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Nicolas Horvat Feb 10, 2013 6:24 AM
in response to LAStory2011
No, Reset PVRAM and PRAM doesn't Fix anything.
I Thinks is like Barry Breen Said, some TD the first ones Have this problem. So I will send my TD to Apple Support .
LAStory2011 Feb 11, 2013 5:06 PM
in response to ejkitchen
My crashed again. I took it into Apple and they are replacing the logic board and the all in one cable.
Feinstruktur Feb 16, 2013 2:52 PM
in response to ejkitchen
This is crazy. So much troubles with TBD and MacBooks. Apple makes Software and builds Hardware for their own and it does not work at all. I have the same issues. First of all I had to wait 4 weeks to get my Display. I purchased in January.
1o days ago, i got my TDB. Yes. I was so happy. But now after 5 days of daily use, I have so much troubles.... The Display and my MacBook Pro 13", 1 Month old, couldn't be waked up. I operate in Clamshell mode as well... When I got it on, The TBD goes on and off, and the screen is very noisy. The MBP is getting really hot. I have to shut the system down and restart several times, connecting the Thunderbolt plug several times. Then, so god will, the system works. Until I set it into sleep mode in the evening or in the morning. Restart isn't possible!
Other issues: When it runs (the screen does not switch on/off), the Display-Sound does not work. So plug TBD out and in, then it works sometimes.
Has anybody encoutered the same temperature problems?
Apple now will take the TBD and send it to a repair center. I will report the next steps...
Barry Breen Feb 16, 2013 3:48 PM
in response to Feinstruktur
I have a MBP 15" and have no temperature issues. I mean sometimes it runs a little warm, but it is to be expected (nothing too warm to be out of spec). So, I can't address your temperature issue on the MBP 13".
However, on the TBD, your issues are identical to many messages posted in this thread. The symptom of the display working but sound and/or camera not working from display is a display problem (not computer problem). And, you will see that when this occurs, if you open "System Information" and look under USB (not "Thunderbolt") you wll notice that the USB for sound and camera is present for the computer only, and not the TBD USB. In other words, the TBD USB is not being recognized due to a fault in the cable or electronics of the Display. When this occurs, the video can still be seen, but if you had a mouse or keyboard plugged into the USB of the display, they would not work (they would work while plugged into the computer but not the display). That is all a Display problem.
In fact to demonstrate to yourself this is true, you could take a spare Thunderbolt cable, and after disconnecting the built in Thunderbolt cable from the display which goes to the computer, plug the spare cable into the Thunderbolt port on the display and the Thunderbolt port on the computer and all should work fine. This is merely to demonstrate the display issue. Apple fixed my TBD by either replacing the all-in-one cable and/or the electronic interface card in the display.
If you don't have an extra Thunderbolt cable and don't want to pay $49 to get one, then you'll just have to trust me on this.
You can monkey around with connections, on/off sequences, ad infinitum, and it will work a while (or not) and then not work. Just read through about 2 hours of this thread to prove that.
Hopefully, Apple will get your TBD working correctly. Sorry I can't lend a hand regarding the temperature in your MBP.
Feinstruktur Feb 17, 2013 6:44 AM
in response to Barry Breen
Hey Barry,
so this is all a cable problem... I wonder why Apple ships Displays not tested for this issue. Looking at the date when first reported this issue and indeed reported a solution... Enough time to implement in quality supervision. anyway.
I will buy a cable on monday to check if the cable is the bad guy.
I observed an increasing temperature when coming into trouble with the display. This is all in the Specs. But nevertheless unusual. And for describing the issue I think every bit is important.
So what to do? Check with cable, see if USB Ports are disabled, wait for Apple repair....
Keep you updated.
All the best and enjoy your Mac's.
Barry Breen Feb 17, 2013 12:00 PM
in response to Feinstruktur
Glad to try to help, Rick.
The only reason for specifically isolating what is wrong is so that the Apple Store repair folks can be shown: "Hey, here is what is wrong. It's something in the display. When I bypass the all-in-one cable (OR cable interface) in the display, it works. So fix it." As to why they haven't done something about this, I think it is gradually going away in that there may be only a few displays left with the issue that are in stock. Certainly an odd problem.
LAStory2011 Feb 26, 2013 5:04 PM
in response to ejkitchen
I brought my monitor in and they replace the board and the all in one cable and I am still having the problem.
Barry Breen Feb 26, 2013 6:18 PM
in response to LAStory2011
Did you confirm you had the same problem by using another Thunderbolt cable and operate without the All-in-One cable prior to going to the Apple Store (to ensure you had the same problem)? That's what I did before taking mine in (mine worked for about 30 days with no issues when I did it; so, THEN, I went to Apple.
Sorry you are having so much difficulty. It is too bad Apple doesn't monitor any of the forums.
LAStory2011 Feb 26, 2013 6:23 PM
in response to Barry Breen
I didn't because I don't want to pay $50 for a cable I shouldn't need. First they replaced the board and I still had the problem and then they placed the cable and I still have the problem. So now they want my TB and my Macbook Pro which I can't afford to give up right now.
Feinstruktur Mar 6, 2013 10:15 PM
in response to Barry Breen
Hello guys,
yesterday I got my TBD back. Apple picked it up some days before and sent it to an authorized service provider. The TBD is in use for one day now. Wake up in clamshell works fine. No malfunction.
From the servicereport I can see they found out that display and display cabel is not working properly. And very important: They could reproduce the errors. They changed the parts. Evrything works fine. So worth contacting apple support and ask them to fix the problem.
Ten points for Apple....
Hope, this is long-term fixed
David at Kamala Mar 6, 2013 10:44 PM
in response to ejkitchen
I've had two problems with my THB during the past year. Firstly, a few months ago, the display went fuzzy as if the layers under the glass were separating. Frightening. But I live in Phuket, Thailand, where the humidity can be high. So I turned on the air con and a dehumidifier, and within an hour the fuzziness started to reduce. After two hours, it had gone and so far hasn't returned.
Then yesterday, the screen suddenly went black while in use. No green/orange light on the mag connector, no response. On checking the display settings in system preferences, no THB recognised. Basically there were all the symptoms of a power supply failure. On reading the little white book, I noted that the humidity range is 10-80%. Now 80% is not high is many parts of the world. Maybe it is in California in the Apple ivory tower, but not in the real world. So I repeated my solution of months ago - turn on a/c and dehumidifier. This morning, bingo, it was all working again.
So it could be that many of the problems I've read about on these forums are environmental. Worth a try, anyway before lugging your THB to the Apple store.
Come on, Apple, if you are going to sell your products in places where the climate can be a challenge, make them a bit more robust. It shouldn't be too difficult.
Hope that more prosaic solution helps someone out there.
Justin Creveling Mar 14, 2013 8:55 AM
in response to hotuan87
exact same setup, exact same problem.
Logitech mouse w/ usb dongle plugged in to display, keyboard plugged in to display, and my iPhone lightning cable.
if i unplug the display (to bring my laptop somewhere) and come back, plug it in, USB isn't recognized at all, but display will flicker. after a second of trying, it actually freezes up the entire system, and forcing a reboot is necessary. when it boots up, usb works again. I swapped my computer with another (this is at work, we've got a bunch of retina mbp and thunderbolt displays around) and the issue seems to not be happening now with this one.
the president of the company i work for emailed me last night, saying she too was having usb/ethernet problems when plugged in to the display. i swapped the display this morning (after it tested ok for me) and she called me up 2 hours later after she got in to the office to show me that in fact, her USB was not working again. i unplugged and plugged in the display again, and it started working again.
what a frustrating problem. especially when i am dealing with the possibility of 80 users all experiencing the same problem. so far it's not been that way, but the potential is there.
basically its as if the computer isn't acknowledging that the display is hooked up, and to pass through the USB.
Barbara Passman3 Mar 14, 2013 7:41 PM
in response to Justin Creveling
This is an established issue with the Thunderbolt displays. Documented months ago on this thread .
I worked with Level 2 Apple tech months ago and learned this.
I had similar issues- especially Logitech
The solution thus far:
remove the Logitech dongle from the TD before you take your Laptop elsewhere and do not plug in again until you have re connected your laptop to the TD.
Or,better yet, leave the dongle in the USB port on the laptop.
If you leave a USB dongle, especially Logitech, in the TD , disconnect and then re connect your Laptop to the TD, you WILL have trouble
Don't do it this way.
Justin Creveling Mar 15, 2013 6:29 AM
in response to Barbara Passman3
i've done all that troubleshooting already... it's not simply an issue with logitech mice tho, and unplugging things, plugging them in a certain order, etc. etc. isn't a solution, it's a work around..one that would be okay for me, not the president of the company who has more important things to do than troubleshoot usb and remember to plug things in certain order. another user here having the same issue is using nothing but an apple keyboard, and a printer on her display USB. i tested it, worked fine. i replaced her display anyway, and she came in to the office after i left, tested it, didn't work at all. couldn't log in at the login window, nothing..so i feel like the liklihood that it was just the display is low. unplugging and plugging in the thunderbolt port again kicked it back on, but again, this isn't a solution. I've been using Apple products since the mid 90s (when i could afford to buy myself a computer) and up until recently, my reason for using Apple products is "because it just works." - which more and more is happening less and less.
i guess the reason im posting here is the off chance someone at apple will see it and do something about it.
Feinstruktur Mar 15, 2013 1:45 PM
in response to Justin Creveling
My TBD came about two week ago from Repaiur sewrvice. They changed the Display and the complete cables like power and TB. The major problems are solved: Like black screen, noise display and jittering screen.
Yesterday, I had the same problems you reported: Disconnecting MBPro and when re-connected, no USB alive on TBD. My setup: Dock for iPad 2 and charging wiring for iPhone. Plus one BassJump. I recognized the problems when iPhone and iPad were fully discharged.
A restart solved the problem. Restart when TBD is connected. I am with you: This is not problem solving. This is a workaround. And for this class of display not acceptable. I wonder if Apple reads these kind of threads.
In my opinion, this is a software related problem considering the past repair of my TBD (everything new).
I will get in contact with Apple. I also have an APP now and hope this issue will be solved soon.
Btw: The Display is amazing besides this USB-Problem. I Like it very much and can't imagine to work without it.


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A great trip. Rosslyn Chapel is one of a kind and a place you don't want to miss seeing. Our guide and driver Joe was great. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and a great safe driver.
Roslyn Chapel visit was all I hoped it would be. Melrose also a great stop for pics and lunch. Our driver, Joe, was very knowledgeable and helpful.
What a great day!!! Great drive and really interesting tour. The small Roslyn Chapel was so welcoming and exquisite. The Melrose Abbey ruins are some of the best of Henry VIII's destructive stupidity. I liked the walk into the William Wallace Statue and the statue itself. Great views of the borders.
Great view during drive and sights at stops/locations, knowledgeable and pleasant driver/ tour guide one person did both Vans used are very nice, clean and modern, however if you're not a small or skinny person the width of the seats are very uncomfortable if sitting next to someone more narrow than aircraft seats when you fly if that gives you a hint can't even fasten seat belt without leaning sideways to latch, I'm not small but far from huge 6' average build for that height in my 50's, same for my wife and son, the larger buses I've ridden in most tours before weren't as narrow and at least allowed the aisle seat to slide out for more room, these don't.
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I have to say that Pete made this trip. He was hilarious. Such a great guide, loads of energy, a good laugh, great stories and just kept the whole day alive and going really well. As a result we really enjoyed it. Cheers Pete!!
Tour was very good, made more enjoyable by our guide, Jan.
I would suggest more time @ Rosslyn chapel. After 3pm overview by the guide, here was only 15 min to further browse gift shop etc.
Wonderful tour! Bob our guide was really good and made the trip so much more interesting. Very scenic, beautiful and historic.
Was not exactly sure what to expect for this tour but was pleasantly surprised! Melrose Abbey exceeded my expectations, as did Rosslyn Chapel. Was a little weird that we had to pay for each separately but it was well worth it! Also good to know that Rabbis conducts tours even for one person.
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Great tour and guide. Very private group, there was only 2 of us. Plenty of time to see all the sites. Our tour guide was very knowledgable about Scottish history and gave us great insight.
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Rabbies is the tour operator. small group and bus which makes it all the more personal. Heather was our driver/guide and very knowledgeable on Scottish history and great story teller. Visited Melrose Abby where Robert The Bruce's heart is. Climbed the steps to the top of the spire, great view. Visited one of the "Wallace" Statues/Monuments (not the main one in Stirling). Then onto Roslyn Chapel, absolutely beautiful. A most enjoyable day.
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We loved the tour, the guide everything. Unfortunately that day the van where we were traveling had a problem and we stayed for a while on the road. But the driver worked it out wonderfully, being nice, fun and soon we were on track. The tour was wonderful. Thanks a lot, We would love to do more next time we visit UK.
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Very interesting tour! My guide Bob was wonderful and very personable and informative. Rosslyn Chapel was absolutely stunning and had so much to look at. Very easy to lose track of time. The tour operator is a wonderful company and I'm glad I booked all of my tours with them. It was a great experience.
We really enjoyed this trip. Our guide (Davie-boy to his friends) was informative, organized, professional, and very amusing. His commentary on the history of the Borders area added a great deal to the experience, and he readily responded to our group's questions and comments. The scenery was stunningly beautiful, the stops well timed, and Roslyn Chapel is a 'must-see'.
The small Rabbies tour group was the perfect size for this trip. Our guide was full of information, stories and was a lot of fun. They should rename the tour though, as it really has nothing to do with the DaVinci Code.
This was amazing and our guide David was out of this world! He was entertaining and so so helpful! He took us back to the cruise ship when we missed the last transfer!!! How special is that. Thank you Dave again!!!! We really got a feel for the Scottish history because of Dave.. Go Dave I am your biggest fan!
Really enjoyed Roslyn chapel and our guide Dave was very good. He was informative and a lot of fun. The scenery of the border area was beautiful. Perhaps a little too much time in Melrose but the tour was great overall and well worth doing.


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Lean Beef Can Contribute To A Heart-Healthy Diet
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Lean beef can contribute to a heart-healthy diet in the same way lean white meats can, according to nutritional scientists.
The DASH diet - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -- is currently recommended by the American Heart Association to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of heart disease. People following the DASH diet are encouraged to eat fish and poultry, but not much beef.
According to the Centers for Disease Control about 26 percent of American deaths are caused by heart disease.
"The DASH diet is currently the gold standard for contemporary diet recommendations," said Michael Roussell, nutrition consultant and recent Penn State Ph.D. graduate. "The DASH diet emphasizes plant protein foods, poultry, fish and small amounts of lean beef. Consumers often interpret this to mean that red meat is restricted on a healthy diet. Our research is showing that if you can keep your saturated fat levels controlled and lean beef portions in check, you can incorporate lean beef into a heart healthy diet and still see equal reductions as with white meat and fish."
Roussell worked with Penny Kris-Etherton, Distinguished Professor of Nutrition, Penn State, and colleagues to test three diets that were equally low in saturated fat to see if there were differences in cholesterol levels at the end of each testing period. They report their results in the current issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
They tested the DASH diet, as well as the BOLD diet -- Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet -- and BOLD+ -- Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet plus additional protein. The additional protein in the BOLD+ diet included more beef, as well as other sources of protein like hummus, edamame beans and cottage cheese.
The control diet, called the healthy American diet, consisted of 12 percent saturated fat per day -- twice the saturated fat included in the three test diets -- and 0.7 ounces of beef. The DASH diet included 1.0 ounce of beef, while the BOLD diet had 4.0 ounces of beef per day and the BOLD+ diet included 5.4 ounces of beef.
The study began with 42 subjects who all had elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol. Thirty-six completed the study and all subjects maintained their body weight within almost five pounds throughout the study periods. Each participant consumed each of the four diets for five weeks. They were given a week or two in between each diet to eat as they wished. Blood samples were taken at the beginning and end of each study period. Subjects were randomly assigned the order in which they received each diet.
On average, participants experienced a decrease in both total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol while on the three different diets. Total cholesterol decreased about 4 percent for subjects on the BOLD and DASH diets, while subjects on the BOLD+ diet experienced around a 5 percent decrease of total cholesterol. LDL cholesterol went down around 5 percent for those on the BOLD diet, about 4.5 percent while on the BOLD+ diet, and almost 6 percent while on the DASH diet.
"To our knowledge, this was the first controlled-consumption study that showed an increase in lean-beef consumption while controlling saturated fat in the context of a heart-healthy diet associated with significant decreases in LDL cholesterol," the researchers wrote.
Working with Roussell and Kris-Etherton were Alison M. Hill, former post-doctoral fellow in nutritional sciences, Penn State, now a lecturer in nutrition at the University of Australia; Trent L. Gaugler, former instructor of statistics, Penn State, now a visiting assistant professor of statistics, Carnegie Mellon University; Sheila G. West, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State; John P. Vanden Heuvel, professor of veterinary science, Penn State; Petar Alaupovic, Lipid and Lipoprotein Laboratory, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; and Peter J. Gillies, professor and director of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey.
The Beef Checkoff Program of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the National Institutes of Health - supported Penn State General Clinical Research Center funded this research.
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Briefly describe your daily/weekly workout routine.
Monday, I work on my back; Tuesdays are my chest; Wednesday, my legs; Thursday, my shoulders; on Friday, my arms; and Saturday and Sunday are cardio.
What inspired you to begin a regular fitness routine?
My fit friends in college.
Why is it something you have stuck with?
I love the benefits, not just physically, but mentally and spiritually too.
How do you make time to work out?
Doing it first thing in the morning makes sure nothing gets in the way.
When and why did you get serious about fitness?
In 1995, a friend offered to meet me at the gym at 5 a.m. after he had worked all night.
Have you lost or gained muscle mass through working out?
I have gained muscle mass.
What's your favorite exercise?
Hamstring curls
Any exercises you dread, but do anyway? Why?
My lower back, but I do it because I know it is good for core strength.
Do you listen to music while you work out? If so, what's on your playlist?
A lot of dance music. Anything happy and upbeat.
Do you follow a special diet? If so, describe it briefly. Do you "cheat" much?
I have a protein shake after every lifting day. A salad with protein for lunch every weekday. Sunday is officially cheat day.
Do you have a favorite fitness moment, for example, when you reached a tough fitness goal or overcame a plateau?
When I finally started working out regularly in 1995.
What do you do to motivate yourself when you just don't want to work out?
Skip it, regret it and don't skip the next day.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to start working out?
Start light — otherwise, you'll wake up in pain in two days and never want to go back again.
What's a little-known fitness fact about you?
I can do 500-pound calf raises.


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Freedom of Immigration Acts: A Special Report
What immigration crisis? From our Sept. 2007 issue. An early stage of an escalating debate.
(This article appeared in the September 2007 issue of The American Spectator.)
After the immigration bill failed in the U.S. Senate, the postmortems deplored the new power of bloggers and the Internet. A done deal cooked up behind closed doors was derailed by the voice of the people. "Talk radio is running America," complained Mississippi's Sen. Trent Lott. The Washington Post headlined a David Broder column on the subject, "A Mob-Rule Moment." Often called the "dean" of Washington journalists, Broder was concerned that public opinion had been "exaggerated by modern communications and interest group pressure."
That is a fascinating topic, but of more interest right now is the issue of immigration itself. To what extent are immigrants good for America? Are illegals all that bad? Does the continued performance of the U.S. economy require a sizable inflow of newcomers? Did the defeated bill deserve to lose?
In June, all we heard about was amnesty. The proposed new law addressed a far wider range of issues -- guest workers; the reallocation of green cards in favor of skills rather than family ties; increased enforcement at the border and in the workplace -- but that was one of its problems. Hardly anyone knew what lurked within the bill's 500 pages. And no one at all, inside the Beltway or beyond it, knew how all those provisions would have worked out in practice.
The last major change in the law, in 1986, which also had an amnesty provision, did not turn out as expected; nor did the one before that -- the big immigration reform act of 1965. This time, talk radio and the bloggers focused on the revival of amnesty for the apparently 12 million undocumented workers in the country. There was no effective response to that and so the bill was defeated.
The main problem with this year's immigration debate was an overall lack of candor. I'll explain that in a minute. But first let me disclose my own bias. I'm an immigrant myself. And I consider America to be a great country. Furthermore, after I had been here for a few years -- in my case it took about four, as I recall -- I began to suspect that I had a better appreciation of this country's merits than many of those who were born here. That suspicion has grown with every passing year.
So whenever I hear criticism of immigrants, whether legal or not, I find myself suspecting that a lot of other immigrants may feel as I do: that America is a great country -- and long may it prosper. Bear in mind that they (we) have had an experience that most home-grown Americans never have: we have lived somewhere else! To me, the real threat to this country comes not from immigrants who are ready and willing to work but from home-grown trustfund socialists in places like Vermont and Massachusetts. I could write a whole article saying why they are the problem, not the Mexicans doing stoop labor under a hot sun.
As to the recent debate, let's posit that there were two sides: liberals (favoring the reform bill) and conservatives (opposed). I realize that that is misleading. Senator Kyl of Arizona, one of its principal backers, is a strong conservative. The measure was (partly) supported by the (conservative) Wall Street Journal editorial page. Some on the left opposed it. And so on.
In a nutshell, here is how the debate went. The conservative argument was: "We don't need this new law. Just enforce the borders!" The liberals said: "We do need it because all these undocumented workers are living in the shadows."
Those were the two positions. They could almost be reduced to six words: "Enforce the borders!" "In the shadows!" Candor was lacking, because the liberals had not the slightest interest in enforcing the borders. But they also knew that they couldn't openly support lawbreaking. So they shuffled their feet and allowed for some increased border security (without really meaning to see it through, if the bill ever became law).
There was a parallel problem on the other side. When the liberals uttered their mantra -- "workers are forced to live in the shadows" -- the conservatives mostly didn't know how to respond. That's when they hit on their successful war cry, "No amnesty." And that carried the day.
In case the argument about people living in the shadows comes up in the future, here's how to respond. "What's so bad about being in the shadows? Presumably the immigrants don't mind it, or they wouldn't have come here in the first place."
The Washington Post told the story of a shadow-dweller called Ernesto, a 31-year-old handyman from El Salvador, whose last name was not given. He actually showed up on Capitol Hill "with a small group of immigrants" as the bill was being debated in the Senate. He sounded half out of the shadows to me, almost a lobbyist, in fact; but that's okay. I'm glad we heard his story.
Ernesto "watched ruefully as the senators dealt their lethal blow to his prospects for a normal life on the right side of the law," said the Post. How abnormal is his life? With the help of a "local non-profit," he finds work several days a week and "sends $200 a month home to his family in El Salvador." As a painter, carpenter, landscaper, and electrician, he does better here than he ever could in El Salvador. He talks to his wife by cell phone most days and hopes to bring her here. "It's better than what he left behind," the Post allowed, with enough "to nourish an immigrant's dream of earning a little more, of working full time."
The good news, as I see, it, is that "Ernesto does not intend to leave." Good for him. I hope he finds lots more work and that he doesn't get harassed by the government or by anti-immigrant vigilantes.
All of which raises this question: What exactly is wrong with current law? Why did we need this whole new immigration arrangement to begin with? In the end, that more or less was the position of the Wall Street Journal: "Current policy is preferable to some vast new enforcement regime that harasses employers for hiring willing workers," the paper editorialized. "This makes no more sense today than when it was first proposed 20 years ago."
One of those who got it right, in my view, was the columnist Bruce Bartlett -- always sound on economic matters. He is the author of a book called Impostor (2006), arguing that President Bush "bankrupted America and betrayed the Reagan legacy." In a column in the Washington Times, Bartlett wrote that in the 19th and early 20th centuries the U.S. could enjoy the benefits of free immigration, with essentially open borders, because there was no welfare state. Now, however, overgenerous government benefits render free immigration untenable. But do we really need to do anything about those who are already here and working?
Bartlett pointed out that the undocumented often work for less than the minimum wage, often for cash. This in turn saves both them and their employers a lot of taxes. They obviously don't consider themselves to be exploited because all these transactions are consensual and they are free to go back at any time. In a passage that Herbert Spencer would have admired -- Spencer was the first to use the phrase "the survival of the fittest" and was a great admirer of markets free of government intervention -- Bartlett continued:
Illegal aliens are not very likely to complain to the Labor Department or a union if they have some grievance. They are more worried about being deported than exploited, so they have no leverage.… It is precisely their illegal status that makes these immigrants valuable and willing to work cheaply.
One problem now is that heedless crackdowns on undocumented workers are sure to increase. Arizona has already passed a new law imposing tough sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants. It could even cause power plants in the state to be shut down for hiring illegals. The impulse to crack down is "understandable," says the Washington Post, because towns and counties "bear the burden of providing immigrants with health care, education, law enforcement and other services." That is the problem right there. Who decided that they have that responsibility? The problem is the welfare entitlement, not foreigners willing and able to work.
Let those who want to work come, I say. Pay them their wages, give them raises where necessary. Let them send money back home to Mexico, El Salvador, and the rest. But let's also discourage government handouts, and keep them out of the embrace of union organizers. Let's also make sure that they don't vote. There is no "right" to vote. Furthermore, the present rule that foreigners become citizens if they are born here is absurdly lax. All these things should be tightened up. And voters -- all voters, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin -- should have to pass a civics test before being admitted to the polling stations. (I suspect that most undocumented workers couldn't care less about voting anyway.)
Liberals are horrified by such a worldview. They favor amnesty and legalization because for them the unpoliticized life is a life hardly worth living. The progressive minded would like to transform hardworking newcomers into union-organized, taxpaying, welfare-receiving, fully enrolled, voting Democrats, ready to file a grievance or a complaint at the drop of a hat. But that won't happen if their potential customers are hiding in the shadows and on their best behavior to avoid attracting attention. For god's sake, that's the way people used to be in this country, before the 1960s, when the welfare rot and the entitlement mentality began to spread.
The trouble arose this year because the liberals saw that they had the President partly on their side. The opinion in Texas, for example, is that if the GOP can capture 40 percent of the Latino vote, the state will remain under Republican control for a long time to come. President Bush and his family have long enjoyed amicable relations with Hispanics, and he has seen it as one of the missions of his presidency to let them know that the GOP welcomes them. Nothing wrong with that, but it's always hazardous to allow ideas about party affiliation to influence national policy.
Meanwhile, the border-enforcement lobby was strengthening, and in 2006, with Capitol Hill still under GOP control, the House of Representatives passed a measure that would have greatly increased border security. But it failed in the Senate.
By 2007, with the President essentially on their side on the issue, Democrats now controlling the Senate believed that they could cobble together a "comprehensive" package that would have legalized the illegals, and over the long haul put them on an (obstacle-strewn) path to citizenship. The bill would also have made some eminently desirable changes, such as reducing the family-reunification provision that has led to a chain migration from south of the border and increasing the quotas for skilled workers.
Do we need increased border security? I'm not sure that we do. Last year, I heard an interesting argument about this from Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe, who represented a district on the Mexican border. (He has since retired.) He pointed out something that is obvious when you think about it, but almost never mentioned. We have already sharply increased the "cost" of crossing the border, he said, and one consequence is that those who are already in the United States are less likely to return home, because they are not sure that they will be able to get back in. Illegals are therefore more likely to stay once they get here. This in turn increases the pressure for amnesty. Where they had once thought of themselves as transients, moving back and forth, they are now more inclined to think of themselves as residents. (I also have my doubts about the national-security rationale for higher fences.)
Recently I met Ben Wattenberg at a Washington function and asked him what he thought of the claims that I hear from some on the right, that the illegals will end up transforming the U.S. into Mexico North. He thought it at least as likely that we will end up Americanizing Mexico. He mentioned the growing numbers of Americans moving south (it is possible for foreigners to own property in Mexico, even beachfront property, but they need to follow certain procedures). Perhaps as many as a million Americans live in Mexico today. Meanwhile, Wattenberg pointed out, the fertility rate in Mexico has plunged to replacement levels-possibly below it. Fertility rates in Mexico and the U.S. may now be about the same.
Wattenberg, an AEI fellow, is the author of many books, including The Birth Dearth (1995) and Fewer (2004), the latter subtitled "How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future." For years he has resisted the Ehrlichian gloom about exploding populations, and has drawn much needed attention to population decline. Nonetheless, Wattenberg's claim (in Fewer) that Europe is losing about 700,000 people a year now looks exaggerated; but for a reason that is not at all reassuring. Lots of immigrants, many of them from Islamic countries in North Africa and Asia, have been flooding into Europe since he wrote his book. These immigrants have more children, too, which is why the apparent revival of fertility rates in countries like France and Britain is equally disquieting. We only have to think of the European situation today to realize how relatively minor (or non-existent) is our supposed Latino immigration problem here.
Anyway, the flood of job-seeking Mexicans into the U.S. will not continue indefinitely; maybe for no more than another decade. So border enforcement may well be increasing at a time when the need for it is declining. And if Mexico moves in a more capitalist direction, as is all-too-slowly happening, then the demand for labor south of the border could soar.
Sometimes I think the real dividing line in this debate is between those who think that the strong performance of the U.S. economy is of major importance, as I do, and those who either don't think that way, or who don't understand what an important contribution immigrants make to the economy. The numbers are amazing. According to Gordon H. Hanson of UC San Diego, the U.S. economy "absorbs around 300,000 new illegal laborers each year," building houses, harvesting crops, manning assembly lines, gardening, cleaning homes. They account for "nearly 30 percent of U.S. labor with less than a high-school education."
At the same time, almost 30 percent of the Mexican workforce is now in the United States, according to Steve Forbes. By the way, I wish some news organization would explain why Mexico is unable to create jobs for its own people. Workers do prefer to work in their own country, after all. (Mary Anastasia O'Grady of the Wall Street Journal's editorial page, who says that taxes in Mexico are too high, among other major problems, seems to have an exclusive on the subject. How about someone from the Journal's famously "independent" newsroom taking a look at so newsworthy a topic?)
My sense is that ending the contribution of the illegals to the U.S. economy would have an effect comparable to that of a major tax increase. Possibly there would be a real economic contraction. Without an expanding, dynamic economy, America would soon be in a great mess. Far from having removed a source of tension, we would find that interest-group rivalries had become far more intense.
One of the main advocates of the idea that the economic contribution of immigrants is not that important is Peter Brimelow, the author of Alien Nation (1995) and like me an immigrant from Britain -- a Britain that is no longer Great. His book has many good things in it, and it belongs on the shelf of anyone interested not just in the immigration debate but in the American future.
Ultimately, my impression is that he is too preoccupied with the issue of America's ethnic and racial make-up. All I can say is that it would be nice if whites were reproducing themselves. But they don't seem to be, anywhere in the world that I know of. Brimelow and I hardly see eye to eye on immigration. But one thing I do admire is the intensity that he brings to the issue. He well illustrates my point that immigrants often care passionately about the future of America; more so, I dare say, than a good many of the native-born.


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Marine Biological Laboratory
Conflict of Interest Policy Applicable to MBL Faculty & Staff
Policy No. K.1.3
Initiated by: Director of Finance
Approved by: MBL President/Director
Date: January 10, 1995
Revision: #8, April 2015
Distribution: All MBL staff
1.0 Introduction
This policy is intended to educate those who work at the MBL (all of whom are referred to throughout this document as "MBL staff members"—see Definitions in Section 11) about Federal and MBL requirements on conflicts of interest. It is one of a set of MBL policies whose purpose is to ensure that we all meet the highest ethical standards in our work, and demonstrate this to Federal and other funding agencies according to their policies. Table 1 below shows the requirements these policies impose on various MBL staff members:
|MBL Relationship
|Conflict of Interest filing
|Affirming Code of Conduct
|Affirming acceptance of MBL policies
|Ethics Training
|Annual filing by February 15
|Filing before commencing activities at the MBL
|Track I & II
|Adjunct Scientists
|Post-doctorate Scientists
|Graduate Students
|Designated other full-time employees
|Designated other part-time employees
|Course Directors
|PI on MBL grant
|Course faculty, lecturers, and TAs
|Visiting Scientists
|Receiving research awards
|Others renting lab space
|SES students
|Summer students with scholarship
|All other summer course students
The Conflict of Interest disclosure filing form is attached here. (PDF)
2.0 Policy Statement
It is the intent of the MBL to avoid conflicts and the appearance of conflicts between interests of the Laboratory and the personal interests of all who work at the MBL ("MBL staff members", as defined in Section 11). The complex relationships between government, industry, and research institutions, as well as the demands of commerce, necessitate the establishment of guidelines to manage potential conflicts of interest that may arise between the MBL and MBL staff members. These guidelines have both ethical and legal bases. While there are particular concerns with individuals supported through government-sponsored research, this policy is applicable to all MBL staff members no matter the source of funding. Public Health Service Investigators may have additional procedural and training requirements under federal regulations. See addendum A.
A conflict of interest occurs when there is a divergence between an individual's private interests and his or her professional obligations to the MBL such that an independent observer might reasonably question whether the individual's professional actions or decisions are determined or unduly influenced by considerations of personal gain, financial or otherwise.
3.0 General Standards
In recognition of the requirement for broad ethical principles, the following general standards of conduct are adopted by the MBL:
MBL staff members shall report to the MBL all significant financial interests (as defined in Section 11) and organizational affiliations that are, or might appear to be, conflicts of interest related to their duties at the MBL.
MBL staff members shall disclose any interests or activities in which they are involved or contemplate becoming involved, directly or indirectly, that could conflict with the interests or activities of the MBL, and shall obtain approval prior to commencing, continuing, or consummating any activity or transaction that raises a potential conflict of interest.
When any MBL business transaction under consideration presents the potential for, or the appearance of, a conflict of interest for an MBL staff member, that person shall not be involved in the transaction without disclosure of the conflict of interest and acceptance of the MBL's approach to managing it.
A potential for a perceived or actual conflict of interest in a MBL business transaction exists where a MBL staff member, or a close relative or member of that person's household, stands to personally profit from an organization, in which the MBL staff member has a significant financial interest, doing business with the MBL.
A potential actual or perceived conflict exists when a MBL staff member has a significant financial interest in an organization which is in competition for MBL business and if the staff member's position gives him/her access to proprietary or other privileged information which could benefit that organization.
Involvement in an MBL business transaction includes but is not limited to initiating, making the principal recommendation for, or approving a purchase or contract; drafting or negotiating the terms of a transaction; or authorizing payments from MBL accounts.
While waste, fraud, abuse and corruption in the affairs of the MBL do not necessarily involve conflicts of interest, as part of the general code of conduct, MBL staff members are expected to report any such instances that may come to their attention.
4.0 Inappropriate Activities
Inappropriate activities include, but are not limited to, bribery, solicitation or acceptance of personal gifts with a value of over $250 per year, gratuities, or favors from organizations with which MBL does business.
5.0 Disclosure
Disclosure is the principal means by which an organization can track potential conflict of interest issues. Therefore, certain MBL staff members, as specified in the Table 1 above, shall make disclosure to the Human Resources Director of any activity that might have the appearance of conflicting with the conscientious performance of their duties to the MBL. Such activities could include acquiring a financial interest, such as an ownership or investment interest, in a company doing business with the MBL, or forming a partnership or limited liability company while also accepting funds for research at the MBL. In the case of full-time employees, accepting employment in addition to working at the MBL, including consulting arrangements, can also raised conflict concerns (see Section 6). Prior to submission of any proposal to a federal agency, investigators must ensure that they have made all required financial disclosures in accord with these guidelines and applicable federal regulations, such as those mentioned in Section 6 below. While the MBL's Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (copy attached to this policy document) asks for disclosure of the significant financial interests of the staff member and his or her immediate family members (as defined in paragraph 11), the significant financial interests of a staff member's other closer relatives or household may also create conflicts of interest as described in Section 1 above. In case of doubt a staff member should seek advice from the Human Resources Director.
Any MBL staff member who is or is to be involved in a MBL business transaction in which a potential for conflict of interest or its appearance exists, on his or her own part or on the part of another MBL staff member, is required to promptly report such potential conflict to the Deputy Director of Operations. The MBL shall take action to assure that the transaction, if it is to proceed, is on fair and reasonable terms and in the best interest of the Laboratory. Someone other than the individual with the conflict must initiate the resolution for action and make the necessary decisions and control the transaction(s). The individual with the conflict must recuse themselves from the decision-making process.
The best interest of the MBL does not mean that purchases or other transactions must necessarily be diverted to other sources.
6.0 Sponsored Research (including government, non-government, and MBL sponsored work)
Acceptance of sponsored research funds puts specific obligations on the MBL to indicate the conditions under which outside activities and financial interests are proper or improper, to provide for notification of conflict of interest, and to have a sound policy for dealing with violations. Federal rules relating to procurement standards under government-sponsored research are found in OMB Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Subpart B General Provisions 200.112 Conflict of Interest. Please note these regulations are subject to change and the list is not intended to be exhaustive. Working on non-governmental and MBL sponsored projects requires the same diligence.
Consulting relationships between MBL employees who are engaged in sponsored research and projects at the MBL and other organizations and individuals may be valuable, and serve the research and education missions of the MBL. Likewise, the transfer of technical knowledge and skill from the MBL may contribute to technological advance. Although potentially desirable, these relationships can lead to serious conflicts if not scrutinized.
The following examples are situations or activities concerning sponsored research that might have the appearance of conflicting with the conscientious performance of an MBL staff member's duty as a recipient of research funds. These conflict situations must be reported to the Human Resources Director when there is a material change in a situation and, where indicated in Table 1, at least annually. Government sponsored research and specific funding requirements from other sources specify that disclosures relating to sponsored activities are required to be kept on file by the MBL for defined time periods.
Conflict Situations – Relationships and Financial Interests:
Therefore, staff members must ensure that such outside organizations are not in a position to influence or appear to influence the research or work plan, results, or the reporting or interpretation of results of the project.
Outside activities of staff members engaged in sponsored research at the MBL must be reported to the Human Resources Director.
Conflict of Commitment by MBL Employees:
The MBL recognizes the value of consulting arrangements for MBL employees. Outside consulting arrangements for administrative and service employees and employees who are supported from research grants should not exceed 52 days per year. Those research employees who are not fully supported by research grants may request permission from the MBL President/Director to engage in additional consulting time.
Time and Effort on Research Projects:
7.0 Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest on Sponsored Research
Upon disclosure, the Human Resources Director will bring to the attention of the MBL President/Director or his/her designee any perceived conflicts of interest. The affected individual and the MBL Compliance Committee will discuss the issues and appropriate remedies. The Committee will make a report and recommendation for action to the MBL President/Director. In particular, the following conditions or restrictions may be imposed by the MBL President/Director in his/her discretion to manage, reduce, or eliminate actual or potential conflicts of interest related to sponsored research activities at the MBL:
- Public disclosure of significant financial interests;
- Monitoring of research by independent reviewers;
- Modification of the research plan;
- Disqualification from participation in the portion of the sponsored research that could be affected by the significant financial interests;
- Divestiture of significant financial interests as a condition to participation in the research activity;
- Severance of relationships that create actual or potential conflicts; or
- Such other actions as deemed appropriate by the President/Director.
Prior to the expenditure of any funds under a NIH award, the MBL must report to the NIH the existence of a conflicting interest (but not the nature of the interest or the details) found by the MBL and assure the conflict has been managed, reduced or eliminated. The NSF requires notification only if the conflict cannot be managed, reduced or eliminated. With all sponsors, if the MBL President/Director and the individual involved are unable to satisfactorily manage or eliminate an actual or potential conflict of interest, the MBL will immediately inform the research sponsor(s) or agency (ies), according to their applicable regulations.
8.0 Distribution of these Guidelines
The MBL Human Resources Office will distribute this policy annually to all MBL staff members who participate in sponsored research or educational activities and designated staff. All MBL staff members remain subject to the MBL's Code of Conduct that is posted on the MBL web-site.
9.0 Notification of Violations
All suspected violations shall be reported, in strictest confidence, to the Human Resources Director. Suspected violations can also be reported via the compliance hotline, at 877-534-0367 or reportlineweb.com/mbl. Please refer to the MBL's Allegation of Misconduct policy G.1.20 for further guidance. Violations involving the MBL President/Director shall be reported to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Chief Compliance Coordinator shall take such steps necessary to be appraised of such violations and their resolution and report as necessary to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees.
10.0 Violations
Administrative action:
In instances in which the violations are not in dispute, the Human Resources Director will verify the facts with the individual who violated this policy and bring to the attention of the Compliance Committee who will make a recommendation of the appropriate remedial action(s) to the MBL President/Director. If a violation involves the MBL President/Director, the Chairman of the Board will make a determination of the appropriate remedial action(s).
When a dispute exists, the Human Resources Director shall, in consultation with the Compliance Committee, appoint an appropriate ad hoc committee to investigate the facts and report within 120 days to the MBL President/Director and other appropriate individuals, including the individual alleged to have violated this policy. The alleged violator shall then have 30 days to comment on the allegations, after which the MBL President/Director shall render a finding and determine appropriate remedial action(s).
Levels of severity:
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Europe's Top Hotel Says Glut to Thwart Revival: Corporate India
A supply glut in India's hotel market is preventing an industry revival in the country after average revenue per room fell to a three-year low, according to Accor SA, Europe's largest hotel operator.
A key performance gauge, calculated by multiplying a hotel's average daily room rate by its occupancy, dropped to the least since at least 2010 in the quarter through June, according to data provided by Cushman & Wakefield Inc. In contrast, that metric has risen in the developed markets of Europe and the U.S., said Michael Issenberg, Accor's chairman for Asia-Pacific.
"The next couple of years will be pretty challenging in India as there has been a fair amount of supply," and more hotels are being built over the next two years, Issenberg said in an interview in Singapore.
ITC Ltd., Asia's second-biggest cigarette maker by market value, Indian Hotels Co., the owner of the Taj chain, are among operators pressing ahead with their expansion plans, undeterred by the worst economic slowdown in a decade. The number of rooms in India's top eight cities is set to increase 19 percent this year from 73,000, according to Cushman's estimates.
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Revenue per room fell 9.4 percent to 3,143 rupees ($51) in the second quarter from the previous three months, data from the property broker showed. The decline is primarily due to the slow recovery in demand and the pace of addition to rooms, Akshay Kulkarni, regional director for hospitality at Cushman said.
"The short-term outlook for the industry is a bit challenging with economic and political issues in the backdrop of a slow global economy," Kulkarni said. "Additionally, travel in the corporate segment seems to be wary as companies are focused on saving costs."
Supply outstripped demand by 41 percent as of 2012, and the estimate for 2016 is 39 percent, data from Cushman showed.
Shares of Indian Hotels, controlled by Tata Sons Ltd., and EIH Ltd., the owner of the Oberoi brand of hotels, have halved in the past three years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Indian Hotels slid 1.3 percent to 49.65 rupees at the close of trading in Mumbai, while EIH rose 1.7 percent to 55.55 rupees.
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Indian Hotels reported its first annual loss since at least 1997 in the year ended March 31 as sales growth slowed to the least in three years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. EIH had its smallest profit since 2005.
"I don't see any scope for room-rate increases over the next couple of years," said Sumant Kumar, an analyst with Elara Securities (India) Pvt. in Mumbai. "There's an oversupply in this space and demand is not picking up as corporate side expenditure is muted given the economic scenario."
India's $1.8 trillion economy expanded 5 percent last fiscal year, the slowest pace since 2003, as companies and businesses curtailed travel budgets. Average occupancy rates at hotels in eight Indian cities fell to 55.3 percent in the quarter ended June from 60.6 percent in 2010, data from Cushman & Wakefield showed.
Slowing economic growth hasn't discouraged the operators from betting on India's potential. Accor, which has started a three-year reorganization plan that includes increasing its focus on emerging markets, is betting on India's middle class, which is forecast to add the equivalent of more than the entire population of Germany in less than a decade.
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Between 2010 and 2021, India's emerging middle class -- who earn as much as $5,550 a year -- will swell by 100 million to 570 million, PricewaterhouseCoopers estimated in June 2012.
Paris-based Accor, which has 23 percent of its hotels in Asia, considers India as one of its three strongest growing markets over the longer term after China and Indonesia, Issenberg said. More than half the hotels it will build will be in Asia, he said.
"Hotels are a consumer item, it's a discretionary spend," Issenberg said. "As the middle class continues to grow in Asia, travel will continue to grow and grow faster than GDP."
Nakul Anand, chief executive of ITC's hospitality business, said in July that the operator is developing at least 18 projects. Indian Hotels opened two new hotels since April, adding 175 rooms, according to an Aug. 12 company presentation. It plans to add 1,575 rooms by March 2014 and an additional 1,553 in the next fiscal year, it said at the time.
Keeping Up
India has 200,000 rooms versus 5 million in the U.S., which has a smaller population, and 3 million in China, according to Indian Hotels Managing Director Raymond Bickson.
Accor has over 455,985 rooms at more than 3,555 hotels in 92 countries, according to its website. Its brands include Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Grand Mercure, the Novotel, and Ibis. With 22 hotels in India, including properties in the cities of Mumbai and New Delhi, it plans to add 30 more over the next three years, and will focus on building hotels in the economy and mid-scale segment in India, Issenberg said.
First-half profit at the Paris-based company fell 6.6 percent, spurring a revamp plan that includes reducing debt, cutting costs and selling some properties, besides the focus on emerging markets.
"We are confident that the demand will continue to grow in Asia," Issenberg said. "In the medium to long term scenario, Asia is still the place to be."


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I setup a 10 gallon fish tank two weeks ago. I'm in the process of a fishless cycle. I use pure ammonia to feed the bacteria.Add about five drops of ammonia every 24 hours. I have a water temperature of 76 degrees and my pH is 7.5. My water is within the normal hardness at 3.5 dH. I been testing my water every other day and my ammonia is at about 3 ppm. It has been that away for a week and a half with no change and my nitrites are sitting at 0 ppm. I went out and bought 100% super concentrated nitrifying bacteria in hopes of helping with my problem. The product that I used is called Startsmart said to cycle aquariums within 24 hrs. I tested my water 12 hours after adding this product and the reading is the same. I have a 30 gallon that I set up the same day and I used this product in it as well and believe it are not my 30 gallon has almost completely cycled in 12 hours. I need help please ready to see some fish in my 10 gallon. All the water conditions are the same in both tanks so why is my 10 gallon stuck in the cycle? I would also recommend this startsmart to anyone wanting to cycle a tank quickly.
cant help with the stall out maybee empty and start fresh with just the Start Smart i used it to start mine up with no issues atall.. i have a 30, 20 and two 10's all started with it and have not had a problem with my levels in months..
first off there is NO SUCH THING as a OVERNIGHT cycle product. instead of adding chemicals get a nylon sock and fill it with food and throw it in the tank and just wait for things to happen natrually much easyier and way more natural then any chemical. i always find it funny when people try to do a fishless cycle but almost always end up complicating things to the point they dont know what to do. This is why i ALWAYS reccomend using fish for a cycle.
I think all you need is patients. I think it took a couple weeks before I got a nitrite reading on my last fishless ammonia cycle. Probably took about 6 weeks for the tank to cycle completely.
You can try turning up the heat. High 80s is said to speed things up.
The product worked as said MoneyMitch. Both my 30 and 10 gallon are now both cycled in 24 hrs. Wow I was worried at first but now my newly added fish are doing great.
crazy that something worked overnight, i wouldnt be surprised if something happens within the next couple of days. for a tank to cycle overnight with chemical just doesnt sound safe to me.
The thing is that its not a chemical its 100% nitrifying bacteria. That bacteria you know that is suppose to grow to bring your ammonia down and jump start your cycle. I don't understand how this could even hurt. I mena everyone says to use gravel or decor from an established tank. This sounds like your doing the same thing if you don't have the established tank.
either way glad things worked out for you
I'm glad it did money and I appreciate your concern one my issue. I understand completely where you are coming from on the chemical issue as well. But i would never use something that might jeperdize my fish. Once again money thank you.
np man i try to push a natural way on people for many reasons but to each his own and i respect you for standing by your find. on my next setup im going to have to find what you used seems that it gave you great results!!
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