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Dry Eyes and Contact Lenses: Do's and Don'ts
What is LASIK?
LASIK stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. It is a minor but technical surgical procedure used to correct certain types of blurry vision (called refractive errors), including farsightedness, nearsightedness, and astigmatism. To perform LASIK, doctors use a laser to remove very thin layers of the cornea to change its shape and produce clearer vision.
Light passes through the cornea (the clear layer that covers the iris) and the pupil before it is projected onto the retina in the back of the eye. Refractive errors are caused by light focusing in front of (hyperopia, or farsightedness) or behind (myopia, or nearsightedness) the retina. In astigmatism, the cornea has a slight "football" shape instead of a spherical shape. In addition, certain other types of blurry vision are caused by a misshapen cornea. LASIK changes the shape of the cornea, allowing it to more effectively focus light rays onto the retina.
LASIK is a common surgery with potential risks and complications, such as reduced vision, blurry vision, and halos. Less invasive treatment options, such as contact lenses and glasses, are available to you. Consider getting a second opinion about your treatment options before having LASIK.
Types of LASIK
The types of LASIK include:
Conventional LASIK is the most typical type of LASIK. A mechanical blade called a microkeratome is used to make the initial cut in the cornea, creating a flap. Then a laser precisely reshapes the corneal tissue under the flap.
All-laser (or bladeless) LASIK is performed with a laser keratome, which is a special type of laser to create the corneal flap, instead of a microkeratome.
Wavefront LASIK employs a newer type of laser to correct farsightedness and nearsightedness as well as more subtle corneal distortion.
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Medical References
- Common Eye Disorders. The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control. http://www.cdc.gov/visionhealth/basic_information/eye_disorders.htm.
- Is LASIK for Me? A Patient's Guide to Refractive Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/glasses-contacts-lasik/upload/LASIK-patient-guide.pdf.
- LASIK — Laser Eye Surgery. American Academy of Ophthalmology. http://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/glasses-contacts-lasik/lasik.cfm.
- LASIK surgery. Eye Surgery Education Council. http://www.eyesurgeryeducation.com/surgery-options-lasik-about.php.
- LASIK. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/productsandmedicalprocedures/surgeryandlifesupport/lasik/default.h....
- LASIK Risks and Complications. All About Vision. http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/lasik_complication_1.htm.


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Michelle Woody
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BA, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976; MBA, Atlanta University, 1978; MA/BC, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2010; EdD, University of Southern California, 2014.
Dr. Woody is a graduate of the DTS Counseling program with several years of ministry and business experience. In addition, Dr. Woody is a Licensed Professional Counseling Intern. She served in Bible Study Fellowship for nearly fifteen years in a number of roles including Teaching Leader. Her passion is to equip and empower at-risk students and their families through counseling interventions and creative educational strategies. She enjoys international travel, the Dallas Cowboys, listening to music, health club workouts, teaching in youth ministry at church, and spending time with her son, Jason, and two daughters, Lindsey and Kelsey.
Academic Interests
- Equipping at-risk students and their families
- Counseling interventions
- Creative educational strategies
Personal Interests
- Listening to music
- International travel
- The Dallas Cowboys

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Hello everyone, I am a 61 year old man living in Bristol in the UK.
I spent 10 years studying the Theravada Teachings, trying to understand them starting around 1990.
But I could not make sense of the teachings and eventually gave up.
Now that I am retired and have more time I find my interest in the teachings is returning.
Also there is now a lot of interest and activity online.
I was delighted to discover this forum which appears to be of such high quality.
I am looking forward to many interesting conversations.
All the best to everyone, Vincent.


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1 Robotic Overlords
In order to ensure that the Robotic Overlords are developed using a sensible language, we must start now by indoctrinating the children who will one day develop the Robots.
Here-in lies the plan.
1.1 Existing Platforms
To get started, we need to find an hackable robot platform that we can easily target using Haskell technology. Something Arduino based might be good. Here are some potential platforms to consider:
* A Haskell interface to Lego Mindstorms NXT over Bluetoooth * Arduino+Haskell


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My daily driver is a 99 Dodge dually 5.9 Cummins with a 5 sp and 4.10 gears. Gets 19-20 mpg all the time and will haul or tow anything I'll ever own as fast as I'll ever go.
150k miles and it's not even at half life yet. Rides like a truck, looks like a truck, sounds like a truck, even smells right. A real truck.
Not much of a drag racer but you better pass me before going up hills or have a gass mask haha
It has a built in weapon for those that don't follow the rules of the road. haha
|interesting, thanks lakota (and all others).
If your body is in good condition, then keep your truck. Get rid of that mouse motor and drop in a small block Chevy engine. If you use the engine mounts from JTR, the engine and trans will drop right in, and you won't have to cut your driveshaft. A lot of S-10 guys are ripping out their lawn mower engines, and putting in small block Chevy's. There is a website about doing this swap:
Here's some tips:
>Whatever trans you have now, the bell housing will not bolt up to a V8. If you want to keep the same trans, then you'll have to upgrade to the full size truck trans. Forget the TH400 trans. It's a good trans, but heavier, longer, requires electronics, and it will rob you of 17% of your horsepower. Plus you'll have to modify the trans cross member, and shorten the driveshaft.
>You'll have to move the radiator forward to the forward mounting holes. No big deal.
>Use the stock exhaust manifolds. You don't need to go to headers unless you've reworked the engine.
>BUY THE JTR ENGINE MOUNTS!!! They cost about $50. It will put your engine in the forward position to give you firewall clearance, and move it over 1" to the passenger side for steering clearance.
>The whole swap should take a couple of weekends. If you have all your parts, and a few friends, you can do it in one weekend.
What you'll end up with is an S-10 with the power of a full size truck. Sure, they say the rearend is weak. It's the same rearend that's in a Camaro, so how weak is it? Just don't try to impress anybody and it'll last.
The reason that you're having trouble keeping up with highway speeds is that you have 3:73 or 4:10 gears. Swap them out for 3:08 or 3:42 gears. You'll get better highway speeds and better fuel mileage. You can find one in an 89 or newer with a 4.3 Liter S-10. Then you can cruise at 70 MPH.
For a daily driver you might be better off with a newer model S-10. Anything with port EFI preferably, TBI would be a second choice. Since you really like the S-10 size wise, I don't think I'd advise anything else. If you want something really new, the Colorado (S-10 replacement) would be nice. A neighbor just bought one. Is yours a king cab? That's what I'd want -- no standard cab for me! I like to have room to recline the seats or store a few things inside.
If you really like that truck so much, you might as well inquire locally about a replacement engine. I'd definitely go with at least a TBI engine for economy and better overall running/starting, even if it's another 2.8L. But you can pull a Camaro 3.4L and it will all bolt up to your drivetrain (so will a 3.1L). Just have your trans rebuilt while it's out. You're probably looking at $4K for a low mileage engine with wiring and computer, trans rebuild, refresh/check xfer case, and remove/install. But it will still be paid for. Having the 2.8L rebuilt would be about the same. If you can pull/install that will save you around $1500.
Anything other than the 2.8/3.1/3.4 and you'll have to change the complete drivetrain out -- may as well get another truck. Well, the Cadillac 4.1/4.5 V-8 will bolt up, but the drivetrain really needs upgrading. That said, the 4.3L V-6 in an S-10 is killer! That would be worth considering if you get a later model instead of rebuilding/replacing your engine. Plenty power for the mid-size truck. But the axles and all on the 2.8L model need upgrading. A larger engine driven lightly will actually get better mileage than you get now, the same in the worst case.
What has this got to do with hot rods? Well, it's a parts chaser, and engine swapping is hot rodding...
Anything built before 1973 is what I'd look for. Big block ford f250 camper special is my first choice. Lotsa power, smooth ride with 1 or 2 tons of scrap iron in the back, ( you could carry the s10 with you, it would be like a pet) Good gas mileage if you keep your cool.
well, you asked
hope this helps, mikey
Maybe it belongs in engine only?
I just know I DON'T want to talk to SALES people about these things, but rather various users who deal with these things daily (drive and maintain). So I came here.
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replacement pickup truck - your advice please
Hi, Can i ask you all for shopping advice?
i really hope you all can lend your advice on a replacement pickup truck.
I currently have a 85 black, chevy s-10 v6 2.8L 4x4, rochester 2se carb....with orig engine/tranny nearing 275k miles.
- I keep good care of it, regular oil changes. Leaks a lil bit, but amazing lastign power for an orig 85.
- recently cleaned the rochester 2se carb and replaced necessary/rebuild parts.
- new coil, wires, plugs, air filter
- replaced all bad vac lines
- spent $ not long ago shoring up all exhaust problems (air system driver side, new muffler and pipe).
- transmission fluids changed, new filter, new pan gasket (but still getting some small leakage).
- needs new ball joints and shoring up on steering column
- could use a new paint job of course (but again, looks gr8 for an 85).
- it's got some oil leaks, aand a lil leak at the tranny (i think the pan - even though a new gasket was just put on). Could be rear seal at worst I guess, but it's not "pouring" out fluid...just a small leaking on the y-pipe that will cause soem smoking).
- Of course being a 2.8l v6, it's not the fastest thing, tough to keep up at the freeway speeds (65+).
basically it's been a real wonder truck (lasting...still lasting actually) but an 85 carb'd s-10 4x4 that's getting on in years so i'm thinking - maybe - it's time to look into new pickup truck options. I would like your advice.
- It takes about 3-4 tries each morning to start - but once it starts it operates well.
- last checked gets about 17mpg city, lil more highway
- also: it needs a new rear brake light switch I think and new license plate lights).
- when 4x4 is used, it shifts in out ok and seems to operate fine...but you can sure "hear it" when it's in say 4hi...REALLY HEAR it when in 4lo. not sure if this is normal or a poss problem coming as it's always been this way.
- No a/c (black truck...gets hot in there in pac northwest summers)
I mean this is a tough decision. The truck is working and i've always loved it, I drive it near daily, it hauls what I need to haul sometimes...and hey...IT'S PAID FOR Runs ok, idles ok.
but the transmission is scaring me a bit. It's acting alright...(seemgly no drive/movement issues) except for a vibration - you can feel a bit - that kicks in at 45 or so mph when i put it in OVERDRIVE.
Is this a sign the tranny will go soon? Or could it be another issue or engine sign?
Plus the fact the 2.8L v6, as long as it's amazingly LASTING (runs great when started and ez to maintain), it is known as a "dog" engine with poor design - espec the carbd models (which I have).
So, I'm just doing research now on any solid, USED pickup models (preferably 4x4) that will offer best bang for the buck (good power vs fuel economy).
Can any of you suggest some years/makes/models I might want to focus on for a daily driver / hauling pickup truck (hauling yardwaste, etc)?
I want to be able to maintain most of it myself (oil/tuneups/etc). havn't really set a pricepoint yet...not even sure if it's really time to bag this 85 s-10.
But all i know is this chevy s-10 and wondering if I shoudl stay chevy s-10 or other ...so I'd love your advice.
Or, what kind of cost would I be lookin at with dropping in a better engine and rebuilt tranny ya think? How can one shop for the best price on to rebuild this 85 s-10 4x4? Any parts suggestions or best route to take ...or tips along these lines?
With gas going the way it is...I know i will still want/needneed a pickup truck...but one with at least "decent" fuel economy 9this one isn't bad believe it or not at 17mpg city for a carbd model 4x4).
my searches on vehix.com either point to a 2whl mazda b series or this truck (as far as fuel econ).
I'm NOT looking for a road burner, racing, speedster type - just a solid pickup truck / daily driver that gets decent mpg.
Not sure what models/years to be looking for when considering parts avail, recalls, or past known issues. hope you can help.
thank you so much...this is a toughie for me.
Not sure what forum this should go in...but i see 3 that it fits in. sorry for dbl posts.
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Marist women's lacrosse team fell in a non-conference home game versus nationally ranked #16 Stony Brook by a score of 14-2. After a strong first 30 minutes of action, the Red Foxes (1-5) saw how potent the Seawolves (5-1) could be as the visitors outscored them by a 9-0 margin in the second half. Senior goalie Ashley Casiano (South Windsor, Conn.) set a season-high with 13 saves; classmate Ashley Miller (Montville, N.J.) and sophomore Kirsten Viscount (Smithtown, N.Y.) registered single goals for the Red Foxes.
Facing off with an explosive Stony Brook team that came into the afternoon ranked second in Division 1 with 17 goals a game, the Red Foxes came out with a defensive and conservative game plan that would limit the Seawolves opportunities to score.
Over the opening period of play the hosts did solid job of sticking to that plan as the pace was controlled and nearly 15 minutes passed with just two goals on the scoreboard. After a Stony Brook goal at 27:17, Viscount converted a free-position attempt at 25:06 to even the score.
Four consecutive goals by the Seawolves would allow the visitors to jump out to a 5-1 lead with 4:13 left in the half.
Stony Brook had an opportunity to extend its lead down the stretch, but Marist stood strong. Casiano came up with the first stop as she saved a quick breakaway shot by Demmianne Cook after the draw control. Less than 90 seconds after the save, the Red Foxes converted on the other end of the field with an unassisted goal by Miller at 2:41.
Though they won the next draw control, the Seawolves would be denied in each of their final scoring attempts as their first shot was blocked by a Red Fox defender, while the second chance was thwarted by the collapsing defense and eventual stick check caused turnover by senior Jessica Irvine (Hauppauge, N.Y.).
At the half, a strong 30 minutes of play would see the Red Foxes trailing by just a 5-2 margin. Seven saves by Casiano and only eight turnovers would by key storylines in keeping Marist within striking distance.
In the second half, it was all Stony Brook as the Seawolves outshot Marist 19-2 and forced 13 Red Fox turnovers. These two stats would directly correlate to Stony Brook's 9-0 scoring advantage in the final 30 minutes.
For the game, Stony Brook outshot Marist 38-12 with a 27-9 margin in shots on goal. While the Seawolves caused 14 turnovers the host Red Foxes caused eight. Each team had nine draw controls.
The all-time series between the two programs sits a 3-3.
The Red Foxes will have a quick turnaround as they will be back in action on Saturday, March 16 with a home matchup versus George Mason. The opening draw in the first game of a women's/men's lacrosse doubleheader is slated for 12 p.m.


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Jonathan writes:
First and foremost, this and the podcast of the virology course lectures available on iTunes is a gift to the public. I am applying to medical school and I appreciate the material on a topic I did not have time to take but have had a long standing interest. So- thank you! To the question: after listening to the first lecture I found a PLoS ONE article that states that a research team has drafted a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) that, to the best of my understanding, binds to a viral RNA particle prior to being incorporated into the host's genetic material, and then exploits a apoptosis pathway in that infected cells, quenching the propagation of future virons in that instance. The article is entitled "Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics" by Rider, et al. PLoS ONE 6(7): e22572. doi:10.1371/ Are there any comments about "survival of the fittest" with respect to virus in light of this?
Thank you,
University of South Florida
Dave writes:
Dear TWiVers,
It was great to have seen the live podcast at ASV! I am looking forward to seeing another one next year in Madison…
I was curious to hear what kind of reactions you had to the July 27 PLoS One paper (Rider TH, Zook CE, Boettcher TL, Wick ST, Pancoast JS, et al. (2011) Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics. PLoS ONE 6(7): e22572. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022572). The news headlines that I saw were akin to "drug that could cure any viral infection." While trying (specifically) to target cells possessing viral double stranded RNAs seems like a reasonable approach, do you think this DRACO approach actually has the potential to be a broad-spectrum antiviral (ignoring, for now, any possible issues with drug delivery…)?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts…
Keep up the great work…
P.S. I wanted to share that this Spring, I had my undergraduate virology students use TWiV to learn about potential pieces of literature that they could then download and read as the basis for their in-class oral presentations. Overall, the students liked hearing a little context about the paper from TWiV before going through it themselves in detail to prep for their talks about the experiments/data. An added bonus of the exercise was that a number of them now are regular TWiV listeners!
David B. Kushner, Ph.D.
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Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA 17013
Jason writes:
Thanks for your show.
I'd love to hear a discussion about this remarkable paper in PLoS ONE:
Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Therapeutics
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Michael writes:
Here's the paper,
In the media:
Time article - http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/11/mit-scientists-develop-a-drug-to-fight-any-viral-infection/ - "Scientists at MIT are developing a new drug that may fight viruses as effectively as antibiotics like penicillin dispatch bacteria."
Times of India article - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Soon-a-revolutionary-pill-to-cure-HIV-flu/articleshow/9563867.cms - "Scientists are developing a new drug, which is showing great potential to revolutionize the world of medicine with its ability to cure everything from colds to HIV."
Alfred writes:
I was hoping the TWIV crew could weigh in on this PLoS paper describing a broad spectrum antiviral:
Thank you.
Alex writes:
Good afternoon Dr. Racaniello and fellow TWIV'ers;
Thanks for a great podcast series. I'm an electrical engineer will little background in the biological sciences. I really enjoy listening and learning. You provide a new world that I had no familiarity with, before.
I came across an interesting article about a possible broad spectrum anti-viral. You probably have received other emails about this.
Can you comment about this in a future podcast?
Thanks and keep up the great podcasts.
Best regards,
Reynard writes:
I'm sure you are getting requests for this already so I'll keep it short. I would love to hear a twiv panel comment on the recent success of DRACO. These are exciting times!
Thank you for your continued efforts,
Shelby writes:
I'd love to hear your thoughts about chicken pox and if it is really beneficial in the long run to get the vaccine.
Camby, IN
Juanjo writes:
Dear Professor Racaniello,
as a plant virologist working in a research institute in Spain, I have been waiting for a good occasion to communicate with you and the rest of co-host of TWiV. I started last February to listen to the shows during my daily commute trips (20 minutes train plus 15 walk thru the campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona). I got hooked ("memetically" infected?) almost instantly, and since then I wait anxiously for every new chapter while hearing backwards in your archive. At a pace of 4-5 chapters a week, I am afraid I'll be soon running short of new materials. Please receive my deepest gratitude for this truly entertaining and educational initiative.
The motivation for this letter comes after your nice conversation with Professor Raul Andino (TWiV 138). Dr Andino was extremely didactic when explaining his recent work on RNAi suppression in insect viruses. He was also able to provide a comprehensive revision of the current knowledge on RNAi mechanisms, and how viruses deal with this. When commenting on the mode of action of plant virus suppressors of RNA silencing, he was right to say that most plant viruses have adopted a small-RNA sequestering strategy (Lakatos et al., 2006, EMBO J 25, 2768-80). Interestingly, a few exceptions are also known, and some plant viruses target the RISC complex as the Cricket paralysis virus does. In addition to polerovirus P0 and cucumovirus 2b proteins, shortly after the Nayak et al paper appeared and demonstrated the activity of CrPV-1A on Drosophila Argonaute 2 (Nayak et al. 2010, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 17, 547-554), two independent studies with Turnip crinckle virus (Azevedo et al., 2010, Genes Dev 24, 904-15) and Sweet potato mild mottle virus (Giner et al., 2010, PLoS Pathogens 6, e1000996) showed an additional mode of action, based on antagonyzing host Argonaute. These two unrelated plant viruses have got RNAi suppression activity by mimicking cellular Argonaute-interacting proteins which contains WG/GW (Tryptophane-Glycine or Glycine-Tryptophane) conserved motifs. Indeed this new strategy adds up an example of the broad variety of modes of action of viral RNAi suppressors.
The final comments of Professor Andino and yourself about the importance, usefulness and basic interest of keeping up the good work with model organisms like Drosophila, Caenorhabditis (and I should add Arabidopsis in the case of plants) were also quite opportune.
Thanks again for TWiV.
Your faithful listener,
Juanjo Lopez-Moya
Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) CSIC-IRTA-UAB
Campus UAB Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Valles) 08193-Barcelona (Spain)
Valorie writes:
Virology fascinates me but alot of it goes right over my head. Can you recommend a basics or beginners book for people outside the medical field so I can start from the ground up? (Something that dumbs the complex ideas down for me like a "..for dummies" or "A Complete Idiots Guide To..." book would be ideal!)
Thanks alot!!
John writes:
Dear TWIVers:
I have a couple of questions related to TWIV138, where you discussed short-term adaptive immunity in insects based on RNA interference. As I understood it, double-stranded RNA injected into insects causes a kind of systemic immunity, based on getting cells all over the insect to produce siRNA that will mark the viral RNA for destruction inside the cell. (Is this more-or-less right?) If I understood right, your guest said that the immunity to the viruses from the siRNA lasted for a week or two, which I guess is a substantial part of a fly's lifespan.
The first question this raises in my mind: is it a common consequence of viral infections to have viral genetic material (DNA or RNA, depending) end up floating around outside cells? It seems like this would happen when cells burst open with newly-made virus particles, and could also happen just from random luck, with viral RNA or DNA slipping out of the cell when something else exits. And any kind of immune response that kills infected cells could also leave some leaking DNA or RNA. This seems like it would be true both in insects and in mammals. I also wonder whether, under normal circumstances, there's a lot of host DNA or RNA floating around between cells.
This made me wonder how the insect cells could distinguish self genetic material from nonself genetic material. The mechanism your guest described, if I got it straight, involved ds-RNA. Healthy animal cells shouldn't be producing ds-RNA, so maybe the answer is that insects only respond to ds-RNA. But this made me wonder if he or other researchers have tried single-stranded RNA viruses or any kind of DNA viruses, to see if similar immune mechanisms there. If they do, then I guess there must be some kind of mechanism to keep from having all the insect's cells make siRNA against some protein they need to survive.
Finally, I was curious how this ties into DNA vaccines in mammals. The fact that DNA vaccines work at all suggests that having viral genetic material floating around must be a useful signal that there's a viral infection that needs to be fought off. But I don't really feel like I understand the mechanisms there--it seems like some antigen presenting cell must be taking up random DNAs it finds by the side of the road and expressing its genes. (Is that right?) Would the same sort of thing work with viral RNA? I'd love a show where you talked about DNA vaccines.
Anyway, thanks again for your wonderful podcasts, which have really opened up a new world for me, and thanks for answering my amateur questions.
Cliff writes:
Hey guys!
My name is Cliff and I am new to the whole podcast scene. I started out with a Nursing podcast, and found my way to yours via i-tunes. Now, I would like to begin by saying I am not a scientist, (like most everyone else that emails you), but I am enjoying learning about viruses. The first time I listened to you all, I actually laughed at my first scientific joke, and then I knew I could make it in the healthcare field. You are educators, and you have become good friends of mine while I work to maintain a woman's building in Ann Arbor. As you thanked Al in TWIV 132 for spending the afternoon with you, I would like to thank you for spending days with me this summer. You guys are like friends of an athlete that never leave his side until he loses his flair, except for me it's more like you won't leave my side until my mp3 player dies. I feel like I can be chatty with you. I can even be sarcastic with you.
Athlete talk is bringing me to my point. I wanted to email ya'll after listening to episode 133 where, I think it was Rich, asked Kathy if she spoke with Majic Johnson recently since he played ball where she works now (UofM) with HIV. Now, over at MSU where I participate in the Decathlon and am working on getting into the Nursing program, I noticed a big statue of Majic outside the Breslin. I guess MSU loves him even though he went to UofM. (There's the sarcasm). But not a big deal, I am starting to like all you guys even with the mistake.
Also thought I would share a virus reference I like with you. In the first Matrix movie, Mr. Smith speaks of how, "Humans aren't actually mammals. But there is another organism on the planet that are like Humans. VIRUSES. You multiply nonstop, use up the resources in an area, and then move to another. You are a virus of this planet" (Matrix, 1998-ish). I'm not a pessimist, I just thought you would enjoy that bit if you haven't seen it.
Now to make this worth your while I will ask a question... This may not be a good one, but I will ask anyhow. Since sickle cell anemia is a malformation of a blood cell, ( I learned from ya'll that it was in response to malaria and becoming resistant to it), I would guess there may be different receptors on it as well. Now for some people, sickle cell can be a big problem for them even if half of their blood cells are normal, so I am wondering if it would be possible to create a cure using a virus that would specifically attack sickle cells in the blood stream. But then again, Sickle cells would probably continue to be produced be the host since I am guessing it's in their DNA to produce them. I could probably google it to find the answer, but I would rather hear your thoughts on it. After all... you are my friends while at work.
I will come back again with some better questions as I start my Nursing courses and they arise. Until then,


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There has been a lot of negative press and commentary regarding the recent Queensland Health Implementation of Continuity Project (SAP HR and Payroll), which recently experienced a very public failure as many employees were not paid due to multiple points of failure in the project. The recent Auditor-General's Report on the process is damning, spreading the blame across multiple agencies and the systems integration partner, IBM. I make no claims to be familiar with the intricate details of the process, but I have read the report and feel I have a clear understanding of the (many!) points of failure.
While this project did seem to be a monumental failure, I would suggest that we consider two important facts:


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Just so you have the option of an extra potty training tool, I used the bell system when I potty trained mine. He learned really quickly where he was supposed to go to go to the bathroom, but because of the way the house is set up, it was difficult to know when he was waiting by the door to go out. The bell gave him a little extra alert system so he could make sure I knew when he had to go out. It can be useful for a puppy just because they have to go to the bathroom so often and they tend to have less control of their bowels and how long they can hold it, it's nice for them to have an extra way to let you know. When he was about six months and reasonably had the control to hold it for longer periods of time until I took him out for walks, I phased out the bell. He's never had an accident in the house.
I really appreciated it one night when he about three months, I took him out to go potty and brought him back in, and about five minutes later, he was ringing the bell like crazy, so I ran over to let him out again. Turns out he had a bout of diarrhea coming up, but because of the bell he was able to let me know in time to get out and do it in the grass instead of one my carpet.
Apart from the first night when Hans had diarrhea (we think anxiety-driven), he never, ever pooped inside the house.
It probably took about 2-3 weeks to get him to consistently ASK to go potty outside. But even after that, he had the odd accident or two. He's now 14 weeks and he hasn't had an accident inside in over a week. At night he holds it for 8 hours no problem in the crate.
If we go out during the day and leave him in his crate/ex pen, I still do line the ex pen with puppy pads because he drinks a lot of water during the day and will pee if left alone for more than 3.5-4 hrs.
About two weeks, then about three days to be doggy good trained. It was so easy for us.
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|took a few weeks of constant watch and scolding yourself when you didn't see the puppy needed to be taken out
|Took my pup about two weeks to be potty trained. The quickest way to get it done is keep a diligent schedule.
Thanks for all the tips and info everyone!
I think I'm going to go with the crate training aswell.
But another question now! How long did it take for your puppy from when you first got them to when they learned to use the potty outside?
Majority of my house is carpet so it kind of worries me!
Our little guy is 14 weeks old. I can't recommend crate training enough, especially at night. I personally would wait to introduce the pup to the bed for a few reasons, mostly being that a brand new pup doesn't know you or the bed and will likely be unsettled for a few nights which makes sleep hard for you.
I also find that they feel secure in their crates at night. Hans hated it the first night, was reasonably ok the second night (though I had to lie down next to the crate on the floor until he fell asleep, even though it was right next to our bed), and totally fine going forward. Now at night, he goes upstairs to our bedroom with us and walks straight into his crate and spreads himself out like a little king.
Indie just turned 13 months old. Up until about a month ago, she slept in the crate in my bedroom with the crate door closed. She never really had a problem with it. The first few nights, my kids slept next to it in their sleeping bags. I now keep the crate door open and my bedroom door closed (or she will harrass the cats all night long); she starts on my bed, but then goes back to her crate on her own. She likes her "house" - and I think she gets too hot on the bed. She also likes to sleep kind of on her back. In the crate, she can wedge herself against the corners to get comfortable on her back.
There is too much in the house or even the bathroom for her to get into at night. Just ask my old, completely demolished cell phone. Fortunately she didn't swallow any of the glass. Indie couldn't use pee pads as a small pup, she would just shred them. I was afraid of the problems that could be caused by ingesting plastic and the absorbent material. I hated the thought of her being uncomfortable, but the thought of her ingesting something she shouldn't (blanket, dog bed, towels), was worse. Just remember - most will chew/shred just about anything - so be careful what you leave with an unsupervised pup.
We used the x-large crate until she was about 7 months old. When her ears stuck through the top when she sat up, I bought a kennel to use indoors. It's 5x5 and 6 feet tall. She has plenty of room to move around when we aren't home. It's has a black, powder coat finish - so it's not too ugly for indoors. We keep it in the basement. It used to be upstairs in the mostly unused office, but I couldn't trust her to not chew on the carpeting in there.
Great tips and info from wyoung2153 and I'd just add ---> http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...s-puppies.html
Make sure you read up on and have the crate ready. CRATES ROCK!!!
Good luck with your new puppy and can't wait to see PICTURES!
here... General Puppy Stuff - German Shepherd Dog Forums
Good info in all the stickies..
Also, 8 weeks is not too early to train things like that. Titan knew sit, come and down in the first weekend I had him.. just because it worked out taht way. For me it just came a part of our bonding. He wanted some of my Chicken, and I wanted him to work for it rather than just get it.
At this age I wouldn't start instantly with Training as your goal, jsut build the relationship with him, with a lot of positivity.. and of course boundaries that you are going to stick by! ex: if you don't want him on the couch when he's older, then you shouldn't let him there as a baby puppy no matter how cute he looks at you and begs... you think it won't matter.. but it does.. true life story from Whitney and Titan
I am going to 100% disagree with your lack of desire to crate train simply because I think you might have the wrong idea about it and it is such a great thing once it's trained! I personally would not leave your pup in the bathroom. If you are absolutely against crate training, I would look into some kind of pen that you can set up where they only have access to things you allow. There is jsut too many things a puppy can get into in the bathroom.. IMO Take a look at this first though..
Can't wait to see pictures of your pup You are going to be in love!
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Oh and it does still have a power valve... I believe I renewed it with a fresh 6.5 at the time
|took a compression test earlier on a couple of cylinders... all came out to just above 150psi
was that carb used on a circle track?
most times they remove the power valve and jet up 8 or 10 jet sizes. Makes for a bad running street car.
In the real world of race engines it may be necessary to advance or retard the cam to tune the engine to specific track and weather conditions. This is usually not more than 4 degrees either side of a straight up setting. Competition engines usually include an adjustable cam gear rather than bushings. There is a two piece timing case cover where the cam gear and its adjustment can be quickly accessed for between round tweaking.
In your case, putting a 4 degree bushing in addition to a cam with 4 degrees advance built in is 8 degrees advance, by any standard this is too much advance and will make the engine ping prone regardless of distributor settings.
I'd go back to a straight up configuration using only Comp's built in 4 degrees. If the engine still pings than take it back with a 4 degree retard bushing to straight-up timing.
|What about the mechanical advance? Say you get about 18 at idle with the vac disconnected. Rev the engine up, vac still unhooked, what have ya got now. Just for an example. 20 degress initial, rev it up 20 more for a total of 40 with the mech, now hook up the vac and see if it goes to about 50-60 degrees total advance. Sounds like the mechanical weights in the dizzy may be stuck.
|I don't think 4 more degrees is going to throw your intake closing point off enough to cause problems unless you were on the very edge. Do yourself a favor before tearing the front end down and retarding the cam-do a compression check to see where it is. 150-170 psi and you're Ok for pump gas, 180+ and it'll take some tuning and probably octane booster to make it work. Let us know what she's pumping, Bob
Thanks for the detailed information. Cam timing may be my problem. I did degree the cam when I installed it, however, at the time I did not know that Comp grinds them with 4* advance already. I put 3-4* advance in it when I installed it. So it must theoretically be at about 7-8* total. How much cam timing is excessive, where do you draw the line? It sounds like I may have a real issue if the cam wants timing farther in but the piston timing doesn't. I don't know if it would be safe to run it hard like that... which means I need to figure out the quickest and easiest way to get that cam back in place.
Stop at full closure, if you're happy with the quality of your measures take the dial indicator and move it to the intake side and repeat all the measurements. Now compare these measurements to the cam card to see if it's installed correctly and certainly machined so the events are what they should be. What I'm looking for here is whether the cam is timed correctly to the crankshaft and piston movements. Errors in setting up the timing gears and chain or errors with the installation of timing bushings will be apparent from this test. A couple common errors are not having the cam and crank gears in proper alignment or putting a 4 degree advance bushing on a cam that's already ground with 4 degrees of advance, now you have 8 and that causes problems.
Timing the distributor, the fact that the engine wants more advance indicates the cam may be miss-timed. However, the problem of a flat bottom end can be as much a carburetion problem as a timing problem. I don't know what you mean by a stock cast piston! Are these flat tops, domes, dished if so what shape dish? Also not known is deck height and whether the heads have been milled. All this plays into compression ratio. If you have a flat top piston with a .025 nominal deck clearance and a.021 shim gasket, I compute your compression to be 11.2:1, which is too high for pump premium fuel.
Engines only like about 35 to 45 degrees of advance. The specific amount is primarily dictated by the shape of the combustion chamber, compression ratio, and cam timing. Modern fast burn chambers like timing around the 35-40 degrees, older SMOG heads like timing above 40 degrees reflective of their slower burn rate.
Timing is divided into static or initial and dynamic which is a function of vacuum, centrifugal, or is done by computer with digital systems. Also important is the rate at which the variable comes in to play. Another important aspect is that the vacuum needs to come out as the centrifugal comes in so that the two together do not over advance the engine.
The division between static and variable must be watched carefully. Unless the variable degrees are modified with bushings or another method to reduce total variable timing travel, simply twisting the distributor to increase the static timing will result in an over advanced ignition. In other words if the distributor is designed to work with a 10 degree static/initial setting and has 30 degrees of variable in it for a total of 40 degrees of lead. If you twist the distributor to 20 degrees of static timing, with no other changes, the 30 degrees of variable now is putting 50 degrees of timing advance into the engine. An over advanced engine will tend to surge at WOT if detonation doesn't take out a piston first.
Regardless of compression ratio as cam duration, intake closing point and overlap are increased dynamic pressure within the cylinder from idle to mid RPMs goes down. This effect is compensated for by increasing the static compression ratio so what is there works harder, it's a thermodynamics thing with lot of really ugly math. The other is to increase the ignition advance because less dense mixtures burn more slowly. But there is a balancing relationship between compression ratio and timing advance, so as compression comes up the advance doesn't need to as much as it would with less compression ratio. Again somewhere in there is a happy medium for your engine.
Most competition engines do away with the vacuum advance since with a really long duration cam there isn't enough manifold vacuum to run the it with sufficient sensitivity to conditions and it's just another failure point that's eliminated by it not being there. These engines are not concerned with running clean or efficient at low speeds. The usual solution is to run the static lead up to 20 degrees or so and cut the variable (centrifugal) total back to keep the full advance around 35-40 degrees all put in by 1500, 2000 rpm. This makes the engine a bit hard to start with so much static advance, but other wise has no drawbacks so long as you don't go slow. Drag engines running on "Fuel" (ethanol, methanol, nitro-methane, benzol) need a lot of advance on the bottom end as these fuels burn slowly compared to gasoline. So these distributors usually are locked with full advance all the time and the cars are push started rather than electric motor cranked as they are hard to start with so much advance being willing to push the piston back where it came from instead of around in the "forward" direction.
Street engines live in a much more complex environment and need variable timing schemes to cover the broad range of operating conditions satisfactorily.
So what you need to do is become convinced the cam and crank are timed properly to each other. Once that's done the distributor needs to be set up so that you know how much static and variable timing is in there and the rate at which the variable comes in. The XE274 is getting to the edge where there isn't enough manifold vacuum to operate vac advance properly. If you can't use vac advance, then the static lead will need to be increased and a like amount removed from the variable. The variable may have to come in sooner in the RPM band as well. These type changes don't work well in a heavy vehicle say 3000 pounds up with a high ratio rear end say 3.23 or less with a stick and 3.08 with an automatic.
The carb can be causing the problem you're seeing as well, a mixture ratio measuring device can be most useful in triming the carb. One of the big problems as cam timing grows is getting too much primary throttle opening to sustain idle, this exposes the mid range circuit which then makes it hard to get the right mixture at idle and creates a lean hole before main metering gets going. I don't remember the Holley you said your running, but those with 4 corner idle circuits are the simplest to set up since you can get to everything. But regular Holley's have an upside down screw on the secondaries that you can use to crack them open for more air then you can dial the primary opening down till you get the throttle blades out of the mid range slot. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't the root of your problem.
You also need to map engine vacuum against RPMs then take the distributor to somebody with a Sun machine that can take that data and coordinate the vacuum and centrifugal advance events to insure they work together. But 10 inches of idle vacuum isn't very much, unless you can get that up with carb adjustments, you might find you're better off with a bit more static and less, but sooner, centrifugal with no vacuum advance.
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Have you checked to see if the Balancer has spun?
Anyone got any ideas? Maybe it's just the way the motor combo works is that it likes lots of timing? My understanding has always been that lower compression engines like more timing (like 8.5 and below) and higher compression engines use less. My motor being around 10:1 and with 60cc chambers I would think would not want to run a whole lot... I don't know.
Should I look in to "locking out" the distributor? Someone had mentioned that to me. But would locking it out be a good idea for vehicle driven on the street? It seems like it would have too much timing for low rpm throttle stabs.
|They're #450 60cc w/ 2.02/1.6 valves and hand porting. The idle thing I guess I shouldn't have mentioned because the carb needs a little tweaking here and there. It was a race built carb for a circle track car and I haven't jetted it down enough, etc. so the idling problem is most likely from the carb itself
What heads are on it? What fuel are you running? Have you done a compression test on it?
If these are 76cc smogger type heads with dished pistons you might need closer to 40 degrees advance total.
If the idle is high even with the idle adjustment screw completely out it sounds like there probably is a vacume leak somewhere or the secondary blades are open to far.
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I've decided to visit our nearest fridge (50 shocking miles away!!!) and make an arse of myself learning to board so I can have a better understanding of it first-hand. I know I'll love it as I used to skateboard back in the day and could burn some serious hand slides and rails. Just worried about injury a little, cos I teach, teachers how to become tramp instructors (hope that makes sense?) for a living and need to earn a crust.
If it goes well I'm going to invest in a cheap learning board that will do both snow and tramp, may as well practice with the real deal on the tramp as it'll benefit the snowboarding. I'll let you know how it goes! can't wait.
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Found one of those at a Goodwill store for $5. It works fantastic as a trampoline board.
If you are heavier, you'll want a longer board both because the flex pattern being extended over a surface area will support a bigger rider and it likely will be beefier. However, tramp boarding, none of the dynamics for snowboarding are really going to apply. Almost anything will work.
Snowboarding bindings are meant to strap in snowboarding boots, but again, since you aren't going to be actually sliding on snow, so the lack of control that a pair of shoes or normal boots would create won't be a problem.
Had a look on ebay, not sure which size board to go for, are all bindings universal so they fit any make/type/size boots?
Also wondering if you need a heavy duty board if your on the heavy side?
Add in the fact that initiating an ariel rotation while riding and popping off the lip of a kicker has a technique unto itself and you can see that the actual in-air aspects of snowboarding ariels isn't the majority of the trick.
Try craigslist or ebay. Anything will work, mens board, womens board, a board with cracks, chips, delamming, base completely tore to shit etc.
Thanks for the info and advice, its given me a lot to think about.
I went out on the trampoline today to simulate double, triple and quadruple twists both left and right with fixed legs to see how it felt and the effects the larger body shape would have on my rotation, being a right twister in trampolining I though I may find going left a problem, but I can do both nearly, equally as well.
It felt really odd taking off and landing with feet wider than my shoulders and not being able to move my legs felt really weird especially when I was off balance.
I'm going to look at cheap boards as suggested, and I agree that any program would have to be linked to and in conjunction with actual snowboard training.
Performing grabs and tweaking them definitely scores higher with judges for style. While grabbing and tucking stabilizes spins, flips and corks (off axis flips) in the air by reducing your mass moment of inertia about your center of gravity, it also is difficult in that it takes control and awareness because you have a approximately 10 pound object strapped to your feet which also limits your limbs ability to move independently. This is the main difference from trampolining and snowboarding in terms of mechanics. If you can find a cheap snowboard (the cheaper, the better perhaps because cheaper equipment isn't usually as light) and you can tape up the edges to protect your tramp surface, try jumping on a trampoline to get a feel for the difference.
Therefore, the ability to strike "poses" with different grabs and exaggerate them for effect demonstrates control which is why it given technical credence. It also looks pretty damned cool Here is a video on the "method" air (a backside shifty combined with a tweak melon or lien grab), the most infamous grab amongst boardsports:
As to your general interest in designing and building a cross-discipline trampolining program for snowboarding, I would personally find myself interested in it as a way to progress freestyle. However, from a braoder snowboarding prospective, I would estimate there would limited interest in a purely trampolining program. This is because of the approach and philosophy snowboarders have for freestyle. Most snowboarders learn and progress through use of the ATML method: approach, takeoff, maneuver and landing. The approach and takeoff aspects are something that can't be taught by trampolining and this is where foam pits, air bags and progression parks (features that get gradually bigger) are of the biggest value. The approach and takeoff aspects are also the most critical to building a foundation for freestyle and dialing in new tricks as well as progression.
So, while trampolining is a valuable tool in learning (mostly the M=maneuver aspect) freestyle, it's really only so when included as part of a more complete snowboard training program. A very motivated and educated student might be able to piece together his own program and make use of a trampolining only program, but they are going to be a smaller market.
Hope this helps, good luck.
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When doing somi or twist rotations is there different scores for body shape and grabs, is it preferable to grab the board, therefore have a tucked up body or would you get more points for performing a somi with a straight body with no grab because its more difficult to perform?
I also note that on somi skills most riders throw their heads back at take off, is this considered bad form/technique? I know you can see better when the heads put back, but this makes it harder for body to tuck up during flight
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|As it happens, I've just been working through this particular issue on Unicorn. The run starts out beautiful, smooth, and steep first thing in the morning (especially on a full-on-snow day like today) but after a few hours of everyone having the same idea, it's pretty chopped up. Strangely, (and SW may tell me this is bad form) I find that trying to stay "weight forward" when hitting the bumps is actually counter-productive. I certainly bring my weight onto my front foot to make the turns, but when hitting the bumps I let my front leg looser than my back leg, so although I'm not actually leaning back, I'm still carrying most of my weight on my back leg. The loose front leg makes hitting a bump feel kind of like a cross between an ollie and a good shock absorber. Also, I bend my knees significantly more when hitting these bumps so that my legs flex more easily. Hope this helps.
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Sorry if this has been asked before, but I tried searching for steeps, bumps, moguls, icy, bombing but I didn't find the info I needed.
I'm currently riding in the East Coast and riding a mixture of blacks and blues. The steeps I am okay with but it is the number of "bumps" or "moguls" I encounter each day (esp mid - end of the day). I understand why these bumps form but is there a trick to traversing this type of terrain? I know you pick a line and go around them but often times there are just too many in randomly placed locations and results in too much speed loss. These bumps are not significantly high.
Secondly, early in the day and when ppl are not around I pick a side area on the slope and try to bomb some blacks and blues with these same bumps. I bend my knees significantly, I try to arch my back to be inline with the board, and I make a conscious effort to not lean back. I wiped out about 2/3 down the slope each time I tried this. Is there a trick to going over these bumps at higher speeds or is it just a "gotta do more of it and u'll get comfortable" kind of thing?
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On most production cars the muffler placement is driven by where it will fit and how loud they want the car to be. I have a 2005 Mustang with cats (that muffle a little) before the X pipe, and mufflers as the last item in the exhaust. My SBC 350 has mufflers about 2/3rds of the way back because there is lots of space underneath my truck.
If your SBC is less than about 325-350 HP, 2 1/4" pipes should work fine and they will be easier to fit in the chassis. With an H pipe you can usually go with a more open muffler, but maintain a more pleasant tone. X pipes often help high end HP, but they shift the exhaust tone higher than an H pipe. For a relatively low-pitched performance car tone, many cars use some type of Turbo muffler, like those from Dynomax, Summit, etc., and a good H pipe. For a little louder tone, a chambered muffler (especially a two chamber) like the Flowmaster might be what you want.
|Very cool project. I'm very familiar with the VW's. The distance from your headers to the back of the vehicle is much shorter than that of many cars. Therefore, your exhaust will be louder unless you go with either a 2.25" or 2" pipe. You can also use the 2.5" and purchase some milder mufflers. Magnaflow makes a set which would sound pretty good. Sometimes a muffler shop will put various muffler on so you can hear the sound and loudness. Being that your putting the SBC in a VW, I would personally like to have people know there is a V8 sitting under the hood. I'm not an exhaust expert, but I would think 2.5" pipe to a mellow muffler going to your rear axle would be a nice, clean setup. If it's too loud for your taste, run 2.25" or 2" piping out to the rear bumper and put a couple of chrome tips on it. I'd love to see that project when the engine is in... Very cool...
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I had a1964 Ford Galaxy w/ 390 dual exhaust, the 1st exhaust system i had was mufflers right under the seats with a an H connector front and rear of the glass packs. years later I had the exhaust stock from Ford same car but mufflers were under rear quarter panels with a 3 or 4 inch extension coming out of the rear. my point is that I never felt any difference in torque or power between the 2 different exhaust systems. I ran the car for 22 years by the way,, By far the best car I ever owned bar none
Thanks for the info. I am running a sbc 350, 330 horse in my Volkswagen Squareback It is going to be a street cruiser and would like a nice mellow sound from the exhaust. Don't know if you are familar with the Squareback, but it is a longer body VW with the same wheelbase, 94.5", as a VW Bug. I am only gonna run it as a 2-seater though. Attached, are some pics.
|Not sure what your asking? I'm gonna try and answer your question anyways. It depends on what your purpose is on the exhaust. The further back you go with the mufflers, the quieter the exhaust will be. If you add pipes out to the rear of the car, it's even quieter. Then there are several mufflers to choose from, some are quiet, some are loud. You also have to consider pipe diameter. 2 inch will be the quietest, most guys run the 2.5" and the guys who want to pound the ground go with 3". You have to consider backpressure as well and the type of motor your running the exhaust to. If it's a normal street rod for crusing etc. I'd recommend going with 2.5" pipe and mount the muffler just before the rearend. You can use turndowns so the exhaust hits the street. If that's too loud, you can always run some pipe after the mufflers. I like a little sound to my exhaust so I run Flowmaster mufflers. As far as pictures, etc. someone else will have help out there.
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I know this may seem like a stupid question, especially to you hot rod builders that have made more than one car, but I have to ask any how. When building the exhaust system, at what point do most of you install your mufflers? That is, after running the exhaust pipe, off of the header, how long do you make the exhaust pipe and then where do you attach the muffler(s)?
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- 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 package (3 ounces) lemon gelatin
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup diced unpeeled apples
- 1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup whipped topping
- Lettuce leaves
- In a saucepan, combine pineapple and sugar; bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Add gelatin; stir until dissolved. Add cream cheese; stir until mixture is thoroughly combined. Cool.
- Fold in apples, nuts, celery and whipped topping. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares and serve on lettuce leaves. Yield: 9-12 servings.
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Princess Cancer Pants
Although it sounded like a neat trick to hunt an animal by running it to death, I'm not sure how efficient it is. Think of all the calories you'll have to expend during the chase, and then having to haul the carcass back to the village!
• Chemo
• Chemo-Radiation
• Surgery
• Return to kicking my own ass by 2018
Abs of Flabs
No joke! I'd just be calling Pizza Hut for delivery!
Scott Carrier wrote a book about his experience of running after antelopes (http://archive.salon.com/people/conv/2001/05/21/scott_carrier/index.html).
Do they have antelopes on the menu?
You'll ruin your knees!
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
The article didn't mention the type of pizza, perhaps it was antelopchovie with extra cheese...
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THIS WEEK: Friday, May 17, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am )
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TERMINAL MAKEOVERS: You've been listening for months now to the debate over whether Kansas City should change the design of KCI airport from a three terminal to a one-terminal design. Well what's been the experience in other cities that have splashed out lots of money on new airport makeovers? This week the Kansas City Star examined that issue and in every comparable city they examined, passenger traffic is down and so are aircraft departures.
CURFEW STALLED: Have plans for a 9pm year-round teen curfew in Kansas City fizzled out? A vote on the measure was delayed yet again at City Hall this week.
KCMO SCHOOL TAKEOVER: Missouri lawmakers this week drop on to the Governor's desk legislation allowing an immediate takeover of the Kansas City, MO district. Will Governor Nixon sign the measure in to law? And what impact will it have on the beleaguered district?
GORDON PARKS: The parents of more than 200 elementary school children at a Kansas City charter school are forced to a find a new place to educate their kids this week. The Missouri State Department of Education is shutting down Gordon Parks Elementary School after 13 years due to low test scores.
LOCKED IN BASEMENT: The Jackson County Prosecutor's office this week charge a local couple with keeping their 9-year-old girl locked in the basement for months because she lacked bladder control. Authorities say the 9 year old was sleeping on a mostly deflated air mattress near an exposed sewage pipe. An interior door leading to the basement was secured by a lock and chain and had been outfitted with an alarm that sounded when the door was opened.
AMTRAK: Is Kansas City about to lose its Amtrak rail service to St. Louis? The twice-a-day train is in jeopardy according to a story this week in the Kansas City Star. The issue taxpayers spend $1.5 billion a year to subsidize passenger train travel, and the federal government — weary of a four-decade effort to keep the company afloat — wants to move more of Amtrak's costs onto states and riders. At a cost of $9,600 per ride to operate the train, Missouri taxpayers would be on the hook for $8.5 million a year.
LIBERTY HOSPITAL LAYS OFF 129 EMPLOYEES, BLAMES OBAMACARE: 129 workers at Liberty Hospital are getting their pink slips. They are being eliminated this week as part of an effort to reduce expenses by $20 million. Devastated employees including nurses and some senior managers left the hospital in tears after being told to collect their belongings.
GOOGLE EVERYWHERE: Gladstone, Grandview, Raytown, Shawnee, Olathe. Plus, Austin, TX and Provo, UT. The list keeps growing by the week. Are leaders in KCK and KCMO feeling they've lost their specialness now that the internet giant is inking "special" deals with all these other cities?
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Howie writes:
Great podcast!!!
A while ago, Dick made a comment along the lines that Sir Ronald Ross was a dim bulb. Ross did much more than "just" discover that bird malaria is transmitted by mosquitos. He was a closet mathematicians and published about 20 papers and books on pure mathematics (see http://people.math.gatech.edu/~weiss/Site/Ross_math_files/Ross%20List%20of%20Mathematical%20works.pdf).
He was also a superb infectious disease transmission modeler.
Germ theory was developed in the 1850s. Before then, people believed that diseases such as cholera were caused by a miasma, a noxious form of bad air. About 60 years latter, Ronald Ross, a public health physician, developed two ODE (ordinary differential equation) transmission models for malaria [Ross, 1910] that made the following predictions:
Germ theory was developed in the 1850s. Before then, people believed that diseases such as cholera were caused by a miasma, a noxious form of bad air. About 60 years latter, Ronald Ross, a public health physician, developed two ODE (ordinary differential equation) transmission models for malaria [Ross, 1910] that made the following predictions:
1: One does not need to kill all the mosquitos in an area to prevent malaria epidemics. There is a threshold value of vector capacity, below which the disease quickly dies out in humans. This conclusion was at first rejected by the experts, but proved correct by field trials in Malaysia where malaria transmission essentially ceased after draining the mosquito larval habitats.
2: Malaria can not be eradicated by treating humans alone. Even if the number of infected humans is reduced by 99%, if the mosquito population remains unchanged, then the disease prevalence will rebound to its former value.
3: The endemic level of infections is lower for longer lasting infections, e.g., it is lower for P. vivax than for P. faciparum infections.
Of course, mathematical models can not prove anything, but they generated novel hypotheses which were found to be correct and saved countless lives.
Ross was also the first to present a mechanistic model of the transmission of a generic infectious disease.
Not bad for a dim bulb!
Please, never stop TWIVing.
Professor of Mathematics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Spencer writes:
Dear TWIP,
I really enjoyed your analysis of the Malaria Vaccine article from the New England Journal of Medicine. You guys had an interesting discussion about the different phases of clinical trials and I thought it was incumbent upon me to clarify these phases. As a clinical investigator, I oversee several Phase 1 clinical trials. A Phase 1 trial is a dose escalation trial: It is simply carried out to assess safety at various potential clinical doses of a compound. Obviously, before a compound makes it to such a trial, there has been some demonstration of effectiveness in animal models, or some reasonable suspicion that the compound will be a useful treatment for the disease. Phase 1 studies are small - typically 20-80 people and it is in this phase that side effects can first be seen. A Phase 2 trial targets the maximum tolerated safe dose in a specific population that either has the disease or is at risk for the disease. There are usually 100-300 people in a Phase 2 tri al. In addition to looking at continued safety at the studied dose, the compound in question is studied for its effectiveness in treating the condition or disease in this phase. In Phase 3, the compound is compared to standard of care treatment, often in a head-to-head blinded fashion. In some cases, there is no defined standard of care treatment. Alternatively, in some cases, such as you discussed about HIV, it would be unethical to withhold conventional treatment while evaluating the new compound. This makes Phase 3 trials very difficult to complete. Also, Phase 3 trials usually require thousands of participants and take a long time. Phase 4 trials are post-marketing trials. The compound has already been approved for sale and prescription by the Food and Drug Administration. Many of the side effects and sometimes disasters associated with some medications are not apparent until the drug is taken by 10s of thousands of people after it is already released. I hope this is helpful to listeners and I just want to remind you guys that there are still some interesting parasitic lifecycles and histories to discuss for which we are still waiting. Keep up the great work.
Jim writes:
I was jolted to hear the casual mention in TWIP 28 by Dr Gwadz of chiggers and scrub typhus. I thought chiggers were one of the local pests I could ignore other than itching during routine encounters with them each summer. This summer at the worst point I had over 50 on two legs despite deet all over my shoes, socks and lower pant legs. One or perhaps two adjacent bites produced a large blister in contrast with the usual small, red, itchy nodules. No other symptoms, but now I'll be alert associated symptoms. During scrub typhus research with Google I saw instructions for soldiers about tucking trousers into the tops of their boots as a protective measure. I assume this is the reason for "blousing boots" done by the Army, but don't recall ever hearing that was the reason.
Another great TWIP, by the way. A small group discussion seems to produce the most interesting results.
Thanks again.
Smithfield, VA
Michael writes:
I love TWiP!
I am starting my parasitology class (for a Medical Lab program) this fall. I am also excited to be able to learn and understand many more of the details now that I have the basics down because of TWiP.
I also have enjoyed being able to use all of the TWi_ podcasts to form questions for my friend in Physician Assistant school who then often asks her classmates the same questions (I bring up topics you say are not often taught in medical schools and the unusual cases, and put them into a type of case study, adding the most vague hints as she and they get stumped). Due to your podcasts I will be able to better grasp everything I learn and be able to help impart critical thinking skills to other health care professionals.
Also, Do I remember hearing that a 6th ed may be coming out of the Parasitic Diseases book? I would love to add that to my studies! If so, any idea when? Did you say it may be avaliable on ibooks? I also encourage you to consider Kindle, for it is easier to read the text on a Kindle, and anyone with a computer, ipad, iphone, android, ect. Can get the free Kindle app and read it and view any color pictures.
I would still like a higher frequency, but so long as you just don't stop, I will be happy with whatever you can do!
Anything associated with Infectious Diseases and how humans interact with and are affected by them is my passion!
Thank you for giving me chopped and dried wood to put onto the fire!
Jim writes: (incomparable TWiP 30)
Just incomparable! Pure knowledge; so much expertise in one place; another podcast in my Best Podcasts folder. All the TWIV, TWIP and TWIM podcasts are great, but they are readily accessed, too, so far, and I'm capturing a collection of less easily retrieved audio files for times when I can pass on the collection to interested folks which has already occurred twice. A couple TWIP's are there to capture attention and alert listeners to where similar files are available. I'm sure your backup plan is excellent, Vince, but I'll happily store copies of everything, if you need another remote site.
Smithfield, VA
Alan writes:
What creature/parasite/worm can I catch from eating a cockroach snack late at night?
I can't decide which entertainment personality I like more, Vince or Des Pom. Its not just the subject its you guys that I listen to.
Have fun,
P.S. I am with Dixon on the orchids.
Scott writes:
Hi guys!
This article popped up on a facebook feed I subscribe to; probably you already are familiar with the material, but just in case I thought I would pass it along. I have an interest, but no expertise, in tropical medicine, and would like to hear your opinions.
Hello Doctor Racaniello and Despommier,
Curious if you might have some incites on a particular malaria life cycle. I've been reading on Plasmodium vivax. We know that Plasmodium vivax can relapse via the hidden agents stored in the liver, termed 'hypnozoites'. But time and time again through multiple sources it's stated that vivax malaria relapses much more quickly in patients in tropical regions over non-tropical regions, on the magnitude of several months. For the life of me I cannot explain this, the parasite would seemingly detect the same body temperature and conditions within the host regardless of where they are living. I have two theories here; Perhaps the hosts are indeed different, with varied levels of nutrition and other factors causing the hypnozoites to convert earlier in tropical cases and later in better nourished non-tropical cases. Or, on the other hand, the cases of "relapses" could be muddled by actual cases of re-infection. Since you are more likely to get an infection in a tropical region the relapse rates seem lower in non-tropical regions. Any thoughts?
In TWIP#31, Doctor Despommier mentioned that a man by the name of 'Macgregor' conducted a statistical analysis to determine the number of cases needed to maintain malaria infection within the population? I was unable to find this paper, and curious if you might be able to link in within the show-notes next time. I'm extremely interested to see these figures. It seems to me that we might be on the cusp of a medical paradigm, with a vaccine that's 50% effective it may be the extra push with the combination of mechanical preventative strategies (bed nets, ect.) needed to eradicate the disease. Is there such a thing as 'vector-based herd immunity'? Conventionally, 85% of individuals within a population must be immune to maintain herd immunity within the entire population. I know this is complicated by the fact that it must be essentially eradicated within two populations (humans and mosquitoes), and therefore likely to result in a much higher threshold of immunity.
Keep up the great work!
Todd writes:
I'm reading this article and take a small issue with item #5 :
The first part of this paragraph makes perfect sense:
If it's parasites or other risks associated with sushi that worry you more than mercury, Andy Bellatti suggests you put your mind at ease. "Fish served in sushi restaurants has been previously flash frozen, which kills parasites as effectively as cooking," he explains.
Particularly confusing to me though, and if memory serves, contrary to a comment that Dick made about farmed fish (though I think it was in reference to a sheep borne parasite (liver fluke maybe?)) is the second part of the paragraph:
[Andy] also points to Steven Shaw's book Asian Dining Rules: Essential Eating Strategies for Eating Out at Japanese, Chinese, Southeast Asian, Korean, and Indian Restaurants, which explains that most fish used for sushi in restaurants around the world are farmed to avoid the problems with parasites in wild fish. "Fish like tuna are not particularly susceptible to parasites because they dwell in very deep and cold waters. Sushi restaurants typically use farmed salmon to avoid the parasite problems wild salmon have," he explains. The fish that are at times likely to have parasites, like cod or other whitefish, aren't used for sushi anyway and are generally served fully cooked.
I suspect it is more about which parasite they're referring to than the absolute of "all parasites." Can you clear up my confusion?
Keep up the great work guys! TWIP and TWIV are both part of my commute routine. It makes me wish my drive was longer...well...maybe not...but your penchant for educating the masses is earning you karma points daily!
P.S. Ronald Jenkees *ROCKS*! You should hear his unreleased music, which he has linked from his website.
Luca writes:
Dear Vincent and Dick,
Once again I write to you after listening to TWIP episode 32, where Vincent went off on a tangent to discover the meaning of acta in the various scientific journals.
Here I am to shine some light upon it. As an Italian, I learned that word in primary school, when we were taught that every day, in Ancient Rome, all that had been discussed and decided in the Senate would be put up on a poster in the Forum, the public square, so that the people could know about it. This was called Acta Diurna (loosely, record of the day) - of course there's a wikipedia page for it: Here it is! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acta_Diurna. It goes into much more detail than I ever would be able to. I probably got it wrong in some details, too. Primary school was long time ago.
Once again thanks for your constant, excellent work in education and public outreach, I have now expanded my weekly podcast schedule to include TwiM, but I have to admit that TWiP is still my favourite.
All the best
PS: here's an added bonus - I knew the meaning of Despommiers, but was curious about Racaniello, so looked it up online - there's no meaning as far as I can tell, although to me it sounds like some kind of edible root in Italian. However, I found the Racaniello coat of arm, in the corresponding wikipedia page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racaniello - did you know about it? And you have a (rather mean) family motto, too: Dominus exquisitus artis saeviter quis revocas malum memet (I possess a refined art, that to hurt cruelly whoever does me evil). Cheery-o!


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The RWU Alcohol and Drug (AOD) Task Force, a group of students and staff, convened 13 months ago to assess and make recommendations on alcohol and drug policy at RWU. As a co-chair, I wanted to give you an update on the task force's work and share with you some of the highlights of a recent conference I attended on AOD prevention. In January I attended the NASPA Strategies Conference 2008: Alcohol Abuse Prevention & Intervention in Tampa. The prevalence of alcohol abuse continues to be a serious problem facing college students throughout the country and this conference was geared for administrators to learn about best practices and recent research in the field. I attended numerous sessions on what systems, policies, and procedures are in place to sharpen institutional decision-making and policy development. Many sessions relayed a consistent message about ensuring that alcohol abuse prevention efforts are integrated throughout the institution and within the external community.
My confidence was raised to learn that the environmental strategy approach that the AOD Task Force uses to approach alcohol prevention and education at RWU is a recommended national best practice. This environmental approach involves changing the environment through education, policy and enforcement. Some of the comprehensive environmental strategies to reduce high risk drinking at RWU are providing consistent messages about alcohol and RWU policy, reducing high risk traditions, eliminating high risk promotions, limiting access and availability to alcohol, educating about policies and consequences, consistent enforcement of laws and policy and clearly integrating them into community standards.
In terms of education on campus, we held a session with new parents and freshman at orientation where the goal was to introduce new community members to our philosophy and expectations on AOD issues. We also mandated that all first year students take the primary prevention on line class called Alcohol Edu prior to move- in this fall. We began the year with educating students on our new quantity policy and student conduct sanctions at the first floor meetings of the semester. RA's and Cores set expectations and discussed specific community standards to each living area. We also had a nationally known speaker during Welcome Week - Jim Mathews gave a dynamic presentation titled Beer, Booze and Books. Our Health and Wellness Educators (HAWE's) are a group of students who gave alcohol educational presentations in the First Year Experience classes and in all residence halls. They also do social norming campaigns using campus newspaper advertising and activities such as a mock drunk driving arrest. The HAWE's also send every student that is turning 21 a birthday card reminding them to celebrate it responsibly. During the Student Activities Fair in September students were exposed to alternative options to drinking and expanded late night programming options (late night recreation center hours, extended library hours, 10 Spot Alternative program, and all the clubs and organizations that plan the campus events. Lastly we offer one on one motivational interviewing for students who have been involved in the student conduct process due to alcohol incidents and we are the site for the Brown University research grant Project Assist that is studying the use of a stepped care approach in reducing alcohol use among college students.
Our task force has expanded its reach to developing relationships and partnerships with the Bristol, Portsmouth, and greater RI community. Members of the task force have attended town gown meetings to discuss town laws, regulations, and enforcement and joined town committees to discuss proactive measures to enhance both the town and RWU efforts.
The AOD task force meets bi-weekly and we are always open to feedback on our education and prevention efforts. This spring we will continue with ongoing assessment, conducting the Core Alcohol Survey in April and using the results for future strategic planning, research and evaluation. Our annual report to Vice President John King will be available on our web site for your review this spring.
Best regards,
Dr. Kathleen McMahon
Dean of Students and Co-chair of Alcohol and Drug Task Force
Dr. Jim Azar
Director of Counseling Center and Co-chair of Alcohol and Drug Task Force


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White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
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My sons and grandsons manage our ranch...and they always seem to have one hand in the cookie jar—especially when I bake these crunchy morsels! Away from the kitchen, I enjoy my large garden and our fast-growing family.
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
- 6 ounces white baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
- Additional sugar
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add extracts. Combine the oats, flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. Stir in the coconut and chocolate.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks. Yield: about 5 dozen.
Originally published as White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies in Country Woman March/April 2001, p31
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Reviewed Feb. 15, 2015
"delicous!! Yes, they come out flat, but the taste is great! Ate two of them standing over the oven. I didn't have coconut extract, so I subbed some almond extract, and it tasted fine."
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2013
"These tasted great but are really flat. I almost didn't take them to the event I made them for but decided to anyway. They were a hit."
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2012
"A-M-A-Z-I-N-G recipe!!! My friends literaly fought for the crumbs. Will definitely do it again and this time, double it ! :) I do understand your sons and grandsons now !"
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2009 Edited Jan. 19, 2009
"Very, very good. Moist, yet crunchy on the outside like I like it. My 3 young kids and my husband loved them. We ate almost a half batch in one night."
Reviewed Jun. 10, 2008
"My family doesn't like coconut, so I left out the coconut and coconut extract. They are delicious!"