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When you walk down the street and see a dog, what are your first thoughts? If you are like most of us, you think that nothing is wrong and continue walking. However, we know that dog attacks are much more common than most people realize.
At Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., we understand that you may need help if you have been attacked by a dog. If a dog owner's negligence contributed to the attack, we want to ensure that you receive a fair compensation. When you need a Philadelphia dog attack attorney, contact us today.
What Can Happen?
Would it surprise you to learn that there are approximately 4.7 million dog bites each year in the US?
That number may not seem so high when you consider that there are nearly 90 million pet dogs in the country. While not all of those dog bites are serious, many of them are. According to the CDC:
- Around 1 in 5 people bitten by a dog need to seek medical attention.
- The elderly and children are at higher risk of many injuries in an attack.
We commonly see a range of injuries from dog attacks. Dogs have very powerful jaws. When they bite, they can inflict massive soft tissue damage. It is not uncommon for dog attacks to leave a person disfigured or with serious damage to veins, arteries, muscles, and tendons. Often, these dog bites become infected, leading to further medical costs for victims.
In serious dog attacks, surgery is often required to restore a victim's appearance and functionality at the attack area. While this is costly, many people do not consider the hidden costs of dog attacks, particularly the emotional and psychological damage that is inflicted.
How They Happen?
We know that not all cases of dog attacks are a dog owner's fault. However, there are times when their negligence or carelessness contributes directly to an attack. This can include:
- Taking a dog off of its leash despite municipal leash laws that are in place.
- Not properly securing a dog at their home. This can include leaving fence and doors open.
- Allowing a dog that is known to be aggressive to interact with other people or pets.
In the aftermath of an attack, always notify law enforcement or animal control. This will document what happened and you may find out that the dog has had prior incidents.
Your Next Phone Call
We know that a dog attack is the last thing you thought you would have to deal with. If you or a loved one have been injured due to the negligence of a dog's owner, please seek legal assistance immediately. At Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., we understand that these cases can become complex. That will not stop us from recovering the compensation you deserve, including coverage for:
- All of your medical expenses
- Lost income if you cannot work
- Pain and suffering damages
- Loss of enjoyment of life damages
- Possible punitive damages
When you need a Philadelphia dog attack attorney, you can contact us by clicking here or calling us at 215-929-7216.


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Emerald Ash BorerJump to: About EAB | The Plan | Adopt an Ash | Public Ash Tree Inventory | Links
What is Emerald Ash Borer?
Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, is a small, metalic-green beetle that is about 1/2″ in length. The adult beetles nibble on ash foliage but cause little damage. The larvae (the immature stage) feed on the inner bark of ash trees, disrupting the tree's ability to transport water and nutrients. Emerald ash borer probably arrived in the United States on solid wood packing material carried in cargo ships or airplanes originating in its native Asia.
Where has EAB been found?Emerald ash borer is also established in Windsor, Ontario, was found in Ohio in 2003, northern Indiana in 2004, northern Illinois and Maryland in 2006, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia in 2007, Wisconsin, Missouri and Virginia in the summer of 2008, Minnesota, New York, Kentucky in the spring of 2009, Iowa in the spring of 2010, Tennessee in the summer of 2010, Connecticut, Kansas, and Massachusetts in the summer of 2012, New Hampshire in the spring of 2013, North Carolina and Georgia in the summer of 2013, Colorado in the fall of 2013, New Jersey in the spring of 2014, Arkansas in the summer of 2014, Louisiana in the winter of 2015, Texas and Nebraska in the spring of 2016, and Delaware in the summer of 2016, and Oklahoma and Alabama in Fall 2016.
EAB was confirmed in Lincoln when it was located in a trap within the city limits of Lincoln in August 2018. The trap was monitored by USDA as a part of the National EAB survey.
The destructive Emerald Ash Borer has been found in eastern Nebraska (6/8/16 News Release) and in a trap inside the Lincoln city limits (8/22/18 News Release) and finally during a tree removal in central Lincoln (4/23/19 News Release) .
Since its discovery, EAB has:
- Killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America.
- Caused regulatory agencies and the USDA to enforce quarantines and fines to prevent potentially infested ash trees, logs or hardwood firewood from moving out of areas where EAB occurs.
- Cost municipalities, property owners, nursery operators and forest products industries hundreds of millions of dollars.
How many trees does this effect the golf courses, parks, and private trees?The City of Lincoln completed an inventory of all public trees in July 2017. The inventory data will be used in managing Lincoln's public trees, identifying areas for additional plantings, managing species diversification and locating the ash trees.
Of almost 112,400 planted public trees (81,785 along streets and 30,575 in parks and golf courses), nearly 14,150 are ash (11,700 along streets and 1,600 in parks and golf courses). This is about 12% of the public trees in Lincoln, and does not include trees on private property. The Nebraska Forest Service estimates that there could be three to four ash trees on private property per one public ash tree in Lincoln, or perhaps another 40,000 to 50,000 ash trees on private property.
Where can I learn more about Emerald Ash Borer?
The Nebraska Forest Service website, eabne.info, has extensive information regarding Emerald Ash Borer including:
- Ash tree identification
- Determining which ash trees are good candidates for treatment
- Emerald Ash Borer treatment options
- Suggested tree species to replace ash trees
You may wish to review the list of online publications available under the Forest Health section on the Publications page.
What is the plan?
City of Lincoln EAB Response and Recovery PlanDownload the plan.
In conjunction with the USDA-APHIS and the Nebraska Forest Service Best Management Practices recommendations, the plan includes:
- A 3-phase process for selective and pre-emptive removal of ash trees that are declining, damaged, diseased or poorly located (i.e. under power lines, threatening public accesses, etc.)
- Chemically treat a declining quantity of ash each year to allow the managed removal of trees
- Remove 1,050 ash trees per year
- Plant 1,050 replacement trees per year utilizing diverse tree species.
Phased Ash Tree Removal:
- The criteria for removal in Phase 1 is the diameter at breast height (DBH) is < 14".
- The criteria for removal in Phase 2 is: 14-18"
- The criteria for removal in Phase 3 is >18" DBH, and not responding positively to chemical treatments.
Ash trees on public property that have a trunk diameter of 18-inches or less will be removed by Community Forestry staff. There are nearly 10, 300 smaller diameter ash trees on public property (i.e., trees with a trunk diameter of 18 inches, or less). At this time, it is anticipated that public ash trees with a trunk diameter greater than 18 inches will be removed by contracted private tree service companies. There are about 3,900 larger diameter public ash trees (i.e., trees with a trunk diameter greater than 18 inches).
Adopt-an-Ash program
A no-cost permit has been established to allow residents to adopt an ash street tree in the public right-of-way by providing ongoing chemical treatment to minimize damage by Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). In order to be effective, trees must be treated every two years on an ongoing basis. The optimal timing of trunk injections occurs after trees have leafed out in the spring but before EAB eggs have hatched, which is generally between mid-May and mid-June.
Download the Adopt-an Ash Permit Application PDF
Quick Links
- Emerald Ash Borer Fast Facts
- Emerald Ash Borer Information
- Emerald Ash Borer Nebraska Readiness Plan
- EAB Response and Recovery Plan for Lincoln (Recommended by the Community Forestry Advisory Board on 4/5/18)
- Ash Tree Identification Guide
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Ticks are the vectors of many zoonotic diseases in the United States, including Lyme disease, human monocytic and granulocytic ehrlichioses, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Most knownBartonella species are arthropod borne. Therefore, it is important to determine if some Bartonella species, which are emerging pathogens, could be carried or transmitted by ticks. In this study, adult Ixodes pacificus ticks were collected by flagging vegetation in three sites in Santa Clara County, Calif. PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and partial sequencing of 273 bp of the gltA gene were applied forBartonella identification. Twenty-nine (19.2%) of 151 individually tested ticks were PCR positive for Bartonella. Male ticks were more likely to be infected with Bartonellathan female ticks (26 versus 12%, P = 0.05). None of the nine ticks collected at Baird Ranch was PCR positive forBartonella. However, 7 (50%) of 14 ticks from Red Fern Ranch and 22 (17%) of 128 ticks from the Windy Hill Open Space Reserve were infected with Bartonella. In these infected ticks, molecular analysis showed a variety of Bartonella strains, which were closely related to a cattle Bartonella strain and to several known human-pathogenic Bartonella species and subspecies: Bartonella henselae, B. quintana, B. washoensis, and B. vinsonii subsp.berkhoffii. These findings indicate that I. pacificus ticks may play an important role inBartonella transmission among animals and humans.
Bartonella spp. are emerging pathogens, as new Bartonella species have been identified in humans and a wide range of mammals in recent years (5, 17, 18, 20-23, 27, 28; B. B. Chomel, R. W. Kasten, C. C. Chang, K. Yamamoto, R. Heller, S. Maruyama, H. Ueno, D. Simpson, S. S. Swift, Y. Piemont, and N. C. Pedersen, Abstr. Int. Conf. Emerg. Infect. Dis., p. 21.10, 1998; R. Heller, M. Kubina, G. Delacour, I. Mahoudeau, F. Lamarque, M. Artois, H. Monteil, B. Jaulhac, and Y. Piemont, Abstr. 97th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., abstr. B-505, p. 115, 1997; R. Heller, M. Kubina, G. Delacour, F. Lamarque, G. Van Laere, R. Kasten, B. Chomel, and Y. Piemont, Abstr. Int. Conf. Emerg. Infect. Dis., p. 21.18, 1998). SeveralBartonella species and subspecies are important human pathogens that cause a variety of clinical syndromes, and mostBartonella organisms are arthropod borne. Bartonella bacilliformis is the agent of Carrión's disease, which is mainly found in the Andes mountains, and is transmitted by sand flies (3). B. bacilliformis infection is characterized by a biphasic process. The acute form of the infection, Oroya fever, causes severe and life-threatening hemolytic anemia, and the chronic form, verruga peruana, results in vascular proliferative lesions of the skin (12). B. quintana, the agent of trench fever, is transmitted by the human body louse (36). B. quintana was also identified as one of two agents causing bacillary angiomatosis (26). In urban centers, human cases of this infection were recently observed in homeless people and alcohol abusers. Cat scratch disease (CSD), caused by B. henselae, is an important zoonosis with cats serving as the major reservoir (25) and cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) as the vector (16). Although CSD is usually a self-limiting disease in immunocompetent patients, atypical forms of this infection can occur, such as Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome, encephalopathy, osteomyelitis, or endocarditis (1). In immunocompromised patients, B. henselae is the other causative agent of bacillary angiomatosis (40). B. vinsoniisubsp. berkhoffii infection was reported in several canine endocarditis cases (7, 10) and recently in one human endocarditis case (41). Based on a seroepidemiological study (38), B. vinsonii subsp.berkhoffii infection has been suggested to be tick transmitted. Recently, new human pathogenic Bartonellastrains have been identified, but their vectors remain unknown. For example, B. grahamii was associated with one human case of neuroretinitis (24), but the mode of transmission was not identified. A human patient with fever and neurological signs was infected with a novel strain, B. vinsonii subsp.arupensis, possibly from a rodent source (22, 45). Furthermore, in Washoe County, Nev., a human case of myocarditis was related to a new Bartonella organism,B. washoensis. Rodents were determined to be the likely reservoir (9).
Ticks are the vectors of many zoonotic diseases in the United States, including Lyme disease, human monocytic and granulocytic ehrlichioses, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Various Bartonella species have been isolated from small rodents (4, 5, 17, 18, 20-22, 28). Natural coinfection of Bartonella species andBorrelia burgdorferi has also been demonstrated in wild-caught mice (22). Because these small mammals usually serve as a blood source for larval and nymphal ticks, it is of great interest to determine if certain Bartonella organisms could be tick borne. In order to investigate the possible transmission ofBartonella organisms by ticks, it is important to first demonstrate the presence of Bartonella in questing adult ticks from a natural environment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine if Bartonella organisms could be detected in questing adult ticks collected by flagging vegetation. The tick species carrying Bartonella is likely to be I. pacificus, since it is a very common tick species in California and the known vector for Borrelia burgdorferi. As a follow-up to previous epidemiological studies of Bartonellain coyotes from California (13, 15), I. pacificus ticks were collected from Santa Clara County, Calif., where Bartonella infection is enzootic in coyotes.
(Part of this research has been presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16 to 19 July 2000, Atlanta, Ga.)
Tick collection.The sample size (n) of ticks to be tested in this study was calculated based on the following formula: (1 − prevalence of infection in ticks)n = (1 − percentage of confidence). It was assumed that the prevalence of Bartonella in ticks from this area should be low, as the prevalence for Borrelia burgdorferi infection inI. pacificus from California has been reported to be approximately 2% (29, 32). Therefore, the collection of 150 ticks was required for a 95% confidence of finding at least oneBartonella-positive tick. A total of 151 I. pacificus adult ticks was captured by flagging vegetation from areas in Santa Clara County, Calif.: Red Fern Ranch (14 ticks), Baird Ranch (9 ticks), and Windy Hill Open Space Reserve (128 ticks). Collection and identification of tick species were carried out by the Vector Control Section, Wildlife Unit, Santa Clara County Department of Health Services, from December 1998 to January 1999. After collection, ticks were stored at −70°C until DNA extraction was performed.
DNA extraction from ticks.DNA extraction using the DNeasy tissue kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) was performed by following the manufacturer's instructions, with minor modifications. Before extraction, ticks were individually put in 1.5-ml microtubes containing 1 ml of 70% ethanol solution for 1 min and briefly rinsed with sterile water. Each tick was then transferred to a clean microtube and macerated in 180 μl of Buffer ATL (Qiagen). After addition of 20 μl of proteinase K (18 mg/ml) (Qiagen), samples were incubated in a 50°C water bath overnight for complete lysis of soft tissues inside the ticks. The lysed samples were treated with 20 μl of RNase A (10 mg/ml) for 2 min at room temperature and then incubated at 70°C for 10 min after addition of 200 μl of Buffer AL (Qiagen). To inactivate potential infectious agents, samples were then heated at 95°C for 15 min. The following steps of DNA extraction were performed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
PCR-RFLP procedures.PCR amplification was performed withBartonella-specific primers of the citrate synthase (gltA) gene as previously described (14). Undiluted DNA and a 1:5 dilution of the extracted DNA from each macerated tick were used as DNA templates. The PCR-amplified products were verified by gel electrophoresis for the appearance of an approximately 400-bp fragment of the gltA gene. If extra bands were observed, further purification of the 400-bp band of thegltA gene was conducted. A small piece of the agarose at the position of 400 bp was cut from the agarose gel with a sterile tip through UV-light visualization, mixed with 50 μl of sterile water in a 1.5-ml microtube, and melted at 100°C for 10 min. The final product, kept at 50°C, was used as the template for a secondary PCR.B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii DNA was added to aBartonella PCR-negative I. pacificus extract as a positive control. A negative control was made by using sterile water instead of template DNA. In order to prevent laboratory contamination, different isolated areas were used for DNA extraction and PCR preparation. Disposable sterile vials and filter tips were used for DNA extraction and PCR reagent preparation. The PCR chamber was used only for the preparation of PCR reagents and not for the isolation or subculture of Bartonella spp. To minimize bacterial contamination in the laboratory, all isolations were performed in a safety class II hood cabinet. The positive control of B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii was systematically prepared last, to prevent possible cross contamination with the tested samples. The final purified PCR product of the gltA gene was then used for PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and further sequencing analyses. TaqI (Promega, Madison, Wis.),HhaI (New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.), andMseI (New England Biolabs) restriction endonucleases were used for PCR-RFLP analysis of the gltA gene. The digestion conditions used were those recommended by the enzymes' manufacturers. Banding patterns were compared to the profiles of B. henselae Houston-1 (ATCC 49882), B. clarridgeiae (ATCC 700095), B. quintana (ATCC VR-358), B. bacilliformis (ATCC 35686), B. elizabethae (ATCC 49927), Bartonella strain cattle-1 (University of California, Davis), B. vinsonii subsp. vinsonii(ATCC VR-152), and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii(ATCC 51672).
DNA sequencing.All PCR-positive tick samples were sequenced for the gltA gene as previously described (14). First, the BLASTN program of the GCG software (Wisconsin Sequence Analysis Package, version 10; Genetics Computer Group) was applied to determine the bacterial species and subspecies closest to the sequencing results of the Bartonella-positive tick samples, based on the DNA sequence similarity of 273 bp of the gltAgene. Then, the GAP program was used for sequence alignments and determination of the percentage of DNA similarity between the sequences of the gltA gene for a Bartonella-positive tick sample and the closest bacterial species and subspecies. The EMBL-GenBank accession numbers for the citrate synthase gene sequences of the strains used for the sequence comparisons were as follows:B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii,U28075 ; B. henselae Houston-1, L38987 ; B. quintana,Z70014 ;B. washoensis,AF050108 ; and Bartonella strain cattle-1, AF228768 .
Statistical analysis.The data were tabulated by SAS, version 6.12, and then analyzed by Epi-Info, version 6.03. The chi-square test for homogeneity was used to evaluate the association between the infection and a categorized factor (i.e., gender of ticks), and P values were calculated with the Yates corrected method.
Twenty-nine (19.2%) of 151 individually processed adult ticks tested were PCR positive for Bartonella (Table1). None of the ticks collected from Baird Ranch was PCR positive for Bartonella. However, 7 (50%) of 14 ticks from Red Fern Ranch and 22 (17%) of 128 ticks from the Windy Hill Open Space Reserve were infected withBartonella. Overall, male ticks were more likely to be infected with Bartonella than female ticks (26 versus 12%, P = 0.05 ). After stratification by tick collection location, an even distribution of Bartonella infection was observed in male and female ticks from Red Fern Ranch. However, for ticks from the Windy Hill Open Space Reserve, male ticks were more likely to be Bartonella PCR positive than female ticks (P < 0.05) .
After PCR-RFLP analysis for Bartonella species identification with three different endonucleases, three ticks (ticks 4, 5, and 12) collected at Red Fern Ranch were found to be infected with a Bartonella-like strain, for which the digestion profile was similar to that of B. quintana (Table2 and Fig.1). The partial sequence analysis of thegltA gene showed that the closest related sequence was in the B. quintana Fuller strain, with a DNA similarity ranging from 97.8 to 100% (Table 2). The PCR-RFLP profiles of theBartonella-like strains from six ticks (ticks 15, 17, 22, 34, 74, and 80) collected at the Windy Hill Open Space Reserve were identical to the profile of B. henselae (Table 2 and Fig.1). The nucleotide sequences of the partial gltA gene of these six samples showed a 97.4 to 100.0% sequence similarity to thegltA sequence of the B. henselae Houston-1 strain (Table 2). A profile similar to that of a cattle Bartonellastrain (13) was identified in five ticks (ticks 63, 73, 75, 81, and 93) collected at the Windy Hill Open Space Reserve, including one tick (tick 75) with a mixed profile of B. henselae and Bartonella cattle-1 strains (Table 2 and Fig. 1). All of these strains showed very high percentages of DNA similarity compared to the cattle Bartonella strain, ranging from 99.3 to 99.6% (Table 2). One tick (tick 70) was infected with aBartonella-like strain closely related to B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, based on a 98.9% nucleotide similarity by partial sequence analysis of thegltA gene (Table 2). However, the PCR-RFLP profile of this tick extract showed a mixed PCR-RFLP profile of B. vinsoniisubsp. berkhoffii and B. henselae (Table 2 and Fig. 1). There were three ticks (ticks 143, 146, and 147) infected withBartonella-like strains with previously unrecognized PCR-RFLP profiles (Table 2 and Fig. 1) compared to the availableBartonella type strains tested. After sequence comparisons of the partial gltA gene, these strains were determined to be closely related to B. washoensis (DNA similarity from 99.3 to 100.0%) (Table 2). Based on the partial sequences of thegltA gene, all strains obtained from the PCR-positive ticks were significantly different from Rickettsia prowazekii (DNA similarity of <70%), a species closely related toBartonella spp., and from Coxiella burnetii (DNA similarity of <70%). In the 11 remaining Bartonella-PCR positive ticks, despite a PCR-RFLP profile suggestive ofBartonella coinfection, partial sequencing analysis was inconclusive.
To demonstrate the role of ticks as vectors forBartonella in natural environments, questing ticks have to be examined. This approach has been successfully used for Lyme borreliosis and the agents of human ehrlichioses in I. pacificus ticks in western North America (29, 30, 32). The gltA gene was chosen for PCR-RFLP and partial sequencing analysis because this gene is more variable, and thus more discriminative for identifying Bartonella species and subspecies, than the more conserved 16S rRNA gene (6, 42). To our knowledge, this is the first report ofBartonella infections identified in questing I. pacificus adult ticks. Not only was a high prevalence (19.2%) ofBartonella infection observed in these ticks, but also partial sequences of several previously recognized humanBartonella pathogens, i.e., B. quintana, B. henselae, B. washoensis, and B. vinsonii subsp.berkhoffii, were also identified in these infected ticks. These results indicate that these human-pathogenicBartonella species or closely related species could be carried by I. pacificus ticks. However, it is unclear why male ticks were more likely to be PCR positive forBartonella than females. This finding will require further confirmation with a larger sample size of male and female ticks from various geographical areas.
Based on previous studies, a significant percentage of humanBartonella infections have occurred without exposure to known reservoirs or vectors. Up to 30% of human CSD patients may not have been scratched or bitten by cats (33), and 1% of human CSD patients do not have any known contact with animals (35). Although fleas are the main vectors for B. henselae among cats (16), ticks have been suspected to be the source of infection in a few human cases of B. henselae infection (34). An epidemiological study conducted by Zangwill et al. (46) showed that CSD patients were more likely to have found one tick on their bodies than were controls. In a recent outbreak of trench fever in Seattle, Wash., vectors other than lice were suspected in B. quintanatransmission because no association was found between body louse infestation and the infection in these human patients (44). In the southeastern United States, two cases ofB. quintana-associated central nervous system infection were reported for children with no known history of louse exposure, including one case of rural origin (39). Furthermore,Dermacentor andersoni ticks were identified as competent vectors for B. bacilliformis in an experimental infection of nonhuman primates (37), and a B. bacilliformis-like agent was recently isolated from an I. ricinus tick in Wal/cz, Poland (31). According to a recent seroepidemiological study of dogs from North Carolina and Virginia, heavy tick infestation was a more important factor associated with B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection than heavy flea infestation (38). Breitschwerdt et al. further found that dogs infected with tick-transmitted Ehrlichiaspecies are frequently coinfected with B. vinsonii subsp.berkhoffii (8). These findings suggest that ticks could play a role in the transmission of Bartonellaorganisms.
I. pacificus is very common in California, as it has been identified in 50 of the 58 counties (19). These ticks are three-host Ixodid ticks. During their larval and nymphal stages, they feed mainly on small mammals and reptiles (19). As rodents are the likely reservoir for B. washoensis (9), a Bartonella species isolated from a patient with myocarditis (R. L. Regnery et al., unpublished data), these small mammals could serve as an important source of infection to Ixodes larvae and nymphs. If transstadial transmission was successful after molting, questingI. pacificus nymphal or adult ticks could then transmitB. washoensis to large animals and possibly humans through tick bites.
The likelihood of ticks acquiring B. henselae and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii from rodents should be low, as these Bartonella organisms have not yet been identified in any rodent reservoir (4, 5, 17, 18, 20-22, 28). Nevertheless, as B. vinsonii subsp. vinsonii andB. vinsonii subsp. arupensis have been identified in rodents (2, 22, 45), the existence of a rodent reservoir for B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii still needs to be further investigated. Regarding other sources of infection, there is evidence that cats are the main reservoir for B. henselae, and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffiihas been isolated from domestic dogs and a large number of California wild coyotes (Canis latrans) (7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 27). Although these large mammals are not the preferred hosts for I. pacificus nymphs, their role as accidental hosts for the nymphs cannot be excluded (19). However, the percentage (3% [5 of 151]) of Bartonella PCR-positive ticks that were found to be infected with a B. henselae-like strain could not be explained simply by this hypothesis and would suggest the possibility of other reservoirs. In the present study, several ticks were demonstrated to be infected with B. henselae-like strains, supporting previous studies involving ticks as a possible source of human infection (34, 46). Similarly, the identification of B. vinsonii subsp.berkhoffii in one questing I. pacificus adult tick supports the potential role of tick transmission, as previously suggested for domestic dogs (38). Furthermore, the major foci of B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii infection in coyotes were distributed mainly in California's coastal and central counties, which coincides with the known distribution of several arthropods, including I. pacificus ticks (13, 15).
The identification of the B. quintana-like strain inI. pacificus ticks is quite surprising and raises questions about the role of this arthropod in human infection. At present, humans are considered to be the only reservoir for B. quintana. The likelihood that ticks acquire B. quintana directly from humans must be considered very low, as humans are not the preferred host for I. pacificus nymphs. Moreover, it would be necessary for a nymphal tick to feed on a B. quintana-bacteremic human long enough to acquire the infection. Our results could suggest the presence of other reservoirs for B. quintana, which could serve as an alternative blood source of infection to I. pacificus nymphs. Western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) have been found to be one of the preferred hosts for immature Ixodes ticks in California (19), but no investigation has been conducted to isolateBartonella spp. in these vertebrates. Therefore, attempts to isolate various Bartonella species from lizards will be of major importance.
In California, high Bartonella bacteremia prevalences have been reported for beef cattle (89%) and mule deer (90%), and ticks have been suspected to be a potential source of infection for these ruminants based on epidemiological evidence (13). Similarly, 98% of 58 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from France were Bartonella bacteremic (Heller et al., Abstr. Int. Conf. Emerg. Infect. Dis., p. 21.18) and 60% of 121 tick samples collected on roe deer in The Netherlands reacted with aBartonella genus-specific probe (43). However, such a high percentage of positive ticks must be interpreted with caution, as most ticks could have fed on bacteremic animals. On the contrary, we detected Bartonella infection in questing adult ticks, suggesting infection at an earlier stage. We also identified infection of these ticks with a Bartonella strain similar toBartonella isolated from domestic and wild ruminants and toB. weissii, initially isolated from domestic cats (13). Therefore, it will be necessary to evaluate the possible role of ticks in transmission between cattle and domestic cats.
It will also be important to determine the possibility of transovarial and transstadial transmission of these Bartonella organisms in female I. pacificus ticks. In the case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, after the last meal of D. andersoni adult females on large mammals, Rickettsia rickettsii can invade the ovaries of adult female ticks and infect the oocytes, producing infected larvae (11). Despite the absence ofBartonella bacteremia in the preferred hosts for immatureI. pacificus ticks, transovarial and transstadial transmissions of Bartonella could represent another route of infection for the questing adult ticks to acquire theseBartonella infections.
Based on the PCR-RFLP analysis of the gltA gene with three different endonucleases, two tick samples showed a mixed profile of different Bartonella strains, one with B. henselae and Bartonella strain cattle-1 and the other with B. henselae and B. vinsonii subsp.berkhoffii. The mixed profile could result from a coinfection in ticks that fed on different hosts infected with variousBartonella species and subspecies. Nevertheless, the partial sequences of the gltA gene identified only one specificBartonella strain in these two samples.
To confirm the role of Ixodes ticks in Bartonellatransmission, epidemiological and experimental transmission studies will be necessary. We could not demonstrate if theBartonella strains identified in the tick samples were still alive and transmissible to the next host. However, such a high prevalence of Bartonella infection in I. pacificus ticks from natural environments warrants further investigation all over California to elucidate the potential role of this tick species as a vector for Bartonella organisms, especially for human Bartonella pathogens. Finally, and most importantly, clinicians need to be aware of possibleBartonella infections in human patients after tick bites.
We thank Robert S. Lane (Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley) and Ian A. Gardner (Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis) for their valuable comments on the manuscript.
C. C. Chang was supported by a graduate student scholarship from the Center for Companion Animal Health (George and Phyllis Miller Fund), University of California, Davis.
- Received 18 September 2000.
- Returned for modification 29 November 2000.
- Accepted 20 January 2001.
- Copyright © 2001 American Society for Microbiology


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Your business model—which shows how you understand generating revenue—is crucial for your own planning. This dictates the outcome when applying for bank loans or asking for approval from credit committees.
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Lacto-ovo Vegetarian Diet
What Is a Vegetarian Diet?
A vegetarian diet excludes meat, poultry, fish, and foods containing these products. There are many different variations of the vegetarian diet. This article focuses on the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, which is based on plant foods, but also includes eggs and dairy.
Why Follow a Vegetarian Diet?
There are many health benefits associated with following a vegetarian diet. In general, vegetarian diets tend to be lower in saturated fat and cholesterol, and provide higher amounts of many vitamins and minerals than traditional western diets. Moreover, a well-balanced vegetarian diet may help:
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People choose to follow a vegetarian diet for many different reasons, including health benefits, concern for the environment, and concern for animal welfare.
Vegetarian Diet Basics
A lacto-ovo vegetarian diet is based on plant foods such as grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, and nuts, in addition to dairy and eggs. To make sure that you meet all your nutrient needs on this diet, be sure to eat a variety of each of these types of foods. Nutrients that deserve extra attention to make sure they are eaten in sufficient amounts include: protein, ]]>iron]]> , ]]>calcium]]> , ]]>zinc]]> , ]]>vitamin B12]]> , ]]>vitamin D]]> , and ]]>omega-3 fatty acids]]> .
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- Eat a variety of foods from each of the food groups every day.
- Limit your intake of cheese and other high fat dairy products.
- If you are new to this diet, do not just continue eating your usual diet minus the meat. Be sure to replace the meat with other protein-rich foods (eg, milk, beans, and nuts).
- Consider meeting with a registered dietitian to makes sure you are meeting all your nutrient needs on this diet. A dietitian can create a meal plan for you.
American Dietetic Association
The Vegetarian Resource Group
Dietitians of Canada
Toronto Vegetarian Association
American Dietetic Association. Position of the American Dietetic Association: vegetarian diets. J Am D Assoc. 2009;109:1266-1282.
American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada. Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: Vegetarian diets. J Am D Assoc. 2003;103:748-765.
Messina V, Melina V, Mangels AR. A new food guide for North American vegetarians. Can J Diet Prac Res. 2003;64:82-86.
Vegetarian diets. MyPyramid.gov website. Available at: http://www.mypyramid.gov/tips_resources/vegetarian_diets.html. Accessed May 9, 2007.
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Milram rider caught in out-of-competition control
Roy Sentjens of Team Milram tested positive for EPO at an out of competition doping control last month, it was announced Wednesday night. Sentjens was removed from the Vuelta a España and provisionally suspended from racing.
Sentjens tested positive for a urine sample collected at an out-of-competition control on August 16, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said. He will remain provisionally suspended until the Belgian Cycling Federation can hold hearings on the matter. He has the right to request that the B-sample also be tested.
In a statement issued late Wednesday evening, team manager Gerry van Gerwen confirmed the provisional suspension. "The rider denied the allegations and has the right to request the UCI to attend the analyses of his B sample," he said. Further more and in accordance to the internal regulations of Team Milram and the content of the riders agreement, an independent and WADA-recognised expert will investigate the test and provide a binding analysis to Team Milram and the rider. Awaiting the outcome of this independent investigation the rider will stay suspended."
Sentjens, 29, was the best finisher for Team Milram in Wednesday's Vuelta stage, in 32nd at 2:25 down. He turned pro in 2002 with Rabobank, joining Predictor-Lotto from 2007 to 2009. The Belgian joined Milram this year. He had few victories, but his largest was Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne in 2003.
This is the team's second doping case in its five years of existence. Alessandro Petacchi tested positive for salbutamol at the Giro d'Italia 2007. The team fired him in May 2008. The team let Igor Astarloa go that same year, citing "irregular blood values".
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Frequently Asked Questions About Pharmacy Tech Programs in Frederick
- Are there other jobs that a Pharmacy Technician can get in Frederick?
- What professional organizations in Maryland are there for Pharmacy Technicians?
- How many pharmacy technicians does one pharmacist need?
- Can someone without health care experience work as a Pharmacy Technician?
- Are pharmacy technicians going to need continuing education in Frederick?
- Do accreditation and certification mean the same thing?
- What characteristics should a good Pharmacy Technician have?
- How does a student know if they are finding a qualified Pharmacy Technician School in Frederick?
- Where are the job opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians in Maryland?
- How much does a Pharmacy Technician program cost in Frederick?
Are there other jobs that a Pharmacy Technician can get in Frederick?
There are many other jobs in Frederick that a Pharmacy Technician has the capacity to get. Some of the jobs a Pharmacy Technician is going in order to work as comprise of course a a Bill, a Pharmacy Technician and Quality Technician, an Accredited Pharmacy Technician, a Technician, a Compounding Tech, an Inventory Specialist and a few other jobs too. When you are looking into getting work look at what knowledge is needed for that occupation and what exactly is needed for that job position.
What professional organizations in Maryland are there for Pharmacy Technicians?
There are really various professional organizations out there for Pharmacy Technicians to check into. These organizations that are well known include the American Association of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Technician Educators Council, National Pharmacy Technician Association, American Pharmacists Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. These are all professional organizations serving Maryland that many pharmacy technicians have become a part of.
How many pharmacy technicians does one pharmacist need?
Part of understanding more about the growing job market for pharmacy technicians is learning about the work that pharmacists do and what help they need from pharmacy technicians. On average, every pharmacist will need about three pharmacy technicians to help them in the job. Knowing this can help you when you go looking for jobs in this field in certain regions or states (like Maryland).
Can someone without health care experience work as a Pharmacy Technician?
It really is possible to go to Pharmacy Technician schooling or get a job in the health care field even if you do not yet have health care expertise in Maryland. Working in this field as another occupation that is associated or a Pharmacy Technician will require that you participate in training. It is really important that you simply learn all that you can in your training and in your education so that you are prepared for the occupation as it is kind of high demanding.
Are pharmacy technicians going to need continuing education in Frederick?
Really, pharmacy technicians aren't going to need continuing education. They really just need to have twelve hours of training in service in Maryland for every two years in between the renewals they've. Within those twelve hours they must get one hour of credits. The Maryland company must keep track of the training and then it has the be checked from the pharmacist supervisor. The pharmacist must then keep these records on the pharmacy technician's file so they could be reviewed when need be.
Do accreditation and certification mean the same thing?
Accreditation and certification don't mean the same thing. Certification is an agency or non-governmental organization procedure. This is when a pupil fulfills qualifications that are predetermined from that agency or organization. Those pupils who get accredited are those that go through a training program and they also go.
What characteristics should a good Pharmacy Technician have?
There are many features a great
How does a student know if they are finding a qualified Pharmacy Technician School in Frederick?
When someone desires to go to Pharmacy Technician School, they should make sure that the school in Frederick they're going to is capable and trustworthy. Unfortunately, there are some schools out there that aren't. Should you be looking to go to Pharmacy Technician School be sure that you are locating one that has certification. That means they're declared to meet the standards of self-confidence to the people. If the school is accredited they will have higher quality, educational program.
Where are the job opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians in Maryland?
There are job opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians in a variety of locations around Frederick. Some of the most common areas where Pharmacy Technician jobs are located comprise retail pharmacies, the pharmacies at hospitals, long-term care pharmacies, home healthcare pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and mail order prescription drugstores as well. This only goes to show you that there are many jobs out there just waiting for you to jump into the area.
How much does a Pharmacy Technician program cost in Frederick?
Desiring to understand how much school for a particular type of program is going to cost is another common question. The Pharmacy Technician programs can fluctuate determined by the school and the length of time the program is. The normal cost is going to average around $6500 to $9500. This will also change based upon the cost for uniforms, tuition, examinations, textbooks, background checks, vaccinations and other things too.


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Over the summer, he and three other Compuware interns lived in a midtown Detroit apartment from which they would seek out a new perspective of the resurging city. Likewise, curiosity spurred each of them to seek out a new perspective of the mainframe as opposed to another platform.
"I didn't know much about the mainframe before looking into Compuware," Lindner said. "I knew what it was in an abstract sense, a big box, a big computer, but I didn't really know what it was used for."
Like Detroit's story, critics once resoundingly claimed the mainframe's heyday had passed. But Compuware is proving the mainframe can be removed from its outdated culture, processes and tools and brought into the modern domains of Agile and DevOps.
Transforming Inexperience into Success
Devin Berchtold, a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, admitted he didn't know what to expect coming to Compuware, aside from being told he'd be doing a lot of programming in Assembler.
"It has been an interesting challenge, but not as tedious as it seems," he said. "You really get down to the nitty-gritty and see what the machine is doing at a very low level."
Before Compuware, the interns hadn't worked with the mainframe or learned about it in any capacity. Despite their inexperience, they were able to transfer over unique areas of knowledge and non-mainframe programming skills to be successful.
As Lindner discovered, "The syntax is different, but the main concept, stuff like branching and memory management, definitely transfers over."
Joe Barton, a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, already had x86 assembly experience. "Getting that lower level experience gave me better idea of what to expect programming here," he said.
Zack Patterson, a senior at Grand Valley State University, learned early on his love for problem solving, which led him to minor in philosophy, could be a boon to his technical role as an intern.
"You can do anything with philosophy, critical thinking skills and knowing how to approach new ideas," he said. "And as an intern, I've been doing a lot of JCL stuff, writing tests, figuring out how to make our programs usable by somebody else."
Grasping the Agile Mainframe
As a summer project, the interns worked on building a message conversion utility that takes Compuware product message files of one type and outputs them in an easier format for technical communications staff to put into manuals or onto the web. While the project itself was at the core of the internship, the Agile tools and processes the interns used to carry out their tasks were just as important.
"In our first sprint meeting they told us we had to have a deliverable in two weeks. I thought, 'That's a stretch,'" Barton said.
Despite initial suspicions, it didn't take long for the Compuware interns to see their work produce results.
"When we actually polished up all of our code and looked through it, we had 3,000 lines made from scratch, and it's helping the company," Berchtold said. "That was a cool milestone, something to be proud of."
As summer moved along, new ideas and needs for extra functionality for the messaging utility cropped up, increasing the interns' workload.
"As we went along we realized for our utility to be useful it had to work with all of these products, so we had to be able to adapt as we went along," Barton said.
This provided the interns a chance to really leverage their problem solving skills and implement some fundamental Agile practices. Through regular participation in daily scrum meetings and completing multiple two-week sprints, the interns learned how viable mainframe agility is. They witnessed on a daily basis what Compuware has claimed to be possible for over two years.
"Coming at this even from a non-computer-science perspective, just me generalizing in a philosophical sense, Agile seems like the way to go about life, to constantly reassess and reevaluate where you are and to create these feedback loops," Patterson said.
Leaving with New Perspectives
Although Compuware's interns arrived in Detroit with hardly any concept of the mainframe, it only took a few months for them to realize the knowledge and skills they had were enough.
"Anyone who's a programmer, what they really enjoy is problem solving, so really once you get past the syntax, around the housekeeping work, you're able to get to the meat of a problem," Lindner said.
Patterson compared the constant problem solving he carried out at Compuware to a previous internship he had held, noting stark differences in the processes he used in each role.
"In the previous internship, the problems we were solving were already solved. I was simply looking up online what the solution was and then plugging that into my code," he said.
"At Compuware, with the mainframe, it involves a more creative process. The only thing that prevents you from getting to your goal is logic. There are only so many instructions you have with Assembler, and that appeals to my sense of problem solving more."
By the end of summer, after months of adapting to a new city, workplace and computing platform, Compuware's interns had made strides at improving their programming skills and business acumen.
"I've definitely come a long way in terms of my skills in programming," Lindner said.
Preparing to head back to their respective cities for one last year of college, it was apparent they would take with them a new perspective of their potential career trajectories, and a new perspective of the mainframe.
"Looking back, this was a really solid, enjoyable internship," Barton said. "I've learned a lot. That's the main takeaway. There were a lot of experiences I've never had before, too, like living in a new city."
Detroit was a new city for the Compuware interns, but it's also becoming a new city to itself. And like Detroit, the mainframe is becoming a new platform equipped with the familiar culture, processes and tools millennials need to be successful, regardless of their experience levels.
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APD And The Caribbean
Last November there was a further increase in the Air Passenger Duty (APD) we UK based flyers pay. Next November it will go up yet again. In Ireland, a similar tax is blamed by Ryanair for a substantial fall in the number of people visiting there and its decision to maintain quite so many planes at Dublin. It has concerned some countries that their tourism is being affected so the Netherlands has abolished the tax.
The UK is one of the most heavily taxed, if not the most heavily one for airline flights. But it doesn't only hit people in the UK. Because of the high cost, overseas countries that rely on tourism for substantial national income are worried we won't travel there.
Take the Caribbean
Because of a badly thought out system of taxation, travelers to the Caribbean pay more APD than if you were to fly to the west coast of the USA despite the fact that the distance is less. So last week, this incongruity was raised in parliament by Roger Godsiff, an MP who has a high number of constituents with links to the Caribbean. Was the government sympathetic? No the answer that Sarah McCarthy Fry gave on their behalf was that it would not be straightforward to reform the APD. Six months after consideration began, they still have not found a solution. Despite the fact that the issue has been raised face-to-face by Caribbean politicians, nothing has happened.
Why not?
For a start, if you had to have this tax at such an oppressive rate, you could tax it on the number of miles flown after you leave a UK airport. (that way you wouldn't penalize domestic tourism) instead of the four bands, we currently have. It is not only the Caribbean that is affected. People flying to Egypt pay at the same level. The Dutch dropped the tax. They worked out that it caused a net loss of €900 million per year because of not having the tourists. Polls show people think it is unfair but you can understand why the government is reluctant to drop a cash cow that gives them billions per year. But they can't see how much is being lost to the UK by the loss of visitors. Sooner or later as we compete for the tourism spend we will lose to those that charge less. Will their eyes ever open?
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Many of us have an ambivalent relationship with sleep. Although acknowledging its necessity, we begrudge these stolen hours of existence. Two new books provide a fresh perspective on this poorly understood phenomenon. Rather than being an "imperfection of our nature," as extolled by physician Wilson Phillip in 1833, sleep emerges as critical to healthy bodily, mental, and emotional function.
In a charming analogy, Henry Nicholls in his book Sleepyhead likens the architecture of a perfect night's sleep to the aesthetic perfection of the Taj Mahal. When undermined, it's as though "the architectural plans have gone missing, and the resulting edifice is simply a miscellaneous jumble of marble." Whereas Alice Gregory takes a developmental perspective of sleep in Nodding Off, charting its idiosyncrasies across the lifespan, Nicholls tackles the subject through the lens of pathology, being himself a lifetime sufferer of the sleep disorder narcolepsy.
In humans, the master timekeeper underwriting the architecture of sleep is a small region buried deep within the brain, known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus. The pacemaker activity of this biological timepiece is controlled by several genes, which have names like Period, Clock, and Timeless. Mutations in these can transform us from night owls into morning larks or something in between. Fortunately, errant wanderings are typically adjusted by "zeitgebers"—literally, "time-givers"—principally in the form of blue light.
Nicholls meticulously details his experience of narcolepsy, from the first symptoms of excessive sleepiness at inappropriate moments, to the paroxysms of cataplexy that result in sudden, momentary paralysis. But he comes to realize that the reach of this disease is far deeper than he had ever realized, affecting his mood, dreaming, motivation, and body weight; causing hallucinations; and paradoxically resulting in disturbed nocturnal sleep. Along the way, he covers some fascinating material, from the rare prion-driven disease known as fatal familial insomnia to the potentially atavistic nature of cataplexy.
In Nodding Off, Gregory makes the point that although sleep studies typically focus on individuals, sleep is not always a solitary pastime and may be adversely affected by our choice of bedmate. Indeed, sleep researchers are now attempting to address the reality that adults often do not sleep in isolation.
The structure of sleep also changes across an individual's lifetime. The sleep patterns of young children, for example, are profoundly influenced by their belief systems. Gregory cautions parents against sending misbehaving children to bed early because this association between sleep and punishment may inadvertently condemn them to years of insomnia.
Similarly, she explains why the Sisyphean struggle to force teenagers to wake up early is invariably destined to fail. Their pattern of melatonin release differs to those of adults and children, and the recapitulation of this phenomenon in other mammals suggests that it has been hard-wired by evolution.
While extolling the virtues of sleep and its fundamental importance to our health, Gregory reveals some interesting tidbits, including the fact that dolphins sleep with just half of their brain at a time and that male armadillos have erections during non-REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, unlike their human counterparts, who experience this phenomenon only during REM sleep. The heterogeneity of sleep across different species indicates its essential function but also how it may be modified to perform different functions.
Although the precise function of sleep remains enigmatic, poor-quality sleep and sleep deprivation may have a profound impact on our health. In Denmark, Gregory reveals, the government has gone so far as to compensate long-term shift workers that develop breast cancer after mouse studies revealed the pro-carcinogenic effects of altered sleep.
It is noteworthy, and apparently contrary to the central thesis of these two tomes, that genius has sometimes emerged within the context of abnormal sleep patterns. The serial micronapper Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable canon of work, for example, was achieved on a sleeping pattern comprising naps of just 15 minutes taken every 4 hours. But it was, perhaps, Salvador Dali who, in tapping into the "secret of sleeping while awake," demonstrated most idiosyncratically how unconventional sleeping habits can extract creative insights from this enigmatic shadowland.
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The reviewer is the author of Life Without Genes (Flamingo, 2000).
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A sad reality confronted the entire world after the reports coming from US regarding teen pregnancy. It has been reported that 17 teenagers from a school in Massachusetts are pregnant and many of them are less than 16 years of age. The whole idea about being a teen mother is not out of compulsion but fancy. The hormonal growth of a teen is much higher as compared to adult women, which makes a young girl more active and energetic. Nonetheless, this increased fertility rates and strong body metabolism are not enough to cope up with the emotional and physiological stress during pregnancy. The large number of pregnant teens not only adds to population growth but pose a threat to entire mankind.
This situation arises more due to peer pressure, or increasing sexual experimentation at a tender age. The recent report shows that teenage pregnancy in US is relatively higher than any other developed or developing nations. The number is expected to cross the shocking figure of 1 million each year, according to a news report. The prime concern about being a mother is responsibility. Becoming a mother in an adolescent age leaves the teen perplexed about handling the entire situation. Moreover, such unwanted pregnancy usually creates major health concerns. This article is more focused on looking at the health risks attached behind teen pregnancy.
Risk to Fetus
The body metabolism of a teen mother is such that it cannot nourish the fetus adequately, which might result in a low -weight babies. It is also possible that certain body organs of the child is under developed leading to childhood disorder and higher infant mortality rates. Owing to the body shape and size, it is difficult for a teenage mother to deliver a baby normally, whereas the caesarian method might be dangerous. It could lead to physical complications like excessive bleeding.
Negligence of teenage mother
Often the teen age moms-to-be are not responsible enough to take care of their health and their babies health as well. Random eating habits and mal nutrition due to increased rate of smoking, excessive alcohol intake, or taking drugs during pregnancy may put both the mother and infant in a great danger.
Prenatal Care
According to the American Medical Association (AMA), newborn babies who do not get sufficient prenatal care are under higher risk and are more likely to die before the age of 1 year.
Social Negligence
Not only the increased health risks but the added pressure from the society comes as a serious shock for the teenage mothers. It is usually hard to get a social acceptance for such babies. It may hamper the psychological balance of a teenage mom, resulting in suicide in extreme case.
Other Consequences
Apart from facing a rejection from the society, factors like running a family and low annual income of the child's teenage parents may pose a serious trouble to carry out day to day functioning. According to reports, In the United States, the annual cost of teen pregnancies from lost tax revenues, public assistance, child health care, foster care, and involvement with the criminal justice system is estimated to be about $7 billion.
By no means, being a mother is an easy task. It takes lots of planning, sleepless nights, hair – tearing episodes, firm decision, and proper financial support before you opt to be mother. And that too, it is never advisable to get pregnant at a tender age. Never let your sexual adventures and other such experiments spoil for health, career and your future.
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Sharklumbo Combines Our Two Favorite Things into One Video Parody
Sharklumbo Combines Our Two Favorite Things into One Video Parody
Funny or Die brings Sharklumbo to life in this parody starring Kevin Pollak (and his excellent Peter Falk impersonation).
TV is a little shark-crazy right now, with Shark Week and Sharknado 2 (and soon to be Sharknado 3)... and Funny or Die's Sharklumbo fits perfectly into the sharkstravaganza. The premise is simple: "It's a shark. And it's also Peter Falk as Columbo."
Basic? Yes. But it's more justification than we had for this week's Discovery Channel slate of Sharkzilla, Sharkpocalypse, Sharkageddon, and Sharksanity, so why not roll with it? Sure, it's ridiculous (and a bit gory, in a fake CGI kind of way), but it's the sort of ridiculous that we love -- plus Kevin Pollak's great Peter Falk impersonation holds the entire thing together and, surprisingly, even gives it a sort of heart. Though in the world of Sharklumbo, that heart's probably soon to be eaten by a shark.
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This isn't funny. I think they could of done more with this than the stupid "one more thing" and then bite them gag.
Shouldn't that shark have a mustache?
no, then he'd be inspector clouseau :P
*Walks in, whistling 'This Old Man'*
Pardon me, sir. I hope I'm not interrupting something important. I'm a detective from Homicide. They just put me on this case? Now...you said that there was a man with a shark for a head, going around killing people, is that right? ...could you describe him? ...okay, small build, brown coat, funny accent...kind of like...mine. Really, sir? You mean to tell me that there's someone out there doing my routine with a shark for a head? Boy, that just takes the cake... I mean, I've seen some weird cases in my time, sir. I had a senator once trying to fake an assassination plot on himself, a film director who used subliminal cuts to drive a man out of the theater so he could be shot, and all other kinds. This one...might be a toughy. Well...I'll leave you alone for now, sir. Sorry to bother you.
I don't think I'm the target audience. This didn't even get a smirk out of me, didn't find it funny.
I like to think it was part of the plan. I mean, this *is* presented as a would-be Asylum production. Considering that house's output, I'm not entirely surprised. It's got all the outrageously bad acting of your typical Asylum flick.
It went on for a bit too long, but the Columbo mannerisms were nicely parodied, especially his references to his never-seen wife. Unlike some of the other posters here, I enjoyed this.
I liked it. Course I like anything that pokes fun at the stupid "ironic movie" trend.
Enjoyed it for what it was... Sharklumbo... wouldn't work as a feature but this was funny, quite possibly because I grew up on Columbo and they caught the spirit of the character (minus the biting tendencies).
I loved it! I would actually probably pay to see this in theaters if it did a limited release.


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While watching the documentary, Superheroes Decoded, I became aware of the origin of Superman as a comic book character. Superman's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, were two teenagers who lived in an impoverished neighborhood in Cleveland. Some may speculate that Cleveland served as a model for Superman's city, Metropolis. It has been claimed that the idea for Superman came to Jerry and Joe in a dream. For Superman's appearance, they drew inspiration from the strongmen (who were popular in the 1930s), Jesse Owens the fastest man alive (who was the pride of Cleveland, Jerry and Joe's hometown), Tarzan, and Roman gladiators. Initially, Jerry and Joe were rejected by publisher after publisher before they were accepted by Action Comics, which would eventually become DC Comics. Thus, the modern myth of the superhero was born!
When developing Superman's origin story, Jerry and Joe drew inspiration from the Book of Exodus, which depicted an infant Moses being sent down the Nile River to be raised by another family and eventually change the world. As more immigrants came to America, Superman became a symbol for them because he himself is an immigrant and a literal illegal alien. He symbolized immigrants coming to a new homeland and giving something back to their new community.
During his early days, Superman was made to give people hope in the wake of the Great Depression. Instead of supervillains, he fought crooked rich people and corrupt government officials. He was a champion for the common man. Overall, Superman was created to represent the best of humanity in a world of growing darkness.


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It's been a while since I've written anything here and I have no excuse for it. So I will play catch-up and post a little about my trip to the Detroit Auto Show at the end of January.
Since I live near Detroit, it's not too far of a drive and decided to go this year along with some friends. It's been about ten years since I last went, and I recall it being very warm inside Cobo Hall. My friends brought their baby with them and a stroller. It was very cold and windy outside that day so we really had to bundle up. I don't like checking my coat inside, so traditionally I would carry it or endure the added heat while I walked around. This time, however, we put our coats on the the bottom of the stroller and that worked out well. Just walking around in jeans and a t-shirt was still very warm. With all the people and all the spot lights shining on the cars, it makes it warm enough in there to sweat.
I attended on the second-to-last day of the event and there was no shortage of visitors either. There were lots of nice cars there and we visited nearly every manufacturer there. While the whole place was crowded, the most crowded display was the Chevrolet Corvette area where one nearly had to push their way in and around the cars. The next most crowded area was probably the entire Ford Motor Co area and then followed by the Cadillac section.
I was disappointed in that I didn't see any of the exotics there like Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini and the like. Though Bentley was there and one of the cars as on display had a sticker price of over $385,000! I considered buying two of them!
Downstairs at the Cobo Hall there were some neat looking mod cars and other odd stuff. Plus Harley Davidson was there and had several very nice bikes on display.
All in all, we had a good time and I plan on returning sometime in the next decade again! Seriously, once every several years is plenty for me to consume.
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Tufenkian Foundation – 13/11/2019
November 12, 2019, TANDZUT, KASHATAGH, ARTSAKH: The secondary school of the Tandzut community located in Kashatagh's northern wing of the Republic of Artsakh is now open and welcomes its students after a half-year long reconstruction organized and implemented by the Tufenkian Foundation. The institution will bear the name of Adam Sahakyan, who was one of the soldiers who died valiantly during the 2016 Four-Day War and was awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh by the government. Artsakh government officials, including the state minister, Adam Sahakyan's family members, and the Foundation staff, were present at the ceremony.
With a population of around 100 people, Tandzut is one of the resettled communities of Kashatagh. The previous school had no reliable conditions to ensure efficient and comfortable studies. The newly reconstructed school will offer modern classrooms with the necessary equipment and safety standards. It will also serve nearby communities, which lack sufficient resources for high-quality public education. "A good school is a cornerstone for a stronger community. The presence of such a facility plays a key role in the resettlement process, and we hope that the number of students will increase in the future. Many families check the availability of school before moving to the liberated territories. Today we can surely say that our efforts will have an impact", said the executive director of the Foundation Raffi Doudaklian. He also noticed that a couple of months ago, the Foundation completed the construction of a new house in the same village, which now awaits its future owners. In the scope of the Foundation's resettlement program in northern Kashatagh, the reconstruction of Tandzut's school was one of the important initiatives.
The government provided materials for the roof, new furniture, and heating systems for the school, while the Foundation reconstructed the Soviet-era building. "This is a moment of exceptional pride for our entire family. It is the utmost pride that the school named after Adam is in Artsakh. Let this be the launch of something bigger. I can find my son in each of these children's eyes, and I am sure that they will become great citizens", said Mrs. Gayane, the mother of martyred soldier Adam Sahakyan. The opening ceremony gathered the entire population of the village, while smoke was still coming out of the chimneys of the older building, where children had to study in half-destroyed rooms, walk through dark hallways, and do their classes in this hazardous structure.
"This is the third school opening in Kashatagh this year. It is not a secret that one of the pillars of a successful state is the education system, and this school is a bright sample", said Artsakh's Minister of Education, Narine Aghabalyan.
The full reconstruction of the school was the Foundation's last major project in the northern wing of Kashatagh. During the past 16 years, the Foundation has successfully implemented dozens of projects, including housing for re-settlers, renovation of cultural sites, reconstruction of schools and kindergartens, administrative and community buildings and strategic infrastructures for the communities.
Founded in 1999 by entrepreneur James Tufenkian, the Tufenkian Foundation has worked in Artsakh for over 16 years. Its on-the-ground efforts feature the promotion of resettlement, infrastructure, healthcare, and other development programs.