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Stop Keystone
Following President Trump's executive action to advance the Keystone XL pipeline, we're working to stop the pipeline, reduce our fossil fuel dependence, and transition to a clean energy future. Here's why:
Building Keystone hits the accelerator on global warming
The planet is heating up. Since 2000, we've experienced 16 of the 17 hottest years on record and this past year was the hottest. Scientists say there's a limit to how much carbon we can add to the atmosphere before global warming spirals out of control. We're starting to bend the curve of rising emissions, but not quickly enough.
In other words, we have to put the brakes on global warming pollution. Building Keystone puts our foot on the accelerator.
Specifically, building Keystone XL would add 27.4 million metric tons of carbon pollution to our atmosphere every year. That's the equivalent of putting another 5.7 million cars on the road.
Tar Sands Oil Field
A threat to America's heartland and the great boreal forests
While burning this oil would heat up the planet, it's not the only reason building Keystone is a bad idea. Pumping it through the U.S. would threaten America's water. The 1,700 mile pipeline would cross 1,073 rivers, lakes and streams as well as one of the world's largest and most important aquifers, the Ogallala, the irrigation source of America's agricultural heartland. We've seen what happens when tar sands pipelines spill, and it ain't pretty. A 2011 tar sands pipeline blowout contaminated 38 miles of Michigan's Kalamazoo River — the cleanup cost more than a billion dollars and it still isn't done yet.
Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Beyond our borders, but still on our planet, extracting the oil from the Canadian tar sands will further damage the great boreal forest that spans much of Northern Canada, converting what was once pristine wildlife habitat into an apocalyptic landscape of mines, roads and waste pits so large they can be seen from space.
Boreal Forest in Canada
Our shared victory is in jeopardy
We've been here before. As part of a coalition of ranchers, farmers, Native Americans and others, we spent years working to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. In 2015, President Obama rejected the Keystone XL. President Trump's executive order once again puts Keystone XL on a fast track to construction. He also signed an order advancing the Dakota Access pipeline.
No one thought we could stop the pipeline the first time. The oil industry promised jobs and cheaper oil. That's a tough argument to beat -- even though the facts didn't back it up.
But together with our allies, we made a strong moral case for action -- and we won. Our challenge this time is even greater, and we need to be able to count on you.
Key Facts
- Keystone XL would hit the accelerator on runaway global warming, adding another 26 million metric tons of carbon pollution per year.
- Keystone would add so much extra carbon to our atmosphere because tar sands oil is the dirtiest oil on the planet -- a gallon of it produces 17% more carbon than a gallon of conventional oil.
- Oil drilling and mining in Canada's tar sands is converting what was once pristine wildlife habitat into an apocalyptic landscape of mines, roads and waste pits so large they can be seen from space.
- The 1,700-mile pipeline itself would cross 1,073 rivers, lakes and streams as well as one of the world's largest and most important aquifers, the Ogallala, the irrigation source of America's agricultural heartland.


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Really Fox News? Benghazi Is Your Example Of Stellar Fox Journalism?
Blog ››› ››› ERIC BOEHLERT
Appearing on Fox & Friends, Roger Ailes' biographer Zev Chafets joined host Steve Doocy in toasting Fox News' coverage of the so-called Benghazi scandal. Doocy was positively giddy about how Fox had been out way ahead of the mainstream press on the story of last September's terror attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Lybya. The host credited his boss, Ailes, for leading Fox's obsessive Benghazi charge for the last eight months.
"Now everybody else is catching up," Doocy crowed on May 16.
Chafets agreed ("this is Fox News at its best") and claimed that the White House had tried to stifle the controversy because "it doesn't obviously want the story to be about its incompetence in a situation in which people could have been saved and evidently nobody tried."
Did you note the dark irony there? In raising a glass to Fox's Benghazi coverage, Chafets peddled one of Fox's favorite Benghazi lies: "Nobody" had tried to save the Americans who came under deadly fire that night.
Ever since ABC News' bogus "exclusive" last week regarding administration emails about the editing and writing process of the talking points issued in the wake of the Benghazi terror strike, Fox News had been taking one long extended victory tour, claiming its eight-month campaign to demonize the president and to spread nearly nonstop misinformation about the terror attack had been fully vindicated.
"The mainstream media finally catches up to the Benghazi scandal," jabbed Chris Wallace on May 10. On America Live, host Martha MacCallum bragged, "When you look at Fox's coverage of Benghazi, we've been establishing the facts from the get-go." And right-wing blogger Jim Hoft cheered Fox's ball-spiking in the end zone with the headline, "FOX News Gloats Over Benghazi Coverage... We Told You So!"
The Fox team has also been rallied by their Benghazi enablers in Congress, with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) insisting Ailes "deserves credit" if there's a full Benghazi investigation. "Thank God for Fox," cheered Benghazi critic Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
But even the most cursory review of Fox's obsessive Benghazi coverage reveals it to be a train wreck of epic proportions. In fact, it represents a textbook study in why people, and especially journalists, should use extraordinary caution whenever they're tempted to take seriously Fox's editorial content.
More importantly, the ABC exclusive that Fox held up as its Benghazi vindication has since been dismantled. Whereas the original report stressed that the White House had been deeply involved in the editing of the talking points, which bolstered Fox's long-held belief that the administration played politics with the terror attack, we now know ABC got the story wrong. Thanks to the release of the actual emails (with ABC exposed as working off of summaries of those emails, apparently provided by a Republican source), we know there's no evidence of the White House trying to politicize the talking points. (We also know that all the input from the intelligence community at the time reflected their belief that attack may have been part of a spontaneous street demonstration.)
Keep in mind, Fox is where viewers were told President Obama watched the Benghazi attack in real-time via video and refused to send anyone to help Americans. That he had been "absent" the night of the "eight-hour" terror attack. That Obama was guilty of sacrificing American lives for politics, and he refused to call the event an act of terror. That Gen. David Petraeus was forced to resign as CIA director because of Benghazi. And that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faked her own concussion in order to avoid testifying before Congress about the terror attack.
All those claims were bogus.
And in terms of aborted Fox attempts at actual enterprise journalism, the Washington Post's Erik Wemple had a detailed dissection last October of what at the time was supposed to be a blockbuster Benghazi "exclusive" for the Ailes team.
Published on October 26, the report by Jennifer Griffin claimed that former Navy SEALs, Tyron Woods and Glen Doherty, had been stationed at the CIA's Benghazi annex and on the night of the attack were eager to defend their American colleagues. But the men were ordered to "stand down," Griffin reported.
The problem with the Fox report? Doherty had actually been 600 miles away in Tripoli on the night of the terror assault, and was part of the team sent to Benghazi to defend the diplomatic facilities, where he was killed in the final attack. According to Wemple, Fox never publicly corrected, or acknowledged, the glaring error. Instead, the erroneous Doherty reference was simply scrubbed from the "exclusive."
That's the kind of Benghazi journalism Fox has been producing for eight months, and it's nothing to be proud of.
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This may be a daft question but I'm just putting together my CV in the hope of finding my first teaching job. I'll be applying for jobs around South East Asia, China, Korea where I hear that appearance is (almost) everything. I know a few people who have had professional shoots done just for the picture on their CV and have heard about the fickle recruiting processes of some employers.
My question is would it be a bad/stupid/inappropriate idea to stick my graduation photo on my CV. I know I probably should go get some visa photos of me in a collared shirt looking professional and all happy and smiley but I hate having my photo taken - I always manage to look either bored or like a grinning maniac. Plus with the stifling heat here I could leave my apartment looking a million dollars and like the professional teacher I intend to be but arrive at the photo shop looking like I was dragged through a hedge backwards!
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There are three types of electron microscopes: transmission electron microscopes (TEM), scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and scanning-tunneling electron microscopes (STM).
TEMs transmit electron beams through a thin section or slice of a specimen to create an image. TEMs are particularly useful for studying the insides of cells.
With SEMs, the specimen is usually coated with an ultra-thin layer of gold atoms. The electron beam scans over the surface of the specimen, exciting electrons on the surface. When these surface electrons are emitted (as secondary electrons), they are collected by special devices that create an image out of them.
SEMs are especially useful for studying the surfaces and structures of cells. With their great depth of field, SEMs produce 3-D images.
STMs can display things as infinitesimal as the individual atoms on an object's surface. They scan specimen surfaces in the same way as SEMs, but they use an electrically charged tip that is placed within nanometers of the surface of the specimen. Electrons "jump" between the tip and the specimen surface in what's called the tunneling current, hence the name of this kind of microscope.
As the tip is moved back and forth across the specimen, the current varies according to whether the tip is right over an atom or over the space or trough between atoms. A computer creates an image based on these differences in current.


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Daily Archives: January 19, 2013
Welcome back!
Welcome back, Lambdalites!
We hope the new semester is treating you all very well! Lambda Alliance will start back up soon, and we are looking forward to seeing new and old faces this spring semester! If you are new, feel free to add us on Facebook and Twitter. There are also Lambda Alliance office hours in Memorial Hall if you ever want to stop by, and be sure to check out the LGBT Resource Center for a wonderful safe space!
To start us off, Lambda Alliance will be holding its welcome back meeting the 28th of January in Tate 141, from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. There will be food, music, and, as always, lots of fabulous good cheer. If you would like more information, please visit the Facebook Event Page for upcoming posts. We hope to see you there!
Here's a tentative line-up for the coming months:
January 28- Welcome Back!
February 4- Coming Out: Stories and Fellowship
February 11- Speed Dating: Valentine's Edition
February 12- Queer Q&A Panel
February 18- I Want It That Way: Relationship Remix
February 25- Queer Poetry Slam
March 4- Change the Channel: Queer Representation in the Media"
March 18- Lambda Alliance's Drag Race
March 21- God Save the Kings and Queens Drag Show
March 25- The More You Know: AIDS and Sexual Health
April 1- Trans* Crash Course
April 4- Sexual Fluidity
April 8- Check Your Privilege
April 18- Marriage on Tate event
April 22- Gay for Pay: Queer Careers
April 29- Sashay Away- An End of the Year Celebration
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Marine Colonel V. Stuart Couch told Congress the Pentagon was denying him the right to appear before a congressional subcommittee to present his ideas on what is wrong with interrogation methods that violate the law. "The Department of Defense has decided that I cannot testify. Please be advised that I am willing to testify before the subcommittee in the event that I am allowed to do so." Congressman Nadler was furious at the decision because Colonel Couch has already discussed his ideas to the press and in after-dinner speeches, but is being forbidden to tell Congress what he has told the entire world. Colonel Couch is opposed to use of waterboarding and other methods of torture and was upset such interrogation techniques were used in order to obtain information from Mohammedou Ould Siahi, accused of aiding the 9/11 attackers. According to Couch, "in our zeal to get information we had compromised our ability to prosecute him."
Republican Congressman Tent Franks defended torture saying, "sometimes we have to take measures to protect the innocent we don't like." It is unclear by his statement if he ever considers that the person being tortured might be among the innocent who are being protected. However, Malcolm Wrightson Nance, a former Navy instructor who trained people on interrogation methods told a congressional subcommittee, "I believe that we must reject the use of the waterboard for prisoners and captives and cleanse the stain on our nation honor."


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Gary Weber recites an enviable metric: 1%. That's the percentage of production time lost to unplanned equipment breakdowns at Laminations' Appleton, Wis., manufacturing plant, estimates the company's vice president of manufacturing. Laminations manufactures edge protectors made from recycled paperboard, used as protective packaging for shipping.
The 1% is a good metric, but it didn't tell the entire maintenance story at Appleton in early 2011. "When we dug deep, we found that at times operators were continuing to operate equipment at less-than-optimum conditions," with needed maintenance being deferred or delayed, Weber said. When those situations occurred, productivity would dip and waste would increase.
While the issue may not have qualified as a maintenance nightmare, it presented a maintenance improvement opportunity. So, too, did a 5S program (workplace practices centered on cleanliness) that had not achieved hoped-for gains.
But that was then. To resolve the dual issues, Laminations in July 2011 introduced TPM, or Total Productive Maintenance into its 100,000-square-foot Appleton plant. Early signs show promising returns.
Kaizen Event Launches TPM
TPM is a comprehensive program to maximize equipment reliability and availability in which -- among other components -- production operators are trained to perform routine maintenance tasks on a regular basis, while technicians handle more specialized tasks. It is tightly aligned with lean manufacturing.
"One of the things we needed in this facility to make things stick was some structure," Weber explains. "TPM gives you that structure."
In July Laminations held its first kaizen event to implement TPM on one of three production lines in the facility. Weber specifically chose the middle line for the initial effort. "The reasoning was it would be visible to the other people in the plant. They could see what was going on and be curious," Weber says. "We wanted to see if we could get momentum going."
Training preceded the kaizen event, as did several months of preparation. "We didn't spring it on them all at once," explains Doug Bengson, continuous improvement guide at consulting firm Headwaters Excellence Partners. Headwaters assisted Laminations in its first kaizen effort. During the preparation, team members discussed issues surrounding maintenance, at the same time "taking pains not to point fingers," Bengson says.


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text: As a long time fan of figure skating, I miss seeing combinations such as the 3A + 3T. In order to encourage such combos to make a comeback, and to reward extra difficulty, I think adding a bonus for combinations would be ideal. Perhaps a 10% bonus to the whole combination? Just a thought, such bonus would be added onto any 2nd half multiplier too. In said system, values would look like this: Normal 3F + 3T = 9.4 New 3F + 3T = 10.34 New 3F + 3T in 2nd half = 11.37 Normal 3A + 3T = 12.6 New 3A + 3T = 13.86 New 3A + 3T in 2nd half = 15.25 In my opinion, this would encourage the 3F/3lz + 3T combo in ladies (as opposed to 2a + 3t or 3t + 3t) and the 3A + 3T combo in men. What do you think?


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Agnieszka Holland's "Burning Bush" ("Hořící Keř") could prove one of the most politically charged miniseries of the year. It depicts the fallout of Jan Palach's self-martyring protest of the demoralization of the Czech people caused by the Soviet occupation that followed the Prague Spring. Read the full article here
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Sometimes we just get too much of a good thing. Like the 6 hours of raking leaves this weekend. The complaints that airport screening has become too intrusive. Or the pictures of Prince William's engagement.
And that's how I've felt lately about Cloud. How many more presentations and articles do we really need to see on this important topic?
So what an amazing thing to be able to recommend a very cool new cloud presentation. Cool because it goes beyond the usual cloud definitions. The presentation from my colleague Pam Isom, Executive Enterprise Architect at IBM Global Business Services, was given at The Open Group's conference in Amsterdam last month. Pam provides:
Real-life business and technology outcomes of using Cloud in the enterprise The significance of the Business Architect and Cloud Practical guidance
Feel free to contact Pam for more information at firstname.lastname@example.com. And let us know if you find the presentation useful. Or have any more examples of too much of a good thing.
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ABC News' Moran let Bush have it both ways on Social Security privatization
Research ››› ››› ANDREW SEIFTER
ABC News chief White House correspondent Terry Moran allowed President Bush to dodge a question about the risks of relying on personal investment accounts to provide a portion of retirees' Social Security benefits. Bush asserted that "there will be strict ... investment guidelines" restricting the types of investments that people can make using funds from their personal accounts, but also that "Over time stocks and bonds and mutual funds yield a rate of return that's much better than that which is in the Social Security trust." Moran declined to challenge Bush on how a single system could accomplish the two competing goals of low risk and high return.
From the January 17 edition of ABC's World News Tonight:
MORAN [voiceover]: Domestically, Mr. Bush tried to calm concerns about his proposal to allow workers to take money out of Social Security and put it into the stock market.
[off camera] The stock market can be risky. What if it goes down when you're ready to retire? How do you answer that?
BUSH: There will be strict guidelines that, that, that, that investment guidelines, just like federal workers have in their thrift -- thrift accounts. Over time, stocks and bonds and mutual funds yield a rate of return that's much better than that which is in the Social Security trust.
MORAN [voiceover]: Overall, this is a president who still wants to be a uniter ...
By failing to follow up on his question, Moran allowed Bush to have it both ways. The president dismissed Moran's question about risk by asserting that "[t]here will be strict guidelines." But lower-risk investments produce lower returns, an investment truism that Bush ignored in his assertion that "[o]ver time, stocks and bonds and mutual funds yield a rate of return that's much better than that which is in the Social Security trust."
Indeed, as Media Matters for America has noted, many economists believe that President Bush's proposed private investment accounts will increase retirees' exposure to risk without producing a better rate of return than the current system. Brookings Institution senior fellow Peter R. Orszag, former special assistant to the president for economic policy (1997-98), reviewed estimates by three other economists -- including one who openly favors creating individual accounts -- and all three indicated that private accounts will typically provide a rate of return similar to that provided under the current system.
Vincenzo Galasso, a researcher at the Centre for Economic and Policy Research, argued in a paper published in the September 2002 Social Security Bulletin that the rate of return would be higher in the current system than for private accounts. He wrote: "Calculations of the median voter's return from "investing" in Social Security suggest that for a majority of voters the U.S. Social Security system provides higher ex-post, or actual, returns than alternative assets."
While the chief Social Security actuary's assumed rate of return on equities is 6.5 percent, economists have argued that this is overly optimistic, an assumed rate of growth that is incompatible with assumptions about the rate of overall economic growth made by the Social Security trustees when they make projections regarding the future solvency of the Social Security trust fund. In other words, as Dean Baker and David Rosnick, of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, as well as others, have argued, if average rates of return on equities were to be that high in the future, then the trust fund would remain solvent significantly longer than the trustees are currently predicting, perhaps indefinitely. Thus, the very premise of the president's proposal -- that Social Security faces a funding crisis -- would be completely undermined.
Moreover, even if the estimated rate of return is correct, it's just an average, and some retirees would see a much lower rate of return.
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Truth by Julia Karr
This book is the sequel to XVI. This review might give away things from the first book. Please stop reading if you don't want to be spoiled.
Nina and Sal are still together and coping with the aftermath of events from the first book. Nina has not told her sister that the man she though was her father is not, and her real father is still alive. Sal continues with his rebel activities which causes him to spend time away from Nina. This and his overprotective attitude put a strain on their relationship, and Nina starts developing feelings for another boy.
Nina became stronger in this book and ready to resist in her own right. I don't like love triangles, so I did not enjoy that part. Still, I want to read the rest of the saga.
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A question I often get when discussing online qualitative exercises is: what does the output look like? It's true that qualitative data doesn't come as easily packaged in a nice graph or chart as quantitative data does. In fact, how you analyze and captivatingly display qualitative results is a process that requires not only an analytical and logical mind but also a creative touch.
In particular, if you lack experience with qualitative data, it's hard to find the story behind all the quotes and opinions you've received. I've put together a simple three-step process that you can use to begin synthesizing this information and creating your output.


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Are Temperature Trends affected by Economic Activity?
Benestad (2004) then tested the skill of the model through a 'validation' experiment. Such an experiment seeks to construct a statistical model using part of the dataset, and then independently test the model's validity by seeing how well it predicts the rest of the data that weren't used. Benestad (2004) thus divided the data into two independent batches. Temperature station data between 75.5S and 35.2N were used to calibrate the statistical model, while the remaining data (stations north of 35.2N representing less representing something under 25% of earth's surface) were used for validation of the model. It is clear that the model was not able to reproduce the trends in the independent data (see Figure 1). The conclusion of McKitrick and Michaels that surface temperature measurements are significantly influenced by the non-climatic factors used in their statistical model, hence appears to be false.
In their reply to Benestad(2004), McKitrick and Michaels (2004b, or "MM04b") argue that such validation experiments (i.e, splitting up the data to test the validity of statistical modelling) is not common in the refereed climatological literature. That argument is puzzling indeed, as such tests are standard in statistical modeling exercises, and have been used and documented in many peer-reviewed articles in the meteorological and climatalogical literature (see this list of publications by just one researcher alone or even the introductory textbook by Wilks, 1995).
MM04b also complain that in Benestad (2004), the statistical model was calibrated with the 'worst' data (and that 'better', data covering less than 25% of earth's surface, should have been used instead). This too is puzzling, since any hypothesised deterioration of data quality should in principle, as we understand the very premise of their hypothesis, be taken into account in the statistical model through the use of factors such as literacy or GDP.
In their reply to Benestad(2004), McKitrick and Michaels (2004b) claim that I do not dispute their approach (i.e., multivariate regression using economic variables as potential predictors of surface temperature). That claim is both peculiar, and misses the point. A method is only valid when applied correctly. As described, above, MM04 failed egregiously in this regard. The purpose of my paper was simply to demonstrate that, whether or not one accepts the merits of their approach, a correct, and more careful, repetition of their analysis alone is sufficient to falsify their results and their conclusions.
The conclusions of McKitrick and Michaels (2004) thus clearly do not stand up to independent scrutiny. This alone does not mean that their analysis was not a potentially useful contribution to the field. A critical analysis of past work by other researchers can provide independent quality control on scientific undertakings, with the caveat that the analysis is performed properly. Unfortunately, in the case of the McKitrick and Michaels (2004) analysis, this does not appear to have been the case.
FIGURE 1. Results of regression analyses with different models using half the data for calibration and half for prediction. The blue dots represent the calibration interval and if this were a valid model, the red, green and black symbols (circles, crosses and triangles) would show the predicted values for the independent data using different model configurations (red corresponds to McKitrick and Michaels' analysis). The grey dots are the actual trend data that the model tries to predict. The y-axis is deg C per decade. After Benestad (2004).
Benestad, R.E. (2004). Are temperature trends affected by economic activity? Comment on McKitrick & Michaels. Climate Research 27:171-173
McKitrick, R., and Michaels, P.J. (2004). A test of corrections for extraneous signals in gridded surface temperature data. Climate Research, 26: 159–173.
McKitrick, R., and Michaels, P.J. (2004b). Are temperature trends affected by economic activity? Reply to Benestad (2004)Climate Research, 27:175-176.
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I have a Kahr PM9 which I guess has the elite trigger? Anyway can I install a New York Trigger on this gun?
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I have a Kahr PM9 which I guess has the elite trigger? Anyway can I install a New York Trigger on this gun?
a trigger job from a gunsmith should allow a heavier trigger pull, to the weight desired. They can also smooth it out or leave the staging in, depending on the owners preferences.
According to Kahr, you can buy the 3 parts from them and install them to turn the NYPD trigger to the Elite or vise versa. the 3 parts are the trigger, trigger bar and the spring. Trigger pull will be the same weight as both triggers have the same pull weight, just the NYPD has a longer trigger pull of 1/2" vs 3/8" for the Elite.
FYI... swapping these parts out is extremely easy!! In fact, complete disassembly of a Kahr is pretty straight foreward.
I realize this post is like a year old... but I'm enamored with my Kahr (even though I haven't worked out ALL the kinks quite yet) and figured I shed some light on this, since I've asked the same exact questions (re trigger) since purchasing.
1) the NY trigger isn't even sold anymore on ANY kahrs - they are ALL sold with Elite triggers. The NY trigger IS LONGER (disregard any posts about "feeling shorter" this is horse shit)... I have shot both.
2) YES, the elite trigger still leaves alot to be desired.. ESPECIALLY if you've trained yourself to be effective and fast with glock auto trigger.
3) agree w casey - this stuff can all be worked out by a gunsmith.. but I DO recommend you really look around and find a kahr specialist.
4) for what it's worth, I polished everything in mine, and it made a big difference in terms of feeding reliability.
5) Regarding trigger, as a guy who shoots BOTH glock and kahr (primarily) I'll say this. Glocks are MADe to shoot fast. They also carry alot more rounds, accordingly. I may sound like an old man, but I go back to the old adage about shot placement over capacity.. Kahr is a CONCEAL weapon. God forbid you ever have to draw down, I think good shot placement is way paramount to the "imaginary security" (mentally) when carrying 13 or 17 rounds, instead of 5 or 6.... For the record, I DO NOT carry my glocks CCW, they just dont work for me, for that! the kahr dissapears and is all day comfy- I forget it's there sometimes..


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Tommy writes:
Hi Vincent and Dickson,
I was listening to the new episode of TWiP (episode 52) and one of your listeners wrote in asking about tree parasites. While plant parasite is not my main field of research, I have written about one such parasite on the Parasite of the Day blog - the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus which causes the tree disease known as Pine Wilt.
The basis for that post was actually a PLoS Pathogens paper on the genomic characteristics of that particular parasite.
In addition, there are also numerous insects, nematodes, and bacteria that can infect plant tissue and induce gall formation. I feel that
Dickson might be fond of those plant parasites because much like Trichinella spiralis, these organisms are capable of manipulating the
architecture of the host's tissue, forcing it to grow structures that both house and feed the parasites - much like T. spiralis with its
nurse cell.
Mike writes:
Dear doctors Racaniello and Despomier,
I just wanted to write in with a bit of praise. I have been a regular listener of TWIV for over a year now, and I'm just now catching up with both TWIM and TWIP. I have to say after having listened to the episode on hook worm and the remarkable back story given by Dickson about that organism in a historical context, that I am truly impressed. I spent ten years reading about history outside of school in my youth, and I must say that I am deeply impressed by both the depth and breadth of Dickson's knowledge.
Thank you both for a wonderful show and the hours and hours of edutainment.
Suzanne writes:
RE: earthworms
They come out when it rains because they can. It's not so much that they avoid wet tunnels when it rains as they usually avoid dry ground. When the ground is wet they can come out so they do.
Jeff writes:
Hello twip hosts,
I just listened to TWIP 52 and all the emails had to do with you guys mentioning stopping TWIP. I just discovered TWIP last summer (2012), and I've caught up with all the episodes! I just wanted to let you guys know that TWIP has kept my mind constantly busy during half day hikes in the Pacific Northwest Cascades! I thoroughly enjoy the report Vincent and Dick have. I love the jokes. It is one of my favorite podcasts.
I was trained as a Chemist at San Diego State, so I have a special connection to TWIM, with the SDSU hosts that are often on there. I now live near Portland, Oregon and hike quite frequently.
I hope none of the TWI's die, and I thank you two for all your work and information you've given to thousands of people.
Rick writes:
Hello Dr. Racaniello and Dr. Despommier!
I, like many, had a sinking feeling in my stomach when cancelling the show was proposed earlier. I was refreshed to hear this will not happen! Dr. Despommier, do you know the Komuniecki's at The University of Toledo? I had the opportunity to do some work in her lab (Patricia) working with Ascaris suum. Ah, the trips to the slaughterhouse.
If I may make a suggestion for a TWIP, TWIM, and TWIV: drugs. A review of antiparsitic agents and resistance mechanisms. Likewise antibiotics and resistance mechanisms (the New Delhi metallo-beta lactamase, cfr resistance, erm resistance, effluc pumps, gyrase mutations and everything TB has). What a show(s) that would be. TWIV, well i know there are not as many antivirals (for non-retroviral infections) but why not. Then again there is no shortage of TWIV episodes (sorry Dr. D).
Thank you both so much for all of the education and the history lessons. I am always captivated by Dr. D's stories.
Best regards,
Rick in Toledo OH, patiently waiting for spring to come
Spencer writes:
Dear Vincent and Dickson,
Attached is a letter which I think represents a sad state of affairs for parasitologists, epidemiologists, physicians and particularly for patients. It is a decision probably driven purely by cost. In the past year, I have treated a patient at this hospital with amoebic dysentery. Was this patient part of the 0.3 percent? Could you address the quoted statistic about the overwhelming giardia/cryptosporidium being found nationwide?
Spencer Kroll MD PhD
Frank writes:
Dr. Racaniello,
It is 50F and sunny today in Central Illinois, with plenty of flooding in low lying areas.
I would like to start by saying Thank You for the three TWiX podcasts. I enjoy listening to them during my commutes and while I am out walking. They are helping to keep my skills in Immuno/Micro/Etc while I am busy with my medical school studies in many other topics also.
I want to point out one clarification that applies to this weeks TWiP #53. You stated that a positive PPD indicated an active TB infection. It actually indicates that the patient has been infected with TB at some point. Most individuals that are PPD positive will not develop active TB unless if there is an issue with their nutrition or immune system.
The active disease is when there is clinical or radiographic evidence of the disease. Without either of these the patient at worst has a latent form of TB. This is important to know because latent TB is virtually non-transmissible.
It is also important to note that some patients with HIV and other immune disorders that effect the T cell population will not react appropriately to a PPD test due to a lack of T cells that cause the skin reaction.
SIU School of Medicine
PS I will be at the ASM conference in Denver. Do you know where and when you will be recording any TWiXs while you are there?
Marcel writes:
Hello TWIP team,
I love your family of shows, but while listening to TWiP 53, I noticed that Dickson used the word Eskimo. I hate to play politically-correct police, but Eskimo is now considered as fairly derogatory (at least in Canada and Greenland). The word, meaning "eaters of raw meat" by some accounts, has been replaced here by the word Inuit.
Just something to consider. Love the show!
Marcel in Canada
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I bought crabs from a local grocery (Pathmarket ) and noticed these small black ovals the size of sesame seeds (image attached and compared to the size of a quarter) on one of the legs and I was hoping you could identify this and confirm its normal and an ectoparsite. I love the show.
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You have two cars that are driving from a house to a town, and then back. (Both cars go to the same town, and back to the same house)
Car A is driving a constant 50 mph to the town, and back from the town, with no stops.
Car B drives at a constant 40 mph to the town, and then a constant 60 mph back, with no stops.
The town is 100 miles away, making the whole trip 200 miles. (100 there, and 100 back)
Which car makes it to the town and back first? And how long does it take each car to make the journey?
Edit: Note that this is NOT a trick question. I am not wording anything to be sneaky.
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As I mentioned in a recent post, I have come to like Ubuntu 13.04 quite a bit. Raring Ringtail marks the first Ubuntu installation lasting more than a day in one of my machines since the Ubuntu 10.10 days. In fact, the more I am using it, specially after getting some updates that have improved stability, the more I am liking it. It´s been a two year hiatus and now that I am getting to love it again, I can´t help but being a bit concerned with everything I am reading about Canonical changing the core of Ubuntu.
News has it that Ubuntu will, over the next year, change its software packaging system to what they call "Click Packages", abandon X and forget about Wayland to embrace Mir and, last but not least, transition Unity entirely to Qt. The idea behind this sequence of changes it to provide a unified foundation for all the Ubuntu platforms (mobile + desktop, maybe TV?) to build upon. Given how quickly they want it to be ready, though, and the fundamental nature of all the changes, it is quite the ambitious plan, to say the least.
Looking back at the "promise-to-achieve" ratio Canonical has been able to score in the last couple of years (quite poor), the quality of what was being offered (again quite poor, requiring 4 full releases to get to an acceptable level) and the fact that there was a clear lack of direction, this all sounds a bit scary. If getting Unity to work as expected took two years an a half, when can we expect all these radical changes to work nicely? Ubuntu 14.04 is the target of all these changes converging together on all platforms, but does that mean the same as actually meeting expectations?
Lots of users like me were disappointed in Ubuntu after 11.04 and it took more than two years to finally offer something compelling enough to bring (some of) them back. If Canonical chew more than they can swallow now, if they get back into unstable, under-performing software for several more releases, it´s just going to be a pity and they may lose some users forever.
On the other hand, I must admit that, if Ubuntu is ever going to be a decent opponent to Android, iOS and the like, these changes might be not only critical, but also an absolutely must. Some are criticizing that Ubuntu is isolating itself from the Linux ecosystem and seeking more control, but let´s be honest, that´s the only way for it to become an alternative to the big names out there. Ubuntu must up its game big time in many respects if it ever wants to put up a fight, becoming more dynamic, flexible, reliable, better looking and way more responsive.
Let´s just hope they get it right this time and are able to complete these changes as planned, within the next 12 months. If Canonical pulls this off, it may be the beginning of Ubuntu for real, a serious distro that can truly compete out there. However, if they again take 2-3 years to actually make it happen, I believe their train will have left the station, probably forever.


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So over the last few years I have more guys aanting to diver hunt with me which is great the more people to get into this obsession the better. But I don't have much room in my 860 war eagle. So I have been tossing around the idea of using a pontoon boat (24'+) and stripping it down and building a floating drivable blind but I want to make sure they are stable enough hunt the chesapeake but never in rough water no more than 1'-1.5 if its any more than that ill find a sheltered shoreline. So my questions are will it be stable enough and should I only consider ones with the center pontoon or will the ones with just two pontoon suffice.
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During the 19th century, John James Audubon and John Gould brought to world attention the splendour of the planet's avian diversity. In an era infatuated with natural history, these gloriously modelled and coloured images satisfied the demands of passionate naturalists.
Both artists used print-making media for their ability to create multiple original impressions. Gould's etchings demonstrated precision and delicacy of line, while aquatint etching — the technique used by Audubon — gave shading and atmospheric effects, like watercolour or drawing. Applying colour remained the most time-consuming part of these processes, with images painstakingly hand-coloured either on the plate or on the print.
For both Audubon and Gould, the birds of the new world provided the most spectacular subjects for their art. They have become inextricably linked with these two great practitioners of scientific artwork.
John James AUDUBON (1785–1851)Fish Hawk (Falco hallaetus)The birds of America, plate 811st edition, London, 1830Hand-coloured aquatint, engraving on paper
John James Audubon worked along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, catching birds in the morning to paint before last light. He has depicted the osprey in the moment of victory, its prey secure in its piercing talons.
The fish hawk radiates a fierce vitality, but it was dead. Audubon was both a hunter and a naturalist; he shot his subjects and strung them up in animated positions to be painted, using an ingenious system of wires. Many people at that time believed that nature's resources were limitless and that it was humanity's right to exploit their abundance for financial, artistic or scientific gain.
This image was published life-size in Audubon's magisterial The birds of America, where the scale and the subtle tones of aquatint etching emphasised both the perils and vigour of nature.
John GOULD (1804–81)J. GOULD & H.C. RICHTER, illustratorsBennett's (Dwarf) Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti)The birds of Australia. Supplements. Part 3, plate 721st edition, London, 1851
John Gould started his career as a naturalist in the field of taxidermy, establishing his reputation with the mount of King George IV's pet giraffe.
Gould was not a gifted draftsman, but he was a determined entrepreneur. He engaged a succession of superb illustrators to create 3000 sumptuous images of birds from Australasia, Europe, Asia and the Americas.
John Gould first described this large flightless bird in 1857, naming it after the Australian naturalist George Bennett. Gould referred to the cassowary by its New Guinean name, Mooruk, and regarded its description as 'one of the most important additions to ornithology that I have ever had the good fortune to bring before the notice of the scientific world.'
John James AUDUBON (1785–1851)Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)The birds of America, plate 511st edition, London, 1829Hand-coloured aquatint, engraving on paper
John James Audubon was a genius with a flair for self-promotion and a plan to paint, print and publish life-sized illustrations of all the bird species of North America.
Garbed in the cape of an American woodsman, Audubon sailed to Liverpool to find sponsors and oversee the production of his ambitious project. The birds of America, featuring 435 hand-coloured etchings on oversized 'double elephant' parchment, is the most extravagant and inspiring bird book ever produced.
Humanities InquiryWhy did interest in the natural world increase during the 19th century?
Look at the time line of this period and see if you can find three significant changes in science and technology that may have contributed.
Science InquiryHow did Audobon and Gould communicate their observations of nature?
Did they make realistic observations?
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The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) is Woodland Park Zoo's signature international long-term field conservation program. Director Dr. Lisa Dabek began TKCP in 1996 as a conservation research study to determine the status of the endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo on the Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea (PNG). With habitat protection the primary objective, the tree kangaroo became an ideal flagship species. Since indigenous landowners own and control over 90% of the land in PNG, long-term habitat protection requires conservation awareness and commitment from local landowners.
TKCP developed a community-based strategy providing benefits and an improved standard of living for local communities, with indigenous landowners and community members participating in scientific research, land mapping, education and conservation outreach activities. The work of TKCP is focused on the northern Huon Peninsula in the YUS Local Level Government Area (Yopno-Uruwa-Som watersheds) of the Kabwum District in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. The YUS area includes more than 45 villages representing more than 12,000 people.
In 2009, the program reached a critical milestone. The PNG government officially approved the Yopno-Uruwa-SOM (YUS) Conservation Area, marking the first use of PNG's highest level of protection for forests and wildlife, which prohibits any form of resource extraction, including commercial mining and logging. Now that the YUS Conservation Area is officially protected, TKCP is building local capacity so that indigenous communities can take on long-term, sustainable management of the land.
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Great progress was made during 2012 in registering TKCP as a legal PNG Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). Staff met with lawyers from the Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights, developing a constitution and identifying the process for setting up the first board. In addition, TKCP and WPZ met with attorneys in Seattle to make sure that legal considerations were addressed from both the U.S. and PNG sides.
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Though coffee has long been grown in YUS, rugged terrain has historically prevented a viable coffee market from developing in that region. Under TKCP's livelihoods project, work has been done with extension agents from PNG's Coffee Industry Corporation to focus on coffee growing as an income source for YUS landowners. After years of work that dream finally came to fruition when through a TKCP partnership, Seattle-based Caffe Vita introduced PNG coffee from the YUS area to their stores in February of 2012. The launch was so successful that Caffe Vita bought even more coffee for release into the Seattle market.
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A woman's coat or jacket is rarely worn just to ward off the elements and keep warm, although these garments certainly do both of those things. More than a means of covering up, they are as important to an outfit's overall fashion statement as the right dress, pair of shoes, or hat. A look back at the vintage coats and jackets of the 20th century reveals how these articles of clothing evolved to signal the styles of the women who wore them.
At the beginning of the 1900s, some women's coats extended all the way to the calf at the back but had open fronts to show off a matching vest as well as a coordinated dress, which was so long it dragged on the ground. Other coats were almost poncho-like, with enormous collars, equally large patch pockets, and puffy balloon sleeves. Today, these coats seem like period pieces compared to other knee-length, belted coats with fur collars, cuffs, and hems, which hinted at more modern looks.
Jackets were often worn as the upper part of a suit. Shorter than coats, and adhering to the Edwardian habit of tight waists, such jackets were usually paired with a matching skirt that was cut loose so women could participate in everything from sports to the Tango.
By the 1920s, outer garments ranged from three-quarter-length Russian-style coats, with buttons running in a vertical row below the left shoulder and high Cossack collars, to colorful tailored jackets that stopped at the knees. Fur at the collar and hem remained popular, but so were Art Nouveau and Art Deco prints on silk. Meanwhile, velour and other luscious fabrics were made even richer with embroidery and costume-jewelry clasps.
Coco Chanel was just one of many designers who came into their own in this decade—other big names included Jean Patou, Jeanne Lanvin, and Paul Poiret. These designers, and many more, made clothing—including coats and jackets—that was almost androgynous, borrowing heavily from the styles of 1920s menswear.
This trend toward masculinity continued until World War II. Many jackets got shorter, resembling tuxedos, while others drew from gaucho and toreador styles. Shoulder pads took off thanks to their dramatic use in the movies. Meanwhile, in Paris, Elsa Schiaparelli and others produced coats and jackets that were almost architectural in their structure and cut.
During the war, shortages of materials caused designers to economize—in England, the style was formally known as Utility. Double-breasted jackets used more fabric than single-bre...
Numerous looks for coats were born during the war years. Though many were designed for male soldiers and seamen, women's coat-and-jacket designers appropriated these styles freely. There was the peacoat, a stiff, woolen garment that was particularly good at beating back chilly ocean winds.
Women also claimed World War I-era trench coat styles during the 1940s and '50s. But some styles took longer to catch on—the bomber jacket, which evolved into the motorcycle jacket, wouldn't gain popularity among women until the 1960s and '70s.
The big news of the 1940s for fashion, though, was Dior's New Look, launched in 1947. Like a lot of designers, Dior had wearied of all that wartime austerity. He wanted something fresh and elegant, and his aesthetic translated well to coats and jackets. The military influence could still be seen, but flaring hems and tight waists that flattered and hugged the figure feminized his New Look.
Materials like linen suited the change that was in the air, but so did big prints and loud colors. In the 1950s, a billowy purple coat would not have been out of the ordinary, but a tight-fitting Mandarin-style jacket in vibrant blue might also be embraced.
Suits in velveteen, twill, and man made materials such as Dacron were smart and conservative, a counterpoint to coats and jackets lined or trimmed with everything from real mink to faux leopard. Such was the 1950s, a decade when opposites routinely attracted.
By the 1960s, all bets were off. Yves Saint Laurent designed pink tweed suits with short double-breasted jackets—Sears sold Seersucker suits with jackets of the same basic cut. Also in the '60s were denim jackets by Levi's and Wrangler, designed ostensibly for blue-collar males. Much to the chagrin of their owners, fashion-forward wives and girlfriends frequently borrowed these jackets from their partners, sometimes permanently.
One of the most influential designers of the decade was André Courrèges, who not only invented the classic 1960s go-go-boot but also brought the fitted leather bomber jackets of World War II into the swinging sixties. The Courrèges jacket was made of patent leather, usually in a pastel such as pink, had plastic snaps, and sported a collar that looked even better turned up than folded over.
Chanel and Dior produced similar versions of the waist-length jacket—First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy made Chanel's internationally famous. Cardin excelled at short jackets, too, but also floor-length maxi coats, which were trimmed in geometric designs from the waist to the collar and at the cuffs and hem—for shock value, these long coats were often paired with a mini-skirt.
Another women's jacket icon of the 1960s was the double-breasted blazer. And for coats, especially for women in Manchester, England, bone-clasp duffels were the outwear of choice, probably because they made those long waits in line to get into one of the city's legendary Northern Soul dance clubs just a little bit warmer.
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Roberto Kolter is a professor of Microbiology andMolecular Genetics at Harvard's Medical School. Dr. Kolter's research interests are broad, but he says his eclectic program boils down to an interest in the ecology and evolution of microbes, bacteria in particular, and on how these forces operate at the molecular level.
Although he's worked in a number of different systems, lately Dr. Kolter is spending a lot of time with Bacillus subtilis, a modest little bacterium that doesn't get the headlines of a wicked pathogen like Salmonella or a useful industrial workhorse like yeast. What it lacks in notoriety, B. subtilis makes up for in usefulness. According to Dr. Kolter, B. subtilis is an important source of industrial enzymes (as in laundry detergent) and, as a bacterial model, a prolific source of information on how some bacteria make spores and other diverse cell types. This ability to form different kinds of cells is intriguing to Dr. Kolter: B. subtilis cells can wear any of a number of different hats, depending on what is needed at any given moment. From spores to swimming cells to cells that wage chemical warfare on their neighbors, B. subtilis can do it all. Dr. Kolter and his colleagues are looking at the how and the why of this multiplicity.
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Ever have something go wrong because the fundamental assumption you based it on was flawed? Worse yet, did you not even realize you were making an assumption at the time? As the foundation of philosophy, metaphysics deals with identifying the fundamental assumptions we make about the world and seeing how well they hold up to close scrutiny.
Metaphysics examines the fundamental nature of existence and of the universe. Admittedly, this is a rather broad topic. It includes a swath of areas we think of as the domain of the sciences today—the cosmos, the nature of space and time, the nature of matter—as well as more abstract ones like the nature of mind, perception, existence and reality, and free will. Though questions such as these may seem distant from our everyday concerns, metaphysics undergirds how we perceive and conceptualize the world, and so it has more to offer the test team than just fodder for a rousing Friday afternoon debate.
Ontology, a sub-field of metaphysics, sorts things into categories of existence. What things exist? What kinds of existence do they possess? At first blush, this seems like a pointless question to ask. Things either exist or do not. Airplanes exist; dragons don't. We tend to split things into "real" or "imaginary" depending on whether or not they have a physical presence. In fact, though, many things exist that aren't physical objects but instead inhere in other things, like properties ("red", "beautiful") or concepts (the number three, the idea of a right angle).
It's tempting to think of software only in terms of the concrete things we put into it—lines of code, features, and so forth. We less frequently think of it in terms of what properties it manifests. Is our software any good? Does it exhibit beauty, robustness, or ease of use? The feelings of a customer using a piece of software have little in the way of a physical manifestation, but they have a very real effect on that software's success.
Probably one of the most mind-altering moments for a student of philosophy is reading David Hume's stunning indictment of cause and effect. He denied that we can perceive cause and effect. And, in fact, we can't. We only perceive two events that always seem to transpire together and begin to associate one with the other.
For instance, we may see one billiard ball striking a second, and then that second one moving off in a straight line, but we can't actually know with certainty that the first ball caused the movement of the second. Maybe there are magnets under the table that caused the second ball to move or some other explanation. The reason we know there's a cause-and-effect relation in play is because we've observed this series of events so many times that we've come to expect it.
The path we tread while testing software is not as well known as this. When we observe something happen to the software under test, it is often the first time we have seen it. If we are attaching files to a document and see an error when we attach the eighth one, we are tempted to believe that attaching eight files will cause that error. In fact, the problem may arise when the total size of the attached files exceeds a certain threshold or be caused by something else entirely. Thus, we do well to verify our theories before leaping to conclusions about what may have caused a particular result.
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a well put together article, especially interested in Ontology. Made me think in the current world do testers really exist or are they imaginary. I spend so much time talking to Software engineers who claim to be testers that it is difficult to reconcile.
Now I know its all metaphysics it at least makes me fell less like a grumpy old tester.
I never thought I'd see "metaphysics" and "testing" in the same sentance. :) But, it - like many other topics - points out the need for awareness of testing myopia.
Just a comment about "cause and effect"... when I was a new tester, I was intensely convinced that automation could cover all code paths, and as such we'd be solving the intensely manual "backwards-engineering" of how the product worked for testing purposes. I mean why test manually, when you can ask automation to travel down each code path.
...After a conversation with Cem Kaner, I got over that quickly...but not without wondering if it isn't going to be technically possible some day. (After we figure out how to fold space, I guess....)
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I travelled with 7 puppies over 4000 kilometers this summer - nothin' to it LOL!
I always made sure to pull over 2-3 kilometers before a rest area or restaurant that we planned to stop at. So they were all pottied before we left them in the truck to eat/gas up, whatever.
I literally stopped in the middle of nowhere, pulled off as far as I could, we carried the puppies a decent distance from the road and put them down to run around/play/potty. I would suggest a leash if this is a new puppy (mine were from my litters so I knew they would follow). I didn't stop in any rest areas and overnight I pottied the dogs in the woods/off the highway, where people are not normally walking their dogs for fun.
Don't stress - the puppies will be stressed enough without being micromanaged in case of "germs". Plan your route before you leave and know where you are going to stop. Allow for extra stops because those puppies like to throw curve balls LOL and if you are going to be driving through a big city, that may take a couple hours to get through, potty the puppy sufficiently in the "middle of nowhere" before entering the city so you don't have to stop unless there is a potty emergency.
Pre-boil and pack white rice gruel to feed with the kibble to avoid stomach upset. As well as some peppermint oil (one drop on a blanket can curb car sickness), Lavender Oil (calming and great for small cuts and scrapes.), water, bowls, LOTS of paper towel and pet friendly cleaner (hope you don't need to use it), plastic bags for garbage and maybe a cooler with some bones to chew on the way to keep the puppy occupied.
Congrats on the new puppy!
Forget the pick up bed. Drive 1/4 mile away from an off ramp to potty pup. Do not use the truck stops or the rest stops or the areas by service stations.
Wait for puppy to do his/her thing (and then puppy will decide not to do it at your convenience.)
I'm stressing about the same thing! I am picking up my puppy this weekend in Ohio then driving back to eastern PA. I think your pick up is a good idea. I know for sure I am not going to be stopping at rest stop due to health risks with his vacs. not being completed. I think being as I have a hatchback type car I might just put down the back seats put the pee pad in the trunk and let him do his thing.
Good luck and safe drive!
|OP is thinking parvo precautions I am betting. On a long transport of 3 puppies to me from GA a few years ago I specifically said no feet on the ground for any potty spots, because of the parvo/distemper risk (and because they were already exposed to parvo once, let's not push it!). So the potty pads and making sure they don't walk off them is good, carrying them is good. The restriction of not exercising for the purposes of going from one place to another is not as bad as the stuff you are exposing them to in those rest areas.
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We pulled into rest stops and they are usually pretty large. We would go to a place that was far from the main buildings. We also used gas stations when we filled up, we would find a good spot.
Your idea of the pick up bed is pretty cool.
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Where to take 8 wk old pup to potty on drive home..??
Ok so I have posted similar questions before..but I a, stressing one thing..
I am driving from california to illinois with my puppy when she turns 8 weeks...most people agreed it was ok but every person seemed to stress the importance of where I take her for bathroom breaks since she will not be all the way up on her shots...
I really don't want to take any risks..anyway,
I was thinking, since I have a pick up truck..that when she needs to relieve herself I could pull off the highway and take her to thr back of my truck and put one of those pee pads down and encourage her to go there that way she doesn't touch the nasty public grounds...
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My magnolia is infested with magnolia scale. What are my control options?
Magnolia scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) is the largest scale insect in Iowa. Adult magnolia scale females are pinkish orange to brown, elliptical and up to one-half inch in diameter. Females give birth to their young (known as nymphs or crawlers) in late summer.
Sap feeding by the scales causes stress to heavily infested plants and can result in stunted growth, yellowish foliage, branch dieback, or death of the plant. Magnolia scales produce large quantities of honeydew (sugary excretion) that accumulate on the tree's leaves and twigs. Sooty mold, a black fungus that grows on honeydew, turns the honeydew-covered leaves and twigs black.
Magnolia scale is difficult to control. Two or more control strategies may need to be employed to effectively control magnolia scale. Remove and destroy heavily infested branches. Spray infested trees with a contact insecticide (horticultural oil, insecticidal soap or synthetic insecticide) in late August to early September to control the crawler stage of the insect. Another control option is a soil drench application of a systemic insecticide, such as imidacloprid, in July. Dormant horticultural oil also can be used in late fall or early spring before the buds begin to break.
Why are the leaves on my hackberry turning brown and falling to the ground?
The browning of the hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) leaves is probably due to lace bugs. Lace bugs are sap feeding insects commonly found on the leaves of shade and ornamental trees in Iowa. Trees most commonly affected are hackberry, sycamore and oak. Adult lace bugs have attractive wings that are beautifully sculptured with an intricate pattern of veins resembling lace, hence the common name.
Lace bugs feed on the underside of leaves. They pierce the leaf epidermis with their sucking mouthparts and cause the characteristic pale yellow, scorched or "bleached" discoloration on the upper leaf surfaces. The underside of heavily infested leaves will be speckled with small, black, shiny "varnish spots" (excrement). While lace bugs are present throughout the summer, damage symptoms usually don't develop until August or September.
Lace bug damage varies greatly from year to year, mainly in response to variations in natural controls and weather conditions. Severe feeding may cause premature leaf drop, but healthy, well-established trees are not seriously harmed. Spraying infested trees with an insecticide in late summer is of little or no benefit to the trees. Further, spraying when it is too late for effective control may cause more harm than good by killing the insect's natural enemies.
There are big, hairy worms and tent-like structures in my walnut tree. What are they and how do I get rid of them?
The "worms" are likely fall webworms. Fall webworms are hairy, tan to yellow caterpillars. As they feed, fall webworms construct tents or webs at the ends of branches. Tents are initially small, but the caterpillars enlarge the tents as they grow and consume the leaves within the tents. By the end of summer, tents may be two to three feet long and enclose entire ends of branches. Fall webworms feed on more than 200 species of deciduous trees. However, walnuts are their favorite host. In Iowa, the first sightings of fall webworms usually occur in early to mid-August.
Fall webworms do not cause serious damage to healthy, well-established trees. As a result, controls are not necessary. Damage to trees can be minimized by undertaking control measures as soon as the tents are discovered. Tents on branches that can be safely reached from the ground or with a ladder can be pruned out and the caterpillars destroyed. Insecticides also can be used for control, but must be applied with sufficient pressure to penetrate the tent and reach the caterpillars inside. Insecticide applications after mid-September are of no benefit and should be avoided in order to preserve predators, parasites and other biological control organisms.
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Tint on DS and PS windows has seen better days. Will need to either be removed or replaced
Sunroof (the sun shade does not slide well). This can cause the sunroof to stick and no fully close
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