diff --git a/src/OSspecific/POSIX/multiThreader/threadHandlerI.H b/src/OSspecific/POSIX/multiThreader/threadHandlerI.H
index 4fe38a266..f4b6f6e66 100644
--- a/src/OSspecific/POSIX/multiThreader/threadHandlerI.H
+++ b/src/OSspecific/POSIX/multiThreader/threadHandlerI.H
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ threadHandler<T>::threadHandler
     threader_(threader),
     argList_(0),
     nThreads_(threader.getNumThreads()),
-    pthreadID_(-1),
+    pthreadID_(0),//HJ, bug fix - please review (-1 not allowed)
+//     pthreadID_(-1),
     master_(false),
     predicate_(false)
 {}
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh.C b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh.C
index 06f5a7409..317bba07a 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh.C
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Author
     University of Massachusetts Amherst
     All rights reserved
 
-\*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #include "dynamicTopoFvMesh.H"
 #include "addToRunTimeSelectionTable.H"
@@ -1519,12 +1519,15 @@ void dynamicTopoFvMesh::initializeThreadingEnvironment
 
             if (threadI == 0)
             {
-                handlerPtr_[0].setID(-1);
+                // HJ, bug fix - please review: negative number not allowed
+                // HJ, 6/Nov/2010
+                handlerPtr_[0].setID(0);
+//                 handlerPtr_[0].setID(-1);
                 handlerPtr_[0].setMaster();
             }
             else
             {
-                handlerPtr_[threadI].setID(threader_->getID(threadI-1));
+                handlerPtr_[threadI].setID(threader_->getID(threadI - 1));
                 handlerPtr_[threadI].setSlave();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/eMesh.C b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/eMesh.C
index 167c5977f..1af71df22 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/eMesh.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/eMesh.C
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ defineTypeNameAndDebug(eMesh, 0);
 
 word eMesh::meshSubDir = "eMesh";
 
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 void eMesh::clearGeom() const
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.C b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.C
index f5508c962..feb8c5439 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.C
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ ePatch::ePatch
     size_(readLabel(dict.lookup("size")))
 {}
 
+
+ePatch::ePatch(const ePatch& p)
+:
+    patchIdentifier(p, p.index()),
+    boundaryMesh_(p.boundaryMesh_),
+    start_(p.start()),
+    size_(p.size())
+{}
+
+
 ePatch::ePatch(const ePatch& p, const eBoundaryMesh& bm)
 :
     patchIdentifier(p, p.index()),
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.H b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.H
index 94813b5f0..39743beaf 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.H
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/eMesh/ePatches/ePatch/ePatch.H
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ private:
         //- Size of the patch
         label size_;
 
-        // Demand-driven private data
-
-
-    // Private Member Functions
-
-        //- Disallow construct as copy
-        ePatch(const ePatch&);
 
 protected:
 
@@ -170,6 +163,9 @@ public:
             const eBoundaryMesh& bm
         );
 
+        //- Construct as copy
+        ePatch(const ePatch&);
+
         //- Construct as copy, resetting the boundary mesh
         ePatch(const ePatch&, const eBoundaryMesh&);
 
@@ -189,7 +185,7 @@ public:
         );
 
 
-        //- Return a pointer to a new patch created 
+        //- Return a pointer to a new patch created
         // on freestore from dictionary
         static autoPtr<ePatch> New
         (
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/meshOpsI.H b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/meshOpsI.H
index e71ca805d..d683bc072 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/meshOpsI.H
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicTopoFvMesh/meshOpsI.H
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ inline label tetApexPoint
 
         apexPoint = findIsolatedPoint(baseFace, faceToCheck);
 
-        if (foundApex > -1)
+        if (apexPoint > -1)
         {
             foundApex = true;
             break;