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Yeah, it's about the putting greens because that's where the big money is. The greens must be aerified. But aerification - as every golf course superintendent knows - is also about the customer, as in the golfers. That said, Daniel Faltysec wonders why more superintendents don't aerify with drill tines on sand-based greens.
A drill tine, from 3/8 to 5/8 of an inch, works like a Yankee screwdriver as it spins into the ground without making much of a hole. When it reaches its length, it locks and then pulls up, bringing loose sand with it.
There's much debris, including exposed root mass. But the process does what core aeration does, opening holes to allow water, air and nutrients in without disrupting turf.
Doug Browne, golf course superintendent of Stephen F. Austin Golf Club in San Felipe, Texas, says drill tining is like pulling a core, except the core is getting pulverized by the drill when it gets pulled out.
Drill tining is simply a different way to vent turf without pulling cores. While most superintendents are partial to core aeration, more of them should consider drill tining because it is less disruptive - which equates to less eruptive golfers going off because the greens are bumpy and battered from core aeration.
"The main thing is that it's so unobtrusive to the turf," Faltysec says.
Drill tines do an excellent job of relieving compaction by going to an adequate depth and "kicking," which causes the tine's bottom to come out at a different angle, he adds.
Drill tining can also be done much faster; one green takes about 15 minutes. What damage there is heals quickly.
"I'm told by superintendents that if they drill tine on Monday during the growing season, the procedure is hardly noticeable by the end of the week," Faltysec says. "After drill tining, they drag the greens and mow them, and put the flagsticks back in."
Drill tines are also durable. If taken care of, they can last a lifetime, Faltysec says.
Superintendents have used drill tines before on reciprocating aerifiers, but they didn't twist, turn or lock, says Faltysec, who has a patent on the technology.
"They just pushed in and pulled out," he says. "That will actually push the turf down into the soil, which is probably something you don't want.'
Superintendents usually core aerate the greens annually to change the soil profile. But if the soil profile doesn't need changing and there's no thatch, all they need to do is drill tine the greens, Faltysec says.
"I know several superintendents that just drill tine once a year," he adds.
The more you aerate, the deeper the root base can go and the better chance of turf surviving in extreme heat. But superintendents can't core aerate that often; they can, however, drill tine on a regular basis.
These days, superintendents must wear their customer hats as often as their agronomic hats.
"I play at a golf course that when they core aerify the golfers don't want to play," Faltysec says.
But if that course was drill tining, the golfers might not even know what was going on.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal, who ordered an internal review after a potent winter storm caught officials unprepared in January, outlined a wide-ranging plan Tuesday for responding to severe weather in the future.
The heads of several state agencies responsible for public safety, emergency response and transportation recommended an overhaul of the so-called Ready Georgia mobile application, which was created by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the state Department of Public Health. The application would link Georgians with information on emergency shelters, transportation routes and more. GEMA has consulted with the Weather Channel and Georgia Tech, and the overhaul effort will include an aggressive marketing campaign officials said in the report.
The review panel also suggested the state assemble numerous seven-vehicle "strike teams" manning trucks with spreaders or scrapers and that the Department of Transportation upgrade its inventory of snow- and ice-removal equipment.
Under the plan, the state also has created a database with contact information for 180 school superintendents to quickly notify district officials in emergency situations. On Jan. 28, scores of schoolchildren were left stranded overnight at their schools after snow, sleet and ice began coating roads during the school day. In Troup County, schools and many businesses were closed for several days because of iced over roads.
When the storm hit, thousands of cars and trucks clogged slickened highways, leaving some motorists trapped for hours in their cars and others to abandon vehicles to find refuge in private homes, fire stations, shelters and even supermarkets. Critics complained that Deal's administration and other authorities didn't respond quickly enough to changing weather advisories from the National Weather Service and instead tried blaming quickly changing forecasts for the state being caught flat-footed.
Critics also blasted local and state officials for failing to close schools and government offices early enough to prevent the massive traffic jam that began snarling metro Atlanta interstates soon after the snow began falling. In the report, officials said a weather advisory that was upgraded in severity in the early morning hours before the storm left school district officials with little time to decide whether to cancel classes or dismiss early.
Morning and afternoon traffic jams also proved to be major stumbling blocks in the state's response to the storm. Officials said in the report that rush hour traffic the morning of the storm prevented the Georgia Department of Transportation from getting equipment and road clearing materials in place early enough, and gridlock during the storm kept trucks from treating areas that were already congested.
Officials also recommended strengthening laws regarding commercial vehicles and establishing stricter enforcement and punishment of drivers who violate laws concerning tire chains and emergency equipment.
Georgia was hit with a second ice storm in mid-February and Deal said some of the state's short-term plans — such as forming a weather advisory group composed of local meteorologists — had already been implemented.
"Our state for the second storm was more informed and prepared through the cellphones alerts, emails to school superintendents and consultations with local meteorologists," Deal said in a statement.
The seven-vehicle strike teams that officials proposed in the report would include trucks with spreaders or scrapers, a truck carrying sand and gravel, an all-terrain vehicle, a motor carrier compliance division officer, a state trooper and a Department of Defense hummer. The report calls for 35 strike teams to be stationed in the metro Atlanta area.
The review also suggests that state officials consider installing censors on the pavement at key locations to monitor road and air temperatures. The report says the Georgia Department of Transportation is reviewing specifications and costs associated with 30 censors that could be stationed along metro Atlanta interstates.
Deal said his Severe Winter Weather Warning and Preparedness Task Force will review the internal report.

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DEAD SEA, Jordan — US Senator John McCain raised the prospect Sunday of possible armed intervention to protect civilians in Syria where a crackdown on pro-democracy protests has killed more than 3,000 people.
"Now that military operations in Libya are ending, there will be renewed focus on what practical military operations might be considered to protect civilian lives in Syria," McCain told a World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan.
McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's "regime should not consider that it can get away with mass murder.
Libya's ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi, who was captured and killed on Thursday, "made that mistake and it cost him everything," he said.
"There are even growing calls among the opposition for some foreign military intervention. We hear these pleas for assistance. We are listening to and engaging with the (opposition) National Council," he added.
The United Nations has said more than 3,000 people, including 187 children, have been killed in a fierce crackdown on dissent since mid-March.
"The Syrian revolution may now be entering a new phase. The opposition has formed the Syrian National Council seeking to better organise itself. There are increasing reports of defections from the army," said McCain.
"More Syrians appear to be taking up arms against the regime."
McCain charged that "dark forces in this region, especially in Iran, are working harder than ever to hijack the promise of what many are calling the Arab Spring.
"These concerns are real and legitimate and merit our vigilance."
US-Iran tensions have been running high since Washington accused Tehran of being behind an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington. Iran has denied any involvement.
McCain held talks with key US ally King Abdullah II on Middle East issues, Jordan's state-run Petra news agency reported.
The United States and Jordan on Sunday signed a $250-million agreement under a "small and medium enterprise loan guarantee programme" to support the cash-strapped kingdom's economy.
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October 19, 2010
I've been struggling lately to get Facebook to work inside my Unity game as I wanted to use the new Graph API and the compiled .dll had to be .NET 2.0 to work within Unity. There was also the issue of finding a good JSON library that worked with .NET 2.0 and the fact that Mono had issues accessing https via the System.Net library.
There are a lot of ways to access Facebook if you are building a game for the web player but it's difficult if your game is desktop based as you have to somehow get the user to login to Facebook and authorize your application, this is difficult in Unity as it's WWW class doesn't have enough control over it nor does the launch application. I couldn't find a solution that existed so I've come up with something that works perfectly, probably not-as elegant but it is a good trade-off.
The above two downloads should explain all but basic usage is:
Here's an example C# script that you can use within Unity:
using UnityEngine; using Facebook; public class UFacebook : MonoBehaviour { public static string MagicToken; public static string GetUserProperty(string user, string prop) { try { FacebookAPI api = new FacebookAPI(MagicToken); Facebook.JSONObject request = api.Get("/" + user); return request.Dictionary[prop].String; } catch { return null; } } }
You can then do UFacebook.GetUserProperty("eth0izzle", "name"); in a C# or even a JavaScript file – easy Of course this is very basic class and can be extended for your needs.
To authenticate the user and access the API via OAuth you will need an OAuth access token which is returned in the redirect_uri as a hash tag once the user authorises your application. The issue here is how do we get the access_token back into our Unity game? Technically you can't so we need some user intervention…
In your game project use
Application.OpenURL("https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=147305235313757 when the user clicks "Facebook connect", for example. Our redirect_uri is where the magic happens, all we do is grab the access_token from the URI with some JavaScript:
var access_token = window.location.hash.split('&')[0].replace('#access_token=', '');, print it to the screen and ask the user to paste it back into the Untiy game – you can take a look at the HTML source code for a better example and don't be shy to look at how I've implemented this.
So what could we do with this? A game that randomly spawns AI enemies with the names of your Facebook friends and their profile picture as it's face. A game that keeps track of the users Places and updates the game location accordingly. A game that reads what movies, books and music you like and then displays relevant ads in-game – the possibilities are endless, good luck!
Tags: Facebook, graph api, oauth, unity, unity3d
Hi manThx for tutorial- it's really cool, but only in the unity. Cause when i'm trying create the exe file from that project it's shows me the error:"ArgumentException: The Assembly System.Web is referenced by FacebookAPI. But the dll is not allowed to be included or could not be found."Maybe u know what's wrong ?Bless ya.
@steffan:go to menu: Edit > Project Settings > Player. On "Other settings" set ".NET 2.0″ instead default ".NET 2.0 Subset".
Just wanted to mention that you can do it a bit easier when using a canvas application. Use SendMessage from JS and ExternalCall from within Unity3D to request and send tokens.
Hi Sargo, do you have an example? Canvas isn't supported in IE so it'll be a slight issue for them..
Hi Paul,I'd like to reference this tutorial in the book I am writing about Unity. Can you email me directly so I can give you more details?ThanksPenny
Im using some aproach from it, and is workign perfect on Unity3D but not when I build it. Same happens when I use your project, directly.On the other hand, what if we add the Facebook.cs directly from git, Unity3D complains about the System.web…
how to post on facebook'wall of a user??
Just to update your instructions for anyone who has trouble finding that menu setting in the latest Unity (3.5.2f2).The setting was under Edit->Project Settings->Player. Then in the Inspector under Other Settings->Optimization->Api Compatibility Level I changed to .NET 2.0.I can confirm this builds after changing the above setting (tested windows and Android).
Thanks for this great tutorial … but can you plz upload the files or update the linksi want to download them but i couldn't , thanks in advance ..
Hi,I download your project, and i aplied some modifications.So when I click in "facebook button" I publish a message in my wall.There is the codo to do it:FacebookAPI api = new FacebookAPI(MagicToken);api.AccessToken = MagicToken;static Dictionary postDetails= new Dictionary()postDetails["message"] = "TESTE MESSAGE TO POST IN MY WALL";api.Post("/me/feed", postDetails);(it's work perfectly, so my problem is when I triy to publis a photo on my album. The same logic I use:Dictionary args = new Dictionary();args.Add("message", "sssssss");args.Add("source", "url-my-image.jpg");pi.Post("/me/photos", args);( and it doesn't work…)any sugestion how i publish to a album using that sdk????I try also using:FacebookMediaObject facebookUploader = new FacebookMediaObject{FileName = "url-my-image.jpg",ContentType = "image/jpg"};but when i try to passit to a api.post(….) it isn't possible because it recive a Dictionary() and not a Dictionary()Need help….
hi i tried your project, and it seens the application is already deleted in facebook?do you have any suggstion on how work on this?really need your help.thanksheres the error after clicking on the facebook button{"error": {"message": "Error validating application. Application has been deleted.","type": "OAuthException","code": 101}}
hi is there any you can send me a sample of using unity connecting to facebook?really need it badly, thanks in advanced.
Do you know if you script works in a Mac Standalone build? I was trying to implement it for both Windows and OS X. The Windows version works fine but the Mac one doesn't seem to talk to Facebook after I give it the access code. I was thinking it might be the JsonFx Library since I read other people having issues with it on a Mac Platform. Do you think it would be possible to switch it out with something like MiniJSON and still have FacebookAPI function correctly?Thanks in advance.
hello!I am new in developing Unity 3D video games, I just want to make an example of how to post a score to facebook, but so far I have not managed to post a string can help me =) firstname.lastname@example.com
Hi paul, where i find the HTML what you use in the example???Sotty for my bad english
Hi paul, how igrab the access_token from the URI with some PHP Or could you send me the code you use for that?
Is the website that shows the magic token not working anymore?I have added my appId and change the web player properties accordingly, but the page that displays the magic token doesn't work.
Thank all of you and this is definitely the best online drawing tool I ever used. I told all my friends to use it, and they're all very happy to know this. expecting for the android version ^_^
{"error": {"message": "Invalid redirect_uri: Given URL is not allowed by the Application configuration.","type": "OAuthException","code": 191}}i got this error , can you help me ?
@chamnab – You need to enter a site url into your settings on the facebook developer dashboard. Website with Facebook Login.1) go to the following URL and login if need behttps://developers.facebook.com/apps/Now hit Edit app2) open the Website with Facebook Login section3) enter this site URLhttp://www.ifc0nfig.com/Facebook/UnityGame/&type=user_agent&display=page4) hit save changes then wait a few minutes5) try it out
The page appears to be broken, but you should be able to snag the access token from the url as it attempts to load the page. Just look for access_token=copy that part out and paste it into the box.I got it working by doing that.
One more question… Any chance this would work on iOS? My hunch is that it wouldn't.Thanks!
Hello, someone tried to export to flash? I tried and I returned this error:ArgumentException: The Assembly System.Web is referenced by FacebookAPI. But the dll is not allowed to be included or could not be found.UnityEditor.AssemblyHelper.AddReferencedAssembliesRecurse (AssemblyPath System.String, System.Collections.Generic.List `1 alreadyFoundAssemblies, System.String [] allAssemblyPaths, System.String [] foldersToSearch, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary` 2 cache) (at C :/ BuildAgent/work/14194e8ce88cdf47/Editor/Mono/AssemblyHelper.cs: 72)UnityEditor.AssemblyHelper.AddReferencedAssembliesRecurse (AssemblyPath System.String, System.Collections.Generic.List `1 alreadyFoundAssemblies, System.String [] allAssemblyPaths, System.String [] foldersToSearch, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary` 2 cache) (at C :/ BuildAgent/work/14194e8ce88cdf47/Editor/Mono/AssemblyHelper.cs: 75)UnityEditor.AssemblyHelper.FindAssembliesReferencedBy (System.String [] paths, System.String [] foldersToSearch) (at C :/ BuildAgent/work/14194e8ce88cdf47/Editor/Mono/AssemblyHelper.cs: 107)UnityEditor.HostView: OnGUI ()The API also flash does not work.Using the WWW class works, export to flash, but so far only managed to upload profile picture with this reference:http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/318060/has-anyone-had-success-with-facebooks-graph-api-in.htmlAnyone know a way to export to flash a system to connect to facebook using Unity3D?Thank you!
[...] my old post I shown you how to authorize a user via Facebook and access the Facebook API in your desktop Unity [...]
Hi There,Is there any chance to use this code in Unity android application?Thanks in advance,Kranthi
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In Riyadh's Al-Malaz prison, a 45-year-old prisoner recounts how he ended up in jail after he took out a loan to help a widow.
Adopting a child is one of the most compassionate gestures one can make.
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In the escalating dispute between Russia and the West over Ukraine, a group of businessmen with Kremlin connections are emerging as likely beneficiaries of the tit-for-tat sanctions.
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Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to accept an indefinite ceasefire and resume indirect talks in Cairo to end the Gaza crisis, Egypt's foreign ministry said in a statement.
Unidentified war planes attacked positions of an armed faction in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday, residents and local media said.
British actor, comedian and author Russell Brand has been labeled as anti-Semitic and received death threats following
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Kim Min-koo has an easy reply to new American research that hits South Korea where it hurts — in the noodles.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Saturday in Kiev for crucial talks with Ukraine's pro-Western leadership on how to end the bloodshed in the east of the country.
Indian police on Friday rearrested a woman who has been on hunger strike for 14 years to protest against rights abuses, just two days after she was released on the orders of a court.
The party of Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan said Friday it was resuming talks with the government aimed at ending tense protests, even as it submitted the resignations of 34 lawmakers
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has received brickbats for his controversial description of India as a "Hindu nation."
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Manny Acta named new Indians' skipper.
Don't know much about the guy so I'm kinda in a wait-and-see mode. Given the current makeup of the Indians roster and its immediate future, Acta's probably a better choice than recycling the likes of Valentine or Hargrove. But I was really hoping that Mattingly would get a chance. Never liked him as a player but certainly respected him. Everything I've heard and read about him as a coach makes me respect him more and I'm starting to like the guy. Be interesting to see where he ends up someday.


text: Has anyone heard of what UT plans to do for honoring those victims of 9/11 and our Soldiers overseas? I have heard absolutely nothing and will be highly disappointed if all they do is a flyover. It would be nice to see them paint the letters in the endzones red, white, and blue, and also the same for the logo at the center of the field, or maybe something with the uniforms (which I highly doubt will happen). If anyone knows what the plans are please share. I hate aggieland like everyone else in the nation but I do respect the fact that they have painted their logo red, white, and blue. I just hope UT does something out of the ordinary also.


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Located 4 miles from Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, this rental is a three bedroom 2 bath home with log siding. It is 1500 square feet. It is nestled in a beautiful valley tht has a small private lake view.(lake for viewing only) While enjoying this home away from home, you will be struck by the peacefulness of the location. Even the drive is a scenic experience.
Oaklawn race track and casino facilities are a mere 7 miles away. Magic Springs & Crystal Falls just 10 minutes away. The famous downtown Bath House Row is less than five miles. Hot Springs offers many tourist attractions and this home is just far enough away to feel that you have stepped into a whole different environment for a peaceful evening.
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The Crisp County Sheriff's Office has arrested 21 year old Owen Black of Americus in connection to seven residential break-in's around the Lake Blackshear area.
On Thanksgiving Eve around 5:30pm, deputies spotted Black and conducted a traffic stop and took him into custody. During an overnight investigation from Thanksgiving Eve to Thanksgiving Day, firearms, televisions, and several other valuables were recovered.
Some of the items recovered were the result of other break-in's in the Sumter County area of the lake.
Sheriff's detectives say some of the items were hidden, pawned or sold on the streets. They stress that if anyone is found to have any of the stolen items in possession, they can be charged with possession of receiving stolen property.
Chief Deputy Billy Hancock says the homes that were burglarized were weekend retreats for residents; meaning they were vacant much of the time.
Black will be charged with DUI, four counts of burglary, one count of possession of firearm by a convicted felon and one count of possession of tools during commission of a crime.
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Guest Star: "Kanye West Reached Out To The Legends In The Hip-Hop World, [&] There Were No Egos Whatsoever"
Monday, Nov 15, 2010 12:50PM
[With Kanye West's much-anticipated comeback nearing fruition, "Power" producer S1 recalls the Grammy-winner working on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.]
First of all, with Kanye West, you already know the foundation. He's reached out to the legends in the hip-hop world as far as producers are concerned with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. You've got Pete Rock, you've got DJ Premier, you've got RZA, you've got No I.D. You have these producers that give you their all and maximize the sound of hip-hop. So that's the foundation and as far as sound-wise, it's back to beats and rhymes for Kanye.
This album is great beats and taking that foundation of what hip-hop is and just expanding it, still building music around it whereas it's the hip-hop beat and it's taken to a whole 'nother level.
I think as an artist, you evolve. Once you reach a certain level of creativity or a certain level of greatness, then that's already been done. It's time for you to move on to something else, so I feel that played a big role on Kanye. Each album progresses and everything is about progressing. It's a work in-progress so I think when you get to a certain level, you get to a point where [you think], "OK, that's been done so it's time to do something new."
My most memorable moment through all of this would probably be being in the studio with Kanye, he's on the ASR, Nicki Minaj is right behind me on the couch writing lyrics, [and] Rick Ross is right in there with us, the music on blast. That was the most memorable because it was like, "Man, this is crazy." To be in there with such talented individuals, talented and creative artists, it was mind blowing and to see how they work. Everybody was in there just trying to make the best music they could possibly make or giving their best efforts.
The biggest part that put me in a mind state [when I realized] this was awesome is that there was no egos. There was no egos whatsoever. [The album] was a big team effort. And that kind of just changed my whole perspective on everything because everybody was just moving in the same direction.
Symbolyc One is a Dallas-based producer who has most recently taken over the airwaves courtesy of his "Power" Kanye West record. He is currently collaborating on G.O.O.D. Music artists Big Sean and Pusha T's new projects.
[Peep tomorrow's G.O.O.D. Music Week post featuring Raekwon speaking on his contribution to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, set for a November 22 release.]


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Roasted Veggie and Meatball Soup Recipe
I put together this appetizing soup almost every Sunday during our South Dakota winters. A variety of roasted vegetables and turkey meatballs perk up the broth. What a wonderful way to warm up! —Sandy Lund, Brookings, South Dakota
- 5 medium red potatoes, cubed
- 4 large carrots, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 large red onion, halved and cut into wedges
- 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1-1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 carton (32 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, carrots, onion, 2 tablespoons oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place in a single layer in two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans.
- Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Add basil and garlic; toss to coat. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Crumble turkey over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-in. balls.
- In a Dutch oven, brown meatballs in remaining oil in batches; drain and set aside.
- In the same pan, combine the broth, water, tomatoes, roasted vegetables and remaining salt. Return meatballs to pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-55 minutes or until meatballs are no longer pink. Yield: 8 servings (3 quarts).
Originally published as Roasted Veggie and Meatball Soup in Country Woman October/November 2008, p29
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I really wasn't sure how the roasted vegetables would be in a soup, but thought I'd give it a try. Soooo glad I did - they were delicious! I made a few changes - I didn't roast the onion, but chopped it & added it to the broth. I used ground beef & beef broth as I didn't have ground turkey. The Parmesan in the meatballs really adds a great flavor to this soup.
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Somewhere someone decided that unless you were selling retirement villages, burial insurance, ointments, blue rinse and Zimmer Frames there was no point in targeting people over 50. In fact, if youre 50 you become invisible and its not doctors who pronounce you dead but marketers!
After all (so the theory goes) all seniors live exclusively on Government Super payments and they have no purchasing power whatsoever. As for being tech-savvy, seniors dont own computers or mobile phones much less know how to navigate the Internet!
Wrong on all counts!
Companies that dont give a second thought to people over 50 are handing over significant business to their competitors.
The reality marketing to people over 50 makes good business sense!
If your business offers products or services that are of interest to these people and offer quality and comfort, at least 50% of your customers should be over 50 years old. If not, you are losing some of the best paying and loyal customers there are.
People 50+ control 50% of disposable income in NZ. Nearly 1/3 of the nation controls 1/2 of spending capital!
In our youth obsessed world, very few companies understand the importance of this market:
There is a competitive advantage for those who recognise it first and a competitive point of difference for challenger brands.
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Star wars fans better act quickly if you want to see the actual abandoned set from The Phantom Menace because it's currently being overrun by sand dunes. The set was built for the 2002 movie to house the cast of Anakin Skywalker's childhood home of Mos Espa on the planet of Tatooine. But Brigham Young University planetary scientist Jani Radebaugh said new research shows a fast-moving sand dune is spilling onto streets of the set in the Tunisian desert and will eventually bury buildings.
For those that are unfamiliar with desert landscape, this may seem unrealistic and a little farfetched, but its commonplace in parched areas of the earth.
Sand dunes move much like waves on an ocean do, except at a much slower rate. With no vegetation around to hold the sand in place, winds carry the sand through the air from one side of the dune and deposit it on the opposite side. Over time, this will make the dune "move" toward the direction the wind is blowing. We all know that winds aren't persistent in speed or direction. This inconsistency keeps the dunes from moving at a fast rate like a wave would in the ocean, but regardless, they do end up moving on average about 50 feet per year in this part of the world.
Radebaugh goes on to say that bulldozing the dune that's about to overrun the set is just putting off the inevitable because there is another much larger dune behind it.
This is not the first time something like this has happened. Parts of the original 1970's-era Star Wars sets were also overrun by dunes nearly 20 years ago.
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Mr Speaker, I come to the House tonight to set out the Government's position on the Counter-Terrorism Bill.
The provisions in this Bill have always been about protecting the British people from the serious threat we face from terrorism.
And my approach has always been to strike the right balance between protecting national security and safeguarding the liberty of the individual.
That balance is a precious and delicate one, and it has meant – quite rightly – that our proposals on pre-charge detention have been the subject of intense parliamentary scrutiny.
But, for me, there is no greater individual liberty than the liberty of individuals not to be blown up on British streets or in British skies.
We face a terrorist threat that is at the "severe end of severe." And we have proposed in this Bill a way in which the police and prosecutors could apply to a judge to enable them to continue an investigation of a terrorist suspect – in the most difficult, most complex and most challenging of circumstances.
This House has voted in favour of a reserve power, which could only be used where there is a grave and exceptional terrorist threat, and which would be accompanied by high judicial and parliamentary safeguards.
But despite the considered view of all leading counter-terrorism police professionals that these powers will be necessary and should be there, ready for use if needed…
Despite the opinion of the independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, the noble and learned Lord Carlile…
Despite the decision of Rt Honourable and Honourable Members of this House…
…the other place has tonight voted to remove from the Counter-Terrorism Bill the protections that the Government believes should be in place.
Not to amend; not to strengthen; simply to remove.
Mr Speaker, my priority remains the protection of the British people.
I do not believe, as some Honourable Members clearly do, that it is enough to simply cross our fingers and hope for the best.
Mr Speaker, that is not good enough. Because when it comes to national security, there are certain risks I'm not prepared to take.
I am not prepared to risk leaving the British people without the protections they need.
And so, instead of reintroducing the proposals for a reserve power in this House, my Right Honourable Friend the Prime Minister and I have taken action to ensure we have those protections in place, ready to be used if necessary.
I have prepared a new Bill to enable the police and prosecutors to do their work – should the worst happen, should a terrorist plot overtake us and threaten our current investigatory capabilities.
Some may take the security of Britain lightly. I don't.
The Counter Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Bill now stands ready to be introduced if and when the need arises. This would enable the Director of Public Prosecutions to apply to the Courts to detain and question a terrorist suspect for up to a maximum of 42 days.
Individuals could only be detained where this is authorised by a judge. The Bill's powers would automatically sunset after 60 days.
I will place a copy of this new Bill in the Library of the House.
And I will continue to press forward with the other important and necessary measures in the current Bill.
These measures are right. They are necessary. I want to see them enter into force as soon as possible, and I will continue to make the case for them as the Bill progresses.
Mr Speaker, we cannot defeat terrorism through legislation alone. But where legislation can help to protect the innocent from those who would inflict atrocity upon us, I am steadfast in my determination to do right by the British people.
I deeply regret that some have been prepared to ignore the terrorist threat, for fear of taking a tough but necessary decision.
Let no-one kid themselves that this issue can be made to go away. These are hard questions – tough questions – but however much Honourable members opposite may wish to duck them, Britain still needs to be protected. Britain still needs to be prepared to deal with the worst.
When it becomes necessary to introduce this Bill – as I believe it may – I hope then we can count on their support.
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Cities With Bleak Futures Ahead
From 2000 to 2010 the U.S. population increased by the smallest rate than at any time since the Great Depression, rising 9.7% to approximately 308 million people, according to new census data. It's yet another sign of the tough times that many Americans faced during the second half of the 2000s due to an ailing economy, but it only begins to paint a picture of the country's money woes.
In several dozen cities nationwide, the population actually declined significantly as residents presumably began to flee the region's toxic financial atmosphere, or perhaps in some cases, even held off on having kids due to a lack of resources.
We used the most recent data from the Census Bureau on every metropolitan area with a population exceeding 100,000 to find the 30 cities that suffered the steepest population decline between 2000 and 2009. Then, in an attempt to look ahead toward the future of these regions, we analyzed demographic changes to find which ones experienced the biggest drop in the number of residents under 18. In this way, we can see which cities may have an even greater population decline ahead due to a shrinking population of young people.
Here are the 10 cities that had the steepest drop in overall population as well as the largest decline in the number of residents under the age of 18.
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10. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Michigan dominates much of this list, with several cities experiencing significant declines in population as the state suffered high unemployment rates and above average foreclosures in recent years due mainly to the collapse of the auto industry.
Total Population (2009): 193,710
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 24.8%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -2.1%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -2.2 percentage points
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9. Flint, Mich.
Flint's long and painful decline has been well documented by local filmmaker Michael Moore, who grew up there. Flint's problems started well before the recession, when General Motors, the source of many jobs here, began closing factories and laying off workers. The full-scale collapse of the housing and auto markets in 2007 and 2008 only further exacerbated the problem, which has resulted in the population declining by a tenth.
Total Population (2009): 111,475
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 28.1%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -10.8%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -2.5 percentage points
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8. South Bend, Ind.
More than 50 years ago, South Bend, Ind., was a hub of manufacturing, largely due to the presence of the Studebaker car company. But by the early 1960s, the company had closed up shop in South Bend for good, plunging this area into a long and steep downturn that continues today, though it's a bit more muted than in previous decades. What is particularly troubling for this small city is that the number of young people declined by 2.5% during the previous decade, casting further doubt on whether this city will ever be able to recover.
Total Population (2009): 104,215
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 24.8%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -3.9%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -2.5 percentage points
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7. Detroit
Earlier in the decade, Detroit not only thrived from a booming auto industry, but the city also boasted a vibrant music and art scene. Unfortunately, the decline of the auto industry hit this city particularly hard, at one point causing the unemployment rate to shoot up to nearly 50%. Some of those who could afford to move and weren't tied down by a mortgage likely shifted to other regions with better job markets, evidenced by the decline in the overall population and the number of residents younger than 18. In recent months, however, businesses and community activists have begun to brainstorm ways to rebuild the city so that this coming decade ends up better than the last one.
Total Population (2009): 910,921
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 28.5%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -4.2%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -2.6 percentage points
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6. Pittsburgh
Like several of the other cities on this list, Pittsburgh's decline was not a product of the recent recession. Rather it began several decades ago as the U.S. steel industry started to decline. The city continued to lose residents throughout much of the 2000s, and perhaps more importantly, the number of young people living in this city continued to decline, signaling that Pittsburgh may still have a tough decade ahead.
Total Population (2009): 311,647
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 17.2%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -6.8%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -2.7 percentage points
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5. Cleveland
On the whole, the Midwest fared well during the recession years, but not the Great Lakes states, which were more closely tied to the auto industry. By one metric, Ohio is one of several states that still remains at risk of falling back into a recession in the immediate future. The tough times have likely driven some residents to look for safer financial ground elsewhere, including more than 3% of the young people living here. But for the sake of this city, we hope that things turn around soon. After all, if there aren't any young people, will Cleveland still be able to rock?
Total Population (2009): 431,369
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 25.4%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -9.7%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -3.1 percentage points
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4. Rochester, N.Y.
Much of upstate New York has come upon tough times in recent years, and Rochester in particular. Some of the major corporations based there, like Kodak, have gone out of business or simply moved elsewhere.
Total Population (2009): 207,294
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 25%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -5.7%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -3.1 percentage points
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3. Hialeah, Fla.
Florida, in general, has been hurt quite badly by the recession and crises like the BP oil spill, both of which have hurt the housing market in particular. But Hialeah, a city outside Miami, has been hit harder than most, as the foreclosure rate currently sits at nearly twice the national average.
Total Population (2009): 218,896
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 19.9%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -3.3%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -3.1 percentage points
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2. Vallejo, Calif.
Vallejo, like much of California, suffered an extreme housing crunch in the lead up to the recession, and even as recently as December, one in every 113 homes was foreclosed on, one of the highest rates in the country. This has made the city a less desirable place to live and unfortunately, not much may change in the near future. One recent study found that housing markets in many of the cities in the South and the Southwest that tanked may take decades to return to pre-recession levels.
Total Population (2009): 114,622
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 24.4%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -1.8%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -3.2 percentage points
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1. New Orleans
New Orleans suffered a steeper population decline than any other city in the country thanks to Hurricane Katrina, which displaced much of the population and made it difficult – if not impossible – for some to return. However, the majority of those who were displaced have since begun to return to the city, as have a number of new residents and businesses. So while the city's population may be down from what it was in 2000, it is clearly on the rise going into the new decade.
Total Population (2009): 354,850
Proportion Under 18 (2009): 21.6%
Change in Total Population (2000-2009): -26.8%
Change in Residents Under 18 (2000-2009): -5.1 percentage points
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AMC's "The Walking Dead" is back to stalk the airwaves for season two Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. The one-hour drama, which is now the network's most popular show, is moving back an hour earlier than it had been last fall during its brief six-episode first season fun.
It's been in production in Atlanta since early June.
Here's an extended four-minute trailer, which shows the survivors splintering as they leave downtown Atlanta. The group faces off against zombies on a highway after their vehicle breaks down. It doesn't look too hopeful:
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The price of Ellison paid hasn't been revealed yet.
Ellison most likely wanted to snatch up the property because he already owns the houses on either side of Bruckheimer's former residence. It's no secret Ellison loves buying real estate. He made a $500 million deal earlier this year to buy an entire island.
His new pad has 70 feet of ocean frontage, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and spans 2,239 square feet.
The stretch of beach is known as "Billionaire's Beach" for the wealthy people who live there, including entertainment mogul David Geffen, former Dodgers Chief Executive Jamie McCourt, and businessman Michael Milken.


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At 5 PM Tropical Storm Isaac continued to strengthen, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. The storm is over the eastern part of the Gulf, and moving northwest at 12 mph. Isaac is expected to become a hurricane over the northern Gulf before making landfall late Tuesday, over the Mississippi River Delta near New Orleans.
While Isaac is not nearly as strong as Katrina, 24-36 hours before landfall, Isaac's path and timing have some strong similarities to Katrina. Isaac is likely to make landfall within 12 hours of the 7 year anniversary of Katrina.
Isaac is most likely to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 74 to 95 miles per hour, although it is not out of the question that it could become a Category 2 storm before landfall. A significant storm surge will occur in some parts of the central Gulf Coast, and more than a dozen inches of rain will inundate some inland areas of the Southeast.
Locally, the remnants of Isaac are likely to bring us some scattered showers during the weekend.
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Attorneys for Candler Hospital are responding to a lawsuit recently filed on behalf of a woman who was raped after being carjacked from the Candler parking in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 9. A lawsuit filed by the victim claimed that the hospital had not provided adequate security but was responsible for doing so. The victim's attorney Mark Tate also told News 3 that other people had been approached by the assailant in the parking lot that same morning.
In a filing in Chatham County state court late Friday, attorneys for Candler disputed that the facility holds any liability regarding the crime. At one point in the filing, attorneys write "No negligent act or omission on the part of this Defendant (Candler) caused and or contributed to any of the Plaintiffs' alleged injuries and/or damages, and therefor, this Defendant is not liable to the Plaintiffs."
Police say about 7:30 on that Sunday morning, a 31 year old woman who is 18 weeks pregnant was accosted by the suspect in the parking lot as she was going to work. She was then forced at gunpoint to drive the assailant to an ATM and was later attacked and raped.
The hospital argues that it was not negligent. Hospital attorneys writing "The attack and injury ...was caused by the assailant in this case. Nothing this Hospital did or did not do would have prevented this criminal from dashing onto its property and in a matter of seconds carjacking the victim of this crime."
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When you think of Mark McGwire, you think of numbers, but not those numbers.
You don't think of 583 career homers, or 70 homers in 1998, or one homer in every 10.61 at-bats.
You think, instead, of 19.5.
That is the percentage of baseball Hall of Fame votes he received last winter. He received 19.5% when 75% is required for entry. His name will appear for nine more years on the regular ballot, but it could be there 90 years, he still has zero chance of ever entering Cooperstown, a notion that is important now that he's entering Chavez Ravine.
The man whose career highlights were carved from steroid use is now being eternally punished for it. The thick goateed mug that was once the face of baseball's steroid era has become the thinner, remorseful visage of baseball's steroid retribution.
Mark McGwire has paid a huge price for his crime against sport. He will continue to pay a price for the rest of his life, his monstrous achievements stained, his sterling reputation sullied.
At some point, he deserves a chance to carve a new future without being continually defined by his past. In leaving his cocoon as the St. Louis Cardinals hitting coach to do the same job for the Dodgers, he seems to have arrived at that time.
Mark McGwire can coach the heck out of hitting. The Dodgers need someone who can coach the heck out of hitting. It was a good move for both parties. End of story.
"I was born to be a baseball player, that's it," McGwire said on his introductory conference call Wednesday. "Now, in the twilight in my life, I was born to be a coach, so here I am."
Here he was, indeed, greeting the media with a giant first swing that left the yard. He was accountable. He was open. He talked about steroids with pain, and hitting with joy, and by the end of the call, you were ready to grab a bat and join him.
I asked the steroid question, so you can blame me.
"It something I did, it's something I have to live with the rest of my life," he said. "I understand everything about what the Hall of Fame is all about, I totally respect that. It was a mistake that I've made, I've owned up to it, I've moved on, I don't know what else to say."
It is hard to forget how a cartoonishly big McGwire thrilled the nation by breaking Roger Maris' venerable home run record in 1998, then embarrassingly struck out seven years later when he danced around steroids questions at a congressional hearing.
He didn't lie, he just didn't tell the truth, and then he basically went into hiding until he decided he wanted to be the Cardinals' hitting coach in 2010. At that point, knowing that he couldn't work in baseball under this unsettling cloud, he finally confessed, acknowledging that he had intermittently used steroids for a decade.
If there was no job at stake, would he have fessed up on his own? At this point, knowing how many cheaters from that era are still hiding, does it really matter?
"When I came back in 2010, I confronted it head-on," McGwire said. "I had to go through what I had to go through."
The Cards brought him back to their dugout, but the baseball writers essentially banned him from Cooperstown. Under current Tribune Co. policy, I am not allowed to use my Hall of Fame vote, but if that privilege is returned, I would not vote for him, as I believe his best years were built on performance-enhancing drugs.
But since he took over the Cardinals, his hitters' numbers are legit. In some ways, they are even more impressive than his own. During his three seasons there, Cardinals hitters led the league in batting average and on-base percentage while ranking second in runs.
I can understand a huge McGwire hitting the 10th-most homers in major league history, but how does David Freese hit his way to World Series most valuable player? How does Allen Craig bat .400 with runners in scoring position this year? And since when did Yadier Molina become a legitimate MVP candidate?
Mark McGwire earns his chance for a new path with Dodgers
The former slugger has owned up to his steroid use and become a useful batting coach. After his time at St. Louis he deserves to continue his comeback here.
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Patricia Ragan
Pat Ragan is an Arlington resident and has adopted several dogs from AWLA over the past 15 years. Pat consults to various animal protection organizations on campaign development, including the Pegasus Foundation, and the Shark Free Marina Initiative. In 1993, Pat co-founded the Arlington Women's Civic Alliance, an organization that provides programmatic and financial support to a variety of local charities and community projects in Northern Virginia. She and her husband Bob share their home with their two dogs and one cat.
Lisa Tudor
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Lisa Colón Tudor has been involved with animal rescue and sheltering in the Washington, DC area for more than 10 years. As a certified dog trainer and behavior specialist, you'll usually find Lisa working with the dogs at AWLA. While she has been a long-time volunteer with the League, she is serving her first term on the Board of Directors. She and is a chair of the Ethics Committee and serves on the Development Committee. Lisa and her husband currently reside in North Springfield with their two adopted dogs, Jack and Betty. She is the founder of KissAble Canine Training.
Patricia Romano
Patricia is the retired Director of the Arlington Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Services Unit. She has dedicated her life to working with children and dogs. She started working with dogs in the third grade and won her first obedience trial at the age of 11. She is currently active in sheep dog trialing. Patricia has been a volunteer at the League for 12 years.
Jack Hobbs
Jack spent his career working for the Department of the Army and doing independent consulting. His areas of concentration were financial management and long range planning. He and his family have been the proud guardians of two cats and one dog.
Karen Albert
Karen Albert is in her first term on the Board. A long time animal lover, Karen has parented birds, squirrels, dogs, snakes, lizards, turtles (for the kids), and backyard deer. Karen wants to provide a safe home for all adoptable animals. In addition to serving on the AWLA Board of Directors, she serves on the Ethics Committee and the Development Committee. A criminal justice planner, Karen lives with her family in Arlington.
Jennifer Barnes
Jennifer Barnes is in her fourth term on the Board and has been a volunteer with AWLA for the past 20 years. She has volunteered as an adoption counselor; wildlife driver; pet-assisted therapy group member; as a member of the Special Events, Development, Governance, and Ethics Committees; and as past president of the AWLA Board. She has adopted two cats from AWLA, one with special needs who benefited from the AWLA Healthy Pet Fund. She works for the U.S. Department of Justice and lives in Alexandria.
Jeanne Broyhill
Jeanne is serving her second term on the Board. She is retired from marketing and communications at Freddie Mac. She lives with her husband, Joe, and dog, Benny. She grew up with cats and dogs and has always valued the need for good care for all animals.
Alissa Curry
Alissa Curry is in her first term as a Board Member for AWLA. She lives in Arlington with her partner, children, dog, and two cats. Their dog, Emma, was rescued from Rockin' P Boxer in Atlanta and their two cats, Molly and Madison, were rescued from Atlanta Pet Rescue where they lived prior to moving to Arlington three years ago. They have a full house, but have always enjoyed animals and could not imagine life without them. Alissa works for Cardinal bank as a commercial lender. She serves on the Finance committee and the Ethics committee at AWLA.
Diane Greenlee
Diane is a first term board member who has adopted several dogs from AWLA over the years, all of whom have been beloved members of her family. She and her husband, Allen, live in Arlington with their dogs Chloe (an AWLA alum) and Sabra (a rescue dog from Israel), and beautiful cat, Isabel. Diane has three grown daughters, including one who is an Arlington teacher and who has provided Diane with her first granddogs, Maggie and Cassie. As a day job, Diane is an attorney representing a tax credit syndicator in low income housing tax credit transactions. Her other community activities include tutoring at an Arlington school and participating in the Arlington Women's Civic Alliance.
Patti Mugavero
Patti Mugavero is in her second term on the Board and is the Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee. She has a long history of volunteering with animal welfare organizations. In addition to serving on the Board of the League, she is currently a foster mom to an ever-changing group of cats and kittens on behalf of another local animal rescue group. She has also: served as the Volunteer Coordinator for MetroPets, a group that promotes adoption and provides technological assistance to local rescues; provided pro bono legal services to MidAtlantic Samoyed Rescue, Inc.; and worked with the Equine Rescue League in Middleburg. A banking regulatory attorney, she lives in Alexandria with her husband Tom, one dog, and their three cats.
Ron Novak
Ron Novak is currently serving in his first term on the Board of Directors and is chair of the Governance Committee. He also serves on the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and previously served on the Arlington Food Assistance Center Young Professional Board. Ron is an Executive Vice President with Segue Technologies, Inc., an Information Technology company focused on providing web and mobile application development. He and his wife live in Arlington.
David Rose
Dave Rose is Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee and also serves on the Finance Committee. He has volunteered at AWLA for about 15 years, first as a dog walker/meeting assistant and now as an adoption counselor and front desk volunteer. He also served as the treasurer for his church for many years and is very active in his condominium association, serving as the chair of its grounds committee. Dave retired from the Navy and a consulting firm. He and his wife Debra, a past Chair of the AWLA Board, live in Arlington with their two ever-curious cats, Ed, 19, and Tug, 11.
Gary Sturm
Gary Sturm retired after 34 years of work in the Smithsonian Institution's collections of musical instruments, with a special interest in the violin family. As Emeritus Curator, he works as a consultant to national and international museums. Gary is also the founding President of the Capitol Skating Fund, a charitable public foundation that nurtures figure skating in the metropolitan DC region. As he joins the AWLA Board in 2013 he has logged two years as a dog walker, kennel assistant, and volunteer trainer. Gary enjoys outdoor sports, especially downhill skiing, and is a regular on the jogging trails in Northern Virginia. He lives in Alexandria with his wife, Carlene, and two Great Danes, Danny and Ripley.
Mark Treadaway
Mark Treadaway has completed his second term as Chair of the AWLA Board of Directors. He is also a "gold" card-carrying Golden Retriever Rescue (GRREAT) member. He and his partner have adopted three goldens over the past 15 years with two currently in residence at their Arlington home. In his day job, Mark works in communications and marketing at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Jim Whittaker
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Location: Washington, DC
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WOE: Atkins Induction
Start Date: August 16, 2014
Grumpy and feeling sorry for myself
Ugh, what do you do when you just don't feel like being on Atkins? I'm on day 4, grumpy and craving sugar. My kids are drinking a banana/mango smoothie and I'm literally in tears because I want some.
How do you get through these tough times? I'm not near the kitchen so I'm away from the triggers, but I'm just hating that I have to lose weight and limit eating things I want to eat.
Lol, sorry for being so melodramatic! I will get through this, just looking for some sympathy and commiseration.
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Very Gabby LCF Member!!!
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 3,769
Gallery: Beezer Louisiana
Stats: 192.2/160/160 (5'6")
WOE: Very low carb, no frankenfoods. NK
Start Date: June 21, 2010
If you are having cravings, if you have a case of 'the wants' --- have a fried egg with butter. Then congratulate yourself on how good you are being. Then go pick out a pair of tight pants, hang them up in your closet -- and see how soon you can zip them up. I love having skinny clothes as motivation!
Be nice to yourself during induction, take naps if you are tired. Eat LC legal snacks. It'll get better.
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 106
Gallery: peretroika
Stats: 5'2 140lbs
WOE: Atkins
Ugh, I had all those feelings! It's going to be ok! I PROMISE. You can do this girl! I believe in you!! It gets so much easier!!
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Posts: 196
Gallery: moniruth
Stats: 209/208/150
WOE: Atkins Induction Phase
Start Date: March 5th 2013
Awwww...soooo hard! I have young kids too and it seems like all they eat is yummy naturally sweet food...and when I cut up apple for them I just want some, then I reach for my multi vitamins and wonder if it is worth the sacrifice!!!
But it is. Believe me.
When I am craving sweet or yummy food, cream cheese is my go to, either a cheesecake muffin (recipe on here somewhere) or just some cream cheese with splenda on it.
If you can't face another egg, have a slice of summer sausage or celery stick. Or have some coconut cream in a cup of tea.
Here I am giving you my advice yet I should have taken it myself a week ago! Ah well, POSTING is also the way to go- we are all here together and I hope you get over it soon.
Also- Water. Water, water, water, water.....
And for you:
Joined the gym on May 5th; Started Induction Friday 23rd May; Got weighed at 209 lbs on May 29th; watch this space...!Ultimately reach my goal of 150 and be the fittest I have ever been in my life.
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 747
Gallery: Julie1972
Stats: 220/186/160
WOE: Atkins
Start Date: 1/1/2013
Hang in there! I understand completely! It is sometimes very hard to limit what we eat when the bad carb-loaded stuff is so easily accessible. Keep good LC snacks on hand at all times! I use SF candy for emergencies or the Atkins chocolate treat bars. When I'm more in control, I use cheese, LC cheesecake, deviled eggs, and sometimes SF sweet pickles.
KUTGW!! It is SO worth it! As I'm learning the hard way this week, cheats are not worth it! The 3 lbs. I gained from eating a high carb Easter lunch are still not gone and I have been very good all week eating on plan. One cheat meal set me back a week!
When you think about quitting, stop and remember why you started!!!
If you wanna fly, you have to give up that crap that weighs you down!
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Very Gabby LCF Member!!!
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Location: NW Arkansas
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WOE: Low Carb!
Start Date: May 21 Yet Again!
Ah sweetie i've been there too. I'm sure we all have. Lots of great suggestions so far! I'd suggest eatting a dill Pickle when you want something sweet. It helps kill my sweet cravings. Hang in there and just think of how cruddy you'll feel if you give in to those cravings!
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: AZ
Posts: 139
Gallery: CTH
Stats: 267/212/190
WOE: Atkins
Start Date: February 2013
For some reason I've had no cravings for anything. But when I'm hungry between meals I'll snack on gouda cheese with thinly sliced hard salami. Pretty much no carbs there. Costco sells a really nice sliced cheese tray with Gouda, Havarti, Swiss, and Cheddar. I don't recommend their pre-packaged sliced salami though because it's very greasy. I prefer the package from my local Fry's.
When I'm at the office and that 9:30-10:00 hunger hits I'll have a boiled egg or a cream cheese muffin or two.
I've had success making "Oopsie Rolls" and using them in place of bread on fast food burgers or breakfast sandwiches when needed.
My wife is naturally slender and she is always encouraging me and eating low carb right along with me... she hides her sweets and does not eat them in front of me.
My kids are kids and they have sweet teeth. Especially with Easter just happening... I ate all the boiled eggs in a week and they ate their candy!
Yes it flat out stinks that we can't eat what we want when we want to. But the fleeting moment of sweet satisfaction does not offset a life of being miserable. That day when your "big" pants don't even fit anymore and you have no choice but to go and buy that size you never thought you'd be That time you see yourself if a photograph and say, "my God, is that really me?" I've had too many things like that in the past year to look back.
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WOE: Slimming World
Start Date: Re-start 09.18.13
Luckily the "big" pants still fit they're just a little tight round the middle! I'm on week 3 now and have lost 6lbs. I'm managing my cravings by microwaving pepperoni slices. Oddly enough it's not the chocolate I'm wanting but would kill for a bowl of cereal when i'm sat watching TV in an evening!
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Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 150
Gallery: squirrel watch
Stats: 5'6"~202/186/140~29yrs
WOE: Atkins <25g + JUDDD
Start Date: LoCarb:4-14-13/JUDDD: 5-13-13
I'm there with y'all. I just started (17 days now). When I first started, I had sugar free Popsicles if I got really desperate. Most of the box is there because my cravings subsided.
I'm about to experiment with strawberries, cream, and ice as a potential smoothie, sweetened with Ideal.
edit: it sounded a lot better in my head. need to tweak. has promise.
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Location: Northern Ontario
Posts: 215
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Stats: high:240ish-cur:Afraid to look-Goal: back to 140
WOE: Atkins - DANDR & Atkins Essentials combo
Start Date: Initial Start: November, 2000
Ive mentioned this part on another thread as well,but I've been more or less flattening my butt (off work) since December 9, which led to my 4th knee surgery on January 9th. I'm still in physio therapy and require a cane to walk.
We're struggling financially with me out of work and that, and sitting with my leg up all day, alone in the house, all I want to do is eat. I became pretty depressed and January thru March ate what I wanted, no holds barred. I know I gained weight; I've pretty much gone through all of the sizes I have in my closet.
Went back to induction March 18th, and it's been super difficult. I made a folder on the computer of pics of myself and added some to my gallery-- the ones I like and want to get back to -- the ones I despise and pray I never get back to. Anything for motivation.
All that said, my biggest craving right now is oopsie rolls lol made them for the first time yesterday!! I've eaten four of them already
I ordered myself a new digital scale, got Hubby to go and get me a new journal (for food logs, weight logs and measurement logs -- I have all my journals since 2000 --- crazy, but true!), a tape measure (now I just gotta get the guts to step on the scale and take my measurements!!!).
The support and wisdom in these boards is just incredible and has been pretty invaluable to me these past weeks.
*~*~ The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.~*~*
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It gets easier! I find that within the first couple weeks of induction, not having something sweet when I'm craving it usually works -
Pickle with cheese wrapped around it
cheese crisps (micro American cheese)
Deviled eggs
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