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"Prescription Drug Addiction An Under-Recognized Problem" By Allen Weiss, MD, MBA, President and CEO
Prescription Drug Addiction An Under-Recognized Problem
April 1, 2010 - An estimated 20% of Americans use prescription drugs for non-medical reasons. This overuse or abuse of pain medications, sedatives or stimulants can easily seduce the brain's "reward pathways" into desiring more medications than are needed or are therapeutic.
This downward spiral occurs with excess prescribing, loose control of "controlled substances" and the perceived need of some people to be either "up or down". Over a period of time the drugs control the person and not the other way around where the person controls the drugs.
Moods can be altered with prescription medications and, when used appropriately by responsible patients and physicians, the therapeutic effects are very beneficial. However, without supervision patients can easily be lured by prescription drugs. Desiring to be either excited or tranquil—or some other mood or behavior alteration which is aided and abetted by prescription drugs—is a common first step to the misuse of drugs and eventual addiction.
Most people start by using medications prescribed by their physicians for real, legitimate reasons. Over the past two decades, prescription drugs have been much easier to obtain, contributing to the alarming fact that almost half of all Americans takes at least one medication, while one in six takes three or more medications. From 1997 to 2007, the use of prescription medication increased 72% while the population of the United States increased only 11%, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Granted, many of these medications are for medical conditions such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, or diabetes, but a significant proportion are for mood alteration, pain, sleep or attention deficit disorder. At first, the drugs are helpful but when abused—either intentionally or by accident—the medications then cause physical and emotional harm to both the patient and his/her family.
This growing problem extends across the age spectrum. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, prescription drug abuse occurs in more than 17% of high school seniors. Another sobering statistic is that in 2000 43% of admissions from the Emergency Room for drug overdoses were due to prescription medication.
The mechanism for this addiction is now being elucidated. Researchers have found that Valium, Ativan, Xanax, heroin, marihuana and that entire family of prescription and illegal drugs share a common pharmacological brain pathway. These chemicals boost the calming action of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter normally found in the brain.
GABA's mechanism of action boosts the effect of dopamine on the brain which stimulates the "reward" pathway making people feel better. As the brain acclimates to having excess GABA and dopamine, it responds by decreasing the amount of these substances produced intrinsically. Basically, the brain becomes dependent on outside sources for pleasure.
As someone tries to withdraw from abused prescription drugs the following symptoms are common:
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• Paranoia
• Changes in mood—from a sense of well being to belligerence
• Increased sensitivity to sights and sounds, including hallucinations
• Altered activity levels—ranging from excessive sleeping to manic behavior
Obviously the best "treatment" is prevention. People can also increase the amount and beneficial effects of dopamine by exercising, eating well and generally taking care of themselves.
Fortunately, there are many excellent therapies available once the problem is recognized and addressed. Recently, Hazelden an internationally recognized leader in addiction has opened a treatment center in Naples. Breaking the cycle almost always requires help and support. You, your family, friends, work colleagues and professional care givers all need to be involved.
Prescription drugs are useful and appropriate when necessary. However, dependence and abuse are increasingly common. Individuals and physicians need to be on guard as we demand and prescribe, respectively, more and more medications.
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Dr. Allen Weiss is CEO & President of the NCH Healthcare System. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Geriatrics, and was in private practice in Naples, Florida from 1977 - 2000. Dr. Weiss is active in a variety of professional organizations and boards, and has been published in numerous medical journals, including the American Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Clinical Investigation.


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I can hear what sounds like water flowing through a pipe in the upstairs bathroom near the tub supply lines. We have looked all over and can't find any evidence of a leak anywhere upstairs, downstairs or outside. It isn't the toilet. We isolated the hot water and the sound stopped. With the water on and the sound going, the water meter isn't moving (thank goodness!). Anyone have any suggestions what might be going on?? |
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- Posted by catbuilder (My Page) on Thu, Mar 6, 14 at 22:48
Are you sure it isn't the toilet? Did you put food coloring in the tank to see if it leaks into the bowl? "We isolated the hot water" What does this mean? "With the water on and the sound going": which water on? Hot? Cold? What does "the sound going" mean? |
I am sure it isn't the toilet - I have fixed those before and isolating the toilet supply line did not stop the running water sound. We isolated the hot water by closing a valve from the hot water heater to the rest of the house. "With the water on and the sound going" - the main isolation valve was open, but no faucets were on. The sound is the sound of running water that we are trying to find the source of. |
Could it be water running outside your house? Can you turn off the water main to your house? I often hear water running during the night from our outside sprinklers. Do you have a water meter that you can check, then NOT use any water for a few hours and then go check again to see if the dials have moved? -Babka |
Thanks everyone, we did what you suggested Babka, and sure enough the meter is moving, although just barely so we didn't notice it initially. Looks like a leak somewhere in the slab. :( Contractors have been called. |
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Hey all! I haven't been back here in years. :) Anyway, I moved from NWA to the Delta here in Jonesboro. I got this apartment with a north-facing balcony (not my choice) which sees zero direct sun but it is bright light (my large philodendron does well on the other side of the french doors and has put on a lot of new growth). I got here in June and tried putting out some impatiens-- which was a huge failure. They heat-stressed and died (not really dried out.. I'm from NV and I remember heat stress well). Any ideas as to what should do well in the shade and offer some color? I'm thinking I need a bigger pot to provide some insulation second time around for sure. I was considering an Aucuba and maybe some liriope. It's sad though as I really wish I had more sun and could do flowering annuals like marigolds, zinnias, etc. |
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Hellebores, dwarf azaleas, dwarf nandina, heuchera. |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 10:16
Wax or other begonias would be great for those conditions. What about beautiful foliage, like coleus, Caladiums, Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus?) So pretty, flowers aren't necessary. |
- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 13:48
Torenia will love your conditions. I have a pot on my porch that has evergreen Autumn Fern, Carex Evergold, and blue trailing torenia in it through the summer. In the winter, I take cuttings from the torenia and bring it in. Then Arum Italicum Pictum bulbs come up in the space where the torenia was in summer. It's a beautiful pot. If you want big plants, the Aucuba should do well. Also hydrangeas (there are smaller cultivars like Pia). You could also try Camellias. |
I love the idea of camellias, but I'm scared of them heat-stressing. Thanks guys for all your suggestions! Donnabaskets-- that does sound really nice. I'm thinking of things which are fast-growing so aucuba came to mind (I remember it as being fast growing... I hope I am remembering correctly). Your carex pot idea made me think-- maybe a pot with aucuba and liriope and a second one with hardy begonias like purpleinopp suggested with my sedums and semps at the base? They did fine this summer on my balcony. |
- Posted by donnabaskets 7b-8 MS (My Page) on Wed, Nov 30, 11 at 23:15
I grow both camellia japonicas and sasanquas. I have never known any of them to stress in the heat and they are very drought tolerant too. (A plus in pots, though you should definitely keep them watered, probably daily, in summer.)You could also try the sasanqua camellias. They will take alot (ALOT) of sun (heat) even here in east central Mississippi, but also do well on the north side of my house. I love them. Shishigashira is lovely (rose: low and spreading), as is Snow on the Mountain (white: mounding to about 4 feet. Very dark green foliage.), and Yuletide(red with yellow center: upright, relatively fast growing). |
We're likely leaving the country is 4 years or so.. is it worth it to get a camellia or will they be too slow-growing? Also curious as to what size pot your carex arrangement is in. Thanks! |
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Unlike building a new brick and mortar business in Downtown Anywhere, the things you'll need to start a internet home business are CHEAP.
Here's a list of the basic tools you'll need to become an affiliate marketer.
• Desk
• Chair
• Computer
• Internet Connection
• Email
• Text Editor
You probably already have all those things, right?
Even if you don't have the desk and chair, you can always throw the laptop on your
bed and work from there.
Here are some basic expenses…
Register Domain - $ 8.95/year
Hosting - $ 8.95/year
Web Site Template - $10.00 - $50.00 (once)
With start-up costs this low, I don't know why anyone would consider starting a
business anywhere other than on the Internet!!
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Friday, November 21, 2008
15 Reasons to Become an Affiliate Marketer
There are HUGE benefits to promoting affiliate programs with your own home-based Internet business...
1. No Production Costs - The cost to develop and produce a new product is prohibitive for almost anyone who wants to start a home-based business. With affiliate programs, production costs aren't an issue. The product has been developed and proven - all on the merchant's nickel.
2. Low Cost Set-Up - Compared with building a brick and mortar store, starting a home-based Internet business is relatively cheap. You probably already have a desk, Internet-connected computer and word-processing software, which is all the equipment you may need.
3. No Fees for Joining or Licenses to Buy - I often compare doing business as an affiliate, with distributing a line of products in the real world. The biggest difference is that the distributor must often pay for a license to distribute products within a limited geographic region. Affiliate programs, on the other hand, are usually free to join, and geographic market reach is limited only by the affiliate's ability to promote his web site.
4. Choose From Thousands of Products and Services - What isn't sold online? That list must be shorter than the one describing all that IS sold online. There are thousands and thousands of affiliate programs selling every product under the sun. That makes it easy to find products related to your current or planned web site.
5. No Sales Experience Needed - When I started my affiliate business, I had absolutely no sales experience. That wasn't a problem, however. The companies I affiliated with provided excellent marketing material. Using their sales copy, I was able to get my first affiliate site up in less than a day.
6. No Employees - The largest expense of most businesses is employee salaries. Although there might be times when you need or want someone to work for you as an affiliate, it's doubtful you'll ever have to worry about hiring full or part-time employees. When you have a project you want to hire out, it is easy to find specialists in every computer-related field who can work for you from
the comfort of THEIR own homes. You pay only for the project, and never have to worry about ongoing employee-related benefits and deductions.
7. No Expensive Merchant Accounts Needed - Setting up a merchant account for any business is a time-consuming and costly business. It's even more tedious for Internet businesses. However, merchant accounts aren't a concern when you're an affiliate. The merchant bears that cost and handles all processing of payments. You never have to lose sleep over potential chargebacks, fraud or losing your merchant account when you're an affiliate.
8. No Inventory to Carry - Even if you live in a small one-bedroom apartment, as an affiliate you can sell large items without storage concerns.
9. No Order-Processing - Forget the problems associated with collecting and storing names, addresses, credit card numbers, etc. The merchant does all that!
10. No Product Shipping - The cost and hassle to prepare and ship products to customers worldwide could be staggering. Affiliates never have to worry about packaging supplies or postal rates.
11. No Customer Service Concerns - Do you hate the prospect of dealing with nasty people or customer complaints? Don't worry about it! The merchant handles the snivelers.
12. Make Money While You Sleep - What other business allows you as a sole proprietor to keep your doors open and keep making money even when you take breaks or after you go home for the night?
13. The World at Your Doorstep - The Internet is the world's largest marketplace. You can drive more visitors to your online store in a day, than many small-town merchants see in in a year.
14. Minimal Risk - The product you chose isn't making money? Dump it. Take down your links and promote another! It's that easy. There are no long-term contracts binding you to products that don't sell.
15. High Income Potential - If you have a job, your salary or hourly wage is probably pre-determined. Maybe there's not much, other than working overtime, that you can do to increase your income. With your own affiliate business on the Internet your income potential is limited only by your desire, effort and imagination.
Monday, November 17, 2008
SEO – What Is It And Why You Need It
Search Engine Optimization, SEO is not something new nowadays. Basically, if you want your online business to be successful, it's a good idea to optimize your site on a regular basis to make sure it's got a good position in the Web's top search engines.
Now, what in the world is this SEO?
Thankfully, most of us here, know what it is, but for those who came in late… SEO stands for search Engine Optimization.
So in other words SEO means if you trying to optimize your site for the search engines, you are basically optimizing your page for those keywords for which you want a high page ranking. Basically, in order to maintain your page-rank, you have to keep on top of what's happening in the rapidly changing search engine industry. The rules that affected your page rank yesterday may be meaningless tomorrow!
Search engines analyze title tags, image tags, link structure, directory structure, keyword density, prominence, and proximity, total words, total words in specific areas, alt tags, input tags, word repetitions, comment lines, domain name, directory name, filename, etc. The list is endless…..Moreover, to complicate things further, each engine has it's own unique way of ranking pages, so you need to create different pages to exactly match the criteria of each one.
So, do you have to use SEO?
The answer to why you have to use it is an easy one. You need Search Engine Optimization to be number one, or maybe at least make your site income generating.
For the past few years, search engines would be the most widely used internet tool to find the sites that they need to go to, or the product or information they need. Most people that use search engines use only the ten top search results in the first page. So you basically need to get it done right. In other words, you need an expert...
Now once again why do we need to pay for SEO, when we can do it ourselves?
When you get online, you would want people to visit your blog and for this you will need traffic and for that you need Search Engine Optimization. Now, although SEO is the hottest way to drive targeted traffic to your site, it costs aplenty, unless you are skilled in it. Likewise, maximizing the benefits of an optimized website will also yield lots of earnings for the marketer.
It is not that people cannot make money from the net; it is because people can't get traffic to their site. This is mainly because one of the common mistakes in generating traffic which we all tend to make is the method of how we generate traffic. The biggest mistake here is that you are not focusing on generating traffic, but instead, you've tried almost every method out there that can supposedly increase the traffic to your site.
If we adopt a pattern, that is to say, the first day, you try and find more links for better SEO, then the next day, you try and generate traffic with article marketing and the following day you try obtaining with CPC advertising – then the chances of getting traffic are much better.
Basically, if you want your online business to be successful, it's a good idea to optimize your site on a regular basis to make sure it's got a good position in the web's top search engines. However, in order to maintain your page rank, you have to keep on top of what's happening in the rapidly changing search engine industry. The rules that affected your page rank yesterday may be useless tomorrow!
With the rapid growth of the Internet, it is no doubt why Search Engine Optimization has become one of the hottest topics within Internet marketing. The amount of daily search engine traffic is staggering, and for an individual who is thinking of marketing their products or services online, the Internet can be a virtually limitless gold mine of potential customers.
However, to reach these customers you will need to position yourself on those same search engines that so many people are using daily looking for your services or products. When queried, a search engine will reveal all of the sites that it has in its database about a particular subject or product. If your site happens to fall into the requested search category, this is called your site or page ranking [PR].
However, and as mentioned earlier, usually only the first few (top 10) ranked websites get to reap the sweet fruit of victory over their competition.
To make matters worse, SEO or Search Engine Optimization is not something new nowadays. In other words, the search engine industry is continually evolving. You need to know which of the major "players" is powering the smaller search engines if you want to know where you should focus your optimization efforts.
In order to achieve this, you need to create multiple streams of traffic for your site. Settling for one source of traffic is simply not enough for most small to mid-size sites, or home-based business sites. Considering the competition most people experience with search engines, not to mention the ever-increasing trend towards 'pay for inclusion' with the major search engines, it can be a real challenge to get decent traffic from search engines.
Google is still extremely powerful with Yahoo! a close runner-up and MSN still a distant but threatening third. It must be also noted that many of the smaller search engines plus some paid listings are still powered by Yahoo and Google
Before you can actually begin to start optimizing a site, you must understand how search engines and their robots work. This information will give you a head start on the process of building an optimized web site.
Almost daily, we meet web designers who do not truly understand the function of search engines. This usually results in poorly developed sites in regards to search engine placement that usually disappear. Sure, anyone can build a site with a little practice. However, knowing how search engines work and building a site that meets its ever changing ranking criteria and also achieves top ranking results for key search terms, is quite different.
There presently exist two types of major search engines, robot-indexed and human-indexed. It is important to understand the differences between the two because the way they index pages will dramatically affect your sites position within them. The main idea of web site optimization is about getting ranked on search engines. So, it has nothing to do with how fancy your web site looks or getting ranked in the last few pages. This is where the page rank plays an important part for which SEO is an important criterion.
Obviously it is important to have a practical and easy navigation system and favorable looks, so that you can maintain the visitors you receive form the search engines, but those all come to play after the page rank.
About 95% of the search engines on the Internet are self-indexing or spider / robot indexed. The other 5% are human indexed and are usually referred to as directories. At this point, the important point to learn is that human indexed search engines cannot be manipulated and optimized for, as freely as a spider index search engine can. The good news is that with the advancements in the robot indexed search engines and their algorithms, they are getting closer and closer to human indexed search engines.
Search engines will simply keep on producing traffic forever once your site has been indexed. The problem is getting a good placement (first page) on good keywords and gets lots of searches. This is not always easy, especially if you are in a competitive field. Even if you have a poor search engine placement, you will still get some traffic. Search engines frequently change the algorithms they use for page ranks and for ranking sites. They don't want unscrupulous site owners manipulating their indexing methods in order to get high rankings. By doing so, they damage the integrity of free search!
Regardless of how poorly the site has been optimized, the domain name (URL) will be indexed in most search engines and in almost every case; search engines will be able to return a web site address when asked. This means that if you were to go to a major search engine and type in your site name, you will probably see it right on top of that search engines results. Don't be deceived by this type of search engine response as search engines categorize sites based on keywords, and visitors search for sites using keywords not the site URL.
Bottom line, most search engines will be able to return the correct URL address for any site if asked to, provided the site was indexed by them. This does not mean that the site is ranking well.
Once again, if someone searches for your domain name, it should pop right up on most search engines.
In fact, if this does not happen, that means your Internet presence has some fundamental deficiencies. To be successfully ranked on a search engine means your web site must achieve a favorable position over others based on a scale such as the keyword used for the search.
As mentioned earlier, the search engine industry is continually evolving and it is difficult to put the entire process into one article. It would take a couple of pages to go about each phase and for those interested in hard-core SEO, it is better to get hold of a book or a much more detailed article source.
Basically, just use the above to get a brief idea on how and where you should focus your efforts on Search Engine Optimization.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Affiliate Marketing - Learning The Lingo
Affiliate marketing is like an on going assignment where you have to try different things out like different advertising techniques, different ways of adding affiliate banners and text links to your site, etc. You may even have to join a number of affiliate programs just to see which ones performs the best with your site content
Learning the Lingo
Here are a few definitions that may help you better understand Affiliate Marketing
and the information you'll be learning throughout this guide:
A merchant is a person or a company that markets their products and services on the web. Your merchant is the person/company whose program you joined.
An Affiliate is a person or a company that assists the merchant in marketing products and services in return for a commission. This is you!
Merchant-Affiliate Relationship
In the Merchant-Affiliate relationship, the Affiliate acts as an independent "salesperson" who promotes the merchants products and services. The merchant tracks the incoming visitors to determine which Affiliate sent them the sale - if any.
Tracking and Management Solution
In order to track the incoming Affiliate-referred traffic to their sites, merchants need to purchase or create software to Track and Manage their Affiliates
and their activities.
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Hello everyone, my bin with worms is a week old today and I have a couple of questions if you all can help?
I set the bin up about 2 almost 3 weeks before the worms arrived. Shredded newspaper, straw that has been out in the elements for months, some garden soil from my vegetable garden, and some cardboard. I purchased a two pound container of worms that the supplier said contains between 1,300-1,900 worms. Whenever I open the bin there are up to 30 worms at the very top of the sides, not on the lid. Would this number be considered a mass escape attempt? Perhaps if there really are the number of worms in the purchase as stated then 30 wouldn't be too many but it sure does look like a lot! Also, I don't see the worms hanging out on the food I've placed in there for them. I put a clump of coffee grounds/filters (the brown, unbleached kind), some grapes, half a pomegrante and some other stuff that I couldn't identify. I had previously frozen this clump of food. Should I be concerned they don't seem to be hanging out on it? And my last question. I have some carved pumpkins from Halloween, they are destined for my compost pile, I was going to put some in the worm bin but noticed black fuzzy mold and wondered if this may be harmful to a bin. I'm not worried about it in the compost pile outside but wondered if perhaps a bin is too small an environment to handle something so nasty looking./;-) |
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Comments: 1) Your description of the bin sounds like you know what you are doing. 2) If you have 2 lbs of worms, and only 30 of then are crawling on the sides of the bin, your worms must LOVE your bedding. Really, 30 isn't very many. 3) It takes a few days for the food to attract worms, especially in a new bin. My guess is that the straw has broken down enough that it is more appealing to the worms than the food. If the soil from your garden has a lot of organic matter in it, that may be even more attractive to them. 4) The pumpkins should be fine in your bin. They are going to break down one way or another, and the black mold is one way. |
- Posted by shellva Camden 7b/8a (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Nov 14, 09 at 18:26
Thanks, sbryce, for your vote of confidence and assuring words. I'll try to relax and just let the worms be. Michelle |
It's hard when starting out, but my advice is try not to over feed. |
- Posted by plumiebear z9? CA (My Page) on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 2:23
Michelle, it sounds like you're doing fine. I fed moldy pumpkin to my worms and they're loving it. You can always try feeding a small corner of your bin to test anything you are unsure of. If the worms don't like it for any reason, they can always squirm over to another part of the bin. If your bin is outside, it might be getting cool enough that new food takes longer to be slimy enough for the worms to enjoy - even if you have frozen it. An alternative to freezing food is to put it in a pre-composting bin/bucket. Just dump your scraps there and let it sit in the sun to rot a bit before feeding it to the worms. I squish grapes by hand to make them more appealing to the worms. Pomegranate might also take a while to rot, especially the skin and white pithy part. Andrew |
- Posted by shellva Camden 7b/8a (email@example.com) on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 11:19
I'll be carefull not to overfeed. It helps that I have a huge compost pile right off the side of my deck for all the extra food waste. For now my bin is in the laundry area of our house. I was going to keep it out in the garage but changed my mind. I like the convenience of having them inside plus I don't have to worry about extremes in temperature. I will need to move things to the garage if I am sucessful at vermicomposting and increase the number of bins though. Time will tell. |
- Posted by rom.calgary.ab 3a (My Page) on Sun, Nov 15, 09 at 11:40
If you have are actively composting, some of that compost can be used as great bedding/food for the worm bin. It's great material to use for starting a new bin. |
My experience with pumpkins, they tend to make the bin too wet, depending how much pumpkin you put in there of course. What I have done, I cut up the pumpkins (in big pieces) and put the pieces in a plastic bag to freeze them for 2 days. Longer if you are concerned about the fruitfly eggs. Then thaw them and squeeze the moisture out of the pieces before putting them in the worm bin. You'll be surprised at how much liquid you're getting |
- Posted by shellva Camden 7b/8a (email@example.com) on Mon, Nov 16, 09 at 22:35
I almost put some compost in the bin but opted for the vegetable garden soil instead. I'm not exactly sure of my logic but good to know compost would be good bedding material for future bins. I was only going to put a small piece of pumpkin in the bin. I am concerned about putting too much food in to start but I've heard worms absolutely love pumpkin and watermelon so I thought I'd give some to them while I have it. Thanks for all the great tips everyone, they are greatly appreciated! Michelle |
Actually, soil is not good bedding for composting worms. A small amount is fine, and might be helpful, but a lot is not good. These are worms that are used to crawling through the layer of organic matter that sits above the soil. A small amount will have microbes in it and provide grit for the worm's gizzards. Compost is an even better way to introduce microbes into the bin. Since your bin is fairly new, a handful of compost would be great to add to the bin. |
- Posted by plumiebear z9? CA (My Page) on Tue, Nov 17, 09 at 15:36
Years ago I probably threw in unfinished vermicompost (along with baby worms & cocoons) into a regular compost bin. I recently discovered that bin had lots of red wigglers in it. I've harvested enough worms to start a few DIY worm bins - maybe 3-4 lbs total? Never weighed them, but enough worms to "eat" ~5 lbs. of food waste each week. Long way of agreeing that compost is good worm bedding. :-) |
- Posted by shellva Camden 7b/8a (email@example.com) on Wed, Nov 18, 09 at 17:50
I only put about a shovel full of garden soil in the bin when creating. I did, however, forget to mention that I also used leaves that I collected from last fall. Tonight I saw ONE centipede and I'm trying not to be too concerned. I also saw a baby cricket. I guess there were "things" in the straw, leaves, and garden soil. Words of wisdom, reassurance.....right about now would be so greatly appreciated! Thanks! |
If you mean a garden spade full, that is a lot! But you may be OK. Trying to remember... Millipedes...Centipedes....Which one is helpful, and which one is harmful? It is centipedes you don't want. They eat worms. |
- Posted by shellva Camden 7b/8a (email@example.com) on Wed, Nov 18, 09 at 21:36
Well I have at least one centipede, haven't seen any millipedes. Any ideas how to catch??? spade full? I used the flat shovel so maybe a total of a few cups of soil in 18 gallon bin. Michelle |
- Posted by plumiebear z9? CA (My Page) on Wed, Nov 18, 09 at 23:27
I've always had some centipedes in the worm bin. They do prey on smaller worms, but they also eat other critters. Unless you get lots of them, I doubt they pose any danger to your 2 lbs. of worms. Something from my notes: "The centipede is generally more reddish than the millipede, is very fast moving and is generally found only on the surface of the worm bin. It's unusual to have many centipedes in a worm bin and one or two are no problem. However, because these arthropods will eat worms as well as other organisms it's a good idea to keep their numbers low. The only way to control centipedes is to remove them by hand which should be done carefully. While not poisonous to humans, they can give a nasty bite with their impressive pincers!" |
Here is a link that might be useful: Other Organisms in Worm Bins
- Posted by shellva Camden 7b/8a (email@example.com) on Thu, Nov 19, 09 at 14:48
Thanks plumiebear. I was hoping one or two would be acceptable. I will carefully try to remove should I see it crawling around again. Oh, add one baby cock roach found in bin as well. I soooo can't let hubby know I am seeing these different bugs in the bin or I will be lucky if he lets me keep it in the garage let alone inside the house! lol Michelle |
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Yongin is a city in the south of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 40 km south of Seoul. It has developed very abruptly since the late 1990s. Home to Everland, South Korea's most popular amusement park, it is a large city by area, though the city centre itself is rather compact. Yongin is also a very disparate city: the more recently developed areas to the north-west in Suji-gu, which borders Seongnam's Bundang Gu and the city of Suwon, are more affluent, whereas the more southern areas and the city centre itself are notably less so.
Yongin houses several universities, namely Yongin University, noted for its sports courses, Myeongji University's Yongin Campus (the other is in Seoul), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies' Yongin Campus (the other is in Imun Dong, in Seoul's Dongdaemun Gu), the Police University, Kangnam University (named for its former campus in Gangnam-gu in Seoul), Yongin Songdam College, and a new campus for Dankook University in Jukjeon Dong, Suji Gu. The Korean Folk Village, the largest and most expensive to visit of the many around the country, is in Yongin. It is oft-visited, largely because of its proximity to Seoul and Suwon, but is considered more artificial than others in the country.
An IB World School with a boarding program for foreign students, sits on the border of Yongin and Suwon - Gyeonggi Suwon International School
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My girls have finally kept and av alive for 6 months and learned how to root the leaves. Now they are ready to start branching out to other avs. Any suggestions on which av to start with their first one was an unnamed one from an easter dish garden. Which avs would be good for a terrarium? |
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- Posted by nwgatreasures (My Page) on Mon, Sep 15, 08 at 13:14
I saw "Tiny Wood Trail" in a terrarium and it seemed to be doing well. I don't know much about them (terrariums) so I'm not the official word. Are you married to the idea of a terrarium or would you be open to another form of growing? Dora |
Very open to other types of growing. Just looking for ideas of where to start with named avs |
- Posted by fred_hill 6 (email@example.com) on Mon, Sep 15, 08 at 17:28
Hi, I have been unsuccessful in growing AV's in a terrarium simply because they remain too wet and rot. I prefer to wick water my AV's. If you are looking for some hearty AV's which are at home on windowsills in natural light, follow the link below. |
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Hi, I also agree that African violets don't do that well in a terrarium setting. In fact I have had an African violet in a rain forest terrarium for two years and it hasn't bloomed since I first put it in there. I even have a small fan in there to circulate the air. I basically only have it in there for color. I do plan on taking it out though pretty soon and put something else in there that does better. Larry |
- Posted by nwgatreasures (My Page) on Tue, Sep 16, 08 at 8:31
All the people that I talk to say that in their experience, terreriums are mainly used for display for a temporary basis and once it is dissassembled - they just trash it because of all the stuff that can be hiding in the roots/dirt. The Tiny Wood Trail that I mentioned earlier grows quickly and is very compact for a terrerium environment. lhmkc - Is there a particular reason that you seem drawn to a terrerium or a dish garden or would you be open to trying other methods with AVs? IMO, there's a lot more out there that may bring more pleasure than a terrerium. Dora |
She wants to do a terraium for the state fair but she wants to grow avs in general. I am not into avs so I dont know where to start her collection of them. She is an Orchid grower and I am trying to get her into somethingelse. She has always liked avs just when she was younger she had trouble keeping them alive. Now she is bale to and I am just looking for ideas of kinda are good to start with so I can order her some for christmas. Mom is gettting hoya pubicalyx red buttons hard to say no to avs. I was thinking that minis would be really cool but once again dont know where to start. She has outgrown Phals and gotten into dens and they are very expensive for a single mom of 3. I can get her more if I start avs. I am just kinda looking for the names of a few good performers. The terrarium thing is because mom has a large poison dart frog herbarium. |
- Posted by nwgatreasures (My Page) on Tue, Sep 16, 08 at 14:04
ok, that makes sense (I think) Others can pitch in their opinion but Pixie Pink is pretty sturdy of a plant. It is a trailer (which means that it has multiple crowns that grow in different directions). I like Irish Flirt, Dresden Doll, Rob's Boolaroo and a few others. I am not sure about their likeliness to thrive in a terrerium environment. Have you taken a look around yet at the AVSA site? I've had such a positive experience with my local group that I am sold on promoting you attending one of those local meetings. There, you will meet people face to face and most likely be introduced to either plants you can take home right then or people you can trade with. Part of the fun of this whole AV addiction (even if you're just getting your toes wet) is the fun of sharing with others who enjoy the same thing as you and your daughters. Good Luck, |
I havent been able to get the website to load yet I will keep trying though. I wanted to get all of the plants shipped here before it gets too cold. SHe will be excited to finally have some named avs |
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The concept of drag style, not only in booming skubek. But, among the racing V-twin engine abroad, for example in America, many also V-twin engine which is devoted to running on the track is straight and so Prima Donna.
Thus, the sea-Ghost House mods Custom (HLC) commanded Donny Solanki, choose this flow to clothe the Emperor Ruby 250 has a V-twin engine configuration. "The important outcome satisfactory and appropriate concepts previously discussed," said Rashid Rida, the owner of Ruby's not a rapper Flo Rida.
Surely not just for baseball to be outdone with overlay skubek. "Pingin introduced that flow with custom Racing racing that baseball only café racer. But, drag the style also unsightly, "said Donny now famous called DHL from its headquarters on JL. h. Nawi Kingdom, Gg. Haji Kind No. 78, Gandaria, South Jakarta.
Because of the construction of Ruby already supports the concept of drag style, so it's just an adjustment in some parts of the course. Such as oxtail cut back about 10 centimeters.
Then, back bone in the retouch to perform seamless pipe sharing contrived difference diameter of 1.5 millimetres. Uniquely, when viewed, the tail looks like belonging to the café racer. "But, it's not a café racer Yes. Very different from why, "kekeh DHL delivery service that is not it.
To make it look more ceper, sok behind Honda had a Phantom share. Nah forget it, the engine upgrade from 250 cc to 400 cc so.


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Alexander McQueen...
10 comments:
- stilettolover91 said...
RIP!! His shoes are amazing!!
http://www.hottheels.blogspot.com - February 11, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- chryssa in fashion wonderland said...
i am in a BIG shock.. cant believe this fashion genius passed away...
http://chryssasfashionwonderland.blogspot.com/ - February 11, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- Jessie P said...
What a shock~ geez
- February 12, 2010 at 12:03 AM
- María Arellano said...
ohhh Love your blog!! I´m a shoes designer...
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- UpperEastSider said...
I like your Blog, the things wich you wrote are very interressiting XD
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- February 12, 2010 at 5:55 AM
- 99Perfume said...
Its such a tragic loss. The innovative and unique designs he came up with will continue to go untouched or unmatched by other designers. He surely will be missed.
- February 12, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- ● B I M B A ● said...
yes! his shoes are uniques pieces of art.. ill miss him..
- February 12, 2010 at 10:32 AM
- Miiicha said...
R.I.P! I love his shoes.
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I will be cross-posting most of the entries here at Bit By Bit as well. You can see the original posts at the "Reflections by Mr. S" blog. Multi 1/2 and Grade 1 students have started exploring Google Earth — first as a whole group with me, and then in smaller groups in Centers. Google Earth is truly an amazing tool and never ceases to "wow" students. 21st Century Fluency Project. Thursday, February 25, 2010. Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching is a book, authored by Jeff Stanford, that I've been slowly working my way through since the beginning of the year.
Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching could really be described as two books in one. Because of the extensive directions provided throughout the book, even if you've never used Moodle, you can utilize the strategies described in the book. As a case in point, the second chapter of the book is 72 pages long and is dedicated to teaching teachers everything they need to know in order to create a quality online learning environment for their second language students. Chapters three through eight of Moodle 1.9 for Second Language Teaching offer a combined fifty-five concrete examples of activities for teaching second language skills through a Moodle environment. Blog. This is the second part of the blog post : Visible Thinking in Math Another Math teacher (sixth grade) at Graded, The American School of São Paulo , Laurel Janewicz, has been passionately piloting metacognitive thinking and reflection in her own Math classes.
She started out with laying a foundation from the start of the school year. Evolution of the Scientific Method. Science steers the future of technology.
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Basically 280Slides is an online tool for creating presentations. It works in a very simple way and has a very intuitive interface which is very quick to understand. It has a few basic themes and layouts and you can do all the usual things like adding text, shapes and images to your presentations. The two key areas though that I like about 280Slides are: 1. Gates Ideas.


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Mikal Cronin premieres new video for "Change" & extends European tour
Mikal Cronin premiered the new music video for "Change" from his recently released album MCII today at SPIN.
The Mikal Cronin band has also extended their European tour and announced an appearance at the FYF Fest this summer.
Directed by Claire Marie Vogel, the video follows the antics of a wild house party. In their premiere, SPIN writes, "So for its video, Cronin brings to a house party for friends and strangers alike, including an invisible kid who makes good use of the song's dizzying final minute."
Watch the video now at SPIN.com
Pitchfork named MCII "Best New Music," writing of Mikal, "He's an excellent pop craftsman who knows how to turn the power up for maximum effect." SPIN declared MCII "Essential"writing, "Over ten songs detailing a young man's despair and self-doubt, delivers a performance that's both deeply confident and convincingly vulnerable, replete with stark, piano-based meditations and fuzz-pedal-abetted fury."
Mikal recommended songs for your next party at the Dinner Party Download and shared some of his favorite things with Pitchfork Guest List. And listen to his Lagniappe Session for Aquarium Drunkard, where he covers The Proclaimers and Sixpence None the Richer. Also, watch this new video of Mikal performing and hanging out in San Francisco.
MCII is available on CD, LP, and digital in the Merge store as well as at your local record store, iTunes, Amazon, Rdio, and Spotify.
Mikal Cronin on tour:
^ w/ Shannon and the Clams
May 15 Paris Nouveau Casino (FR)
May 16 London Tuffnel Park Dome (UK)
May 17 Brighton Great Escape Festival (UK)
May 18 Utrecht Le Guess Who? (NL)
May 23 San Diego, CA The Casbah w/ Mrs. Magician
May 24 Los Angeles, CA The Echo w/ Pangea & Gap Dream
May 25 San Francisco, CA The Rickshaw Stop #
Jun 6 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios ^
Jun 7 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern ^
Jun 8 Missoula, MT Old Beck VFW Post 209 ^
Jun 10 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry ^
Jun 11 Chicago, IL The Empty Bottle ^
Jun 13 – 15 Toronto, ON Silver Dollar (NXNE Festival)
Jun 16 Montreal, Quebec La Divan Orange ^
Jun 17 Boston, MA Great Scott w/ Shannon and the Clams & Roomrunner
Jun 18 Philly, PA Kung Fu Necktie w/ Shannon and the Clams & Roomrunner
Jun 20 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom ^
Jun 21 Washington DC Comet Ping Pong w/ Shannon and the Clams & Roomrunner
Jun 22 Asheville, NC Emerald Lounge w/ Greg Cartwright & Shannon and the Clams
Jun 23 Atlanta, GA The Earl ^
Jun 24 Nashville, TN The Stone Fox ^
Jun 26 Dallas, TX Club Dada ^
Jun 27 Austin, TX Mohawk Inside ^
Jun 28 Marfa, TX Padre's
Jun 29 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
Jul 19 Chicago, IL Pitchfork Festival
Jul 25 Musicbox, Lisbon (POR)
Jul 26 Milhoes De Festa Festival, Barcelos (POR)
Jul 29 El Sol, Madrid (ES)
Jul 30 Surfilm Festival, San Sebastian (ES)
Aug 02 OFF Festival, Katowice (PL)
Aug 03 Zomerparkfeest, Venlo (NL)
Aug 04 Binic Festival, Binic (FR)
Aug 05 Le Galion, Lorient (FR)
Aug 06 Relache Caserne Niel, Bordeaux (FR)
Aug 07 Le Gibus, Paris (FR)
Aug 08 Haldern Pop Festival, HaldernRees (GER)
Aug 09 Oya Festivalen, Oslo (NOR)
Aug 10 Way Out West Festival, Goteborg (SWE)
Aug 11 Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)
Aug 12 Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
Aug 13 Doornroosje, Nijmegen (NL)
Aug 14 Vera, Groningen (NL)
Aug 15 Pukkelpop, Hasselt (B)
Aug 16 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen (NL)
Aug 17 Beacons Festival, Skipton (UK)
Aug 18 Greenman Festival, Brecon Beacons (UK)
Aug 24 Los Angeles, CA FYF Fest