What can I feed a BRAND NEW hatchling chimney swift which fell down my chimney?

The nest fell into the fireplace. We attempted to replace three others by placing them with the remains of the nest in a plastic bowl and positioning it above the flew. We then closed the flew. I just found a fourth baby. It has no feathers, and its eyes are closed. It is crying. I hate not to try something, but I’m afraid to disturb the “nest” we tried to replace, because I have been hearing the mother/father coming back to it. Help! Is there anything I can do for this baby?

Answer
If you can I would try to put the baby bird back into the nest you created. Birds can’t count and don’t notice if they are feeding 2 or three baby birds. They also can’t smell. Its best if you do this asap as long as you don’t disturb anything more and just place the bird back it will be fine. If you can’t get it back to the nest call a wildlife preserve or rehab.

What is the best brand of running shoes for an overpronater?

I severly overpronate, you could almost call one of my ankles inturned. So what’s a good brand to keep my ankle and foot in the best position when running long distances?

Answer
Kara Goucher, who is the 2nd ranked female distance runner in the US currently, is a huge overpronater, and she uses the Nike Air Structure Triax’s. She used to have to wear orthodics in all of her shoes, but once she started wearing the Triax’s she no longer had to. So these are a very good option. They are also much lighter than most shoes made for overpronaters

If you don’t like Nikes (and some people just refuse to use them, but there’s really no need, they’re just as good as any other brand, even though they do make shoes for other sports) then you could try the Saucony Grid Stabil’s which are incredibly heavy, but still effective.

How has a product to position its brand in Asia??

Answer
Yes, advertising and marketing would do. But different strategies apply to different kinds of product and market. What you have to do to make it a success is to start locally. If this is a very new and of high quality product, and you have a lot of budget to splurge, get the most famous person in your country to do an advertisement on it, preferably television. Work hard on it locally first, after establishing the brand locally. That would be your cue to conquer the rest of Asia. You’d have to take things one at a time. Making a very deep first dive could really hurt. Test the waters first.

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Aweng Moral-Basco
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