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There is plenty to consider for a 2014 bucket list of travel so let's dream together and explore some of the places to mark on your calendar.
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American football is still king in the United States, but soccer is slowly growing in popularity and Team USA is getting better.
Brazil has long been an international soccer powerhouse and the eyes of the world will turn in that direction when the FIFA World Cup gets underway in June.
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Rio, of course, has always captured the imagination with miles of white sand beaches plus the sexy Latin rhythms of the Samba and Carnival and the stunning beauty of its gumdrop mountains, Sugar Loaf and Corcovado.
Prices will be high and hotel space at a premium, but any sport that sends its followers into the out-of-body frenzy the way soccer does will easily overcome those hurdles.
One alternative for travelers wishing to savor the ambience of South America without the expense might be Peru. The ancient ruins of
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Not so very far away, in approximately the same general region, Costa Rica will continue to be a favorite tourism destination.
The natural beauty of the country where flora and fauna from North and South America converge is an unceasing source of intoxication for environmentalists and eco-tourism.
The capital of
Costa Rica's neighbor Panama also looks to be a popular gathering place, especially for cruise travelers wanting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world famous canal.
Speaking of cruises, this time the river variety, the once ugly stepsister of the glamorous ocean-going vessels is rapidly coming into its own. More and more ships are coming on line offering high quality amenities and exciting new ports.
One destination in particular to watch is Burma according to cruise expert Sue Bryant. Another destination just coming into its own is the
River cruising has gained in popularity so much recently that it is not uncommon for ships to dock three abreast in some ports.
With Emerald Waterways entering the marketplace and Viking River Cruises undergoing a major expansion, the year 2014 has been declared the year of the river cruise.
Greece gets a nod because of its great value compared to some of its neighboring European destinations. Greece's economic struggles are a travel magnet and the islands are always alluring, especially Mykonos and Santorini.
While the Myskonos/Santorini combo may have the reputation, the islands of Rhodes and Crete should not be missed while Kos and Corfu have more than enough charm to compete with their better known relatives.
Though difficult to define specifically, agritourism is growing in several places around the world.
In Italy, agritourism has basically come to mean a farm stay where visitors assist local farmers with working their land.
Other agritourist programs may also include working with livestock, picking fruit or buying and selling farm products directly at the market.
Agritrousim is the latest niche tourism fad, but it is becoming increasingly fashionable in Australia, Canada, Italy, the Philippines and the United States.
Next year will be particularly significant because it will likely be the last major memorial to those events in which surviving participants can be personally honored during their lifetimes.
River cruises on the Seine are also expected to thrive due to the anniversary.
Whatever you choose to do and wherever you plan to go, it's a sure bet that 2014 has plenty to whet any traveler's appetite.
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Serves 8
- 1 3/4 cups Essencia (or other sweet dessert wine)
- 2 1/2 cups fresh pink grapefruit juice (from about 6 grapefruits)
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon grenadine syrup
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated pink grapefruit peel
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup tawny Port
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 pounds ripe pears, peeled, quartered, cored
- 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons Gewürztraminer or other dry white wine
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- Fresh mint leaves
For Grapefruit Sorbet:
Boil 1 cup wine in heavy small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Pour into large bowl. Add grapefruit juice, sugar, corn syrup, grenadine and peel; stir until sugar dissolves. Mix in remaining 3/4 cup wine. Refrigerate until cold.
For Cranberry Sorbet:
Cook all ingredients in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until berries pop and soften, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Puree in processor. Strain into bowl. Refrigerate until cold.
For Pear Sorbet:
Combine pears and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons wine in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Cover and cook until pears are tender, about 8 minutes. Puree pear mixture and sugar in processor. Mix in 3/4 cup wine and corn syrup. Chill until cold.
Process each mixture separately in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze in covered containers. (Can be made 1 week ahead.)
Using oval-shaped ice cream scooper, place 1 scoop of each sorbet on each plate. Garnish with mint.
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recipe at a glance
type: Frozen Dessert
main ingredients: Berry, Pear, Cranberry, Fruit, Grapefruit
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On my current project, my company was required to install pole lights for a temporary employee parking lot to be used during the construction of a new building. The service from the utility for the pole lights would not be installed until after the parking lot began to be used, so a rental generator was ordered as an interim power solution. In order to run the pole lights at night, a time clock was needed. Expecting a standard time clock, I was surprised when the generator rental representative presented the Teco SG2 PLR.
The Players:
- Multiquip DCA70USI WhisperWatt Ultra-silent Generator (it is amazingly quiet) with a set of terminals for the autostart feature
- Teco SG2 12HR-12D v3 PLR (programmable logic relay)
- Pole lights in a parking lot
Thankfully I was familiar with the Teco SG2. I had experienced it as a side-project at IEC's school, as well as in one of its alter-ego forms, the Allen-Bradley Pico, at Red Rocks Community College. The generator is equipped with a 2-wire terminal block for its autostart feature, requiring a dry set of a contacts from a relay controlling the condition of the autostart. One of the output contacts (Q1 in the picture) on the Teco SG2 PLR would suffice.
Only a few steps needed to be done to configure the SG2 to start the generator. The first step was the physical wiring. The SG2 required 12V DC power, so I connected the negative power input of the SG2 to the generator chassis and took the positive power input from the hot side of the autostart terminal block. I then connected a second wire from the hot side of the autostart block to the common of the Q1 relay output on the PLR. The normally open (NO) side of the Q1 relay was wired to the other side of the autostart terminal block allowing the Q1 output relay to control the autostart on the generator.
The next step was to program the SG2. Although I had never programmed it from its front panel (I had always used a computer as an interface), the procedure proved to be quite intuitive. The keys are self-explanatory, and the menu system is straight forward. I checked the system time on the internal clock and set it to the current time. Then I went into the ladder program and went to work. There was an existing program which I erased. I added a real time clock (RTC) on line 1 to regulate the start and stop times of the generator so as to control when the pole lights in the parking lot were on or off. The RTC comes with several modes. I chose mode 1 (daily timing), entered Sun-Sun (Sunday through Sunday), and set the on and off times (7pm to 7am).
On line 2, I added a NO contact tied to the RTC's internal coil, and on the same line as the NO contact, the Q1 relay output coil. So, when the RTC activated, its NO contact closed and activated the Q1 output relay, thus starting the generator. We put a couple of test times in the RTC for testing and it all worked as it should. All was well until…
One of our foreman stopped-by later that night to make sure that the lights were on. They were not on. Upon inspection of the generator, it was in a fault condition. He switched the generator to manual and went home.
The next day, we did some tests and found that the timer was working properly. The generator had an internal fault that manifested itself one other time when we switched it to manual which showed us that we could not rely on the autostart feature. Since we were using the generator for only a couple of weeks, the easiest path was to change the start time to 10 minutes before we left at the end of the work day so that we knew the generator had started.
That said, I decided to write a program that would handle this fault and be more fault-tolerant in general, just for fun. I incorporated a way to handle any glow-plug preheating and any condition where the generator did not start in 10 seconds, such as the internal fault we are facing. Below are images of both LogixPro (a good program for quick program prototypes) and Teco SG2 ladder logic programs. I did not find a way to access the enabled bit for the timers in the SG2 (though I did not look very hard, nor did I look at the timer files), so I just used their done bits, which changed the way I implemented the logic in the SG2 version from the LogixPro version. I also added a message to the screen of the SG2 to show when it went into a fault condition.
The SG2 program basically does the following things:
- Controls the generator autostart and run with a real time clock (RTC)
- Attempts to start the generator for 10 seconds
- If the generator does not start in 10 seconds, it rests for 50 seconds and tries to start again
- The start procedure is attempted 5 times. If it does not start on the 5th attempt, the SG2 displays a fault message.
- If the preheat indicator light activates on the generator, the 10 second start timer is stopped so that the generator can preheat for as long as it needs without affecting the 10 second start window. I02 would be connected to a NO set of contacts on the same relay that turns-on the preheat indicator light on the generator.
- A voltage monitor (could be a phase monitor or as simple as a 277v relay) connected to I01 monitors the status of the generator to indicate if it is running or not.
- The fault counter is reset either by pressing the up arrow on the SG2 interface or when there is a successful start of the generator.
Here is a zip file containing both ladder logic programs: Generator Auto Start Timer. You can download the SG2 programming software, load the ladder logic program, and start the emulator to see how it works. You can interact with it by activating the I01 and I02 inputs (preheat and voltage monitor). You can change it and play with it all you like.


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The Co-Valedictorians were: Lauren Lankenau Dodds, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania; Jason Ellis, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada; and Elliot Hirshorn III, New Jersey. Co-Salutatorians were: Jeffrey Holden, Backus, Minnesota; and Jacob Tazzi, Chesterfield, Michigan. The Clinical Excellence Award was presented to Jeremy Gonsowski, Milton, West Virginia, and the winner of the Virgil V. Strang Philosophy Award was Charles Ward, South Dakota.
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- Breed: Labrador Retriever
- Color: Brown/Chocolate
- Age: Young
- Size: Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
- Sex: Male
Charley's Info...
I am already neutered, purebred, up to date with shots, not good with kids, not good with dogs, and not good with cats.
Charlie, the color of chocolate (Re: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), is 100% pure happiness, just like chocolate! He exudes energy and although we are working on keeping him calm, this training will have to transition into his new home as well. He is seeking an owner who will have patience with him because he still lacks basic training. Due to his over-friendly nature, we do not recommend a home with very young children. He also must be placed in a home with no other dogs.
We really appreciate your wanting to give a shelter animal a home and encourage you to search for just the right pet.
Head to humanesocietyny.org/adoptions and either email it back to email@example.com, fax it to (212) 752-2803 or bring it in to the Humane Society of New York, 306 East 59 Street (between 1st + 2nd Avenues) New York, NY 10022. Our adoption hours are 7 days a week, 10:30 - 4:00
The Humane Society of New York is a no-kill shelter. Our on-site clinic and staff of skilled Veterinarians looks after the health and well-being of every animal here. We offer FREE Vet care for the first 3 weeks after adoption. We also have a great adoption matchmaker who will gladly take your profile and match you or your pet with just the right cat or dog companion. Please feel free to submit your application!
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Charley, a New York Labrador Retriever dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Labrador Retriever for sale in New York, or seeking a Labrador Retriever dog from a breeder in New York.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in New York already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a New York breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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From the UConn Foundation's Our Moment newsletter (June-July 2012)
Deb Porter '67 is giving to support
an endowed fund for the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences.For Deborah Porter '67, coming to UConn was a dramatic change from her inner-city Queens upbringing.
The youngest of three children in a family without much money, Porter nonetheless grew up with the expectation from her mother that she would attend college, a goal that was only made possible by a scholarship to UConn.
"I had heard about UConn, but it seemed so far away; trees and country. It couldn't have been more different from Queens. At the time, it also was not a very large campus. We didn't have cars, but there was enough to do around campus; I joined Kappa Kappa Gamma and adored my time there," she recalls. "The professors for my classes were very approachable, and welcomed us dropping in to ask them questions. And even back then, the basketball team was a very big thing on campus, and we had a great team at the time. It was an amazing time in my life."
Through a major planned gift, Deborah is now paying back the aid that gave her that experience, which will help establish an endowed fund in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, a major strategic priority for the college (RELATED STORY: Investing in the Future of CLAS).
Reflecting on her own experience, she deeply appreciates the role that scholarships play for students.
"My family really had no money, but I had the grades," she recalls today. "The fact that UConn gave me enough scholarship support, and work-study to support myself, made an indelible impression in my brain. I would love for my own giving to allow students to have the same experiences that I did. It's made me so happy to see UConn grow in sophistication, and today's students receive such an excellent education."
Porter resides in California, following a rewarding career that saw her working in information technology and project management, on the cutting edge of the computer revolution. Her civil service career afforded her leadership positions within the US government and US Navy, programming the service's third-generation computing platforms.
While she enjoys the West Coast, her UConn experience remains fresh in her mind, partly through keeping in touch with lifelong friends from college.
"As my husband and I thought about our estate planning, we felt that we should support UConn through part of it. I feel very good about that decision and can see the need for alumni to give back," Porter says. "I am extremely grateful to UConn for giving me an education. Had I not had that opportunity, my life would have turned out very differently, and probably for the worse."
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With the M1 Homage Concept, which rumors have looking something like the next BMW supercar the German luxury sports car manufacturer has committed to produce, BMW not only calls to mind the original, legendary M1 supercar, but has generated excitement for the German company's inevitable return to making uncompromising sports cars.
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To mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW M1 super sports car, BMW Group Design is presenting a homage to this legendary model as part of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2008. The BMW M1 designed by Giorgio Giugiaro was a car of superlatives and a highly emotive vehicle that was uncompromisingly primed for the race track. Spawning this development was the BMW Turbo by Paul Bracq, a revolutionary concept car which, in addition to its groundbreaking functional design, also boasted a raft of technical innovations. It is from these two unique vehicles that the BMW M1 Homage takes its cue - a design study that pays tribute to its forerunner models and an embodiment of the competence, creativity and potential of the BMW Group Design team.
"For BMW, heritage is always also a living heritage. Drawing inspiration from your own past and thereby reinventing yourself - that is exactly what the BMW M1 Homage demonstrates in impressive style." Dr Klaus Draeger, BMW Group Board Member, Development A particular forte of BMW Group Design is to draw on its own powerful history and actively feed this into the design of the future. The BMW M1 Homage is a design study in the tradition of a BMW Turbo that represents a contemporary take on the BMW M1 and the mid-engine concept. This tribute exhibits an emotional design that showcases technology and integrates it into the overall aesthetics of the vehicle.
The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este provides the perfect backdrop for the BMW M1 Homage. Here automotive beauties from the past meet the concept cars and design studies of the future. It is in this dynamic field of tension between past and present that the BMW Group Design team affords insights into its own perspective on a historically inspired automotive future.
Homage to the BMW M1.
"For a company as for a product, it is important to be aware of one's roots. In the spirit of Giugiaro and Bracq, the BMW M1 Homage unites the BMW values of design and technology in a highly emotional and exciting interpretation."
Christopher E. Bangle, Director Design BMW Group The BMW M1 was an utterly uncompromising super sports car oozing passion; its forerunner, the BMW Turbo by Paul Bracq, displayed innovative technical solutions that found their expression in emotional design. It is precisely this blend - of technology and design, rationality and passion - that the BMW M1 Homage embodies. It presents an exciting and authentic interpretation of the BMW M1 and the mid-engine concept from a present-day perspective, and the legacy of the BMW M1 Homage is obvious at first glance.
Unquestioningly it takes up the graphic play of the hallmark BMW M1 colours black and orange and interprets them anew. The Liquid Orange paintwork exclusively developed for the BMW M1 Homage cites the classic BMW M1 colour, yet surprises with its powerfully iridescent play of colour and brilliant depth. It shapes the extrovert surface language and strikingly highlights the eloquent interplay of convex and concave surfaces.
Mention the BMW M1, and another feature that immediately springs to mind is the characteristic twin logo at the rear, on the right and left edge above the tail lights. For BMW, this particular arrangement of its emblems has always signalled a mid-engined model. In the development stage of the BMW M1 this dual emblem was the first styling element to be approved even before the initial sketches were drawn. Likewise, it was confirmed from the outset that the BMW M1 Homage would feature the same twin badges. Other specific styling cues taken from the BMW M1 are the air vents in the bonnet and the louvres on the rear windscreen, as well as the black cutline dividing the roofline from the rear section of the body. Overall, the exterior dimensions of the BMW M1 Homage are in keeping with those of the BMW M1; only the extended wheelbase indicates a larger passenger cell.
Emotional design at the flashpoint between tradition and modernism.
The BMW M1 Homage takes long familiar elements from the BMW Design repertoire, reinterprets them and couches them in a new context. Its design brings together past and present, expanding the observer's perception through new design solutions that find their expression in typical BMW style. If the contrasting colours were a dominant design theme for the BMW M1, this contrast is perpetuated in the BMW M1 Homage through its surface styling. Familiar elements, such as the trademark proportions, are combined with new and exciting lines, surfaces and details to create an up-to-date interpretation of the BMW M1, which remains to this day an extraordinary car.
Shunning the strong wedge shape of other mid-engine cars, the BMW M1 Homage consciously opts for BMW's characteristic proportions. A relatively long engine compartment, a clearly defined transition into the A-pillar and a stretched window line featuring the "Hofmeister" kink instantly give it away as a bona fide BMW. The horizontal flow of lines lowers the car's visual centre of gravity and lends it an air of sovereignty. Though the BMW M1 already boasted extremely harmonious and sporty proportions, its surface design was not yet an explicit styling issue and was dominated by high-contrast graphic themes. Today, however, next to the car's proportions, it is primarily the unusual surface styling that determines the strong recognition value of a BMW model. For some years now, all BMW vehicles have exhibited a striking and unique design language. The sculpting of the surfaces demands substantial experience and craftsmanship at the highest level. Only through the combination of craft skills, state-of-the-art technology and a sure sense of the personality of each BMW can designers and modelers achieve the overall sculptural effect that lends a BMW its unique character.
The BMW M1 Homage systematically melds the proportions and graphic themes of the BMW M1 with the surface language of the new BMW look - a combination that imbues the vehicle with an exciting, sporty and authentic emotionality. The front-end styling of the BMW M1 Homage adopts many of the graphic design themes of the BMW M1: the contrast between the black, recessed surfaces and the car colour, the small, squat kidney grille and the "invisible" headlamps. And yet the front of the BMW M1 Homage is an absolute novelty for BMW. Each element assumes a function: the hallmark twin kidney, for example, is not only a distinguishing feature of the BMW brand but combines aerodynamic, cooling-air routing and safety solutions. The design of the headlamps, meanwhile, is a new iteration of the retractable headlights of the BMW M1. Like the lamps on the historic model, those on the BMW M1 Homage are only visible when switched on. When not in use they are discreetly integrated into the front-end design and "disappear" into the recessed black cutline, almost like pop-up headlights.
Along the side of the car all the lines, surfaces and details lead the eye from the front end along the stretched engine compartment and clearly defined A-pillars before converging at the centre of the vehicle. Two expressive lines are drawn from the front along the flanks of the vehicle towards the engine compartment area. The flow of lines begins in a straight, disciplined fashion at the front end, lowering the optical centre of gravity of the BMW M1 Homage and highlighting its low-slung stance. From the middle of the car, however, the lines break up. The power of the design is focused precisely where the power of the vehicle also lies - at the engine. Strong, sensuous sweeping lines accentuate the car's mid-engine concept, the design emphasising the mechanics behind it, the engineering skills and the engine expertise of the BMW Group.
The roofline of the BMW M1 Homage is flatly tapered, extending into and around the rear. In so doing it draws a continuous line and forms a link between the two sides of the car. It is on this line, above the tail lights, that the hallmark twin BMW logo can also be found. "Engineering is beautiful - let's show it!" The overall design is driven by functionality and each detail has its purpose. Aspects such as aerodynamics, cooling-air routing and safety lend the BMW M1 Homage technical substance and make it a genuine BMW. A telling symbol of this is the kidney grille design of the BMW M1 Homage, fulfilling as it does several functions at the same time. The twin kidney isn't just a signature BMW feature, it is also part of the car's honed aerodynamics: it guides the air to the engine cooling as well as constituting the front section of a crash box, similar to the monocoque chassis of a Formula One race car.
Inspired by aircraft design, the car as a whole also boasts sophisticated air ducting through the body. For example, the cooling-air routing for the engine is positioned below the roofline, in the black recessed cutline along the side of the vehicle behind the window graphic. Small flaps and openings guide the air stream into the engine compartment to ensure an adequate supply of cooling air.
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One great take away from BlogHer is the making of a Vision Board for your life/blog/business. I am usually a list-person. I have lists for what I wish to accomplish in my career, with my job etc.
However, lists are fine when the goals are clear and easily defined. What about those dreams that are still somewhat blurry and out of focus. You know a little about the direction you want to take for something in your life, but no matter how much you squint you just can't see a clear picture of what you want to do and what you want to become.
I always review my plans at the end of each summer. At this time I am well rested from my vacation and often perceptive to new ideas for the future. So, taking my inspiration from BlogHer I will this year try my hand at making a visionboard for my career, my blog and my business.
Instead of specific details I wish to accomplish (such as different industry certification or project management courses) I will aim more for the big picture. Where do I see my self in 5 years? What makes me thrive and grow as a business woman. What skill sets do I want to develop?
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It wasn't the smoothest of roads to get the shooting of Disney's 'The Lone Ranger' going. Disney pulled the plug on the project last year thanks to inflated budgets and producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski had to trim down a lot of fat to bring the budget down to acceptable levels before Disney greenlit it once again. Now that the film is actually shooting, Bruckheimer has tweeted the official first look of the movie and shows Johnny Depp and Arnie Hammer as Tonto and The Lone Ranger.
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The Lone Ranger is a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.
I like Depp's look here, even though it still fits into his 'quirky character' mold. He looks different from his other characters and so far nails the Native American appearance that Tonto really should have. Arnie Hammer looks suitably appropriate as Lone Ranger and it'll be interesting to see how the character will fare since we know that the movie will be from the point of view of Tonto and not him. But it's looking good so far.
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Hello All, I'm getting off my butt and starting phase one tomorrow. :) Anyone else doing the same? I figured we could help each other get through those first couple days/weeks :)
South Beach Diet - Phase I StartersView Full Version : Phase I Starters 8675309 01-06-2011, 04:01 AM Hello All, I'm getting off my butt and starting phase one tomorrow. :) Anyone else doing the same? I figured we could help each other get through those first couple days/weeks :) wantabetterme 01-07-2011, 11:06 AM Good morning! I started Phase 1 yesterday (Jan 6th). Doing pretty good so far. No cravings for the 'bad stuff' and not hungry! Woo hoo. How are you doing? Willow324 01-07-2011, 04:51 PM I started yesterday as well. So far so good! Did you get the book, sbd supercharged? I got several recipes from there. the chalk-full-of-veggies chili is amazing! I cant wait to make the lemon ricotta for dessert. Shersnews 01-09-2011, 01:32 AM Hi everyone, I just started my diet Jan. 7th. I felt a little hungry yesterday but today went alot smoother. It will be great to be able to come here and see how everyone else is doing. tanner'smom 01-09-2011, 08:53 AM I just finished Phase 1 yesterday and just wanted to give you some encouragment that you can do it :) bennwyattsmom 01-09-2011, 02:32 PM Just starting Phase I today...and it's just crazy how I've never thought so much about having a piece of toast with my eggs before! :dizzy: Once I know I'm not "allowed" to have something, it becomes foremost in my mind. That's an obstacle for me...not to think so much about it all. I can definitely live with the food choices for 2 weeks...just have to take my mind off of it. Just spent a little time doing the Obstacle Course on the Wii with my son Ben...that worked!! :jig: Oh, yes, and I'm also new to this site...trying to figure out the ins & outs of it...any hints? Thanks! cottagebythesea 01-09-2011, 03:59 PM :welcome: to all you Newbies! You all seem to be doing pretty well, and each day will be a lot easier. Be sure to check out our entire forum for lots of hints and suggestions in the FAQ section, and some great recipes in our recipe section for both meals and snacks on each Phase. Good luck to all of you, and hang in there! 8675309 01-10-2011, 02:05 AM Hello Everyone, Sorry for the lack/delay in posting! I officially started phase one at 10am on Thursday...so...85 hours ago? :P If any of you are having sugar cravings I highly recommend taking a look at you milk intake, I found that the days that I drink my two glasses of LF milk I overall felt more energetic and better overall. I haven't had any beans in my menus for the past couple days, but I'm going to try and include a 1/2 cup with supper tomorrow night and see how that helps. Also some advice: I've found my cravings are insane when I haven't eaten the right amount or veggies, or skimp on water (like today :P). Meal wise I've been doing a variety of egg cups (I believe the sausage and cheese ones are in one of the cookbooks?) for breakfast with a iced latte (SF syrup, milk, coffee). Lunch has been a variety of things from veggies w/ cheese to greek salad south beach friendly style. Dinner has been veggies w/ almond crusted fish (I've been a little bit loose with my nut allotment :P). Snacks have been veggies, peanuts, yogurt (plain, sweetened with my SF syrup) and the like. I highly recommend the egg cups for those "on the go gals" like myself. AmyKitKat 01-10-2011, 10:23 AM Welcome welcome!! I just finished my first full week (yes, this is going to be in a lot of my posts today :D and I'm feeling so much better than I did last week. Hang in there..those cravings will subside. I don't know if it is useful, but the last time I did this plan, I had desserts as recommended. This time I did not have anything but a little SF jello the one night I was dying for sugar, and I have fewer cravings than last time. Of course, I already knew I was totally addicted to sugar, so anything similar does tend to set my cravings off. I'm planning on adding SBD Ph 1 desserts in this week, so we'll see if there is an appreciable difference :dizzy: jicarilla 01-10-2011, 10:31 AM I am just thinking of starting Phase I again. I have been on SMD for one year and lost 20 pounds, but all of it in the first half of last year and have been stuck ever since. I dread it tho--I hate Phase I. I just joined this website today, altho I have been lurking for recipes etc off and on. Can I lurk on this thread while I decide? redautumn 01-10-2011, 02:43 PM I was very upset after the holidays. This is the most I have ever weighed and I don't want it to get out of control. I started last Monday (the 3rd) and have been doing well. No sweets or cheating so far. I find that I am really full almost all the time. I have to make myself eat dinner. I need to start exercising more. I go to Zumba once a week. That is the only time I can go the three times it is offered. I love it! I have did SBD before and lost 10 lbs. in a month. I did start before the Holidays and that wasn't the best time for me. So here I go again! 8675309 01-11-2011, 06:25 AM Lurking is more then welcome :) I need to start exercising again as well. Getting through the cravings for the first few days was work enough though :P AmyKitKat - I've had the same experience as you, in general the days that I've avoid the "Sweet treat" category I've been less "hungry" then days where I did have the 75-100 calories of allowed treats. Kaci 01-12-2011, 12:47 AM Hey All! I started Phase I on 1/2/11 and am down 8 pounds so far! It isn't easy but it is manageable! I still have cravings for sweets from time to time but eating some jello or a piece of sugar free candy usually does the job! The only way I get really hungry is if I've went to long without eating! Willow324 01-12-2011, 04:53 PM I weighed myself on Day 5 of Phase 1 and lost almost 7lbs!! The hardest thing is preparation! The one day I was tempted to cheat was because I couldn't eat my prepared lunch, but I stayed strong! The veggie chili recipe in the book is amazing! Beans definitely are a great addition. The desserts arent fabulous but I like that I can have "dessert" so I dont feel deprived. I really feel like I can stick to this diet! I want to stay with Phase 1 for 4 weeks and hope to finally get below 200!!!!!!!!! myyear 01-12-2011, 07:14 PM What a great thread! I was going to start on Friday, but I'm starting phase 1 tomorrow (Thursday 1/13). I got some great tips from this thread. Thank you very much. 8675309 01-15-2011, 01:22 AM Hello all! Hope everyone is still doing well. Since I started I lost about 10lb from my "gain due to the holidays) but 6lbs from my before holidays weight. I got a cold two days ago. So, it's a struggle to not just say "meh chicken noodle soup!!" but the inch and weight loss makes me hold on :) forkinbeans 01-15-2011, 10:06 PM Hi everyone... I'm brand new to the site, and very new to SBD. I "loaded up" on yummy foods while on a cruise from Jan 6-10, and then promptly started my lifestyle change (notice I didn't say "diet") on Jan 11. So after 4 days, I've lost 6 pounds. YAY!! So I have what I think is probably a unique situation: I am allergic to all fresh fruits and veggies. Yes, I'm serious. I can eat canned, and I can eat frozen if cooked very, very well done. I'm finding that the difficulties I am faced with are 1) snacks and 2)lunches. While many of the meal plans and suggestions include fresh veggies such as celery sticks, salads, etc., I cannot eat those things and am having difficulty finding substitutes. I'll be returning to the workforce after a 3-month hiatus and I'm worried that I won't be able to stick to the SBD while at work (snacks/lunch). Any suggestions??? :?: cottagebythesea 01-16-2011, 08:12 AM :wel3fc: forkinbeans! And what a cute username, BTW. :) Your situations does present some challenges. What have you been eating since you started this plan to be so successful? Are you getting a wide variety of foods? Since you can have canned and well-cooked veggies, I'd just keep eating them that way. And roasted vegetables make a delicious salad, along with beans and maybe some lowfat cheese. As for snacks, there is always plain, NF yogurt that you could flavor with Crystal Light or SF jam, nuts, string cheese, roasted chickpeas, etc. There are other alternatives besides snacking on raw veggies. Check out our recipe section for some ideas, too, and get creative. I hope this helps! forkinbeans 01-16-2011, 11:21 AM To be honest, the snacks I've had have been several cold shrimp, an occasional spoonful of FF whipped topping, 4-5 mixed nuts. Of course, I spread that randomly throughout the day. I've perused the Breakfast section in the forum because I'm getting tired of eggs. LOL. My boyfriend has started the plan with me. He's also seen early success. Our favorite meal so far is buffalo chicken with broccoli and cauliflower and ranch dressing. He found the recipe online. With the margarine and hot pepper sauce, and then the added ranch dressing, I'm sure that takes us over the daily allotment of 2T of fats and oils, so we should probably limit that, of course. But I'm trying to keep in mind that if it's working for us so far, then it can't be all that bad, right? Better to be satisfied and lose weight steadily than to be too strict and give up. 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First, check your deal alerts page to make sure that the daily summary alert actually is gone and no longer listed there. And if it's there, and not expired, then this may be an issue that the web devs need to look in to. But if there is no daily summary listed on your deal alerts page anymore, then you should be able to re-create most of the above from within your 'add a deal alert' page. You can choose to get a daily email when, for example, any deal in Hot Deals reaches at least 2 or more thumbs up. Or an alert for any thread that hits the Front Page, etc. (though by the time it hits there, it might not last long afterwards ) To set up an alert for Hot Deals, for example, for any thread that hits at least 2 or more thumbs up, just choose Hot Deals as the Target Forum, leave the keyword/phrase field blank, set the thumbs up rating to at least 2 thumbs up minimum, and select to send it to you either via email, PM or both daily. (if you originally got the daily summary set up by entering a giveaway, then choose the 5 thumb up rating, so the summary will be similar. Or set it lower, between 2 and 5, if you want more deals in it). Make sure that you click on the Add button after you've chosen the forum, rating and email/PM delivery options, or it won't save your choices. Screenshot attached of generally what and how, if it helps. Last edited by widgit; 12-31-2012 at 10:46 PM.. |
To set up a daily summary, you can do as I mentioned in my post above . If you want every thread that hits a certain thumbs up rating, then add an alert for whichever forum, set the rating for at least 2 thumbs up or more (that's the minimum thumb up rating to be able to leave the keyword search field blank), choose whether you want it sent to you via email, PM, or both, then set the Send/when option to either 'Daily' or 'Both' (which will send instantly and also as a daily summary) and click the Add button. See the screenshot I have above for an example of how to set up a daily alert for all threads that hit at least a 2 thumb up rating. Example: To set up a deal alert for all threads in Hot Deals that reach a 5 thumb up rating in Hot Deals (which is what the giveaway page bonus entry would have set up for you) Target forum: Hot Deals Keyword/phrase: Leave blank Short phrase: you can also leave blank Minimum Thread Rating: set to 5 thumbs up Send/when dropdowns: For the Send dropdown: choose either email, PM, or both For the When dropdown: choose either Daily or Both Then click on the Add button to save your choices If you want a daily summary of specific search terms, then again choose your target forum, add your keyword(s), set your minimum thumb rating if any and then set the delivery to either 'daily' or 'both', but not just 'instantly'. Example: All threads in Hot Deals with the word 'batteries' in the OP: Target forum: Hot Deals Keyword/phrase: batteries Short phrase: you can leave blank if you wish Minimum Thread Rating: set to any thumb up rating you want, or choose 'ignore rating' for all threads with that keyword even if no thumbs up yet. (the 'ignore rating' option will send you an alert as soon as a thread is posted, without waiting for it to reach a certain thumb up rating. This option requires that you have at least something in the keyword field.) Send/when dropdowns: For the Send dropdown: choose either email, PM, or both For the When dropdown: choose either Daily or Both Then click on the Add button to save your choices If your deal alert has a specific search term in the keyword/phrase entry box, then you can set your thumb up rating as low as you wish, no matter if your delivery choice is daily or instant. It's only the summary of all threads, with no specific keyword/search term specified, that require a minimum of 2 thumbs up setting, so that the servers won't get overloaded. Hopefully this will help If not, post again and I'll be happy to clarify or explain further Last edited by widgit; 01-02-2013 at 02:25 PM.. |
Thanks for your help Widget, I appreciate you taking the time to help me sort this out.
It must have been one of the giveaways I have signed up for since I have never created an alert to receive daily emails. It must have been created when I signed up for a giveaway. I tried to find the giveaways page but couldn't find it. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks again for your help! |
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According to The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, men underwent more than 800,000 cosmetic procedures in 2011. That is a 121% increase since 1997, when the organization first started tracking these numbers. Additionally, the market research organization The NPD Group, said the U.S. men's skin care market grew 11% in dollar sales in 2011. That is an impressive gain. The group also states that 75% of men 18 and older are not yet using skin care products. This presents a unique opportunity to not only increase your client base and revenue from the sales of products and treatments, but also, more importantly, make an enormous impact on a demographic that is at great risk for skin cancer and other dermal conditions, which result from not properly protecting and caring for the skin. It is possible to make a difference, but men can be challenging clients. Diving into the physical and psychological differences between women and men can uncover the key to attracting and maintaining a strong base of loyal male clients.
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Italian scientists convicted over earthquake warning
Maybe there are details that make it seem less outrageous, but from what I've read so far, the idea that scientists would be convicted in court on manslaughter charges for failing to predict an earthquake is ... really, really ridiculous.
Earthquake prediction is incredibly difficult. The economic damage from "false positives" -- warnings given unnecessarily -- could be very high. Who wants to be responsible for potentially shutting down all economic activity in a major city due to a mistaken warning about a nonexistent earthquake?
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Hockey stars. A legendary entertainer. Heroes of African American history. Inspiring images brought forth from tragic sacrifice.
Crystal Lake resident and nationally known sculptor Erik Blome has depicted all of them in bronze.
Working from a studio tucked into a Crystal Lake industrial park, Blome's public art can be found throughout the nation in major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Milwaukee and Montgomery. His works also are scattered throughout smaller communities and suburbs such as Rockford, Waukegan, Bannockburn, DuQuoin, Oak Lawn, Aurora, Naperville and Muscatine, Iowa.
His commissions include work for cities, the federal government, sports teams, colleges, schools and civic organizations. His subjects have included Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, George Washington Carver, Wayne Gretzky and Jack Benny.
"We're very lucky to have the work of such a talented artist on display in Oak Lawn," says Sandra Bury, recently elected mayor of the community.
Bury was a member of a local Rotary chapter that commissioned Blome to create a 9/11 memorial using steel from the World Trade Center. The 40,000-pound finished sculpture, displayed at the community's Metra station, features two bronze towers atop steel bases. The towers depict images of first responders and others who demonstrated heroism on 9/11. The piece was recognized with an Illinois Governor's Hometown Award.
Blome is creating a second piece that depicts a firefighter's empty boots and folded coat.
"We wanted an uplifting memorial, but the folded coat over the boots symbolizes the loss and sacrifice made by first responders," Bury says.
Becoming A Sculptor Blome grew up in Deerfield in an artistic family. His father, an oil painter and graphic designer, ran a design studio in downtown Chicago.
"He did all kinds of important graphic design work," Blome says. "I worked with him for a while and considered taking it over, but I'd fallen in love with sculpture."
Blome was a student at the University of Michigan studying English and fine arts when a basic sculpture class piqued his interest.
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After graduation, Blome returned to Chicago and worked in his father's studio, creating sculpture and entering shows on the side. Eventually, the lure of sculpture was too strong to ignore and he applied to Boston University's graduate fine arts program.
"My dad didn't understand what I was doing," Blome recalls. "His reaction was something like, 'You have the chance to be an artist who makes money, and you want to go do THAT?'"
Blome did, and he moved to Boston, waiting tables and teaching part time to pay for school. Graduate school helped him refine his technique and develop his artistic voice.
After completing his master's degree, he won a scholarship from Rotary International and spent a year in post-graduate study at the Royal College of Art in London. But after returning to Chicago, Blome encountered a new challenge — how to turn his art into a viable career.
"I really had no idea," he admits.
He took a job in the membership department of the Terra Museum in Chicago while teaching a summer credit course at the School of the Art Institute. His contacts at the Terra proved fruitful and led to Blome's first public commission, a life-sized bust of Thurgood Marshall for a Chicago public library named for the Supreme Court Justice on the city's south side.
More work followed, including bronze portraits of James Jordan, father of basketball star Michael Jordan, for the James Jordan Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago; a life-size figure of George Washington Carver for a Mesa, Ariz., residential development; and a figure of Martin Luther King Jr., commissioned by Milwaukee's YWCA.
Though Blome has become known for his African-American subjects, he also has sculpted likenesses of Latino boxer Oscar de la Hoya, members of the Chicago Blackhawks, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, entertainer Jack Benny and children, a pregnant mother, animals, fishermen and firefighters.
His firefighter sculptures got Bury's attention when she read about Blome in a Rotary magazine.
"We loved that he had a connection to Rotary and had already done sculptures of firefighters," she says. "When we saw his work, the expression and emotion just blew us away."
Creating a sculpture Blome's sculptures begin with research as he examines photos and video of his subject. Next, he draws a live model the size and build of his subject, creating facial features from photos. He sculpts a clay model, then coats it with rubber to create a plastic shell. The shell is used to create a wax impression, which is dipped into liquid ceramic slurry.
"The ceramic is the same material used on the exterior of the space shuttle and can take intense heat," he says.
Next, the hardened slurry is heated to 1,400 degrees, which burns out all the wax, creating a hollow shell with the impression of the sculpture inside. Molten bronze is poured into the mold.
"It glows red for about five minutes, then hardens quickly, and it cools in about an hour," Blome says. "Then, I break away the ceramic shell, and there's the bronze cast."
The cast sculpture is sanded, sometimes colored, and then polished to complete the piece.
Teaching to others Throughout his career, Blome has continued to teach, serving on the faculties of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Academy of Art in San Francisco and at the Royal College of Art in London. In 2012, he received a U.S. Fulbright Teaching Award, with affiliation at the sculpture department of Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt.
He also was a visiting artist at the American University in Cairo and an artist in residence at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia where he built a fine arts bronze foundry.
"Students tend to have a fresh way of looking at things and don't take anything for granted," Blome says. "Because of that, I enjoy the rejuvenation I feel when I teach, asking old questions like it's the first time and answering everything with an honest perspective."
Though he enjoys traveling, the availability of large studio space, as well as a family-friendly environment, brought Blome, his wife and children to McHenry County 10 years ago. He calls Crystal Lake home, but he loves the instant camaraderie that is formed when people recognize his art.
"If it's a place people know, right away there's an instant connection," he says. "Through my art, I'm able to connect with people from all over." mc


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Oct 6th 2010 8:37PM wow, just wow. So much for open discussion. Looks like those who feel they DESERVE special rights have spoken and voted down mine and Piper's comments.
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Oct 6th 2010 8:23PM "But I believe their data is flawed."
Really? So you think because you have a popular guild that you have more insight into the BIG PICTURE and access to the huge amount of data in the Blizzard Database? I don't think so.
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Jul 20th 2010 6:03PM @B-Rush See above friend. This is where Threat Plates http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info14984-TidyPlatesThreatPlates.html and Skada will work best for you. Skada will give you a great target threat while Threat Plates will show you AOE threat.
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