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Recommended by veterinarians, this bed generates a gentle warmth to soothe older or arthritic pets. Only available from Hammacher Schlemmer, an integrated 4-watt heater produces a mild, 102º F radiant warmth that ensures cats always have a warm place to lie, yet is not warm to human touch. The soft microfleece-lined interior evenly distributes warmth and the foam cushion provides proper support. The roof provides cats with a partially sheltered, private cove, or it removes for open-air relaxation. The bottom of the unit has a non-slip fabric for stability on hard floors. The bed's cover unzips for machine washing; the cushion and roof covering can be hand washed. Plugs into AC. Also suitable for small dogs.
"Our cat LOVES this bed. She is getting up in years and really appreciates the warm cozy "nook" to curl up in - especially on cold winter nights. " - M,
"Our cat LOVES this bed. She is getting up in years and really appreciates the warm cozy "nook" to curl up in - especially on cold winter nights. " - M,
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(13 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
Cat loves this bed.
By Catmom
from Newark, DE
Although the picture shows the 'lid' of the bed arched over the cat, in actuality it flops down. Our cat avoided the bed until I took the lid off, then she jumped in and has used it almost continuously. The size is perfect for her - she's long and lanky, and other beds I have had for her leave her legs hanging out.I haven't tried the heater yet since my husband is freaked out by electrical appliances that are to be left on, but since the cat used to hang out around the heating vents in the winter, I have no doubt she would like the extra warmth.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Hammacher Schlemmer Response: Thank you for your feedback on this product. Our product team investigated the lid of this product and has made an improvement to ensure the lid stays up as pictured. Thank you for bringing this to our attention and please contact us at 1-800-321-1484 if you would like to exchange.
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(10 of 10 customers found this review helpful)
My cat loves it
By libs20
from medford,ma
My cat absolutely adores this bed and she hates everything that I buy. My cat is 12 lbs and the large bed fits perfectly. I don't think the small would be big enough for her. The 'hood' does not work and is a little dilapidated-this was the only disappointment. Again, she loves this bed. I would recommend it to everyone-especially if you have an older cat with arthritis issues.
(9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)
My elderly cat loves it!
By Meri
from Houston, TX
I have a 15-yr old kitty with creaky hips. I got it because I thought it looked like it would be soft and warm and she likes cavelike places, so the half-cover was a selling point too. I read where that had been a problem, but had been fixed, so I took a chance and I'm glad I did! My girl is about 13-14 pounds, used to be more when younger - not a small cat - and she fits great in the larger size. The fleecy cover is very soft, and the bed has about 3 inches of loft in the center. It is like a mound, sloping down to the outer edge, but not a peak, more like a cookie. The sides are very padded too, and she seems very comfy in there. As for the heating element, the description is right - if I just lay my hand on it, I can't feel heat, but if I put my hand under her when she's on it, it's very warm! The cover works great - it has some kind of boning in the top edge, and is padded, so not floppy at all. One thing I hadn't noticed - it ZIPS on. Was a bit awkward to start but once I got it going it worked smoothly, and certainly that's a good way to make sure it doesn't go anywhere, even when she leans back!In short, it was worth the admittedly not small price I paid, seeing her so happy in it! :-)
(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)
Fat Cat
By Fin
from Philadelphia, PA
Our house has become over run with vermin because Oskar, our cat, will not leave the bed.
(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
My cat loves this bed.
By Cassie's mommy
from Orlando, Florida
My senior cat weighs only nine pounds. However, she can stretch out in this bed. She had to keep curled up in the smaller version of the bed. It is easy to clean out cat hair with the yellow sponge you can buy at a pet store. I put the bed on the floor next to her formerly favorite bed. I put her in it a few times so she knew it was hers. She can see me when I'm in be from the vantage point of her new bed. My cat has four beds in our bedroom. She likes the H.S. bed the best, by far!
(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
Kitties love it!
By Kitty Grandma
from Santa Rosa, CA
Bought this as a Christmas gift for my daughter's two cats. One is very long-legged, and the other is a little chubby so I hoped that the large size bed would fit both. Apparently it does, and both cats are very happy which, in the cat world, is all that matters.
(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
Warming Cat Bed (Large)
By Linda B
from Feeding Hills, MA
We bought this bed for our cat after she had a fall that injured her back. She seems to like the bed and the heat has a therapeutic effect which helps her mobility.
(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)
I got what my cat wanted.
By Mel in Magnolia
from Chicago, IL
I used it for cold weather and the cat loves it. When he feels so warm he leaves the bed and lays down on the carpet. The shape of the bed as well as the dome makes him feel secured. I am happy for him.
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
Will be buying more!!!
By bluidevil
from glengary, wv
Mom - Please buy more! We aren't taking turns!!! Love, Tobi, Caroline, Brutus, Sam and Freckle. My neighbor bought my kids a large warming bed for xmas last year. I have 5 cats. Just bought my 2nd. It is absolutely fantastic! The only problem is getting kids to share! The bed is large enough for my large kids - 20 poundsish - I will be buying three more when the budget allows. Until then I guess I'm a referee. Bed fits easily lots of places. So nice and toasty and soft. Wish they made one my size!!!
Fabulous product!
By JM
from Chicago
Elderly cats love the warmth!!!
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DJ Tanner Is All Grown Up! Full House's Candace Cameron Bure on Motherhood and More
She's certainly not a little girl anymore. Candace Cameron Bure talks to us about her roles as a wife, mother, TV star and author of the new book, Reshaping It All.
-Faye Brennan
At 10 years old, Candace Cameron Bure was cast as DJ Tanner, the teenage daughter on Full House, and joined one of the most beloved families on TV. Young girls like me grew up learning valuable life lessons from her and her co-stars, including Bob Saget, Jon Stamos, and the Olsen Twins.
24 years later, Candace is now a happily married mother of three and the star of ABC Family's Make It or Break It and the upcoming TV movie, Truth Be Told. The 34-year-old can also add bestselling author to her accomplishments, as her new book Reshaping It All: Motivation for Physical and Spiritual Fitness, is an instant hit.
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What are your fondest memories from Full House?
"I had a great time on set everyday. I loved everyone on the show, cast and crew. We were really a big family, and we still are. I keep in touch with a lot of people from the show. My favorite memories are just goofing off and hearing jokes and laughing – it was non-stop laughter all the time."
Did the older guys try to be funny to keep your energy up?
"They're all kind of clowns themselves, so sometimes the kids were more professional than the guys on the show. We enjoyed one another a whole lot – if anything, it was the parents trying to keep it clean.. you know, make sure the guys kept it clean!"
What do you think when you see reruns now?
"It's fun, I honestly haven't seen the show in a few years. But, if I happen to catch it on TV, I totally stop and watch. It brings back memories of what was going on behind-the-scenes and what was going on during that show, or wherever life had me at that moment. All those memories come back."
Now, you have this big, beautiful family. You have two sons and a daughter… do they ever ask to watch Full House?
"They did watch it a lot, and then, just because they've gotten older and we've all been busier—they're involved in school and sports—we don't have the TV on very often in our house. But, they love the show, they've definitely seen it. Now, they watch a lot of Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Food Network, or sports. We're kind of protective over what they watch and we limit a lot, but we watch all those shows together, and we have family movie night, too."
What's your favorite part about being a mom?
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A9 TV; 2 November 2011
Surah Yusuf, 23:
"The woman whose house it was," who does the woman live with? With the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). "The woman whose house it was," she lives in the same house as the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). In their eyes, may Allah forbid, the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) sins. Allah says they live in the same house. The woman wanders round normally, uncovered. "She solicited him. She barred the doors and said, 'Come over here'!" She wants to make love with him. "He said, 'Allah is my refuge!" Why does he seek refuge in Allah? He says he will not engage in sexual relations with her. "Because He is my Lord and has been good to me with where I live. Those who do wrong will surely not succeed."
"She wanted him…," my forebear, the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) was highly attractive. All the prophets are very attractive. Their beauty has a huge impact on women. The Prophet Moses (pbuh) was the same. That is even in Pharaoh's inscriptions. Idiots with donkey-minds. Look, they were not able to there. They say; "The scholar and sorcerer Yahuda is very expert in influencing women. It says the Prophet Moses (pbuh) is very expert. Look, they become tongue-tied. They have to admit it. Masha'Allah to the Prophet Moses (pbuh), my forebearer. "The woman wanted him," because he [the Prophet Joseph(pbuh)] was so attractive. "and he would have wanted her, had he not seen the Clear Proof of his Lord." Who forbade him to stay in the same room, or to look at her and who forbade adultery, or sexual relations. He saw her and wanted her, but he did not enter into sexual relations. They were in the same place, but he avoided vice and adultery. "That happened so We might avert from him all evil and lust. He was Our chosen servant."
A9 TV; October 25th, 2011
(Explanations from Surah Yusuf)
Together with the Prophet Joseph (pbuh), two more young men are put into prison. Allah gives information to the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) about the future. He says, "I hold fast to the creed of my forebears Abraham and Issac and Jacob." So [he says], "I abide by the creed of Israel. The creed of Isaac and Abraham." We also are Abrahamic. We abide by the pure natural belief of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), the religion of Islam. The Prophet Joseph (pbuh) was a Muslim. He abided by Islam. "We don't associate anything with Allah. " " I would never associate anything with Allah," he says. Look these talks take place in prison. He does not just count the days in prison. They converse about Islam with the spirit of the Qur'an, about the Rightful Book of that period. I mean he does not say, "How will I be saved from the prison? What should I do?" He would of course say this, but he is also busy preaching religion. He preaches Islam. He preaches the spirit of the Qur'an, the spirit of Islam. At that time, we have explained this before, the legal system is very duplicitous. There was a very despicable legal system at that time. Even though they know that he is innocent, even though they know that he is honest and decent, despicable judges of that time, the despicable administration of that time bothers the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). They try to crush him. However that system sustains for his sake. It keeps on for the sake of the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). But they are unaware. They assume that it is their own blessing, their own wealth. However it is the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) who prevents that famine. Allah makes him instrumental in that. He is the one who prevents scourges from befalling them. He is the one who prevents their being ruined. But that foolish management does not get it. They assume that they do so with their own mentality, with their own talent. The flatterers of that time, the flatterers legal system, judicial system picks on the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) ignominiously. They accept the ignoble slanders of a backstabber, a treacherous woman, even though they know that the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) was in fact right. Look, at first the man appears to be on the side of the right one, he is the head of the state at the time. He speaks of Allah, the Book, religion and faith. He speaks of Islam. And he even advises the woman and he says; ".. you, my wife, should ask forgiveness for your evil act". Since you claim to be religious, since you claim to be a Muslim, why do you put the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) into prison on the word of a despicable woman? Why do you put him into prison on the word of a dishonorable person, right? And you say that you are a Muslim. Would you do that if it were you? You wouldn't. Would he do that to his relatives, his sons and his family? He wouldn't. But he sees the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) as an easy target. He doesn't know his true nature. He doesn't know his [the Prophet Joseph (pbuh)] power. Look, Allah says; "considering him to be of little worth. " in the 20th verse. If you ask the man he says; " Joseph ignore all this.." He advises the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). And he says " .. and you, my wife, should ask forgiveness for your evil act. " Look, he tells the woman to ask forgiveness for her sin. "There is no doubt that you are in the wrong."
You vicious man, for as much as you know what is a sin and what is a merit, for as much as you fear Allah; why do you put an innocent, immaculate person in prison with the words of an ignoble, double-crossing woman. Right? And for seven years, fear Allah! Seven years! And what did he do? He did not do anything. You are sure that he is innocent. But since he thinks that there will be no harm upon his own interests, he puts the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) into prison. And then they feel a formidable need for the Prophet Joseph (pbuh). This time they fall into his hands. And they say; "´O truthful Joseph, tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate and seven green ears of wheat and seven others which were dry .." They were in need of him. He had been instrumental in the correction of the economic situation, and he was also instrumental in the correction of the public order. The Prophet Joseph (pbuh) was instrumental in the correction of everything. The judges of that time were all sold out, double-crossing men. Once someone from the state whispers into their ears and say; "put him in jail" there was no justice system at the time. The ignominy prevails, and there is no law at the time; they take him and put him to jail. The demand of one is enough at that time. For instance, the words of a woman are enough for them. The man does not interfere either. He pretends not to understand. He acts in a manner to say, "I was not informed about this". How could you not know? Here they put him in prison in front of your eyes. Seven years of prison. And in a dungeon; that is not like the prisons of our time. It is a place in which there is a system of persecution. That blessed person remained there for seven years. In that dark, damp and dirty dungeon he remains for seven years. He constantly remembers Allah, he constantly performs his prayers. He is radiant, he is an immaculate person. He comes out of the prison with all his beauty, all his handsomeness, with his smiling, radiant face and with the graceful manners of a lion. He had also effected other people in the prison, he has had a very positive effect on them. They have almost assigned the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) as the manager of that place, of the prison. He had become almost like a manager of the prison. He took care of everything in the prison. For instance, there is no proof in the court. They are trying the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) in the court and he says; "look this woman had torn my shirt from my back." And the witnesses state the same. But the court is ignoble and acts according to the orders it has received from above. There is no just court. The system of the Pharaoh prevails, that double-crossing structure prevails. We see the same system in the story of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh) as well. They arrest him, they put him in custody. They try the Prophet Abraham (pbuh). They employ the cruelest methods; the burning method. They say, "Let us burn him". But the time of the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) is very much different. That is because the man there, the head of the state at the time, claims that he is a Muslim. He says that he is religious and that he has fear of Allah. But he is loose when it comes to law; I mean he cares nothing for justice. They have put someone into prison, and he cares nothing for it. He is only after his own interests. I mean there is a weak structure. However after the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) the legal system completely settles in and becomes something reasonable. We know that the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) knows the legal system very well. I mean he knows the legal system of that time. For instance, he plants the cup in the saddlebag of his brother; in the legal system of that time the person in whose load the cup is found would be detained. That is something he knows. He knows the legal system by heart. Consequently he is a person who can use the legal system very well. He is a person who knows defense very well, he knows justice very well. After all these stages Allah makes him the head of the State.
Surah Yusuf, 44-48:
They said, 'A jumbled mass of mixed-up dreams! We do not know the meaning of such things.Because the Prophet Joseph (as) was able to interpret things very well. He had a powerful ability to interpret events.
The one of them who had been saved then said, remembering after a period, 'I will tell you what it signifies, so send me out.'
They at first attached no importance to it. But then someone remembered that the Prophet Joseph (as) was a highly intelligent and powerful person, and went and got him.
"O truthful Joseph…" What was our Prophet's (saas) nickname? Muhammad al-Amin, the speaker of the truth, the certain one. What do they say of the Prophet Joseph (as)? They call him the truthful one. Prophets always have the same character.
Tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate and seven green ears of wheat and seven others which were dry so that I can return to them and let them know.'
For example, Hazrat Mahdi (as)will clarify the hadiths of the End Times for us in the most perfect way. People will be unable to understand. But we will understand that marvel when he interprets it. I am clarifying them as much as I can as one of his vanguard. But Hazrat Mahdi (as) will fully clarify the, insha'Allah. That is the reference here. We can think of Joseph as a symbol describing Hazrat Mahdi (as). Because Joseph (as) is a prophet, and Allah tells us in Surah Yusuf that there is much wisdom in him for us and tells us to make us of it. We need to know that where it refers to the Prophet Joseph (as) and the Prophet Solomon (as), it is a reference to Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the End Times. Because Allah does not tell us these things solely for us to learn about past times. Almighty Allah tells us for us to learn from.
"O truthful Yusuf, tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate…" Now there is a reference to the End Times. Cows do not normally eat animal flesh. But in the End Times, animal bodies are widely used in cattle feed. What is used in animal feed? Other animals' bodies, blood and flesh and bone. They are used as a source of protein. So this is a reference to the End Times. Animals literally eat meat. In bio-feeds. It is widely used in bio-feeds.
"..tell us of seven fat cows which seven thin ones ate and seven green ears of wheat and seven others which were dry." Sevens, 2007, 47 and verse no 47.
"He said, 'Sow for seven years in the normal way and leave that which you harvest in the ear except for a small amount from which you eat."
They realized this year that the best way of maintaining the harvest is by keeping back part of the wheat. The newspapers wrote that the best way of keeping wheat is to keep a bit of the ear back. What does the verse say?"leave that which you harvest in the ear except for a small amount from which you eat."
To conserve it. It stays without going off or getting moldy or losing any of its potency. It remains of a high quality. It remains perfectly preserved. Verse 47 refers to seven years.
"Then after that seven hard years will arrive in which you can eat from what you set aside for them, except for a little which you store."
When did it begin? In 2007. When will the economic crisis end, in 2014, insha'Allah. It refers to that. Look, seven years. The crisis will have lasted seven years by then. I have from the start the crisis would last seven years, but people said I was way out and that it would all be over in six months. No, it will last for seven years, I said. They insisted. At the end of the day, the IMF issued an official statement saying, "the economic crisis will last for seven years." Where did you get that from? I said it. Did you have any other sources? No. There are no other scientific sources. Nothing apart from my statements. They know it will last for seven years, and they realized that what I said was true. And it is rumbling on still. The economic crisis is continuing in waves. The economic crisis has flared up again this year2012-10-31 14:53:43


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Miranda Lambert is celebrating her latest chart-topping hit with a fresh look. The country star debuted her new, short hairdo at her number one party for her hit "Automatic."
CMT.com says Miranda's long blonde locks were gone when she appeared at the 1950's-themed event in Nashville Monday, and she was sporting an elegantly coiffed bob.
The singer and her co-writers Natalie Hemby and Nicolle Galyon also dressed for the event, wearing pastel "Easter dresses" and wrist corsages to what BMI's Jody Williams called "Miranda Lambert's sock hop."
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Put mind-stuffin such inexpressible finenessabove, below and in your heart.
Consider any area of your present formas limitlessly spacious.
Life is not a problem but a mystery. For science life is a problem, but for religion it is a mystery. A problem can be solved, a mystery cannot be solved - it can be lived but it cannot be solved. Religion offers no solutions, no answers. Science offers answers; religion has none.
This is the basic difference, and before you make any effort to understand what religion is, this basic difference in the very approach of a religious mind and a scientific mind is to be deeply understood.
When I say that science looks at life as a problem, as something which can be solved, the whole approach becomes intellectual. Then the mind is involved, not you. You are out of it. The mind manipulates, the mind tackles, the mind penetrates and analyses. The mind argues, doubts, experiments, but you as a totality are out of it. Hence this very puzzling phenomenon: a scientist may be a very keen intellectual as far as his own department of research is concerned, but in ordinary life he will be just as ordinary a human being as anyone else - nothing special, just ordinary. In his own branch of knowledge he may be a genius, but in life he is just ordinary.
Science includes only your intellect, not your totality. An intellect has a violence, it is aggressive. That is why very few women can be scientists - aggression is not natural to them. Intellect is male, aggressive, violent: that is why men are more scientific and women are more religious. Intellect tries to dissect, divide, analyze, and whenever you dissect an alive thing, the life disappears. Only dead parts are left in your hands.
That is why science never touches life. Really, whatsoever it touches becomes dead. When science says there is no soul or there is no God it is meaningful, not because their is no soul or no God, but because this shows that the very approach of the scientific mind is such that you cannot touch life anywhere. Wherever science touches, death happens. In the very method, in the very way, in the very approach of division, analysis, dissection, life is bracketed out.
One thing: intellect is violent and aggressive, so the ultimate outcome through intellect can only be death, not life. It is partial, not total, and parts are dead. Life is an organic unity. You can know life through synthesis, not through analysis. The greater the synthesis the higher the forms of life that evolve. God is the ultimate synthesis, the total unity, the wholeness of existence. God is not a puzzle but the ultimate synthesis of all that is - matter is the ultimate analysis of all that is.


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A cross section of UK MMA fighter shared their thoughts with us on the unveiling of Safe MMA. Some aren't totally sold, but everybody is in agreement that it's a step that's needed for the advancement of the scene e.g.:
http://www.yourmma.tv/news/details.a...n-safe-mma.htmChris Stringer, Northern Ireland
To be honest I think it's good and bad. It's great that things like this are starting to be put into place. However, as a pro fighter myself, £200+ is decent amount of your paycheck, so I think a lot of fighters will struggle to keep paying it. But it's a great idea, maybe fighters could get some backing for it? It would make me feel safer when I compete though, that's for sure!
Dean Garnett, Liverpool
It's the first step to really legitimising the sport of MMA in the UK and with true professionals like Marc Goddard and Rosi Sexton at the helm it can only be a positive movement for the sport. As a fighter it's a small price to pay for your health and I'm sure everyone who takes the sport seriously will be backing it all the way.
Positive read ahead of tonight's meeting in London.


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its fucking shite!!!!!!, still I am enthrawled by this evenings events!
its fucking shite!!!!!!, still I am enthrawled by this evenings events!
"I honestly can't even remember my old signature, so I'll have this one"
What's happened? I have to admit I was intrigued with the whole searching for evil, but I watched some of the 1st night and wasn't very impressed.
Everything about that show annoys the piss out of me.
They never show anything substantial on camera, and yet they play up to everything.
"Oh, did you feel the sudden chill as we walked into this room? There's sure some supernatural presence here!"
...er, no fuckhead it's not uncommon for rooms to be different temperatures.
And that bloke that spasms and get's 'possessed'... well, I wish one day he did come across some evil spirit that makes him launch himself from a building onto a spiked rail.
...yeah, I hate it that much.
My museum is going to be on the Paranormal channel at some point soon, most haunted museums programme.I have said no to Most Haunted and so many groups coming to do "investigations" but I bowed to staff pressure for this one.
Soooo much of it is staged!
i went to see dereck acorah in theatre, was really good
I've got a great book somewhere about a Paranormal Investigator in one of the chapters goes undercover on set of 'Most Haunted', and it' totally manufactured, Derek Accorah will be come 'possesed' and fall to the ground talking in voices and the director will shout 'cut' and he'll get up and wander around smoking a cigarette and then go again when the director shouts 'action' it's hilarious
Doesn't have a signature anymore
This is funny; http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PW_ONN8odYs
http://www.ChrisReesAcademy.com - http://thetattooedchimp.blogspot.co.uk/
I think its bullshit...last time i watched it this guiy was like pretending to be posested or w/e. and ghost was talking through him
He looked like a retard.
I just like reading the viewers comments, "Julie from Derbyshire says the team will have to be careful of the big piss flaps in the bedroom"
Angie and Jackie from Bromwell say that their cat has been licking it balls all night since tuning in" - makes me chuckle at some of the bullshit people post in on there!
"I honestly can't even remember my old signature, so I'll have this one"


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Attach to your Proposal an Approved Request for Candidacy form with all courses (exactly 30 units) defining your graduate program.
Candidacy serves a dual purpose: 1) It functions as notification to the TRFT department and to Graduate Studies that you are going to advance to candidacy (i.e., you do this in our department by successfully proposing, defending, and passing your thesis proposal); 2) It states that you are going to graduate eventually (i.e., you graduate with an M.A. after you complete your thesis).
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Most graduate students apply for candidacy after their first year as a graduate student. Before a student can apply for candidacy the following requirements must already be met. Please be sure that you have met the following pre-requisites or your candidacy application will be denied.
- Have any planned transfer units already approved (See Transfer Credit).
- Completed a minimum of 9 graded units (100 or 200 level courses).
- Have completed the Competency in Written English. (In our department this is done by successfully completing TA 200.)
- Be in graduate "classified" standing. Students who are still in "conditionally classified" standing must submit a Change of Classification form signed by your graduate advisor. This form can be submitted at the same time as your candidacy form if you have already successfully completed your Thesis/Exam Proposal (TA 260). If you are currently enrolled in TA 260 then you should submit the Request for Candidacy without the Change of Classification form; the Graduate Coordinator with retroactively file the form following acceptance of your Thesis Proposal.
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Your advancement to candidacy serves as a contract between the Graduate Office, your graduate department, and you that by successfully completing the courses listed on the Candidacy Petition you will receive a master's degree from San Jose State. This will also be when you state whether you plan on completing a Thesis (Plan A) or Project/Exams (Plan B). When filling out the Request for Candidacy form the following requirements must be met:
- At least half the units listed for your graduate program must be from 200-level courses and a minimum of 60% must be letter graded courses.
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NFL Draft > 2010 Prospects > RB > C.J. Gable
C.J. Gable Scouting Report
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2010 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
C.J. Gable, RB, USC
Gable, a junior, has been pondering entering the 2010 NFL Draft since the season started. As of today, he is still a Trojan. One of the most celebrated tailbacks in California when he came out of high school, Gable never found the groove in college that made him a 2005 Parade All American and one of the most sought out players in the country. He had an average freshman season as he just ran for 434 yards (3.9 ypc), but excelled as a kickoff returner averaging 27 yards (432 total yards) a run back. Then he suffered an abdominal injury early in his sophomore campaign that forced him to miss most of the year. He was granted a redshirt for the year. Gable came back with a solid 2008 season (617 yards, 5.8 ypc), but never was able to outshine anyone on the talented USC backfield. Has good size and overall physical skills. Runs with good balance, body control and burst. Has good vision and cutting ability. Better-than-average open field vision and agility. Is an excellent receiver with good hands and route running skills. Can adjust to poor passes well and makes yards after the reception. However, lacks top end speed (4.52). Isn't overly elusive; is more of a cut-and-burst runner. Doesn't always see cutback lanes developing. Runs a bit high. Lacks a second gear. Is a poor blocker as he routinely shows a lack of awareness and technique. Never broke through with the talented Trojans. An intriguing prospect with good upside and nice instincts. Lack of top production is a major concern. Still, he is a good prospect with good vision and special team value; he should hear his name called in the middle of Day 2.
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Prediction: Undrafted
He's not eligible. If anyone worked on this site, it would have scouted other good prospects that actually are available.
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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Rev. Terry Swan remembers
when visitors to Lindsey Wilson College had to look hard in order
to find symbols of the school's relationship with The United
Methodist Church.
During a campus visit to the A.P. White Campus by members of the
United Methodist Board of Higher Education in
the early 1990s, LWC officials were told that symbols of its church
heritage were few and far between.
"One of the conclusions of that team was we didn't have many
symbols of our church connection here at Lindsey Wilson," Swan said during Church Celebration Day, held
Wednesday in V.P. Henry Auditorium.
In the two decades since that visit, LWC has done a much better
job displaying its church heritage, Swan said.
"You can hardly miss the symbols anymore -- you have to not be
looking for them," said Swan, who is a professor of religion and
dean of the chapel and has been a member of the college's faculty
since 1985. "The list goes on and on and on -- we're surrounded by
symbols and reminders here."
Church Celebration Day is an annual event every fall in which
the LWC community affirms its relationship with The United
Methodist Church. The college was founded in 1903 as a training
school by Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Swan noted several major events have underscored LWC's church
relationship in the last two decades. In addition to the building
of the John B. Begley Chapel, LWC has opened the Sumner Campus
Ministry Center, Norma and Glen Hodge Center for Discipleship, and
added a bachelor's and master's program in Christian
"Now, today, what a difference 20 years later, the very symbol
of our school on our literature is the crown of the beautiful
Begley Chapel," said Swan, who is a professor of religion and dean
of the chapel. "And it's seen, lit up like a beacon, on the Lindsey
Hill from miles at night."
The Rev. Todd Love, who is superintendent of the United
Methodist Church's Columbia District, credited the Lindsey Wilson
mission with helping bolster the college.
"For I see on this campus, every day, that the mission statement
of Lindsey Wilson College is not just theoretical jargon concocted
to sound appealing," he said. "It is in fact a credo lived out in
very practical ways of active caring and Christian concern for
every student every day. I am undeniably proud to be associated
with such an institution."
Swan also noted that LWC has evolved into a place where students
can grow intellectually and spiritually.
"It's where faculty and staff imprint the beauty of their lives
and the wisdom of the ages into the young adults who come to our
school," he said. "A private, church-related college should be the
very environment where you have the freedom to give attention to
and even give priority to the deepest, existential questions of
life that each of us have."
Because LWC is a place that encourages students to develop
intellectually and spiritually, Swan said the college is a kind of
"spiritual greenhouse."
"For students, college can become a spiritual greenhouse or it
can become a spiritual graveyard. And at Lindsey Wilson College we
choose the former," he said. "We want this to be a safe place where
we consider our deepest values, life's direction and purpose, and
the meaning of a good and rich and full life."
Although LWC has experienced unprecedented expansion over the
last decade, Swan noted that has not been the norm for many
church-related liberal arts colleges.
"At a time in history when many church-related colleges in rural
areas are retrenching and are cutting staff, their enrollments are
diminishing, faculty are in opposition to the administration,
colleges are distancing themselves to their historic church
connection, instead we still have a degree of difference here," he
said. "There is something special about Lindsey Wilson College, and
I think that is because we are always trying to improve."
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The Morris Hite Center for Product Development and Marketing Research was established in 1984 to honor marketing pioneer and visionary, Morris Hite. The center supports research and educational programs related to new products and the management of established products.
Marketing is the key to new product success. Whether a company is in a dynamic, high-technology industry, an industry reshaped by deregulation or an industry faced with increased competition, it must first understand customer needs. Yet a gap often exists between a company's engineering and R&D skills and its marketing capability. To help close this gap, the center carries out activities aimed at coordinating the functions of technology and marketing.
The Morris Hite Center was set up to encourage research in marketing science and product development. Some exciting research being done by scholars at the center include:
The Morris Hite Center was set up to encourage research in marketing science and product development. Areas of research include topics in internet marketing and customer relationship management as well as product creation and sales forecasting.
Morris Hite Center sponsors the annual Frontiers of Research in Marketing Science academic conference. Researchers from major universities present their latest findings in the field.
Morris Hite was born in Oklahoma in 1910. His grandparents taught him to work hard and value both formal and informal education. Even as a youth, Hite was a motivated and talented salesman, selling his family's milk and home-grown fruit door to door. He left home at 15 to work as a cartoonist in a work-study program sponsored by Eugene Arnett. During this period he studied issues of Printer's Ink magazine and decided he wanted a career in advertising.
In 1927, he landed his first job in advertising and promotions: He became a movie promoter with Griffith Amusement. He sold tickets, passed out handbills, collected merchandise to be given away and even arranged a publicity stunt or two. From this beginning, he worked for several other advertising agencies until starting his own agency at age 19.
Hite moved to Dallas and joined the Tracy-Locke-Dawson agency in 1937. He brought in new clients and helped existing clients grow their businesses. By the early 1940s, Hite had earned the No. 2 spot in the Dallas office. In 1942, he left to serve his country.
After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, Hite rejoined Tracy-Locke. Wartime economic had weakened the agency, so his first priority was to reestablish relationships with his former clients. Hite also brought new business to the company and was named Tracy-Locke's president when Ray Locke retired in 1950.
Hite held strong opinions about the best way to serve his clients. He wanted his account executives to understand every aspect of the client's business. While not common for the time, Hite believed his account executives should conduct research on the client's business, products, consumer opinions and the effectiveness of the advertising and sales techniques used. He insisted his people develop strong relationships with their clients, including designing a marketing plan for clients that gave them guidance on their strengths and weaknesses as well as ways to increase their business.
Hite was on the forefront of new data collection methods in the Southwest. Long before polls, surveys and focus group studies became popular, he believed in seeking consumer opinions directly. He developed a test called "How Much How Good" that his firm used to determine if their advertising was effective. The test asked consumers if they purchased the client's product, if they had seen the advertising, and if so, what they remembered about the product. Similar techniques are used today.
Hite founded M/A/R/C Research to provide research and data analysis services to other advertising agencies. He was among the first to use telephone survey data, and M/A/R/C analysts demonstrated it was comparable to door-to-door survey data.
As Tracy-Locke grew, Hite devoted more time to community service. He was invited to join the Dallas Citizens Council. As president of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, he worked on two successful bond elections, helping the city raise funds for capital improvements to the convention center and gaining approval for the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. He organized a job fair which helped more than 3000 youth find summer jobs. He was instrumental in combining the Dallas and Fort Worth Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas into one. He worked with other leaders in petitioning the state Legislature to establish The University of Texas at Dallas. He also supported the fledging KERA public television station, personally paying for lunches to help Dallas businessmen learn about the station.
"It doesn't take a creative genius to develop sales and advertising ideas. It's simply a matter of learning to work at it." — Morris Hite
Morris Hite constantly searched for the "big idea" that would effectively advertise his clients' products. His clients included:
One of Hite's favorite clients was the Imperial Sugar Company. Imperial Sugar, based in Sugar Land, was refined from locally grown sugarcane. During World War II, the U.S. government established regulations that gave Imperial Sugar an almost exclusive right to distribute sugar in Texas. Following the war, Hite worked with the company to continue its strong market presence. Imperial's advertising emphasized the sugar's purity. The agency created a cookbook that consumers could order by sending in the "Pure Cane Sugar" tag found on each bag. They advertised heavily in print and on the radio, sponsoring a popular radio program which featured The Stamps-Baxter Quartet.
Hite learned the Borden Milk business from the ground up. He arose at dawn to ride on a milk delivery route, even learning to load the truck. He asked shoppers why they purchased Borden Milk and then used their answers to develop Borden's advertising campaign. In one of the more memorable campaigns, Hite promoted Borden buttermilk as a post-holiday hangover cure. The ads, which ran in December and early January, featured the slogan "Bounce Back with Buttermilk" and included a hangover sympathy card to be sent to friends along with a jug of Borden buttermilk.
Hite effectively used television and celebrity endorsements for Haggar slacks. One memorable television spot showed Haggar's Forever-Prest slacks being crumpled and wadded up and then crushed by a steam roller. The pants were then held up and shown to be wrinkle free. The ad was so effective that within 24 hours after its first run Gimbels department store sold its entire inventory of Haggar slacks and demanded a rush shipment. Hite also arranged celebrity endorsements from Mickey Mantle and Roger Staubach.
Mrs. Baird's Bread was a long-standing client. Ninnie Baird began selling her bread to support her family after her husband's death in 1912. Hite effectively used the Baird family's story to market the bread. Some of his more famous slogans were "Stays fresh longer" and "From the Baird family to you." Mrs. Baird's Bread still emphasizes the bread's freshness and the company's family heritage as they celebrate 100 years in business.
Maryland Club Coffee, an upscale product of the Duncan Coffee Company, benefited by Hite's creative approach. Although the product cost more per pound than any of its competitors, Hite convinced consumers it actually cost less than other brands since its richness meant less coffee was needed to make each cup. Hite's slogan, "The coffee you'd drink if you owned all the coffee in the world," was featured in ads showing Dallas socialites drinking Maryland Club Coffee.
Past speakers sponsored by the center include:
|Guest Lecturer/Presentation Title
|Matt Taddy (University of Chicago)
|Puneet Manchanda (University of Michigan)
|Elie Ofek (Harvard)
|Sanjay Jain (Texas A&M University)
|Praveen Kopalle (Dartmouth)
|Qiaowei Shen (Wharton)
|Sherif Nasser (Washington University St Louis)
|Wendy Moe (Emory University)
|Catherine Tucker (MIT)
|Guest Lecturer/Presentation Title
|Kalyan Raman (Northwestern University)
|Geoff Pofahl (Revtronics)
|Werner Reinartz (University of Cologne)
|Jeff Inman (University of Pittsburg)
|Zsolt Katona (UC Berkeley)
|Guest Lecturer/Presentation Title
|Anindya Ghouse (NYU)
|Gunter Hitsch (University of Chicago)
|Jinhong Xie (Universiity of Florida)
|Ganesh Iyer (UC Berkeley)
|Guest Lecturer/Presentation Title
|Andrew Ching (University of Toronto)
Quantifying the Impacts of Limited Supply: The Case of Nursing Homes
|Pradeep Chintagunta (University of Chicago)
Presentation To Be Announced
|Gerry Tellis (University of Southern California)
Presentation To Be Announced
|Tat Chan (Washington University)
Presentation To Be Announced
|JF Houde (Wharton)
Presentation To Be Announced
|Ali Hortacsu (University of Chicago)
Price negotiation in differentiated products markets: The case of insured mortgages in Canada.
|Guest Lecturer/Presentation Title
|Kangkang Wang (Washington University in St. Louis)
The Bright Side of Loss Aversion
|Paulo Albuquerque (University of Rochester)
The Impact of Innovation on Product Usage: A Dynamic Model with Progression in Content Consumption
|Raphael Thomadsen (UCLA)
The Impact of Switching Stores on State Dependence in Brand Choice
|Michael Trusov (University of Maryland)
Zooming in on Paid Search Ads—A Consumer-Level Model Calibrated on Aggregated Data
|Guest Lecturer/Presentation Title
|Christophe Van den Bulte (University of Pennsylvania)
Non-Monotonic Status Effects in New Product Adoption: Theory and evidence of Middle-Status Anxiety and Middle-Status Conformity.
|Paul B. Ellickson (University of Rochester)
Estimating Network Economies in Retail Chains: A Revealed Preference Approach
|Przemyslaw Jeziorski (UC Berkeley)
What Makes them Click: Empirical Analysis of Consumer Demand for Search Advertising
|Sridhar Naryanan (Stanford University Graduate School of Business)
Bayesian Estimation of Discrete Games of Complete Information
|Oded Netzer (Columbia University)
Dynamic Targeted Pricing in B2B Settings
|Navdeep Sahni (Chicago Booth School of Business)
Effect of Temporal Spacing between Advertising Exposures: Evidence from an Online Field Experiment


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Keeping your child learning and developing even when they're out of school.
For many school children all across the country, the countdown to summer vacation is nearing its final days. Soon enough, they will be free from school and living the summer life full of vacations, sports games, sleepovers and fun. In fact, for many kids, not having to school and getting to hang out with their friends all day makes summer vacation the best part of the whole year!
However, while your child's ideal summer schedule may involve all play and no work, it is important that you do not let them lose sight of learning and education completely during the next couple of months.
Many studies have found that all students experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities throughout the summer months. In fact, one study even showed that kids lose, on average, about two months of learning in math during summer vacation―children from low-income families are cited to be even more at risk for learning loss.
So, how can you as a parent combat summer learning loss for your children, but still keep the summer fun and active? Here are just a few tips for keeping your kids on track with childhood development in exciting ways that won't be protested by your children:
Visit Your Local Library
If you and your family have never made a trip to your local library, you are missing out! Libraries not only have lots of fun, recreational books that will keep your child's brain working hard all summer long, but they also usually have a few free programs throughout the summer that will encourage reading and different educational activities.
You may even be able to check with your child's teacher before the end of the school year to see if there are any summer workbooks that they recommend to help give your child a head start on next year's curriculum.
Play With Developmental Toys
Just because your child wants to spend all summer playing, does not mean that they cannot be learning and growing at the same time. There are many developmental toys for children of all age groups that can help them develop certain skills that are applicable to school. For instance, activities that involve blocks or building are often linked with better math skills in children.
Other block toys, such as Laser Pegs light-up blocks, enforce a child's AB patterning―a pre-math skill. This skill is built easily when children are repeating colors or block shapes, and it helps to provide the foundation for organization and prediction.
Send Your Child To Summer Camp
One of the best parts of summer vacation for many children is the opportunity to go to sleep-away camp and get a chance to spend time in an exciting new place. However, many parents do not realize that, in addition to sports camps, there are also many sleep-away camps that focus on specialized learning opportunities. For instance, Space Camp, science camp, math camp or even computer camp. These camps are the perfect setting for out-of-the-box learning and may even help your child develop a new passion!
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Marshmallow Yam Bake
2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup brown sugar
Salt and black pepper, to taste
mini marshmallows
Optional: maraschino cherries
parchment paper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees .
Peel the yams and cut them in cubes or chunks
Use 1/4 of the oil to grease a 12 x 17 inch baking pan lined with parchment paper, coat the yams.
Sprinkle them with salt and pepper and arrange them in the baking pan, flat side down.
Roast for about 40 minutes or until they are, fork tender.
Remove the baking pan from the oven, dot the yams with butter, and pour maple syrup over them.
Sprinkle brown sugar over the yams and bake them or another 10 minutes.
Remove the baking pan from the oven, baste the yams with the liquid in the pan, place into a pie dish or casserole dish then sprinkle the marshmallows over the top and cherries if using.
Broil a few minutes or until the marshmallows have browned.
14 comments:
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Wow, this recipe looks so yummy and different. Thanks for sharing and have a Happy Thanksgiving too. I can only imagine all the great food you must be cooking for the hollidays!
- November 20, 2011 at 12:31 AM
- Dzoli said...
This certainly looks yummy:)
- November 20, 2011 at 4:06 AM
- Catherine said...
Dear Claudia, I love these recipes. My mother used to make the sweet potatoes with the marshmallows every year for Thanksgiving. It was something I looked forward to so much! She would never make it except on Thanksgiving, I guess that is what made the holidays extra special those treats. Blessings, Catherine ox
- November 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- Lenia said...
I would call it "yummy bake"!!!Kisses,dear!
- November 20, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Claudia said...
My mother made something similar - once a year - on Thanksgiving. But this is more intense - more flavor. In the olden days, I would merely slice off the marshmallow layer. With this, I would dive right in!
- November 20, 2011 at 4:17 PM
- Reeni said...
Your sweet and gooey yam bake looks so yummy! And cherries? Never saw them before in a recipe like this! Love it.
- November 20, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- redkathy said...
Oohh Claudia my dad would love this!! What a great alternative to traditional candied yams!
Wishing you and yours a Blessed Thanksgiving my dear friend.
- November 20, 2011 at 11:29 PM
- redkathy said...
Ooohh Claudia my dad would just love this! What a great alternative to traditional candied yams.
Wishing you nad yours a Blessed Thanksgiving my friend.
- November 20, 2011 at 11:30 PM
- Curt said...
These don't seem to be very traditional here in the northern states. I haven't had the baked marshmallow yams in a long time!
- November 21, 2011 at 8:08 AM
- Angela said...
I still love marshmallow sweet potatoes--no apologies! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Claudia.
- November 21, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Magic of Spice said...
My favorite holiday dish :) The addition of maraschino cherries sounds so fun...lovely addition to a holiday meal :)
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving...
- November 22, 2011 at 3:24 AM
- Parsley Sage said...
Ohmigosh! This is one of my childhood favorites!
- November 22, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- easyfoodsmith said...
This looks super delicious...thanks for posting
- November 23, 2011 at 6:10 AM
- Sara said...
These yams look fantastic! Perfect for Thanksgiving, yum! :)
- November 23, 2011 at 12:58 PM


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American Civil War historian Dr. Susannah J. Ural of the University of Southern Mississippi is the author of The Harp and the Eagle: Irish Volunteers and the Union Army, 1861-1865. Published in 2006, the book not only examines Irish motivation for joining the army, but also their changing attitudes to the war as it progressed. On 17th March 2010 Dr. Ural gave a lecture exploring these topics for The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center's Perspectives in Military History Series. This excellent presentation has been made available on the internet and is well worth viewing if you are interested in the Irish experience of the war.
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[…] For those who would like to find out more about the book they can read an interview on the Bull Runnings blog with editor Professor Susannah Ural here. A previous post on this site provided a link to a lecture on Irish volunteers in the Union Army given by Professor Ural at The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center which can be accessed and viewed here. […]
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[…] of the University of Southern Mississippi (for a lecture she presented on the topic of the book see here). Professor Ural is also the editor of Civil War Citizens- Race, Ethnicity and Identity in […]