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Photography has become ubiquitous in the digital age, giving everyone the tool for
documenting everything from the moment one wakes up. Every look is captured,
every event saved, every thought recorded. Although this power to record and disseminate
expands the empowerment of each individual to affect history, the longevity of
this visual narrative has yet to be determined.
Michael A. Smith, Chicago, 2008, 8 x 20 inches, gelatin silver chloride contact print. Courtesy of the artist
As a medium for affecting a global audience, photography as an art form and
journalistic tool indeed presents us with the groundwork for discussing the actual
longevity of this exploding movement. In doing so, consider what elevates a
photograph and touches the aesthetic of the public psyche.
The renowned photographer Robert Adams talked about the three truths of landscape
photography. According to Adams, Landscape pictures can offer us, I think,
three verities geography, autobiography, and metaphor. Geography is, if taken
alone, sometimes boring, autobiography is frequently trivial, and metaphor can
be dubious. But taken together, as in the best work of people like Alfred
Stieglitz and Edward Weston, the three kinds of information strengthen each
other and reinforce what we all work to keep intact an affection for life.
The photographs of Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee currently on exhibition at The Art School
of the Boca Raton Museum of Art exemplify these truths and give us, the
public, an opportunity to determine how one can achieve a lasting visual
comment. They have spent their lives finding those images, those moments, those
interpretations of their visions. Much of their work is landscape in nature
with a unique interpretation of the subject, motive and truth of the lens.
Considering the impact of the medium today in our
everyday lives, from Facebook posts to digital scrapbooks, the individual
interested in expanding their skill to document a personal history that will
exist beyond the visual byte would be well served to consider these three
truths (geography, autobiography and metaphor) when they click the shutter and
send the image out into the universe.
Andre Gisson, Museum, 1991, oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Permanent Collection 1992.147. From Michael and Peggy Gourgourinis and Galerie Mihalis on behalf of the artist.
A recent article in the New York Times, From Picassos to Sarcophagi, Guided by iPhone Apps, addressed the omnipresence of smartphones and the insatiable lust of their users for new and better apps. In this case, the topic is, what apps are useful or could potentially be useful in a museum setting?
Renowned museums like the New York Museum of Modern Art, the American Museum of Natural History and the Brooklyn Museum make use of smartphone apps to better lead their guests through the exhibitions. In general, once the app is downloaded to the mobile device (each family of smartphones require a unique platform specific app) and the user is in the building they can click through information on specific artworks. Some of the electronic information supplements the material available on the wall text, some expand the experience with audio feeds while others offer no more than what is on view in the museum.
Writer Edward Rothstein notes the differences between the more common museum audio tour equipment versus the information available via the smartphone app. In sum, he isnt overly impressed with the apps but notes there will most definitely be improvements to come, as the programs are still in their infancy.
About the MoMa app he writes, Moreover, apart from the audio itself, information is slight and availability inconsistent. Search for works by Warhol: some have almost no commentary; others offer excerpts from a book; others link to audio commentary. The app never got easier to use; it remained fussy and interfering. It was a relief to turn it off.
Overall, the applications are meant to supplement the viewing experience, not detract from it. Even if the first version is a bit tedious, it is no doubt that subsequent versions will become more streamlined as time passes.
I, myself, remember wishing I could lug all of my Contemporary Art History texts into the Centre Pompidou so that I could better show my friend the genesis of video art (which I had studied at university) while we looked at each piece in the exhibition. Instead, I could only suggest some preemptory reading for the train ride, and then had to rely on my own fallible memory once we were inside. I pity anyone who owns a smartphone who dares enter a museum with me now. There is no doubt I would hijack it in the name of on-the-spot research.
Which brings us to an obvious contention that many curators must have with using applications. Curators tend to mount shows in such a way that the artworks conduct a dialogue with each other. The visitors to the show are expected to consider the layout as a whole, and then focus more finely on specific areas. For instance, what does this gallery have in common with other galleries on this floor? What is different? And then, is there a theme to the series of artworks on this wall? Or, why is this specific painting hung above that drawing? The nuances of how a show is hung could easily be lost with most of the audiences heads bent, looking up the corresponding image on their phones. It is possible that one could miss a larger concept found in the gallery at MoMa while looking up the specifics of Francis Bacons biography on Wikipedia.
But, the world is moving on, as they say and we shall move with it. The BRMA has an application available for viewing on our website through a Cooliris feed or through the Cooliris app on an iphone or ipad. It presents images from the permanent collection with their provenance on a 3-D wall. This presentation allows you to either continually scroll laterally through the exhibition or step through it in a traditional slide show format. The Museums eGallery makes viewing the works infinitely easier.
We have not yet implemented an application on the scale of the New York museums, but a visitor can use our eGallery while in the museum to identify which artworks they would like to see as well as read wall text that accompanies the pieces. Because Executive Director George Bolge chose the artworks as if he were planning a traditional gallery exhibition a visitor can experience a contextually complete experience from anywhere in the world or use it as a guide while visiting the Museum to find some of its most cherished pieces.
What kinds of applications would you like to see available at the museum?
William Kentridge: Anything is Possible (2010) 60 minutes
Saturday, October 16 Free screening and discussion in the Museum Auditorium, 2:00 PM
In collaboration with Art21, join us for the preview of the new film, William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible, prior to its public release. The documentary features Kentridge at work in his studio discussing his artistic philosophy and techniques. Viewers are privy to the mindset and creative process of the acclaimed contemporary artist, named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, whose recurring themes include class struggle, violent oppression and social and political hierarchies.
Following the film, an engaging panel discussion with FAU Assistant Professor of Art History Dr. Karen Leader, FAU Adjunct Professor of Visual Arts Victoria Skinner, and Curator of Education Claire Clum assesses the role of the artist in society and the impact of Kentridges work in the art world.
The premise which guided the organization of this exhibition is that naturalism is the first example of the permeation of science into all forms of artistic expression. The narrative of this thesis will be illustrated through the graphic masterpieces of the artists of the time. Therefore, this show begins with the realism and naturalism of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (circa 1720-78) famous for his views of the ruins of Rome and fantastic compositions of building interiors. His formidable artistic skills, bolstered by his architectural training and informed appetite for archeological detail, found full expression in imaginary studies of prisons, ruins, vaults and arcades full of highly contrasting light and dark shadows. Art lovers appreciate his work for its remarkable flights of imagination combined with a strong practical understanding of ancient Roman technology.
These images of half-buried monuments, integrated with churches and street life and picturesque rural incursions, are compelling documents of a great city in an era when the study of antiquity was fueling the contradictory aesthetic revolution of Neoclassicism and Romanticism. However, the positive and more important aspect is his commitment to feeling and to his sovereign right of expression.
Piranesi learned a great deal from Venetian artists, especially Giovanni Antonio Canaletto, who depicted with uncanny verisimilitude, the piazzas and palazzi, churches and canals of his city. Canaletto was able to capture Venetian light a glamor born of the interplay between sky and water. Although Piranesi worked exclusively in black and white, he, nevertheless, is a master of the effects of light in his masses of deep shadow and bold areas of full sun and in the unobtrusive yet deftly sketched movement of clouds in his skies.
His work also was influenced by Giovanni Battista Tiepolos picturesque jumble of architectural and sculptural elements, and Ferdinando Galli Bibienas scenographic presentations and theatrical designs.
Piranesi never aimed for a pure, idealized, harmonious classicism. Although in his mature work like Carceri dInvenzione (imaginary prisons) the spaces, simultaneously vast and claustrophobic, the parts have been jumbled stairs and drawbridges go nowhere, arches pile up to form inescapable labyrinths, heavy chains are swagged across gulfs of space. He portrays a macabre fantasy of space and suggests a descent into the subconscious. This is the Piranesi of the dark imagination that appealed to the fantasies of the Romantics and the psychological preoccupation of the Moderns.
After his death, his sons Francesco and Pietro and his daughter Laura moved to Paris, bringing all of their fathers original plates with them (1799). In Paris, his children continued the production of his prints.
This approach to image-making in its most fully developed form was chiefly felt in Britain, Germany and France. In a narrow sense, Romanticism came to an end when it morphed into Realism of the mid-19th century. In a broader sense it is still with us since it was the insistence on the rights of the imagination that led eventually to a genuinely modern art.
The development of Romanticism to European Modernism is exemplified by the prints of the other artists selected for this show. In this context, Modernism is defined as a mode of expression, or a peculiarity of style, a workmanship characteristic of modern times. Artists such as Goya, Whistler and Arms prefer to express themselves in terms of the thoughts and events of those of the past and tradition. Starting with Cézanne, the artists that followed: Renoir, Rouault and Gauguin, chose to create in terms of the thoughts and events of their own times.
European Modernism embodied the continual dialectical struggle between rationalism and intention, or between the particular and the symbolic. In the work of Toulouse-Lautrec, Léger, Braque, Chagall and Miró, the dramatic coexistence of contradictory tendencies is intelligible only if the mind can comprehend the possibility of a conjunction of opposites within a unified expression that is capable of embodying this theoretical conflict.
Pablo Picasso was an influential master who, besides participating in a characteristic movement of his own day, provided the impetus and inspiration for the distinctive trends that ensued. His work marks the real turning point toward European Modernism. From a romantic realist to Cubist, from Classicist to Surrealist, his encyclopedic nature can be fully appreciated through his personality and relation to his times.
Because of his stature as the indisputable genius of 20th century art, Picasso remains one of a handful of the most important artists in the history of Western art. When he first arrived in Paris (1900), he was influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin and Van Gogh. He rented a studio at the Bateau Lavoir in Montmartre. While there he met writers, artists and his early patrons, Gertrude and Leo Stein. He produced a remarkable series of etchings, The Frugal Repast, The Saltimbanques, and Salome, which showcased his extraordinary ability to assimilate varied influences and his uninhibited will to experiment. It also was at this time that Picasso painted his epoch-making Le Demoiselles dAvignon which released him from conventional representation.
In 1930, his interest in classical mythology, combined with his passion for bullfights, resulted in his frequent use of the subject of the Minotaur. During 1931-35, he made a series of 100 etchings, the Vollard Suite (3 portraits of Vollard were made later in 1937). An additional etching, Minotauromachy (1935) was to be used 2 years later as the inspiration for his most historically important painting, Guernica. Examples in this exhibit from this Suite, as well as from his 347 Series (1968), provided a fine opportunity to become more intimately acquainted with his creative process.
Along with his painting and sculpture, Picasso was known as well for his prodigious volume of graphic work, which can be especially rewarding to study. Because of the mediums ability to preserve the stages of decision making on separate sheets, and because of the distinctive look of different techniques combined to create dissonant effects, it exposes the artists thought process with particular lucidity. This sense that every moment may be pregnant with unforeseen possibilities is what makes Picasso the archetypal modern artist.
All of the artists represented in this show were extraordinarily versatile and inventive in every phase of their work in addition to being daring and innovative in style and technique. They all produced their most innovative work during the period from the end of the 19th century to the first quarter of the 20th, which has been referred to popularly as the birth of European Modernism. The fluidity of the boundaries between Romanticism and Modernism should be apparent in this show. Every culture sees its social and spiritual ideals mirrored in its art. Throughout history the concept of art has repeatedly undergone changes in meaning. Here is but a glimpse of this process.
Beginning in 2008, the Museum's Artist in Residence (AIR) has been a feature year-long program at area schools providing arts integration for teachers, staff and students in Kindergarten through 5th grade (how the visual arts functions across the curriculum.) Despite the need for more funding, the Museum has made headway implementing this unique and useful program at Plumosa School of the Arts in Delray Beach (2009-10) and Hammock Pointe Elementary School in Boca Raton (2008 and 2010-11.)
The Artist in Residence program features Catalina Aguirre Hoffman as the Artist in Residence and Lauren Shapiro as the Assistant Artist in Residence, both of whom teach the art studio class twice a week during the school year at the host school. They work on campus in a classroom dedicated to the AIR program provided by the host school. Matching the curriculum with the art in the Museum's Permanent Collection, the Education Department then chooses the works of art to be used as inspiration for the program. Museum lesson plans are supplied to the teacher to reinforce and extend the art studio experience back into the classroom.
AIR integrates visual arts instruction with the current grade-level curriculum in content areas such as math, science, social studies and language arts. For example, if a teacher is covering African history in her classroom the Museum provides lessons plans to the teachers that are from the Museum's African collection. These masks in the Museum's collection serve as models from which the students can draw inspiration for their own creations as well as offer primary source material for their studies.
Art can be integrated into the classroom in other ways as well; it needn't only be for art projects. For example, an abstract artwork can be used to display the varied degrees of angles (30°, 45°, 90°) in a math class.
The scientific method can be taught through art. During the third grade classroom project, Museum staff will reinforce states of matter via the process of chemical change. They will be given a lump of clay to weigh as their base measure. Then, the students will mold the clay and weigh again to observe any change after adding to or subtracting from the initial piece of clay. Finally, they will fire the clay in the oven and again weigh it, noting any difference after the chemical change. These results will be charted on a graph to illustrate the concepts of observation, hypothesis, prediction, experimentation and conclusion. As you can see, art can truly be considered a crossover subject.
When finished, the students' art creations are installed on the school grounds. Usually, each grade's pieces are placed in different areas of the school, from the cafeteria to the principal's office or throughout the hallways.
As an added bonus, the AIR program is very earth conscious. Many of the items used are recycled items, which mean many have been rescued from area landfills. In fact, this point is illustrated by weighing the items used and then converting the sum into cubic feet and pounds so that the students can get a concrete idea of what has been saved from the rubbish heap.
Because some of the materials used are common household items, it is also easy for the kids to recreate the projects at home and the materials are relatively inexpensive. The program has benefited from generous benefactors but clearly with additional funding, the Museum can strengthen and further expand its educational programs. While the public schools themselves pay nothing for this vital partnership, they provide an opportunity for the Museum to connect with the youth in our community. As our mission states, the Boca Raton Museum of Art's goal is to "enhance...the understanding of the visual arts...through the acquisition and maintenance of a permanent collection..." And what better way to do that than to take visual arts instruction directly into the classroom?


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March 17, 2010
Matt Dorsey
Doran Grant of Akron Saint Vincent/Saint Mary's High School is considered by many to be the top player in Ohio for teh class of 2011 and could be the top defensive back prospect in the nation for the class of 2011. Michigan State offered Grant a scholarship almost a year ago when he attended the Spartan Camp. Find out more about this top recruit for Mark Dantonio and Michigan State.With scholarship offers from essentially every major program in the nation, Grant has the ability to to be selective. Michigan State has Grant at the top of the recruiting board and after his performance two weekends ago at the Massillon, Ohio NIKE Combine it is easy to see why.At that event, Grant posted the highest SPARQ score of any player that has ever attended a NIKE Camp. That manes Grant outperformed not only everyone at the combine he was at, but current college All-Americans and NFL players when they attended NIKE Camps as well. His SPARQ rating was 124.5, anything over 100 is considered elite-level. At the event, Grant showed tremendous all-around athletic ability by posting a 4.56 40-yard dash, a 3.97 pro-shuttle and a 41.2-inch vertical leap. SpartanMag.com caught up with Grant and got some details about his recruitment. We asked the potential 5-Star recruit how it felt to get all of the national attention."It feels good," Grant said. "I am enjoying it a lot. It was one of my goals to be a national level recruit and the best player I can be."As many know, Grant's father is former Michigan state Spartan and All-Big Ten wide receiver Ted Jones. SpartanMag.com asked Grant what type of advice he has received from his father about the recruiting process."He just told me to take my time, take it all in and enjoy it. He also keeps me on tracked and focused throughout the whole recruiting process," Grant said.Grant has been to Michigan State several times over the past 12-months. He was planning on heading back up to East Lansing again this weekend for the Rivals 5-Star Junior Day, but due to a both basketball and track commitments he will be unable to attend. He does plan on coming back up for possibly a spring practice or the Green and White game. Michigan State Defensive Coordinator Pat Narduzzi is serving as the primary recruiter of Grant and he has been in frequent contact with him throughout the process so far. head Coach Mark dantonio is also actively involved. SpartanMag.com asked Grant about his thoughts about Michigan State University."I like the family atmosphere they have there with all of the sports," Grant said. "The coaches there are great and they are just good people to be around. Also the game day atmosphere to play there is great too."No doubt Grant's recruitment is going to be one of teh most constested in teh Midwest if not teh nation. SpartanMag.com will be sure to keep Michigan state fans updated on this potential 5-Star and sure fire All-American recruit.Matt Dorsey's Take:Many reports are indicating that it will be very difficult for anyone to beat out the Ohio State Buckeyes for his services. However, Grant seems to be enjoying the process and at this point is in no hurry to make his decision. Grant's recruitment is going to be a battle of attrition. The teams that recruit him honestly, aggressively as well as consistently will be the teams that have the best chance with him. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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East African governments have been asked to swiftly work on the increasing number of unemployed youths in the region, saying the current situation is a 'time bomb' that waits to explode at anytime.
Presenting a paper on the 'Changing political landscape and the concept of civil society scenarios' for civil society organisations at the just-concluded three-day seminar, which addressed the changing role of civil society in a changing political environment, executive director of Advocate Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) Godber Tumushabe warned that if nothing is done to address the situation, countries in the region will soon be facing a political crisis.
"It is time for governments in the region to work on the matter, which is a threat to the development of the region as the number of unemployed youths keeps mounting.
He warned that millions of educated youths are being produced on yearly basis from colleges and universities across East African countries, but there are no remarkable efforts being made to accommodate them in the labour market.
"This is a time bomb. Governments must do something to address the issue, which, if left unchecked, will plunge the region into political chaos," he said.
On the issue of post-election violence cases facing four Kenyan suspects at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the activist said that the cases must not be interfered with by politicians.
"We are talking about violence that killed more than 1000 people, displacing nearly 50,000 others and leaving scores of others badly injured. Let justice take its course without having people trying to lobby that the trials should be shifted from The Netherlands to either Tanzania or Kenya," Tumushabe said.
He said as far he was concerned, remaining on the sidelines is what makes civil society ineffective in the community.
"We are non-governmental, non-religious, non-partisan and all these therefore boil down to nothing; we are nothing," he reminded, adding that it was high time such CSOs identified themselves with certain issues.
He also expressed concern that CSOs have been keeping quiet on the issue of the post-election cases facing three Kenyan politicians and a journalist at the ICC even when some leaders started to demand that the accused be charged locally.
"People who got killed, injured and displaced do not care where the cases are being conducted. All they want is justice and civil societies in the region should raise their voices in unison against the politicians' attempts to tamper with the cases," he said.
The Arusha-based East African Legislative Assembly recently proposed that charges facing the four Kenyan suspects of the 2007-2008 post-election violence in the country be transferred from The Hague and tried at the East African Court of Justice in Arusha instead.
But members of CSOs from seven African countries meeting here warned that the cases be left to proceed at The Netherland-based court.
"Justice can be issued anywhere on earth and therefore let the ICC cases go on without interferences, trying to change the court location is another way of entertaining impunity," warned the analyst.
Principal of MS-TCDC Dr. Suma Kaare said the seminar also intended to answer three other questions including the roles of CSOs in local politics, opportunities and challenges, and concrete options exist or can be developed.
Dr Kaare added that the meeting also explained why civil society organizations cannot continue to remain non-partisan in an era where representative democracy is failing to deliver social justice and democratic reforms.
A total of 52 representatives of civil society organizations, activists, public servants and politicians from Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Tunisia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe and the host, Tanzania, attended the meeting.


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Santias Gasolini had developed deep seated caries in both of his lower second molars. The bilateral condition with the distal walls of teeth missing and central trough-like features conveyed the impression that nature had carried out the destruction of the hard structure with the principle of equity to the fore.
No other tooth in Gasolini's mouth had any trace of inter dental or central decay.
To the query, "Why is it that only two of your lower molars are affected by decay whereas the rest are without any trace of 'rot'?" Gasolini answered, "I think I have an answer for that. Intermittent use of hard toffee and peppermint." I would at one time be munching sweetmeat on one side of the mouth mostly around first and second molars. I would then shift the chewing of the same on the opposite side.
At least three to four toffees and peppermints in the mouth with the lower jaw regularly crunching into the body of the toffee gave my palate a lot of pleasure. There have been times when I carry out such toffee-peppermint switches during the night in bed, well aware that such a habit violates the norms of hygiene.
A few days ago I realized that I could no longer have the pleasure of over indulgence. The lower left side of the jaw gave me terrible pains and sleepless nights. I do not want to remove any of my teeth, come what may. I am prepared to go to any extent to have my teeth salvaged so that they remain in the dental arch for many years to come.
The notion of loosing one of my natural teeth is unacceptable. Doctor, tell me will you be able to save my teeth? I believe the lower molar on the right side is in similar predicament". The Dental Surgeon (DS), in order to assess the tooth's status percussed it with the handle of the mirror.
He asked the patient, "Is it paining?" Gasolini said, "Certainly. It is not in my system to over react, but please see to it that you don't do that again". The DS took the hint. Lifting a 12 inch ruler he said to the patient, "If O on this ruler is an indicator for no pain at all, 12 would imply unbearable and excruciating pain.
At what point of the scale would your pain that was elicited when I percussed your tooth come to?" The patient was not sure, "Doctor do you mean to imply the degree of pain?" The DS said, "Exactly. Tell me whether that was unbearable or bearable?" Gasolini said, "I would put it on the scale of 5 to 6". The DS stated, "That certainly indicates that you are not at all comfortable. I shall begin by taking periapical X-ray picture of the lower left second molar. We shall do likewise for these right side".
The dental X-ray pictures were taken with the cone of the machine positioned correctly so that the emerging rays would hit the film at right angle. The films were developed in no time. Both films were clear without displaying any artifacts. In both cases it was easy to see that the caries had totally exposed the pulp. The apical end of the roots had infection.
Gasolini was prescribed antibiotic and an analgesic with vitamin B complex for five days after which he was told that his Root Canal Treatment(RCT) would commence. Gasolini said, "I would like to start on my left side. The molar on the right is not bothering me at the moment". The DS said, "We shall do that". The patient wanted to know whether RCT would be completed in one sitting. The DS answered him,'' It can be done.
However as a patient you will have to sit for about 4 to 6 hours at a stretch. This could be physically taxing for you. It is not easy for any patient to carry on sitting in the dental chair having a dental procedure carried out in his mouth for a duration of 45 minutes leave aside 3 or 6 hours.
Also, it is better to have RCT carried out in four to five sittings on alternate days. Each sitting normally is of about 45 minutes. There are other patients in the lounge waiting to have their dental treatment carried out. It would obviously cause a lot of inconvenience to the patients if they are told to wait for eternity. The alternate in form of small sessions ensures that the Dental Surgeon's concentration remains totally focused."
Gasolini asked another question, "Can you do RCT on both the molars simultaneously?" The DS said, "It is fraught with danger especially when one side is already anesthetized and half of the tongue on that side is numb. In such a situation the opposite side cannot be similarly anesthetized. The complete numbing of the tongue thereby would choke the patient and cause acute respiratory distress to him.
No Dental Surgeon would ever want such a horrendous situation to occur in his clinic. However, if after two or three sittings on alternate days, if there is no anesthetic utilized for one side, the canals of the molar on the other side can be opened by anesthetizing that side. This would save time for the patient and enable him to have RCT of both sides completed." Gasolini went on, "Doctor is RCT very painful?" DS: "Not at all.
During the first two sittings the patient is anesthetized. During the latter sittings his pain threshold level will not be such as to make the patient wince. He can easily condition himself towards a mind-set that enables him to endure little discomforts.
As the RCT progresses and with the extirpation of remnants of the nerve the pain disappears outright." Gasolini, "Why is it necessary to have a crown placed on a tooth which has undergone RCT?"
DS: "With the removal of the nerve and capillaries from the pulp and the canals the tooth becomes devoid of its organic component. The tooth, from being a vital portion of the dentition becomes non-vital. It is emptied of its contents. It is like an empty cylinder. Any force exerted on the tooth is likely to damage it. It could even fracture.
Of course a patient can carefully eat food equally on both sides and avoid very hard foodstuff to keep the tooth with the RCT intact in his mouth. However, with a crown placed on the tooth, the root canal treated tooth is fortified. It is strengthened to take up masticatory load more efficiently.
It is therefore more conducive to the dental health of the patient to carry out reinforcement of the tooth that has undergone RCT." In the middle of January this year he came to the Dental Clinic to have his porcelain crowns fitted.
This was done without recourse to local anesthesia. Gasolini was immaculately dressed. He had a glistening golden medal on the left side of the lapel of his blue coat.
The medal had Tanzania's flag on it with '50 years of independence' embossed on it. The Dental Surgeon said, "You look very elegant. The medal on your coat is a collector's item."
Gasolini, without any hesitation, unfastened the pain of his medal and handed it over to the DS. He said, "Doctor, this is for you. You certainly deserve it. There is total painlessness now."


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The Loyola Chimes are the best (and only) men's a cappella group on campus. They perform a rich repertoire of music ranging from classic rock, to pop, to folk music. The group is one of the oldest on campus, and can trace its roots and traditions back into the early 1950's. Campus notoriety for the group has increased significantly in the last decade, with their bi-annual show, Chordbusters, selling out both nights within only a couple of hours this past winter. Every Chime would agree that being a member of the group is entrance into one of the tightest brotherhoods on campus. Embodying Loyola's value, "for and with others" the Chimes not only serve the student body and the public with their gift of music, they also serve each other. Any Chime would help out any other in whatever way he could.
Four performances a year are set, two occurring in the early winter, and two in the late spring. Chordbusters is the Chimes' signature concert, where they perform their entire set list, typically consisting of about eleven songs. Other performances are usually by request. Many other groups and clubs on campus request the Chimes to perform at their events, and an appearance by the Chimes often yields a good turnout at the event. Lately, the Belles' and Chimes' appearances at Relay for Life have been a great success.
We encourage any guy who is passionate about music to come out for the group in the fall. Auditions are laid back, and we always need talented voices to replace the seniors who graduate.
This year's group is led by group president Jonas Nissley, and music directors Harrison Oztemel and Kyle Jones.


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April 29, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the light saber.
Alain Bloch is the self-proclaimed Jedi Master at Golden Gate Knights. He has a background in martial arts and stage combat.
Clutching the neon-glowing light sabers, the self-proclaimed "Star Wars geeks" slice and parry as they follow Bloch's lead, and get a little exercise too.
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You can't out-cook a ghost.
Goodness knows I have tried. I've spent hours, days, weeks, months in pursuit of the perfect biscuits, hauling ingredients from my husband's native North Carolina to our Brooklyn apartment, putting my lard-smeared hands on every text I could find and cornering octogenarian in-laws at holiday dinners. Moreover, I have rolled, beaten, patted and whispered to endless dough batches, made my own butter and buttermilk (the mention of that effort earned me a high-pitched "Sh*t, girl!" from none other than Paula Deen, and I will never get tired of telling people that), gone ice-less so as to accommodate more flour varieties in the freezer and I swear unto the heavens, I never, ever twist the biscuit cutter.
Still, I come giddily bearing the star of each batch, butter-slathered and piping hot, and study my husband's face as he takes the first bite. He's appreciative and unfailingly complimentary - a Southern gentleman, after all - but deep down, I know it's never going to measure up to the ones his long-departed Memama and her housekeeper Nettie rolled out on a linen pillowcase and served to him as a child. I've learned to be okay with that.
Grandmothers are canonized in Southern cooking, and while it's taken as read that your own cooking, with rare exception, will pale in comparison, willful deviation...doesn't go over so well.
Eatocracy recently hosted its inaugural Secret Supper in Atlanta at Chef Linton Hopkins' Restaurant Eugene. Hopkins is a James Beard Award-nominated, fourth-generation Atlanta resident and newly sworn-in president of the Southern Foodways Alliance, a group founded to "document, study, and celebrate the diverse food cultures of the changing American South." Chef Hopkins and his wife Gina not only work closely with the farmers from whom they source the restaurant's food - they are founding partners of the Peachtree Road Farmers Market. Gina sits on the board of Georgia Organics, their hospitality director Judith Winfrey is the co-operator of Love Is Love Farm, and Chef Hopkins has been instrumental in getting Georgia farmers, like Crystal Organic Farms, to reclaim true heritage crops like pimentos, the growth and production of which had been taken by large agricultural companies.
This reverence for the terroir and culture of the region's cooking was evidenced in every aspect of the menu - from artfully crafted and sourced country ham, green tomatoes pickled just in time to snatch them back from an early frost, playful riffs on Southern standards like pimento cheese, pickled shrimp and soulful creamy heirloom grits to lovingly slow-cooked ribs, quick-cured trout plucked from a nearby river mere hours before, carrots just forty minutes out of the ground, borne to the dinner by a farmer in attendance at the dinner, and a sweet send-off with cake made from sorghum - a Southern crop Hopkins is doing his best to evangelize and revive. It was, by the accounts of all in attendance, a love letter to the cooks, farmers and soul of the South.
Attendee, Atlanta food writer Christiane Lauterbach found resonance in the menu's message on the identity of Southern food. "What we want is beautifully sourced ingredients – not stuff that you just get from the grocery store. Stuff that – you know the farmer, you know the cow, you know the pig. That evolution is very meaningful."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution food writer and chief dining critic John Kessler agreed. "Bacon is our calling card. Everybody likes bacon, but there's so much more to Southern food than that. What do they say in Italian? Cucina povere – poor people's cooking. What Southern food is, is that. It is food that is very close to the agrarian tradition. It's close to the earth."
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Commenters on the live blog of the event took grave offense to the notion that this would be presented as Southern food. It is at odds with their notion of what the cuisine has always meant to them and their family, and respondents to our accompanying stories Reclaiming the soul of Southern food and How well do you know Southern food? accuse chefs like Hopkins, Charleston's Sean Brock and Roanoake's Josh Smith of cultural and culinary treason for their reverence of ingredients over dishes and their seeming disloyalty to the specter of the Southern grandmother.
That's why we are hosting the Secret Suppers. While we cannot (yet) physically feed everyone, we believe passionately and firmly that the best discussion takes place around a dinner table. Food fuels ideas, feeds minds and well as stomachs and is a catalyst for passionate dialogue about culture, economics, race, gender and, yes, the dishes themselves. As attendee, chef and author Virginia Willis says food, "will allow us to connect what we're putting in our mouths with what is happening around the world."
We want to hear from you - pull up a chair, take your place at the table and share your thoughts on the state of Southern cooking in the comments below and we'll share some of the most thoughtful and provocative responses in an upcoming post.
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The Third Kazekage (三代目風影, Sandaime Kazekage, Literally meaning: Third Wind Shadow) was the leader of Sunagakure and was recognised as the village's strongest Kazekage.[1][2]
After studying the jinchūriki of Shukaku of the time,[2] he recreated its sand-manipulating powers by combining his own magnetic chakra and iron powder, which produced the Iron Sand technique. It was for this very ability that he was noted as the strongest Kazekage in the entire history of Sunagakure.[2]
At some point, Sasori kidnapped and killed the Third Kazekage in order to turn him into a human puppet. According to Sasori, the effort involved in the Third's capture made it his favourite puppet. Sunagakure did not know this and searched earnestly for his whereabouts. With the outbreak of a war, the village was forced to give up the search and choose a Fourth Kazekage, though they still attempted to search for him in later years.
While alive, the Third was undoubtedly a powerful shinobi. He is hailed as the strongest Kazekage in the village's history,[2] and even a very powerful shinobi like Sasori claimed that he had trouble killing him.[3] He also appeared to have possessed a high level of intelligence as he was able to comprehend the One-Tail's unique powers and produce his own version of the same, thus creating Iron Sand.[2]
Nature Transformation
The Third possessed the kekkei genkai Magnet Release which allowed him to convert his chakra into magnetic forces and magnetise an object. Combined with his research of Shukaku's powers, he crafted his own version of "sand-manipulation", the Iron Sand, by combining his magnetic force control with iron powder; this was the main reason why he was considered the strongest Kazekage there was. His magnetic control also granted him immunity from all metallic weapons, as well as the ability to nullify opposing puppets by clogging their joints with sand. With this "sand", he could make any weapon to fit any occasion, thereby making this a very versatile technique, which Chiyo considered to be the "most feared weapon in the history of Sunagakure".[4][5]
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The Third's fate was discovered during Sasori's battle with Sakura and Chiyo, when Sasori brought out the Kazekage puppet to use against them. After a long, fierce battle, Sakura managed to destroy the puppet. In the anime, after Sakura punched the puppet to pieces, Chiyo attempted to use the head to attack Sasori, as she had sneaked a chakra string onto it during the battle, but Sasori simply incinerated it before it could reach him.


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The Assault Shotgun is an automatic shotgun that appears in The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto V.
The Assault Shotgun is a weapon modeled after the Striker, a shotgun manufactured by Armsel. It is the fourth shotgun featured in the Grand Theft Auto IV trilogy, after the Pump Action Shotgun and the Combat Shotgun, and the second introduced in The Lost and Damned, appearing alongside the Sawed off Shotgun.It is distinguished from other shotguns of its class because has fully automatic capabilities. The Assault Shotgun boasts high firepower, allowing it to deal with crowds of enemies, vehicles and even low flying helicopters with ease. It is extremely effective in short range, but its usefulness diminishes over distance. It holds eight shells in each drum, and the player can hold a total of 250 shells.
The Assault is first introduced in the storyline mission "Heavy Toll", where Johnny Klebitz is given one to stop a drug convoy. Later on, he wields one during the events of "Shifting Weight", using it to fight off the pursuing LCPD while escaping with Malc. It can be purchased from Terry's gun van after Heavy Toll, and spawns at the player's safehouse after completing 40 gang wars.
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The Assault shotgun returns from GTA IV:TLAD now with a new design based off the AA-12 and the UTAS UTS-15 and the stock is from a FN SCAR-H.
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When this unworthy new c**** said that to his face he looked mad, then it turned to a sneer. He took his pack, opened it and various weapons, treasures, riches and even a crown went out. "In every ugly creature is a treasure, apparently it's true" he twirled a cross bow in his hands "Get anything new c****" his expression changed into serious "But when you make Leon mad again"
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- "The classic bike for tooling the neighborhood or doing a double peg grind. Reinforced steel, super comfortable seat that wont cut off the circulation to your scrotum too bad. (i.e. for wimps!) A great deal for the cash-strapped."
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The BMX is a bicycle in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto V.
The BMX, as implied, a BMX bike sporting compact frame and wheels, and a sturdy handlebar. While the San Andreas rendition consists only of the bare essentials, the Vice City Stories rendition comes with padding on portions of the frame; Vice City Stories even features a girly variation of the BMX, which features a step-through frame (as opposed to a diamond frame), a pink frame color and a front mounted basket. The Vice City Stories rendition features larger wheels and higher handlebars, appearing larger than the San Andreas rendition.
One of the BMX's major advantages is its maneuverability. In addition to its compact size, the BMX also allows the player to execute super high bunny-hops along with the standard fare of wheelies and stoppies. In Vice City Stories, players can only execute a low bunny hop using the BMX.
The BMX's top speed, however, is wedged between that of the Bike and the Mountain Bike, and is not considerably fast as a result. The BMX is also unintended for off-road use, as the player is prone to dismounts from the bike and the resulting injuries; neither is it suited for getaways when pursued by cops.
- The San Andreas rendition features a ringing bell in place of a horn (although there is no actual bell on the bike itself). The Vice City Stories rendition lacks any of these equipment.
- Like other bicycles and trains (the Brown Streak and Freight), the BMX vehicle is indestructible. It is, however, worth noting that the BMX, like any other bicycle in San Andreas, can burst into flames if the bike ends up resting upside down. This is probably a designer oversight, because the task of getting a bicycle upside down is next to impossible.
- Just like any other vehicle, if a cop sees you taking the bike from a parking lot, a one-star wanted rating is applied, just as you get for stealing a car. This even applies if you take the bike outside Roboi's Food Mart, when you've been authorized to use it.
- The BMX is the first vehicle introduced to the player in San Andreas.
- There is a trick when you pop a wheelie and hold X, you will be in a wheelie until you release X or brake.
- Along with the Tug and Bus, the BMX is one of the three shortest-named vehicles in the series of Grand Theft Auto.
- In Vice City Stories, BMX is never ridden by other people. Only the player can ride it.
- Even that it's not part of the Grand Theft Auto series, Bully has a couple of BMX bikes.
- In the Game Informer Demo of Grand Theft Auto V, Michael is seen riding a BMX.
- If you throw a grenade at the BMX and quickly enter it, you will be wasted as if the BMX exploded, however, there is no exploding animation. This has been tested on Vice City Stories.
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- Parked next to Roboi's Food Mart in Commerce. (Starts the courier mini mission for Roboi's Food Mart)
- Parked on the front lawn of the house across from the Johnson House.
- Parked in the skate park in Glen Park right next to the skate ramp. (Starts mini mission "BMX" when entered)
- Parked in the alley behind Ammu-Nation in Palomino Creek.
- Parked in a small alleyway between some houses in East Los Santos.
- Parked on the pier in Verona Beach.
- Parked next to the trailer in the Angel Pine Junkyard. (Not in PC version)
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- Spawns by the Police Station in Los Santos. (Only if the game progress is 100%)
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- Inside the Vice Point Mall (It automatically activates the mission Mashin' Up The Mall when the player gets on it and it cannot be removed from the mall).
- Besides Stonewall J's in Little Havana.
- The dirt-track in Downtown, activates the BMX Time Trials.
- The pink step-through frame variant can be found west of the Mendez Mansion.
- Parked between some decrepit house in Little Haiti
- Parked in the apartments behind Malibu Club in Vice Point.
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Join the Randall's Island Park Alliance Natural Areas Crew to improve and maintain the Randall's Island Park wetlands. There are two salt marshes and one fresh water marsh; they need plenty of TLC to thrive and continue to provide abundant and diverse natural habitats for local flora and fauna. Come learn wetlands ecology while contributing to the long term maintenance for these rich ecosystems.
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The CityScape assumes the design of a highly modified "tuner" car based on a Coquette and loosely on the Turismo, being distinguished by a yellow-and-orange body color, a large black spoiler, and purple neon underglows that light up at night. Its name may be implied to be based on that of a Nissan Skyline, possibly the GT-R.
The CityScape's performance is a considerably good, possessing excellent acceleration and top speed, while featuring excellent steering and average brakes; the car also has the tendency to lean towards the side when steering around tight corners. Its durability is, as expected, low.
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July 20, 2012:
Oops. I definitely took my eyes off the target, and wound up gaining several pounds over the past 6 months. So easy to gain.
Fortunately, it's always been easy to lose that weight, as well - probably I don't diet, simply start exercising.
And now, I have a pretty yellow bicycle ... I am already starting to see results from riding the 5 miles to and from work a few times a week. Hopefully, by the end of summer, I'll have dropped those few ...
July 20, 2012:
Oops. I definitely took my eyes off the target, and wound up gaining several pounds over the past 6 months. So easy to gain.
Fortunately, it's always been easy to lose that weight, as well - probably I don't diet, simply start exercising.
And now, I have a pretty yellow bicycle ... I am already starting to see results from riding the 5 miles to and from work a few times a week. Hopefully, by the end of summer, I'll have dropped those few pounds I've gained since January, and then some more.
I plan to have a fun, outdoorsy summer, full of biking and perhaps a few picnics.
Have a great summer, y'all!
January 2, 2012:
Whee. 2011 is gone. I achieved some major personal goals. Sadly, weight loss didn't even make the list. :)
2012, though? It's the year of the healthy Maya. Just 365 days left. Yes, today's the second, but this happens to be a leap year. Bonus day. :)
Simple goals will get me there (and you, too!). Just eat healthier and in smaller portions at each sitting. Keep working out, just up the intensity. That's it. The one-two punch that'll get me to my health goals.
Personal happiness goal: Paint my condo. No, not just off-whites and beiges. I'm going for COLOUR. Lime green, royal blue, lavender, sunshine yellow. It may wind up looking like a Jackson Pollock painting knock-off: I'll take that over white walls any day. :)
Here's wishing you a happy and stress-free 2012, too!
December 2011:
Hmph. It's almost the end of the "brand new year!" And my main achievement has been weight. The gain, not the loss. :) It's time to start revisiting my goals and aims, especially since we now have yet another chance to say "A brand new year!", coming up real soon now.
So, it's back to the drawing board. Back to basics, actually. You know, the old "eat less, move more" stuff. So here we go again. I don't know what I weigh (no scales), but I know my clothes are tighter on me than they were about 20 pounds ago. :) I estimate I am somewhere near my original starting weight, hopefully not much higher if at all.
Time for renewed focus, time to start taking responsibility again rather than hiding my bad choices under the umbrella of "oh, so much work, so much stress, so little time to make healthy choices".
Here's to a lighter me and a cheerful you!
Update, April 2, 2011:
Fell off many wagons! Yep. Already. Just over 3 months into 2011, and I'm just as heavy as when I started this year!
But things are slowly changing ... I'm now working my way through the Insanity workouts from Beach Body. Shaun T. is pretty motivating, in a tough, get-down-to-it way. It doesn't hurt that he's easy on the eyes, either! :D
I'm finding that my core isn't as strong as it used to be, and my cardio-vascular ability sucks. BUT. Even just a week into Insanity, things are getting better - I can survive the workouts, and in most cases, I can sort-of keep up (sort-of, as in I don't think I'm as all-out-intense as the people on the DVD, but I still stay in the exercise as long as they do!). My lungs stay full longer, my heart doesn't thump madly just going up a few flights of stairs.
In short, Insanity is AWESOME if you stick with it! I don't expect dramatic results where I'd go from a size 14 to a size 4 in 2 months, but hey, going from a 14 to a comfy 12 would be quite satisfying! :)
Update Jan 1, 2011:
UP! I've gained back all the weight I'd lost (some 35 odd pounds).
What happened??? Life did. Nothing major. Just a more sedentary job, more choices of restaurants at lunch and dinner. :) The usual. I dove in to the dumb choices, and my body is reflecting that. :) So it's back to being sensible. January 1st seems like a good place to start! :)
Original Introduction (January 2008):
208 pounds! That was more than enough for me. :) I'm tired of being bigger than my friends (most people from my culture are slender, some are downright skinny, and I'm the odd one out in every gathering!)
So, since I hit 208 again in 2008 (I was down to 185 or so in 2006, then I took a job I hated and turned to food and zero exercise as a way of dealing with it!), I've decided this is going to be the year for lasting change. I'm headed for 128 (the centre-point of the range for ideal BMI for my height)... let's see how long it takes.
Since I'm going to be lifting weights as well, I may decide that's too low a target, but for now, that's what I'm shooting for - I can always change my mind. :)
Umm - I just realised - I haven't got my NAME anywhere on this page. I'm Maya. Turned 40 in 2007. Indian, like Sushmita Sen (Miss Universe 1994) who is my hero in terms of attitude, looks and just WOW-ness. :) My goal is to eventually have a body that looks as good as hers - same basic shape, after all, right? Yeah, right! :)
Oops - did I say I'm Indian? I was born and raised in India, but I'm now a proud Canadian! The maple leaf is probably my favourite logo! :)
Updated January 1, 2009:
Here we are. A new year. A whole 365 days to reach for every dream we've ever dreamt, to make each dream come true!
After almost a year on Spark, I'm still not at that first goal of 199 pounds. However, I'm so close I can almost taste it, so I know it'll be here soon. And then I'm shooting for 195 by Jan 14th.
So, here we go. 2009 is a fantastic year so far - I've already achieved ONE goal that I'd set for Jan 14th: I can now hula hoop non-stop, in a single direction (clockwise for now - update: now I can do it counter-clockwise, too!) without dropping my hoop or changing directions or making a wild grab for it ... for OVER 5 minutes! Wheeeee! (Background? I only taught myself to hoop during the summer of 2008 ... and then only did the hooping for a few weeks before I got distracted!)
Onwards, forever onwards. This is going to be the year of massive action. Anything I even _think_ I might want to do, I'm going to do. :) Yes, fools rush in, and all that - I'd rather be a fool having fun than play it safe and lose out on life! :)
Updated Jan 21st, 2009:
I can't believe it. I got on the scales today, and WHEEEE! I'm at 198! Stepped on 3 times. 2 times it said 197.something, once it was evenly at 198. I'll take 198.
So, my first goal is finally here. Over a year after I started SP. Now I have to plan my NEXT goal. :) Done. 185. Yes, that's a bit of a jump. But why not? :)
I'm happy! :)
Updated May 6, 2009:
Phew. You'd think I lost a bit more since Jan 1st? Yes, I did. I was down at 192.5 when BLC-9 ended, back in early April. Then I kinda got lost and meandered - moved, didn't have access to a "real gym", ate a few burgers I shouldn't have. I did walk a lot, but that was almost all the exercise I got, since the beginning of April. That and the 100-pushups challenge, that I'm still doing.
Got up to 199. Decided I wasn't going to cross that mark again, so I started watching what I ate, last week. :) And for the past couple of days, I've been working out as hard as I used to. I'm in Week 6 of the 100 pushups challenge - tomorrow will be Day 1 of that. And I just did Day 1 of Week 6 of the 200 squats challenge, too ... that one is a LOT easier for me, because I have strong glutes. And today, I weighed in at 196.
Okay. Time to get serious. I'm laying out the goals again. Week by week. Wednesdays will be weigh-in days, since that coordinates with the BLC-10 challenge that I'm on.
Here we go:
May 6: 196 lb. -- That's the starting weight.
May 13: 194 lb. -- Achieved 194.5 - not QUITE there!
May 20: 192 lb. -- 193. Dang! I'd better work a lot harder!
May 27: 190 lb. -- 192! Sigh - off by a WEEK's worth!
June 3: 188 lb. -- 190. Still off by a week.
June 10: 186 lb. -- 189. Gonna eat healthier this week. No KFC. :)
June 17: 184 lb. -- 187.5
June 24: 182 lb. -- 186.5
July 1: 180 lb -- 186 - UMM. Oops. :)
PHEW! My friend's wedding reception is on July 4th, and I really, really want to weigh no more than 180 at that point. Wish me luck. Better yet, send over a BIGGER dose of determination!
Update July 6th, 2009:
Okay, I didn't make it to 180 by the wedding reception, but I felt *great* at 186. Now I'm shooting for 178 or lower by the end of July - let's see how I do. Ideally, I want to be 175 by the time this month is done. Here's the weekly breakdown I'm *planning* - let's see how closely I stick to this plan!
July 1: 186 lbs. -- That's the starting weight.
July 8: 184 lbs. --185
July 15: 181 lbs. -- 184
July 22: 178.5 lbs. -- 183
July 29: 175 lbs. -- 180
Update July 24th:
Ooh, I didn't even *notice* I'd got past 185. Well, I did, but not to the extent of going, "Hey, THAT was goal #2, and I DID it!" So, here I am, somewhere between 182 and 184 (bouncy, bouncy me!) on most days. What do I aim for next? You know what? 167.
Why 167? Because that was, for the longest time, the weight I felt BEST at - had a few happy years at that weight, and I'm ready to get there again.
So, 167 or bust. And I'm pretty certain I'll *be* there by the end of 2009. It doesn't matter how fast or slow I get there, though, as long as I *do* get there!
Update August 2nd:
Another month. Time for some new goals. I didn't get to 175. Not even close! But I *am* down significantly ... I'm at 179.something this morning - YAY!
What does that mean? I didn't make the goal I'd set for myself. But if I'd not SET that goal, I wouldn't have got as far as I have. :) I think I'm going to get there (to 175 and below) THIS month for sure!
Aug. 1: 180 lbs. -- That's the starting weight.
Aug. 5: 179 lbs.
Aug. 12: 177 lbs.
Aug. 19: 175 lbs.
Aug. 26: 173 lbs.
And I just realised that if I stick to these goals for August, I'll be within shouting distance of my year-end goal weight of 167! Wow! Now THAT's motivation! :)
Aug. 1: 180 lbs. -- That's the starting weight.
Aug. 5: 179 lbs. -- 179 achieved. (Despite the burgers!)
Aug. 12: 177 lbs. -177! Wow! Was NOT expecting that!
Aug. 19: 175 lbs. -- 179. Wasn't expecting that, either!
Aug. 26: 173 lbs. -- 177 *Yeah, when you overeat ...
Update Sept. 5th:
Well, okay - I lost a grand total of just 3 pounds in August. Mostly because I've not really cared what I put in my mouth. While there were *some* days when I stuck to my SP-suggested calorie range of 1900 to 2200, *many* (maybe most!) days, I was closer to 2500, with the occasional WAY higher-intake day. (Yes, I burn off enough calories that 1900 to 2200 calories a day would have me losing weight!)
Well. At least I know for sure that a couple of days of "blowing it" on the healthy intake side will NOT cause an immediate weight-gain!
This month, I'm going to take it a bit easier - both on the food intake and on the targets - just a pound a week is definitely doable, given that I managed 3 pounds last month without even trying. That should get me to 173 (the same target as for August!)
Weigh-ins continue to be on Wednesday! :)
Sept. 2: 177 (3 weeks in a row)
Sept. 9: 176
Sept. 16: 175
Sept. 23: 174
Sept. 30: 173
Update October 1:
Umm. Didn't *quite* make it. But close. See?
Sept. 2: 177 (3 weeks in a row)
Sept. 9: 176 -- 175 (pure fluke, believe me!)
Sept. 16: 175 -- 177 Yeah, well, look at my tracker. :P
Sept. 23: 174 -- 177!!!!
Sept. 30: 173 -- 174!!!!! Yay!
Almost all of September disappeared in a haze of depression and lots of work. Fortunately, walking everywhere meant that I did not gain an ounce despite eating every bit of fast food I could lay my hands on at the food court in the mall.
That included the Big Crunch sandwich from KFC (*with* mayo), the super-sized fries from New York Fries, several bouts of Chinese takeout, Meatball Marinara sandwiches from Subway (love the sauce!), the Volcano Tacos from Taco Bell, burgers from A&W (they had a 2-for-1 deal! :)) and lots more.
Fortunately, NOT all on the same day, but I ate fast food about 3 times a week through most of September. And, in each case, this was *after* eating the lunch that I'd packed from home! Which was healthy food like fish, veggies, etc! :)
The *last* week of September, something clicked in my head. The depression has started to lift, I'm hunting for a new job, and my eating has improved. And, as you would expect, given that I didn't gain at all during the month, my weight actually dropped 3 pounds this final week!
So, despite all the slacking off, there were definitely lots of lessons to take away from September - I have a super-duper, fantastic, mega-efficient metabolism. My body can tolerate all kinds of fast food and I can eat up to 3,900 calories in a day (I did - check out my trackers!) without actually putting on weight. Of course, if I did that every single day, or if I wasn't getting in as much exercise as I was, I'd have ballooned up.
October is going to be the month where I *stick* to the plan. :) Given how easily I dropped those three pounds, I'm actually going to go back to aiming for 2 pounds melted each week. But I'm not going to stress about it - if it happens, great, if not, I've got a life to live anyway, and, honestly, I'm enjoying my current weight! :) I need to stay focused on staying out of depression and keeping weight-loss as a focus would likely drive me down if the scale reflects badly on my lack of effort! :)
Oct. 1: 174!! Yay! I *like* this weight!
Oct. 7: 172 --
Oct. 14: 170 --
Oct. 21: 168 --
Oct. 28: 166 --
Update November 6th:
Oct. 1: 174!! Yay! I *like* this weight!
Oct. 7: 172 -- 173. Not quite there, but not bad!
Oct. 14: 170 -- 176. Stress. Interviews. Food. Yum.
Oct. 21: 168 -- 176. New job coming up. STRESS.
Oct. 28: 166 --
Umm. Yeah, I kinda fell off the weigh-in wagon. I spent October mentally gearing up to do the whole job-hunt thing. I started a new job this week.
So, in all that excitement, weight was *very* far from my mind. My clothes seem to fit the same, so I'm not worried. I've not gone overboard with the eating, except for a rather unnecessary bit of candy-eating on Hallowe'en night (my niece and nephew are very generous with their candy stash!), I've been getting in *some* exercise - so I think my food intake is in line with the amount I'm burning.
In other words, ALL'S WELL! :)
I walk a couple of miles from the subway to work a couple of days each week. This gives me the exercise I need, but also offers me a chance to peek in windows. Not to see what's inside, but to appreciate *my* smaller, cuter figure. :) I tell ya, I'm becoming quite the narcissist - I just can't stop looking! I look GOOD. Relaxed, still-plump, nice waist-line emerging, firm butt and legs. Mmmm. I *love* my body. :)
Goals for November? I don't think I'm setting weight goals this month. Instead, I'm gonna set exercise goals - the weight will either stay the same or fluctuate slightly, and I'm not too worried about it.
November goals:
Nov 1-8: 200 exercise minutes -- achieved 353
Nov 8-14: 200 exercise minutes -- achieved 120
Nov 15-21: 200 exercise minutes -- achieved 615
Nov 22-28: 200 exercise minutes -- achieved 320
Nov 29-Dec 4: 200 exercise minutes -- achieved 480
Update December 6th:
Phew. November was a *busy* month. I started my new job, yet another desk job. I did make a point of walking from the subway to work (and sometimes back FROM work) several days each week, so exercise wasn't completely gone from the routine (that's a 2.25 to 3 mile walk, depending on which subway station I get off at).
I also decided to use the corporate discount my company gets - I signed up at the gym. Yay, me. Now I have a REAL gym to work out at, with full access to a squat cage - I've really, really been missing that for the past 3 years! I'm no muscle babe, but I'm feeling good from putting in those half-hour weights sessions this past week (which is when I finally started going to the gym on the way in to work each morning, FOLLOWED by the walk!) - let's just say it's been a GREAT week. :)
And, lest I forget, November was National Novel Writing Month - an international challenge to would-be writers around the world to focus on writing 50,000 words in the 30 days of November. I signed up for that, and actually managed to meet the 50,000 word goal - YAY, me! So now I know if I ever decide to start writing in earnest, I'll be able to churn out the words I need to get the book done! :)
All that said, I've NOT been eating healthy this month - I've eaten out way too often because it seems to be the "norm" at software companies to go to lunch. :) That needs to change. So, I'm putting that on my goals for the month of December - I'm going to eat lunch out only two times each week. I know the exercise will stay steady, and I really don't think I care about the weight - I haven't weighed in in a couple of weeks. :)
Dec 6-12: at most 2 lunches out -- achieved 2
Dec 13-19: at most 2 lunches out -- achieved 3
Dec 20-26: at most 2 lunches out -- achieved 2
Dec 27-Jan 2: at most 2 lunches out -- achieved 2
Update Dec 31st 2009:
Well. I did achieve, mostly, my goal of not eating out *at lunch* more than 2 times a week in December. Which was a good thing. Sadly, I did eat out at dinner as well, a couple of times each week. That adds up. My weight is up - not a huge amount, but definitely not "just a pound or two".
The GREAT news is that my metabolism is still roaring - any day that I stay within about 2,500 calories (and not too much of it from worthless, junky carbs), I actually lose weight. Which tells me that January is going to be kind to my body because there'll be less occasions when I just want to eat out because "everyone" is doing it! :)
That, and the fact that I've rediscovered wild Atlantic salmon (I love fish, but I like my fish to taste fishy, and most farmed fish just doesn't do it for me. And I've got those yummy veggies to go with the fish ... :)
January 2010 WILL focus on the gym again - I've slacked off majorly the past two weeks and it's time to get that weight routine down pat. I'm going to aim for 4 to 5 days each week, this time going with a split routine. Cardio will continue in the form of walks to work (3 miles one way from the subway to work!) and/or swimming some evenings after work. I'll have to be careful with timing things on the swim - the last bus now is at 7:30 p.m. rather than 9:30, which means I have to be really aware of when I leave work and head out for the gym. But everything is doable if you want a result, right? :)
So, here are my January goals:
Jan 3 - 9: 5 weights sessions planned - 3 achieved
Jan 10 - 16: 5 weights sessions planned - 5 achieved
Jan 17 - 23: 5 weights sessions planned - 5 achieved
Jan 24 - 30: 5 weights sessions planned - 4 achieved
Jan 31 - Feb 6: 5 weights sessions planned - 4 achieved
And January 4th is my next fitness assessment at the gym - it'll be 5 weeks since the first one. I wonder how I'll do, given that I've not lifted weights at all in the past two weeks, and that cardio has been spotty to say the least? We'll just have to wait and see, huh?
Here's to a fantastic 2010 to EVERYONE!
Update, Feb. 6, 2010:
It occurs to me that this page is getting way too long. If I put it all into a blog, though, *I* will forget where I've been, so, for now, I'm going to leave it all on my main SparkPage. Thank goodness SP now shrinks it all way down unless someone actually wants to read it! :)
So, January was, unexpectedly, an eventful month. I'd planned to get in 5 strength training workouts each week. How did I do? Pretty well, all things considered. I managed 5 days twice, 4 days twice, and 3 days in the very first week of January. I think I'll keep up that schedule, because it just works well for me. So, I'll be attempting to get to the gym every weekday in February as well - of course, there happens to be a long weekend in there, and this week has already been a 4-days only week, so it's not going to be perfect, but it is pretty darned good.
All that strength training had one major side-effect ... I was hungry ALL the time. Not necessarily "real" hunger, but I wanted to eat. And eat. And eat some more. And I did. I ate everything I even remotely thought I wanted. That included several KFC sandwiches (I *love* the Big Crunch sandwich!) and a few samosas, and more than a couple of the Sausage and Egg McMuffin, too! :) It was all delicious, and yes, I put on some more weight.
The amazing thing, though? When I went in for the *next* fitness assessment, I'd actually dropped 1.4% of body fat! Woohooo! I'm impressed - all that gorging and still to lose fat! Wow! So now I'm sorta motivated to eat a little cleaner this month. I'm making no promises, but I do want to cut back on eating fast food, so that's going to be my goal for the month: fast food only one time per week. That's HUGE for me ... I tend to give in way too easily to salt-cravings! :D Wish me luck!
Here's the new goal list:
Feb 1 - 6: At most 1 fast food meal planned - 3 achieved
Feb 7 - 13: At most 1 fast food meal planned - 3 achieved
Feb 14 - 20: At most 1 fast food meal planned - 3 achieved
Feb 21 - 27: At most 1 fast food meal planned - 3 achieved
Update: Feb 28:
Umm. Okay. February was a total failure as far as eating at fast food places goes. Every week, I ate way more fast food than I'd planned.
Mostly because I wasn't focused every *single* day on what those totals were adding up to, wasn't focused on bringing enough healthy alternatives that would fill me up *and* satisfy the taste buds! Silly me.
Okay, so March is going to have to be a do-over. I think, this time, I'm actually going to focus on the eating. No more just taking in arbitrarily huge amounts of calories and *hoping* I do okay!
So, to keep it simple, I'm aiming for 2,150 calories per day, with ONE splurge day each week. Splurge day is up-to-3,000-calories.
Here's the ongoing tally:
Mar 1 - 6: 1 2,200+ calorie day planned - ??? achieved
Mar 7 - 13: 1 2,200+ calorie day planned - ??? achieved
Mar 14 - 20: 1 2,200+ calorie day planned - ??? achieved
Mar 21 - 27: 1 2,200+ calorie day planned - ??? achieved
Mar 28 - Apr 3: 1 2,200+ calorie day planned - ??? achieved
Update: October 2, 2010:
Fell off the wagon with a thud back in March. Ate my way through stress and boredom.
Looked up late in September and realised I'd really done a number on my body - I weighed in at 211 pounds on September 28th!
Hmph. Obviously I am NOT one of those determined 5% who just lose the weight and keep it off. :) Time to get back in action. So far, simply by focusing on staying aware and making healthier choices, I've managed to stick mostly within my SP-prescribed 1700 to 2150 calories a day (exercise has never been my problem, see? it's ALL over-eating!), I have managed to get my weight back down to 204 pounds. That's still 10 pounds higher than my ticker shows, but I am refusing to change the ticker until I get below 194. :)
Hang on to your seats, this may be a bumpy ride:
Oct 2: 204 pounds
Oct 3-9: Aim: 202 pounds, achieved 203.5 pounds
Oct 10-16: Aim: 200 pounds, achieved 205 pounds
Oct 17-23: Aim: 198 pounds, achieved 203.5 pounds
Oct 24-30: Aim: 196 pounds, achieved 202.4 pounds
Oct 31-Nov 6: Aim: 194 pounds, achieved ??? pounds
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