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Holy Helena Surges to Woodbine Oaks Victory
In a late charge, Stronach Stables' homebred Holy Helena stormed down the middle of the Woodbine stretch to defeat 11 others by a length in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser June 11.
In a late charge, Stronach Stables' homebred Holy Helena stormed down the middle of the Woodbine stretch to defeat 11 others by a length in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser June 11.
East West Stable's Enstone (by Tiznow), holds a class edge over her fellow 3-year-old fillies in Sunday's Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser. The nine-furlong filly classic drew a field of 12 Canadian-breds.
Carnegie Hill Stable and Kingfield Racing Stable's Neshama capped the card June 12 with an upset in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser.
Shakhimat, the winter book favorite for the Queen's Plate for Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield, tops the six-horse field for the July 12 $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes at 1 1/8 miles over the Tapeta all-weather track at Woodbine Racetrack.
The 2016 live Thoroughbred racing season kicks off April 9 at Woodbine, with the first two of 133 programs scheduled for the meet.
A bay daughter of Tapit, produced from the millionaire Medaglia d'Oro mare Marketing Mix, was purchased by Shadwell Estate for $1.1 million at the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale Nov. 3.
Bear Stables' recent maiden winner Academic upstaged favorite London Tower June 14 at Woodbine, powering gate to wire to win the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks (VIDEO) Presented by Budweiser in a 66-1 upset.
Paladin Bay, coming off a win over graded company in the Selene Stakes (Can-III), is among the favorites for the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, to be contested over the Woodbine Polytrack June 15.
The husband and wife team of Harold and Jessie Ladouceur got a first graded stakes win when Paladin Bay surged along the inside to nip odds-on My Conquestadory in the $189,459 Selene Stakes (Can-III) May 18 at Woodbine.
My Conquestadory, a grade I winner on Polytrack last year, makes her 2014 debut in the $150,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine. She will face just three other sophomore fillies in the 1 1/16-mile test.
Wild Catomine outfought Hot and Spicy and the favored Lexie Lou in a spirited three-way stretch run to capture the $137,992 Fury Stakes May 10 at Woodbine.
Glen Hill Farm's dual grade I winner Marketing Mix, fifth in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park, has been retired.
After starting slowly, the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale took off after about two hours, with two mares bringing in excess of seven figures in quick succession.
Laughing brings an undefeated record for 2013 into the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT) for trainer Alan Goldberg and owner Richard Santulli.
Local heroine Tiz Flirtatious will do battle with old foe Marketing Mix and European invader Dank in the 10-furlong Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita Nov. 2.
Tiz Flirtatious flew on the outside and caught pacesetter Vionnet and Marketing Mix nearing the finish line to win $250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. IT) Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park.
In what appears to be a race in which several have a big shot, Glen Hill Farm's Marketing Mix may rate a slight edge in the $250,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 28 at Santa Anita Park.
Murray Stroud's Youcan'tcatchme, winner of the Etobicoke Handicap on the front end in her last start, wired the field again in the $148,882 Seaway Stakes (Can-III) on the Woodbine Polytrack Aug. 31.
After leaving her turf rivals behind in the Royal North Stakes (Can-IIIT) one month ago, Nikkis Smartypants will attempt to do the same thing on Polytrack in the $150,000 Seaway Stakes (Can-III) Aug. 31 at Woodbine.
Dank, winner of the Kilboy Estate Stakes (Ire-II) last time out July 21 at the Curragh, made it two in a row with a brilliant score in the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (gr. IT) at Arlington Park on Aug. 17.
Glen Hill Farm's hard-knocking Marketing Mix will take on eight top fillies and mares from America and Europe in the $750,000 Beverly D Stakes (gr. IT) Aug. 17 at Arlington Park.
Tiz Flirtatious, who gave multiple grade I winner Marketing Mix quite a tussle in the Gamely Stakes (gr. IT) last time out, is the one to beat in the $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes (gr. IIT) Aug. 11 on the Del Mar turf.
Nikkis Smartypants showed her resiliency when re-breaking in the stretch to draw away for an upset victory in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (Can-III) on the turf July 28 at Woodbine.
Double Sovereign Award winner Roxy Gap is set to make her return to the races following an eight-month layoff in the $150,000 Royal North Stakes (Can-III) on the turf July 28 at Woodbine.
Facing males for the first time, top-notch turf mare Marketing Mix stubbornly denied Dhaamer in his bid for a repeat victory in the closing-day Sunset Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 14 at Betfair Hollywood Park.
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|Roger L. Attfield
|Bear It's Time
|Reade Baker
|Sam Di Pasquale
|Grand Style
|George R. Arnold, II
|Josie Carroll
|Marketing Mix
|Thomas F. Proctor
|Roxy Gap
|Mark E. Casse
|Silver Ami
|Josie Carroll
|Spooky Kitten
|Bruce N. Levine
|Bashford Manor S. (G3)
|Debutante S.
|Kelly's Landing Overnight S.
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March 7, 2015 from 12pm to 5pm – Barnard College NYC's 3rd feminist zine fest focusing on showcasing the work of feminist zinesters! Admission is FREE, the venue is handicap accessible, and the event will be from 12pm-6pm on Saturday March 7, 2015!… Organized by Sari of Hoax | Type: zine, fest
March 1, 2014 from 1pm to 6pm – Barnard College Do you like zines? How about feminism? Because second annual NYC Feminist Zine Fest is coming up! Mark your calenders for March 1st, 2014 at 1-6pm. This time we will be at Barnard College in uptown M… Organized by Sari of Hoax | Type: zine, fest
June 23, 2012 from 1pm to 6pm – IPRC Join us for a new small press and mini zine fest in the IPRC's expanded space! Celebrate zines and community with the Portland Zine Symposium organizers at this farmer's market-like event. Amazine… Organized by Alex Wrekk | Type: zine, fest
March 9, 2012 at 1pm to March 10, 2012 at 6pm – Columbia College, Quimby's, 826 CHICAGO ZINE FEST is a two day event taking place March 9th and 10th to promote and celebrate zines! FRIDAY MARCH 9th 1-3 Gender, Race and Sexuality: A Discussion With Women in Self-Publishing* Feat… Organized by leslie perrine | Type: zine, fest, reading, panel, festival
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The concept of double bundle ACL simulation with a single bundle patellar tendon graft. A cadaveric feasibility study
Author affiliations
1 Orthopädie am Rosenberg, Rorschacherstrasse 150, St. Gallen, 9006, Switzerland
2 Hopital de la Croix Rousse, Centre Albert Trillat, service orthopédie, pavillon R, Groupement Hospitalier Lyon Nord, 103, Grande Rue de la Croix Rousse, Lyon, 69004, France
3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology 2012, 4:19 doi:10.1186/1758-2555-4-19Published: 7 June 2012
There is significant interest in the restoration of the double-bundle anatomy of the native ACL when performing ACL reconstruction. Possible techniques include those utilizing two separate grafts with independent tunnels and those that attempt to mimic this anatomy with a single graft and fewer tunnels. Many of the latter techniques require specific instrumentation and are technically challenging. We demonstrate that the double-bundle anatomy of the native ACL can theoretically be mimicked by a single-bundle reconstruction.
We performed single bundle ACL reconstruction with a bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) graft in two cadaveric knees. Both grafts were placed to mimic the native ACL footprints – one reconstruction was performed with rectangular bone blocks and oval tunnels and one was performed utilizing a standard BTB graft and round tunnels. Qualitative assessment of graft behavior was made as the knees were taken through a range of motion.
The ACL graft was able to qualitatively mimic the behavior of the native ACL in both knees provided the bone blocks were correctly orientated.
ACL reconstruction with a single BTB graft can qualitatively mimic the behavior of the two bundles of the native ACL. The key to ensuring this behavior was noted to be appropriate orientation of the graft in the tunnels. Quantitative biomechanical investigations are necessary to evaluate the impact of graft orientation on function.


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Contagious canine cancerAugust 11, 2006
The source of a cancer that affects dogs around the world has been traced by scientists and vets at UCL (University College London) to a single wolf or dog, which probably lived in China or Siberia more than 250 years ago. In canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT), the cells of the tumour itself are transmitted between dogs during sex. No equivalent form of contagious cancer exists in humans, but the new findings challenge current thinking about the nature of cancer.
Some human cancers such as cervical cancer may be considered to be 'catchable', as they are initiated by viruses transmitted between people - in the case of cervical cancer, by certain types of papilloma virus. What is unusual about CTVT in dogs, however, is that no virus is involved - the cancer itself is effectively passed on.
In a paper published in the journal Cell, veterinarian researcher Dr Claudio Murgia conducted forensic DNA tests on tumour tissues from 16 dogs affected by CTVT. The dogs were being treated for the cancer by vets in Italy, India and Kenya who provided the biopsies. He found that in all cases, the tumours were genetically different from the affected dog - in other words, the cancer had come from a different dog. A further analysis of 40 tumours archived in vet labs in five continents showed that the tumours were genetically almost identical and demonstrated that CTVT originally came from a single source and has since spread across the globe.
To trace this source, the UCL team worked with geneticists and computer experts in Chicago and compared the DNA in the tumours to that in specific dog breeds. They found that the cancer most likely first arose in either a wolf or an 'old' Asian dog breed such as a Husky or Shih Tzu. The number of mutations accumulated in the DNA also enabled the researchers to obtain a rough estimate the age of the disease, which came out at around 1,000 years and not less than 250 years old.
CTVT is a serious but seldom fatal disease. Unless the dogs are already in poor condition, the tumours usually regress three to nine months after their appearance, leaving the dogs immune to re-infection. But that leaves enough time for the dogs and bitches to pass the tumour on through further sexual encounters. The tumour is rarely seen in pedigree dogs because they are not allowed casual sex, but it is relatively common in strays. It does not occur in the UK, because quarantine regulations (for rabies) effectively screened it out.
Professor Robin Weiss of the UCL Division of Infection and Immunity, who led the research team, says: "It appears that man's best friend can be its own worst enemy. Our study shows that CTVT has become a parasite that has long outlived its original host.
"Our discovery is of much broader significance than simply a disease in dogs. Firstly, CTVT represents the longest-lived cancer 'clone' known to science. It contradicts the current view that cancer cells generate more and more mutations and inevitably become more aggressive if untreated.
"Secondly, recent research in Australia has revealed the existence of a newly emerged tumour in Tasmanian Devils that also appears to be caused by transmissible cancer cells, in this case by biting. Devils are an endangered marsupial species and there are fears that the new tumour might finally kill them off altogether. The methods used at UCL for dogs could help to determine whether the Devil tumour is also a 'parasitic' cancer.
"Thirdly, our findings also show that cancer cells can evade immune responses and CTVT is particularly smart in this regard. On rare occasions cancer cells have been transmitted from one human to another by hiding in organ transplants. Because the recipient is treated with immunosuppressants in order to prevent rejection, the transferred cancer cells can then grow into tumours just like CTVT. That is why people who have suffered from cancer should not become organ donors.\\\
University College London
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Almost every second dog above the age of ten years develops cancer. Modern tumor therapy combines surgery, radiation therapy and novel drug treatment options. While surgery and radiotherapy ensure adequate treatment for all animals at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, there is a growing gap in the treatment with modern therapeutics.
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WORCESTER, Mass. -- Harvard pulled off a Sprints sweep at the 66th annual Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) Sprints Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
The Crimson heavyweight and lightweight crews captured their respective Ivy League titles and the EARC varsity and team championships, taking home lightweight and heavyweight varsity gold for the 13th time.
In the heavweight varsity eight grand final, Harvard crossed the
finish line in a time of 5:40.388, just over two seconds ahead of
Princeton (5:42.370). Wisconsin finished third just behind the
Tigers followed by Brown (5:43.597), Syracuse and Boston
The Crimson took the lightweight varsity eight grand final (5:45.358) in front of Dartmouth (5:46.848), Yale (5:46.959), Princeton (5:49.906), Cornell (5:51.612) and Navy (5:54.464).
Harvard won six grand finals on the day, including five of the six divisions that count toward the team competitions, adding first-place finishes in the heavyweight and lightweight second varsity eight, heavyweight freshman eight and heavyweight fourth varsity eight.


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Cadillac DTS Forum - 2006 through 2012 Discussion, Upper Spring Insulator in Past Cadillac Vehicle Discussion; I had my strut mounts changed out again after the Monroe strut mate mount kit part number was pulled for ...
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Upper Spring Insulator
I had my strut mounts changed out again after the Monroe strut mate mount kit part number was pulled for our model. Now I am almost certain that the upper spring insulator/washer (or whatever it is called) is not longer on the current setup. A steering issue emerged in which my steering wheel is sloppy and there is poor returnability (especially when turning left). Mechanics are saying nothing is broken and everything is in order. I know the insulator's role is to reduce noise but I've read that it also allows the spring to sit squarely on the bearing. Can the insulator affect the steering since it sits between the coil and the bearing?
Check that the new mounts were tightened securely.


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Luxury sales boom in China, where giving gifts is an art
HONG KONG – It's the season to load up on luxury goods in China.
For high-end retailers such as Gucci and Cartier, the Christmas-through-Chinese-New-Year's season is one of the busiest retail periods of the year. In a culture where gift giving is second nature — where Louis Vuitton handbags may be given in hopes of securing a business contract or iPads handed out as prizes at company parties — the holidays give the Chinese another reason to buy.
"The Chinese love affair with gift giving is one of the key drivers for luxury brands," says Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief researcher at the Hurun Report, a Shanghai publisher of magazines for China's wealthy. "The money spent on gifting, especially at Chinese New Year, is staggering compared to the West."
Luxury sales in the West are recovering smartly from the global recession. But they're still growing at a fraction of the rate of China's sales. China is now the second-largest market in the world for luxury goods, behind Japan, and it could become the largest as early as the end of this year.
Rising personal wealth is driving this trend. But so is gift giving: Personal and business gifts account for 25% of luxury goods sales in mainland China, consulting firm Bain & Co. estimates.
For Christmas, Zhang Yuqing, managing director of a media company in Shanghai, gave diamond De Beers earrings to his girlfriend and Omega Seamaster watches (the brand James Bond wears in the movies) to close friends and business associates. He plans to buy more luxury items for Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan. 23 this year.
"There are so many reasons to give now, both Chinese and Western," says Zhang. "We like to share with each other."
While Christmas is not a religious holiday for most Chinese, a growing number are celebrating by exchanging gifts. Chinese New Year, when money is traditionally given to children — in lucky red envelopes — is an even more important time for presents, because the week-long holiday gives Chinese time to shop, according to Bruno Lannes, a partner at Bain & Co.
To attract buyers like Zhang, the owners of Landmark, a sleek high-end mall in Hong Kong that's home to Gucci, Dior and Louis Vuitton, ran a promotion in December that awards the top spender a vacation in Bali via private jet, a trip valued at more than $60,000.
Nearly half of Landmark's overall sales come from mainland buyers.
Raymond Chow, executive director of commercial property at Hongkong Land, which owns the property, says he can't disclose exactly how much the winner spent. But past winners' monthly purchases have been in the eight digits in Hong Kong dollars, or at least $1 million U.S.
"They'll spend the money anyway, but (the promotion) helps get them to spend it here," says Chow.
Three-quarters of China's luxury consumers buy gifts for their significant others, while half buy them for family and a third for business partners, according to a survey of 1,057 Chinese buyers last year by public relations firm Ruder Finn.
The most popular brands for gifts? Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Hermes, says Hurun Report.
Luxury a 'showy platform'
The rapid growth of China's wealthy, and their love affair with luxury goods, have transfixed high-end retailers. Many have already blanketed China's largest cities with shops and have set their sights on midsize cities in recent years.
Giorgio Armani Group, the parent of brands such as Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and A/X Armani Exchange, has nearly 300 stores in the Greater China region and wants to open 35 more stores each year. PPR Group, which had 54 Gucci stores and 27 Bottega Veneta stores in the region at the end of September, plans to continue expanding its footprint "as long as we see growth to capture," says Alexis Babeau, deputy CEO of PPR's luxury business group.
Luxury car, yacht and private jet makers are also courting Chinese buyers from Shenzhen to Hangzhou.
As luxury-goods retailers expand aggressively across mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, a key challenge will be maintaining the exclusivity that makes their brands so valuable, warns Corbett Wall, managing director of +CW Associates, a consulting firm.
Already, China has nearly a million "millionaires," which Hurun Report defines as those with $1.5 million in personal assets. And the ranks of the wealthy are expanding by up to 20% each year, fueling luxury-goods sales, according to Max Magni, a McKinsey & Co. partner who leads the Greater China consumer goods practice.
The country's taste for luxury isn't confined to the wealthy. Luxury goods are also coveted by a swelling middle class that will scrimp for months to be able to tote around a Louis Vuitton or Gucci handbag. "People want to get into the luxury market on a scale that they wouldn't want to in other countries," says Peter Snell, Hong Kong-based chief executive of business consulting for Synovate, a market research firm.
Dai Lei, the treasurer of an automotive firm in Shanghai, shops for luxury products twice a year when she travels. Last September, she bought a pink gold Bulgari ring in Hong Kong for about $1,000 and in November, splurged on a Blancpain watch in Paris for nearly $13,000.
"I've worked for 15 years, so every year I have money to buy luxury products," says Dai, 37. "But you see younger people, their income is quite low, yet they save three months to buy a bag."
This infatuation — and sometimes obsession — with luxury goods can be traced to the importance the Chinese put on "face," or how others view them. In China, it's a "dress for success" culture, according to Elan Shou, managing director of Ruder Finn China, which represents brands including Cartier and Hermes. "People tend to judge on appearances."
The Chinese seek out top brands in everything from fashion to education, because "the immigrant mentality is that we have to be better than other people," says Wall.
They've also developed a reputation for stockpiling luxury goods.
"They look at the magazines, and when they go in to buy, they don't buy one or two — they buy a whole collection," says Snell. "They want to associate themselves with a particular luxury brand."
The Chinese aren't shy about flaunting luxury-brand logos, because they see symbolism as an important part of their culture, according to Simon Tye, executive regional director at Ipsos research firm. The written language is based on pictograms, and in Chinese history, bright-colored gold and flashy possessions were seen as signs of success.
"There's a saying in Chinese: 'What's the point if you can't show it off?' " says Tye. "Luxury goods provide people with a showy platform, and showy is very important in this culture."
Not only about the logo
Yet as Chinese luxury consumers become more sophisticated, some are starting to shy away from flashy displays of wealth. Instead, they're buying high-end goods to reward themselves and to express their individual tastes, according to Shou.
"It's certainly not only about the logo," says Babeau of PPR. "We see more and more consumers looking for understatement."
The Chinese are also increasingly traveling and buying luxury goods in Europe and Hong Kong, rather than on the mainland.
Price is a key factor: Luxury goods on the mainland can cost 20% more than elsewhere because of high taxes. But Chinese consumers also believe they can find a wider selection of luxury goods in other markets and that the products are more likely to be authentic, according to Ruder Finn's survey.
Additionally, "There's a prestige associated with buying it outside of China," because it shows that you have the wherewithal to travel, says Tye.
Landmark, the high-end mall in Hong Kong, courts the mainland buyer, who tends to be male and younger than 45. Last year, Landmark Men opened on the bottom floor of the mall, with 60,000 square feet of shops where "gentlemen can hide away and do their shopping," says Chow of Hongkong Land.
Luxury retailers see these young male buyers — who drive the corporate gifting market — as the key to propping up sales as China's economy slows. In the last global recession, luxury sales grew in China even as they shrank in other parts of the world.
These consumers provide a "foundation for the luxury industry in China," says Shou. "Unless China's economy collapses, I'm not very pessimistic" that they'll stop spending on luxury items.
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Two In One Testing For Breast Cancer
X-RAY MAMMOGRAMS ARE AN imperfect means of detecting breast cancer. They can't tell a cancerous lesion from a harmless cyst, they miss up to 40% of the cancers in the denser breasts of younger women, and reading them is as much art as science. So physicians are increasingly supplementing mammograms with ultrasound images of the breast. But while so-called sonograms can tell cysts from lesions, thus preventing unnecessary biopsies, matching and comparing suspicious spots on the ultrasound image with those on the mammogram isn't easy. And two exams cost more.
A Seattle-based startup, NeoVision Corp., has developed a system that does a mammogram and a sonogram in one fell swoop. It replaces the top plate on a mammography machine--the one that compresses the breast--with a plate containing ultrasound gear. A computer workstation displays and analyzes the images from both X-rays and sound. The system promises to reduce the need for biopsies and office visits while providing doctors with more precise information about the location of suspicious lumps. NeoVision hopes to file for Food & Drug Administration approval for its two-in-one machine in April. The company says it's negotiating with mammography companies to bring the technology to market.


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respirators and supplied air
This is all for information, it is not to be taken as expert advice.
I worked in several nuclear power plants and have used half, full face, negative pressure, positive pressure, including supplied air, scba, and battery operated respirators.
I am just relating my experience, and am not in any way suggesting anyone should go by what I am putting out here.
On occasin I get emails about the supplied air setup I have, so rather then answer each individual question, I will try to give you an overall view of respirators etc.
I worked about 18 years in power plants, and each plant will put you through a training session, there all pretty much the same, but I stayed in the same one for 15 years, and I was taught how to operate a fit booth for various respirators, also issued respirators for different types of invironments.
If anybody is still with me.
When you buy a respirator from your body shop supplier, or wherever, remember these guys sell paint and some sell auto parts also.
So pay attention to what type of resp. you are buying and it's intended purpose, you should read what the manufacture says on the respirator and the filters you get with it. Take the time and check it out, look at the expiration dates, these were put on there for a reason, very important.
I'm only giving you basic information here.
Take the respirator out of the package and put it on, cover up the filter inlet with the palm of your hand, and breathe in, it should suck the respirator tight to your face with no inleakage at all. If it leaks a little try a different size, get one that fits your face.
This is what you call the seal.
When we issued respirators at the power plant, sometimes on a daily basis, before you could even be issued one you had to have had some respirator training.
If you didn't shave that morning, you knew better then to even ask, so clean shaven is the key, you might get a seal with an end of the day stubble on your face, but you could break that seal while you're working and not even know it.
Excessive talking and squinting is one of the easiest way to break the seal and allow outside air into your respirator, so keep the talking and facial movement to aminimum.
You see them on television painting with a respirator, these are usually down draft booths with excellent air flow, your hobby shop is a little different environment, usually a lot more fumes, and you can bet these are the top of the line respirators there using.
Heres some on supplied air. There is a big difference in supplied air and scba (self contained breathing apparatus). The scba can be worn in an oxygen deficient atmosphere, supplied air should never be worn in this atmosphere
Respirators, supplied air, scba all have protection factors. I'm not going into all of that.
Supplied air can be used with a half or full face respirator or a hood.
I use a sas system, and I don't care what system you buy, this one works good, but it's a few years old, there are other name brands out there, probably one as good as the other.
I use the hood with my supplied air, for a couple of reasons, one is I have been in a full face respirator hooked up to supplyied air on many occasions, and i don't like to have my chin floating in my own sweat over a four hour period, I have worn all types of respirators.
The paper hood is lighter, cooler on your face, don't have to shave, they are nice to use. You can talk and squint and you don't have to worry about breaking your seal.
Use caution when placing your supplied air pump, remember it's sucking in the air that you will be breathing, like no cars running around it, mines in a back room in my house and I can tell what were having for supper.
This is just a little basic overview, some of our body shop experts have put out some real good informatioin on respirators, it wouldn't hurt to look up some of there threads before you start painting or have a lot of rust and filler in the air.
On my web site you will see the air pump for my supplied air system, we had environmental air samplers where i used to work, and we learned how to maintain and repair this same type of air pump, there heavy and can be moved to wherever you want to, I usually leave mine where it is, it is okay with up to 100' of hose.
I've used it a lot, and never had a problem.
If you buy a supplied air outfit with the hood, the hoods are made of a thicker type paper and are strong but light. They scratch easy on the face piece, so buy a bunch of extra films that stick over the face piece, then a hood will last quite a long time.
I wear levis, a tee shirt and sweatshirt and buy the cheaper paper suits at building supply places or your body shop place, vinyl or rubber gloves taped to the paper suit with the hood just tucked inside the paper suit and zipped up tight.
Take care of your respirators, and supplied air and lines and pump, these are the best tools you will ever buy for this kind of work, keep them boxed or wrapped up, but keep them clean.
Hope some of this will help somebody, it's a little difficult to write up with just the highlights, there is so much information out there on this.
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You really scared me with the neatness until I saw the pile on the toolbox.
This was an excellant writeup - with most of the things you mentioned in my list of items that I will be doing with my supplied air setup. I have yet to use it but taking inside the house air hadn't been considered - but now will have a fitting in the basement (probably) with the pump then connected to it for clean air. Also prefer the hood as I wear glasses and had totally fogged a pair years ago with a 1/2 face respirator (before Isos) - which is another reason for the hood.
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Let's not forget the life span of the filter cartridges, I know fellows who will buy the right activated carbon filters then after using them just toss the respirator aside until they need it again, some of these guys will use the same filters until they become so clogged breathing becomes difficult. These things should be tossed after 8 hrs exposure and should NEVER be trusted in a dangerous environment after this time. Make SURE the package on the filters is not damaged when you buy them since a hole in the packaging will ruin them in short order. I remember seeing a bunch of filters (the good 3M cartridges) hanging in a parts store a couple of years ago that had been hung on a peg board by simply impaling the packages on the pegs . When I pointed out that they were ruined and no longer usable the guy behind the counter just laughed at me and said "aw hell that won't hurt em, been selling them like that for years" This is the main reason these things are not approved for ISO's there are just too many wrong ways to use them and some people just will not follow the rules, if used properly they can be safely used for painting.
oldred, you are right on the money about the parts counter person, they are there to sell paint and parts etc.
Some of them are knowledgeable about respirators, but to a limited extent. I'm not going to point fingers at them, there not expected to know that much about them, but, it's up to the person buying and using the respirator.
There should be a product information sheet that goes with any respiratory equipment that is sold over the counter, if it isn't with it, ask the counter person to get his book out and print one up.
Staying informed on this is up to the individual using it. Your point about the life span of the filter cartridges, that was good.
Also if you use filtered compressed air you can install a cool tube to refrigerate your breathing air. That's a nice feature when spraying in a 110 degree booth.
For the very little painting I've done, I use this system:
with the full nylon hood. Never thought about setting the pump in the house; that would make sure of getting good, cool air.
Is there a problem with using a nylon hood instead of a paper one? I didn't see any paper hoods when I got the paper suit.
An earlier discussion on here linked to a thread on chevelles.com which led me to buy that supplied air system before using 2k paints. The link no longer works as it was posted, so here's an updated one:
Isocyanates are pretty scary.
Grouch, I would think the nylon hood would be just as good as the paper if it's got a tight nit to it.
When you're using it can you smell any paint fumes.
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I just thought there might be a problem with residue, or something, with the nylon and that was why you were talking about a paper hood. The slightly positive pressure inside the hood would seem to force the vapors away. The paper suit is understandable because there is no positive pressure inside your clothes, so you need to be able to get that stuff away from you right after spraying. (Better to throw away a paper suit than a pair of jeans).
Since it doesn't make sense to wear the hood around the fumes except when the air is being supplied, it seems reasonable that it would not get contaminated like clothing would. However, I don't have any experience having to work around such fumes, so what seems reasonable to me could easily get me a trip to the emergency room, in that area. It's one of the reasons I dig around in these forums.
Grouch, you might want to call the manufacter, or if you have the paper work with it, they might mention something about it.
Hi, I worked as a nuclear inspector in Naval nuclear propulsion for 25 years. While performing inspections in certain areas, I wore anti contamination suits that had an air-fed hood for breathing air. The Navy trained us annually for wearing half face, full face and air-fed hoods. Also prior to starting any new work that required the the use of an air-fed hood, we were trained on donning and removal of our air-fed hood and anti-contamination clothing. We were then tested for our response in an emergency loss of air. We had seconds to determine that there was a loss of breathing air and remove the air-fed hood. All of this training emphasizing hood removal in an emergency was the result of fatalities caused by workers not realizing that they had lost there air supply or were unable to remove there air-fed hood when they had a loss of air. Another thing to think about is how much oil and water vapor is your compressor putting in your breathing air. Most compressors use oil in the pump which is how the oil gets into the breathing air and I was also told that it can increase the CO2 levels in the air. When you put a nylon air-fed hood over your head and strap it to you so it does not flop around, your life depends on that air supply. Be safe!
Ken, thanks for helping this thread out, good thing you pointed out.
You are talking about a air supply from a large compressor, thats what we had, we would monitor our air supply with tests, for co2, oil, etc, just before we hooked them up to somebody, but the units they sell for home use are oilless pumps,
Another thing here, I posted on some forum, that if your painting you should have a runner outside the booth, he can keep an eye on the guy in the supplied air, I even put a window in my booth, for the outside guy to check on me.
This runner serves another purpose, he can mix your paint, fill your paint cup, keeps you from dragging your supplied air hose out of the booth, less dirt and dust gets in the booth.
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While we are covering the bases here, I think it is a good idea to have respiratory protection from the time you first open the can. I personally use a charcoal respirator to do this (less cumbersome when mixing paint) and then switch to a supplied air system when spraying. I wear a Tyvek suit and nitrile gloves from the time I open the can as well.
The bottom line is repeated exposures, however slight, can lead to severe sensitivity issues including chemical asthma. Everyone is different and there is no telling when your body will cross that threshold.
Also, in my humble opinion, I don't consider any paint safe to spray without protection, whether it is a single stage enamel, waterbased paint or of course, iso contaning paints. I'm not saying that I am an expert by any means but I have some experience as I have worn various SCBA's, I am chairman of the Health and Safety Committee for my fire dept, I am an RN and have worked with an Occupational Pulmonologist.
I would rather skimp on the quality of my spray equipment (which I did at first) than paint without the appropriate respiratory protection.
I'm glad you said that. I sprayed some of that stinky epoxy primer today and felt like an idiot while mixing it. I really hate the smell of that stuff, so there I was, outside in my moon suit, gloves and hood with the air supply hose trailing behind me, stirring about a cup of paint while the little air supply compressor whirred like a vacuum cleaner. Better to feel silly than sick, though.
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After the CEO meeting, it occurred to me that if Fred had this gem, he must have another. I asked, and of course he did.
One recent challenge for the Institute has been ensuring that its messaging videos don't become stale. Though the information presented in the videos might be valuable for a long time, if the videos themselves appeared dated they would be more difficult to use. On the other hand, it would be too expensive in the current economic climate to create new videos year after year.
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350 Engine Code?
Hoping someone can help me out. I bought my truck 2 years ago. I was told it's a 350 .30 Over. Pretty sure he said 2 bolt main. The guy said he built the engine him self. well I was looking over the block the other day at the engine codes, And I can't find anything on the engine. The back code is 8970010. I seen some people say the 8 may look like a 3 but i can see it plane as day that this is a 8. The front code is LYC no luck there too. So I pulled the vavle cover off and I got the numbers off of it and there the made in Mexico heads off of a Gm Goodwrench creat motor. Well the guy i got the truck off of told me that they was made in Mexico. So could the block be a GM GoodWrench? This is making me mad I been a mechanic for over 15 years and this is the frist one i ever could not find
Nothing. Just makes me a little upset that I can't find nothing. Just hoping someone could help me.
You have a 3970010 block and some mexican heads, which remain numberless to us. There is no 8970010 block, no matter what you think you see. You have a medium journal 4.000" bore block, now post the head casting numbers.
GM13 hecho mexico. Don't have the main casting number. Covers are back on. Umm why does it have a 8 and not a 3? And why can i find the LYC on the front of the block right beside the head. Or if you go to Naztyz28.com would it be the LY?
I don't care about those heads. There dime a dozen to me. I was just wanted to know about the block
I'm through here until I see some head casting numbers.
Thanks for your help
In case you need a second opinion, there is no "8". The number is 3970010
350 Engine Code?
Ok, It seems the numbers and letters you posted go nowhere. You know 3970010 is either a 1968 327 block and a 1969-1979 350 block. You will have to get some other codes to figure this out. The small block Casting Date is located on driver side rear of block on flange forward of bellhousing. Here is a Casting Date Example: E038 - (E = Month, 03 = Day, 8 = Last digit of model year (1978)). Find your casting date to see when the block was made. On the left-hand side of the front of the block there should be some more letters and numbers before the suffix LYC. Look for a letter followed by 4 numbers then the suffix code. I am thinking that suffix code is TYC. Measure the mains to eliminate the 327. 327-2.3" and 350-2.45". Sorry I can't be of more help.
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Date listed: 04/29/2017
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Date listed: 04/08/2017
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This year the Gandhi Foundation's Annual Lecture and Peace Award took place on the 3rd November in the House of Lords, in a session chaired by Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Vice President of The Gandhi Foundation. Lord Parekh welcomed the guests and introduced Omar Hayat, a Trustee of The Gandhi Foundation who then explained why the Parents Circle Family Forum (PCFF) had been chosen as recipients of the 2010 International Peace Award. Omar described how when researching the PCFF after they had been nominated he began to feel both hope and sorrow: hope in that such initiatives were taking place, and sorrow that there is need for such an organisation.
The PCFF is a grassroots organization of bereaved Palestinians and Israelis, families who have lost loved ones to violence in the conflict. It promotes reconciliation as an alternative to hatred and revenge. Each year they arrange hundreds of dialogue encounters between Israelis and Palestinians, to promote mutual understanding.
In 2009 the Peace Award had been received by the Children's Legal Centre (CLC) in recognition of their work representing young and vulnerable children worldwide. In that ceremony Denis Halliday had presented the award to Professor Carolyn Regan, the Director of the CLC. Professor Regan gave an outline of some of the work that the CLC does: providing individual legal advice, telephone helplines and upholding children's rights in many countries across the world, including some of the poorest. Then Professor Carolyn presented this year's award jointly to Robi Damelin and Ali Abu Awwad, who are Public Relations officer and Programme manager of PCFF respectively.
Both Robi and Ali each gave a short acceptance speech. Robi mentioned that she had a family connection to Gandhi in that one of her relatives was Hermann Kallenbach who gave Gandhi the land for the ashram known as Tolstoy Farm in South Africa and was one of Gandhi's closest friends. Robi said that for her joining the PCFF was a way of making a difference by understanding the shared pain that Israelis and Palestinians both experience, and that she chooses to prevent other families from experiencing this pain.
Ali talked about some of his history as a prisoner of the Israelis, and reading about Gandhi on hunger strike. He said that the next generation will be the evidence for our movement today. Ali said he hoped that our vision will be shared and joined in a structure of making peace in the Middle East and everywhere.
Following on from the Peace Award, the Annual Lecture took the form of a panel discussion, looking at the Middle East conflict from the point of view of non-violence. The members of the panel were: Robi Damelin, Israeli representative from the PCFF; Ali Abu Awwad, Palestinian representative from the PCFF; Denis Halliday, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, Humanitarian coordinator for Iraq, and Patron of the Gandhi Foundation; Huw Irranca-Davies, MP and Patron of the PCFF. Lord Parekh asked the members of the panel to each speak for a few minutes before the session would be opened to speakers from the floor.
Robi started by stating that the long-term goal of the PCFF was to create a framework for a reconciliation process to be in place for when political agreements are signed. She outlined various initiatives that the PCFF is currently engaged in, including lobbying of politicians.
Ali posed the question – what could lead to freedom as a nation. His answer was that there were two ways: one to work on themselves, to create this structure, the other is reconciliation. To leave the occupation and the memories of the occupation behind. Ali expressed his belief that they would one day be free. Perhaps not in his lifetime, but it would happen.
Denis Halliday started by saying he was concerned firstly by the violations of human rights in respect of the Palestinian citizens of Israel, and the Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem, on the West Bank, and in Gaza. His second concern is with the people of Israel itself: while Israel persists in aggressive military occupation, sets aside the human rights of the Palestinians, and until she shows respect for her neighbours and all of her own people and understands the importance of living together in dignity without humiliation then the future of Israeli wellbeing is in doubt.
Denis cast doubt on the role of the United States as a broker of peace in the region, and called for the other nations of the region such as Turkey and Egypt to become more involved in finding solutions to the conflict. He referred to the US and Israel as rogue states. Having mentioned that the United States channels billions of dollars annually to Israel, which is mostly used for military purposes, Denis called for a massive injection of cash to help the Palestinians. He also said he wanted to encourage the Palestinians and the Israelis to imbue in their children love and understanding for peace.
Huw Irranca-Davies spoke next, referring to himself as a hopeless naïve. Huw said he had first come across the PCFF in Palestine when he was visiting there with the Labour Friends of Israel and the Labour Middle East Council. In the back room of a bar they listened to stories where individuals were faced with tragedy and bereavement but chose not to hurtle towards anger but to go in the other direction, and indeed to encourage others to go along with them. Huw said he is a Patron of the PCFF because there is something transformative about the idea that summer camps, telephone lines between the different sides, and working in schools can make a difference.
Lord Parekh then invited contributions from the floor. The first speaker expressed the view that peace and security are two sides of the same coin: there can be no peace without security and there can be no security without peace. The second said that he felt that 'the Irish gentleman' (Denis Halliday) made a diatribe against Israel and that it was unhelpful in the situation, and it made it difficult to move forward.
Following the next two speakers from the floor, Robi spoke and said that they all had made statements, not questions. She asked that if you care about the Israelis and the Palestinians, then help us to find a way to reconcile, do not create another conflict by making people be on the defensive – it doesn't help. Robi said that she would appreciate questions that have to do with the human side, not politics.
Ali appealed for people not to be part of the problem, but to be part of the solution. He also said that the Palestinians cannot live like they do forever – something has to change.
There were some further contributions from the floor, commented upon by the panellists, before Lord Parekh summed up by referring back to the conflicts that Gandhi was concerned with: between Muslims and Hindus; the British rulers and the Indian people; the orthodox Hindus and the untouchables. Gandhi did not face anything quite like the current conflict in the Middle East, but the principles by which he lived are relevant today.
Trevor Lewis
– Executive committee member of The Gandhi Foundation
If you would like to read the introduction to The Gandhi Foundation Award by Omar Hayat and why the Parents Circle Family Forum was chosen please click on the Link below:
Introducing the Gandhi Foundation Peace Award 2010 to PCFF- Omar Hayat
If you would like to read the presentation speech by Professor Carolyn Regan, Director of the Children's Legal Centre – last years peace award recipient, please click on the link below:
Presenting the 2010 award to PCFF by Carolyn Regan of the Children's Legal Centre


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By JR Raphael (@jr_raphael)
Once upon a time, I did almost all of my writing from a single computer. I fired up Microsoft Office on my Windows laptop and dealt with documents there. If I traveled, I brought the laptop and used it while away. Save for the occasional one-night stand with another gadget, I had a more or less monogamous relationship with my PC.
These days, I'm intimate with an ever-expanding array of devices. (I've gotten pretty promiscuous -- I know.) Sure, I still come home to my Windows laptop, but I also fool around with my Android phone (it's in my pants every day) as well as my Android tablet and Chrome OS notebook. Being able to pull up and work on any document from any device I happen to be using -- without worrying about copying, pasting, or manually resyncing -- is something I've long desired.
That's where a powerful little program called SyncDocs comes into play. SyncDocs, taken out of beta just days ago, integrates Google Docs with my Windows 7 PC. It runs quietly in the background and keeps my laptop's word processing folder continuously synced with my Google Docs account. If I create or edit a file on my laptop, those changes are instantly pushed to Google Docs. And if I create or edit any files within Google Docs -- on my Android or Chrome OS devices, for example -- those changes instantly show up on my laptop's hard drive, too.
SyncDocs: Google Docs Meets Windows
I've been watching SyncDocs' development for quite a while, and with the app now officially out of beta, I decided to give it a proper spin. In short, it's a brilliantly simple solution for anyone who wants a combination of Google's cloud services and local file management.
Why would you want that? As last week's Google Docs outage reminded me, I love the whole "living in the cloud" concept in theory -- but I just don't trust it enough in reality to make the full leap online. My documents are important to me, and I can't risk losing access to them, even for an hour here and there. Plus, while Google Docs is fine for on-the-go work, I prefer using a more fully featured local office suite when at home. Basically, I want the best of both worlds.
SyncDocs lets me achieve that, and it does it seamlessly. I work the same way I always do on my laptop, using my trusty old copy of Word -- and at any moment, I can grab another device and find any document in its most recent state in Google Docs. It's as if my own local word processor is now part of Google's suite; I have one foot on the cloud and one foot on land, but to me, it all feels the same. I can even collaborate and share documents through Google Docs while using my PC's local programs.
(Incidentally, if I ever decide to switch to Google Docs full time, SyncDocs can handle that, too: The program has an option to set Google Docs as the default Windows word processing client. In that mode, it would still save files locally in addition to saving them to Google Docs itself.)
Of course, this basic concept is no different than what you could achieve using any cloud-based storage solution, be it Dropbox, Carbonite, or what have you. The benefit here, though, is the seamless and transparent Docs integration: Instead of having to open up Dropbox on your mobile device and mess with downloading and then reuploading files, you just open Google Docs. Wherever you are, everything you need is always there and ready -- and when you make changes, everything is automatically synced back to your PC as well.
One final factor worth noting: SyncDocs isn't limited only to office-style files. When you set up the program, you tell it what folder on your PC you want to have synced with your GDocs account. Any files in that folder will always be processed and made available via Google Docs, and vice versa. (The only caveat is space: By default, Google Docs limits you to 1GB of storage. If you need more, you can buy extra space from Google starting at $5 a year for 20GB.)
SyncDocs: The Nitty Gritty
SyncDocs will sync up to 250 files free of charge; you can increase that limit little by little by referring friends to the program. For full unlimited syncing, SyncDocs costs 10 bucks a year.
You can download the PC client and check out the free version for yourself at syncdocs.com. If you decide to spring for the full edition, you can upgrade from the SyncDocs website; the payments are all processed via PayPal.
Bottom line: If you're like me and find yourself searching for a hybrid Google-local documents setup, SyncDocs might be just the thing for you. It gives you a hassle-free way to live the multigadget lifestyle -- swingin' in the way only a true geek can swing.
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I really didn't realize how much bigger Conor is than most of the division outside of Aldo. Both these guys kill themselves to make 145
Interesting to note that I don't think Norman and Conor get along
Unless his weight cuts get too difficult
Benson Henderson said something interesting about weight cuts because he wants to fight at 170
That change has not been decided yet, though. Henderson, 31, admits he comes from an old-school wrestling background where you try to cut as much weight as you possibly can so you can be bigger and stronger than your opponent. But there are reasons to believe that isn't always the best thing.
"The new school of thought is wrestle at your natural weight, fight at your natural weight," Henderson said. "It'll be an easier time. You don't have to worry cutting weight. You won't get tired. You'll be a little bit quicker, you'll be faster and [have] a little bit better agility against bigger opponents. We'll see. There's pros and cons to both."
I think the losses to Pettis and RDA might have changed Benson's mind about moving to 170 lbs. Before losing to Pettis he was talking about wanting a super fight with GSP at 170 lbs and if he won he would stay there. Then even after the Pettis fight there was talk about the RDA fight being his last at 155 before moving up.
Watching UFC Insider now that was on FS1, they showed footage of Cain cheering for DC during the fight, I was shocked the PPV broadcast didn't show Cain at all
I fully expect Cain and Jones to face off some day, hopefully soon. I have to imagine Cain heard what Jones said about him. Have to assume Cain wants to avenge the loss
To give McGregor credit, he seemed uncomfortable with that distinction. He explained on ESPN that Ali was a cultural icon who was an impact on the world outside of sports
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A day later, on Wednesday 22 August, Nicholas Musonye, the Secretary General sent out a release to counter FKF's update in a hard hitter
- The CECAFA-Tusker Cup 2012 will be held in Uganda. Nyamweya's noise and cheap propaganda will not change that position. CECAFA Members and our sponsors are aligned and preparing their teams. He is free to continue making his noise because he thrives in that. He will be ashamed to bring his unprepared team to Uganda, said the first part of the release sent out to media houses
- CECAFA members know him and they will not be manipulated to follow him they way he did to Kenyans during the so-called FKF elections.
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- As a regional body, we are still cleaning the mess he left behind when he acted as the General Secretary of CECAFA for some six months. And CECAFA is not ready to go back to those old dark days of unfocussed leadership.
Musonye further goes on to touch on CECAFA elections which he states Nyamweya 'has no idea' about as he reiterates his support to CAF
- He has no idea how CAF operates and it is cheap to bring the name of CAF and its President Isa Hayatou into the matter related to the host of CECAFA-Tusker Cup 2012. He should know better that I have been in CAF Standing committees for 12 years when he was busy in court fighting for the control of football in Kenya.
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- My loyalty and support to CAF is unquestionable. It is his vote that will always be unpredictable.
- CECAFA wishes to reiterate that it has no time to engage in useless and unproductive sideshows with Nyamweya. He can do that with the people who elected him last year, concluded the release
While Musonye confirms that the 2012 Challenge Cup is set for Uganda later this year, FKF too confirms that the annual tourney that will enter it's 36th edition this year, will be held in Kenya.
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Chamber wants more foreign investment clarity
The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy says the Federal Government needs to set clear rules about foreign investment in the Woomera Prohibited Zone.
The Government has released a report outlining how the defence force and mining industry will share the area, including a zoning system with different levels of access.
Jason Kuchel from the chamber says miners have lost Chinese investment in the past because there were no clear rules about foreign investment.
He says the report recommends greater clarity and the Federal Government should act.
"Foreign investors don't mind if in some circumstances the rules prohibit certain investment or certain levels of investment, or perhaps put certain rules around that type of investment," he said.
"As long as they know and have clarity and know that it's going to be consistently applied, then they will want to invest.
"A company can spend a lot of time, they can get a lot of expectations built up with a foreign company and without clear rules it can obviously be very disappointing to both parties and potentially damaging to our foreign relations."
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Wiring a finished attic (storage) room
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I'm working up the electrical plans for a finished, small attic storage room and was wondering if the circuit in the diagram seems logical and will pass code (Dallas, Tx).
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The two switches are in different gang boxes.
All wiring is 12-2.
As an fyi, I am "taking a stab" before having the electrician do the work.
Thanks in advance
Just an FYI most electricians will just start over and not even use your materials if you fail and decide to hire them. Best thing would get yourself a decent book on home wiring and check what local codes will allow you to do and require that you do.
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