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Re: Coming alive
When I saw this theme, I decided I wanted to do a design with a painting coming alive out of the canvas, and what better subject right now than a dragon? Hope you enjoy
Re: A break in the clouds
A break in the clouds, looking down onto a brighter future.
The birds here are drawn accurately to scale and range from the Bee Hummingbird, with the world's smallest wingspan, to the trumpeter swan, biggest wingspan in North America, and all the way up to a glimpse of an Andean Condor with wings a mighty 12ft long. I like wings.
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This is two inks on a white tee. See a BIG VERSION!
Thanks for taking a look, please vote if you like this design!
Re: Lose yourself
Re: RUNNING
It's been awhile since I've watercolored, this takes me back...1 color on white. Hope you guys like.
The initial painting was the easy part. Doing the halftones was the Queen Bee of royal pains and I still don't know if they're acceptable. A lot of what I was trying to convey got 'solid'd up when I was working on this, but I hope it still reads all right. I like peacocks.
Click here for a bigger look!
Re: Every Color Will Converge
Anyone who has worked with water colors knows how (due to the nature of the medium) all the colors run and flow together.
While I don't want to narrow the meaning of the design too far, I will say that the theme is a convergence of nature and civilization. Water is flowing down through the city and falling down into the forest, yet the water fall is also a tree shape rising up... therefore both sides continue to pull and push towards one another.
Here is a close up
Re: Elements of Life
EDIT: Here is a Wallpaper Version of this design for all the love I've received from you guys. Enjoy!
Watercolor representation of the four "Elements of Life", water, fire, air and earth.
The black strokes aren't any form of text, they are a representation of Aether, "the material that fills the universe above the terrestrial sphere"
6 colors in creme shirt
Watercolor is my favorite medium, so I absolutely LOVED this theme and really look forward to seeing what everybody came up with. Supersize image and scan of the watercolor painting used available here!
Thanks for looking!
Soooo 3 minutes in and this derby has some CRAZY good entries haha.
Re: Painted Tyger
Tyger Tyger burning bright...
Re: At Dawn
Hey gang! Went with western design with the creme blank. Pistols at dawn. I hope people dig the design and please feel to share with friends and family online.
Here's a link to a larger jpeg of the design.
Thanks again for all your support.
Love it
Very cool color choices, great design!
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Nice. I was hoping for an all-dragon derby this week, since we are now in the year of the dragon.
Re: kiss of death
First off, thanks to the woot staff and the panelist for picking out robby and I's shirt for the 2011 t-list awards. That was awesome!
I hope the halftones spec out ok on this design. This is a first for me taking on halftones this way. I hope you all enjoy the design.
Re: Majesty
This is gorgeous! I adore peacocks and would buy this for sure.
rasabi wrote:Half-tones....forever!
I like it a lot, but could you explain your meaning behind it?
Re: Out of the Blue
Re: Playing Koi
Jeez I would have loved this on another color. Still, I knew you would rock this derby.
Re: Blossom
Re: Glass of Watercolor
I couldn't decide which animal or plant to paint so I tried something a bit different for the sake of entertaining myself. If it gets a few chuckles, I'll be content. Thanks for checking it out.
Lovely work! Using the negative space like this really makes a white shirt look expensive & cool.
Good luck with this one, radiomode. ^__^
curli76 wrote:I like it a lot, but could you explain your meaning behind it?
*EDIT* For sake of cleanliness, I put the reply in the first post.
You did another version of this somewhere before, right? I remember something with more colors and curly-cues.
Really loving the theme this week, so many beautiful entries. I enjoyed making this one, hope you enjoy it too
specsmachine wrote:You did another version of this somewhere before, right? I remember something with more colors and curly-cues.
I submitted a similar design in a different style to threadless a long time ago I think this style suits the design better though.
Re: The Carousel
Yay! Merry go round of the apocolypse!
Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=60113]Ink
6 colors on creme. It's my first photoshop halftone design. I hope to do this more often in the future.
This is awesome!
amazing work Kasey! love it!
Re: The Squirrel
lovely work! gmv!
Very cool! I would definitely rock this shirt!
Radscoolian wrote:Here is a close up
You'll have to buy more then.
Why is blue the most expensive anyway?
lovely meshing of the theme and your style. well done!
Re: Lady of the Mists
Played around with some line work and composite of faces (to avoid the "celebrity likeness" issue)...
Please vote!
and into the fog they fly.
Re: A Lot on my Mind
This will be rejected because there's no shirt template and the image doesn't match the thumbnail. Might want to resubmit now, because it's a beautiful design.
this really beautiful! lovely design.
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Geraldo Rivera Says He's "The Conscience of Fox" On Immigration Slurs
Blog ››› ››› JOE STRUPP
Geraldo Rivera called himself "the conscience of Fox and the rest of the cable news world" when asked Tuesday about his objections to the use of the terms "illegals" and "aliens" in reference to undocumented immigrants.
He also added that he has made his opposition to such phrases "very, very clear" to Fox employees "from top to bottom," but stopped short of any further direct criticism of the network.
"If I'm going to be the conscience of Fox and the rest of the cable news world, then it is a role that I enthusiastically embrace," he told Media Matters during an appearance at a WABC Radio job fair in New York City.
His comments came in response to a question about a May 4 online column Rivera wrote for Fox News Latino, in which he denounced the use of certain terms to describe immigrants, especially "aliens" and "illegals."
In the column, Rivera took news outlets, including Fox, to task for using such terms, writing:
Like the words 'Jew' or 'slob' or 'slut', the phrase 'illegal alien' has the elegance of being harsh, but defensible, if accurate. Although it can be used as a cutting reference, it can still be uttered in polite company without fear of raising many eyebrows, especially among those who feel similarly negative about the individual being described.
Asked Tuesday if he had raised the issue with Fox executives, Rivera said, "I've talked to all my colleagues, everyone knows my feelings, from top to bottom. I think the combination of those two pejoratives, 'illegal' and 'aliens,' is really a way to demean people, to separate people. I've made my feelings very, very clear to my colleagues at Fox."
Rivera's complaints have as yet fallen on deaf ears. The "illegals" slur is regularly used on Fox's "straight news" and opinion programming and websites. The week before Rivera published his column, his Fox colleagues Bill O'Reilly, Tucker Carlson, and Mike Huckabee all defended such rhetoric in separate segments criticizing what O'Reilly termed the "crazy" opposition to the term by the "far left."
In fact, the same day Rivera published his column, The O'Reilly Factor guest host Laura Ingraham re-aired the segment in which O'Reilly was "taking on that far left campaign that wants to ban the word "illegal" when it comes to -- I'm saying it, wait - illegal aliens." Earlier in that same broadcast, Ingraham hosted Rivera to discuss a woman who brought her child into a tanning salon with her and a lethal hazing case at a Florida college.
Rivera credited Fox for letting him make his views clear on the air, even if the network would not ban the use of such phrases.
"And the great thing though, in fairness to Fox, they let me say and they let me publish that and, you know, I say it on the air as well."

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Because most hand tools are relatively flat, piling them in deep drawers wastes a lot of space and makes them hard to find and dig out. This rather fetching cabinet separates and organizes all those tools. Best of all, you can remove the tray containing, say, the open-end wrenches, and take the whole collection to wherever you're wrenching.
I've seen several plain versions of this design: a few drawers made from MDF with utilitarian handles. I decided to bump it up a notch and build a 10-tray unit out of cabinet-grade birch plywood. And rather than use handles, I made the tray bases with built-in "paddle pulls."
Shaping the paddle pulls is the trickiest part of the whole project. You'll get the best results by clamping the tray bottoms together and "gang-cutting" the paddle pulls all at once with a band saw. Sanding them all at once also saves lots of time and ensures that the parts are identical (Photo 5). (Then get the alternating paddle pulls by flipping over half of the tray bottoms.)
If you don't have a band saw, a jigsaw will do. If you're jigsawing, mark one paddle pull on a tray bottom and use it to scribe and gang-cut five at a time. You can also just skip the paddle pulls and add the drawer pulls of your choice. To do that, cut the tray bottoms to 15-1/2 x 12 in., but "gang-sand" them all as shown in Photo 5.
This project calls for a table saw and a dado blade. The good news is that absolutely no hardware is needed, including fussy, expensive drawer slides to mess around with.
This project is a real plywood eater. You'll need a full sheet of both 1/4-in. and 3/4-in. plywood to build one. Build it with more or fewer trays; it's up to you. If you choose to make a wider or taller cabinet with more trays, fine. But it'll take more than two sheets of plywood!
Figure A: Tool Tray Tower
The fastest way to cut the drawer bottoms is by cutting them all at once. Click here to watch a video on the really fast and accurate way to make the tray bottoms and learn a few things about "gang-work."
Cut the back and sides a little oversize
Photo 3: Assemble the box
Glue and nail the box together with 1-1/2-in. brads. Then mark the dadoes to avoid misses when you nail on the back with 1-in. brads. Glue the perimeter, then nail one edge flush with the box side. Square up the box with the back to nail the second side. Then finish nailing the remaining two sides.
Photo 4: Mark the paddle pulls
Cut the tray bottoms into 15-1/2 x 13-3/4-in. rectangles. Draw a line 12 in. from the back edge of the trays and mark a centerline. Use the centerline and one of the corners as a guide while you trace around a spray paint can to mark the curves. Then cut the shapes with a band saw or jigsaw.
Cut the 1/4-in. back first. Take a notch out of a corner of the sheet rather than ripping a whole strip or you won't have enough leftover plywood to make the drawer bases. Cut the back 1/8 in. larger than the illustration calls for. After the cabinet is assembled, you can get extremely accurate measurements and either cut the back to fit or use a flushtrim router bit after it's attached. Cut the sides a full 24 in. tall and cut them to length after the dadoes are cut. (You don't need to cut a dado in the center where the stretcher goes. I forgot and cut one there, but it's hidden anyway.)
Gang-sand the exposed tops of the tray sides before assembly. After you get the cabinet box and trays assembled, finish sanding and apply the clear coat. A nice finishing touch is to line the tray bottoms with squares of indoor/outdoor carpeting.


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acid dipping
Crash tech, I agree when acid is used. I spoke to person that I feel is very knowlegable, in chemestry. They advised that there is not enough PH balance for this product to "attack" good steel. My plan is to blow seams out dry, epoxy and seam seal where ever possible to reach . I will also be using 3M Rustfighter I as a cavity wax when complete. I have been to busy to start this with all the activity spring brings. But, hope to start soon, will keep all posted on results.
Here's a place that offers dipping and e-coating. I'm sure it requires deep pockets!
|In the original post, weeping seams due to the dipping process was mentioned. The only way to make sure this does not happen is if the outfit that dips the body has the capability to then dip the body into an e-coat bath. Total immersion into primer is the only sure way to prevent rust creepage from seams that have been laid bare by an acid dipping process.
I have used all three products, the safestrustremover product does everything they show on the safestrustremover website.
I also read in Hot Rod magazine the safestrustremover did the best job on the heaviest rust on the hood of the project car they were doing.
They do incrediable work removing rust with the sump pump approach that they seem to have invented for the safestrustremover product .
The 1957 Plymouth Belvedere preservation project seems to be in the right hands as far as rust remover products go for the job they are about to do .
Well it's been a long time since chemistry class, but yes the chemistry does work. Rust is nothing more than iron-oxide (iron and oxygen) but to form it needs a catalyst (water, or even better salt). reversing this process is simple, remove the oxygen atom from the iron, and bingo, back to pure iron. It is a simple redox reaction that any high school chemistry teacher would be able to show you. This can be accomplished by either a chemical bath like evapo rust, or electrolysis (like the solution mentioned here).
Have you ever used one of those dips for your wifes silver to get the tarnish off, same thing... silver tarnish is just rust on silver.
That being said these systems only work on rust that is bonded to the rest of the metal. if the rust flakes off, so will the iron once it is returned back to metal, so get the big chunks off.
OH and this stuff is a piss poor degreaser, and has a very hard time penetrating any kind of contaminant.... so clean thoroughly to get best results...
Sorry I don't remember the exact chemistry, but the theory is sound from what I do remember. And no, I have never used any of these products myself, so I can't comment on their effectiveness.
Hope that may be of some assistance..... IF you do give it a go I would love to hear the results..... Keep us posted....
Flash rust is a problem but it is usually easy to remove by sanding, brushing, etc after the part has dried. Depends a LOT on the water being used too, seems the spring water at my place does not have nearly (if any) the flash rust problem as the city water I had at my shop. I used the DuPont Metal Etch solution back in the Lacquer primer days in an effort to use it right (if there is such a thing as using that crap right! ) and it would turn an otherwise clean looking panel into a colored panel that had hues of blue and brown but mostly a golden brown, little doubt what that was! I got flash rusting each time I did this but I simply scuffed it off and applied the primer, never had any problem at all and it sure seemed to help adhesion.
|The electrolysis method I'm trying does not use any kind of chemical, but must be immersed. All you use is sodium carbonate to create an electrolyte. Bought some ph adjuster at a hot tub supplier. Don't know if this is the same as the shower method?
The one thing that I can't get my head around is rinsing bare metal with water. I remember using a product such as this years ago and after following directions and rinsing it a VERY fast flash rust occured. I have never used it since. I obviously did something wrong if this is a standard procedure.
Just jarshing you Mikey!
Brian, again,
When using any of the Phosphoric acid rust removers such as Rust-Mort, Ospho, etc (when used a remover and not a "converter") a person can choose to leave the Phosphate coating or not. If it is left to dry then the coating will remain but if it is thoroughly rinsed with water before it dries it will leave clean metal. If it dries and the coating needs to be removed later then it is a simple matter of re-wetting with the product and then rinsing before it dries again.
I've rated this pleasant and technically educational thread and submitted it to be included in the knowledgebase.
Later, mikey
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Some Answers
In response to the original questions regarding rust removal with: D-rust it, Safest rust remover, Evapo rust.
The most important, overlooked aspect of these fluids is that they are NON-HAZARDOUS, the 'greenest' of all rust removal technologies available today.
These products do not need to be neutralized after use due to their chelant based chemistry. You simply rinse the part thoroughly w/ water. One of the products mentioned will not leave any kind of coating on the metal after it is rinsed off. there will be nothing between the metal and the finish coat. In my opinion, this is the best adhesion one can achieve. The drawback is that the metal should be protected from further rusting with a spray on, 'dry to the touch', protectant or if small enough, wrapped in VCI paper, etc. The other two will leave a thin phosphate coating which will protect the metal from subsequent rust, but only for a short time. The coating they leave may, or may not be acceptable for finish coating.
These products will not cause any hydrogen embrittlement that I am aware of.
Other members familiar w/epoxy may be better able to answer the question concerning bare metal and epoxy.
If you refer to treating the inside with regards to rust removal, these products will remove rust as long as the surface can remain wet w/ the removal fluid, using either immersion or recirculation.
If you use these fluids in fuel tanks, clean them first w/ some detergent and rinse them out. These fluids will remove some oil dirt and grease, but doing it w/ the detergent is much less expensive. Let the rust remover remove rust, that is what it was designed for.
If there is rust scale, remove it first with a hammer, chain in fuel tanks, etc. Once again don't waste the fluid.
35 prog is correct in considering the continuous shower method. Once set up w/ the numerous , inexpensive off the shelf items, you let it do the work while you go to work, go to sleep, have a beer or whatever. I have used this method with much success in my repair shop.
These removal fluids rust removers are ideal for thin body parts. How many out there have sandblasted through a thin sheet metal part that otherwise would be intact if these rust removal fluids were used? They do not remove any metal unless left in the solution for an incredibly long time. Why would you want to leave them in longer once the rust is removed?
Crownver, You can de-rust an entire car if you scale up the continuous shower method. Plus you can spray it upside down to get under floors hardtops, trunklids, chassis, etc. The applications are merely limited to your imagination. Anyone can use duct tape, plastic, pump, hose and sprayer of choice. You can even use irrigation type pipe so that it drips or streams over the car to get the upper surfaces.
The black finish you refer to is not magnetite, but a soft black reside easily removed using a soft bristle brush (paint brush) and rinsing w/ water. That residue may fool you into thinking that the part is not even partially or completely de-rusted. You must check the object frequently, and clean off the residue to see the progress. If rust is still present(be sure to check the pits closely!) re-soak or shower again until removed.
35prog nailed it in his last reply. BTW: rotisseries work great!
|Crownver, Don't lol to loud, thats not far off from my thoughts. I have a rotisserie and will build a "shallow pool" and use the shower method, if this stuff works. Going to give it a try. I keep ya posted. As far as blasting goes, I have a large blaster and compressor, but will not chance the warpage or work hardening that it causes.
|I've been trying the electrolysis method on some smaller parts in a plastic garbage can and can say that it works quite well. Takes time but there are not harsh chemicals and very little mess. My kids got a hood he needs to de-rust and I'm trying to talk him into building a tank out of wood and plastic sheeting to give it a shot. The process leaves a black finish that I understand is magnetite, but it comes off with a wire wheel and leaves shiney metal behind. Wonder if you could use a pool and do the whole car? LOL
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Awesome ESB suit! I love that Cloud City hallway look and the one with the rock/hip-hop pose.
Just one thing that is not ESB specific on your suit: that jetpack adjustment tool, instead use a steel tube or something similar for accuracy.
Awesome ESB suit! I love that Cloud City hallway look and the one with the rock/hip-hop pose.
Just one thing that is not ESB specific on your suit: that jetpack adjustment tool, instead use a steel tube or something similar for accuracy.
Thanks guys, much appreciated.
Right, so darken pouches/boots and steel pipe. No probs. I've also noticed that the wire that goes to the chest lights was hanging out the bottom of the vest. Will get that sorted out.
As promised here's a list of suppliers:
Helmet, shin tools- Bobamaker (also painted by BM)
all armour- Fettpride (painted by me)
Gauntlets, boots- MOW (painted by me)
Blaster- Sidewinder
JP- BobbyFettUK
sidearm, toe spikes, gauntlet darts, metal gauntlet rocket- MojoFett
Belt- 99centtacoman
Girth- Horseloverz
Cape, braids- Woodman
Jp harness- Fettdad
Gloves- Evo (I think)
Chest lights- Fetttronics
Vest- Ladysewforus
Flight suit- unknown
Thanks to all the above. Your time and help has been outstanding.
An awesome Fett Carl...
Thanks very much Gav. Couldn't have done it without your help.
Great build !
Some details must be finished ( flightsuit looks like it sticks inside the boot and maybe you should but more material into your upper pockets )
but your weathering and paintjob are great and the rest is just awesome !
Congrats ^^
Right so, back again.
Thanks again for all the advise. So far I've changed the shin tool for a steel pipe, fixed the chest lights, added some more stuffing to the pouches and darkened the boots and pouches although maybe not enough. It looked fine to the eye but the camera has bleached it out a little.
What say ye?
Looks really good...... that last picture is great......... outstanding.........
aaahhhhhhhhhh its win
Yeah! It's way better than before. I really like the changes you made, and that steel pipe is spot on. Real ESB suit!
Now go and put Solo in the cargo hold!
I'm nearly done with mine too! Just need some stuff to hurry up and arrive in the post. But this has pointed out some little touches I have forgotten such as toe spikes which I'll be making from scratch.
Great pics bro... I still think the sidearm could do with a little more weathering?
THIS should've been the costume used for Boba's retroactive appearance in A New Hope.
Your work puts that Special Edition costume to shame!
Just to add some constructive criticism, I think your jetpack could use a little more weathering, particularly the missile.
I assume your nick references Togusa from Public Security Section 9...?
YES! Your one of the few people to make the connection. Sadly I believe my anime taste is of an older generation now.
Thanks for the kind words, high praise indeed, not sure it's warranted. There are a lot better Fetts out there than mine.
Oh and welcome to TDH.


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Fuchs' (fooks) dystrophy affects the cornea — the clear front window of your eye. This disorder causes swelling in the cornea that can lead to glare, cloudy vision and eye discomfort.
Fuchs' dystrophy usually affects both eyes and can cause your vision to gradually worsen over many years. But most people with Fuchs' dystrophy have a mild type and don't notice much change in their eyesight.
Some medications and self-care steps may help relieve your Fuchs' dystrophy signs and symptoms. But when the disorder is advanced and you've lost vision, the only way to restore vision is with cornea transplant surgery.
As the disease progresses, Fuchs' dystrophy symptoms usually affect both eyes and may include:
When your ophthalmologist examines your cornea, he or she looks for:
If you experience some of these signs and symptoms, and especially if they get worse over time, see an eye specialist (ophthalmologist). If symptoms develop suddenly, call an ophthalmologist for an urgent appointment. Other eye conditions that cause the same symptoms as Fuchs' dystrophy also require prompt treatment.
Normally, the cells lining the inside of the cornea (endothelial cells) help maintain a healthy balance of fluids within the cornea. Healthy endothelial cells prevent the cornea from swelling and help keep the cornea clear. But with Fuchs' dystrophy, the endothelial cells slowly die off, and probably do not function correctly, resulting in fluid buildup within the cornea (swelling or edema). This causes corneal thickening and blurred vision.
Fuchs' dystrophy can be inherited. The genetic basis of the disease is complex — family members can be affected to very variable degrees, and sometimes not at all.
Factors that increase your risk of developing Fuchs' dystrophy include:
If you suspect you have Fuchs' dystrophy, make an appointment to see an eye specialist (ophthalmologist). In some cases, you may be referred to an ophthalmologist who specializes in corneal disease.
Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment.
Your time with your doctor may be limited, so preparing questions can help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For Fuchs' dystrophy, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Don't hesitate to ask any additional questions that occur to you during your appointment.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as:
You may undergo tests such as the following so that your doctor can determine whether you have Fuchs' dystrophy. These tests will also measure the shape, clarity and thickness of the cornea.
Some nonsurgical treatments and self-care strategies may help relieve your Fuchs' dystrophy signs and symptoms. If you have severe disease, your doctor may suggest surgery.
Most people who have surgery for advanced Fuchs' dystrophy experience much better vision and remain symptom-free for years afterward. Surgical options include:
Clinical trials involve studies of new ways to diagnose or treat a condition. They don't always offer a definite diagnosis or cure. But they may allow you to benefit from the latest knowledge about Fuchs' dystrophy. Ask your doctor if you're eligible for any clinical trials.
In addition to following your doctor's instructions for care, you can try these techniques to help reduce glare or make your eyes feel better.
Remember that no matter what your concerns or prognosis, you're not alone. It may help to reach out to professional counselors or others who are living with this condition.
Original article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fuchs-dystrophy/basics/risk-factors/con-20023893
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Combating racist violence and discrimination in France: Round Table of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in Paris
Date: 26 April 2011
Venue: Paris – Palais du Luxembourg, Salle René Coty (15, rue de Vaugirard)
Organised by: the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe, jointly with the Human Rights Consultative National Commission (Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme, CNCDH) and the High Authority against Discrimination and for Equality (Haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l'égalité de chances HALDE).
Participants will discuss the follow-up given to the recommendations contained in ECRI's 2010 report on France concerning a number of themes divided into four sessions:
The event will be opened by Eric Molinié, President of HALDE, and by Emmanuel Decaux, Vice-President of the CNCDH. Opening speeches will be given also by representatives of the Senate and of the government of France. Nils Muiznieks, Chair of ECRI, will present ECRI's last report on France. There will be a number of speakers, including Pierre-Richard Prosper, Vice-President of the UN Committee for the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) and Régis de Gouttes, Member of CERD.
The round table will bring together representatives of the authorities, the parliament, the justice system and academia, as well as NGOs and trade unions.
In its fourth report on France of June 2010 ECRI expressed its concern about persisting problems in some areas such as the perception of the police by minority, prejudices against Muslims and the tone of the public debate on immigration.
ECRI made also a certain number of recommendations to the French authorities, among which the following three will be revisited in 2012 :
The round table is open to the press. It will start at 9 am and end at 5 pm on Tuesday 26 April 2011. A press conference will take place at 11 am with the main speakers.
For press accreditation: contact Nils MONSARRAT Chargé de mission Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'homme (CNCDH) Tel.: 01 42 75 76 93 (direct) / 77 09 (standard) FAX: 01 42 75 77 14 email@example.com
Press contact : Stefano Valenti, Council of Europe, tel. +33 (0)3 90 21 43 28, portable (26 April) + 33 (0)6 62 18 01 42 ; firstname.lastname@example.com
Link to the Programme (only in French)
Link to the 2010 ECRI's report on France
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BuzzBee, why do you want your paid representatives to go to Washington and sit on their hands all day like 2 year old babies? Is that how progress is made in the private sector? Back in 95, nobody knew the Republicans would become such babies and spend so much of their time (scratch that.... OUR time) filibustering.
I imagine both sides do things all the time (filibuster rules, redistricting) that benefit their party at the time.
If it is OK I'm going to agree with you on this one.
Perhaps it is time to shut down the government again.


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At Composites Europe: A lot of car hoods
As with most composites trades shows and events these days, automotive applications are getting more attention.
The Composites Europe conference and trade show was in Stuttgart, Germany this week (Sept. 17-19). The event has grown nicely the last few years and now boasts more than 600 exhibitors spread across two halls.
Emphasis here — as at many composites events the last year — was on automotive, and this show in particular featured an unusual number of car hoods, almost all demonstrator parts designed to show the capability of a variety of material types.
Perhaps the highest profile hood was a carbon fiber/epoxy design developed by the Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (Aachen, Germany) and machinery maker Breyer Composites (Singen, Germany) in cooperation with Ford Motor Co. The uniqueness of the hood is in the process, which uses gap impregnation technology. In the process, a preform is loaded into a horizontal press (Breyer's). The press is closed, but not fully, and the preform is held 3 mm away from the mold surface by a series of pins located on each side of the mold. Epoxy is injected into the mold cavity at the bottom of the tool until the resin fills about a third of the space in the mold. The pins then retract and the mold closes completely. The resin if forced up into the rest of the cavity and infuses the entire preform. Heat is provided via circulating hot water. Total cycle time is 15 minutes and the hood is ready for paining out of the mold. No word on whether or not Ford will actually put this part into production.
Taking a different tack was a project team whose efforts were driven by automotive engineering and manufacturing company Magna Steyr (Oberwaltersdorf, Austria) and partners Rühl Puromer (Friedrichsdorf Germany, contributing polyurethane resin knowledge), and Hennecke (Sankt Augustin, Germany, the molding equipment supplier). The team developed a demo hood, based on a combination of polyurethane and glass fiber surrounding a paper honeycomb core. Hennecke officials say their goal is not weight savings, but speed of production and meeting the new European pedestrian impact requirements. The honeycomb core and the glass fiber are inserted in the mold and surrounded by a gap of 0.8 to 1 mm. Polyurethane is injected into this gap, pressed and cured. The company says the process produces a finished part with a Class A surface every five minutes.
Moldmaker Frimo (Lotte, Germany) split the difference, showing its own demo hood comprised of carbon fiber surrounding a foam core from 3D Core (Herford, Germany), all infused with foaming polyurethane in a low-pressure process. Paint is provided in the mold, so parts emerge ready-made and feature a highly textured surface. The process, say Frimo officials, has a five-minute cycle time.
All three of these processes, say representatives, are adaptable to other large vehicle structures, like door, body and roof panels.


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I have done this twice, and I'm quite sure I'm not the 1st to have ever built a blind this way. I have a 100 acres 1 mile from a power pole, without having to haul a generator and power tools down in the swamp I thought I would build my blind at home and haul it into the swamp, load it on a boat and float it out, drive the post down and bolt it to the post. This would have to be better than dragging all the equipment out there.
I started at home by framing up a 8'x12' platform from treated 2x12x12' and I went ahead and put the decking on the platform. Then I framed the back wall and two side walls from 2x4 and put the siding on each of them. Now I had 4 (HEAVY) pieces, plus I pre cut my rafters, two men can handle this good enough to be able to load it on a trailer. We loaded the back wall first, then the two side walls next and the bottom platform last, so when we go to unload our blind it will go onto the boat in the order of construction. Next was when we got to the swamp we had two 12' jon boats setting in the edge of the water side by side, we strapped the the front and back together to keep them from floating apart while we walked the platform onto them. We loaded the bottom platform, 8 steel sign post, a post driver, a level and 4 ratchet straps and the lag bolts and tools to screw the bolts in with (these kind of post are 12' long and have holes already drilled in them,making it easy to put your lag bolts through, plus you can also bolt these post together if yo need them longer than 12'). We floated the platform out to the location we wanted and drove one post down and when we couldn't drive it any further we took one of the ratchet straps hooked it under the platform and jacked it up off the boat as high as we needed(about 3 1/2' off the boats), then we went to the next corner and did the same thing, checking it with the level across the front, and then to the backside and drove the post and leveled up the back, screwing our lag bolts in as we went, then the sides and all we had to do was drive the post down and put the bolts in. We then went back to the get the nails, rafters, roofing and three walls, we pulled the back wall up first nailing the plate into the 2x12 and then the two side walls nailing them into the back wall 2x4 studs and nailing the plate down to the 2x12's running down the side, taking a 12' 2x6 and nailing it across the front at the top gave us something to build the rafters to, after putting the roof on we had a 8' x 12' blind put together in less than 3 hours, not counting the time it took me to build the pieces at home. It took as long to brush it up as it took to put it together.
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A Bush remark has caused an outburst of anger among many leaders of the Indian government. the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janat Party(BJP), India's main opposition party, threatened to force a parliamentary debte on Bush's remarks which appeared to blame India's rising middle class as the source of pushing up food prices all over the world. Defense Minister A.K. Antony told local media that official encouragement of biofuels in the United States was causing food shortages. He termed Bush's remark a "cruel joke." India's junior Trade Minister Jairam Ramesh said: "Bush has never been known for his knowledge of economics.. He has just proved once again how comprehensively wrong he is. To say that the demand for food in India is causing an incease in global food prices is completely wrong."
Bush made some comments about the rise of India's middle class which he claimed was now about "350 million" which has resulted in a desire for better diet and thus has led to shortages of food and a rise in prices.
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The high point? Maybe when brother-in-law Ryan let his daughter know he wasn't as worried as he seemed The low point? Maybe when Tim and Alex shared a prank at Jake's expense. But whatever happens, family is family, and the memories tie them all together.
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Nobody knows with any exactness how or where the Jazz will finish in the 2012-13 season, how they will stack up in the West, or how far they will go in the playoffs, if they make the playoffs.
But there is one certainty: how they will play.
For better or worse, this iteration of the Jazz is bound to be the most entertaining in years. Not that that's saying much.
Let's be plain about it. The Jazz through the seasons have been more a mud-splattered Ford 150 working the north 40 than deep-polished Porsche 911 GT2 RS blasting around the Nurburgring, more a mild rainstorm than any kind of hurricane, more a literary classic than heart-thumping thriller. They've scored at the offensive end, just not in a way that stirs the soul. Their layup-first approach has been effective, heavy on patience and execution but light on wow-factor.
They made their name with that Sominex offense, putting their opponents and everybody else in the building to sleep before striking for a score, typically finding a shot attempt in or near the paint. In the Jerry Sloan tradition, it was like a bunch of dirt farmers harvesting the crop. The overalls got sweated through, the job got done, but for anybody watching, possession by possession, bit by bit, the mind went numb.
Sloan's philosophy, as he once said it, was that the team that took shots closer to the basket usually won.
Not anymore.
The 3-point line has changed at least some of that, and the Jazz finally seem to have realized the fact. After finishing near the bottom of NBA standings last season in shooting behind the arc, the club went hunting for somebody, anybody, who could dust the net from distance. They signed Mo Williams, Marvin Williams and Randy Foye and drafted Kevin Murphy.
Somewhere in there is a player or two who can take and make bombs.
That's big for the Jazz because having that threat not only gives them the capability of scoring quickly and closing deficits and building leads, it also creates room on the block, making their post players' jobs considerably easier. And, as Jazz VP Kevin O'Connor recently pointed out, maybe those big men, like Al Jefferson, will be more likely to pass the ball back out when they know there are shooters waiting who actually can drain the 3.
That'll be a gas for everyone to watch.
Moreover, in part because of the Jazz's depth, they will be able to get into transition offense more often, looking for quicker, easier baskets that will take some of the pressure off of their usual grind.
Look at the makeup: Mo Williams, Gordon Hayward, Foye and Alec Burks all want to run. Marvin Williams, DeMarre Carroll, Jeremy Evans, Derrick Favors, Paul Millsap and even Enes Kanter can run.
They won't be the Showtime Lakers, but there are a lot of young legs in that group that can get up and down the floor. Add in Jefferson, Jamaal Tinsley and Earl Watson, if and when he's healthy, and the Jazz almost could go with a platoon system, replacing fresh energy with fresher energy in waves.
"We have a lot of good players," O'Connor said. "And now we have to step up and prove it."
Tyrone Corbin repeatedly has stressed the idea that the Jazz want to run more, and to accomplish that they will have to do what has to be done to successfully pull it off: rebound.
After that, players beyond point guard Mo Williams, such as Foye, Hayward and Burks, can handle the ball on the break, facilitating the early attack from different angles.
This, then, is not your father's Jazz.
It won't be an absolute madhouse, but they will fire up shots that back in the day might have gotten them benched, and they will rebound and run.
It's a mystery exactly how much they'll win. But the Jazz have traded in the old truck for a new coupe. And it's time to see how fast they'll get wherever it is they're going.
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OK in this picture of the RIGHT mandible i see the red continuing on top of the purple, the purple ends and it goes on top of the grey, same again as the grey ends and its on top of the silver. Each time slightly shifting in colour. Which could mean one colour red as one layer on top of the other colours?


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One can only wonder why a Russian version of the American Freedom House is located in New York rather than in Moscow. If the Institute is interested in studying denial of democratic processes in elections, it would certainly find more data by hanging around Russia and studying presidential elections in which the Putin party controls the media and makes difficult the emergence of other political parties. Putin is as much interested in fostering democracy in Russia as he is in walking away from power. He, most probably, is concerned with fostering democracy in the United States– that is a safe distance from the territory of Russia.


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'The Carolina Hurricanes will kick off their defense of the Stanley Cup title Oct. 4, when the NHL begins the season with three games. The Hurricanes will play the Buffalo Sabres — the team they beat in the Eastern Conference finals — at home on opening night, the league announced Wednesday.'
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'Martin Biron. Mika Noronen. Ryan Miller. All are young and appear to have the potential for greatness. Yet none of them is under contract.'
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'It's not my job to motivate the team, so I don't know if Lindy is doing the best he can with what he has. And it's not my job to draft and develop a team, so I don't know if Darcy is making the most of his budget. And it's certainly not my job to hit the ice and give it my best game after game, so I don't know what could possibly be stopping some players from doing just that. But that failure, at least, has been obvious.'
Bondra, Satan to headline for Slovakia
'Two NHL-calibre snipers whose main employers have failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, will be the featured stars for Team Slovakia at the world championships, starting Friday in Sweden.'
The education of the Buffalo hockey fan
' It seems to me that the GM, that Darcy guy, blew it. He really didn't build the team that went to the Stanley Cup finals but he sure has dismantled it.'
Price to see Sabres takes same hike as last year
'Buffalo, however, will still boast one of the NHL's least expensive evenings.'
It's Rigases' call, but Ruff wants to ride out tough times with Regier
'"Losing isn't an option in this town. Not making the playoffs isn't an option in this town. You can go back to what I said when I first got here. People here are passionate about the team. It's their team, and you can't get around that. That's where the challenge is. We have a big challenge ahead of us here."'
Not much change seen in Sabres' future
'Regier on Friday met with the media for the first time since the Sabres' season ended. They missed the playoffs for only the seventh time in their 32-year history, yet Regier indicated fans probably shouldn't get their hopes up for sweeping changes.'
Could Adelphia's problems affect the Sabres?
General Manager Darcy Regier at Friday's annual State of the Sabres address said it's business as usual despite the financial problems plaguing team owner John Rigas, but he admits there is some concern. "I'm not that naive to think difficulties at Adelphia might not impact us," he says. "They may."
Postseason blues are running red
'The Sabres now appear to be experiencing a Catch-22. With less revenue being generated through ticket sales, they have less money to shop for better players. Without a better product on the ice, many fans likely will save their money and stay home.'
Rasmussen on U.S. roster
'Buffalo Sabres forward Erik Rasmussen was among 12 NHL players chosen Wednesday by USA Hockey to compete in the world championships.'
Sabres roll an 11 for draft
'It's worth noting again that despite the pathetic records the Thrashers, Blue Jackets and Panthers produced to earn those lofty draft positions, the Sabres went 3-6-1 against them.'
Tool shipment is past due for Sabres
'Much of the blame for the Sabres' failure to reach the playoffs should be laid at the doorstep of the owners, or in whichever bunker the Rigas family currently resides.'
KB news trio to be honored by Hall of Fame
'…Buffalo Broadcast Pioneers will honor…the late Ted Darling [the] original voice of the Buffalo Sabres.'
Biron ready for 'offseason'
'Biron will be run ragged by a summer schedule that includes marriage, honeymooning in Hawaii, finishing construction on a house, moving into it and – of most interest to Sabres fans – negotiating a new contract.'
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'If there is one other thing that the Sabres need to improve on next season it's toughness. They need a little more in front of their own net, in the corners and when it comes time to stick up for each other.'


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Cavities are permanently damaged areas in the hard surface of your teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes. Cavities, also called tooth decay or caries, are caused by a combination of factors, including bacteria in your mouth, frequent snacking, sipping sugary drinks, and not cleaning your teeth well.
Cavities and tooth decay are among the world's most common health problems. They're especially common in children, teenagers and older adults. But anyone who has teeth can get cavities, including infants.
If cavities aren't treated, they get larger and affect deeper layers of your teeth. They can lead to severe toothache, infection and tooth loss. Regular dental visits and good brushing and flossing habits are your best protection against cavities and tooth decay.
The signs and symptoms of cavities vary, depending on their extent and location. When a cavity is just beginning, you may not have any symptoms at all. As the decay gets larger, it may cause signs and symptoms such as:
You may not be aware that a cavity is forming. That's why it's important to have regular dental checkups and cleanings, even when your mouth feels fine. However, if you experience toothache or mouth pain, see your dentist as soon as possible.
Cavities are caused by tooth decay — a process that occurs over time. Here's how tooth decay develops:
Everyone who has teeth is at risk of getting cavities, but the following factors can increase risk:
Cavities and tooth decay are so common that you may not take them seriously. And you may think that it doesn't matter if children get cavities in their baby teeth. However, cavities and tooth decay can have serious and lasting complications, even for children who don't have their permanent teeth yet.
Complications may include:
When cavities and decay become severe, you may have:
If you're experiencing pain or sensitivity in your teeth, make an appointment with your dentist as soon as possible. Here's some information to help you get ready for your appointment, and what to expect from your dentist.
Before your appointment, make a list of:
Some basic questions to ask your dentist include:
Your dentist may ask:
While you're waiting for your appointment, you can take some steps to control your pain. For example:
Your dentist can usually detect tooth decay easily by:
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Most dentists recommend regular checkups to identify cavities and other dental conditions before they cause troubling symptoms and lead to more-serious problems. The sooner you seek care, the better your chances of reversing the earliest stages of tooth decay and preventing its progression. If a cavity is treated before it starts causing pain, you probably won't need extensive treatment.
Treatment of cavities depends on how severe they are and your particular situation. Treatment options include:
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'"We haven't been able to separate. That's the disappointing part. We'll win a game and follow it up with a tough (loss). We haven't played well at home (10-9-2), which has been a bone of contention. We've played better hockey on the road and hopefully, we can continue that."'
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|December 23rd, 2012, 03:35 PM
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81 and 85 CJ7, some in between
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Tons of cj stuff, guy has parted out a lot of jeeps. lots of NOS too at a fraction of the new price, and used items prices are awesome too. I also have a thread in the parts for sale section, but there's so much cj stuff, I figure it was worth its own thread. I can only take orders on this until this Tuesday or Wednesday, I'll be going do get the parts on Thursday.
Here's a list, feel free to ask if there's something you don't see. Left the tj and yj parts in just in case anyone's interested in those. pm me what you want, and I'll ask him the price on it and let you know the details.
5 ARB air lockers dana 35
5 dana 60 Trac-Loc carriers
6 dana 30 carriers
15 superior ring / pinion sets range from 3.31 to 4.56.
Willys dana 44 (still inthe amry wooden crate)
10 Jeep carbs- miscellanous. fit jeep 4 cyl's, and random other 2 barrel carbs.
3 TJ soft tops-1 or 2 left, in black.
3 CJ7 soft tops- GONE
2 YJ soft tops- GONE
garnet CJ7 doors- new, a set or two left.
tan bestop 2 piece doors
tons of diamond plate corners- super heavy duty. literally pretty heavy he said.
mopar push bars- a few
mopar trailer hitches-miscellaneous, not sure what they fit.
3 factory TJ side steps- 1 left
YJ factory side steps- 1 left I think.
nerf bars 2 sets- fit cj
10 double tube bumpers (SS black Alum)- all nos front bumpers are sold. still have a few rear bumpers, and a used set for a cj too.
4 bumpers YJ CJ TJ chrome- 1 left, cj rear I believe.
trail racks
roof racks
20 sets diamond plate rocker moldings
4 spare tire racks- 1 left
20 sets Helwing Helper springs
Bike racks
ski racks
factory speakers
2 transfer cases Dana 20 & quadratrec
Willys flat head 4cly block head
10 consoles-ALL GONE
storage trunks
skid plates
cargo liners
4 alumn intakes
20 truck bed covers
Boxes and boxes of tranny parts, gears, bearings, factory wiring harnesses, gagues, speedo cables, mopar parts, AMC parts, Willys parts, Kaiser parts, factory decals.
N/t amc 20 rear axle 3.54 gears
N/t dana 30 front axle 3.54 gears non disk
W/t amc 20 rear axle 2.72 gears
Dana 300 t/c
Dana 20 t/c
Nos dana 20
P/s set up for 258
Factory spare tire carrier
Factory cj7 rocker moulding polished and look new
Factory hitch
Radiator- for 258 I believe
Cj7 tailgate- a few of them. in good shape with no rust.
Original wiring harness for an 81- full harness
85 original woring harness- full harness
Pass. Side seat frames
15 gallon gas tanks- the plastic ones, not metal.
Grey bestop high back fixed seats very good condition fronts
New tan bestop 2 piece soft doors
New pace setter header for 258 (htc coated)
New low back black seats fronts only
Non tilt steering col.
New high back seats black
1/2 cab soft top w/ soft doors
Nos garnet soft doors
Little stuff:
Speedometers, pedals, hidges, glove boxes, dash parts, motor mounts, tail lights, marker lights, headlight buckets, mirrors, heater boxes, wiper motors
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|December 31st, 2012, 02:08 PM
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not really.... I already went down there to get the parts I needed..... this was in case anyone might need some parts from the guy I was getting them from. If there's something one here you're interested in, let me know, and maybe he can ship it.
|December 31st, 2012, 02:22 PM
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with shipping I'm not sure. large parts aren't really easy to ship cheaply that far. The hoods were only $120, but with shipping.... not sure. small and hard to find parts are the best deals with shipping.
|January 5th, 2013, 09:15 PM
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honestly not sure how much it would be with shipping. if you want a completely good one (no dents or anything) then they are like $120 plus shipping. I might be able to get you one with a minor dent or two for less. shipping costs will be pretty high though, I'd imagine.
Just shipped a skidplate to someone today and with the custom box and mailing via usps (using their slowest/cheapest option) it was $27 total. That weighed in at 22lbs with the box and stuffing. Can't imagine how much a tailgate would be. $50?
let me know
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I didn't get notifications that the thread was being replied to, sorry guys..if you read the first post, I said I could only take orders until that Tuesday or Wednesday...(3.5 years ago, that is crazy)..but I guess I should've mentioned that the parts were 600 miles from me...
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Instead of fondant can I make a box inside to hold 25 pounds of dry sugar and will the bees use it? It is cheaper over here than fondant for me. Thanks :)
At the end of the day, I find the mentioning of the dangers of feeding, about as senseless as it comes. Makes you wonder what agendas, what motivations, what egos, or anything else is at play.
Our hives are maintained by natural management practices and we do not use chemicals in our hives. Healthier chemical free hives means chemical free honey.
The over-feeding of bees resembles, in its result, the noxious influences under wich too many children of the rich are reared. Pampered and fed to the full, how often does their wealth prove only a legacy of withering curses, as, bankrupt in purse and character, they prematurely sink to dishonorable graves.
My marketing off my website that you refer too is targeted on keeping treatments and beekeeper applied chemicals out of the hive. Yes, if you want, HFCS is a chemical. not one that I use while supers are on the hive.
As for your point, lets broaden it to include your hives also. NO hive is chemical free. No bees go out and collect nectar without chemicals being brought back to the hive. I know, I have tested my own hives. If you want to harp of HFCS, then I hope you are also open and honest with your clients as to YOUR chemicals in YOUR hive.
My marketing, is directed at the fact that consumers want the best chemical free product they can get. Knowing that I use NO beekeeper applied chemicals, and have the testing to back that up, and feed only in winter when sugar or HFCS is use only for emergency conditions, and does not end up in the honey produced later in the season...I see this as nitpicking at best.
I walk the walk and talk the talk.
I wonder if you do. Have you had your hives and honey tested?
Do you openly and honestly state to your customers that NO honey is pure?
Cause unless you do, then you have no right to point fingers.
I'd like to see your honey label, your website, and hear what you suggest to people.
This conversation was about scare tactics and advice given to beekeepers in regards to having them worry about minuscule amount of some chemical in feed, possible necessary to keep hives alive.
As for the detrimental facts you state about HFCS or sugar, I never said you should feed it all year long. I am referencing, and have done so a couple times now, the idea that beekeepers are questioning feeding bees sugar or hfcs in attempts to keep their hives alive.
...a fact that you youself said is a necessity sometimes. Of course honey is best and contains beneficial microbs, etc. But that is all lost is you have no honey to feed, and then also get bombarded with the idea that feeding is a no-no, resulting in dead hives.
Are you going to suggest that the millions of hives saved by feeding HFCS and sugar would of been better of served by not feeding, because the very food that saved the hives, lack what honey has? Sounds like nonsense to me.
I think that ranks right up there with the idea that it is better to euthanize animals rather than have them by enslaved by pet owners who provide the basics for survival, such as a warm house and enough food to exist, but lack giving animals the freedom to roam as some suggest they should do as in the wild.
Sorry guys. I'm telling new beekeepers to feed, feed, feed. And if that means HFCS and sugar, then so be it. Even if that means the food source has less of the nutrients than honey. HFCS and sugar is safe and has been used for years to stop starvation. It's better than dead hives.
And please don't quote over egotistical old dead guys who seem to be idolized by the mere fact they were envious of others, and was judgemental in his views of others. I find that appalling and sickening.
>Your confusion may seem warranted since I never said a single person said that....You said:>>There seems to be some kind of movement in regards to not doing anything with bees...>>I agree. If the conversation was between you and me.>>But the conversations at hand include many others, perhaps in the thousands. Many of which come here and get sucked into the hype about this way or that way. So to debate, expose, and call it out, regardless of which side you are on, lets others know both sides of an issue and maybe even expands their minds a bit.Which seems to imply you have concerns about the direction of this particular conversation. I'm having trouble seeing the cause of the concern.
At the end of the day, I find the mentioning of the dangers of feeding, about as senseless as it comes.
In Dean and Ramona's book they state that you should always feed package bees as they have alot of work to do before they can become self sufficient.While they advocate chemical free beekeeping and not regularly artifically feeding as a routine, they don't have anything against feeding a colony who is going to starve over the winter.At the conference Sam Comfort said the same thing, I believe his words were " I don't think there are any speakers here tonight that wouldn't condone feeding some sugar syrup if a hive were facing starvation. Don't confuse chemical free beekeeping with not helping your bees make it through the winter.I don't know anyone who has started a package and not fed.


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My "little" 350 with a 6-71 seems to be pretty happy cruising the streets and highways for the last 20k miles or so. i drive it rain or shine and have even driven it in the Minn snowy winter. 2x 750 dp work great. I have worked with them for a long time and now get 16 mpg aver and I have hit 17 several times for extended drives. I run on 87 to boot.
It's pretty hard not to make 500+ hp with a 6-71 on a sbc. Compression ratio is the biggest hurdle.
Now just to get a couple of posters corrected......there is quite high vacuum under a 6-71 or any positive displacement blower. there is also higher than normal vacuum directly under the carbs all the time. maybe an inch or more.
Boost will come instantly if you jump the throttle however if you are gentle there will just be a reduction of vacuum. Much of the cruise power comes from the very good fuel atomization and great fuel distribution the blower provides by thouroghly thrashing the fuel/air mix. Granted there is some heating of the mixture but this is not all bad as along with this there is little or no puddling of fuel in the manifold that you get with hot cam and low revs NA. Often the idle improves dramatically. My motor used to idle at 1100-1200 in neutral and was barely drivable in heavy traffic. Now it idles at 750 in gear just like any other car on the road. I can sit in traffic as long as necessary with the AC on. There is no Detroit roll ever.....the mark of poor tuning...save it for the Pro Mods...ugh.
|Jegs sell a kit by vortech for sbc. Supports up to 950hp, complete kit with everything included. Only $1900!! Its a freakin steal!
1 word: forced induction.
A 144 blower will handle 500 horses easily.
Get rid of your engine guy if he told you a supercharger is full boost all the time and a turbo is only making boost when it's spooled up. A supercharger makes more boost as the rpm's go up also, and can be underdriven to whatever your engine can handle.
Neither will work if the static compression of your engine is too high to start with. And forget fuel economy completely. If you're trying for 500 HP you're kidding yourself to even think economy.
|Silverado, make your own board. Have comparisons of turbo and super charger and see which one best suits you. To hi jack a board and change the subject you are likely to get poor results due to confusion. aDDing a compressor after the engine build is rarely as successful as planning one before the build,,,
I too, am trying to reach the goal of 500+ hp. I have a 95 K1500 (Silverado) that I'm turning into a "project". I have had the motor pulled, block bored 30 over, forged pistons, an "rv" cam installed, heads shaved slightly (though I am replacing them with Vortec heads - didn't plan ahead) and headers installed. I have dual 2-1/2" lines thru two high-flow cats into a Flowmaster dual inlet / dual outlet muffler, exiting duals out the rear. I also had the auto tranny replaced with a manual.
Unfortunately, the truck isn't running correctly. When under load and in high gear, I'm getting detonation. Could this be the heads? The more I read, the more I'm thinking it is...
My goal was to add a supercharger to achieve the approximate 500+ hp. What I lack in is direction, alas I come for advice from people that know all the in's and out's of this area.
Should I go for a better fuel injection (TPI / MPI) or stay with EFI?
Should I ditch the fuel injection and go carb? If so, at what cost to fuel economy? LOL I know, 500 hp and worried about fuel economy? Well, I do wanna maximize whatever I may get.
Should I look into stroking this motor?
Should I supercharge or turbocharge? The guy who did the motor seemed to think turbo so that it would only "work" the motor when needed, not like a supercharger would from start to shut off...
Long post, I know... just need a few answers and a place to start.
It's been said that you can only choose two from the three options:
• build it fast
• build it cheap
• build it reliable
So going fast for cheap- for very long, anyways- is a REAL trick. To pull it off requires the kind of knowledge and intuition that only comes from experience.
If you want a dependable engine w/a long life expectancy, build it around an aftermarket block, crank, rods, valve train, heads, ignition, and induction/exhaust systems. The more stock or low end parts you use, the less potential power or reliability will be the result.
Power is in the cylinder heads. Reliability is in the valve train and short block, and should be as stout as your hp goal requires, not just what your budget allows. You would be better off lowering the hp goal to a number that matches the budget than to try to push the limits on cheap. For instance, I'd consider aftermarket rods as a necessity at 500 hp levels. And a 4-bolt bottom end, preferably splayed caps. But after doing that to a stock block, you're getting close to the cost of a Dart aftermarket block that will be stronger than ANY production SBC block. Obviously a forged crank and pistons are advisable- but not an absolute necessity. Keeping the tune correct- as in NO detonation- is as important as anything else you may do.
But in the end, I find myself wondering... why 500 hp? What makes THAT number the target? Because I can tell you from experience as can others here, that making 500 hp is the easy part. Putting that hp to the ground effectively is harder and more expensive in many cases as just building an engine that makes 500 hp.
Be realistic. Set obtainable goals based on a realistic expectations. Because if all you do is build yourself a bad-A 500 hp SBC w/o any plan as to what you are really going to do w/it is not a plan. It's a whim.
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|I agree with vinnie what is your budget and what is your app.??? what year and type of block are you starting with????? also how do you want too use it , daily driver, weekend warrior, or just a cruser???
you guys mention an extra grand laying around! The DART SHP block is 1600.00 (not including the 100.00+ s/h) and the DART little M is like 2500.00 (again not including s/h). Unless you are planning on running over 600hp or planing on running a 3.875+" stroke then I dont see the point. for the extra money you spent on the block i could tear down the motor, buy another block, have it machined and likely buy a few rods or the crank to replace the one that broke. Im all about saving the extra cash to make sure you do it right, but i dont see where an aftermarket block is needed.
to the OP, a 350 making 500hp NA isn't too hard, but one making 500hp NA on 93 or less octane is. it will want to turn some rpm, so a decent forged rot assy will be needed (IMO) you will want to push the limits with compression, say 11-11.5:1 with alm heads that have around 210-215cc intake runners, spend the extra cash and have them cleaned up, 112LSA hyd cam with around 245° @ .050 and .575" lift, use 1.6 rockers to bump you over the .600" lift mark. use a single plane intake like the vic jr, and a 750 double pumper. matched in a 3500lb car with a 3spd (th400-350), 3600-4000 stall and 4.10's to 4.56's.
It wont be as much fun on the street as it will on the track, but you should be able to get it to run on 93 octane.
|do a search on this forum... this question gets asked about every other week. Then come back with a better list of intended use, parts, car, budget and we can better help you get parts lined up. Right now its kinda like shooting from the hip.
|500 hp is not a big deal. application has not been stated yet.who knows what the budget is,,,
|I'd rather spend the extra money in the rotating assembly than an aftermarket block. Blocks do occasionally break, but it's usually a failure in a rod or the crank that results in the breakage. I'd find a decent rebuilder 4 bolt 350 and check the bosses to make sure there's no excess core shift, then build from there. Around my area a good rebuildable 350 4 bolt short block will go for $150-$250, {bare blocks even cheaper) and the savings can go towards a forged crank and other things that can fail sooner than the block.
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Science is self-correcting: Lessons from the arsenic controversy
Recent attention to NASA's announcement of 'arsenic-based life' has provided a very public window into how science and scientists operate. Debate surrounds the announcement of any controversial scientific finding. In the case of arseno-DNA, the discussion that is playing out on the blogs is very similar to the process that usually plays out in conferences and seminars. This discussion is a core process by which science works.
The arseno-DNA episode has displayed this process in full public view. If anything, this incident has demonstrated the credibility of scientists, and should promote public confidence in the scientific establishment.
The story begins with a long-standing scientific consensus backed by an enormous amount of data: DNA is made with a phosphate backbone. Alternative backbones, such as arsenate, have long been considered unlikely for theoretical reasons.
Nonetheless, despite this consensus, reputable scientists have promoted the study of alternatives challenging the prevailing view. And NASA has willingly funded these studies.
Lesson one: Major funding agencies willingly back studies challenging scientific consensus.
The research team, Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues, behind this study collected data and concluded that they had sufficient evidence to demonstrate incorporation of arsenate into bacterial DNA. Although the data were preliminary in nature, Science accepted the manuscript (pdf). With a high profile, potentially groundbreaking paper about to be published, NASA announced a press conference to publicize the findings.
Lesson two: Most everyone would be thrilled to overturn the consensus. Doing so successfully can be a career-making result. Journals such as Science and Nature are more than willing to publish results that overturn scientific consensus, even if data are preliminary – and funding agencies are willing to promote these results.
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These scientific criticisms opened the door to those wishing to discredit science and the peer-review process, with the contrarian blogs suggesting that this study demonstrates that peer-review is "broken". A comment on Watts' blog summarizes their thinking:
It's amazing how fast the scientific community came out to attack NASA for what they claim is plainly flawed science. Then again, NASA isn't funding any of the attackers.
In the Climategate mess however, we still have heard very little from an awful lot of so-called scientists who should have been saying a lot more about flawed science but are too afraid to lose their grant money.
This raises an interesting question: just who is critiquing the NASA study? It turns out that many of the critics are also NASA-funded. In fact, many prominent critics of this study are funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute – the very same program that funded the arsenic study.
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MackieKnife wrote:The moral of the story is...I'm retarded.
go get the bird wrote:Who told you that?
We don't have a late goose conservation season, but some areas are open longer than others, specifically around the river.
Did your buddy tell you that waterfowl hunting in SD is on lottery draw for out-of-staters?
The only duck season still open is West River, and it's open until the 17th.
You are better off hunting in the south, like LA and TX. Go there.
tornadochaser wrote:How are you going to guide when a non resident waterfowl license is only good for 10 days? Guide without a gun? Tribal land?
The hunting is great. Duck numbers were huge this year. The drought had them grouped up. The migration was steady all fall. Goose numbers are through the roof. The downside is we are losing habitat at a rate beyond alarming. Duck production is going to take a big hit this year unless we get some sort of miracle in the form of an abnormally wet spring.
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2002 War Eagle 754 Shadow. V-HULL!! This boat is very rare. This is not your typical War Eagle with the 12 degree semi-v. This is a true V-Hull. I ordered this boat brand new back in 2000 and had to wait 6 months before the Ward Team built it for me. I originally ordered this boat with a 40 4-stroke but replaced it in 2005 with a 90hp Saltwater Mercury. I can not say enough about the Shadow line. These boats handle like no other. This is the last Shadow that War Eagle made. This boat will run 50-52 mph on a gps. What I can tell you about this boat is that it has been a good one. I am a hardcore duck hunter, and I have used this boat! I definately have got my moneys worth out of it. The boat is not perfect though. It has some dents and dings and some paint is missing in the floor- the usual wear and tear. The seats are faded and need to be replaced. The boat was involved in an accident but was professionally repaired by Jeff Dunn. I still looks pretty good considering. Now, for the motor. 2005 Mercury Saltwater 90. Its bullet proof! Absolutely no problems at all. 21 pitch stainless steel prop. Runs like a dream. Tilt/Trim works perfectly. The oil injection pump is still hooked up and works flawlessly. Motor is in tip top shape. I have not had to repair it. Not once!
This boat is perfect for a bay boat or a river boat. It will handle some serious waves. I have hours worth of stories about my experiences in this boat. I could not have asked for any better boat!
Even though I have used this boat, I have not abused it. All I can say is, if you use a boat every day of duck season for 7 years, its not going to be perfect. I am excepting any serious offers, due to an upcoming knee surgery. I dont want to sell it, but i must.
$5500 obo
Call with any questions 843-457-9759
This is a buddy of mines boat. I have hunted and fished out of this boat great boat.


text: I'm not sure about top 5, but I would definitely agree he has more value than where he was drafted. The dude is starting to look very comfortable on the floor. I think he could get a little stronger, as well as work on his ball handling a little more. I look forward to seeing what he can do these last couple weeks.


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