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Whether you are a raging ecoist or just mildly concerned about the environment, you probably have heard the term fracking being thrown around lately. But what exactly is fracking and is it really as bad as opponents say?
Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is the process of pumping fluids into oil and gas well sites to open or enlarge fractures in the geological formation in order to help push the oil and gas up to the surface to be collected. For a more thorough definition, visit here.
Now that we know a little more about fracking, let's examine why so many folks are against it. For starters, it's important to note that many opponents of hydraulic fracturing are really just against drilling and have come to use the term fracking to refer to the whole process of drilling wells for oil and gas. However, a number of fracking critics point to specific aspects of the process which they claim are potentially harmful to one's health and the environment. Environmental watchdog Food & Water Watch has taken up the campaign against hydraulic fracturing citing evidence of water contamination near fracking sites. The group also claims that the process produces toxic wastewater that cannot be treated by standard treatment plants. The group goes on to say that fracking requires millions of gallons of water and can cause natural gas to migrate into drinking water sources, which can lead to explosions in wells and homes.
The thought of toxins getting into our ground water is certainly scary, however those in the oil and gas industry, like Chesapeake Energy, claim that liquid used for fracking is mostly water and sand, with just a small amount of additives. Furthermore, Chesapeake noted that state regulations in place already do a lot to protect groundwater and require oil and gas companies to construct their wells with multiple layers of steel casing surrounded by cement. Citing a report from the Ground Water Protection Council in April 2009, Chesapeake claims it is highly unlikely that fracking deep shale natural gas and oil wells would impact groundwater.
A (more or less) objective view
So we've heard from representatives from both sides of the fracking debate, each with their own agendas for supporting or opposing the process. How about we check in with a source that weighs on both sides? According to National Geographic, many of the small amounts of chemicals found in fracking fluid are harmless (instant coffee and walnut hulls for example), while others may pose more of a problem. National Geographic claims that 29 of the chemicals used for fracking are known or possible human carcinogens. Yikes! Well before you start freaking out, National Geographic cited a study from Duke University, which found no evidence of fracking fluids in drinking water near well sites. It is important to note that the study "did not test comprehensively for organics or other potential additives in fracking fluids."
National Geographic points out that the real environmental concern is flowback water, which is a portion of the fracking fluid that is returned to the surface the days and weeks following the procedure; and produced water, which is what flowback water becomes once it naturally transitions to the composition of formation water found within the shale. So if there's bad stuff in the shale, there's likely bad stuff in the produced water. When flowback water and produced water are spilled or not disposed of safely, they can make their way into drinking water. National Geographic cites data from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that found that about 50 spills have occurred in the Marcellus Shale through August of this year.
While National Geographic's concern about flowback and produced water may be valid, Chesapeake noted on its website that regulations require energy companies to treat their flowback water prior to discharge. They also noted that underground injection of flowback is regulated by the EPA or state enforcement authorities.
Where do you stand?
Still not sure where you stand on fracking? That's OK! Turns out there's a lot left unknown about the process. Even the EPA isn't sure about it, and in March 2010 announced an extensive study into the impact of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water. The EPA said it won't have the first results of the study until the end of 2012, so until then, it is hard to make an assessment one way or the other about the impact of hydraulic fracturing.


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A day after the roll out of the EPA's proposed greenhouse gas control rule for existing power plants under the CAA, section 111(d), we have the usual complaints from the usual quarters that meeting the requirements will cause wide economic disruption, and that the proposal is not legally consistent with the 111(d) provisions of the CAA. As I stated yesterday in an interview with WFAE (NPR)
I don't believe that this rule will be economically ruinous by any means. Much of what has been proposed is a path most states are already on.
As for the legality, it is true that we don't have a lot of precedent for the use of section 111(d), and that the somewhat analogous 111(a) seems to indicate that requirements must be plant specific. This rule is decidedly not plant specific. Though framed in terms of emissions rates for power plants, no actual fossil fueled power plants will meet this requirements (or could) in most of the states. Much of the reduction will come from other methods. I personally think this would be consistent with the discretion given the agency to implement the CAA, and here is an analysis by Professor Bill Buzbee that I agree with. http://progressivereform.org/CPRblog.cfm#
Even more importantly the question remains, however, as to whether the potential state and industry defendants could get standing to challenge this part of the rule. By allowing other methods to meet GHG reductions, the rule can only make achieving those reductions cheaper than requiring the same amount of reduction at individual plant. Given this, where is the actual harm that provides a case and controversy to challenge it? We may be looking at a similar problem that industry plaintiffs faced in trying to challenge the EPA's greenhouse gas tailoring rule, which only made it easier for industry to meet requirements and therefore there was no harm to challenge.

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"I hope my design does it justice... that was a bat-pun."
This project doesn't just come with a Bat-boat, it comes with a dock also! I got inspiration from The Bat-boat from the Animated Series Bat-boat. The Bat-boat set has Batman, Killer Croc, a crook, and a police officer. Here is some of the details.
March 22nd, 10 supporters! Lets keep it coming everyone!
-The derrick on the deck can turn, and can hold the wooden barrels.
-The Bat-boat has four kryptonite missile's, there is also a compartment hidden under the computer which also has some kryptonite.
-Also the Bat-boat's cockpit and top are able to be opened. There also is a compartment where you can store Batman's batarangs, grapple gun, or anything you like. The Bat-boat can also, like the Animated Series Bat-boat, become a submarine!
-Killer Croc's tank has a large energy gun mounted, this can hold a mini-figure, and can rotate.
Milestone: 20 supporters, April 12, 2014! Great job everyone! Thank you all for supporting!
This is a look at the Bat-boat. The roof can be lifted up, and the windows moved to the side. This allows greater playability. And as I said, the design for the Bat-boat is based on the Animated Series Bat-boat. You may ask, why Kryptonite missiles? My answer, Batman is prepared for anything! : )
This is Killer Croc's tank. It has a turret which can be rotated, allowing for more destruction by Killer Croc. A police officer is fighting a fire with a fire hose which is attached to a fire hydrant. Killer Croc's tank also includes a place for the driver.
This is a look at the back of the Bat-boat with its windows and roof down. The Kryptonite missiles are flick fire. The chemical spill is visible by the Bat-boat, probably the works of Killer Croc...
The derrick seats one mini-figure. The roof can be removed for greater playability, the derrick can also rotate. The derrick's arm can hold a wooden barrel.
With this project you can create classic, and unforgettable battles!
The show the Animated Series is great, seriously though, it is well worth your time!
If you like this please press the green button which says "Support" If you don't already have a LEGO CUUSOO account it only takes 2-3 minutes to make one, the process is hassle free, simple, and easy. When you make an account, you do not receive any spam emails from LEGO, it is as I said easy.
This is also a way that you can help. http://blog.brick-hero.com/p/cuusoo-users-guide-part-3-supporting.html
Now, for all of you who are Batman fans, please consider supporting this. If you do that, then this project might become a reality. One of the best ways actually to get this to 10,000 supporters is telling your friends who are fans of Batman about this project, share it to them on Facebook, Twitter, etc. When sharing, put it onto Batman pages online, share directly to official Batman pages on Facebook and Twitter, inform actors of Batman movie's or TV shows.
Lets make this happen!
Check out some of my other projects.
For all of you who like large mansions or the Sound of Music... https://ideas.lego.com/projects/62284
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/58977 The Swamp Temple!
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/61086 LEGO Insect Collection!
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/61736 And Ironcrest City: Battle for Liberty Square!
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/60208 And last but not least... The Evil Scientist's Lab!
Here is two of my favorite projects!
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/50323 The Little Prince, based on a classic book, very good project by Colin23!
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/58869 And Little Bots! By Attack12! Very creative and cool robots!


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Live Music from 6- 8 p.m. Friday at House of Brews Specialty Coffees, 615 Fourth St.
Charlie Troughton, high school principal and accomplished singer, guitarist and song writer will be performing a special concert with special guest, Jake Johnson.
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As world + dog knows Palm is in something of a mess, suffering interminable software delays, making ill thought out peripherals and spurning obvious partnership potential. Still, this could help...
Today Palm has announced it will at last bring its Centro handset to Europe. Centro was launched in the US exclusively on Sprint last October and is the company's smallest (106 x 53 x 17mm) and lightest (119g) smartphone to date and therefore one of its most appealing.
Despite its (relative) portability, the Centro is a fully fledged device incorporating a Qwerty keyboard, email, web browser, Google Maps and a productivity suite with the ability to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. As for the internals, you'll get a 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth 1.2, 64MB of onboard memory, a microSD expansion slot and multimedia playback. On the downside, a number of smartphone essentials these days are absent such as 3G and WiFi, while practicalities like a 3.5mm audio jack also remain elusive.
No telco partnerships have been announced (pending, probably?) but a sim-free unlocked version will go on sale at the end of February for just £199/€299 meaning it won't break the bank. Is this enough to turn things around for Palm...?
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new rims went on today.
new rims went on today.
Installed Split angle (Aspherical) glass mirrors. (left view, then right view). When driving with these mirrors you can see cars that are right beside you, I always disliked the visibility of the stock mirrors on the passat, there was a definite blind spot, that these completely remove. I like the blue tinting as well.
Installed picture of the Euro Light Switch. (it has all 7 functions. Off/Auto/Markers/Headlights On/Marker w/fog/headlights w/fog/also has the rear fog but I don't have it installed).
Unitronic Stage III w/ PT5558BB Turbo Unitronic.ca, IE HPFP, 3in B&B TBE, BSH throttle pipe/27mm RSB/Endlinks , Forge 007 DV , RalcoRC/Forge SS, 42Draft Design CNC Shifter bushings, BFI stage 2 motor/tranny mounts, 034 Dogbone, KW V2 coilovers, Nuespeed 25mm FSB, Whiteline Anti-lift kit/Front control arm bushings, 18x8.5 VMR VB3s, JBL stereo, CTS Turbo 2.0t FSI Big turbo kit!
Gradually dressing up my '07 value edition (or my passat which happens to have pre-deleted chrome trim)
So far Passt insignia-ed monster mats, rear sunshade, splash guards, votex passat insignia-ed door sill trims, votex chrome exhaust tips (yes, there is chrome underneath all that salt and turbo belch in the pic), and vw oem Euro front license mount and mock euro vanity DE license plate, mock alloy plastic hubcaps with ebay mock 'dub center caps to cover my 16" winter steelies
Today I "installed" my color matched, painted to order ebay (Thai?) spoiler ($1 item cost + $25shipping - that was a hoot). Ain't peel and stick wonderful.
Gives it a slight bit more "atty tood" as we say in Philly.
Also, this week I received my VW Driver Gear springs (a big shout out to firstname.lastname@example.com who was able to provide what was probably the last set in North America available at ridiculously low closeout pricing.)
The install of those springs will be my first "non peel and stick install" besides my votex tips (which involved some bolts and loctite) which will be done by a nearby stealership when the first blooms of spring appear here, along with the return of the catalunya alloy wheels from their winter vacation.
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So after a long time in trying to find a replacement for the chrome pieces on the shifter and the cover where it says P R N D S I have had no luck. The chrome was bubbling and peeling off and it looked horrible. So I decided to change that today. I took it all apart, stripped the chrome junk off and painted it all flat black to match the buttons inside. It looks amazingly better. I'll have to put some pictures up but getting rid of that chrome was the best thing I could have done. It used to blind me with the reflection of the sun at the right angle but now it just looks stealthy.
***EDIT*** Apparently I'm not cool enough to post attachments yet so if you want a picture to see how it turned out just pm me and I'll email you one.
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all mods installed this week.
H&R cup kit, EBC brakes, new tires Yokohama C-Drive 235/45 17. also replace the smashed taillight and rear bumper painted. Wax and detailing. pics are medium quality. I don't have a ggod camera. Promise to post better ones.
Springs on the wagon this weekend:
Wheel gap much better now:
Might have an issue with the Mud flaps though:
Might have an issue with the Mud flaps though:
Looks great first of all. How's the ride now?
You know those mudflaps are gonna scrape a lot more especially if you cut the bump stops down like you normally should with the spring install. Mine rub on hard turns on off ramps when i accelerate out. I have the original springs and shocks too. I'm sure lowered you will get it to rub a little more often just on driveway exits and entrances too. Think you next mod will be the mudflap delete.
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"Say "What" again!
It feels tighter in the corners.. Ride quality did not seem to suffer at all. Driveways and speed bumps definatly do get scrapage.
I plan to do something with the mudflaps - I am ordering votex side skirts and front valance as well.
Wheels came in today
2016 Tiguan SE 4MotionOriginally Posted by Jezza
APR Stage 1/Morimoto 5500K D3S bulbs/Hella XY 9006 bulbs... keeping the mods light on this one...
hey love the chrome on lower grille and fog grille. how did you do that or where did you buy the part thanks.
when? When I buy tires after there is no longer a threat of snow
2016 Tiguan SE 4MotionOriginally Posted by Jezza
APR Stage 1/Morimoto 5500K D3S bulbs/Hella XY 9006 bulbs... keeping the mods light on this one...
Do notice anything???
lets take a closer look...
I just added the ".:R" logo on the front grille. A very small addition but I love it as I haven't any other B6 with it on
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gave her a good wash and detail I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow, and hate to leave my car dirt at home... next stop Orlando....


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Fatal illness in north central province claims 20,000
in 20 years:
by Manjula FERNANDO
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer the instrument used by the
research team to distinguish arsenic in the Agro chemicals Pix
by Chinthaka Kumarasinghe
Though just 45 years of age, the man looked ancient and feeble with
his ailing body. He looked up at the doctor in attendance at the Padavi
Sripura hospital with appealing eyes. Save me was registered in them. He
did not want to die. It was not the time.
As a poor farmer and a father of two girls of school-going age, there
was so much of unfinished business he could not leave behind. With an
uneducated but duty-bound wife, he was the sole bread winner of the
In a neighbourhood where all his relatives and friends were farmers
he could only wish the two girls will grow up to marry strong men to
take over his land and continue the family tradition, paddy farming. He
could perhaps make up his mind then, to retire.
But the doctor knew better. By the look of his external and other
symptoms, acute asthma, swollen feet, lack of apetite and mostly the
dark hard patches on his feet were all but sure evidence that he had
caught the killer disease. The mystery kidney disease that had struck
the North Central province.
Two months after this encounter with Dr. Chintaka Wijewardena the man
passed away. He had been having the disease for a full six months before
he sought medical care.
Even if he visited the hospital before or if he received medical care
earlier, the doctors could have only delayed his death. So far no cure
has been found for this mystery killer disease.
The chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology/origin (CKDu), which
is responsible for over 20,000 reported deaths in Anuradhapura and
Polonnaruwa districts has baffled doctors for the past 20 years.
Despite the fact that it has claimed thousands of lives for two
decades, the doctors could not find a cure or find as to what caused the
fatal disease. Although there had been many theories along the way,
nothing was corroborated by proof, until last week a bombshell was
dropped by a research team from the Kelaniya university.
The team which comprised chemists, pharmacologists, botanists,
medical doctors, judicial medical officers from Rajarata and Kelaniya
Universities finally unearthed the most crucial piece of evidence to
link the disease to the agro chemicals used by farmers in the area, in a
ground breaking research carried out for the past six months. They have
found the mystery disease was directly linked to arsenic poisoning!
Although the people vaguely suspected the agro chemicals having a
link to the mystery disease, there was hardly any concrete evidence to
pin it down.
The research which is yet to be acknowledged by the perpetrators,
established beyond doubt the presence of lethal compounds, arsenic and
mercury in disturbing proportions in the agro products, especially the
pesticides, manufactured and imported to Sri Lanka by multinational
companies, a clear violation of the country's regulations.
Affected kidney
They are at the moment in the process of confirming the link between
the disease and the chemicals. The team had not just succeeded in
establishing these facts but have come up with a new technique, for
which they plan to claim patent rights, to isolate and distinguish
arsenic in hard water (Kivul water), which was the key to their
The research team has tested eight different brands of agro chemicals
including that of two local products with the same disturbing results.
They proved the agro chemicals contained arsenic in alarming
proportions in the pesticides. The 'hard water' (kivul) present in the
area helped the arsenic to form calcium arsenate Ca3(ASO4)2 an extremely
poisonous chemical compound that is water soluble. The people of
Rajarata were most susceptible because of this unique quality in their
Their research found the well water in the area contained a high
level of arsanic and the tank water too contaminated although showed
lower contents.
"We are 100 per cent sure that there are alarming proportions of
arsenic content in the agro chemicals imported to Sri Lanka. But we need
more tests to confirm that this is the cause for CKDu observed in
Rajarata," Prof. Nalin de Silva told Sunday Observer when we confronted
him at his office at the Kelaniya University following the revelations
of their research.
He said arsenic is a class one poison which had been used from the
time of India's King Asoka and also to kill Napoleon Bonaparte...
Arsenic is prohibited from use in pesticides according to Sri Lankan
It had been a popular pesticide worldwide during the 1920s.
The head of the Science Faculty of the Kelaniya university and the
leader of the research team Prof. De Silva said there were evidence to
prove 99% that this was the cause for the mystery disease in Rajarata
but the tests were still continuing.
"We don't have to wait long. The doctors from Rajarata conducting
tests on dead bodies of people who died of the disease are already
convinced the chemicals had killed these patients."
Soon after the revelation of arsenic presence came out, the agro
companies, the biggest names in the global arena as well as here,
challenged the findings. The research team invited them to the Kelaniya
university and the tests were repeated in their presence.
Representatives of three companies turned up at the Science Faculty to
see the tests for themselves.
"It was a unprecedented move to allow them in our labs.
"Outsiders are not allowed under ordinary circumstances. But we did
it since lives were at stake. Following the tests they did not challenge
our findings."
Head of Chemistry Department Prof. Priyani Paranagama, said they used
an internationally recognised method to distinguish arsenic in the Agro
chemical samples, water samples, soil, vegetation that included grass
and the bodies of the patients who died of the mystery kidney disease.
"The tests on agro chemicals proved that their products contained
arsenic levels ranging from 100 to 3000 micro grams per kilogram, which
is a highly lethal proportion capable of causing arsenic poisoning among
humans," she said.
The arsenic, a waste product in gold and silver mining as well as
glass and computer chip-board production is used as a cheap source for
manufacturing pest control, herbicide and germicide intended for
countries like Sri Lanka.
However, the law here strictly prohibits the import of arsenic based
agro chemicals.
"This way they find a convenient dumping ground for their hazardous
waste in Sri Lanka but the irony is that we pay to get their waste
dumped here."
Some argued that the soil in the area could have had arsenic presence
naturally. "There are countries like UK and Germany where arsenic is
naturally present in the ground soil.
But Sri Lanka is not one of them. Moreover, the arsenic traces were
found in the soil from the surface to about eight feet below. If arsenic
was present naturally it has to be there deep down as well," Prof. De
Silva explained.
Others argued the kidney disease may have been caused by cadmium in
the chemical fertilizers used by farmers or by the high degree of
fluoride present in the soil. The research team had ruled out these
Dr. Channa Jayasumana of the Rajarata University's Medical Faculty
who initiated the research as part of his PhD work refuted this theory
saying if fluoride was the cause, the people of Hambantota and Ampara
should also have been affected by the disease.
Their theory is further supported by the fact that high concentration
of arsenic had been found in the extracts of liver, thyroid gland,
kidney, spleen and parts of the rectum of the bodies of patients who
have died of the disease.
Arsenic poisoning does not show off symptoms until the late stages,
thus by the time patients do turn up at the hospitals they are close to
death. The disease has no proven cure and this killer disease has
claimed many lives below 50, mostly the bread winner in the family,
rendering the families destitute.
"We found higher proportions of arsenic content in the body parts, it
was over 10-15 per cent higher than the WHO recommended levels," Dr.
Chinthaka Wijewardena of Padavi Sripura Hospital who tested the dead
bodies assisted by a Judicial medical officer said.
Many of the patients who were diagnosed with the disease, have died
within 1-2 years of its, initial diagnosis.
The other medical complications that can be caused by arsenic
poisoning are heart attack, stroke, diabetes and weakened immune system
that may be manifested by recurrent attacks of viral flu.
Arsenic and Mercury are Class one carcinogens. Their entry to human
body could cause cancer. Further, mercury poisoning can harm the human
genetic structure resulting in abnormalies in new born babies in the
next generation. Dr. Wijewardena said a shocking 500 people out of the
tiny 10,000 population in Padavi Sripura have been diagnosed with this
killer disease. He has learnt 40 percent of deaths in this area during
the past five years were caused by the CKDu.
According to the Sri Lankan law, which harmonise with the
international law, no agro chemical manufactured using arsenic compounds
can be imported to Sri Lanka. Calcium arsenate had been a very important
agricultural insecticide in 1920s. But now its use is banned in many
countries and in some only restricted use is permitted due to adverse
implications to humans. Thus the results of their findings have now been
referred to the Controller of Pesticides' for further action.
The research team says the agro companies had violated the law by
bringing in arsenic based products to the country. They alleged false
declarations have been made via laboratory test reports that were
submitted for approval from the Pesticide Controller.
The Controller of pesticides, alerted by the whistle blowing research
has referred the samples of Agro chemicals to the state's accredited
laboratory, Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) for a review. The
report is expected within two weeks. The Controller of Pesticides can
recommend a ban on the products if the ITI tests corroborate the
findings of the scientists.
Meanwhile the Bio Diversity Unit of the Customs Department has
detained two consignments of the controversial Agro chemicals that was
to be cleared from the Harbour for distribution by two companies pending
the report of the Controller of Pesticides.
The research team
Prof. Nalin de Silva, Dean Science Faculty, Kelaniya University
Prof. Priyani Paranagama, Head Chemistry Department, Kelaniya University
Prof. Mala Amarasinghe, Head,Department of Botany, Kelaniya University
Dr. Kithsiri Senanayake , Kelaniya University
Dr. Channa Jayasumana, Faculty of Medicine Rajarata University
Dr. K.Dhanayake, Teaching Hospital Karapitiya
Dr. Chinthaka Wijewardena, Padavi Sripura Hospital
Dr. Panduka Mahamitawa, Faculty of Medicine Rajarata University
Dr. Laxita Rajakaruna, Faculty of Medicine Rajarata University
Dr. Dananjaya Samarasinghe, Base Hospital Karawanella
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Date of Stay: August, 2012
As others have said, this park is immaculate and the sites are some of the largest/nicest I have seen in 6 years of full timing. Even though they label themselves as an "adult park", they DO allow kids here. There are just no amenities to entertain them. Also interesting that they have a special section for guests with pets. There are some negatives here. First, if you look at photos and see water lapping against the edge of the park: don't expect it. We have been here for 4 months and this part of the bay has had no water to speak of. I think they are doing some wetlands reclamation just to the north. Second, with the nearby highway I was expecting some noise, but not at the level that it is. Every morning starting around 5am, all the navy seals on their Ninjas and Harleys go blasting north to the base. It then continues with noisy bikes and cars throughout the day. If you are outside, sometimes you have to stop talking until they fade way. Third is the helicopter noise. This is from the training base nearby. This comes and goes, I guess depending on where they are in training, but it can go well into the night, even the wee hours. For a short stay all the noise can probably be overlooked, but for an extended stay it gets a little old. Why stay, you ask? Well, for prime season in San Diego, it is a nice park with huge sites and a good value. The rate quoted is based on their monthly rate for a premium site.
Date of Stay: August, 2010
The daily rate reflects an extended stay of several weeks. The owners of this park a just a pleasure to deal with. They are extremely friendly and accommodating. You can tell they have taken great pride and care in building this park. The sites are huge, well graveled, nicely laid out and landscaped. The entire park is meticulously groomed, providing for pleasant views in all directions. It is one of the few parks where there is probably more open space than RV space. Being tucked away from the highway, it is extremely quiet. Though there are cattle on some adjoining land, neither odor or insects seem to be a problem. The campground is just minutes from the caverns, historic downtown and Wal-Mart. Luray also has a very nice walking path downtown just minutes away. The only negative that got in the way of 10 stars was the water pressure. I was only getting 20-30# of static pressure at my site. I didn't talk to any neighboring campers to see if they had the same experience.
Date of Stay: May, 2010
This park is closer to the freeway than Baileyton RV Park and we had no trouble getting in with 40' MH and toad. They did have pull-through sites that could accommodate without disconnecting. Sites are gravel, well spaced with grass and young trees between. By the size of the trees it looks like a relatively new park. Our site was not very level due to where it was on the property, but most look acceptable. The owner (very nice) has built a very scenic fishing pond on the property, though the sites are not waterfront. There was some noise off a nearby road, but it quieted down later in the night (which was Saturday). Freeway noise did not seem an issue.
Date of Stay: May, 2010
Agree the roads are a bit tight, but I had no problems negotiating with my 40' MH - even back in area 5 which is all 40' sites but has a narrow curvy road. My site did not have a 50amp connection, but had two 30 amp circuits which I have never seen. Maybe if I had the right kind of pigtail I could have used both to give me full power, but it was no issue as the weather was mild. If you are looking for a satellite friendly site, #136 is your best bet. I was able to get on 101W for DirecTV and 105W for internet.
Date of Stay: January, 2010
No review for this one in awhile, so thought I'd chime in. We stayed here because the price was right for a FL winter, and it was a last minute reservation. There were no dogs roaming free, no pet waste, and the management seems competent but somewhat aloof. There are just a handful of 50amp sites out of the 300. There seems to be some activities on a regular basis if you are so inclined, but we were not. Our main complaint is that the drainage in this park is very poor, so with big rains areas of it floods. We had water up to the bottom of our rims at times. A few of the 50amp sites are a bit higher - just don't be in the sites that back up to the drainage ditches!
Date of Stay: April, 2008
This is primarily a spacious, well-maintained mobile home community with some spaces converted for RVs. Very quiet. THERE ARE NO SHOWER/RESTROOMS! Sites are very spacious with concrete patios, either under large trees or some in the open for satellite access. Staff is very friendly. Rate is based on monthly rate. Just minutes from Stone Mountain park, and great rate for an extended stay.
Date of Stay: October, 2007
Rate was with KOA Gold (15%). At first I was surprised they did not offer a weekly rate, but after staying there, not sure anyone would want to stay that long. Can you say N-O-I-S-E? Turns out the campground is right under the flight path of fighter jets training out of a Naval Air Station just a couple of miles away. It starts at 8am SHARP and seemed to regularly go to 9:30pm, but one night until almost midnight. I'd never go back for that reason alone.
Date of Stay: August, 2007
We were happy with our stay. Not much shade, but that's the way we like it to get satellite reception. As someone said earlier, a lot of Canadians stay here, including in many seasonal sites, but I found the resident workers very friendly and accommodating. They also have cabins, but many of the sites (mostly grass) have only 30 amps, many with no sewer. Seems almost half the place is seasonal sites with various types of RVs setup permanently, but they are neat and in good repair. There is a bit of noise from the nearby freeway.
Date of Stay: August, 2007
This park is 60% seasonals, giving it a cluttered look as most of the seasonal units stay in place and have a variety of outdoor living and storage arrangements. The park has grown over time and the sites are either grass, dirt or gravel and it overall has a rustic feel. The maze of roadways in the park are a little confusing, some with trees creating tight turns, and the map is not accurate. We had trouble navigating in our big rig and ended up getting a scratch on the side. It does have a lot to offer if you look at their web site, and the price is right. We chose a site with 30 amp/water only because it was in a spacious field that provided privacy and satellite reception.
Date of Stay: August, 2007
We DID NOT stay here. We were looking for a place south of the Catskills that had open sites for satellite reception, and was reasonably priced (if you have Passport America, half price Sun-Thu). We just didn't like the looks of the place. It was run down and just looked junky as you pull up. Admittedly the playground looks nice and the pool looked clean. Once you drive past the office, the paved road turns into a rough gravel road that is almost just a two-track. Seems to be a lot of seasonal sites.
Date of Stay: August, 2007
This campground has more space set aside for tenting than Rvs, but they are in separate areas. The campground is wedged between the river and an elevated highway, so there is some traffic noise, especially heavy trucks. The riverside sites would lessen this I suspect. The sites are mainly dirt, and when busy, rigs are pretty close. It is primarily wooded, so satellite reception is doubtful, though we were able to get DirecTV in site 114. They do have fast wireless internet, at least in the sites in front of the office, probably off their cable provider. The canoe/kayaking operation is very well run and makes the place pretty busy. If you are passing through and need a place to stay for a day or two, or wanting to take advantage of the river, an excellent choice. The staff is very friendly.
Date of Stay: May, 2007
This park is decent, but a little rough around the edges. A lot of long-term renters. Many of the sites are shaded by low trees. Some are open giving satellite access. I told them what I needed when I reserved, and they did save me an open site. Sites are gravel with paved roads, some paved parking and grass between most sites. I would not hesitate to come again if I really needed a place to park (which I did this time because of the Memorial Day weekend). There are some train tracks nearby, so we will see how disturbing that is.
Date of Stay: March, 2007
Only $10 with Passport America. This is a no-frills nightly stopover park just off I-10, far enough to not be noisy. All the sites are pull-thru with no need to disconnect. The sites are all gravel, nicely spaced with young trees. The parks are well behind a "saloon," gas station/convenience store, and cafe. There is also adjoining parking for truckers that I assume could also be used for overnight boondocking if you just need a place to park and sleep. Otherwise, not much else around.
Date of Stay: March, 2007
Well kept park with mostly gravel, level sites. Some seem to have concrete pads for a patio area. There are shrubs, but no grass or shade trees. The pull-through sites still take a bit of maneuvering to get aligned, and there is not room to leave a toad connected.
Date of Stay: October, 2006
This RV Park and Marina is located at the tip of a peninsula on Fern Ridge Lake. Used for flood control, the lake is normally only full Apr to Oct. Approximately 75% of the sites (and all waterfront sites) are permanent, but very neat and well kept. The sites are relatively level gravel with a small cement patio, storage shed and plenty of grass. The sites are spaced more widely apart than average. Some sites offer shade, some sun and are satellite friendly. There is a boat ramp, swimming area, and large grassy open areas.


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"Pity me, I live in the nicest neighborhood in the city," says Joshua Rothkopf, TONY's senior film writer. Fighting words? Not really. "Cobble Hill is a paradise of artisanal restaurants, independently owned shops and lovely residents in sundresses. Where do I go? And still avoid the Smith Street drunkies and interlopers? You so want to click through."
His favorite restaurants:
Cafe Pedlar 210 Court St at Warren St (718-855-7129) "The most extraordinary coffeeshop opened recently: on my block. Just walking inside and breathing in the Stumptown aroma will arouse you. See? Even that cute beagle wants in."
Bocca Lupo 391 Henry St at Warren St (718-243-2522) "Eat your heart out, Edward Hopper. I know I'm not quite getting Nighthawks here, but this small-plate Italian's picture windows simply call for it. A cozy date place. Open way late."
Quercy 242 Court St at Baltic St (718-243-2151) "You say you want a steak, but one that's not really too expensive and with some mushrooms on it? Come to this mysteriously undiscovered French bistro. I'll be there."
Sam's Restaurant 238 Court St between Baltic and Kane Sts (718-596-3458) "Old-school Brooklyn, with the plastic tablecloths and the how-yous-guys-doing? waitstaff. But the pizza is extraordinary, even after the recent death of its longtime brilliant dough-stretcher (RIP)."
His other favorite places:
Cobble Hill Cinemas 265 Court St at Butler St (718-596-9113) "The painting of E.T. on the facade beguiles me. Yes, there are other paintings: Charlie Chaplin, etc. But E.T. is enough. The theater does fine, mostly mainstream fare."
The Community Bookstore 212 Court St at Warren St (718-834-9494) "John, the owner of this messy, wonderfully ramshackle bookstore, is just about to close for his customary summer hiatus. Go while you can. I can't promise that the Julio Iglasias album will still be there."


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Price of course is O.B.O
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The rims...
same happened to my driver side mirror too few years ago.
Checked for new mirror with dealers ($$$$), scrap yard ones were also too expensive. Ended up buying just the mirror glas with a sticker as...
I would recommend 205/55R15 as this size is closer to original 215/50R15.
205/50R50 is too low (ride will suffer, plus more chance to ruin the rims)
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I managed to move mine over without problems. What I did is to heat them up a bit with propane torch - after this they went off almost without force. 30 bucks will buy a lot of beer...
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Do you think you have any TV and Film opinion(s) that could be considered unpopular or even 'controversial'?
Re: Unpopular TV and Film Opinions
Enjoyed Spartacus more than Game of Thrones (still love GoT's though).
Only liked first two harry potter films, for nostalgia reasons only.
Troy is in my top 5 movies of all time.
Enjoyed film Legendary (starring John Cena, don't worry i draw the line on the marine though)
Re: Unpopular TV and Film Opinions
It probably isn't that unpopular in general but amongst my age group it is. Family Guy isn't funny and they should have stopped making new episodes years ago.
Re: Unpopular TV and Film Opinions
TDKR sucked chode.
Re: Unpopular TV and Film Opinions
King of the Hill > Family Guy
Re: Unpopular TV and Film Opinions
Titanic is seriously my favourite film of all time since I first saw it at one of the 3D re-releases. The sheer scale and tension that surrounds each and everyone of the characters is incredible. Not a single role is put to waste and the movie just has an almost Disney-like magic to it that really gives me goosebumps when I think about it.
Re: Unpopular TV and Film Opinions
Lost is the greatest show ever and too many people complain about "plot holes".
30 Rock isn't funny.
The Fall is a great film.
Tarantino is great, but overrated.
Re: Unpopular TV and Film Opinions
The early seasons of Simpsons are untouchable. The early stuff is still better than the animated shows of today.
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I'm sure people here will hate this, but I 100% believe that Tarantino is a horrible film-maker and all the movies of his I've seen are total shit.
Even though Mel Gibson appears to be bat-shit crazy...he's still an awesome actor and director.
I don't know people's opinion on here about V for Vendetta, but it is one of my favorite movies of all time and I hear a lot of people shit on it.
Game of Thrones is meh to me. Nothing special at all.
30 Rock, Community, The Office, Modern Family, Seinfeld, and Simpsons are not funny at all.
This may not be unpopular here, but the fact that Avatar only won 3 Oscars is a fucking crime.
That's all I can think of right now. Prolly think of a few more later.
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I'd also add i don't find South Park funny at all :P
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All that is has me—universal creativity, pure and total presence—as its root.
How things appear is my being.
How things arise is my manifestation.
Sounds and words heard are my messages expressed in sounds and words.
All the capacities, forms, and pristine awareness of the buddhas;
The bodies of sentient beings, their habituations, and so forth;
All environments and their inhabitants, life forms, and experiences;
Are the primordial state of pure and total presence.
Without understanding me, the creativity of the universe,
But investigating the phenomena that I manifest,
You perceive everything dualistically due to your attachment and longing.
Impermanent, apparitional things will fade away.
They are aimless, like a blind man.
All that is experienced and
Your own mind are the unique primary reality.
They cannot be conceptualized according to the cause and effect systems of thought.
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Another day and another Detroit Red Wings player back from sick bay.
Monday, the Wings welcomed centre Darren Helm back into the fold from a groin injury as they faced the St. Louis Blues. Wednesday, the smiles came from defenceman Jonathan Ericsson, back and ready to face the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena following a 10-game absence due to a rib injury.
"I'm really excited," Ericsson said. "I know it's been a long wait. I've done this before too so it's going to be nice to be back."
Ericsson will pair with Niklas Kronwall in Detroit's top defensive unit against the Stanley Cup champions and he admits his wind could become an issue.
"For me right now it's a matter of coming back and try to help the team as best as I can, but also getting in shape as fast as possible, game shape," Ericsson said. "It's going to take a few games probably, but we need all the bodies we can to get back here and hopefully we can get back on track.
"Hopefully not it's going to be hard to ease into it but I don't know it's going to be a good test today at least so we'll see how it's going to feel tomorrow or after the game."
Ericsson missed 10 games earlier in the season due to a shoulder problem and he recognized instantly that his latest ailment was also going to require a long sojourn on the sideline.
"I just knew it was going to take some time," Ericsson said. "I know it was something that wasn't going to get better overnight or so, I've been patient about it.
"I've been trying to stay positive and all that so it's been good the whole time. I think the healing process has been faster maybe than they thought so that's good."
There was a buzz about the rink Wednesday morning as many of Detroit's walking wounded took to the ice for the game-day skate, including forwards Johan Franzen (concussion) and Pavel Datsyuk (lower body injury).
Datsyuk, who has missed seven games with his latest issue, feels like he's making progress toward a return to the lineup.
"Yeah, I can skate now," Datsyuk said. "Before I can't skate.
"It's much better now. I'm looking forward to skate tomorrow and it's day by day."
Like many Wings, Datsyuk, 35, admitted it has been a trying season.
"It's much difficult," Datsyuk said. "I have too many injures this season. Maybe it's my age.
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The property arm of Aberdeen Asset would seek to raise about US$300 million ($421.5 million) and start the fund by about October, said Jon Lekander, who helps to oversee more than US$1 billion as head of indirect property at Aberdeen.
It would be the third Asia-focused fund-of-funds managed by the asset manager's indirect property investment division, he said.
"Asia will be better positioned due to the stability of the financial systems and the strength of the underlying economies," said Stockholm-based Lekander.
"We're entertaining a number of discussions with investors."
Most Asian property markets, driven by expanding populations and developing economies, have escaped the declines that characterised their Western counterparts during the global financial crisis.
The S&P Asia Pacific Property Index has almost recovered to its level before the start of the crisis.
Aberdeen invested more than half the money in its two existing property funds in developed markets, particularly Japan and Australia and, to a lesser extent, Hong Kong and Singapore, Lekander said. The rest was spread between India, China, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan.
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Durant struggles in second consecutive game
Published 10:00 pm, Monday, July 9, 2007
LAS VEGAS -- It appears Kevin Durant's transition to the NBA is going to mirror that of the Sonics' transition back to league respectability.
It will be a methodical process that will have its share of pitfalls.
Durant's second professional game Monday night at Cox Pavilion was much like his first. He struggled mightily from the field, was pushed around by bigger opponents in the paint and swats by NBA savvy opponents forced him into hurried shots.
The wunderkind from Texas played like a mortal for the second consecutive time.
Durant scored 18 points on 4-for-19 shooting as the Sonics were drubbed by the acrobatic Nate Robinson and the New York Knicks 87-74 at the Las Vegas Summer League.
In two games, Durant is 9-for-36 from the field with a 17.5-point average.
He is indeed scoring because the 6-foot-9 swingman is getting to the free-throw line, but his struggles are apparent, especially on Monday when the defensive-minded Knicks focused on giving him a humility lesson.
"I was in the game but I struggled. But as the game went on we got a little better, focused a little hard and that's the important thing," he said. "The game's quicker. Everybody is good and you've got to play hard every night and hopefully the next game we come out harder."
Durant's shortcomings are becoming more profound with each game.
On Friday against Dallas, he was able to dominate two 6-foot-5 small forwards because of his length.
But the Knicks countered with defensive ace Renaldo Blackman, a 6-foot-8 Dennis Rodman type who used his legs to push Durant from a desired position, leaving him to shoot fadeaways.
In the paint, Durant found himself trying to bang with 6-11, 260-pound Randolph Morris, who used his trunk to push Durant, then swatted his shot on three occasions.
Durant is far from being strong enough to create his own space in the key and will have to outjump or used his length to score baskets.
Of his four field goals, two were 3-pointers, one was a fadeaway 16-footer and the other a 2-pointer with his foot on the 3-point line. He converted all eight of his free throws and finished with one rebound and two turnovers.
"I still get position in the post, I still get the ball but I have to execute," Durant said. "My teammates got me the ball (in the fourth quarter) and I was able to get some shots. I think I could have done a little better, shot the ball a little better and rebounded a little better."
The spotlight is unquestionably on Durant and opposing players are gunning for him. Balkman, who played so well at the 2006 Orlando predraft camp he catapulted from an unknown to a first-round pick, was intent on stopping Durant.
He kept yelling "Nothing!" to his teammates as encouragement to shut down the Sonics, who shot 37 percent from the field.
"He's a great player, but the first time a player comes to the summer league, I just tried to play my game (against him)," Balkman said. "I wasn't worried about Durant. It's hard. You come from college to the NBA with a lot of expectations from everybody, and if you let them down like (I did) they booed me. But you have to overcome all that. He's a great player."
Robinson, who some believe is playing in Las Vegas to be showcased to other teams, finished with 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting and seven assists. He made a couple of acrobatic plays and on one defensive sequence anticipated a shot attempt by Zabian Dowdell and slapped the ball out of bounds.
The former Rainier Beach standout played two years ago in Las Vegas as a rookie with a lot of questions and expectations.
He said Durant is going to need time to develop.
"He'll get better as time goes, with each game," Robinson said. "I know people are expecting a lot out of him. I know he has a lot on his shoulders and on his plate but he's young. He's going to be a great player, an All-Star in this league.
"He's going to do a good job. He has nothing to worry about. Just be young. Be him, and the city of Seattle will welcome him with open arms."


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By Carey Gillam
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (Reuters) - It has been nearly a year since Todd Wilson last collected a paycheck. The Kansas computer salesman wasn't too worried at first, for he had a solid work history, decent savings, and a wife with a job.
But now, with unemployment on the rise all around him, such as the 8,000 new cuts announced this week by Overland Park, Kansas, based Sprint Nextel, competition for ever fewer jobs is growing -- and desperation is setting in.
"Anybody who is looking for a job now is feeling an economic tsunami," said 48-year-old Wilson, who says he has exhausted his family's savings and now spends most days searching for jobs at an area employment-assistance center. "It feels like all of a sudden, it has just fallen apart."
Far from Washington D.C., in communities across the United States, the talk of federal economic stimulus plans and bank bailouts offers only faint hope for help. Many workers say the ever-rising unemployment spells a long road of hardship ahead.
This week alone, U.S. companies including Sprint, Home Depot, Caterpillar, Texas Instruments and others announced they would cut more than 60,000 jobs.
On Tuesday, another 10,000 job cuts were announced. So far this month, more than 210,000 jobs are known to have been axed. And in a report due Thursday, claims for U.S. unemployment benefits by the newly jobless are expected soar above 500,000.
All that comes on top of 524,000 jobs lost in December and a spike in unemployment in all U.S. states that left the national unemployment rate at 7.2 percent, up from 6.8 percent in November, according to the Labor Department.
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Found-footage films thrive on reconstituting fear and memory, and most operate under the misguided assumption that they can't scare us the same way twice. Matty Beckerman's Alien Abduction immediately hooks us with a premise that's novel enough for the genre, if not YouTube, retracing the presumably ill-fated steps that led to a camera taking a nosedive from the confines of an alien spacecraft and toward planet Earth. But once the filmmakers hit rewind on their main character's miraculously surviving found footage, a familiar slog is revealed. The story, inspired by the mysterious lights that have appeared in the skies above North Carolina's Brown Mountain for hundreds of years, follows the Morris family's betrayal by their GPS and the series of unfortunate events kicked into motion after their Zach Galifianakis-like paterfamilias stupidly investigates a graveyard of cars in the middle of the woods. A few jolting scares are deployed throughout, most notably a sustained pummeling given to the Morris clan's minivan by a bunch of dead crows, but more difficult to shake is how the story's overacting lambs walk a rather programmatic path toward slaughter—or at least anal probing. Call it cunning or cheating that informs the decision to largely conceal the aliens via the low-res found-footage image that picks up little light once night sets in, but it's nothing but distasteful to silently rationalize away the camera's perpetual rolling by attributing it to just another obsessive and repetitive symptom of the young in-film cinematographer's autism spectrum disorder.
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NJ Restaurant Customer Doesn't Tip Because of Server's "Lifestyle"
Customers at a New Jersey restaurant allegedly did not tip their server because she is gay. NBC 4 New York reports that Dayna Morales, a server at the Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, sent a photo of the receipt to the "Have a Gay Day" Facebook page. The bill included a message saying "I'm sorry but I cannot tip because I do not agree with your lifestyle."
Morales, who is also a former Marine, included in her message to "Have a Gay Day" that the mother (who was with two kids) said to Morales after she introduced herself, "Oh, I thought you were gonna say your name is Dan. You sure surprised us!"
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Jane Alexander and David Gerroll Set for PBS's Marvel-Led AMERICAN MASTERS; Airs 12/28
Additional casting has been announced for the upcoming PBS special AMERICAN MASTERS starring Elizabeth Marvel as Louisa May Alcott. The cast will include Daniel Gerroll as Bronson Alcott and Jane Alexander as Ednah Cheney. The special is entitled "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women" and will air on PBS on December 28th at 9:00pm.
Starring as Louisa is the acclaimed Elizabeth Marvel whose New York theatre credits including Top Girls, Fifty Words, the Public Theater Productions of Troilus and Cressida and King Lear, the Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V, and more. Elizabeth, who has also appeared in Burn After Reading, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, and more will next be seen on the New York stage in March in Suzan-Lori Parks' "The Book of Grace."
In Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, Marvel brings Alcott's complex story to vivid life. Louisa's life was no children's book: she worked as a servant, a seamstress, and a Civil War nurse before becoming a millionaire celebrity writing "moral pap for the young," as she called it. Under pen names and anonymously, she also wrote stories with enough drugs, sex and crime to prove the author was no "little" woman. When she died, Alcott took her secret identity as a pulp fiction writer with her, and kept it for nearly a half-century.
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How to Handle Canine Incontinence
If you've noticed a small pool of liquid where your puppy was sitting or lying down, you may be dealing with canine urinary incontinence. Incontinence isn't found just in senior dogs - it can show up as early as eight months and it happens to both males and females. Incontinence basically means your puppy cannot control his urination. It is entirely different from marking or spraying which is a voluntary act meant to spread his or her scent around. It is also different from submissive urination which is a behavioral problem. Incontinence is involuntary and the dog usually is unaware of it.
It make take a little while for it to be clear that your puppy is incontinent, especially because it's not a problem that most dog owners associate with puppies. Besides the more obvious sign of urine left behind, you make see some subtle symptoms such as dribbles of liquid near your puppy, weakness or nervousness. Since incontinence is involuntary, correction is the wrong tactic. Luckily there are several things you can do to remedy the problem without it.
Why Urinary Incontinence Occurs
Spaying and Neutering - Neutering and spaying can cause incontinence in a dog, sometimes months after the procedure.
Birth Defect - Some breeds are more prone to incontinence from a defect. These include the Lab, Miniature Poodle and Welsh Corgi.
Indoor Living - Because dogs spend so much time indoors, the risk of incontinence increases.
Hormone-Responsive Incontinence - This occurs when a dog's hormones are not functioning correctly.
Vulvovaginal Stenosis - This occurs in females and is a condition where the vagina is narrowed where it meets the urethra.
Managing Canine Urinary Incontinence
The first step is to take your puppy to the vet for a checkup. Be sure to bring up everything you've noticed about the problem, how often it occurs, when it occurs, how much urine is being expelled, the surgeries your puppy has had and when it started. Your vet will determine the best treatment but the most common tactic is to prescribe a medication such as Imipramine. Some feel this is a lifelong treatment but consider testing this theory every six months or so. Wean your pup off the medication and see if the incontinence returns. It may, in which case you start the med up again, or it might not. Sometimes the condition resolves itself.
At home, you can find creative ways to help you manage the incontinence. Place puppy housetraining pads wherever your puppy usually sits or lies down. Keep cleaning products on hand in the areas where it is most likely to occur. As a last resort, consider putting doggie diapers on your pooch.
Female dogs are more likely to be incontinent than males with an estimated 20% of them having the condition. Though spaying or neutering may be the culprit, this is not considered a reason not to have the procedures since incontinence is treatable. The other health and behavioral benefits of fixing your puppy outweigh the risk of incontinence.
Dogs are not self-conscious like we are so it's likely your puppy will not be affected emotionally by the incontinence. Some dogs, however, can connect the fact that there's urine near them to having an accident and they may appear ashamed of the act. This is another reason to be patient. Remind yourself that this is not anything calculated or dangerous. Wash the bedding or spray the couch and go on as usual.
Advice from Other Dog Owners
How to Keep Your Puppy Off the Christmas Tree
Puppies should be supervised at all times. She or he should be crated while alone, leashed while you are around. Time to teach the "leave it" command. You will really mean it when you fear for the dogs safety! Baby gates might deter him - unless he's that curious kind that looks to defeat all confinement. If he's leashed it's easy to give a sharp leash correction if he goes near the tree. Put the tree up for a few days without trimming to get the dog used to it without risking fragile ornaments.
~Liz H., owner of German Shepherd mix
When Puppies Lose Their Teeth
Puppies have a full set of 28 milk teeth - 4 canines, 12 incisors and 12 molars. The incisors and canines grow in first, the molars last. At around three to four months of age, your dog is going to start losing milk teeth and growing in her adult set of teeth, which consists of a total of 42 teeth - a lot more than the puppy teeth she has. The first to fall out are going to be her incisors, her front teeth. She will start growing her adult incisors first. Around four to five months of age you will see her adult molars and canines to grow in. By about six months, she should have her full set of adult teeth.
~Chris & Brian C., owner of German Shepherd


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