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Helpful tips for child's cold
I recently learned something very intresting.Maybe all of you already know this,but I thought I'd share the knowledge.
Everytime my daughter got a cold,of course she was miserable.I always reached for cold medicine like dimatapp or simply stuffy.
Then,in a few weeks,she'd get a sinus infection.
I finally am told that anything with antihistamine can actually block nasal passages and let bacteria start to grow,there by causing an infection.(the doctor in the ER gave me this info)
He says to use NOSE SPRAY which allows the nasal passages to clear and the fluid to drain so an infection doesnt occur.This paper I have says to not use antihistamine's at all if you are prone to sinus problems.
Just something to chew on since I always thought I was helping my daughter by giving her that stuff and have been the one causing the darned infections!!!
Would you know since we followed this advice,not one single sinus infection?
Since it's cold/flu season,thought you might like to know.
Antihistamine doesn't "block" nasal passages...but it can cause secretions to dry up. Some people have excess secretions and the antihistamines are a help in keeping comfortable....and some "colds" are exacerbated by allergies and in those cases antihistamines can be very helpful in preventing a sinus infection. It prevents inflammation and inflamed tissues "ripe" to recieve a bacterial infection.
Know what the ingredients are in OTC meds and what they do....and don't believe everything you read on the front of the packages.
Antihistamines do have a place in the treatment of "colds".
Linda C
Maybe for some,but what the doctor told us to use is any nose spray with the active ingrediant oxymetazoline hydroxide.
The way I was explained to,is that antihistimines relieve you of feeling stuffed up,but in the long run cause you to be even stuffier then you were before you used it.And many of them have to be used every 4 hours (exspecially in children)
The nose spray lasts 12 hours and allows drainage of the sinuses.
I will probably still use antihistimines for myself...but for my child,I know this is not the right thing to do.Her and my husband come from a line of people with sinus issues.
Knowing this information has been a life saver.
Popi,you are lucky!!! Here it is cold and dreary.
There are several formulations of dimetapp...some called cough and cold for children contain dextromethorphan which is an anti tussive that can also cause a repound histamine release. It also containd bromopheneremine and used to contail PPC which has been banned in the past few years...I think now it contains pseudoephedrine which is a decongestant.
When you or your child is congested, you can take an decongestant ( which is what oxymetazoline hydrocloride is)...if there is a frequent non productive cough, then dextromethorphan can be helpful and if there is that constant running of the nose, like you need to tie a rag around the child's face....then antihistamine is useful.
I would never ever give anyone a multi symptom drug unless specifically given by a Doctor...
Taking a drug for a symptom you don't have can cause more problems than it cures.
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There have been recent new warnings by the CDC about giving small children over the counter cold medications. Even though these things can be purchased without a prescription, they are still medicines and several children have died after taking them. I would be extremely cautious about medicating an infant or toddler with OTC medications.
It's just my opinion but it seems to me that people generally are FAR too quick to reach for medications these days. It seems that we all expect to prevent or eliminate every symptom or discomfort by taking drugs! I am one of only two people my age that I know who is not taking medication on a regular and ongoing basis - and I have had a chronic, incurable illness for over 30 years! It is absolutely frightening to me to know that almost everyone - children included - is being medicated on a daily, open ended basis.
I believe that if a child is in serious distress on account of illness of any kind he/she should be taken to a doctor who can diagnose and prescribe, if necessary and if prescription medication offers actual improvement that would not happen without such treatment. If the problem is minor or appears to be an uncomplicated cold, standard (non drug) treatments such as pushing fluids and getting plenty of rest won't hurt anything and may be all that is needed while the body heals itself.
Good advice lindakimey
The last time my daughter got a cold,my first "instinct" was to give her medicine to relieve some of her misery...but I didnt. And in a few days she felt fine on her own.
I know what you mean about how some over the counter medicines can be dangerous.
I myself cant take certain cold medicines at all.They make feel like I'm on some heavy drugs and I hate that feeling.
Although,I do think ZICAM is useful.But that isnt really medicine so much as just zinc.
Last year my daughter and i took it when my husband had the flu and neither of us caught it.
Someone recently said that her sister was using ZICAM and has lost her ability to smell. I do not know if this is a temporary loss, or a permanent one. I do not know any of the facts in this case, or any of the details, as I do not know this family.
Lost the sense of smell from zicam? That's odd...I wonder if maybe it's because they didnt use it as directed.
You arent supposed to squirt it up your nose like regular nose spray.
It says to gently spray only in the nostril (not up the nose) and to lightly massage the spray with your finger in the nostril so it becomes absorbed by the nose.
I didnt realize this the first time I used it and sprayed it up my nose.Then I had about a 10 minute sneezing fit.
I wonder if this is really true because there are so many other rumors that fly around the internet (like that deodorant causes breast cancer and that shampoo also causes cancer)
You need to keep the stuff in the nasal passages flowing. DH had chronic sinus infections yearly that would last for literally 3 months he would be down for the count. Antibiotics made him sick.
DH finally ended up getting a steroid nasal spray (prescription) he uses every single day. And he also uses a saline nasal spray (walgreens) when he feels a sinus infection coming on. And use a humidifier in the room when it gets really bad.
You don't say how old your daughter is... check with an ear nose and throat MD before you give her anything though.
I always try to avoid the over the counter & prescription meds if I can. I've been using the treatment in the link below for the past couple years and find it highly effective. I just used it on my teen daughter last week when she was feeling sick (her 2 best friends had had a virus which made them miss almost a week of school each) and now she is a believer! She didn't get sick and felt much better the next day. We did the treatment again the next night just to be safe.
I do use very hot water for myself and my daughter (your feet should be pink after about 5 minutes), but would just use warm on a small child and I soak the socks in ice water so they are realy cold. You'd be surprised at how well you can sleep with cold wet socks on!
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Safe environment other than that not many positives. It had better be considering they don't give most of their science staff health insurance.
Pepsi is a deeply delusional company. They love to give themselves kudos as an ethical company when in practice they are quite the opposite. Walk around Barrington, IL or Valhalla, NY and everyone is a "contractor" especially their science staff. Pepsi loves to use temp agencies to shield themselves from employer laws and having to provide benefits.
They treat their contractors terribly to avoid getting sued like Microsoft. They make a point of excluding them from any social events and kick them out of meetings because they don't trust them with sensitive information despite signing a nondisclosure agreement. They also almost never hire them permanently. Some people have been there as a "temp" for 3 years or more. Most eventually quit and either get another job or leave the field.
I hold post graduate level education in science and I hated working for Pepsi so much I was planning going back to school for a business degree and a career change. I will never eat or drink a Pepsi product again. I also will never allow my children pursue a career in science because of scumbag companies like Pepsi.
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If I line-dry clothes, will a FL work?
This year I switched from using a dryer to line-drying my clothes. I have found I really prefer it, and things actually dry faster here in the desert than using the dryer. I have a 12 year old top loader and I know the time to replace it is coming soon. I had hoped to switch to a FL solely because I want to build a counter across the laundry area to have a nice big area for folding and leaving the stacks of laundry that never seem to make it to the kids' rooms (lol).
Is a front loader a good option for me? I am afraid that with the really low water use, lint and dog hair won't get removed from my laundry? It will just be *clean* lint and dog hair? I had really hoped to just get rid of the dryer as I don't use it anymore and thats a lot of valuable storage space. Any advice?
Actually I think a FL will work better for you than your old TL - with faster spin speeds than TLs, they'll spend even less time on the line. Certain machines are less stingy with water than other (Electrolux seems to use more H20 than average), you still shouldn't have too many problems with lint or dog hair.
A FL will do you just fine. I too have dogs and have no issues with hair being left on clothes, even when I line dry them. From what I have seen on videos, Electrolux doesnt seem to uses any more or less water than other FL's. I did see one video where one did seem to use more, but I wonder if the owner make some kind of sdjustment to the machine to use more. He was questioned about this, but didnt reply. The brand new models do have a water plus option on them if that will help
it's an almost unbelievable question, but to answer it straight faced: yes a front loading washing machine will perform great in removing lint. I don't have a dog, so someone else can vouch first hand for that particular aspect. This will assume that their dog hair is similar to your dog's coat. (!). To be really sure, find a friend who has an FL and go use their machine once or twice. Talking about it with strangers who can say anything over the internet is never the same as real life use and experience.
The hair and lint may get removed but you may have more wrinkles to deal with. The high spin speeds of the FLs get the clothes much drier than TLs and put more wrinkles in the clothes. Doesn't matter which brand of machine - they all do it. In the dryer they need to be dryed for a long enough time to tumble the wrinkles out before they get dry. If you don't wash a lot of things like cotton shirts this may not be a problem, but you might need to get the iron out more often.
My washer spins at 120rpm max, I use it for everything I wash, never had a problem with wrinkles. When the come out of the washer, I always shake everything real good, whether it goes on the clothes line or in the dryer. Shaking them out prior to putting it in the dryer decreses drying time, less wrinkling and ironing. Ive had to use the dryer this week since we are flooding here in NC this week...anyone got a canoe?? LOL
Wrinkles from high-speed spin aren't inevitable -- Clothes spun at 1400 RPM in our Miele don't come out any more wrinkled than from our old TL. That's true even for my wife's and daughter's clothes. Someone in some forum, I think it was on automaticwasher.org, had a theory about this. Based on his observations of two different FL washers, he said that wrinkles are reduced if the machine distributes the load between stepped spins (spins at progressively higher speeds). My Miele doesn't do exactly that. On the cycles I use most often, it does a pulse spin, distribute, pulse spin, distribute, and then a stepped, continuous final spin. So maybe that theory has to be refined, but whatever, we don't have wrinkling problems. And I computed a G-force of over 600 G's, with a 1400 RPM spin and this machine's drum diameter.
I have a Kenmore HE3 that I got 7 yrs ago. I also have 3 dogs. Over the past 3 years, I Have been line drying everything to cut down on the electric bill. Wrinkles are not a problem as some one stated before, just shake everything out really well before pinning it to the line. As far as animal hair, Don't have a problem with that either. Yes, cycle times on the FL are longer; however, when line drying this is to your advantage. When washing multiple loads, when the second load is done, the first load that you hung out is dry or almost dry because of the high spin speed. I can wash 4 loads in one day and still be done really quick.
A front loader will help with both a dryer and line drying since it removes more water than average which shortens dry time. The drawback is that most lint and pet hair is generally collected by the dryer.
Using vinegar instead of fabric softener is helps lift the hair and lint from the laundry. Heavy lint and hair will be filtered better in some models than others. Most new FL's have efficient filters that work, but will clog with a lot of lint and hair debris.
Here is a link that might be useful: What Kind of Washing Machine Should I Buy?


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Florida incoming state Senate President Don Gaetz tells the Tampa Bay Times Rick Danielson today that he's still waiting for an apology from the League of Women Voters and Democrats. Gaetz says he was unfairly accused by those groups of trying to suppress votes when he supported the controversial elections reform bill of 2011 in Tallahassee that, among other things, reduced the days of early voting from 14 to eight.
I wouldn't wait around for that phone call, Mr. Senate President.
Danielson's story begins with former Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio's suggestion that Governor Rick Scott convene a task force to examine all the maladies that have led to Florida again becoming a national punchline when it comes to elections, as we are now into the third day of waiting for Florida to officially count all the votes in the presidential election. You know, the same election in which the other 49 states turned in their results on Tuesday night?
How about this to begin with, Senator Gaetz? How allowing early voting to go back to 14 days?
Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll, former Governor Jeb Bush and just defeated Hillsborough Supervisor of Elections candidate Rich Glorioso all said directly to me over the past few weeks what Gaetz is saying, and I don't think the public is buying it: That the huge turnout of early voting in the last week of October was a "success," and therefore there was no need to expand that voting last Sunday. They're saying that reducing the days when people could vote was actually a good thing.
Charlie Crist had it right four years ago when he expanded the hours of early voting when pressed to do so, and he had it right this week when he called it "unconscionable" that Scott wouldn't do the same thing, specifically extending the early voting days to Sunday when people waited for hours and hours in lines last Saturday night.
Look, there are obviously some problems at some individual supervisor of elections offices that have left some voting precincts more vulnerable to larger lines than others. But it's clearly unacceptable (as President Obama alluded to in his speech to the nation early Wednesday morning) for people to be waiting in line to vote for more than five hours after the polls closes.
Why is it so hard for state Republicans to want to support more opportunities for voting? And again, who said that this state needed an elections bill like we got in 2011? No, now we do need a bill - to correct some of HB 1355's excesses.
Florida and its leaders are getting off lucky. Can you imagine if this state's 29 electoral votes actually did matter this time around, and the whole world really cared about what was happening her, instead of using it for comedic fodder?
On to other news: more reflections of Tuesday night's stunning election results. On a conference call yesterday, Obama campaign officials reflected on their victory, with David Plouffe adding an important note to those who want to know if the secret sauce of the Obama GOTV efforts can be easily duplicated.
There have been lots of important stories written this week about the rise of the Latino vote and what that might mean for the Republican party. Left out of that discussion is the growing number of Asian voters in this country, who voted just as overwhelmingly for Democrats this time around.
Jeb Bush complained during this campaign season that Barack Obama should start manning up and stop blaming his brother, George W., for the economic morass the country has been in the past four years. The problem for Jeb and the Republican Party, according to exit polls, is that the country as a whole still does blame CW. for the mess Obama inherited.


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My congratulations go to Microsoft for embracing iOS this year with versions of Office for iPad and iPhone. If there is anyone you'd want to see review Microsoft Word on the iPhone, it'd be a lawyer and nobody is better at these stress tests than Jeff Richardson. Jeff's conclusion are two thumbs up. I have a feeling that in my day job, using Word on my phone is one of those things that will make me wish I kept the big phone.
Fixing Word Crashes with "Smart" Copy and Paste
I vented my spleen a bit on a recent Mac Power Users episode about instability in Microsoft Word on the Mac. I received a lot of email about that and it appears I'm not alone. I did, however, also receive a very nice email from listener Don that explained how he made Word crashes go away by unchecking Word's "Use smart cut and paste" feature. I'll try anything once so I went ahead and unchecked it a week ago. I've got a big "thing" at the day job starting Monday so I've been working in Word most of this week. Guess what? No crashes. Now if you'll excuse me I'll be knocking on a lot of wood.
Microsoft Office for iPad Imminent, Again
Several website, including The Verge, are reporting that Microsoft is about to announce Microsoft Office for iPad. While we've heard this before, this one feels more real than past promises and threats. I believe there has been a war raging on the inside at Microsoft between factions that wanted to keep Office on Microsoft Platforms only (to help drive sales of Microsoft platforms, like the Surface) and those others that see the iPad as a 100 million plus potential Office customers. I bet it was ugly.
Assuming they do release Office for iPad, I hope they do it right and include advanced formatting like styles and track changes. A few weeks ago I'd have said that is unlikely based on what they did on the iPhone. It seemed more likely that the resolution to the internal conflict over Office on iPad was to release it for the iPad but make it so pedestrian that Office power users are still required to go to a Microsoft platform. However, having spent a little time with OneNote for iPad, I'm hopeful. Either way, my money's on them requiring an Office 365 subscription to get in the door.
Of course it could also be possible this is, once again, nothing but vapid rumors. If that is the case, the question becomes at what point do we stop caring if Office shows up on the iPad? I know several people that have already crossed that bridge.
Microsoft Office for iPad, Revisited
I've been yammering away at this subject for two years now. Sadly, most people in my line of work use Word and Excel so I spend plenty of time in those applications. With a massive installed based of iPads, I can't understand why Microsoft isn't already there. If they were holding back to try and give the Surface an advantage over the iPad, that didn't work very well.
Anyway, Steve Balmer is now cryptically saying it is coming. If so, I'm guessing you'll only get it with an Office 365 subscription, like the existing iPhone Word application. While I understand Microsoft is probably doing a smashing business with lawyers and accountants, I have to wonder how relevant Office is at this point with everyone else.
Microsoft Office and iOS, Revisited
The most recent scuttlebutt is that Microsoft is going to wait until the end of next year to release Office for iOS. I've written about this before and my thoughts haven't changed. I remain convinced that Microsoft is losing dump trucks full of cash by not putting Office on iOS. If the rumors are true and they are delaying it to the end of next year, this is not a function of engineering delays. It's clearly a marketing decision to give the Microsoft Surface some advantage over the iPad. However, this doesn't appear to be working.
I understand that Microsoft is laying low on office on the iPad while they try and get their own competing tablet off the ground but I think it's a mistake. This is an example of competing priorities in a company hurting the overall bottom line.
The real risk is that previously faithful Office users start using the iPad and discover other ways to get their work done. Anecdotally, I've met many people who tell me how they used to rely on Office and now have dumped it on all platforms. The worst outcome for Microsoft is that the Surface isn't successful and Office stops being the cash cow they've relied upon it to be. I don't think that scenario is out of the question at this point.


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On Saturday, January 11, the Navy wrestling team takes on in-state rival Maryland in a must-see match. After a strong pre-season, the team is ready to hit the mats and take down top teams across the country. Luckily, with this offer, you'll score a ticket package for two or four people to catch all the action at Alumni Hall.
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I fertilized it with 2 osmocote 14-14-14 tablespoons (spreaded it on soil surface), and I'm putting a tablespoon of a liquid fertilizer (biofert plus) once a week in a gallon of water and use it to all plants I have in my balcony (including my new baby !!!).
All of them seems to be very happy with this sort of feeding. They look gorgeous, except my nandina.
I noticed a lot of yellow spots on the leaves. Some leaves seems to lose color too (pale green except for the green leaves veins). This problem is happening specially on bottom leaves. Despite this I noticed a new stem emerging from the main branch.
What could be happening ? Is it a newbie stress, since it got transplanted a few weeks ago? All water I use I put a day before in a bucket to prevent chlorosis. This fertilizer dose I use never harmed any plant I have. Please, I need some help. I always wanted this plant and I won't lose it so easily.
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Can cable capture limited VC?
In the year 2000, venture capitalists and much of the investment community at-large were tripping over their portfolios to lend money to start-up companies extolling the next greatest technological advancements–business plans, management teams and growth strategies be damned.
Figure 1: Fourth quarter venture capital investments (in $billions).
That year, much of the breathtaking $105 billion in venture capital (VC) and other investment money was shoved at any company remotely associated with the Internet or the technology that would ultimately connect a consumer to myriad revenue generating services–from the Web to home networks.
Now comes the reality. This year, just $18 billion in venture capital will be invested in entrepreneurial companies, with investments in networking and telecommunications down 34 percent over last year and even further from the year before. Overall, VC investments in all sectors are down a staggering 80 percent. In one state alone, Colorado, third-quarter VC funding is down to $45 million after its peak second quarter in 2000, when it totaled $1.2 billion, reports a PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/National Venture Capital Association Money Tree survey.
The lack of VC investment in new technology companies, based on a host of economic and market factors, is forcing some entrepreneurial upstarts to re-define their strategies for innovative technologies or abandon them altogether, and pressuring the VC community itself to tighten its criteria for lending, especially to technology-driven companies that can't produce a clear, definitive business plan. The result, experts maintain, could mean fewer technological advancements and innovations.
"The VC funding richness of great liquidity and flow is gone," says Ted Henderson, senior vice president for Stifel, Nicolaus and Co., an analyst firm in Denver. "It's hard to attract money for the next great business or technology. It was easy for start-ups to get into the business a few years ago when ventures were funding ideas, not businesses. Now, no one knows if consumers want all these technology-driven services or if there's even a business. The VC industry is just a tough market today. It's dried up in general and is more focused. Every dollar is scrutinized."
The effects of a parched VC market are being felt throughout the broadband industry. Far fewer start-up companies are finding first round financing, while funding for technology-related businesses is mercilessly scrutinized and the telecommunications/dot-com hangover is embedded in venture capitalists' minds. Add to the mix a floundering economy and a painfully cautious spending mentality at cable MSOs, and the near-term future of VC investments in new technology companies gets really cloudy, as does the crucial R&D budgets to advance them.
Figure 2: Annual venture capital investments
(in $billions).
With VC investments at 1998 levels, and a fundamental shift in how VCs invest in upstart companies, particularly those in the cable-related technology sector, many entrepreneurial, technology-driven firms are morphing to the cable industry, and distancing themselves from the ill-fated telecom, CLEC and ILEC segments. In the meantime, they're re-tooling their technologies to fit cable's space. And quickly.
"It became very clear that we had to refine our strategy and move from several different markets to one market–cable," says Greg Nicholson, CEO and co-founder of EGT Inc., a signal processing company currently moving through a $5.5 million first round of financing. "We were too broad and too thin. It's completely different now (getting VC funding). They want a focused, developed entry into market, based on fundamental and reasonable estimates. We've had to change and validate our value proposition more than once."
Figure 3: Number of Q3 2002 venture deals done by sector.
The new VC mantra, experts suggest, is: Show me the business plan, management team and a compelling technology, and I'll show you the money. Maybe.
"We always look for cutting edge capabilities to deliver real-world solutions, and the VC criteria has certainly changed. VCs seek companies that are funded through each round of financing and have fully funded business plans. The money people were paying for early stage companies was absurd. So now, it's much harder for those companies to raise money," explains Gary Lauder, managing partner of Lauder Partners LLC, a venture capital company specializing in Internet and cable TV-related technologies.
Despite the harsh environment, the cable industry is attracting plenty of new VC investment, Lauder and others are finding. "The VC industry generally recognizes that cable operators are healthier (than other related industries), and it's causing greater interest. But, others have had bad experiences with technologies and services such as @Home, and cable's consolidation is a deterrent to new VC investments in technology and innovations because of the large corporate staffs who all have to say 'yes' to get things done. But on balance, there's more interest in cable-related technologies," he notes.
The list of VC firms currently investing in cable technology isn't exactly a who's who in the VC community. In fact, only a handful are seriously committed to that space. Yet the list is likely to grow. "It's one of the more attractive places to invest," says Tony Abate, general partner for Battery Ventures, a top-tier, early-stage venture capital provider. "The telecommunications industry is in a free fall and cable's services are at reasonable penetration levels with reasonable prices for four services. And it won't go out of business soon. Technology investment opportunities remain as strong as two years ago. It's a good scenario to invest in technology companies."
Some of the leading VC funds for cable technology include AOL Time Warner Ventures, Cedar Fund, Charles River Ventures, Pilot House Ventures and Redpoint Ventures.
Yet Abate and others are taking a close look at cable's ability to monetize its technologies, and the operative term is "return on investment." "It's all about hard ROI. If the technology has a soft ROI and takes a large investment to deploy, we'll wait for the economy to turn. But if there's hard ROI, we'll invest in it now. The bar is very high to invest in the technology," he says.
High indeed, especially for technology companies that have run the VC gauntlet. "Our last round of financing required that we have everything clicking in a strong market. The willingness of the investment community to take a risk has been reduced significantly, so being focused was a requirement. I don't think we could have invented this technology if we had to start today," admits Ed Huguez, president and CEO of Midstream Technologies, a developer of video-on-demand servers and solutions which recently closed a $26 million series C round of financing.
A growing number of entrepreneurial technology companies are re-defining themselves to fit the cable industry's needs, a go-to strategy that for many is a make-or-break shift from their initial telecommunications-focused business plan.
"When we decided to go after the cable space, we had to build to its requirements," says Ted Griggs, CEO of Syndeo Corp., a provider of voice-over-IP softswitch/call management server technology which recently raised $75 million in third round financing. "We weren't pitching to ILECs or CLECs anymore, so it was hard to turn around from telco to cable and the immersion was risky. But it was the most likely path to success."
Syndeo's path, Griggs adds, included an investment in DOCSIS 1.1, security and new features that would make its technology deployable in a cable environment. And lots of listening. "MSOs know what it takes to be successful, so when you look at things like PacketCable, you have to listen to what the MSOs are saying from a business perspective. You can't have a big ego."
Syndeo is part of a Comcast trial, which Griggs admits could damage his and the company's ego for a long time to come if it's not successful. "Our biggest worry is now on execution. We have the resources and capital. Now it's got to be put together. We've been handed a great opportunity to be successful. If we can't execute, we're sunk. But I'd rather have to execute than get funding," he says.
Securing the funds to develop advanced technologies and the R&D crucial to make them happen is at issue, experts believe. How will the drastic reduction in VC funding affect the entrepreneurial spirit of technological innovations and the companies that foster them?
"There will be continued investments by the VC community in the technology sector of cable, and as long as it moves down the path to new services, entrepreneurs will have good ideas because they know the industry and are focused on solving cable's problems, and investors will validate those. But cable must perform more efficiently," says Paul Pishal, principal at HIG Ventures, one of the largest VC firms for early stage technology companies.
For many VCs, the emphasis is not only on the technology, but on efficiencies and execution. Adds Pishal: "If a product or technology makes an operation more efficient, they'll get funding. People are very reluctant to put $100 million to work and wait two years to see if it works, so we look for significant innovations, not just technical, but operating efficiencies."
Opportunities for start-up technology companies will be in network infrastructure, service delivery and provisioning, Pishal says.
Yet for a growing number of service providers, the opportunities and challenges differ from those of their vendors. "We've always been focused on our technology investments because that's what it takes to grow our business, but now we look at how much cash the technology companies have, and not just the start-ups, but the established ones, too. VCs want to see a strong business plan and the management that can execute on the plan and the ROI, and we look for the technology to leverage our existing assets," says Bill DeMuth, vice president and CTO of Surewest Communications Corp., a triple-play service provider with 244,000 customers in the Sacramento, Calif. area.
CIC, which Schwartz refers to as Comcast's ambassador to the VC community, is in a unique position to understand the opportunities and challenges of both the VCs and technology companies. "Like any other VC, we want to be sure that emerging technology companies have a solid business plan, but there are fewer of these companies servicing the cable industry because of consolidation," he admits.
Nonetheless, entrepreneurs and their upstart technology companies continue to surface. Adds Schwartz: "There's a pretty efficient entrepreneurial market out there. People realize where cable's money is being spent, and they're morphing into cable-targeted companies from Internet and telecommunications. There are fewer operators, but money is still being spent."
Much of that money, industry experts say, is now beginning to flow from VC funding, albeit not at 2000 levels. "I don't think VC funding is low at all. The reduction has been in me-too companies who aren't innovative," concludes Seth Kenvin, vice president of corporate development for BigBand Networks, a provider of broadband multimedia routing systems which has secured $60 million in venture capital from a number of leading VC funds. "The race to gain revenues and enter the market was so fast it soured the VC community. But VC is a long-term commitment, and they want companies that sustain themselves. Now, the promise of innovation and growth in the cable industry is attracting VCs."
Just how active the VC community becomes in cable-related technology companies is likely to have a lasting effect on advancing technologies and how they address cable's operating environment. In the meantime, emerging entrepreneurial companies are expected to flourish, albeit with a whole different attitude toward the process of securing funds from VCs.
Concludes Nicholson of EGT: "It was trying (getting VC money), with only shreds of our egos left. So if you can stoop down and rebuild, it can become a reality."


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An afternoon contact between Inyo County sheriffŌĆÖs deputies and an alleged kidnapper resulted in the fatal shooting of a local residentŌĆÖs dog Monday.
During the incident, Raymond Denver, 42, was arrested for alleged kidnapping, assault and other felony and misdemeanor charges.
Deputies had been looking for Denver since July 6, just before 11 p.m., when someone reported to the SheriffŌĆÖs Office that ŌĆ£Denver had been witnessed forcing a female into his vehicle following a domestic dispute,ŌĆØ a SheriffŌĆÖs Office press release states.
The following day, on July 7, the SheriffŌĆÖs Office responded to the 300 block of South Pa Ha Lane in Bishop to contact Denver. Due to the location, Tribal Police accompanied the sheriffŌĆÖs deputies to South Pa Ha.
The SheriffŌĆÖs Office press release states that ŌĆ£as the sheriffŌĆÖs deputy and Tribal Police were approaching Denver, an extremely aggressive dog advanced from behind a residence and attempted to bite the sheriffŌĆÖs deputy. In an effort to protect himself, the deputy fired one shot at the dog.ŌĆØ
Animal Control was contacted by the SheriffŌĆÖs Office and the dog was transported ŌĆ£to a veterinarian where it expired from the gunshot wound.ŌĆØ
Amidst the chaos, Denver was apprehended and taken to the Inyo County Jail where he is being held on the four charges of alleged kidnapping, vandalism, misdemeanor level battery as well as felony level battery. The bail is currently set for $75,000.
The type of dog and its owner have not been disclosed.
SheriffŌĆÖs Public Information Officer Carma Roper was able to provide some information.
Roper explained that situations in which officers are required to use their weapon for any matter ŌĆ£rarely occurŌĆØ in Inyo County. Roper was unable to disclose any further information on the alleged kidnapping victim in respect to the victim and to the sensitivity of the case. She also said the case is still under investigation. Roper was also able to communicate the status of the deputy, saying he was unharmed and doing well.
Also under investigation is the shooting itself, which according to Sheriff Bill Lutze is considered a ŌĆ£discharge of a firearmŌĆØ rather than an ŌĆ£officer-involved shooting.ŌĆØ
The latter, he explained, involves the shooting of humans. Lutze also explained that each of the deputies are trained to deal with aggressive animals in the academy, and also gain experience in the field while working in Inyo County.
According to Lutze, ŌĆ£in this particular incident, from what we know, there was no other recourse ŌĆō because it was so close and so fast ŌĆō there was no other recourse he could have taken than what he did.ŌĆØ
Lutze described less-lethal options such as pepper spray and Tasers as methods that have been proven ineffective in the field against highly agitated animals. ŌĆ£Pepper spray doesnŌĆÖt always work, especially if the animal is really aggressive,ŌĆØ he said. ŌĆ£And when the dog is 2-3 feet away from you, just deploying the Taser takes time, and weŌĆÖve had animals that didnŌĆÖt respond.ŌĆØ
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