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Archive for October, 2008

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Meet the beautiful girls up close and personal

All of the Horses (Prints) Gallery

Horses Gallery: Tuff Rock Hancock and his foals

Horses Gallery: Sky, Windy & Val

Horses Gallery: Becca & Corra

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We will be incorporating more about horse lineage, breeding, cooking, heirloom seeds, sustainable farming, DIY solar projects and more!

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Garden Gallery 1

Garden Gallery 2

Preserves, Jams, Jellies Marmalades Products Gallery

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Index to my galleries

Lightning Photos

Assorted Art

Fine Art Book Illustrations

Fine Art Ceramics

Fine Art Drawings

Fine Art Paintings

Web and Graphic Design Art

Gallery of My Abundantly Beautiful Garden

Gallery of Magnificently Wonderful Horses

Nature Photography Gallery of The Nature of things in my world

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I decided to it was enough. I draw and paint well, and see nakedness as beauty I can capture with concentration and a few art materials. RIght now I’m doing the classy looking era of 1930’s 1940’s colors and styles, which I think lend to this form of art. Actually most are semi-nude, as there is some draping of clothes on naturally beautiful women and not girls,  but that is the mystery that appeals to the eye also. So if you are looking for a nude portrait, (of yourself, not of me silly) lemme know and I can send you some samples and set up a plan. Your privacy guaranteed, but I will check for over 18 id’s. I do not have these nude or semi- nudes pics on any sites because some people get real uptight about that type of thing. Then again, I wound up doing gourd art instead sometimes. The gourds are up to look at (or buy if you offer enough) in my art album at http://www.jilljj.com/galleries/fine_art_asst/fine_art_other_gallery.html

Hi,
I thought you might know this one or at least appreciate the irony;

Guess who said these things, when, and where they were said….and are there similarities of then and now?

—speeches begin—

Politician 1:
Leads and encourages a crowd to sing “God Bless America”

Musician 1:
Says:
It is a matter of fact most of the people who are taking a hard line against us are firmly convinced that they are the last defenders of civilization. I think they see themselves as the Roman Senate, perched among the ruins man, defending it against the barbarian hoards, the last stronghold of Mother, God, home, and apple pie, and they’re full of shit!

Politician 1:
As one who works in the field of government, I can tell you my life is dedicated to the cause that I know you’re all dedicated to, all of you. I want this nation to be at peace, and it shall be. I want the air to be clean, and it will be clean. I want the water to be pure, and it will be. I want better education for all, every man, woman and…..

Musician 1:
What are you doing?
Alabama, you’ve got the weight on your shoulders that’s breaking your back.
What’s going on?

—end of speeches—

Have a great holiday
Jill

Heirloom Seeds

Check out our farm sit for the seeds we now offer
It’s time to get the best of the best for a gorgeous harvest next season!(paypal payments to jilljjam@yahoo.com) I have available heirloom variety packs of seeds saved from our favorites available to buy for 25.00 US dollars. A mix of our favorites heirlooms: green beans dependent on supply, melons, 2 kinds of squash, 1 kind of eggplant, 1 kind of corn dependent on supply, 1 kind of parsnips (hollow crown), sweet peppers, hot peppers, & 1 kind of chives (onion). A 20 ft row’s worth of each vegetable ie: 20 ft of beans plus 20 ft of parsnips plus 20 ft of corn, etc….. About 100 seeds, All produce well in Minnesota and are easy to maintain and grow.
I choose plants based on taste and hardiness rather than size and shelf life. This means the seeds you get will not produce bland grocery store taste, they are better, much better. Raised in Central Minnesota where we get some of “the worst of it” weatherwise, these are genetically and naturally some of nature’s finest. The collection I offer includes: green beans, melons, squash, eggplant, corn, parsnips, sweet peppers, hot peppers, peas, & chives.
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Ethylene Oxide

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Hazard Summary-Created in April 1992; Revised in January 2000

The major use for ethylene oxide is as a chemical intermediate in industry. The acute (short-term) effects of ethylene oxide in humans consist mainly of central nervous system (CNS) depression and irritation of the eyes and mucous membranes. Chronic (long-term) exposure to ethylene oxide in humans can cause irritation of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes, and problems in the functioning of the brain and nerves. Some human cancer data show an increase in the incidence of leukemia, stomach cancer, cancer of the pancreas, and Hodgkin’s disease in workers exposed to ethylene oxide. However these data are considered to be limited and inconclusive due to uncertainties in the studies. EPA has classified ethylene oxide as a Group B1, probable human carcinogen.

Please Note: The main source of information for this fact sheet is the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR’s) Toxicological Profile for Ethylene Oxide. Other secondary sources include the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), a database of summaries of peer-reviewed literature, and the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS), a database of toxic effects that are not peer reviewed.
Uses

* Ethylene oxide is used mainly as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of textiles, detergents, polyurethane foam, antifreeze, solvents, medicinals, adhesives, and other products. (1)
* Relatively small amounts of ethylene oxide are used as a fumigant, a sterilant for food (spices) and cosmetics, and in hospital sterilization of surgical equipment and plastic devices that cannot be sterilized by steam. (1)

Sources and Potential Exposure

* Sources of ethylene oxide emissions into the air include uncontrolled emissions or venting with other gases in industrial settings. (1)
* Other sources of ethylene oxide air emissions include automobile exhaust and its release from commodity-fumigated materials, as well as its use as a sterilizer of medical equipment. (1)
* The general population may be exposed to ethylene oxide through breathing contaminated air or from smoking tobacco or being in the proximity to someone who is smoking. Certain occupational groups (e.g., workers in ethylene oxide manufacture or processing plants, sterilization technicians, and workers involved in fumigation) may be exposed in the workplace. (1)

Assessing Personal Exposure

* There are tests currently available to determine personal exposure to ethylene oxide, such as the determination of ethylene oxide in the blood or the amount breathed out of the lungs. (1)

Health Hazard Information
Acute Effects:

* Acute inhalation exposure of workers to high levels of ethylene oxide has resulted in nausea, vomiting, neurological disorders, bronchitis, pulmonary edema, and emphysema at high concentrations. (1,2)
* Dermal or ocular contact with solutions of ethylene oxide has caused irritation of the eyes and skin in humans. (1,2)
* Tests involving acute exposure of animals has shown ethylene oxide to have high acute toxicity from oral and inhalation exposures. (3)

Chronic Effects (Noncancer):

* Major effects observed in workers exposed to ethylene oxide at low levels for several years are irritation of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes and problems in the functioning of the brain and nerves. (1,2)
* There is evidence suggesting that long-term exposure to high levels of ethylene oxide, at a level of 700 parts per million (ppm), can result in cataracts in humans. (2)
* EPA has not established a Reference Dose (RfD) or a Reference Concentration (RfC) for ethylene oxide.
* The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) has established a chronic reference exposure level of 0.005 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) for ethylene oxide based on hematological effects in humans. The CalEPA reference exposure level is a concentration at or below which adverse health effects are not likely to occur. It is not a direct estimator of risk, but rather a reference point to gauge the potential effects. At lifetime exposures increasingly greater than the reference exposure level, the potential for adverse health effects increases. (4)
* ATSDR has an established an intermediate inhalation minimal risk level (MRL) of 0.2 mg/m3 (0.09 ppm) based on respiratory effects in humans. The MRL is an estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure. (1)

Reproductive/Developmental Effects:

* Some evidence exists indicating that inhalation exposure to ethylene oxide can cause an increased rate of miscarriages in female workers. These effects could be seen from acute, as well as chronic, exposure. (1,2)
* Various adverse reproductive effects have been noted in inhalation exposure studies of animals including decreased number of implantation sites, decreased testicular weights and sperm concentration, and testicular degeneration. (1,2)

Cancer Risk:

* Human occupational studies have shown elevated cases of leukemia, stomach and pancreatic cancer, and Hodgkin’s disease in workers exposed to ethylene oxide by inhalation. However, the data are considered to be limited and inconclusive due to the small number of individuals studied and uncertainties about the exposure levels. (1,2)
* Animal studies have shown lung, gland, and uterine tumors caused by inhalation exposure to ethylene oxide. (1,2)
* EPA considers ethylene oxide to be a probable human carcinogen and has ranked it in EPA’s Group B1. This classification has had some form of Agency review, but does not appear on IRIS. (5)
* EPA uses mathematical models, based on human and animal studies, to estimate the probability of a person developing cancer from breathing air containing a specified concentration of a chemical. EPA has calculated a provisional inhalation unit cancer risk estimate of 1.0 × 10-4 (µg/m3)-1 . A provisional value is one that has not received Agency-wide review. (5)
* EPA has calculated a provisional oral cancer slope factor of 1.0 (mg/kg/d)-1. (5)

Physical Properties

* Ethylene oxide is a colorless gas with a sweet odor. (1,6)
* The chemical formula for ethylene oxide is C2H4O and the molecular weight is 44.1 g/mol. (6)
* The vapor pressure for ethylene oxide is 1,095 mm Hg at 20 °C, and it has an octanol/water partition coefficient (log Kow) of -0.30. (6)
* Ethylene oxide is very soluble in water and is flammable. (1)
* Ethylene oxide has an odor threshold of 430 ppm. (7)
* Ethylene oxide has an estimated half-life in air ranging from 69 to 149 days, while its half-life in water is about 50 years. (1).

Conversion Factors:
To convert concentrations in air (at 25°C) from ppm to mg/m3: mg/m3 = (ppm) × (molecular weight of the compound)/(24.45). For ethylene oxide: 1 ppm = 1.8 mg/m3. To convert concentrations in air from µg/m3 to mg/m3: mg/m3 = (µg/m3) × (1 mg/1,000 µg).

Health Data from Inhalation Exposure

ACGIH TLV–American Conference of Governmental and Industrial Hygienists’ threshold limit value expressed as a time-weighted average; the concentration of a substance to which most workers can be exposed without adverse effects.
AIHA ERPG–American Industrial Hygiene Association’s emergency response planning guidelines. ERPG 1 is the maximum airborne concentration below which it is believed nearly all individuals could be exposed up to one hour without experiencing other than mild transient adverse health effects or perceiving a clearly defined objectionable odor; ERPG 2 is the maximum airborne concentration below which it is believed nearly all individuals could be exposed up to one hour without experiencing or developing irreversible or other serious health effects that could impair their abilities to take protective action.
LC50 (Lethal Concentration50)–A calculated concentration of a chemical in air to which exposure for a specific length of time is expected to cause death in 50% of a defined experimental animal population.
NIOSH IDLH — National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health’s immediately dangerous to life or health concentration; NIOSH recommended exposure limit to ensure that a worker can escape from an exposure condition that is likely to cause death or immediate or delayed permanent adverse health effects or prevent escape from the environment.
NIOSH REL–NIOSH’s recommended exposure limit; NIOSH-recommended exposure limit for an 8- or 10-h time-weighted-average exposure and/or ceiling.
OSHA PEL–Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s permissible exposure limit expressed as a time-weighted average; the concentration of a substance to which most workers can be exposed without adverse effect averaged over a normal 8-h workday or a 40-h workweek.

The health and regulatory values cited in this factsheet were obtained in December 1999.
aHealth numbers are toxicological numbers from animal testing or risk assessment values developed by EPA.
bRegulatory numbers are values that have been incorporated in Government regulations, while advisory numbers are nonregulatory values provided by the Government or other groups as advice. OSHA numbers are regulatory, whereas NIOSH, ACGIH, and AIHA numbers are advisory.
cThe LOAEL is from the critical study used as the basis for the CalEPA chronic reference exposure level.
References

1. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Toxicological Profile for Ethylene Oxide. U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA. 1990.
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB, online database). National Toxicology Information Program, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD. 1993.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS, online database). National Toxicology Information Program, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD. 1993.
4. California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). Technical Support Document for the Determination of Noncancer Chronic Reference Exposure Levels. Draft for Public Comment. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Berkeley, CA. 1997.
5. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables. FY 1997 Update. National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC. 1997.
6. The Merck Index. An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. 11th ed. Ed. S. Budavari. Merck and Co. Inc., Rahway, NJ. 1989.
7. J.E. Amoore and E. Hautala. Odor as an aid to chemical safety: Odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution. Journal of Applied Toxicology, 3(6):272-290. 1983
8. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). 1999 TLVs and BEIs. Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents, Biological Exposure Indices. Cincinnati, OH. 1999.
9. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Toxic and Hazardous Substances. Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR 1910.1000. 1998.
10. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cincinnati, OH. 1997.
11. American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). The AIHA 1998 Emergency Response Planning Guidelines and Workplace Exposure Level Guides Handbook. 1998.

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