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Mei Xiang, a giant female panda, rests at the National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
BEIJING: A Chinese scientist says that humans used to eat pandas.
In a newspaper interview, Wei Guangbiao says prehistoric man ate the bears in what is now part of the city of Chongqing in southwest China.
Wei, the head of the Institute of Three Gorges Paleoanthropology at a Chongqing museum, says many excavated panda fossils "showed that pandas were once slashed to death by man."
The Chongqing Morning Post quoted him on Friday as saying: "In primitive times, people wouldn't kill animals that were useless to them" and therefore the pandas must have been used as food.
But he says pandas were much smaller then.
Wei says wild pandas lived in Chongqing's high mountains 10,000 to 1 million years ago.
Pandas don't eat much apart from bamboo.
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When children play in the rain, or get exposed to cold, often, their parents are quick to lock them indoors, fearing they might contract pneumonia.
But does exposure to rain really cause pneumonia? Some parents are further puzzled when their children get recurrent bouts of the disease, despite keeping them warm and indoors.
According to Dr. Eric Wobudeya, a paediatrician at Mulago Hospital, playing in the rain or exposure to coldness does not cause pneumonia. Wobudeya says pneumonia is caused by a virus or bacteria, the commonest being streptococcus pneumonia.
The infection causes the small sacs (alveoli) in the lungs to be filled with pus or fluid, which makes breathing painful and limits oxygen intake.
Phillipa Musoke, an associate professor at Makerere University College of Health School and Department of Paediatrics, adds that pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs.
The condition gets worse when the episodes occur frequently. A child is said to have recurrent pneumonia, she explains, when he suffers more than three episodes of the disease in a year.
Musoke says recurrent pneumonia usually results from underlying causes such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, a digestive disorder. This may lead to aspiration, which puts the child at increased risk of recurrent pneumonia. Aspiration is the entry of substances from the gastrointestinal tract into the lungs.
Conditions like malnutrition and diseases like HIV, cancers and diabetes lower a child's immunity. When the immunity is compromised, the body cannot fight infections, predisposing the child to diseases like pneumonia.
Breath-related conditions, such as asthma and congenital lung or heart defects are among the risk factors, as they weaken one's immunity.
Pre-existing illnesses, such as HIV and measles may increase the risk.
Smoking, cooking on a charcoal stove or firewood and living in crowded and poorly ventilated houses also increase one's susceptibility to pneumonia.
Sabrina Kitaka, a senior paediatrician at Mulago Hospital, says while the natural defence can fight the infection, children whose immunity is compromised are at higher risk of developing recurrent pneumonia.
Pneumonia in children is the leading cause of admissions and the second cause of death in children under five, after malaria. Currently, about 50 children are admitted with pneumonia at Mulago.
Signs and symptoms
Kitaka says symptoms of pneumonia include cough, high temperature and fast breathing. Children older than five years may also suffer from chest pain.
Diagnosis and treatment
Wobudeya urges parents and caretakers to ensure that a child with pneumonia is diagnosed and given proper treatment to prevent recurrent episodes. An X-ray of the chest may be necessary to effectively diagnose pneumonia.
The best remedy is to stay away from people who have respiratory infections. Also practice good hygiene, such as washing your hands with soap and water to prevent contracting and spreading infections.
The pneumococcal vaccine can also help protect against streptococcus pneumonia bacteria, the common cause of respiratory infections. In addition, ensure you vaccinate your child against measles, influenza and whooping cough, as these diseases predispose one to pneumonia.
Adequate nutrition, such as exclusive breastfeeding is also essential in boosting immunity, thus guarding against infections like pneumonia.
Also avoid indoor air pollution, especially cooking and smoking, as this creates high levels of air pollution, a pneumonia risk factor.

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We're excited to bring you the latest album from Water Liars. The Mississippi rock band's self-titled followup to last year's Wyoming hits stores on February 4 through Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess Records, but you can stream it in its entirety at American Songwriter.
"Water Liars is a record about trying to live and love and earn a living in times and places that don't make it easy on anybody," says frontman Justin Kinkel-Schuster. "It's about trying to handle the bad times that nobody escapes and take care of the good times as long as they last. It's us trying to tell about the outskirts of America that we've seen, lived through and live in, and get it right, for once if not for all."
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Demonstrators in Pretoria on June 28 and Cape Town the next day protested against the government's announcement that products originating from Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank will be labeled as such, and not as Israeli products.The gatherings included large numbers of South African Jews and Christians.
A thousand people, including Zulu leaders, marched in Pretoria, while 800 gathered in front of the South African Parliament in Cape Town.
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JOEL Lubuva (59) considers himself among the richest men in Dodoma Region. This is simply because he keeps 90 heads of cattle, 75 goats and 57 sheep in his farm located not very far from Kongwa town.
Mr Lubuva is a traditional farmer who keeps on moving with his animals to areas where there is enough grass for pasture and water. During dry seasons, he undergoes a lot of difficulties to feed his livestock.
Surprisingly, he only sends his old and sickly animals to a Tuesday auction market in Kongwa for sale, a move that rarely gives him good price, simply because buyers prefer purchasing fatty and health looking heads of cattle.
You might pity Mr Lubuva when you look at his livestock because most of them look skinny as a result of improper feeding, insufficient drinking water and lack of veterinary officers to provide them with treatment during time of need.
One thing is holding Mr Lubuva back in his struggle to benefit from his animals and this is lack of proper livestock education that would have made them healthy and eventually fetch good prices when auctioning them to different buyers.
He is not alone in this jumble, because majority of livestock farmers in Dodoma are still very traditional, without modern knowledge of rearing livestock. Dodoma regional authorities have seen the situation and they will soon come up with a system whereby livestock keepers will be educated on how to benefit more.
According to Dodoma Regional Commissioner Dr James Msekela, livestock keepers in Dodoma should now reduce their animals scientifically. "Keep few animals that you can feed them well," insists Dr Msekela. He mentions one farmer in Dodoma known as Mahava of Juva holdings who has introduced block farming in the region. This kind of farming sets aside special areas for rearing livestock.
"You cannot keep cows and goats if you don't have necessary services for them, plus enough extension officers. We want all livestock keepers in Dodoma to know that, to enable them generate more income," says Dr Msekela. According to him, there is a need to reduce number of the animals, but add the quality of what someone continues keeping.
Currently, Dodoma Region has an average of two million livestock. He adds that the plan will only be successful if small-scale farmers are trained on how to be more productive and eventually fight poverty which is fast waylaying the region.
Tanzania's national cattle herd is the third largest in Africa at 17 million head - after Ethiopia and Sudan. According to Dr Msekela, the government, with the support of international organisations, is now determined to turn cattle into a major revenue generating resource.
Dodoma recent regional report shows that sales from livestock are a second major source of cash income for many households in the Region. The importance of livestock in the economy of Dodoma Region is evident in the sense that livestock is a major source of protein derived from products (meat and milk) and form a social of insurance and medium for settlement of social and cultural commitments.
According to the report, suitable grazing land is 1,377,000 Ha. (33.3%) of the total area of the Region). The region has an estimated total of 1,600,000 cattle, 954,000 goats, 274,000 sheep and 23,000 pigs and about 1,400,000 poultry. Livestock are of local breeds with low production co-efficient, with cattle producing approximately 2-3 litres of milk per day.
The average age of slaughter (cattle) ranges between 6 and 8 years and the average live slaughter weight range between 200 and 300 kg during the wet season and 150- 250 kg in the dry seasons. Sheep and goat kept by the rural people are generally not for milk purposes and they are grazed extensively with cattle.
Since pasture and water are scarce particularly during the dry period, some livestock keepers are forced to move their livestock outside the region during the dry spell. In some locations, says the report, there is overstocking particularly in the suitable grazing areas, though the situation is further aggravated by poor range management and burning of rangeland and pastures, prevalence of diseases of economic importance, poor marketing network and lack of processing.
The region has so far taken some measures to improve livestock production, including pasture improvement by demarcating pasture land and planting improved pastures, rehabilitation of Veterinary Infrastructures specifically dips, animal health centres and water points.
Other measures include upgrading the local breeds to increase productivity by selection, cross-breeding and use of artificial insemination (AI), multiplication and distribution of Mpwapwa breed, a dual purpose cattle well adapted to prevailing climate and level of management. There has also been the promotion of appropriate livestock husbandry practice with emphasis on proper feeding and disease control.
Enhancing participatory research and extension to meet the real needs of livestock keepers has also been insisted. Despite regional efforts to improve livestock farming, Dodoma
residents ask President Jakaya Kikwete to improve roads and streets in the municipality of Dodoma to tarmac level as he promised during the election campaigns last year. "The main streets in the municipal centre and in Area 'C' and 'D' on the northern fringes need improvement. Our major highways linking the municipality of Dodoma to other regional headquarters should also be paved," says Joseph Kileo who runs a retail shop. The CCM 2010-2015 election manifesto says that the government will continue buying litres
of cattle dip drugs that will be distributed to livestock keepers in the region. The keepers can buy the drugs at 60 per cent of the actual price with the government covering the remaining 40 per cent. Cattle diseases such as CBPP are controlled through a Rollback Plan.
The manifesto further says that vaccination doses will be bought and used in jabbing heads of cattle. The government plans to construct cattle dips. Dr Msekela says that through the Dodoma Livestock Development Project, a beef cattle industry has been established in Dodoma by the construction and operation of the Dodoma abattoir.
The abattoir has a capacity of slaughtering 300 cattle, 200 goats and sheep per day. The new and modern abattoir has created a big demand of live animals to be supplied for slaughter. However, most of the locally available stocks are of poor quality. There is a vast potential for improvements of the traditional livestock sub sector through the adoption of new and advanced production processing and marketing technology.
Opportunities are open to investors on joint venture partnership, including the establishment of ranches in Dodoma for production breeding and fattening or slaughter, as rangeland is available. "Meat processing and packing potential export markets include the Gulf States UAE and Asia can be established.
We can also establish tanneries for the processing of hides and skins; glue from horns hives blood meal and calcium from bones. Most of the meat is intended for consumption in Dar es Salaam with a population of 4 million people, there is a good opportunity for bulk transportation by rail or road," says Dr Msekela.
The Dodoma Abattoir is seen as a liberator to Dodoma livestock keepers in Dodoma, because of the good price it offers, unlike other areas where greedy business people cheat them at auctioning marts (minada).
According to a National Investments Company (NICO) statement, Dodoma Abattoir slaughters 200 cattle and 200 goats per day in two shifts of eight hours. Adjacent to the abattoir is a holding ground and a feedlot which is capable of holding cattle in the neighborhood of 500 animals.
NICO says that the abattoir comprise a modern abattoir building equipped with processing equipment, electric generator (standby) water storage tanks, chiller, freezer, air conditioning equipment and all other facilities that are obtained in a modern abattoir.
Besides, there is a boiler building, a water borehole and a number of vehicles, which include a refrigerated 40-tonne Mercedes Benz truck with a trailer. A complete list of assets is available for inspection. The area enclosing the plot on which the abattoir is located is 11 hectares.


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Pull up a chair and put up your feet. Here's a good read for you essential oil lovers.
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All Natural Essential Oil Blend for Effective Allergy Relief
The Power of the Allergy Trio – Lemon, Lavender and Peppermint
If you are an allergy sufferer, symptoms like sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes and headaches are all too common. Some friends just deal with the symptoms and others, like me, go to the doctor and try every over-the-counter and prescription medication available. One thing in common is that we are miserable!
After years of suffering I started looking for an alternative allergy solution, because traditional prescription medications seemed unreliable. At times, they worked temporarily at best, had negative side effects and even exasperated the problem on an occasion or two.
At last I was introduced to doTERRA® essential oils and soon learned that the allergy trio of Lemon, Lavender and Peppermint is an effective solution for respiratory and immune support. A popular method of application is with a roller bottle filled with 5-10 drops each of Lemon, Peppermint and Lavender essential oils and then topped off with fractionated coconut oil. I found it's a convenient way to take in your purse or leave on your bedside table. There's nothing to measure; it's just ready to use. It's so easy that my kids can even apply their own essential oil blend each night!
Applying it to the bottom of the feet is an easy and effective technique, but you can ingest it, inhale it's aroma properties or place most anywhere on the skin. Try to remember. You really can't do this incorrectly. What's also nice is you can determine your own usage method and schedule that works for your family. For example, you might get your Lemon essential oil by drinking it in your daily water. You might get your Peppermint essential oil during mid-day slump by rubbing a drop or two in your hands and inhaling it's minty fresh aroma for an instant pick-me-up, and you might get your Lavender essential oil in your evening bath as a way to relax and ensure a restful sleep. There's no ONE way to do this!
In an acute allergy case, I might make what is called an "allergy bomb" with a small juice glass filled with water and 2 drops each of Lemon, Lavender and Peppermint essential oils. Melaleuca and Frankincense can also be added, especially if you are feeling a possible infection. Let's just say it's not the best tasting drink, but it's an easy way to intake the oils quickly and effectively.
With doTERRA® essential oils and using the allergy trio blend, I have been able to cut my allergy related prescription and over-the-counter medications by 90%. It's natural, safe and cost effective with no side effects. Plus, it works!
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Head Lice Prevention Can Be Easy With Essential Oils
No More Head Lice
In the past head lice hit our home and after 10 chemical shampoo treatments, several loads of laundry, many hours of cleaning and spending at least $450.00, I vowed this would never happen again.
From a friend, I learned there are ways to prevent head lice by using products on the hair before an infestation begins. These products contain herbs like Rosemary and Peppermint to help prevent head lice and it sounded like a grand idea to me, so I did a little research.
Essential Oils to Use
Different sources indicate a number of essential oils for the prevention and treatment of head lice. Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, Lemon, Thyme, Lavender and Geranium seem to be the most mentioned. It gets confusing when a number of essential oils are mentioned for one job. Which one should I use? What if I don't have them all?
Don't sweat it. My opinion is that any of these would be perfectly acceptable as a preventive method for head lice. First, use oils that you already have on your counter at home and if you only have one or two, don't worry. Secondly, smell the oils and use what you like or more importantly what your kids like. If you have Geranium but your daughter can't stand the smell, then don't bother with it.
There is one essential oil that I would definitely include and that would be Melaleuca or Tea Tree oil. A fairly recent study on pubmed.gov shows the use of Melaleuca and its effectiveness on head lice. Therefore, I'd start there.
Steps to Head Lice Prevention
- Place a couple of drops of Melaleuca essential oil in your kids' shampoo.
- Place a couple of drops of essential oil on your kids' feet. Yes. I did say the feet. It only takes 30 seconds for an essential oil to get through the body, so by placing it on the feet your kids will be wearing the scent. It's best to dilute an essential oil when applying topically especially on children. You can use fractionated coconut oil or another type of carrier oil. Dilute 1 drop of essential oil: 3 drops of carrier oil.
- If your child has long hair, wear it up tightly. If your child has short hair, keep it short. This will give lice less opportunity to make your child's scalp it's home.
- Thirdly, get a metal or glass spray bottle and spray your child's hair in the morning. You can find these at health food stores or order online from www.aromatools.com. My favorite is taking a couple of drops of Melaleuca and Lavender essential oils and filling the rest with water. Spray your children's clothes, backpacks, hairbrushes, pillows, bedding, pillow, stuffed animals, etc.
- Lastly, make a second spray bottle for your car. Spray car interior and car seats with the Melaleuca and Lavender blend. You might want to make a different mix for the car and add a little Eucalyptus oil for its clean lively scent.
Does sinus pressure and pain have you down? Learn about a solution.
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Yes, it's that time of year when many folks are struck with miserable head colds and congestion. Is it an allergy? Is it a sinus infection? It just hurts and if you see a Doctor chances are she might not be sure either.
If you are suffering from seasonal allergies and sinus pressure and pain, you are not alone. I've spent many years suffering from rhinitis and sinusitis with no real explanation. My symptoms became worse shortly after moving to Corpus Christi, TX, and after many failed attempts at pharmaceutical pills, sprays and even surgery, I was desperate for a solution. This is how I found the life changing power of essential oils.
One night I searched the Internet for at-home solutions for sinus pressure and it was suggested to try Eucalyptus oil. My immediate thoughts were how am I going to find Eucalyptus oil? Then I remembered my friend's neighbor who sold dōTERRA® essential oils and I texted her the next morning.
She took me in like a lost puppy and lovingly showed me her oils. It was nice to try a couple that she suggested for sinus and allergy sufferers and it seemed that Peppermint and Eucalyptus essential oils were my favorite. I took home samples and used both relentlessly until my order arrived. Within a week or so my headaches and sinus pain and pressure lessened and I soon became a believer in essential oils. Now, Eucalyptus is one of my staples during bath time, just a few drops and the fragrance helps open my sinuses. Peppermint acts as an expectorant and provides relief from sinusitis. It's my "go-to" oil for severe sinus pressure and pain. It's easy to dab some on my temples and sinus pressure areas for quick soothing relief.
I no longer use the decongestant, stopped one of my allergy pills and only occasionally take my last prescription allergy pill. I can breathe! It's an amazing feeling not taking so many pills AND actually getting relief. Thank you, dōTERRA® essential oils.
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Artichoke Diet Pills Reviews
Artichoke related diet pills are a fad on the internet, in health food stores, and they really don't pertain to anything relating to weight loss.
Though Apidexin and similar weight loss supplements are known for promoting weight loss and fat burn, as well as appetite suppression, Artichoke diet pills work more directly with maintaining good health.
What it has been proven to do is assist in overall health quality, when taken in the correct amounts and for the right amount of time. Artichoke diet supplements can actually help people in a few different ways.
Benefits of Artichoke Diet Pills
Artichokes have been known to help people with continual nausea issues. People that are using this can expect a time period of 2 to 8 weeks to notice improvement.
Also, people that have high cholesterol that take Artichoke can expect to reduce their LDL Cholesterol levels (the bad cholesterol) over a period of 6 to 12 weeks.
There are many different outlets for Artichoke diet pills. They are relatively cheap when compared to other diet supplements, especially when you buy in bulk.
According to some websites, you can get bottles for less than 5 dollars for a month supply. That is pretty cheap, and it could be a health benefit alternative for people that are looking for cheap and alternative medicine answers.
Artichoke Diet Pills Side Effects
There are very few side effects associated with taking Artichoke diet pills. One of the only things that people might deal with is bile duct obstruction, leading to increased bile flow. Gallstones may naturally be an outgrowth of the increased bile activity.
Other people may experience issues with allergies. Those that experience issues with ragweed and other related plants may experience issues with Artichoke related diet pills.
As always, pregnant and nursing women should be sure not to consume too many diet pills, or any unnecessary supplements of any form, so as to avoid any complications with the baby.
Do Artichoke Diet Pills work well enough to buy?
This really depends on what you are looking to do. If you have issues with nausea, try Artichoke. If your LDL cholesterol levels are too high, it is always worth a shot if you aren't willing to try prescription medicine.
However, if you are looking for diet solutions, be sure not to take these diet pills. It isn't worth the price of even five dollars if they aren't effective. Those that are looking for diet solutions would do well to stick with products like Apidexin.
Since Artichoke diet pills are known to be ineffective when it comes to helping you lose weight, you are better off supplementing a diet that includes real artichokes with Apidexin because it is known to help your body increase fat burn and suppress appetite.
That way, you will be able to get all the benefits that Artichoke diet pills are said to give and you can still reap the benefits of increased weight loss.
Using weight loss supplements as a support to balanced diet and exercise programs is always the best way to effectively lose weight and keep it off.
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My husband and I have taken the alcachofa(artichoke, in spanish) supplement and we both have experienced wt. loss of > 10 lbs. in 1 month!
I have tried decaslim, phenphedrine, and apidexin and I can tell you for sure they don't work. I don't really eat very much, a coffee for breakfast, a small lunch, and early dinner and this pills didn't even help me lose one pound. As for the artichoke, I have taken the pills for one week and, I don't know yet if I'm losing weight, but I feel better. My digestive system is working well and I don't get cravings for sweets.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa Big construction changes in downtown Iowa City are forcing an area agency to clear out of a space they've used for over a decade.
The Iowa City Police Department utilizes a building on the corner of Gilbert and College Streets for storage. Property that was found and turned in to officers or items confiscated during an arrest sits on the shelves.
The majority of things are suitcases, backpacks, and duffel bags with clothing and toiletry items, said Officer David Schwindt. When someone is arrested or leaves these things behind, we might not be contacted by the individual looking for that property.
That means that Officer Schwindt has to go through each item and attempt to track down an owner.
But because a lot of things belong to the city's homeless population, that isn't an easy job.
Last time I cleaned this out in about October, another officer and I probably returned ten or twelve backpacks, Schwindt said. Sometimes they're very surprised saying, Jeez, I thought this was gone forever, I didn't even know you had it.'
But the storage space has to be completely cleared out by August 1 because the building is being demolished.
A new Moen high rise will soon be towering over the downtown district in its place.
And even though the Iowa City Police Department adds items to this building daily, they're going to have to shrink that inventory.
Just to try to keep on top of it, especially since we're going to be losing this facility as a storage location, Schwindt said.
The department also stores training equipment and bikes here.
Schwindt says a new home has been created for the bikes, but they're still searching for a spot for everything else.


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Curse and mark of Cain
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The curse of Cain and the mark of Cain are phrases that originated from Genesis 4, where God declared that Cain (the firstborn son of Adam and Eve) be cursed for murdering his brother Abel. A mark was put upon him to warn others that killing Cain would provoke the vengeance of God, that if someone did something to harm Cain, the damage would come back sevenfold. Some interpretations view this as a physical mark, whereas other see the "mark" as a sign, and not as a physical marking on Cain himself. The King James Version reads "set a mark upon Cain"; the New American Standard reads "appointed a sign for Cain".[1]
- 1 Origins
- 2 Curse of Cain
- 3 Mark of Cain
- 4 Racial controversy
- 5 Popular culture
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
The name Cain (He. qayin, meaning spear) is identical with the name Kenite (also qayin in Hebrew), which led some scholars to speculate that the curse of Cain may have arisen as a condemnation of the Kenites. However, in the Hebrew Bible, the Kenites are generally described favorably, and may have had an important influence on the early Hebrew religion (see Kenite Hypothesis).[citation needed]
There is no clear consensus as to what Cain's mark refers to. The word translated as "mark" in Gen. 4:15 is 'owth, which could mean a sign, an omen, a warning, or a remembrance. In the Torah, the same word is used to describe the stars as signs or omens (Gen. 1:14), the rainbow as the sign of God's promise to never again destroy his creation as with the flood (Gen. 9:12), circumcision as a token of God's covenant with Abraham (Gen. 17:11), and the miracles performed by Moses before the Pharaoh (Exodus 4:8,9,17,28; 7:3; 8:23; 10:1,2).
Curse of Cain[edit]
The narrative of the curse of Cain is in the text of Genesis 4:11-16. The curse was a result of Cain murdering his brother Abel and lying about the murder to God.[2] When Cain spilled his brother's blood, the earth became cursed as soon as the blood hit the ground. In a sense, the earth was left "drinking Abel's blood".[3] Genesis 4:12 gives a two part sentencing for Cain's curse. The first concerns the earth that was cursed by Abel's blood.[4] Should Cain attempt to farm the land, the earth would not yield produce for him. This may imply why he went on to build cities,[5] namely the City of Enoch.[6] The second part of the curse marks Cain as a fugitive (Hebrew: נע ) and wanderer (Hebrew: נד ). The combination of these Hebrew words נע ונד, "fugitive" and "wanderer", is unique in the Hebrew Bible. Modern interpretation of the Hebrew verse 12 suggest that Cain went on to live a nomadic lifestyle as well as being excluded from the family unit.[7] In the Septuagint, the emphasis of Cain's curse is dramatically increased by the combination of the Greek participles στένων καὶ τρέμων ("groaning and shaking upon the earth").[8] Syriac Christianity[9] interprets the Greek version as Cain experiencing a real physical affliction[10] that when witnessed by others, they would know who he is. Philo interprets the Greek verse 12 as an allegory for Cain's fear of being soulless. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Targums translate to "an exile and unstable".[11]
Origen stated that all the descendants of Cain perished in the Flood, and that all humankind therefore descends from Seth.[12]
Mark of Cain[edit]
The Hebrew word for mark ('Oth, אות) could mean a sign, omen, warning, or remembrance.[13] The mark of Cain is God's promise to Cain for divine protection from premature death with the stated purpose to prevent anyone from killing him. It is not known what the mark is, but it is assumed that the mark is visible.[14] Some have speculated that the mark is a Hebrew letter placed on either the face or the arm.[15] The Septuagint translates the mark as a "sign". Thus, it is speculated that the mark served as a sign to others to not commit the same offense.[16]
Abba Arika ("Rab") said that God gave Cain a dog, making him an example to murderers. Abba Jose ben Hanan said that God made a horn grow out of Cain. R. Hanin said that God made Cain an example to penitents (Gen. Rab. 22:12).[16]
Rashi comments on Genesis 4:15 that the mark was one of the Hebrew letters of the Tetragrammaton: "He engraved a letter of His [God's] Name onto his [Cain's] forehead."[17]
In Kabbalah, the Zohar states that the mark of Cain was one of the twenty-two Hebrew letters of the Torah, although the Zohar's native Aramaic does not actually tell us which of the letters it was. Some commentators, such as Rabbi Michael Berg in his English commentary on the Zohar, suggest that the mark of Cain was the letter vav.[18]
According to author Ruth Mellikoff, commentators' interpretations of the nature of the "mark" depended on their views regarding the status of Cain, as either given additional time to repent, or further shamed.[19]
Racial controversy[edit]
At some point after the slave trade in the U.S. began, many protestant denominations began teaching that the mark of Cain was black skin. This was commonly accepted as late as the early 20th century by the vast majority of U.S. Christians,[citation needed] even those being black, progressive, and seeking full equality. Protestant preachers were writing exegetical analyses of the curse, with the assumption it was black skin.[20]
Early church exegesis[edit]
In Syriac Christianity, early exegesis of the "curse" and the "mark", associated the curse of Cain with black skin, although not in a racial sense.[21]
In an Eastern Christian (Armenian) Adam-book (5th or 6th century), it is written: "And the Lord was wroth with Cain. . . He beat Cain's face with hail, which blackened like coal, and thus he remained with a black face".[22] Again, this indicating that his face, and not his body, being changed had no bearing on any racial or ethnic group.
Baptist segregation[edit]
The split between the Northern and Southern Baptist organizations arose over slavery and the education of slaves. At the time of the split, the Southern Baptist group used the curse of Cain as a justification for slavery. Some 19th- and 20th-century Baptist ministers in the Southern United States taught that there were two separate heavens; one for blacks, and one for whites.[23] Baptists have taught or practiced various forms of racial segregation well into the mid-to-late-20th century, though members of all races were accepted at worship services.[24] In 1995, the Southern Baptist Convention officially denounced racism and apologized for its past defense of slavery.[25]
The curse of Cain was used to support a ban on ordaining blacks to most Protestant clergies until the 1960s in both the U.S. and Europe. The majority of Christian Churches in the world, the ancient churches, including the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox churches, Anglican churches, and Oriental Orthodox churches, did not recognize these interpretations and did not participate in the religious movement to support them. Certain Catholic dioceses in the Southern United States did adopt a policy of not ordaining blacks to oversee, administer the Sacraments to, or accept confessions from white parishioners. This policy was not based on a curse of Cain teaching, but was justified by the widely held perception that slaves should not rule over their masters. However, this was not approved of by the Pope or by any papal teaching.[26]
Latter-day Saints[edit]
Like many Americans of the era, Mormons of the 19th century commonly assumed that Cain's "mark" was black skin,[27] and that Cain's descendants were black and still under Cain's mark. Mormonism began during the height of white Protestant acceptance of the curse of Cain doctrine in America, as well as the even more popular curse of Ham doctrine, which was even held by many abolitionists of the time.[citation needed] This belief seemed to be confirmed by a scriptural passage in the Book of Abraham which suggested that Cain's bloodline was preserved on the ark through Egyptus (wife of Ham),[28] an interpretation now rejected by the LDS Church.[29][30] While Joseph Smith indicated his belief in the curse of Ham theory in a parenthetical reference as early as 1831,[31] the only early reference to the curse or mark of Cain was in the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible, which included the following statement: "And Enoch also beheld the residue of the people which were the sons of Adam; and they were a mixture of all the seed of Adam save it was the seed of Cain, for the seed of Cain were black, and had not place among them."[32]
There is evidence that Joseph Smith did not consider the restriction between blacks and the priesthood to be relevant in modern times, since he himself (and other church leaders close to him) did ordain black men to the priesthood,[33] notably Elijah Abel and Walker Lewis.
Priesthood ban[edit]
After the death of Joseph Smith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was the largest of several organizations claiming succession from Smith's church. Brigham Young (the second President of the Church) accepted the idea that people of African ancestry were generally under the curse of Cain, and in 1852 he made a statement that people of black African descent were not eligible to hold the church's priesthood.[34] The ban on priesthood was not used as a reason for segregation of congregations, which was common in churches in the southern United States during this time period, but it affected black members differently than in other churches because the LDS Church has a lay priesthood in which virtually all worthy male members become priesthood holders.
While Young never made clear the reasons for the priesthood ban, several of his successors defended it as being a result of the curse of Cain, though some disagreed. Sterling M. McMurrin reported that, in 1954, church president David O. McKay said: "There is not now, and there never has been a doctrine in this church that the negroes are under a divine curse. There is no doctrine in the church of any kind pertaining to the negro. We believe that we have a scriptural precedent for withholding the priesthood from the negro. It is a practice, not a doctrine, and the practice someday will be changed. And that's all there is to it."[35]
In 1978, LDS Church president Spencer W. Kimball reported receiving a revelation from God allowing all worthy male members of the church to receive the priesthood without regard to race or color.[36][37] The news was greeted with joy and relief from Mormons. Although the church had previously been criticized for its policy during the civil rights movement, the change seems to have been prompted by problems facing mixed race converts in Brazil.[38]
There has neither been an official and explicit church repudiation of its policy nor an admission that it was a mistake. Many black church members think giving an apology would be a "detriment" to church work and a catalyst to further racial misunderstanding. African-American church member Bryan E. Powell says: "There is no pleasure in old news, and this news is old." Gladys Newkirk agrees, stating: "I've never experienced any problems in this church. I don't need an apology .... We're the result of an apology."[39] Many Black Mormons say that they are willing to look beyond the former racist teachings and cleave to the church in part because of its powerful, detailed teachings on life after death.[40]
The LDS Church has issued an official statement about past racist practices and theories, stating: "[t]oday, the Church disavows the theories advanced in the past that black skin is a sign of divine disfavor or curse, ... Church leaders today unequivocally condemn all racism, past and present, in any form."[41]
Popular culture[edit]
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- In John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden, Charles' scar on his forehead is allegorical of the "mark of Cain".[citation needed]
- Hermann Hesse uses the mark of Cain as a motif in his novel Demian, where it symbolizes a person seeking his true self.[citation needed]
- In Agatha Christie's novel Curtain, the bullet wound on Stephen Norton's forehead left by his being shot and killed by Hercule Poirot is described by Poirot's friend, Captain Arthur Hastings, as "like the brand of Cain".[citation needed]
- In Cassandra Clare's novel The Mortal Instruments: The City of Glass, the mark of Cain is set upon Simon by Clary Fray to prevent the Vampire Clan leader from killing him, which was his intention.[42]
- Karl Edward Wagner's character Kane is described as one of the first humans, cursed to immortality and wandering after murdering his brother Abel, and to be immediately recognizable by his "murderer's eyes."[citation needed]
- Neil Gaiman's The Sandman includes the character Cain directly, as well as Abel (whom Cain repeatedly kills and who is in turn repeatedly resurrected), as inhabitants of the dream lord's realm. Cain is sent as a messenger to hell in Season of Mists because Lucifer will not kill him due to the mark, which is here a small black circle on his forehead, lest he suffers God's punishment.[citation needed]
- In the musical Children of Eden, the mark of Cain is the revolving element of the show.[citation needed]
- The Mark of Cain is a British television film broadcast in 2007.[citation needed]
- In season 3, episode 9 of the AMC TV series Hell on Wheels, the character Ruth, a preacher, refers to the main character, Cullen Bohannon, as "the man with the mark of Cain."[citation needed]
- In DC Comics, the mysterious immortal Vandal Savage is established to be Cain, with the Mark of Cain being a metaphysical scarring with a cross pattern disfiguring his face, branding him and leaving him to be reviled by others. Though the mark can be suppressed by willpower and by the recognition of one's shortcomings and flaws, Savage was incapable of doing so, attempting to force the Mark onto someone else.
- In season 9, episode 11 of the CW Network show Supernatural, the Mark of Cain is transferred from Cain to Dean Winchester, which grants him superhuman strength, immunity to demonic powers, telekinesis, and an uncontrollably murderous rage. It is eventually removed in season 10.
- In the Indigo Girls song "Become You" by Amy Ray, the mark of Cain is compared to Southerners' legacy of injustice and the Confederacy: "All your daddies fought in vain / Leave you with the mark of Cain."[43][44]
- The Mark of Cain are a punk/thrash band which was formed in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1984.[45]
- In Vampire: The Masquerade, Cain is attributed with the ancestor of all Vampires, or "Cainites".[citation needed]
- In season 2, episode 5 of HBO's "Big Love", the Mormon runaway Rhonda refers to the mark of Cain when looking at a poster of Jimi Hendrix. She remarks: "he has the mark of Cain."[citation needed]
- In the Final Fantasy series, Kain Highwind is a character notable for betrayal. He betrays those who thought he was their friend in both Final Fantasy IV for the Super Famicom, and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy for the Playstation Portable. In Final Fantasy IV, his most powerful weapon is called Abel's Lance. This is an obvious reference to the brother Cain murdered in the Bible.
- In the Song "The Pinnacle" by 1973-present Band "Kansas" stated "The Mark of Cain is on our Faces, born of suffering"
See also[edit]
- ^ Gen.4:15, NAB
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 93.
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 95: Genesis 4:11
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 97: Kugel, 163
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 97: Wenham, 108
- ^ Not to be confused with Zion (Latter Day Saints)
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 97.
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 98: Brayford, 254
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 100.
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 98: See footnote 14
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 98-100.
- ^ Origen, Sermons on Number, 18.4.
- ^ BDB, Francis Brown; Samuel Rolles Driver, Charles Augustus Briggs,. The Brown Driver Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon: with an appendix containing the Biblical Aramaic; coded with the numbering system from "Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible" (7. print. 1997 ed.). Peabody: Hendrickson. p. 16f. ISBN 9781565632066.
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 119: Mellinkoff, 1942, p.210; Moberley, 2007, p.11-28
- ^ Byron 2011, p. 120: (Tg. Ps.-J. Gen 4:15, Pirqe R. El. 21)
- ^ a b Byron 2011, p. 120: Gen. Rab. 22:12
- ^ "Genesis - Chapter 4 (Parshah Bereishit) - Tanakh Online - Torah - Bible". Chabad.org. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ Zohar Parshat Bereshit (Requires login.)
- ^ Mellinkoff, Ruth. The Mark of Cain, p. 13, University of California Press, 1981 ISBN 0520906373, 9780520906372
- ^ Priest, Josiah Slavery as it Relates to the Negro or African Race (1843)
- ^ Goldenberg 2003, p. 180.
- ^ The History of Abel and Cain, 10, in Lipscomb, The Armenian Apocryphal Adam Literature, pp. 145, 250 (text) and 160, 271 (translation)
- ^ "Land of the Till Murder". Ebony. April 1956.
- ^ Miller, Randall M.; Smith, John David (1988). Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-313-23814-6.
Slaves were accepted for membership in the same manner as whites. After expressing a desire to join a church, one was required to relate his or her religious experience. If the congregation was favorably impressed by one's testimony, the applicant was accepted into the fellowship and was baptized. When black church members moved from one community to another, they were given letters of dismissal which they might place with another Baptist church. Black church members worshiped in the sanctuary with whites, participated in the service of Holy Communion, and contributed to help support the various programs of the denomination. Still blacks and females in antebellum Baptist churches held a membership status subordinate to that of white adult males, since that group determined denominational policies and procedures.
- ^ Kunnerth, Jeff (21 June 1995). "Baptists Renounce Racist Past". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery.
- ^ Brigham Young's Speech on Slavery, Blacks, and the Priesthood, Feb 5, 1852. Reprint by Utah Lighthouse Ministry
- ^ Abraham 1:23-26 (LDS standard works)
- ^ The Mormons (Holland interview), pbs.org
- ^ Church Statement Regarding 'Washington Post' Article on Race and the Church, Mormon Newsroom, February 29, 2012
- ^ Manuscript History 19 June 1831[full citation needed]
- ^ Moses 7:22 (LDS standard works); see also: Book of Moses
- ^ "Black History Timeline". BlackLDS.org. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Wilford Woodruff, Diary of Wilford Woodruff, January 16, 1852. "[A]ny man having one drop of the seed of [Cain] … in him cannot hold the priesthood and if no other Prophet ever spake it before I will say it now in the name of Jesus Christ".
- ^ Sterling M. McMurrin affidavit, March 6, 1979. See David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism by Greg Prince and William Robert Wright, page[page needed]. Quoted by Genesis Group
- ^ "Spencer W. Kimball – Significant Events". lds.org. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ Official Declaration 2 (LDS standard works); see also: Official Declaration 2
- ^ Bushman, Richard (2008). Mormonism: a very short introduction. Oxford University Press. pp. 111–12. ISBN 0-19-531030-6.
- ^ Broadway, Bill (1998-05-30). "Black Mormons Resist Apology Talk". Washington Post.
- ^ Ramirez, Margaret (2005-07-26). "Mormon past steeped in racism: Some black members want church to denounce racist doctrines". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Race and the Priesthood", lds.org (LDS Church)
- ^ Clare, Cassandra (2009). City of Glass: the Mortal Instruments. Walker Books. pp. 403,407–8. ISBN 978-1-4063-0764-1.
- ^ "become you". lifeblood. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "background: become you". lifeblood. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
the song that gives the album its name reflects the georgia-born ray's struggle to come to terms with her southern heritage and its racist identity.
- ^ allmusic.com[full citation needed]
- Byron, John (2011). Cain and Abel in text and tradition: Jewish and Christian interpretations of the first sibling rivalry. Leiden: Brill Publishers. p. 93. ISBN 9789004192522.
- Goldenberg, David M. (2003). "The Curse of Cain". The curse of Ham : race and slavery in early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (2nd printing. ed.). Princeton [u.a.]: Princeton University Press. ISBN 069111465X.
Further reading[edit]
- Bringhurst, Newell (1981). Saints, Slaves, and Blacks: The changing place of Black people within Mormonism. Greenwood Press. ASIN B000WVPORG.
- Bush, Jr., Lester E.; Armand Mauss (1984). Neither White Nor Black: Mormon Scholars Confront the Race Issue in a Universal Church. Signature Books. ISBN 0-941214-22-2.
- Nottingham, Theodore J. (1998). The Curse of Cain: The Untold Story of John Wilkes Booth. Sovereign Publications. ISBN 1-58006-021-8.
- Schwartz, Regina M. (1997). The Curse of Cain: The Violent Legacy of Monotheism. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-74199-0.
- University of Michigan (1971). White Attitudes toward Black People. Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan. ASIN B000TA1IZW.
- Wood, Peter H. (1996). Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 Through the Stono Rebellion. W. W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-31482-0.


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People along the seawall craned their necks at 1:40 p.m. Thursday to see a WWII B-17 bomber, the Liberty Belle, rumble overhead, skirting the bayfront. Veteran bombardier Loyd Oakes, 81, was onboard.
It's more comfortable than the B-24 bomber, said Oakes, who flew 42 Pacific missions between 1943 and 1946. "We did all the work in those, and the B-17 got all the credit," the Lexington Museum on the Bay volunteer said with a chuckle.
Oakes, who became a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, is a native of Corpus Christi who lived elsewhere for many years before returning in 1989. He retired from book sales in 1990. He got a free ride on the Liberty Belle as a representative of KEDT (90.3 FM), where he also does volunteer work.
Oakes said he felt fine after his flight into memory lane even though he flew in the B-24 Liberator - a different bomber - during WWII. "It brought back a lot of memories, it was surprising, a lot of familiar sounds."
The Liberty Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving aviation history, spent $3.5 million and 14 years restoring the 40,000-pound all-aluminum airship. And it's now touring the country, and open to the public for rides - this weekend in Corpus Christi. It is one of 14 remaining airworthy WWII B-17 bombers.
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"People hesitate at that price," said Penny Sheeler, a volunteer who accompanies the Liberty Belle. "But when they come off, they say it's worth every penny.
"I get goosebumps every time we go up," she said rubbing her forearm. "In the vibrating and echoing you can almost feel the 18-year-old Kansas farm boys 65 years ago crossing the Pacific in this huge tin can to defend our country."
The B-17 aircraft was dubbed the Flying Fortress for the defensive fire power produced by guns in the side window, and for the armed and moveable nose, tail, and ball turrets. Each of the 4 Studebaker-built propeller engines churn with 1,200 horsepower each after firing in a spurt of bluish smoke.
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Only 35 percent of the U.S. airmen serving in WWII completed 25 missions, because 4,735, of the 12,737 B-17s manufactured, were destroyed in combat. Liberty Belle was not used in combat. It was built at the end of the war, and was sold to a mining company in 1947. Pratt & Whitney, a turbine engine manufacturer, bought it and modified the warplane to test its emerging turbo prop engines. It was later donated to the Connecticut Aeronautical Historic Society and was crushed in 1979 when a tornado tossed another airplane onto it's midsection. Don Brooks, founder of the foundation whose father once flew B-17's, began restoration in 1992.
One part of the Liberty Belle did see WWII combat.
An access door to the pilot's cabin, from another B-17 shot down during the war, toppled onto German farmland. The boy who found it, kept it nearly half a century, then donated the door to the Liberty Foundation when he heard about the restoration. This door and the fuselage entry door are already filled with signatures of visiting bombardier survivors of the war.
"Now the only mission is to keep this plane flying," Sheeler said. "It will be a sad day when the last one flies."
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- do this instead of third parties shipping .debs to users that add repos (do they do this in maintainer scripts or with just files?)
- previous discussion on how to add a repo with file-format: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ThirdPartyApt (need extension for icon/description)
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- These sorts of exceptions are defined by the tech board
- The static analysis tool would need to recognize these file types and such, but feeding back into this process (eg defining a new white-listable outside of /opt thing) would require a long process.
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Flash Player 7 was one of those programs you didn't really notice until it was gone; because of this, animations failed to appear, web movies wouldn't run, or loudspeakers remained silent instead of playing web radio streams. When Linux users started to complain, the Gnash project embarked on creating a free clone of the proprietary software. Maybe this is what prompted Adobe to change course; mid-year, Adobe surprisingly announced a Linux-capable version 9 for 2007. The developers discussed their progress in their own blog [1], which became popular with the community, although communication between Linux users and the Adobe developers was fairly one-sided.
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Grey's Anatomy wasn't new last week, which makes tonight's episode (November 8), Season 9, Episode 5: "Beautiful Doom," even harder to wait for than normal.
We can't make time speed up, but we can try to keep ourselves distracted by dissecting the sneak peek and previews of the episode for clues. So, of course, that's what we've done! Here are the four most interesting things we've learned.
1. Meredith suffers from serious deja vu. In this sneak peek from TVLine, we learn that Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) winds up with a patient who not only looks a lot like Lexie (Chyler Leigh), but is suffering from very similar wounds to the ones that killed Mer's sis (though from a car crash this time). In the sneak peek we see that Mer is overly emotionally invested from that get-go, and in the preview for the episode (below) we see Richard (James Pickens Jr.) question her judgement because of her emotions about the case. Will Mer end up a hero, or will she go too far?
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3. Is Zola sick? In the second sneak peek above, Callie mentions that Zola has a fever. She thinks it's nothing, and we really hope she's right!
4. Is Cristina warming up to Minnesota? In the first sneak peek above, Cristina (Sandra Oh) seems to really be settling into her new life. Sure, she's still snarky, but she's normal-Cristina levels of snarky, instead of totally-depressed-Cristina levels. She even says hi to her neighbor!
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The presiding judge, prosecutors, and victims in the case of Michael Winans Jr., a gospel singer and music producer convicted of running an $8 million Ponzi scheme, blasted him for using the church and his family's name to defraud hundreds of people.
At his sentencing hearing, Judge Sean Cox gave Winans 165 months, or nearly 14 years, in prison.
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If you're a frequent reader of this site, you understand that I am a dividend growth investor at heart. I love researching, reading, discussing and investing in dividend growth stocks. Dividend growth investing is the strategy that I believe offers investors the best chance for long term wealth and success.
But does that mean that I think all of our money should be invested in only dividend growth stocks?
My answer is NO.
Yes I'm a big believer in dividend growth investing. But I'm also a big believer in diversification. Not only diversification by investing in many different companies in many different industries. But also diversification by investing in different asset classes. These asset classes could be anything from stocks, bonds and real estate. Diversification is important because it helps keep our financial house secure and safe.
So the short answer is Yes, I believe you should invest some of your money in bonds.
How Much Should I Invest in Bonds?
I've already expressed my belief that dividend growth investing is the best strategy for building long term wealth. So obviously I'm not going to sit here and tell you to invest a large portion of your wealth in bonds.
It is my opinion that the majority of your wealth should be invested in those dividend growth companies that will continue to pay you a passive income that annually increases at a pace faster than inflation. I'm talking about the Johnson & Johnson's, the Coca-Cola's and the Wal-Mart's. There are tons of great companies that will help you grow your wealth.
But, stocks fluctuate in value. Occasionally the economy hits a hiccup and stock values go down. This isn't much a problem for dividend growth investors as I rarely recommend selling and you should mostly be concerned with your income stream. The problem is that sometimes, some of those companies we own will be forced to cut or eliminate their dividend payments.
So I advise keeping a small portion of your money invested in bonds. The interest you receive from your bonds will be reliable even during those rough economic climates.
But how much exactly should you invest in bonds? Well it all depends what you are comfortable with.
Personally, I keep no more than 10% of my money invested in bonds. I want the stability of bonds for part of my wealth. But the bulk of my wealth (at least 90%) I want invested in dividend growth stocks so that it continues to grow and grow towards my goals of financial independence.
Where to Invest in Bonds
There are two areas of personal finance where I use bonds to help grow my money.
The first is my emergency fund. I keep at least 6 months worth of income in savings in case of financial troubles. I want an emergency fund in case I lose my job and thus my income. I want an emergency fund in case I have large unexpected expenses pop up such as major housing issues or car repairs.
At first, I was happy keeping my emergency savings in an online savings account. I used ING Direct (now Capital One 360) and was earning over 4% in interest. But then interest rates dropped and I began earning very little (less than 0.75%) on my money that was sitting in the savings account.
So I began looking for other options. And I found one that I liked.
I found Series I U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds.
Series I Bonds are a savings vehicle meant to help protect your savings against inflation. They earn an interest rate that is a combination of a fixed rate and an inflation component. I bonds can be purchased from Treasury Direct. You can invest a minimum of $25 all the way up to an annual maximum of $10,000 into Series I Bonds.
The Series I Bonds are meant to be long term investments. They have a 30 year time frame. However, you can cash them in anytime after one year. If you cash them in before 5 years, you lose the last 3 months worth of interest.
For me, this made Series I Bonds seem like the perfect option for part of my emergency fund. I could invest a portion of my emergency fund in Series I Bonds which were and currently are earning a higher interest rate than my online savings account pays.
So I keep a portion (half) of my emergency fund in U.S. Government Series I Treasury Bonds.
The other area where I own bonds is in my general investment portfolio. I personally try to keep at most 10% of my investment portfolio in bonds.
But I'm no bond investing expert. I don't have the time nor interest to research and analyze individual bonds. I prefer to spend my time researching dividend growth stocks (much more interesting in my opinion!).
So I invest in bonds through low-cost bond mutual funds.
There are a variety of funds available to consider. You can invest in bond funds that specialize in government bonds. You can find bond funds that specialize in muni bonds. You can purchase bond funds that invest in quality corporate debt or others that invest in junk bonds (higher risk). You can also find international bond funds. Whatever suits your fancy, you can probably find it. Each different type of bond fund will have different risks and interest rates so make sure to do your research.
To keep it simple, I like two different bond funds from Vanguard.
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund holds more than 5,000 domestic investment-grade bonds. This fund has an allocation of around 30% corporate bonds and 70% U.S. Government Bonds. The fund has a low expense rate of 0.08% and fairly low risk profile. Due to the lower risk, the fund has a yield around 2.09%.
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund holds nearly 2,000 non-U.S. bonds. This fund invests in international government and corporate bonds. They have a slightly higher expense rate of 0.2% but still a fairly low risk profile. This fund has a yield around 1.36%.
As you can see, the yields are pretty low but so is the risk. I'm not necessarily recommending these funds for you to invest in. These are what I use. They give me exposure to the bond market with very little thinking/work on my part.
Also, because of the low yields, I invest a very small portion of my portfolio in bond funds (currently less than 10% of my portfolio). I don't believe bonds are the way to reach financial independence. They can supplement and give you some diversification.
But the bulk of your investing should be done in dividend growth companies. These companies are the ones that will grow your income faster than inflation. These companies are the ones increasing in value because they are growing their net profits over time. These companies will help you reach financial independence.
What do you think? Do you invest in bonds? Or do you strictly stick with the dividend growth stocks?
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Income Surfer says:
Interesting approach Dan. If rates weren't prohibitively low, I would have SOME bond allocation…..but as it stands I have zero. I am 30 (so I theoretically have time), but my bond allocation was added to my cash position about 15 months ago. I really feel for the retirees, because there aren't a lot of stable places for them to get income.
In the bond space, the first thing area I'll invest in (once rates begin to rise) is an emerging market bond fund.
Disclosure: At present I own zero bonds
Dan Mac says:
Thanks Bryan-
I agree rates are currently low which doesn't bode well for bonds going forward as rates will have to inevitably rise. I personally feel more comfortable keeping a small portion of my wealth in bonds. As I said though, no more than 10%. I'm comfortable keeping everything else in dividend growth stocks. Even if I were approaching or in retirement as I feel dividend growth investing is the best strategy for long term wealth!
I only own bonds through my 401k and one of my diversified funds at Vanguard. That's a product of having plenty of time, I'm 30 and hopefully won't have to touch my tax sheltered accounts, so why not be heavily allocated to stocks. The current low interest rate environment is making me very wary of investing in bonds although eventually I'll allocate more there.
Dan Mac says:
Thanks for your thoughts JC. I like having a little exposure to bonds (maximum 10% of portfolio). I don't plan on changing that allocation as I get any closer to retirement. For me, I'm comfortable holding mostly dividend growth stocks. The income is what I'll be living off of so I can afford to have the value of my stocks fluctuate during retirement, as long as income stays strong. But I like a little bond exposure to help with keeping income consistent.
Roadmap2Retire says:
I agree with this completely, Dan. No matter how sure you are about bonds falling in the future due to rising interest rates, I think every portfolio should hold some bonds to provide some stability and income. I like the idea of holding your emergency fund in bond funds – as they are a more liquid asset class.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Dan Mac says:
Thanks Roadmap! Just to clear up, I only hold about half my emergency fund (3 months of expenses) in the Series I Bonds. The other half is still held in a bank account to keep very liquid. Hopefully, none of that money ever needs used but it is good for security.
Definitely agree that some money should be held in bonds. I don't think it has to be a lot. But a small amount can provide a little bit of stability and income when times are rough in the market.
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We have almost finished the upstairs bathroom remodel. I can't believe I was initially against remodeling it! I didn't want to put any more money into this house, but my husband made me see the light. Sometimes he has a good idea or two.;) Let's start from the ground up, the floor. I found this great deal on Craig's List for honey onyx tile and that was the jumping off point. But I didn't want to do yellows and browns, I wanted to do yellow, gray and white. No cream, no brown, white and grey thankyouverymuch. Here is a shot of the honey onyx on the floor:
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I am a gamer/LPer at http://youtube.com/ZackScottGames, and I can confirm that Nintendo is now claiming ownership of gameplay videos. This action is done via YouTube's Content ID system, and it causes an affected video's advertising revenue to go to Nintendo rather than the video creator. As of now, they have only gone after my most recent Super Mario 3D Land videos, but a few other popular YouTubers have experienced this as well:
According to Machinima, Nintendo's claims have been increasing recently. Nintendo appears to be doing this deliberately.
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