A Dad's Point
of View

Bruce Sallan and sons

We’re Giving Our Kids a Harder World

The parents of every generation expect and hope that their children can and will do better than they did. Ours may be the first generation, in a very long while, where it is both unlikely and unrealistic to have this expectation. The world has just gotten much more complicated, much harder, and more competitive.
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Teamwork The Chinese Way:
Which Immortal Will You Be?

When I first set foot on the hot sand of the great American West two decades ago, I was overwhelmed. The University of Arizona was a world away, physically and culturally, from metropolitan Shanghai where I grew up. I was speechless when I saw the parade of giant Saguaro cactuses, and puzzled over how Nature had created such fascinating plants.
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Reflections
From the East

Qin Sun Stubis

Food For Thought

Kate Oakland

Smoothies For Those Who May Need to Gain Weight

I remember watching an episodeof Oprah where she interviewed people who had lost tremendous amounts of weight. When asked her secret, one woman said that she “never drank her calories.” Well, that makes sense, especially with calorie-rich smoothies.
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Q: My rabbit developed a sudden head tilt to the right. What could be wrong?

A: There are a number of possibilities. The most likely differentials include ones that might affect the balance centers of the nervous system. These areas include the middle and inner ears as well as the cerebellum. The cerebellum is the back part of the brain that coordinates
motor activity.
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Paws and Claws

Dr. Frank Lavac
MS, DVM, ABVP-Avian