Hi A *lot* of the upload and estimate processes have changed over the years. What was true at "maybe every 2 hours" four years ago might be wrong today. Oddly enough it *could* be wrong in either direction. What they can’t change is the coarse resolution of the estimate.

Semipalmated Plover 120 estimated number, virtually all adults American Oystercatcher 7 Spotted Sandpiper 5 Willet (Eastern) 7 5 juveniles together on sandbar; two adults at tip of point. Ruddy Turnstone 13 Red Knot 1 adult still with some orange-red color on belly. First one reported here this fall. Sanderling 100 estimate.

I did a rough count of the flock again today and estimated 700 again.  Keep in mind that the duck hunt is in full swing and the sound of shotgun blasts can be heard here.  Ducks, geese and swans are staying close to the eastern shore of the lake, but I doubt many hunters want to eat an old coot.  I did attempt to photograph the assembly.

The resulting massive mud slides killed an estimated 10,000-15,000 and left 250,000+ homeless. They are still trying to evacuate the last of the survivors from the area. The rains also affected the coastal regions to the east including the areas of Higuerote and Rio Chico.

Their estimate for my 42' was about a quarter of the figure you mentioned. I'll let you know later if I find their "dealing" was less than "open". They certainly have a great reputation, unlike virtually all of the other boatyards in the immediate area.

Next the actuaries try to estimate when the next one is likely to be and set rates accordingly. Had there been one contrarian insurance company who lowered rates in Florida this year rather than buy into the "17 named storms" forecast, they would have made a bundle.

Before giving an informed estimate, I'd have to see the boat to make sure that the deck is constructed the same way as my neighbor's early-80's GB46. But if so, I'd estimate 160 hours labor and $2000 in materials, or $10,800 done at my dock. Add 10% for a fixed-price bid.

Their price for a new pump is four times my neighborhood rebuild cost, and they will not give an estimate for them to rebuild over the phone – they have to have the pump in hand before estimating.

> > Either estimate it (use a circuit simulator) from the input impedance (R and C) and the signal transition times or find a TDR (expensive) to measure it. You need to know the signal seen by each trigger circuit and also have some idea of the trigger circuit bandwidth to estimate the significance of any such reflections.

> It converts the phase jitter Phi(t) into the autocorrelation function > R_Phi(tau) (equation 7.40) and then the phase jitter PSD can be estimated > using the fourier transform (equation 7.41). The phase-noise can then be > calculated using the standard L(f) = 10*log10(PSD(f)/2). It's pretty > straight-forward.