the business for awhile will remember its presence at National Coffee Service Association conventions.
This group looks for small improvements that local people can leverage to yield long-term benefits, such as making micro-loans to aspiring entrepreneurs. "Coffee Kids may provide a $50 loan to someone in the community so they can bake and sell empanadas, or buy a pair of scissors for someone so they can earn a living by cutting hair, or teach someone to count so they can go to market and sell berries. These programs change the outlook of communities," explained Van Houtte's Dessureault. "It's a fun organization with a bunch of projects and stories you can bring to your people and your customers." Information can be found on the Internet at coffeekids.org.
"People love stories that touch what's important to them, and there's a good chance your customers already know the stories of these communities and want to be connected to positive change," Cooke pointed out.
She noted that in 2001, consumers had a 30% awareness of organic coffee, and 7% purchased it. In 2007, their awareness level rose to 57%, with 17% of consumers buying organic. Following a similar pattern, 11% of coffee consumers were aware in 2001 of fair trade coffee and 4% purchased it, with a dramatic shift by 2007, when 38% of consumers expressed awareness and 24% purchased fair trade coffee. Shade-grown coffee has risen in prominence from 7% awareness and 1% of purchases in 2001 to 10% familiarity and 4% of coffee consumers purchasing such products in 2007.
"Speak with your roaster. Providing these coffees is one more tool your sales reps can use to touch on what's important to customers in other aspects of their lives," advised Cooke. "Give your salespeople the message, the program, the story. If you give them a story they believe in, their power to articulate that story to the customer increases tenfold."
She shared one success story from an organization called Care Canada, that country's leading non-sectarian international relief and development organization. A young man in a coffee-growing community could not make ends meet because the middlemen (referred to as "coyotes") purchased coffee from his farm at an unjustly low price and reaped the rewards of selling it at high market value. He left his native land for America and was deported back to Honduras. At that juncture, Care Canada stepped in to remove the "coyote," a barrier to his livelihood.
"Now he's the president of a coffee cooperative. His kids have been in school longer than anyone in his family has ever been," noted the speaker. "It's because the money is transparent; it comes back to the farmers for roads, electricity – infrastructure. Care enabled them to live in a coffee-growing region. You can be proud to relate these stories to your customers and staff."
Contemporary consumer interest in quality plus environmental and social responsibility extends to other commodities grown in tropical lands. In addition to fair trade certified coffees, operators are also well advised to investigate fair trade and organic tea, cocoa and sugar. Renewable resources, such a bamboo stir sticks and recycled cup sleeves and napkins, are other items that address heightened consumer concern for the environment.
Cooke also asked operators to consider measures they can take within their own organizations to reduce their environmental footprint. "Do your trucks run when you're idling? Do you recycle in the office? Can you reduce the packaging in your deliveries? Take these steps and tell your customers," she suggested.
Dessureault concurred, emphasizing that customers look closely at what Van Houtte does every day, not just at the items it stocks in its warehouses. "I get calls from customers who say, 'Your truck was running when it was parked; why didn't the driver turn it off?'" she instanced. "It's about a lot more than just product. Change the behavior within your organization with policies; tell your customers that you are taking steps to be a better corporate citizen, and ask them if they're willing to partner."
"Your customer will partner with you in growing a business that's profitable for you and beneficial to the coffee industry and its people, because they get to contribute," concluded Cooke.


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There seems to be a lot of traffic on social media around some of the Linux events later in the year. Clearly, there's no harm in getting a head start on things, but it's probably a good idea to keep our eyes on what's immediately in front of us.
There's one coming up next weekend: Indiana LinuxFest in Indianapolis next weekend (meaning April 13-15, for those of you keeping score at home). ILF is in its second year, and this year it staged what I thought is a coup that they got Debian founder Ian Murdock to be one of the keynoters; the other, of course, is no slouch either: Amber Graner of Linaro. Add that to the usual suspects — exhibitors, a wide range of talks at various levels and some certification exams — and you have the recipe for a growing Linux show in the Hoosier state.
If you're within a day's ground travel (let alone a day's air travel), ILF is a good show to attend.
Later this month, Linux Fest Northwest — next to SCALE, my favorite expo in North America — takes place in Bellingham, Wash., literally in Microsoft's backyard. LFNW is part of the West Coast's "triple crown" in Linux events, the others being the Southern California Linux Expo at the beginning of the year and OSCON in the summer, and now in its 11th year, it has been a testament to how community-based FOSS events can flourish. Plus, the Pacific Northwest is fantastic in April.
Get to either, or both, if you can.
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Once again. There is nothing wrong with the name Adolf Hitler. The name is/was not evil. How about Jessie James? Bad guy right? But there are people with that name. Even a celebrity. So was Adolf Hitler a Christian? http://www.stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/quotes_hitler.html
So it is wrong to name a child a.H. is what everybody is saying. And there fore it is perfectly fine for people to make fun of and even torture the child thusly named :? :roll:
I dont like devil worship and I wont take a stand to protect a persons rights to do it! I have enuff trubl watching the govt put a stop to anything to do with GOD!
maybe it would be better if we got back to not what the founding fathers wanted, but to the brass sets that the founding people had. suck it up and eat soup, rather than put your had out and eat the slow poison of government pork.
Rule # 1... You should have no freedom that causes harm to another.Rule # 2...If you choose to believe different than the masses, you should have both the freedom to do so, and the responsibility to accept the consequences.You should not have the right to show your beliefs without any opposing beliefs shown in return.Now, for names. Mr. and Mrs. Tenpound got no official reprimand or repucussions when they named their son Peter. He would NOT, however, allow his name to be published in the phone book, as they list last name first.


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So while surfing the nations b/s/t I stumbled upon a thread that gave me an intense sensation of deja 'vu.
This was because it was my own thread for the sale of my ego11 directly copied from techpb onto the nation's b/s/t.
Reported it this morning and they have still yet to take it down or take any action that I can see... sloppy work at best...
Just a reminder to play it safe when dealing in any b/s/t
"scammers" coppied thread
my original techpb ad
An interesting little experience on the other forum
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I would post in that thread so no one tries to buy it...
Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:34 PM
This. And the ad throws up a lot of red flags, like how it says the item is located in WI and the user's profile says the seller is in Rhode Island. A buyer asks for pics, and the seller responds with a PM. He probably took your pics and cropped the TechPB paper out of the first image on your ad. Definitely post up in the thread.
I would post in that thread so no one tries to buy it...
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 01:48 PM
Yeah definitely post in it, and if you don't I'll do it myself
LOL BST Mod closed it already
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Alvin Ailey Dance Theater legend championed the power of the arts during Lesley's Strauch-Mosse Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
Friday, March 07, 2014
By the third movement of the piece — which Ailey had created as a birthday present for his mother and an homage to all black women — Jamison couldn't feel anything from the waist down. She credits her faith with enabling her body to finish the grueling performance.
"It was a shock to me and to Alvin when the curtain went down and there was this roar coming from the audience," she recalled, speaking of a famed 20-minute ovation she received.
Since captivating the world with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the 1960s and 1970s, Judith Jamison has continuously expressed the African-American spirit and human experience in ways that have shaped the modern dance world and beyond. The iconic dancer and choreographer, whose awards include a Kennedy Center Honor and a National Medal of Arts, visited Lesley on Wednesday evening and drew a packed house in Washburn Auditorium as she shared her wisdom, candor and accomplishments with an awestruck audience.
Jamison's messages resonated deeply with the Lesley community as she spoke about the importance of the arts in education, community outreach, and the need to be inspired and mentored.
"The arts are key to changing people's minds," she said. Jamison believes dance can speak louder than words as a means of peacemaking and cultural diplomacy. She recalled performing in war zones, during the Cold War, in Iran, and at the end of the Six-Day War in Israel. "Dance, because (you) don't have to say anything," explained. "It changes minds."
She urged the audience to know what came before and honor the past in order to live life well and create a brighter future. She paid tribute to many people of color who influenced her, including performers Carmen De Lavallade, Geoffrey Holder, Pearl Primus, Katherine Dunham and many others.
"You need mentors," said Jamison, artistic director emerita of Alvin Ailey. "You have to have them all your life. Even at my age I still have mentors."
Her visit to Lesley was made possible by the Strauch-Mosse Visiting Artist Lecture Series, which was established in 2009 through a $1 million gift from Hans Strauch, vice chair of the Lesley Board of Trustees. Through the series, Lesley welcomes luminaries to campus twice annually to further the university's mission of promoting cultural and artistic literacy and to celebrate the arts as the foundation of all learning.
The conversation was facilitated by professors Martha McKenna, director of Lesley's Creativity Commons, and Nancy Beardall, coordinator of Lesley's Dance/Movement Therapy program, who thanked Jamison for sharing her "dancing spirit and light throughout the world" for many decades.
During her talk, Jamison conveyed the drive and resilience it took to accomplish years of demanding and groundbreaking performances, and she modestly reflected that her unparalleled career is "nothing short of a miracle."
"The first thing that has to happen is love: an overwhelming love for what you're doing," she advised. She described the reciprocal love between the performer and the audience. "It becomes a spiritual reciprocity. You get so much love back. … Dance is always about, Who are you giving it to? Who are you servicing? It's so important."
Jamison also spoke about the importance of community service and outreach, something the Alvin Ailey Company exemplifies in schools and camps around the country, she said.
"Before outreach became a buzzword, we were doing it. We were already in the communities we served. We were up the next morning — after a late-night performance — at 5, 6 or 7 to get into the schools or to do workshops at community centers, to talk with children to spread the word of dance," she recalled.
At the start of her talk, Jamison was welcomed by Lesley dance therapy graduate student Stefanie Belnavis, who is from Jamaica and recalled the hope and inspiration evoked in her as a girl when she saw a striking photograph of Judith Jamison from "Cry," draped in white and reaching up to the heavens. Jamison drew a standing ovation from the audience, and at the conclusion of the program, Ayako Takahashi, also a dance therapy student, performed a riveting dance tribute to Jamison.
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How To Entertain Out-of-Town Guests in Southern California
Keeping your guests happy and busy So Cal style
by HCTG Staff Writer Cory Jane Birkett
You're all set, right? You've taken care of every detail in preparation for your big day, and you've even learned the arcane secrets of wedding gown and bridal bouquet preservation. But there is one small matter that may not have made it onto your to-do list: entertaining out-of-town guests. Friends and relatives who've come from afar often stay for a few days, and they won't want to sit around twiddling their thumbs before and after the wedding. Since you're not going to have the time or energy to play Tour Guide, why not have a list of fun activities prepared in advance? You can always include familiar options like Disneyland and Universal Studios, but Southern California offers so much more. Here's a selection of out-of-the-ordinary attractions that will entertain visitors and locals alike.
Backroad Treasures: Los Angeles by Bike
L.A. Bike Tours & Cyclery, Los Angeles, 323/466-5890 or 888/775-BIKE
Since the freeways are almost always jam-packed in the City of Angels, bike tours offer a sense of free-roaming adventure while taking in L.A.'s landmarks and hidden treasures. L.A. Bike Tours docents lead sightseers of all ages on routes to many local landmarks.
Essential/ Hip Hollywood: This cycling tour hits most of the major hot spots of Hollywood, including Paramount Studios, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Chaplin Studios, the Egyptian Theatre, La Brea Tar Pits and more.
Beverly Hills Urban Assault: Cyclists tour the prestigious neighborhood of 90210 on this 30-mile jaunt. The scenic ride takes tourists to Rodeo Drive, the Beverly Hills Hotel, Greystone Manor and many stunning celebrity homes.
Getty Center Art Extravaganza: For art and culture buffs, this 35-mile bike adventure departing from Hollywood and ending up at the remarkable Getty Center is the perfect choice. Enjoy the breathtaking architecture and views from this magnificent museum.
Venice Beach Canal Tour: Even the locals aren't familiar with all the stops along the Venice canal tour. This replica of Italy's more famous watery city was the turn-of-the-century brainchild of tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney, who envisioned and ultimately succeeded in creating a Venetian Renaissance environment complete with imported gondolas. In addition to visiting the canals, the tour includes the world-renowned Venice Beach Boardwalk, Santa Monica Pier and more.
Hollywood Haunts
Just ten years ago, Hollywood rife with bums and graffiti was not considered the most savory of Southern California areas. But that's all changed. Now you can stroll along Hollywood Boulevard and view the stars' names under your feet, see the revamped Mann's Chinese Theater, and saunter around the lobby of the famous Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, once frequented by legends like Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift. And if you're into Hollywood memorabilia, the Hollywood Wax Museum and the Hollywood Entertainment Museum are definite must-sees. Another site worth a visit is the newly constructed Hollywood & Highland complex, the expansive shopping/dining/entertainment project that transformed the neighborhood and really put Hollywood back on the map. The Kodak Theatre, the new home of the Academy Awards, happens to be here and offers tours, so you Oscar devotees can step behind the velvet rope and get an insider's view. And if you're more intrigued by cars than little gold statuettes, drive over to the nearby Peterson Automotive Museum where you can explore the evolution of the automobile through an amazing array of classic cars. Past exhibits have featured rare displays of Rolls Royces, "Million Dollar" cars from the early 1900s and custom American cars from the forties and fifties.
Mann's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, 323/464-8111 or 323/461-3331
Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, www.hollywoodandhighland.com
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, 323/466-7000, www.hollywoodroosevelt.com
Hollywood Wax Museum, Hollywood, 323/462-8860, www.hollywoodwax.com
Hollywood Entertainment Museum, Hollywood, 323/465-7900, www.hollywoodmuseum.com
An entertainment lover's dream, this museum contains some intriguing interactive exhibits: you can walk through "Hollywood in Miniature," a scale model of Tinseltown in the 1940s; experience firsthand how special effects are created with green-screen technology; and visit the original sets of Star Trek, The X-Files and Cheers.
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, 323/930-CARS, www.petersen.org
Famous Food
While Los Angeles can be a celebrity stalker's paradise, you still need to know where the stars hang out. Stop by these eateries and increase your chances of running into somebody famous.
Newsroom Café, 20 N Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, 310/652-4444
This media cafe flaunts a healthy menu and some health-conscious celebrities.
Canter's, 419 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, 323/651-2030
Star-watching is particularly good in the wee hours at this 24-hour kosher delicatessen. Don't expect great service thoughcranky old waitresses are a part of this landmark's particular charm.
Musso and Frank's Grill, 6667 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, 323/467-5123
After more than 80 years, this legendary restaurant still draws tourists and Tinseltown vets with its old-fashioned leather booths and American cuisine.
Schatzi on Main, 3110 Main St., Santa Monica, 310/399-4800
Arnold Schwarzenegger's trendy restaurant attracts hopeful stargazing visitors and locals at the bar.
There's no denying that people-watching is one of life's guilty little pleasures. From Hollywood wannabes to homeless street performers, Los Angeles is THE place for viewing the wackiest and most offbeat characters while soaking up the local flavor.
Farmer's Market, Hollywood,
6333 West Third Street, Los Angeles, 323/933-9211, www.farmersmarketla.com
While it's been described by the L. A. Times as "the number one place in L.A. to spot stars," the Market is mostly a great place to see non-celebs who are every bit as interesting. Located in the historic Fairfax district, the legendary Farmer's Market began in 1934 when 18 farmers gathered to sell produce to locals. Over the years, it has evolved into a food lover's extravaganza, housing over 60 food booths serving everything from traditional deli nosh to ethnic cuisine. The Market attracts young hipsters, families, locals on their lunch breaks, groups of grammas sipping their morning coffee and a lot of other folks worth watching.
Venice Beach
Yes, it's still referred to as "Muscle Beach," and brawny bods are certainly plentiful as you amble along this ocean walk and view the extraordinary stream of beachgoers. Expect to see a plethora of artists and street performers, including dancers, comedians, musicians, jugglers, weightlifters, skaters and preachers. If you're lucky you may even witness a performance by Venice's own chainsaw juggler, Robert Gruenberg, or famous guitarist on roller skates, Harry Perry.
Third Street Promenade, 3rd Street (between Broadway & Wilshire), Santa Monica. 310/393-8355 or 310/393-9825
This outdoor shopping paradise is also a great place to check out a slew of locals, from genuinely talented street performers to the largest array of hip Hollywood hopefuls and facelifts you'll ever find.
Whether you're a wine connoisseur or winetasting neophyte, the tranquil Southern California town of Temeculajust 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 60 miles north of San Diegois a great spot to sample some homegrown fruit of the vine. Ocean breezes wafting through a gap in the coastal mountains create a unique micro-climate, which produces some of the finest wines in the region. Local wineries offer familiar varietals like Chardonnay and Cabernet, as well as some innovative choices such as Sangiovese, Rosato and the robust red Tuscan Cello.
Callaway Coastal Winery, tastings and tours, Temecula, 800/472-2377, www.callawaycoastal.com
Falkner Winery, tastings and tours, Temecula, 909/676-8231, www.falknerwinery.com
Miramonte Winery, tastings only, Temecula, 909/506-5500, www.miramontewinery.com
Thornton Winery, tastings and tours, Temecula, 909/699-0099, www.thorntonwine.com
Wilson Creek Winery and Vineyards, tastings and informal tours, Temecula, 909/699-9463, www.wilsoncreekwinery.com
Botanical Gardens
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Your gonna have to make up some el brackets with hole in them to slide a round bar through them. Have the holes so they are four inches from the bend that bolts to the firewall. Make the bar long enough to go from the piston to where you want the pedal located. Mount the brackets to the firewall high enough so that you have room for the proper ratio (you can find that at MPBrakes website)between pedal lenght and to fulcrum.
Weld the pedal arm to the bar. Tack the lever arm to the bar in the approximat location and see hpow that works and adjust as necessary. Use a hiem link on the lever end to piston.
I have seen some very inventive linkages here and on the HAMB.
Trial and error. You may have to do this a couple times.
|this is my brake assembly. the booster piston comes into the firewall 4"
|im beginning to lean towards taking the whole thing back under the truck. I wonder thopugh, I cant be the first guy to use an s10 frame for a old truck project. how has everyone else contended with this issue? would an s10 master and booster and s10 pedal assembyl be in order? instead of cobbling together alot of welded pieces?
A piece of 1" OD X .065 wall tubing two feet long would be overkill as far as resistance to flex. I think .75" OD would be plenty strong, too! Remember you're going to be pushing in a nearly straight line from the pedal to the master and that size tubing in compression is incredibly strong. Using a remote reservoir or building an access door in the floor so you can fill the master sounds easier to me than trying to adapt a swing pedal to your car. JMO!
theres no room to open the lid up under mounted to the frame. trust me id love for it to work out under there, but I dont think it will. remember ive got a 50 stude cab on a s10 frame and the guy before me purposely lowered the frame mounted cab pieces to get the truck lower.
the one foot push bar would be more like 2 feet, and thats what scared me. ive got approx a foot in front of the trans crossmemeber and the member itself is approx. 6 inches wide at the frame. so minimum would be 18-20 inches away. seemed to me to be alot of bar that could bend.
since I cant go farther w/ my project until this is resolved, ill post some photos to see if anyone has a solution. thanks for the help so far.
I'll stick w/hydraulic actuation of one sort or another. That's the 'best' thing IMHO to get from "A" to "B". Rigging up a mechanical linkage would be a chore compared to running a hydraulic line.
That said, if there were a way to bleed/refill the M/C w/it under the tank, I wouldn't let the 12" push rod bother me- one could be made that would have basically no deflection. Would there be room for a remote reservoir lid on the existing M/C if it were mounted under the tank?
cobalt, the photo of the master / booster at the bottom of your post is exactly what I have, pedal and all. my booster (the gold part) has the piston coming out of it in pretty much the same direction the photo shows on your post. my booster is bolted flush to the firewall and the piston comes through into the cab.
id say the piston sticks into the cab about 4" and is approx. one foot towards the drivers door and one foot high for where the pedal would have come through the floor on a standard frame install. so I need a pedal assembly, that I can push the pedal and ...... (some mysterious voodoo occurs)..... and the piston gets depressed over where its at. crazy question. can master go against the frame and make booster and piston point forward? would be quite a distance away though...
evolvo, I considered creating the "set way back" master/booster on the frame deal and running a rod through the cross member to the piston, but decided against it because the rod in my case would have been well over a foot long, and I was afraid of it bending when slammed on in an emergency, and frame mounted that far back left no way to fill the master w/ fluid, as the Master would be directly under the gas tank. . I can take photos tonight if necessary, but everyone seems on the same page now.
im not commited any way on assemble. I did create plates in and out to hold the brake parts, but no harm done to go a different way. i do have an issue up in the firewall config. im hitting the steering shaft, so i have ot re-drill the firewall holds slightly over towards the dr door. i only need an 1/8"
If I'm understanding you, the M/C and booster assembly is backwards- i.e. the booster is facing away from the pedal.
If the correct set-up isn't available for whatever reason, and there are no other mods that could be made to the existing set-up to make it work w/the M/C correctly positioned, it could be done mechanically if you used linkages and bell cranks, but it'll take a few tries to get it sorted out. Your best bet might be to adapt it to hydraulic opreation between the pedal and the brake booster, if I understand the layout.
What I'm talking about uses a small hydraulic cylinder to actuate a ram that can be mounted where ever it's needed. The basic components are shown below, these are from CNC Brakes, and are originally intended for use w/a clutch:
Problem w/all that is you'd need to adapt it to your pedal, etc. Possibly a different rod as mentioned above could work, does your deal look like:
I'm still a bit confused by your description, photos' would really help.
But, if I understand the original problem of the underfloor mount having the trans cross member in the way of the master cylinder......would it be possible to mount the master further back, behind the cross member and simply install a longer rod between the pedal mount and the master. This long rod could run through a hole in the cross member. As I said, pics would really help!!!
This photo shows a link rod. It could be as long as needed, as long as its' diameter is big enough to keep it from flexing under load.
Hope this makes sense and helps a bit.
I realize the piston needs to be pushed. cape cod bob I think realized what I am trying to accomplish. I bought roughly the 28-31 for assembly from the website link to place under neath the truck. well the trans cross member is in the way. So I mounted support metal on the front and inside drivers side of the firewall to support the booster and m cyl. the issue is now the install will be backwards. I have the booster mounted to the firewall w/ the master cyl in front of it. The piston comes through the firewall high and towards the drivers door. so I imagine theres a fulcrum type assemble to mount for a pedal to push the piston. My issue will be the piston comes through around 4" and its no where near where a conventional brake pedal would be. I've got approx. a foot between the piston and the gas pedal at the hump. I didnt think photos would help as I just need to see when pushing down the brake pedal what contraption to the left of the pedal pushes the piston?
im doing a 50 stude truck body, on a s10 frame front, 2x4 steel tube rear frame. 350 w/ auto trans. trans cross member is exactly where the unit I bought should have been installed.
|Cape Cod Bob
the site cobalt sent u to has a lot of pictures and you may be confused as most of the pics are for under the floor; The assembly you need is for hanging on the firewall. Commonly called a swing pedal and there are plenty at that site but you may not recognize them.
So try to look for one that says swing or firewall mount.
Go to another car and take a look at how the pedal works.
It is a basic lever and fulcrum setup
You must have the proper parts to work together. Don't want those brakes to fail from a poor or wrong instalation. Luck
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What are you working on ?
|I'm confused by your description. Can you post pics?
need help on brake pedal assembly
I have my piston from the booster coming through the firewall and wondered since brake pedals are pushed to stop, anyone have photos or ideas on how to push the pedal and compress the piston? thinking I need an assembly to push the pedal and not pull out the piston but push it in, but im not sure what it would look like.
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The two metre female Leatherback Turtle in the Preparation Lab at Melbourne Museum.Image: Veronica ScholesSource: Museum Victoria
A member of the public spotted the ailing turtle while it was still alive. Local authorities called the Melbourne Aquarium, which runs the Turtle Rescue and Release Program that rehabilitates tropical turtles that have strayed into cold southern waters. Unfortunately the Leatherback Turtle was too unwell to save and it lived just a few more hours. It was brought to Melbourne Museum early on Thursday morning for post-mortem examination to work out why it died.
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Dr Jones examined the turtle on Thursday afternoon. "The age is difficult to guess," he explains. "She had an inactive ovary, so she was possibly still immature or had laid eggs within the last six months. But at two metres long, the size suggests she was mature." He found a small ulcer in her intestine that was probably from parasite, and signs of dehydration, but no clear cause of death. "It was disappointing not to be able to find the answer."
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The Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living turtle and has the widest distribution of the sea turtles. Their soft shells are unique; other species have tough protective plates called scutes as a kind of external armour, but Leatherback Turtles have small bones embedded in tough leathery skin. Another distinctive feature of these animals is their diet – they eat mostly jellyfish and have evolved a mouth full of fleshy spines to grip their soft prey. They migrate long distances in search of food, often visiting southern waters near Victoria between January and May when the sea is warm.
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