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Just saying…
Southern Baptist News & Opinion
by Dave Miller
Mike Leake says
The powerful beard is a weapon that can be used for great good or evil….
Bruce H. says
I grew a beard once and it felt like something was clutching my face all the time. Personally, I like my face clean. It seems odd when I see a preacher with a beard, goatee or mustache because I have always sat under clean shaven preachers. I don't have anything against them.
rick says
The best part about this is the "Related posts" section. Santa and Angry & Divisive Calvinists.
Well done, Dave, well done.
Dave Miller says
Anything to annoy Matt Svoboda.
steve tanner says
Why bring this up?
Dave Miller says
Teasing some unshaven friends, Steve. That is it.
theoldadam says
A hairaising post…to be sure.
Doug Hibbard says
Dave, are you bearding up for Israel?
Dave Miller says
I am not.
Doug Hibbard says
We'll get TSA to confiscate your razor :)>
Dave Miller says
Not my panasonic linear drive electric!
Jeff Musgrave says
Why grow a beard for Israel? It is way warmer there than it is up here in the great white north.
Doug Hibbard says
Depends on who you want to fit in with.
I'm picturing Dave with the stereotypical black hat, curly hair, and beard. You know, Rabbi Tuckman.
Mark Applegate says
Do you think yourself wise? Then there's a donkey inside your waistcoat. Do you think yourself handsome? Then there's a bernerk in your beard.- Spurgeon (Perils of the beard?)
"Growing a beard 'is a habit most natural, scriptural, manly, and beneficial.'"
BTW… I will grant you that several Puritans had the Ivan IV scowl… 🙂
Dave Miller says
Clark Dunlap says
John Calvin, BH Carroll, John Clarke, Just sayin
Dale Pugh says
Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, the Robertson's from Duck Dynasty, Clint Eastwood (High Plains Drifter), Chuck Norris, Obi Wan Kenobi……..
Mark says
But did Jesus have a beard? How about Paul and the rest of the Apostles?
I bet they went around promoting and bragging about beards, too. Just sayin….
Chris Roberts says
Even demons try to disguise themselves as angels of light. It's a testimony to the power of the beard that these wicked men thought a beard would hide their folly.
Greg Buchanan says
Hey now, Ivan IV (Ivan Grozny) didn't start out like that…
After a near-death experience, the death of his wife, and years of dealing with the noble rulers (the equivalent of deacons), we might look the same 🙂
Ben Coleman says
As a technical person, I tend to associate beards with Unix programmers.
Chris Roberts says
Bearded: Chuck Norris.
Beardless: Nancy Pelosi.
Bearded: Charles Spurgeon.
Beardless: Barrack Obama.
Bearded: John Piper (His beard is invisible – most people could not handle that much awesomeness.)
Beardless: Peter Lumpkins.
Bearded: Chris Roberts.
Beardless: Dave Miller.
Any questions?
Chris Roberts says
More on John Piper's beard.
I have it on good authority that he has a big, bushy, black beard that stretches halfway down his chest. For one or two nights every Christmas, he unhides it, dyes it grey, and runs around his neighborhood playing pranks on people to help prove that Santa is evil.
Dave Miller says
I so wish Joel Osteen would grow a beard. And Ed Young, Jr.
Dave Miller says
For Chris Roberts' sake, I added a pic of Charles Finney, his ministry hero.
Chris Roberts says
I find a war rages within me, for I despised the badly formatted html that governed the pictures before and am grateful that you have fixed it, but I have a heart of malice toward you for calling that vile human toad Finney (with apologies to R. G. Lee) a ministry hero. I do not know what I shall do. Who shall rescue me from this wrestling of emotions?
Dave Miller says
Go get a Frosty at Wendy's and cool off.
Dale Pugh says
They can't. Wimps.
Dale Pugh says
That was directed at the Osteen and Young comment.
Brent Hobbs says
This post made me laugh. Some of the comments too.
dean says
Okay, if we are not being spiritual today I got to ask a question for the cynics – how was Rasputin a lady's man? That is the best picture of him I have ever seen and I will still wet my bed tonight because of it.
Dave Miller says
Okay, that is a brilliant comment.
Mark says
Oh, I think Charles Finney was also bearded.
Ben Coleman says
Not to be confused, of course, with Charles (Chuck) Finley.
Dave Miller says
Or Sam Axe.
Mark says
Ben Coleman says
Don't want to have a beard covering that chin.
Dan says
If we use a beard, however, to cover a double chin…now that's a different story!
Ben Coleman says
Maybe. Can double chins kill?
Jess Alford says
I used to have a handle bar mustach. You should see me after I had eaten corn on the cob. "Well maybe you should not have seen me," I was a mess.
Matthew Newman says
Some people cannot handle the power of a beard. Some corrupt its noble purposes for evil, as mentioned above. Others, hearken from a nobler day knowing that the beard is one of the Lord's many gifts to man. It is insulation for the face and scares away enemies.
Side note: I have been clean shaven one time since my daughter (19 mos old) has been alive. She freaked out & wouldn't let me pick her up all day. I did this the day before Easter…so, great idea on my part.
Chris Roberts says
I tried that on my kids, shaving to see how they would react, but no effect. I was disappointed.
Dave Miller says
Probably says your beard isn't worth keeping.
Jon says
It seems the beard has been a mark of the ideologue many times before. I know it was the fashion among many mininsters of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, too.
Dave Miller says
Two items on the agenda:
1) I am AMAZED at the traffic this post has gotten. I put it up mostly to annoy a few of my facebook friends with their constant pics and comments about the power and manliness of facial hair.
This thing has drawn a LOT of traffic here today, by far our most active post.
That leads me to this observation about the SBC Voices family: you guys are weird.
2) Has anyone noted that picture of Charles Finney? That guy looked scary.
Jon says
Yes, his phisiognomic traits imply severety for sure.
Dan says
Physiognomic…with a "y" – yes?
Jon says
Thanks, Dan. i realized it afterwards but was too lazy to re-post. Yes, it captures Finney seeing with his mind's eye so that he looks stern.
cb scott says
I have met Christ Roberts and Jared Moore.
If both men grew breads and posed in profile, both could easily portray a contemporary artistic rendering of Charles Finney in the early years.
cb scott says
That should have been Chris Roberts, not "Christ" Roberts.
Chris is a nice guy and all, but not worthy of worship.
Chris Roberts says
But I already have a beard, and I think you made a typo up there. Unless I'm mistaken, I think you meant to say:
"If Chris would only use his beard to beat up Charles Finney in the early years, much damage could have been avoided."
Jeff Musgrave says
That leads me to this observation about the SBC Voices family: you guys are weird.
I know you are not just figuring that out. The occasional bent toward weirdness is part of what drew me to this site in the first place, and certainly part of what keeps me coming back for more.
Ben Coleman says
I was just glad to note that in addition to a few closet techies, we have people on here who will recognize a Burn Notice reference.
Max says
"… picture of Charles Finney? That guy looked scary."
Finney fixed his eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. Preachers get that look when they become otherworldly. Lord knows we need more in the bunch these days with that look on their face.
Dave Miller says
Let's just say that opinions about Finney and his effect on the church vary widely.
Max says
Understood. Including Finney with this particular cast of characters speaks clearly of opinion. There are lots of opinions of men flying through the SBC airwaves these days. I wonder what God's opinion is of our opinions? The sad truth is that Christians are divided on many issues. One issue, however, that most can agree on is the desire for revival – which I believe genuinely motivated Finney … but that's my opinion, I guess.
cb scott says
It is not necessarily a "sad truth" that "Christians are divided on many issues" these days.
Thankfully, there is division. Can you imagine what would be the case if all Christians thought the same in such perilous times as we now live?
Hell would have already engulfed the greater majority of local churches and the devil would have easily taken not only the hindmost parts, but the whole of all things rather than what he is getting by with in the present.
However, let me most quickly agree with you. We need revival and all should be praying for it to occur. . . . and if a "Finney-ish" movement does happen, it would be a far cry better environment than we are presently experiencing now . . .but, that is my opinion
Max says
Agreed, Brother Scott.
Max says
CB – do you reckon that Jesus' prayer as recorded in John 17 will be answered this side of glory … "that all of them may be one"?
cb scott says
I have wondered that myself. My answer is now as then. I do not know.
Greg Harvey says
But I know the one WHO knows…
Dave Miller says
Max, there was one purpose and one purpose only for this post. No theological point was intended. I was trying to annoy all the young whippersnappers who make such a big deal about their beards.
Most of them do not like Charles Finney much, so I added Finney later. Again, that was simply to annoy Matt Svoboda, Chris Roberts, Joshua Breland, etc.
I had no intent to compare Finney to Saddam or Rasputin or any of the others. I'm not a big fan of Finney's methods, but this post had only one purpose – to be a thorn in the side to unshaven young whippersnappers.
Ben Coleman says
Did you intend to annoy the old bearded whippersnappers, too? (Come to think of it, though Leviticus does tell us to "Rise up before the hoary head", I can't think of a command to honor the bearded. As a matter of face, the follow up to the Leviticus passage says to "honor the face of the old man", which may be a bit more difficult if said face is covered up by a beard)
Dale Pugh says
I can honestly say that this old bearded whippersnapper was thoroughly amused by this post. It got way more attention than I thought it would, but most of it was quite funny.
Chris Roberts says
I'm sorry, but you've forced my hand. I must let you know how I feel about this post. The Queen has already said it far better than I so I shall let her do the talking: http://tcnr.me/lo8fj
Dave Miller says
I thought this thing might draw a half dozen comments. I am amazed at the reaction it has brought.
Ben Coleman says
"That leads me to this observation about the SBC Voices family: you guys are weird."
Is it a surprise that you've attracted a bunch of weirdos?
Jon says
We like to rally around a chief and display our tartans proudly, and our battle-cries are loud. I think the SBC is possessed of a Celtic remnant.
Dave Miller says
There will be no displaying of tartans around here.
Christiane says
Please, DAVID
you've got to see my Family's ancient tartan from the MacGillivrays whose clan motto is
"touch not the cat without wearing gloves" (great motto, srsly)
I give you: the Macgillivray Clan Tartan in all its glory:
Ben Coleman says
I thought that was the motto of those practicing the martial art of cat-washing.
Christiane says
Hi BEN,
I know there's a story behind that motto somewhere. 🙂 Feel free to use your imagination!
Ben Coleman says
Being a techie, I used Google instead of my imagination. Best I can come up with is:
"The armorial badge which all members of the Clan are entitled to wear embodies the crest of the Chief's Coat of Arms with a wildcat encircled by a strap and buckle bearing the motto:
"Touch not the cat but a glove"
(in Gaelic, "Na bean don chat gun lamhainn".)
The motto's meaning is: Touch not the cat (when it is) without a glove.
The glove of the wildcat is the soft, under part of his paw, and when assuming a war-like attitude, the paw is spread or ungloved revealing very dangerous claws. The motto is a warning to those who would be so imprudent as to engage in battle when the claw of the wildcat is ungloved."
And elsewhere, the alternative interpretation is summarily dealt with:
"Others believe that the motto means that one should not handle a wildcat without wearing a glove. But naturalists have testified that handling a Scottish wildcat — with or without a glove — is not recommended."
Apparently, the clan is identified with the wildcat, and you're warned not to tangle with it when it's claws are unsheathed.
Dale Pugh says
Beautiful tartan. But Ben has WAY too much time on his hands if he would go to all that trouble to figure out the motto. (Nice job, though, Ben!)
Ben Coleman says
It didn't take *that* much time to look up. Some of us just have advanced Google-fu.
Christiane says
Thank you, BEN . . .
I appreciate the time you took to dig that up on Google. I myself had visions of something far more sinister, from what I know about that branch of the Family. 🙂
Randall Cofield says
My beard grows down to my toes,
I never wears no clothes,
I wraps my hair
Around my bare,
And down the road I goes.
—Shel Silverstein
Randall Cofield says
This may become a necessity for us bearded ones in the current economic environment…
Max says
Proof that hair on the face provides no genetic link or kindred spirit between a revolutionary socialist, sex-crazed neurologist, butcher dictator, mad monk, or mentally ill tsar with one of the greatest evangelists who ever lived.
Chris Roberts says
? Charles Spurgeon isn't on the list…
Max says
Indeed! Spurgeon was also a great evangelist! Perhaps Dave couldn't find a pic of him without his cigar. ;^)
Chris Roberts says
He could have done like Southwestern Seminary and edited the cigar out.
Jon says
A commander of the Salvation Army gave him a hard time over those cigars.
Max says
The cigar cover up will forever remain a mystery at SWBTS – the files have been sealed much longer than 15 years! An appropriate B.H. Carroll quote for this blog piece: "There are only two types of men in the world – those who have a beard and women."
Dave Miller says
That's funny, Max.
cb scott says
I had not noticed this before, but Sigmund Freud looks a lot like Marty Duren. Dave Miller has an uncanny resemblance to Saddam Hussein, while Dwight McKissik is the spitting image of Karl Marx.
Dale Pugh says
Wait a minute…..you once told me that I look like Marty Duren. Which now makes me look like Sigmund Freud. I don't want to look like Marty Duren anymore.
cb scott says
Sorry, Duckman Dale.
It is what it is. Or, in this case, "Y'all looks like y'all looks."
Dave Miller says
You have lost your mind, CB. I mean, we've all known it was slipping away, but now the process seems complete!
Jon says
We'll have to look into that. I think the cigar cover-up was an attempt on the part of Fundamentalists to ignore the fact that Spurgeon smoked. It would be the best conspiratorial plot to date.
Dave Miller says
I'm going to officially award this post our "Surprise Post of the Year" bloggie award.
I took about ten minutes (provoked by some "Bearded Gospel Men" Facebook post) and threw that together. I expected it to get a few views and some sarcastic comments.
I had no idea, I guess, the power of beards in modern SBC life.
cb scott says
Dave Miller,
I have been looking at the bearded guys in your post again. I noticed something I missed yesterday. If you look at the eyes, forehead, and nose of Rasputin, you will see a striking resemblance to Rick Patrick.
I tell you what, my brother. This post is so spooky, maybe you should have held it back for Halloween. I will never be able to look at you, Marty, Dwight, Jared, Chris, and now, Rick without having second thoughts about reincarnation.
Oh yeah, around the ears and hairline Ole Ivan the IV looks a lot like Tim Rogers.
This is a really creepy post. Maybe you should stay away from posts like this in the future. Its just too strange.
Dave Miller says
Are you off your medication again?
Jess Alford says
Is it just me but Chris Roberts beard looks like Prince Alberts beard. You know, the guy on the tobacco can.
Pastor Bill says
Unfortunately, I am late seeing this post… this has got to be one of the funniest comments streams I have seen in a long time. It had all the makings of a classic from the get-go: witty banter, friendly jabs, and Spurgeon-quotes.
If there is ever a comment stream hall of fame, this must be in it! Excellent.
Dave Miller says
yeah, it was some of our better work.
Jess Alford says
David Rogers, I hope you don't mind being picked on a little bit.
David Rogers says
Why? Are you getting ready to do it?
Jess Alford says
David Rogers,
Actually I did, I just got the names wrong, I used the name Chris Roberts, but I meant you who had a beard like Prince Albert, the
guy on the tobacco can.


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The high price of feeding our pets (and why some vets are between a rock and a hard place)
In case you hadn't noticed, the price on that bag of pet food Fluffy eats is much higher than it was ten years ago. In fact, the consumer price index of pet foods is up by 23% over a decade ago.
And 10% of that? It's hit us over the past year.
Rising fuel costs, grain costs, inflation and the weak dollar are all to blame for this recent surge in pet food prices—not to mention the incalculable effects of the pet food recall.
Soybean meal? It's up 160% over the past two years. Rice meal? 146%.
These last stats make it clear that the financial pressures on all foods are up. It's not just pet food. So whether you feed your pets home-cooked fare or supermarket kibble, you're likely to be feeling the pinch.
It might have crept up on individual pet owners relatively slowly. But shelters, rescues, boarding facilities and veterinary hospitals have been running the numbers. We know what it means when we have to shell out substantially more for the pet foods we feed the animals we care for.
Veterinary hospitals are definitely feeling the squeeze. That's why a VIN (Veterinary Information Network) news story recently tackled this issue (sorry, it's available only on VIN, though PetConnection will soon be airing these stories, too).
The brief piece profiled the corner one Wilmington, N.C. veterinarian finds herself jammed into: To carry expensive prescription pet foods or to send clients elsewhere for their pets' dietary needs.
Let me explain:
Most small animal vets carry pricey prescription diets we can send home with our patients as part of their therapy. Urinary diets for different urinary tract conditions, diets for allergic skin disease, and low-sodium diets for heart conditions, among others.
Some vets (my practice included) don't want to carry these diets. Here's why:
1-because we recognize that the cost of maintaining this inventory (restocking, space, theft) is unreasonably high relative to the low profit margin (an average of 20% but for our place a rock bottom 10% margin)
2-because we don't like having to recommend one prescription brand over another,
3-because we don't like the way some pet food companies behave,
4-because we don't like being put in a position to market these foods for a manufacturer who shows no loyalty to veterinarians (they'd be just as happy to sell these foods at Wal-Mart if they could), and
5-because WE get the complaints when the price on an 18-pound bag of Z/D climbs beyond $75.
Nonetheless, veterinarians have little choice if client compliance is what we seek.
After all, dietary changes are crucial to treating many conditions. And most are (at least initially) unwilling to drive out of their way to comply.
You might well argue that a variety of home-cooked diets could rival (or improve upon) some of our veterinary prescription offerings. In many cases I wouldn't disagree. The problem is that the vast majority of our pet-owning clients want their diets in a bag or a can.
I'm a veterinarian. I'm not a pet food retailer. I'd rather make my money off medical services than from selling cans and bags of jellied meats and kibble. But what about my patients? If I want what's best for them isn't it obvious that I have to offer their time-strapped caretakers an easy way to comply with my dietary recommendations?
Is writing a prescription enough? Sending them off to the nearest Rx diet-stocked PetSmart for their Hills or Royal Canin fix?
I wish it were. At least then the soaring price of pet food wouldn't come home to roost at our reception desk when clients condemn our increasingly "unreasonable" prices.


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[MLS] Coaches from all 19 MLS clubs, plus representatives of Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer, embarked Monday on a 16-month youth development course
developed by the French soccer federation (FFF) to earn its elite formation coaching license. The program, hosted by the FFF at its famed Clairefontaine national training facility, is the same as the
one it provides its domestic coaches. France is world famous for its development programs that have produced dozens of stars.
The program consists of three parts:
-- FFF course: eight weeks (320 hours) of field and classroom instruction.
-- European club observations: two weeks of immersion at an international youth academy at two of the following clubs: Paris St. Germain, Lyon, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and VfB Stuttgart.
-- Integration of the program with MLS academy: creation and/or modification of the club's youth curriculum and evaluation system for the development of players.
Fred Lipka, the former director of the Paris Racing Academy and the Le Havre Athletic Club, will serve as the liaison between the FFF instructors and MLS, U.S. Soccer, and Canadian Soccer Association. Lipka will travel to each MLS club to review its youth academy and help guide the candidates through the sessions to obtain their formation licenses.
MLS Coaching Candidates:
Chicago Fire Larry Sunderland
Chivas USA Sasha van der Mos
Colorado Rapids Steve Cooke
Columbus Crew Billy Thompson
FC Dallas Luchi Gonzalez
D.C. United Nolan Sheldon
Houston Dynamo James Clarkson
Sporting KC Jon Parry
LA Galaxy Jovan Kirovski
Montreal Impact Wilfried Nancy
New England Revolution Bryan Scales
New York Red Bulls John Wolyniec
Philadelphia Union Peter Fuller
Portland Timbers Mike Smith
Real Salt Lake Freddy Juarez
San Jose Earthquakes Chris Leitch
Seattle Sounders Darren Sawatzky
Toronto FC Danny Dichio
Vancouver Whitecaps Craig Dalrymple
MLS Greg Vanney
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Sunday, October 14 2007
Bachata: Generations Apart and Together
Bachata grew up in the barrio. Servants would turn trashcans and fences into instruments in their nighttime escapades, and the words would tune hearts to a frequency unheard during daytime hours.


text: ^^You'd think so but no. It must be my super laggy FMIC that gives me the edge. I'm on stock turbo too BTW. He was running catless DP's an MBC and something else. When I raced him I had my current mods, catless DP, FMIC, untuned Power FC, 1.1 bar of boost did I mention I put 4-5 cars on him from a roll with my A/C on? He thought his car was fast, I thought it was just another craptastic Nissan. I was right.


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Life, love, heartbreak and scandal - it's all in sexy soap Hollyoaks!
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Grace confides in Frankie and Jack that she's worried about Esther, and Kim panics when Grace steals her flat keys. Tegan is trying to win over Liam, but his eye wanders to Courtney.
Kim is trying to keep Grace away from Esther, but Grace is beginning to worry. Darren's money troubles get worse and he panics when Nancy suggests they should go quad biking.
Darcy persuades Adam to take her out as a thank you for helping at the salon. Adam has to make an important decision. Liam teams up with Kim, while Myra continues to manipulate Sally.
Maxine keeps important information from Adam, assuming he's chosen Darcy over her, while Leela's stalker pulls the next stunt.
Myra is still blaming Sally for John Paul's departure. Neeta suggests that Sally try online dating. Leela is stuck in a love triangle, while Maxine discovers something about Darcy.
Leah and Lucas run away from the Lomax's. Leela and Zack team up to find them, and Leela is impressed with Zack's approach to handling the situation.
James has been locked out of his flat all night after Mercedes stole his keys. Scott wakes up next to Mercedes after a sleepover, overjoyed as their devious plan starts to come together.
Diane and Tony are disturbed by a noise downstairs and think they're being burgled. Ryan confides in Mike about his and Amy's future.
Alone with Ste, Leah and Lucas, Amy is still torn about the thought of moving. And Mercedes and Scott are up to no good when they steal the keys for James's flat.
It's Amy and Ryan's wedding, but Ryan has also got their potential move to America playing on his mind - could this affect the big day? And Scott is having a fashion crisis.
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holabird & root, chicago
When architect Gerald Horn saw the views of the Pacific from his clients' new property in Manhattan Beach, Calif., he knew just what to do: Turn their world upside down. That's precisely how he created the design for this 3,400-square-foot home.
"Our whole purpose was to turn the house upside down, place the living quarters on the upper floors, and put all other functions downstairs," he says. "That way we could maximize the view, and still work within the strict height limitations in this neighborhood."
The upper floor contains the living room, dining room, and kitchen in one wing, and a generous master bedroom suite in a separate wing accessible through a glass-enclosed walkway. Informal spaces such as the guest room, office, and family entertainment center are on the lower level, arranged around an intimate courtyard.
The result is a dynamic residence that the judges called "sensational" and "beautifully detailed," with a "creative" floor plan ideal for California dreamin'.
project architects: Gerald Horn, FAIA, and Jim Stapleton, AIA, Holabird & Root
general contractor: John Katnik, Diversified Development, Manhattan Beach
landscape architect: Warren Waltz, Warren Waltz & Associates, Culver City, Calif.
project size: 3,400 square feet
site size: .16 acre
construction cost: Withheld
photographer: Tim Street-Porter


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Snout for Worst Pep Talk of the Year – President László Sólyom
It's that time of year again, folks. Time to look back
over twelve months of achievement, challenges met, competitors bested,
records broken, all that. But you don't need us to remind you that 2009
has been, all things considered, a bit of a stinker. Instead of a
dreary by-the-numbers year-in-review – and it would be dreary, at least
for those charged with writing the thing – here are the Pink Snout
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Iron is key for getting enough oxygen to both you and your baby, and this can affect fetal development, says Mary Jane Minkin, MD, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Yale University School of Medicine. Plus, not having enough iron in your blood can make you feel more fatigued, which is a big bummer since pregnancy is already pretty tiring.
That said, the supply of iron in your blood doesn't fluctuate much from day to day, says Minkin, and the results of this study suggest that cutting back to twice-weekly supplements may not have much impact on your overall iron blood count—or, apparently, on the health of your child.
And as for folic acid? While slashing your intake of the nutrient may not have had any impact on the outcomes measured in the study, Minkin strongly suggests continuing to take supplements for it daily since getting the recommended .4 milligrams each day helps protect your child against neural defects like spina bifida.
One important thing to remember: How much iron you need while you're pregnant can vary from woman to woman, says Minkin, and can also depend on whether or not you were iron-deficient going into the pregnancy. So whether you're already pregnant or trying to be, it's best to talk to your doctor to find out just how much iron you need to be taking—whether it's from daily supplements or a less frequent dosage.
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Pinterest used to be available only for iOS users, but that appears ready to change next week at Google I/O. The guys at Ausdroid discovered that on the Sandbox section of the Google I/O app, Pinterest is listed as an Android related exhibitor for Google's 2-day expo next week and the listing says that Pinterest is now available for Android-which it isn't, at least not yet. But it certainly all seems to add up to a launch for the virtual pinboard in the Google Play Store next week.
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When one envisions going in for a spa treatment, certainly the case with men, the massage generally comes to mind first. It is hard to go wrong with body revitalizing massage, but until you have had a facial you simply don't know what you are missing. Think about all that your face goes through during the day while likely getting neglected. For the facial novice or for those of you that know the pleasure of a facial, after experiencing the Radiance Facial at Burke Williams Day Spa you will put the facial at the top of your list when planning your next visit to the spa
Ever since I learned of the Autoimmune Encephalitis Alliance from Susannah Cahalan, who recalls her own harrowing 2009 battle with a then little-known condition called "Anti-NMDA receptor autoimmune encephalitis" in her 2012 book Brain on Fire...
Brand new on the Chicago fitness scene is Studio Lagree, founded by Sabastian Lagree, and located in Lincoln Park at 1123 West Armitage. It is the first USA location in an urban center, and features eleven M3 Megaformers™
On Cosmo's Top Ten List of things to do in January, the Sexual Health Expo presented by Jimmyjane is January 17th - 18th at Sofitel Beverly Hills. Additional information on attending the must see event is available at http://www.sexualhealthexpo.com/
Technology developed by ReWalk Robotics and showcased at ShowStoppers, an event held in conjunction with the International Consumer Electronics Show, is helping paralyzed people to walk
2015 is here and with a new year comes all of the resolutions that are sure to go along with it. We have profiled some of the best drinks to help you stay healthy in 2015
Southern California is the undisputed mecca of beauty, skin-care salons and luxury spas...and among this world class array of choices, Le Jolie Medi-Spa stands out as a true gem
Pregnancy is one of the most intimate relationships you'll ever have in your life. Every move your baby makes will be felt and cherished, building up your love and anticipation for that moment when you finally see your baby's face.
In a social media-obsessed modern world, not all of us are as socially well-adapted as we would like to be.
Simplified Genetics, a lifestyle company, out of Dallas, TX., has developed a DNA test that may have changed the very future of the fitness and weight loss industries
With her blissful style, she brings physical, mental and spiritual healing to her clients
The Teal Tree at Brookfield Zoo is a unique approach to decorating trees for Christmas and raising Ovarian Cancer Symptom Awareness
If you are familiar with #CheatClean then you know all about the Quest Bar and how it defines that lifestyle. Thankfully Quest Nutrition did not stop at their long line of bars, next came pasta, chips and the line of Quest Protein Powders was introduced at the Quest Launch Party held on Sunday at The SmogShoppe in Los Angeles
October just finished up what was another amazing month of Breast Caner Awareness. But for Shauna Martin, CEO and Founder of Daily Greens, the awareness has turned into far more than a one month a year event. It has become a daily crusade after overcoming breast cancer and now helping fight for this cause in a wide variety of ways
We all need to step up our fight to end Ovarian Cancer
Ten years to create a flavored water sounds like a long time, and it is. But to figure out how to pack the power of 50 cranberries into a bottle of water, keep it at ten calories and make it taste great is a pretty daunting task. It was a long wait, but well worth it as PACt Cranberry Extract Water lives up to that bill of goods
Located in the Arts district in Downtown LA, The Springs offers us a superb pause to rejuvenate every facet of who we are
Everything we experience is being generated, organized and delivered from somewhere. That force that is sustaining you, and everything else
FACE TO FACE will commemorate the 20-year anniversary of helping women regain control of their lives this October
Aside from quenching your thirst, drinking the right amount of water can benefit your overall health in countless other ways. From aiding weight loss to boosting productivity, let's look at how water can improve your health


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Residents still compelled to vote
On Tuesday it was snowing, raining and sleeting. And Mother Nature was doing pretty much anything she could to discourage people from hitting the polls. Saying it was a slow day at the election table may be an understatement.
Champaign County's Clerk said the lackluster turnout inside may be because of the wet weather outside. But still, Sam Samet and his wife wanted to do their civic duty, even if it meant braving the cold.
"It's starting to get slick out," said Samet. "Some people think their vote doesn't matter, but it does matter in every election, even if it's just a primary such as this. People should enjoy that right to vote and utilize it."
There are just two races on Champaign County's ballot, just for Democrats in the city of Urbana.
"It's an important issue with the mayor's race and also the clerk, and I think especially, if you want to vote for a change, you should get out here and cast a ballot," said Samet.
At St. Matthews Church, just 64 votes had been cast by 1 pm. And at the Illini Union on campus, there have been just three voters in that same amount of time.
"Primaries? Boring. It's a slow day; usually is," said Mike Spillers.
Spillers has been an election judge for more than ten years, so he knows how to prepare for what can be a very long day.
"Prepare your lunch, snacks. Bring it all with you because we're here from 5 o'clock in the morning until at least 7 pm," said Spillers. "And the only time we're allowed to leave is nature breaks. Other than that, we're here."
Spillers said it can be fun to get to know the people you're working with. They hope to get double-digit ballots by the end of the day, but they're not holding their breath.
"It's hard to say," said Spillers. "Anything's possible."
Polls are open until 7 pm. The county clerk said he hopes to get the count done fairly quickly.
They're already preparing for the next election in April. The last time there was an election like this, there were about 4,000 votes cast then, so that's what the clerk was hoping for.
Two candidates are vying for the Democratic ticket in the race for mayor. Current Mayor Laurel Prussing is on the ballot and Leslie Stratton is challenging her. Whoever wins the primary will face off against the Republican candidate in April.
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U.S. prisons seen through the eyes of 'Birdman of Alcatraz'
By Kevin Murphy
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (Reuters) - The pages are brown, faded and stained, but the handwriting is meticulous and the words detail a 150-year history of the U.S. prison system through the eyes of one of its most famous inmates.
Robert Stroud, known as the Birdman of Alcatraz for his painstaking study of birds while in federal prison, wrote a four-part book about brutality, sex, bribery and what he saw as the monumental failure of prisons to rehabilitate inmates.
Part I "Looking Outward, A Voice from the Grave," has recently been published in E-book form.
Stroud's book about prison life, totaling more than 2,000 pages, languished in a basement long after his death in 1963, with publishers concerned about libel balking at a book that named brutal guards and supposedly on-the-take wardens.
"To sadistic-minded persons, helplessness is always an invitation to cruelty," Stroud wrote.
The stacks of manuscripts stored at Stroud's former lawyer's house in Springfield, Missouri, have been converted into the book "Looking Outward: A History of the U.S. Prison System from Colonial Times to the Formation of the Bureau Prisons."
"If there is anybody who could write about federal prisons, it was him," said J.E. Cornwell of Springfield, the book's publisher.
Stroud entered federal prison in 1909 at age 19 after being convicted of manslaughter for killing with his bare hands a man in Alaska who allegedly beat up a prostitute. He spent the next 54 years in four different federal facilities. Continued...


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British troops who face having their savings raided because of the European bailout of Cyprus will be compensated, the Government has said.
Around 3,000 military personnel and 250 civil servants will be protected should their savings be subject to the levy on bank accounts in Cyprus, the Treasury said.
As part of a £9 billion bailout, European officials said people with less than 100,000 euro (£87,000) in their accounts will have to pay a one-time tax of 6.75 per cent and those with more will lose 9.9 per cent.
A spokeswoman for the Treasury said: "How much it will cost will be something that will be worked out over the next few days. It's obviously dependent on the number of service personnel who have bank accounts and then, because it's very personal information, it will depend on how much money they have in their bank accounts. And that's obviously something that takes time to work out.
"Those that will be compensated will be armed service personnel and anyone who is working out there on behalf of the Government."
There are also 59,000 British residents in Cyprus and 1.1 million Britons visit the island every year, the Foreign Office said.
News of the levy came as a shock, following assurances from Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades that he would not accept a deal which required depositors to share in the losses.
Cyprus has become the fourth euro area country to get a rescue package to save its banks that suffered significant losses because of their exposure to Greek debt.
The levy marks the first time the IMF and the 17 eurozone nations have dipped into people's savings to finance a bailout.
A vote on the issue, expected to take place in Cyprus's parliament, has been postponed until tomorrow.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Chancellor George Osborne said: "For people serving in our military, for people serving our Government out in Cyprus - because we have military bases there - we are going to compensate anyone who is affected by this bank tax. People who are doing their duty for our country in Cyprus will be protected from this Cypriot bank tax."
Foreign Secretary William Hague reiterated Mr Osborne's pledge and said "we have to look after" any British personnel affected.
"Of course where people have no choice but to be in Cyprus - that is the case for the military serving in sovereign-based areas where they have no choice but to be there - we do have to look after those people," he told the Murnaghan programme on Sky News.
MP Kevan Jones, Labour's shadow armed forces minister, described the Government's compensation announcement as an "unplanned afterthought" and said "clear answers and details" are needed.
"Rather than rushed announcements, we need clear answers and details on how those in Cyprus will be protected," he said.
There are two sovereign base areas, in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, in Cyprus which remain under British jurisdiction.
British troops are tasked with protecting those sites which cover 98 square miles, enabling the UK to maintain a permanent military presence at a strategic point in the eastern Mediterranean.
British soldiers also serve with United Nations forces in Cyprus, responsible for protecting the buffer zone that runs between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
The MoD said that how it will go about contacting personnel in Cyprus is "subject to further work" due to having to ask personal details about how much money people have in their bank accounts.
An MoD spokesman said they have to "work through the details" and said that one way of contacting personnel could be through the chain of command, contacting servicemen and servicewomen through their boss.
He said he has "no idea" if it will be worked out this week but acknowledged the "need to give further detail as to how this might work in the next couple of days".
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text: HONG KONG, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Shanda Games Limited (Nasdaq: GAME, the "Company"), a leading online game developer, operator and publisher in China, today announced that the Nasdaq has established the ex-dividend date for the special cash dividend declared by the Board of Directors on November 28, 2011. The dividend of US$0.51 per Class A or Class B ordinary share or US$1.02 per American Depositary Share (ADS) will be paid on January 20, 2012 to all shareholders or ADS holders of record as of December 20, 2011 (the "record date"). As the special cash dividend is expected to exceed 25% of the Company's current ADS price, pursuant to the rules of the Nasdaq, the ex-dividend date is January 23, 2012, the first business day following the dividend payment date. In addition, the Nasdaq will apply its due bill procedures, pursuant to which trades of the Company's ADSs entered into before January 23, 2012 and settled after the record date (the "due bill period") will have a due bill attached for the special cash dividend payable on January 20, 2012. This means that holders who purchase these securities during the due bill period (even if the trades are to be settled after that due bill period) are entitled to receive the special cash dividend, and sellers who sell the securities during the due bill period (even if the trades are to be settled after the due bill period) are not entitled to the special cash dividend. Investors who enter into trades to purchase ADSs on or after January 23, 2012 will not be entitled to the special cash dividend payable on January 20, 2012. Safe Harbor Statement This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this announcement that are not historical facts represent only the Company's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections and are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from expectations include but are not limited to the risks set forth in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on form 20-F. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.


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This exciting new development is situated in the most convenient location just half mile from the centre of Newport itself meaning your local shops and services are within easy reach. The town offers excellent local amenities with schools, health facilities, shops, leisure and sports all readily available, ensuring all your day to day needs are met.
As you would expect of a leading UK house builder, the development offers a complete range of highly desirable properties carefully designed to a high specification to suit the needs of everyone from first time buyers and those moving up the property ladder, to growing families and buyers simply requiring more space.
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The Minrva app supports a variety of information discovery tasks in the UGL. Just search Minrva on Google Play. You can download it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.illinois.ugl.minrva
With the Minrva app you can search the local or I-Share library catalog for an item in the library. A wayfinder module will help you locate the item using the GPS-like map of the Undergrad Library book stacks. Once in the Undergrad Library book stacks, near a subject interest, you can scan any book nearby using your phone's camera to learn more information about that item -- such as a book summary.
Finally, the app also notifies students of available technology in the Undergraduate Library technology loan pool. This technology availability module organizes the technology by popularity, and also shows how many are remaining for checkout right now.


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text: Hybrid App Development- Why It Is Popular Posted on: December 21, 2015 by Orbyss admin There is now an ongoing debate about the positive and negative aspects of the hybrid mobile app creation. However, most of the analysts find that over fifty percent of the mobile applications may be hybrid in the future years. Facts about hybrid apps Hybrid software works in a native container. It controls the browser of the device to deliver HTML. It means that every platform like Android, iOS or Windows Phone can have an exclusive code language, which is applied through SDK's in order to build a native application. The advantages of hybrid mobile application development significantly outdo some drawbacks. Quicker time to promote A decrease in any native coding generally leads to more reusable coding across different platforms because HTML5 code base may be used across these platforms Costs for maintenance are generally lower The submissions of app for approval in terms of updates may be considerably lessened Knowledge needed for hybrid apps As hybrid applications are based on online technology, it may be very simpler to get the developers to create them or preserve them. In the present mobile application development market, it is very hard to get the developers, who are knowledgeable with Android and iOS. However, most of the developers have a high knowledge regarding the web technologies. If you want to do some updates to the application, you users may need to renew that from App Store. And in that case, you must think of a hybrid app. In fact, the greatest benefit for the hybrid software is that if you do not have any integral alteration of the utility in the application, all content can be directly updated from the online sites. For this reason, most of the Media apps, News apps, and also the apps of Banks are hybrid apps.


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SAfrica arrests two Thais, sees link to rhino poaching-report
JOHANNESBURG Nov 4 (Reuters) - South Africa's special police investigative unit on Friday arrested two Thai nationals suspected of having links to a rhino poaching syndicate in a crackdown on criminal gangs smuggling rhino horns to Asia, the Business Day reported.
The two men were arrested after their flight had landed from Thailand, the paper said. One of the men is said to already have a criminal record in South Africa for smuggling animal products such as lion bones. McIntosh Polela, spokesman for the special police unit, was not immediately available for comment.
More rhinos have been killed in South Africa in the past 10 months than in all of 2010, the WWF reported this week, citing figures from the South Africa National Parks. The figure stands at 341 animals lost to poaching, compared with a record total of 333 last year.
Local media said the two Thais would appear in court on Monday.
South Africa is home to 90 percent of Africa's white rhino population. Rhino horn has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine, where it was ground into a powder and often mixed with hot water to treat maladies including rheumatism, gout, high fever and even possession by the devil.
Environment minister Edna Molewa told Reuters this week that the government has deployed military and security forces to patrol areas, but more needed to be done.
"The numbers may have been higher if not for the strict security measures that we have put in place," she said.
"But this is actually a well-organised crime."
She said communities were being involved to help monitor the areas and identify possible poachers. The government is also working with countries where the rhino horn is marketed to address the problem. Continued...


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May 13, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- UAB and the city of Birmingham have been chosen to host the 2015 Conference USA Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, pending approval by the C-USA Board of Directors, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Athletic directors from the C-USA schools approved UAB's bid at their annual meetings in Destin, Fla., on Tuesday. The 2015 tournament is scheduled to take place on March 11-14, with games to be played at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) and UAB's Bartow Arena.
"UAB is extremely excited to be bringing the Conference USA Basketball Tournaments back to Birmingham," UAB Athletic Director Brian Mackin said. "We also look forward to partnering with the Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, the City of Birmingham and the Sheraton and Westin Hotels.
"With Birmingham in a central location within the Conference USA geographic footprint, the proximity will allow many of the teams and their fans to travel to the tournaments. This will provide a great opportunity to increase attendance for both tournaments."
The Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship is set to return to Birmingham for the first time since 1999, marking just the second time the Blazers will host the event. UAB and the city of Birmingham also hosted five Sun Belt Men's Conference Tournaments when the Blazers played in that league from 1978-91. UAB hosted the inaugural 1996 C-USA Women's Basketball Championship in Birmingham.
"We are very excited to be able to showcase our basketball teams in Birmingham, they will be tremendous hosts," C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky said. "We also were excited to learn about the great opportunities our other communities represent, each did a great job with the proposals and we have wonderful options for 2016 and beyond."
The Conference USA Board of Directors will meet in Dallas on Monday, June 9.
For more information on the UAB men's and women's basketball teams follow the Blazers on Twitter (@UAB_MBB and @UAB_WBB).


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by Richard Skolnick
Having recently
celebrated the festival
of Shavuot, which
commemorates matan
Torah – the giving of
the Torah to the Jewish
people – I know that it is a gift to be handed
inspiration that extends the afterglow of
this beautiful festival.
For me, inspiration arrived in the form
of feedback about the stellar achievements
of our Nativ program in Israel
(www.nativ.org), which has been creating a
cadre of college leaders for the past 31 years.
This program, which has trained more than
1,000 remarkable young people, garnered
the highest ratings from a recent independent
Jewish Agency-sponsored evaluation
aimed at examining all long-term
Masa-funded study/volunteer programs
in Israel. (Masa is an organization that connects
young Jews with programs in Israel.)
Nativ's impressive graduates provide our
movement with the human resources necessary
for charting a bold new course for the
new millennium.
The latest crop of Bogrei Nativ – Nativ
graduates – have hit the ground running,
charged with the formidable challenge of
reinvigorating our kehillot in North America
and reinventing the Conservative movement
for a new generation. Visionary and
cutting edge, their influence is critical to the
vitality of our movement.
Meet some of our recent Bogrei Nativ.
David, from
Hamilton, Ontario,
was an active member
of ECRUSY,
and in 2003 he was
USY's international
Ordained at JTS
this spring, David has taken a position as
rabbi at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago.
He met his wife, Rebecca Russo, when they
both were international USY officers, and
she also was on Nativ 23. Rebecca is the
director of engagement at Hillel of Northwestern
"Nativ provided me with the unique opportunity
to explore Israel, study at an incredibly
high level, develop critical leadership skills,
all in the context of a fun, social experience.
Many of the relationships that I developed
on Nativ are still ones that I rely on today, both
personally and professionally. My experiences
studying in the Conservative Yeshiva and
the opportunities that I had to explore my Jewish
identity certainly helped me on my path
toward becoming a rabbi."
Aliza is from New
York City, where
her father is the
rabbi of the Town
and Village Synagogue
in lower
Manhattan. In her
last year at Brandeis
University, she is
president of Hillel's theater group and executive
musical director of Ba'note, the Jewish
women's a cappella group. For the last
two summers she has been a division head
at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires.
"Nativ was an experience that I will never
forget. It is an amazing program that allowed
me to grow, learn about myself, and gain independence
before going off to college. It gave me
a greater level of appreciation and love for
the land of Israel, and allowed me to create
friendships that have already strengthened and
will stay with me for the rest of my life."
Maya, from Huntington,
New York,
was a student at
Solomon Schechter
High School of
Long Island. After
Nativ, she graduated
from Wellesley
College, where she
was president of Hillel. She has worked at
Camp Ramah in Nyack for the last seven
summers, and this summer she will be division
head and coordinator of the Israeli staff.
Maya was on the staff for the Nativ 30
kibbutz group. Last year she made aliyah,
and now lives in Jerusalem, where she is
Nativ's assistant director.
"My year on Nativ 25 set me on a path that
has been immensely fulfilling. It helped to
strengthen the skills and values that I learned
during my years studying at Solomon Schechter
and working at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack.
On Nativ I strengthened my love for Israel and
Judaism, and learned how to translate this
passion into something accessible to others,
which led me to return to Israel in 2010 as
a madricha – counselor – for Nativ 30. My
year of staffing Nativ allowed me to gain yet
another perspective on Israel. I was able to
see the country through the eyes of a group
of young Jewish leaders who were living in
Israel for the first time and wrestling with the same issues that face Israelis and diaspora
Jews on a regular basis. I hope that I continued
facilitating this growth in others this
year as the Nativ assistant director. I will forever
be grateful for all that I have learned over
the years of my involvement with Nativ, most
importantly the understanding that all
Jewish journeys are intertwined and neverending."
Aaron is
from Santa Rosa,
California. While
he was on Nativ he
was in the Hebrew
University –
Yerucham track,
and afterward he
went to the University of California at Davis.
There, Aaron was involved with the Israel
student group, and he spent a semester
interning for Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates in Washington, DC. Aaron has spent
every summer since Nativ staffing USY Eastern
Europe/Israel Pilgrimage, first as a counselor
and then as a group leader. After
graduating from UC-Davis, he staffed Nativ
30's Yerucham group, and now he is the
communications/speechwriting intern at
Obama for America's headquarters in
"Nativ not only gave me experiences of a
lifetime, but it taught me how to live my
life. From what I love about davening to my
thankfulness for Shabbat each week, almost
everything about how I live a Jewish life I
either learned, built upon, or discovered while
on Nativ. Without Nativ, I wouldn't be the
educated, passionate, committed Jewish young
adult I am today."
A wholehearted yashir koach goes to
Nativ's director, Yossi Garr, and his incredible
staff, who work tirelessly throughout
the year to educate our students in such
an outstanding manner. Nativ graduates are
our bridge to the future, our inspiration,
and our most precious resource.
Richard Skolnik is the international president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.


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Sheriff's deputies were already heavily patrolling the area near the home due to a previous string of reported burglaries. While checking up on a home under construction, a deputy observed a suspicious woman running out of the garage. Upon closer inspection, the deputy also saw a man attempting to hide inside the garage. Both suspects were detained without incident.
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OTTAWA May 14 (Reuters) - All data indicate that Canadians' mortgage debt loads are "very manageable" but some people are over exposed, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday.
"It remains our analysis ... that the Canadian housing sector should be strong and stable over the longer term," Harper told a televised news conference in the Ontario town of Windsor. He also said his government had no current plans to introduce a tax on real estate purchases by non-residents.
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Last week NBC announced that Community was dead — for real this time. Community was actually done, canceled, kaput. The show almost died once; when series creator and mad genius Dan Harmon was forced out after the brilliant but low-rated third season (arguably the most outrageous and postmodern of Community's five seasons), the show stumbled around for a fourth, zombified season, offering lame rehashes of running jokes and dishing out lifeless episodes that left an acrid taste in the back of the mouth, like a microwaved gas station burrito.
Community had a strange run, accruing a fervid following but never managing to rise out of the ratings doldrums. An abysmal fourth season didn't help. There was just one decent episode in the fourth season, and it is, of course, a high-concept episode: the gang is depicted as puppets (a cloying gimmick that feels forced, but "decent" is better than "awful," yeah?) as part of another poorly-conceived Dean Pelton plan, though this one feels more like something John Oliver's psychologist would scheme. The gang trips on some psychedelic berries with Jason Alexander, and they all reveal fairly tame secrets to one another. It remains the sole memorable moment from the Harmon-less season.
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What's the biggest challenge in mobile marketing today? Many would say that's like asking which star in the heavens is the twinkliest, or which grain of sand on a beach is the grittiest. But I think there's an answer, at least from the perspective of brands' embrace of mobile.
Too many companies still believe that because smartphone browsers can render web content, their existing website can serve them equally well as a mobile landing page. In reality, anyone who has navigated to such a PC-optimized page on a phone knows that while the content may render, web pages designed for PC screens will be squashed down, requiring the viewer to "pinch and pull" to zoom in on sections of a page. Some components may not appear at all. And the whole thing may be unappealingly slow to load. The user experience can be adequate, but it's hardly enjoyable, and companies that rely on it miss opportunities to build better relationships with their mobile customers or prospects.
In any brand's mobile strategy, building a mobile- (and in particular smartphone-) optimized version of their website should be priority one. Other things can seem important: a good app fosters high interaction rates; mobile display advertising can give great reach; location-based ads have unsurpassed relevance; messaging is ubiquitous. But for someone looking for basic information on a brand by searching or typing its URL into a smartphone browser, the page that comes up is critical, and for many companies it remains a missed opportunity to serve their mobile audience.
In the Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB's) recent Mobile Phone Shopping Diaries study, a desire to find product or service information was the most cited motivator of mobile commerce interactions. If a bad mobile web experience prevents consumers from finding what they seek, that can translate directly into sales lost. (Note: I work at the IAB.)
What does the IAB mean by a "mobile-optimized" website? Four things:
- It should be laid out appropriately for smartphone screens, with no pulling-to-zoom required.
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- It should have as small a file weight as possible to render quickly via mobile networks.
- It should eliminate Adobe's Flash technology (which most mobile phones don't support), particularly for site navigation.
To examine the missed mobile opportunity, the IAB accessed the corporate websites of the Fortune 500 on a smartphone, counting which returned optimized offerings. As of May 2012, 275 companies, or 55 percent of the Fortune 500, had a mobile-optimized corporate website. Another 56 (11.2 percent) lacked a corporate mobile website, but had them for subsidiaries or brands. For example, Yum Brands hadn't yet optimized its corporate site, but Taco Bell's site is mobile friendly. Finally, 169 of the Fortune 500 (33.8 percent) had no mobile-optimized websites at all.
If 45 percent of the Fortune 500 lack a mobile-optimized corporate site today, it's likely to be even more the case with smaller firms. Even those that recognize the importance of going mobile may simply not know how. That's why the IAB has just launched a new initiative: "Tap Into Mobile," which reviews why mobile is important, shows how an existing, PC-oriented site fails mobile users, and provides a directory of service providers and solutions that can help a brand optimize its mobile web presence.
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I periodically feed my dog raw treats on the weekend. I bought a few rabbits for him. I gave him one and he ate the entire thing. Fur and all. Is this how your dogs eat?
Apparently that is fine. I have given whole rabbits, guts and all but they were skinned to my 2 - they loved it. I asked the vet I buy a lot of my raw from if it is ok to give a dead animal, fur and all to your dog, he advised it is.
Thank you. The fur threw me off.
Mine enjoy the whole deal nothing but a few small tufts of fur or hair, or? left. If its a more regular whole diet they will begin to eat around. Most small whole raw diet disappears, my dogs for the most part will leave no trace..... but a tiny white poo
I would skin them. Hair/fur CAN cause an impaction - Djenga had to have surgery a few years ago, it was mostly hair (her own) and some digested bone. So I don't feed anything with the fur on.
The feeding rabbit threads always make my bunnies and me sad. Gonna go hug a bunny now.
I buy rabbit chunks. I cannot stand seeing dead animal. I am semi-vegetarian and its been difficult for me to feed my puppy raw but I understand that's important for his well being and his tummy issues were resolved once I started feeding raw and removed kibbles from his diet. I buy ground rabbit and chunks without heads. I just don't want to see any of it when I put it in his dish. The ground rabbit comes with fur and all the guts but the chunks come skinned. My puppy who is now over 70lbs takes his time to eat the chunks but he leaves not one trace of it. I feed in his crate and when he is done he even cleans up the tray of the crate. He thinks rabbit is the best thing ever. I think its his favorite raw food. I personally have a very hard time feeding him animal chunks but I do it for him. I figured in the wild he would have killed the rabbit and ate it so I guess its ok to just give it him. Sorry to those that own bunnies. Its a sad and cruel world but I do it for my dogs not myself. I would never eat rabbit or any meat for that matter.
If I'm buying rabbits I don't buy with the fur on - I don't want to pay for what amounts to just filler.
When my guys catch wild rabbits they eat everything.
I skinned the next one that I gave him. He hasn't turned up his nose at anything yet.
I know a guy who lives in the country that said he'd breed them for me. I may look in to that option.
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Michael Phelps is keeping his options open regarding a swimming comeback, the 18-time gold medallist rejoining the US drug-testing program in the strongest signal yet of a possible Rio Olympics return.
Phelps told The Associated Press on Thursday that "nothing is set in stone", though he has clearly enjoyed getting back into shape having dropped seven kilograms while working out with his former team at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.
"If I decide to keep going and swim again, then I'll compete," Phelps told the AP in an exclusive telephone interview from Minneapolis, where he is attending the Arena Grand Prix this weekend.
"If I don't," he added, letting out a big laugh, "I guess I'll re-retire. Just don't compare me to Brett Favre."
The US Anti-Doping Agency said Phelps was among the athletes who underwent doping tests in the third quarter, the period ending September 30. He was tested twice.
His former coach and close friend, Bob Bowman, said Phelps actually re-entered the program near the end of the second quarter, but he wasn't tested and therefore wasn't listed that time in USADA's quarterly report.
The 28-year-old would be eligible to compete again in March, according to Bowman.
Each week, Phelps said, he's working out for a couple of days in the pool, a couple of days in the weight room, and one or two days on his core training.
"I just think he's in a place where he's feeling good about swimming," Bowman said.
"If he chooses to compete, he's got some time. I like having the ability to do it. To be perfectly honest, he's not anywhere near being able to compete in a meet or anything like that. We're just getting started on improving his fitness. We'll see where that goes."
By subjecting himself to drug testing, Phelps has given himself plenty of time to go through an entire season before the next major meet, the 2015 world championships in Russia, an important stepping stone to the Rio Games the following summer.
FINA requires an athlete to be tested for at least nine months before taking part in sanctioned events.
"This may not go anywhere," Bowman said.
"We don't have an event picked out or anything like that. There's no grand scheme. It just sort of makes sense that he can make some choices if he wants to."
Phelps is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. He captured 18 gold medals and 22 medals overall at the last three Summer Games, shattering the previous marks.
He is best known for breaking Mark Spitz's record for a single Olympics by winning eight gold medals in Beijing in 2008.
Phelps retired at age 27 after winning six more medals at last summer's London Olympics, adamant that he had no intention of competing again.
But he's moving close to a comeback.
"If I do really start getting excited and wanting to do it, I can make that choice," Phelps said.
"If not, at least it's something we can say we were prepared for."