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Simply Filling/Core - Weekly Chat May 10-16View Full Version : Weekly Chat May 10-16 Tejas 05-10-2010, 08:37 AM New Pages: I put us back on our Monday- Sunday routine. I hope that's OK.... Rhonda Vickie 05-10-2010, 10:23 AM Good Morning Chicks! I simply cannot believe that it is the 10th of May already. Time is just flying and I feel like I have no control. Today is JC weigh in. It will not be good or so the scale says for no good reason. Puppy class is tonight too. The weight should be falling off of me with the activity Brodie has introduced! I'm having guests on Friday. Can anyone recommend an outstanding bottled salad dressing? I'm making a salad and would like to have several choices of dressing available. I'm especially looking for a great balsamic one. I prefer lowfat over fat free. Sloan, as you eye doctor to replace your pads with the really soft bendable nose pads. The ones that come with glasses are pretty hard. Mine replaced them and it helps alot. My hands are looking old too. Any way to replace collagen or keep it from leaving? Hope the rest of you are well. Rhonda, are you ok since your fall? Gotta go get ready for Jenny. beach bum 05-10-2010, 10:43 AM Good Morning Ladies:) Its officialI'm out of the 170's I got on the scale and I did lose 2.5 last week,now to work on the rest of the week to to get down to the mid 160's. Too windy to walk today,I have to get on the bike or use one of my walking videos.WATP's with Leslie. RHONDA-Thanks for the pages, sure any schedule if fine with me as long as we have a thread to post on. VICKIE-Sorry you feel that the JC W-I is not going to be good, you might be surprised and see a lose. I use wishbone salad dressing sprays, this way I don't over do the dressing on the salads. Have a great morning Tejas 05-10-2010, 02:01 PM Good morning: Yes, Vickie, I'm fine now. I'm blaming the Margaritas from the night before :lol: I haven't got any dressings suggestions. It should be easy to make?? As for preventing collagen loss....well, "they" tell you all about fish oil supplements and such, but, really, it's the luck of the draw I'm sure. I know that all my adult life I've really taken card of my hands and nothing that you rub ON them will make any difference for this problem. I have very soft wrinkles now! Congrats, Maryann. I hope to join you sooner rather than later. Rhonda Vickie 05-10-2010, 02:19 PM I stayed the same and I'm thrilled after Jim's birthday dinner where I splurged. Rhonda, I'll make the dressing if I can find a good recipe. I thought I'd see if you guys could recommend a bottle or a recipe first. Thanks, Mary Ann! These folks don't need to lose weight so I'm not going to put the spray dressings out. Congratulations on your loss. You must be SO happy. I'm happy for you. Sandra, what's going on in your life? Nancy, how's Robin doing with his recovery? Angela, Paula, Sloan, Donna.....hope you are having great days. sloanie 05-10-2010, 02:31 PM Hi chicks, I got my new contacts today. I was surprised at how well I did putting them in! I'll let you know how I do with them in the long run. My vision is good, but could be a little sharper. Maybe I'll get used to them and things will sharpen up. I have to go for now 'cause DS is crying for his computer. I'll check in later. Have a great day, y'all! ontarget 05-10-2010, 07:35 PM Rhonda, thank you for the new pages. It's good to be back on track. Vickie, congratulations on your WI. I'll bet Brodie does keep you moving. I'm getting most of my exercise working in the yard. (And that's not enough.) Sloan, I'll bet you look cute in your new contacts. Maryann, congratulations on being back in the 60's. I'll bet you're excited. Did you call your doctor and tell him? I'm going out to feed roses in a few minutes. They look hungry. beach bum 05-11-2010, 10:13 AM Good Morning Ladies:) It sunny out but its cold this morning, to walk along the beach. Going to see what this afternoon brings. I have a appointment with my orthopedic doctor this AM for a follow up for my bad neck/shoulder pain. Up on the scale due to a huge NY bagel that I had last night instead of a pretzel that I was craving. I'm so:mad: at myself for sabotaging my effects of losing this weekend. RHONDA-Thanks for congrats,hope I will be able to get down again. VICKIE- Sorry I can't help with the dressing but that the only ones I use. I was happy until last night now I have to exercise just has hard to burn those calories. SLOAN-Congrats on getting contracts I had them{hard} years ago before I met Leo ,but I had problems trying to form a callous on my eye lids so I decided to wear glasses instead. SANDRA-Thanks for the Congrats,but I'm up again for being stupid. I'll call him when I really get my head in order,and not go into stupid cravings. Have a nice day Have to get ready for appointment with the Orthopedic doctor for a follow up of my neck/shoulder problem. ontarget 05-11-2010, 04:32 PM Maryann, don't be so hard on yourself. Just forgive yourself and move on. You're doing really really well. You're bound to slip every now and then. Tejas 05-11-2010, 07:17 PM Yes, Maryann, don't be hard on yourself. If you're hard on yourself, then I have to be hard on myself, and I don't want to be ;) I've got to throw the M and M's out of this house. I've taken two stained glass classes this week and the teacher replied when someone asked her "is this good enough?"...."I forgive myself, and don't try to be perfect." By the way, I love stained glass work. It's like sewing but with glass and metal...lots of fun. We have guests tonight so I probably won't be back. It's my late brother- in- law's cousin's son and a friend of his, passing through Texas. How's that for extended family!? I hope you all have a good night. Rhonda sloanie 05-11-2010, 08:02 PM Maryann, I know just how you feel, but Rhonda and Sandra are right. Just dust yourself off and keep on going! You will be okay, besides, you now know how to get that weight off. You'll get it done in your own time. Rhonda, you definitely have the gift of hospitality. I want to join your extended family!! Sandra, the jury is certainly out on the verdict for the contacts. I know it will take a couple of weeks to get used to them, but I'm not sure I will be able to get used to how I look. I look so tired without the glasses! My eating is out of control!!! I have GOT to snap out of it! I'm not eating large amounts, but I am eating really, really "not core" things. I hope this weekend will be a good time to shop and prepare. I know that is the key! I've got to go get something for DH's dinner. TTFN beach bum 05-12-2010, 10:22 AM Good Morning Ladies:) Going to make this short as we're expecting rain some time today and would like to walk before it hits us. Thanks:thanks: for all your support,I know I should be that hard on myself,but its was soooooo good to see the scale move down to the 160's,but this morning I'm down .5 Another lady on another board pointed out that it might be the salty roast beef slices that I had. Sodium is a possibility,as its in everything. SANDRA-Thanks,thought it was the bagel never thought about the sodium.Always forget to check it out. RHONDA-Glad that your enjoying your 2 stained glass classes. Don't thing that would be for me as I:devil: HATE:devil: sewing. The only needle I like it knitting or crocheting. SLOAN-Sorry you got into that out of core eating mode. It happens to the best of us. Just get back OP and you'll be OK. I can't watch my carbs & sodium intake,but one day the old head:tired: will click in to what I doing,& than I lose again. Have to go, expecting rain some time today and I would like to get my walking done before it too late. Have a nice day Vickie 05-12-2010, 12:04 PM Good Morning Chicks! I'm a busy girl today again. It seems there is precious little down time these days. At least it doesn't leave time for mindless munching. Sloan, you'll put the brakes on soon. After a while all that non Core food doesn't make us feel too good! Rhonda, you are enjoying your retirement! That's great. Sandra, how's it going? You're being quiet again. What's coming up for you guys? Any tournaments. Tejas 05-12-2010, 12:50 PM Sloan, I know how you feel. Just put on the brakes as Vickie said. I'll do the same. Deal?? All of you chickies are my extended family, and welcome here anytime. We've got lots of room, and I'll throw out the M and M's that DH brought into the house!!! :lol: I've been to see Torture Todd, the guests have left, and I'm going back to the art gallery to work on my piece. The teacher was so sweet. I said that I was concerned that if I came during her work time I would disturb her. She said to not be silly because we were creating art and what would be disturbing about that?! Have a great OP day...hang in there, we'll all make it. One day at a time, as they say. Rhonda ontarget 05-12-2010, 08:11 PM Vickie, I was a wayward Chickie but have finished dusting and am back op. We don't have another big tournament till sometime mid-summer. My gf is going to start coming out again next week so we can train together. How is Brodie? While I was telling all of you to be kind to yourselves, I was working at doing the same myself. So far I still like me so I'm guessing all is well. I normally dodge cameras but the past few weeks I've been captured in all my glory (poundwise I mean) Talk about depressing! Back in 05 a photo of myself caused me to get serious about losing. I'm hoping the same happens now. One photo with me in it was even posted by another archer on an archery message board. Yuck! But I still like myself. Rhonda, you and Doyle are wonderful hosts. I love it! You're really enjoying your new home. That makes me smile. (M&M's is my candy of choice.) Sloan, how long had you worn glasses? I am the opposite and balk at wearing them. I have bifocals but usually just rely on reading glasses. Maryann, sodium could be the culprit. Congratulations on being down that half pound. nancy237 05-12-2010, 08:19 PM I planted 9 tomato plants today. I don't know what type I like so I bought 9 different varieties and this summer we are going to taste test all of them. Having everything nicely mulched has inspired me to plant more.. I will list the types later and let you know what we like the best & what produces the best. My son planted the hydrangea and I set up a low coffee table for the deck I had in the attic. It is a round super thick glass top that goes over a pretty planter type base. I forgot it would be fine outside... sloanie 05-12-2010, 09:40 PM Hey chicks, I wore my contacts today for 8 hours and will wear them tomorrow for ten hours. I don't think they are strong enough, though. I am noticing that signs do not come in to focus as soon as they do with my glasses while driving, also, I have had some feelings of eye strain. The doc's office said to give them a week, so I will do that. Rhonda, I will try my best to be op all day tomorrow. I will stop at the grocery on the way to school and pick up a few core things for lunch. I can't promise that the brakes will stay on all day, but I promise I will try. Oh yea, toss those M&M's ;) Sandra, I've worn glasses for around 10 years. I need correction at every level, so I wear progressives. The contacts are not exactly the same, though. I really think the strength of the lens is a problem. I plan to be a trooper and wear them until my appointment next Tuesday. I'll let you know how it goes. I like your statements about liking yourself!! Vickie, putting on the brakes is a good visual image. I will focus on that tomorrow. Maryann, sodium is the devil :devil: Nancy, can't wait for the tomato report! GTG rest. Have a great night! beach bum 05-13-2010, 09:31 AM Good Morning Ladies:) Have to go to church so I won't be long Just want to tell you it had to be sodium as I down to the 160's again Yippee !! Here's to a good w-i in Monday Will be back later Vickie 05-13-2010, 09:53 AM Good Morning Chicks! Cleaning lady is here....woo hoo. Hope we never have to cut that budget item as we are not physically able to do the heavy cleaning. I had a bit of a meltdown. I had a telephone conversation with a friend who was a complete negative force; complained about everything, wanting to bash the government and life in general. I was so upset when I got off the phone that I didn't even realize that I turned immediately to food for comfort. I haven't done that in so long that it was a complete shock to me. I ate a SBD high protein bar and a large homemade butter sugar cookie leftover from Jim's birthday celebration. Those were both over my calories for the day. It was a real eye opener for me and one I hope to guard against in the future. Rhonda, I loved Texas. I used to have to go to Dallas ALL the time for work as one of our offices was there. When they moved our office to Dallas Jim and I lost our jobs. I'm over that now....I was mad at Texas for a while for being such a lure to so many businesses! Best barbecue brisket I've had in my life. We had it at a big chain restaurant but I no longer remember the name. I think it was one word and a person's name. Yum. Angela, I hope you are feeling better. Paula, how's it going? Mary Ann, I'm glad the scale is back down for you. Sandra, I'm glad you are all dusted. Gotta stop sometime and start somewhere! I hope the pictures are not too upsetting for you but if that is what it takes. I still hate to see pictures of myself now. I still look like a Buddha after losing 47+ pounds. Now THAT is upsetting. It's all relative! Sloan, I could never wear contacts. No matter since I have trifocals and I don't think they have trifocal lenses yet anyway. Nancy, I love tomatoes. I hope to get enough weight off one day to be able to garden a bit. Jim and I would love to have a couple of plants. I eagerly await your review. Our favorite tomatoes that we buy now at Walmart or Costco are Campari. The are bigger than cherry tomatoes but smaller than regular. They are sweet and meaty. We love them! I'm back on program and trying to drink lots of water to flush. I have company coming for pizza, salad, and dessert tomorrow. I'll just try to keep my portions small. beach bum 05-13-2010, 01:20 PM Hi:) Had a full plate this morning from singing in the choir for Ascension Day Mass,to the senior center to pay for the remainder of our trip to Providence Playhouse to see Jersey Boys and than to a walk along the beach.Where I met a woman that come from up state NY,talked to her for over 1 hr. Now I'm cooking my dinner, and than going to get some drawers cleaned out so I have more room for my summer clothes. Don't like to cart up my clothes every season from the basement and than back down again. Scared that I might fall when lifting those storage boxes up & down the stairs. especially when I don't have any one around to hear my cry. VICKIE-I can't believe how time is passing by so fast its the middle of May and Memorial Day weekend is almost here.Wish time would not go so fast. Thanks,was concerned that I would have to try harder to watch the dreadful sodium. RHONDA-Thanks for the invite, don't think I would travel that much now that I'm alone.That's whats makes it all worth while having a nice teacher. You are more relaxed with some one like that than one who is touchy.Hope you able to take a photo of your work and share it with us. NANCY-I can't wait til I buy my tomato plants but the advise us not to buy them until on or after Memorial Day. on account of frost. SLOANE-You'll do fine with the contracts they have today comparing to the one I had back 40 years ago. They do take time to get used to. I the sodium is my biggest downfall and especially now that i low carb brings the craving more so than any other diet,so that's what my doctor told me. Dinner ready so,I try to be back later. ontarget 05-13-2010, 06:44 PM Nancy, you sound super-organized. I just planted 4 tomatoes and don't still have their names available. I'm interested in which ones you think are best. Your coffee table sounds really cute. Rhonda and Doyle are coming over tomorrow. We're excited and anxious to see them. I hope the weather holds up and we're not in our "lake" when they get here. Rhonda, ya'll just stay on the driveway if the "lake" is here. Vickie, I look like a Budha, too. I like what you said about putting on the brakes. Was the BBQ place Ryan's? Just wondering. Speaking of dusting--we live on a state road that's being totally reworked (to the extent that we have a pilot car driving back and forth in front of our place). The dust is horrible. We live north of the road with a heavy south wind bringing all that lovely dust toward us. I hear ya on negative folks. Sometimes Curtis tends to be Mr. Negative. He comes by that via his mother. She was one of the most negative folks I ever knew. But both are/were lovable. Curtis is working to be more positive. Life is good. Maryann, what did you make for dinner? I'm curious. I'm op. "Survivor" tonight. Rhonda and Doyle coming over tomorrow. Life is definitely good. Tejas 05-13-2010, 07:04 PM And, then of course, there is Rudy's and Dickey's Bar-b-que. It's all delicious! Rudy's is exactly 5 minutes from us. Oooooh... I've had a great day which has included getting the final plan for my landscaping for birds and...ta da! finally learning that YES, I can get a gas cooktop installed. We don't have a gas line into the kitchen, but one can be put in, and we're gonna have it done. Best of all, I put on the brakes after a week of very relaxed eating! Back to the better routine. And, yes, tomorrow we lay our eyes on Sandra and Curtis...that will be fun. Tonight, it's off to music on the square, if the rain doesn't start pouring down. Have a good evening! Rhonda ontarget 05-13-2010, 10:20 PM Rhonda, I hope you got to go to the music on the square. It still hasn't rained down here but we're to have some later tonight. (Our plants need it, too.) I'm ready for us to talk about your landscaping for birds. Curtis and I are hoping our feathered friends put on a show for ya'll tomorrow. Congratulations on getting back on plan. And for getting your gas cook stove. I'm op. Vickie 05-13-2010, 11:27 PM Oh you two are going to have SO much fun! So all the BBQ places have one word peoples names? I'll have to ask my GF who remembers everything. I just know it was a big chain, multi-level place, loooong waits. nancy237 05-14-2010, 12:47 AM Nancy, you sound super-organized. I am very organized !!!!! :nose: :rofl: beach bum 05-14-2010, 09:54 AM Good Morning Ladies:) Looks like we are going to some rain again,so I guess plans to get out to walk is slim. Going out to eat at BBC tonight,but I told the girls that I'm only going to have tossed salad that has chicken strips in it. SANDRA-Nothing special, yesterday I had tilapia fish fillet with boiled potatoes and mixed veggies. For Breakfast & Supper my meals are low carbs. Today I having BBQ Ribs for dinner with 1/2c mashed potatoes and green beans.Watching my carbs during the other two meals,and concentrating on portion sizes. RHONDA-You're lucky that you have lots of BBQ places to eat.I love BBQ places but its not big up here on the cape,but when I was visiting my DD around Easter I was taken to The Dallas BBQ in Manhattan NY and that was the best place for ribs & steaks ever. Have a great day Vickie 05-14-2010, 10:36 AM Good Morning Chicks! Special company coming to meet Brodie tonight so I have tons to do. Brodie is at the spa right now so I need to get to business while he is gone. Talk to you all tomorrow. Be well and be on program. ontarget 05-14-2010, 05:47 PM I'm op! Isn't that amazing? Vickie, another BBQ place--Angelo's. That's prob not the one you're talking about because I think it is family owned. I remember years ago standing in line to get inside. (Great ribs!) Enjoy your company. Maryann, your meals sound delicious. Reading about ribs makes me hungry. Nancy, you are very organized. I'm impressed. blessedwithsarah 05-14-2010, 07:42 PM hi ladies, just stopping by quick to say Hello!! Hope all is well with you. Rhonda and Sandra - enjoy your visit! Things are going well here. Doing great tracking calories. ontarget 05-14-2010, 11:42 PM We had a good visit with Rhonda and Doyle. I just wish it could have been longer. Vickie 05-15-2010, 01:06 AM I ate too much and feel sick. Serves me right. nancy237 05-15-2010, 01:57 AM Vickie, I hate it when I do that.. If you drink as much as you can it will help flush the extra salt from your system... I think it is the salt & fluids that make the scales jump up after we overeat... beach bum 05-15-2010, 09:40 AM Good Morning Ladies:) Guess where I'm going this morning now that the sun is shinning again,correct walking along the beach.I missed it yesterday. Went to a restaurant with one of friends and I was good,only had a tossed salad with buffalo chicken strips. The chicken was hot but once you ate the salad part it started to cool down again. This morning I'm back to the 160's again. SANDRA-The ribs are called country style boneless ribs that came in a package with 3 slabs of pork with slits on the top for cutting them into ribs. I cut 2 slabs and froze them,the other I made a pork roast. The BBQ sauce that I put on was Kraft's Low carb sauce,with out door grill spices that I bought in Trader Joes. I was delish..... PAULA-:wave: Nice to see you posting,have a nice weekend and happy to hear your OP. VICKIE-I agree with Nancy,water is the best and portions are always great to control. NANCY-Oh do I believe that I known as the SODIUM QUEEN and do you think I would learn,but the water somehow always saves me. Have to go get ready for today's chores Vickie 05-15-2010, 11:26 AM TEE HEE....I wouldn't have been sick if I had controlled my portions! I still don't feel great this morning. Plan to relax. Will train Brodie and maybe take a walk with him later. It's chilly here today and we have the heat on again. ontarget 05-15-2010, 03:14 PM Vickie, I've been there done that--numerous times. Enjoy your day of relaxation. We're doing the same. I have a graduation party to attend in about an hour. One of my former students received his law degree yesterday. I need some girl time with Rhonda. I think that would be wonderful. Our guys monopolized most of the talking last night, but that was okay. Now we need some girl time, though. Maryann, I love country ribs. Curtis isn't much on ribs, so we hardly ever have them. He's a chicken or burger man. (Then he tells me he gets tired of the same old same old.) :lol: Nancy, has Robin seen all the work you've been doing? I don't remember your posting about that. Maybe I missed it somehow. nancy237 05-15-2010, 05:02 PM Sandra... He was amazed at how great it all looked... The clean truck was his favorite...but the pollen had gotten to it some by te time he saw it. Having all the weeds gone and mulching down has made me want to plant more . --------------------------------------------------- Robin wants to have a surgery in a few weeks on a wrist that has been hurting a long time. It would be in a cast for 2 months. I have tried & tried to talk him into waiting a few months to give us all a break from the medical stuff, (going on since january) but he is determined to get it done. I want to travel with my son a bit in June because he will spend a lot of July with his Dad and then August will be time to get ready for college. I told Robin that he can do what he wants with the hand surgery , but he may need to hire a nurse because I won't be here all the time in June. ontarget 05-15-2010, 07:54 PM Nancy, you go, girl! You do need some relief from medical stuff. I'm like you and am wanting to work in the yard. I need to do a lot of pruning. Also, we have several oak tree babies that the squirrels planted for us that we need to transplant from flowerbeds to better homes. I'm op!! Tejas 05-15-2010, 11:53 PM You go Nancy! Yes, as Sandra said we had fun, now it's time for the two of us. We'll make it happen. DH and I have just returned from his 50th High school reunion. He was 3 years ahead of me, but I knew some of the people of course. It was fun, but mostly I'm proud that I just ate until the hunger pains were gone and left the rest. I left 1/2 a baked potato and 3/4 of a pork loin piece (there were 2). I did eat the 1/2 cup of some kind of pudding. When we return home we're calling Nutrisystem. Rhonda Vickie 05-16-2010, 01:13 AM Hey Chicks! I'm on my way to bed. Rhonda, let me know if you are interested in the things Jim loves on NS. I just tried the buffalo pretzels and they were fabulous. I'm thinking about placing an ala carte order! I'm glad you had fun. Nancy, no on could fault you for feeling that way. I'm sure Robin just wants it all over but he needs to be fair to you too. Hmmm....country ribs....my Mom used to make them for me. YUM! Bedtime. Tejas 05-16-2010, 11:19 AM Yesterday I ate more carbs than I normally do, and ate them earlier in the day.I was just about sick by mid-day. I think it is a NSV to be able to notice that difference. We're off on another adventure today....BBL Rhonda beach bum 05-16-2010, 03:33 PM Hi Ladies:) Had a mad dash to church this morning after having a caffeinated Pepsi last night where I couldn't sleep and than relying on 1 sleeping pill I had a hard time getting up for church and I missed the choir practice just before. When I told the choir director she did say she understood.Went to brunch with one of friends and than home to relax and get the whiskey barrels cleaned by pulling out the weeds and than fertilizer the soil so they are ready for my tomatoes plants that I will buy toward the end of this month. Nothing else is now, I got the .5 off this morning so hopefully it will be a good W-I or a maintain for Monday W-I. SANDRA-Leo & I loved ribs,but not the baby back they tend to burn on us when we grilled the, I always used the country style ribs but the once with the bones. Now it only me I prefer the boneless. RHONDA-Congrats :carrot: son your NSV I can tell also when I have more carbs than necessary. I found a trick from the SBD site that you eat fat or protein always with the carbs that sort of offsets the carb count. Nancy-It time to take care of you,but than again if Robins wrist hurt him he should have it looked at. VICKIE-Never heard of buffalo pretzels are they the same spice ingredients they use in buffalo chicken?????? Sound yummy. ontarget 05-16-2010, 04:30 PM Ya'll should see Rhonda's muscles! She's buff--and gorgeous, too. Rhonda, that is a fantastic NSV. And it sounds like you made excellent choices. Eating out all weekend is difficult. You get an "atta-girl." Girl time!!! Maryann, when I was first reading your post, I thought you meant you had to rush to church to go to the restroom because of drinking Pepsi. :lol: Vickie, I've been turning in circles and have landed on the Slim Fast Program. I'm on my way outside now to work in the flowerbeds. And guess what. I'm op! Vickie 05-16-2010, 04:49 PM You go girl! Slim Fast will work. I like their bars better than the liquid though. nancy237 05-16-2010, 09:32 PM Just got back from my son's Baccalaureate service.. It was a boring message which is a shame because it seems like a great time to get a speaker that will deliver a simple message the kids may go away with... With this being my youngest it is sobering to know that I have either taught them well or not ..but it is done... While raising them I have been through a rough marriage & divorce, single parenting , co parenting and negotiating parenting with a high strung step parent... Through it all I tried to make them toe the line and kept my expectations for them high for character.. I am proud of both of them. Those boys have been my life for 20 years , sometimes feeling like me and them against the world... Both were strong willed and kept me on my toes to stay one step ahead of them..I was pretty good at catching them when they were doing something that needed catching ;) So now in 2010 it is time to stretch my wings and explore my hobbies and interest.. As I watch him graduate I know it is time but I wish I could just have one more day with him as a baby to rock to sleep.. One more chance to hold his tiny feet in the palm of my hand when I rocked him.. One more chance to play in the waves at the beach, play hide and seek, or catch fireflies... Maybe he will do all that with his kids one day and I can share that joy!! 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Under the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government, Uttar Pradesh has recorded a steep rise in the number of rape cases in 2013 as compared to the previous year.
Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Sunday favoured treating juveniles accused of heinous crimes like rape on par with adult offenders.
Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of rape cases, followed by Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, in 2013 across the country which witnessed over 33,707 such incidents.
Under attack from several quarters over rising rape cases and deteriorating law and order situation in his state, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday that he wont succumb to his criticism and continue to work hard for the people in Uttar Pradesh.
With the Parliament resuming its normal business, the ruling BJP is set to corner the Samajwadi Party led By Mulayam Singh Yadav over rising incidents of crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh.
The Supreme Court has ruled that rape victims` statement be directly recorded by a judicial magistrate instead of police officials to cut short protracted proceedings.
Two persons, including an Army jawan, were arrested in connection with two alleged cases of rape in Jammu and Rajouri districts, police said on Sunday.
A court has directed police to enquire into a complaint of rape against a ruling BJD MLA and his associate in Odisha.
Under severe attack after the December 16 gang rape, Delhi police took a slew of steps like setting up helplines and women help desks at police stations to ensure women`s safety but there is no let up in the crimes against them which have actually increased during the period.
Over two months after the Muzaffarnagar riots, no arrests have been so far in the 13 cases of rape and sexual harassment during the violence in which over 100 people have been booked.
Union minister Girija Vyas on Monday blamed lack of toilet facilities for women for a large number of rape cases in the country and suggested that legislators contribute a quarter of the funds allocated to them towards providing proper toilets in their area.
Bombay HC has observed that children, born to minor unwed mothers in rape cases, cannot be treated as "property" in the crime.
Nearly 13,000 women have been raped in the last eight years in Assam, official sources said.
Madhya Pradesh has been recording an alarming number of rape cases in comparison to other states and in more than half of all such offences, the accused happened to be the neighbours of the victims.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday had sharp words for intellectuals who had deserted her, while appealing for help to raise social awareness against such crimes.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee alleged Friday that some local news channels had ganged up with the opposition to make a hue and cry over rape and violence in the state and reiterated that there was a conspiracy to kill her.
In 98 per cent of registered cases of rapes in the country, close relatives and acquaintances are the accused, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) said in its 2012 report.
Penal provisions for rape are often being misused by women as "weapon for vengeance and vendetta" to harass and blackmail their male friends by filing false cases to extort money and to force them get married, the Delhi High Court has said.
Maharashtra government has come out with a manual for doctors on the examination of the victims of sexual assault, which, among other things, prohibits the infamous `finger test`.
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Darkfall is approaching its first birthday, and the company is looking to bring some new players into the game.
In February, they introduced a few new features designed to make the game a bit friendlier for new players. New player protection was introduced in order to give players a chance to get their bearings in Darkfall and a seven-day trial came about later in the month, allowing potential fans to take a look around the game.
The latest offer may well tip the scales for those who have been interested in purchasing the game. During the month of March, players can buy the Darkfall client as well as three months of playtime for $59.99 (€49.99 For European players.) Existing players aren't left out -- the 6 month -30% subscription offer has been extended through the end of March, so you can still get in on that as well.
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 10:31AM Temko said
darkfalls birthday is long past.
it was febuari 26th :P
it was febuari 26th :P
Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 10:41AM Snow Leopard said
Wow. What a deal.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 11:49AM alucard3000 said
after playing the 7 day trial I find the game interesting and a little fun but in no way do I find it worth paying 50 dollars for the client nor do I find it worth having to pay for 2 extra months(I find it funny they say 3 months when 1 month comes standard with game purchases) to save 20 dollars.I think AoC was at 20 dollars on or soon after its 1st year without having to pre purchase months
Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 1:15PM Mad Dog said
I love this game still after one year of play. Great that an small independent company is made such a great game. I hope Mortal Online is a success also, we need more games like this including Fallen Earth. Finally we are starting to see games that are not based on EQ/EQ2/WoW/Aion rehash crap. Finally the MMO market is moving forward again.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 2:25PM (Unverified) said
I'd like to see them offer a bonus incentive to anyone who already has a EU-1 account for purchasing the NA-1 account... like half off for a month or something. Not that we need more people on NA-1 or anything, but it might be interesting.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 3:04PM JediPagan said
I played DF during the European launch and did not subscribe after the 30 days because of the lag. I started playing 2 weeks ago on the North American server. Darkfall has come a LONG WAY in a years time. I'm having the best time in years in an MMO, and I'm not a hardcore PvPer at all. There PVE centric clans, rp centric clans, crafting centric clans, etc. To top it off, Darkfall has the best non-instanced game world on the market today. Beautiful and varied.
Great MMO and the most underrated on the market today.
Great MMO and the most underrated on the market today.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2010 5:29PM (Unverified) said
This game is not for me (and it's nothing to do with the open PvP or full loot or anything, just that FPS playstyle in an MMO is totally un-fun for me), but after trying the 7-day trial, I agree that it is highly underrated. It's a solid piece of work and if you're in any sort of fan of the MMO genre you owe it to yourself to try Darkfall - it's genuinely different to most games out there.
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 1:59PM Everrest said
Been playing for 2 months and I absolutely love it. Anyone looking for something different could do a lot worse than giving this game a shot.
Posted: Mar 4th 2010 10:09AM (Unverified) said
I am in the middle of my 7days trial (thanks to the new promotion) and I had a great time so far. Very exciting and deep gameplay.
I will definitely upgrade my account, but I find the price of the client a bit expensive, knowing I'll pay every month, 20 euros for the client would be a fair price to me.
I will definitely upgrade my account, but I find the price of the client a bit expensive, knowing I'll pay every month, 20 euros for the client would be a fair price to me.


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That's why the Wrigley Mansion Club in Phoenix is offering educational evenings for youngsters to prepare them for the world of fine dining. The next lesson will be May 17. Cost is $15 per child for a five-course meal.
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Customers asked for this kind of primer because they want to eat at upscale restaurants with their children instead of going to chains — or they want to prepare kids for special events such as prom, said Celeste Nichols, Wrigley Mansion's director of operations.
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From the ninth floor, sweeping views of Arlington?s entertainment district fill the windows at Cacharel Restaurant. Cacharel?s menus list an array of steaks and seafood entrees to accompany the panorama, which includes views of Rangers Ballpark, Cowboys Stadium, and acres of trees planted between them so the buildings would stop fighting. Pale earth tones and plenty of natural light decorate the space as the staff exits the kitchen bearing swordfish piccata and center-cut pork rib chops. At the other end of the restaurant, views of serpentine roller coasters glimmer in the twilight as the staff tempts diners with homemade desserts. The Grand Ballroom portrays the same picturesque scenery through its seventh-floor windows and can be rented for weddings, meetings, and other gerunds.
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Update: 42% report 4G iPod audio problems
Having problems with your fourth-generation (4G) iPod? You're not alone. Three weeks after the release of Apple's newest iPods, iLounge readers have reported that approximately 42% of their 4G units have manifested an audio defect identified by iLounge, while others have complained of receiving soiled or physically damaged hardware. The problems affect new-in-box 20 Gigabyte and 40 Gigabyte iPod models sold with a Click Wheel control system. Click "Read more" below for additional details.
On July 26, 2004, iLounge first reported the audio defect, which causes several seconds of static and hard drive sounds to overlap music played back through the 4G iPod's headphone jack. A testing method to determine the presence or absence of the defect in a particular 4G iPod is available here.
Two days later, after iLounge provided two defective iPods to Apple at its request for testing, an update to the original story was posted, noting additional findings and addressing reader concerns. At the time, iLounge noted that 36.5% of responding readers had discovered the same problem with their new 4G iPods, while 63.5% reported no problems.
iLounge asked users with 4G iPods to post comments to these earlier stories indicating their positive or negative test results. Of the hundreds of responses received from users around the world, approximately 42% reported the audio defect in one or more of the 4G iPods they purchased or received in exchange. Users are asked to consolidate all of their future comments under the Comments box below for easier tracking.
Notably, while some who have exchanged their iPods have received fully working replacements, others have not. Some replacement units, including one of iLounge's two replacement iPods, continue to exhibit problems. Even after ordering iPods directly from Apple online and cooperating with the company to provide defective units for testing, iLounge was offered only an Apple Store credit, and not a full refund, when its third defective iPod was returned and the store had no units in stock for replacement purposes.
Apple has not provided updated information to enable prospective or affected 4G iPod owners to address their concerns. Based on numerous reader requests for follow-up, iLounge has made several formal requests for comment from Apple's iPod team, and the company has not commented on the record since the end of July. Since then, iLounge readers have noted a variety of other issues affecting small numbers of 4G iPods, including dented rear metal casings, and scratches and sticky substances on the plastic front casings and Click Wheels of some units.
Given the apparent scope of these problems, and absent confirmation from Apple that any or all of them have been resolved, iLounge reluctantly but strongly cautions its readers to purchase their 4G iPods only from retailers with complete return policies, or to hold off until Apple confirms that the issues are being addressed.
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Just tested my 40gb 4G iPod, and no problems here. It works like a charm.
I'm a first time iPod owner, and I couldn't be more pleased. The iPod is so much more elegant than my Nomad Zen Jukebox. I now see why the iPod has such a huge market share.
Posted by Dan Hamilton on August 19, 2004 at 7:55 AM (CDT)
My 20 gig is fine
Posted by Squirrelly on August 19, 2004 at 8:02 AM (CDT)
If you pay an insane price for something you should expect it to work properly. If this were the auto industry there would be a recall about something like this, and I feel apple should take responsibility for their flawed design and offer to replace the unit, or you should be able to exchange it. Perhaps I'll give up my student discount and just buy an ipod at Circuit City so I'll be able to return/exchange as many times as needed.
Posted by Me on August 19, 2004 at 8:16 AM (CDT)
Looks like im not the only one. My iPod was manufactured from China, its a custom engraved 4G/20gb iPod. I've done one to one EARPHONE(came with iPod)exchange with apple care as at first i thought that it was the earphones that produces cracking hissing sound when iPod plays 100% volume. The first few days on the new replaced earphones, it was cool with 100% volume. But today again i juz heard that cracking hissing sound at 100%.
Somehow after i left my iPod and earphones in my pocket… suprisingly everything was alright at 100% volume when i took it out and play… ummm. Im on a ver3.0.1
Posted by JingYou in SINGAPORE on August 19, 2004 at 8:24 AM (CDT)
I feel the people who are accusing those experiencing problems as being "alarmists" or "over reacting," are really doing a disservice to the quality of the iPod. Many people feel the need to downplay any of the iPod's problems to justify the money they spent or out of blatant fanboy-ism, but that isn't helping fix these problems. In fact, you're probably doing more to ensure that these problems go unnoticed, not addressed, and still hanging around for future releases.
Just because you might not have the same problems with your iPod, or only have minor versions of the defect, does not mean that the other people who have problems must be an Apple basher or should just get over it. If you want the best possible hardware, you have to allow these matters to be brought up and studied, so that these mistakes can be fixed. You can't just say these other people should settle for their inferior products, for the sake of your brand loyalty. Really, it's quite selfish to put down other people who just want to fully enjoy the experience they paid so much for.
Posted by Owner of 2 iPods on August 19, 2004 at 8:31 AM (CDT)
I have a 4G 20GB and do not have any of these issues, but I have started to have a different issue that seems to be accpetable to Apple according to my manual. I connected my apple to my PC via USB (Obviously) and the last 4 or 5 time i have done this I have had to "eject" the ipod so that it would stop telling me to Do NOt Disconnect. The auto update finishes and then i run ino this BS. Do you think it would really help all that much to restore my ipod. I just got it like 2 weeks ago, but I hae played a lot with the music that is on it. Does anyone else have this problem frquently? Has it been an issue with all the generations of ipods?
Posted by robbiesan in Arlingotn, VA on August 19, 2004 at 8:35 AM (CDT)
I live in South Africa and I got my 4G iPod today and I'm thankful that I am not getting this sound problem. It was bought in the USA 2 days ago. Phew!
Posted by themusicman in South Africa on August 19, 2004 at 8:40 AM (CDT)
well, I've had my new 4G 40 GB iPod about a week, and I've experienced the hard-drive access noise and static - however only very rarely, maybe 5 or 6 times in all.
So add my name to the growing list of people with iPods with an audio problem.
I think I'll wait and see what Apple say about it, before I decide to try and get a replacement or not.
Posted by rich on August 19, 2004 at 8:47 AM (CDT)
No problems here with my 4G iPod. It arrived in perfect condition and has been performing flawlessly for three weeks now.
Posted by Nato on August 19, 2004 at 8:47 AM (CDT)
My 40GB 4G is perfect, so far…..
Posted by M Bargo in Chicago, IL on August 19, 2004 at 8:51 AM (CDT)
I've received my 20 GB iPod with strange stains around the click wheel (seems like some organic substance pourred over the ipod), a big vertical scratch over the monitor and when i've tried to load more that 5.6 GB the ipod just stops working. It has a defective Hard Drive. I've already returned it for exchange. Apple has a history of high quality products but now iPods are "Made in China" and that says all…
Posted by Rhenriques on August 19, 2004 at 9:23 AM (CDT)
I've heard some static on my 4G 40GB—haven't noticed any other noises, but I also haven't tested it in any serious way yet. Probably will not bother exchanging it—seems like a hassle…
Posted by millipod on August 19, 2004 at 9:26 AM (CDT)
"I doubt it's 42% of iPods. Apple rarely has a QA problem of that scale. I would believe 20% or even 30% but almost HALF? It seems impossible."
I would say that of the 63.5% that reported no problem, 10 to 20 % of people reporting did not hear the defect due to the crappy apple supplied earphones. I had to buy the Apple in-ear phones to hear the problem. I'd say these people more than make up for the "Apple haters'" false claims. So 42% is probably about right.
Posted by Essdee on August 19, 2004 at 9:30 AM (CDT)
The "issue" you are describing is merely the process by which you must unmount the ipod from your computer. You will notice that any USB device requires that you dismount it before you physically remove the cable from your machine.
Posted by Jay Holler on August 19, 2004 at 9:50 AM (CDT)
Ahh thinka you! I think I also might have enable Disk Space when i tired to use Sharepod, which i did not like, and I think I can turn that off now and maybe that'll solve it too!
Posted by robbiesan in Arlingotn, VA on August 19, 2004 at 9:54 AM (CDT)
well not solve it but just make it so that i dont have to manually eject the ipod every time. I just got used to it being finished updating when it was finished and that it stopped saying Do Not Disconnect. Your comments gave me a little reminder, so again, thanks!
Posted by robbiesan in Arlingotn, VA on August 19, 2004 at 9:57 AM (CDT)
My 4G 20GB iPod works fine. I do not notice any problems that sounds like the described, nor did mine come covered with any 'goo' like substance. Hope this helps the demographic.
Posted by Tim A. on August 19, 2004 at 9:57 AM (CDT)
I also have heard the hard-drive access noise and static, but only when i'm listing to my itrip otherwise the nosie is nonexistent. just affects my itrip.
Posted by charles on August 19, 2004 at 10:03 AM (CDT)
I bought the 4 gen 40 gb a few weeks after they came out. I bought it at a Best Buy store in Minnesota. I noticed right away that the hissing noise was present when the HD was accessed. The noise was not terribly loud, but I did notice it, so I returned the iPod for a new one.
The second one also has the noise, but it seems to be slightly quieter on the second one. In fact, I thought I didn't have it at first, but then upon close listening, I heard the noise.
Since it is slight, it doesn't bother me that much. I know if I return it for a new one, the new one will most likely also have the issue, so it is not worth the effort for me. I will wait until Apple fesses up to this (if they ever do) and see what kind of fix they offer.
Finally, I think a lot of people have the problem but don't notice because they don't have good enough headphones to hear it, they are in denial, or both.
Posted by chris on August 19, 2004 at 10:26 AM (CDT)
My 40 gig has been fine, no hard drive noise through the headphones and no physical defects either. It's worked like a charm, just as my first 5 gig and 15 gig did. I've owned all but the second generation and this one is definitely my favorite.
Posted by eric on August 19, 2004 at 10:42 AM (CDT)
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US/IRAN/MEXICO/KSA/CT- The Threat of Narcoterrorism: How the Strange New Iran Case Affects the Definition
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The Threat of Narcoterrorism: How the Strange New Iran Case Affects the
By Johnny Dwyer
Two seemingly unrelated events unfolded last week. On Tuesday in
Washington, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the stunning
disruption of an alleged plot by a former used-car salesman from Texas and
members of Iran's Quds Force to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the
U.S. using the hired muscle of Mexican drug traffickers. Then on
Wednesday, a House subcommittee held a hearing on "Narcoterrorism and the
Long Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement." By all accounts these were separate
phenomena. Yet both center on the same question: Is narcoterrorism the
latest, greatest threat to U.S. national security? Or are we moving toward
a redefinition of huge tracts of criminality as terrorism?
The U.S. Justice Department representatives insist the alignment of the
hearing and the announcement of the arrest were completely fortuitous.
But, on Wednesday, the hearing before the House Subcommittee on Terrorism,
Nonproliferation and Trade, originally slated to discuss Afghanistan,
Mexico and Colombia (countries at the front lines of the drug war), was
dominated by Iran. Vanda Felbab-Brown, a Brookings Institution fellow who
testified, said, "The Republican side of the committee, in particular,
[was] very focused on Iran's activities in Latin America and very
concerned about it, and doesn't think the U.S. is taking a tough enough
position on that."(See whether Iran really plotted to kill an ambassador.)
Indeed, apart from being bizarre, the alleged Iranian-Mexican conspiracy
to detonate explosives in Washington managed to expand the definition of
narcoterrorism, conflating it with another strain of radical politics. The
term dates back to the Pablo Escobar era of Colombia, but it has recently
found new currency in American politics on the campaign trail among
Republican candidates. Originally, it described the bombings and targeted
killings employed by the Medellin cartel against the Colombian government
in the late 1980s. As invoked by Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry in
debates and stump speeches, the term refers to the violence from cartels
along the U.S. border as the of-the-moment national-security threat. That
is in addition to the post-9/11 definition, which posited that terrorist
groups like the Taliban and al-Qaeda were bankrolling their operations
with profits generated from partnerships with drug-trafficking
organizations. Now the allegations against the Iranian-American used-car
salesman Manssor Arbabsiar and five supposed co-conspirators have
trammeled another American bete noire into the mix.
Felbab-Brown worries that the debate on narcoterrorism may suffer in a
rush to draw evidence from the Arbabsiar allegations. "I think it will be
fodder for the very simplistic argument that terrorists and criminals
should no longer be considered separate, that they all should be
considered part of this monolithic, homogenous mess," she told TIME.(Read
about how the plot is uncharacteristic of Iran's hit men.)
Before the hearing began, subcommittee chairman Ed Royce of California and
Congressman Ted Poe, a Texas Republican and a subcommittee member, cited
the case as evidence of the need to secure the U.S. border from the cartel
threat. By the time the hearings got going, the subject had expanded from
border security to U.S.-Saudi relations and sanctions on Iran. Poe
applauded the Arbabsiar arrest and called for the U.S. government to
"verbally support the Iranian freedom fighters in their efforts to change
the regime in Iran."
The U.S. attorney prosecuting the case made it clear that politics played
no role in announcing the indictment. "The timing of [Tuesday's] charging
decision was based, as in every case, exclusively on operational and
law-enforcement considerations," said Ellen Davis, spokesperson for the
U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York. Arbabsiar,
who is accused of conspiring to murder a foreign official and several
counts related to the murder-for-hire scheme, was held for 14 days before
being brought before a judge and the charges were announced. During that
time, according to a letter prosecutors wrote to the judges supervising
the case, the Iranian American provided "extremely valuable intelligence."
"Federal law-enforcement agencies are vigorously and expeditiously
pursuing leads relating to the defendant's statements, the results of
various criminal search warrants, and other information obtained in this
investigation," federal prosecutors wrote in a letter dated Oct. 6.
Read about the political fallout between the U.S. and Iran.
Manhattan's U.S. attorney has been making the case that narcoterrorism
poses a unique danger to the U.S. since 2007. Working with the Drug
Enforcement Administration's (DEA) multiagency Special Operations Division
- and empowered by a new, vastly broadened view of American jurisdiction -
federal prosecutors have built an impressive roster of sting cases that
have netted suspects all over the world, from Liberia and Romania to Togo
and Honduras; among these is Viktor Bout, the alleged arms merchant
nicknamed the Lord of War, whose trial in New York City began on Thursday.
The Bout case has endured controversy from the outset. After his 2008
arrest in Bangkok, American and Russian officials fought through Thai
courts for custody of the accused arms dealer. Following his extradition
to New York, the federal judge overseeing his case initially found that
the DEA Special Operations Division agents who arrested and interrogated
Bout "were not credible" in certain instances and had made "false"
representations to Bout. (For reasons that are not yet clear, the judge,
Shira A. Scheindlin, later rewrote her filing, removing the language that
directly accused the DEA agents.) (See "Hiring Narcos to Murder the Saudi
Ambassador? If It's True, Tehran Is Pretty Dumb.")
Like the Arbabsiar allegations, many of the other cases pursued by the DEA
in the Southern District of New York reverberate through diplomatic and
national-security circles. In one case, accused Afghan drug lord Haji Juma
Khan was charged with aiding the Taliban and was taken to lower Manhattan
to face charges. In pretrial motions, the federal government successfully
invoked state secrets and national-security privilege concerning the
evidence. (Nearly three years have passed, and Khan has yet to face
trial.) A case announced this summer involves an Iranian, Siavosh Henareh,
accused in a drugs-for-weapons deal implicating Hizballah in Lebanon.
Sabrina Shroff, the federal public defender representing Arbabsiar, sees
his indictment within this legal continuum. "There seems to be a thread
running through these cases - from Haji Juma Khan to Viktor Bout to
Siavosh Henareh to this case. Whether the thread is the [Special
Operations Division] or the now routine international stings or another
thread, that is only visible to law enforcement," says Shroff. "It is a
dangerous one that ensnares and uses individuals without regard for their
rights under our Constitution." (Read about whether Iran is a terrorism
threat in the U.S.)
The Arbabsiar case stands out from the others in its category. Unlike in
nearly every other narcoterrorism sting pursued, the DEA almost
immediately handed over its informant to the FBI, limiting its role in the
investigation. The crimes attributed to Arbabsiar in the indictment appear
to have been initiated by the accused in the U.S. - in this case, Texas, a
state at the center of a political battleground on the issue of border
security. Still, like most of the other cases, the ultimate question is
likely to hinge on the credibility of the party that turned Arbabsiar in.
A former DEA agent, Mike Levine, who now serves as a covert-investigations
instructor and expert witness on law-enforcement procedures in criminal
and civil trials, says the evidence as presented in the Arbabsiar
indictment "doesn't seem logical" and warned that an outlier to the case
is the Mexican narcotrafficker informant. "Agents want the informant to be
successful because they want the case to be successful," Levine says. "A
common flaw of investigators is agents looking the other direction of any
information that will make their informant look bad." He notes a strange
aspect of the case: "DEA, of all agencies, are best at handling
informants, yet DEA gave the informant over to the custody of the FBI."
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All this week, we're bringing you stories from the Key West Literary Seminar which runs through this weekend. Shayne Benowitz originally posted this piece on the KWLS blog.
Welcome to the Key West Literary Seminar edition of Tweet Us A Story!
Starting at 5:00, we'll be writing a story with KWLS author Geoff Dyer.
Dyer has graciously given us the first line of a tale. It's up to you to help us finish it.
You can join in on the storytelling in the space below. Check out the rules at the bottom of the page.
This post is featured thanks to our friends at the Key West Literary Seminar. Read more of their material here.
Just because you can't drive down for the 31st annual Key West Literary Seminar, doesn't mean you can't take part.
WLRN is teaming up with the KWLS folks to bring the conversations online.
When the Old Seven Mile Bridge was built, it was an engineering wonder of the early 1900s. Part of Henry Flagler's famous railway to Key West, it ran across nearly seven miles of open water to connect Marathon to the Lower Keys.
Today, the bridge is still a popular spot with both locals and tourists, but it's slowly falling apart. Salt water and storms are eroding the bridge faster than the state can afford to repair it. Much of it is now closed. Historians and activists are desperately searching for a way to preserve what's left: a 2.2 mile section of the Old Seven Bridge that is still open to pedestrians and cyclists.
The multitoed cats that have lived for decades in comfort and ease at Key West's Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum may continue to do so, a court has ruled.
But those cats will be protected and regulated by the U. S Department of Agriculture from here on out, just like any animals that are exhibited for a profit.
That's the puzzling upshot of a decision that has the famously independent city in an uproar and wondering if the decision can be appealed to the U. S. Supreme Court.
Robert Kerstein is a government professor at the University of Tampa. But when he's not teaching on the other coast, he likes hanging out in Key West. His frequent trips there have translated into a new book about how the little city at the bottom of the peninsula has managed to maintain its unique character while becoming a major tourist town. The book is called Key West: On The Edge, Inventing the Conch Republic. And this weekend, Kerstein will be appearing at the Miami Book Fair International.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to work with a British company looking to test out genetically-modified mosquitoes in the U.S.
British biotechnology company Oxitec Ltd has been waiting for a U.S. federal agency to sign on as a partner so they could test out these altered mosquitoes in Key West.
In the past few years, Key West has had a problem with mosquitoes in the area spreading Dengue-- but Oxitec thinks they can kill off a large part of this mosquito population with their altered mosquitoes.
Mark Hedden lives in Key West and writes narrative nonfiction, primarily ornithology-oriented natural history, which most people refer to as "stuff about birds." Along with the strange business of bank robbery in Key West, he has written about necrovoyeurism, his love of the Tour de France, his aversion to pirates, his hatred of clowns, the inappropriate use of firearms during photo shoots, and music.