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Predator Control for Landowners
To control bulldozers add sugar to the fuel tank or try siphoning out the diesel. These are only temporary solutions and will likely land you in jail. You might want to plea temporary insanity. The judge might give you a break if they like quail and if they know the value of good woody cover for quail. As an alternative, consider enrolling the field edges into CRP. Research in Missouri has shown that farmers come out ahead by establishing CRP field border along the edges of their fields. CRP more than pays its way. There's also CRP programs for grasslands. Check with your local FSA office for more details on CP-29.
Brush hog
The second nasty predator is the brush hog or mower. This predator is very common in Missouri. The brush hog population usually peaks in late June, right around the peak of the first quail hatch. There's usually a second peak in late July or early August. Again, right at the peak of the second quail hatch. Unlike dozers, these predators will kill nesting quail and young. A baby quail doesn't stand a chance with the larger "bat wing" varieties that mow 15 to 20 feet at a time. Siphoning gas or adding sugar to the tank will work, but you'll see the judge again. The judge won't be as forgiving this time. As an alternative, I recommend putting the mower in the barn, grabbing a pitcher of cold lemonade (maybe something a little stronger), and sitting back on the deck and listening to the quail. Another option is to plant more wildflowers in your old fields and grasslands. That's what we have done at our farm (see picture below).
The third predator is a nasty beast that we usually don't see until it's too late. Plant succession is found everywhere. Good examples of plant succession occur in old fields, woodlands and unmanaged grasslands. Even hedgerows, woody draws and food plots are at the mercy of succession. Invasive plants like eastern red cedar, locust, sericea lespedeza, tall fescue and smooth brome, Bermuda grass and all those tropical grasses in the southeast United States that I can't pronounce or spell have made succession an even bigger enemy to Mr. Bobwhite. Check out this blog to see how red cedar is taking over Oklahoma. Even native warm-season grass is susceptible to plant succession. If left unmanaged, it's no better than other grasses for quail.
Edge feathering is a good way to set back succession. Use prescribed burning, strip-disking and managed grazing to manage succession in old fields, grasslands, glades and woodlands. Native warm-season grasses are easier to manage than sod-forming grasses like fescue, brome, Bermuda grass or those grasses I can't pronounce.
Fortunately, we don't have many of these predators on our farm or the farms I quail hunt. We occasionally see a mower at the farm, but only on the trails and fire lines. Succession is always around, but we keep it under control. Below are three pictures taken from the same point at our farm. The first picture was taken in December 2003 before we had done much habitat work. The second picture was taken in January 2006, one year after we had chainsawed all the cedar and locust and sprayed the tall fescue.
Since then we have burned this spot a few times. The last burn was in February 2008. Here's a picture from the same spot in July 2009. It doesn't look that impressive, but the forth picture is the field next to this one. This field was burned, and the results are pretty impressive.
I hope you enjoyed my somewhat sarcastic article on predator control. But seriously, if left unchecked bulldozers, random mowing and plant succession are major enemies of Mr. Bobwhite. Remember, having good habitat is the key to restoring bobwhite.
On July 29th, 2010 at 3:39pm Holly Loves Her Bobtail Cats said:
I am betting that domestic cats take out few quail. It sounds like people are the main cause of declining populations with this bird.


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Activation of the ACE2/Angiotensin-(1–7)/Mas Receptor Axis Enhances the Reparative Function of Dysfunctional Diabetic Endothelial Progenitors
- Yagna P.R. Jarajapu1,
- Ashay D. Bhatwadekar1,
- Sergio Caballero1,
- Sugata Hazra1,
- Vinayak Shenoy2,
- Reinhold Medina3,
- David Kent4,
- Alan W. Stitt3,
- Catherine Thut5,
- Eva M. Finney5,
- Mohan K. Raizada2⇑ and
- Maria B. Grant1⇑
- 1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- 2Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- 3Center for Vision Science, Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland
- 4The Vision Clinic, Kilkenny, Ireland
- 5Molecular Profiling and Research Informatics, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania
- Corresponding author: Maria B. Grant, grantma{at}ufl.edu, or Mohan K. Raizada, mraizada{at}ufl.edu.
We tested the hypothesis that activation of the protective arm of the renin angiotensin system, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)/angiotensin-(1-7) [Ang-(1-7)]/Mas receptor axis, corrects the vasoreparative dysfunction typically seen in the CD34+ cells isolated from diabetic individuals. Peripheral blood CD34+ cells from patients with diabetes were compared with those of nondiabetic controls. Ang-(1-7) restored impaired migration and nitric oxide bioavailability/cGMP in response to stromal cell–derived factor and resulted in a decrease in NADPH oxidase activity. The survival and proliferation of CD34+ cells from diabetic individuals were enhanced by Ang-(1-7) in a Mas/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt-dependent manner. ACE2 expression was lower, and ACE2 activators xanthenone and diminazine aceturate were less effective in inducing the migration in cells from patients with diabetes compared with controls. Ang-(1-7) overexpression by lentiviral gene modification restored both the in vitro vasoreparative functions of diabetic cells and the in vivo homing efficiency to areas of ischemia. A cohort of patients who remained free of microvascular complications despite having a history of longstanding inadequate glycemic control had higher expression of ACE2/Mas mRNA than patients with diabetes with microvascular complications matched for age, sex, and glycemic control. Thus, ACE2/Ang-(1-7)\Mas pathway activation corrects existing diabetes-induced CD34+ cell dysfunction and also confers protection from development of this dysfunction.
This article contains Supplementary Data online at http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.2337/db12-0808/-/DC1.
- Received June 20, 2012.
- Accepted August 22, 2012.
- © 2013 by the American Diabetes Association.
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Eventually, grease will form a blockage in the sewer line.In addition to household and business sewer lines clogging, cooking oil and grease in the wastewater can cause sewer lift station failures, wastewater treatment plant problems, and subsequently environmental concerns.Grease has the potential to cause the City to violate its discharge requirements and affect the water quality of San Joaquin River.Grease is one waste that the sewer system cannot handle and therefore needs to be kept out of the system.
How to Dispose of Grease and Cooking OilIt is better to put grease in the garbage instead of the drain. Spent grease and cooking oil can be placed in a jar, coffee can, or other suitable container. After it has cooled, seal the container, wrap it in newspaper, then placed it in the household trashWaste food products containing fats, cooking oil, or grease can be placed in a plastic bag or other suitable container then disposed along with the household trash instead of through the garbage disposalFood service establishments require a grease interceptor to properly remove oil and grease.
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WASHINGTON – Four people have been arrested after a rash of thefts in an affluent Maryland neighborhood.
Police say two 17-year-old boys from Silver Spring, a 20-year-old woman from Bladensburg and a 19-year-old Hyattsville man are responsible for at least some of the more than 45 thefts from cars in Bethesda recently. They also are linked to the recovery of two stolen cars, says Capt. David Falcinelli, a Montgomery County police commander.
"While I am confident that this group was responsible for most of the recent thefts, there will be more groups to follow and we may not be so lucky next time in making such a prompt arrest," Falcinelli wrote on an email listserv. "I need everyone to step up to the plate and follow these very simple rules."
There was no evidence any of the cars were forcibly entered, Falcinelli says. All of the stolen material came from unlocked cars, and the two cars stolen were left with keys inside them.
"Similar to our favorite restaurant where we go back time and time again because we like the food and/or the service, these thieves return to our neighborhoods because they like how easy it is to get into vehicles and the ready availability of items to steal."
Victims say they discovered their cars ransacked, with electronics and cash stolen from inside them.
"Some people leave their car unlocked and think 'they won't break my windows,' Falcinelli says. "They will break in if they see something of value. One person had their car broken into because they left an empty laptop bag in the car."
One Bethesda homeowner left the spare key to their car in the center console and the car was stolen. Falcinelli says if the crooks find a locked door, they move on, unless they see something that looks valuable.
There have also been car break-in reports from Glen Echo and Westmoreland Hills neighborhoods in Maryland.
Montgomery County released this surveillance video of a would-be vandal trying to break into a car.
Police are encouraging all homeowners to remove all valuables from their cars, always lock their doors and never leave the keys inside.
In addition, residents are encouraged to call police regarding any suspicious behavior.
WTOP's Neal Augenstein contributed to this report. Follow Neal and WTOP on Twitter.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW) -- Funeral arrangements have been set for Maj. Charles A. Gibbons with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
The visitation will be held at Garrer Funeral Home on Beech Street in Louisville on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
The funeral will be held at the Stone Springfield A.M.E. Church on Ga. Hwy. 296 (near the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 88) in Stapleton, Ga., on Thursday at 11 a.m. Law enforcement officers are encouraged to be at the church by 10 a.m.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW) -- A major in the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office died Saturday morning.
The coroner says 61-year-old Charles Gibbons died from cardiac arrest.
A lieutenant with the Sheriff's Office says Gibbons had been with the department since January of 1993.
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About one fourth of practicing physicians in the United States graduated from medical schools in other countries. While much attention has been given to their role in the physician workforce, less attention has been given to the impact international medical graduates' (IMG) status might have on clinical practice. This study considers how IMG status affects physician decision-making, particularly whether knowledge of a specialist's IMG status impacts a primary care physician's patterns of referring patients to that specialist. Researchers drew a sample of over 1,000 primary care physicians from the American Medical Association Physician's Professional Data. Using varying vignettes of clinical cases, physicians were asked, via mail survey, which patients required referral to a specialist. They were then asked to choose the appropriate specialist from among five choices with characteristics that varied by U.S. medical graduate (USMG) vs. IMG—age, race, sex and referral characteristics. Researchers measured the decision to refer to an international versus U.S. medical graduate specialist. Results indicated that respondents were significantly more likely to refer to a USMG compared with an IMG. It is possible that due to negative views of IMGs, a patient could be referred to a USMG with inferior clinical skills rather than an IMG with superior clinical skills. IMGs may therefore choose to practice in areas in which they are more likely to be included in referral networks. These responses to bias could lead to maldistribution of physician expertise, a practice of concern in this increasingly global and diverse society.


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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Brazilian fighter Fabricio Werdum pulled off one of the biggest upsets in MMA history Saturday, submitting Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko in the first round of their heavyweight fight at the HP Pavilion.
Emelianenko (31-2) appeared to be in control early in the fight, knocking Werdum (14-4-1) down with a hard right hook in the opening 30 seconds.
As Emelianenko swarmed in for the finish, however, Werdum regained his composure and locked in a triangle choke. Emelianenko did his best to survive the hold, but was forced to tap out at the 1:09 mark.
"I feel very happy," said Werdum, who was a 5-to-1 underdog. "I believed in this victory because I put in hard training. Tonight, I beat Fedor — but Fedor is still the best in the world."
Leading up to the fight, there had been speculation that Emelianenko was considering retirement in the near future. A Russian outlet recently reported that the 33-year-old fighter had entered a primary election for a seat in Parliament.
If Emelianenko needed a boost in motivation, he certainly received one Saturday night — a fact he hinted at immediately after the fight.
"I made a mistake. I will make analysis and try to figure out why it happened," Emelianenko said. "The one who doesn't fall, doesn't stand up."
For Werdum, the win could mean a title shot at current champion Allistair Overeem.
In the co-main event, middleweight Cung Le avenged the only loss of his professional career with a TKO win over Scott Smith.
Using a series of jabs and feints to set up his notorious spinning back kicks, Le (7-1) put Smith (18-7) in trouble multiple times during the second round before getting the finish at the 1:46 mark.
It was a tough fight for Smith, who had defeated Le in a miraculous comeback in their last fight in December.
"The last time was his night, this time was my night," Le said. "He came to fight and I came to fight. When the smoke cleared, I happened to be standing here."
Fedor Emelianenko (31-2) vs. Fabricio Werdum (14-4-1)
Round One: Werdum throws a leg kick to break the ice, checked by Emelianenko. Emelianenko throws a hard right hook that drops Werdum immediately. Werdum finds his composure and locks in a triangle choke. It looks very tight. Emelianenko fighting it, somehow not out yet and now he has to tap. Huge upset. Werdum wins via submission at 1:09 of first round.
Cung Le (7-1) vs. Scott Smith (18-7)
Round One: Smith bringing the fight straight to Le here early. He chases Le from one end of the cage to the other before Le just ties him up in the clinch. Small portion of the arena starts chanting 'Scott Smith' immediately drowned out by chants of 'Cung Le.' Fighters break and Smith continues his straight forward approach. He lets loose a huge overhand right that misses. Le answers with short, straight punches that hit their mark. Big overhand left this time from Smith, followed by a head kick. Looked like Le blocked them both. Smith shoots, Le defends and Smith ends up stuck on his knees hanging on to Le's midsection. Smith back to his feet with 90 seconds to go. Smith loads up for another haymaker and Le punches straight forward and hurts him. Smith back down to his knees against the fence with 40 seconds to go. Hard body shots land for Le as Smith is curled up on his knees the rest of the round.
Round Two: Smith trying to move his head around but Le finds it with three consecutive hooks. Spinning back kick lands hard to Smith's midsection and he looks hurt. He goes down again and covers up. Le on his back and throwing hard lefts. Now a hard knee to the midsection. Smith forced to do something to prolong the fight. He gets back to his feet with Le smothering his back. Le backs off and it's back to the center of the cage. Another feint punch from Le into the spinning back kick and Smith is down again. This time for good. Le wins via TKO at 1:46 of second round.
Josh Thomson (17-3) vs. Pat Healy (23-16)
Round One: Thomson lands first shot of the night, a left jab under the chin of Healy. Thomson shoots in and body slams Healy to the mat but Healy works immediately back to his feet and pins Thomson against the fence. Healy tries hard for a single leg takedown, Thomson shoves him down and actually steps over his body and takes his back. Thomson transitions into armbar attempt. He wrenches hard on it but Healy breaks the arm free. Thomson works to his feet only to be suplexed by Healy back to the mat. Now it's Healy who takes the back of Thomson, but Thomson works his way out of the position with no harm done and both fighters end up back on their feet.
Round Two: Healy looks for the early takedown in round number two and gets it, body slamming Thomson to the ground in the opening seconds. He quickly takes his back again with Thomson still on his feet. Thomson goes to the floor and trying to work Healy off his back. He turns into Healy and eventually works him into his guard. Healy very active from the top though, working effective ground and pound. Thomson again looks for the armbar attempt and gets into terrific position before Healy breaks free. The crowd is really cheering for those submission attempts but Healy doesn't really seem all that concerned about them up to this point. Round ends with Thomson on his back.
Round Three: Nice straight right lands for Healy, answered with a right hook from Thomson. Another good straight right for Thomson and then a left jab. Healy catches a front kick and tries to rush him but Thomson ties him up. Good jab lands for Healy this time. Healy lets his hands go and then shoots for a takedown. Thomson backs up to the cage and defends it at first, but Healy is persistent and ends up taking him down. Thomson looks like the more tired of the two, but he reverses the position with a terrific move and ends up taking Healy's back. Healy stands up with Thomson on his back. Not sure why he did that, with his arms down on the mat pushing himself up he left his neck wide open. Thomson puts in the rear naked and it's tight. Healy rolling around trying to hang on but he's forced to tap. Thomson wins via submission at 4:27 of third round.
Ron Keslar (5-2) vs. Chris Cope (4-1)
Round One: Nice combination lands early for Keslar before shooting on the single leg and getting the takedown. Fight only 30 seconds old and Keslar already moves into mount. Now he takes Cope's back and looking for the finish. Keslar puts Cope in a body triangle and is really looking for the rear naked but Cope doing an excellent job of turning into Keslar and keeping his neck out of trouble. Cope ends up spending nearly the entire round stuck in a body triangle but lives to fight another round.
Round Two: Keslar ducks under a punch and takes Cope down immediately to start the second round. Again, less than 30 seconds into the round, Keslar takes Cope's back. This time Cope is able to get out of it and eventually back to his feet. He quickly lands an accidental low shot to Keslar, which he'll get a warning for. Keslar takes his time, but looks like he's had a little taken out of him after the break. Cope lands a series of hooks and then just misses high on a spinning back kick. He throws another one though and that one looks like it went straight through Keslar's defense. Keslar down and latched onto Cope's left leg. He's just hanging on while Keslar throws one punch after another. Referee Kim Winslow paying very close attention, probably telling Keslar he needs to do something. He does nothing and that forces Winslow to stop the fight. Cope wins via TKO at 4:32 of second round.
Vagner Rocha (5-1) vs. Brett Bergmark (6-1-1)
Round One: Rocha catches a leg kick right off the bat and looks to land a counter. Bergmark ducks under a straight and lands a flush left hook that catches the attention of Rocha. Rocha shoots and Rocha sprawls, defends it at first, but is eventually dragged to the ground. Bergmark creates separation with his legs and gets back to his feet with two minutes left in the round. Rocha shoots again right as Bergmark kicks and ends up taking one to the body. He stays with the takedown attempt though and ends up slamming Bergmark back to the mat. Bergmark, however, unable to create much offense from top position.
Round Two: Bergmark catches a leg kick from Rocha this time in a near mirror image to how the first round started. Huge leg kick lands for Bergmark that nearly sweeps Rocha off his feet. Rocha looks to take the fight to the ground but Bergmark shows good defense and stays on his feet. Rocha looking more hesitant on his feet now than before. Bergmark lands another effective right hook before sprawling on a takedown attempt. The two clinch for awhile before Bergmark hip tosses Rocha to his back and stands over him. Rocha gets back to his feet with minute left in the round and puts his hands on his hips. Bergmark lands a nice jab, upperhook combination to finish round.
Round Three: Rocha looks for a knee to start the round. Bergmark catches it easily and slams him down to the mat before letting him back up. Rocha abandoning the takedown at least for now in the final round. There he tries for one two minutes into the round and Rocha defends it easily. Bergmark badgering Rocha on the feet now, landing a hard straight right. Rocha resorting to backing up and trying to survive the round. Bergmark lands combination of hooks and Rocha looks in a daze. He falls down on his back and just hopes Bergmark follows him there, but Bergmark says no. Again Rocha falls down and invites Bergmark to follow. Nope. Referee forces Rocha up and he's in real danger now. He's circling away from Bergmark, just trying to defend as well as possible. Round mercifully comes to an end. Bergmark wins via unanimous decision.
Yancey Medeiros (9-0) vs. Gareth Joseph (4-3)
Round One: Joseph lets his hands go early and lands consecutive hooks. Medeiros not afraid to exchange though, he backs Joseph to the fence and lands a hard right. They work into the clinch with Joseph landing several hard right hooks while Medeiros hands are wrapped around him. They break and Medeiros continues to stalk Joseph around the cage. He lands another flurry and Joseph looks wobbled by it. Big spinning back kick misses for Medeiros. Joseph looks for a late takedown to steal the round but Medeiros sprawls and finishes the first five on his feet.
Round Two: Joseph comes forward early in the second round but Medeiros counters it beautifully with a left hook that drops him to a knee. Joseph tries to latch onto him but Medeiros goes after him and finishes the fight quickly. Medeiros wins via TKO at 1:19 of second round.
Bobby Stack (7-1) vs. Derrick Burnsed (5-1)
Round One: Burnsed leads with the jab and lands the first punch of the night. Stack shoots for a takeown but Burnsed defends it well. Burnsed comes forward with a counter right hook that lands. Stack answers with a hard body kick. He looks to double it up but Burnsed catches it and takes him down. Stack immediately back to his feet and they wrestle into a clinch against the fence. Referee Kim Winslow eventually separates the fighters and Stack lands a nice left hook after the break. Burnsed tries to come forward with a flurry but Stack gets low and takes him down. Burnsed able to kick Stack off and get back to his feet but Stack shoots again almost immediately and takes him right back down to finish the round.
Round Two: Stack comes out looking to land a jab and Burnsed lands a huge counter right that buckles his legs. Stack trying to recover, latches on to a single leg and gets the takedown. Big takedown for Stack as he gets into top position and looks to posture up with Burnsed shoved up against the cage. Burnsed works back to his feet, Stack desperate to keep it on the ground, hangs on to the single leg and takes him down again. Burnsed gets back to his feet again. Stack looks tired, still latched on to Burnsed's single leg and Burnsed pivots around him and looks to take his back. Stack rolls over, giving Burnsed full mount who starts dropping shots. Arm triangle attempt by Burnsed can't finish it and we'll go to a final round.
Round Three: Stack shoots early in the round but Burnsed looks fresh and ends up hip tossing Stack to his back. Burnsed passes guard quickly, takes Stack's back but gets thrown off when he looks for the choke. Stack now in top position. Burnsed works back to his feet and lands a nice left hook that snaps Stack's head back. Stack gets another takedown but he's unable to score much damage from top position. Stack wins via split decision.
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Sarah Rhoads dies after walking into airplane propeller at Middletown, Ohio skydiving business
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - A longtime employee of a skydiving company died Tuesday after sustaining serious injuries when she was struck by spinning airplane's propeller on Sunday at a Butler County airfield in southwest Ohio.
The original incident happened about 1 p.m. June 1 at a private business. It's next to the Middletown Regional Airport , also known as Hook Field.
Middletown Fire Capt. Jeff Spaulding said Sarah Rhoads, an employee at Start Skydiving walked into an operating propeller on a Nouvel Air airplane, according to the Journal-News . He said Rhoads suffered "severe head injuries."
After receiving treatment at the site, Rhoads was transported by Miami Valley Care Flight to Miami Valley Hospital.
The Butler County Coroner's office confirmed Rhoads died Tuesday.
Start Skydiving owner John Hart said that the company did not own the plane, and that it belonged to another skydiving company in the area, according to the Journal-News.
"She just made an error," Hart said of his long-term employee. "Usually the propellers are going so fast, you can't see them. She probably walked around the nose and didn't see it."
Hart said this is the first "prop strike" the company has experienced.
The FAA was notified and the Middletown Division of Police assisted them with their investigation, according to the Middletown Division of Police.


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The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with USA Hockey, announces that a group of American youth ice hockey players will travel as Youth Sports Envoys to Moscow, Russia, October 5 – 14, 2012. The upcoming program supports the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission's efforts to strengthen relationships between the people of the United States and Russia.
The program will send 24 Americans—ten boys, ten girls, and four coaches—for ten days of sports and cultural diplomacy with their Russian counterparts. The participants were selected in coordination with USA Hockey and hail from San Jose and Venice, California, as well as Elk River, Duluth, and Maple Grove, Minnesota. During this exchange, the group will engage with their Russian peers through ice hockey and other cultural programs.
This exchange reciprocates a 2011 program that brought 24 Russian ice hockey players and coaches to Washington, D.C. It is the final of eight exchanges that were a part of a 2009 agreement between the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Russian Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy, under the auspices of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission's Education, Culture, Sports and Media Working Group.
Sports diplomacy builds on Secretary Clinton's vision of "smart power," which embraces the use of a full range of diplomatic tools, including sports exchanges, to bring people together for greater understanding.
SportsUnited is the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Division devoted to sports diplomacy programs at the U.S. Department of State. Since 2003, SportsUnited has brought more than 1,000 athletes from over 60 countries to the U.S. to participate in Sports Visitor programs. Since 2005, SportsUnited has sent more than 220 U.S. athletes to over 50 countries to participate in Sports Envoy programs.
For more information, please visit http://exchanges.state.gov/sports/index.html or contact Anna Griffin at firstname.lastname@example.com or (202) 632-6452.


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Danica Patrick is in the Daytona 500. Finally.
Years of speculation about Patrick's skill, or lack of it, will be on full display in North America's largest race. Sorry Indianapolis 500.
With Patrick's announcement comes a surprising amount of winners and losers, plus some people who find themselves stuck in the middle. Here's a breakdown, Bert Convy style.
Win: FOX
The Daytona 500 is a huge ratings cow for the network. Add Patrick's appearance/spectacle/nobody really knows what will happen component to this race, and FOX will find millions of additional eyes on their network for an extended amount of time. In a sport that needs new revenue streams, the value of Patrick's appearance can't be overstated.
Lose: David Reutimann
So much for riding in the sport's biggest race. What stinks is Reutimann has a good record on bigger tracks. Could he win? Trevor Bayne won last year in a Wood Brothers car. It would make for a good story.
Draw: Dedicated Sprint Cup fans
Will Patrick receive a disproportionate amount of coverage to appease the network? Probably. If Patrick is running 30th the whole day, fans will want to see the race leaders and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Will that set Twitter ablaze? Bank on it.
Win: Tony Stewart
Whopper Man has the potential to become one of racing's most important figures of all time. Really.
Not only is a team owner the sport's champion, but he just won the tug of war for racing's hottest driver. Sorry Brian Vickers.
In this economy, for Stewart to have three relevant teams in less than five years is nothing short of stunning. Just ask Michael Waltrip how hard this can be.
Lose: Dave Blaney
Blaney went from having a spot in the biggest race of the year to having to earn said spot with equipment that is at best not ideal. Dang.
Draw: Greg Zippadelli
Talk about a challenge. Zippy essentially replaces a crew chief who orchestrated the biggest Chase in history. I know Zippy isn't chiefing Stewart's team, but the names will be connected. In addition to that pressure, Zippy gets to run quality gear with an unproven driver. That didn't work out so well with Joey Logano. Be careful for what you wish…
Win, Lose and Draw: Danica Patrick
Patrick gets to race in the Daytona 500. What racing fan wouldn't want that experience? Even if I finished dead last, I wouldn't care.
The problem is Patrick will have a giant line upon her and 42 other teams who won't cut her any slack because it's her first race. That is legitimately dangerous. Think Kevin Harvick won't run her off the track if he has a chance to win???
Here's the draw: we have no clue how Patrick will respond. Patrick had success at Indi when expectations were low. She struggled at Indi when expectations were high. Patrick's Daytona expectations are both low and high for very different reasons. I guess that's one reason we will watch a few Sundays from now.


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My Record Talk Radio interview today with James Mordaga, Democratic candidate for Bergen County Sheriff, quickly turned to the hot topic of county police consolidation.
Mordaga favors the plan rolled out by the four Democratic freeholders this week, which calls for the 88-member County Police force to be absorbed intact as a division within the Sheriff's Office.
During the interview, Mordaga said he would not endorse any plan that did not result in increased public safety.
Here's an excerpt of what he had to say:
"They (County and Sheriff's officers) have been bickering for – I've been here 33 years – they've been having their problems for 33 years.
"That being said, I think the time has come where we need to start streamlining public safety.
"Look my first concern is public safety. My first concern is to make sure that the public is served by all law enforcement, especially county level law enforcement.
"That being said, I will not endorse any plan that does not involve an increase in public safety in lieu of just saving money.
"The first priority is public safety and then with that would come saving money.
"I do think the plan that was rolled out (by the Democrats) does improve public safety and does save money."
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With women comprising almost 50% of the workforce and attaining almost 70% of the advanced degrees in this country, they aren't just influencing the workplace — they're shaping it. This is good news.
Women can bring a different sensibility to work. They arrive ready to participate, eager to be part of a team, wired to care about the company's product or service. They bring a personal investment to their jobs and to producing excellent results.
The dark side for women in the workplace is that they sometimes care too much. This becomes apparent when women don't set healthy boundaries around their workloads. Some women take work home every night, stay at the office until 11 p.m., respond to e-mails at 2 a.m., or find themselves out of town so much that they have no personal life.
Caring too much can also involve taking business interactions and business relationships too personally. The harsh words of a disgruntled boss can devastate some women. (read more…)
Recently, I was entering candidates into our database and came across the title "vice president of people and culture." Because our system has a finite number of job categories, I was forced to choose "human resources" for this particular individual. Doing so just felt wrong because in my mind there's clearly a difference.
This got me thinking: Is HR as a job category going away? Are we moving away from titles such as "vice president of human resources?" More and more, I'm seeing titles reflect words like "people" and "culture" and "talent" versus the traditional human resources. And while I certainly understand this trend, it's important not to simply replace one with the other.
To me, "human resources" still reflects the function of managing personnel, from recruitment and onboarding to performance and compensation. As industry experts might suggest, HR is more transactional than strategic.
"People" and "culture," on the other hand, represent the broader workforce from which a company draws its value. (read more…)
Should great leaders communicate their vision or listen effectively? This question poses an interesting dilemma for many leaders. In some ways, it's like the question, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
It's critical for a great leader to have both traits. They must be able to communicate a compelling vision for the company's future and also listen effectively to their stakeholders, gathering key input as they move their organizations forwards.
Steve Jobs and Howard Schultz have been truly visionary business leaders who also listened carefully to input. Additionally, President Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi all had extraordinary visions, communicated effectively and, in times of crisis, appealed to their constituents, compelling them to change behaviors. These leaders all inspired their followers, helping them feel better about their future and motivating them to take action.
It's not enough to be just visionary, since the vision crafted and the follow-up actions may not be connected to followers' needs and aspirations. (read more…)
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 170,000 business leaders. We run the poll question each Tuesday in our e-newsletter.
Last week, we asked: As you've delivered year-end reviews, how are your people reacting?
- They're not at all surprised with their ratings: 49.7%
- They received the rating they expected with one or two surprises: 37.88%
- Their rating didn't closely match their expectations but it was close: 6.06%
- Their rating varied dramatically from what they expected to receive: 6.36%
Surprises in reviews aren't good presents. I know it's the holidays and you want to get the members of your team a surprise present but a surprise in their review is like a lump of coal in their stocking. Your people shouldn't be surprised by anything in their reviews if you've been giving regular feedback, having ongoing development conversations and going through a rigorous self-appraisal process. I'm doubting any of the surprises they received were pleasant ones. Here's a New Year's resolution for you — resolve that in 2013 your people won't have any year-end review surprises. (read more…)
CareerBliss.com recently released its list of the 50 Happiest Companies in America for 2013. CareerBliss receives thousands of independent employee-provided reviews each year. These are analyzed for key factors which affect work happiness, including work-life balance, boss relationships, co-worker relationships, company culture, compensation, and control over the work they do each day.
The happiest company in America for the coming year is Pfizer, which moved up from 11th place in last year's list.
Every company on the top 50 list should be proud of that accomplishment. They are working hard to create a happy, rewarding work culture for their primary internal customers: Their employees!
To what extent does your company intentionally create a happy, rewarding work culture for staff? You can go to CareerBliss to see if your company is rated. An even better place to start: Ask your employees.
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(By Rich Bieglmeier) Stocks struggled to break-even on Tuesday, but buyers did manage to fight off sellers in the afternoon to avoid a moderately lower day of trading. It was the second day of successively lower volume as stocks try to fight their way higher.
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke did his best to spook the equity market with his speech, and question and answer session. Big Ben believes the fiscal cliff is preventing the economy from breaking out. He says the economy will go into recession if D.C. manages to flub negotiations. Bernanke credits an improving housing market for his tempered, but upbeat, outlook.
It was good to see bulls be more engaged than bears as the day wore on despite Ben Bernanke. It could be a sign that sellers have fatigue, for now. That could change this morning if Jobless Claims show a second week of skyrocketing applicants.
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Wall Street expects to see 415,000 new claims following last week's alarming 439,000 post-election result. We would be surprised to see a number in excess of 415,000. iStock thinks a surprise in the range 405,000 could be on the table. Last week's result seemed out of place, despite Sandy's impact. Stocks could rally if a number under 400k is delivered.
The pre-market jobs news is likely to get stocks off to a fast start, in one direction or the other, and then volume should trickle to a drip shortly after lunch. Traders will join everybody else in the race for the door for the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday shopping.
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We expect to hear anecdotal evidence of robust sales and incredible traffic on Friday. It seems to be the case every year. According to a survey of 5,000 consumers by Deloitte for its annual holiday survey shows that 63% of respondents say they will spend the same or more this year than last while 37% will spend less. However, more than half (51%) say they will do their shopping at discount stores; so, sales might be up, but margins could be lower. If the survey is accurate, then stores like Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) could fare well in the weeks ahead.
We hope that all our readers and families have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving, see you Friday.
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The San Fierro Packers are a fictional professional baseball team based in San Fierro making it the second sports franchise in San Fierro after the 69ers, and one of three known baseball teams in San Andreas (the others being the Las Venturas Bandits and the Los Santos Saints, supposedly forming some sort of rivalry). Packers apparel can be purchased at ProLaps.
Their logo makes a resemblance to their real-life counterpart, the San Francisco Giants.
As the team is sponsered by Fierro Fudge, it can be assumed that the name is a reference to fudge packer, a derogatory term for a homosexual.
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Article Date: 1/1/2013
We have an amazing profession that is shaped by many interesting characters, from researchers to lecturers to industry leaders. Because of their shared commitment to optometry and each other, a family has been developed within the eyecare community. O.D. Scene is about getting to know "The Family."
In optometric magazines, we expect to find clinical and management issues discussed, but sometimes we need to take the time to check out the softer side — the who and what we really are. O.D. Scene was created to tell that story. This project was originally envisioned to be about optometry educators, but as OM's Chief Optometric Editor, Scot Morris, and I were planning, we decided to expand it to all the people who shape our profession: the industry leaders, the frame designers, the deans and presidents that manage our institutions, and of course, the optometrists.
This first edition will start with Drs. Ron Melton and Randall Thomas, Jenn Falik, a beauty and style consultant from New York, and my cousin, and industry friend, Dave Sattler, of Alcon. I hope you enjoy O.D. Scene.
Drs. Melton and Thomas visiting China.
Q: Where do you practice, and please describe your practice.
RM: I practice at Charlotte Eye, Ear & Nose and Throat Associates in Charlotte, N.C. The practice is a large multi-specialty practice with 35 eye doctors and 35 ENT physicians. There are five optometrists.
RT: I practice in Concord, N.C. with a nine-doctor group called Cabarrus Eye Center. We are a multi-disciplinary exclusive eyecare practice. There are two O.D.s and seven ophthalmologists.
Q: Can you describe your typical day?
RM: My typical day consists of seeing 30 to 40 patients, ranging from eye exams to red eye problems. One-third of my daily volume consists of glaucoma patients. With the emergence of electronic medical records and the implementation of "meaningful use," I often work through lunch and spend an extra one to two hours after work on interpreting the day's visual fields, OCTs, fundus photos, etc.
RT: We have probably the absolute model practice. We see 14 to 15 patients in the morning. I take an hour-and-a-half for lunch. I get a good aerobic workout. I see 13 to 14 people in the afternoon. You'd have to come there and spend several weeks before you would know who were the ophthalmologists and who were the optometrists because we all do exactly the same thing.
Q: How do you use your technicians?
RM: They input all the clinical history on the patient into the electronic medical record, perform the basic external evaluation, slit lamp exam, IOP measurement, manifest refraction and, lastly, dilate the patient. I then complete the exam with a cycloplegic refraction, slit-lamp exam, binocular indirect exam and, most importantly, patient education on the findings and recommendations.
RT: We have technicians who do our refractions. I know that's going to bother a lot of folks. I look at their glasses. I look at their vision. I look at the manifest refraction. I look at the autorefraction, and I, as the doctor, oversee all the technical data collection and then based on that, I can then dictate the prescription to a scribe. We have certified ophthalmic technicians who do the work-up, and then we have a scribe in each room who is dedicated as a medical scribe.
Q: What is your prediction for the future of our profession?
RM: I rotate fourth-year optometry students from Indiana University and Salus University School of Optometry. The students are sharper than ever, with a broad range of clinical skills in the area of primary care and ocular disease. To complete the National Boards, a student must be competent in areas that were unheard of when I took the NBEO, such as injections. This gives me great confidence that optometry will continue to expand its role in eye care.
RT: I'm now looking to our colleagues in Australia where they have a business model called Sight Savers. It is a highly retail-oriented commercial-based practice, where it's pretty much what's called "refract and refer." So, I see three big pots: I see the commercial pot, which will forever grow. I see optometry and ophthalmology working together as a true team also growing, and then I see the traditional solo practice of optometry slowly fading into the sunset over several decades.
Q: Why do you feel your lectures continue to draw the largest audiences, and what changes have you seen in those audiences?
RM: We don't understand why, and we're humbled by it. What we attempt to do is provide practical hands-on information, and I think that is well received and is one of the reasons people show up at our lectures.
RT: We are just amazed that people come to hear a couple of country boys talk about eye care. We are really gratified. The best we can tell is that we practice optometry. We live, breath and sleep what we do. I mean, we are above all, clinicians. And so it's really a clinician-to-clinician kind of chemistry. And so we're able to give them a vision for what they can ultimately evolve into as well. The audience is getting more sophisticated. The questions that we get are of higher clinical excellence. They're deeper; they're more thought provoking, more thoughtful…
RM: I think there should be no limit to one's quest for knowledge, particularly if it is for the benefit of the patients we serve. ASCRS is a quality meeting where one can learn the latest information from the eyecare world. To limit one from participating in this sharing of knowledge is very elementary, to say the least.
RT: I think that it is just incredibly arrogant. I think it shows the insecurity and the mean-spiritedness of that organization… If these people really profess to be a member of the healing art, and if they truly have altruism as their motivating force, then that would make it complicit on these people to embrace all people of the healthcare professions, and encourage them to provide their highest level of care for the benefit of humanity. I don't see that happening.
RM: Randall has a gift for public speaking and a drive to educate his peers. I've often said he would have made a great "Southern Baptist preacher." And he is by far the smartest optometrist I know. His knowledge base is incredible, as he often blows me away during a lecture with the information he has stored in his brain. Now the bad: He tends to play with his food.
RT: Ron is probably the single best optometric clinician out there. When it comes to clinical patient care, he is as close to perfect as I know. He struggles with time management and organization. He is a very caring, attentive, patient-oriented individual, and it's just a high honor to work with him in helping other O.D.s in how to better care for their patients.
RM: The most fun lectures have been the combined contact lens-anterior segment lectures we have done at the AOA meetings. The best lecture was when Don Korb was the speaker at a lecture at the Duke Eye Center. His performance made me proud to be an optometrist.
RT: Harry Quigley gave a lecture a few years back on glaucoma, and that was pretty much up there. Also, sitting with Donald Korb for three-and-a-half hours was just a true pinnacle experience in my life. It was just like getting to sit and talk to one of The Beatles.
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RT: Jesus Christ.
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RT: I think our profession is about one fourth of the way to that glass ceiling. . . And I just wish that we were, as a profession, closer to the ceiling, and that's kind of what Ron and I are trying to do is take our profession from its current level and just move it up three or four octaves, you know, to be a truly more comprehensive profession.
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Q: What did the merger of Alcon and CIBA Vision mean to the profession and to you?
A: … One of the most exciting aspects of this corporate integration is the enhanced synergy with R&D activities at Novartis, our parent company. It's going to allow us the opportunity to access breakthrough technologies that impact new products at a much earlier stage in the development process.
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Q: What positive changes have you seen in the profession through the past five years?
A: One of the biggest positive trends is that doctors of optometry are now being trained at such a high level within many upgraded teaching clinics and a large network of clinical externship sites. The primary eye care being provided today is good for patient access and patient care.
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A: Everything is just so dynamic, fast paced and constantly changing. It is truly amazing to think about the communication tools that we carry around today… As a result, there are higher levels of expectations from our customers. We have to continuously drive innovation with new technology, products and services. Being flexible and accommodating change helps move our business forward. We have just lived through a year and a half of integrating two companies, and that's probably the biggest thing I've learned: Adapt positively to new ways of thinking "quickly" and move on with passion and persistence.
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Re: Addin not allowing thisworkbook.save in before save event
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"It's not the end of the world and I can cope with the "boils on ya
face" message just wondering if there's any other options out there"
Well, I don't think redistributing a workbook with macros is what you want to do since the user must read your instruction, close the workbook, change macro security, and reopen the workbook to enable them. If they set macro security to 'Medium' they see a warning. If they change it to 'Low' they see nothing.
Your corporate addin "Objective" is probably a COMAddin (in-process DLL loaded by Excel at startup) and so will not show up in the VBA editor.
If, as you say, you only want to distribute your 'addin' outside your company then I wouldn't worry about the Workbook_BeforeSave event because that's not where you should put your 'ThisWorkbook.Save' statement. Use a procedure in a standard module that replaces the Workbook_Open and Workbook_BeforeSave events...
Sub Auto_Open()
'//put code to run when workbook opens
End Sub
Sub Auto_Close()
'//put code to run when workbook closes
'//optionally, include before close code
End Sub
As I said, there should be no reason to save your workbook if it is indeed an addin because there should NEVER be changes made to an addin during runtime that don't get cleaned up by the addin before shutdown. If your addin provides functionality to users for use in THEIR workbooks then it would be THEIR workbooks that need to be saved, NEVER your addin because that means the next version release of your addin will replace whatever was saved. Addins provide functionality to Excel for use by users in THEIR projects -OR- in a template workbook that belongs to your addin which users can SaveAs THEIR project.
Any changes your addin makes to itself during runtime can be undone before shutdown -OR- escaped by setting the addin's 'Saved' property to 'True' before shutdown.
Also, if you need to escape inherent Excel behaviors/notifications you can wrap your subject code in event handlers as follows...
'Disable settings your code needs to escape
With Application
.EnableEvents = False: .DisplayAlerts = False
End With
'//do stuff you don't want trapped by the above settings
'Restore settings to normal
With Application
.EnableEvents = True: .DisplayAlerts = True
End With
Finally, your addin could run in an automated instance of Excel, which has no macro security to worry about AND it also does not load other addins of any kind. This is my preferred approach because my projects are 'task-specific' and so they extensively modify and lock down Excel's UI so they 'appear' as separate apps (so much so that most users don't even know they're using Excel if using a version prior to XL2007).
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How can I get my baby to understand "no"?
How can I get my 10-month-old to understand the word 'no'? She seems to know what she's doing when she acts up, but she just smiles at me when I tell her 'no.'
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Well I don't believe in spanking at all. But I use the word "not" too. It seem to work a little better then "no". Because it will help them to understand things better. And it will help a baby start with vocabulary.posted 06/28/2010 by wendy80
You know I'm sitting here reading over all of these posts because I will admit it drives me crazy sometimes when my 9 1/2 month old laughs me off when I say no and pick her up and redirect her in another direction ( sometimes 10 or 15 times )..but, in saying that...I'm SO NOT SHOCKED that someone Named MONIFA talks about laying the "smack down" on her child. such a shame. My daughter Ava knows when I say No in a firm voice and moves in another direction some of the time, but not all..that's how I know they understand somewhat. I am not saying I don't swat her on her diapered backside once or twice..but smacking a baby is not right. Laying the Smack down on someone who hasn't been living even a Year is crazy. I do have to admit that sometimes she makes me laugh in her outright defiance. She's just so darn cute ;)posted 07/11/2005 by butterfly73v
Your toddler imitates everything you do. When she tells you no, back off, it will help her understand "no" has a meaning. At 10 mos she is prob not telling you no yet, but start telling her what it is that you want her to do,sit down, dont touch, let go... parents forget children that young are experiencing everything for the first time. i thought it was important to let my daughter explore as much as she wanted. She learned on her own (carefully supervised) how everything is not nailed down, shelves fall, she learned to look before she leaped. I overheard her dad saying NO to her so much it got on my nerves! no, no cara, no no, cara no... it drove me crazy. So i asked him how was she going to know what no means when you yell out NO everytime she moves? she stands up you say no, she sits down you say no! you are confusing and frustrating her! Let her explore! So what if she makes a mess? its fixible.Dont forget, babies need attn,if negative attn is all they can get,theyll take it.posted 09/12/2008 by dimeplus
First off, I don't believe that an occasional spank is going to ever break a child. Child abuse is definitely is something that leaves a mark or scar. One light tap on the butt or hand is not going to kill your child. Now, do I believe a baby should be spanked? ABSOLUTELY not!!! I agree that you should baby proof your home. If you aren't going to, then you need to be responsible for what your child is doing every second. You have to be firm and teach them the rules. Teach them what is safe and what isn't. That takes time and repetition. Find another word besides "NO" "Un Uh" works good for me or "Oh Oh". Save no for something very important like them touching something hot. This way they don't repeat no and learn that when you do say no it's very very important. I hope this helps.posted 11/19/2007 by crazyathome
Actually, according to BabyCenter, your child is still too young to be able to obey the word "no" without being distracted or redirected. According to the experts' advice, she needs to be 18 months old before "no" becomes effective. Here's the link to the info: http://www.babycenter.com/plus/readyornot/articles/behavior/201 For my 10-month-old DS, I have to usually physically move him away from the object and distract him by playing with a favorite toy with him.posted 05/15/2007 by mickeylex
It's funny with my twins b/c my boy always listens to me when I say no and stops doing whatever it is I said no to but my girl laughs and goes right back to whatever it was I said no to. This confuses my boy who then sees his sister doing it so he does it again. Then of course I say no again, he stops, but his sister keeps doing it and so the cycle continues. I always thought it'd be the boy that'd cause me trouble as they grow up but I think it's going to be my girl (I can see the trend already of "you're not the boss of me"...groan). Hopefully my sweet obedient boy will keep her in check! Even if he is the one seeking out the mischief initially!posted 05/01/2007 by awillny
I am a mother of a 17 month old boy and a 3 month old girl. My son doesn't really listen when I tell him no but when my husband tells him no he hurrys up and stops what hes doing. However the key I think is to try and distract the child and get their mind on something different. Read them a book or something. There are ways to get your point across without yelling or spanking all the time.Just find your firm voice.posted 10/31/2005 by mommyagainnow2
i tell my son gregory no and he looks at me and smiles but when i pop his hand he still does it so nothing is seeming to work .. i tried looking at him and saying no mommy;s and that seems to do it for a lil bit... but like they say you must try try again.. i know i may sound like a broken record but i rather lose my voice then lose my childposted 10/07/2005 by kryptonites21
My 10 month old loves to push the buttons on our big screen T.V., we tell her no and she just keeps on doing it. I move her away from it and give her something else to play with and I will play with her for a little bit. That seems to work good. Those parents who think that they should "lay the smack down" need to be careful... I too believe in a spanking, but only if my child does something that could really hurt her. If you hit your kids for everything they do wrong now, the punishment won't mean much later. Hitting should be saved for truly serious situations, not for touching the T.V. Try talking to your kids and playing with them and giving them positive feedback as well as negative. I know people who hit their kids for everything and guess what? Those kids never listen, they hit other kids and nobody wants to be around them! Think about it....posted 08/01/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
My daughter wasn't listening to me either. So as an alternative to spanking I learned that getting a squirt gun and squirting has the same shock value as spanking. If you were to analyze spanking it's the inital impact of the hit that scares them the most. Same with spraying water. Try spraying an unexpecting person with water. They jump up as like what was that. Try this alternative.posted 06/01/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
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my girl 15 month should i give her rota vaccine or not?
my baby got rota virus when she was 12month .. and now she become 15 month can i give her rota vaccine because i heard that she don't have immunity from rota virus even if she had it before..
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thanx a lot moms u help me a lot and didn't give her the vaccineposted 03/17/2012 by losyak
The rotavirus vaccine Is meant to protect babies and young children from getting the infection. That's because it can make babies and young children really really I'll. Whereas when older children and adults get it, they get the milder form of it so it's not as serious. It's estimated that if all babies received the rotavirus vaccine, you'd reduce the number of emergency room visits for severe diarrhea and vomiting by 75-90% for babies and young children! It's now recommended in north America for parents to get their child immunized. I realize it's too late for you. And I'm not sure where on the world you live. But I'm going to post a link to information on the vaccine in case anyone else reading your post might find it useful. I'm sure your child was really sick and could have benefited from having the vaccine to prevent it! Take care. http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/rotavirus_vaccineposted 03/16/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
I gave the rotavirus vaccine to my babies starting when they were 2 months old and they got three doses. I thought the first dose had to be given before the child was 15 weeks old? And all three doses need to be given by 8 months old? At least that's what's on the information pamphlet I got when my kids got the rotavirus vaccine. You should see a doctor to find out if your child can still get the vaccine. Good luck.posted 02/26/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
No. Your child is too old to get the rota vaccine. Do you honestly believe that getting the vax will give your child immunity? So you think that getting the wild (natural) type of the rota will not give you immunity but getting the vax does? How does that even work? It doesn't. In most diseases, getting the wild type will give your LIFE LONG immunity, but getting the vax might give you 10 years at best, and that is IF the vaccine works. Do some research on vaccines to see what I'm talking about.posted 03/16/2012 by larissakissa
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question about lvls
im at week 6 of my "with fish" cycle
ammonia lvl is 0 ppm
nitrite lvl is 5 ppm
and nitrate lvl is about 15 ppm
my question is.. i thought w/ nitrate present in my tank that my nitrite lvls should be low or 0ppm , is that wrong info?
im headed to do a 20% water change now to get those nitrite lvls down a bit
thanks in advance for any help
Its very normal to still have nitrites with nitrates present. Think it takes a while for the nitrates to get busy and catch up to the nitrites.
the fish seem to be happy and healthy, should i just leave the nitrite lvls high to help "feed" the bacteria?
No, I would do a water change. During my fish cycles, I have always done water changes to try and keep my nitrites and ammonia under .25 ppm.
I do not feel my fish cycles with water changes took any longer to cycle than my fishless cycles with no water changes.
I wouldn't do a water change for the nitrite (if it really is 5), that may make it worse--unless the fish are stressed. The biological cycle has to establish itself naturally, the nitrobacter bacteria in this case have to multiply to handle the available food (nitrite) produced by the nitrosomonas bacteria, and you don't want to be removing them. As you say, better to leave them to fe the bacteria. I would recheck that nitrite.
As for nitrate, it is almost always present in a biologically established tank. Nitrates are produced by the nitrobacter, and then usd by the plants (if you have plants) and removed (kept in check) through the weekly water changes. Nitrates are only toxic to fish at high levels, most aquarists consider a nitrate reading above 40 to be dangerous, but if the system is balanced and you are doing regular (weekly) partial water changes, and don't overload the biological system with overfeeding, too many fish, dead fish, etc., you should never see nitrate problems.
i actually did the nitrite lvl check twice. the water lvl is a little low right now due to evaporation, so ill top it off and re-check
ill post those results after i get them
well, i topped off the water and tested the nitrites again. me, my wife, and sister in law all agree that the color of the water matches up w/ 5ppm
I have read that it can take from 2 to 8 weeks to fully cycle a tank, but a nitrite readng of 5 sems high to me. When did you first notice the ammonia at 0?
about a week ago was when i was told my nitrites were high and to do a 20% water change
today i went out and bought my own test kit so i can do daily testing w/o having to drive all the way to the store
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