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How to enjoy a perfect sunshiny day?
Start with one perfectly boiled egg*.
Add an amazing view, and some salad leaves or two. Also throw in some pecans and slivered pear.
Pack a little jar of seasoned olive oil and lemon juice for dressing, and dig in.
Bask in the sunshine while watching serious joggers huff and puff past!
Wander off to the Art Gallery to check out the last few days of the Archibald Prize**.
The challenge I wanted to tell you about ? It's called the 365 challenge. The team at Murdoch Books put together the challenge to cook every single recipe from Stéphane Reynaud's 365 Good Reasons to Sit down to Eat, one dish at a time, over the course of a whole year. Yes, sort of Julie and Julia style, just involving lots of different bloggers. I'd first heard about the challenge from Ellie at Almost Bourdain . This is the line I responded to : "If you'd like to be part of the challenge too, just send an email to meetus(at)murdochbooks.com.au with '365' in the subject line, and they'll get in touch with you." If this sounds like something you'd like to be part of, do drop them a line, I had great fun taking part.
You can read about my challenge here. The dish was Pissaladiere. Very tasty pissaladiere too, I might add.
Have a great weekend and see you soon.
*Everyone has their own tricks to boiling an egg. I start with the eggs barely covered by cold water, in a covered pan. Bring to the boil, and when it starts boiling vigorously, lower the heat slightly so it is simmering well but not boiling over. Put the timer on for 3 minutes. Scoop out the eggs when the timer beeps and place in a bowl of cool water. If the water in the bowl warms up, change the water again until the eggs are cold. The resulting eggs will have just set centres. For firmer centres, boil for 4 minutes. (Starting with cold eggs and cold water stops the shells from cracking).
** Actually, I had this alfresco lunch last Friday. Today I spent gardening, just as much fun but with less food involved :)


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I have a friend who managed to get her hands on an original film reel trailer for Episode III from our local movie theater. The film is in perfect condition, running time is 1 minute 47 seconds.
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Seagate has announced the world's first 3.5" external hard drive with 1TB platters. The move represents a 30% increase in storage capacity over the previous limit of 750GB per platter. The first product to be launched is the 3.5-inch Barracuda desktop hard drive with 3TB of storage on 3 disk platters, offering greater storage for photographers struggling with the space demands of video, and making it easier to establish large-capacity RAID arrays for data security.
PARIS, France - May 3, 2011 - Seagate (NASDAQ: STX), the leader in hard drives and storage solutions, today unveiled the world's first 3.5-inch hard drive featuring 1TB of storage capacity per disk platter, breaking the 1TB areal density barrier to help meet explosive worldwide demand for digital content storage in both the home and the office.
Seagate's GoFlex® Desk products are the first to feature the new hard drive, delivering storage capacities of up to 3TB and an areal density of 625 Gigabits per square inch, the industry's highest. Seagate is on track to ship its flagship 3.5-inch Barracuda desktop hard drive with 3TBs of storage on 3 disk platters – enough capacity to store up to 120 high-definition movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or virtually countless hours of digital music – to the distribution channel in mid-2011. The drive will also be available in capacities of 2TB, 1.5TB and 1TB.
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GoFlex Desk external drives are compatible with both the Windows® operating system and Mac® computers. Each drive includes an NTFS driver for Mac, which allows the drive to store and access files from both Windows and Mac OS X computers without reformatting. The GoFlex Desk external drive's sleek black 3.5-inch design sits either vertically or horizontally to accommodate any desktop environment.


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A 4" large-framed revolver such as a Python is a sidearm. Therefore, you might ask this question on a forum dedicated to such. I've not ever searched for one, but I'm sure there has to be a forum or two dedicated to law enforcement.
Does anyone know a good EDC holster for a 4" Python?
A 4" large-framed revolver such as a Python is a sidearm. Therefore, you might ask this question on a forum dedicated to such. I've not ever searched for one, but I'm sure there has to be a forum or two dedicated to law enforcement.
I disagree with Phil. I have carried a couple of 4" revolvers concealed on a daily basis. Even in this day of Auto guns, a 6 shot .357 medium frame revolver is a GREAT carry gun.
Galco offers an IWB, a couple of belt and a couple of shoulder holsters.
Try the Summer Comfort as an IWB. It will conceal well and is a comfortable carry.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
So, which part do you disagree with - the part where I said a Python is a sidearm, or the part that states that looking at an LEO forum might be of better help?
The first part is true. The 4" Python is a sidearm, just like any other four or five or six-inch barreled large-framed magnum handgun (the Python also comes in a size that is designed for concealed carry, which is the "snub-nosed" version). Just because you have decided to carry one concealed does not change it's design intent, or it's actual size. You can wear it under your hat for all I care (and is perfectly fine to do so), but at the end of the day, it's still a sidearm. But you're not obligated to believe me, so if you get a chance, you might ask a member of the military or an LEO about this, as they will know what a sidearm is.
The second part is just potentially helpful to the OP, since LEO's carry large defensive handguns all the time, whereas a civilian (the majority of forum members here) is less likely to do so. Why you would disagree with something that is just an additional suggestion that has potential to help someone else is beyond me....
I should have been more specific in my statement. I did not disagree with the side arm reference. ALL handguns are "sidearm's".
I disagree that this is not the forum for these types of questions. This is a handgun forum (thus the name Handgunforum.net). By your own words, the gun is a HANDGUN. There are MANY people here to answer questions regarding the concealed carry of a handgun. I believe TOF, DJ, Baldy, Ptarmigan or Bob Wright would have been able to offer valuable insight into his question. I personally am an expert in holsters. I am also a long time carrier of firearms for concealed carry (20 plus years). And I have carried a .357 on and off for many of those years.
I believe you erred when trying to send him to another forum for his answers. His question is well within the capabilities of the members of this forum. I disagree that he should go somewhere else when we have his answers.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
It is too bad that your reading comprehension is so poor. Giving the OP a suggestion as to an additional place that might provide better success to get his requested information does not do anything that you mentioned. Nowhere did I say that this was the wrong forum. Nowhere did I try to send him elsewhere. Nowhere did I state he should go elsewhere. All those things you basically "read" into my statement. That is something I might expect out of middle-schooler, but not from an adult.
It's amazing that even with your "experience" (of which it would be impossible for me to care less about) that you cannot figure out two simple sentences. Telling the OP that he "might" look in an additional place does not direct him to do anything. He can wait for answers here, or he can monitor here and ask in a place where practically everyone has experience with the carry of a large sidearm. It's his choice, and he can do what he wants. IOW he is free to read more than one forum.
To the OP - if you are listening (reading). Hopefully you have figured out by now that talking to a large group of people of which pretty much everyone has the kind of experience you are asking about will enlarge your chances of getting a helpful answer. But you don't have to do that. You can stay right here, and never go anywhere else to enlarge your world. And BTW, despite the above statement, not all handguns are sidearms.....
I find it odd that you would resort to insults. Is this not a forum for open discussion? I disagreed with you get over it. Your insults are unwarranted.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
Actually, my statements were warranted. After all, you accused me of doing something that I didn't even do. Why should I not be able to respond with what is essentially a correct assement?
Tell you what tho -- you use your head, stop accusing people of doing things that are only in your imagination, and I'll stop pointing out your lack of comprehension skills.
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I believe that adult development theory is not sufficiently emphasized in our psychology and counseling training schools. This is unfortunate, because I believe it offers a unique and helpful perspective to the task of psychotherapy. Because I wish to offer to my prospective patients some idea of the importance of this topic, and how it informs my clinical practice, I offer below a synopsis of the theory and its development.
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In a most fundamental sense, development in adulthood is about getting older. Traditional psychotherapy looks at how our adult emotional lives are rooted in childhood and infancy. But what happens when the child becomes an adult? Is adulthood only the unconscious reenactment of early childhood conflicts and traumas?
In the 1950s, famous author and psychologist Erik Erikson constructed a psychosocial, developmental model of the life cycle. He wrote numerous anthropological studies and psychobiographies in order to buttress his views. Drawing upon Sigmund Freud and Karl Abraham's psychosexual theory of infant and child development, Erikson described eight ages of the life cycle. Childhood and adolescence cover the first five stages. The last three stages focus on adulthood and its crises: intimacy versus isolation (in young adulthood); generativity versus stagnation (in adulthood proper); and ego integrity versus despair (in old age).
Other theories of adult development followed Erikson's path, although they had different emphases. Elliott Jaques has emphasized the importance of the mid-life crisis in individual development. Arguing for a confrontation with personal mortality as the central issue of mid-life development, He presented a theory of developmental stages that was a variant of those like Erikson, or adult development researcher Daniel Levinson. Other important theorists have included Therese Benedek, Bernice Neugarten, Roger Gould, Peter Newton, and George Valliant.
Daniel Levinson worked out his theories of adult development in two landmark studies, Seasons of a Man's Life and Seasons of a Woman's Life. He argues essentially that the adult portion of the human life span is divided into three eras: early, middle, and late adulthood. Each of these broad eras are themselves divided between entry or initial stages and culminating or more-or-less stable stages. Think of the difference and quality of the life structure and goals of a 24 year old as compared with a 34 year old, and you will get a sense of the internal changes that occur within otherwise specific eras, i.e. both a 24 year old and a 34 year old would be considered young adults within the Levinsonian perspective. The divisions between the life eras are marked by significant transitionary periods that can last for some years. Life during these transitions (Age 30 Transition, Mid-life transition [early 40s], Age 50 Transition, etc.) can be either rocky or smooth, noisy or quiet, but the quality and significance of one's life commitments often change between the beginning and end of such periods.
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I believe that the adult tasks unique to each period and era of the adult life are intertwined with the issues and problems inherited from our childhoods, and are mediated by dynamic socioeconomic and historical stressors from within the cultures and societies within which we live. Helping put our adult lives back in balance with our inner resources, and understanding the contradictions and conflicts built into our life patterns -- between who we are and who we want to be, between what we love and what we must do, between our often irreconcilable commitments -- this is often the task that underlies the resolution of psychological symptoms and suffering.
A human being is both unique to him or herself, and yet is functionally a member of the human species. The human life cycle is universal, yet each life is different. The sexes have developmental histories to some extent unique to their own gender, but the overall pattern in the adult development of both sexes follows the same structure of eras and alternating periods. Adult Development theory helps us see more of our connectedness to the rest of life, primarily through our experience of living within the limits of a relatively invariant, species-specific life cycle, containing nevertheless within it, the creative potential of individual variability.
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Benedek, T. (1958). Parenthood as a developmental phase: a contribution to the libido theory. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 7, pp. 389–417.
Erikson, E. H. (1968). Identity, youth and crisis. New York: W. W. Norton.
Gould, R. L. (1978). Transformations: growth and change in adult life. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc.
Jaques, E. (1970). Death and the mid-life crisis. In Work, creativity and social justice. London: Heinemann.
Levinson, D. J., with Levinson, J. D. (1996). The season's of a woman's life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Newton, P. (1995). Freud: from youthful dream to midlife crisis. New York: Guilford Press.
Valliant, G. E. (1977). Adaptation to life. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
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Inspired on the movie with the same name with A. Schwarzenegger, you are an ex-cop presumed guilty for the murder of many civils. In jail, one day, you can escape and go to the airport to go away. Unfortunately, you are captured again but for other person now. Not the state, a director of a show called running man. This show is the most popular hobby in future, everybody play money. A guy (you) are hunted by professional killers, he must runs and stay alive for win money. So with the four levels, you must fight with your hunters and go quickly to the end of levels if you want recovery freedom one day...Screenshots
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The movie The Running Man is inspired by a novel from Stephen King published in 1982. There are many similarities between this novel and the 1958 novel The Prize of Peril, written by Robert Sheckley. In 1983, the latter was also adapted into a movie, Le Prix du Danger with Gérard Lanvin and Michel Piccoli.Credits
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When I registered for my baby supplies, one thing I purposefully left off my registry was a diaper bag. As practical as they may be, I just kind of dreaded the idea of toting around a big bulky wipeable bag with Winnie the Pooh all over it. And if you like Pooh bear, that's awesome, but I just wanted something a little more subtle that didn't scream "Watch out, I'm a mom on the go!" Yes babies need quite a bit of stuff but I wanted something that I could continue to use once she outgrows the diaper bag stage. On our most recent trip to one of our favorite thrift stores I found this guy and thought he'd be perfect for the job. This thrift store is more like a giant warehouse of insanity with teeny rows of junk packed to the brim so pretty much nothing has a pricetag on it and you kinda have to hold your breath when you get to the counter and hear what they want for it. Imagine my surprise though when I got to the counter and the lady said, "three bucks." Sold and sold!
When I got it home I soaked it right away in piping hot water with some laundry detergent and then ran it in the washer and let it air dry and it is good as new. If you can't tell right away, it is clearly meant to be a camera bag. It is nice thick canvas with leather piping and has this awesome section inside that is meant to hold camera lenses.
What makes it so perfect for a diaper bag is just that: it has all these convenient little compartments all around the bag that are so perfect for bibs and pacifiers and lotions and whatever else you need to have with you!
The bag is just the right size to hold a couple changes of clothes and a few blankets and burp cloths without me feeling like I'm bringing her entire room with me everywhere I go. I am really a minimalist when it comes to "stuff" so I kind of welcome the challenge of bringing only what I need and not a million "maybe she'll need this" things. You can see the lens compartment inside on the right and behind it our portable changing pad fit perfectly and holds diapers and wipes for convenient changing on the go.
I have the Skip Hop Pronto changing station
In the lens holder I stuffed a couple bottles and a few lotions and potions and everything is perfectly compartmentalized and easy to organize. And what's best of all is that it is 100% gender neutral so not only can I use it again with future kiddos, my husband doesn't have to be embarrassed to carry it around since it's not covered in rainbows and butterflies. Best three bucks I ever spent.


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06-08-2011, 11:51 PM #1Theme Reference?
Hi new to the forum and the iphone in general.
Just wondering if there is a reference page for creating themes for winterboard?
Mostly looking to see if there are listeners for the scroll to unlock slider, changing the behavior of the slider, and how to change the behavior of app buttons like adding physics with the gyroscope and animations.
Are these even possible with winterboard?
Thanks in advance.
If there's a single reference page for WinterBoard I've never seen it
Basically it just takes dozens and dozens of hours of reading/ researching to find the answers, so in a way, ALL OF Modmyi is kind of a badly-organized reference page.
WinterBoard can substitute any file within the folder you're theming, I believe. So, if you can somehow deconstruct a program's compiled files, make the changes, then add it to your theme, it should work when you start the program. I've tried this to a limited capacity and it worked, but I'm far from an expert on the subject.
However, it seems like the stuff you want to do (the more advanced stuff) would be better handled by a mobilesubstrate application, and not through WinterBoard. Or, if you really want to use WinterBoard, there are a number of HTML widgets you can take apart to see how they work.
You may want to peruse Saurik's site for more guidance? Table of Contents - Jay Freeman (saurik)
Or maybe post your question in the developer's thread: OS Apps and Development
Thanks for the response. Ill look into mobilesubstrate. I think I would like to keep it to winterboard. I just like the idea of changing themes quickly but I don't like how most themes are just image changes. I wish I had more time to mess around with the phone. I was hoping there was a page with all the information so I didn't have to spend so much time looking around for it. Oh well it makes it more fun for me I guess :P


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Try going to the "Network" --> "Advanced" --> "802.1X" section of the system preferences and removing the user profile for your connection. Then set it up again.
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Hello guys.
Recently I had my late 2007 white MacBook serviced in an authorized reseller, to change the top cover, since my keyboard was failing in some keys.
Before that, everything was fine. But ever since then, my Airport connection at the office is failing. If I connect to my guest (unsecured) SSID, everything is fine. At home, with WPA Personal, also OK. The problem is in my production WPA Enterprise with 802.1X.
When I connect to it, it asks me for the password and then authenticates successfully. But, instead of getting an IP address, it simply starts the auth process again, and again, and again, in an endless loop. Both at the Console and in my authentication server, I can see "Authentication Successful" messages filling up my log. Eventually, it authenticates and stays connected, getting an IP address, and if this happens, everything works like a charm. But this is very intermittent.
I've set up a little SWF movie showing it happening, in case I was not clear (I'm not a native English speaker). It's uploaded to my website at: http://www.pistachecomcasca.com/movies/Airport_problem.swf
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Welcome! My name is Krystle. You can call me Kriss.
This is my blog. It's filled with musings of a design nerd, branding and marketing tips mixed in, and personal style for a bit of a spicy kick.
I live in Los Angeles, where I design pretty graphics in exchange for money to
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I'm a graphic designer passionate about branding.
I'm one of the biggest nerds you will ever meet, seriously. I was 14, bored over winter break, when I decided I wanted to learn how to create really pretty websites. They didn't seem too difficult so hopped to it and I downloaded Photoshop (took 3 days on dial-up and my family lost all phone privileges –totally worth it.) I figured out everything I needed to know by experimenting and spending my days at Barnes and Noble. I created a few sites and wrote countless cringe-worthy teenage blog posts.
I also tried to build an online interactive closet like Cher's in Clueless. Now, that was a toughie.
The nerd alert meter went through the roof when I created and managed my high school's first student body website. I spent a few sleepless nights to make sure there was a working portal to request songs to be played at lunch. But I was also a cheerleader, so ya know, whatever.
At 18, I got my first paid gig for freelance design work. That's when it hit me. More than anything, I loved the business of design.
I loved each entreprenuer's story and passion. I wanted customers to hear it too. I wanted to create sites where a customer actually gets a feel for the business.
I saw myself trying to make every receptionist/accounting/sales/manager job into marketing/design position. For a few years I struggled with these jobs and only saw glimpses of hope when I designed the occasional flyer. It majorly sucked. Finally, I was hired as a graphic designer at super cool start-up with even cooler designer brands, also known as Revolveclothing.com. 5 years later, I still work there 2 days per week while freelancing from home the other 3 days. And I love it.
People who are unapologetically themselves are awesome and inspiring.
They stand out in a crowd and become unforgettable. Let me help take your personal style, infuse it into your brand, and give you rockin graphics to share with the world. Trust me, when your brand is uniquely you, we can't help but notice!
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By Billy Graham • May 28, 2010 • Topics: Church, Family, Holidays
No, God wouldn't want you to neglect your times together as a family; after all, He created the family. But God doesn't want you to neglect something even more important—and that is your time with Him. God not only created you, but He also loves you, and more than anything else He wants you to love Him in return. But you can't do this by only thinking about Him twice a year.
How do I know God loves you—and how can you know it? Think for a moment about those two days you do attend church—Christmas and Easter. Why are they so important? Christmas is important because it reminds us that God came down from heaven and became a man. Jesus wasn't just another baby; He was God in human flesh! Easter is important because it reminds us that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and rose again from the dead to give us eternal life. And this is what God did for you! He became a man so you could know what He is like—and He died and rose again so you could be saved.
The Bible's words are true: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). Don't ignore God any longer, but by faith confess your sins to Him and ask Christ to come into your life. Life's greatest joy—for you, and for everyone—comes from knowing God and walking with Him every day.
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Feb. 25, 2014
Utah State is now 5-11 in Mountain West play and 15-13 overall, losing its last four in a row after a three-game win streak.
USU is now 3-7 on the road this season, dropping seven of its last eight road games, all MW games, after going 2-0 on the road before conference play. Utah State has won 31 of its last 57 road games and is 109-93 in road games under head coach Stew Morrill.
The Aggies are now 4-8 this season and 78-36 during the last 14 years following a loss.
USU is 16-97 all-time against Associated Press ranked teams including a 5-19 record under Morrill. Tuesday was USU's second game against an AP Top 25 team in its last three games, playing at No. 6 San Diego State on Feb. 18, losing 60-45. This was the third AP Top 25 team USU is facing this season, after taking on San Diego State twice, first when the Aztecs were No. 7 on Jan. 25 in Logan, with the Aztecs winning, 74-69 in overtime, and the aforementioned Feb. 18 meeting in San Diego. Overall, USU has lost each of its last nine games against AP Top 25 teams with its last win coming on March 9, 2007, against No. 10 Nevada, 79-77, in the semifinals of the 2007 WAC Tournament. This is the first time that the Aggies have played three nationally ranked teams in the same season since the 2010-11 season, playing at No. 23 BYU (L, 78-72) and No. 14 Georgetown (L, 68-51) and facing No. 21 Kansas State (L, 73-68) in the NCAA Tournament.
USU is now 13-3 when leading at halftime.
The Aggies had only seven turnovers Tuesday, for their second game in a row with single-digit miscues after a season-low six vs. Fresno State on Feb. 22. It is the 12th game this season that USU had single-digit turnovers.
Utah State and New Mexico met in Albuquerque for the first time since any of the players involved in Tuesday's game were born, as the last time the Aggies and Lobos tangled on the hardwood in The Duke City was Dec. 29, 1979 in Albuquerque, winning, 117-83. New Mexico swept this season's series with USU for a two-game win streak after the Aggies had won the previous four games in the series, as USU still has won 12 of the last 15 meetings and now lead the all-time series, 19-6 overall, including 9-5 at Albuquerque.
Utah State is a combined 55-36 against teams from the state of New Mexico. USU is 19-6 against New Mexico and 36-30 against New Mexico State, including 19-26 in known games on New Mexico soil, posting a 9-5 record in known games at UNM and 10-20 at NMSU.
Tuesday was the eighth and final of USU's games in the month of February, ending 3-5 in the second month of the calendar. The Aggies are now 81-37 during the month of February under veteran head coach Stew Morrill, which includes a 32-27 record on the road.
This was USU's sixth game on a Tuesday this season, posting a 3-3 mark so far. USU is also 26-11 in games played on Tuesday under Morrill. The Aggies played on Feb. 25 for the first time since 2010 and USU has a 3-9 mark in known games played on Feb. 25.
Senior guard Preston Medlin's 19 points Tuesday night give him 1,329 points for his career, currently at No. 16 on USU's career scoring list and needing 69 for the No. 15 spot, held by Dan Conway (1986-89) with 1,398 pionts.
Medlin's 19 points is his 20th game this season in double-digits and 65th of career.
Medlin has made at least one three-pointer in 24 games this season and 43 of last 49 games played, as well as making multiple three-pointers for the 19th game this season and 64 career games.
With four three-pointers Tuesday, Medlin now has 207 for his career, needing two more to catch Jay Goodman (1991-93) with 209 career treys.
With a team-high and game-best tying five assists, Medlin led USU in helpers for the team-leading 14th game.
Medlin took his team-leading 11th charge of the season, taking one early in the second half.
Senior guard/forward Spencer Butterfield scored eight points Tuesday, snapping his double-digit scoring game streak at seven in a row.
Butterfield led USU with eight rebounds, marking the sixth game he has led the team, ranking third on the team.
With seven rebounds Tuesday, senior center Jarred Shaw has snared seven or more boards in 16 of the last 18 games and 19 total times this season.
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Hey there, everyone! Just a quickie post today, because I have got to go get ready for the cheer competition of my friend's daughter!! But today we are revealing our CHA projects using the new collection "Happy Travels" by Glitz Design! Here are the cards I created....I am in love with the first one!
Don't forget to check out the Glitz Design blog to see projects from some of our other designers as well! They are amazing!! Have a great rest of your day! ♥♥♥
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Currently I buy residential properties in and around Alexandria, Virginia to rehabilitate and sell.
I have professional experience across many areas including project management, business development, customer engagement, social media, data analysis, and non-profit management.
Residential Property Rehabbing + Restoration in Northern Virginia
9/5/12 - 4/24/14: Account Supervisor/Pod Manager
10/12/11 - 9/4/12: Senior Account Manager
2/4/11 - 10/11/11: Account Manager
Account Management
• Managed day to day communications with SocialCode clients
• Ensured quality service and client satisfaction with SocialCode's services and products
• Helped brands/companies understand the value of a strong social media presence
• Developed project timelines
• Analyze advertising campaign respondant data and prepare reporting
• Presented campaign results to clients in a clear and informed manner
• Supervised internal client facing team
Business Development
• Creatively worked with clients to understand their marketing needs and how to meet them using a diverse set of tools developed by SocialCode
• Brainstormed new ways to constantly bring value to clients
• Worked closely with the business development, sales, and advertising teams to create the best solutions for clients
• Maintained and grew existing business
Duties included management of the day to day working for association clients, including member database and fulfillment, board relations, marketing/communications, meeting and event management, budgeting/financial concerns, and general association administration.
• Managed the day-to-day aspects of my clients' businesses/organizations (soup to nuts)
• Coordinated association finances with client bookkeepers and treasurers; assist in preparation of and monitor annual budgets
• Managed outside vendors
• Oversaw clients' membership databases
• Represented clients at industry meetings and networking programs to promote the interests and issues of the organizations
• Served as the primary point of contact to outside parties
• Managed all external communications and marketing for several association clients; including development and sending of daily and weekly mass email blasts via constant contact, website design and content, Facebook groups and fan pages, Twitter accounts, LinkedIn Groups, foursquare, SMS campaigns, blogs
My clients:
• Women in Housing & Finance, Inc. (http://www.whfdc.org)
• WHF Foundation (http://www.whfdc.org/foundation)
• DC Ad Club (http://www.dcadclub.com)
• Bar Association of the District of Columbia (http://www.badc.org)
• Association for Federal Information Resources Management (http://www.affirm.org)
• Retail Contractors Association (http://www.retailcontractors.org)
• Program Manager
• Oversaw the day-to-day operations of 18 NAHB networking groups; NAHB clubs are personal networking forums through which home builders discuss and implement best practices, systems, and solutions to run their businesses more effectively and profitably
• Responsible for account management of 160+ individuals within the program
• Developed best practices for program management
• Ensured that program is in compliance with organization policies and federal anti-trust laws & regulations
• Meeting planning: pre, on-site, and post meeting logistics; negotiation and execution of hotel, transportation, food & beverage, and consultant contracts for over 30 meetings per year
• Acted as a resource by being knowledgeable about residential construction products, processes and management practices and systems
• Direct supervision of one person; includes providing guidance and direction for professional development to ensure career development
• Oversaw the day-to-day operations of 10 – 15 industry working groups
• Increased program participation 36% over one year; 2004-2005
• Developed a business plan for the SIA Industry Groups program
• Consulted on the development of the SIA Educational Project Development program
• Developed a business plan for the SIA Central Station Operator/Instructor program
• Member of a team tasked with specifying requirements for a specialized .NET database
• Member of a team tasked to completely overhaul the organization's website
• Meeting planning: 75+ meetings
• One of the organization's PR contacts on security technology and industry related issues
• Edited organization newsletter and did design layout
• Internal webmaster for the organization's website
• Data-entry of participant information into databases
• Lobbied Congress and federal government agencies on behalf of the membership
• Developed and hosted the annual government affairs summit held in Washington, DC
• Supplemented government affairs department in the administration of the annual government affairs conference in Washington, DC. Scheduled over 200 meetings with U.S. Congressional offices on behalf of the association membership for the conference.
• Managed association database conversion from Tass to Vocus. Cleaned up large amount of data once it had been moved into Vocus. Removed hundreds of duplicate entries from the database.
Reddit's plans to go dark in protest of SOPA and resources that you can use to protest the impending law.
I did get hungry just watching the video. Fun app. Cool idea. I'd love to see how many orders it generates.
Via Seth Godin.
Internet advertising is so cheap (particularly Facebook and run of site network buys) that just about anyone can afford a million impressions, and a billion isn't out of reach.
Pretty soon it turns into noise. An infinite number of impressions is dangerously close to no impressions at all.
The conversation media reps have with advertisers quickly devolves into, "how cheap can I buy a million impressions?" What a waste. That number, out of context, is nothing but a crutch, a poor stand in for the insightful analysis that media buyers ought to be using.
Are you surprised? Remember when they changed to this logo a couple of years ago?
We are going to be seeing more and more uses of AR in the near future.
I'm weeks late here but I am catching up on some reading and saw this. It's freaky and kind of unsettling but you've got to appreciate how this could provide a glimpse into what the future of movies and t.v. might be like.
I didn't understand this when I saw the t.v. commercial last week. It looks like I wasn't the only one.
Your dad rocked tattoos before you did and he still has the arm art to prove it. Nothing says whiskey steel tough like the mark of a million needle punches. His flesh canvas is home to many works of awesome by the Michelangelo of the ink gun. Every piece of his body graffiti was a middle finger to the conservative masses and their skin virginities.
So hipsters, next time you're getting another sailor inspired addition to your sleeve or something else regrettable pushed permanently into your dermis, remember this…
That naked lady on your dad's forearm might look a little familiar if you take a closer look.
Big thanks to Emily for today's photo.
Your dad rode a fixie before you did and he's got the track stand skills to prove it. He was a fearless street champion of the blacktop velodrome that fought steel giants for riding room. He gave the pedal honeys hot saddles when he showed off his fixie tricks and made road bikers look like bitches. He was rolling seduction with a single speed and the cadence of a hell-beast.
So hipsters, next time you're skidding the back tire around or blowing through a stop sign because you can't stop, remember this…
Your dad was the first to know you don't brake what is already fixed.
Thank you to njsideshowbob-tumblr for submitting today's photo.
Keep submitting your photos to have your dad featured.
Pretty cool video of one week worth of check-ins that happen on foursquare. It's clear from the infographic where the densely populated areas are in the United States and Western Europe.
I signed up and it failed to port over my education or work history. #FAIL
"Social media is fast becoming an important strategic weapon in company arsenals and has proven to be a valuable tool in acquiring and engaging customers. Effective use of social media is no longer an option for companies – it is a requirement. Going forward, companies which most effectively deploy social media will be best positioned to serve their client bases, particularly as digitally-savvy customers assume a greater percentage of buying power."
There are some great insights in this report.
New Yorkers take a journey through the past
The SocialCode study found that while age has a strong positive effect on whether a user will click; it oftentimes has the opposite effect on the likelihood of the user becoming a fan of a page.
A Facebook ad proclaims your friend has 'liked' a brand. Your options? Ignore it, 'like' the brand yourself, or click on the ad to see what that brand is. According to a study released today from Facebook ad agency Socialcode, both men and women 'like' brands equally, but women are 11 percent more 'like'ly (get it?) to click on the ad before committing to an official 'like.'
Your dad kicked it in Vans before you did and he's got the waffle sole footprints to prove it. Styled after the chequered flag, his feet flew champion colors where each step was like a victory lap for his life. He won everything he ever did, including walking. He was an unstoppable force of manhood and it all began with his feet.
So hipsters, next time you're handing over forty un-hard earned dollars for vulcanized rubber and canvas tops that match your fixie, remember this…
Vans wouldn't be iconic if your dad had chosen them as his shit kicking shoes.
Thanks to Pablo for submitting his dad's photo.
Size really doesn't matter.
Awesome animated GIF of how music industry sales have changed over the last 30 years
Adding a social context to the +1 button is a good move on Google's part. It should encourage (read: increase) sharing when a Google+ user sees that a connection has already +1'd the item.
Cool…. but some of mine are missing?!
Your dad pre-gamed before you did and he's never arrived at a bar sober to prove it. He had a tank sized tolerance for sin water, which is why his nights out began while they were still nights in. For three hours before every party, he was The Lone Rager who rode a twelve pack High Life steed and had a whiskey six shooter. His liver deserves a Purple Heart for the tours of duty it served under his command.
So hipsters, tonight when you're slamming PBR because your coffee shop employment doesn't pay enough to fund you alcohol habits, remember this…
Your dad can still put you to bed earlier, by drinking you under the table before you can even go out.
Thank you to explorealways on Tumblr for today's hipster dad.
I am simply linking to a great write-up about my favorite restaurant, Dinosaur BBQ. And it's about the original in Syracuse, NY.
" If you haven't made a pilgrimage to Dinosaur BBQ yet, then you are missing out, plain and simple. I won't insist you hit up the Syracuse location, although I do feel that going to the original holds a certain appeal. But in this Northeastern dearth of fine BBQ, Dinosaur shines like a beacon to those of us who are fans of tender, smoked meats. Ahoy, it blares, all ye who seek southern comfort food, alight here!"
The windchill this past Sunday hit 9 degrees. I think I can take some credit for the winter chill. About 4 days prior to the single digit temps I suggested to my wife that perhaps over the weekend I could cook up a batch of Corn and Potato Chowder. I think had I said "I'd like to drink a mojito on the patio this weekend" we'd be sitting outdoors in our shorts and playing Jimmy Buffet on the iPod because it would turned out to be a 70 degree day. But since I can only handle about one Buffet song at a time before I want to stuff a pencil in my ear I said "it's soup season" rather than "it's 5 o'clock somewhere!" Like most chowders, this is a great cold weather meal.
I've made this soup about 4 or 5 times previously. It's pretty much the same ingredients from a Dinosaur BBQ recipe with some minor changes plus the fact that I don't measure my ingredients so the proportions are of my own creation. The first time I made this soup I was in the kitchen for a solid hour working my butt off getting everything prepped and cooked. I wasn't very happy with the ratio of time spent working to time spent eating the finished product. So each year I kind of dread making it but I push through the pain because I do really enjoy the soup. One of the real benefits of being married is that you get to share everything. So I shared as much of the prep work as possible. My wife chopped up the onion, pepper and parsley, minced the garlic and grated the carrots. Oh, I almost forgot – she also did the grocery shopping. So right away my time from start to finish dropped dramatically. While she was doing all of that I very slowly poured a Murphy's Irish Stout into a Tervis Tumbler. Man do I love watching an Irish stout cascade down the inside of a glass when it's poured correctly!
Regrettably I digress…
The second part of cutting down on prep time was to not measure anything. But since it's hard to describe "put some peppers in it" on a blog, and be of any help to anyone who might wish to try this, I'm going to copy & paste the actual recipe and then edit it until I think it's about what led me to my finished product.
Melt the butter in a soup kettle or large pan over medium-high heat. Don't burn the butter. Add the bacon (already diced) and cook till crisp. Scoop out the bacon and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
Pour off all but 1/4 of the fat from the pot. Toss in the onions and peppers, seasoning them with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook till soft and then throw in the garlic, cooking it all for 1 minute more. Sprinkle on the flour and mix into the veggies. Dump in the broth and potatoes. Cover the pot and bring to a boil; then lower the heat and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes, or till the potatoes are tender. Add the shredded carrots and corn. Cover and simmer everything 5 to 6 minutes longer to blend the flavors.
Stir in the half-and-half. Season with the thyme, **cayenne, some more salt, and lots of freshly ground black pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley and the bacon bits you've been saving. Give it one last stir.
Lessons learned:
** = I skip the cayenne pepper and replace it with a healthy sprinkling of my highly classified homemade barbecue dry rub. But I would say definitely add cayenne if you want to add some bite to this soup.
Ever cooked with butternut squash? We hadn't either. That is, until this past fall. It all started this past Fall when we would get one or two in our weekly CSA subscription. For reasons that I have no explanation for squash didn't appeal to me. So I had zero enthusiasm for squash when it came into season and we started getting it every Wednesday in our weekly pick-up. That all changed when my darling wife took it upon herself to figure out how to cook this Halloween/Fall decoration looking vegetable.
Long story short – we now love butternut squash. I no longer look at it like it's a Fall decoration fit for a centerpiece. When my wife cooks it I know I'm leaving the table full and satisfied.
I could have picked one of about 4 different recipes that have been regular menu choices in our home over the past few months. I choose the newest one because when we ate it I said "this needs to be blogged about." A light bulb had gone off in my stomach.
Ok, time to fess up: my wife made this so all credit for this post goes to her.
This was largely inspired by Barefoot Contessa "Back to Basics". As always, we made some changes along the way.
1 – 1.5 pound butternut squash, peeled and diced (3/4″)
olive oil
1 tbs pure maple syrup
3 tbs dried cranberries
3/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
2 tbs cider vinegar
2 tbs minced shallots
4 oz baby arugula (washed and dried)
1/2 cup walnut halves
goat cheese (ummm, I'm not sure how much. How about as much as you want…)
When ready to cook:
Lessons learned:
What we drank with it:
J. Lohr Estates 2009 Chardonnay (CA)
Paradise Springs 2008 Viognier (VA)
This is part of a series of posts I am going to do about my favorite purveyors of food in the DC area. We get most of our ingredients from these folks and we've developed friendly relationships with some of them which is an added bonus to us because it makes it more enjoyable to visit them.
We often find ourselves shopping at Cheesetique in Del Ray (Alexandria, VA). I used to not be a cheese fan. It wasn't that I was anti-cheese, it's just that my pre-wife experience with cheese revolved around Kraft Singles, Velveeta and string cheese. In fact, when I was in college and wanted to make a fancy appetizer before dinner I would put pieces of Kraft Singles on Ritz crackers, microwave for 20 seconds and serve! Yeah, I was high class. Then my wife came along and opened my mind to a world of dairy goodness.
So back to Cheesetique – it's part cheese shop and part wine & cheese bar. My wife loves meeting her girlfriends at the bar there to catch up (and whatever girls do when they get together… my guess is talk about make-up and designer boots). My preference is the store in the front. First, the staff are always friendly and 100% not pretentious about the cheese. They offer great suggestions and always offer samples to help you with your purchase decision. The cheese selections themselves always have a short description next to them that I find very helpful. "Made with Guinness" = "I'll take that one" in my world. All of these things are all big pluses for those of us that aren't down with our cheeses.
We tend to always pick 3 cheeses to take home with us. We're big fans of cheddar so that's always 1 of the 3. We then like to try to pick one soft cheese (goat cheese FTW!) before picking a third for the trifecta.
I suggest making the trek to Del Ray and trying them out. If you're coming in from DC you can make it a trip by eating at Cheesetique or one of the neighboring restaurants for lunch or dinner.
More info:
Web: http://www.cheesetique.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cheese_lady
I was reading Slate Magazine's 10 Most popular articles of 2010 when I found this story: Ignore Expiration Dates – "Best by," "Sell by," and all those other labels mean very little.
Take the time to read the article. It will change the way you think about the expiration/sell by/guaranteed fresh until dates on food products we all buy at the grocery store.
So the other night my father-in-law surprised us by dropping off some pheasant and quail that he had shot earlier that day. Talk about farm to table. The terms were laid out: dinner was going to be at our house the next night.
Not only did we already have dinner plans for the next night but I had never cooked either of these type of birds before. That's when a lightbulb went off in my head: "Pretend you are on Iron Chef". The judges: my wife aka "I don't like eating wild game", my father-in-law aka "Don't let me down", and my wife's brother and his wife, aka "what kind of wine are you going to serve with dinner?"
So I went to my fallback recipe websites: epicurious, cooks.com, gourmet.com. The common denominator: roast them SOBs! (sons of birds). Ok, so I get it. Roast the bird at 350 until the juices run dry. Boring. So I closed my computer for the night and didn't think about it again until the next evening. 2 hours before dinner time I went to the kitchen looking for inspiration. The outcome is as follows:
Ingredients – Pheasant:
8 breasts
prosciutto – enough to cover each breast
mozzarella – one piece per breast
fresh pepper (NO salt needed, the prosciutto takes care of that)
Ingredients – Quail:
8 quail, with or w/o the wings
maple syrup, to coat
champagne vinaigrette, to coat
salt and pepper
When ready to cook:
Lessons learned:
What we drank with it:
We have an abundance of cucumbers in the house. Actually, abundance is an understatement. We have a plethora of cucumbers. Though that also may be an understatement. The point of this tangent (is it a tangent if you start it before you even started the main story?) is for another post in the future about our patio garden.
I had 2 criteria when I went searching for this recipe yesterday:
So I started searching for recipes and I found one on Epicurious that I went with.
We had cukes and cherry tomatoes from our garden and some great tasting watermelon from the Alexandria Farmers' Market. Wala, a salad is born.
2 cups seeded and diced (3/4-inch) watermelon
1 or 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes (or any other tomato, chopped)
1 hothouse cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
extra-virgin olive oil, to taste
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
This was surprisingly good. It made for a refreshing snack.
Lessons learned:
This was inspired by this recipe I found on Epicurious. The main differences are I skipped on the anchovies and added tomatoes. Read on, read on…
I love good calamari when I'm out to eat. Lots of places around here serve good calamari. If you eat calamari on a regular basis I am sure you've tasted it when it's overcooked. Overcooked = calamari with the consistency of rubber. This scared me when it came to making this dish. By the time I was ready to start cooking I stopped to think about all the steps. In fact I thought over the steps about 12 times. I was really afraid that I would overcook this dish and then it would have to go in the trash.
I picked up the calamari from our "fish guy", better known as Southern Maryland Seafood, located in DC's Eastern Market. The tomatoes came from one of the farmers at the Alexandria Farmers' Market. They were heirloom cherry tomatoes.
Once everything is prepared this doesn't take long at all to cook. See below for the ingredients and my thoughts on how best to cook this dish.
1/2 pound linguine
1/2 pound cleaned calamari (squid), thinly sliced crosswise
3 or 4 large garlic cloves, chopped
couple pinches of dried crushed red pepper
3/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves or 1 tablespoon dried
1 or 2 cup of cherry tomatoes, washed (how much do you love tomatoes?)
Lessons learned:
Our garden does not have a basil plant. Instead it has a basil tree. We picked up a basil plant in the Spring at the Alexandria Farmer's Market and it has done remarkably well this year. At its peak it stood over 3.5 feet tall. I've since cut it down a lot so that I could dry out the leaves so we could store it for use throughout the winter. Why? Because dried basil made at home tastes 1,450,244 times better* than they dry stuff you buy at the store.
Here's a photo of the first batch of marijuana…….. er, I mean basil, drying after a good wash. It's VERY important that after you wash it that you let it dry completely before storing it in a container for use later. Otherwise mold can/will grow and that probably ends up making them taste terrible. Or worse. Look online for suggestions on how to dry the leaves. I've done combo of outdoor and indoor drying. I've noticed that basil is very moist which I think is a great thing when you're using it fresh. I point this out because it will take awhile for it to dry.
* = true story, it's been scientifically proven in some science journal none of us have ever heard of.
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The new drug, called Adipotide, attacks white adipose tissue under the skin and around the abdomen
Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a drug that assaults the blood supply of fat cells and led to weight loss in obese rhesus monkeys.
Renata Pasqualini, Ph.D., co-senior author of the study and professor in MD Anderson's David H. Koch Center for Applied Research for Genitourinary Cancers, along with Wadih Arap, M.D., co-senior author of the study and a professor in the Koch Center, and Kirstin Barnhart, D.V.M., Ph.D., veterinary clinical pathologist at MD Anderson's Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research, have created a new weight-loss drug that could potentially reduce accumulated
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Currently, weight-loss drugs work to suppress the appetite or increase metabolism in order to
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, but harmful side effects come with the use of such drugs.
Now, Pasqualini and Arap have designed a new drug called Adipotide, which attacks white adipose tissue. This tissue is an unhealthy kind of fat that accumulates around the abdomen and under the skin. Adipotide contains a homing agent that attaches to a protein on the surface of blood vessels that support the fat. A synthetic peptide then triggers cell death, and with a lack of blood supply, the fat cells are reabsorbed.
The drug was used in mice models and rhesus monkey models. Adipotide was able to decrease abdominal circumference, body mass index (BMI) and body fat.
According to the study, the obese mice lost about 30 percent of their body weight while on Adipotide. The rhesus monkeys in the study, which were "spontaneously" obese due to overeating and a lack of physical activity, had a 27 percent decrease in abdominal fat levels. The drug reduced the weight of rhesus monkeys by 11 percent in just one month.
The rhesus monkeys, in addition to
being obese
, had other health problems associated with their obesity such as metabolic syndrome. This can lead to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But those treated with Adipotide used about 50 percent less insulin.
The research team used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to gauge abdominal body fat, which discovered the reduction in abdominal fat levels.
According to the study, monkeys were alert and acted normally during treatment. This showed that the usual side effects of weight-loss drugs, such as loss of appetite and nausea, were not present while using Adipotide. However, Barnhart noted side effects in the kidneys, but the effect was "dose-dependent, predictable and reversible."
In a separate study to test for the drug's effects in non-obese monkeys, lean monkeys did not lose weight, which shows that the drug only acts in obese subjects.
The next step will be a clinical trial for obese prostate cancer patients, where these patients will receive daily injections of Adipotide for 28 days. The team has targeted prostate cancer patients because current treatments can lead to weight gain, and weight gain has caused problems with arthritis. This then leads to less activity, and more weight gain.
"The question is, will their prostate cancer become better if we can reduce their body weight and the associated health risks," said Arap.
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So I actually did something bad to my right hamstring. Went out to run and was instantly in pain. Not soreness, pain that pretty much made me feel like I was going to vomit. Slowed down, didn't help. Right now I can bend at all at the waist because of hamstring pain. While it makes me feel somewhat better about my poor performance on Saturday, its not good.
Couldn't ride the tri bike because it is in the shop being re-cabeled (I kinked/snapped the front derailleur cable and because the cabling is internal we can't re-cable it at home) so I was on the road bike. I was getting ridiculously frustrated that I couldn't seem to get any power/speed and that everything felt like it was grinding when my crank fell off when I was pretty much at the farthest point from my house. Fantastic stuff.
Road the a chunk of the Rev 3 Quassy course. Probably not the best course for an easy ride by I was pissed off at myself for my poor run on Saturday and felt that I need hills. I'm just way too fat to do anything with hills at the moment. I get that I create a negative cycle of stress with regard to my weight issues but its frustrating that the more effort I apply, the fewer results I see. I just feel like I am an embarassment to myself.
Super hilly course. 45 degrees, 20-30mph wind and rain. Hyper extended my leg going downhill at about mile 2, which led to a lovely hamstring POP. Hamstring is a bit of a mess right now. I'm generally a mess. Hills are just ridiculously tough for me right now because I have so much weight to drag up them. I don't lack fitness, I'm just carrying a 20lb fat pack whereever I go that makes me very slow.
1 x 800 w/u 1 x 200 (2:53) 1 x 1000 (15:04) 1 x 200 c/d
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In findings that could have implications for autoimmune disorders and drug-resistant bacterial infections, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have identified a key protein involved in the appropriate shut-down of inflammation following an immune response to invading pathogens.
Published in the April 28, 2005 issue of the journal Nature, the study in mice and lab cultures of immune cells called macrophages showed that a protein called I-kappa-B kinase alpha (IKKa) is responsible for terminating an inflammatory response before it can damage cells and organs.
Senior author Michael Karin, Ph.D., UCSD professor of pharmacology, explained that IKKa is part of a sophisticated two-punch system that maintains a proper inflammatory response. While it is well known that IKKa's sister protein, IKK beta (IKKb), initiates the inflammatory response, little was known about the mechanism for stopping the response before it injures tissue, such as the damage that occurs in chronic bacterial and parasitic infections like tuberculosis and leprosy, or in autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Karin's team, which was the first to identify the IKK protein complex in 1996, determined in this new investigation that both IKKa and IKKb are activated at the same time following a microbial infection. While IKKb initiates the inflammatory response by causing the degradation of inhibitory proteins called IkBs, IKKa interacts with two additional proteins – RelA and C-Rel – which move into the nucleus of the cell after the IkBs are degraded. After being "tagged" by IKKa in the cytoplasm of the cell, RelA and c-Rel bind to genes that mediate the inflammatory response. But their life is limited – the IKKa-mediated "tag" ensures that RelA and c-Rel will bind to their target genes for only a short duration. Once RelA and c-Rel are removed from their target genes, the inflammatory response is terminated.
"This is very important for a proper inflammatory response in infection and immunity," Karin said. "The inflammatory response involves the production of potentially toxic mediators, so it is important that inflammation be allowed to do its work rapidly, but only transiently."
The new findings also have implications for disorders such as flesh-eating staph infections and drug-resistant bacterial infections that are difficult to treat. The researchers note that in these cases, it might be possible to develop an inhibitor of IKKa that boosts the inflammatory response to better fight these infections. However, such an inhibitor should have a short half-life, so that its potential devastating effect can be properly terminated.
The Karin lab, which has made several of the past discoveries involving IKKb's pro-inflammatory role, has also studied IKKa over the years, but they have identified roles unrelated to the primary inflammatory response. For example, in 2001, the investigators determined that IKKa was essential for formation of the skin's outer layer.* In a follow-up study, the team found clues that IKKa may be more involved in the immune response than they previously thought, but its role still appeared limited.** The current study is the first, however, to specifically show the novel mechanisms used by the protein to control the duration of an inflammatory response.
The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. The co-first authors were Toby Lawrence, Ph.D., and Magali Bebien, Ph.D., post-doctoral fellows in the Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction, UCSD Department of Pharmacology. Currently, Lawrence is an assistant professor and member of the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London. Additional authors were George Liu, Ph.D., UCSD Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UCSD School of Medicine; and Victor Nizet, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine.
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I`m 22 years old and have been having some recent discomfort in my stomach region. Lot`s of gas, and some mild discomfort mainly in the left side right below my rib cage and in the lower abdomen right above my pelvis. I`ve also noticed whenever I use the toilet, that my anus seems to bleed bright red blood. 3-4 months prior I was having the same problem with the bright red blood (without any pains other than feeling bloated occasionally after eating too much) and had an Endoscopy. There was no noticeable problems that came from the test and it was deemed that I should just take some Nexium to relax my stomach. I`m a bit concerned about the addition of the stomach pains that have been coming around as of the last 3-4 days. Any ideas?
When you say endoscopy, I am assuming it was a lower (or sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy) because of the bleeding. If it was not, it sounds like that should be done to rule out inflammatory bowel disease. If it was, it also sounds like you should have an upper endoscopy to rule out any upper gastrointestinal problems like an ulcer.
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ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles gym was evacuated Friday morning after a burned up motor filled an aerobics room with smoke, acting St. Charles Fire Chief Joe Schelstreet said.
Units from the St. Charles Fire Department responded to XSport Fitness, 238 N. Randall Road, at 10:10 a.m., he said. The motor in question was in an HVAC unit on the roof, he said.
He described the incident as minor.
"There's damage but no structure damage," Schelstreet said, noting the building also lost power due to a tripped main power breaker.
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QPR assistant manager Kevin Bond praised the efforts of Joey Barton for helping his side snatch a 1-1 draw at Reading, even though it was not enough to take them back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship.
Reading took a 62nd-minute lead through Garath McCleary but midfielder Barton equalised 12 minutes from time with a well-flighted free-kick to earn Rangers a point.
"Joey was excellent," Bond said. "He got a great goal and that really got us back in the game. He was terrific all match and he has been terrific for us all season."
Bond did feel, though, that Rangers missed the chance to take a stranglehold on the game in the first half.
"We had a number of chances early on and should have been at least 2-0 up but their keeper [Alex McCarthy] made a number of wonderful saves," he added.
"It would have been a whole different game if it had panned out early on for us. But I knew Reading would eventually come back at us and they did.
"Not scoring many goals does put a bit of pressure on yourselves but, thankfully, we've been mostly tight at the back this season."
QPR had got back on track, after three matches without a win, by beating Derby 2-1 in their last outing.
They tore into Reading from the off, with Junior Hoilett striking the bar from 25 yards and Charlie Austin twice being denied by athletic saves from McCarthy.
Reading gradually got into contention, with Pavel Pogrebnyak jabbing a shot just wide from a McCleary cross and also nodding over from a Chris Gunter centre. QPR keeper Robert Green also had to make a fine stop to keep out a glancing header from Chris Baird from a Guthrie free-kick.
QPR responded swiftly, with McCarthy again in action and having to make fine saves from an Austin header and an angled drive from Hoilett.
But Reading, hammered 5-2 at Sheffield Wednesday in their previous outing, went ahead just after the hour when McCleary unleashed a dipping 25-yard shot that deceived Green and bounced in off a post.
Reading could have doubled their lead, with Green saving smartly from Jordan Obita, but QPR stole a point when Kaspars Gorkss clumsily fouled Austin on the edge of the area and Barton clipped home the free-kick through a gap in the defensive wall. McCarthy got a hand to the ball but could not keep it out.
Reading manager Nigel Adkins was pleased at the reaction from his side after the 5-2 debacle against Wednesday.
"I anticipated a good response and no one let me down," Adkins said. "It was a good game with a lot of energy from both sides. We went in front and wanted to see it out but they got back into it with a good goal.
"We keep getting on the scorecard and keep ticking over. As long as we stay in the race, that's the main thing. Every game in this division is a challenge, every game is competitive. We drew a line under the Sheffield Wednesday game and we're just now striving to improve."
Bond, meanwhile, confirmed that central defender Richard Dunne, who was replaced at half-time, had a back injury and is likely to miss Ireland's friendlies against Latvia and Poland.


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I hesitate to show a completely unfinished room…..no accessories, chairs that still need recovering and more art to hang. But, the room has changed so much I cannot help smiling when I walk in there. Do you remember the room pre-remodel……I cringe.
Really, the only things we did to this room during the remodel were to remove the old built-ins and widen the openings to both the foyer (seen below) and the family room (centering them on the walls in the process).
Adding more french doors was in the plan at one point but ultimately lost out due to budget constraints. In reality, just lightening the paint, refinishing the floors and changing furniture made a huge difference.
I had my previous sofa recovered in a great Schumacher linen blend that has a hint of sheen. My favorite local upholsterer then built one to match. The drapes are Manual Canovas, a custom diamond sisal from the same mill that does them for Stark (something I've learned saves a lot of money—contact my buying service if you want more info), and my favorite part of the room, my painting by Kate Long Stevenson. I cannot tell you how much I love this painting.
I had found the perfect lilac wool herringbone fabric for the two Niermann Weeks chairs in the foreground (that I scored from a sample sale before we moved to Dallas) but it has now been discontinued. So, finding the right fabric will have to wait until after the holidays. Fortunately, I think Holland and Sherry has something similar. Finally, I have two huge mirrors on order for over the chests flanking the fireplace. I loved the lines of Oly's sun mirror but the dimensions were off and I didn't want the sun. So, I am having a pair custom made to work in our space.
In all, I am loving the space. It's kid friendly, comfy and totally fits the style of our family. I'll be sure to share professional photos once the room is "done." Whatever that means. Anyone else like me? Scrambling to make things presentable before the holiday's are upon us?
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Colombo: Jul 6, 2014
AB de Villiers said he was proud of the South African players' fighting spirit in the first One-Day International (ODI) against Sri Lanka. South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka convincingly by a margin of 75 runs at Colombo on July 6, 2014.
The visitors had got off to a steady start after winning the toss, putting on 58 before losing two batsmen in quick succession. Opener Quinton de Kock was bowled by Angelo Mathews for 27 which included a mighty six over mid-wicket off spinner Sachithra Senanayake.
Just two balls later, unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis trapped star all-rounder Jacques Kallis leg before wicket with his trademark carrom ball for a duck, to reduce the Proteas to a shaky 60 for two. But Hashim Amla and de Villiers made light of the twin setbacks and steered the innings to a position of strength with their 141-ball stand.
But Amla and de Villiers made light of the twin setbacks and steered the innings to a position of strength with their 141-ball stand.
"We fought really well and I am really proud of our first innings here. I thought the guys recovered really well," said de Villiers.
"We are very motivated to win our first series here, things have started really well and we'll have to go really hard in the next few games," he said.
The victory Sunday was only South Africa's third in 17 one-dayers against the hosts in Sri Lanka.
Amla, named the new Test skipper last month, was in top form although he was dropped on 49 by Thisara Perera at long-on.
The opener also saw an appeal under the Decision Review System go in his favour, with replays remaining inconclusive about whether he had nicked to the wicketkeeper while trying to go for a hook shot.
At the other end, de Villiers played a sparkling knock, his 75 coming off just 70 balls with the help of five fours and a six.
De Villiers, who was also dropped on 17, was out when he chipped a simple catch to Nuwan Kulasekara off Mendis.
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David Miller (36 not out) and Ryan McLaren (22 not out) then unleashed some hard hitting in the final overs to take the visitors to their highest ODI total in Sri Lanka against the hosts.
Amla, named Man of the Match, completed his 13th ODI century before being trapped in front of the middle stump by Mendis. He hit eight fours and a six.
It was his second ton in two days after he hit a century in a practice game against a Sri Lankan President's XI on Friday.
The second ODI will be played in Pallekele on Wednesday, followed by the third and final match in Hambantota on Sunday.


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If anyone happens to have a box from an Arabian perfume brand such as Rasasi, ASAQ, Al Haramain, Al Khadlaj, Majid Muzzafar Iterji, Al Rehab, Ajmal, or any other, can you take a look if any of them have a statement on the packaging that they do not test on animals (like on the Amouage boxes). None of them have responded by email. Thank you.
Just as an aside, let's PLEASE do not turn this thread into a debate about animal testing.
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I doubt that you will be able to find out this very specific information on this forum. Beside Amouage, it will be a miracle if anyone here knows anything about any of those companies.
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I don't know the answer to your question, however, my guess is that Arabian perfume companies (and probably most western ones) don't test perfumes on animals. They simply mix synthetic ingredients that are produced by aromachemical companies and are known to be safe. However, said aromachemical companies have, in the past, tested their molecules on animals to establish safeness before they started marketing them. And this is true for Amouage as well. probably what the statement means is that the molecules used are not tested on animals now. Of course, they might have been 10 years ago when said molecules were being developed. But this is my interpretation.
As for animal derived ingredients, they are absent from modern perfumery simply because they would be prohibitively expensive. Musks, civet and ambergris have been substituted by synthetics. Perhaps only a handful of really expensive upscale perfumes, such as some of the superexpensive attars of said companies, do contain a touch of true ambergris, but certainly not the regular ones. (Civet is not much used in arabian perfumery, and animal musk doesn't exist anymore, simply because said deers have been nearly driven to extinction decades ago).
Some of the aromachemical companies continue to test on animals in development. Others no longer do it and use the newer alternative methods of safety testing that do not involve animals. So the basic issue that people who wonder about animal testing are looking for is, do companies just work with any supplier, or do they use a fixed cutoff date (as in an actual year, such as 1975 or something, rather than something sneaky like a rolling "five years ago") to designate that they will not use any chemicals tested on animals after that date. It's hard to find out exactly of course, so sometimes the company's word is all you can go on, and a statement like Amouage's that mentions suppliers as well as themselves is pretty thorough.
This forum is where I heard about all of those brands except for one. I'm not looking for an industry insider or anything, just a perfume collector who owns a perfume made by one or more of those brands who could check on the box to see if any of them makes a statement about animal testing on the box, the way that Amouage does. I updated my original post to be more clear.


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