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Mouse and Rat Poison
Eeek! It's a mouse! Nasty little bacteria-laden, disease-carrying critter; hop in the car and down to the local hardware we go. Shelves full of 'death in a box' all with familiar labels: Hot Shot, d-Con, Generation, Rozol, etc. are conveniently stacked for easy selection. What the heck, just pick one. Home again, and read the instructions: "Keep out of reach of children and pets". No problem, we'll tuck the bait way back under that bottom shelf out of harm's way. There, that mouse will soon be toast!
Most people can identify with this scenario. Little do they know that the warning should also read "Keep out of reach of all things great and small, bright and beautiful", because it really is death in a box. The manufacturers are not required to divulge just exactly how lethal their toxic chemical concoction really is.
What Are Rodents?
Almost all rodents share teeth in common. That is, they have both upper and lower incisors that continue to grow. As you might imagine, to keep their teeth from overgrowing they must continually gnaw on something. Unfortunately, that usually means roots, fruits, seeds and plant stems fall victim to their dental needs. It can also mean your walls, floors and household electric and vehicle wiring will suffer expensive damage. There are a few rodents that are the exception to the rule and only eat fish or insects.
In my neck of the woods the rodents include deer mice, brown mice, voles, moles, possums, black and brown rats, grey, red and flying squirrels, chipmunks, wild mink, ferrets, shrews, beavers, muskrats, ground hogs and gophers. I'm sure there are others; I just haven't seen them yet.
Why Do We Need to Kill Rodents?
If you own a vineyard, for example, gophers can mean big bucks down the drain. Their burrowing messes up your root and soil systems, and they gnaw on your grapevine stems causing the plants to die. Rats and mice can spread infectious diseases, like Hantavirus. They carry lice, fleas, mites, ticks and other tiny critters on their skin and fur. As you can see, getting rid of mice and rats in our homes and on our farms is beneficial in many ways.
First Generation Rodent Poison
Also known as Rodenticides, they contain chemicals that specifically inhibit Vitamin K, preventing blood from clotting naturally. Warfarin is an active ingredient used in rodent bait. If you've ever had surgery and had to take a blood thinner to prevent clots afterwards, then you have most likely ingested that chemical. When used to kill rodents, the animal's blood becomes so thin that it cannot carry necessary oxygen to the brain, nervous system and organs and it dies.
First generation concoctions have a good kill rate; however it was thought that the critters might develop a tolerance to it. Thus the World Health Organization became involved and requested the manufacture of something much more toxic. Imperial Chemical Industries of London obliged and developed the new 'super rodent killer', also known as second generation rodenticide.
The second generation mouse and rat poisons kill much more slowly, but employ the same strategy: vitamin K is inhibited to keep blood from clotting. The rodent will go back for seconds, thirds, fourths and so on. By the time the rodent actually dies, it will have ingested many times the lethal dose. It then becomes a weapon of collateral destruction. There is nothing quite as tempting as a rat that is stumbling and slow to run away. Any of their natural predators will also be poisoned after ingesting them. Those include owls, hawks, vultures, eagles, raccoons, foxes; and yes, even the family dog or cat! Wild birds that feed on rodents, and our pets are especially vulnerable; but all animals die horrible deaths after ingesting second generation rodent killers.
What's more, the rate of rodent kill is high for the first 2 years or so of use of second generation poisons. After that the tolerance level is quickly reached and rodents multiply faster than ever! There is no backup plan.
Birds of prey that eat the poisoned rodents, or feed them to their young, develop tumors, bleed through their skin, become too lethargic to hunt, and either die from the effects of the poison, or starve to death. Our natural biological controls, specifically owls, hawks and vultures, badgers, coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats and skunks, among others, are being killed off by poison at an alarming rate. In fact, 79.1 percent of birds and mammals tested by Wildcare, a rehabilitation facility in San Rafael, California, were positive for rodenticides (according to Audubon Magazine, January-February, 2013 issue.)
What They're Not Telling Us
Our precious children are being poisoned by this stuff. Keeping the bait out of their immediate reach is no guarantee kids will not come in contact with it. The rodents are so slow to die that they move around the house for days, all the while trailing the bait along with them on their feet, tails and fur. This stuff remains stored in the liver, so there's no telling how far-reaching its affects will be on our future generations.
Veterinarians will tell you about the high poisoning rate in the pets they see due to the use of these lethal chemical concoctions. Our pets are members of our family. Losing them this way and knowing it could have been prevented is just unbearable. It's a very sad lesson to be learned.
In 2008, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) declared that: "Second generation rodenticides posed an unreasonable risk to children, pets and wildlife." It gave manufacturers 3 years to stop selling the more lethal rodent poison directly to households. New York City is solidly behind this order, and agrees that the use of second generation rodenticides as a rodent control is unnecessarily risky to humans and wildlife. This is a strong endorsement coming from a rodent-infested metropolitan area!
BUT, the EPA left a giant loophole you could drive a train through: large quantity sales such as those to farmers, and tamper-proof bait boxes that are used by exterminators were exempted from the cease-to-sell order. The result is that predators and scavengers are just as poisoned from those rodents that have eaten from exterminators' 'sealed bait boxes', or bait set out by farmers.
To date, 26 out of 29 manufacturers of second generation mouse and rat baits have complied with the EPA order. The 3 that have refused to cease production of these poisons are:
1. Spectrum Group, a maker of pet care products (ironically) as well as 'Hot Shot' mouse and rat baits with the active ingredient BRODIFACOUM, which is the most deadly to pets and wildlife.
2. Liphatech, producer of 'Generation', 'Maki', 'Rozol'and 'd-Con' which contains BRODIFACOUM.
They also make Lysol, Woolite and French's Mustard!
3. Reckitt Benckiser, which is trying to drag this out in court, while innocents continue to die.
How We Can Help Stop the Killing of Our Natural Rodent Controls and the Poisoning of our Children and Pets:
Rodent Traps:
· USE safe alternatives to poison baits like old fashioned multi-use snap traps or covered disposable snap traps (so you don't have to see or handle the dead critter), which are available at the same store where the toxic chemicals are found!
· Humane pest traps-- that's what I use. Add peanut butter as bait, and take the live rodent to a location at least a mile away to release. You don't want them to end up back at your house! Also domake sure the release location is away from homes or farms. Be sure not to make problems for someone else!
· Electronic rodent killers. These seem to have mixed results depending upon where they are placed in conjunction with the actual rodent point of entry. More than one is usually needed to cover the area in question. Quite often our attic is mouse central, especially in the autumn and springtime. In order to make sure the whole area will receive the electronic shockwave that is the rodent repellent, we need to set up 6 devices. The use of a surge protector with 6 outlets is convenient in this case.
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How to Expedite Your Passport Renewal
There are three ways to expedite a passport renewal. The method you pick out will depend on how speedily you need to acquire your renewed passport and how much time you have to devote to the process. The details below will help guide you in making the decision on how best to expedite your passport renewal.
Apply for Expedited Service by Mail to the National Passport Processing Center
Ddownload and complete the application form DS-82 to renew a passport. Put it in an envelope with your current passport, two photos and payment. The application fee and expediting fee can be made with one payment. Provide proof of your name change if it is different from the name in your present passport. This can be done with a marriage certificate or court order.
Clearly and legibly write "EXPEDITE" on the envelope so that it can be speedily identified at the processing center. The National Passport Processing Center address can be found on the application for renewal. Within 3 to 4 weeks the application should be processed and your passport delivered to your. It may take longer, especially during peak travel periods.
Renew Your Passport at a Regional Passport Agency
Applying at a regional passport agency is an option if you cannot wait for your travel document to be returned by mail. The regional agencies attend travelers whose departure date is within 14 days and who do not need a travel visa. Those who need to obtain a visa can be attended at the regional agency up to 28 days before their departure date.
Presently, fifteen passport agencies operate in the United States. The agencies can be found in major cities throughout the U.S. including Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, New Orleans, Miami, Norwalk (CO), Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago and Detroit. Each agency attends a particular area of the United States.
Pick the regional passport agency that services your state of residence to begin the passport renewal process. You can set up an appointment by callling toll-free at 1-877-487-2778. This number is for an automated appointment system. Sometimes, it can be pretty hard to get through. It may be necessary to make numerous tries. Just keep calling.
Take the completed form and accompanying documentation with you to the regional passport agency on the day of your appointment. You are asked not to get to the agency more than 15 minutes early or to be over 15 minutes late. Being more than fifteen minutes late could result in the cancellation of your appointment.
If your appointment is early in the day, you could receive your renew passport that same afternoon. If you are not attended until later in the day, you might possibly have to wait until the following day to get your passport.
Get Your Passport Renewed Through a Travel Document Expediter
Travel document expediters have a special relationship with regional agencies that allow them to represent their clients who are unable to personally deliver their requests to the agency for processing. Allowing a passport expediter to take care of the expediting of your passport renewal is a wise choice when you are in a time crunch and have many other things to take care of before your trip.
Passport expediters specialize in obtaining passports quickly. You are ordinarily given several choices as to how quickly you want your passport expedited. Processing times are as follows.
Standard - 8 to 10 business days
Rush - 5 to 7 business days
Priority - 3 to 4 business days
Next Day - 2 business days
24 hours - 1 business day
Once you have decided on how speedily you want to acquire your passport, you need to complete an online form with personal information such as your name, address, phone number and email. Next, type in information about your trip including date of departure and destination. Confirm whether you have an itinerary or not.
You need to download the expediter's authorization form. The completed and signed form should be sent along with your passport renewal application and other documentation to the expediter by express mail.
Make Your Choice
Now you know the three ways to expedite your passport renewal. Send the passport application yourself. Get it expedited at a regional passport agency. Or allow a private expediting service to get the job done for you. The choice is yours. You get to decide. You make the decision. Just make sure you choose a way to get your passport renewal expedited that gets it done before your departure date.
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Non-Surgical Ways To Smooth Out Skin Around The Face
You don't have to have plastic surgery if you want to reverse the signs of ageing. Many experienced plastic surgeons also offer non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures.
Your skin, especially the skin on your face, is exposed to environmental damage every single day. The sun's UV rays cause damage, bright light creates wrinkles, and gravity takes its inevitable toll on everyone. Life, too, leaves it mark with laugh lines, frown lines, and other facial creases. And the natural process of aging means that skin loses firmness and volume as the body produces less collagen over time.
However, there are several non-surgical ways to smooth the skin and reverse the signs of aging.
Liquid facelift
Liquid facelifts are the broad term for non-surgical, injectable facial rejuvenation procedures. They usually consist of dermal fillers and a neurotoxin like Botox. These liquid facelift treatments smooth wrinkles by filling them in and by relaxing facial muscles which cause wrinkles.
Dermal fillers
Dermal fillers, also known as soft-tissue fillers, are compounds or gels which fill in facial lines and creases, smoothing out the skin.
There are several different compounds, which have slightly different affects. Your plastic surgeon will recommend which fillers are best for your own unique procedure. Juvederm, for example, is a hyaluronic acid which is excellent for lip enhancements, and restoring firmness and fullness to cheeks, eyebrows, and temples.
Revolumizers
Revolumizers are another type of dermal fillers, suitable for reversing the facial fat loss known as lipoatrophy. Loss of facial fat causes the appearance of hollow eyes, sunken cheeks, and indentations. This fat is replaced using a revolumizer.
Some revolumizers are long-lasting gels, such as Bioalcamid, which are injected into the tissues under your skin to restore volume.
Sculptra
Many surgeons highly recommend Sculptra, a new revolumizing treatment. Sculptra is a three dimensional sculpting agent which restores volume to the skin, firms sagging skin, and fights the effects of gravity. It's injected into the dermis where it promotes the skin to produce more collagen, adding natural volume to hollows and wrinkles.
Sculptra is created from a long-lasting synthetic material which improves the appearance of sunken areas by gradually increasing the skin's thickness.
It's an extremely popular treatment in in many countries. Many surgeons are trained in these advanced techniques.
Botox
Botox is one of the most popular non-surgical facial rejuvenation surgery treatments. Botox is a neurotoxin which relaxes muscles. Minute amounts are injected with tiny needles into facial muscles which cause wrinkles, such as forehead wrinkles, and the lines between the eyebrows. Botox relaxes the muscles, which smooths out the wrinkles and lines.
Combination treatments
Many plastic surgeons recommend a combination of facial rejuvenation procedures, such as combining dermal fillers with Botox to fill lines and creases and also relax frowns and wrinkles.
Non-surgical procedures do not permanently reverse the signs of aging, though they can last for as long as two years, in the case of Sculptra.
If you don't wish to have facial rejuvenation surgery, you will be able to restore your youthful skin with these non-surgical procedures.
I am a consultant plastic surgeon whose private practice is largely dedicated to cosmetic surgical procedures like breast reconstruction and tummy tuck. Now on researching in other areas of plastic surgery. I feel that each plastic surgery procedure must be individualized to each person's unique situation. I love to make people more confident about themselves and their bodies.
Facial Plastic Surgery That Makes a Difference
With a dizzying array of available treatments available, it is no wonder that most consumers are not sure what procedures or options they should pursue. It is very beneficial to research not only the plastic surgeon you are considering consulting with, but also the treatments you are considering. Many potential patients have come to believe that a person must look stretched or tight if they choose to undergo a facelift. There is nothing further from the truth. In fact, a well done facelift should not be apparent to others. If a total stranger can tell you had facial surgery, it has not been done well. On the other hand, when they meet someone who appears very youthful for their years, it is likely they have had well performed facial plastic surgery.
There are many approaches to facial rejuvenation. Some treatments are less invasive than others. Patients are frequently confused by the difference in the potential results that can be obtained with surgery as compared to Botox or fillers. Surgery is designed to re-position sagging and lax tissues that have descended in response to aging and gravity. Botox is a toxin that prevents nerves from working. It actually prevents the muscles of the face from responding to the signals sent by nerves. When muscles don't move, the overlying wrinkles appear smoother. Unfortunately, in some patients, Botox can result in an unnatural frozen look, and that is why I choose not to use it in my practice. Fillers are a variety of substances that can be injected into the skin in an area of a wrinkle to smooth out lines and furrows. There are various types of fillers and they last varying degrees of time from four months to two years.
In my opinion, when patients show signs of facial aging, including sagging tissues, wrinkles, furrows and aged appearing skin, the best results are obtained with a three prong approach to rejuvenation, including skin care, fillers, and surgery. If any of the three prongs are omitted, the result is not as good. It can be difficult for patients to know what surgeries are right for them. Most patients want the best result possible with the longest lasting effect, but some look for shortcuts that are less expensive and reportedly come with quicker recovery times. Regrettably, there are many publicized treatments that do not hold up over time, but can be quite expensive. The best way to protect yourself against this potential pitfall is to consult with an experienced, board certified plastic surgeon who performs at least twenty-five facelifts a year.
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