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Could we get an alias shortening the project and log urls?
p for project, l for log.
Like this perhaps: https://hackaday.io/p/37/l/1024
Instead of this: https://hackaday.io/project/37/log/1024
or if it fits in your url model, perhaps just the bare project number.
If you have a shortened URL already, a redirect which respects project and log would be great too. :)
This works atm https://hac.io/project/37 I'll have to check on the other urls, the public messaging shortener might also work for this.
http://hac.io/o/37 this works too
@Ivan Lazarevic That is perfect. Now my link here from YouTube won't consume half the teaser. Thank you sir.
Just like Github and related project organization pages, is it, or could it be possible for us to download a snapshot of an entire project at once? All posts, files, description etc.
I second that. We users have no easy way to backup our work here. I don't know the hackaday.io backup strategy but I like my own backups...
Which is (besides all the editor bugs which WON'T get fixed) also the reason I'm slowly becoming friends with github pages and jekyll...
I third that idea! Having something like Github "releases" would be amazing, and very useful communicating when you have a new stable release and what changed since the last release.
Could the feed selector (My Feed/Global Feed) be moved to the top of the left content column please? Reason is if viewing the feed on a phone, the columns are stacked and the selector is halfway down the page and you have to scroll past everything in My Feed.
Sure I'll see if it can go in the next release.
Great I see it's been implemented. No more long scrolling down the feed page on a mobile now. Thanks.
oerm, please check the lovely comment section, not going to report them all
probably would have seen this earlier, if there was a "just me and my projects" - feed :p
It's always better to have both Norton and McAfee
is windows defender availabe for mac? I'd rather be triple safe
Bug report: When I enter an equation into a project log, the equation always shows up at the very top of the text, regardless of the cursor position. Highlighting the formula and copy-paste does not work, so it is really painful to work with those beautiful LaTex style formulas.
I'll ask about the insert position, but copy paste should work, the formula is an image. If all else fails it can be moved in html view.
Also we are taking a look at a new equation editor that is svg based instead of images.
Hi. I'm Mike V. My profile picture on my profile is rotated 45 degrees clockwise and I don't know why. If someone here could fix the photo or show me how that would be great.
A Mad Scientist in Albany, NY
I'll send you a pm so see whats going on.
The photo is probably rotated via the EXIF data. For example iPhone always saves photos in landscape mode, but if it detect the phone is in portrait mode, it simple adds a EXIF "flag" to indicate that the image needs to be rotated by 90 degrees. Most browsers and photo viewer/editor nowadays can handle this, but some don't. That's when you get these weird effects/errors.
I wondered why people followed my completed projects when there won't be any updates. Then I realised they clicked on Follow without noting the status. I don't know what the solution is. Maybe make Completed more visible near the Follow button?
they could come from the onboarding process and didn't check / read your project, iirc
To me the fact that a project is completed doesn't necessarily mean that there won't be updates. You might add better photos, you might start selling kits, you might have it break and in need of fixing, you might decide to improve it...
I think it's more likely they think it's like FB.
I can only speak for myself, of course. In any case, more followers for you!
I am relatively new here, but I am clicking "Follow" on projects that I am interested in and want to come back to go over in more detail later. Whether or not there are future updates coming is largely irrelevant - I am just Following interesting projects and Liking only those projects that I really do like. So I'm using Follow as a kind of bookmark for some projects. Is this wrong? ;^)
Ok that's a reasonable case. I'm concerned for the people who think they might receive more chapters to my stories. They'll be waiting in vain. ;) If there are any major revisions, I'd probably call it a new project or post an announcement to .stack.
I do agree that the project status should be made more prominent though - especially for newbies seeing projects in the "Projects You May Like" area of their feed. (Of course, that hinges on people updating their project status diligently...)
If we follow you must update
After looking at the relay clock project, and trying to read the code examples and schematics, I gave up. Dark red, dark grey and dark blue on a black background is not conducive to reading. I tried Firefox and IE, both give me difficult-to-read images.
There's also a bunch of boilerplate links at the bottom of most pages that appear in grey-on-black. Can this be fixed (i.e. made more legible)? The black background is edgy, but dark-on-dark is a showstopper.
Can you link to a code example? The code editor colors could be improved, but if it's a user created schematic you could message the owner for maybe a higher contrast example?
Here's the schematic:
and this is the page - on my Linux system it comes up grey links @ the bottom on a darker grey background:
My Win10 system at work is darker -- even worse. Team names (I notice they highlight when you hover over them, but if you don't know what they say because you can't read them, hovering over each one is a pain. I'm not asking for black on white, but a bit more contrast would be nice.
Thanks for the quick reply!
It is a user created schematic image I would just PM them and ask maybe they have another version. As to the low contrast links I'll check in with the other devs, thanks!
The schematic is a PNG so user generated content. I find it unreadable too. I had to use GIMP to replace all black with something light to view it. Tell the author. Hmm, maybe some people take night mode too seriously. :)
Thanks, Ken -- I thought it was some formatting you guys had done to match the theme. I've posted a comment. Editing the schematic was above and beyond!
Well I'm just another user like you, not one of the site guys.
Can I change my account from being OAuth-based to password-based? I don't see any flows to do so. Changing password requires a current password even though there's a button to authenticate with GitHub (which just takes me back to my feed after authenticating, so why is it there?). I can't delete my account to start over either, because I need a password or to authenticate with GitHub and the latter redirects to my feed immediately after authenticating.
If your email address is current you can set a new password here https://hackaday.io/forgotpass
Let me know if you need more help.
Fixed, thanks!
How can I update my email address at Hackaday.io? I use Github authentication and I have changed my email address at Github, but it seems Hackaday hasn't tracked that. I go to Edit My Account and try to change the address, but of course Hackaday doesn't have my password so it's always wrong.
I'll PM you to get this fixed
Thanks let us know if you see it happen again.
It still doesn't work for Build Instructions for my project at https://hackaday.io/project/162878-discontinuity-continuity-tester . The "Add another step" button points to javascript:void(0).
The void link is supposed to be there. Do you know how to check the console in chrome/firefox/safari for errors? https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/9850951546026493624.png
Could also try clearing the files cache for hackaday.io.
I usually use Firefox, but it behaves the same in Chrome on a different PC with no obvious errors. There is also no "Enter instruction title" or "Enter instruction description" for me, just a short horizontal rule between the project name and the "Add another step" button. The webpage source code for this button is:
<input type="hidden" name="isPrivate" value="false" /> <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="gold-gold-button components-button show" id="add-instruction"> Add another step </a>
Everything else on the page works AFAIK, just no place to enter instructions and a nonfunctional add-step button.
I'm experiencing a bug in the Instructions page. I wrote up about half of the instructions a couple months ago (https://hackaday.io/project/106885/instructions) and now wanted to come back and finish adding the last steps. However, clicking the "Add another step" button does nothing (except a little javascript:void(0) text appears on the bottom left of the screen). I get the same behavior with Chrome and Firefox.
Is it stuck at step 9?
Im trying to reproduce the behavior, is it just this one project, can you add instructions and steps to another project?
Thanks! It works now on that and other projects. So the problem seems to have resolved, did you change something? Thanks again!
Nope may have just been a connection issue, glad it's working again.
I changed my avatar picture some time ago (about two weeks), but the old one is still hosted on cdn.hackaday.io. Will it eventually be removed?
I'll check for you.
Just stumbled on a bug regarding the <code> tag and not-domain-names…
The editing package has picked up that .so is a country code top-level domain, and assumed that the libmsp430 bit before it is a domain name… unfortunately in this case, .so simply meant "shared object". When I go to edit that page, the editing software gets confused and spits out the link as HTML inside the <code> block.
I wonder if there's a way to suppress this automatic linking behaviour, as I really don't want to be linking to random .so domains every time I reference a dynamic library on Linux/Unix.
Thanks someone will look into this.
I'm still not getting notifications properly... They do turn up in the feed, but the emails are dodgy and the ticker top of page plain doesnt work, reads zero most of the time unless I'm watching it...
I have another suggestion though. In the Feed, when someone comments on your stuff you get a reply banner with a button so you can comment back. It would be really nice to have this same banner in a Like or Follow in the feed so I can say thankyou without leaving the Feed. I dont like opening up new tabs with HaD in them, more than two or three, and hotmail, and I run out of memory for starters. And clicking out and back into the feed is unreliable.
Hi. I don't think the tab order on the log-in screen should be username -> stay logged in checkbox -> password. On most websites I use, it's username -> password -> submit / sometimes checkbox.
You're right it should be, thanks.
I rarely get e-mail notifications for project page comments. It's been months since I first reported this. Do you guys have a plan to fix it? I almost regret creating my project page here.
As far as I can tell this is because of the Hackaday.io one email per hour limit across all notifications. It's not currently the best solution and we are working to make notifications better. These could come in the form of improvements to the feed or a secondary notification area for example.
Hi! For a week or two now, I've been getting double the email notifications on likes/follows =D For the record, I'm quite happy that I do get them, and I do hope the behaviour changes I'm seeing are related to us maybe getting more reliable notifications - a long-standing problem of mine. The emails I'm getting seem to really be two emails that are sent separately (and not just a screwup on my email provider's part):
Email 1: https://bpaste.net/show/94fd7605baeb
Email 2: https://bpaste.net/show/79f53e2bf421
Thanks, we'll check it out.
aaand 1) I didn't get a notification for this reply 2) I still get double the messages. =( =D
I also get double emails for likes and follows...
Jepp. Something's fishy here...
still getting double notifications?
Ars: apparently not on this one. There is hope, then :-)
+1, i'm getting that too
Still double notifications. Is there a workaround besides disabling notifications altogether?
I wouldn't go as far as disabling them, notifications are great *when you get them*. I ignore it for now, but do hope it will get fixed eventually (and we'll get *all the notifications*, maybe?)
I am also getting double emails for comment/like/follow notifications. It started happening after I changed my email address, though that could just be a coincidence.
The 2x like/follow email issue should be resolved. Thanks again.
Got an email notification - only one! Thank you very much, hopefully there will soon be a solution to the missing notification problem, too ;-P Maybe add a checkbox to filter out notifications about project likes or something, it will probably still be under "1 per hour" limit 99% of the time, but creators interested in addressing feedback ASAP will finally get a solution (even a half-working one), and HaD might then become a little more engaging for new users as a result.
hey, so if we disable like/follow notifications, will we actually have a higher chance of getting the useful ones? (maybe we could have some kind of QoS by default?)
I still get 2x notifications... Maybe it will fade away tomorrow ?
Can confirm. Thanks!
Hackaday is great, but please improve the image handling. The current way to just crop whatever image there is to square is just ugly. And I notice that even if I create a squared image it still gets cropped at the top and bottom. I would really appreciate if images would be scaled to fit the given space instead.
It's not just that. Adding a few images with descriptions in a row (in a log entry) often just makes it impossible to get the cursor under that last image to add new text.
Deleting that empty line with BACKSPACE between an image and text? Nope, deletes the image. Using DEL to delete the line? Yeah, maybe. Most of the time also deletes the last image.
And so on. Brought up sooooo many times. Nothings happening. Only reason I stick to this place is the awesome community and projects. The editor is a pile of you know what I mean.
Switching to html mode to get more possibilities editing your entry?! Editor adds a hundred empty lines... Also mentioned a few times.
This is not bound to a special browser. Chrome, Firefox, ... all the same mess.


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As you know, we launched our fall collection on Nickel & Suede last week. I'm so happy with how it turned out, but holy cow, it was amazing how much work it took to get it together. From new product development to tracking down new leather, I was super busy and learning all along the way. One of the hardest and yet most fun parts of launching that collection was putting together the photo shoot that we used to update the website.
I didn't have any prior experience with planning or executing a project like this, so I was starting from scratch. All I knew was that I needed the right photographer. Thankfully I found Sarah and not only was she super talented, but she really helped me pull the whole thing off.
We were able to find three models through referrals and set a date. Let me tell you, it wasn't easy for me to pick models! I had a really hard time telling anyone they weren't quite what we were looking for, especially any of my friends who were so willing to help! I ended up deciding to choose models that I had never met to take away any awkwardness. While I did end up making friends with them, it helped to just show up and meet them the day of.
Next, we needed to find clothing to dress the models in - after all, their accessories were taken care of. One of the most exciting parts of doing the photo shoot was working with our local Madewell store to style and check out clothing for our models. It was a bit overwhelming because everything in Madewell is good, but we narrowed it down and had a great time pairing Nickel & Suede with their clothing.
On the day of the photo shoot, we all met at our photographer's house for hair and make up touch ups. We had a great time dressing everyone and were lucky enough to have a super cool hairstylist, Faith, to help us out with beach waves, top knots, and braids on site.
We took photos at two different locations and just had a blast sweating, changing outfits, and styling each model. The girls were really good sports and the longer we took photos, the better everyone jived together. I was so glad not to be on the spot in front of the camera for a change, but as you can see, I dressed the part. The girls all teased me that you could tell who styled the shoot by how I was dressed - chambray shirt, black denim, and ankle boots.
Overall, it was such a great experience! I learned so much through the process, and although I'm sure it wasn't perfect, it was a great starting place. In general I'm such a nervous person, but this step outside my comfort zone definitely paid off. I love that this is my job and look forward to getting to work more on the creative side of this small business.
What was the last thing you took a risk on? Was it worth it?

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June 14, 2012 by Top Realtor Melissa Keller · Leave a Comment
One of the most popular activities that brings a lot of people to Pawleys Island is all of the beautiful and famous golf courses. We have so many to choose from that it would take one a couple weeks just to play all of them! So why play golf? Consider this, a sport in which can be played from the earliest of ages to late on in life. Also coupled with this, a great social and familiar experience with the chance and opportunity to play competitively. Then, the outdoor environment providing physical exercise in the natural, outside beaches of Pawleys Island.
Some of the featured courses that we have in Pawleys Island are The Founder's Club (the newest), Pawleys Plantation (I hear that's a tricky course), The Traditions (won course of the year in 2000), True Blue Golf Course (most popular and fun to play), Heritage, Caledonia (absolutely beautiful), Litchfield Country Club (so so), Willowbrook, Reserve (least popular) and Debordieu (over-rated). I hear golf stories about these courses all the time. The funny thing is, I can't even swing a club! No seriously … I tried and I couldn't even make contact with the ball. Plus I don't think my friends trust me with a metal club in my hand not knowing what I am doing. 🙂
Being a woman in business and not to mention a "social butterfly", I'm always out meeting new people constantly and for the most part, they are always from out of town. I find that there are two main reasons why many people visit and/or move to Pawleys Island one being the beautiful beaches and secondly the golf. I personally love the beaches and all kinds of water sports. There's so much to do and for the most part, it doesn't even cost a dime to enjoy the "Salt Life" here. On a daily basis, I talk to people from all over the world that travel here to visit Pawleys Island. Of all the places in the world that they could visit ….why Pawleys? Now it's time to make your move …
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This Whistler Rafting Tour takes you just north of Whistler Village to Green River, and provides the perfect combo of fun bouncy white water rapids and charming scenery! This 2.5-hour outing is ideal for first-timers or those on a family trip. All tours include detailed guidance and licensed guides.
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Ireland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Communities.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Interim Committee Board of Governors meets in Washington DC, USA. It agrees to increase the total of member countries' quota, to abolish the official price of gold and to give the special drawing right the central place in the international monetary system.
The Council agrees to release a second instalment of $100 million under the Community's undertakings to contribute to a total of $500 million for the emergency operation on behalf of the developing countries most seriously affected by the increase in international prices.
The Community and the 46 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) sign a convention known as Lomé I, in Lomé, Togo, to replace the Yaoundé Conventions.
The European Council holds its first meeting in Dublin, Ireland. Major decisions are taken which enable the UK government to recommend continued membership of the Community. A declaration relating to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe is adopted.
Mr. Georges Spénale is elected president of the European Parliament.
The Council sets up the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and a Regional Policy Committee. The Council adopts a European unit of account based on a composite basket of the Community currencies. It will initially be used under the Lomé Convention and for the European Investment Bank operations. It will later be gradually introduced into other sectors of Community activities. Mr Harold Wilson, the British prime minister, states in the House of Commons that the UK government would advise the British people to vote "yes" in the referendum on the United Kingdom's continued membership of the Community.
The Florence European University Institute is officially established by the first meeting of the High Council and through the appointment of a principal.
The British government publishes a White Paper on the outcome of the renegotiations.
In the British House of Commons, 369 members voted in favour of the United Kingdom staying in the Community with 170 voting against it.
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The additional protocol extending the EEC-Greece Association Agreement to the three new Member States and an interim agreement on the advance implementation of the trade provisions of the additional protocol are signed in Brussels.
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A new EEC-Israel Agreement is signed in Brussels. It replaces the 1970 agreement and contains cooperation clauses in addition to the trade provisions.
The outcome of the British referendum reveals that 67.2% of voters are in favour of the United Kingdom remaining a member of the Community.
Greece formally applies to join the European Communities.
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The representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting in the Council, adopt a number of regulations enabling the African, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) states to benefit from the trade provisions of the Lomé Convention as of July 1, before the convention officially enters into force.
Italy takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Communities.
The Community and Mexico sign a trade agreement.
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A Treaty giving the European Parliament wider budgetary powers and establishing a Court of Auditors is signed. It will enter into force in June 1977.
The final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe is signed in Helsinki, Finland, by 35 States.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Interim Committee Board of Governors meets in Washington DC, USA. It agrees on new arrangements for gold exchange.
The governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) hold their annual meeting. The Commission participates as an observer and Mr Colombo, the president of the Council, makes a statement on behalf of the Community.
Official relations are established between China and the Community.
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The Commission brings before the Court of Justice an action against France for infringement of the Treaty by imposing an import tax on Italian wines.
A European Council meeting in Rome, Italy. It takes decisions on the election of the European Parliament by universal suffrage, on passport union and on a single Community representation for the north-south Dialogue.
The Community convention on the European patent for the common market (Community patent) is signed.
Sugar industry ruling. The European Court of Justice defines what constitutes a concerted practice and rules on a number of questions important to the development of the Community law on competition.
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Mark your calendars! We're counting the days till we pack away the beach towels and bust out the backpacks. Celebrate that "most wonderful time of year" for parents — back to school season — as Science of Parenthood Live! brings its Back To School Comedy Tour to Maine in August, making stops in Damariscotta, Augusta, and Bangor.
Described as "pure fun for grown-ups lucky enough to have found a babysitter for the night," Science of Parenthood Live! features "parenting snarkologist" Norine Dworkin-McDaniel, co-creator of the humor site Science of Parenthood and co-author of the award-winning book, Science of Parenthood: Thoroughly Unscientific Explanations for Utterly Baffling Parenting Situations (She Writes Press).
A must-see for parents who've despaired of ever sleeping, showering or excavating their living room from layers of plastic toys again, Science of Parenthood Live! is a feisty mix of stand-up, storytelling and select readings that offers sidesplittingly funny perspective on such pressing parental conundrums as …
- Why DO kids grow up so fast, but Candy Land drags on so s-l-o-w-l-y?
- Why must children sleep perpendicular to any adult laying next to them?
- Are earplugs an acceptable baby shower gift?
- Exactly how many tequila shots does it take to get through an episode of Caillou?
All shows include a post-performance meet-and-greet and signing. Dworkin-McDaniel will also be signing books at select bookstores. See schedule below for details.
A longtime magazine writer who's written for just about every woman's magazine you can buy on the newsstand, Norine Dworkin-McDaniel teamed up with cartoonist Jessica Ziegler in 2013 to create the illustrated parenting humor site Science of Parenthood. Often called "The Big Bang Theory of parenting blogs," Science of Parenthood lampoons the ridiculous situations otherwise capable adults find themselves in as a result of having kids. Dworkin-McDaniel's humor is routinely featured on Huffington Post as well as on Upworthy, RedbookMag.com, parenting.com, PopSugar and Bored Panda and even earned her a nod as one of TODAYParents' Funniest Parents of 2015. Published in 2015, Science of Parenthood (the book) hit #1 on Amazon's Hot New Parenting Humor Releases and won both the Independent Book Publishers Association's GOLD Benjamin Franklin Award for Parenting/Family and Foreword Reviews' SILVER INDIEFab Award for Humor. Dworkin-McDaniel is also the author of the ebook, Science of Parenthood's Mistakes, Mishaps and WTF? Moments. This year, her parenting satire won third prize in the blog/online media category in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists Column Contest. Her parents are thrilled that she is finally making use of her theatre degree.
WHAT: Author Signing
WHERE: Sherman's Bookstore, 158 Main Street, Damariscotta
WHAT: Science of Parenthood Live! Back to School Tour
WHERE: Skidompha Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta
TICKETS: Free
Science of Parenthood Live! is presented as part of the library's Chats With Champions series, which "brings outstanding members of the literary world, arts, and sciences to Skidompha … including notables such as notables such as Martha White, Richard Russo, Monica Wood, Richard Ford, Jenny Boylan, Linda Greenlaw, Kate Baestrup, Anita Shreve, former Senator Olympia Snowe, and Senator Angus King."
WHAT: Science of Parenthood Live! Back to School Tour
WHERE: Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta
Science of Parenthood Live! is presented in collaboration with the Children's Discovery Museum, an educational organization that encourages and supports meaningful play for children birth to age 11 and their families.
HOW MUCH: Free
WHAT: Author Signing
WHERE: Briar Patch Bookstore, 27 Central Street, Bangor
WHAT: Science of Parenthood Live! Back to School Tour
WHERE: Maine Discovery Museum, 74 Main Street, Bangor
HOW MUCH: $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Call 207-262-7200 to reserve tickets in advance.
Science of Parenthood Live! is presented by the Maine Discovery Museum, which encourages creativity, nurtures a sense of wonder, and challenges children and families to learn in new and innovative ways. The museum provides year-round science and art programming, including nine weeks of summer camp, as well as art and science programming at free events throughout the region and museum memberships to local libraries to ensure that everyone has access to our facility. Ticket proceeds from this event will benefit the museum's facility refurbishment campaign and are tax deductible.
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The protein encoded by ARAP1 contains SAM, ARF-GAP, RHO-GAP, ankyrin repeat, RAS-associating, and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. Additionally we are shipping ARAP1 Proteins (4) and many more products for this protein.
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Human Monoclonal ARAP1 Primary Antibody for IF, IP - ABIN535240
Kiger, Eklund, Younger, OKane: Transgenic inhibitors identify two roles for protein kinase A in Drosophila development. in Genetics 1999
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Human Polyclonal ARAP1 Primary Antibody for IP, WB - ABIN261138
Hasegawa, Tsujita, Takenawa, Itoh: ARAP1 regulates the ring size of circular dorsal ruffles through Arf1 and Arf5. in Molecular biology of the cell 2012
Human Monoclonal ARAP1 Primary Antibody for ICC, IP - ABIN302078
Símová, Klíma, Cermak, Sourková, Andera: Arf and Rho GAP adapter protein ARAP1 participates in the mobilization of TRAIL-R1/DR4 to the plasma membrane. in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death 2008
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Human Polyclonal ARAP1 Primary Antibody for ELISA - ABIN547166
Miura, Jacques, Stauffer, Kubosaki, Zhu, Hirsch, Resau, Zheng, Randazzo: ARAP1: a point of convergence for Arf and Rho signaling. in Molecular cell 2002
competitive analytical gel-filtration chromatography and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) results showed that ARAP1 could compete with Cbl for CIN85 binding, which provides a biochemical basis for the regulatory roles of ARAP1 in the CIN85-mediated EGFR internalizing process.
Quantitative trait loci genes analysis reveals association between T2D risk variants at the ARAP1/STARD10 locus and STARD10 but not ARAP1 expression.
Increased ARAP1 expression might contribute to type 2 diabetes susceptibility at this Genome-wide association studies locus.
Arap1 is highly expressed in the renal vasculature, and its expression is suppressed by angiotensin II.
afadin regulates the cyclical activation and inactivation of Rap1, Rac1, and RhoA through SPA-1 and ARAP1.
Genetic variant rs1552224 of CENTD2 on chromosome 11 contributes to an independent effect as well as joint cumulative effect with rs2237897 of KCNQ1 on the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese Han population.
The proinsulin-decreasing and T2D-risk Alleles are associated with increased ARAP1 mRNA levels in primary human pancreatic islets.
a novel molecular mechanism of circular dorsal ruffles ring size control through the ARAP1-Arf1/5 pathway.
Of the lead variants from 12 novel type 2 diabetes associated loci, CENTD2 significantly associated with increased plasma glucose values and decreased glucose-stimulated insulin release.
ARAP1 associated with CIN85 affects epidermal growth factor receptor endocytic trafficking
PTK6 enhances EGFR signaling by inhibition of EGFR down-regulation through phosphorylation of ARAP1 in breast cancer cells.
ARAP1 acts primarily on Arf6 in vivo.
ARAP1 knockdown significantly compromises the localization of death receptor 4 at the cell surface of several tumor cell lines and slows down their TRAIL-induced death.
ARAP1 controls the late steps of the endocytic trafficking of the EGF-R
ARAP1 regulates the endocytic traffic of EGFR and, consequently, the rate of EGFR signal attenuation
Data suggest that ARAP1 is recruited to membranes independently of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3), the subsequent production of which triggers enzymatic activity.
The protein encoded by this gene contains SAM, ARF-GAP, RHO-GAP, ankyrin repeat, RAS-associating, and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. In vitro, this protein displays RHO-GAP and phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5) trisphosphate (PIP3)-dependent ARF-GAP activity. The encoded protein associates with the Golgi, and the ARF-GAP activity mediates changes in the Golgi and the formation of filopodia. It is thought to regulate the cell-specific trafficking of a receptor protein involved in apoptosis. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
centaurin delta 2
, centaurin, delta 2
, ArfGAP with RhoGAP domain, ankyrin repeat and PH domain 1
, arf-GAP with Rho-GAP domain, ANK repeat and PH domain-containing protein 1
, centaurin-delta-2
, cnt-d2
, ARF-GAP, RHO-GAP, ankyrin repeat, and pleckstrin homology domains-containing protein 1


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Technics SH-10B3
Turntable Plinth System
Optional plinth for the SP-10mk2 motor unit.
The Technics SH-10B3 is a massive stone block of gleaming obsidian, mounted on a rubber and rosewood veneered base.
The plinth provides a wide platform for arm mounting and shock-damping against external vibration and feedback.
Supplied complete with a grey, transparent, removable dust cover with friction hinges and two arm mounting boards/holders.
External dimensions: 560 x 465 x 170mm
Weight: 12kg (including dust cover)
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The Homemade Trials: Fruit Leather
So there I was in the grocery store on the hunt for something I haven't eaten in probably fifteen years: Fruit Roll-ups. I looked in the candy aisle first… no luck. Then I checked the snacks section and a few other random rows where they might keep sugar-packed treats. You know where I eventually found them?
The breakfast aisle.
Yep. That's right. Fruit Roll-ups are considered breakfast. Go figure!
Dried fruit is one of my favorite things to snack on although I rarely would eat it for breakfast. I thought it would be fun to run a homemade version of fruit leather through The Homemade Trials next to a few popular store versions.
As always, I'll show you how to make my version and then I'll compare it to three other products in the areas of TIME, COST, NUTRITION, and TASTE.
My Version
I wanted to keep my version simple. I ended up adding some sugar to it, but you might not need to do that depending on the sweetness of your fruit.
Homemade Fruit Leather
I compare homemade fruit leather to a few store bought brands in the categories of time, nutrition, cost, and taste!
1) Wash and chop fruit and add to a large pot with water. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 10 minutes.
2) Mash fruit lightly and then remove from heat and let cool. Once slightly cooled, add to blender or food processor and pulse until very smooth.
3) Add back to pot, add a pinch of salt. Add sugar and lemon juice to taste. You shouldn't need more than 1/2 cup of sugar.
4) Lay out silicon baking mats or parchment paper on baking sheets and spread mixture over the top until it's in an even layer.
5) Bake fruit for 8-10 hours at 150-170 degrees Fahrenheit.
6) Remove fruit and let cool. Slice and roll up in plastic wrap. Store in the fridge for up to a week or freeze.
You could use any stone fruit for this recipe. Try peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, etc. Just grab the most ripe and delicious fruit you can find.
I went with plums on this particular day. Once you've picked a fruit just dice them up and add them to a pot with some water.
Bring that to a simmer and let the fruit break down for about ten minutes.
Then let the mixture cool for a few minutes and blend it up! You can also use a food processor if you want. If you want a really smooth finished product, it's pretty important to blend it well.
Once you've blended it, add it back to the pot and season it with a pinch of salt. This is where you can start tasting it and adjusting for sweetness and tartness. If you find some perfect fruit, it's possible that you might not need to add anything to it!
In my case, I added about 1/2 cup of sugar and the juice from one lemon. It tasted great after that though so I knew it would at least taste good at the end.
I wasn't entirely sure the best way to leatherize this stuff so I tried out two methods.
I used a fancy silpat mat for one version and just plain old parchment paper for the other. Both worked just fine!
Bake these guys on the lowest setting your oven will go which should be 150-170 degrees Fahrenheit. They will need to bake 8-10 hours so what I recommend is just sticking them in before you go to bed and when you wake up they should be pretty perfect.
You'll know they are done because if you touch them they should fill leathery but not sticky or wet at all.
Then let them cool and you can just peel them off the sheets. It's pretty cool actually.
Then if you want to make individuals servings, just slice them into smaller pieces and roll them up in some plastic wrap.
Here's my own homemade little roll-up!
You should probably store these in the fridge and they should keep fine for at least a week. You could freeze them also though and they would keep for months.
Ok… Now that you know how to make the stuff, let's get down to business.
This should be no shocker, but it takes over ten hours to make this at home even though most of the time is inactive time. I literally slept while they cooked.
Even with that though, TIME has to go to store-bought brands. Homemade is work intensive. No two ways about it.
I figured if there was one category I would probably dominate, it would be cost. I was very right!
The key to this is making sure you get fruit that is in-season. It'll be cheaper that way and also taste better.
The key part is to look at the total servings line in the above chart. My homemade version made a lot of dried fruit. It worked out to be cheaper than any store-bought version I could find. In some cases the savings is pretty significant.
COST goes to HOMEMADE!
I wasn't exactly sure where my version would stack up. The Apple Roll and Apricot leather that I bought were from a company called Stretch Island Fruit Co. and they don't add any sugar to their fruit so I was concerned that I had to add some to mine.
Strangely, the product that has sugar listed as the second ingredient (roll ups) has the least amount of sugar. It is also pretty much void of any actual fruit nutrition though. In fact, all of the fruit leathers except my homemade version are made with concentrate as the primary ingredient. If you want whole fruit in your fruit leather, you're going to have to make it.
If you want to get really finicky here, I guess you could pick a winner, but at the end of the day all of these were basically the same on the nutritional chart. If you were concerned about the nutrition of the homemade version, you could leave out the extra sugar or reduce it a bit.
I'm going to call NUTRITION a TIE. When you look at the info I just can't say that my version is somehow better than any of the others.
Now… that said… I'm biased toward products that use whole fruit instead of concentrate. I would like to think that my version has lots of vitamins and natural benefits that the others might lack, but that's impossible to prove.
Ok. I was confident that I could beat the fluorescent roll-ups in the taste department, but I wasn't sure about the other two.
Betsy and I both tasted them all and agreed immediately.
The worst was the fruit roll ups. It didn't taste like anything really. It just tasted fake. Like candy, not fruit. Because it is.
Next was the fruit leather from Stretch Island. Bets and I both agreed that it's problem was that it was too thick and really chewy.
My version and the apple roll from Stretch Island were a tie. Both were very flavorful and good!
This one is pretty easy for me to call, but there are some conditionals.
If you aren't too concerned about saving money, then just buy these guys. They are pretty work intensive. But don't buy fake ones. Look for ones with no or little added sugar. My personal favorite was the Stretch Island apple roll.
If you are trying to save money or want to try flavors that aren't offered (plum for example), then make these suckers! I was really happy with how my homemade ones came out, but it's probably not worth it to make them all the time.
What do you think? Is anybody going to try to make these?
17 comments on "The Homemade Trials: Fruit Leather"
This post is perfect timing! My husband just got a dehydrator and wants to make fruit leather, so we will definitely be making your recipe!
I so want to do this (and your jerky recipe) but my oven's lowest setting is 200 – and I'm pretty sure that's really like 275! Do you think it would work to turn on the broiler (it's underneath the oven box) but put the food in the oven? Or would that still be too hot?
Hmm… hard to say Heather. if you are interesting in trying it I would pick up a cheap oven thermometer so you can monitor your temp and know what you are working with.
Destiney Yates
One thing to consider also is all the chemical preservatives and food coloring. Red food dye alone is bad enough and is found in almost every brand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_(dye) it is banned in many country's because it causes cancer. In fact in china you can get 15 years in prison for putting it in food. And that's not the long list of other chemicals in these things i would go with home made for that reason alone plus they are easy in the dehydrator!
Krissy @ Make it Naked
Oh this was a good one!! You for real slept with your oven on? Im too neurotic. I'd be up every 10 minutes ready to stop, drop and roll.
Ya… I do when I'm cooking something like this (super low heat, almost impossible to burn). But yes… my lawyers are telling me that it's might not be the safest thing in the world.
I agree about the additives. I think you should include that in the nutritional comparison. Yours may not be better in terms of sugar and salt but to me that's less important than avoiding food colorings and "natural" and "aritificial" flaverings.
Just an thought, but how much electricity or gas would be used during this 10 hour process? I can't image the end result would actually save any money once that is factored in. Have you thought about that cost before?
Hmm… i'm not sure how you would really monitor that. It's pretty low because the temp is so low on the stove, but it definitely does use some gas/electricity. I would be surprised if it added more than $1 to your bill, but hard to know. Good point though. That could even out the costs a bit.
I think I must be the only adult in America who has never tried fruit roll ups. I always assumed they weren't real fruit so I never bothered. Your version actually looks tasty, but I think before I went to the trouble, I'd try to find the store-bought version to see if I even liked the things!
On the other hand, I made my first batch of homemade granola last night and, just as I said about hummus, I will never buy store-bought again!
I wonder of one of those food dehydrators they used to hawk on TV would be more efficient? :)
Serious question, how do you estimate things like sodium and carbs with your homemade versions?
Yea… I think a dehydrator would definitely be more efficient since that's what it is designed to do.
For those estimates, I weigh my ingredients and look up basic nutritional info online for whatever fruit I'm using. Then do some serious spreadsheet math and it spits out a number. In this case, it's an estimate, but I think it's probably a good one considering how close it is to the actual nutritional info provided by the purchased stuff. I'd be worried if it was really far off one way or the other.
Tony Williams
I just sat down. I just finished making seedless strawberry/raspberry/basil/honey fruit roll-ups(24). Great taste! I used a dehydrator and I user it a lot. I organically grow 35 different types of vegetables, so I am busy preserving everything during the summer and fall. I also teach all summer, so I am busy, but I wouldn't have it any other way. My wife is a huge help in the kitchen, but she hates outdoors.
Instead of sugar try local honey. Don't need salt in a fruit roll up. Try it without.
I wouldn't leave the oven on overnight with parchment. I left a batch of fruit leather in the oven while I ran a couple errands. When I came back the kitchen was full of smoke because the parchment had caught fire. It's a brand new oven, , wasn't close to the coils, had very little extra parchment on the exterior. I'm still unsure why it caught fire. I just feel blessed it didn't burn down our home while I was away. Won't do that again!
I make my leather with fruit only. No need for sugar, salt or lemon. Depends on ripeness and flavor of fruit. When my apricots are on and I don't have time to make lots of leather, I make purée, freeze it in quart jars, then pull it out later and make leather throughout the year. My kids love it in their school lunches.
I grow a lot of fruit and make a lot of fruit leather. I recommend roasting (400 degrees for 15 min) your hard fruits instead of streaming them in a pot. I usually don't need to add sweetener when I do it that way because instead of adding water you are removing it. Then cool, puree and dry. Just a suggestion. Some fruits, like pears (when ripe) you don't need to roast.


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Secularists, of course, are demonizing the Catholic Church over this. What the secularists do not understand is that the Catholic Church simply cannot provide support for a behavior that is sinful.
Secularists do not have to agree with the Church, but if they truly believed in tolerance, they could provide a religious exemption. To pass laws that force the Church to violate deeply held religious convictions is tyranny and a violation of our Constitutional protection of Freedom of Religion.
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This is what i have been doing today , adding to housekeeping, going to the grocery, having my daughter at home , going to the library ...etc :)
Well this is my first necklace ever and i really love it!!
And it's already in my ETSY shop .
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7 Years with SJ World
As part of our celebratory events on SJ World's 7th anniversary we have created a small game, rather easy to play, in which you will play the "I Spy the SJWorld Towel" as we like to call it. And as the title says, you will have to spot the towel to put your brain and eyesight to the test!
To participate, please use the following guidelines.
👑 Guidelines 👑
- We will share a video of SJ concerts or performances in which the SJWorld towel appears in several times.
- Watch the whole performance to spot the towel at least once. Screen cap the frame + time in which it was found.
- Tweet your image and use the hashtags #7YearsWithSJWorld & #슈주세계제패
- Check out our other posts where you can ask us a question, or share an experience with us (optional).
- EVENT: Notes Around The World – http://sjworld.net/event-notes-around-the-world/ (this event is to share an experience or a problem you are experiencing that we will will try to help you solve in our upcoming main event which remains a secret)
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Learn small animal ultrasound
A young dog was referred for evaluation of a suspected portosystemic shunt. This image was obtained at the level of the fundus of the stomach… What is it?
To get the answer, press "answer"…Two carrots!
A rope?
answer coming soon…
so whats the answer?
Most recent post on the blog: https://smallanimalultrasonography.com/2015/02/09/and-the-answer-is/ 🙂
Foreign body or granuloma at the caudal part of oesophagus eg spirocerca
The image was taken lower in the fundus…soon the answer!
Thank you for playing!
maybe a duodenal-gastric intussusception?
I can see how you suggest that, the answer is coming soon
I'll probably dream about it the whole weekend! No idea what it might be, though…
Sweet dreams!
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Dear Scot,
Have you ever blogged about your daily rhythm? I love your blog, but I always wonder how you write so much (and keep your inbox clear)? How do you sleep very much, do housework, play with your son, relax, exercise, or prepare for class? Maybe you don't want to blog about such a thing, but I admire your consistency and productivity. Thanks for sharing so much of your mind and heart with the world.
Yes, I have mentioned how we live on this blog a few times but I get asked this so often that putting it down gets me to think about it all in a different way. Let me put it this way: Kris and I try to keep life simple. Now a few points, after all I'm a professor and we like to make points:
[What rhythms in life work for you? What patterns have you discovered?]
First, our kids are grown and married. It was more difficult to keep life simple then than it is now. (For instance, there were several summers when I got little writing done because I coached Lukas' baseball teams.) So, part of what you are seeing is good old-fashioned middle age. It's just the two of us, Kris and I. Even our little dog has passed on, so all we have to manage is our birds and the little chipmunks and baby rabbits whom we feed bird seed and apple cores.
Second, we are the kinds of people that get up early and go to bed rather early. I need about an hour less of sleep than does Kris, but we get up by 5:30 or 6am (sleeping until 6:30 gives both of us headaches). On most days we say our prayers in the morning, except on some work days, or after dinner or both times. We don't vary our sleep time by much. Even when we are on vacations we get up and go to bed about the same time (which is sometime between 9:30 and 11:00 p.m.).
Third, when at home I study from about 7am or 7:30am until about 3 or 4pm, every day, depending on the kind of studying I've got going. At about 4:00, I get dinner ready. When Kris comes home from her counselling practice we eat our salad and go for a long, hard walk — about 2 to 3 miles daily. Then we relax a bit, I cook up what we will have that evening while Kris does her chores around the home, and then we eat. I very rarely study or write (the serious kind) in the evenings (an exception is when a deadline is looming), though I'm always reading something. Our evenings are spent talking, reading, watching the Cubs, talking with neighbors, that sort of family life. Weekends tend to include more social time for us. For instance, we had a cookout on July 4th with Laura and Mark and Pat and Bob. On July 5 we went to Ravinia to hear Garrison Keillor with three other couples in our "small group" (we all go to different churches, so are sort of trying to figure out what to call ourselves – I guess small group fits as well as friends).
Exceptions to study days: I like to play golf, and I'd like to play one morning a week, but I've only played twice this whole summer. So, I'm not doing well. But, it looks like a pattern might be developing. I don't like meetings; but I do have coffee or lunch with someone maybe once or twice a week. But, mostly, I sit at my desk every weekday and study and write. This weekday study and writing rhythm occurs during the summer months and breaks from teaching (this past year I was on sabbatical). But during the school year I continue this same study and writing rhythm on days that I am not teaching.
Fourth, for the blog: I write the Bible studies on either Saturday morning or Sunday sometime. They are stored in WordPress until the time set for them to appear. I don't write the posts at midnight, as the time they appear might suggest. The other posts are written whenever I get the idea ready. Because I'm a writer, my posts don't take me too long to write. Most of the time I have posts set up well in advance. It is very rare that I write a post the evening before it appears.
Fifth, our weekends are simple if at all possible. Yes, in the Fall and Winter and Spring I speak often, and everything above gets shifted. But, by and large, we get up early on Saturday, breakfast and feed birds, say our prayers, put on our walking shoes, head for Independence Grove, come home, spend the day here in doing errands and reading and relaxing. We tend to our garden a bit; Kris does more of that than I do. (Here's one of my principles: I don't speak at summer camps for a week; I rarely speak on weekends in the summer, unless it's relatively close to home. Summers are for reading and writing and getting energies stored up for a much more busy school year.)
Sixth, on class preparation: it is constant. Everything I do ends up somehow in the classroom. I don't know how this works, but it does. Sometimes what I read for the blog ends up becoming the foundation for a new lecture or a new point in a class session; sometimes class sessions inspire posts and those blog conversations shift what goes on in the classroom.
Well, that's probably enough – I'm sure I have left some things out. This is the daily rhythm that works well for us. Our kids tend to think we are rather boring, but oh well.
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I have the ~$80 apple earbuds, and it has a built-in microphone which works fine. I've used it for skype and taking calls. In Preferences, the drop down for Dictation's input has 'Line-in", but when selected, Dictation does not hear me. In Sound preferences, 'Line-in' has the full title of 'Audio Line-In Port', so it is 'there'.
So I'm just curious why Dictation won't listen via my earbud microphone.


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1629 Roma Lane, Allen
- Price$420,000
- Beds4
- Baths3
- Sq. Ft.3,365
Beautiful one owner home with a voluntary HOA on a huge corner treed lot. Property is across from a greenbelt and walking trails. Adorned with a spectacular outdoor living space including a deck, pool with attached spa, fire pit and a garden area. This two-story home has a wall of windows looking out to the lovely lot from the living, kitchen, dining and study.
Essential Information
- Price$420,000
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3.00
- Full Baths3
- Square Footage3,365
- Acres0.27
- Year Built1999
- TypeResidential
- Sub-TypeSingle Family
- StatusActive
- UtilitiesCity Sewer, City Water, Curbs, Sidewalk, Underground Utilities
- # of Garages2
- GaragesAttached, Front, Garage, Garage Door Opener
- Has PoolYes
- PoolCleaning System, Heated, In Ground Gunite, Attached Spa
- Exterior FeaturesOutdoor Fireplace/Pit, Patio Open, Sprinkler System, Wood Deck
- Lot DescriptionAdjacent Greenbelt, Corner, Cul De Sac, Greenbelt, Landscaped, Heavily Treed
- RoofComposition
- ConstructionBrick
- FoundationSlab
Listing Details
- Listing Agent:Yanna Pasmore
- Listing Office:Re/max Select Homes
Community Information
- Address1629 Roma Lane
- AreaALLEN AREA (51)
- SubdivisionVillas At Suncreek
- CityAllen
- CountyCollin
- StateTX
- Zip Code75013
- Interior FeaturesCable TV Available, High Speed Internet Available
- AppliancesBuilt-in Microwave, Cooktop - Gas, Dishwasher, Disposal, Double Oven, Vent Mechanism, Water Line to Refrigerator
- HeatingCentral Air-Elec, Central Heat-Gas
- FireplaceYes
- # of Fireplaces2
- FireplacesGas Starter, Wood Burning
- # of Stories2
- Stories2
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- ElementaryNorton
- MiddleEreckson
- HighAllen
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Brooklyn, New York is among the five boroughs of New York, and is situated in western Long Island. The region is rich in ethnic culture, which is cause for a wide selection of eateries offering cuisine that is native. Regardless of what your taste buds are craving, you can locate it in Brooklyn.
American Restaurants:
Junior's Most Fabulous Restaurant, situated at 386 Flatbush Ext. is among the very popular in the region for American food, and they're well-known for their cheesecake. It's believed to be "out of this world!"
Water Street, found at 1 Water Street, is just another popular Brooklyn Restaurant, and are famous for their wide-ranging wine list and superlative service. At Water Street you'll find a dining experience that is true.
French Restaurants:
Jolie Restaurant, at 320 Atlantic Avenue, is reported to be a unique bistro with excellent food. The food is presented, and fresh, tasty.
Kush, at 17 Putnam Avenue, the food is described using words including exceptional, superb, amazing, tasty, and fairly priced. The service is helpful and friendly. Many appreciate the relaxing setting.
Vietnamese Restaurants:
Nam Son Vietnamese Restaurant, located at 245 Grand Street, Said to be the most genuine Vietnamese you're going to get. Is among the first Vietnamese eateries in Nyc. In business for more than 20 years, the food is the service great, great, as well as the feeling cozy.
Pho Tay Ho Vietnamese Restaurant, 2351, 86th Street. This Brooklyn eatery; is famous for real tasting great food, and fair costs. Has a great selection of Vietnamese cuisine.
Italian Restaurants:
Rocco's Italian Cafeteria, 6408 Fort Hamilton Parkway. Not the cafeteria you understand. Rocco's serves authentic Italian food at fair costs. Real home made Italian cooking in a cozy and relaxed setting.
La Palina Restaurant, 159 Avenue O. The assortment available at La Palina's is unsurpassed. Classified as Italian cuisine that is largely American, they've meals. Service, excellent food, and family atmosphere make this eatery a favorite.
Lobo, found at 218 Court Street this Mexican eatery, charged as "NYC's Greatest Tex Mex". It gets rave reviews for it is friendly setting, costs, service, and food.
along with the eateries reviewed here, in addition, there are many excellent Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Middle Eastern, Greek, Thai, Indian, Spanish, Cajun, and Steak Houses from which to select. Cuisine assortment is plentiful in Brooklyn.
If you can not locate a fantastic spot to eat in Brooklyn, you're not in Brooklyn!


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A Little About The Person Who Wants To Help You And Your Business?
In 1964, C. Emory Cross, CLU graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL with a degree in finance and insurance.
In 1967 he earned a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) degree from the American College of Life Underwriters in Bryn Maur, PA.
He was first licensed to sell all types of insurance in Florida in 1964.
He was one of the first to enter the Professional Employer Organization industry in Florida in 1990.
He has served as Director of Sales and Marketing, Director of Employee Benefits, and in other positions with different PEO's.
With offices in Tampa and Charlotte, he services his large client base as an independent agent. He deals with many different PEO's because each PEO has a different appetite for the risks involved in workers' compensation and group health insurance.
While he works with companies of any size, he has always had a special interest in small companies with less than 10 employees that have no one to handle payroll processing, workers' compensation insurance and employee benefits. These companies frequently grow their business and become large and profitable.
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Topic : Social media analytics spreadsheet.
Author : Gillian Gomes.
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If you find creating financial spreadsheets a task that is a little to advanced for you, do not fear. There are other options for you that can combine and even exceed all the features even the most advanced personal finance spreadsheets can offer. The other options such as personal budget software may cost more than a spreadsheet you create at first, but are also powerful enough to pay for themselves with the advanced budgeting features they provide.
One last tip for learning how to figure out spreadsheets is when you are dealing with numbers, it pays to give some thought to how to lay out the spreadsheet. When you type in information, be as careful as possible. Also remember, it is the ability to perform complex calculations that makes spreadsheets such powerful tools. It is worth the effort to learn how to use formulas correctly.
If you are on a budget or looking to get on one, tracking your finances plays a major role in how successful your budget will be. A personal finance spreadsheet is a great way to keep track of your income and expenses. By using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or a Google docs spreadsheet you can easily see exactly how much you are spending and how much you are saving each month.


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Celiac.com 05/25/2004 - The results of a study conducted by Dr. G. Richard Locke III and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota do not show an association between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and celiac disease. The case-control study was based on the respondents of a bowel disease questionnaire that was sent to random Olmsted County residents who were 20 to 50 years old. The researchers evaluated 150 subjects, 72 of whom reported having symptoms of IBS and dyspepsia, and 78 controls with no gastrointestinal symptoms. In the group with symptoms they found that 50 had IBS, 24 had dyspepsia and 15 had both conditions. Serological screening of both groups for celiac disease showed no significant difference between them—two controls, two IBS subjects and two people with dyspepsia tested positive for celiac disease. The researchers conclude that celiac disease alone cannot explain the presence or IBS or dyspepsia in the subjects.
2 out of 50 with IBS (4%)
2 out of 24 with dyspepsia (6%)
2 of the 78 controls (2.6%)
These findings do not necessarily contradict previous IBS/celiac disease studies that looked at hospital outpatients who are more likely to have more severe and prolonged symptoms than a group that selects itself from the general public by responding to a questionnaire. Additionally most of the earlier studies that concluded that there was a connection between celiac disease and IBS were conducted before more recent epidemiological studies that have shown just how high the incidence of celiac disease in the general population is--now estimated between 0.8% and 1.3%--this study suggests 2 -3%. These recent epidemiological studies have also shown that a large percentage of celiacs have little or no symptoms, perhaps due to the length of time or the severity of the disease.
A 1 in 20 diagnosis of celiac disease in patients with IBS/dyspepsia is consistent with other studies, and is still high and suggests that testing for celiac disease should be done routinely on these patients. No studies have ever suggested that all or even most IBS patients have celiac disease, just that the incidence is higher than that of the normal population.
I propose that if this study had been done on exactly the same people several years from now, the 2 people in the control group who were found to have celiac disease may well develop symptoms that would put them in either the IBS or dyspepsia group, which would create a statistically significant result that would contradict this studys result. Last, perhaps the results of this study really support a more broad conclusion: Everyone ought to be screened for celiac disease, not just those with symptoms.


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Dallas Cowboys
Sean Lee champing at the bit to get the season started
Sean Lee played 18 defensive snaps Saturday against the Vikings. That's the only snaps he's had in the last year and half. But it's enough for him to deem himself ready for the season opener.
"Health-wise, I'm great," the weakside linebacker said. "I'm ready to go. Now, it's just playing 50, 60, 70 plays, week in and week out effectively. …I think I can [do it]. It's one of those things where I think I'll be better the more I do it."
Lee, 29, missed last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Thus, more than anyone, he has been champing at the bit for the start of the season.
Lee said he's so "pumped up" that he will have to "temper it a little bit."
"Week 1 for me, not playing in almost a year and a half, it's going to be something I'm excited for and am going to prepare the right way for," Lee said.
Lee stayed involved with the team last season, which will ease his return to the rhythm of an NFL work week.
"I think when I was out, I've always tried to somewhat mentally stay in that, preparing, being in some of the meetings, so I've done it a lot, so I think I'll fall back into it," Lee said. "But it's one of those deals where hey, I've got to get back into it quickly and make sure the work I'm doing is effective."
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Last year while visitng friends in Boston, I spotted these Ilse Jacobsen boots on the subway. I loved that they were rubber boots with ties and how chic they were for rubber boots! I was so excited when I was contacted by Lines of Denmark to collaborate with them, Ilse Jacobsen and a local shop that carries the line: Rough and Tumble.
First impression: the boots are fleece lined and super cozy. However, the ankle is a little big on me, so they felt different to walk in at first. Once I spent the day in them they became way more comfortable.
A fellow Portland Instagrammer, Gretchen Powers, also received a pair, so naturally we met up to take photos. We drove to Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth-one of my favorite spots.
This collaboration aims to grow the Ilse Jacobsen line and support Rough and Tumble as a local shop. Ilse Jacobsen was founded by a woman 25 years ago. These signature rainboots are natural rubber, not plastic, and handmade in Europe. They have EVA soles and working gussets so folks of all calf sizes can wear them and are lined in cotton & wool fleece.
The Rough and Tumble website is beautifully designed so its worth looking around! You can find these boots on their website or in-store.
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Snapshot: Grandpa's gramophone and roses
Our grandparents' first gramophone was a cause of much celebration in the summer of 1926. When Grandpa returned from the war in 1919, their first home as a family was this prefab, built for workers at Woolwich Arsenal. Intended as temporary accommodation, the "Hutments" were there for 12 years. Our mother (on the left) and her sister (now 92 and still going strong) spent all their childhood summers in and out of the garden where Grandpa grew his roses.
We reckon that if he was alive today, he'd have worn his iPod while pruning – he loved music and flowers. This photo makes me wonder just how loud the music had to be to keep the family entertained that summer – and whether the neighbours shared the same taste! Carole Adamson
Playlist: A song for my daughter, Carmela
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
"Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon/You come and go/You come and go"
My eldest daughter was born in September 1983, when Culture Club's Karma Chameleon was No 1. Every time I hear it, it takes me back, but not because of its position in the charts.
I had my daughter by caesarean section and had been put in a room by myself to recover. I was very sore, had no one to talk to, on top of which the nurses hardly ever passed by and were annoyed when I rang for help to lift my daughter out of the crib to feed her. I got very depressed.
One morning, a cleaner came in to vacuum and she asked me what I had called my baby. I told her, "Carmela", and she exclaimed, "Oh, that's just like that song, Karma Camellia!". I didn't like to tell her she'd got both the name and the song title wrong, but I saw the funny side of it and it cheered me up no end. I'm reminded of it every time I hear the song, and it still makes me chuckle. Francesca Burgess
Make do and mend: Frozen berry storage
I've had many uses for plastic milk containers, as I'm sure many people have, but I'm quite proud of my latest one.
With a glut of blackcurrants and gooseberries and nothing to store them in (I'd forgotten to buy freezer bags), I scoured the cupboards for containers large or small.
Surrounded by bowls and colanders full of berries, and wishing I hadn't been so hasty in picking them, I made a cup of tea; and while using the last of the milk from a two-litre container, ping!, the brain bell tinkled.
However, I had to put a little thought into my new milk container usage. In order for the berries not to stick together in a big clump – in which case the plastic would need to be slit open – first lay the fruit out on baking trays and freeze.
When frozen, loosen them with a spatula and fill the container; this allows you to use as few or as many berries as you wish simply by "pouring" them out. (You might need to bash the sides a bit first.)
Lizzie Nicholson
We love to eat: Sausage macaroni
225g macaroni
2 medium onions
4 sausages
85g butter
85g flour
425ml of stock and milk
85g cheese
Salt and pepper
2 tomatoes
Cook the macaroni according to the packet, fry the sausages, then fry the onions in the sausage fat till golden brown, and mix all these in a gratin dish. Make a sauce with the butter, flour and milk, and add half the cheese, grated. Season to taste and pour over the macaroni mixture. Top with the remainder of the cheese, and the tomatoes, thinly sliced, in rows. Put in a hot oven until the top is browning and bubbling.
On my cookery book shelf, squashed among Rick, Nigella, Jamie, and many others, is the jotter my mother bought in 1937 to record the recipes she learned at an evening class at Kirk o' Field school in Edinburgh. Broken and Sellotaped, and minus pages, it contains the story of an era.
After the first flourish of prewar ideas, the recipes soon reflected the privations of the war – carrots and lentils made their appearance, and how to make two slices of bacon taste like boiled ham and feed four people.
Then came the postwar years making their lean way towards the mid 50s when cream became real again and high tea featured scones, meringues, custard slices and two kinds of bread.
The book became mine about then, and my early marriage contributions were an amazing collection of the tray bakes that were sampled at our many coffee mornings and the elaborate gateaux that appeared as desserts before the dreaded word "calorie" arrived on the scene.
But the best of all my memories of my mother's hospitality were the preliminaries to the rich offerings of baked goods at the high tea table. Fish smothered in white sauce, meat roll made in a brown glazed pot, "potted heid" (head cheese)shining among the lettuce leaves. These were the favourites for small parties, but greater numbers required economies.
In the late 40s I attended art college in Edinburgh, staying at home, which made a wild life impossible, but with the great advantage of being in the house to which came, on a Sunday evening, those of my fellow students who commuted weekly from Grangemouth, Bathgate, or Thornton Junction and whose landlady's idea of a Sunday supper was a single tinned-sardine on toast. For them, my mother filled her biggest Pyrex dish with a glistening, bubbling, crusted mix that made four sausages stretch to eight hungry young people. Ruth Lough
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Men's Basketball
Mark Story: Darrin Horn still looking for way back into college hoops head coaching ranks
The college basketball head coaching carousel whirls round and round. Darrin Horn continues to wait for an invitation to reboard.
There are now two full seasons in the books since Horn, the former Tates Creek High School and Western Kentucky University hoops standout and ex-WKU head coach, got the pink slip as head man at South Carolina.
In what should be some of the prime years of his coaching life, the 41-year-old Horn is instead learning the ropes of television as a college hoops analyst for ESPN.
"My goals haven't changed," Horn said last week. "I still want to coach, still want to be a head coach."
With all but a smattering of this offseason's college hoops vacancies filled, it seems all but certain that Horn will not be head coaching in 2014-15.
"I'll be back with ESPN next year," he said. "I've got a contract and I'll have an expanded presence from what I've been doing. So I'm excited about that."
After Horn was fired at South Carolina with a 60-63 record over four years, he made the decision not to stay in college coaching as an assistant. Instead, he and his family, wife Carla, daughter Caroline, son Walker, moved back to Darrin's hometown of Lexington.
"I'm still not ready to take an assistant's role yet," Horn said. "My kids are 13 and (will turn) 11 on Monday. You go back in as an assistant, you don't know how many times you're looking at moving (your kids) in a few short years. The other thing, I liked being the head coach, running your own program."
Being on ESPN allows Horn to maintain visibility in college hoops. With ESPN set to launch the SEC Network later this year, Horn would seem a natural fit for that platform. The ESPN analyst previously most identified with the SEC, Jimmy Dykes, left to become the new women's head basketball coach at Arkansas.
"I think that's a possibility," Horn said of the SEC Network. "There's no Jimmy Dykes. I'm the most familiar with the league they've got who's not 55, 60 years old."
It is hard not to contrast the approach Horn has taken post-South Carolina to the course John Pelphrey chose after he was fired as head coach at Arkansas following the 2010-11 season. The ex-Kentucky forward, a longtime Billy Donovan aide at Florida before starting his head coaching career at South Alabama in 2002-03, went back to the Gators as an assistant.
Which path is best if the goal is making it back as a college head coach?
Horn is trying to replicate what Steve Lavin did after he was fired at UCLA in 2003. Lavin kept his profile high through work as a studio and color analyst for ESPN. In 2010, he was able to land the head coaching job at St. John's.
Pelphrey should draw inspiration from Doc Sadler. After being fired as Nebraska head coach in 2012, Sadler spent one year as director of basketball operations at Kansas and another as an assistant at Iowa State. This spring, Sadler was named head coach at Southern Mississippi.
What had to be dispiriting this year for both Horn and Pelphrey, 45, is that their names did not appear to get much traction for openings at schools such as Marshall or Southern Miss where either, I thought, would have made sense.
Pelphrey as a head coach took both South Alabama and Arkansas to the NCAA Tournament. Horn as a head coach went 111-48 at Western Kentucky and led the Hilltoppers to the 2008 NCAA tourney round of 16. He coached South Carolina to a share of the 2009 SEC East title, too.
Yet both Horn and Pelphrey are up against a harsh big-time, college sports reality. As the late Royce Waltman, the former Indiana State head coach, once put it: "If you get fired for cheating, you can get hired right back again. If you get fired for losing, it's like you've got leprosy."
So while he searches for a way back into head coaching, Horn has his TV work. Last winter, his second appearing on ESPN networks, he appeared far more comfortable. Horn says he learned better how to prepare for games and gained a keener understanding of the role of a color analyst.
"More than being able to say 'This player had 18 points in his last game,' I needed to be able to say, 'This is how many games in a row he's been in double figures and that means this for the team,'" Horn said. "(TV is) like anything else, you get better with reps."
Still, for Horn, the long-term goal remains rejoining the profession of Mike Krzyzewski, not remaining in the one of Jay Bilas.


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Definitions of the word "perception" include the ability to become aware of something through the physical senses, an intuitive insight, the understanding of something and a way of regarding things. The ability to become aware of things through the senses includes all five senses, although the use of perception at times refers only to the sense of sight.
"The sound was just beyond his perception," provides an example of the use of perception as the ability to become aware of something.
Use of the word to reflect an intuitive insight occurs in the sentence, "'The boy looked sad,' said the man with great perception."
"His perception of the mechanics of movement was impressive," offers an example of perception used to illustrate an understanding of something.
An example of perception as a way of interpreting things occurs in the sentence, "The public perception of the team was at an all-time high." This use of the word is synonymous to the concept of a mental impression of things.
In sciences such as psychology and zoology, perception refers to the neurophysiological processes through which organisms become aware of and interpret stimuli. An example of this use is, "Professor Jones studied the reasoning and perception abilities of gorillas."


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Pepsi Partners With Nature Conservancy to Assess Their Footprint in Water-Stressed Areas
Image: combust via flickr
Pepsi does not have the greatest track record when it comes to social responsibility, particularly with regard to its use of water in countries already stressed for water resources. So while it's too soon to tell if this is a too-little-too-late project, it's good news that the company is at least recognizing it has work to do when it comes to water: GreenBiz reports that PepsiCo has announced a partnership with The Nature Conservancy to study the watersheds surrounding five of its manufacturing facilities, with the hope that the lessons learned can be applied to the company's 700 facilities in more than 200 countries worldwide.GreenBiz quotes Liese Dallbauman, PepsiCo's Director of Water Stewardship: "We needed a toolkit to help all our individual plants in all their various settings determine the most feasible approach to protecting and restoring their water supply."
More from GreenBiz:
The Nature Conservancy pilot project is the first concerted corporate-level water effort that goes beyond the company's four walls.
In addition to becoming one of the first companies to declare water as a human right, PepsiCo has set several water-related goals, including a 20 percent water use efficiency improvement per production unit by 2015, and achieving what it calls a "positive water impact" in its operations. A little backstory: The company's India unit had already met its goal in 2009 to deliver a "positive water balance" -- returning more water to the community than it consumed in its operations -- following charges it was depleting water sources in the water-scarce country. PepsiCo has now gone further by striving for positive water impact.
"We needed to look not only at the amount of water, but also the quality of water," Dallbauman said. "People don't just need enough water, they need clean water. Positive water impact is intended to include both the amount of water and quality of water."
The company surely has a long way to go before it earns any credibility for statements like that, especially in countries that have complained specifically about Pepsi using too much water and poisoning the water supplies that do exist. But, at least potentially, it's a start.
Read more about Pepsi's partnership with The Nature Conservancy at GreenBiz.
More on Pepsi and water scarcity around the world:
Beijing Slams Pepsi and Coke As "Dirty" For Using Too Much Water
Violence Over Water Already Happening in India
So Water is a Human Right Now. What Does That Mean for Water-Scarce Regions Around the World?


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Joel is quite ill at the moment with another bout of bronchiolitis, the Dr gave him some drugs which have had a positive impact but he's coughing like mad and is really fed up with it.
We're both well and Dean is just about recovered from his bad back. He recently acquired a new mountain bike (see the piccy) and as he was getting used to the new seating position etc his back obviously stretched, no permanent damage but a bit sore for a few days.
As you can see from the photo (hopefully) Dean went mountain biking with a couple of friends at Delvera vineyard in Stellenbosch. They participated in an annual event called Dirtopia (www.dirtopia.co.za) and initially did the 7km trail on the farm. Rian decided he'd had enough after this so went home whilst Dean & John went on to do the 15km trail. This was a complete blast with the technical downhill section on single track making the long uphill sections more than worth the effort.
Once again Dean is enjoying being mobile on his bike and is again cycling into CNP. Part of his aim is to save a bit of money (fuel just went up again here last night!) but also to try and shed a bit of the Beirut.


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Green Velvet Shamrock Pancakes
In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, I whipped up some delicious chocolaty green velvet pancakes! I couldn't stop there though.. I made them into little shamrocks! Find out how and get the recipe!
(Makes 8-10 medium pancakes)
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup powdered sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
¾ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup liquid buttermilk (or ¾ cup water + 3 Tbs cultured buttermilk)
1 egg
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 Tbs green food coloring
You will also need:
Heart shaped cookie cutters
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, powdered sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, granulated sugar, and food coloring.
Slowly add buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients until just mixed.
Heat a large skillet over low to medium heat and add a bit of butter to keep pancakes for sticking. Use ¼ cup measuring cup and pour out batter onto skillet once hot. Cook 2-3 minutes or until top starts to bubble and set up.
Flip and cook another minute.
Place cooked pancakes in a baking dish and place in the oven. Set oven at 200 degrees F to keep warm.
Use heart cookie cutters to cut out 3 hearts from one of the pancakes. Cut a "stem" from the edge of the pancake and arrange together to form a shamrock!
Serve with powdered sugar or syrup, wash them down with an Irish Sailor Coffee, and enjoy!


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Chicken Meatball and Orzo Soup
- 1 cup orzo pasta
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Pound fresh chicken sausage, such as sweet Italian, casings discarded and meat rolled into 20 1-inch meatballs
- 1 large clove garlic, very finely chopped
- 6 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 5 cup baby spinach, 5 cups
1. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the orzo until it is al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse the orzo under cold water until cool.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium soup pot, heat the olive oil until shimmering. Add the chicken meatballs and cook over moderately high heat until they are lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meatballs to a plate. Add the garlic to the pot and cook over moderate heat until lightly golden, about 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper. Add the meatballs to the broth and simmer until they are cooked through, about 3 minutes.
3. Add the baby spinach and cooled orzo to the simmering broth and cook, stirring, until the spinach is wilted and the soup is piping hot, about 1 minute. Ladle the meatball-and-orzo soup into shallow bowls and serve.