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Bring Twitter searches into Excel
How to import any Twitter search into an Excel worksheet and update it automatically
In our article Using Excel (the real one) to read Twitter we talked about importing your incoming and sent tweets into an Excel worksheet. You can do this to disguise Twittering from your boss however there can be good reasons for doing it. Twitter is becoming part of corporate and marketing communication plans and part of that is tracking what's happening on Twitter.
After you've imported Twitter information into Excel you can search, share or re-order the data just like any other data feed.
In this article we'll show you how to import a list of Twitter references to a particular username into Excel. Twitter has a web page for each user (the @MyUsername) link on the right-side of your personal Twitter page. However it doesn't have an RSS feed link to that data on the page, as it does for incoming tweets and your updates.
The same methods demonstrated here can be used to automate and import any Twitter search.
Using Excel (the real one) to read Twitter is a practical example of how to import any RSS feed into Excel – whether it's from Twitter.com or not.
References to you
Your standard Twitter pages don't show an RSS feed for messages that reference you ( @
- Go to http://search.twitter.com/advanced
- Enter your Twitter username into the 'Referencing this person' box
- Change the 'results per page' to the number you'd like.
(Of course you don't need to enter your username – there's no reason why you can't enter any Twitter username and track mentions of them)
Getting an RSS feed
The link supplied by Twitter has some problems that are easy to fix if you know the magic spell.
When you click Search, check the results to see if they are what you want. Once you have the search correct go to the address bar and copy the entire url (not the 'Feed for this query). The search url looks like this for a search of tweets mentioning '@MyUserName':
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=&ands=&phrase=&ors=¬s=&tag=&lang=all&from=&to= &ref=MyUserName&near=&within=15&units=mi&since=&until=&rpp=50
As you can see, there are many empty search parameters. For our modest purpose the important things are &ref= and the last parameter &rpp=50, this specifies the number of results to return (something the default feed won't let you do) up to maximum of 100.
To change this to an RSS feed simply add .rss after the word 'search' and before the first question mark. Here's the same search as above converted to an RSS feed and unused search parameters removed.
You can easily tinker with the search url manually though generally speaking its easier to use the Twitter Advanced search page to make it for you.
Tip: test your search RSS feed url in a feed reader like Internet Explorer 7 or 8 to make sure it's correctly formed before entering into Excel.
Once you have the feed url working as you'd like import it into an Excel worksheet in the same way as we discussed in our article Using Excel (the real one) to read Twitter.
The column listing is different but the principles are the same ie. hide most of the columns. We hide everything except pubDate, title2, guid and author then format those to suit our taste including:
- Wrap Text on the title2 or tweet column so it can all be read in the space available.
- Middle Align all cells so they line up nicely with the wrapped text cells.
- Change the column headings for example 'title2' can become 'Tweet'.
Excel 2007 inserts the feed as a table, so you can adjust the formatting from the Table Tools | Design tab from the Table Styles gallery or you own style.
Sorting and Filtering
Each column heading has the usual sort and filter pull-down list.
This would be useful on the 'Mentions' worksheet to sort or filter the list by author.
Changing ATOM to RSS
Do NOT use the 'Feed for this query' link near the top of the right-column. The default Twitter feed for search results is ATOM, a type of RSS feed that Excel can't cope elegantly with. In addition not all search options are passed into the default search feed url.
If you do want to use the supplied feed it will look like this:
Happily its easy to fix by changing .atom to .rss – the same results come through in RSS format:
http://search.twitter.com/search.rss?q=+%40 MyUserName
Anything Else?
The developers of Twitter have cleverly developed a set of broad tools that can be applied to a wide range of situations. For example the Office Watch 'Office chatter' pages, that grab the most recent mentions of Office programs from the Twitterverse, is a modest extension of the Twitter API.
Pulling Twitter data into Excel opens up a huge pile of possibilities and we've just dipped a small toe in the water. If you have any tweaks or extensions on the basics we've described we'd love to hear from you.
Follow Office Watch on Twitter – details or direct link.
See Also
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The New York Post was first to report Monday that Detroit Tigers left fielder Delmon Young will be suspended by Major League Baseball for an anti-Semitic outburst he reportedly had in New York City last week.
The MLB confirmed the suspension Monday. Young will be suspended from play for seven days without pay.
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Young was arraigned Friday and posted a $5,000 bond at a brief hearing in Manhattan court. He faces a misdemeanor aggravated harassment charge. If convicted, he could face up to a year in jail.
Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski said that Young was "extremely remorseful, extremely apologetic" about the events of early Friday morning.
Around 2:30 a.m., Young was standing outside the Hilton New York. Nearby, a group of about four Chicago tourists staying at the hotel were approached by a panhandler wearing a yarmulke and a Star of David around his neck, according to police. Afterward, as the group walked up to the hotel doors, Young started yelling anti-Semitic epithets, police said.
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IDS finally admits what EVERYONE ELSE already knows: Universal Credit will be late
And who really believes anything this man says:
Running a department that is consistently being pulled up for abuse of statistics we are now supposed to believe they are getting the maths right ?
Its been a dogs dinner from start to finish with this man employing every trick in the book to have us believe he was "on top of things" however true to form has a list of excuses and blames others when it obviously isnt working.....
Fortunately the private firms that are involved still get their ludicrous payouts even in failure, cant have the private sector suffering can we.....
Oh noes! New 'CRISIS DISASTER' at Fukushima! Oh wait, it's nothing. Again
Dear me
Unfortunately media like to sensationalise,governments like to under report,getting to the truth is extremely difficult.
Your article is as guilty as many others of taking a mix and match approach to reporting ,would the reporter go and drink water that Tepco and the Japanese government announced was clean,without testing it themselves ?
These 4 reactors will never produce usable power again, everyone reading this today will be long dead before the clean up is complete, this reactor design was cheap and cheerful if run well.
It wasn't run well and is not so cheerful now.
Nuclear still has a place in energy production, if run properly but who can be trusted to do that when profits are involved,i am a Nuclear advocate but Private firms have no place in running reactors at all.
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The USA government is looking pathetic over these issues, when you by pass societies laws and constitution,you are undermining your very own ability to Govern.
The truth no matter how unpalatable will always be the winner.The more this continues the more business's will avoid the USA altogether , the same will happen in the UK, hopefully people will sit up and take notice and remove the Governments who decide they are going to remove Laws that are there for a very good reason.
Spooks made 1,061 bugging errors in 2010
Really ??
i think it would be a better thing to say all our communications are intercepted its just whether they then use this information......
Fukushima scaremongers becoming increasingly desperate
This is beyond ignorance now
And you are fuelling the flames of ignorance yourself well done.......
for example just because an isotope is short lived does not mean its a lesser risk in fact in general the shorter lived the more reactive they are .it is how, where and why you come into contact with them that is important.
There are extremely good reasons why the exposure levels are set where they are, anyone who thinks they should be raised should be pointed to our blind belief that asbestos was a gift from god..... we now have proof that it isnt but that took 100 years to find out ??? or so.Our major medical science in this area is still based on the events of WW 2 but has been refined since then as more information is gleaned.
Playing down the fact that the workers got burned is rather stupid imo , they have received a massive dose to their feet that only with careful observation can be estimated.
The point is they were burned by contact with water in an area that no one ever expected the water to be contaminated, this has to be a worry, a major worry.
When this started i saw an interview with the designer of the sarcophagus that surrounds Chernobyl, he was of course saying that they would never need to consider that option at this plant. I bet they would love to have the airborne contaminants contained at the moment.
I hope the workers at this plant are actually getting better information than is being drip fed to the public , the public should be told the truth , it will back fire on the industry as a whole if they dont, and put back the whole nuclear program,
I am speaking as a pro nuclear but pro truth commentator, and i find your analysis just as misleading and misinformed as the press you comment on.
Radioactive Tokyo tapwater HARMS BABIES ... if drunk for a year
Strange Situation
Its a tricky situation that the japanese government are finding themselves in .
From the start it was obvious that the fuel rods had broken and were exposed to air but they have been in denial from the start.....
Now they are finding iodine in the water, what next ??? well if they are finding iodine and caesium in the system then the whole spectrum of radioactive contaminants will be there.
There is a myth that because something is short half life that is a lesser risk.... whilst this maybe so with radiation when it is contamination and is in the eco system then its a different story.
Take for example Caesium released from Chernobyl there is still far too high a concentration on the lake district fells for the sheep that graze there to be used as food thats from 25 years ago.
There is a reason for the levels they set and whilst conservative should still be an enormous worry that they have been breached.
I have no faith in what the Japanese government and its scientists are saying they have been down playing the whole scenario. Which is far from over let me add but the truth will eventually out....
My thoughts go out to the people of Japan whilst some problems seem to be easing, others haven't even started yet.
Fukushima situation as of Wednesday
A little bit of reality
As an ex nuclear worker a little bit of a reality check is needed.........
This is an incident the like of which have never been faced, A disaster at 1 reactor would be bad enough and would stretch the available man power but to have 4 in various forms of trouble is totally unprecedented..The tonnages of the materials involved dwarf any other incident.
none of the first 4 reactors are in any way at this time safe, numbers 1 to 3 although they have been releasing activity the bulk of it is still behind heavy shielding reactor 4 is a different animal and i hope they have done their figures right and havent cut any corners as at present it would appear we have 140 tons of irradiated fuel not long out of the reactor sitting in a pond outside of the main containment open to the air.
The problem here is that this could possibly go critical and start acting like a reactor but with no control no cooling , bothering about whether its mox or any other type of fuel becomes irrelevant the cocktail of radio nucleotides from a reactor make even small amounts of this stuff in the air highly dangerous as has been seen with chernobyl the effects are deadly and long lasting. The radiation level in spikes at the site gate has been if its to be believed 1000mSv or 1 Sv this suggests to me that at least 1 if not all of the other 3 reactors are in various stages of meltdown causing gamma and neutron radiation burst to occur dose rates at this level to workers would be lethal at 5 Sv this is a substantial distance away from where the problems need to be tackled.
My heart goes out to the workers in these conditions who are fighting now not only for their own lives but for the safety of their families many of whom will have already lost loved ones in the tsunami and to ry and prevent a full scale Chernobyl style realease
A full bown debate about the pro's and cons of nuclear energy whilst needed does nothing to help these poor souls and should be kept for when there is some semblance of order restored at this plant and that could be quite some time.
Emergency declared at second quake-wracked Japanese nuke plant
They aint telling the whole story
if they are finding caesium and iodine outside the plant these elements are only released if the core has been exposed to the atmosphere and the rods have ruptured.
they have a history of not quite telling the truth where incidents are concerned.
i an glad we have no reactors of this kind in our country they were always thought of as a liability but they were cheaper at the time than the ones we use.
As has been said its not a fail safe if the heat cant be removed from the core.
Unarmed Royal Navy T45 destroyer breaks down mid-Atlantic
why is it a suprise ??
Its no suprise to me that the French have a vested interest in giving us shoddy equipment, they have been waiting a long time to get their own back, and our last government has opened the door to that.
There are many people of course worried that perhaps the type 45 will not be fit for purpose, well if i could just allay there fears. Its purpose is to provide protection for our aircraft carriers.
Well our aircraft carriers have been retired and the one replacement is many years away and has no aircraft so this vessel will be able to tie up along side the new ship and fight off boarders with its gun and close range weapons quite adequately in plymouth dockyard.
Many i know are worried about our ability to provide adequate cover for our outlying dependencies like for example the falklands well again this is no problem, we can now eacept that we cant infact help at all as our projected armed forces would be unable to defend the isle of wight let alone such far flung places as Guernsey.
Ministers of course deny that our armed forces are being depleted in any way, these are the same people that say they are capable of running their own checks on expenses and the banking crisis is not a problem.
Pentagon out to 'destroy' Wikileaks, founder says
Doesnt bother me
All this personal stuff is just to try and deflect attention away from the US military they have been at best lax with their security and at worst, guilty of illegal acts themselves.
wikileaks is one of the few places people can get this information out and into the main stream the governments hold to much sway with the mainstream media to allow documents like these to ever be talked about, we have to support freedom of information for good or for bad, as our governments are showing daily they are untrustworthy and down right incompetent to be in charge of it.
The truth will out but only if WE push for it....
Bollywood 'recruits DDoS hired guns to fight movie pirates'
oh dear
They appear to be getting a taste of their own medicine, pun intended.......site unreachable
Solar plasma aurora storm to hit Earth
tomorrow today!
At Last
.......now how do we see it through the cloud again ???
UK supermarket starts contactless payments
more myth
The amount of credit card fraud is massive they just dont report it as a crime thats with chip and pin....if you imagine a scenerio where every purchase was swipeless looking back over a month would you notice a couple of quid missing here and there ???? i doubt it and so do they...
All these great ideas never help us the people in the long term it is all about the banks not having to handle cash.....cash is real ......banks no longer deal in real......., as has been seen they deal in myth and legend....the longer we keep hold of cash the better it means they are accountable ....
ID card scheme barely broke 13,000 mark, minister confirms
Mathematics was not the Governments strong suit thats for sure, a long hard look should be taken at all their projects.
Pirate Bay now run from Pirate Party 'mountain bunker'
cant see it meself
MPAA wont be sent to prison mate , they grease to many palms for that to happen
ATI Graphic cards turbo charge password recovery
So everyone using this card or buying one is a potential hacker and should be registered on database of potential terrorists.
At some point people have to realise that ANY password is crackable and nothing is secure on the internet,or over the airwaves.You can make it harder to crack for a while but it will be an ongoing battle.
LibDems drop net blocking, blame activists
OH really ???
why can it not be enforced ??? all the copyright owners have to do is take someone to court......
loads of legislation available .... so why do they not do it ???? they are after all wanting to cut people off based on the same evidence... !!!!
Spook firm readies Virgin Media filesharing probes
Yeah right !!!
According to Klein there is "absolutely no way" CView could ever be used to report the IP addresses of individual filesharers. "We believe identifying the consumer is an invasive use of DPI," he said.
did his nose grow longer when he said that ????
hands up all those that believe him.......
Prolific penis pill pushers fined almost $19m
They were able to make this ruling stand up in court
Anti-filesharing laws are go
Devils advocate
If they are so sure of their methods they would have used them in the courts, they havent .
What if, they as they say remove 80% of file sharing and the music industry sees absolutely no change in their profits which is what i suspect. What will be their response then ???
I suspect that the majority of files sharers wouldnt have gone out and bought the rubbish the industry is producing anyway....so they are then back to square one, and will blame something else.
Mandy declares 'three strikes' war on illegal file sharers
who is this guy again ???
is this the unelected Lord who was disgraced as an MP ....
nice watch btw wonder who gave him that...... !!!!
UK.gov convinces just 2,000 Mancunians to join ID card trial
well i'll go to the foot of our stairs
Would be interesting to see a breakdown of who has signed up freely...... and their jobs, that figure is so low .
I am going to assume its a few greater manchester councillors and people at the tax office.
on the bright side they arent getting over run and need more staff.
Music industry cooks UK government's piracy stats
you cant be serious
go and wash your mouth out with soap how can your figures worked out using statistics that are reliable be more accurate than transposed and rounded figures taken from a dubious small sample source,by a firm that has a vested interest in them being wrong.
Bang goes your lordship.......
keep up the good work exposing the myths that surround this evocative issue.
UK.gov revives net cut-off threat for illegal downloaders
So now we know !!!
Its amazing how many people who meet Lord Peter get changes made to there advantage......the aluminium deal, gaddafi's son,now a media mogul.......it wont be long until they are meeting on HIS yacht at this rate.
Not long till the election now !!!
Mandy not swayed by ents mogul on illegal file sharing
Lord who ??
Its amazing that anyone listens to this man ,twice found guilty of corruption with many more suspected cases as well.,given a peerage for what ???
He is and always has been a tax payer liability we have all funded his lavish lifestyle,this should serve to boost even further the pirate parties agenda.Its amazing how they can do all this crime fighting instead of doing something about the catastrophic failure there policies have had on the economy.But i suppose anything to divert media attention away from the horrendous state of the economy while getting a free meal is what Lord Mandelson is all about.
That Digital Britain report in full
the Governemnt already take VAT on our broadband now they want vat+50p.
I wonder how much could be saved by getting rid of OFCOM who are supposedly there to protect customers but seem to have a different agenda.
Yorkshire boozer establishes 'smoking research centre'
Being taught a lesson
The smoking bans only achievement is to make lots of people redundant the myth that n0one smokers would make up the loss has been proven to be a myth.
The only pubs that are buoyant have increased prices to compensate this has caused the none smoker to ineffect pay through the nose for a policy that was ill thought out.People who smoke are doing nothing illegal and room could have been made for all.The fact that Government have chosen to enforce this has just further ensured a holier than though attitude.
There have been many flawed and statistically unsound assumptions made on the effects of smoking that have entered the main stream and are now believed,but when none smokers go past closed pubs i can assure you the majority of the 50 a week that have closed did so because of loss of custom this would have been prevented if all the non smokers had returned to pubs that were allegedly staying away.
As a none smoker my motor vehicle produces far more of exactly the same carcinogenic substances as burning tobacco creates yet i dont see the same uproar about that i suppose it depends which companies lobby the hardest as to what type of government we get, and its amazing that through legal loop holes an MP can still get his subsidised to the hilt pint and smoke in the house of commons bar......doesnt seem fair to me even if it is within the rules but i suppose pales into insignificance with the impropriety they have shown over there allowances claims.
I have lived long enough to know that when the majority force decisions on the minority it usually comes back to haunt them i think the smoking ban is one such case.
Paris because they are actually reducing the tax drinkers are asked to pay in a bid to revive the entertainment sector.
Plod called in on MPs' expenses leak
so lets get this right
There is going to be an investigation costing gawd knows how much money but a lot of police time and effort to find someone who has released information that should already be in the public domain but for MP's delaying it......
If they are the same police that investigated the donations row where all the parties admitted breaking the law but the cpa found there was no case to answer then the people should be pretty safe.
The court of human opinion will soon be the voters of this country and i hope they remove the lot of them and lets get all fresh faces in and destroy all of their gravy trains.
It is stunning to go back 10 years and how Tony Blair was going to clean up politics we now know totally different.....and also the real reason for getting shot of the hereditary peers was not to bring about reform but to leave some room to get there supporters on to a nice little tax payer paid earner.
We need an oliver cromwell style reformer in this country and quickly !!!
Exam bosses target faster cheat takedowns
Just another excuse
They should ensure the security of the papers better.If it has got online then the damage is already done taking a site down will have little or no effect.
Our Government says it is capable of keeping and using data securely let them prove it by ensuring exam questions are not released in the first place,get your own house in order before asking others to do your dirty work for you.
We have a Government hell bent on controlling everything we say and do and if ISP's bend the rules for this they will have to do it all the time.
mines the one with the question papers in the inside pocket.
Private ID scans leave fetish club-goers feeling exposed
ID theft
Thge scanner might comply with as many regulations as you want but the security of the data being held for a so called 3 years ..............
I am now on a 12 monthly basis going to write to all government departments and all companies that i deal with for an update on what data they hold on me through the freedom of information act .
If enough people do this they will grind to a halt....
Pirate Bay loses trial: defendants face prison time, hefty fines
no a shock
looks like the swedish court sold out anyone can be bought with enough money.
the verdict was pinned on and they were guilty before the case started .
we need to support these guys and show the courts what we think of the sellout.
Child porn suspect ordered to decrypt own hard drive
Bit embarrassing
well personally i dont believe anyone should have to give up passwords but there is something strange here.
Because i dont believe that a hard disk only encrypted with pgp couldnt be broken and read i'm not saying it will be easy and i'm not saying it wont take time but i'm virtually sure they can break and read most hard disks but perhaps they just dont want to show they can.
Tories pledge high speed broadband for all in 10 years
That'll do nicely !!!
"and the use of wireless technologies where laying fibre optics is impractical or uneconomical"
be able to steal broadband connections no problem then.........when will they get it into their thick heads that wireless will never be secure so is worthless !!!
Virgin Media to dump neutrality and target BitTorrent users
been there done it !!!
Anyone on a DPI isp that uses anythibg ither than port 80 will find their traffic hampered at some time, probably by mistake but they will spend long hours wondering why that new program they are trying doesnt work only to find its the DPI that has mistakenly throttled it to death.
As someone who suffered at the hands of this for some time.before the isp came clean i advise anyone who can to vote with their feet.
They always pick on p2p as this gets emotions high and the "i dont use it so thats ok " brigade tp fight their corner but believe me you will all suffer for it.
The only reason they want to reduce bandwidth is so they can send more of their own stuff down the line to you.......tv content with adverts that they get money for for example and they want to use your money to do it.
Its a con dont fall for it get a decent isp that doesnt bandwidth shape..
and remember in the real world if you are stuck in a contract and they change one word of that contract it would then be null and void you should have to resign for the changes.continuing paying for the service is not an admission of acceptance of the changes.
vote with your feet or live to regret it. p2p today bbci player tomorrow who knows what they will pick.
Government grants itself even more data sharing power
A date for your diary !!!
The Euro elections are in May 2009 a clear message can be sent to our Jailers then, that we dont want them micro managing our lives and we are all sick to death of being told how good it will be when they have everything on a database that will be shared as and when they require with all the rest of Europe.
Anyone who wants my vote can have it, the only people who will not now or ever get it again will be our present Labour party,they can stick that on a database too.
Atari dumps Davenport Lyons' piracy nastygram campaign
Merry Christmas
I hope the general public take note that these modern day Dick Turpin's are only acting on their own behalf, and will not fork out money to the scam D/L are running.
It has always amazed me that the law society has never taken an interest in this practice of demanding money with menaces.
Even the French(who i don't hold in high regard)banned a lawyer from practising for using the self same tactics.They are belittling the justice system and using it for their own means .
Filesharing ambulance chasers get into the gay smut racket
Missing the point ???
This Digiprotect firm has been given the rights to upload these films .
It is them who are seeding them now i'm not a legal eagle but this is entrapment,once that film is released on p2p they cant get it back ,they have no control over who gets it or where it goes, this must break rules on the distribution of adult material .
And as for the case in which they won £16000 it was a default judgement, on the track record of Davenport Lyons there is no record of them actually taking a person to court and winning..
I hope that can be reversed with more and more people becoming aware of the scam,and that someone in Authority will stop firms like this undermining the law in this way...
The Courts allowing IP address information requests to be given out for a supposed criminal case then being used in a civil case is frankly bizarre...surely someone checks that cases are actually brought ????
I am not condoning or condemning file sharing i am just questioning Davenports Lyons abuse of the Legal system and how they are seemingly able to run a blackmail racket legally.
BNP races to get membership list off the net
Here here !!
Francis Fish : I'd rather have an open debate with these folk than allow them the veneer of respectability :
totally agree, but our current crop of "do as i say "politicians are unable to have reasoned debate without resorting to personal attacks..........
What should be more worrying is that the erosions of our freedoms are giving more and more credence to the policy's of this party,and more and more people are genuinely feeling left out of the political process.......
While government runs headlong down the hill of the surveillance society, more and more people will turn away from the mainstream parties and choose to vote on local issues and the BNP among other parties will gain support.
As for the list , personally i dont give a damn who's on it ...
If your job specifically forbids you from being a member of this party it would be stupid to have joined imo ...but we can all pick out certain "clubs" that Public servants shouldnt be in : freemasonary, opus dei are these open and above board ??? i dont know and am not likely to know...but i do know that trying to outlaw people only gives them publicity and has the opposite effect to what was intended..
On a historical note : The Nazi party in Germany were actually socialist but then again i have never been able to tell the difference between Nazi ,Fascist and Communist the outcome for joe public was just the same.......Nulabour /Old Thatcher no differance really its just a title.
UK govt cuts web shoppers a break
There could only be....
Only a government could come up with a site like the customs and excise one.........
What is needed a site where you can type in the item, country,price and it works it out for you...
instead you get something that requires an old style A level to work through it.....
perhaps students should study this instead of the Manchester tram timetable...no perhaps not it is a bit too difficult....
Gov to Manchester: No new trams without road pricing
You will do it our way or else !!!!
As has been stated .........This minister is just enforcing a line that has been taken on all projects,you will do it our way or else !!!!
Democracy has nothing to do with this at all , and much of the budget would be taken up installing all the control equipment necessary...........
So Manchester if you want any of them taxes back that you contribute to the Government you are going to have to do what they say........and be quick about it or you will have to sit on the naughty step.
UK's 'secure' child protection database will be open to one million
Even if !!!
Even if the lowest figure is taken its still far far too many to keep safe ..........the government proves time and again it is incapable of handling computer related projects........
We have to ask ourselves why use a computer at all ??? will it save a life for example ???
well take this recent case of the horrific murder would that child be alive if we had a database....i doubt it....
i can see no good reasoned argument for it being built and as with all computer projects it needs constant upgrading.....going through all the current projects they will cost in the region of £100Bn over the next 10 years i dont think thats money well spent for the stated aims.....
Police vet live music, DJs for 'terror risk'
Nallocks !!!
Detective Superintendent Dave Eyles proves with his comments he is totally unfit for the work he does his superiors should also resign en bloc they work for us we pay for them and this is what we get........
Jumped up jobs worths who are abusing the law......and driving a bigger wedge between the community and themselves.
If they were out on the beat they might prevent some real crime it isn't as though London is without its problems you have to ask yourself where will it end ....our nation is being riven apart by namby pamby government blaming terrorism for everything.
Mines the one with the permit to breathe and a fixed penalty notice for malicious standing on the cracks in the pavement notice....in the pocket
Lords demand DNA database deletions
another nail in the database society ???
You now know why Nu Labour wanted to get rid of the Lords and fill it with people who have supported them and have enough skeletons in their closets to ensure they will toe the line....
"guilty until proven innocent " are the new society watch words....
UK confirms e-voting death
Postal voting !!!
I am of the opinion that this should be reviewed too...as was proven in the birmingham case its far too easy to abuse the system...
If they want to increase voter participation it should be done on a bank holiday and made compulsory.....but the paper should contain a None of the candidates box.
The bank holiday for voting should be a fixed day and when no voting is required we should use it to celebrate our Britishness.....another washed up government half baked idea....
mines the one stuffed with postal votes.....
Mandelson puts reassuring arm around small firms
not likely !!!
The last person in the world i would want putting a reassuring arm around me would be Lord Mandelson......
All his time in politics has been tainted with financial impropriety,some only gossip but others proven.
Hes the one looking for the loan agreement in me jacket......
UK puts £55m into disabled parking reform
lets hammer the people who qualify for badges and use them properly to pay for the thieves that dont...............
Only Nu Labour could come up with this bright idea, just to lay a few myths to rest:
The badge holders photo is already on the badge.The badge holder is not necessarily the vehicle owner but must be travelling in it.They cant park where they want they still have to adhere to rules many of which are complex and change from town to town.
If someone is found breaking these rules i think they should have their driving licence revoked heavily fined their car taken away and treat like the pariah they are.........dont pick on the very many people who use these badges properly.
CPS to consider private prosecution over stealth Phorm trials
In the Public Interest ???
With no legal expertise at all i could prosecute this case and win on behalf of the people , so whats the problem ?????
A hefty donation to the Nu/old Labour coffers will put an end to this shenanigans.....but at the end of the day the right greased palms will find a way to get round it.
MoD admits data loss bigger than thought
Is there anyone left ???
Is there anyone who hasnt had THEIR personal data given away by the Government ????
I feel as though i might as well publish all my data online at least that would be a choice i freely made.......
They always blame a contractor, well it doesnt rub with me,whoever the data is originally handed to is totally responsible for that data and without the persons explicit permission it should never have left their control/be copied etc etc.....
Its about time we saw ministers sacked over this,its now a monthly occurrence and is of more danger to the majority of the british people than any terrorist threat.
As has been said, they should personally write to all people concerned,giving all the details that have been given away, a guide to how to change your bank account if it was lost.The letter should be personally signed by the minister of defence,and the chairman of the half witted firm this contract was given too.....that should at least be a reminder to them what plonkers they are.
Brussels bounces BT-Phorm quiz back to UK.gov
Hot under the collar
I know its a very emotive issue but , the only thing that matters to any firm involved in the trials is money......your money .
Personally i have made a pledge with myself to never ever use any isp that uses these profiling systems at all....BT/Virgin et al take note : i will never be a customer of yours while you insist on doing this no matter what the cost is to me to follow this rule.
As for our government they arent interested because they would be seen to be 2 faced when they themselves are installing equipment to mirror all our communications, that mr government is another bad move but i will leave a response another time.
I already have a very aggressive policy towards advert blocking and very few ever make it to my screen....Advertising companies take note ...... i would never ever buy anything from a firm that uses such methods.You are increasing MY traffic allowance for no good reason and i get nothing in return so back off !!!!
It is only because they get people clicking on there adverts that they use this method in the first place....dont do it.
Massive ATM fraud triggers Gulf banking jitters
probably just as bad here too but i dont think the banks have to report it,although plans are to make them again......
god forbid that we dont trust the banks to be honest.......personally i hope they are getting billions from the scams it will perhaps bring the industry up to speed rather than them sitting like ostrichs with head in the sand.
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The battle against ticks
[2012-07-18] 2011 was a record year. In 2011 there were 284 people in Sweden who contracted tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) – a virus that can cause meningitis and inflict permanent injury.
"There are several reasons for the high incidence of the virus. A reduction in the number of deer, a major peak in the rodent population and a mild climate had many infected ticks out looking for blood most of the year. And the fact that it was a good year for mushrooms meant that people were out in the woods more," says Anna Överby, Research Leader at the Laboratory of Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) at Umeå University.
Anna Överby is doing research on the struggle between human immune defense and the TBE virus. When the virus is transmitted to human beings it quickly multiplies in our cells. The virus rearranges things looking for a way to hide its propagation mechanisms, which confuses the virus detectors in our cells so that they can't detect the virus, and so it can move on to the next cell, and then the next...
"The cells start up a defense programme to brake the infection, but it takes too long and by the time the cells react the virus has already spread."
The defense programme begins with the production of interferon, signal molecules that move on to other cells, warn them and tell them to start producing defense proteins. Anna Överby is studying one of these proteins, called viperin, a persistent combatant of TBE. Anna Överby thinks they fight hard against the tick-borne virus.
"While there is a vaccine against the TBE virus, there is no cure for one who is already infected. But when we know how viperin works to attack viruses we will be able to develop a drug that triggers its production or does what it does."
Thanks to new research funding, there is a lot going on in Anna Överby's lab. Her research keeps doctoral students, two post doctoral researchers and two project students busy. It is their dream to find a way of treating people who have been infected by TBE.
Text: Sofia Eriksson
Photo: Mattias Pettersson
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Anna Överby took a mster of science in biotechnology engineering at Umeå University, did her doctorate at karolinska institutet 2007 and continued on as a postdoc at the University of Freiburg. she is originally from Älvsbyn, and is on the swedish underwater rugby team (silver medal in the World Championship in 2011). When the swedish Foundation for strategic research, ssF, awarded a research grant of 2.95 million sek to each one of 14 innovative researchers who were returning home to sweden, Anna Överby was one of them.
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Homer Apartment Rental Photos and Description
Apartment, 1 Bedroom + Convertible bed(s), 1 Bath, (Sleeps 2-4)
Homer Alaska is located on the South end of the Kenai Peninsula on Kachemak Bay and it is one of the jewels of the Kenai Peninsula. It is a very picturesque setting. Whether you look to the East or to the West, the view can be breathtaking.
Alaska is on the list for many to visit and sometimes it can be troubling to make the decision on where to stay. There are hundreds of Bed & Breakfast's to stay in, numerous hotels and vacation rentals to choose from. Why choose R&R; because it is as close to home as you can get while being on the road. We offer privacy, real peace and quiet; which that is hard to find now a day's, and a very convenient location when it comes to activities that you might partake in while you are visiting.
We are 3.5 miles from the center of town and another 4.5 miles to the Harbor. If you just wanted to take a hike after waking up, without getting in your car, our property abuts to some of the best hiking trails Homer has to offer. Whether you want to walk one mile or five miles, all you need are your hiking boots.
Most visitors want to fish while they are in Homer and although we do not offer any guided services, we have been living in the community since 1978 and operated charter boats until the late 1980's. This gives us the opportunity to point you in the direction you want to go without a fee.
After recreating, you will want to eat and if you want to come home and put your fresh caught fish on the grill, you can at R&R. All the amenities are provided to do just that. But if you want to dine out, my wife works at one of the finest eateries in town and has been in the service industry for 19 years, so we know where the good food is.
We have tried to make R&R affordable for our visitors, especially the ones that want to stay for awhile. If you stay for a week, we will give you one night's stay free of charge. Our prices might seem to be low, but that doesn't reflect the condition of the accommodations. It reflects our philosophy with travel. It's a price that we wouldn't mind paying if we were traveling, and it's always nice to be pleasantly surprised.
R&R is just perfect for some. We are not the fancy high end resort with a million dollar view. We are simply a quiet comfortable home away from home. I can't ever recall having one of our visitors complain about the place. So if you are coming to the Great Land and visiting Homer, please consider R&R for your stay.
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There has to be a pretty big grin on the face of Paul Heyman nowadays because WWE is learning even more about just how valuable of an asset that he is to the company. Sales of his new DVD have been so tremendous that distributors in several countries, including Australia and England, are backed up and need more copies sent to them. The demand has just been much stronger than initially projected.
August 10, 2014
In a really interesting move, WWE is looking to hire a body double for Sting, so that they can film some sort of stunt for the upcoming DVD about the legendary WCW star. While many fans are clamoring for Sting to finally make his debut in WWE, the belief is that the two sides have only come to an agreement on a contract to produce content and merchandise.
June 9, 2014
While a lot of speculation and rumors have been floating around that he has signed the contract offer with the company because he made some appearances recently to discuss the life of the Ultimate Warrior, Sting still has yet to sign a deal with WWE to become an on screen character. He might have signed a minor deal for merchandise and DVD, however.
April 29, 2014
Rumors about Sting joining WWE has been running rampant since the start of the year, much like it has been for the past several years, and things are heating now that it has been revealed that the company is producing a DVD For the former world heavyweight champion. No agreement has been made yet on Sting appearing on screen for the company.
April 21, 2014
Strategically, there are some concerns backstage in WWE on how Vince McMahon and the company would handle the Wrestlemania 30 replay rates. While it would make sense to appease WWE Network subscribers by making it readily available, there are those that are concerned that it might have an adverse effect on Wrestlemania 30 DVD and Blu Ray sales.
April 8, 2014
The hall of fame induction speech for the Ultimate Warrior went a little long, but very few people backstage in WWE were upset with it because it was quite entertaining. Warrior spoke from the heart, and he genuinely seemed to be enjoying himself at the hall of fame ceremony. He also gave himself some closure by criticizing the company for producing that DVD a couple of years back.
April 6, 2014
While he will forever be hated by some fans for his role in the Monday Night Wars, Tony Schiavone actually met with WWE recently. He was spotted at the headquarters. Management filmed some interview segments with him, and those footage will more than likely be utilized for upcoming content on the WWE Network and DVD releases.
March 19, 2014
Even though the brothers have not been utilized on television as strongly as they were a couple of months ago, WWE is working on a DVD that will featured around Dusty Rhodes, Cody Rhodes and Goldust. The family should be receiving a push whenever the DVD is ready to be launched. There's a good chance now that Goldust will stick around a little bit longer.
March 14, 2014
While a lot of fans are still under the impression that this could be some sort of work, WWE continues to have their business affected by the departure of CM Punk leaving before his contract expired. The company is now offering refunds on a best of Monday Night Raw and Smackdown DVD because they had initially promised cards signed by Punk.
February 26, 2014
While all signs have been pointing to Batista winning the WWE Championship from Randy Orton at Wrestlemania 30 because of his upcoming movie, another thing that could be swaying Vince McMahon and company is the fact that a new Batista DVD is being released in June. It would help sales a bit if he were the champion at the time.
February 25, 2014
WWE has started teasing the upcoming release of the Paul Heyman DVD, which will be called The Paul Heyman story. The company plans on making the documentary of the former ECW owner available to the public some time in August of this year.
January 14, 2014
WWE has contacted Jim Ross for some work. The longtime commentator is being brought back into the fold to help out with the upcoming Paul Heyman DVD being produced. The belief is that he will be telling some stories on the former ECW owner.
January 12, 2014
All signs are pointing to WWE working on a brand new Ultimate Warrior DVD, one that will not mock him like the previous one. There are talks that it will be released around Wrestlemania time to coincide with a possible induction ceremony.
December 10, 2013
For years, there was backstage heat between Ultimate Warrior and Vince McMahon. It was actually so bad at one point that WWE spent a lot of money to produce a DVD that was designed to defame the former heavyweight champion. The relationship is repaired now, and there are actually talks of inducting him into the hall of fame at Wrestlemania 30.
July 25, 2013
A lot of eyes stay focused on the developmental program in WWE because that is usually where the next star will come from. The latest person to be viewed as the next one to be elevated to the main roster is Alexa Bliss. The diva has impressed management over the last couple of weeks, and some are even saying that she has moved past Ashley Flair in line. She is already ahead of Bayley and Sasha Banks at the moment.
October 29, 2014
"I cannot believe it. So shocked and saddened by the news of the Ultimate Warrior passing. Rest in peace. Prayers." - Alexa Bliss on the death of Ultimate Warrior
April 12, 2014
WWE generally likes to put everyone to good use at their television and pay per view events. Last night at Wrestlemania 30, during the big entrance for Triple H, WWE NXT divas Alexa Bliss, Sasha Banks, and Ashley Flair were used as background performers. The trio have been working in developmental for a bit of time now and are waiting for their chance to be called up to the main roster.
April 8, 2014
A selfie picture of WWE developmental diva Alexa Bliss.
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Rethinking Home Servers
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Since my first home-built server (a PI 75Mhz behemoth) I've used Red Hat based distributions as my home server. This lasted until around 2002-3 when I moved into a 4 bedroom house with 3 of my Air Force buddies and one of them wanted to learn Linux. I knew from experience in the mid-nineties that Slackware was probably the most Unix-like distribution out there…I felt at home there quite a bit after learning the *nix ropes on Solaris 2.0. So … Continue Reading →
The 10 Minute Linux Firewall
If you're like me…you still have to run some form of Windows for daily operations at your house or office. While most of the time there are helpful hardware additions at work such as a firewall/avtivirus…at home, you'll find a more simple router/firewall and antivirus solution that doesn't protect as well. While this is better than nothing, it also doesn't have the power that a Linux firewall does…nor does it have the ability to patch itself when a vulnerability is … Continue Reading →


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Balancing Foodie/Health Issues
- dearcallie Jan 26, 2011 04:20 PM
Waaah... I'm almost 50, and have never had to seriously contemplate the food/health thing... about weight.
No more. Though I've embraced a pretty low-carb way of eating - because I genuinely FEEL much better, even that isn't working as well as it did in my forties, and I actually enjoy eating healthy fats, LOVE veggies, eat meat maybe once a week... but there's still a slow gain.
How do y'all reconcile that? I'm a generally active person, but LOATHE regimented exercise.
There's no happy answer, and I'm going to have to buy an infomercial thing, because I don't have time to go to the gym (working single parent), right?
Damn it!
I hear you. I'm starting to really hassle my sweetie to cope with big piles of veggies some days. I do my best on just meat and veggies, no grains, but...
Hey, random exercise idea, since I just came from the dojang - my taekwondo class is full of parents whose kids are the kids class in the next room. Everyone gets their exercise and goes home together. Pretty nifty and cheaper than a lot of gyms/daycare.
have the fridge stocked with low cal food that is cooked and ready-to-go.
two of the things in my fridge now--vegetable soup made without beans or grain or fat.
cucumber salad made with no sugar nor fat.
i try to have a serving of some of these very low-cal foods BEFORE eating anything that is more calorically dense.
It sucks but our body's metabolism naturally slows down as we age. Blah. Personally, I'd rather exercise more and continue eating how I eat (which like you is pretty healthy). However, you can also just cut back a little on those extra calories which you may not miss that much. Healthy oils are good for you but they still pack calories (100 per tb). Try halving the amount of oil you use when cooking. Limit the amount of juice you drink. Healthy yes but quite caloric if you drink more than a very small glass. Another strategy is eating 6 small meals throughout the day, limiting low glycemex carbs which you seem to be doing already. If you stick to it you may be able to get away with not cutting your calories because eating that way raises your metabolism. Unfortunately for me my work schedule makes it almost impossible to do that, which I suppose is most people's excuse:) good luck!
I eat healthy, try to count calories and take at least 5 classes a week at my gym. All that's done is stop the gain! My last resort is going to be cutting out my before-dinner drink, even though I count the calories there too. Now I found out I have high cholesterol (runs in my family) but with all this snow, I can't even lose weight with doctor's orders. I need some inspiration...like a class reunion maybe?
The counting of calories really works, but it takes time to look each thing up so I just guess sometimes. Obviously I'm not doing a perfect job there!! This has been going on for five years, since I turned 50 myself, not to discourage you or anything. I'd love to have a magic answer myself. PS My gym has a kid's room for the little ones, and once they hit teenhood they often start working out with parents.
re: beevod
That's my belief, it's not rocket science. Obviously some people have physiological issues that make it harder to maintain or lose weight. I've embraced the concept of accepting that sometimes I'm going to be hungry. For some people, that is inconceivable.
If you overeat by X number of calories, you have to account for that by cutting back on subsequent meals and/or exercising enough to use some of those excess calories.
re: BeeZee
Too many people are of the belief that just because they're hungry, they must eat.
re: beevod
And sometimes when you think you "feel" hungry, a glass of water will suffice.
re: beevod
Yep. A little "Eat less, move more" with a dash of "Think before you consume" works pretty well for me too.
re: beevod
It sounds like the OP is aware of that but is asking for hints on how to do it, in the life of a single parent who loves food.
re: chowser
I think that is the point - there is no secret, no "tips" that aren't pretty well known to many. If, for whatever reason, an individual elects to be fit, then a certain amount of balance when it comes to diet and exercise is mandatory.
re: MGZ
Yes, but people do it in different ways and if you polled all CH or gym rats even, you'll get different answers on how people fit it in and what works best for them. And, maybe some of the answers will work for the OP which I thought is the reason she asked. As a personal trainer, I find it's more helpful for clients to set concrete plans rather than just saying "cut back on calories and burn off more than you take in." Everyone knows that.
re: chowser
Yes, but, in the end, what's more important: the plan or the commitment to the goal?
The way I see it, we're 'hounds, right? If that means the price of the prime NY strip I intend to eat tonight is shovelling a few driveways, then let me grab my gloves.
re: MGZ
The plan is the commitment to the goal. Concrete goals are what get the best results. I can tell someone to work out 5 hours a week, or I can say, on Monday do xxxx, Tuesday do yyyy and that's more helpful. Even your example is helpful--if she pictured working out in exchange for a nice piece of steak, that might be more motivating, and give her a place to start, rather than just saying calories in, calories out which she already realizes.
re: chowser
While I am sure your approach may be successful for many, it may not be best for all. The goal and the plan one devises to reach it are not the same. Just as the destination is not the same as the path one travels; some may prefer to climb the mountain then follow the trail.
Mensch tracht, un Gott lacht.
re: chowser
I am 48 and know exactly what you mean. I try to eat healthy and succeed most of the time but I do like a treat now and again. I also love to cook and with 3 teenagers I do a lot of it. It's such a struggle!
I have found that the only thing that works for me is vigorous exercise and lots of it. I am at the gym 5-6 days a week doing cardio and weights. At first I absolutely hated it. Now 5 years later it is just part of my life. It takes up a lot of time but has enabled me to stay slim without a starvation diet.
re: baseballfan
Here, here. No one likes regimented exercise, but it's one of the many things that we do for other things (in this case, health and the right to eat more).
Wait--you say you've "embraced a low-carb way of eating" but you only eat meat once a week? Are you eating eggs? Do you count fish as meat? Cut down on the veggies. WAY down. Stick to the green ones. Vegetables still turn to sugar in the end and the older we get the less we can tolerate sugar. As far as exercise goes, lift weights, don't kill yourself with cardio. I'd also suggest picking up Gary Taubes' "Why We Get Fat," which is a more streamlined version of his book "Good Calories, Bad Calories." It's not about how many calories, but what kind.
dearcallie--sounds like you WANT to exercise more...how about walking with a friend after work? or before work? just throwing out an idea...if you are moving around with someone you like it's more enjoyable... Also, how about walking for part of your lunch hour at work? With a co-worker who also wants to exercise more? Not always practical, I realize, but when I need to take the mail across the street for work, I tack on about 15 minutes. (weather permitting, we're in sultry SWFL)...taking the stairs as many times as possible during the work day is great also, and I usually run up 3 flights as often as I can during the work day. heh.
You didn't say how old your kid(s) is/are, so I don't know if you ever have any 'me' time at home.... BUT how about putting together a playlist of your favorite dance songs and twist, shimmy, or bop your way through an hour of that in your own living room? I know it sounds silly, but I find that it's much more enjoyable (and easier to accomplish since you don't even have to leave the house) than zombie-ing it on the treadmill or such.
I only got this idea b/c I spent the better part of our new year's eve party dancing (it's a 7 hr. playlist), and realized that one can work up quite the sweat while having a blast. I don't just dance, but do all kinds of kick boxing moves, etc., to get a good schwitz going.
The bonus is that you can choose the songs YOU like, as opposed to taking an aerobic class where you're subjected to mindless Euro trash. Unless you love Euro trash, then of course you can dance to that in your own four walls :-D
re: linguafood
That is a great idea, Linguafood - dancing with the tots!
I was also going to tell the OP that you might want to think about sacrificing a little sleep (i know, you're probably tired being a single working mom) and get up even half an hour earlier than you do now, than your kids do, and force yourself to exercise. Maybe make a commitment to yourself that it is something you will do 3 times a week for the next 3 months. After that 3 months I'll bet you'll feel so much better that you'll find other ways to fit in the time. I never found the time (but don't have your constraints) when i was not in the work-out groove. Once it became something i felt i HAD to do, it was much easier to fit in, just like you fit in doing laundry, brushing your teeth, etc. you do it because you need to (and of course brushing your teeth feels so good after - but so does exercise!)
This may seem impossible to imagine, but if you have children and a job, the only time you can realistically cut into is your sleep (other than sneaking in walks from further away in the parking lot here, taking the steps there instead of the elevator - which are good things to do). getting in shape will give you energy and you won't miss that half hour after awhile.
good luck, it is not easy, but working out as you get older HAS to become a necessity for you.
Sometimes losing weight isn't just about eating less or exercising more. If your thyroid levels are low, you can add weight despite doing everything 'right'. Find a doctor who will check your thyroid levels AND knows that just looking at yourTSH levels isn't enough- you also should check your free T3 & free T4 levels. Many thyroid problems go undiagnosed- check out the symptoms of hypothyroidism to see if they sound familiar.
If you're active, you may not need regimented exercise, but it really does help to build and maintain lean body mass when it comes to weight and health maintenance, especially if you're already getting physical activity in in other ways. I have maintained weight and improved my health with a very low carb diet for many years even without exercise for long periods, but over 55 now, I'm finding that while I prefer chuck pot roast, cutting back to sirloin in terms of fat content, or to 2$ from full fat Greek yogurt helps a bit, though nothing is as helpful for me or my husband as cutting out starches and sugar.
If there's room to dial back starches and replace with a lot more leafy, high fiber, colorful veggies and salads, that can help. Also, fat doesn't stimulate the hormone that raises blood sugar after a meal nor insulin that signals your body to store fat, so strict calories in/out does not apply to human metabolism the way it does to machines, but at some point, especially close to your goal weight, calories do matter.
I, too, wonder how you can eat truly low carb without meat, unless you just mean animal protein from the hoof? Adequate protein is also key to lean body mass maintenance and also satiety/lack of hunger after eating.
As an aside, an awful lot of people of all ages seem to really love playing/working out with Nintendo Wii Fit.
re: mcf
I'm sorry, I wasn't really specific. By meat, I meant red meat. I do eat chicken and fish, eggs and also nuts for protein. No sugar, potatoes, white bread, chips, crackers - with the very occasional whole grain version as a treat. I don't drink fruit juice, and eat a lot more veggies than whole fruits.
I guess it's just frustrating that eating this way for several decades has been enough to not have to think about my weight, but it's no longer working. I guess it's just an age/general metabolism thing creeping up on me.
Thanks for all the suggestions - clearly I'm going to have to re-think things, including actually exercising. In the morning. Before coffee at the office. (we have a local coffee roaster client and it's so good, I wait until I get there to grind beans and make a fresh pot).
Ah, well...
re: dearcallie
Life is so full of rude awakenings, innit? ;-)
re: dearcallie
As metabolism slowing down goes, a part of that is losing muscle mass which we do post 30. Strength training will help in that aspect, though not related to CH.
I was 285lbs when I was 20 - I'm 175lbs now through diet and exercise.....along the way I also got my MD and a minor in nutrition.......and developed a serious love for fine dining.
In general the answer lies in calories in/calories burned - I run daily, it is something I love or else I wouldn't do it. The key is finding that exercise you love and doing it, regularly.
For my diet - in general I focus on protein and fibrous veggies - I also don't eat packaged foods or fast food as a rule. It doesn't satisfy the "foodie" part of me and it certainly doesn't do any good for my health.
Like everything else it is about finding a balance.
re: uhockey
Congratulations on that--impressive. You probably make a great role model to your patients, too.
"The key is finding that exercise you love and doing it, regularly."
Ding, ding--that's the best answer.
re: uhockey
Wow, your efforts have paid off! You sound a bit like my internist who specializes in lipids...he looks a lot like a gymnast and I don't think I've ever seen him in a white coat. He also likes the lean protein/fibrous vegetable focus and gave me a link to www.dailyburn.com
In the waiting room, they play exercise videos, not crappy news or talk shows and I *LOVE* that.
When I first went to him for a check up, he was elated that I do my own cooking and grow (some of) my own vegetables. Yes, we ARE all different but finding that balance is very important for diet, exercise and let's not forget, stress-relief & good rest via meditation, prayer, etc. Some of us get that from exercise, I realize, too.
re: Val
Yeah, I do cardio/step and weight lifting for three classes, but then yoga and Pilates the other two to counterbalance. With Zumba thrown in for fun sometimes; the time of the class isn't convenient, later than I like, but it's a nice change. I don't love working out, and neither do most of the other ladies in my classes, we watch the clock like crazy, but the way you feel when it's over is great.
re: Val
Very nice. I'm actually an endocrine fellow with primary interest in lipids and metabolic management. I love the idea of exercise videos in the lobby.
I'm going to have to buy an infomercial thing, because I don't have time to go to the gym (working single parent)
how about taking walks with your kids? or finding a Mommy & Me activity you can enjoy together? a friend of mine (single mom who works full-time) takes martial arts classes with her daughters, and they all love it. there's also the DVD option, or get yourself some resistance bands and/or free weights to use at home. higher lean mass = higher resting metabolic rate.
the reality is that our metabolic rate drops progressively as we age. the only ways to counteract it are to decrease calorie intake and/or increase exercise. so if you REALLY can't find a way to get moving more regularly, i suggest cutting back slightly on *portion size* instead of giving up foods you love completely. and if you don't already bring your lunch to work, start doing it - that's one of the easiest healthful changes anyone can make.
re: goodhealthgourmet
Even caloric decrease has less effect as we age - the key is exercise. Obviously the calories in are important - it takes a lot of work to burn off a single slice of cake - but in terms of maintaining BMR and BMI, one must commit to activity.
re: uhockey
the key is exercise
not always an option. i've had older clients who were immobilized due to injury or illness, and still helped them take off weight with dietary adjustments. but i *always* recommend increased exercise when it's viable.
re: goodhealthgourmet
I have to agree that while exercise is always optimal and desirable, I've been able to completely control my weight and diabetes, reversing neuropathies and kidney damage, with low carb diet alone for long periods of time. Just gets harder with age unless calories are also restricted. So for me, the key is diet modification, not exercise. My husband, OTOH, must exercise a lot in addition to eating low carb to lose weight these days.
re: goodhealthgourmet
I guess that argues to a different population, though - what is the goal of that weight loss and does it have clinically meaningful effects? I'm certainly not saying diet is not important, but if a person is entirely incapable of exercise of any form then I rather doubt it is in their best interest to be on a hypocaloric diet as they are clearly recovering from a significant insult.
re: uhockey
but if a person is entirely incapable of exercise of any form then I rather doubt it is in their best interest to be on a hypocaloric diet as they are clearly recovering from a significant insult.
i'm not talking starvation diet here. as long as intake of essential nutrients is sufficient and the patient is consuming enough protein to support tissue repair, a slight reduction in energy intake can be beneficial...particularly if you focus on decreasing foods that can contribute to inflammation.
but we're getting way off topic here. (speaking of which, i don't know if i've ever mentioned this but i enjoy your restaurant reviews!)
re: goodhealthgourmet
Good points for sure, the benefits of healthy fats (back on topic) are something most folks do not focus on nearly enough. Not only are they quality calories, but I think research is only scratching the surface on their benefits in decreasing inflammation and oxidative stress.
And thank you for the compliment, I quite enjoy your posts here as well.
Smaller portions.
Bechemel with skim comes out great. Pureed cauliflower is ever better than potatoes. (imo)
I got a dog. Walking kept me from gaining any weight last year.
I agree on the "having low fat snacks ready to to". Bean dip and hommus have become standard fare in our house.
Also, get rid of "junk" in your house and save it for a treat, that you have to go out for. Preferably, walk to your treat.
I'd say you were on to something with the original notion of listening to your body better. You can avoid the time and mental anguish of calorie counting, by starting with a few basics:
1. Eat real, whole, satiating food.
no boxes, no cans, no salty low-call soup, no fake-sugar low-cal yogurt. No 100 calorie snack packs.
2. Eat more fiber.
It blows me away that no-one advertises the connection to excess cholesterol in your blood stream to fiber. Whether consumed or generated. Chol. is a building block sent out to repair tissue damage. Your body tries it's best to flush it. But give it some help. Eat high fiber foods, oats for breakfast, more hard vegatables or give your body a boost by supplementing Psylium husk etc.
3. Find someway to be more active. This doesn't have to be regimented exercise that you loathe, but walk more, ban elevators, drive less, take walks at work, etc. and seriously, add one dedicated activity to your week.
4. Eat what you want, but focus on quality / provenance of ingredients and quantity. Eat for taste, not the feeling of being full.
5. Throw in some supplemental whole food products here and there: Flax seed meal, pro-biotics, chlorophyl, psylium husk, macca.... just a lil' every once in a while to give your body some of the trace chemistry it may be missing in our empty calorie culture.
There are loads of small things.
ps: my wife is a clinical nutritionist and a holistic health practitioner. She eats ice cream daily. She can change your life if you want.
re: sagerussell
Well, here's the thing... I already do a lot of what has been suggested. I eat no fast food - or *maybe* once or twice a year, don't eat processed foods, bring lunch - generally a big salad with proteins or a baked sweet potato, LOVE veggies - one of my favorite dinners is a big plate of Brussels sprouts roasted with olive oil, seasoned salt and a glass of white wine... and it's just not working the way it used to.
Fitting in exercise is tricky. I drop my 10 yr old of at before-care at 7:30 to be at the office at 8. I leave work at 5, pick him up from after-care about quarter to 6, get him home and fed by about 6:30, then it's 2 hours of homework. (he has ADHD and very mild Aspergers, and it takes a LOT of monitoring to get him through assignments). By then I'm BEAT. I have a very client oriented job that takes a lot of mental energy. I love it, but it's exhausting.
Anyway, all of the responses have been really helpful. I'm just going to have to suck it up, and realize things aren't working as well as they used to. I actually did buy an "infomercial" thing, lol. It's a down-sized elliptical type apparatus, and the plan is to get up earlier and use it for a half hour every morning while watching the news. I'm actually kind of excited about it's arrival.
Not as excited as I would be about an invitation to a really great restaurant, but still... ;-)
re: dearcallie
While I do not have children and cannot empathize on that aspect, I will note that I have to be to work by 6:30am daily and I often don't leave the office until 5:30 or 6:00 - and by then the last thing I want to do is exercise. I overcame this by getting up an hour earlier than I once did and going to the gym then (my apartment complex fortunately has a 24-hour gym.)
Being healthy is hard in modern America, but it is worth it.
I'd also consider keeping a food journal for 2 weeks - EVERYTHING that goes in your mouth - and then sitting down and figuring out how many calories you are really eating. Many would be shocked.
re: uhockey
Yeah... BC and AC are two entirely different things. Haven't had much luck... OVER focusing on food intake -and don't own a scale - but I know that works for some.
Thanks for your input - success stories of any stripe are always inspiring! :-)