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If you smoke, drink soda and skip workouts, you could be increasing your osteoporosis risk without even knowing it.
"Younger women should realize that lifestyle choices they're making now could affect future bone health," says Judi Chervenak, M.D., a gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist in the department of obstetrics & gynecology and women's health at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
Fortunately, a few simple steps can ward off osteoporosis and fractures – and reverse bone erosion you may already have.
Here are 8 expert tips for building stronger bones.
1. Stop smoking.
Smoking is at the top of every doctor's "don't" list because it causes lung cancer. It can also weaken bones.
"Smoking has been linked to lower rates of estrogen, which puts women at risk for lower bone density," Dr. Chervenak says.
Lighting up can also trigger earlier menopause, although "no one can say why this happens," she says.
"Bone loss is most significant in the first 5-8 years of perimenopause [the period before menopause]," she adds.
Decreased bone density in smokers can be tied to other lifestyle factors too.
Smokers are often thinner and drink more alcohol, both of which contribute to bone erosion.
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2. Take calcium with vitamin D.
A daily dose of calcium is essential for healthy bones.
"Calcium constantly flows in and out of bones to the bloodstream," explains Pauline Camacho, M.D., director of Loyola University Chicago Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center.
If you have a calcium deficiency, "your system takes what it needs from the bones' stored supply of the mineral, which can lead to bone erosion," she explains.
The best way to increase your body's calcium absorption is with vitamin D. Without it, much of the calcium you ingest could be wasted.
Sunlight is the most natural way to get vitamin D. Your body manufactures it when skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays.
Up to a half hour outside each day may be sufficient for most women, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), although guidelines vary based on factors such as SPF usage.
If you're light-skinned and worry about skin cancer, spread out your sun exposure across three 10-minute periods a day. And avoid sun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when it's the strongest.
You can also get vitamin D through food sources, including saltwater fish and packaged goods labeled "vitamin-D fortified." Fish oil supplements work too. Look for vitamin supplements containing cholecalciferol (vitamin D3), which is considered most effective for raising D levels.
The recommended daily D allowance is 600 international units (IU).
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3. Check your meds.
Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, cholesterol-lowering drugs and immunosuppressants, can inhibit the body's ability to absorb minerals, including calcium.
Proton-pump inhibitors, which help control acid reflux, can also increase osteoporosis risk.
These medications eliminate stomach acidity, which is needed to absorb calcium, says Emily Fine, M.D., an obstetrician and gynecologist in private practice in Connecticut and assistant clinical professor at Yale School of Medicine.
People suffering from acid reflux often take proton-pump inhibitors daily, even if they're not experiencing symptoms, Dr. Fine says. If that's the case, ask your doctor if you can cut the dosage.
Injectable birth control (such as Depo-Provera) has also been linked to lower bone density, because it decreases estrogen levels.
Eating calcium-rich foods or taking supplements can reverse the problem, according to a 2010 University of Texas study published in
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4. Lighten up on coffee.
Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day can weaken bones. That's because caffeine interferes with calcium absorption, particularly as women age.
If you're not ready to go cold turkey, take these steps:
Be sure to get at least the daily recommended calcium intake (1,000 mg for women ages 19-50).
Add skim milk to your coffee. Fat-free milk has more calcium than whole milk, according to the NIH.
5. Put down the cola.
More damaging to bone health than caffeine is phosphoric acid – a chemical additive that gives cola its tangy flavor and keeps it from going flat.
In women, cola consumption was linked to lower bone-mineral density in the spine and hip, according to a 2006 Tufts University study published in the
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Blame phosphoric acid, found in most brown colas but not many other carbonated soft drinks.
The compound binds to calcium in the stomach, preventing it from being absorbed into the bloodstream.
Get your fizzy fix by switching to clear soft drinks or mineral water. But first check the label; phosphoric acid is sometimes added for extra bubbles.
6. Cut down on alcohol.
"If you drink two or more alcoholic beverages a day, you could be putting bones at risk," Dr. Camacho says.
Plus, being tipsy increases your risk of falls and bone fractures. Limit these damaging effects by eliminating alcohol or cutting back.
"One glass of red wine at dinner is fine if you're eating properly and getting the calcium your body needs," Dr. Camacho says.
7. Choose bone-healthy foods.
Milk and other dairy products aren't the only calcium-rich foods.
"To assimilate calcium into bone, you need vitamin K, magnesium and a range of trace minerals," says Debra Brammer, N.D., associate clinical dean of naturopathic medicine at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Wash.
You'll find these in leafy greens such as kale, Swiss chard, collard greens, and other vegetables like Brussels sprouts and broccoli.
"Mix greens into soups and stews or just toss in oil and garlic and stir-fry," Brammer says.
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Exercise doesn't prevent low bone density, but "it can improve posture and strengthen muscles, which are good secondary benefits," says gynecologist Dr. Chervenak.
Weight-bearing exercises, like swimming,
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"Any [activity] that pulls muscle away from bone and builds muscle mass is important, since women with good muscle structure are less likely to fracture if they fall," Dr. Chervenak says.
Brammer suggests
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But just about any exercise that works arm and leg muscles, combined with back exercises that strengthen the spine, will help prevent osteoporosis-related dowager's hump in the upper spine.
Your best bet to ward off osteoporosis? A daily 30-minute walk outside, where you'll get exercise and a daily dose of vitamin D.
Make it a family event to set a good example for your daughters on the importance of bone health.
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Brazil aims to double its production of ethanol in 10 years as the high price of oil and growing concerns over climate change spark a demand for biofuels.
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Flying over the heart of Brazil, a vast savannah known as the cerrado here, one could be forgiven for mistaking the setting for Iowa, Kansas, or virtually anywhere along the US farm belt.
Neat acres of cotton, corn, and soybean extend into the horizon, and even American farmers have arrived to join a boom that over the past few years has positioned Brazil to overtake the US as the world's agricultural superpower.
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The latest Gallup monthly poll shows Congress' Approval Ties All-Time Low at 13%
Clearly people are unhappy, and it's primarily about jobs. Secondarily it's about Congressional bickering and not getting anything done about the deficit (or anything else).The percentage of Americans who approve of the job Congress is doing returned to 13% in October, matching the all-time Gallup low on this measure, first recorded in December 2010 and repeated in August.
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Congress' approval has been low all year, registering below 20% each month since June. The latest results are based on a Gallup poll conducted Oct. 6-9.
Behind the recent rock-bottom ratings is subpar approval from all three party groups. Republicans' and independents' approval of Congress in 2011 has consistently been below 25%, and more often below 20%. After averaging 24% from January through July, Democrats' approval fell sharply in August, to 15%, and has remained lower than that since.
Currently, Republicans' and Democrats' approval of Congress is identical, at 14%, similar to the 13% among independents.
Factor into the picture a jobless non-recovery with real wages falling, and the Congressional approval rating is both easy to understand and well deserved.
At long last, Harrisburg Files for Bankruptcy on Debt
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, facing a state takeover of its finances, filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to pay the debt on a trash-to-energy incinerator.
The council made its 4-3 decision against the advice of a city attorney who said the panel did not follow proper procedure. It was the ninth bankruptcy filing this year by a municipal-bond issuer, according to James Spiotto, a partner at Chapman & Cutler in Chicago who tracks such cases.
"This was a last resort," Mark D. Schwartz, the council's Bryn Mawr-based lawyer, said after he faxed the documents to a federal court yesterday. "They're at their wits' end."
Harrisburg would be the biggest city bankruptcy since Vallejo, California, filed in 2008, according to a ranking by Municipal Market Advisors, a research firm in Concord, Massachusetts. Municipalities across the nation have been battered by the financial crisis. Harrisburg's filing came less than a month after Alabama's Jefferson County Commission voted to try to avert what would the nation's biggest municipal bankruptcy, and nine months after Vallejo emerged.
While Chapter 9 bankruptcy, named for the section of federal law that governs insolvent municipalities, would mean the loss of state aid under a law passed in June, it would be better than pain caused by a state-imposed recovery plan, said Councilwoman Susan Brown-Wilson.
"We're not incompetent," Brown-Wilson said. "We're just not going to let you run us over with the train anymore."
Going Rogue
Jason Hess, acting city attorney, told council members that they didn't follow procedure and their action wouldn't be binding. The members went ahead.
The filing is "a ridiculous idea not worth taking seriously," Robert Philbin, a spokesman for Mayor Linda Thompson, said in a phone call today.
Although Harrisburg was officially in bankruptcy when it filed the Chapter 9 petition, whether it stays there is an open question. Unlike companies, whose Chapter 11 filings are rarely dismissed, a municipality can find itself tossed out of court.
Federal law lets states place restrictions on bankruptcy filings by municipalities. As a result, the Bankruptcy Code calls for the judge to entertain objections.
If an objector shows that the filing wasn't authorized under state law, the bankruptcy court dismisses the petition.
A state law bars Harrisburg from filing until July 2012. Of the 629 Chapter 9 filings since 1937, 161 cases have been dismissed or their plans haven't been confirmed, Spiotto said.
Harrisburg finally did what should have been done three years ago. Instead, taxpayers have been put through hell because the city council refused to do what needed to be done.
Unfortunately, those against bankruptcy will likely waste months of time, energy, and dollars fighting the decision instead of going along with it. If the law requires Harrisburg wait until July 2012, nothing will stop the city council from doing the same thing eight months from now.
Hopefully, Mayor Linda Thompson is shown the door in the next election, assuming a court receivership plan does not effectively remove her in the meantime.
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Award-Winning Author Bill Minutaglio Discusses His New Book, "Dallas 1963"
Sunday October 20, 2013: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm -- Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room
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Join us for a special event as Bill Minutaglio discusses his just-released book Dallas 1963 : Patriots, Traitors, and the Assassination of JFK in time to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Bill and his co-author, Steven L. Davis, have written a chilling account of the city that would become infamous for the assassination of a president. "Dallas 1963" is a clear-eyed work of history that avoids speculation and theory, instead focusing on the group of radicals, reactionaries, and extremists that coalesced in Dallas leading up to–and during–the Kennedy presidency. The book presents a clear and revelatory look at the tragedy that transformed America.
Bill has written commemorative essays for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the assassination of President Kennedy. He has been interviewed by Brian Williams, Katie Couric, Charlie Rose, and Terry Gross, and has been featured on The Today Show, Nightline, NPR, BBC and in several documentaries. He is a Clinical Professor of Journalism, and Fellow to the Collier Chair, at the University of Texas at Austin. (Photo by Dennis Darling)


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Dockett on faith in Whisenhunt: 'No comment'
The Arizona Cardinals were destroyed 58-0 by the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, marking the worst loss in the history of the franchise. It was Arizona's ninth straight loss.
Speculation is running wild on a couple of fronts. First, whether or not the Cardinals quit on head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who's coaching seat got noticeably hotter following the loss.
"I can't comment on that, I have no comment," defensive tackle Darnell Dockett said Monday when asked about whether the confidence in Whisenhunt has faded in recent weeks .
Dockett was fined a hefty amount by the Cardinals organization last week for his part in an on-field disagreement with teammate Kerry Rhodes over a directive from the coaching staff to let the New York Jets score in the latter stages of the game. Dockett disagreed with the instructions, but it was for naught because Jets running back Shonn Greene fell down on his own short of the goal line, killing the clock in an ugly 7-6 win.
Dockett also started the game on the bench as a result, and played in only 55% of the snaps on defense.
Following the discipline, Dockett was asked if he's still happy wearing Cardinal red.
"I don't know, I don't know," he responded. "I'm a hell of a competitor, I love what I do, I take what I do serious and I hold a lot of guys accountable and whatever situation comes my way, I'll be prepared for it."
There were many who witnessed the game Sunday that believe the Arizona Cardinals quit as a football team. That group includes Larry Fitzgerald's father, who made the proclamation on Twitter at halftime of the blowout loss.
"That's his opinion, I can't speak for no one else, I only can speak for Darnell Dockett," he said. "I can only say I didn't quit, and that's the best way I can put it."
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Behold the Line To Get Into 1983's COMIC-CON
By Armi Dimaranan on July 19, 2014
Comic-Con is less than a week away and I'm betting that there's already eager fans camped outside the center, anxiously waiting to get in. Waiting in long winding lines may dominate the Comic-Con scene today, but that wasn't always the case.
Back before attendees needed the Toucan Tracker Wristband to tell us how long a line was, the convention came and went without much fanfare. Can't believe it? Well, here's proof!
Thanks to actor and photo journalist Pete Salisbury, we get a glimpse at Comic-Con circa 1983, when the convention was in its 13th year.
Here's the line to get into San Diego ComicCon 1983 #SDCC #FlashbackFriday Plenty of time don't rush. pic.twitter.com/LHofdGLROY
— Pete Salisbury (@Tuckerpete) July 12, 2014
As you can see, there's not much going on other than sweet glorious hairdos. Heck, despite the notorious heat that San Diego is known for, folks still wore their best dungarees and relaxed in the midday sun, checking out, what I can only assume, the other nerds' best shirts since cosplay was known only as playing dress-up and strictly discouraged in the public eye.
Thankfully, this year's Comic-Con doesn't look as bare. You can catch the Nerdist crew as we take part in the Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Laser Tag, film Nerdist Podcast and @Midnight live, host a slew of panels, and run around frantically at the con.
For a quick look at what to expect this year at Comic-Con, you can check out our overview of the Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday schedules.
But wait, there's more, make sure you stay tuned to Nerdist.com for all things Comic-Con!
Have similar pics from Comic-Con before it became the titan it is today? Share with us in the comments below.
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That's hilarious. That's actually the Civic Center downtown where I bought my tickets for the Nerdist Podcast. The box office window is off to the left of the doors you see in the left of the frame.
BTW, I know you don't care. But now you know.
During the times when nerds were uncool. Now everything is about the nerd empire.
There was actually a long line to get in (I have photos). This photo looks to have been taken in the middle of the day once the doors were open.
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Date and place of birth: July 8th, 1991 in a town
from the South of Brazil called Brusque.
Lives in: Brusque (Brazil).
Height: 5.4 ft.
Hips: 35 in.
Waist: 23.6 in.
Bust: 31 in.
Feet: 6.5 (US) | 4 (UK).
When did you start your modeling career? I started about a year ago
What do you do when no one´s watching? Nothing I wouldn´t do with
everyone watching...
Is there any part of your beautiful body you don´t like? No, I really
like my body.
Would you kiss another woman? No, but I respect all sexual options.
Do you practice any physical activity? I do yoga and go to the gym.
What turns you off in bed? When there isn´t chemistry.
Something you love: my family.
Something you hate: betrayal.
In what kind of situation do you feel sexier? When I´m wearing a
beautiful lingerie.
You wouldn´t dare refusing to: dancing!
I never: wish bad things happen to people.
For you, sex is: love´s second half.
Something you think it´s crazy: traveling without a destination.
Do you remember your first time? I do! First boyfriend, a two-year
relationship. It didn´t work out in the end, but there´s no way you´d forget
your first time, right?!
Food: sushi.
Drink: tequila.
Song: I like rock music in general.
Movie: I like thrillers.
Color: red.
Clothes: as comfy as possible.
How do you sleep? In my silk pjs.
An important conquest: my career.
A goal: overcoming all obstacles and being able to do everything I still
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The more conciliatory rhetoric from the Taliban side – to the extent it really is conciliatory – comes at a time when the US has been signaling that it, too, might be more open to talking to the enemy, and a new vision for a postwar Afghan government is emerging. Top officials from the US, Pakistan, and Afghanistan reveal a common goal of resolving the underlying tensions that have torn Afghanistan apart for three decades – and at least the foundation of a shared vision for peace.
Under one scenario outlined by officials in all three countries in recent months, power would be rebalanced among all ethnic groups and warring parties, not just President Hamid Karzai's government and the Taliban. This would be attempted through a central coalition government and decidedly not by carving up Afghan territory among various factions.
Behind the nascent political movement on both sides may be weariness over a war that has now dragged on for a decade – longer than any conflict in US history. Neither side seems poised for a quick or complete victory, the killing of Mr. bin Laden and successes of the year-old US "surge" in southern Afghanistan notwithstanding. Al Qaeda has little operational role in the Afghan insurgency. And the Taliban have responded to losses in the rural south with a series of dramatic suicide attacks inside cities and coalition ranks.
There's also a ticking clock. The Obama administration set 2014 as the deadline for withdrawing US troops from the country.
Yet forging a peace won't be easy in a land that has lived by the sword for centuries. The US is not likely to be easily impressed by the girls-education talk from insurgents who once beat women just because their socks slipped, revealing their ankles below their burqas. An even bigger question looms over whether the Taliban are ready and capable of entering a political process that favors messy compromise over the purity of holy war.
Still, the recent seemingly calculated comments from Taliban members at least suggest the emergence of a new pragmatism.


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Jul 22, 2013 8:31 AM by Lacey Steele
DENVER (AP) - The builder of Colorado's Veterans Affairs hospital is asking for the right to quit the project over rising costs.
Kiewit-Turner told a federal board it has to stop working until the VA redesigns its hospital to fit the budget, or until it finds more money from Congress.
According to the Denver Post, the cost of finishing the replacement VA hospital in Aurora would be more than $1 billion, which is about $400 million more than the approved budget of $600 million.
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Oct 201218 The search engine wars heat up and Google takes a battering Nathan bing, google, search engine marketing There are rumblings of discontent amongst webmasters, online marketers and internet users. Has the search engine giant Google taken its eye of the ball and seen better days? By diversifying into multiple markets and trying to be so many different things to so many different people, and by changing its core product from a Search Engine to a Knowledge Engine, has Google lost its way? With such a dominant market position and with so many pies to keep their fingers in, is it possible that Google have become complacent in their very comforable throne? This speculation is not questioning the scale of the role Google has played in making the internet an accessible, user friendly tool for the online shopper, browser and inquisitor. This is not a piece to dispute the positive influence Google has had; rather it is an attempt to interrogate the possibility that the quality of Google's core activity has started to wane. Poor quality search results Webmasterworld is a trusted and established discussion resource for search engine optimisation specialists the world over, and in recent months their forums have started to simmer with the hushed whisperings of a search engine revolt. The consensus of those in the industry is that the quality of Google's search engine results has slipped to a place where results being served are the worst they have been for many years. This belief is probably best expressed by Brett Tabke, who runs Webmasterworld: "Right now I continue to receive some of the lowest Google results I have seen in years: Duplicate sites, irrelevant Google property spam, author images and squeeze page results. It just feels like Google is in the middle of a full scale panic." The SEO team at Liberty had a little dig around, and it didn't take long before we came across an apt example for one of the internet's most highly contested key phrases – 'payday loans'. Page one of Google's search results last week can be seen above. Not only are none of the industry's biggest, most trusted names included, but at least four of the results have nothing to do with payday loans whatsoever – they are hacked websites. Is this the new black-hat way to get on to the first page of Google - hack someone else's website? As yet there is no acknowledgement from Google of this problem, although concerns must be rife that the latest batch of algorithm updates and filters intended to improve user experience have had the opposite effect in many cases. However complacent Google may have become, it seems baffling that an organisation which has so shrewdly forged its place at the head of such an innovative industry can allow an obvious flaw in their core activity to remain unchecked for so long. Flouting of privacy laws Aside from poor quality search engine results, internet users are feeling alienated by the Google brand, which is guilty of sending mixed messages to its customer base. Google's 'Do no evil' mantra, which aims to portray the company as their ethical, trusted friend, has time and time again proved to be disingenuous or even dishonest at worst, as Google's interpretation of privacy seems to differ from that of its users. There is no shortage of events which have made it clear that privacy does not appear to be a priority for Google's powers that be. This is in direct conflict with internet users and government officials, who see privacy as a central issue. In March the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged Google with unfair privacy practices, when it set the gmail contact details of users of its 'Buzz' social media service as public by default. The Google browsers Chrome and Android have also caused a stir by failing to offer users a 'Do Not Track' option, meaning that all of the movements and actions of browsers are tracked in a transparent attempt to digest all of the private information available. There have also been much publicised investigations, particularly in the EU, into the collection of personal data via Google Street View. Following claims from Google that the collection of data (including emails, passwords and other personal information) from unprotected wireless networks was a simple mistake, fresh insight cast the complaints in a new light. The engineer responsible for the creation of the software claimed he had informed the Street View team that the software he had designed would collect this information, flouting EU laws, although during interviews with the Federal Communications Commission, the Street View team denied knowledge of the report. Perhaps the icing on this rather bitter-tasting cake is the recent scandal which clearly flies in the face of Google's increasingly fragile 'Do No Evil' slogan. The company reached a $500 million legal settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to avoid prosecution on charges that it knowingly accepted hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal ads from Canadian online pharmacies, which included illegal drugs and controlled substances. Possible alternatives With these transgressions in mind, which competitors are best placed to gobble up the scraps from Google's table if it continues to flagrantly contradict its ethical pledge? Figures detailed in a recent search market share report from Compete.com show that in the last month Bing fielded 19.2 per cent of all search queries, which has led to an increase of 4.2 per cent since August 2011. With a fifth of the market, Bing is certainly no small fry and Microsoft are steadily gaining in confidence. The recent launch of Bing It On, a search engine comparison service, perfectly illustrates this point. Bing It On allows users to enter five search queries, comparing the results side-by-side with those from Google. Although the test is only available in America, Bing claim that an independent study found that users preferred the results displayed by Bing to those produced by Google by nearly 2:1. Bing have clearly thrown down the gauntlet on this one. A more recent entrant to the market, Duck Duck Go, believes Google's position has weakened to such an extent that they are actively targeting the growing anti-Google crowd. An illustrated guide by the newcomers, http://dontbubble.us, shows just how Duck Duck Go aim to capture a different breed of internet user by offering less presumptuous search results, which offer a more rounded range of information by breaking users out of the bubble that search engine tracking automatically imposes. The Future So how do we expect these developments to impact on the future of online search? If the Google decline is set to stay and Bing, along with other new entrants, continue to mop up their disillusioned users, the market will segment and SEOs will have to pander to the algorithms set by other search engines to keep achieving results. Until now, SEO strategies have been devised to follow Google best practice, but if Bing continue their surge, before long SEOs will find themselves moving to the beat of a new and slightly drum. Regardless, these developments bode well for the internet user. A more tightly fought market will drive innovation and increase the search for competitive advantage, which in our experience is never a bad thing.
May 201223 How Will Rich Snippets Affect Your SEO? Andrew seo The world of SEO does not sit still for long. One of the biggest changes to the digital landscape and addition to the tools available to inbound marketers is the implementation of on-page data mark-up languages such as Schema.org. The aim of on-page data mark-up is to increase the amount the search engines actually understand about the information they are categorising, ultimately leading to more accurate search results. Thus back in 2011, as a result of collaboration between the search engine superpowers Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, Schema.org was created to improve the search engines ability to understand the web by creating a structured method of microdata mark-up. By sharing a microdata mark-up vocabulary, webmasters are able to ensure their efforts are properly rewarded. As is often the case in the field of SEO, a simple process has been made to sound more complicated than it actually is. Hopefully an example will clear up any underlying confusion: When using a search engine, people have a primary understanding of the information they are viewing. Until now it has been impossible for search engines to replicate such an understanding. For example, if as your header 1, you have the word 'Flipper', there is no information to tell you what the text string actually means – Flipper could of course refer to the popular film about a 12 year old boy who befriended a dolphin, or the popular swimming aid. This can make it difficult for the search engines to display content relevant to the user. By using the Schema.org vocabulary, it is possible to tell the search engines that this information describes a specific movie, place, person or video, helping to tidy up the search engines understanding of your content. So, will Schema.org help your website to work its way up through the rankings? Well no; as yet mark-up is not used for ranking purposes. However, there is still a huge benefit to implementing Schema.org to your website. Google has slowly begun to roll out rich snippets within the search results for those webpages that have used microdata such as Schema.org, to help display authorship, videos and review data. There are many different kinds of snippets Google supports, and the number keeps growing. Rich snippets are having a tremendous impact on a visitors click through rate within the search results with some webmasters reporting a 30% increase in CTR after implementing rich snippets. Applying the mark-up isn't a difficult process on small sites and there is a great guide for getting started with Schema.org at: http://www.schema.org/docs/gs.html Once you have implemented your microdata mark-up, use the rich snippets testing tool to make sure that Google can read and extract your marked-up data, and enjoy your improved CTR.
Aug 201117 How Google and Bing searches compare Holly bing, google A recent study has shown that Google may be falling short of Microsoft's search engine, Bing, when it comes to the helpfulness and relevance of their search results. The study looked at just how many searches made using the search engines actually resulted in a visit to one of the suggested websites. The findings were very interesting; around 80% of searches conducted on Bing resulted in the user visiting a link provided by the search engine. Meanwhile, over at Google, searchers made use of the links provided by only 67% of the searches. This brand new research has been conducted by the web tracking firm, Experian Hitwise, who concluded that both search engines showed room for substantial improvement in terms of the number of search results that users actually go on to explore. Researchers at Experian Hitwise believe the high percentage of searches which did not lead to a website visit shows that both search engine services could stand to enhance the precision and usefulness of their results. The results of Experian Hitwise's study could suggest a number of things. While it is possible that Bing, and its related search sites, are simply more likely to come up with the link or answer that searchers are looking for, the results of the study could also mean that people using Bing and Google are using the two search engines in different ways and for different reasons. This may account for different patterns of use and may mean that the disparity between the two does not necessarily reflect badly on Google. The comparative success of Bing over Google in this section of the search engine market, however, looks as if it could be mirrored by the state of the companies' respective market shares. In July, Google's US search market share dropped to 66.05%, a drop of 2%. Searches conducted through Bing on the other hand experienced a 1% increase, taking their share of the market to 28.05%. The most substantial growth, however, was recorded by the Bing-affiliated Yahoo, whose shares in the market ballooned by 4% to achieve a 15% share of the market. Interestingly, and perhaps relatedly, searches conducted on bing.com itself dropped by 2% to 13%.
Dec 201017 Say goodbye to Delicious and Altavista Gareth Morgan online marketing, search engine marketing, social media marketing, yahoo! In a clean-up of its services, Yahoo! is about to remove a number of "underperforming" websites, including a few very well known brands.Those of us who have been involved in search engine marketing for years will remember when Altavista was the Google of its day. Anyone involved in social media marketing will undoubtedly have spent time on the bookmarking website, Delicious.In addition to these two sites, AlltheWeb (another search site), Babelfish (a translation service), Buzz (a news aggregation site) and MyBlogLog (a social media network, similar to Facebook) are all also likely to be taken off the web.For the sake of posterity, here's a screenshot of Delicious: A Yahoo! spokeswoman said "Part of our organizational streamlining involves cutting our investment in underperforming or off-strategy products to put better focus on our core strengths and fund new innovation in the next year and beyond...We continuously evaluate and prioritize our portfolio of products and services, and do plan to shut down some products in the coming months...We will communicate specific plans when appropriate."The company is also planning on cutting its workforce by 4%, which equates to about 600 jobs.If your website receives traffic or has links pointing to it from any of the Yahoo! properties that are going to disappear then put measures in place to limit the impact. Start taking advantage of other social media, bookmarking and blog sites ASAP, to strengthen your link profile and the number of referring sites.
Sep 201009 Google Instant Launches: Often Feel Lucky? Not Any More Gareth Morgan google From last night, if you are logged into Google then the search experience will be very different to yesterday. Google has launched Instant, which they describe as "a new search enhancement that shows results as you type". According to the Google Blog, "The most obvious change is that you get to the right content much faster than before because you don't have to finish typing your full search term, or even press "search." Another shift is that seeing results as you type helps you formulate a better search term by providing instant feedback. You can now adapt your search on the fly until the results match exactly what you want. In time, we may wonder how search ever worked in any other way". When you type a single letter into the Google home page, it instantly takes you through to the results page. The option to click "I'm Feeling Lucky" is removed. The more cynical in the search industry will no doubt see this as Google's way of stopping people hitting that button as it's a feature that cost them millions of dollars in lost AdWords revenue ('lucky' users are sent straight through to the first search result, bypassing the sponsored listings). The main change we think this will have on SEO is for businesses that attract traffic from misspellings, unusual phrases and long-tail searches (phrases of 4+ words). Users will be less likely to type these in if Google is suggesting the correct or more popular word and they will be less likely to type in a whole sentence if they can see what they are after by the time they finish typing the second word.
Aug 201026 Bing grows more powerful as merger with Yahoo completes Gareth Morgan bing, search engine marketing, yahoo! This week Yahoo! announced that their transition from Yahoo! Search powered results to Bing search results is complete. The organic results are now powered by Bing in the US and Canada, whilst the search ads are still from Yahoo! As a result of the deal signed over a year ago, Microsoft now owns 28.1% of the US search market (as of July's 2010 comScore numbers), though this figure still represents less than half of the 65.8% share held by Google. In the UK, Google's market share is thought to be closer to the 90% mark. The change may not be immediately apparent to Yahoo! users, as the search interface will remain the same. However, the eagle-eyed will notice on the status bar in their browser that the search data is actually loaded from Bing. Another crucial factor in the deal is the migration of Yahoo! search advertisers to Microsoft's adCenter platform. This stage is currently still under development, with Microsoft "optimistic about completing this phase later this year." So what does this mean for businesses? The main thing is that there is one less search engine to optimise a site for. If your sites were high up on Yahoo! but not Bing then this is bad news, if however, you were ranking well on Bing, then those high rankings you are enjoying will now expose your business to a lot more searchers. The other main impact is the migration of Pay Per Click advertisers from Yahoo! Search Marketing to Microsoft adCenter. The programmes work slightly differently and anyone who was using YSM will now have to familiarise themselves with the Bing system.
Aug 201020 How to find more jobs using Google: a customisable search query to help you seek out hidden vacancies Steve google, using search engines We recently saw a job vacancy being advertised on one of our clients' websites. It caught our attention because even though it was a great role and one that the company really needed filled, it was hardly noticeable on the web. The company did not want to spend money on advertising on a job board, so the only way this job opportunity could be found was via the search engines. We have been interviewing graduates for a number of trainee positions at Liberty over the last year and many of them have expressed their difficulty in finding a job advert that didn't have a horde of other candidates interested in the role. Just looking at reed.co.uk today, a search for marketing jobs in Cardiff displays vacancies that have had 50-100 applications already. A search query to find rare jobs Many people use search engines when looking for jobs, particularly when trying to find those that are relevant to their career and in their desired or current location. This is when we had the idea to create a customisable search query to assist job hunters in finding those vacancies that are hidden away: [location1 OR location2 OR location3] [type1 OR type2 OR type3] [job OR jobs OR vacancy OR vacancies OR role OR roles OR career OR careers] Simply copy and paste the above search query into Google and replace each instance of "location" with suitable locations and each "type" with the types of jobs you are interested in. If Google thinks a web page contains relevance to at least one of the locations, one of the job types and one of the words in the third set of brackets then it will appear in the results. Here's an example for someone looking for jobs in and around Cardiff relating to search engine optimisation and online marketing: [cardiff OR "south wales"] ["online marketing" OR "internet marketing" OR seo OR "search engine optimisation"] [job OR jobs OR vacancy OR vacancies OR role OR roles OR career OR careers] For the above example, for a web page to appear in the results, it has to contain relevance to at least one of the two locations, at least one of the four job types and at least one of the following words: "job", "vacancy", "role", "career" or one of their plural forms. The words do not have to appear in that order - as long as they appear somewhere on the page, they will show up in the results. So in the above example, possible web pages that could show up include: - cardiff + seo + jobs (e.g. "Cardiff SEO Jobs"), - cardiff + "internet marketing" + vacancy (e.g. "Vacancy: Internet Marketing, Cardiff"), - "south wales" + "online marketing" + role (e.g. "We have an online marketing role available. Based in South Wales, the company…"), and so on. A few points to take into account - The square brackets aren't necessary, as Google will show the same number of results whether or not they are there, but it makes it easier to keep track and make sense of each part of the query. - If one of the locations or job types is longer than one word (e.g. "online marketing"), put quote marks around it, otherwise the query will not function properly and the words might be searched for separately rather than together. - The search query is likely to bring up a lot of results, some of which might not be relevant, useful or current, but don't be afraid to dig deep and scan through numerous pages of results. Page 1 of the results might contain the most relevant results according to Google, but you might find something more suitable a few pages on. - Other ways to reduce the number of results are to take out some of the location or job type criteria, which will also narrow it down more specifically, and to select "pages from the UK" below the search bar, which will also eliminate international jobs that might match closely to your location (e.g. South Wales, UK and New South Wales, Australia). - It may look complicated but it's really a way to simplify the search process. Referring to the above example, it would save the user implementing individual searches for "seo jobs cardiff", "seo vacancies cardiff", "seo careers cardiff" and so on, as all of these and more would be covered in just the one search query. This is completely customisable, so don't be afraid to experiment. We have only included a few examples of synonyms of jobs and have not taken into account words and expressions that might differ depending on one's career type (e.g. internships and apprenticeships). If you lose track of what you've done, just start over with the original search query and add, delete and amend as appropriate. We hope that it helps in your job search. At the very least, you might find a new job board or recruitment agency site to keep an eye on or to send your CV to. However you could also find a job advertised on a website that very few people have noticed and applied for, like the one we found on our client's website. Best of luck with your job search!
Jul 201019 Should Google have to reveal its algorithm? Steve google, search engine marketing It is no secret that Google is growing from strength to strength, not only improving its own search engine but also investing in video (YouTube), blogging (Blogger), browsers (Chrome), mobile phones (Android) and so much more. In an editorial piece, The New York Times makes the argument that Google - in a position to place its fingers in many pies and look after its own invested interests - could potentially manipulate its own search results to its advantage, showing its own interests above those of the competition. Whether Google decides to play completely fair or help itself is a contentious issue. Revealing its algorithm will force Google to do the former and play fair. This piece offers some possible solutions: "Some early suggestions for how to accomplish [a fair editorial policy] include having Google explain with some specified level of detail the editorial policy that guides its tweaks. Another would be to give some government commission the power to look at those tweaks." It is true that revealing elements of Google's secretive algorithm would clear this. For example, if YouTube were to rank higher than other video-sharing websites, it would be noticeable whether the ranking appears naturally or forced by Google. However, there could be other wider implications of revealing the algorithm. Google's success so far is because its algorithm is a secret. Even so, as Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan points out in his take on the New York Times piece: "Google constantly speaks at search marketing and other events to answer questions about how they list sites and how to improve coverage... Google is constantly giving interviews about its algorithm..." Although the algorithm is a secret, Google helps webmasters, not by telling them outright what the algorithm is, but by telling them how they can help themselves with regards to how the algorithm operates, and why it displays the search results it does. After all, what if everyone knew the algorithm? Google's Marissa Mayer explains (originally printed in the Financial Times but reproduced on Google's Public Policy Blog): "If search engines were forced to disclose their algorithms and not just the signals they use, or worse, if they had to use a standardised algorithm, spammers would certainly use that knowledge to game the system, making the results suspect ." We are reminded of an incident last year when a Google search for "ugg boots" displayed seven spam/fraud websites within the first page (top ten) results. In this instance, the websites used suspect, black hat SEO techniques to get to the top of Google for that keyword. Surely revealing the algorithm would only encourage such practices - both good and bad; white hat, black hat and everything in between - affecting the quality of the search engine results shown, and in turn damaging Google's reputation as (mostly) showing the most natural, "neutral" results. Otherwise, Google would have to invest much more heavily in moderating the results and weeding out those websites manipulating the algorithm, which is likely to be a larger number if the way Google operates is disclosed. All of this is without even considering governmental intervention, as mentioned in the second half of the above quote from the New York Times piece. Some of the bigger sceptics on the WebmasterWorld forum have expressed their fears that, amongst other things, the government may suggest changes to the algorithm from which they themselves could benefit. Whatever the outcome, although Danny Sullivan believes the First Amendment and the fact that Yahoo survived a similar incident will save Google from such a fate, it will be interesting to see what - if anything - transpires, whether such action would be seen as a necessity as Google continues to grow and dominate the search engine world as well as other industries.
Feb 201016 Google tests Enhanced Listings for local advertisers Gareth Morgan google, search engine marketing Over the past few weeks, Google has been softly launching a test program which allows businesses in two US cities to purchase 'enhanced listings' in the local results (the map that appears at the top of the search results). By taking an enhanced listing, a business owner agrees to give Google just $25 a month and in return, their business appears in the search results with a "View Website" link next to their name. At present, with there only being a handful of businesses that are testing the system, these listings stand out so will likely get a good click through rate. The internet marketing community is debating whether this is a good thing or not. Whilst many people feel that Google is selling far too much of its real estate and is devaluing the natural search results, others feel that this is a good opportunity for smaller, local businesses to advertise on the search engine. By offering this service at such a low monthly cost, Google should be able to convert a lot of one-man-bands that either could not afford Pay Per Click advertising or did not understand how the system works. There are hundreds or thousands of these businesses in each city, so the amount of extra revenue for Google could be considerable. How the general public will react to this is uncertain. Up until now, adverts have been clearly defined above and to the right of the search results, separated from the natural listings. People tend to trust the natural listings as non-commercial and websites appearing due to merit. Even though the enhanced local listings will display the word 'sponsored' next to them, mixing them up with normal results is likely to confuse and even anger users. There is no news yet when this will be rolled out across the rest of the US and then the UK, though with recent amount of changes that Google has introduced to its search results, it probably won't be far off.
Jan 201011 French court forces Google to change its Suggestion feature Gareth Morgan google A court of appeal in Paris has ruled against the search engine giant Google, in a case brought to it by the Centre National Prive de Formation a Distance (CNFDI). The long-distance learning institution filed the defamation suit last year when the Google "suggestion" feature linked the institution with the word "scam". The "suggestion" feature was implemented to make searching easier for users of Google, by offering the most common search queries based upon popular past searches. When a user typed "CNFDI" into Google.fr, the first result that showed in the "suggestion" drop-down was "CNFDI arnaque", which translates as "CNFDI scam". The French court originally agreed with Google's claim that these search terms are generated automatically, by an algorithm that is based on user search behaviour. However, after months of decreased interest in CNFDI and a drop in revenue, the court sided with the institution and told Google to remove the word. Google hasn't been having a great time in Europe lately. Last year a Dutch website was sued by a BMW dealer that is was showing as "bankrupt", due to the Google algorithm linking the two together. Last month the French government suggested that Google be taxed every time a user clicks on one of their ads and last week a German minister accused Google of being too powerful and a "giant monopoly" that should either become more transparent or face legal action.


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Bicycle Touring in Pennsylvania : Sunday May 25
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on Sun, 04/03/2005 - 10:50
Average Speed: 11.4 mph
Max Speed: 29.6 mph
Total Riding Time: 1:27:16
Trip Mileage: 16.66
Total Mileage to Date: 306
Wake Up Time: 6:30am
Leave Time: 9:45am
Wrote 7:00am...
Guess what? It's raining. There was also thunder and lightning in the wee hours. I don't know whether to sit it out or what. If the rain stops before noon I may take a shot at riding out. The only thing is that today's ride is through mountainous areas and there appears to be only one campground around in Fort Louden, Pennsylvania so I would need to reach it regardless.
Wrote 3:07pm...
Well, I'm not at camp. I'm in a sleazy motel room in Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania just a few miles west of Chambersburg, but about 15 miles east of Fort Louden.
For some unknown reason I didn't want to stay at camp and I packed my tent and gear even as it it poured. I called my Mom at around 8:30am, but she wasn't home so I left her a message telling her I was fine.
Bicycled in the pouring rain wearing my bright yellow rain suit and water repellent socks-yeah right! Even before I started out some items in the panniers were wet from being left out overnight. I cycled down Route 30 heading west into Chambersburg with all the rain. I was drenched. I stopped and had breakfast at a McDonalds and then pedaled on. There were plenty of chain motels on this strip of US Route 30, but all had no vacancy signs up so I kept riding westward. Forgot that it was Memorial Day Weekend, hence all the no vacancy signs. I saw a sign for Fort Louden as being 15 miles. At around 11:30am I saw a little motel on my left (Carlton Motel) with hardly any cars in the lot. I pulled in soaking wet to the bone.
As I walked into the tiny foyer I could smell curry in the air and little kids playing and screaming in the back (I love Indian food!). I rang the bell and a middle-aged Indian man came and slid the window open. It appears as if this space is also their apartment. It cost me only $26.50 to stay till 11am tomorrow.
I went into my dingy room and immediately put my tent and clothing out to dry. I've been standing around here naked drying items and watching the "Blues Brothers" and "Stripes" on TBS. Hopefully all this gear will be somewhat dry by tomorrow so I can get back on the road. Will definitely line the inside of the panniers with garbage bags to keep everything dry. Strangely enough I received a phone call from a women indirectly offering her services for the evening. While tempting I politely declined.
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You know that green ellipse tool that you bought in art school? Do you know how to use it for something other than oval shapes? Do you know what those "cross-hair" marks are for? And do you know how to use it for technically correct perspective drawings?
TOO many comics artists don't, and it's driving me crazy. So instead of starting a blog that starts showing examples and naming names, I figured it was better to make a quick tutorial. And this isn't just for cars but also for guns, fire hydrants, and millions of other machined objects found in comics.
If you go through this and you're still stuck, please don't write to me. I'm happy to show you at a convention to make it clearer, but within a blog this is the best I can do. Check out "Perspective for Comic Artists by David Chelsea" for more.
Cars are a whole lot easier to draw if you know how to properly use perspective and ellipses. The more familiar you are with the math, the more fun it is to draw cars. Once I figured out the ellipse tool and starting drawing tires that actually looked like they fit the car, I was hooked. A good car drawing is 50% about making the tires look correct. Check out the tutorial I'm posting in my gallery.
Comic artists are usually good at drawing Batman because they care about Batman. Batman resonates with them on a personal level of some kind whether from watching the cartoon, playing a video game, or dressing up like him for holidays. It's easier to draw things when you care about them.
It's my opinion that most artists are bad at drawing cars because they don't really care about them. Sure, they like driving them or maybe they like the engine noise, but they still see them as machines and not as works of art (maybe because most artists are poor, they can't afford a cool one that they would see as a work of art). In other words, they don't care about cars like they care about Batman.
The first car I got good at drawing was my car in high school: a yellow Honda CRX. Because it was mine (and because I had all kinds of memories and feelings wrapped up in it), I found I could draw it better than I could the Batmobile. From then one out, the more I learned about cars, the more interesting I found them, and the better I got at drawing them. Understanding terms like "down-force", "apexing", and "four-on-the-floor" makes me draw better cars because it's using more of my brain to do it. I don't want to JUST draw a Batmobile, I want it to have the correct spoiler and be leaning on the correct wheel as it power-slides through a corner. I want readers to be infected by my love of the Batmobile via my drawing.
As an exercise, find a car that you like and do some research on it. Learn about it's design team, the time in which is was created, and why it was a good or bad car (or pick a plane, a boat or any other machined object). Try to build a connection to it by understanding it's story.
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It's okay if you're the type who hates drawing cars and will always hate drawing cars. To be honest, I hate drawing poker tables. And it wouldn't matter if I learned about the history of poker tables, I'd still hate it. But I bet it'd still get better at it.
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Man, I love Las Vegas.
Anyhow, I figured I'd call some of the guys who put together the Las Vegas Oddsmakers Top 25 poll that I've been pumping all season. There are four oddsmakers from Las Vegas Sports Consultants who are responsible. What they said surprised me.
(Aside: You can look at the performance of the coaches' poll voters here. Um, what an utter embarrassment. Who came up with the idea of letting teams vote on themselves? Every voting coach with a team in the top 25 Coaches Poll voted for his team at or above its actual spot in the poll, save Bill Callahan. Way to have some morals, Bill. Most egregious offenders: Phil Fulmer (voted Tennessee 13th, five spots ahead of its average), Mike Riley (voted Oregon State 20th, five spots ahead of its average), Rich Rodriguez (voted WVU seventh, five spots ahead of its average), Greg Schiano (voted Rutgers 10th, seven spots ahead of its average) and Bob Stoops (voted Oklahoma fourth, four spots ahead of its average). And how 'bout Howard Schnellenberger, Mr. Gloop himself, voting LSU 15th? Four spots behind Arkansas? Even though the Hogs have more losses, including two straight, one of which came to LSU? Booo.)
(Aside II: Read this from mgoblog, which quotes a Harris Poll voter admitting he favored Michigan because he lives there! Great system, guys. Some of the other arguments are equally ludicrous. And some Harris voter had Boise State second? Why are we asking dumb poll voters whom they want to see play? I thought we were ranking teams. "... There's still something a bit hanging-chad slimy about the process," writes Pete Fiutak. Yup.)
Anyhow, I called Vegas, seeking some common sense. Here's what COO Kenny White said.
"By the numbers, Ohio State and Michigan should be playing for the national championship; they are the top two teams," he said. "We definitely think Michigan's the second-best team in the land. I should tell you Michigan and Ohio State should be playing."
But.... (But? There's no buts. The numbers don't lie, right?) But....
"I'm glad who's playing right now," he said, knife wound through my heart. "I think a rematch would have matched the top two teams in the country, but since we don't have a playoff system that does that, I'd rather see two teams that haven't played. Because if Michigan beats Ohio State, then they've each won once, and now what do you do? Let's let Florida have a shot at 'em and see what Florida can do."
Tragic. Now, Kenny was saying this both as a fan, who thinks Ohio State-Florida would be more interesting, and as an employee of the gaming industry, who thinks there will be more action on Ohio State-Florida. And since he hopes his poll is ultimately incorporated into the BCS system, he admitted that, intellectually, he would back his Michigan. But Florida seems to be what he feels in his heart.
And senior oddsmaker Mike Seba, who actually had Florida ranked behind both Michigan and LSU this week? Same thing. No interest in seeing Ohio State-Michigan.
"They already played once," he said. "Even though it was a three-point difference in the game, anyone who watched that game could see that Ohio State was clearly a better team. I agree with Tressel; if you don't win your conference, you really shouldn't be in the national title game. I agree with that. Michigan had their chance....They always say you want to get the two best teams in there. You do, except in certain situations, and this is one of them."
As for the real numbers, Seba says he would have Michigan as a three-point favorite over Florida on a neutral field, maybe 2.5 because of Michigan's long layoff. White says he'd probably have Michigan favored by one over Florida. LVSC Odds Director Tony Sinisi would make it a six-point spread. As a four-man group, the difference between the two teams worked out to exactly three points, in Michigan's favor.
"Why Michigan?" I asked.
"Because we think they're a better team," Seba said with a laugh. "How's that?"
Three more quick notes about the oddsmakers (and yes, we'll get the Vegas Top 25 Hoops Poll soon):
1) White says he thinks a team like Georgia could have gone undefeated with Boise State's schedule.
2) The Fiesta Bowl will be a real Vegas-BCS conflict. Vegas has Oklahoma seventh and Boise 16th; the BCS has Boise eighth and Oklahoma 10th. Oklahoma will be favored by about a touchdown. Since undefeated Boise is ranked behind a bunch of teams with losses anyhow, why not just put them where Vegas says they actually belong?
3) Vegas looks pretty smart for never losing faith in LSU despite those two early losses. The first week the BCS standings came out, Vegas said the Tigers were fifth, and the BCS said 18th. This week, Vegas said fifth and the BCS said fourth.
Grand conclusion: I was still right, Vegas should be in charge.


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On that same day, Great Lakes' President and Chief Operating Officer departed the company. Following these revelations, Great Lakes' share price plummeted, losing significant value. Finkelstein Thompson is investigating what remedies may be available to Great Lakes shareholders to recover those losses, and whether the actions leading to these losses were the result of breaches of fiduciary duties by the company's management.
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