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May 17, 2010

Best schools of veterinary medicine in the US – Part 2

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BEST SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN THE U.S.

Interested in a career as a veterinarian? Not sure where to start? The following facts about educational requirements and veterinary medicine programs will help with your career planning.

DEGREE AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

In order to practice, a veterinarian must obtain the following:

-A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from a four-year program at an accredited school.

-A passing grade on the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (an eight-hour national board exam), after which a state license is granted.

-A passing grade on any additional testing required by the state (some states test on laws and regulations; others test clinical competency).

Most states insure that veterinarians keep current with advances in their field by imposing continuing education requirements.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Prerequisites for admission to a veterinary medicine program vary. Some programs require an undergraduate degree; others require a certain number of undergraduate credit hours. Some requirements that all programs have in common are:

-Science courses, such as chemistry, physics, biology and biochemistry

-Math courses, such as pre-calculus or calculus, statistics, algebra and trigonometry.

-Submission of test scores

Most veterinary medicine programs require the Graduate Record Exam (GRE); others require the Veterinary College Admission (more…)

May 15, 2010

Shopping For Men’s Clothing Online

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It is a well-known fact that most men hate shopping, especially when it comes to shopping for clothes. While they could probably spend hours in a DIY store or a car spare parts shop, most men would be happy to go in and out of the clothes store as quickly as possible. To them, shopping is like getting root canal without anesthesia.

Women on the other hand, love to go shopping and will happily spend hours in any store. When they have a man in their life, women typically end up doing all of the shopping for men’s clothing, women’s clothing and kids clothing as well as all kinds of clothing accessories. The man is usually very glad to turn over that chore to his significant other.

This arrangement worked just fine in earlier days, when most women stayed home and did not work. Today, most women are very busy with regard to work and home life and very few women have days that they can spend leisurely at the mall shopping for men’s clothing.

The internet has brought about a dramatic change in shopping whether you are shopping for clothes, (more…)

May 6, 2010

Pet accessories – Choosing the right dog and cat beds, dog clothing and collars

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A dog collar is a dog collar isn’t it? Well – even dog collars are getting more advanced these days. One example is the canny collars – a collar designed to stop your dog pulling on the lead. Its’ made from a simple dog collar with a slip line that fits over your dog’s nose and works with a ‘pressure and release’ system. This applies gentle pressure to the bridge of doggie’s nose when he starts to pull,. The pressure is released as soon as he stops. It’s more comfortable and less restrictive than a traditional head collar. The Canny Collar won’t jerk your dogs head sideways or ride up into the eyes. It’s a kind, safe and effective method of training.

And what about electric dog collars? The Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors has condemned the use of devices which deliver electric shocks to for training or behaviour problems. Users of devices like this need advanced training without which, pets can become distressed – as you might imagine. A dog experiencing a nasty shock to the neck will associate it with whatever it happens to be focusing on at the time. Unwanted side effects could occur when the (more…)

Best veterinary technician schools in the US

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Accredited veterinary technician schools can be hard to find. There are many programs, on-line, correspondence schools, etc., that are available, but do not offer a true veterinary technician program. These are often scams, preying on students who do know the difference between veterinary technicians and veterinary assistance as well as those who are trying to save money on their education. In my search for a veterinary technician program, one stood out – far and above – the others. It is the veterinary technician program at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City offers a great veterinary technician program. This program is fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Committee on Veterinary Technical Education and Activities. Once the six-semester program is satisfactorily completed, the student is prepared to take both the National and Oklahoma State Board Exams to receive their license. In order to graduate, the student must complete all 77 credit hours with an overall GPA of 2.0 as well as have 320 clock-hours of on-the-job training with a practicing veterinarian. Veterinary technology anatomy and physiology, clinics and nursing, chemistry, and laboratory techniques are a few of the specialized classes needed. (more…)

May 5, 2010

Home buying: Whether to buy or to build

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The decision of whether to buy or build a home is a very personal one. There is no single “right” answer that fits everyone. However, there are several questions you can ask yourself that will help you find the “right” answer for YOU!

1) Location – Is there any available land in the area for building a new home? Are you willing to commute from an area that does have open lots available? Are you willing to pay the extra costs involved in tearing down an existing home to build a new one in it’s place? If your answer to these questions are “no”; then, you should consider buying an existing home.

2) Land – Do you already own vacant land? What are the prices for land in the area you are considering? If you already own land; you could easily use it to build on.

Depending on lot prices in your area, it might be less expensive to buy the land and then build OR you could actually save money by purchasing an existing home. Three years ago, in our area, land prices literally tripled overnight. Many sellers did not realize this at first and (more…)

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