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Course 1: Evaluating Financial Performance
Prepared by: Matt H. Evans, CPA, CMA, CFM This course provides a basic understanding of how to use ratio analysis for evaluating financial performance. This course is recommended for 2 hours of Continuing Professional Education. In order to receive credit, you will need to pass a multiple choice exam which is administered over the internet at www.exinfm.com/training A companion toll free course can be accessed using your touch tone phone. Dial 1-877-689-4097, press 3 for Voice on Demand and then press 754 for the quick toll free course.
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Return on Equity
Why use ratios?
It has been said that you must measure what you expect to manage and accomplish. Without measurement, you have no reference to work with and thus, you tend to operate in the dark. One way of establishing references and managing the financial affairs of an organization is to use ratios. Ratios are simply relationships between two financial balances or financial calculations. These relationships establish our references so we can understand how well we are performing financially. Ratios also extend our traditional way of measuring financial performance; i.e. relying on financial statements. By applying ratios to a set of financial statements, we can better understand financial performance.
Calculating Return on Equity
For publicly traded companies, the relationship of earnings to equity or Return on Equity is of prime importance since management must provide a return for the money invested by shareholders. Return on Equity is a measure of how well management has used the capital invested by shareholders. Return on Equity tells us the percent returned for each dollar (or other monetary unit) invested by shareholders. Return on Equity is calculated by dividing Net Income by Average Shareholders Equity (including Retained Earnings).
EXAMPLE — Net Income for the year was $ 60,000, total shareholder equity at the beginning of the year was $ 315,000 and ending shareholder equity for the year was $ 285,000. Return on Equity is calculated by dividing $ 60,000 by $ 300,000 (average shareholders equity which is $ 315,000 + $ 285,000 / 2). This gives us a Return on Equity of 20%. For each dollar invested by shareholders, 20% was returned in the form of earnings. SUMMARY — Return on Equity is one of the most widely used ratios for publicly traded companies. It measures how much return management was able to generate for the shareholders. The formula for calculating Return on Equity is: Net Income / Average Shareholders Equity
Components of Return on Equity
Return on Equity has three ratio components. The three ratios that make up Return on Equity are: 1. Profit Margin = Net Income / Sales 2. Asset Turnover = Sales / Assets 3. Financial Leverage = Assets / Equity Profit Margin measures the percent of profits you generate for each dollar of sales. Profit Margin reflects your ability to control costs and make a return on your sales. Profit Margin is calculated by dividing Net Income by Sales. Management is interested in having high profit margins.
EXAMPLE — Net Income for the year was $ 60,000 and Sales were $ 480,000. Profit Margin is $ 60,000 / $ 480,000 or 12.5%. For each dollar of sales, we generated $ .125 of profits. Asset Turnover measures the percent of sales you are able to generate from your assets. Asset Turnover reflects the level of capital we have tied-up in assets and how much sales we can squeeze out of our assets. Asset Turnover is calculated by dividing Sales by Average Assets. A high asset turnover rate implies that we can generate strong sales from a relatively low level of capital. Low turnover would imply a very capital-intensive organization.
EXAMPLE — Sales for the year were $ 480,000, beginning total assets was $ 505,000 and year-end total assets are $ 495,000. The Asset Turnover Rate is $ 480,000 / $ 500,000 (average total assets which is $ 505,000 + $ 495,000 / 2) or .96. For every $ 1.00 of assets, we were able to generate $ .96 of sales. Financial Leverage is the third and final component of Return on Equity. Financial Leverage is a measure of how much we use equity and debt to finance our assets. As debt increases, we financial leverage increases. Generally, management tends to prefer equity financing over debt since it carries less risk. The Financial Leverage Ratio is calculated by dividing Assets by Shareholder Equity.
EXAMPLE — Average assets are $ 500,000 and average shareholder equity is $ 320,000. Financial Leverage Ratio is $ 500,000 / $ 320,000 or 1.56. For each $ 1.56 in assets, we are using $ 1.00 in equity financing.
Now let us compare our Return on Equity to a combination of the three component ratios: From our example, Return on Equity = $ 60,000 / $ 320,000 or 18.75% or we can combine the three components of Return on Equity from our examples: Profit Margin x Asset Turnover x Financial Leverage = Return on Equity or .125 x .96 x 1.56 = 18.75%. Now that we understand the basic ratio structure, we can move down to a more detail analysis with ratios. Four common groups of detail ratios are: Liquidity, Asset Management, Profitability and Leverage. We will also look at market value ratios.
Liquidity Ratios
Liquidity Ratios help us understand if we can meet our obligations over the short-run. Higher liquidity levels indicate that we can easily meet our current obligations. We can use several types of ratios to monitor liquidity.
Current Ratio
Current Ratio is simply current assets divided by current liabilities. Current assets include cash, accounts receivable, marketable securities, inventories, and prepaid items. Current liabilities include accounts payable, notes payable, salaries payable, taxes payable, current maturity's of long-term obligations and other current accruals.
EXAMPLE — Current Assets are $ 200,000 and Current Liabilities are $ 80,000. The Current Ratio is $ 200,000 / $ 80,000 or 2.5. We have 2.5 times more current assets than current liabilities. A low current ratio would imply possible insolvency problems. A very high current ratio might imply that management is not investing idle assets productively. Generally, we want to have a current ratio that is proportional to our operating cycle. We will look at the Operating Cycle as part of asset management ratios.
Acid Test or Quick Ratio
Since certain current assets (such as inventories) may be difficult to convert into cash, we may want to modify the Current Ratio. Also, if we use the LIFO (Last In First Out) Method for inventory accounting, our current ratio will be understated. Therefore, we will remove certain current assets from our previous calculation. This new ratio is called the Acid Test or Quick Ratio; i.e. assets that are quickly converted into cash will be compared to current liabilities. The Acid Test Ratio measures our ability to meet current obligations based on the most liquid assets. Liquid assets include cash, marketable securities, and accounts receivable. The Acid Test Ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of our liquid assets by current liabilities.
EXAMPLE — Cash is $ 5,000, Marketable Securities are $ 15,000, Accounts Receivable are $ 40,000, and Current Liabilities are $ 80,000. The Acid Test Ratio is ($ 5,000 + $ 15,000 + $ 40,000) / $ 80,000 or .75. We have $ .75 in liquid assets for each $ 1.00 in current liabilities.
Defensive Interval
Defensive Interval is the sum of liquid assets compared to our expected daily cash outflows. The Defensive Interval is calculated as follows: (Cash + Marketable Securities + Receivables) / Daily Operating Cash Outflow
EXAMPLE — Referring back to our last example, we have total quick assets of $ 60,000 and we have estimated that our daily operating cash outflow is $ 1,200. This would give us a 50 day defensive interval ($ 60,000 / $ 1,200). We have 50 days of liquid assets to cover our cash outflows.
Ratio of Operating Cash Flow to Current Debt Obligations
The Ratio of Operating Cash Flow to Current Debt Obligations places emphasis on cash flows to meet fixed debt obligations. Current maturities of long-term debts along with notes payable comprise our current debt obligations. We can refer to the Statement of Cash Flows for operating cash flows. Therefore, the Ratio of Operating Cash Flow to Current Debt Obligations is calculated as follows: Operating Cash Flow / (Current Maturity of Long-Term Debt + Notes Payable)
EXAMPLE — We have operating cash flow of $ 100,000, notes payable of $ 20,000 and we have $ 5,000 in current obligations related to our long-term debt. The Operating Cash Flow to Current Debt Obligations Ratio is $ 100,000 / ($ 20,000 + $ 5,000) or 4.0. We have 4 times the cash flow to cover our current debt obligations.
Asset Management Ratios
A second group of detail ratios is asset management ratios. Asset management ratios measure the ability of assets to generate revenues or earnings. They also compliment our liquidity ratios. We looked at one asset management ratio already; namely Total Asset Turnover when we analyzed Return on Equity. We will now look at five more asset management ratios: Accounts Receivable Turnover, Days in Receivables, Inventory Turnover, Days in Inventory, and Capital Turnover.
Accounts Receivable Turnover
Accounts Receivable Turnover measures the number of times we were able to convert our receivables over into cash. Higher turnover ratios are desirable. Accounts Receivable Turnover is calculated as follows: Net Sales / Average Accounts Receivable
EXAMPLE — Sales are $ 480,000, the average receivable balance during the year was $ 40,000 and we have a $ 20,000 allowance for sales returns. Accounts Receivable Turnover is ($ 480,000 - $ 20,000) / $ 40,000 or 11.5. We were able to turn our receivables over 11.5 times during the year. NOTE — We are assuming that all of our sales are credit sales; i.e. we do not have any significant cash sales.
Days in Accounts Receivable
The Number of Days in Accounts Receivable is the average length of time required to collect our receivables. A low number of days is desirable. Days in Accounts Receivable is calculated as follows:
365 or 360 or 300 / Accounts Receivable Turnover
EXAMPLE — If we refer to our previous example and we base our calculation on the full calendar year, we would require 32 days on average to collect our receivables. 365 / 11.5 = 32 days.
Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover is similar to accounts receivable turnover. We are measuring how many times did we turn our inventory over during the year. Higher turnover rates are desirable. A high turnover rate implies that management does not hold onto excess inventories and our inventories are highly marketable. Inventory Turnover is calculated as follows: Cost of Sales / Average Inventory
EXAMPLE — Cost of Sales were $ 192,000 and the average inventory balance during the year was $ 120,000. The Inventory Turnover Rate is 1.6 or we were able to turn our inventory over 1.6 times during the year.
Days in Inventory
Days in Inventory is the average number of days we held our inventory before a sale. A low number of inventory days is desirable. A high number of days implies that management is unable to sell existing inventory stocks. Days in Inventory is calculated as follows: 365 or 360 or 300 / Inventory Turnover
EXAMPLE — If we refer back to the previous example and we use the entire calendar year for measuring inventory, then on average we are holding our inventories 228 days before a sale. 365 / 1.6 = 228 days.
Operating Cycle
Now that we have calculated the number of days for receivables and the number of days for inventory, we can estimate our operating cycle. Operating Cycle = Number of Days in Receivables + Number of Days in Inventory. In our previous examples, this would be 32 + 228 = 260 days. So on average, it takes us 260 days to generate cash from our current assets. If we look back at our Current Ratio, we found that we had 2.5 times more current assets than current liabilities. We now want to compare our Current Ratio to our Operating Cycle.
Our turnover within the Operating Cycle is 365 / 260 or 1.40. This is lower than our Current Ratio of 2.5. This indicates that we have additional assets to cover the turnover of current assets into cash. If our current ratio were below that of the Operating Cycle Turnover Rate, this would imply that we do not have sufficient current assets to cover current liabilities within the Operating Cycle. We may have to borrow short-term to pay our expenses.
Capital Turnover
One final turnover ratio that we can calculate is Capital Turnover. Capital Turnover measures our ability to turn capital over into sales. Remember, we have two sources of capital: Debt and Equity. Capital Turnover is calculated as follows: Net Sales / Interest Bearing Debt + Shareholders Equity
EXAMPLE — Net Sales are $ 460,000, we have $ 50,000 in Debt and $ 200,000 of Equity. Capital Turnover is $ 460,000 / ($ 50,000 + $ 200,000) = 1.84. For each $ 1.00 of capital invested (both debt and equity), we are able to generate $ 1.84 in sales.
Profitability Ratios
A third group of ratios that we can use are profitability ratios. Profitability Ratios measure the level of earnings in comparison to a base, such as assets, sales, or capital. We have already reviewed two profitability ratios: Return on Equity and Profit Margin. Two other ratios we can use to measure profitability are Operating Income to Sales and Return on Assets.
Operating Income to Sales
Operating Income to Sales compares Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) to Sales. By using EBIT, we place more emphasis on operating results and we more closely follow cash flow concepts. Operating Income to Sales is calculated as follows: EBIT / Net Sales
EXAMPLE — Net Sales are $ 460,000 and Earnings Before Interest and Taxes is $ 100,000. This gives us a return of 22% on sales, $ 100,000 / $ 460,000 = .22. For every $ 1.00 of sales, we generated $ .22 in Operating Income.
Return on Assets
Return on Assets measures the net income returned on each dollar of assets. This ratio measures overall profitability from our investment in assets. Higher rates of return are desirable. Return on Assets is calculated as follows: Net Income / Average Total Assets
EXAMPLE — Net Income is $ 60,000 and average total assets for the year are $ 500,000. This gives us a 12% return on assets, $ 60,000 / $ 500.000 = .12. Return on Assets is often modified to ensure accurate measurement of returns. For example, we may want to deduct out preferred dividends from Net Income or maybe we should include operating assets only and exclude intangibles, investments, and other assets not managed for an overall rate of return.
Leverage Ratios
Another important group of detail ratios are Leverage Ratios. Leverage Ratios measure the use of debt and equity for financing of assets. We previously looked at the Financial Leverage Ratio as part of Return on Equity. Three other leverage ratios that we can use are Debt to Equity, Debt Ratio, and Times Interest Earned.
Debt to Equity
Debt to Equity is the ratio of Total Debt to Total Equity. It compares the funds provided by creditors to the funds provided by shareholders. As more debt is used, the Debt to Equity Ratio will increase. Since we incur more fixed interest obligations with debt, risk increases. On the other hand, the use of debt can help improve earnings since we get to deduct interest expense on the tax return. So we want to balance the use of debt and equity such that we
maximize our profits, but at the same time manage our risk. The Debt to Equity Ratio is calculated as follows: Total Liabilities / Shareholders Equity
EXAMPLE — We have total liabilities of $ 75,000 and total shareholders equity of $ 200,000. The Debt to Equity Ratio is 37.5%, $ 75,000 / $ 200,000 = .375. When compared to our equity resources, 37.5% of our resources are in the form of debt. KEY POINT — As a general rule, it is advantageous to increase our use of debt (trading on the equity) if earnings from borrowed funds exceeds the costs of borrowing.
Debt Ratio
The Debt Ratio measures the level of debt in relation to our investment in assets. The Debt Ratio tells us the percent of funds provided by creditors and to what extent our assets protect us from creditors. A low Debt Ratio would indicate that we have sufficient assets to cover our debt load. Creditors and management favor a low Debt Ratio. The Debt Ratio is calculated as follows: Total Liabilities / Total Assets
EXAMPLE — Total Liabilities are $ 75,000 and Total Assets are $ 500,000. The Debt Ratio is 15%, $ 75,000 / $ 500,000 = .15. 15% of our funds for assets comes from debt. NOTE — We use Total Liabilities to be conservative in our assessment.
Times Interest Earned
Times Interest Earned is the number of times our earnings (before interest and taxes) covers our interest expense. It represents our margin of safety in making fixed interest payments. A high ratio is desirable from both creditors and management. Times Interest Earned is calculated as follows: Earnings Before Interest and Taxes / Interest Expense
EXAMPLE — Earnings Before Interest Taxes is $ 100,000 and we have $ 10,000 in Interest Expense. Times Interest Earned is 10 times, $ 100,000 / $ 10,000. We are able to cover our interest expense 10 times with operating income.
Market Value Ratios
One final group of detail ratios that warrants some attention is Market Value Ratios. These ratios attempt to measure the economic status of the organization within the marketplace. Investors use these ratios to evaluate and monitor the progress of their investments.
Earnings Per Share
Growth in earnings is often monitored with Earnings per Share (EPS). The EPS expresses the earnings of a company on a "per share" basis. A high EPS in comparison to other competing firms is desirable. The EPS is calculated as: Earnings Available to Common Shareholders / Number of Common Shares Outstanding
EXAMPLE — Earnings are $ 100,000 and preferred stock dividends of $ 20,000 need to be paid. There are a total of 80,000 common shares outstanding. Earnings per Share (EPS) is ($ 100,000 - $ 20,000) / 80,000 shares outstanding or $ 1.00 per share.
P / E Ratio
The relationship of the price of the stock in relation to EPS is expressed as the Price to Earnings Ratio or P / E Ratio. Investors often refer to the P / E Ratio as a rough indicator of value for a company. A high P / E Ratio would imply that investors are very optimistic (bullish) about the future of the company since the price (which reflects market value) is selling for well above current earnings. A low P / E Ratio would imply that investors view the company's future as poor and thus, the price the company sells for is relatively low when compared to its earnings. The P / E Ratio is calculated as follows: Price of Stock / Earnings per Share * * Earnings per Share are fully diluted to reflect the conversion of securities into common stock.
EXAMPLE — Earnings per share is $ 3.00 and the stock is selling for $ 36.00 per share. The P / E Ratio is $ 36 / $ 3 or 12. The company is selling for 12 times earnings.
Book Value per Share
Book Value per Share expresses the total net assets of a business on a per share basis. This allows us to compare the book values of a business to the stock price and gauge differences in valuations. Net Assets available to shareholders can be calculated as Total Equity less Preferred Equity. Book Value per Share is calculated as follows: Net Assets Available to Common Shareholders * / Outstanding Common Shares * Calculated as Total Equity less Preferred Equity.
EXAMPLE — Total Equity is $ 5,000,000 including $ 400,000 of preferred equity. The total number of common shares outstanding is 80,000 shares. Book Value per Share is ($ 5,000,000 - $ 400,000) / 80,000 or $ 57.50
Dividend Yield
The percentage of dividends paid to shareholders in relation to the price of the stock is called the Dividend Yield. For investors interested in a source of income, the dividend yield is important since it gives the investor an indication of how much dividends are paid by the company. Dividend Yield is calculated as follows: Dividends per Share / Price of Stock
EXAMPLE — Dividends per share are $ 2.10 and the price of the stock is $ 30.00 per share. The Dividend Yield is $ 2.10 / $ 30.00 or 7%
Comparing Financial Statements
One final way of evaluating financial performance is to simply compare financial statements from period to period and to compare financial statements with other companies. This can be facilitated by vertical and horizontal analysis.
Vertical Analysis
Vertical analysis compares line items on a financial statement over an extended period of time. This helps us spot trends and restate financial statements to a common size for quick analysis. For the Balance Sheet, we will use total assets as our base (100%) and for the Income Statement, we will use Sales as our base (100%). We will compare different line items on the financial statements to these bases and express the line items as a percentage of the base.
EXAMPLE — Income Statements for the last three years are summarized below: 1990 1991 1992 Sales $ 300,000 $ 310,000 $ 330,000 Cost of Goods Sold (110,000) (105,000) (110,000) G & A Expenses ( 80,000) (100,000) (105,000) Net Income $ 110,000 $ 105,000 $ 115,000 < - - - - - - - Vertical Analysis - - - - - - - - - > 100% 100% 100% 37% 34% 33% 27% 32% 32% 37% 34% 35%
Sales Cost of Goods Sold G & A Expenses Net Income
By expressing balances as percentages, we can easily notice that G & A Expenses are trending up while Cost of Goods Sold is moving down. This may require further analysis to determine what is behind these trends.
Horizontal Analysis
Horizontal analysis looks at the percentage change in a line item from one period to the next. This helps us identify trends from the financial statements. Once we spot a trend, we can dig deeper and investigate why the change occurred. The percentage change is calculated as:
(Dollar Amount in Year 2 - Dollar Amount in Year 1) / Dollar Amount in Year 1
EXAMPLE — Sales were $ 310,000 in 1991 and $ 330,000 in 1992. The percentage change in sales is: ($ 330,000 - $ 310,000) / $ 310,000 = 6.5% We can apply this analysis "horizontally" down the financial statement for the year 1992: Sales Cost of Goods Sold G & A Expenses Net Income 6.5% 4.8% 5.0% 9.5%
We started our look at ratio analysis with Return on Equity since this one ratio is at the heart of financial management; namely we want to maximize returns for the shareholders of the company. Secondly, we have three ways of influencing Return on Equity. We can change our profit margins, we can change our turnover of assets, or we can change our use of financial leverage. Next, we looked at how we can influence the three components of Return on Equity. There are several detail ratios that we can monitor, such as acid test, inventory turnover, and debt to equity. Detail ratios help us monitor specific financial conditions, such as liquidity or profitability. Ratios are best used when compared or benchmarked against another reference, such as an industry standard or "best in class" within our industry. This type of comparison helps us establish financial goals and identify problem areas. We also can use vertical and horizontal analysis for easy identification of changes within financial balances. It should be noted that ratios do have limitations. After all, ratios are usually derived from financial statements and financial statements have serious limitations. Additionally, comparisons are usually difficult because of operating and financial differences between companies. None-the-less, if you want to analyze a set of financial statements, ratio analysis is probably one of the most popular approaches to understanding financial performance.
Final Exam
Select the best answer for each question. Exams are graded and administered over the internet at www.exinfm.com/training. 1. Which ratio is best used for measuring how well management did in managing the funds provided by shareholders? a. Profit Margin
b. Debt to Equity c.
Return on Equity
d. Inventory Turnover
2. If sales are $ 600,000 and assets are $ 400,000, then asset turnover is: a. .67 b. 1.50 c. 2.00 d. 3.50 3. An extremely high current ratio implies: a. Management is not investing idle assets productively. b. Current assets have been depleted and the company is insolvent. c. Total assets are earning a very low rate of return. d. Current liabilities are higher than current assets. 4. If we have cash of $ 1,500, accounts receivables of $ 25,500 and current liabilities of $ 30,000, our quick or acid test ratio would be: a. 1.88 b. 1.33 c. 1.11 d. .90 5. The number of times we convert receivables into cash during the year is measured by: a. Capital Turnover
b. Asset Turnover c. Accounts Receivable Turnover d. Return on Assets 6. If our cost of sales are $ 120,000 and our average inventory balance is $ 90,000, then our inventory turnover rate is: a. .50 b. .75 c. 1.00 d. 1.33 7. We can estimate our Operating Cycle by taking the sum of: a. Receivable Turnover + Inventory Turnover b. Days in Receivables + Days in Inventory c. Asset Turnover + Return on Sales d. Days in Sales + Days in Assets 8. If Operating Income (Earnings Before Interest Taxes) is $ 63,000 and Net Sales are $ 900,000, then Operating Income to Sales is: a. 18% b. 12% c. 7% d. 4% 9. If the price of the stock is $ 45.00 and the Earnings per Share is $ 9.00, then the P / E Ratio is: a. 2 b. 5 c. 9 d. 15
10. Net Income for 1996 was $ 400,000 and Net Income for 1997 was $ 420,000. The percentage change in Net Income is: a. 1% b. 3% c. 5% d. 10%


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Our friend's mother is no longer able to care for her fish tank and so we agreed to care for it (and allow her to come visit them). However we are not all that experienced with fish (we had a 20gal tank for a short time) and any suggestions/help/etc. is more than welcome.
She gave us no shortage of filters, food, plastic plants and other scenery, and water treaters. So far through the tank's move we haven't lost any of the fish (although we are constantly checking and paranoid... we really don't want to harm her fish) and it has been about a week now.
46 gal. Tank Occupants:
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- 2 catfish Cories
- 1 large Pleco
- 2 bloodfin tetras
- 2 fancy guppies
- 7 glofish (danios)
- 1 Cherry Barb
- 1 Amazon Puffer
- 1 misc. feeder fish (happened to get added to tank with some ghost shrimp)
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Well, you have some stocking issues, not major, but I'll bypass those for the present and concentrate on making sure the fish survive the stress of the move and water differences.
Do yo have any test kits, and if so, which brand and what type (strips or liquid)? I'm especially interested in tests for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH. If you have, and you tested the tank water, what numbers did you get for any of these? And can you test the tap water for any of these too? I will assume the tap water will be much the same for you and your friend's mother, but I am asking just to ascertain the numbers as this can be important as you progress with water changes.
I'm assuming there are no live plants, and this is something I would strongly advise getting, even simple ones like floating plants. Knowing the light over the tank would help, if there is one; any data on this will benefit.
Chemicals are substances we never put into fish tanks unless there is a real need. Using a water conditioner for instance is a real need, to detoxify chlorine and chloramine in tap water. You mentioned various items, are there any additives/treatments etc? Listing them by name (including manufacturer) will help us advise which should or shouldn't be used, and when or why.
There is a fluorescent bulb that runs along the top of the tank and we have a heater with thermometers to keep track of the temperature.
The plants are fake, but it is pretty daunting taking care of so many fish much less plants as well, not sure how to approach that.
My husband and I have actually taken water samples to the local pet store twice now (including today) to have the water checked. So far there hasn't been anything bad...
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Erm.. that puffer could be a big problem. I'm not familiar with a species called amazon puffer. What does it look like? You also mention large pleco, what size is it roughly? Large is kinda open to interpretation.
Oh, sorry about that, the pleco is only about 4 inches long.
The Amazon Puffer is currently about an inch in length and has black and gold stripes. He mostly seems to stick to one side of the tank but does move around with the other fish, especially when there is food. I have heard that they can harass and/or attack other fish, but he hasn't shown anything like that. ( I don't know if it is male or female)
Hmm.. do those stripes look like 8's at all? It may be a figure 8 puffer. Unfortuantly the profile doesn't seem to have a picture with it.
4" for a pleco is fairly small actually. Some like Bristlenose Pleco only get up to 6", others like the common pleco can grow over 18"
I am so new to all of this, 4 inches seems big to me, but I'll try to be more clear in the future. : ) The puffer is an Asellus The Nice Puffer: Colomesus asellus, the South American Puffer, like the one in this link.
Here is the tank that we have.
Oh wow those puffers are really neat :)
Back to what Byron mentioned, you're going to have to watch the water parameters using a test kit, and live plants would really help.
Yes, at this point my recommendation would be to buy a test kit. API make one called the Masters Combo, or some similar name; it has tests for pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, and these are the ones you need during the first few months, and after the tank is stable then pH and nitrates are worth watching as these can be indicative of trouble that you would otherwise not see. This is the liquid kit (not test strips which are less reliable) and costs %$30-40 depending where you are and you might get it online cheaper.
Water quality is critical, and the first couple of months especially so. Live plants have the benefit of stabilizing water considerably; they assimilate ammonia/ammonium fast, which almost eliminates ammonia and nitrite poisoning, and work to keep nitrates very low. At this stage, some simple floating plants would work for you. The light sounds fine, a fluorescent tube, but you might consider getting a new tube. First, they don't last long, second the spectrum may not be the best for plants. This is not expensive, you can get daylight tubes at hardware and home improvement stores for a few dollars. You can also buy tubes in fish stores for considerably more, if that isn't an issue; Hagen's Life-Glo is one I highly recommend, or ZooMed's Ultra Sun. From the hardware store tubes like the Daylight by GE, Phillips or Sylvania are fine. These have a kelvin rating of 6500K which is what you look for.
To those fish, I'm going to leave stocking issues until we are certain the tank is establishing. These fish were together for a while, so leaving them should not pose too much of a problem, though in time i can see issues arising. The Puffer may be one of them; the pleco another (pleco are waste factories and this is going to impact your water). Tetra should be in groups of their own species or they can be stressed and that means more health issues than otherwise. But you don;t want to be adding fish. And some may have to go. That's down the road.
Oh, almost forgot. When you take water to a store for tests in future, ask them to give you the numbers; they can write them down. "Nothing bad" doesn't tell us anything useful. With the numbers we could ascertain just what is going on in the water, and know what to likely expect, good or bad. Not knowing the pH is scary. And, someone else's idea of what is or isn't bad may not be ours.
I'll look into some floating plants and adequate light, as well as the API liquid kit - I need to print this out ; )
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It might be a very small blog but I am going to review Why l Love Limousin because of the obvious passion Barbara puts into her life in the Limousin and her commitment to update, what is her second website, at least once a month.
Barbara runs Bed & Breakfast, Chambres d'hôtes, a Gîte and painting courses from a beautiful stone farmhouse in the heart of the countryside with extensive gardens and views overlooking wild flower meadows and the chestnut woodlands of the Limousin.
Her website for all that, Les Trois Chênes, is a wealth of information about the area (with some scrumptious looking recipes) and Why l Love Limousin is the icing on the cake!
And it sometimes does worry me that these blog reviews always end up talking about food!
The blog starts in September 2009 with Gréve du Lait The milk strike in Limousin.
Barbara show sympathy for the farmers who were givign away their milk in protest at the low prices they received for it.
She said… "This is Constable country – England as our grandparents remember it and we must all back the farmers in an effort to conserve it and keep Limousin alive."
Another post in the same month informs us about the very active Facebook Page which, in my humble opinion, is pretty much the perfect example of its type.
Dragging myself away from there I noticed that we were being encouraged to Visit Vieix.
Which is the… "Water Sports Centre of the Haute Charente Lakes and sits on the banks of Videix Lake just outside Verneuil."
And yes, it does look like fun!
I was rather interested in Limousin – Land of Wolves and Witches as that, in a strange way, reminds me of my birthplace, Cornwall!
And there's a link to a really good Hubpages article about the same subject but in more depth.
Which brings us nicely to a peach of a post… A walk in the snow around Videix which has some wonderful photos of…
A winter wonderland in the Limousin.
We are then reminded that The Medieval Festival of Rochechouart is on 20 August 2011 and, from the pictures it looks like a must visit event!
And did you notice those pigs roasting on a spit?
I counted six of them!
Enough for Breakfast, Dinner and Tea!
Finally, in January at Les Trois Chenes we get some updates and the promise that the blog will be updated regularly.
So, summing up…
Why l Love Limousin really has to be read in conjunction with Barbara's Hubpages, the Trois Chenes website and the Facebook Page (I think there might even be a Squidoo Lens in there as well!)
There's also an associated blog called Paint in Limousin which should be a feast for anyone who loves France and likes to paint.
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Former Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya won his first open-wheel race in North America in 14 years by capturing the IndyCar Series race on Monday.
The Colombian and Team Penske driver crossed the finish line 2.34 seconds in front of teammate Helio Castroneves in the 500 mile event at the Pocono Raceway.
Montoya's last open-wheel victory came in a CART race at Gateway International Raceway in St Louis in 2000. That same year he won the Indianapolis 500 in Indiana.
"This guy is incredible, coming back after 15 years. I knew he would be a headache for us," said Castroneves of Montoya who claimed his maiden pole in the series on Sunday.
The 38-year-old Montoya seized the lead with four laps to go when Tony Kanaan, who had led a race-high 78 laps, was forced to pit for fuel in the event which has been dubbed the second leg of IndyCar's "Triple Crown".
"You have got to be patient and run smart," Montoya said. "If you do everything right then the winning will come."
Montoya joined IndyCar this season after spending time in Formula One from 2001-2006.
He also competed in the NASCAR series for several years.
This event awards double points for the top finishers, allowing runner-up Castroneves, of Brazil, to move into a tie with another Penske driver, Will Power, in the championship point standings. Heading into Sunday's race, Power had a 39-point advantage.
Australia's Power led for 69 laps but received a drive-through penalty late in the race for blocking teammate Castroneves. He wound up finishing 10th, one spot ahead of Kanaan.
Power did not think he deserved the penalty saying, "I was heading that way."
Rookie Carlos Munoz finished third, while Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon rounded out the top-five. Dixon won last year's race at Pocono, which was 400-miles (643km) long, and then went on to capture his third IndyCar championship.
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Conduction block (CB), a failure of action potential propagation along the nerve, causes neurological disabilities in a number of demyelinating diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems, including Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and multiple sclerosis. The molecular basis for CB, however, is not well understood. Interestingly, patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP), an inherited condition with a deletion of one copy of chromosome 17p11.2 containing the PMP22 gene, are abnormally sensitive to mechanical force on the peripheral nerve, and develop reversible focal weakness and sensory loss which are probably due to CB. In the past 4 years, through the support of an NIH K08 grant, the PI's laboratory has studied CB using an authentic animal model of HNPP, the pmp22 heterozygous knockout mouse (pmp22). We found that CB can be mechanically induced more rapidly in the pmp22 mice than that in wild-type mice. We have identified frequent focal axonal constrictions encased by paranodal tomacula (excessive myelin folding), a pathological hallmark of HNPP. We hypothesize that the tomacula/axonal constrictions predispose the PMP22 deficient nerves to develop mechanically induced CB. Moreover, we have shown that removal of the p21-activated kinase type-1 (pak1) gene in PMP22 deficient mice eliminates tomacula/axonal constrictions, a novel signaling mechanism. In this proposal we will further investigate the cellular and molecular basis for the development and recovery of CB, the formation of tomacula/axonal constrictions, and the therapeutic potential of PAK inhibitors. Toward these ends, we propose the following specific aims:
Aim 1 : Test the hypothesis that tomacula/axonal constrictions predispose nerves to mechanically induced CB in PMP22 deficiency. Our preliminary results have shown a hastened mechanically-induced CB and axonal constrictions in tomacula in pmp22 mice. In this aim, we will first determine the relationship between the predisposition of CB and tomacula/axonal constrictions using an additional animal model with tomacula/axonal constrictions and an animal model without these pathologies. We will next investigate potential mechanisms for this predisposition;these include (1) electrophysiological effects caused by axonal deformities in tomacula and (2) possible current leakage out of tomaculous myelin that shunts the depolarizing current to reduce the safety factor for action potential propagation. These mechanisms will be investigated using confocal microscopy and 3-dimentional EM to delineate detail geometric features of axonal deformities in tomacula. Physiological consequences of these tomacula/axon deformities will be evaluated by threshold tracking technique. These results will provide insights into the mechanisms underlying the propensity to mechanically-induce CB in PMP22 deficiency.
Aim 2 : Test the hypothesis that PAK1 is required for the formation of tomaculum/axonal constriction. PAK1, as a serine-threonine kinase and a member of the PAK family (from PAK1 to 6), interacts with small GTPases for its activation, such as cdc42 and rac. Deficiency of PAK1 in the pak1-/- mice causes no phenotype. After crossbreeding pak1-/- with pmp22 mice, however, double-knockout of both genes eliminates tomacula/axonal constrictions in pmp22 mice. In this aim, we will test whether removal of tomacula will reverse the susceptibility to mechanically-induced CB in PMP22 deficient mice, and further explore this novel signaling pathway. We will attempt to translate this exciting finding to therapy by testing whether newly synthesized PAK inhibitor can reverse tomacula/axonal constrictions in PMP22 deficiency.
Aim 3 : Identify the mechanisms by which haploinsufficiency of pmp22 delays the recovery of CB. Our experimental results have shown a delayed recovery of mechanically-induced CB in the pmp22 mice. In this aim, cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the delayed recovery of CB will be investigated in pmp22 mice. Taken together, these three aims will define cellular and molecular factors that predispose pmp22 nerves to mechanically induced CB, and establish molecular signaling pathway for the formation of tomaculum/axonal constriction in the PMP22 deficiency. Results are expected to deepen our understanding on the molecular basis of CB, which may render insights into the pathogenesis for many demyelinating diseases.
Conduction block (CB), a failure of propagation of electrical signal along nerve fibers, causes disabilities in a variety of neurological disorders. Patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies present with frequent focal weakness and sensory loss, which are likely caused by CB. Our study investigates molecular mechanisms responsible for the CB using HNPP and its animal model.
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|Dortch, Richard D; Dethrage, Lindsey M; Gore, John C et al. (2014) Proximal nerve magnetization transfer MRI relates to disability in Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseases. Neurology 83:1545-53
|Guo, Jiasong; Wang, Leiming; Zhang, Yang et al. (2014) Abnormal junctions and permeability of myelin in PMP22-deficient nerves. Ann Neurol 75:255-65
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This family-friendly Argeles-sur-Mer hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Luna Park, Argeles Adventure, and Parc Venitien. Reserve Naturelle Nationale du Mas-Larrieu and Sentier du Littoral are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Hôtel Club Les Albères provides an outdoor tennis court and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink.
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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- Desk
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- Television
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Breakfast is available for a surcharge and served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
L Acadien - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
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An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court.
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- Personal motorized watercraft on site
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