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The receptor interacting protein kinase 1 (RIP1) is essential for the activation of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). Here, we present evidence that TNFalpha induces the polyubiquitination of RIP1 at Lys-377 and that this polyubiquitination is required for the activation of IkappaB kinase (IKK) and NF-kappaB. A point mutation of RIP1 at Lys-377 (K377R) abolishes its polyubiquitination as well as its ability to restore IKK activation in a RIP1-deficient cell line. The K377R mutation of RIP1 also prevents the recruitment of TAK1 and IKK complexes to TNF receptor. Interestingly, polyubiquitinated RIP1 recruits IKK through the binding between the polyubiquitin chains and NEMO, a regulatory subunit of the IKK complex. Mutations of NEMO that disrupt its polyubiquitin binding also abolish IKK activation. These results reveal the biochemical mechanism underlying the essential signaling function of NEMO and provide direct evidence that signal-induced site-specific ubiquitination of RIP1 is required for IKK activation.
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Target Corporation recently announced that card data from debit and credit card transactions completed at its stores from November 27 through December 15, 2013, may have been compromised. If you made a purchase at a Target Store during this time period, American Bank will replace your card. You will be contacted via a letter with actions you and American Bank need to take to protect your account.
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You've won! That's what the letter states that you've just received in the mail and they've included a cashier's check with your name on it. The letter says that the check included is to help cover taxes and any fees with claiming your prize money. All you need to do is deposit the check and wire back the taxes and fees to the sender and you keep the rest. There is only one problem, the check is not real and the sender will want the funds wired before your bank finds out the cashier's check is a counterfeit. Fake or counterfeit check scams are growing; so how can you avoid something like this happening to you?
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(as published by the Post Crescent January 25, 2014) It's that time of year again when we're all thinking about our taxes. Unfortunately, the scammers are thinking about your taxes, too.
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Chamblee is still angry with herself for falling for this scam. "I asked myself what in the world have I done and it was done so innocently and I can't believe I did that," Chamblee said.
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In January, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, published an article on the latest cyber scam, a phising scheme that sends emails which look like they are coming from the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB), or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). These unsolicited emails state that there is a problem with your bank account or a recent transaction, and to correct it follow the link that is provided. The link goes to a bogus website where you unknowingly initiate the download of the Gameover malware.
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Hoodrich DJ & Maybach Music Group Artist, DJ Scream has been making a lot of noise this year, and now he has been named one of the Top DJs of 2011 by XXL Magazine. Coming in at No. 6, DJ Scream has had quite a successful year. This summer, DJ Scream signed with Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group, joining the likes of Ross himself, Wale, Meek Mill and more. He also released his first single, "Shinin" featuring Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Stuey Rock, and Future. DJ Scream also continues to dominate in radio, with hosting gigs at Hot 107.9 Atlanta and Hoodrich Radio with DJ Spinz and Host Cory B. on Sirius XM's Hip-Hop Nation. He still continues to be the go-to guy for mixtapes, boasting several from Rocko, Future, Gucci Mane, CyHi the Prynce and more. With 2012 approaching fast, DJ Scream is geared up to take over with his debut compilation album and more. To read about all the DJ's on the list click here. Be sure to check out the poll & vote DJ Scream as Fan Choice DJ of the Year.
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radhika commented on the blog post Richest 1% Set To Own Over Half Of World's Wealth
I just don't understand my species – humans. We passively accept whatever passes for a society or economic system. I rarely hear it expressed "that just isn't an OK way for OUR world to operate".
And just take back those assets, or use the rule of numbers (99% duh) to change the rules of the road. But we don't. Worse, we peons are actively supporting those elites through elections, policing and prayer.
It is said that humans are social animals, implying we work together. I think we are pack animals willing to defer to a pack leader.
I give up.
radhika commented on the blog post St.Louis County prosecutor should be investigated for conspiracy to suborn perjury
Local activist called on Gov Jay Nixon NOT to appoint McColloch. The reasons sited included: multiple family members in the PD and his track record of letting police off the hook. Lots of conflicts of interest; lots of bias.
Jay Nixon was fully prepared for this topic to just go away, but safely. Under the make-believe shield of an impartial Grand Jury of everyday folks. He is as much part of it as anyone else.
radhika commented on the blog post "Let's not get ahead of the 19th century here or anything…"
Ah the illusion of power. We get to see who is really running the Vatican show, and who is really controlling the purse strings. Just like we're seeing on the national level. Good topic for dissertation, IMHO.
Ye old infallible, duly elected Pope gets full-Obama treatment when crosses the old, male, cosseted RC Baggers in red robes and palaces.
radhika commented on the blog post Has Medical Marijuana Saved Lives By Reducing Prescription Opioid Overdoses?
You just gave Big Pharma one more reason to oppose legalization.
radhika commented on the blog post Sen. Shumer Calls for the National Adoption of Top-Two Primaries
I'm a Californian. Originally, I thought the top-2 primary might accomplish some overall benefits. That may indeed happen, but there is much evidence that the system can easily be gamed.
Example: Rep Henry Waxman is stepping down, making his seat open for the first time in decades. He was so popular in his heavily BLUE liberal district that was often unopposed at the primary level. Okay. Now the seat is open, and a ton of local liberal/centrist Democrats (with hi-profile resumes) stepped up, plus a Progressive indie. OTOH: Two Republicans with name visibility also ran. The left/liberal votes were split, the Republican got the top slot. Polarization again for November, but not based on policy position just on math.
Other races in other parts of the state had the same result (or near result). The long term (liberal or conservative preference) of a certain district can be excluded from the General Election. Simply by one faction (not necessarily Party, but values)running several decent choices on one side of policy – and the opposing side observing disciple and offering only one or two possible alternative choices hence funneling votes.
Whether you find that good or bad is your business. But the thought of a district or county ending up run by officials that got there by playing the numbers game distresses me.
radhika commented on the blog post Facebook Claims Emotional Manipulation Study Part Of 'Customer Service'
They aren't lying. It is part of customer service, but users are not their customers. We are the product sold to their customers.
radhika commented on the diary post Let's Stop Letting Bundy Supporters Off the Hook by spocko.
Buddy is a Mormon. Until 1978, his church excluded blacks. He grew up with those attitudes enforced by dogma.
radhika commented on the diary post Let's Stop Letting Bundy Supporters Off the Hook by spocko.
I still amazed by remarks from Bundy's militia-style boosters. The idiot who suggested 'putting women and children' in the front lines – while they bunker with guns behind barriers – daring the Feds to gun them down. Hey, because, Freedom. IMO, that nails white, Right, patriarchy. Not just above the law. Or non-whites. Above even [...]
radhika commented on the blog post Obama Lies to Jake Tapper About His Ability to Reschedule Marijuana
At this point, Obama simply lies on auto-pilot. I can't bear to listen to him speak on any matter – I get a visceral ugh! response much like I had with Dubya.
radhika commented on the blog post Too Many 420 Road Signs Have Been Stolen in Colorado
419 should be reserved for Bicycle Day.
radhika commented on the blog post Pope Francis Seems to Be Making Republicans Nervous
The American Right Wing is faced with two impossible scenarios – things that just CAN'T be happening: 1) there's a black man in the White House and 2) the topmost prelate of a major faith advocates FOR the poor and AGAINST greed.
End Times indeed:)
radhika commented on the blog post James Woods Goes Off on Obama via Twitter
James Woods recently had a nifty story arc on Showtime's 'Ray Donovan'. He was a mob guy, with scores to settle with another character played by uber-wingnut John Voight.
Both actors did solid work (Voight was amazing, frankly). But I'd love to be a fly-on-the-wall when these two schmoozed about the state of the world between takes.
radhika commented on the blog post Majority of Americans Want to Cut Off Military Aid to Egypt
That's the Kiss of Death. Whenever the majority of Americans want something from the government, it doesn't happen.
radhika commented on the blog post Poll Confirms Terry McAuliffe Holds Slim Lead in Virginia
Why is it so hard for the Democratic Party to come up with a candidate who voters could actually WANT – on his/her own merits? Not just to block a sociopath. Ugh, I think we know the answer to that one…but it's still tragic.
I'm sick of holding my nose and choosing the least odious.
radhika commented on the diary post North Carolina GOP Tack Multiple Abortion Restrictions Onto Sharia Law Bill by RH Reality Check.
I searched online using 'Sharia law + abortion'. To my surprise, most schools of Islam, and most Islamic nations are more flexible and open-minded on that topic than North Carolina Republicans.
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Everyone in the Health Services industry knew this. Every part of academia and the insurance industry knew this. Plus Max Baucus, lobbyists and rich donors.
None of this was brought forth in a clear, public way during the odious healthcare debacle of 2009 that swept Obamacare into law – after nullifying Public Option, Single Payer and mandatory price controls.
This is how end-stage capitalism works.
radhika commented on the diary post Time to Bell the Obama Cat by Norman Solomon.
I'd like to spend my next 4 years working to create alternatives: alternate economy, media, candidates that are 100% progressive and legal strategies. By the last one, I mean we need to find ways to keep activists on OUR side out of prison, alive and in their homes.
radhika commented on the blog post Come Saturday Morning: Another Charter School Exponent Falls from Grace
Charter schools have the option of deciding after a few months or a year that a specific child 'isn't the right fit for us'. Bounce back to public school.
Gee, what kinds of kids do you think this happens to?
radhika commented on the blog post Come Saturday Morning: Another Charter School Exponent Falls from Grace
I am fully with you in support of public ed and against charters. It would help future reporting if news articles added some clarify however to whether problem schools report to the Super, or if they are independent and perhaps report to a CEO or shareholders. For me, that has policy implications – beyond the indictments.
Out here in CA, we are flooded with charters (1000+) and there are 250+ just here in LA County. Tracing back this movement – well funded, with professionally-hyped ballot initiatives – it's clear that corporate elites (hi-tech and venture capitalists here) have co-opted 'School Reform' for their own needs.
I agree charters do NOT out-perform public schools, broadly speaking. When I work at the community level, it do not stress that fact alone. I stress that when corporate objectives dictate a nation/state's approach to education – we are all in trouble.
The investor class wants freedom to outsource, trash the environment, resist healthcare and worker protections, pay little or no taxes, keep wages at a minimum and undermine unions and smaller enterprises. Our kids are not getting broad brush training as trades people, small business owners/cooperative formers and non-profits advocates. They are being channeled into the skill set that global corporations want NOW, and to settle for the pay rate offered.
radhika commented on the blog post Come Saturday Morning: Another Charter School Exponent Falls from Grace
I agree. I checked multiple news stories. They all describe the schools as public schools in the traditional sense. Administered by the District, not independent.
I am totally anti-charter, but the headline is misleading.
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What is a MMR? A MMR is a measles, mumps and rubella combination shot.
Should I send my immunization records together with the rest of my application packet or should they be sent directly to Student Health Services? To avoid delays, please mail, fax, or drop off your immunization records directly to the clinic.
I am faxing my immunization records. Do I still need to mail the original? No, a legible faxed copy of your shot records and immunization form is enough. However, it is a good idea to call after you fax to confirm that the information was received and that it is legible.
I have been a previous student at FAU. Do you still have my immunization records on file? Public universities in Florida are required to keep records for seven years from the time they were submitted. If it has been more than seven years, you may check with us to see if we still have them and if they meet the current requirements.
Is this just a Florida Atlantic University Requirement? No, all 11 public 4-year universities in Florida must abide by these requirements.
I have attended another state university; do I still have to show proof of immunization when the requirements are the same? Each university stores the immunization data differently and these systems are not linked together. Also, the requirement states that each university must have a copy of every student's immunization record on file.
I heard that I can waive some shots. Is that true? Students have the option of either waiving or providing shot records for hepatitis B and meningococcal meningitis. However, every student born after 1956 needs to provide shot records for measles and rubella. See questions below for exceptions.
What if I have a medical reason for not getting the vaccinations? A medical exemption can be submitted by the attending physician and it must include the medical reason for the exemption.
I may be pregnant or I am currently pregnant and nursing. What can I do if I don't have my immunization records? You may submit a dated letter from you physician stating your situation. Another option would be to have your blood tested for immunity to measles and rubella (results must be positive). Pregnant women are routinely tested for rubella, so you could get a copy of that from your OB/GYN. Keep in mind that either way, you still need to fill out an FAU immunization form.
What can I do if my religious convictions prohibit me from getting vaccinated? You may submit a Religious Exemption From Immunization Form. This form will exempt you from the required immunizations.
What if I just don't believe in getting shots? What do I do then? You have the option of having a blood test done to show the presence of the measles and rubella antibodies. If the test results are positive and show immunity to measles and rubella, then this would be acceptable. However, if these tests came back negative, then you would have to show proof of immunization.
I recall having had measles and/or rubella. Doesn't that prove that I am immune? According to the immunization requirements for attending a Florida public university, having had rubella (German Measles) is NOT sufficient proof of immunity. You may have a blood test to show that you have antibodies in your system against this disease. However, we CAN accept a doctor's letter stating that you have had the disease of measles on a certain date, to show immunity to this disease.
I was in the military; doesn't this prove that I have had all of my immunizations? No. While most people in the military have received many immunizations, the requirement states that we must have the actual immunization dates on file. Veterans Affairs is usually a good source for getting a copy of your shot records, however, it may take some time before they can get them to you. If you do not have a copy of your military immunization records, you may want to take this time factor under consideration when registering for classes.
I am over 40 years old; do I still need to complete the Immunization Form? Yes, all students must complete the Immunization Form. Also, if you were born after 1956, you must show proof of immunity to both measles and rubella.
If I was born before 1957, why do I still need to fill out this form? The requirement states that we must have a signed immunization form on file for every student who attends FAU. The part you need to sign states that you understand the immunization requirements and also that FAU provides primary medical care.
I had my first shot before my first birthday, why would this be unacceptable? Immunizations given prior to your first birthday may be ineffective because your immune system is not fully developed. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) recommends that the measles and rubella immunizations be given after you are one year old.
My parents kept a "baby book" with the dates of my vaccines. Is that official enough? In order for it to be official, it needs to have a doctor's signature and/or stamp.
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While the capability to deliver augmented reality experiences has been around for decades, it is only very recently that those experiences have become easy and portable. Advances in mobile devices as well as in the different technologies that combine the real world with virtual information have led to augmented reality applications that are as near to hand as any other application on a laptop or a smart phone. New uses for augmented reality are being explored and new experiments undertaken now that it is easy to do so. Emerging augmented reality tools to date have been mainly designed for marketing, social purposes, amusement, or location-based information, but new ones continue to appear as the technology becomes more popular. Augmented reality has become simple, and is now poised to enter the mainstream in the consumer sector.
The concept of blending (augmenting) virtual data — information, rich media, and even live action — with what we see in the real world, for the purpose of enhancing the information we can perceive with our senses is a powerful one. The first applications of augmented reality (AR) appeared in the late 1960s and 1970s. By the 1990s, augmented reality was being put to use by a number of major companies for visualization, training, and other purposes. Now, the technologies that make augmented reality possible are powerful and compact enough to deliver AR experiences to personal computers and mobile devices. Early mobile applications began to appear in 2008, and several augmented reality mapping and social tools are now on the market.
Wireless applications are increasingly driving this technology into the mobile space where they offer a great deal of promise. Initially, AR required unwieldy headsets and kept users largely tethered to their desktop computers. The camera and screen embedded in smart phones and other mobile devices now serve as the means to combine real world data with virtual data; using GPS capability, image recognition, and a compass, AR applications can pinpoint where the mobile's camera is pointing and overlay relevant information at appropriate points on the screen.
Augmented reality applications can either be marker-based, which means that the camera must perceive a specific visual cue in order for the software to call up the correct information, or markerless. Markerless applications use positional data, such as a mobile's GPS and compass, or image recognition, where input to the camera is compared against a library of images to find a match. Markerless applications have wider applicability since they function anywhere without the need for special labeling or supplemental reference points.
Currently, many augmented reality efforts are focused on entertainment and marketing, but these will spill into other areas as the technology matures and becomes even more simplified. Layar (http://layar.com) has been a leader in this space with AR applications for Android and iPhones. Layar's mobile application features content layers that may include ratings, reviews, advertising, or other such information to assist consumers on location in shopping or dining areas. Other mobile applications that make use of AR for social or commercial purposes include Yelp, another review and rating service; Wikitude, which overlays information from Wikipedia and other sources onto a view of the real world; and a handful of Twitter clients. The mobile media company Ogmento develops AR games for mobiles.
The improvement in technology allows more streamlined approaches and wider user adoption. Market projections for augmented reality on mobile devices predict revenues of $2 million in 2010, rising to several hundred million by 2014 ($350 million, according to ABI Research; Juniper Research's projections are even higher). Augmented reality is already entering the mainstream in the consumer sector, and the social, gaming, and location-based applications that are emerging point to a strong potential for educational applications in the next few years.
Emerging augmented reality tools to date have begun to overlay marketing, amusement, and location-based information over real-time video, and new applications continue to appear as the technology becomes more popular. Tools that illustrate how learning applications might overlay information over a video image of an historical site, or an artifact in a museum can already be found.
Augmented reality has strong potential to provide both powerful, contextual, in situ learning experiences and serendipitous exploration and discovery of the connected nature of information in the real world. Most of the activity happening in this area is taking place in universities, but the work going on there can easily be transferred to K-12 settings. (Augmented reality also appears in the university-focused 2010 Horizon Report, where it was placed on the mid-term horizon to reflect its more rapid adoption at the college level.)
Applications that convey information about a place open the door to discovery-based learning. Students on field trips to historic sites can access AR applications that overlay maps and information about how the location looked at different points of history. An application currently in development by the EU-funded iTacitus project (http://itacitus.org/) will allow visitors to pan across a location — the Coliseum, say — and see what it looked like during an historical event, complete with cheering spectators and competing athletes. SREngine, another augmented reality application in development, will use object recognition to display information about everyday things one encounters in the real world — describing the use of different pieces of equipment in a dentist's office, for instance, or identifying trees on a nature walk.
Augmented books, now just beginning to enter the market, are another interesting application of this technology. Zooburst (http://www.zooburst.com) is an authoring tool that allows students to create their own augmented reality storybooks. The German company Metaio (http://www.metaio.com/demo) is developing books that include AR elements, such as globes that pop up on the pages of a book about the earth. The books are printed normally. Then, after purchase, consumers install special software on their computers and point a webcam at the book to see the visualizations. The technology allows any existing book to be developed into an augmented reality edition after publication; an atlas featuring 3D views of geographic locations is currently in development.
- History. Augmented reality can be used to model objects, allowing students to envision how a given item would look in different settings. Students studying the California missions, Byzantine architecture, or other structures could create detailed models to accompany in-class presentations.
- Science. The mobile application pUniverse turns a mobile device into a portable planetarium, overlaying data about celestial objects as the student pans the device around the sky.
- Language Arts. At Crossroads South Middle School in New Jersey, seventh- and eighth-grade students created AR costumes for characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream. The students drew the costumes, then "became" the characters as they acted out the play in front of a camera.
The following links provide examples of current projects that demonstrate the potential of augmented reality.
Arhrrrr An Augmented Reality Shooter
This video demonstrates an augmented reality game created at Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab and the Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta. The dynamic, interactive game uses a handheld mobile device, a table map — and Skittles candies.
ARIS Mobile Media Learning Games
ARIS is an alternate reality gaming engine created by the University of Wisconsin's Games, Learning and Society research group. Virtual objects and characters can be placed at certain locations in the physical world; players can interact with them using their mobile devices.
ARSights uses locations and structures in Google Earth to project augmented reality models of historical buildings and sites. Students can take virtual field trips, looking at three-dimensional models from different angles while seeing where on the globe they are actually located.
eTreasure is an augmented reality team-based urban game used for teaching cultural heritage to grade school students in Switzerland. The game is developed by Webatelier.net, a laboratory of the University of Lugano.
Flynn Park Elementary School LIONS Program
Working with the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center near St. Louis, Missouri, Flynn Park Elementary participated in an NSF-funded grant program (Local Investigations of Natural Science, LIONS) to build and play augmented reality games in science and history. (For more detail on the grant program, see http://www.glsconference.org/2008/session.html?id=42).
LearnAR (Specialists Schools and Academies Trust)
This UK-based project, designed for secondary students, includes 3D augmented reality models for several subjects, including biology, world languages, physics and religion. Students from subscribing schools can print out AR markers that then can display intricate 3D models for further examination.
Scimorph is an augmented reality learning game designed to stimulate discussion among grade-school students and their teachers around the scientific issues dealt with in the game's scenarios. Scimorph is an alien that students can place into different environments to observe what happens.
Wikitude World Browser
With the Wikitude World Browser, students can view their surroundings through the camera on a mobile device, seeing historical information, nearby landmarks, and points of interest. Content is drawn from Wikipedia, Qype, and Wikitude, and students can add information of their own.
The following articles and resources are recommended for those who wish to learn more about augmented reality.
Augmented Learning: An Interview with Eric Klopfer (Part One)
(Henry Jenkins, Confessions of an Aca-Fan, 7 July 2008.) Henry Jenkins interviews AR game developer Eric Klopfer, who gives insights into why this area of AR has promise in education and beyond. A link to part two is available on the above page.
Augmented Reality Technology Brings Learning To Life
(Chris Dede, Usable Knowledge: Harvard Graduate School of Education, September 2009.) This article deals with educational uses for augmented reality, particularly in the middle grades, and discusses its potential to engage students. The article also touches on curriculum development for AR in the classroom.
If You Are Not Seeing Data, You Are Not Seeing
(Brian Chen, Wired Gadget Lab, 25 August 2009.) This Wired article gives a good overview of augmented reality, including where it currently is situated and what to expect in the future.
Map/Territory: Augmented Reality Without the Phone
(Brady Forrest, O'Reilly Radar, 17 August 2009.) This brief interview discusses what forms augmented reality might take beyond its application for mobile devices.
Visual Time Machine Offers Tourists a Glimpse of the Past
(ScienceDaily, 17 August 2009.) New applications for smart phones offer augmented reality on the go. While on location, visitors view historical sites as they were hundreds of years ago.
Delicious: Augmented Reality
(Tagged by K-12 Horizon Advisory Board and friends, 2010). Follow this link to find additional resources tagged for this topic and this edition of the Horizon Report. To add to this list, simply tag resources with "hzk10" and "augmentedreality" when you save them to Delicious.


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This plate is less of a restaurant dish and more of a home cooked dish. It's very simple, traditional Irish home cooking. Forget bacon and cabbage and lots of other traditional dishes that are just pretty awful. In my opinion Irish cooking can and should be much better than this and there is no need for us to continue down this path and continuing to have an embarrassing cuisine. Why not recreate our own cuisine, revolving around the fantastic produce that we have, cooked simply but deliciously, not boiled to an unrecognisable state. This dish is kind of a take on a traditional Irish stew but uses beef cheeks, a great cut of beef. One of my main reasons for cooking this dish is that considering spring* is only two days away I would end the winter with a gorgeous stew.
Beef Cheeks: Marinate the beef cheeks in red wine and add some carrot, onion, celery, 2 – 4 star aniseeds, bay leaves, salt and black peppercorns for anywhere between 12 – 48 hours. Drain and thoroughly dry the beef cheeks and quickly brown all over in a searing hot frying pan. Place the cheeks in a casserole dish. Deglaze the frying pan with a drop of red wine the beef was marinated in and add the rest of the red wine and the vegetables and flavourings into the casserole dish into the casserole dish. Add 3/4 a can of Guinness into the casserole dish and top up with beef stock until only some of the cheeks are visible above the liquid. Place into a 150 °C oven and cook for 4 hours. Leave to cool in the liquid until it cools down a bit and then remove. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve and reduce the sauce until thickened*. Finish the sauce with some finely chopped carrot and cook until just tender. Add some frozen peas and cook for a few minutes.
*If your sauce gets too salty before it begins to thicken, which is likely to happen if you use stock cubes, you can thicken it with an alternative method such as cornflour or beurre manié.
Mash: Mash some cooked potatoes with plenty of butter* and season with salt. Pass through a sieve to get rid of all lumps.
* For the nicest mash, use 200 g butter for every 1 kg of spuds.
Spinach: Wilt some spinach in a pan with butter until it just collapses but do not cook any further.
To Serve: Place a big scoop of mash in the middle of the plate and top with some spinach. Add half a beef cheek on the top of the spinach and drizzle the sauce and vegetables around and over the beef.
Good: Good, simple comfort food. As much as I am a fan of foams, purees, jelly's and the likes, you just can't beat lovingly cooked good food.
Bad: Smaller portion size of beef cheeks is a good idea because it is very gelatinous in texture and so too big a portion is too filling and even sickly.
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Last month I told you I could see snow on the mountains outside my office window. This month I had to drive through it. I also have to get the frost off the windscreen before driving off in the morning. What happened to global warming…..i think everyone in NZ is freezing their butts off.
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There is a new member to the Hyperformance Hardware team. Please welcome BEM195, a '96 Jeep Cherokee "limited". BEM195 has very BIG boots to fill, because he has to take the job of old Val. Sandra and I have decided that it's time for Val to retire and lead a life of luxury. Val's been in daily use for many years now, travelling the country for racing and play. Now it's time for a tidy up and special occasion use only. As you can imagine it was a hard to find a vehicle to follow Val's foot steps. Of course a new Audi RS4, Chrysler 300c, AMG G-wagon or Maserati would have been nice, but that was a little out of our price range. The Jeep fits the bill, nicely. It will comfortably handle four mountain bikers, with gear, bikes and being a real 4x4 it will also get you to the top of the next shuttle run. Not that Val didn't try.
Trapped in the North Island
Another month, another road trip. Another trip back up to Auckland, not only was there another shipment of Santa Cruz's to distribute, there was my new nephew to visit, a going away do for Tony H and a Jeep to purchase. My "quick" trip took a little longer than planned. The list of "immaculate" Jeeps I went to see were not up to expectation, so more hunting was required. Any who, I found our dream Jeep, negotiated a price, serviced it and took it for it's first road trip.
Beep, Beep, Jeep, Jeep
Road Trip, Part One
First test, Auckland to Roto-Vegas. I have made this trip so often, that I can almost do it with my eyes closed. A quick visit to my friends at Bike Vegas and a ride in Redwoods covered my trip to Roto-Vegas nicely. Thanks to Geeza and Paula for looking after me while in Rotorua.
Road Trip, Part Two
The next part of the road trip was to Wellington. I did hear that was a little bit of snow on the desert road, but by the time I got there it was closed. Actually after seeing some pictures in the newspapers, the desert road looked like South Pole. A little bit of snow wasn't going to stop me. A detour via National Park, Raetihi and Wanganui helped me avoid the closed roads. But there was still a lot of snow. I saw this as a great opportunity to use the 4WD lever. I finally made it to Wellington and a close call too. They closed the roads shortly after I made it through. A quick visit to Burkes Cycles, a catch up with Caleb and Emma of Spoke magazine and my trip to Wellington was covered. Thanks to Caleb and Emma for looking after me while in Wellington.
Road Trip Part Three
The last leg of the trip was the easy part, Cross the Cook Strait, drive to Nelson. Weather conditions had been dubious, but the ferry crossing was surprisingly calm. A great test for the new staff car and it passed it with flying colours.
NZ No.1 Santa Cruz dealer
The question has been asked from some of my bigger dealers who is the "No1. Santa Cruz bike shop"? Usually I keep these things under my Santa Cruz cap, but in the spirit of the football world cup (competition), I'm pleased to announce that Bike Vegas (Rotorua) is now the No.1 Santa Cruz dealer in the Bay of Plenty. Hub Cycles (Christchurch) No1. in Canterbury and Planet Cycles (Auckland) is No.1 in Auckland and Northlnd. Talking about the Football world cup, if I was a betting man, I would have lost a lot of money so far.
Racing overseas
Annika Smail is finishing her overseas racing with a few more Swiss Cup races. Consistently finishing in the top 5 was the last update. Rob Smail has joined her for more Swiss adventures. Jenna Makgill won the DH IXS cup race in Germany, by seven seconds. Check out jennamakgill.blogspot.com for more info.
Lauren Campbell finished 25th at Mont Sainte-Anne and is now enjoying some riding time at Whistler before heading back to NZ. Good work team.
Rock N Roll
A quick plug for my sister's band, "Labretta Suede and the Motel Six. They did a live roof top gig on K'Rd in Auckland. Very Rock N Roll, for more info check out cheeseontoast.co.nz. Go Anna!
Mojo Baby.
The Ibis Mojo gets the "big thumbs up" in the July issue of MBA. For those of waiting to see this amazing bike, I'll have one in Rotorua for the world champs. Check out Ibiscycles.com for more info.
Talk to you all soon
Thanks again for your support;
Mike and Sandra.
World Champs, world champs, world champs. 2006 Roto-Vegas. My little plug for the world champs.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal crackdown on marijuana grows has lead to more than a million plants being uprooted.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento released the numbers Wednesday. In July and August, they seized $1.5 billion worth of pot on public lands.
The raids took place in seven Western states, including Oregon and California. The most pot plants were found in California, with more than $800,000 in all.


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I started reading the Tarot before I was twenty. One of my favorite cards is The Fool. It can be interpreted in many ways—of course there's face value: fool. But there are nuances.
Is he really a fool? Well, he is stepping off of a cliff without looking at the consequences—he is looking up, into the heavens, the wild blue yonder filled with hopes, dreams, and aspirations. His is a step of faith.
And he takes it.
By August 23, 2011, my job felt like the proverbial other shoe situation. There had been several very negative, biting, interactions; the details aren't important. A week or so earlier I had been told I could not seek part-time employment, to supplement my income, and keep my job. It ate at me. I'm an adult—and this is 2011, not 1851. Can't? That particular meeting was a turning point. My turning point. The shoe hitting the floor, so to speak. Really? I can't? Watch me jump off that cliff. But it was my job, my livelihood, my dinner. I wasn't sleeping or eating. I was angry, snapping at people.
I came home that night and raged at Ian. This is what happened. Can you believe he said can't? Told me I can't, like he owns me!
Ian was playing guitar in the kitchen with a friend. They both nodded empathetically, desperately trying to not incur my wrath.
Where's dinner? I asked.
Ian looked at me anxiously. I didn't know what you wanted, so I didn't make anything.He knew this was not a good answer.
I looked at the clock: 8:45. It was too late to cook now.
Ian quickly opened the refrigerator. I guess I could make you a salad? I've never made a salad before, but I can. He desperately wanted to say anything that would reduce the rage emanating from me. How hard can it be to make a salad? I can do it. You sit down and I will make you a salad.
He didn't know how to cut the lettuce. Or the tomato. He thought there should be as much cilantro as there was lettuce. His friend sniffed the cilantro and suggested that a little bit probably went a long way. Ian looked at the vegetables and pouted. Really? It's all just leaves. But he tried.
I ended up laughing, although the tension of the day had mostly destroyed my appetite. I nibbled and Ian and his friend wrote a song in the kitchen. Anger and frustration towards your job should not color your relationships. I felt guilty.
But anyway, on August 23rd, I was conducting interviews for an assistant. I had done several back-to-back interviews and just before 2 pm I was waiting for the next appointment to arrive. And there was a roar—a loud truck, a freight train?
An earthquake. 5.8. The floor rumbled as we made our exit. I watched the windows rattle, felt the rail vibrate for what felt like an eternity.
At this particular moment, my two o'clock appointment was getting out of her car, oblivious to what was happening (because you don't feel most earthquakes while in cars—who knew?). Phone service was down. I couldn't contact my children or JL. I didn't know if everyone was ok. I was anxious.
But this was my job, and at that moment I needed to conduct an interview. So, I brought the somewhat flustered applicant into my office. I glanced at her résumé and saw that until a week before she had been a full-time high school English teacher. I asked her what happened. Why did she leave her job?
Do you believe in God? she replied.
Not a good way to begin an interview with a prospective employer. But, the earth had just shaken everything around me. I thought to myself, probably not her version of God, but said, yes, yes I do.
She said, I was miserable at that job. I dreaded going in to work, getting up in the morning. Being there. It changed who I was. Changed my relationship with my son. I just kept waiting for the other shoe to fall. I woke up one morning and just knew God would take care of me, I just had to believe, and I had to take that leap of faith. I had to quit my job to be happy.
I waited, somewhat anxiously, for the ground to move again. I'm not a particularly religious person, but I can take a hint. The world shakes and a woman walks into my office and says have faith, just be happy. Quit. It turns out that she wasn't even there to apply for the job. She just thought she'd like to do a little tutoring.
Ok fine, God/Universe, I get it!
I spent the weekend in the mountains of Virginia, at a writing retreat, watching hurricane Irene descend upon central Virginia—my home. I didn't get a lot of writing done. I spent my days thinking and watching the distant cloudbank cover everyone I love—putting them in potential danger. Ok, I get it! I didn't need any more metaphors. I penned a letter of resignation, 2 weeks notice.
I had applied for several adjunct positions—but had gotten no responses yet. I was stepping precariously into the great unknown—eyes wide open, looking at the wild blue yonder. The Fool.
I clicked send. Dropped the other shoe. Let go.
The next day, after a phone conversation with my boss, in which he tried to convince me to stay—made me promise I'd think about options to make the situation better, my cell phone rang. It was an Associate Dean from one of the colleges to which I had applied, with a job offer.
Not full-time. But affirmation that I had made the right choice.
So, today is my last day at my current job and next week, I tighten my belt and begin chasing new dreams with less money, less stress, and a sense of hope that belongs to fools.
I'm so happy for you and you will be fine. You will be more than fine, AND you'll be happy!
No one should have to put up with a disrespectful employer who cannot tell the difference between being a boss and being an abusive father-figure. If you'd tried to go to work for a competitor of his, maybe I could understand. I also notice that he didn't try to dissuade you by, oh, I don't know, offering you more pay!
The best of success to you.
It was One Person who had some bones to pick. I had missed it.
I miss most post.
'I never read blogs.'
I said that before I was arrested in a Bank in PA. Someone said:
'Read Salon'
'Read Unclaimed Territory'
'Read Chris Floyd' and other`
I am glad I did. It's one way to learn,
discern - not much farming gets done.
I had old wounds fester and I read blogs.
When I got banned from Salon I blogged.
Last eve I had to re-sign on Open Salon`gin.
emma peel 2 caused me to nod on a Old Blog.
It wasn't her Blog. It was a Popularity Blog.
Fay (smile) did research and had 'bones to pick'
And emma peel 2 was her Great Spirited Self.
I nodded when emma peel 2 spoke her Mind.
She is not a "Yes Person" and I Love her Mind.
I sure like this post. I miss much. Time flees.
The faster I go - the behind`er I get. Behinds.
That's a PA German/Amish saying. A Maxim.
I have been preparing a Nova Scotia get away.
The rain last week, P.U. light bulbs, Big Mess,
and on/on . .; ..
I feel like a break.
I'll be a runaway.
I'll pack greens.
I'll fill my P.U..
It hauls milk.
No bone pick.
I giggle at you.
That's a comet.
Good Luck too.
It my comment.
Fool eat food.
I'll miss much.
No call fools`
Cupcake. huh?
I'd share one.
emma peel 2?
You etc., fun.
I call You two?
You Cupcake.
Let's Share it?
We can sit too.
Somewhere, ay.
Sit on a couch.
Eat cupcakes.
Mice eat too.
I do see one.
He scampers.
He/she nibble.
Mice eat crumbs.
Last year one do?
Mouse do what?
She built a nest.
She lived in my
printer - squeak.
Yesterday was sad.
Wow did we grieve?
My eyes were full.
Tears sure flowed.
Best be. Take care.
I can't keep up too.
I get re-launched.
Kerry no farm too.
He very sad editor.
He seems so nasty.
Be respectful. okay.
Thanks for this post.
You can't skip it too.
Kerry pick bone too.
He has his nice pets.


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9:00 PM ET, November 21, 2005
Municipal Auditorium (MO), Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Iowa made up for a bad offensive night by harassing the other guys into a worse one.
The Hawkeyes (No. 17 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) shot just 38 percent from the field Monday night in the semifinals of the Guardians Classic. But they held No. 7 Kentucky to 32 percent shooting in Iowa's 67-63 victory."We beat a very good team tonight, and we did it by guarding," Iowa coach Steve Alford said. "They guarded us well, too. These are two good defensive teams, for the third week of November."The Hawkeyes (3-0) will meet No. 2 Texas -- a 76-75 victory over No. 13 West Virginia in the early semifinal -- in Tuesday night's championship game. The Wildcats (2-1) will play the Mountaineers for third place.Greg Brunner had his usual solid inside game for Iowa, leading the Hawkeyes with 17 points and 12 rebounds. But Iowa's top shooters, guards Adam Haluska and Jeff Horner, were less effective on offense.Haluska, averaging 13 points going into the game, had nine on 2-for-9 shooting from the field. Horner made just 1-of-10 shots from the floor, finishing with five points -- well below his 14.5-point average.It fell to Mike Henderson to pick up the slack with 15 points -- including a 7-for-9 night from the line."The kid who really hurt us was Mike Henderson," Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said. "We just couldn't contain him."Wildcats point guard Rajon Rondo had a career-high 19 rebounds, a Guardians Classic record, but was held to five points -- 13 below his season average -- on 1-for-9 shooting. He didn't score until he hit a layup with just over 5½ minutes left."Everybody's going to have off nights," he said. "I'm not going to score 18 points every night."A wild final 72 seconds capped a back-and-forth battle in which neither team ever went up by more than seven points."Both teams played defensive games," Horner said, "and when you play a defensive game it's not going to be the prettiest thing out there."Kentucky's Bobby Perry, who finished with 12 points, hit a 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining to force a 61-all tie. Rekalin Sims rebounded Henderson's miss at the other end, but his pass to Rondo was off-target and Rondo fell out of bounds before he could call timeout."We had so many opportunities," Smith said. "I don't know if you can get any more opportunities. We lost all of our composure. We dribbled the ball off our foot. We stepped out of bounds. Guys were dribbling just to be dribbling."Sims, who led Kentucky with a career-high 22 points, fouled out on Iowa's ensuing possession, and Haluska hit the first of two free throws to put the Hawkeyes up 62-61.Perry missed at the other end, and Henderson rebounded and was fouled. That still did not put Iowa into the bonus, so the Wildcats were forced to foul again on the inbounds play and Horner hit two more free throws with 25.2 seconds left to make it 64-61.Henderson then stripped the ball from Ramel Bradley, was fouled and hit one free throw for a 65-61 lead. Ravi Moss scored for Kentucky with 1.4 seconds left, but Haluska's two foul shots with 0.9 left sealed the win for the Hawkeyes.Sims hit two 3-pointers and scored seven points in an early 10-0 run that put Kentucky up 12-5, but Iowa responded with a 10-3 run to tie it at 15. After that, the margin never went past five points.The Hawkeyes led 34-31 at the break, holding Kentucky to 32 percent shooting (10-for-31) and forcing 10 turnovers in the first half. The Wildcats didn't lead in the second half until Bradley hit a 3-pointer with just under 11 minutes left to put them up 46-44.Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Team Stat Comparison
Points | 67 | 63 |
FG Made-Attempted | 23-60 (.383) | 20-61 (.328) |
3P Made-Attempted | 4-15 (.267) | 9-20 (.450) |
FT Made-Attempted | 17-23 (.739) | 14-21 (.667) |
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 19 (0/0) | 21 (0/0) |
Largest Lead | 5 | 7 |
Game Leaders
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Team Stats: Iowa | Kentucky |
2005-06 Season
» Nov 21, 2005 | IOWA 67, @UK 63 | Recap |


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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Deal: EOS-1D X for $5936 via eBay
« on: January 13, 2013, 08:08:35 PM »Grey market is one thing, but my recent purchase from BVI (5D3 for $2599) came w/o an eye cup and all generic accessories (eg. battery, charger, strap, etc.)
After almost a month of back and forth, I was finally able to get a full refund.
A month to get a full refund....WOW
Thanks for sharing
You can file a case in eBay so BVI should not receive the payment until it resolved. When I bought 5DIII from BVI, the listed item said has USA warranty and it has 30-day money back policy so I took their words granted on description. I cannot resist $2500 price and my purchase is protected by eBay anyway. So I don't have much to worry about.
I understood the risk and was willing to take my chances in receiving a Grey market camera, but the missing parts & aftermarket accessories are what trigger my return.


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Financial News
Co-Op: Regulator Stands By Flowers Decision
A senior City regulator has told MPs he stands by his decision to approve the appointment of disgraced former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers, arguing it was "correct at the time".
Clive Adamson, director of supervision at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said the Methodist minister seemed to be the right person to control the "unruly" board at the bank, despite him later becoming embroiled in a drugs scandal and displaying a lack of knowledge about banking.
He said that Mr Flowers was "not the same individual" as he seemed at a later meeting before the Treasury Select Committee last year, when gave a stumbling performance and seemed unable to give basic facts and figures.
Mr Adamson was quizzed by MPs on the same committee about a 90-minute meeting he and two colleagues at the now-defunct Financial Services Authority held with Mr Flowers ahead of his appointment in 2010.
At the meeting, it was agreed two deputies would be needed to assist Mr Flowers as chairman because of his lack of banking knowledge.
He told the Treasury Select Committee: "I stand by the decision I made at the time.
"I am as surprised as all of us as to the events that surrounded Mr Flowers' apparent misdemeanours."
Following close questioning by MPs, Mr Adamson eventually agreed that the FSA overall made a mistake, but insisted he stood by the decision on Mr Flowers.
"With the benefit of hindsight, yes we did get it wrong," he said.
But committee member Jesse Norman likened it to a doctor saying: "The operation was a success but the patient died."
The Co-op Bank last year had to be rescued after a £1.5bn hole was discovered in its finances.
Regulators have announced the launch of investigations that could see former senior managers fined or banned from working in the industry.
Mr Adamson told the committee he was surprised by the former chairman's answers during his appearance before MPs last year, and that at his own meeting with Mr Flowers he had been "much more cogent".
But committee chairman Andrew Tyrie told him: "It is an extraordinary state of affairs that you are asking us to believe."
He criticised the decision to put Mr Flowers in place to oversee the board, saying: "Your solution was to put a financial illiterate in charge of it."
Mr Adamson said he was disappointed that no one "in public life or indeed his other associations" who may have "known more about some of his misdemeanours" ever alerted regulators.
But he admitted that he had never before approved a chairman with such little experience, telling MPs: "There was no hiding the fact that he didn't have sufficient experience so the decision was around how that could be mitigated."
Mr Adamson said Mr Flowers' 1981 conviction for gross indecency was disclosed but it was not considered relevant and he was not questioned about it. He said a separate drink-driving conviction was not known.
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What is Neglect?
- A failure to provide for a child's basic needs.
- Physical – food, shelter, supervision.
- Medical – necessary medical or mental health needs.
- Educational.
- Emotional – inattention to a child's emotional needs, failure to provide psychological care, or allowing the child to use alcohol or other drugs.
What is Physical Abuse?
- Non-accidental physical injury.
- Minor bruises to severe fractures or death – as a result of:
- punching
- beating
- kicking
- biting
- shaking
- throwing
- stabbing
- choking
- hitting
- burning
What is Sexual abuse?
- The sexual exploitation of a child for the sexual gratification of an adult.
- Activities by a parent or caretaker such as fondling a child's genitals, penetration, incest, rape, sodomy, indecent exposure, and exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials.
What is Emotional abuse?
- A pattern of behavior that impairs a child's emotional development or sense of self-worth. This may include constant criticism, threats, or rejection, as well as withholding love, support, or guidance.
Effects of Child Abuse:
- Issues with trust
- Poor social skills
- Aggression
- Withdrawn/isolated
- Poor problem solving skills
- Stealing
- Lying
- Drug and alcohol abuse/use
- Depression
- Poor academic performance
- Low levels of empathy
- Post traumatic Stress Disorder
- Criminal Behavior
Effects Associated with Sexual Abuse:
- Age inappropriate sexual knowledge
- Sexually acting out
- Sexualized behaviors
- Promiscuous
- Self-injurious behaviors
- Unplanned pregnancy
- Venereal disease
- Difficulty developing and maintaining relationships