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My mentor, elmer and most of all my friend passed away this morning 4/27 @ 01:00 EDT from an extended illness. We will miss you Dave. I thank you for all you have taught me about Amateur Radio. Prayers go out for the Family and all who knew him. Tim Wright KD4OVM Former Kentucky Section Manager Dave Vest, KZ4G (SK) (May 12, 2009) -- Former Kentucky Section Manager Dave Vest, KZ4G, of Ashland, passed away April 27, 2009. He was 75. Vest served as Section Communications Manager/Section Manager from April 1981-March 1983. He also served as the first ARRL Section Traffic Manager in Kentucky prior to serving as Section Manager. According to current Kentucky Section Manager Jim Brooks, KY4Z, Vest supported numerous Amateur Radio groups in the Kentucky-Virginia-West Virginia area. He was a past president of the River Cities Amateur Radio Association and the Tri-State Amateur Radio Association and a founding member of the Bluegrass Chapter of the Quarter Century Wireless Association. "Dave promoted Amateur Radio throughout his life and elmered countless newcomers into the hobby," Brooks said. I am Dave KZ4G, I live in northeastern Kentucky near Ashland and many of you have known me for several years, this is my story of how I came into Ham Radio. Back in Jr high school I become interested in radio only listening to short wave, then I started to build things and low and behold I built a short wave radio and I landed on 75 Meters and there it took hold. One of my teachers in high school was a ham operator and provided me much guidence into the hobby. Soon after this I entered the US Air Force and there after attending tech school they made me a radio tech. Working in the US Air Force radio operator school and with several of the guys there being amateurs I had to convert to the sound of the Morse code and learn to send and receive it instead of seeing the wig wag flag. In May 1951 I became WN5TXV and some time later, less than a year I became W8LMF this was my call until 1959 when it expired as I had gotten married and started a family leaving little time for ham radio. Then in 1962 I went and took the exam again and got my call back as W8LMF and remained active until moving from West Virginia to Kentucky in 1967. I then held WB4JDR (just darn rotten) as a secondary station license, once I officially moved and renewed the FCC gave me K4HRF. The next time I renewed they ask if I ever had a call I wanted back and I said W8LMF and at this time I become KZ4G, which is the only original call I ever had. This picture is a Harvey Wells TBS-50 which was the first commercial built transmitter I ever owned along with the National NC-57 they both still work but not as good as the Triton. I used to build a lot but now can't see as good as I could at one time so not much going on at this time in the line of building. At current time I am using an Icom IC736 and for an antenna at my home station I am using a G5RV and have plans to install a Hy-Gain Hy-Tower soon. I moved a fews years back and decided not to re-install my tower with the Mosley TA-33 beam and a duel band vhf/uhf along with dipoles for 160, 80 and 40 meters. In my mobile I am using an Icom IC706 and a KB8TNI screwdriver antenna. This combination is the best mobile station I have ever had in my 50 plus years of hamming. Through out my ham radio career I have been active in the ARRL field organization I was the first Section Traffic Manager (STM) for the state of Kentucky and also the last Section Communication Manager (SCM) and the first Section Manager (SM) all taking place during the restructuring of the ARRL field organization. I also served in West Virginia as route manager and was one of the founders of the Tri-State Hamfest in Huntington. That was held at Camden Park and also served as president of Tri-State Amatuer Radio Association in Huntington and later served as president of the River Cities Amateur Radio Club in Ashland, Kentucky. There I taught classes in amateur radio at the community college. I'm sure some of the guys who will be reading this possibly attended some of those classes.
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Each half is less powerful, but if you simply fit them back together I think it will be just about as good as before. So epoxy glue or super-glue (cyano-acrylate) is a good idea, just try to keep the glue layer pretty thin. Glue thickness weakens the magnet by about as much as adding an equal distance in air at one end. For force-at-a-distance that is not much, if your glue-layer is thin.
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Title 1 - Department Administration
1.010 - Authority and Jurisdiction
1.030 - Department Span of Control Chart
1.060 - Consultant Contract Administration
Title 2 - Department Employment
2.020 - Appointments and Probation
2.030 - Retirements and Separations
Title 3 - Employee Welfare
3.035 - Reasonable Accommodation (ADA)
3.040 – Airborne Pathogens Control
3.045 - Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control
3.050 - Coordinating Officer Fatalities
3.070 - Performance Mentoring Program
3.080 - Travel Training System
3.090 - Employee Recognition Awards Program
3.170 - Honoring Those Killed in the Line of Duty
3.270 - Police Charity Committee
Title 4 - Human Resources
4.000 - Employee Move Tracking System (EMT)
4.005 - Police Employee Data System (PEDS)
4.015 - Restricted Time Off for a Pre-Planned Event
4.020 - Reporting and Recording Overtime/Out of Classification Pay
4.050 - On-Duty Illness or Injury
4.060 - Long Term Disability Benefits
4.070 - Limited Duty Assignments
4.090 - Leave of Absence Without Pay
4.100 – Family and Medical Leave
4.120 - Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Leave
Title 5 - Employee Conduct
5.002 - Responsibilities of Employees Concerning Complaints of Possible Misconduct
5.030 - Preparing for Criminal Case Interviews
5.040 - EEO Complaints and Investigations
5.060 - Employee Political Activity
5.090 - Operations Bureau General Personnel Matters
5.100 - Operations Bureau Individual Responsibilities
5.130 - Supervisor/Employee Relationships
Bias-Free Policing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
5.150 - Use of Private Vehicles for City Business
5.160 - Citizen Observation of Officers
5.170 - Alcohol and Substance Use
5.175 - Critical Incident Stress Management Communications
Title 6 - Arrests, Search and Seizure
6.010 - Reporting Arrests and Detentions
6.020 - Arrests and Detentions of Foreign Nationals
6.060 - Collection of Information for Law Enforcement Purposes
6.140 - Locating a Cell Phone during an Emergency
6.150 - Advising Persons of Miranda
6.181 - Performing Inventory Searches
6.220 - Voluntary Contacts, Terry Stops & Detentions
Title 7 - Evidence and Property
7.030 - Firearms & Shell Casings
7.040 - Dangerous or Hazardous Evidence
7.050 - Checking Out Evidence for Court
7.070 - Converting Evidence for Department Use
7.130 – Narcotics Training Aid and Investigative Use Drug Property Release
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8.000 - Use of Force Core Principles
8.050 - Use of Force Definitions
8.300 - Use of Force Reporting and Investigation
Use of Force Public Safety Statement Card
Investigating Supervisor Scene Guide
Investigating Supervisor Precinct Guide
Investigating Supervisor Documentation Guide
Involved Officer Statement Guide
Witness Officer Statement Guide
8.400 - Reviewing Use of Force
8.500 - Firearms Discharge Investigations
Officer Involved Shooting-Public Safety Statement Card
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9.010 - Employee Dress Standards
9.040 - Uniform and Equipment Committee
9.050 - Clothing Allowance and Reimbursement for Personal Property
Title 10 - Police Facilities & Security
Title 11 - Detainee Management
11.010 - Detainee Management in Department Facilities
11.020 - Transportation of Detainees
11.030 - Guarding Detainees at a Hospital
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12.030 - Computer Hardware & Devices
12.045 - Booking Photo Comparison Software
12.055 - Criminal Justice Research
12.060 - Department Forms Control
12.070 - Department Publications
12.080 - Department Records Access, Inspection & Dissemination
12.090 - Departmental Correspondence
12.091 - Mobile Reporting Entity (MRE) Laptops
12.110 - Use of Department E-mail & Internet Systems
Title 13 - Vehicle Operations
13.010 - Collisions Involving Department Vehicles
13.015 - Collision Review Board
13.030 - Emergency Vehicle Operations
13.031 - Vehicle Eluding/Pursuits
13.040 - Patrol Operations Equipment, Police Vehicles and Facilities
13.050 - Policing by Mountain Bike
Title 14 - Emergency Operations
14.060 - Serious Incident Plan
14.070 - Serious Injury or Fatality to a Police Officer
14.080 - Task Force Mobilization
Title 15 - Primary Investigation
15.015 – Bomb Threats and Explosive Devices
15.080 - Follow-up Unit Notification and Follow-up Investigation
15.140 - Narcotics Activity Report
15.160 - Marijuana Enforcement
15.180 - Primary Investigations
15.185 - Vulnerable Adults-Elder Abuse and Neglect
15.190 - Theft and Recovery of Vehicle, License Plates, or License Tabs
15.210 - Investigating Property Held by a Pawnshop or Used-Goods Store
15.215 - Domestic Violence Firearms Surrender
15.250 - Interpreters/Translators
15.260 - Collision Investigations
15.270 - Trespass Warning Program
15.275 - Enforcing Trespass in Parks
15.290 - Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution (SOAP)
15.300 - Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA)-Define Boundaries
15.310 - Foreign Nationals Seeking Asylum
15.320 - Police Action on Military Reservations
15.330 - Responding to Threats and Assaults on Officers
15.350 - Significant Incident Report
Title 16 - Patrol Operations
16.030 - Citizen Rider Program
16.040 - Community Police Teams
16.070 - Responding to Monitored Alarms
16.080 - Fireworks Disposal and Disposition
16.091 - Body-Worn Video Pilot Program
16.100 - Patrol Training and Publications
16.130 - Sick and Injured Persons
16.140 - Traffic Direction and Control
16.170 - Automatic License Plate Readers
16.180 - Patrol Operations Order
16.190 - Labor Management Disputes
16.230 - Issuing Tickets and Traffic Contact Reports
16.231 - Cancelling and Voiding Tickets
16.250 - Interaction with the University of Washington Police Department
Effective Date: 9/1/2003
The Seattle Police Department Employee Recognition Awards Program will formally recognize and reward exceptional performance and outstanding contributions made by the sworn and non-sworn employees of this Department during each calendar year, and the process will be guided by our Mission, Vision and Core Values.
I. Eligibility
A. All permanent, full time or part time Seattle Police Department employees or temporary employees having at least 3 years with the Department are eligible to participate in the Awards Program.
II. Awards Process
A. Employee Recognition Committee (ERC)
1. An Employee Recognition Committee (ERC) shall be established to oversee the Employee Recognition Awards Program.
2. The Human Resources Bureau will select the ERC members and have lead responsibility for the Committee. The ERC should have representatives from each of the bureaus which may include non-sworn , sworn, management and support staff members of the ERC will serve 3 year terms.
3. The ERC will meet as needed and as determined by the Human Resources Bureau to initiate the nomination process, review nominations, select the award recipients, and coordinate the awards ceremony.
B. Award Categories
1. Medal of Valor
a. Awarded to sworn employees who knowingly perform conspicuous acts of courage under life threatening circumstances so that others might live.
2. Medal of Courage
a. Awarded to non-sworn employees who take action during an emergency with the intent to save a life, help the injured, or assist law enforcement.
3. Outstanding Public Service
a. An individual recognized for going above and beyond the expectations of their position which impacted a problem, issue or event.
4. Excellence
a. Consistently demonstrated exceptional work performance which made positive contributions to the Department.
5. Community Ambassador
a. Cultivated a productive working relationship between community members and the Seattle Police Department.
6. Inspirational
a. Consistently promoted a can-do approach which inspired others to achieve performance excellence.
7. Innovation
a. Developed a creative solution to a long standing problem which embodied the characteristics of courage, risk-taking and/or perseverance.
Note: The ERC may add, delete, or change categories or definitions as necessary.
C. Nomination Process
1. This is an employee generated awards program in which any Department employee may nominate another eligible Department employee or work group based on the seven award categories. A work group may consist of a team, work unit, squad or combination of individuals working together.
2. The ERC will publicize the Awards Program and nomination process and distribute the nomination packets throughout the Department.
3. The nominator must complete the nomination form and return it to the ERC by the specified deadline. In addition, the nomination form should include a detailed description of why the nominee qualifies for the award. The nominator is responsible for identifying two additional references. The nominator must give each reference a Nomination Reference Form to be completed by the reference and submitted to the ERC by the specified deadline.
4. At the conclusion of the nomination period, the ERC will review the nominations and select the award recipients.
D. Selection Process
1. Award nominations will be reviewed by the Nomination and Selection sub-committee of the ERC. The sub-committee will evaluate and select the finalists through a "blind selection process" in which the nominations reviewed will be absent the nominee's identity. This will provide a consistent, unbiased and credible selection of the award recipients. The recipients will be selected based on the merits of their achievements.
2. The sub-committee will present the finalists to the full ERC who will approve the final selection for each of the categories. The award recipients will be notified, and the selections will be publicized Department-wide.
E. Awards Package
1. The Chief of Police will present the awards package to each award recipient at the annual Employee Recognition Awards ceremony. The awards package may include an engraved memento, gift certificate, paid day off and/or a certificate of appreciation. The ERC will determine the awards package on a yearly basis.


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2007 Ford Focus
I Love It, An All Around Great Car--sporty, Cool Looking, Agile, Afordable And Fast. — I have the 2007 ST, it is not the Euro spec ST (as in Volvo 2.5 turbo), but it's powered by Mazda developed (2.3). Its power and specially low rpm torque is more than adequate, better still can be easily improved. The car handles great and is very comfortable to drive at high speeds. It's very stable and responsive (the euro spec ST & SVT heritage helps here). Brakes are also very good with 4 wheel disk and ABS. The winter package adds traction control & heated seats (toasty). The optional Sony speaker stereo w/ the sub sounds great. Overall I found the car very well optioned for the price. It's a normal every day car, but they don't have to be boring. This one is surely not--I look forward to drive it as much as possible! Owner for 1 years, 0 months
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2007 Ford Focus ZX4 SE
ProsGood looking, great torque, well built, fun to drive, good gas mileage, good handling and braking ConsNeeds more horsepower (135 bhp),
Great Little Car — Its very fun to drive by yourself, lots of torque, its got pretty good pull for a 4 banger, its a light car, great on gas. Handling is pretty good, you point the car in a direction and it goes there. I love the power sunroof, feels like a convertible that way. After 1 year not one rattle, not one problem. Stylish interior, great stock sound system. |
2007 Ford Focus ZX4 ST
ProsPerformance, couple, driveability, steering, grip, suspension, fun ConsTaxes
High Performance For Every Day. — I don't like front wheel drive cars. That's what I was convinced of until I drove this Focus ST. I was stunned. The test drive went over an asphalt rally stage road in the Ardens. I had never driven the car before and didn't know the road. Nonetheless the Focus gave me instantly the feeling that I could rely on it and it would help me to driver better and faster. Incredible performance, not the horsepower, but the surging Nm's that are available at low revs make it so good. The handling is sublime. No spinning wheels although it was very wet, but grip grip grip. The fun factor is so high I would not doubt for a second to buy one of these in the 5d version as a family car. The Ford reseller surely knew what he was doing when he surprised me by proposing immediately to have a test drive... |
2007 Ford Focus ZX4 ST
ProsPerformance, handing and family capabilities. ConsWeight and consumption.
Focus St — Ford's attempt at a hot hatch to suit the petrol head and family man! Ford successfully manage to blend both of these to form the Ford Focus ST, basically, the possibility to take the kids to school and drive home with your pants on fire. With a 0-62 time of 6.5 and a top speed of 149 its pretty hard not to. To date the only other two cars produced by Ford UK with a top speed higher than 150 are the GT40 and GT. Build quality has improved drastic from Fast Fords of past, materials have a feel of German quality. The Focus ST's appearance is head turning, you won't mistake it for the inferior models. Cost of ownership is relatively cheap, since the big blue oval set out to produce a family car, although consumption is a bit high. The car edge's the driver to push harder and drive faster. Fun factor is 10/10, brilliant handling due to it's highly sophisticated fully independent multi-link rear suspension (dubbed "Control Blade"). This setup allowing comfort and taut. Although the being so heavy the Focus does have a reputation for being wayward in a corner, but releasing the accelerator briefly will send the car into a controlled lift off oversteer. |
2007 Ford Focus ZX4 SE
Feature Loaded/good Power/comfort — Bought my first Focus 4dr sedan in 02. Didnt pretest. Figured if 1-40 cars on the road at that time was a Focus, it must be good. The Best small car I have ever owned. I traded a Chrysler T&C LXI and have not been sorry. Recently drove RTE 299 in N. Cal from Arcata to Redding. Very mountainous and curvy roads. Drove it hard and averaged 31.5mpg. Lots of features make it a very nice car...very good quality American built car! My 02, other than tires and oil/transmission fluid changes and acouple of brake jobs and timing belt replacement has been trouble free in 110,000 miles...plan on keeping it for several years yet. Thinking of a new economical, trouble free car...this is it!!! Owner for 4 years, 9 months Miles Driven per Year:25,000 |
2007 Ford Focus ZXW SE Wagon
ProsCargo Space, Room, practical, easy to maintain Consnothing yet..
Focus Zxw — Great so far! Love the practicality, room and comfort. to be continued once I have some miles on the car. After some time I will update again to show the experience of this car with some more time and miles Primary Use: Family transportation |
2007 Ford Focus ZX4 S
Pros30 mpg Cons4 spd auto
Good Car — Acceleration is average could be better if it had a 6 spd auto it would run better than old 4 spd Build quality is good, Just needs more power option like power windows. Appearance is ok Next to nothing it`s easy to maintain It`s pretty fun to drive handles well Primary Use: Commuting to work |
2007 Ford Focus ZX3 SE
ProsHandling, great gas mileage, and she looks great! ConsNothing
I Am A Focus Fanatic! — Great gas mileage and zips around nicely for its size. Handles great on twisty roads. She is an absolute blast to drive! A great car for road trips and long distance driving. She is a black beauty with tinted windows. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
2007 Ford Focus ZX5 S
ProsBeen voted the best medium sized hatchback for the last few years. Consno reason
Nice Reliabe Every Day Family Car, — Nice every day family car,cheap to insure,economical and very reliable,been voted the best medium sized hatchback for the last few years,specification is excellent with loads of gadgets to keep you happy,an excellent all round motor... Primary Use: Family transportation |
2007 Ford Focus ZX4 ST
Prosperformance flexibility, noise when you gun it, quiet when you don't, ride and handling balance ConsIf you are tightfisted and don't like using petrol!
Focus St-2 — Love the car apart from the fuel economy, not a strong point especially around town. Otherwise performance is all I can want (at the moment!) being effortless and rapid. As it is silver not the ASBO orange, it is also somewhat of a Q car in that rapid progress can be made without attracting too much attention either from others or the Law! Primary Use: Family transportation |
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Not a big fan of the blind spots in the back, or the lack of cargo space. Had great gas mileage, and was reliable in getting around. Not overly costly, but not flashy either. Would make a great car fo... Read More
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Transmission failure twice in 60K miles. Paid for by ford, with rental so not so bad. Loved all else, except it was noisy on the highway. Probably tires as they still had about 25% wear left at 60K.... Read More
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Fun To Drive By mditty23
The SES model has some very nice features. What I like the best for winter driving is the heated mirrors, traction and stability control. would never be without them now. The gas mileage is excellent... Read More
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Great Little 2 Door By sting32
I can tow a trailer with this car, that hauls motorcycles, or jets skis, so works just fine for me. If I had a family I would need a small suv, and suffer the gas mileage. runs great, I have put on ... Read More
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Very nice economical car. Great gas mileage,looks,basic clean interior and Satellite radio is a definite plus. The SE model with power windows and locks and alloy rims looks sporty and sharp. Good siz... Read More
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VW's Multivan Alltrack Concept Hinge Seam
If you thought Faurecia's flat-seam stitch was something special, get a load of this hinge seam featured on the new Volkswagen Multivan Alltrack Concept — it's unlike anything I've ever seen before.
Faurecia Introduces Flat-Seam Stitching
Faurecia, one of the largest automotive interior-parts manufacturers in the world, is boasting about having developed flat-seam stitching for customizable, high-end automotive seating – done entirely by machine.
Sit Inside Carlex Design's VW T5 Multivan
There's far too much plastic in car interiors these days. At least that was the thought when the expert trimmers of Carlex Design redesigned the cabin of a Volkswagen T5 Multivan. Their mission to "un-plastic" its interior led them to cover nearly every bit of its cabin in either leather or Alcantara.
Peek Inside the Ford F-250 Super Chief
Last year, Ford unveiled a visually and mechanically stunning concept truck called the F-250 Super Chief. While most onlookers were intrigued by its innovative hydrogen-powered drivetrain and locomotive-inspired bodylines, those who were fortunate enough to peek inside were met with a new level of modern luxury.
Getting Finicky Over the Fisker Karma
The Fisker Karma, Finland's premier plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan, has one beautiful interior – but it's not for everyone.
Few take issue with its supple leather, beautiful woodwork and quality craftsmanship. But how its center console fuses with the design of its front and back seats is an entirely different story.
Sit Inside the BMW 4-Series Coupe Concept
BMW's latest concept vehicle, the 4-Series Coupe, debuted at the 2013 North American International Auto Show held earlier this year in Detroit.
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G-Power's Monochromatic BMW M6
G-Power, a German tuning and restyling company, recently published photos of a BMW M6 with a custom, monochromatic grey-on-grey cabin it's calling "one of the fastest automobile interiors in the world".
The Nissan GT-R Custom Interior Showdown
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Major U.S. indexes erased nearly all of their losses from the day before, when Fed Chair Janet Yellen suggested that rates could rise next year.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 11 points, or 0.6 percent, to close at 1,872 Thursday.
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Tons of great bands come through Columbus and I try to catch as many as I can. I'm also a pretty good amateur chef, and I'm always looking for new recipe ideas and beer pairings. My wife and I have two dogs who pretty much get the rest of our time and attention!
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It has been an impressive 2012 for Peugeot - and its efforts have been rewarded as it picked up the City Car Manufacturer of the Year award at this year's GreenFleet Awards.
Beating off strong competition from the likes of MINI, Volkswagen and Fiat, Peugeot took the title at the awards ceremony held at the Emirates Stadium in London.
One of the keys to the manufacturer's success was its determination to bring down the emissions of its fleet. According to Colin Boyton, the marketing manager for GreenFleet, the manufacturer particularly caught the eye with the new 208 (pictured). The Peugeot 208, which was launched in June, is more aerodynamic than the model it replaced - the Peugeot 207 - and has already attracted more than 15,000 orders.
"Peugeot has had an impressive year in 2012, with the introduction of some cracking new models, and none more so than the new 208," he said.
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Peugeot has placed a strong emphasis on green technology throughout the year - introducing vehicles with CO2 outputs as low as 87g/km; a new low CO2 three-cylinder petrol engine; stop and start technology; and more. It has also looked at electric and diesel-electric hybrid vehicles.


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Pete Townshend has issued a statement about the One Direction Twitter storm, which has seen fans of the boyband take to the social networking site to defend claims that One Direction's new single, "Best Song Ever", sounds like The Who's "Baba O'Riley".
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- The follow-up also included detection of serum autoantibodies against the neural proteins; glial fibrillary acidic protein and myelin basic protein, as well as genotyping of a 32 basepair deletion in the chemokine receptor type 5 gene.
- Children diagnosed with TBE displayed significantly more long-term subjective complaints (ie, fatigue, headache and irritability) compared with the NB and control groups.
- Significantly higher frequency of disabilities was also detected by the Five-to-Fifteen Questionnaire in the TBE group. Both TBE and NB cause consequences (eg, prolonged convalescence, worries and financial loss) for the families.
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Moving along... now getting down to the nitty gritty... I have a quick and little question: I am having a custom (and not fancy) petite hood built. I am using a power pack vent insert. (Still undecided on brand but in the 11 in deep/ 28 wide range.) I'd like to have a SS liner cut for the rest of the space not filled by the power pack itself. I mentioned this to my cabinet maker in a "I am delegating this to you. Here's a photo of what I want it to look like" way. He seemed absolutely thrown off and told me he would deliver the hood with a wooden bottom (it is a mantle cabinet type style) with a hole cut out for the power pack and I was then on my own to figure out the rest. Has anyone here had a SS liner cut? Do I cut a paper template and go in search of some industrial steel folks? How do I attach it once I get home again? It seems to me like something you'd want cut and in place before the cabinet is finished to help minimize the risk of the steel scratching the finish. Am I over thinking it? |
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Many of the power pack makers also market a stainless liner that matches their model -- I'd check into that as your first line of attack, and only thereafter approach a metalworking shop. That said, it's not very hard to fabricate a sheet with a hole in it, and you ought to find someone to do it fairly easily. It will be probably be a metal fabrication shop on the edge of town near all the auto body places. :-) |
Belle- what brand/model are you getting? How much is the bottom of the hood receased? Have a drawing of the hood surround? Post em. Some "sheet metal" fabs do ss, some don't. We have one metal supplier that also fabs. It is typically done to an accurate drawing. Some might be willing to work from a template. Not likely done on site. |
Thanks guys! I haven't pulled the trigger on the power-pack yet. (So if anyone has insight there, please share.) I've been obsessively researching cfms and 6 in vs 8 in ducting etc. I want a lot of power but not so much that I have to worry with make up air. Leaning towards the Zephyr tornado. It is 11 in deep and 27ish wide. My "hood" is a hybrid love child of a cabinet and a mantel. Maybe 16 deep (I know not ideal but it's better than 13 in deep!) So the pre fab liners are too deep, even the adjustable ones. It will sit up in the body of the hood about 4 inches, so not flush with the bottom. I guess I will try to trace a template and go in search of steel. So many details- at once overwhelming and a total blast of exhilaration. |
Hi belle_va, We designed and built our own custom wood hood, with a SS liner for the hood and also SS countertops surrounding our cooktop. You will need to find a local metal shop and they will be EXACTING in their questions to you regarding what you want and dimensions. Definitely doable, but you need to know what you want and how to explain it to them. Here's a shot of the liner. I think we both glued and screwed it in place. Good luck! |
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Legio IX Hispana
Legio IX Hispana | |
Map of the Roman empire in 125 AD, under emperor Hadrian.
Active | Before 58 BC to sometime in the 2nd century AD |
Country | Roman Republic and Roman Empire |
Type | Roman legion (Marian) |
Role | Infantry assault |
Size | 2,500-5,000 |
Garrison/HQ | Eboracum (71–?) |
Mascot | Bull (likely) |
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Legio Nona Hispana (English: the Ninth "The Spanish" Legion),[1] also Legio VIIII Hispana or Legio IX Hispana, was a Roman legion which operated from the 1st century BC until the mid-2nd century AD. The legion fought in various provinces of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire but was then stationed in Britain following the Roman invasion in 43 AD. The legion disappears from Roman records in the first half of the second century, but there is no account of what happened to it.
The mysterious fate of the legion has been the subject of considerable interest and research. It was last definitely recorded in York in 108. One theory was that the legion was destroyed in action in northern Britain some time around 120, perhaps during a rising of northern tribes. This view was popularized by the 1954 novel The Eagle of the Ninth in which the legion is said to have marched into Caledonia (Scotland), after which it was "never heard of again"
This theory was thought to have been discredited when tile stamps later found in Nijmegen appeared to show that the legion was still based there between 121 and 130.[2] However, this evidence has been disputed. Other possibilities are an end in the Bar Kokhba revolt or in Armenia in 161.[3] In any event, the Ninth does not appear in a list of legions compiled in 165.
The origin of the legion is uncertain, but Julius Caesar is known to have founded a Ninth Legion already based in Gaul in 58 BC,[4] where it remained during the whole campaign of the Gallic wars.
According to Stephen Dando-Collins the legion was raised, along with the 6th, 7th and 8th, by Pompey in Hispania in 65 BC.[5]
The Caesarian Ninth Legion fought in the battles of Dyrrhachium and Pharsalus (48 BC) and in the African campaign of 46 BC. After his final victory, Caesar disbanded the legion and settled the veterans in the area of Picenum.[6]
Following Caesar's assassination, Octavian recalled the veterans of the Ninth to fight against the rebellion of Sextus Pompeius in Sicily. After defeating Sextus, they were sent to the province of Macedonia. The Ninth remained with Octavian in his war of 31 BC against Mark Antony and fought by his side in the battle of Actium. With Octavian as sole ruler of the Roman world, the legion was sent to Hispania to take part in the large-scale campaign against the Cantabrians (25–13 BC). The nickname Hispana ("stationed in Hispania") is first found during the reign of Augustus and probably originated at this time.
After this, the legion was probably a member of the imperial army in the Rhine border that was campaigning against the Germanic tribes. Following the abandonment of the Eastern Rhine area (after the disaster of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD), the Ninth was relocated in Pannonia.
In 43 AD they most likely participated in the Roman invasion of Britain led by emperor Claudius and general Aulus Plautius, because they soon appear amongst the provincial garrison. In 50 AD, the Ninth was one of two legions that defeated the forces of Caratacus at Caer Caradoc. Around 50 AD, the legion constructed a fort, Lindum Colonia, at Lincoln. Under the command of Caesius Nasica they put down the first revolt of Venutius between 52 and 57.
The Ninth suffered a serious defeat at the Battle of Camulodunum under Quintus Petillius Cerialis in the rebellion of Boudica (61), when most of the foot-soldiers were killed in a disastrous attempt to relieve the besieged city of Camulodunum (Colchester). Only the cavalry escaped. It was later reinforced with legionaries from the Germania provinces. When Cerialis returned as governor of Britain ten years later, he took command of the Ninth once more in a successful campaign against the Brigantes in 71-2, to subdue north-central Britain. Around this time they constructed a new fortress at York (Eboracum), as shown by finds of tile-stamps from the site.[7]
The Ninth participated in Agricola's invasion of Caledonia (modern Scotland) in 82-3. According to Tacitus the legion narrowly escaped destruction when the Caledonians beyond the Forth launched a surprise attack at night on their fort. The Caledonians "burst upon them as they were terrified in their sleep". In desperate hand-to-hand fighting the Caledonians entered the camp, but Agricola was able to send cavalry to relieve the legion. Seeing the relief force, "the men of the Ninth Legion recovered their spirit, and sure of their safety, fought for glory", pushing back the Caledonians.[8] The legion also participated in the decisive Battle of Mons Graupius.
The last attested activity of the Ninth in Britain is during the rebuilding in stone of the legionary fortress at York (Eboracum) in 108 AD. This is recorded in an inscribed stone tablet discovered in 1864.[9] The Ninth was certainly no longer in existence by the mid-2nd century, as a list of legions compiled in 165 – during the reign of the emperor Marcus Aurelius (161–180 AD) – fails to mention it. Its subsequent movements remain unknown, but hypotheses abound.
Theories about the disappearance[edit]
Rebellion in Britain[edit]
The unexplained disappearance of the legion from the records was first noted by 18th century scholar John Horsley in his book Britannia Romana (1732).[9] By the late 19th century, evidence had emerged that the legion's disappearance coincided with unrest in the north of Britain. Italian scholar Bartolomeo Borghese found an inscription about the life of one Lucius Ligarianus, which suggested he served with the legion around 116. Combining this with evidence that the Legio VI Victrix had been sent to Britain at this time, he concluded that Ninth had been destroyed during a rebellion or invasion, the details of which had not been preserved. The famous scholar Theodore Mommsen agreed, writing that "under Hadrian there was a terrible catastrophe here, apparently an attack on the fortress of Eboracum [York] and the annihilation of the legion stationed there, the very same Ninth that had fought so unluckily in the Boudican revolt."[9] He suggested that a revolt of the Brigantes some time after 108 was the most likely explanation.
Mommsen cited evidence for substantial troop losses in Britain supplied by the Roman historian Marcus Cornelius Fronto, writing in the 160s AD, who consoled the emperor Marcus Aurelius by reminding him of past tragedies: "Indeed, when your grandfather Hadrian held imperial power, what great numbers of soldiers were killed by the Jews, what great numbers by the Britons".[10] While the Jewish rebellion known as the Bar Kokhba revolt is well documented, there is nothing known about this apparently equally serious crisis in Britain. Details of these casualties remain unknown, but, as the emperor Hadrian himself visited Britain around 122 AD, because, "the Britons could not be kept under Roman control",[11] it is plausible that Hadrian was responding to a military disaster.[12]
Further speculation about a serious British war during the reign of Hadrian may be supported by a tombstone recovered from Vindolanda, Chesterholm in Northumberland. Here, the man commemorated, Titus Annius, a centurion of the First Cohort of Tungrians, had been, "killed in ... war" (in bello ... interfectus).[13] Further afield, a tombstone from Ferentinum in Italy was set up to Titus Pontius Sabinus, who, amongst other things, had commanded detachments of the VII Gemina, VIII Augusta and XXII Primigenia Legions on the "British expedition", taking reinforcements to the island after (or even during) a major conflict, probably early in the emperor Hadrian's reign (117–138 AD).[14]
By the mid 20th century, the view that the Ninth had been destroyed in an uprising was the standard one. As Winston Churchill wrote, the legion "disappears from history in combating an obscure rising of the tribes in Northern Britain".[15] Emil Ritterling used new inscription discoveries to argue that the event must have occurred a decade or so later than 108, perhaps in the early 120s. This was based on evidence concerning the careers of several high-ranking officers who seem to have served with the Ninth after 120 (e.g., Lucius Aemilius Carus, governor of Arabia in 142/143), suggesting that the legion continued in existence after this date.[9]
Though none of these theories involve the legion mysteriously vanishing without trace, or even marching into Scotland, Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 novel, The Eagle of the Ninth added the fictional element that the legion had "marched north" to deal with a "rising of the Caledonian tribes" and was "never heard of again".[16] According to Ross Cowan, though this is the best known story of the legion's fate, it has no basis in fact and is taken seriously only by "fantasists and nationalists".[17]
Contrary evidence and arguments[edit]
In 1959 two stamped tiles were discovered at Nijmegen (Noviomagus) in the Netherlands bearing the legion's number. The fortress had been evacuated by X Gemina.[18] It was at first thought that these may have come from a vexillation (subunit) of the legion, known to have been on the Rhine frontier during the mid-80s when the emperor Domitian was fighting his war against the Chatti. However, the evidence of the presence of senior officers indicated to many scholars that the Ninth Legion as a whole was based there between 121 and 130.[2] Other inscription evidence emerged that officers must have served in the legion in the 120s. By 1969 G. R. Watson in The Roman Soldier was asserting that the Ninth had been moved out of Britain into northern Germany and may have met its fate when sent to deal with the Judean Bar Kochba Revolt in 132-5, or possibly in Armenia in 161 during the ongoing conflict with the Parthian Empire.[19] The Roman historian Cassius Dio recorded that a legion was destroyed in 161 in Armenia, but it is not known if it was the Ninth.[3]
Several scholars still argue that destruction in Britain is the most likely scenario. Miles Russell (senior lecturer in Roman Archaeology at Bournemouth University) has claimed that "by far the most plausible answer to the question 'what happened to the Ninth' is that they fought and died in Britain, disappearing in the late 110s or early 120s when the province was in disarray".[20][21] Such scholars criticise the assumptions of those who extrapolate from inscription evidence, arguing that it is easy to confuse evidence about different persons with the same name.[9] It is highly unlikely that if the legion continued in existence up to the Armenian war of 161, no records at all later than c.120 would be known. Lawrence Keppie says that "no inscriptions recording the building activities of the legion or the lives and careers of its members have come from the East", suggesting that if the legion did leave Britain, it ceased to exist very soon afterwards.[22] Russell argues that "there is not one shred of evidence that the Ninth were ever taken out of Britain." The tile stamps found at Nijmegen cannot be dated to the period after 120, but "all seem to date to the 80s AD, when detachments of the Ninth were indeed on the Rhine fighting Germanic tribes."[20] Keppie also says that the tiles cannot be securely dated, but suggests that they date from c.105 during a temporary absence of the legion from Britain.[22] However, Keppie thinks that the legion may have been withdrawn from York around 117 to help deal with the war in Parthia at the end of Trajan's reign. Rather than the legion being destroyed in a British rebellion, Keppie suggests that absence of the legion encouraged the northern tribes to rebel, forcing Hadrian to send the Legio VI Victrix to Britain.[22]
Sheppard Frere, an eminent Romano-British authority, has concluded that "further evidence is needed before more can be said".[23]
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The Ninth Legion's mysterious disappearance has made it a popular subject for historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.
- In Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth, a young Roman officer, Marcus Flavius Aquila, is trying to recover the Eagle standard of his father's legion beyond Hadrian's Wall.
- A Home Service radio dramatisation of The Eagle of the Ninth was broadcast on Children's Hour in about 1956.
- In Alan Garner's 1973 novel Red Shift, one narrative involves a group of Roman soldiers who are survivors of the Legion's destruction, trying to survive in hostile, 2nd-century Cheshire.
- In Karl Edward Wagner's 1976 fantasy novel Legion from the Shadows (featuring Robert E. Howard's Bran Mak Morn), the survivors of the Ninth flee underground where they interbreed with the Worms of the Earth.
- A BBC television serial was made of The Eagle of the Ninth in 1977.
- The 1979 historical novel Legions of the Mists by Amanda Cockrell recounts the destruction of the Ninth Hispania by an attack by combined tribes in Scotland.
- In David Gemmell's "Stones of Power" historical fantasy series, (1988–1991) the Ninth have been trapped in Limbo and are released by the protagonists (Uther Pendragon in Ghost King and Alexander the Great in Dark Prince (1991)) to help in battles.
- In Will Murray's 1993 Doc Savage novel, The Forgotten Realm,[25] the Ninth Hispana founded a city called Novum Eboracum ("New York") in the African Congo, which survived until at least the 1930s.
- A full-cast radio dramatisation of The Eagle of the Ninth was broadcast by BBC4 in 1996.[26]
- In Marion Zimmer Bradley's Lady of Avalon historical fantasy novel, (1997) the Ninth is destroyed in a battle with the native Britons, from which the hero Gawen escapes to return to Avalon.
- In Susanna Kearsley's 1997 novel The Shadowy Horses, an archaeologist believes he's found the remains of a fort that housed the Ninth Legion in remote Eyemouth, Scotland.[27]
- N. M. Browne's 2000 Warriors of Alavna accounts for the disappearance of the Legion by transporting it to an alternative reality.
- In Ken MacLeod's 2002 science fiction novel Dark Light, the government of Nova Babylonia is descended from the Ninth Legion, the implication being that it was abducted by aliens and transported to that distant planet.
- Valerio Massimo Manfredi's 2002 historical novel L'ultima legione (The Last Legion) depicts the Ninth Legion as being part of the legend of King Arthur.
- Jim Butcher's Codex Alera fantasy series (2004–2009) is populated by the descendants of the Ninth Legion and its camp followers, which had been transported to the world of Carna.[28]
- The 2006 album Caledonia by German Celtic metal band Suidakra includes a song "The IXth Legion" about the legion's fight with the Picts.
- The 2007 movie The Last Legion based upon the Manfredi novel.
- In Stephen Lorne Bennett's 2010 historical novel Last of the Ninth the Ninth Legion is destroyed by the Parthians under General Chosroes, in Cappadocia in 161 AD.
- The 2010 movie Centurion follows the destiny of the Ninth Legion seen from the perspective of centurion Quintus Dias.
- The 2011 movie The Eagle is based on the book The Eagle of the Ninth.
- In Warhammer 40K two of the twenty super human Space Marine Legions are recorded as having all records of them deleted. This is a reference to the Ninth Legion as the Space Marine Legions were based on the Roman Legions.
Reenactment groups[edit]
Several historical reenactment groups play the role of the Ninth Legion:
See also[edit]
- List of Roman legions
- Castra
- York
- Battle of the Teutoburg Forest where three Roman legions were annihilated in Germania (ancient Germany) in 9 AD
- Hadrian
- Hadrian's Wall
- Vexillatio
- Limes
- Structural history of the Roman military
- ^ "York's Spanish connection". BBC.co.uk. 13 January 2008.
- ^ a b Bowman, Alan K; Garnsey, Peter; Rathbone, Dominic (2000). The Cambridge Ancient History: The High Empire, A.D. 70–192 (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-521-26335-1.
- ^ a b Bowman, p. 158.
- ^ Keppie, Lawrence (1984). The Making of the Roman Army, from Republic to Empire. London: Batsford. p. 208. ISBN 0-7134-3651-4.
- ^ Dando-Collins, Stephen (2002). Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome. New York: Wiley. pp. 269–270. ISBN 0-471-09570-2.
- ^ Keppie, Lawrence (1983). Colonisation and veteran Settlement in Italy, 47–14 BCE. London: British School at Rome. p. 54. ISBN 0-904152-06-5.
- ^ Wright, R. P. (1978). "Tile-Stamps of the Ninth Legion found in Britain". Britannia 9: 379–382. JSTOR 525953.
- ^ Herbert W. Benario, Tacitus - Agricola, Germany, and Dialogue on Orators, Hackett Publishing, 2006, p.42.
- ^ a b c d e D. B. Campbell, "The Fate of the Ninth: the Curious Disappearance of the VIIII Legio Hispana", Ancient Warfare, IV-5, 2010, pp.48-53.
- ^ Fronto Parthian War 2, 220
- ^ Scriptores Historiae Augustae Hadrian, 5, 1
- ^ E.g. Breeze, D. & Dobson, B. (2000). Hadrian's Wall (4th ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 25. ISBN 0-14-027182-1.
- ^ Roman Inscriptions of Britain, vol. 3 (Oxford 2009) no. 3364
- ^ B. Dobson Die Primipilares (Cologne/Bonn, 1978) no. 117, where the connection with Hadrian's visit is considered "likely".
- ^ Winston Churchill, "Chapter III: The Roman Province", A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, vol.1 (1956).
- ^ Burton, Philip, "Rosemary Sutcliff's The Eagle of the Ninth: A Festival of Britain", Greece & Rome (Second Series), Volume 58, Issue 01, April 2011, pp 82-103
- ^ Cowan, R., Roman Legionary AD 69-161, Osprey Publishing, 2013, p.10.
- ^ Haalebos, Jan Kees (2000). "Römische Truppen in Nijmegen". In Le Bohec, Yann. Les légions de Rome sous le Haut-Empire (in German). Lyon: Diffusion De Boccard. pp. 465–489. ISBN 2-904974-19-9.
- ^ Lendering, Jona. "Legio VIIII Hispana". Livius.org, Articles on ancient history. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ a b Russell, Miles (May 2011). BBC History Magazine: 41–45.
- ^ Russell, Miles (2010). Bloodline: The Celtic Kings of Roman Britain. Amberley. pp. 180–5. ISBN 978-1848682382.
- ^ a b c Lawrence Keppie, "The Fate of the Ninth Legion: a problem for the Eastern Provinces?", in Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000, p.247 ff.
- ^ Frere, S. S. (1987). Britannia. A History of Roman Britain (Third, extensively revised ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 124. ISBN 0-7102-1215-1.
- ^ Reading Museum's Silchester Eagle PDF
- ^ Robeson, Kenneth (1993). Doc Savage: The Forgotten Realm (1st ed.). Bantam Spectra. ISBN 0-553-29555-1.
- ^ BBC, Eagle of the ninth. ISBN 1-4084-6776-3
- ^ Amazon reviews of The Shadowy Horses.
- ^ Q&A with Jim Butcher
- ^ "What We Do: Roman Units". Vicus – Romans and Britons. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
The Vicus represents two Roman military units. A vexillation of Legio IX Hispania: The choice of portraying Legion IX was an easy one as most of the legions that were present during the invasion and early occupation of Britain were already being portrayed in the UK and also the ninth does seem to have been involved in many of the significant military events....
- ^ "Legio IX Hispana: Bringing Rome to Life!". Legio IX Hispana.
External links[edit]
- The fate of the Ninth: The curious disappearance of Legio VIIII Hispana
- Photograph of a stamped tile from York


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My original soil test says my vegetable garden is low on P and recommends adding it. I ordered bone char from Fedco, mostly because it seemed like the best P product for my soil from what they offered.
I realize I might be having a goofy moment, but it really creeps me out when I incorporate it in my garden. It smells bad and has a really disconcerting black color. Then I looked at the wikipedia entry and wondered about the whole color/quality issue they discuss. (but of course that might be related to bone char's other uses in water filtering and sugar production). And although this is OMRI approved product, I am wondering if this is the gardening equivalent of "pink slime"---just have so little faith in how cattle are raised/slaughtered/processed in our country. Thoughts? Am I being a nervous nellie? |
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- Posted by fortyonenorth 6b (My Page) on Thu, Mar 29, 12 at 17:20
It's just calcined bone meal, isn't it? I don't see a problem with that. IMO, from the "pink slime" POV, I would think it much preferable to bone meal. I don't know the technical details about it, but I know that both Fedco and North Country Organics (probably Fedco's supplier) are pretty vigilant when it comes to "organic." |
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Are you thinking Mad Cow? I think you would probably have to eat it, right? I don't think you can get mad cow from the soil, even if you eat what you grow since I don't think plants can carry it. But, maybe someone else knows. Blood meal is black, so you are sure it's not blood meal? |
Yes mad cow and whatever else my be lurking. It's definitely not blood meal. Good to hear that North Country Organics has such a good reputation. They are the manufacturer. Thanks. |
- Posted by tropical_thought San Francisco (My Page) on Fri, Mar 30, 12 at 17:31
I was hoping someone else would answer, who was more official then me. I looked up mad cow on Wikipedia. It is called Creutzfeldt-Jakob when human's get it. I found it does come from eating bad parts of the cow such as brains and intestines. People are not supposed to eat these things. I have heard HIV came from people eating monkey brains. That is only one theory. Pink slime is the bad part of the meat. But, even if your bone char came from cows with mad cow, you could not get mad cow. I am sure burning it to a "char" would kill the mad cow, and you are not going to eat it anyway. I am sure it perfectly safe. |
- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Fri, Mar 30, 12 at 17:38
I'm certainly not official but I have to agree that if it was heated enough to become black, you're looking at dead chemicals there, not biohazards. |
I looked into the same thing, and there's not enough studies on it. As far as I can tell, there haven't been any cases of people getting BSE from eating plants grown in bone meal. It may be possible to inhale infected bone dust and get BSE, but I can't find any cases of that either except for urban legend. I would be worry about other stuff in the bone. Keep in mind that bone meal used to be a calcium supplement until it was found to contain stuff like lead. Paul |
- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Mon, Apr 2, 12 at 13:14
I had not heard of the lead angle, although it would certainly make sense because lead mimics calcium. So I did a little research. Many websites will say that bone meal dietary supplements contain lead, but don't quote any actual data. But I found the big study from the Am. Journal of Public Health from 1994 or so where 79 brands were tested. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1695147/?tool=pubmed The abstract says that Pb levels ranges from 0.03 to 8.8 ug/g. Micrograms per gram is equivalent to milligrams per kilogram, or parts per million. Now, this may not be safe to eat directly, but that's a different question than soil amendment, toxicologically speaking. I can tell you these numbers are low in terms of soil background and soil toxicity. For example, background Pb in the clay in my area ranges from 5-20 ppm or so. The state considers residential use (including gardening) safe at up to 260, and EPA, 400. Whether you agree with the agencies is up to you, but even the high range of 8.8 is so far below that, that I would have no problem at all putting bone meal on my garden. |
- Posted by Alec_McClennan (My Page) on Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 8:05
We've found Bone Char to be an excellent source of natural phosphorus. It's less expensive per pound of phosphorus that rock phosphate. Also, I saw a post about the synthetic phosphorus sources just being rock phosphate that has been reacted with acid. This is true, but the problem is that when you put it back in the soil it gets locked up and becomes unavailable to plants. Good Luck! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Bone Char
Here's an other source of P that may be available to you. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Soft Rock Phosphate
- Posted by gonebananas 7/8 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 9, 12 at 12:28
The Mad Cow disease vector is not alive, so sterilization temperatures do not "kill" or neutralize it. It is a prion, a protein, and would have to get hot enough to denature. I once read that it can survive 900 degrees, that even if Fahrenheit is kind of hard to believe. |
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