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@sceptical?yep; 'believe the Economist or Jones?' oh dear this is so emotive of you, so little, so trivial. You need to expand your horizons, try a longer reading list for a start (stick with scientific papers). The planet (your home) deserves that at least.
Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes? Are we to believe the Economist or the Climategate emails? There is no wonder Phil Jones acts like a guilty man when we see what kind of science he was practicing:
"And don't leave stuff lying around on anonymous download sites—you never know who is trawling them. McIntyre and McKitrick have been after the Climatic Research Unit … data for years. If they ever hear there is a Freedom of Information Act now in the United Kingdom, I think I'll delete the file rather than send it to anyone."
Messy office, indeed.
RobertNorth.Professor James, I mean, Professor Jones is not feeling guilt because of a messy office. He was not demoted ( call it what you like, I call it as I see it) because of a messy office. He brought shame to climate science and the CRU in particular for a number of corrupt practices. Most importantly, I think interfering with peer review is disgusting behaviour. You don't?
I would find the quote but I think it might be worthwhile for others to Google "Phil Jones + peer review "and make their judgements. Read his own words. The more you read the emails, the more outraged you will be. Your tax dollars hard at work.
Whoever released the emails did so for the sake of science, not because they are anti-science. That man or woman is a true hero.
I may be a bit 'old hat', but I've always believed that MP's, Congressmen, Senators, et al. swear oaths to their countries/constitutions, etc. AS A WHOLE: not to their funding sources, local special interests, or even their parties' agenda (e.g. "major goal" "to unseat Obama"). I see precious little deep thought or genuine discussion about the welfare of the 'American people', voters and non-voters alike, in the Republican/Tea Party stance. If ever a country needed compulsory voting, it is the USA.
There is a definite dis-connect between the Republicans, in the Congress. Some Republicans are elected, but they do not seem to be aware of matters and policies pertaining to government. Surely, the gentleman mentioned, Mr Fred Upton, is aware of the opinion of the Supreme Court, which he is so vehemently opposing, or is he not? What non-sense goes on in the Senate of the United States? Not half the non-sense which goes on in the Parliament of India. Or perhaps, the United States Senate takes the cake.
Of course, all this ignores the fact that several of Obama's operatives have already quietly and surreptitiously set in place significant regulation of CO2: "the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC)."
According to economist Frank Ackerman, "it is the most important number you've never heard of."
Between December of 2009 and February 2010, members of the EPA, DoE, and other of the administration's environmental activists cobbled together, with no public debate, a private "consensus" on how to price carbon in the U.S.
Ackerman says, "A decision was made through the interagency task force with almost no one knowing that it was happening. There's no office that claims credit, no website that explains anything about it. This crucial number, which turns out to be the fulcrum for climate policy, was decided in secret by a task force with no names attached to it."
Seems like regardless of your "faith" in AGW, the Obama administration has already written the basic rules governing the prices we will pay for our lifestyles for the foreseeable future.
If you think there is a consensus, check out this article:http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/12/30/lawrence-solomon-75-climate-scientists-think-humans-contribute-to-global-warming/
"Perhaps we should stop accepting the term, 'skeptic.'
Skepticism implies doubts about a plausible proposition.
Current global warming alarm hardly represents a
plausible proposition. Twenty years of repetition and
escalation of claims does not make it more plausible.
Quite the contrary, the failure to improve the case over
20 years makes the case even less plausible as does
the evidence from climategate and other instances of
overt cheating. "
Richard S. Lindzen
@sceptical?yep; Prof James has a messy office?. So let me see, the schoolboy science project was done and proven faulty and case dismissed is that right? hmmmm. Last time I checked studies relating to the effect of CO2 accumulation in the earth's atmosphere were not been coordinated by Prof James office. In FACT the reason there is HUGE scientific consensus, the reason it is MULTI-disciplined, is because...there is no global warming project. There is no conspiracy. CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere has a warming effect. This is a matter of historical record. Who needs hockey sticks? or Prof James?
Finally, some common sense coming from congress. How long can it last?
To Wim De Zwijger:
You wrote "Of the 0.8C, the most probable is that 0.5C is natural cycles, 0.3C errors in measurements and in data processing".
Could you please tell us which theory or model you are using to infer that 0.5°C warming is due to natural cycles? Please could you tell us, NOW, what these natural cycles will do in the next year/next 5 years/ next 10 years, and what the uncertainty might be in your predictions? Thanks in advance.
Perhaps you could also tell us why "errors in measurements and in data processing" have produced an apparent 0.3°C warming, and in which previous period(s) there has been an increase of as much as 0.8°C in 135 years.
Perhaps you have deduced that my opinion is not the same as yours. Perhaps you could tell us about your qualifications and experience, so that we can judge whether we should take any notice of what you write on a technical subject.
to Kiwibuzz:
You really are able to predict things with remarkable accuracy. My congratulations. Did you have the foresight to publish those preditions anywhere, before the event?
Please could you tell us, NOW, what will happen to the world's temperature in 2012, 2013, 2014 and so on? You wrote "cooling is what we can expect". How much? When? Where?
As for crop yields in northern areas, don't you think that rainfall is at least as important as temperature for most crops?
Just a reminder of the reason why there is doubt about the science: "The academic at the centre of the 'Climategate' affair, whose raw data is crucial to the theory of climate change, has admitted that he has trouble 'keeping track' of the information.
Colleagues say that the reason Professor Phil Jones has refused Freedom of Information requests is that he may have actually lost the relevant papers.
Professor Jones told the BBC yesterday there was truth in the observations of colleagues that he lacked organisational skills, that his office was swamped with piles of paper and that his record keeping is 'not as good as it should be'.
The data is crucial to the famous 'hockey stick graph' used by climate change advocates to support the theory.
Professor Jones also conceded the possibility that the world was warmer in medieval times than now – suggesting global warming may not be a man-made phenomenon.
And he said that for the past 15 years there has been no 'statistically significant' warming.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250872/Climategate-U-turn-Astonishment-scientist-centre-global-warming-email-row-admits-data-organised.html#ixzz1DlNcADAb"
It is interesting to see that, despite its totally dysfunctional federal political system, the US can still come up with sensible policy sometimes. If Washington cannot agree on a price on carbon emissions, States tackle the issue. And now the EPA uses its powers - justly, in my view, because CO2 is a pollutant, despite what many here would like to believe.
Great to see the anti-scientific mob all up in arms again with their tired old lies (the climate isn't changing; it's not CO2; it's not us; and the latest: "It's the Rothschilds" - isn't it hilarious?). Even better to see action to reduce carbon emissions.
The argument should be about whether or not dangerous man-made global warming is actually happening. And, of course, it isn't.
Nobody has really shown that the small amount of warming that is predicted is other than beneficial worldwide. And nobody has ever shown that the small amount of carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels has any significant effect on the climate.
So all the hype about renewable energy, restricting "greenhouse gases" emissions and the like is built on a foundation of sand.
The reality is that the world has, almost certainly, entered into a period of cooling. Seven months ago I predicted that the world would cool suddenly by the end of this year. (http://joannenova.com.au/2011/02/the-soi-still-rules/) And this is exactly what happened.
None of the climate models and none of the "climate scientists" predicted it. This cooling, which is driven by the Southern Oscillation Index, will last for eight or nine months at least. So 2011 will be cold. But the more significant indicator is that we experienced a short sunspot cycle followed by a long sunspot cycle. History tells us that, without exception, when this happens the next sunspot cycle will be cooler by about 1°C.
So in spite of all the hype and all the climate models, cooling is what we can expect. It will, for sure, cause serious disruption because crop yields in northern areas will be seriously affected.
No one argues that life can't adapt to the potential climatic changes proposed by global warming, but rather that us as humans cannot adapt to the outcomes as expeditiously as other organisms may be able to. Life is very adaptive in general, however some larger forms of life (such as us) cannot adapt to climate as smaller organisms which reproduce on a much quicker timeframe, thus allowing quicker mutations to environmental stress (es). I can understand the skeptics have their view that because we cannot feel the effects now, that we will not feel them in the future. This view is flawed because it assumes that the compounding of CO2 released into the atmosphere will stay level as time goes on. You're all economists, think of the growing CO2 release as a problem that will only be compounded as the rest of the world modernizes using fossil fuels. The economist has also has pointed out the conundrum of compounding the release of CO2 through the growth of emerging economies (most notably those of BRIC countries). The debate should not be on whether the problem is real now (because it is), but what the compounding effects will be on a more global scale. The US poses the biggest problem now because of our use of fossil fuel power per citizen. While we may not be the country that leads the world in consumption anymore (thanks China), the ultimate question will be concerned with what will happen when BRIC (and other) countries move to a comparable level of use per person as that of the US.
Why is it that we need the courts and the judicial system to fix these problems because Congress drags their feet constantly? The facts are out there, most of the scientific community agrees that global warming not only is occuring but has been occuring since the onset of the industrial revolution. If republicans cannot bring any measures to the table other than denial, they are finally reaping their inaction. The democrats are no better because of their inability to push legislation on the subject when they had control of both chambers in Congress. All because we still need to blow the tops off a few mountains for coal, or pump our clean water reservoirs with toxic sludge to get at marginal supplies of natural gas.
The follwoing is taken from the book: The Ecology of Commerce, revised edition 2010 by Paul Hawken
'The benefits of global expansion are highly concentrated in the countries of the global north, and in the hands of corporations and oligarchies. Butyou cannot grow out of a problem if it is embedded in the thing that is growing. It makes far more sense to examine the system itself, to slow down and arrest industrialism so that it is redesigned and assembled into a system whose growth enhances human behavior.
Increases in population and the decreasing capacity of our ecosystems are two trains speeding toward each other in the night.
This book proposes three approaches, al guided by the example of nature. The first is to entirely eliminate waste from our industrial production.
The second principle is to change from an economy based on carbon fuels from the past to one based on current sunshine, including photovoltaics, solar thermal, wind, and waves.
The third we must create systems of accountability and response that support and strengthen restorative behavior, whether they are in resource utilities, green fees on polluting chemicals, or reliance on local production and distribution.
All three recommendations have a single purpose: to substantially reduce the impact that each of us has upon our environment.'
J. R. Anderson
Germantown, Tennessee
"romer jt" writes:
<<………have the intellectual honesty to state their position in the affirmative and say, "the current increases in carbon dioxide are not related to the burning of fossil fuels and it doesn't matter how much fossil fuels we burn there is no way it can effect the climate" . . come on, say it! Then let's see your proof.>>
Well Romer, that's not how the game is played: In science, he who proposes a hypothesis, a theory, (let alone a policy for the entire world) has the onus to prove his initial point.
The IPCC folk have never been able to do so. Taking into account that old poster boy Arrhenius who proposed the CO2/ Temp link in 1896 (i.e. causing run-away global warming) withdrew his calculations in 1906 and lowered the effect to within the range of recovery from the Little Ice Age, and accepting that the effect of additional CO2 in the atmosphere has a logarithmically declining effect on warming and that Quantum Physics has indicated that the catastrophic AGW theory is for the birds, I would suggest that you stop issuing challenges and start reading the peer-reviewed literature on these subjects.
You will discover that forces in the solar system are likely forcing climate changes on the planets and that our planet's water-vapour atmosphere and oceans act like a thermostat to keep our living conditions between certain extremes.
Apart from that, life is pretty capable at adaptation.
These "debates" are always so darned entertaining. Has anyone ever considered the possibility that a valid conservative position might be that it is a bad idea to mess around with any large, non-linear system like the global climate? When in doubt, do no harm, I say.
It seems reasonable to avoid impacting our environment any more than necessary. There are plenty of ways to grow the economy without pissing in this fishbowl in which we live.
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1. Profile your data
Thanks to the Federal Information Security Management Act and FIPS 199, agencies have long been expected to categorize information according to subject matter and mission sensitivity.
However, some agencies might have considered those directives to be check-off items rather than routine operational imperatives. Indeed, one consultant calls data characterization the biggest thing government agencies are not doing to block insider threats.
One of the most important questions data characterization helps answer is the potential harm to an agency if the information is given to unauthorized users or posted on a public website. The answer helps officials make risk management decisions, such as how much the agency should spend in terms of IT budget and employee resources to protect a particular dataset or file.
Files can then be tagged with appropriate descriptors to make it easy for data loss prevention systems and similar technologies to monitor and control data access and use.
Dust off the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Special Publication 800-60 for advice on using data characterization to boost protection against insider threats.
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It seems obvious, but you must be sure that employees know how to protect your agency's data.
"If the rules aren't apparent or available for reference, people are going to use their best judgment," which might not be in accordance with formal security directives, said Marian Cody, chief information security officer at the Housing and Urban Development Department.
HUD offers security training seminars on a regular basis to keep its employees up-to-date on the latest rules and discuss the implications of inappropriately distributing sensitive data.
And don't forget to include contractors in your training efforts. In this era of collaboration, they need to be as informed about security policies as full-time agency employees do.
In addition, continuously review authorization procedures to limit opportunities for leaks. Establish procedures for reviewing and updating access rights on a regular basis so people can't download protected files when their roles have changed and they no longer need access to those files.
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Your comparisons don't make a bit of sense...Oh, and I'm part of thier 18-25 year old target demographic.
Well sonny boy, back in about 1980 there were these game systems called "Gameboy", "Atari", "Colecovision", etcetera. At the time there was a popular childrens toy called "N Gauge model railroad". It is to these things, not the johnnie come lately "Gameboy Advance", that the headlines appeared to be referring to -- at least to a crustly oldster like myself.
I have to go now the buzzards are starting
If the Atari Lynx and the Sega Game Gear couldn't do it, this phone doesn't have a chance (the only advantage it has is wireless play and we know that GBA BlueTooth adapters are en route).
There is at least a slight difference between N-Gage and all those devices
- it's also a mobile phone
- you can download free or shareware games and those could be stored on the phone file system
I have seen some of these games running: they are impressive for a mobile phone platform.And as I don't know the GBA-SP
WARNING: Not a sincere recommendation.
It was an advertisement for Gamegear, SEGA's answer to Gameboy. Where is Gamegear now? For that mat
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Islam: A Very Short Introduction
Oxford University Press, 1997 - Religion - 162 pages
Islam dominates the news, often in stories filled with images of violence. Yet these disturbing images are at odds with a faith that most adherents--who now number over a billion worldwide--would regard as no less pacific than Buddhism or Christianity. Indeed, the word Islam in Arabic means "self-surrender" and is closely related to salaam, the word for peace. In this thoroughly revised new edition, Malise Ruthven offers a balance, compact, and reliable overview of Islam. An internationally recognized authority on Islam, Ruthven offers essential insights into this major world religion, examining such issues as why Islam has such major divisions between movements such as the Shi'ites, the Sunnis, and the Wahhabis, and the central importance of the Shar'ia (Islamic law) in Islamic life. He also provides fresh perspectives on contemporary questions: Why is the greatest Jihad (holy war) now against the enemies of Islam, rather than the struggle against evil? Can women find fulfillment in Islamic societies? How must Islam adapt as it confronts the modern world? For the new edition, Ruthven brings the text up-to-date, shedding light on some of the most significant changes in the Muslim world in recent years; from the emergence of al-Qaeda and the attacks on New York and Washington on 9/11 and the ensuing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Ruthven includes a new chapter on "Globalized Islam," which examines the effects of economic globalization, the impact of international events in Middle Eastern countries, the questions surrounding Islam and democracy, and the reception and perception of Islam in the West. -- Publisher description.
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My aunt made for my daughter and my niece several dresses of thread and baby weight yarn. I kept them all through the years. My house burnt 5 years ago and I lost mine. I now have a granddaughter and I would love to make her one or two, but I cannot locate the patterns and my aunt passed away about 7 years ago. Any Ideas on where or how to find patterns for them? Alot of the dresses had a pineapple design to them as I recall.
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Last bump before i just keep it and strap a second one when I can find one.
Last bump before i just keep it and strap a second one when I can find one.
whats this do at 2ohm?
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I believe 2250 at around 1.5 ohm if I remember right
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Yeah a bigger amp lol.
Can add cash.
Current set up: Island bombed out 92 mazda 626. Stock rust bucket
66 Pontiac GTO, modified stock radio, Crossfire CFA 302, Kicker KS6.2's in the front kicks, Crossfire CFA 452 for the 6x9's I need.
i wanna buy the amp but is it use or new and how well i pay u?? is it the 2000.1 cerwin vega stroker
Since you're bumping a 7 month old thread, the OP may not answer immediately. Welcome to the forum
lol, if he cant pick it up i may. this is one beast of an amp. so many **** amps for sale right now...
I was getting used S2000.1's in excellent condition for $200 - $250 each 2 years ago but the source dried up. They didn't have the remotes and after searching unsuccessfully for months, I called up CV and just asked if they knew of anyplace where they may still be floating around. The CS rep asked for my name and address and said he would send one out to me right away free of charge. After thanking him 20 times, I reminded him that I was gonna run them in different vehicles and that I could actually use 4 and would gladly pay full price + shipping. He said "It's our pleasure to help support those who have helped support us over the years". They're in PHX so I received them in just a couple days. How's that for Customer Service...
well this and the Cadence A7HC have been on my wish list for a long time. and now that i have some cash both of them seem to have popped up for sale(well at least the A7 HC.) this amp is known for being crazy efficent as well as powerful and good sounding.


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Can somebody recognize me Tillandsia from photo
Those top two are harrisii Janine, and very nice ones to boot. Hondurensis is much much smaller. Your bottom plant seems to be one of the many forms of T. capitata, probably 'Peach' or 'Salmon'. I'm no big fan of the nicknames given this species. What's important is the region it comes from.


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Last updated at 14:10, Friday, 08 August 2014
PARENTS have voiced their frustration at mental health provision for children with autism, following a damning survey about the quality of care in Cumbria.
Statistics released by the Furness branch of the National Autistic Society following a survey of 128 families found seven in 10 families have not been able to access mental health support in times of crisis.
The survey blamed poor communication and a lack of specialist staff as reasons for failings by Cumbria's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Now, two mothers of autistic children from Barrow have spoken out about the poor care they say their sons received.
One mother says her unsatisfactory experience with CAMHS dates back to 2007.
She says her son fell into crisis due to his high anxiety but the service repeatedly let her down through delays, unfulfilled follow-up appointments and low staffing levels. This led to her finding care from an independent support worker.
The mother, who does not wish to be named, said: "I see so much potential in my son and it's so sad to think how different things could be if he'd had the right support from an early age.
"Constantly battling for support has taken its toll on my family and I hope that by speaking out I can prevent other people from going through the same thing.
"Early intervention by appropriately trained therapists doesn't just make the difference to children with autism but it also saves the local authority money in the long term by preventing more costly health needs. Things need to change now before more children fall into crisis."
Meanwhile, another mother says the service put her 10-year-old child with Asperger syndrome on a long waiting list and he saw four different practitioners over 14 months. This was despite him being bullied at school and having suicidal thoughts.
A statement from the Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said waiting times for diagnosis and mental health support were improving and extra funding has been allocated.
A spokeswoman said: "The trust is working with our partners on a project to improve the autism pathway. This aims to encompass all support available to children and families affected by autism from all agencies."
First published at 14:09, Friday, 08 August 2014
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My son attended CAMHS 14 years ago and it wasnt a great service then either. Early intervention and strategies are vital with autism and in my sons day they were not there. The consequences are damaged adults and no specialist adult services to speak of so its a no win situation.
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Any luck growing tomatoes over the summer?
I currently have a decent amount of large plants growing outdoors hydroponically. I wanted to start some new varieties of seeds that I got but am uncertain about the florida heat.
Has anyone had luck growing tomatoes during the summer months? I do get a decent breeze from the coast but it still gets hot.
IF you really wanted to have fruit you could use 'fruit set spray' It is a hormone that bypasses the pollen mechanism. I have used it and it worked.
My suggestion would be to just go for it and see what happens. Its only a seed or two you will sacrifice in the name of knowledge and experience. Seeing as you have the hydro going anyways, what's another pot or two ?
When I was into tomatos, I was growing three crops per yr with success. If I can so can anyone else.
I've grown cherry and grape tomatos in the summer without any major problems. I've also get patio tomatos like 'tiny tim' going for months and months and when the plant finally burns out, I just start another one. I'm actually thinking about starting some cherries right now, maybe hanging down in a basket for easy picking.
A mexican neighbor gave me the strangest tomato plant he got from home once. It grew on the ground, like a vine, and had small, dark red tomatoes on it, very tasty. They grew and bore all summer. No, they weren't tomatillos, I know what those look like. I've tried and tried since then to find the plant, but I never have.
Have you tried MATTS WILD CHERRY? It is supposedly native to mexico and cant be stopped.
I grew the Matt's and for me they weren't sweet enough. They had a more acid taste. I like the sweet grape tomatoes much better and usually get them to grow well into the summer. There is also the Fl Everglade, which some think is the Matts. That was the same for me, very tart in taste.
Vipvenom, too bad you didn't save the seeds from that tomato you liked.
This might be a naive question but how do you save/prepare tomato seeds? Do the plants you buy in the box stores have sterile seeds or can they be propagated? What about from the supermarket?
I have had best luck with patio tomatoes later in the season. I'd like to try cherry tomatoes also.
I took the seeds from the grape tomatoes from Publix, dried them on a paper towel a day or two and planted them. They are not steril. I have even taken a whole tomato and just planted it. They are pretty easy. Peppers too, just remember only the red (or yellow, orange, purple) are ripe, not green. And you need the seeds to be from a ripe fruit to be mature. I have tried seeds from lots of things, you've got nothing to loose. ;o)
I grow all kinds of grape and cherry varieties in containers into the summer. When it gets too hot they tend to take on blight. The yellow pears that I got from Denise last fall are STILL trugging along through cold, heat. They are tasty lil gems and just keep producing. When fruit falls into the planters, I let it be and another generation of yellow pears come along. My other plants are already showing signs of heat stroke and blight. I just rid them of their leaves and let the fruit carry on.
TONY, you quit tomatoes??? WOW I am surprised. How could you do that? I don't eat a third of what I grow, but I just find it so rewarding and I give tons away. They are one of the most fun plants to grow with so many different tastes and varieties. Thanks to treefrog and Denise(Naplesgardener) I'll be in tomato heaven for quite some time, now.
Last summer I had a Burbank tomato in a pot that gave me fruit until August. It was at the northeast corner of the house, so it got only morning sun.
Everglades tomatoes carry on, but also get stressed in the summer. As everyone else has said, the smaller wilder maters do better than large fruited varieties.
Most tomatoes won't pollinate in high heat and humidity.
I left one Cherokee Purple in the garden one summer. It was lush green, healthy through the summer, but did not produce one fruit. It finally gave up before the cooler temps came.
About saving seeds, go over to the tomato forum and check the FAQ. There's a detailed description about saving seeds.
Any tomato you buy will grow new plants, but since most are hybrids it's likely the offspring will be more like one of the parents that were cross pollinated to create that hybrid.
If you buy an "Heirloom" tomato and plant the seeds, the new plants will be the same as that tomato.
I wore MB out, she doesnt want anymore tomatoes! Everyday I would have 4 or 5 different types with my notepad ready to see which one she liked best. Well after a while, she finally hd her fill of matos so why bother growing em? It was a difficult task to NOT start seedlings this last winter in time for spring planting, but I did it!
All this being said, once someone grows tomatos for a long while, there will be plenty of darn volunteers ready to serve especially if you grew matts!
I have a couple i took from the garden and placed em in small pots. They seem to be some sort of cherry I grew last yr. Hope its the small plant variety because I am not interested in staking any more plants.
Now you know why I dont bother with em anymore.
If someone is determined to grow matos in the heat, the fruit set spray is not sprayed on the flowers, it can be though, if you already have the flowers. It seems to stimulate flower growth, but I could be all wet on this. I sprayed it where flowers may form in the future and Poof! Flowers appeared. When you use the fruit set the fruit doesnt have any or very few seeds. The same spray can also be used on peppers too.
Here's the Garden Web link below for saving tomato seeds.
Simply though, cut the tomato in half around the middle.
Squeeze the seeds and juice into a small cup.
Add a little water if there's not a lot of juice.
Cover it with a paper towel or coffee filter or such.
Put it on top of the refrigerator or someplace warm.
Wait a few days. Fermentation will occur, which will dissolve the gelatinous sac around each seed, and will kill pathogens.
It will be moldy and messy.
Dump this into a mesh strainer and rinse thoroughly.
Spread the seeds on a paper plate to dry for a week or so.
Voila, clean dry seeds.
On the other hand you could do it like my grandparents used to. Squeeze some seeds onto a piece of cardboard (they used matchbook covers), let them stick and dry. Label and scrape 'em off when you're ready to plant. Worked well for them!
Here is a link that might be useful: saving tomato seeds
Just found this and wanted to second the Matt's Wild Cherry... I was lucky to find it this time last year at the Volusia MG sale.. absolutely wonderful fruit.. AND it reseeded for me this year, and is still as delicious. Unfortunately, they didn't have it at today's sale.. and I couldn't remember the dern name *(until i searched here)
I KNOW it's the wrong season to grow tomatoes but I have no logic in me when I have seeds I want to start so...
I started Matts Wild Cherry, Dr. Carolyn, Everglades, Brown Berry, Cluj, Yellow Pear and about 4 more I'm too lazy to get up and look at the labels.
I know, I know it's wrong but I like growing tomatoes and eating them and I just moved to a new yard and I'm crazy. I even moved tomatoes growing in 50 lb. pots because I just couldn't throw them out.
I just cut up a ripe tomato and put them in the ground. Letting them come up in small circles with tomato cages. So far they are setting flowers. Will keep you all posted on the results. Cherry tomatoes reseed themself very easy from year to year.
eaglejohn -- many on this list have tried the heat-resistant tomatoes. they perform no better than regular tomatoes... am i right this this has been our collective experience?
here in volusia, tomatoes continue to produce until july or so. i grew tomatoes this winter without a lot of success -- too many freezes. and i learned that i have little to no appetite for tomatoes when the weather is cool. psychology and all that.


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A method of operating a twin wheel conform metal extrusion device or a cladding extrusion device for producing a composite of an extruded metal shell bonded to a metal foam core. A metal feedstock is extruded through an extrusion die defining a cavity housing a hollow extrusion mandrel to produce a metal shell. Liquid foam of a second metal is simultaneously delivered through the hollow mandrel bore such that the foam exiting the axial bore is metallurgically bonded to the metal extruded through the cavity.
1. In a method of operating a metal extrusion device for extruding a feedstock and having peripheral components for receiving feedstock, an extrusion die defining a cavity for receiving feedstock from the peripheral components, an extrusion mandrel mounted in the die and surrounded by the cavity, the extrusion mandrel having a terminal end and defining an axial bore, the improvement comprising:
extruding a first metal through the cavity and past the terminal end of the mandrel; and
simultaneously delivering liquid foam of a second metal through the axial bore such that the foam exiting the terminal end of the axial bore is metallurgically bonded to the metal extruded through the cavity thereby producing a composite of an extruded metal shell bonded to a metal foam core.
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12. An apparatus for producing a composite of an extruded metal shell bonded to a metal foam core comprising:
a metal extrusion device for extruding a feedstock and having peripheral components for receiving metal feedstock, an extrusion die defining a cavity for receiving metal feedstock from said peripheral components, an extrusion mandrel mounted in said die and surrounded by said cavity, said extrusion mandrel having a terminal end and defining an axial bore;
a metal foam delivery member for supplying liquid metal foam through said axial bore,
whereby providing metal feedstock to said peripheral components and extruding the metal through the cavity while providing metal foam through said axial bore causes the foam exiting the axial bore to metallurgically bind to the extruded metal to form a foam core covered by an extruded metal shell.
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/310,675 filed Aug. 7, 2001 entitled �Coextruded Products of Aluminum Foam and Skin Material�.
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a co-extruded product for structural applications having a metallic foam core with a skin structure, wherein the skin structure may also be metallic and methods of making the same.
[0004] 2. Prior Art
[0005] Aluminum and aluminum alloy extrusions are used for various applications in several industries such as in building, construction, transportation, and infrastructure. Typical examples of such applications are window frames, door frames, automotive frames, bus frames, aircraft frames, bridge frames, frames for ships and boats, light poles, and the like. Certain physical and mechanical characteristics of aluminum alloy extrusions preclude them from being considered as suitable materials in certain applications.
[0006] For example, in building and construction industries, aluminum alloy extrusions (also termed profiles) are often restricted to certain sections of the buildings such as top stories due to their low load bearing capacities compared to other materials such as steel. One way to improve load bearing capacity is to increase the wall thickness of the profiles, but that increases the cost due to the greater quantity of aluminum used in the profiles.
[0007] The thermal characteristics of aluminum alloy products affects their use in extrusions. In particular the thermal conductivity and thermal expansion of aluminum alloy profiles are high compared to other competing materials such as steel, wood and plastic. While in many instances this may be desirable, in a large majority of applications this is undesirable and thus some complex designs are required for the aluminum alloy products thus leading to higher costs. For example, window frames for buildings are typically made from at least two profiles, an inside profile and an outside profile, with an insulating layer of wood or plastic in between to prevent heat transfer between the outside and inside of a building. Normally, the quantity of profiles for a window frame is greater than two due to a combination of mechanical, thermal and manufacturing requirements. Thus, it is not unusual to have a set of four or five different profiles, which further increases the cost.
[0008] In the transportation industry, extruded thin walled aluminum alloy profiles are currently being explored as framing materials for auto, truck, and bus bodies. While various features of aluminum alloy profiles are attractive for these applications (e.g. high stiffness to weight ratio, higher resistance to corrosion, and manufacturability), certain other aspects of aluminum alloy profiles (e.g. sound transmission) make them undesirable. Sound generally travels faster through aluminum than steel and plastic. In addition, vehicle frames made of hollow or semi-hollow aluminum profiles behave like sound pipes and readily transmit noise and vibration to other locations in the vehicle. Sound and vibration may be reduced using thicker profiles, but at a higher cost of materials.
[0009] Another specific aspect of aluminum alloy profiles is their energy absorbing characteristics in the event of collision with another vehicle or stationary objects like light poles, side barrier, etc. Due to the limited plastic deforming capacity of alloyed aluminum extrusions compared to steels, more often, the profiles break into pieces during collision.
[0010] Many of these problems with aluminum extrusions may be overcome by increasing the thickness of the extrusions, but that increases their cost. Alternatively, extrusions may be filled with metallic foam such as aluminum foam or magnesium foam, which may provide added load bearing capacity, minimize the quantity of profiles for framing, provide sound dampening, reduce vibration and increase energy absorbing capacity without increasing the cost substantially. Extruded infrastructure products such as light poles, highway crash barriers, and the like may also be filled with cellular materials to improve their energy absorbing capacity. Foam filled extruded light poles may exhibit reduced vibrations during heavy winds. Foam filled highway crash barriers may provide improved energy absorbing capacity compared to unfilled extrusions. Polymeric foams are easily fit into a profile but present a fire hazard. Metallic foams reduce the risk from fire, but are more difficult to produce within an extrusion.
[0011] Thus, composite materials containing thin metallic skin, filled with cellular materials such as metallic foams are sought after in various fields such as building, construction, transportation, and infrastructures due to the unique combinations of properties such as light weight, high stiffness, high load bearing capacity, high energy absorption capacity, noise damping capacity and fire resistance.
[0012] Accordingly, many attempts are being made to produce these types of composite materials. One direction under consideration involves inserting a foam core into a preformed extrusion shell. The foam core may be machined out of a standard foam structure (such as a cylinder that may be manufactured by inexpensive, traditional powder metallurgical or liquid metallurgical methods) and fit into the shell. A disadvantage of this method is that there is no bonding between the shell and the foam core material, and as a result, improvements to the performance are limited. Attempts to create a bond between the foam core and the shell to improve the performance have used traditional adhesive bonding technologies, but at a substantial extra expense.
[0013] It is known in the field of casting to manufacture a composite material containing a foam core and a solid shell by casting a shell over a foam core using standard casting operations of sand casting or die casting. While this method offers a way to develop metallic bonding between the shell and the core, the process is restricted to relatively small components. In addition, the surface quality of the shell made by this method is inferior compared to an extruded shell, and the method is restricted to very few alloys that can be cast at temperatures below the temperature at which the core remains solid.
[0014] In another related field, simple composite panels are made by first cladding a sheet of aluminum alloy with a sheet of a foam pre-form (not yet a foam), which consists of a low melting alloy in powder form mixed with foaming agents such as hydrides, hydroxides, and carbonates, and then heating the clad product to temperatures above that at which the core material melts and expands into a foam core due to the decomposition of the foaming agents, not unlike the traditional polymer foams. Attempts are being made to extend this method also to make extrusions by co-extruding a billet consisting of a thick shell of material which is filled with the foam pre-form. After extrusion, the co-extruded solid can be heated to temperatures, above which the foam core melts and expands to final shape as indicated above for simple panels. This method is useful only for simple shapes, results in poor surface quality and the dimensions of profiles are difficult to control. Although these processes work, they are considerably expensive due to the need for powder metallurgical pre-forms and also restrictive with respect to the type of alloys that can be used. Thus, there remains a need for a reliable and economical method to make extruded composites having a thin extruded shell containing a foam core.
[0015] This need is met by the present invention, in which an extrusion unit is integrated with a foaming unit and a liquid metal pumping unit, so that the extruded shell can be filled as it is formed with the metallic foam, thereby guaranteeing a good metallurgical bond between the shell and the core. In the present invention, the shell metal remains solid throughout the process, albeit at very high temperatures, often close to the metal solidus temperature, while the metallic foam remains in liquid state until such time that it fills the shell. The shell and core are cooled down to room temperature at such rate that the bond remains intact. Further, since the shell is filled as it is formed, the surface quality of the profile remains the same as a standard extruded profiles.
[0016] The present invention includes making an extruded shell filled with a foam core via an apparatus to form a thin walled shell, an apparatus to form the foam core, preferably in liquid or semi liquid form, and an apparatus to pump the foam into the extruded shell. Integration of all the three apparatuses together provides a simple and economic way of making foam filled extrusions in a continuous mode with acceptable surface, dimensional, and mechanical properties.
[0017]FIG. 1 schematically shows a twin wheel conform extruder 2 for co-extruding a metal shell 4 around a foam 6 according to the present invention. Examples of twin wheel conform devices that may be adapted for use in the present invention are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,217,852 and 5,000,025, both incorporated herein by reference. The conform extruder 2 of the present invention includes a pair of wheels 8 each defining a groove (not shown) for accepting feedstock 10, a wheel housing 12, and a tool block 14. Wheel housing 12 defines outlet cavities 16 for the feedstock 10, the cavities 16 communicating with a central bore 18 in the tool block 14. A hollow mandrel 20 is fitted within the central bore 18. The exterior surface 22 of the hollow mandrel 20 defines the internal diameter of a tubular extrusion or shell 4, while the internal surface 24 of the hollow mandrel 20 provides for flow of foam 6 therethrough. The feedstock 10 is extruded into a shell 4 in a conventional manner, such as described in the '025 patent for extruding with a hollow mandrel. The foam 6 that passes through the hollow mandrel 20 flows into the extruded shell 4 as the shell 4 is formed. Both the shell 4 and the foam 6 are at very high temperatures and readily bond metallurgically at or near the position at which the foam 6 contacts the shell 4 being extruded. Bonding is further facilitated by the nature of the extruded shell surface, particularly the interior surface. As the shell 4 exits the tool block 14, the interior surface is relatively clean from oxide skin and the like. The tool block 14 may be made of standard hot forming tool steel such as AISI H13 or H23 type steels. For extruded materials that require high operating temperatures, the tool block 14 may be made of super alloys or ceramic materials such as tungsten carbide.
[0018] The extruder 2 further includes a foaming unit 26 and a furnace 28 (e.g. a crucible furnace of small volume heated by coreless induction method or a larger unit split into multiple compartments and heated by oil or gas) into which the foaming unit is immersed to form the foam. A sleeve 30 extends from the foaming unit into the tool block 14. Since the foam 6, in particular aluminum foam, has a tendency to attack all metallic materials including steels, when present as liquid, the sleeve 30 may be non-metallic (standard graphite or heavy duty ceramic materials such as alumina, titanium boride or the like) and be surrounded by an outer sleeve 32 for strength outside of the tool block 14.
[0019] Foam may be produced by many methods such as by purging an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon into a liquid metal or by adding intentionally solids such as hydrides, hydroxides, carbonates, and nitrides which easily decompose at the operating temperatures, e.g. about 650� C., thus releasing the gases which are then held in the liquid metal by suitably choosing the alloy and process conditions. One suitable method of producing metal foam is described in a co-pending application Ser. No. 10/150,338 filed May 20, 2002 entitled �Method for Producing Foamed Aluminum Products�, incorporated herein by reference. A well-known method uses aluminum alloys containing solid particles such as aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. When the gas is purged through the liquid metal containing these solid inclusions, a liquid foam or emulsion is produced and is stabilized by the interaction between the gas bubbles and the solid inclusions. The liquid foam may be drawn off or pumped into a container of suitable shape and form. Scrap aluminum, which contains all types of elements (such as iron, silicon, and copper, which are generally considered to be undesirable in aluminum alloys and are often removed in normal usage) may be used to minimize the cost of feed materials. The solid inclusions may be precipitated out of the liquid aluminum in situ by controlling the temperature. At normal operating temperatures of about 600 to about 650� C., an aluminum alloy containing 1-2 wt. % iron, 1-2 wt. % silicon and similar levels of copper, titanium, and the like provides sufficient amount of solid inclusions to stabilize the foam with foam cells sized about 0.5 mm to about 1 mm.
[0020] In traditional foam manufacturing processes, the natural physics of the foaming process itself can be used to pump the foam. During foaming, the volume of liquid foam increases considerably. The force of the expanding foam causes the foam to flow into the tool block 14. It may be necessary to use additional pumping techniques so as to provide the foam into the tool block at the same rate at which the shell is extruded. Several conventional pumping methods are available to transport liquid metals. For aluminum alloys and magnesium alloys, pneumatic pumps may be used. Electromagnetic pumping may be used to avoid pressurizing the metal foam. Electromagnetic pumping involves applying a transverse magnetic field to an electrically conducting fluid to create a mechanical force to move the liquid foam. No moving parts are used and electromagnetic pumping is simple easy to set up and operate. A device for creating the magnetic field formed from a ceramic or the like may be immersed in the liquid foam.
[0021] The conform extruder 2 may produce an extruded metallic shell 4 about 0.02 to about 0.5 inch thick. A suitable aluminum alloy is Aluminum Association (AA) alloy 6063, but this is not meant to be limiting. Other aluminum alloys or other metal alloys may be used in the present invention.
[0022] Metal feedstock 10, typically a coiled cast or extruded rod or powdered metal, is fed into grooves (not shown) of conform wheels 8 and fluidizes the feedstock 10 reaches extrusion tool block 14. The feedstock 10 is fed normally at room temperature and if required may be heated before reaching the conform wheels 8 using a simple induction heating unit (not shown). The rods 10 may be cleaned prior to feeding by passing them through a cleaning unit, which may be of chemical nature like acid or alkaline process to improve adhesion between the extruded shell and the foam. The rods 10 normally are heated during their passage through the wheel housing due to the heat generated by deformation and may reach temperatures approaching the solidus temperature of the levels of the alloy (e.g. 600� C. for alloy AA 6063), and may not require a separate heating unit.
[0023]FIG. 1 illustrates extrusion of a cylindrical tube, but this is not meant to be limiting. Many other geometrical configurations for the tool block 14 and hollow mandrel 16 may be employed to produce more complex shapes. In use, the foam 6 reaching the terminal end of the hollow mandrel 20 fills the shell 4 is the shell 4 is being extruded in the die formed by the tool block 14. A metallurgical bond forms between the foam 6 and the shell 4. As the foam 6 and shell 4 cool, the bond strength increases. The composite product of shell 4 with foam core 6 may be cooled in a cooling unit 34 as needed.
[0024]FIG. 2 illustrates another embodiment of the invention that includes a cladding extruder 102 for extruding shell 4 around foam 6. The cladding extruder 102 differs from the conform extruder 2 in the mechanism for extruding the shell 4 and is suited for extruding materials more difficult to extrude than alloy AA 6063. The cladding extruder 102 includes a housing 104 (which may be composed of multiple components for rapid disassembly and reassembly) defining a pair of chambers 106 in which pistons 108 are slidably received. The chambers 106 communicate through a narrowed portion 110 with a die 112 which is shown as annular in FIG. 3, other configurations being acceptable.
[0025] In use, billets of extrudable metal 114 (which may be preheated) are placed within the chambers 106 and pistons 108 urge the metal 114 through the die 112 to extrude a circular tube 4. Foam 6 is delivered to the die 112 in a manner similar to the foam delivery described above for the conform extruder 2. The cladding extruder 102 may be used with high strength materials and operated as a traditional extrusion press. The extrusion speed may be controlled as is required depending upon the foam flow rate.
[0026] The present invention provides for production of extruded shells filled with cellular materials such as metallic foam, economically with the required product characteristics like surface quality, dimensional stability, and other mechanical and physical characteristics. This process may be used for many metallic materials, including low temperature structural materials such as aluminum alloys and magnesium alloys. A good metallurgical bonding is formed between the extruded product and foam that enhances performance characteristics such as load transfer characteristics between the shell and the foam and energy absorption characteristics.
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