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|26 Feb 2016
BSOD for last couple weeks, almost always when FF open
Sorry, my first time here. Hope I've given all the info you need.
I have an older hp Hewlett-Packard h8-1114 2.00
Windows 7, has run great. Recently installed Acronis 2016, not sure if that's the problem.
I checked all my new installs, deleted a few things. Just a mess now, can't get any work done because of constant crashing. Please let me know whatever info you need, contact me by email if necessary. I will pay for your help.... just tell me how.
I'm very ill, takes me a little while to respond, but appreciate any help. This thing is pretty much useless, crashes all the time, sometimes will automatically do a restart, other times blue scenn and finally just black.
Thanks Scott
Attached a copy of Belarc Advisor if it helps.
I'll be back in 8 hrs or so.
|My System Specs
|26 Feb 2016
Hello Scott and welcome to 7forums! :)
I've looked through the BSOD's and I know what caused it but while looking at the files in your uploaded zip I noticed a couple of important files were missing and I need them to verify that your version of Windows is legitimate, please run the dm-log collector again!
Cheers, Boris :)
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|26 Feb 2016
Thank you so much BoristheAnimal for taking a look.
I did as you asked. File uploaded. Please let me know if you need anything else.
It is the original version of windows that came with the computer, a couple years ago I cloned the original hard drive and installed a bigger one using Acronis. Not sure if that could have affected the files you are looking for.
If you don't find the files you are looking for, can you please tell me what I must do to find those files or how I should contact Microsoft.
|My System Specs
|26 Feb 2016
There are a couple of links on this page advertising BSOD fixes, and windows 7 fixes. I know these automatic things usually do not work, does anyone know if the ones advertised here might work?
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|27 Feb 2016
Scott, again it seems that the dm-log collector has only done its job partially, I wonder if you haven't selected "run as admin"?
|My System Specs
|27 Feb 2016
Is there any other way to get you the info you need?
I'm pretty desperate, will try to run the tool again. Will close down, restart and see if I even have the option to run as "Admin"
5 am, gotta call it a night....got a killer migraine.
Thanks Boris
If I can't get you what you need, is there another site you might be able to recommend. Or is there another way I can prove to you that this is a legit copy of windows, can I contact microsoft or something?
|My System Specs
|27 Feb 2016
Hmm well if you got the COA sticker then I guess you could post a picture of it unless you've had some success with the log collector.
Is this your personal computer, if yes then you probably have administrator rights.
|My System Specs
|27 Feb 2016
Hi Boris, yes it is my personal computer.
I found the tag you wanted, plus there is a tag from the computers manufacturer, I took a shot of each and uploaded. I will try log collector again later tonight. The computer has been on and I need to finish something before I reboot.
Heck, I'll do a quick log collector now and again latter.
To view the images, make sure you zoom in and magnify so you can read them, I tried and could read all the info on the label.
REally apprecaite your help
|My System Specs
|28 Feb 2016
Hi Boris..... computer worked for a while, then crashed again.
So I rebooted and before loading up programs I ran your log tool.
Attached are the results, not sure it will be any different, but I did run it as an administrator.
Thanks again..... really hope to get this straighend out, willing to pay for your help.
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By: Abbi Glines
Published: June 9, 2013 by Abbi Glines
Kindle, 304 pages
Source: Personal Kindle Library
(Goodreads / Amazon)
Rush promised her forever... but promises can be broken.My Review:
Torn between his love for his family and his love for Blaire, Rush has to find a way to save one without losing the other. In the end one has to be more important. Letting go isn't easy.
Blaire believed in her fairytale... but no one can live in a fantasy.
Her love for Rush and desire to have a family keep her believing that they can find a way for this to work. Until she has to make the right decision for her and the baby. Even if it breaks her heart.
Can they find the forever that they both want or has it all just gone... too far?
I will probably never tire of Rush and Blaire's story. Their love story is among the epic kind, not to mention incredibly hot. At the end of book 2 Blaire is pregnant with Rush's baby and she is engaged to Rush. This book takes up where that one left off, as Rush and Blaire get ready for their wedding. But sometimes when you add in a bunch of crazy folks from your family to your otherwise perfect bubble, things don't always go smoothly. Especially when you have a major rock star for a dad, a crazy, selfish sister (who I will get to in a minute) and a lazy mooch of a mother. Add in that the crazy selfish sister and mooch of a mother hate your fiancee.
The only thing I could do without is Nan. I'm beyond tired of her character! She is a twisted, vindictive, bitter, spoiled brat. People like this literally suck the life out of you. You MUST set boundaries and separate from them or they will drain you dry with their manipulation and drama. Blood or no, she needs to be kicked to the curb!
This book introduced 2 new POV's (Grant and Harlow). This was refreshing, adding new personalities to the mix. Followers of the Too Far series will know that Grant has his own story coming out called This One Chance. (Expected publication date: this winter) Yay!
I was a puddle of mush during the wedding scenes! Don't even get me started on the song that Rush sings (which is available for purchase on iTunes!!) Abbi knows how to write about love and she does it exceptionally well with Rush and Blaire. Every woman deserves to be adored and loved like Rush loves Blaire. Like I said, epic love story!
Favorite Quotes:
"The woman I got pregnant happens to be my heart. I'll marry her and spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to make her smile."
"She's everything I want to be."
"Nothing in life was as precious as this woman. It never would be. I'd found my happiness."
Final Rating - 4.5 stars

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As long as we're talking about pitta breads, how about things to put on/in them? Since my pitta bread don't always puff up when I tell them to (even when I shout at them very loudly), I may have to admit that I often come down on the side of "on"-them-things out of necessity. And, if you go to the trouble of making your own pitta in the first place, wouldn't it be nice to have an "on"-them-thing worth raving about? For me, that's hummus. Or when I'm feeling a bit less lazy, roasted eggplant and tahini dip. But most of the time just hummus.
Now you may be wondering why hummus is rave-worthy. After all, it's kind of a boring beige color most of the time, and the stuff from the store can be hit or miss. This is why making hummus at home is so worth it. You can add sun-dried tomatoes, roasted peppers, or roasted garlic to jazz up the flavor. And after the pulverizing is over, you have a blank beige canvas to decorate with everything from olive oil, to spices and herbs.
Unfortunately, as an avid practitioner of the non-recipe cooking approach, it's a bit difficult for me to give you exact measurements for what you should put in your hummus, so please take the following recipe as a suggestion. Google backs me up that there are a million different ingredient ratios for hummus, and that the following is a good middle-ground. Perhaps more importantly, you should make a hummus that is delicious to you, so go wild!
Simple Hummus
2 cups cooked chickpeas (see below for cooking instructions)
1/2 cup chickpea water (from cooking)
1/4 cup tahini
2-3 medium cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
Juice of 1 lime or lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil
To garnish: olive oil, paprika, ground cumin, dried oregano, and diced fresh parsley.
First, in a mini food processor, pulverize the garlic, olive oil, and about 1/4 cup of chickpeas and 1/4 cup of chickpea water. This should disperse the garlic better than just chopping and adding it in at the end. Next I add the rest of the ingredients, except a bit less salt, and pulverize again. At this point I taste the hummus. It may need more salt, tahini, lime juice, or liquid. I like my hummus to be smooth and not too dense, which means plenty of food processor action and sometimes extra liquid. When you're happy with your hummus, spoon it into a bowl and smooth out the top. To garnish, drizzle some olive oil over the smooth top of the hummus; this helps keep the hummus from drying out. Finally, sprinkle any or all of the spices on top.
Cooking Chickpeas
Chickpeas are some of the easiest beans to cook because it's hard to overcook them. The one thing you do have to remember to do (in addition to turning the stove off eventually) is soak them overnight first. I recently started using just-cooked and still-warm chickpeas to make hummus, and I think the hummus was smoother than cold or canned chickpeas. To soak the chickpeas, put them in a non-reactive bowl and cover them with at least twice their volume of water. I usually cook 2-3 cups of dried chickpeas at a time and use them to make a few batches of hummus, chickpea patties (like non-deep fried felafel), or put them on salads. To cook the chickpeas, drain the soaking water and rinse the chickpeas thoroughly. Then in a medium or large pot, cover the chickpeas with two times their volume of water again and turn the heat on high until the water reaches a boil. Then turn the heat down to maintain a simmer, and let the chickpeas cook until very soft. This could take 1-2 hours depending on the freshness of your dried chickpeas and how long you're willing to wait for softer chickpeas. Save some of the cooking water for making hummus!


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After starring in Thursday's historic Dundee derby, Gary Mackay-Steven yesterday savoured the quiet satisfaction of knowing he has already started to make good on a New Year's promise to score more goals.
It proved quite a start to the year for the winger, who scored twice in United's 6-2 victory over their city rivals. 1 January also marked when he can begin officially talking to other clubs, with Mackay-Steven's contract due to expire in the summer. He has intimated he is looking to return down south, having spent a spell as a youth player at Liverpool.
Mackay-Steven had tripled his own goal tally for the season by half-time on Thursday, which was the first time United have scored six times against Dundee. Aberdeen earned the headlines by taking advantage of Celtic's postponed fixture against Partick Thistle to move to the top of the Scottish Premiership with a victory over St Johnstone.
However, United remain handily-placed in third position, two points behind Celtic and three behind pace-setters Aberdeen, one of the sides linked with a move for Mackay-Steven.
He certainly made the most of the opportunity to remind potential suitors about what he can do after being handed his first start since the end of November. Mackay-Steven struck his first goals since the opening day of the season – the first coming from far out by the touchline and the second a sweetly-hit shot that whipped past Dundee debutant goalkeeper Arvid Schenk.
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"One of my New Year resolutions was to score more goals and I've been telling myself to shoot more," said Mackay-Steven. "The first goal, I was aiming for the back post and if someone got a touch then great. But, I hit it that hard and it's gone into the top corner. I was very happy about that.
"And with the second, it was a great ball from Stu [Armstrong]. It's just about me getting into those positions and making the goalkeeper work. So I'm happy.
"I've obviously not featured as much as I would've liked in recent times," he added. "But the team's done well and it's been a case of me biding my time and making the most of any chances. I got the nod to play against Dundee and I was right up for it."
Mackay-Steven described the United dressing-room as a "happy one" just now, although there must surely be some frustration at not only last weekend's defeat to St Johnstone, but also the recent 2-0 defeat to Aberdeen. Can the Tannadice side put together a consistent run to challenge for the title? They are now the highest goalscorers in the league and, by beating Celtic recently, have proved they are a match for anyone on their day.
"Celtic are definitely the out and out favourites all the time," mused Mackay-Steven. "They've shown year in year out how strong they are. But we definitely feel, like Aberdeen, we can certainly push for at least second place. Just go game by game and get up the table as far as we can, gathering as many points as we can. It's a good start to the year – and hopefully we can keep it going.
"We don't fear anyone and as we showed against Dundee we can score goals," he added. "Even Nadir [Ciftci] didn't score on Thursday, but he still played really well. A lot of the boys can score goals and that's a definite positive for the team. We'll just go into every game with the attitude of attacking and knowing that we can score goals."
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Reviewed on 5/22/2014...
The phenomenal major label debut by Dirty Looks! As a fan I learned of Dirty Looks from their third album, 5 Easy Pieces, which is another awesome album. The album Cool From the Wire has a very raw and loose feel to it. The vibe is one of coolness from the guitar licks that you hear here.
My favorites are Cool From the Wire, Get Off, Put a Spell On You (Their concert opener that I most remember live), and my favorite from the album No Brains Child with it's raw opening chords. Dirty Looks was a band that didn't get the sales they deserved but this album stands the test of time. Some things you listen to years later even though you enjoy them sound like they've aged and happily this isn't one of them!
I give this album a 5 out of 5 stars just because it stands the test of time and doesn't sound like a cheesy 80's band but sounds like a band that knew who they were and knew exactly what they wanted in the studio. Of course, having Max Norman producing helped to give the album the great sound as well!
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"As a long time Dirty Looks fan I hafta say, Cool from the Wire is one of they're best Albums. This CD ROCKS from start to finish. Some of my other favorites by D.L. are, Turn Of The Screw, Chewing On The Bit, and Five Easy Pieces.These guys truly ROCK!!!!!"
One of the best bands from the 80s you never heard
Michael Javorka | Minersville, PA United States | 11/06/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Being from Pennsylvania, I discovered Dirty Looks in a roundabout way. I had gone to college at the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and, admittedly, I wasn't really ready to be taking my studies seriously. Hormones were driving me crazy and I spent more time studying female anatomy than my major of mechanical engineering. One of the places I frequented on the weekends was The Back Room, a place that would feature showcases of about 4 bands each night of the week, with the most popular local bands appearing on Fridays and Saturdays. I would usually arrive pretty early, having to rely on public transportation, so I'd spend a lot of time sitting drinking soda and admiring the scenery of big haired, made-up, metal chicks while waiting for the bands to go on stage. It was during this time that the DJ at the club would ALWAYS play the first four songs on the COOL FROM THE WIRE album. It was instantly catchy from the very first note of the title track, which opens the album, although I had no idea what was being said in the chorus (I thought it was something like "you, you from the wild"). The second track, IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU ROCK, also caught my interest. Here was a band that was playing straight-ahead hard rock in an era of increasingly over-produced, cheesed-up, synth-heavy poseur metal that favored image over substance. This song ended up on the soundtrack of 1988's Johnny Be Good, although it is hardly even noticeable in the film.
As the third track, CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU, played, it was somewhat of a cooling off period. Not quite as catchy, at least upon first listen, but still was a pretty solid song. The wordplay within the song had a certain charm which made me think, "I don't know what he's saying, but he sounds good saying it." As it turned out, one of the lines that I got a kick out of was "Oh shimmy shimmy co-co gimme gimme more of... more of what you got for me." I still think it's pretty cool today. Then came the song for which they actually had a video - OH, RUBY. It suddenly struck me. Is this an old Bon Scott AC/DC album I had never heard? There is a place in this song where Henrik, the vocalist, breaks into a spoken part in which he sounds like a dead-ringer for Bon Scott... a band who also just happened to be on the same Atlantic record label with them, albeit now 8 years into the growling Brian Johnson era. To me, this band sounded like what AC/DC with Bon Scott would be like if AC/DC had updated their sound with a bit flashier guitar playing, i.e. more than 3-chord songs and faster solos. Upon closer listening, the Bon Scott style voice started to shine thru in all the songs, just slightly higher pitched. I had to track down this album.
When I finally found it and could afford it (I was a starving college student), I bought it and played it to death. My favorite songs from the rest of the album would include PUT A SPELL ON YOU, NO BRAINS CHILD, and GET OFF, although that's not to take away from the remaining tunes. But if I had to pick the "best of" from this album, it would include all of the songs I mentioned, possibly excluding EYES... It's such a solid album that, other than the song TOKYO, it's an album I can listen to from start to finish repeatedly and almost never grow tired of it.
But here's the major problem with this album, and quite possibly the reason for it's failing to make any impact at the time. It was released in 1987, when the LP was still a very popular music format. In fact, I don't think it was even released as a CD until 1990. Couldn't Atlantic have spared at least a LITTLE bit of money to give this gem of an album a DECENT COVER? Imagine looking at this album's cover in 12" x 12" size. What would you make of it? In an era where looks was everything, they put a black and white extreme close-up of the singer (and the singer only) making a not-so-dirty-look, and then overlaying the band's logo in hot pink over his left eye. Compare this to Poison's LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN or Cinderella's NIGHT SONGS and you'll see there's no comparison (well, the hot pink logo would match Cinderella at least). Who did Atlantic think they were marketing this to? Granted, they didn't wear the make up or outrageous clothes those two bands did, but the audience was still the same. I'd venture to say fans of those bands would have snagged this one if it only had a cover to lure them in. The album title also didn't help matters, even though the song itself is great. Seriously, if I said to you "Hey, check out Cool from the Wire," who WOULDN'T say "...huh?" Unfortunately, listeners of the time judged the book, or I suppose I should say ALBUM, by its cover and its title just gave no indication of what to expect.
Amusingly, it appeared I had to move to Texas to hear a band that hailed from my home state. The local Austin Z-Rock affiliate radio station played a few of the band's songs on a semi-regular basis, but the band just never seemed to catch on with the glam-crazed fans of the time. What amazed me was that this debut album, as good as it was, was about to be topped by their follow-up album entitled TURN OF THE SCREW, which was met with even less fanfare than this one. Truly a shame."


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A debut collection of elegant and largely intertwined short stories about mothers and daughters.
The collection starts with Serber's most startling piece, which inspired the title of the collection. Written in first-person, the story is a stream-of-consciousness dive into a mother's terrifying worry for her teenage daughter, who is exhibiting signs of an eating disorder. She, who remains unnamed, is at the end of her rope, calling her husband as he prepares for a business trip. "Don't care. Scream into the phone. Imagine your tinny, bitchy voice leaking around his ear while men holding lattes, women with Coach briefcases, students and grandmas try not to look at his worn face," Serber writes. With the next story, the author launches a series of interconnected tales about a single mother and her daughter that very nearly make up a novel of their own. In the first, "Ruby Jewel," we meet a college girl who has returned home to the Gulf Coast to visit her whiskey-soaked father and emotionally distant mother. In the next, "Alone as She Felt All Day," Ruby finds that the delicious liaisons she's been enjoying with a boy named Marco have left her pregnant. Marco leaves. The girl, named Nora, grows up and the conflicts between Nora and her mother ebb and flow like the tides, with Serber zeroing in on painful episodes along the way. There's little sweetness to be had in Serber's stories, laden with the sharpness of realism, but their emotional depths are memorable.
A terrific introduction to Serber's gifts, and hopefully a preview of good things to come.


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By Iain Abernethy
In his book 'Wado-Ryu' karate, Hironori Otsuka tells us
that there are three kinds of strength – Physical Strength, Technical
Strength and Mental Strength – and if any of those is deficient,
it will be "the downfall of the individual". It's a
common misconception throughout the martial arts that 'technique' is
the key; if we have good technique then we will be effective in combat.
The fact is that technique is no more or less important than physical
fitness or mental conditioning. Many martial artists dislike this idea
as it infers that those with poor technique can defeat those with good
technique (if they lack the required mental and physical condition).
A laborer on a building site (physically conditioned) who regularly gets
involved in bar fights (mentally used to combat) could easily defeat
the martial artist who concentrates on technique to the exclusion of
the other forms of strength.
If we are to be able to effectively defend ourselves then we need to
ensure that our training also develops physical condition and mental
strength in addition to technique. The key is to ensure that our training
is intense enough to encourage growth in all three areas e.g., we drill
our techniques with intensity and to the point of exhaustion (stimulates
physical strength) and no matter how much we want to quit or ease off,
we then drill them some more (stimulates mental strength).
We need at least two sessions per week that take us to our very limits.
The key is not duration but intensity. We can train for hours and never
break sweat or we can work flat out for around two minutes and be close
to throwing up. Real fights are extremely intense and, if our training
is to be valid, we also need to train in an intense way. This intensity
in training has many benefits besides increased combative effectiveness.
To make progress physically, we need to attempt activities that are
currently outside our capabilities. To get stronger, we attempt to lift
more weight than we can currently lift. To increase our aerobic and anaerobic
capacities, we try to do more than we can currently do in a given time.
Through attempting to accomplish that which currently lies beyond our
reach, our bodies will adapt, our physical fitness will be advanced and
the initial task becomes easier to accomplish. Our minds work in a similar
way. If we wish to strengthen ourselves mentally, we also have to attempt
tasks that are currently beyond us. This not only applies to our training
but to our lives in general. Through our training, we get accustomed
to reaching beyond ourselves. We are therefore more likely to reach beyond
ourselves in all areas of our lives.
We should be prepared to take on difficult tasks in order to develop
ourselves and the quality of our lives. The task needs to be difficult
if it is going to develop our capabilities. If the weightlifter does
not put enough weight on the bar, he isn't struggling and hence
he's not getting any stronger. Likewise, if our lives are "plain
sailing" we are not developing ourselves. If things are too easy,
our abilities are not developed and hence our potential for progress
becomes limited. We won't experience any "discomfort" so
long as we remain exactly where we are; but in my opinion that's
no way to live. We should push our boundaries and not remain tethered
to our "fur-lined rut". We should actively court discomfort
and the growth that results from that discomfort.
It is through attempting difficult tasks that we develop the ability
to accomplish them. The key thing is to ensure that we are consistently
trying to "lift that weight". Regardless of what that "weight" may
be – better health, more money, more rewarding jobs and relationships,
etc. – the only way we'll get it is through attempting to
get it. It may be very uncomfortable at first; however, it is that very
discomfort that will develop our abilities and ensure that we eventually
succeed. For example, a new job certainly won't be as easy as the
old familiar job, but any difficulty experienced will strengthen and
develop our capabilities. As our talents grow, there will come a point
where the new job will become "easy" and hence we will have
the ability to reach yet further.
To achieve great things we need great abilities, and the only way to
develop great abilities is through great struggle. Once we understand
that "resistance" is a vital part of the process, we actually
start to desire that resistance and the associated struggle.
Our training gets us used to reaching beyond ourselves and helps us
to understand the process of resistance and advancement. Our intense
combat training (Jutsu) should lead to us applying the lessons learned
in our daily lives (Do). We train in a way that takes us beyond our current
limits, so that we can expand those limits. In life, we should also constantly
reach beyond our current limits so we can develop our capabilities and
lead the lives we want to lead. In training and in life we need to seek
out discomfort, strive to develop ourselves and ensure that we are constantly
moving forward.
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Iain Abernethy has been involved in the martial arts since
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The PVP School District has agreed to let the Class of 1969 take over Senior Park for our Sunday Picnic, August 30 of reunion weekend! We originally looked at a couple of parks in San Pedro, but the Lion's Club race that day would have closed the streets, so we moved the venue. What better place to reminisce than our very own alma mater? The only catch: just like when we were in high school, there's no smoking and no alcohol allowed on campus.
Watch your snail mail for your official reunion invitation, coming soon. It will have all the details, map and directions, and a mail-in registration order form for payments by check. We also want to make it easy for you to register online by credit card if you choose, and that function will be up and running shortly on the class web site. The price is $79, and if you can afford a little extra to help with the reunion costs, you can make a Supporter Contribution for $20 or a Sponsor Contribution for $50.
We've added a new feature to the 40th Reunion: Classic cars from the 60s! Vintage wheels will be on display the night of the big party at Ports O' Call, Saturday August 29. If you have a classic car you'd like to bring, contact Tom Templeton at slowood@aol.
Pam Gilkison is putting together the music playlist for the Saturday Night Dinner Dance at Ports O' Call, August 29. Want to hear your favorite oldies from the 60s at the big party that night? Send suggestions to Pam at pgilkison@gmail.
We are still accepting t-shirt designs for the official reunion t-shirt. Get creative around the Beach Party theme and submit your ideas by July 1. See details at www.rhhs1969.
Thanks to everyone who has checked in to confirm your own address and provide contact information on other classmates. If you haven't confirmed your info in the past four months, please e-mail me at ccameron@cocpa.
Carol Hellie Cameron
RHHS 1969 Reunion Committee


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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Mini Cupcakes with Rose Toppers
As it turns out, a five petal Wilton rose is the perfect topper for a mini cupcake. Here is a tutorial from Wilton about how to make them.
Cream Cheese Buttercream
1 8 ounce block cream cheese at room temperature
2 sticks butter at room temperature
2 pounds powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
Beat together cream cheese and butter. Add in vanilla and beat to combine. Slowly add in powdered sugar and beat to combine. Color as desired. To pipe flowers, it is best to leave the icing on the thicker side. You may need to add a tablespoon or 2 of water to thin it out to piping consistency.
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Reading Preparation
How to get a good medium reading and life path reading
How to get a good medium reading and life path reading suggestions are provided to assists you in getting a more accurate reading.
When and How:
All appointments are scheduled in Central Standard Time. It is your responsibility to understand the time difference and call at the appropriate time. Please consult the World Clock – Time Zones for all time questions.
For in-person appointments, please arrive a few minutes early for your appointment time. For phone appointments, please make sure to arrange a half hour of time to relax before your appointment. This would be a good time to sit in stillness, meditate, pray or recite prayers. Being relaxed helps to improve the energy and allows for a more productive reading.
Telephone sessions work in the same way as in-person readings and are equally effective. Cell phones are recommended to allow for voice recording your session.
Uninterrupted Time:
Please allow for time before, during and after your reading to process the experience. While medium and life path readings are a wonderful opportunity, it can also be emotional as well as soul intensive. Uninterrupted time after you session will allow you to work through what has been discussed.
Keep an Open Mind: Healthy skepticism is welcome during our consultation. I expect you to want validation for what you are hearing. The more open you are to the possibilities, the more positive the energetic connection which usually provides a more detailed reading. Negative energy such as challenging or testing can disrupt the reading and cause communication to become unclear. Negative energy is heavier and weighs down the connection between the spirits and myself.
Not understanding: Expect to hear information that you may not understand right away. You may even want a pen and paper to write as much down as you can so you can consider the information after our appointment or even check with other family members. It's exciting for you and me to receive validation for information that you yourself didn't know and even couldn't have known during our meeting. I trust everything that Spirit is giving to me but even I don't always know why certain information is being shared. I do my best to relate to you what I am seeing, hearing, and feeling based on my ability to interpret a high volume of rapid intuitive information in a relatively short period of time.
Minimize disruption: Please do not volunteer information unless asked to clarify something specific that has already been given to me. It is my job to give you the the information being presented. It helps the energy if you affirm what is being given with a simple "Yes" or "I can accept this" if you understand the information that is being presented. If something does not make sense, then please be gentle in letting me know. Simply tell me that you "cannot confirm", or that you "need clarification" on the information being shared. Spirits and guides are working very hard to give us information and stern "no's" and strong disagreements can lower the energy which affects the connection. If you are unsure, let me know you need more clarification and I will do my best to provide you with whatever I am given to help you understand.
Listen and Try not to Control: Please try to listen to the information as it is presented. During a reading, lots of information is offered in a short amount of time. You will be amazed how the time passes. It is helpful to understand that the spirit realms have their own ideas of what is most important. This may result in you hearing what they think is necessary and not what you may want to hear. Ready made questions and continual asking of questions during reads are discouraged. If questions arise during the read, write them down and save them until the end. I have found that those who are open without preconceived expectations are often spiritually grateful for the information received, and have very few, if any, questions at the end.
Place intentions beforehand: Besides making the appointment and being open to receiving a message, this is the single most important thing you can do to help ensure the best connection possible. Placing consistent intentions before your reading as far in advance as possible can assist in contacting a crossed over loved one. Guides and helpers are automatically part of a life path reading and placing advanced intentions is not necessary. Placing an intention is like making a thoughtful, grateful request in the form of a prayer or a silent meditation to those you wish to contact. Intentions are thought forms which carry their own vibrational communication and can be received by God, guides, angels and even loved ones who have passed. By placing intentions in advance, is it like giving them a personal invitation ahead of time to join us for the reading. Please understand that no ethical medium can guarantee a specific person to respond to the invitation. Free will works on Earth as it does for those that have passed. We do not always understand why some choose to visit and others do not.
Be Open to Anyone: If you have a medium read, please be open to anyone who wishes to connect to you, such as unknown relatives, deceased lovers, neighbors and even pets. It is helpful to know information about your family history on both parent's side of the family and even your spouse's family, whether you are still married or not. Information such as personality, what they did for a living, how they died etc. can help you to validate your reading. During life path readings, guides and other higher beings can be available to you. Being open to who they are and how they present themselves is also important.
Take Notes: If your session is recorded, there is no guarantee that it may work. Because we are working with energy, sometimes it can affect the electronic equipment. Taking notes during a session is advisable. It can be difficult to remember everything given the emotional content and the volume of information being introduced. Writing down facts may assist in recalling them later to yourself and family members.
Seek Assistance: A reading can bring up grief issues or open up other emotional issues for which you may not be prepared. I request that medium reads be scheduled no sooner than 6 months after a person has passed. I cannot replace the benefit of working with a grief counselor, therapist or medical doctor. Please seek further assistance where necessary.
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This is an interesting discussion, but it's getting off-topic for this list. The apps-discuss list is likely more suitable. Regards, On 20/01/2012, at 9:29 PM, Ray Polk wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Amos Jeffries <email@example.com> wrote: > On 20/01/2012 7:23 a.m., Ray Polk wrote: > I look at this group like the founding fathers of the internet. To think founding fathers would settle for "just interoperable" when there's a chance for "better AND interoperable" makes me kind of sad. > > Obviously doing away with the existing paradigm of content negotiation isn't practical. I wasn't trying to propose that. It's not how anyone makes backward compatible changes anyway, right? > > 1) One could add spec defined optional headers analogous to those for Media Type: > > Accept-Format / Content-Format > Accept-Data-Type / Content-Data-Type > > With IANA registries for each. Eventually this might become an alternative to Accept / Content-Type. > > 2) One could extend Media Types to include the notion of format somehow. Add to that the idea of format hierarchies or something. > > format/text/xml/atomsvc (don't need the yucky + xml anymore) > > Then add an optional spec defined header for datatype OR "additional processing instructions beyond format" > > IMHO the place for adding such instructions is not in the HTTP tokens, but in the fields provided by the representation. > > XML itself is perfectly capable of specifying in one of its tags the data type that will be produced after unwrapping/processing. So this "+" syntax is not actually adding "+xml" to a type as it is more along the lines of adding redundant "something+" to the text/xml and application/xml types alongside how the XML coded representation stores that meta data. > > This is in no way the fault of HTTP protocol, but of those designing the sub-protocols not taking into account the 2-value repercussions and nesting options clearly enough. > ... or perhapse they did, and decided that registering a nested type "text/a+b" was the best way to go given the nature of how a and b interact. > > Either way it seems way beyond the bounds of HTTP to re-define what is or is not allowed to be transferred beyond the basic reserved field characters. > > AYJ > > > Sure, you can put whatever you like into the entity body. But how does the client know to look for it? Does IANA have a registry of typical xml bodies? json bodies? What's more...how does the client negotiate what sort of thing they want from the server? > > Currently, this is entirely the purview of MediaType -- opaque Media Type keys referencing sets of instructions registered with IANA; those instructions always contain format & increasingly contain datatype. > > Why make every single sub protocol bear the burden of specifying format? (all in different, non standard ways) -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/Received on Saturday, 21 January 2012 08:04:09 UTC
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Game Recaps - Round Two (March 23)
Sacramento, CA – The Sacramento State Hornets (18-15) move past Big Sky-foe Eastern Washington 84-49 and advance to Round Three of the WNIT.
Four Hornets players scored in double figures including a game-high 17 points from Takara Burse. Maranne Johnson and Andrea Chenier both chipped in 12 apiece. Margaret Huntington finished with 11 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
Eastern Washington's Lexie Nelson finished with a team-high 12 points and teammate Delaney Hodgins added 11.
The Hornets used a 21-6 run midway through the first half to open up a 15-point lead and never looked back leading by as many as 38 points. The Hornets led 38-28 at halftime and outscored the Eagles 46-21 in the second half.
The two teams split in Big Sky conference play this season before tonight's matchup. The Hornets are playing in their first postseason tournament in program history and improve to 18-15 on the season. Eastern Washington ends the year with a 21-12 record; 21 wins ties the program's high-water mark for wins. EWU also earned its first postseason victory in program history with its Round One win over Washington State.
Sacramento State will host Saint Mary's in Round Three of the WNIT on Thursday, March 26 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
Moraga, CA – Coming off a thrilling overtime win over Hawaii in Round One of the WNIT, Saint Mary's came out strong from the get-go as the Gaels cruise to an 83-64 victory over Fresno State.
Lauren Nicholson led Saint Mary's with 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. Carly Turner chipped in 15 points coming off the bench for the Gaels.
Fresno State's Raven Fox led all scorers with 22 points hitting 9-of-11 from the field and Moriah Faulk added 13 points for the Bulldogs.
Saint Mary's opened the game with a 6-0 run and never trailed. Fresno tied the game at 17-17 with less than eight minutes to play in the first half before the Gaels went on a 17-0 run. Fresno was held scoreless for nearly 10 minutes before a Stephanie Rovetti steal and layup at the 2:57 mark.
The two teams met earlier in the season with the Bulldogs winning 60-56 in Fresno.
Saint Mary's will play at Sacramento State in WNIT Round Three action on Thursday, March 26 at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
Toledo, OH – The University of Michigan women's basketball team will advance to Round Three of the WNIT following a 74-58 victory over the Toledo Rockets. Michigan improves to 18-14 on the season and Toledo falls to 19-14.
Michigan guards Siera Thompson and Katelynn Flaherty both finished with monster games coming off the bench for the Wolverines. Flaherty hit 11-of-15 shots from the field to drop a game-high 25 points and Thompson added 20 points hitting all four three-point attempts. The Michigan bench outscored the Toledo bench 46-4.
Three Toledo players finished in double figures with Inma Zanoguera leading the way with 14 points and dishing out six assists. Ana Capotosto added 12 points and Brenae Harris finished with 11.
Michigan's Nicole Elmblad owned the boards all night pulling down a game-high 14 rebounds and chipping in eight points. The Wolverines shot a smoking 66 percent from behind the arc and held the Rockets to 35 percent.
The game went back and forth early in the first half with both Toledo and Michigan holding leads. However, the Wolverines used a 16-0 run to end the half to take a 37-23 lead going into halftime. Michigan held Toledo scoreless in the final 6:06 of the first half. Both teams played even in the second half with a slight 37-35 advantage for Michigan.
The Wolverines will host the Missouri Tigers in Round Three of the WNIT on Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. ET.
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The Secret History of Iraq's Invisible War• wired.com
In the early years of the Iraq war, the U.S. military developed a technology so secret that soldiers would refuse to acknowledge its existence, and reporters mentioning the gear were promptly escorted out of the country. That equipment – a radio-frequency jammer – was upgraded several times, and eventually robbed the Iraq insurgency of its most potent weapon, the remote-controlled bomb. But the dark veil surrounding the jammers remained largely intact, even after the Pentagon bought more than 50,000 units at a cost of over $17 billion.
Recently, however, I received an unusual offer from ITT, the defense contractor which made the vast majority of those 50,000 jammers. Company executives were ready to discuss the jammer – its evolution, and its capabilities. They were finally able to retell the largely-hidden battles for the electromagnetic spectrum that raged, invisibly, as the insurgencies carried on. They were prepared to bring me into the R&D facility where company technicians were developing what could amount to the ultimate weapon of this electromagnetic war: a tool that offers the promise of not only jamming bombs, but finding them, interrupting GPS signals, eavesdropping on enemy communications, and disrupting drones, too. The first of the these machines begins field-testing next month.


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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Listening Post: Return to the 80s Edition (Part 2: Boys Don't Cry)
It'll probably surprise no one to learn that I could be a pensive and brooding kid on occasion. Teenage years are all about discovery -- that and inflating every little problem to the level of stupid, gargantuan melodrama. Spend your formative years watching enough movies and you start to believe that life is nothing if not one big method act. So, with that in mind, these are just a few of the songs that could often be heard pulsing from my car stereo as I sped along the streets of Miami at midnight, trying to "clear my head," believing that the right music, my car and the night air was required to do it.
Yes, this MTV-era music is slightly more personal -- read: self-indulgent -- than the stuff included on the last list, but I guess I'm curious to find out if anyone else feels the same way about these songs that I do (because if you don't, I'll have to put them on again and tool around the city, lamenting how terribly misunderstood I am but how cool I look being that way).
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So is a classic -- a near-perfect pop-rock masterpiece. It's one of the few albums that not only came to define the 80s, but has withstood the test of time since. In many ways, it's as fresh, powerful and clever now as it was then. While songs like Sledgehammer, Big Time and In Your Eyes remain seared into the memories of millions, my favorite track on So was always Mercy Street. It was quiet. It was incredibly moving. It was atmospheric. And when I hear it, to this day, it hits me, ironically, like a sledgehammer.
Here's Mercy Street.
Dire Straits
Of all the hits spawned by Dire Straits's astonishing 1985 album Brothers in Arms, it's both surprising and not surprising at all that the one song that's truly held up -- retaining every bit of its haunting, elegiac weight -- is the title track. (If you require proof, note the masterful way it was used in the Season 2 finale of The West Wing.) It may be more than 20 years old, but no matter where I go or what I do, I always make sure that this song is never more than an iPod click away. Ever.
This is Brothers in Arms.
Duran Duran's other offshoot (the more notable being The Power Station), Arcadia, at first glance, probably seemed thoroughly unnecessary when held against the band that spawned it. Despite recording some spectacular music, it's almost impossible to imagine Duran Duran ever having any balls that required being cut off, yet that's exactly what Arcadia somehow managed to do. Still, to its credit, the Simon Le Bon-Nick Rhodes-Roger Taylor creation not only cranked out some surprisingly good material -- full of ethereal layers and truly romantic "new romantic" soundscapes -- but also stood as somewhat of a contradiction: Arcadia was a band formed with the intention of excising the admittedly miminal guitar work of Andy Taylor, and yet Le Bon and Rhodes enlisted the brilliant David Gilmour to play on the album. Regardless, together, they recorded at least a few songs that hold up relatively well.
Here's the gorgeous video for Missing.
Honestly, there's nothing I could say about U2 that hasn't already been said -- except that this is, quite possibly, my all-time favorite song from them.
Here's the title track to the band's 1984 introspective and ambient masterpiece, The Unforgettable Fire.
Mondo Rock
Huge in Australia and practically unknown in the states, Mondo Rock made the kind of powerful and direct alternative pop-rock that seems to grow up out of the ground down under. Despite its complete lack of subtlety, particularly when it comes to the lyrics (which are about the loss of virginity, and led to the track being banned from Aussie radio for some time), I still love everything about this song. Maybe it's the kind of thing that could only have had the effect it did by hitting a teenage kid at exactly the right time -- either way though, it remains one of my favorites.
This is Come Said the Boy.
If I go too much into why I like Genesis, early or later incarnation, I really will sound like Patrick Bateman. So, I'll keep it simple: Mama, from the band's self-titled 1983 release, is one of the best songs of the 1980s. No question. While so many consider Phil Collins's In the Air Tonight and its resurrection on Miami Vice to be wholly symbolic of the 80s aesthetic -- particularly the people my age who actually lived in Miami during that decade -- Mama was, in my mind, always the better song to drive to late at night. Don't believe me? Do it now -- tonight. It still works. And incidentally, would somebody please, please wise up and do a really astounding cover of this song? I've always kind of imagined Linkin Park pulling it off.
Here's Mama.
Roxy Music
The night of my senior prom -- an event which culminated in me coming dangerously face to face on the dancefloor with a girl who wasn't my date but whom I'd been in love with for most of my high school years -- I wound up at the remains of an ultra-stylish after party being held in a two-story downtown Miami penthouse. While quietly wandering the place, making my way up the stairs and down one of the long, dark halls, I ran into the same young girl I'd almost kissed a few hours earlier. She had just stepped out of the bathroom and was wearing a white terrycloth robe. I approached her and, without saying a word, she took my hand and wrapped it around the end of the thin strip holding the robe closed and began to make me pull on it. I never took my eyes off her face. As this happened, Roxy Music's Avalon played from somewhere nearby.
Tell me that's not a perfect memory.
Here's Avalon.
Next Week: Return to the 80s, Part 3: Punk's Not Dead
15 comments:
- Al said...
First song I put on the turntable after our first dog died was 'Brothers in Arms'...even years later it still beings a lump to my throat.
- J. Walker said...
"Mercy Street"...oh, wow. That's one of my top ten favorite songs, ever.
This is an excellent list. Even the Genesis song is perfect.
I hope you have room somewhere on your list for "Midnight Oil".
- Casey Kasem said...
"Now we're up to our long distance dedication, and this one is about kids and pets, and a situation we can all understand, whether we have kids or pets or neither. It comes from a man in Cincinati Ohio, and here's what he writes:
'Dear Casey, This may seem to be a strange dedication request, but I am quite sincere and it will mean a lot if you play it. Recently there was a death in our family. He was a little dog named Snuggles, but he was most certainly a part of...' "
"...let's go... start again."
"Coming out of the record, play the record, ok? Please..."
"...too many... We come out of those goddamn up-tempo numbers, man, It's impossible to make those transitions. Then you gotta go into somebody dying? Goddamn it if we can't come out of slow records. I don't understand it. Why aren't we doing these instrumentals, too? Do we got 'em?"
"Will somebody find the goddamn answer?"
"I want a goddamn concerted effort to come out of a record, that isn't a... a fucking up-tempo record, every time I do a goddamn ...DEATH Dedication! This is the last goddamn time. I want somebody to use his fucking brain to not come out of a goddamn record that is a ... up-tempo... and I gotta talk about a fucking dog dying!!!"
"What is this... this is fucking ponderous, man..."
"Fucking ponderous."
- keenEddie said...
Now that I'm here in Australia, I hear that Mondo Rock song all the time.
The bulk of my digital music is from 1980-89, a mix of well-known as well as obscure tunes that make me remember when I thought I'd be 15 (or 17, 19, etc.) forever.
You're right: it did seem like a movie that wouldn't end... and it was anticlimactic when it did.
Roxy Music's More Than This has been following me around for a long, long time.
Just a heads up:
I stopped getting sound out of your youtube embeds this weekend on my wife's laptop, and now the same thing is happening here at work. When I open the links in youtube, they play just fine.
Your site has always been a wee bit troublesome. At home, it wants to open a dialup connection when we're using broadband, and it occasionally takes a few attempts to connect at work.
- dick_gozinia said...
In keeping with your loose theme of underground tunes from extremely popular 80s hitmakers, where are The Police?
When the World is Running Down....
Synchronicity I
Next To You
Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Driven to Tears
Truth Hits Everybody
etc, etc, etc.
I'd be really shocked if somebody such as yourself, a child of the 80s who somewhat defines major life landmarks with music (as do I) doesn't have at least one memory tied up with The Police. I've got dozens.
Sorry for the grandstanding...I was just shocked to not see them included.
- Chez said...
Dick -- I was going to put Secret Journey up there, but honestly, I could do this all day and the site's already running slow as hell with all the YouTube links I'm posting.
- slouchmonkey said...
What up, baby maker?
There's something about Larry's kick drum in this song that just makes it perfect. I'm not sure what mic they were using but it's just so solid. Love the 80's collections! Best.
- Amy said...
I approve.
Oh the memories.
I once made a boy fall in love with me when, upon first meeting and being told he was a U@ fan, I told him I knew his favorite song. I played him Unforgettable Fire and watched him fall in love with me. But my secret was that OF COURSE it was his favorite.
Brothers in Arms is just one example of the great usage of music in The West Wing. Right up there is "Hallelujah" in the Season 3 finale. May be even more powerful than Brothers in Arms...
- courtney said...
I always liked "Bullet the Blue Sky" from the Joshua Tree album. I find that album to be one of the top of all time.
Peter Gabriel's "Games without Frontiers" is also amazing.
What - 2 80's posts & no Lene Lovich or Nina Hagen?


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To Nigel Jaquiss of the Willamette Week, who has won a Pulitzer Prize for blowing the whistle on Neil Goldschmidt.
To Nigel Jaquiss of the Willamette Week, who has won a Pulitzer Prize for blowing the whistle on Neil Goldschmidt.
Congratulations are very much in order. The only downside is that by winning the Pulitzer Prize for exposing the Goldschmidt scandal, Nigel isn't likely to get another Pulitzer this year for blowing the whistle on the TPG/PGE deal.
And there's another good one fairly recently, which shall go nameless... Can't wait to see what Hank Stern digs up, if he gets out there. Kudos to Mark Zusman as well, of course.
Interesting clues...Stern, dig...hmmm
Are you hinting at the connection between excavation-intensive projects here and in the eastern city who's name we almost bore? Both do share a certain contractor and involve water. And while the Oregonian hasn't ever gotten the story exactly right, Stern seems to be the reporter who covers the project most.
Yes, Nigel deserves major congratulations. Unfortunately, this certainly lessens chances he'll stick around Portland.
But where's the book deal? This entire Humbert thing is strange enough, complicated enough, lascivious enough and entertaining enough to warrant a book and Nigel's the man for it.
A publishing friend has contacted Nigel but there's no book afoot. My friend doesn't think the national public would be sufficiently intrigued, even if she could pull it off.
Does it have to be local to sell a sick story of major power broker, mayor, governor/child rape/mother worked for Humbert/important people knew, didn't divulge and benefitted from Humbert/newspaper's editors were told about it/Humbert became big federal agency head/Humbert removes self from spotlight/child victim becomes messed-up druggie/Humbert and cronies run big city for decades/story finally breaks due to plucky outsider?
Don't be too sure about Nigel leaving Portland. My understanding is that he left an extremely lucrative position on Wall Street to come here and has a real commitment both to Portland and to his work.
For me, I certainly hope he stays. And I say that as someone who has been personally skewered by him and didn't like it one bit.
I do enjoy it, however, when he skewers others. :-)
My first career was as a reporter. I'm pretty sure Nigel will leave if he really has ink in his blood. Seven years in one city should have made him restless. And, as a middle-aged reporter, he should get at least one overseas assignment under his belt before it is too late. I also think he could use the discipline of a daily newspaper. Though some of his work is good, he tends to chase causes too much.
BTW, I did not see the late edition of the 'O' yesterday. Does anyone know how it played WW winning a Pulitzer?
Get out! The 'O' managed to say 'sexual abuse' when referring to a Mover and Shaker. And, how about that 'we're not really sleeping' description of their meth series?
Thanks for the info, Jack.


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Far Rockaway, NY is set to receive federal funds to fix the boardwalk. Long after Hurricane Sandy ravished the shore of this beach community, the government has come in to help, providing much needed additional aid to replace the boardwalks that were washed away in Hurricane Sandy. Representative Charles "Chuck" Schumer, who championed for funds from the start, announced that close to $500 million in FEMA funding is heading to the South Shore community. A few more yards of red tape in the form of approvals from city and state officials are not expected to hold up the rebuilding project, slated to be complete in about two-year. Sections of the beach will remain open during the repair project.
More than one million square feet of boardwalk were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, which struck New York in 2012. Stirred up by a tropical wave that started in the Caribbean Sea, Hurricane Sandy precipitously made its way up the coast. What started as wave turned into a hurricane once it hit the tropical island of Jamaica. Ultimately, the waters of the Atlantic Ocean made its way up to New York, bashing into the boardwalk along the shore, which allowed water to enter the nearby peninsula. This overrun of water, along with Category 2-type winds spanning more than 1,100 miles, devastated the area and is held as the second most expensive hurricane in U.S. history.
New Yorkers had not seen anything like "Superstorm Sandy" It was the largest Atlantic coastal storm on record, causing close to $70 billion dollars worth of damage. Two hundred and thirty-three people died as a result of the storm and it caused slightly less damage than did Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana.
Far Rockaway residents were distressed to see the beachside community of Neponsit quickly patched up and returned to life-as-usual while they languished. In fact, some residents of neighboring Belle Harbor received a letter from FEMA requesting they pay back federal funds received during the storm. Representative Charles Schumer lobbied for them, and they were able to keep that much-needed money. Now FEMA will ensure that Far Rockaway, as well as sections of Howard Beach and Broad Channel catches up with the rest of the Rockaways; they will spend $200 million to elevate the boardwalk, while installing a sand barrier to keep the ocean out. More than $260 million is slotted for the electrical infrastructure, as well as a new concrete boardwalk, showers and benches. The boardwalk walkway will also be constructed of concrete. These improvements will help forestall any other tropical storm that may hammer down upon the Rockaways.
Far Rockaway received federal funds for the boardwalk, but Hollywood celebrities also did their part to help. Directly following their posh wedding in Italy, singer Justin Timberlake and his wife Jessica Biel quietly handed out aid to Far Rockaway residents. Additionally, the New York-based humanitarian aid group, Robin Hood, made sure that Far Rockaway residents receive federal funding in the form of relief grants in excess of $20 million. Thirty percent of the funds went to housing assistance, helping remove mold from homes and rental assistance.
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Ready for another round, Chicago? Here we go again. ... [It's] time for the semi-annual Joe Girardi Watch in the Chicago media and around Midwestern taverns. The default option as the next manager of the Cubs once again is fodder for public discussion, and there's a twist. This time, the Cubs will pursue Girardi, provided they get a chance. Will they get that chance? That's the question. It's also worth considering if they might pursue another alternative to manager Dale Sveum -- say Yankees bench coach Tony Pena -- if Girardi is not available. But clearly, the Yankees manager is atop the unpublished wish list. With Girardi at the end of his contract and the Yanks on the outside looking in at the playoffs, the timing is right for [Theo Epstein] to consider making a play. (Chicago Tribune) Comment
At the very least, Kobe Bryant was back in the Lakers' training room on Thursday morning. [Bryant] continued rehabbing on his surgically repaired left Achilles tendon, the latest involving running at 75 percent of his body weight on a treadmill. Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti expects Bryant remains a "few weeks away" before advancing to full-weight bearing running, though he added "there's no projected date" on whether Bryant could play in the Lakers' season opener Oct. 29 against the Clippers. It all fits the Lakers' conservative approach in ensuring Bryant doesn't return from an injury he suffered April 12 before it fully heals. "He's doing well and has had no setbacks," Vitti said Thursday at his trainer's office at the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo. (Los Angeles Daily News) Comment
Suffice it to say former Browns president Mike Holmgren was no fan of this week's deal. [Holmgren], who traded up a notch to No. 3 to draft Trent Richardson last year, ripped the Browns for trading Richardson to the Colts for a first-round pick in 2014, saying he'd quit as a head coach if a team traded away his best offensive player and that it was a knee-jerk reaction. "I struggled with it," Holmgren said [Thursday] on Sports Radio 950 KJR in Seattle with host Dave "Softy" Mahler. "Philosophically, if I am the coach and someone came in anywhere and did that, I'd say 'OK, fire me, or I'm going to quit. Or we're going to both go into the owner and talk about this and the we'll see who's still standing.'" ... "How do you make your team better by trading your best player?" he said. (The Plain-Dealer) Comment
Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles loses his helmet on a hit by Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans during Kansas City's 26-16 win on Thursday night. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)
Saturday Night Live's Jay Pharaoah has a conversation as both Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe.
Reds at Pirates, 7:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, Fox Sports Ohio, Root Sports
- SI Vault: More Mickey Mantle
- 1968 -- Mickey Mantle hits his 536th and final major league home run.
- 1992 -- Mickey Morandini of the Phillies records the first unassisted triple play in 65 years.
- 1998 -- Cal Ripken Jr. takes himself out of the lineup, ending his record streak of consecutive games at 2,632.


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Indiana has won some home games this season that no one expected it to win. Tonight, the Hoosiers lost a game everyone expected it to win. Hopefully the loss carries with it some important lessons for a team that still isn't good enough nor accomplished enough to take any game for granted.
We broke it all down, including Indiana's lack of focus and energy, Cody Zeller's strong performance, and some disappointing behavior from IU's fans, on the latest edition of The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.
Here is the mp3 of the IU-Minnesota postgame show. Download it to your computer, or click here to subscribe to The Assembly Hall on iTunes.
You can also use the player below to listen:
Here is a link to Zach Osterman's recap of the game. I haven't even read it yet. About to as soon as I publish this. But I'm sure it's spot-on. Always is.
Hat tip to Jeff Rabjohns for the image of the night, which is IU senior Verdell Jones out on the Assembly Hall floor shooting after an 0-6 performance.
Image source: Here
At one point in the game, smatterings of boos could be heard after Verdell missed a shot, which everyone associated with The Assembly Call things was totally unnecessary. Critique his play, of course. But respect his effort and commitment to this program. Verdell Jones, nor any other IU player, does not deserve to be booed by his home fans. Ever. Shame on anyone who did so.
Let's bounce back against Ohio State boys. Big game. Compete with defense first. Don't forget what got us back in the top 25, otherwise we'll right back out of it before we know it.


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This is Caden, a promising new rider at the Winchester BMX track
Caden's sister, Carsyn, showed us what "girl power" is all about!
Girls at Winchester have a great role model in local rider Ericka who races in the 40 year old and up cruiser class.
Kim agreed to pose for a picture and told us how Ericka has helped her build her BMX skills at the Winchester, VA track.
Sorry for the late posting of these Winchester, VA pics. Technical difficulties.


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Product Description
This size Big Newborn (8-18 lbs) unusual Hidden-PUL Diaper Cover features a combination of two prints: hearts and Hello Kitty on cotton jersey knit and black and white polka dots cotton/lycra jersey knit. This special item can be used as a waterproof cover over your own absorbency (such as prefold/flat/fitted/insert). Or, you may choose to "Make it an AI2" and I will add an absorbent coordinating snap-in three petal insert, and add back snaps to the bum of the Cover for the insert to snap into. In the event that you don't want the insert but you DO want back snaps added to the Cover to make it an AI2 Shell, choose "Cover (as pictured" but leave me a note during checkout that you want back snaps added. This is a good choice if you already have snap-in inserts you wish to use with this Cover.
Outer Layer: Combination of two knit prints. The polka dots are cotton/lycra jersey and the print is cotton jersey.
Hidden Layer: PUL
Inner Layer: Black lightweight polar fleece.
This Diaper Cover is ready to ship! Ships within 2 business days. If you opt to Make it an AI2, it will ship within 3 business days.


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|Warranty length
|2 Years
|TEAC Audio
Tech Specs
Type: Belt Drive
Motor: DC Motor
SPeed: 33-1/3 rpm, 45 rpm
Servo System: PRS3
Rotate Precision: < +/–0.05% (@33-1/3rpm)
Wow and Flutters: 0.1%
SNR: > 67dB (A-weighted, 20kHz LPF)
Material: Acrylic
Size: 300mm diameter, 16mm thick
Weight: approx. 1.4kg / 3.1 lbs
Type: Static Balanced S-shape
Height Adjustable: Yes
Effective Arm Length: 223mm
Over-hang: 18mm
Tracking Error: < 3 degrees
Stylus Pressure Range: 0-5g
Supported Weight: 15-23g
Height Adjust Range: approx. 6mm
Anti-skating Adjustent: Supported
Type: MM (=Audio Technica AT100E)
Out Voltage: 4.5mV (1kHz, 5cm/s)
Stylus Pressure: 1.4g +/–0.4g
Cartridge Weight: 6.5g +/-0.2g
Headshell: 10g (inc Screw/Nuts/Wires)
Phono EQ Amp: MM (On/Thru switchable)
Connect: RCA Pin x 1pair (gold-plated)
Output Voltage: Phono/Line switchable
Phono Output mode: 4.5mV (+/–3dB)
Line Output mode: 230mV (–13dBV)
USB B-type x 1 (DC 5V 500mA)
Bus-power supply required from PC
Signal: 8/11.03/16/22.05/32/44.1/48kHz, 16bit
Compatible: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10; XLion
Mountain Lion/Mavericks/Yosemite/X El Capitan
Optical: TOS-link x 1
Signal Format: (S/PDIF) 48/96/192kHz 24bit
Output Level: -21.0 to -15.0dBm
Operation Power: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz
Power Consumption: 1.5W (0.5W Standby)
Dimensions (WHD): 430 x 131.5 x 355mm
Weight: approx 9kg /19.9 lbs
Product Description
The flagship TEAC TN-570 is designed with the concept of combining high style with excellent performance as an analog turntable while delivering Hi-Res digital audio.
The TN-570 provides virtue of analog sound in the highest standard for audiophiles who have loved it for decades, and entry-level users who have just begun to have a real interest.
Dual Material Chassis
The cabinet combines artificial marble with high-density MDF in a two-layer sandwich structure (Dual-material Chassis). In addition to assuring a high feedback margin, this design realizes clear sound by abating the inherent resonant frequencies of different materials by combining them. The power train employs a belt drive with an automatic rotation adjustment mechanism (Platter Rotation Speed Servo System, or "PRS3") designed by TEAC.
Changes in the platter rotation speed are immediately detected by an optical sensor and used as feedback for the motor speed. This allows high-precision rotation speed that can compete with heavyweight-class belt drive and direct drive systems, while allowing a sleek and stylish cabinet design.
Hi-Res Audio Quality
With an MM-type Phono EQ Amplifier and an A/D converter built in the TN-570, the optical digital output delivers up to 24-bit/192kHz digital audio signal which is equivalent to Hi-Res Audio quality, while a USB port does up to 16-bit/48kHz to PC/Mac in addition to conventional Phono/Line analog audio outputs. By connecting these digital and analog outputs to a DAC unit and Analog Amplifier, the TN-570 provides new hybrid ways to enjoy listening to vinyl records choosing either analog or digital audio output.
Possibilities include experiencing how the sound differs according to the connected D/A converter, and building digital music archive by recording vinyl records on a computer. The TN-570 have been made in the design of the fundamental performance of the analog components without compromises.
Platter Rotation Sensing
This drive system employs a new PRS3 (Platter Rotation Speed Servo System) that detects insensible changes of the platter rotation speed by a contactless optical sensor settled at the spindle base, and controls motor speed after calculation by an on-board microcomputer. It realizes a Belt-drive mechanism with higher precision that is not outdone by Direct-drive turntables. The TN-570 achieved both sleek design and cogging-free rotation precision that compares to a Direct-drive.
The speed selector employs an electronically-controlled speed changing mechanism between 33-1/3 rpm and 45 rpm, which does not require bothersome processes of changing the pulley to another one with different diameter. Not only speed selector knob, an EP adapter employs a machined aluminum knob for prestigious feeling.
Clear Acrylic Platter
The 16mm-thick full-size platter made of acrylic resin with high transparency, shines beautifully, reflecting the surroundings according to the light level suppresses unwanted sympathetic vibrations. Together with the pattern of the artificial marble, it presents a unique elegance. By applying carbon coating to the spindle bearing, hardness is increased and electrification is controlled, providing excellent static electricity performance.
Large Torque Motor
Employing a rubber cushion, a large torque motor is settled to float when attached to the chassis. This suppresses the transmission of vibrations from the motor to the chassis. A flat belt is employed to reliably transmit energy to the motor drive. A urethane flat belt that has little stretch is employed to reliably drive the acrylic platter. It is also very quiet and provides excellent durability.
Honeycomb Bottom Case
The bottom cover employs a honeycomb pattern that prevents unwanted sympathetic vibrations. The thin bottom cover, which melds into the stylish design, uses a honeycomb structure for the interior to prevent unwanted sympathetic vibrations. The four machined aluminum feet can have their heights adjusted independently. This allows the turntable to be set up on surfaces that are not flat. In addition, rubber with excellent cushioning is used between where the feet are installed and the body of the unit to suppress the feedback of sound to the cabinet.
Anti-skating Tonearm Mechanism
The static-balanced S-shaped tone-arm features high flexibility. You can adjust the tone-arm height optimally for the shell and cartridge you are using. Also, a high-quality PC-Triple C* conductor cables are employed for the tone-arm cable, so that the phono signal captured by the needle from the delicate vinyl record is transmitted with pure quality.
Phono Equalizing Amplifier
Since a phono equalizing amplifier is built-in, you'll enjoy vinyl record sound by connecting the TN-570 directly to an existing amplifier that do not equip phono inputs. In addition, the phono equalizing amplifier employs an OPA1602 SoundPlus® Op-amp which is designed to provide highquality audio. The detailed analog signal transmitted from the cartridge is restored to the original audio signal without distortion and lossess.
Audio Technica MM Cartridges
An MM-type cartridge equivalent to audio-technica AT100E is already installed at the factory, as the universal type head-shell employs PC-Triple C wiring for pure signal travel.
In the analog audio output part, a pair of gold-plated RCA Pin jacks deliver either Phono or Line level output to fit your existing hi-fi system. By removing the dust cover from the unit, you and your guests will enjoy to see how music revives from vinyl record.


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When you take a step back and look at the things the oil and gas industry do, you realize they are marvels in engineering. We can drill through rock deeper than the height of Mount Everest and then turn that drill bit on a dime into a layer of rock only a few feet thick. As amazing as these things are, the one thing that oil and gas players can't do is control costs. One company -- National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV)-- is taking this issue head on, and it is quite possibly the best company out there to do it.
NOV is looking to change the way the oil industry does business by incorporating more standardization into the design of equipment and infrastructure. Not only could this reduce time and costs on the manufacturing end, but it also makes repairs and turnaround time much faster. Find out how much money NOV's efforts could save the industry and how companies like Ensco (NYSE:ESV) and Nabors Industries (NYSE:NBR) are already reaping the benefits of NOV's standardization programs, by tuning in to the following video.
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With golf season just around the corner, it is a good time to set your goals for the 2017 season and beyond. This is a vital process in skill development and will challenge you to become the best golfer you can be.
Before we get started setting our goals we need to understand the difference between process and outcome goals. Let's start with outcome goals as those are the ones people are most familiar.
An outcome goal has a clear and measurable result attached to the goal. For example, an outcome goal would be to make 1st Team All-State or finish in the Top-5 of a tournament. The goal is tied directly to your performance and is not completely under your control.
A process goal is one that is not tied to a certain result but instead, is tied to a certain behavior or effort. These goals are completely under your own control and can be achieved regardless of the actions of other individuals. A process goal often relies on the player to self-grade and be their own critic. An example of a process goal is keeping a positive attitude regardless of the outcome of each shot you play, or it might be to commit to practicing 30 minutes per day on putts inside 10 feet. Process goals work towards mastery of a subject instead of focusing on the end result or outcome.
A great way to distinguish between the two types of goals is to reflect on the statement below from the legendary basketball coach at UCLA, John Wooden.
"You can lose when you outscore someone in a game, and you can win when you are outscored." (Ted Talk)
The point of setting goals for your golf game is to become a better golfer. The result is not always indicative of your progress or your current skill. By focusing on process goals you are engaging in developing your skills as a golfer regardless of the outcome. A common misconception is that our goals need to lead to a certain outcome or result. This is far from the truth.
It is important to have a balance of both process and outcome goals because they help reinforce each other and help achieve preferred outcomes. Your process goals and the effort put forth in following them will lead to achieving your outcome goals. In his book, Practice to Learn, Play to Win, Mark Guadagnoli recommends a 3:1 ratio of process to outcome goals.
There are many methods of setting goals, one of which is the SMART goal approach.
Your goals should be SMART goals. When forming your goals you need to consider each of the letters below.
Time Sensitive
Getting better at golf is not specific enough. You need to focus the goal on a certain part of your game. For example, you may want to improve you shots wedge shots from 75-100 yards from the hole. How are you going to measure the goal? In this example, I would measure it by proximity to the hole. If my goal is to hit 1000 wedge shots from 75-100 yards each day is that achievable? Given the time constraints of school and the unpredictable Michigan weather, I would say it is not. You would want to adjust this. Is setting a goal to average inside 10 feet from 75-100 yards realistic? As of March 15, 2017, only one player (Greg Owen 8'11") on the PGA has an average of inside 10 feet from shots 75-100 yards from the hole. You will need to adjust this based on your current skill ability and your averages in previous years. Your goal needs to be time specific to hold you accountable. For example, my goal of improving my wedge game to an average proximity of 20 feet or less from the hole will be achieved by September 1st.
Now it is time to set and USE your goals for the 2017 season and beyond. Remember goals don't work unless you do! Make sure all of your goals are SMART goals and that you have a balance of both process and outcome goals. If you have any questions or would like to discuss please contact Kyle Wolfe at firstname.lastname@example.com or 248-978-9132.
To view the last edition of Developing a Junior Golfer click here. The next topic to be covered in the series will be selecting the appropriate tournaments for a junior golfer.


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A History of Service
Hickman & Lowder Co., L.P.A., has evolved by bringing together a group of lawyers impassioned by personal and professional experience to create a meaningful way to advocate for clients whose lives are complicated by special concerns.
Franklin Hickman and Janet Lowder have been working together since 1984. By the turn of the century, several more attorneys had joined their unusual firm. Elena Lidrbauch brought experience in public interest law and mental health experience to a firm that valued her past career choices and experience. As the firm's momentum grew, other attorneys followed, including Linda Gorczynski, David Banas, and John Harrison. In 2015, Brockman Legal Services joined Hickman and Lowder, adding the skills of Attorney Blaine Brockman, and expanding the firm's presence in Central Ohio. In 2017, the addition of Ethan Welch rounded out our team.
All the attorneys brought with them a back-story and a commitment to the disadvantaged to build on the firm's history of service. Frank, who as a teenager had worked for years at one of Eunice Shriver's camps for children with developmental disabilities, began his career at the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland where he advocated for the rights of those with mental disabilities. To this day, through his representation of public boards and agencies, he reaches through impact litigation into the daily lives of children and adults with disabilities. Janet, who had begun working with Frank as a paralegal, emerged from law school already equipped to champion the rights of children and adults with special needs and to counsel older adults in the fast-growing new field of Elder Law.
Elena's first career in the mental health field primed her for her place in our firm where she advocates on behalf of older adults and clients with disabilities. Linda's passion for helping people with disabilities stems from the premature birth of her son with cerebral palsy. Dave deeply appreciates and understands that families tend to endure obstacles together and sought to become a lawyer who brought those familiar values into a system that is all too formulaic. Having overcome physical challenges himself, John has an innate ability to empathize with individuals with disabilities which allows him to better understand his clients and see their needs. Blaine believes in the importance of contributing to the community and is actively involved with a number of organizations that work toward helping older adults and people with special needs. Ethan brings small town values to his practice of law, taking a personal approach to representing his clients and their families.
Many of us are related to children and adults with disabilities, or know what it means to be a caregiver for an older relative or friend. Today, while we all deliberately narrow our practices to represent certain types of clients, it is the collective knowledge that we gain from working with each other that sets our firm apart.
Paralegals and secretaries work together with these attorneys to counsel and represent individuals and families touched—and challenged—by disability, special needs, and the physical and mental changes that old age sometimes brings. Today the firm includes three shareholders, five associates, and a veteran staff of 16 professionals (including two OSBA Certified Paralegals) who spend all day every day strengthening our firm in order to empower our clients.
When you choose to work with Hickman & Lowder—whether you are young, old, or in between, living with disabilities or caring for someone who is—you get a team of people who have devoted their entire legal careers to guiding and fighting for individuals just like you.
Explore further information about your Hickman & Lowder team to get to know each of us a little better.


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Coming Home for Christmas by Marie Ferrarella, leads readers down a road of healing and a path that deals with moving on and letting go.
Keith has come home for Christmas after being gone for years, but the only thing he's coming home to is a house full of memories, most of them sad. The only reason he's there is because he got word that his mom died. The relationship between Keith and his mom is a complicated one. He wants nothing to do with the house. He's there to sell the house and tie up any loose ends, but in order to do that, someone needs to go through the furnishings and find a new home for them. This leads us to Kenzie.
When Kenzie shows up to handle the estate sale, Keith doesn't remember her. She's no longer the clumsy teenager he once knew from high school. Kenzie is beautiful, professional, and confident. She looks at Keith and sees heartbreak. She knows he's hurting and she does everything she can to make Keith comfortable.
I loved Kenzie's character. She was so sure of herself and didn't let Keith scare her off. I really like how she kept at him and never gave up on him, but also let him go when the time was right.
"You let me leave. You let me go four hundred miles away from you to find out that I didn't want to be four hundred miles away from you."
Coming Home for Christmas is a bittersweet read that includes facing old memories and creating new ones.
If you're looking for a sweet and enjoyable holiday read, filled with complex and emotional characters, Coming Home for Christmas is the book to pick up.
Book Info:
Publication: October 20th, 2015 | Harlequin Special Edition |
They say you can't go home again, but Keith O'Connell wasn't worried about staying. He was just back in town to sell his late mother's house and try to avoid old emotions. Of course, hiring estate sale specialist Kenzie Bradshaw meant the possibility of creating new memories before he left. Especially once the Matchmaking Mamas hatched a plan.
Kenzie Bradshaw was used to the turmoil involved in estate sales, though she'd never had a client like Keith. He wanted everything gone. She knew, however, there were some things and some memories he shouldn't lose. Convincing him to spend one last Christmas in his family's home could melt his hardened heart. But would it bring back the man she used to know and love?


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If you're like most people, there's a good chance you spend a lot of time looking down at your mobile device.
Impressed by the amount of people – including himself – who were engaging more with their devices than with friends and family, Eric Pickersgill decided to create a photographic project about this behavior and titled it Removed. In the series, he asks his subjects to pose while looking at their electronic devices and then photographs them while holding that pose without the devices in their hands. The series struck a chord and quickly went viral last year.
At TEDxBend, Pickersgill says the work speaks to behavior that has radically altered the ways in which we communicate with one another and also leaves open questions about possible long-term mental and physical health problems.
"What are we really giving up in exchange for infinite information or digital connectivity," Pickersgill asks. "And when will we find out what these long term effects are?"
Are we too far gone to change this behavior? And, if so, how do we begin to "remove" ourselves from it?
Pickersgill feels that by using photography and taking a good look at ourselves, we can modify our behavior. He and his wife decided to film their lives in order to get an idea about how much they had incorporated technology into their own lives. They decided they were spending far too much time using their devices and needed to make a few changes. They designated parts of their home as device-free zones, left their phones in their car when they went out to eat, and stopped watching movies in their living room with their devices.
Suddenly, they got to know one another better, he says. "Only after my wife and I saw ourselves in this photograph did our behavior start to change," he says. "We wanted to carve out real time for one another and to prioritize our relationship. The photograph helped us realize the way that our body language was isolating ourselves from one another."
"In our busy lives these little moments together, they really add up … We've grown closer to each other more in the past six months than we have in the past three years."
Pickersgill decided to help the TEDxBend audience begin their own lifestyle changes. First, he created the largest "Removed" photograph to date by taking a shot of the entire audience in a "Removed" pose. He then asked each audience member to take a selfie while recreating a similar pose and to make that shot the background image on their device, "so that every time you get that itch to check your phone you will see yourself in the way that others see you while using this technology."
Try it out yourself and see what you think and then upload it to your social media account with #TEDxBend2016Removed
And watch the entire talk below:


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HCG Diet Phase 2 marks the end of your ballooning with the unwanted fat and puts you on a serious, weight-shedding program. It starts with the third day when you're put on a 500-calorie crunch diet while keeping up your hydration levels in the body. To put it simply, the phase 2 of HCG Diet creates a calorie deficit and requires you to drink lots and lots of water. Any tip? If you might ask. Well, make sure that you don't skimp on eating high-calorie foods, like pizza and french fries, during the first two days of Phase 1. It will calm your cravings down.
Your morning will start with a cup of tea or coffee without sugar. However, as alternatives you may use sweet-n-low or stevia. It must be kept in mind that not more than 1 package must be used. Only 1 tablespoon of milk can be added to the diet but only once in 24 hours.
You are allowed to eat 100 grams of proteins every day. In order to get the accurate weight, ensure that food is raw and not frozen. Proteins include the chicken, lobster, fish, lean beef, shrimp, crab or veal. When it is lean beef, it must be 97% lean and 7% fats. The lesser the fat the better the results will be. When you choose fish then make sure that you are aware of the percentage of fats in it. There are some types of fish that are high in fats. Also one vegetable is allowed with lunch. Some examples include lettuce, cucumbers, asparagus, tomatoes (1 whole), spinach and cabbages. Every lunch also includes one type of Melba toast or bread stick and if you are looking for recipes, you can refer to phase 1 diet. Both can be easily accessed. But never forget to see if they have added cheese or any other kind of seasonings. Fruits that can be eaten are half grape fruit, a handful of strawberries and a whole apple.
Dinner constitutes the same calories like lunch i.e. 100 grams of proteins, 1 fruit, 1 vegetable and a handful of strawberries.
Do not include oil for the cooking purposes.
Vegetables: Most of the vegetables are low in calories. You can mix a number of veggies to make the salad better in taste.
Restrictions are always there when it is about dressing. No high fat oil or sugar dressing must be used. Rather red vinegar, apple cider vinegar as well as white vinegar can always be added in the salad.
Seasonings like peppers, salts and spices are not harmful as long as there is no sugar there in the ingredients.
Sauces that contain sodium are safer to be used. These useful sauces include the hot sauce, mustard and teriyaki etc.
Moisturizers and cosmetics:
During second phase of HCG one is restricted to use moisturizers and cosmetics. Also stay away from the massage parlor.
Underlined is a selection of simple recipes that can be enjoyed during the second phase of HCG diet plan.
Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad):
- Sliced cucumber, 300g
- 1 t. salt
- 1/3 c. rice vinegar (without sugar)
- 1/8 t. stevia
- 2 t. Bragg's Liquid Aminos
- ¼ t. grated fresh ginger root
Cut the cucumbers in to thin slices. Place them in a bowl and sprinkle salt over it. Leave it at room temperature for minimum half an hour or until the cucumbers get softened. Afterwards drain and rinse it thoroughly to get rid of the extra salt. Add sugar, ginger, vinegar and braggs in the serving bowl. Then add cucumbers in it and combine them all well. Before serving chill it.
French Onion Soup:
- Thinly sliced 1 onion
- Beef broth, 2 cups
- Garlic cloves 3-4
- ½ tsp granulated sugar substitute
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Cook onions and garlic in a pan for 5 to 10 minutes and stir it in sugar substitute. Then again cook it for 10 to 15 minutes till the onions get caramelized. Add broth and bring it to boil. Afterwards cook it for 20 minutes. Add pepper and salt to taste.
Balsamic Mustard Crusted Steak:
- London broil or beef fillet, 100g
- Mustard powder, 1 tsp
- Balsamic vinegar 2 tsp
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 minced garlic cloves
Mix all the seasoning in a mixing bowl. Take a broiler pan and line it with foil. Place steak on the top. Coat it evenly with the mustard mixture and leave it for ten minutes. Afterwards broil the steak to desired doneness. Usually it is done like 3 to 4 minutes per side. Leave it for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Garcinia Cambogia Ultra Slim is a useful product during this stage. It acts as a dual fat-blocker which helps maintain your new weight. It is also user-friendly and does not affect your lifestyle or diet.
Having gone through this stage successfully, you can now poise yourself for the phase 3 of Hcg Diet
Shannon, a self-employed, foodie and social media junkie lives in Sunnyvale, CA. Formerly a Nutritionist who left a professional career stays at home with kids. Currently writes for purehcgdietdrops.com and other weight loss supplement websites. You can reach her on FB for weight loss queries.