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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Senator Feinstein Announces Intention to Introduce Measure to Protect Former Catellus Lands through a Monument Designation
Washington, DC U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the author of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act, today announced her intention to introduce new legislation to establish a national monument to preserve hundreds of thousands of acres in the Mojave Desert. The former Catellus lands were previously donated to or by purchased by the Department of the Interior for conservation.
The former Catellus lands between the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park were purchased by or donated to the federal government so they would be protected forever. I feel very strongly that the federal government must honor that commitment, Senator Feinstein said.
Thats why I am very concerned about wind and solar development proposals intended for these lands. Im a strong supporter of renewable energy and clean technology -- but it is critical that these projects are built on suitable lands. The former Catellus lands shouldnt be eligible for development.
So, I intend to introduce new legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of acres of these former railroad lands through a national monument designation. This would provide lasting protection for these lands and prevent development, while allowing existing uses to continue. I also intend to work with local stakeholders to determine whether other local desert lands may be suitable for federal protection at this time.
These former Catellus land acquisitions were financed by $40 million in private donations from The Wildlands Conservancy, $18 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund appropriations and approximately $5 million in a price reduction from Catellus, a real estate subsidiary of the former Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroad. The private parties contributed this large sum of money in the belief that this land will be protected and conserved. Building huge solar facilities on these lands is untenable and unacceptable. Bottom line: the former Catellus lands must be protected from development.
Senator Feinstein recently expressed her concerns about development proposals intended for the former Catellus lands in a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, which is available below.
Protecting the Former Catellus Lands
The national monument designation would ensure that hundreds of thousands of acres between Joshua Tree National Park and the Mojave National Preserve are protected in perpetuity. Large-scale development would be prohibited within the monument in order to protect the biological and aesthetic integrity of the region and guarantee public access for hunting, hiking, camping and exploring scenic back roads.
The 600,000 acre Catellus agreement was one the largest nonprofit land acquisition donations to the United States in history. Most of the Catellus lands were acquired and donated to the federal government between 1999 and 2004. It included nearly 100,000 acres of land to the National Park Service, over 210,000 acres in 20 wilderness areas to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and hundreds of thousands of acres of important habitat for threatened and endangered species.
The BLM is currently reviewing 130 applications for solar and wind energy development in the California desert, covering more than 1 million acres of public land. Several of these applications are located in the eastern Mojave Desert on or near property previously owned by Catellus. The California Energy Commission has estimated that approximately 100,000 to 160,000 acres of desert lands would be needed for the state to meet its 33 percent renewable energy goal by 2020.
Senator Feinstein was the lead sponsor of the 1994 Desert Protection Act, which provided lasting federal protection for nearly 9 million acres of pristine desert land in Southern California. It established Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park and the Mojave National Preserve. It remains the largest parks and wilderness bill to impact the lower 48 states.
Letter from Senator Feinstein to Secretary Salazar
Pasted below is a letter written by Senator Feinstein to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, outlining her concerns about the development proposals for the former Catellus lands:
March 3, 2009
Honorable Ken Salazar
Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
Dear Secretary Salazar:
As the author of the California Desert Protection Act, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the leasing of former railroad lands in the eastern Mojave Desert by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). I also want to make you aware that I am currently preparing legislation to ensure the permanent protection of these lands, which were donated to the federal government for conservation.
As you may know, hundreds of lease applications have been submitted to the BLM for the development of renewable energy projects in the California desert. While I strongly support renewable energy, it is critical that these projects move forward on public and private lands well suited for that purpose. Unfortunately, many of the sites now being considered for leases are completely inappropriate and will lead to the wholesale destruction of some of the most pristine areas in the desert.
Following the passage of the Desert Protection Act, I worked closely with the Department of the Interior, the Wildlands Conservancy and Catellus (the real estate arm of the Union Pacific Railroad) to develop a plan to conserve hundreds of thousands acres of privately held land that checker-boarded much of the eastern Mojave. As part of that agreement, Catellus reduced the selling price of its land, the Wildlands Conservancy contributed $40 million in private donations, and the federal government provided $18 million in Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars to acquire and donate approximately 600,000 acres to the Department of the Interior. As you can see in the attached map, these lands generally cover the area between the Mojave Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park.
The significance of the Wildlands Conservancy-Catellus agreement cannot be overstated. It represents the largest nonprofit land acquisition donated to the American people in United States history. This included the donation of nearly 100,000 acres of land to the National Park Service, over 210,000 acres in 20 BLM wilderness areas, and hundreds of thousands of acres of important habitat for threatened and endangered species. Beyond protecting national parks and wilderness from development, the conservation of these lands has helped to ensure the sustainability of the entire desert ecosystem by preserving the vital wildlife corridors.
Though the Wildlands Conservancy-Catellus agreement and the use of federal conservation funds demonstrated the clear intent of all parties to preserve these lands in perpetuity, I have been informed that the BLM now considers these areas open for all types of use except mining. This is unacceptable! This policy has also led the State of California to include large swaths of former Catellus lands as potential renewable energy zones as a part of its Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative draft proposal. It is important the Department of the Interior act as soon as possible to rectify the situation before more time, effort and money is wasted by government agencies and private industry pursuing projects on these lands that will never come to fruition.
I urge you to direct the BLM to suspend any further consideration of leases to develop these former railroad lands for renewable energy or for any other purposes. Furthermore, I would welcome the opportunity to work with the Department of the Interior on legislation to protect these areas and encourage energy development on more suitable lands within the California desert.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my request. I look forward to working with you on these issues.
Dianne Feinstein
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This is a different name for the "Mother Road National Monument," I think.
Catellus is the shell that the Wilderness Coalition used to amalgamate a bunch of private lands and buy them at a discount (damn, we OHV folks gotta make something similar work for us!) and then donate them to the BLM with an anti-OHV condition. Sucks for the Wilderness Coalition that their crystal ball didn't go far enough out in the future to show that energy development would pose a greater risk to these lands than OHV!
As much as I dislike Feinstein, TWC, and other mis-users of the 'Wilderness' Platform," I am tempted to agree with them on this issue... which makes me want to do WAY more research!
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When you do the research, "follow the money"....
The big Catellus deal has roots in the various transcontinental railroad acts. Catellus is the real estate arm of Southern Pacific Railroad.
I would also look close at the "donated" claim. In 2004 Catellus made news with a major land sale to Dept of Interior in the region now proposed for the monument.
Those transactions began during the S-21 desert bill (aka California Desert Protection Act).
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To the mix of search words, add the name Richard Blum
His claim to fame is being high-level in Catellus and married to Senator Feinstein
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Or add the biggest wheeler dealer of them all - Wille Brown and CalPERS. Catellus has an interesting past and I'm sure there are plenty of "virtual skeletons" buried out there. I guess the political waters are being tested for storms since she doesn't want to go through all that again.
I don't see how making a National Recreation Area does much for OHV - just changes one set of threats for another albeit with perhaps a few years grace period. Unless the bill has some sort of irrevocable OHV right with specific defined trails - but I can't imagine how that could even be worded or why they would bother.
Guess I'm old-fashioned - The devil doesn't come to the door just to drop in and say hi. Can't make deals with the devil unless I want to serve - so I flip him off (respectfully of course) and deal with whatever he was going to do to me anyway.
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As to why they would bother, well if they can get OHV on board with the whole concept, they could get this done with little or no opposition. Why they would feel the need to include us, instead of just trying to steamroll over us, is the big question.
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The codified MOTORIZED recreation area is positive event. It is not a panacea.
Could language be written? Could it be made to work? What are the trade-offs?
Overall, it is worth discussing....
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I am considering adopting a second cat, likely another male about Ollie's age. Ollie is a little over a year old (neutered) and incredibly clingy (which I enjoy but fear isn't healthy). I think he would benefit from having a companion but I can't predict how he'd react to such a drastic change. I am worried he might get jealous or think that his home is being invaded. Is it too late (or too soon) to introduce a new cat into our home? I would hate to go forward with the second adoption and for it go horribly wrong. Can anyone relate to this situation and/or offer some advice? Thanks.
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I have 3 cats, 2 females and 1 male, with polar opposite personalities. The cats I've had are all rescues and Izzie is the only "baby" I've raised. I've had cats ranging in age from 10yrs. to 4 mos. I've always been extremely lucky that my cats have tolerated my animal rescue involvement. When you adopt another cat, go to a reputable shelter or preferably, a rescue organization that fosters its cats in private homes. Describe Ollie to them. He would not do well with an agressive male cat who was rescued off the street. I believe he'd be alright with a kitten of about 6 months or younger, though. He may develope his own self-confidence by having a younger furbling to "order around". Before you adopt, speak with your vet or the adoption coordinator of the rescue. Tell them about Ollie, your home life, your human family, etc. and ask for their guidance. Some will even offer home visits to help with the introductions. They know their cats and can advise you on which wuld fit in your home.
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I was in your exact situation with Boris, a loving but also somewhat insecure and clingy kitty. A lot of what Izzie said is right on the mark. We ended up getting Gracie to see if it would help with his clinginess.
Advice: try to be matched with a kitten who is not the same as Ollie personality wise, but rather secure and more cat oriented than people oriented. The gender of the kitten will matter far less than having a personality that complements rather than matches Oliver's.
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The Worst Building on the Campus
I was meditating in the men's room down the hall from my office, and it occurred to me that humanities departments often have the worst buildings and facilities on campus.
Is your toilet paper a gigantic roll in a locked plastic case (to prevent you from stealing it)? Does the roller have a spindle so stiff that only one sheet of single-ply paper can be removed at a time (to thwart your wastefulness)?
Do you use stringy soap that leaves long strands of bubble-gum scented goop between the dispenser and the sink? Do you have spring-loaded faucets that shut themselves off instantly, so that one hand must hold the water on while the other hand half-rinses itself? Do you dry your hands with an abrasive brown paper that seems to be made out of pulverized Egyptian mummies?
The building where I work as an English professor went up about 60 years ago as a state-of-the-art science center. Our small, liberal-arts college has built two new state-of-the-art science centers since then. One was completed just last year after a record-breaking capital campaign, and it is quite luxurious.
The restrooms in that new science center have beautiful marble countertops. The chrome faucets do not shut themselves off against your will, and the soap dispensers put a precise dollop of something like shaving cream in your palm with the touch of a button. Even the toilet stalls are wider. It's like the difference between first class and coach. I half expect a washroom attendant to offer me a fresh towel and to brush the lint off my jacket.
Meanwhile, back in my building, the stained, stuccoed ceilings drip on rainy days, and buckets are placed at odd intervals on the third-floor hallway. The floors and walls are covered with industrial tile -- dingy beige and mint green -- that is cleaned regularly with strong-smelling institutional solvents.
I suppose these facilities are meant to cultivate a kind of religious asceticism in the humanities faculty (the less comfort, the more virtue). The building reminds me of Catholic grade school. Some mornings the smell of tile and detergent makes me flinch at the memory of a nun's yardstick thwacking my disrespectful derrière.
Mind you, I'm not really complaining. My office is small but clean; it has a window and lots of shelves. And I have an up-to-date computer. After 20 years as a college student and teacher, my current digs are the best I have ever occupied. Things could be much, much worse.
Like many of you, I've shared one-desk offices with an indeterminate and fluctuating group of grad students, part-timers, and adjuncts. I've had office mates who would crash there for weeks at a time when they couldn't find affordable apartments. I've taught in a Quonset hut and in a trailer in a parking lot next to the Dumpsters. For one course at a community college, I met with students in my car and fed the parking meter for hours. I was touched when one of them put a coin in the meter for me.
Some of my offices have had peculiar shapes: 6 feet wide and 30 feet long with a sloped ceiling (once part of an attic); 8 feet square and -- if you peeked above the suspended ceiling -- perhaps 50 feet high (a ventilation shaft).
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I once had an office -- a cubicle really -- in the physical-plant building of a major university. Gigantic machines rumbled all around me. My coffee mug sometimes vibrated off my desk. I used to pretend that I was an oiler in the engine room of the Lusitania. The room was well below ground level, and, during the rainy season, the entire floor would flood, sometimes to a depth of 18 inches. There were high water marks on the cinder-block walls from previous inundations. Mold ascended the fabric sides of my cubicle until, finally, it looked and smelled like a forest floor in the Pacific Northwest.
After a couple of months -- and conversations with the other workers -- I learned that I could reach various points on the campus through underground steam tunnels. On my way back from teaching a class, I could pretend that I was Jean Valjean evading Inspector Javert in the sewers of Paris. My cubicle was so far from the center of campus that students rarely found me. Once, shortly after teaching Conrad's Heart of Darkness, I asked one of my advisees "Are you an assassin?" And he said, without missing a beat, "No, I'm an errand boy sent by grocery clerks." We laughed for two minutes. It was the high point of my semester.
I think the worst office I ever occupied was below a large public lavatory. A thick, iron pipe from the room above ran along the ceiling of my office. And every time someone flushed a toilet, the pipe made a noise that was loud enough to stop conversation: WHOOOSH! . . . gurgle . . . gurgle. Students couldn't resist making some version of the same joke over and over: "This is, like, the rectum of the university." I would just sigh and shake my head.
I had nowhere to go but up.
Still, even in my present position on the tenure track, I can't help thinking that the humanities faculty is rapidly descending into a stratum so far beneath the scientists that we can't mingle socially without awkwardness.
I suppose the humanists look unclubbable. Some of us have taken to wearing denim in case we're called upon in an emergency -- perhaps to prop up a falling roof timber or to man a bucket brigade.
Given the surplus of people with humanities Ph.D.'s, in the not-too-distant future the science faculty should be able to recruit our assistant professors as subjects for their experiments. After that, they could be set loose in the biology department's forest preserve, and administrators could hunt them for sport.
But, before that happens, I plan to schedule all my classes -- and meditation -- in the new science center. I've already begun doing so. The students in my English classes don't always appreciate having to walk across the campus, but a few of them like the idea that the humanities are being taught in the very heart of the new academic hegemony.
But there is a problem. After two semesters, the scientists are becoming aware that one of those vulgar humanists is up to something in their clubhouse. Last fall, they noticed that the desks in one of their orderly, high-tech classrooms had been arranged like a horseshoe instead of in rows. An e-mail memo quickly went around that "desks must be put back in straight lines." Several times I've found my classroom locked. Only scientists have keys to those rooms.
The jig is almost up, but at least my humanities education has taught me something about sartorial mimicry. I just ordered a lab coat with my name on it, and from now on I'll wear goggles and a plastic helmet when I'm in the hallway.
Now that I've tasted the good life, I just can't go back to the humanities building. Perhaps, after they apprehend me, the scientists can remove this mental block -- and eliminate the need for renovating my building -- with some new medication.
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Does anyone know the thread size (metric?) of the locking screws on the locking screws for the 98k?
I have a Danzig 1920's sporter that had a scope mounted on it. The scope was long gone before I bought it but now I have 4 holes in my receiver. I think it would look better if I filled the holes with the correct flush screw. The 98k locking screws fit the threads for the scope mounting screws. Any ideas where I could get some mount (filler) screws of this size?
Here is my original post showing the rifle:
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I'm looking for the size of the locking screws not the action screws. It looks like the dia of the locking screws is about 2.5mm.
My tap (purchased from Brownells) reads 6-40/NF...
I had to make mine. File the heads off and slot them. They need to be threaded in old triggerguard (Front hole). The blue never matches on new one's so you will have to re-blue the top. Sunfish
Bought some 4mm 70 pitch set screws today at the local hardware store and they are too large in diameter. Looks like about .5mm too large. Only $.45 each so no great loss and now I'm a bit closer to determining the size. I'll try writing Brownells to see what they recommend.
I don't understand what you are needing?
If you need some "capture" screws, they are quite common and reproductions are also inexpensive.
I, and no doubt others can provide you with some "real" ones if you need them.
Again, the size is (as stated above) 6-40/NF... but since the screws themselves are common and you can buy the tap from Brownells, that covers all bases so to speak.
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Thank you Peter. I was earlier repeating what I had been provided by someone else.
Brownells would disagree with you...as do I..
I can take my "wrong tap" and smoothly, with bare fingers, run it in and out of an undamaged set of capture screw holes which would indicate to me that the threaded hole/s match the tap I bought.
Perhaps the factory used the wrong taps during manufacturing.
If it works for you...that's great!
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I wrote this to Brownells yesterday:
I have a 1920's Danzig (Mauser) factory sporter. The original German factory scope/mount is no longer with the rifle, as a result there are four screw holes in the receiver ring and two in the receiver bridge. I'd like to locate the appropriate flush fitting 'plug' screws to improve the appearance of the rifle and to protect the threads until I can locate an original vintage scope and mount. The thread size (metric) for these holes is the same as those on the Mauser action screw locking screws (319-414-398 M-98 Tiggerguard lock screws). Do you sell a flush fitting plug screw that has the same thread size as the locking screws or could you recommend something else?
I'll post their reply when/if I get one.
Last edited by Wurger; 11-09-2008 at 04:37 PM.
Well I got my answer:Brownells was very quick with an answer but I was hoping that 'the' source for gun-smithing would have what I needed. I'll have to search for a European source for these plug screws. If I had just one screw to make I would have a go at it but with four screws sitting in close proximity I doubt I could make them identical so that it would look better than just the empty holes.Unfortunately we do not carry any metric plug screws for your rifle. You may have to make them or have them made from an existing screw. Sorry we can't help. Thanks for writing.
Steve Ostrem
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So forget about the 706 then
My TS-440 has tolerated a decade of boat use and was used when I got it. They are really old now though.
Actually THIS looks like a great boat radio and is new:
Icom IC-7200 Transceiver, Icom 7200
Re: The bottom line on Ham radio
An Icom 706 (any series) might actually make a good compact receiver. Especially because they often died when the transmitter final transistors blew, and for some years now there have been no replacements available for those. So there should be units being sold "as is, for parts, does not transmit" out there.
But equally, be warned that a 706 series would be a poor choice for anyone expecting to transmit in the future, as any damage to the finals is not repairable. In theory, sure, that would never happen. In practice, there was a lot of protest about this.
At the right price...as long as you know the story. They also drain power even when they are off, and they are vulnerable to voltage damage, as the input power uses capacitors rated at 15VDC. On a 14.4 power supply, those should have been rated 25VDC. Capacitors generally are only manufactured to a 10% voltage tolerance, so a 15 volt rated part is really only designed to be used up to 13.5 volts, which is less than normal alternator power.
Good radios--but like many, some frailties. There are reasons Icom discontinued them.
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Some advice:
Do not waste time with low budget HF receivers. A good one is hardly any cheaper than a HF transceiver and a cheap one will frustrate you.
I have NO knowledge of these units other than looking them up, but here are a few samples:
Icom IC M700 Single Side Band Radio System w Sea 1612 Auto Tuner Excellent Cond | eBay
The old IC-M700s are very good radios and do ham frequencies.
The 706 does BOTH HF-SSB and 2 meters and is quite small.
ICOM U*-IC-706MKIIG-VA14 | HF, 6M, 2M, 70CM All Mode Mobile Tranceiver in original box.
You will find VHF and UHF radios fairly limited on a boat. I do have 2 meter gear, but very few boats do. I would guess 99.5% of maritime radio traffic is ham-HF/SSB, marine HF/SSB, and marine VHF. I have my 2 meter on all the time and I think I have heard another boat on there maybe twice in 15 years. Most 2 meter activity seems to be people driving to and from work conversing on a repeater. I did program my Standard-Horizon HX370s for some 2 meter frequencies. It works well on them and also remains a watertight and legal marine VHF radio.
Re: The bottom line on Ham radio
I see Universal Radio has a special for $300.
Please see my post above. I'm very interested in what you guys that are both hams and sailors have to say.
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As noted above, you really need a General Class ham license for maritime operation. I'd work on that...spend your time boning up, get the license, then get a real SSB transceiver. You can get a ham or even marine SSB rig for $200 and up. Even the lower cost transceivers have excellent receivers which will afford you the opportunity to listen as much as you like and, eventually, to transmit as well.
Any candidate receivers you have in mind. None of my Elmers seem to have any knowledge of marine matters and other than maybe a minor interest in ARES my interest is exclusively marine.
I expect to be full time on board in about two years so I don't want to go to the expense of building a killer shack although it would be fun.
My thought was to get a short wave scanner to pick up marine ssb traffic just to get used to the lingo. I've found that "old ears" sometimes take a little time to adjust to a combination of poor reception and special vocabulary. I've got nothing to do anyway for a couple years so I figured I could at least get used to it.
Then I figured I would get a good HT like a t CT-60R or VX-6R or Vx-7 some of them are waterproof so when I'm doing coastal deliveries I would have something to keep myself entertained on watch.
Then I saw the above kenwood model and figured I could get it all in one small box.
You are a unique resource as you know boating and Ham so now that you know my goals maybe you could point me in the right direction.
Re: The bottom line on Ham radio
Keep working at it!
In theory, your radio is capable of receiving SSB and CW signals over a wide frequency range, including HF (3-30 mHz) where most of the marine SSB transmissions take place.
However, the radio does not have a true product detector; rather, it uses IF filtering for SSB and CW modes. This is from the Icom manual:
The transceiver uses a general purpose IF filter to
receive signals in LSB, USB, CW and AM modes.
So, when you receive signals in LSB or USB mode,
the opposite side band signal is not fully attenuated.
At the same time, since the same filter is used for CW
reception, you may have difficulties seperating the
CW signal from other signals in the crowded band.
What that means is that you may indeed be able to hear some marine SSB transmissions, but not as clearly as you would with a true SSB radio. And, they won't be anywhere near as easy to tune.
Still, it's worth a try. Listen in on 8152 kHz every morning beginning at 0830 Eastern time. You may hear one or more of the many boats checking into the Cruizheimer's Net on marine SSB. And, throughout the day you may hear some traffic on the ham frequency 14,300 kHz where the Intercon Net and the Maritime Mobile Service Net take place.
As noted above, you really need a General Class ham license for maritime operation. I'd work on that...spend your time boning up, get the license, then get a real SSB transceiver. You can get a ham or even marine SSB rig for $200 and up. Even the lower cost transceivers have excellent receivers which will afford you the opportunity to listen as much as you like and, eventually, to transmit as well.
Good luck and 73,.
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As I read the specs it specifically says SSB for receive only, what am I missing.
You will want a bunch of wire up in the air for marine SSB reception. Do be sure you can get a connector for the antenna.
I didn't read the owner's manual (it is on the Kenwood website) but I bet they talk about external antennas.
I see Universal Radio has a special for $300.
Re: The bottom line on Ham radio
The TH-F6A is VHF and up only for transmit. You can open it up to listen to marine VHF but I suspect that isn't what you mean. As I read the specs there is no SSB capability (you need a BFO for that). You can listen to international AM broadcast on HF (shortwave) that isn't what will interest you.
Read up on spectrum, frequencies, and modes.
As I read the specs it specifically says SSB for receive only, what am I missing.
But I have learned enough to know that just because it says that doesn't mean I will be able to pick up marine ssb frequencies.
And even if it will pick up marine ssb frequencies I'm sure I'll need an antenna.
Yes my knowledge of spectrum, frequencies and modes is in its infancy. I'm working on it.
Re: The bottom line on Ham radio
Originally Posted by davidpm View Post
Until then what are the chances I will be able to tune in (listen only) to any marine traffic on this HT Kenwood TH-F6A.
Read up on spectrum, frequencies, and modes.
Re: The bottom line on Ham radio
Filter selection is the big one for me. Everything else is second order.
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Advantages of Cascode?
What is the advantage of a Cascode JFET input on a pre-amp?
Sonic advantages and objective measurements?
Debating whether to use one on my front-end of my pre-amp...
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= A cascode creates a super transistor
Have you checked Mr Cascode.
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Fire destroys house near Basehor
Access problems to rural property slow firefighters' work
A blaze last Wednesday destroyed a rural Leavenworth County home and a camping trailer.
Al Goens, chief of Fairmount Township Fire Department, said the fire was reported shortly after 8 a.m. at 19781 167th St., which is owned by Richard and Mira Graham.
"The homeowner had left at 7:30 a.m., and one of my firemen had noticed smoke around that area at about a quarter till eight," Goens said.
When the fire department was notified, the house was reportedly already fully involved, Goens said.
"When we got there, the whole north end, about a third of it, was gone," Goens said.
Goens said access to the property, which has a long winding driveway, was difficult.
"We had to cut a post down at a gate to even get a fire truck in," Goens said.
Goens estimated it took about five minutes to cut down the post.
"Then we had to go across a creek and make two 90-degree turns," Goens said. "It was at least a quarter-mile from Parallel to the residence."
Damage was estimated at $200,000 for the house and $3,000 for the camping trailer. Goens estimated the age of the house at five years, and said the cause of the fire was under investigation by the state fire marshal.
When the call first came in, Goens said firefighters were told one person could not be accounted for.
"But that party was accounted for by the time we got on scene," he said.
The Stranger Township Fire Department assisted in fighting the blaze, and Sherman Township Fire Department was on standby, Goens said.
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Trendy Trades amassed 23 hits in two games and handcuffed Greensburg to earn a sweep of a doubleheader in Graceton.
In the opener, pitcher Mike Panchik took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and finished with a one-hitter after Lorenzo Marefka singled. Panchik struck out 10 and walked eight.
Trendy Trades took a 5-0 lead into the seventh inning and then erupted for 10 runs.
"Our 10-run rally in the seventh inning really broke his rhythm," Trendy Trades player-manager Larry Cadile said. "If it weren't for that, he probably would have gotten the no-hitter.
"He pitched a great game. He was hitting the outside corner all game, and he was mixing his fastball and curveball well."
Josh Casses paced Trendy Trades by going 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. Craig Krejocic went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, Bryan Buzi singled twice, and Joel Yandrick doubled, scored three runs and drove in a run. Ryan Bernat singled and doubled, Zack Davis doubled and knocked in two runs, and Travis Redinger and Seth Tassos each singled and had two RBIs.
In the second game, Cadile and Buzi each homered, and Trendy Trades limited Greensburg to five hits.
Buzi smacked a two-run shot and finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Cadile cracked a solo homer and drove in two runs.
Erick Skultety tossed a five-hitter to notch the win. Skultety struck out nine and walked two.
Both teams play Tuesday. Trendy Trades (10-11) plays host to New Derry, and Greensburg (3-20) travels to Amfire Mining.


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The Globe's Vancouver restaurant critic Alexandra Gill is never afraid to be tough on servers. So what happens when the tables get turned and she's the one dealing with diva diners and obnoxious oenophiles? It's a lot easier to dish it out than to take it
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Re: Memory problem when multiplying large sparse matrices...
renormalize at hotmail.com wrote:
> I encounter a frustrating memory problem when using Mathematica 5.2 to
> multiply one large sparse matrix by another diagonal one:
> In[1]: = $HistoryLength=0;
> In[2]: = bigmat = Import[ "C:\Documents and Settings/bigmat.mx",
> "Dump"]
> Out[2] = SparseArray[<48356957>, {38743, 76936}]
> In[3]: = diagmat = Import["C:\Documents and Settings/diagmat.mx",
> "Dump"]
> Out[3] = SparseArray[<38743>, {38743, 38743}]
> In[4]: = {ByteCount[bigmat], ByteCount[diagmat], MemoryInUse[ ],
> MaxMemoryUsed[ ]}
> Out[4] = {387011004, 1085152, 391366120, 391528736}
> In[5]: = prodmat = diagmat . bigmat
>>From In[5] :=
> No more memory available.
> Mathematica kernel has shut down.
> Try quitting other applications and then retry.
> The out-of-memory message appears almost immediately upon executing
> In[5]. Now, my Windows XP machine has 4 GB of RAM, and since I don't
> have the \3GB switch set, I assume that Mathematica can access only 2
> GB. But 2 GB seems like more than enough memory for this problem.
> After all, bigmat occupies 387 MB, and the resulting prodmat should
> require only another 387 MB. So what is it about performing the matrix
> dot product in In[5] that instantly balloons memory beyond the 2 GB
> limit?
> Puzzled,
> Ron
If your sparse matrix occupies 387MB in its sparse form it must have
enormous dimensions and/or not be very sparse! Remember that a sparse
array can be bigger than the equivalent 'ordinary' array if it is not in
fact very sparse. I think it is inevitable that intermediate steps in
this multiplication will require more memory - for example, at the very
least, the result will be accumulated while the original is still in
memory. Furthermore, if you are doing a calculation of this size, the
chances are that you have already used considerable memory to store
other objects.
I suggest you either represent diagmat as a vector and perform the
multiplication explicitly or get yourself a 64-bit machine with a lot of
physical memory!
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Exterior Carriage Lights - Box Question
I am building a new garage and would like to put carriage lights on either side of the garage door. At present, the framing is covered with sheathing, but will eventually be finished in stucco.
Can I use a regular octagon box attached to the studs and protruding through the sheathing and stucco? I'm considering a duplex outlet on the outside of the building as well, but I would rather not have to use those weatherproof boxes with EMT and whatnot...Thanks.
I'm not a pro electrican, but yes you can use a regular octagon box for the light fixtures.
The receptacle will have to be GFCI-protected.
Good Luck!
What weather proof boxes with emt?
For the recptecle do the same as you mentioned for the lights, except with a single gang box. Only the cover will need to be weatherproof, and with a GFI installed.
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Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 510682, 10 pages
Nanofibers Offer Alternative Ways to the Treatment of Skin Infections
Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
Received 18 March 2010; Accepted 8 June 2010
Academic Editor: Effie Tsakalidou
Copyright © 2010 T. D. J. Heunis and L. M. T. Dicks. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Injury to the skin causes a breach in the protective layer surrounding the body. Many pathogens are resistant to antibiotics, rendering conventional treatment less effective. This led to the use of alternative antimicrobial compounds, such as silver ions, in skin treatment. In this review nanofibers, and the incorporation of natural antimicrobial compounds in these scaffolds, are discussed as an alternative way to control skin infections. Electrospinning as a technique to prepare nanofibers is discussed. The possibility of using these structures as drug delivery systems is investigated.


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Mobile Software Tool for Millwork Launched by New Partnership
Main Street Millwork is partnering with Luxwood Software Tools to launch Mobile Visual Pro, or MVP, an on-site graphic estimating application for use on smart phones and tablets. The system, targeted at door and millwork dealers and building supply businesses, allows users to easily enter door and trim take-offs at the job site or any remote location, and produces a graphic bid and order that can be uploaded into a company's main system.
"It's the game changer that everyone's been waiting for," says Steve Linn, a partner at Main Street. Based in Denison, Texas, the company has been testing the use of professional graphic estimates over the last five years and has seen a direct correlation between the use of professional graphical estimates and a higher closing rate, it reports.
"It's about perception, professionalism and making things easier for your customers," Linn continues. "Customers want to be associated with professionally run companies that employ the latest technology because they understand that it helps their business as well."
The MVP concept is based on a ground-up approach with a major focus on ease of use, increasing sales and reducing operational costs, the suppliers report. The user interface has been designed based on many years of millwork and field sales experience, combined with the programming capabilities of Luxwood Software Tools. This collaboration began when Chuck Pool, another partner at Main Street, was introduced to Terry Davies, owner of Luxwood Software Tools.
Davies saw the perfect fit to power MVP with Luxwood's On-site Estimator and Quote Generator software product line and began programming for MVP in 2011. "We are excited by the overwhelming positive feedback we've received from early showings of MVP to potential customers," says Pool. "We believe that MVP is going to set a new standard in our industry on how take-offs, estimates and orders are done."
Robert Pool, another Main Street partner who works closely with the company's point-of-sale system, says he is particularly excited about MVP's ability to connect to virtually any point-of-sale software. This feature allows a company to take estimates and orders into their P.O.S without re-keying. "This is a major benefit," he says. "It means that a company can reduce and control operational costs and keying errors, and improve their bottom line."
The MVP system consists of three software components. The On-site Estimator and Quote Generator reside on the user company's P.O.S. desktop system, and the MVP interface resides on the salesperson's smart phone or tablet. The OSE desktop allows a company the flexibility to import, manage and configure their inventory and product SKU's for uploading to all mobile devices. The OSE is also where incoming estimates and orders are received and managed from the mobile devices, officials note. The quote generator is the software component that creates the P.O.S. connection.
The MVP interface that resides on the mobile device has been broken down into logical and time-tested take-off steps that are designed to be fast and easy while reducing errors, according to the supplier. Users do need to memorize SKU numbers or know how to operate the P.O.S. system to use the graphic-based, quick-touch entry process.
The system allows access to customer and job information, pricing levels and price management, fast handling of customer changes, a product information button with instant access to product graphics and information, bids and orders with graphic confirmation, mobile fill-in ordering on any product with a SKU number, including lumber and hardware, the suppliers report. More information is available at www.mvpestimator.com


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EFPIA welcomes 9 new members of Partners in Research – a new era of scientific collaboration?
The way we design, manage and deliver research, development and healthcare is changing. There are an increasing number of sectors with important roles to play, and often it is the intersection of these sectors that yields the exciting science with the significant potential to deliver more for patients.
Developing a new therapy may now go beyond the established models, to include biopharmaceutical and technology companies, universities, hospitals, venture capital firms and governments. By putting patients at the centre of research and development, we are witnessing a concerted drive toward the creation of precision medicines and an increased focus on personalised care. It should come as no surprise that the healthcare of tomorrow and by extension the life science and technology industries of tomorrow will look very different.
To maximize the potential of this new ecosystem, we will need to build strategic alliances and enter into collaborations with other sectors, including the imaging, devices, IT, diagnostic and animal health industries. Closer collaboration will result in reduced attrition, faster patient access to new treatments and improved outcomes for patients.
EFPIA is leading the way in generating a new, collaborative environment through its "Partners in Research" programme.
"Partners in Research" is a constituent entity open to companies operating in research-associated sectors. Its purpose is to support the evolution of the life science environment in Europe, helping to facilitate integration of a the range of technologies and sciences that are needed to address unmet medical needs and exploit the vast health potential offered by science.
A further objective of "Partners in Research" is to facilitate collaboration within Europe's largest public-private initiative, the Innovative Medicines Initiative, a joint undertaking between the European Union and the pharmaceutical industry association EFPIA, which aims to speed up the development of better and safer medicines for patients. Specifically, "Partners in Research" contributes to the attainment of the objectives set out under the IMI2 Strategic Research Agenda.
After joining the Partners in Research initiative, members are able jointly to design and implement collaborative R&D initiatives, which could ultimately deliver new R&D, operational and business models that will benefit patients, science and society, through new and integrated healthcare solutions.
A year on from its establishment, we were delighted to see the formal integration of nine new Partners in Research members at the EFPIA Annual Meetings. The companies represent a wide range of sectors, including the animal health, imaging, IT and diagnostics industries. We are turning the principle of collaboration in to practice and we are excited to see the results it could deliver for patients in the coming years.
Partners in Research members
GE Healthcare
Piramal Imaging
Presentations from the "Partners in Research" session are available below.
- Big Data: Simon Valentine, Enterprise Informatics Illumina
- Imaging: Jan Wolber, Head of Imaging Technology, Imaging R&D, Life Sciences, GE Healthcare
- Diagnostics: Bertrand Loubaton, Vice President Healthcare, PMB Alcen
- OneHealth: Theo Kanellos, Director of EuAfME Strategic Alliances, Zoetis


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M&M's: W&W's On Opposite Day
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UPDATE 1-Canadian Tire profit tops estimates on strong same-store sales
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May 14 (Reuters) - Retailer Canadian Tire Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of home products, sports gear and clothes.
Same-store sales rose 4.7 percent in the first quarter at Canadian Tire stores, which sell home and automotive products.
At FGL Sports, which sells sports-related products, same-store sales rose 8.6 percent, driven by strong footwear and athletic clothing sales.
Same store sales at Mark's rose 5.5 percent, helped by demand for men's casual wear and denim. The company sells casual and work clothing and footwear under the Mark's brand.
However, the company, which also runs gas stations, said total revenue fell 2.3 percent to C$2.51 billion ($2.10 billion), hurt by lower gasoline prices.
Excluding petroleum, revenue increased 2.2 percent in the three months ended April 4, Canadian Tire said.
Net income attributable to the company fell to C$68.5 million from C$70.6 million, also hurt in part by the sale of 20 percent of its financial services business to Bank of Nova Scotia in October.
However, a lower share count kept earnings unchanged at 88 Canadian cents on a per share basis. That was higher than analysts' average estimate of 87 Canadian cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Continued...


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November 6, 2012
Pitbull took his political stance Sunday morning during a campaign event at McArthur High School in Hollywood. An estimated 23,000 people attended the South Florida rally where rapper Pitbull introduced Barack Obama. Hollywood, FL was just one of the President's three campaign stops on Sunday. Obama teamed up with celebs Katy Perry, Dave Matthews & Stevie Wonder in Virgina and Ohio as well. It's awesome to see people take a political stand. No matter who you vote for on November 6th, just make sure you vote!


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Basketball, Core Values Still Inspire
Fifth Third Bank President Karen Dee
For Karen Dee, president of Fifth Third Bank's Florida and Mid-South regions, teamwork has always been the key to a winning game plan. As a Hatters basketball team captain and an academic All-American, the Stetson alumna (Class of '83) learned the importance of investing in relationships and putting the university's core values into practice.
"As a scholarship athlete at Stetson, my success depended on discipline, accountability and my ability to work with my teammates on and off the court," says Dee, 53. "I learned that to be an effective leader, you have to inspire people in the good times and rally them through challenges. I still use those skills every day."
With more than 30 years of experience in banking and finance, Dee provides strategic oversight for all major lines of Fifth Third Bank's business, including commercial, private bank, retail, residential mortgage and small business banking. After joining the bank in 2006 to provide strategic support on special retail initiatives, she quickly became head of retail banking for more than 1,200 financial centers in 12 states. Dee was later named president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank Central and North Florida, a role that was ultimately expanded to include the bank's MidSouth region.
Reflecting on her college days, Dee credits the university's stellar accounting, strategies and business writing curriculum with preparing her for success. But for her, it was Stetson's emphasis on personal relationships and core values that truly separated it from other institutions of higher learning.
"At Stetson, you know your professors and they know you. Without fail, faculty members are accessible and invested in their students," she says. "Strong moral values are woven into every aspect of the education experience. Each person graduates with the drive to make a positive impact on their community."
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Over the years, Dee found a variety of ways to put Stetson's values into practice. After benefiting from mentoring early in her career, she tries to "pay it forward" by being a mentor to young professionals. And by following her father's example, she maintains a balance between her roles as a business and community leader and a caring wife, mother and grandmother.
"Despite his busy schedule, my father was always there for my basketball games," Dee says. "He always told me that you can achieve what you can dream. I believed that in my Stetson days, and I believe it today."
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Justin Bieber has been turned into a toy.
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She said "I'm not sure if I'm going to be playing with my own doll - but I'm going to have happy nieces and nephews, I'm sure."
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Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber has been immortalised in plastic by getting his own range of toy dolls.
Justin Bieber has been turned into a toy.