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German Shepherd
Basic German Shepherd Information
- Lifespan: 10 - 12 years
- Height: 22 - 26 inches
- Weight: 75 - 95 pounds
Medical Conditions Seen in German Shepherds
- Urolithiasis
- Gastric Dilation and Volvulus
- Von Willebrand's Disease
- Aortic Stenosis
- Epilepsy
- Pannus
- Panosteitis
- Degenerative Myelopathy
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Lumbo-sacral Stenosis
- Hip Dysplasia
- Seborrhea
- Mange
- Elbow Dysplasia
- Osteochondrosis Dissecans
- Acral Lick Dermatitis
- Atopy
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- German Shepherd Pyodermas
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Megaesophagus
- Perianal Fistulas
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy
- Pulmonic Stenosis
- Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
German Shepherd Traits
- Jogging Partner
- Lap Dog
- Good with Children
- Warm Weather
- Cold Weather
- Grooming Requirements
- Shedding
- Barking
- Ease of Training
German Shepherd History
- In late 1800s Germany, herdsmen needed a dog that could take command of large flocks of sheep, preventing the sheep from wandering into fields, driving them from one area to another, protecting them from marauders, and acting as a sort of moving fence by constantly patrolling along the flock's perimeter.
- Captain Max von Stephanitz determined to create a sheepherding strain of dog that consistently combined the assets needed to perform all of these functions.
- In 1899, Captain von Stephanitz found such a dog, which he named Horand van Grafrath. The Captain founded a club devoted to the new breed, and registered Horand as the first Deutsche Schaferhunde.
- Under the Captain's guidance, the breed quickly became unrivaled at herding large flocks, but at the same time, large flocks were becoming less common. So Captain von Stephanitz reinvented the breed, focusing on obedience and protectiveness. He then promoted them as police and military dogs. When World War I broke out, the German Shepherd's feats eclipsed those of any other military dogs ever used.
- The breed was recognized by the AKC in 1908, but failed to make much of an impact until after World War I. During the war, their name had been shortened in America from German Sheepdog to simply Shepherd Dog in order to distance them from Germany.
- Soldiers returning to their homelands after the war often did so with tales of these astounding dogs. Some even brought dogs back as well. Rin Tin Tin was one such dog.
- Hollywood stars Strongheart and Rin Tin Tin cemented the breed in the hearts of movie goers. Such was his popularity, Rin Tin Tin is credited as the actor that saved Warner Brothers.
- In 1925, the German Shepherd became the most popular dog in America, a position it held until 1936.
- It has been one of the most popular breeds in America since then, and remains a popular service and military dog.
German Shepherd Behavior Concerns
- Makes a devoted and protective companion.
- Generally gentle with children, but may be overly protective.
- A one family dog, tending to be aloof toward and suspicious of strangers. It needs early socialization so that it willingly accepts new people.
- Does best with reward-based training involving food or games.
- Its aptitude for learning and its serious attitude about any job have made it a dependable breed for a variety of jobs.
- Does not tend to make dog friends easily, but is pretty good with other household pets.
- Enjoys mental and physical challenges.
- Some owners train their dogs in Schutzhund, a sport that combines obedience, tracking, and protection.
German Shepherd Suggested Exercises
- Makes a calm but alert housedog given daily outings.
- Needs daily walks, jogs, hikes or play sessions.
- Running, jogging and retrieving are favored methods of exercise.
- Obedience training, agility training or other mental exercise is also vital.
Suggested German Shepherd Nutritional Needs
- German Shepherds tend to stay in good weight. Young dogs can be thin, but they will generally gain weight without any special diet as they mature.
- Adult dogs should be fed a balanced diet, with restricted calories if the dog starts to gain too much weight.
- Puppies should be fed a large-breed growth food, which slows their growing rate, but not final size. This has been shown to decrease the incidence or severity of hip dysplasia in adults.
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- Some dog parasites are transferable to humans.
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After four years and a couple of months in office, President Barack Obama is showing signs he has figured out how this job works.
Last week, instead of traveling the country and publicly blasting his critics and opponents in Congress, Obama turned on the charm. He invited Congressional leaders like House Tax Committee Chair Rep. Paul Ryan and others to lunch and dinner, actually having conversations with them about the issues that have divided them. This week he is planning three visits to Capitol Hill to visit with the House and Senate Republican and Democratic caucuses.
We hope he is going to the Hill to engage conversations, to listen to the members rather than lecture them.
Obama should have been doing this all along. Government is not an arm-wrestling competition. A president can't make members of Congress do his bidding. He has to persuade them, and people you have befriended are more amenable to persuasion than those you have been publicly vilifying.
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Zucchini Parmesan Crisps
Recipe courtesy of Ellie Krieger
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- 2 medium zucchini (about 1 pound total)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan (3/4-ounce)
- 1/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Slice the zucchini into 1/4-inch thick rounds. In a medium bowl, toss the zucchini with the oil. In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan, bread crumbs, salt, and a few turns of pepper. Dip each round into the Parmesan mixture, coating it evenly on both sides, pressing the coating on to stick, and place in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake the zucchini rounds until browned and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove with spatula. Serve immediately.
Per Serving:
(serving size, 1/2 cup)
Calories 105; Total Fat 6g (Sat Fat 2g, Mono Fat 2g, Poly Fat 0g); Protein 5g; Carb 8.5g; Fiber 1.5g; Cholesterol 1mg; Sodium 222mg
Excellent Source of: Molybdenum, Vitamin C
Good Source of: Calcium, Manganese, Vitamin B6, Protein
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Skip to comments.Hilarious Obama email joke
Posted on 04/10/2010 7:24:00 PM PDT by Feline_AIDS
When Obama died, George Washington met him at the Pearly Gates. He slapped him across the face and yelled, "How dare you try to destroy the Nation I helped conceive?"
Patrick Henry approached, punched him in the nose and shouted, "You wanted to end our liberties but you failed."
James Madison followed, kicked him in the groin and said, "This is why I allowed our government to provide for the common defense!"
Thomas Jefferson was next, beat Obama with a long cane and snarled, "It was evil men like you who inspired me to write the Declaration of Independence."
The beatings and thrashings continued as George Mason, James Monroe and 66 other early Americans unleashed their anger on the radical, socialist leader.
As Obama lay bleeding and in pain, an Angel appeared. Obama wept and Said, "This is not what you promised me."
The Angel replied, "I told you there would be 72 VIRGINIANS waiting for you in Heaven. What did you think I said?"....."You really need to listen when someone is trying to tell you something!"
Me too. Can't believe I hadn't seen this before someone emailed it today.
Oooo. that hurt.
Thank you for sharing it, I'm going to have to forward it to friends and relatives.
Damned fine Virginians at that!
LOL — Virginians!
Good one! My son told me a good 0bama joke today but I can't repeat it.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Kudos to who wrote it.
I heard a good one the other day:
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Very Good,Thank you for posting it.
Oh my! That is excellent!
rotf lmao!!!
I am going to forward this to a friend
Send it to me via PM...
All that the story says is that 0 has sex on his mind — anything more profound would be to deep for him.
Tell me! Just click on 'private reply' and TELL me. No one will see it!
Good one!
You know, now would be the time to post 13 pictures of Helen Thomas, with the caption of "VIRGINS for Muslims after they blow themselves up", but something is stopping me...................
Ooooooooops, I meant to say "72 virgins" - not 13! LOL.
Sorry, folks!
Oh, bless whatever power is staying your hand from that! ;^) heh heh
Thank you - so good for my soul. Yeah and then the angel kicked Obama's ass into the pits of hell where he really belongs.
Did you hear that with the new Obamacare, Obama will be putting a 100% tax on aspirin? Because it's white, and it works.
Problem is, now - that all the 'cans' are going to be re-distributed! (And all the 'can'ts' will be holding out their hands for their 'enittlements'!
Here's a dumb one for you."I just flew in from New York and boy are my arms tired"!
OOOOOOOH, can't wait for that day! ;-)
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I wonder why Seahawks fans are loudest in league?
By Paula Wissel
"You can't go out on the corner and start screaming 'I work for Microsoft, yeah!' or 'I drink Starbucks, woohoo!' What are your outlets for taking pride in a vocal manner? And, in some ways, the teams are tangible representations of the pride we take in our region," one local columnist says.
Seattle isn't a particularly noisy place. After all, you can get a ticket for honking your horn. But, we have a reputation for having the loudest fans in the NFL. And, we wondered why and just how loud are we?
How loud is it?
During a Seahawks game in Century Link Field, formerly Qwest Field, the decibel level of more than 65,000 fans screaming at the top of their lungs is deafening.
They call it volume 12, after the 12th man moniker used for Seahawks fans.
Seahawks cornerback and special teams captain Roy Lewis says it's so loud "the ground begins to shake and the Gatorade in your cup starts shakin'."
Lewis played his rookie year with Pittsburgh and says the crowds were never as loud as what he's experienced with the Seahawks. He says you want the crowd as loud as possible to "create chaos" for the other team, to make it impossible for their quarterback to be heard.
Seattle has led the NFL in false-start penalties for opposing teams every year since 2005.
The fans make it happen
Season ticket holder Lorin "Big Lo" Sandretzky, sometimes called Seattle's biggest sports fan – he's 6-foot-8 and weighs more than 400 pounds – has a front row seat for every game.
Sandretzky says being in the sea of sound is like being in a car race and you're one of the cars.
"All of sudden those engines rev up and the heart just starts pumpin' and then down the raceway they go. The feelings so powerful because you feel the vibe of everybody around you," he said.
Fans cause earthquake?
On Jan. 8, 2011, Seahawks fans got so loud during an amazing touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch that they caused, not exactly an earthquake, but a seismic event. In a post, Seattle Times Seahawks blogger Danny O'Neil tracked down a picture of the blip on the Seismograph.
"We looked at the stations nearby and one station in particular just clearly showed the crowd roaring," John Vidale, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, told O'Neil.
Why so loud?
The design of the stadium is often cited as a major reason for the over-the-top crowd noise.
Architect James Poulson says he didn't set out to design the stadium so noise would be enhanced. Rather, he calls it "a happy accident."
He says Seahawks owner Paul Allen wanted to re-create the feeling of attending games in the University of Washington's Husky stadium. So, the architect designed cantilevered decks and a partial roof covering. He says when choosing between sound absorbing materials and hard surfaces they went with hard surfaces.
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"Those hard surfaces are positioned perfectly to deflect the crowd noise back onto the field," he said.
But Poulson says it's the fans who've figured out how to maximize the acoustic features.
"Now that the fans have discovered they can set off seismic recorders and create earthquakes (laughs) I think that's a self-reinforcing cycle," he said.
Fans have always been loud
Seahawks fans like to point out that they were extra vocal even back in the old Kingdome days.
By some accounts, the NFL's now defunct "noise rule" penalizing crowds that were too loud was the direct result of a game in the Kingdome where Denver quarterback John Elway complained to the officials that he couldn't relay his signals.
It's about making a statement
Fan Mike Shafer says he thinks the 12th man screams so loud as a way of countering "East Coast bias."
The News Tribune of Tacoma sports columnist Dave Boling spins it a more positively. He says it's our way of showing we're proud of our life in the Pacific Northwest.
"You can't go out on the corner and start screaming 'I work for Microsoft, yeah!' or 'I drink Starbucks, woohoo!' What are your outlets for taking pride in a vocal manner? And, in some ways, the teams are tangible representations of the pride we take in our region," Boling said.
And, he says, it isn't just Seahawks fans who wear the "we're loud and proud" label. The Seattle Sounders, who also play at CenturyLink field, yell and blow horns through entire games. And Husky stadium, now under reconstruction, is known as a very noisy college venue.


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David Brooks recently took on the conservative movement for relying too heavily on pro-market arguments and tired formulas rather than emphasizing its historic features of custom, social harmony, and moral preservation.
As I've already noted in response to the Brooks piece, I agree that conservatism needs a renewed intellectual foundation brought about by a return to these emphases, yet I disagree that a lopsided devotion to "economic freedom" is what's stalling us. If we hope to restore traditionalist conservatism, we'd do well to recognize that this means restoring economic conservatism along with it. Brooks is upset that dogmatic pro-market folks have seized the Republican Party, yet this is the same Republican Party that nominated the architect of Romneycare and can't seem to get serious about the deficit.
Conservatism is faltering all around, and the reasons for each "sect's" demise are more or less interrelated. As I've written elsewhere, we need to restore a holistic conservative imagination that ties its social and economic strains together by grounding them both in Russell Kirk's "enduring moral order."
For David Brooks, restoration is all about "balance," but for the true conservative, it needs to be about integration.


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I'd like to share a story with you. You might even call it your story.
Once upon a time there was a planet. A planet inhabited by humans. The planet was called Earth. Sound familiar?
Most of the humans were just like you.
- Living their busy lives
- Doing the friends and family thing
- Planning big adventures
In fact, most of these humans desired to do really big things.
- To have greater impact on the planet.
- To be part of something greater than themselves.
- To live happy, successful lives.
Sadly, three big obstacles kept holding them back.
#1 – The humans often felt they weren't good enough
#2 – They were afraid of being different from everyone else
#3 – They often hid in the closets of their lives
See, they were all doing lots of things just to fit in:
- Dating and mating in heteronormative ways
- Raising families the way Mom and Dad had done
- Climbing career ladders, one position at a time
- Juggling over packed schedules because that's what you do
- Making and saving money for SOMEDAY like everyone else
Heck, some were even struggling to building businesses based on the latest, biggest, BIZ GURU's big, big ideas!
Many of these humans spent a lot of time, energy, and brainpower doing things they didn't want to do, simply to keep their lives moving forward…or so they thought. Yep, they buckled down and did it. That's what you're supposed to do. Right?
Fall in line, and do what everyone else does, that's what was expected. Don't rock the boat by being a dreamer…by being unique…flying outside the lines!
Between "you can't, you shouldn't" and "that will never work," so many of the humans on planet Earth began to lose themselves.
- Losing their confidence.
- Hiding their uniqueness.
- Sacrificing themselves, their values, their beliefs.
Life suddenly became challenging. Often these humans lost sleep, put on fake smiles, and hid their most valuable assets, just to fit in.
Not only was conforming challenging, but leading a double-life became exhausting.
Never being able to share their true self and talents with the world made it impossible to fully enjoy life.
And the worst part? Everyone around them was doing the same thing.
Hiding in their lives…not fully expressing themselves!
Schools were teaching it.
Companies expected it.
Friends were only friends if you did it.
Families in many cases only tolerated you if you did it.
Society as a whole, flat out expected it…from everyone!
It being – pretending to be someone you're NOT just to make the world go
round a little easier!
The whole planet was doing it
Playing the game.
Living unfulfilled lives.
Then, things began to change.
Every so often a few of the humans would start to do things differently.
Summon up their confidence.
Bravely owning their uniqueness in the world.
- Brave and courageous humans began to come out of their closets…living their truth.
- More and more humans began to experience success as they defined IT for themselves.
- Other humans began to build unconventional lives and experience real happiness, living in their uniqueness.
- Businesses profits and revenues exploded as people over profit became the new normal.
- Creativity, progressive-thought, and "let's try something completely different," became the standard instead of the strange or weird ideas.
The humans who were afraid to be different, finally decided to take flight!
They asked a few of the humans who'd stepped away from being like everyone else, "How did you do it? "
Their answer?
"We mustered up our confidence. We embraced our uniqueness. We unleashed our superpowers on the world!
They came out of their closets. Quit hiding their secrets.
Started living their own brand of uniquely me! So can you!
Now don't worry, I'm not going to come into your life and start busting things up, or forcing you out of your closets.
As a gay man, I know it isn't cool to force anyone out of the closet. That's all a personal decision.
Instead, I'm gonna jump alongside you in your life, or your organization, and start snooping around. With your permission of course!
I'll be hunting for lot's of stuff in those closets, but three things in particular.
#1 – Curiosity Slayers
#2 – Confidence Busters
#3 – Commitment Destroyers
These three culprits are notoriously known for hiding out in the dark corners of our closets, creating unnecessary havoc in life, for no darn good reason
But, that's why I'm here. To sniff them out – in a safe, supportive way.
To help get them out of your closet, out of your life – after all, we're all closeted about something.
Once they're out of the way, you'll suddenly feel energized and invincible enough to break through your unique closet door to…
- Declare your sexual orientation without shame or guilt
- Ask that hot guy or gal out on a date, no more procrastinating
- Go for the promotion you didn't think was yours to be had
- Take a stand, advocating for a cause, regardless what others think
- Jump into your entrepreneurial cape, escaping from cubicle nation
- Say "Bye-bye" to following, and say "Hello Beautiful" to leading
Together, we're going to pull out some of the greatest ASSETS OF YOU that you didn't even know you had. NO MORE HIDING!
You'll discover that being confidently, uniquely you is an awesome idea.
So much better than pretending to be someone you're not!
Then you and I will tap my closet busting brain to put together a deep dive action plan that gets to your soul, your truth. To the you that's been waiting to be uniquely you in the world. I help you discover you. The confident, unique you!
I'm all about uncovering you. The real you that represents you in life, love, and business.
It's not about having a life for someday based on everyone else's expectations.
It's about being freakin' in love with you and your life right now – no more hiding, no more closets!
It's also about sharing your love and passion for what you do, how you live your life — in a way that makes a bigger impact in the world.
You have amazing gifts and assets you're hiding that need to be shared with the world. But if you're hiding in the closet, you're missing the chance to lead a life well lived.
So. . . Sound like what you've been looking for?
Whether you're an individual or a team looking to stop hiding, or to break out of the closets of your life, there's no better time than the present. Check out my writing, speaking, and individual coaching programs.


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CareFusion's Technologies Meet Health Care Needs
Companies that help hospitals to meet and conform to the health care insurance industry's standards of reimbursable products and procedures have a bright future in the current global increase in people needing medical treatments.
That's why CareFusion (CFN) last week released quarterly earnings that were both strong and bodes well for the year ahead. CFN beat the Street's consensus estimate and added 1.6% to the company's gross operating margin.
Jim Cramer, the co-portfolio manager of Action Alerts PLUS and the host of CNBC's "Mad Money" recently interviewed the CEO of CFN and the video is well worth watching. You'll learn the company has a very active mergers and acquisitions pipeline and is in expansion mode.
Here's an example of the kind of product CareFusion makes that hospital surgery rooms can hardly live without: On Tuesday the company launched a "take-apart laparoscopic scissor." This is in addition to its lineup of other precision, take-apart surgical instruments .
The press release mentions that these kind of surgical instruments "... provide sterile, sharp blades and a new insulated shaft for each procedure. Designed for easy assembly and disassembly, the scissors feature an ergonomic, reusable ring-handle that also fits Snowden-Pencer take-apart clamps, dissectors and graspers. The handle is designed to more evenly distribute pressure than traditional handles and accommodates a variety of hand positions for comfort and precision during surgery.
"To ensure the new scissors meet customer requirements, CareFusion conducted a limited market release to test the scissors in surgical procedures. After evaluation by more than 30 surgeons who performed approximately 60 procedures, the scissors received high levels of customer satisfaction and 100% of surgeons who evaluated the product indicated they would recommend it to peers."
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Now here's where the rubber meets the road. If the surgeons and surgical assistants in an operating room will give tacit or direct approval of the efficacy of these products, sales are likely to soar. Apparently that's the kind of response CFN is receiving from professionals who have used its products.
"The new Snowden-Pencer laparoscopic scissors are very modular, so we can adjust a tray as we see fit to create a very cost-effective approach to our surgeries," said Dr. Ryan Tyner, a bariatric surgeon at Lovelace Westside Hospital in Albuquerque and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. "I prefer to use the best instruments for my patients, and my personal opinion is that this is the best line on the market."


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There is an interesting debate between whether, as a platform company, you should provide just the API or build more SDKs. A number of technology experts say that if you have a clean REST API, you really shouldn't need an SDK. Maybe your SDK is just covering up a bad API design? In my experience SDKs greatly improve the success of 3rd party developers and it makes a difference, so while you can get away without having an SDK, you can however benefit from having one.
Don't make your developers do the plumbing
A few years ago, we launched a REST API that was developed in conjunction with some of the best thought leaders we could recruit. It's good, it's clean and to someone who does REST API development, it's fairly easy to integrate with us. However, what we found out is that a lot of developers out there didn't know how to work with web services and while we could train them on how to put together a web request and parse our JSON response it was a lot easier to just do it for them.
Package Managers make it easy to consume your service
We also found that a number of developers out there have gotten used to getting native Objective-C, .NET or C# objects from vendors so they were expecting that to get going they could just grab something from Cocoapods, NuGet, RubyGems, NPM or something else. The raw REST API development is not that easy. The easier we got someone to the point where they could start DocuSign-ing, the more praise we received.
Updates through systems like NPM, CocoaPods, NuGet etc are fast.
Being integrated in a system like Cocoapods also allows us to deliver new functionality to people very easily. They get a new set of objects by just executing a couple of commands in the Terminal window without even the need to go visit our API Explorer.
SDKs allow you to get to a higher level of abstraction
On systems like iOS, as we realized that people were not thinking in terms of web service calls here and there, we noticed developers were a lot more productive when they were able to think about "Signing Views" or "Login Screen." We capitalized on this when we provided those specific components for our iOS SDK which also improved the end product design quite a bit. For instance, the login screen got features like ability to select different accounts if you had a subscription.
It's hard to provide an SDK for every technology stack, but if you are capable of providing one, it will speed things up. Your partners will champion this if it helps them get to market faster. Having said that, take a look for yourself at our iOS SDK and let us know your feedback on it! You can check it out here: www.docusign.com/mobilesdk
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By Anton Chekov
Directed by Jennifer Blackmer
Anton Chekov's classic play, Three Sisters centers on the dreary lives of the three Prozorov sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, who live in a small provincial Russian town at the turn of the century. Following the untimely death of their father, the sisters find their days lonely, bleak, and without purpose. Each attempts to find meaning through love or occupation, but their sense of futility only increases as time passes. They dream of returning to their former home in Moscow and starting a new life-one that is cultivated and meaningful, but will they be able to act on this intense longing?
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U.S. Air Force Awards F-15 MRO Contract to Honeywell
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $57.8 million contract modification to Honeywell for repair, overhaul and logistics support of F-15 secondary power assets.
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Meals at home and with family do not have to be fat-ladenaffairs. Nor do they have to be boring, tasteless times ofcelery mashing around the table. A few subtle adjustments inyour food choices will make a big difference on the scales.
Think Lean Meat Don't give up meat, just make smarter choices in buying it.Meat is much leaner today than it has been due to trimmingefforts on the part of meatpackers. Beef labeled as "loin","round" and "extra lean" are your best choices.
According to The Wisconsin Beef Council, cuts like top round,tenderloin or sirloin qualify as lean, healthy selections. Roasting, baking, grilling, braising and broiling are healthymeat-cooking methods. Use non-stick pans and choose cookingsprays over oil or butter during preparation. Another way toreduce fat is to strain cooked ground beef and rinse it withhot water. Drain it well before you continue the recipe.
Lean Chicken Choices When we think lean we often look to chicken. Be smart. Many ofus turn a potentially diet-friendly staple into somethingconsiderably less than healthy. Say no to fried patties, chicken fingers, nuggets and franks. Switch to broiling,roasting, baking or steaming fresh chicken.
Use a non-stick panwith cooking spray, broth or wine. Keep in mind that poultry dark meat contains about twice asmuch fat as white meat. Also, the skin is full of fat. You canremove the skin before cooking or choose skinless varieties.Simply make a rule or take off the skin before you eat it.
Lean Turkey Is A Smart Choice If you're preparing a turkey, why not cook the stuffingseparately? You will reduce its fat content by preventing theturkey fat from soaking into the dressing. Try to use lessbutter or margarine when preparing the stuffing.
Don't forgetto skim the fat off of the gravy with a gravy separator or by refrigerating it. Leave the drumsticks for the kids. As withchicken, choose light meat over dark and you'll save quite afew calories.
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My sleep schedule has been totally skewed this week. I woke up at 10 pm today and 7 pm the day before. This is not so good, so I'll probably pull a marathon hacking session until this evening and either crash at the office or somehow make it home to my bed.
Found another roach when I woke up. This roach experience was much more positive than my last for two reasons:
- It wasn't in my pants
- I found out where they're coming from
The fact that I had any roaches at all is rather unfortunate, but the fact that I've only found two in the couple of months that I've been living there is pretty fortunate. And now that I know where they are coming from, I'm looking forward to being pest-free again.
I'll lick this apartment yet.
On the work front, I've been hard at work on the next generation of the Helix installer. I have now gotten through just about all of the hard parts; it downloads the mirror list, package list, and packages and installs them. Dependency handling is much smarter now, although there is a slightly noticeable performance hit. Definitely worth it.
We have some preliminary Debian packages built. We haven't forgotten you.
We just got our 5 dual-866 MHz machines with half a gig of ram and 2 18-gig scsi drives from Dell. They'll be doing all of the building for the distribution. They are incredibly fast. It's truly stunning.
Mike has been doing some great work on Achtung. He redid the zooming control and added auto-zooming support, so that the slide fits as largely as possible in the window, and resizes as you resize the window. It is very cool. It also has a drop shadow now too. Phil reports that he is very close to having text drawing using a canvas view he's writing from scratch for Havoc's text widget. He says that a few hours more and it'll do editing and a few more and it'll do drag and drop. How very exciting!
Sorry about the long and boring diary, but that's the way it is sometimes. And I shouldn't be apologizing for it, you're reading it still, so something must be keeping you around. I take it back. I'm not sorry. Bugger off.


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Stock Futures Pare Losses After Retail Sales Number
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stock futures were paring losses Monday after a rise in an April retail sales report, pointing to positive trends in U.S. growth.
Futures for the S&P 500 were off 2.25 points, or 3.15 points below fair value, to 1,627.25.
The Census Bureau reported Monday that retail sales rose 0.1% in April after falling by a revised 0.5% in March. Excluding autos, retail sales fell 0.1% after dipping 0.4%. Economists, on average, were expecting retail sales to fall 0.3% in April, and excluding autos, to dip 0.1%.
Business inventories are forecast to have increased 0.3% in March after rising 0.1% in February. The Census Bureau releases this data at 10 a.m. EDT.
Data from the world's second-largest economy was also weighing on sentiment, with China's April industrial output report rising only mildly and disappointing expectations. The modest increase in April retail sales also added to worries about a feeble economic recovery in China. The country also reported that its fixed-asset investment unexpectedly decelerated in April.
"This set of data still suggests a painfully slow mend of China's growth momentum," Yao Wei, a Hong Kong-based economist with Societe Generale SA, wrote in a report.
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Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were falling 17 points, or 25.49 points below fair value, to 15,051. Futures for the Nasdaq were down 4 points, or 5.92 points below fair value, to 2,971.5.
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index finished down 1.42% Monday. The Nikkei 225 in Japan closed up 1.2%. The FTSE 100 in the UK was falling 0.27% and the DAX in Germany was down 0.64%.
June gold futures were down $9.40 to $1,427.20 an ounce. June oil futures were sliding $1.15 to $94.89 a barrel.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury was rising 2/32, diluting the yield to 1.897%. The dollar was up 0.04% to $83.18 according to the U.S. dollar index.


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By Feb 25, 2013-
Hidro Prahova SA, a Romanian utility, awarded a 62.1 million-lei ($19 million) contract to Cast SRL for sewage improvements in the southern county of Prahova.
Seven bids were made for the contract, with the winning selection being Romania's Cast, according to a European Union procurement document.
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I love YouTube. Some of the videos will leave you in stitches from laughing so hard. Other don't have video, just audio. One I was pointed to recently was "JFK Bad day at the office –ATC." It runs about nine minutes, and it is but a snippet of a typical day in New York. Having flown in and out of there for years, I recognize the controller's voice and his frustration.
As much as I dread the delays and issues of flying into New York, some of the funniest transmissions have come from there. When you fly into John F. Kennedy International from the south, a common clearance is to cross the HOGGS intersection at FL180. One of the Mexican airlines (I don't recall which one) was given that clearance, which he read back. A few minutes later, the controller, stunned that the flight in question was still at the previously assigned altitude, said, "Hey, I told you to cross HOGGS at one-eight-oh." The response? "Some days you make it, some days you don't."
What can you say to that?
An Air China 747 once was taxiing at night at JFK and seemed to be determined to just bully his way to the runway. I could hear him making his way around the airport while I not-so-patiently waited to get out of the ramp. The final straw was when he cut off a Delta flight that was also exiting the ramp. The Delta crew queried, "What the hell is Air China doing?" The frequency—and this is truly rare at JFK—got totally silent. A second later, it was the controller cursing. "I don't know what the hell Air China is doing! Air China doesn't know what the hell Air China is doing! All aircraft just stop. Air China, taxi to the end of the runway, and you are cleared for immediate takeoff. Just get out of here!" It could only happen in New York.
Proof that controllers have a sense of humor came from the JFK ATIS one day: "Attention all airmen. Managers and supervisors working radar. Speak slowly and succinctly please." Classic.
Others have circulated lists on the Internet over the years of things that have supposedly been said on the radio. Some I believe, some not so much. Some have been so distorted that the airports involved are clearly wrong. Some are urban legends. Some controllers are also famous. There was one at La Guardia for years who had a reputation among pilots for being a horrible ground controller. Airplanes would somehow end up facing each other, or getting farther away from their gate, or just parked somewhere for no apparent reason. One time the airport was a parking lot for airplanes hit by weather delays, and everyone was trying to ask a question. At one point, there were no responses from Ground, so it got quiet for a few seconds. A different—but all too familiar–voice came on: "All aircraft please stand by. Controller change in progress." A second or so later, a pilot keyed the mic and said what we were all thinking: "Oh, boy. Here we go." That had to hurt.
I'm sure you all have your tales of things said and heard. Send them in, so we can all share a chuckle or two.–Chip Wright
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Cubs Activate Castillo, Option Maine
Today the Cubs have activated Lendy Castillo from the disabled list and optioned Scott Maine to Iowa. Maine was expendable at this point with Jeff Beliveau pitching well and serving as the lefty out of the pen that's not named James Russell.
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We have no idea where our 1st pick will be, so all talk is really moot until May 30th (when the lottery is held). What we do know is that we currently hold picks #24, #33, and #34 in a deep draft.
I highly doubt that we're bringing in 4 rookies. I would assume that at least 1 of those 3 picks is traded for a current NBA player (Cavs are under the cap limit and are allowed to make such a deal). If I had to guess I'd say we would move the 24th pick. I need to look over past drafts to see what kinda player we can hope to net with a pick, although Rudy Fernandez last year comes to mind. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember many NFL type trades in the NBA, ie the 24th and 34th for the 17th. I'd be fine with such a scenario though.
I'd also venture to say that as a rebuilding team, we should use one of the 2nd rounders on a Euro who will stay overseas for at least another year. But the current FO has shown that they may be averse to such an idea (see Vala).
Some players that would interest me with those later picks: Doron Lamb, John Jenkins, Moe Harkless, Royce White, Will Barton. All high upside picks. I know nothing about the Euros but am fine in theory with using one of the 2nd rounders on one.


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"The greatest meeting of land and water in the world" is how landscape artist Francis McComas described Point Lobos, just south of Carmel, Calif. Many would agree.
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October 11, 2012
August 8, 2012
Expect to be awestruck when you enter the open expanse of Prague's Old Town Square. You'll face an array of facades, pediments and spires ranging from Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance to baroque and art nouveau. The buildings constitute a textbook study of urban development from the 14th century to the present.
May 3, 2012
Looking for something unusual to do this summer? How about exploring the remains of the Titanic from an Mir submersible vehicle at 12,500 feet below sea level? Fifteen-day excursions will begin July 12, July 27 and August 6 and will include lectures and a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking.
February 1, 2012
The world's leading luxury yacht builders and shipyards will display their products and services at the 20th annual Dubai International Boat Show from March 13 to 17.
February 1, 2012
Bruges, Belgium, was but a blip on the tourist map until the movie In Bruges hit theaters in 2008. The dark comedy, featuring a duo of Laurel-and-Hardy-type hit men, resonated with audiences that were intrigued by its twisted plot, but also by its deliberate obeisance to a city that had managed to elude most American tourists.
December 1, 2011
"You can do this," I told myself. I stripped out of my yellow expedition jacket, wool cap, gloves, fleece layers, tights, rain pants and long underwear–down to my bathing suit. I was ready to step into the frigid South Atlantic Ocean off Deception Island to become a member of the Antarctic Polar Plunge Club.
November 17, 2011
The Flexjet 25 Jet Card program–which provides 25, 30 or 35 hours of flying time on Bombardier aircraft–is offering a bonus to customers who sign up by January 31: a getaway to Los Cabos, Mexico, created by luxury travel consultants Abercrombie & Kent.
October 1, 2011
It's now possible to golf at any of 400 private clubs, thanks to Boxgroove, a Web-based service that allows members to sign up for available tee times at participating U.S. venues. Depending on your membership (basic membership is free), a round of golf starts at approximately $90 per person.
October 1, 2011
Want to stay at a resort without staying put? The new Yogi superyacht, which is now available for charter, offers all the amenities of a high-end resort, plus the ability to set sail.
October 1, 2011
Even many of the world's savviest travelers have yet to discover pristine Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, two sleepy but thoroughly enchanting islands 15 miles south of Newfoundland. They swirl in fog and mystery and boast the anomaly of being France's last foothold in North America.
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The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 13by Anand Lal Shimpi on January 6, 2013 8:00 AM EST
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We're back! In our first podcast of 2013 we go over some of the best products of 2012 and Haswell/ValleyView launch schedules. Brian talks about Field Test being removed by mobile operators, Ubuntu for smartphones, the Galaxy Camera and the Go Pro Hero 3 Black. We also go over the recent ARM vs. x86 power articles.
The AnandTech Podcast - Episode 13
featuring Anand Shimpi, Brian Klug & Dr. Ian Cutress
RSS - mp3, m4a
Direct Links - mp3, m4a
Total Time: 2 hours 1 minute
Outline - hh:mm
Brian's Best of 2012 - 3
Ian's Best of 2012 - 11
Anand's Best of 2012 - 25
Haswell Launch Schedule - 35
Haswell Integrated Voltage Regulators - 37
Haswell TDPs - 41
Valley View Delayed? - 46
FieldTest Being Removed from Phones by Operators - 52
Ubuntu for Smartphones - 1:00
Galaxy Camera, Final Thoughts - 1:08
Go Pro Hero 3 Black - 1:14
The Power Articles - 1:22
Nexus 10 - 1:30
big.LITTLE/A15 Power Discussion - 1:38
Tegra 4 - 1:44
Complaining about Mac Office 2010 - 1:48
Making Out of CES Alive - 1:53
As always, comments are welcome and appreciated.
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CeriseCogburn - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkAwesome Reply
TheGuardians - Friday, January 25, 2013 - linkAnand really needs to convince Brian to get a room. There's some serious latent man (boy)-crush happening through-out the podcasts!
Anand's continued giggling & predilection towards anything & everything Brian says is frankly difficult to listen to. This kind of attention disregarding pervasively the other
guests/members of the podcast is surely not diplomatic & equitable - epsecially by someone in a role of leadership as Mr. Shimpi is.. being the CEO & boss of the 'website'/'business'. Reply
Fiercé - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkPosted this under Podcast 12 but it seems to have been passed over. Posting it up again as I really think it would improve your podcast.
Listening to this one now. Cheers guys.
As an aside, can you quickly look into the Podcast naming schema, meta data and tag usage?
Right now, the Podcast tag is missing from Episodes 5-7 (though a text search for "podcast" brings up all of them), and the recent Episodes 9-12 are displaying under a weird "Anand Shimpi1's Album" on my phone (Android, HTC OneX, Google Play Music). Episodes 1-8 went into "Anand Shimpi's Album" as a comparison.
Also, a picture of the AnandTech logo wouldn't hurt either. In addition to aesthetic cleanliness with the rest of ones Album view, those sidelong glances at the screen from people sitting beside a smartphone user on a train or plane lead to curious Google searches and new listeners.
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Death666Angel - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkI agree with your first 2 paragraphs. The third however seems fixed, at least I get the Anandtech logo in my Galaxy Nexus Google Play Music app. :)
Loved the episode! Reply
Fiercé - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkHeya D666A,
Just to fact check I'm using:
-HTC OneX using ICS 4.0.3
-Google Play Store v3.10.10
-Google Play Music v4.4.811H.526848 which is apparently up to date according to Play Store
-Downloading the MP3 version, and dropping it into the "Podcasts" folder, no sub-folder, and playing it locally.
Does this match up with your use case? Maybe you're streaming it or something? I'm just getting the default Orange+Blue backdrop for detected metadata. For a comparison, an Ars Technica or manthoughts.com podcast has a very prominent logo on the screen.
As for the podcast, was very enjoyable. I'll be buying some Flint and Tinder soon! Hope they ship to Canada... Reply
Reflection314 - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkGreat podcast. I enjoy the funny little side-discussions you guys have. All I can say about getting sick is wash your hands often (especially before eating, even if you have to use hand sanitizer - sorry Brian!) and avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth (easier said than done, sadly) as much as possible. Eating good amounts of vegetables really helps me, especially broccoli.
It feels so good to have you guys vocalize the frustration about the stagnation in the large PC display market. Like you pointed out, you never know who is listening to these things - maybe somebody big. Because people respect your opinions, maybe it will help to accelerate a solution. Thank you for bringing it up Ian!
Thank you all for risking your health and sanity to bring us probably the best tech coverage out there. Best wishes!! Reply
IcyEyeG - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkRegarding Ubuntu for Phones, Canonical is going to officially support Nexus 7 on Ubuntu 13.04.
It's very easy to install too (requires to wipe the tablet though).
So as far as I know, Canonical is already betting on tablets (and ARM). Reply
watersb - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkGenetically-enhanced Pima County products such as Brian Klug are the very HIGHEST of high-tech. Reply
teiglin - Monday, January 07, 2013 - linkJust wanted to say that Ian does a great angry American accent. I want to hear more about those crazy electronics he's got in there. Reply
StealthX32 - Monday, January 07, 2013 - linkIf you guys like the Supima cotton boxer briefs, you'll really like the ones from Icebreaker. Yeah, it's not from the US (from New Zealand), but they're amazing. Key difference between cotton and wool is cotton holds water, wool does not, so all the sweat and associated funk is pretty non-existant for merino boxers. Okay, if you wear it for 2 weeks in a row playing WoW, maybe you'll coat it with your cooties, but one week...totally fine.*
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Flower Season at Nickel & Nickel
by Nickel & Nickel on September 4, 2013
We may be getting ready for harvest, but it's also flower season at Nickel & Nickel. Landscape Designer Daniel Townsend has again worked wonders with a magical mix of zinnias, cosmos and, a new addition this year, sunflowers. Enjoy!
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A Basic Guide to Customs Brokerage Fees Charged by Couriers
I was given an idea to write a post about different shipping methods to Canada by dansmoncorps on Twitter. she has her own blog here with some nice photography. Anyway thanks for the idea.
I must confess that this is not my area of expertise but I thought it was definitely information that people out there want to know and is somewhat related to the Customs Process.
So here is how I see it.
Canada Post – by far the cheapest, with a $5 service charge for regular mail and $8 service charge for EMS. i.e. you order something off ebay and its sent by US postal service then it goes to one of the 3 international mail facilities where Customs will process your mail and if you owe duties and/or tax then you will receive notification from the post office to go collect your parcel. Contrary to what some may think this service charge does not go to Customs or the Government of Canada but to Canada Post. PST, GST, HST and Duty however is collected by Canada Post on behalf of the Federal and Provincial Governments.
Mail under $20 is released duty and tax free under a Postal Importations Remission Order. Over $20 you can be subject to duty and tax.
Over $1600 your mail can be deemed commercial and you may receive a letter in the mail directing you to clear your shipment at a prescribed Customs office offering commercial services. You will have to bring your receipts or invoices and 2 copies of the letter and 2 completed Form B3 to declare your goods commercially. After you present your paperwork to Customs and pay any duties and tax owing you can then fax a release stamped copy of the letter back to Customs at the mail centre and they will allow Canada Post to deliver your package.
The only negative I really see is the length of time it can take to send or recieve your shipment.
For Customs requirements on using Canada Post to send or receive goods in greater detail click here.
Canada Post also has the "Border Free" program that offers "hassle free online cross border shopping". This actually seems to work quite well from what I have seen. The basic jist of it is that if you shop using participating online retailers like abercombie you get a price that includes all the different costs associated with no suprises and your package delivered to your door. For more info see here
You can download the UPS Customs Rate guide here. Its actually quite informative and breaks down the charges.
Some have complained about feeling blindsided by UPS standard's fees for clearing Customs. As many retailers in the US will use their services it is best to be aware of the charges. As I mentioned in a previous post, you always have the option to self clear! Check out my previous post on how to do this.
DHL – Is a another air courier option. If you have not paid Customs fees in advance, DHL charges %2.5 of the value with a starting minimum of $7. Go here to see more details.
Fedex – Now if you're shipping from the US there is also Fedex Ground which is cheaper but of course takes longer. Fedex Ground will often deliver your package and send you a bill later for brokerage fees. Again if you have not designated them as your broker you have the option to self clear and they have to reverse the charges once you show proof that you have accounted for the goods with Customs.
Purolator – Their fees for brokering are also invoiced after the fact by Purolator Trade Solutions for a minimum of $5 or %3 of the value for duty whether you owe duties and taxes or not.
Things to be aware of – The $60 gift exemption applies only to gifts being sent by Non-residents to residents and must clearly appear to be a gift. If the package is inspected by Customs and not determined to be in fact a gift (no indication other than the declaration) full duties and taxes will apply. If there is no indication of value, no invoice, or receipt, or bill, then the value may be assessed by the officer. Of course you can always dispute the charges afterwards.
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