Tipburn is a physiological condition that causes lettuce to die back at the edges of the leaves. It results from a change in the moisture relationship between the soil and the plant. Clip off any brown leaf tissue and use the remainder of the leaf. Frequent light watering helps to prevent tipburn.
The exact definition of a resident will differ depending on the state, but most will consider you a resident if you live independently in the state for over a year or currently rely on a state resident financially. Phlebotomy training can range anywhere between $600 and $2,500+. The school charges will vary depending on what is offered for training and the general cost of tuition itself. Certification fees are tied to the cost of the training.
If you work as a phlebotomist, you may also transport and store specimens in addition to writing medical reports. According to the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the average annual salary for staff-level phlebotomists was $32,448 in 2013 (www.ascp.org). The ASCP also indicates that phlebotomy technicians tend to be some of the lowest paid among all medical and clinical technicians. For example, the ASCP states that histotechnicians made a higher average annual salary of $49,837 in 2013.