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by: Richard Cussons

The Labrador Retriever is an active and multi-talented breed of dog. It is expected to carry out various roles to be of service to people. In countries like United States and Australia, the Labrador Retriever is considered as the most popular breed of assistance dog and also makes excellent pets and working dogs. With all the happiness and countless help this breed offers, it is just right to give them what they deserve. For sure they will never ask for anything other than your attention, care, praise and love. Show them how much you love them by taking good care of them, providing toys and activities to entertain them, giving them a comfortable place to sleep, water to drink and food to keep them healthy and active.

The health of your Labrador Retriever depends on you. Choosing the activities they must do, how often they should take a bath and what foods to eat are some of your several responsibilities to your dog. Many issues concerning dog foods are coming out from all corners of veterinary world. Some claims dry dog food to be the best dog food because it has various health benefits for your dog. Others go for semi moist food because it taste better.

There is really no specific answer when somebody ask what is the best dog food. The answer will always be “it depends”. Each dog has is own specific dietary needs depending on its breed, age, size, activities and health condition. Puppies and older dogs may need different amount of calories. Same with normal and overweight dogs. A dog with health problem, even as simple as fever, has different dietary requirement compared to healthy dog.

For some reasons, most owners consider dry dog food as the best. One obvious reason for sure is the convenience this type of food brings. Feeding your dog is a no sweat process in this type of food. All you have to do is grab one from grocery stalls, tear open the package and pour the contents into your dog’s food bowl. Aside from that, dry dog food is known to contain the most nutrients your dog needs. However, this food contains 10% water making it hard to chew especially to older dogs. You can wet the food to make it easy for your dog. Dry dog food is also said to benefit the dog’s teeth and mouth condition by preventing tartar buildup.

Not all dry dog foods are proven safe for Fido. Some brands contain unknown ingredients and are mainly fillers such as soybean meal, corn meal and corn gluten meal. Food colorings are also present in dog foods. These food colorings can be made from chemicals and can cause health issues.

Make it a habit to carefully read the product label. Check the ingredients making sure that meat is included in the list. Meat is important because it is the source of natural protein for dogs. Nutrition greatly affects your dog’s health. Lack of it can cause high cholesterol, obesity and countless other ailments that could eventually shorten your dog’s life.

source:articlecity

Using 3D cameras in order to let humans control interfaces by simply moving about is old hat, but for those sick and tired of being strapped to a mouse / keyboard in Second Life, take a glance at this. Hands Free 3D is a prototypical system that gives addicts members of the virtual realm the ability to walk, jump, fly and interact by simply gesturing in front of a PC-connected camera designed by 3DV Systems. Currently, it doesn’t seem like this solution is on the fast track to release or anything, but we have a sneaking suspicion they aren’t demoing this stuff for kicks and giggles. Peek the video right after the break.
source:engadget

Inspired by Ben Stein’s “How To Ruin Your Life“, here’s my top 10 about how to ruin your health
10. Place your screen low: You heard me right, place it low. To think this has anything to do with your neck pain is juvenile. Placing your screen low will support many doctors and chiropractors for many years to come, and don’t we all want to help the economy in tough times?

9. Do not stretch: Your neck/back pain has nothing to do with stretching. It is genetic!

8. Eat junk food: The faster you cook it the better. Who cares if it nutritional or not?

 7. Eat in front of your computer, fast!: This one is pretty simple. Eat in front of the computer as it will take time away from searching for domains and optimizing your portfolio. Make sure to eat fast and not waste more then 60 seconds on a meal. Your body, unlike the rest of the world, will deal with it somehow.

6. Do not drink liquids often: Again, drinking liquids is for the weak. So you went 15 hours without drinking water, so what? Remember, you are a superhero!

5. Sit sloppy: Sitting straight in front of the computer is not something you want to do. When others say to you that you need to sit straight, they don’t understand you are special, they don’t understand your special DNA structure is unlike any other, they forget you are superior to all mankind.

4. Do not exercise, ever!: Unlike the rest of the world, YOU do not need to exercise. You work with your head and moving your eyes around the screen and the mouse cursor is more exercise then your body will ever need. Did I mention your future wife or current wife only cares about the money you make and not about physical attractiveness? Avoid at all costs!

3. Click more, faster: Repetitive Strain Injury cannot and will not affect YOU. You are superior to all mankind, your DNA is of a superhero.

2. Three hours of sleep is more then enough for you: Forget about anyone who says you need eight hours. Any minute more then three hours shows how weak you are. You are strong, you can handle three hours without trying. If anything, sleep two hours a day. No, it won’t affect your health, matter of fact, it will make your fingers stronger as you type domains more frequently.

1. Remember, anything that affects others’ health can never affect yours. If anything, it will make you stronger. You are SPECIAL.

Source: Posted on The Conceptualist by Sahar Sahid — Reprinted with permission — March 24, 2008

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.: Time is running out to make the Internet your business and put your name forward to join the global leadership volunteers who help the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers coordinate the polices and process that shape the future of the Internet. “If you want to be a part of ICANN’s exciting work on bringing the languages of the world to domain names, and creating more choice for consumers by allowing for the creation of new Internet extensions beyond the ones currently available like .net or .org, now is the time to let the us know,” said Hagen Hultzsch, Chair of the Nominating Committee (NomCom). “ICANN’s global team of Internet leaders is working on some of the biggest changes to the Internet since it was created – and this is the chance to help make that happen.”
The Nominating Committee is independent of ICANN and is tasked with searching the world for experienced individuals to fill key positions on ICANN’s Board and its Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees. The following positions are being filled this year:

* 2 Board Directors
* 1 GNSO Council member
* 1 ccNSO Council member
* 2 ALAC members (who will represent Europe and North American regions)

“The ICANN leadership team is a dedicated group of volunteers from across the world who have helped shape the Internet used by more than a billion people globally. The coordination work done by ICANN has provided a foundation for businesses across the globe—and fostered operations that rely on the Domain Name System’s ability to connect them to customers and business partners,” said Hultzsch. “We’re looking for volunteers to join this team and work alongside people who come from in the technical field, who are leading policy experts, and even individuals who helped create the very foundations of the Internet.”

The deadline to submit Statements of Interest is 15 April 2008 23:59 UTC.

“Beyond its responsibilities for keeping the Internet secure, stable, and interoperable, ICANN’s mission is to grow and evolve its global multi-stakeholder decision-making process, so it is the individuals who make up the wider Internet community who direct and decide the Internet’s future,” Hultzsch added.

There have been 42 Statements of Interest received so far:

* 40 from men
* 2 from women
* 12 from Europe
* 8 from Asia/Australia/Pacific
* 5 from Latin America/Caribbean
* 12 from North America
* 6 from Africa
* Some candidates count toward more than one ICANN region.

Of the candidates, 34 have declared a willingness to serve on the ICANN Board, 23 have stated they would serve on the GNSO Council, 20 have declared a willingness to serve on the ccNSO Council, and 13 have offered to serve on the ALAC. Some candidates have asked to be considered for more than one position.

ICANN covers travel expenses related with ICANN duties. Information on applying is available at http://nomcom.icann.org/. The 2008 Nominating Committee does not anticipate extending the nomination period as it has done in previous years.

About ICANN:

ICANN is responsible for the global coordination of the Internet’s system of unique identifiers like domain names (like .org, .museum and country codes like .uk) and the addresses used in a variety of Internet protocols that help computers reach each other over the Internet. Careful management of these resources is vital to the Internet’s operation, so ICANN’s global stakeholders meet regularly to develop policies that ensure the Internet’s ongoing security and stability. ICANN is an internationally organized, public benefit non-profit company. For more information please visit: www.icann.org .

Media Contacts:

Jason Keenan
Media Adviser, ICANN
Ph: +1 310 382 4004
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International: Andrew Robertson
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Source: ICANN Announcement - March 20, 2008

(Michael Gilmour has mastered the art of domain parking — he bought his first site five years ago and now reaps the advertising profits from 10,000 domains. Photo: Wayne Taylor)

Few good friends in an Australian publication. Via The Age :

    “What’s in a name? A lot of money if you choose wisely.

    AUSTRALIAN internet entrepreneurs are raking in millions of dollars a year by spotting the true value of what’s in a name.

    The practice of buying up unused names, known as “domain parking”, is estimated to be worth more than $1 billion worldwide — and Australia is seen as a growing market for those with an eye for a dollar.

    The Australian Domain Name Administrator (AUDA), the governing body for “dot au” domains, is set to loosen regulations restricting the practice within months, sparking a likely buying boom as a result.

    Domainers, as they call themselves, spot generic or popular names that have not been turned into websites and register them for as little as $US7 ($A7.50). They cram them with advertisements and watch as they earn a few cents per hit — big bucks when you have a portfolio of tens of thousands of domains.

    Unlike cyber-squatting, where people infringe trademarks and fraudulently obtain internet traffic, domainers say they are supplying people with information.

    Michael Gilmour bought his first domain five years ago and, from his home in Dingley, has expanded his portfolio to 10,000 domains, all of which contain advertisements.

    With two partners, he has built a business around names such as geekwatch.com and bingonight.co.uk — names that receive hundreds of hits through the sheer weight of the billion or so people who use the internet daily.

    He now works full-time as a domainer and is auctioning one of his most prized sites, progolfer.com , which he hopes will fetch him $75,000.

    “Enormous money can be made out of parking still in Australia with dot au space, where a lot less penetration has been made than in America,” he said. “It’s as easy as seeing how many times a particular word is indexed on Google then seeing if it is taken or not.”

A couple of years ago I invested in a Golf company (since then sold my interest) and at the time, we used to have some of the best domains in the business. If I was to start today and try to cater to golf professionals, I would ask what other domains may be better then ProGolfer.com out there? Of course there’s Golf.com , GolfShop.com , GolfEquipment.com , ProGolf.com , GolfPlayer.com , and few others. Where is ProGolfer.com? My guess, if catering to golf professionals (training, equipment, publication) would be in the top 15-30 golf domains in the world. In a multi billion dollar industry, paying less then a family sedan to get into an industry with such a natural term, in my book, is an extremely attractive offering.

As for parking, I fully agree it is about picking the right domains. Teaching few good friends over the years how to get into the domain space, at times I spent literally weeks going into the very fundamentals of domaining, teaching “what makes sense “.

Zoombak is launching another package for its convenient little Zoombak GPS locator device, in addition to the existing Car and Pet versions. Zoombak Universal comes with a new universal carrying case designed to let you mount the device to just about anything else you’d care to track — like a bike or a wayward child, for instance. It looks like it’ll be retailing for the same $199 and require the same $9.99 monthly fee as its predecessors, but you will be able to pick this version up at major electronics retailers in May.
source:engadget

Hey, remember that Gateway P-172X FX we got our hands on yesterday? Well, now the gaming powerhouse has gone official, and is joined by a smaller, slightly less sporty edition — the $999.99 M-6850FX. The 15.4-inch laptop features a Core 2 Duo T5550 CPU, an ATI Radeon HD 2600 graphics chipset, 3GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a DVD-R / RW / DVD-RAM optical drive. Two other mid-level models are being introduced as well; the $849.99 M-1626, and $749.99 T-1628. The former comes equipped with a 15.4-inch display, an AMD Turion TL-60 CPU, ATI Radeon HD x1270 graphics, 4GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, 802.11g, and HDMI. The latter downsizes to a 14.1-inch display, keeps the AMD CPU and ATI graphics chipset, plus 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and the aforementioned wireless and HDMI support. The company is also introducing a new pen-based configuration, the C-142XL ($1,299.99), which sports a Core 2 Duo T8300 CPU, ATI Radeon X2300 HD GPU, 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and utilizes a Wacom pen for input. That enough data for you? We thought so.

source:engadget

We’ll be honest — we weren’t exactly feeling blueLounge’s grossly overpriced SpaceStation, but its boldly-named The Sanctuary actually strikes us as quite useful. The gadget organizer allows technophiles to stuff their handhelds into this black or white container for easy carriage / storage, and moreover, it includes a built-in panel of labeled plugs in order to connect all your gizmos to power at once. The unit comes with a dozen connectors for the most popular items around, but since it’s universal, your options are bordering on limitless. Heck, there’s even a USB port thrown in to charge any oddball device you may have laying around. Yeah, $129.95 is still a touch steep, but for the avid traveler who can never find room for 12 or so AC adapters in that carry-on bag, it’s probably well worth the cost.
source:engadget

Like the Eee? If you’re enthusiastically shaking your head in the affirmative, perhaps you’ll want to check out Fukato’s low-cost Datacask (cheery, right?). Like the Jisus before it, the computer-maker hopes to garner some of that cheapo laptop market with this black and white number, which sports an 8-inch, 800 x 480 display, a 500MHz AMD Geode CPU, a 20GB 60GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, and a (surprise!) Linux-based OS. The little dude will be hitting European shelves sometime in May for €279 (or about $440).

source:engadget

We kid you not. Panasonic is working on a new low-voltage (1.5v) plasma technology which it says will rival OLED displays in brightness, thinness, and contrast. Better yet, Panasonic claims that its plasmas can be manufactured for “much less money” than OLEDs. Panny already has plans to include their new plasma displays in cellphones for use with AT&T’s Mobile TV service, gas pumps, ATMs, and on HP printers under a new exclusive two-year deal. Color us impressed if the new displays look anything like the 3.5-inch, 854 x 480 pixel Viera phone instead of that anemic looking phone pictured above which accompanied the press release.

source:engadget