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TOPIC: FAGE Greek yogurt VS. YOPLAIT (FAKE!) Greek Yogurt
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February 9, 2012 8:57 AM
I am absolutely in love with 0% Fage Greek yogurt...I add my own fresh fruit and a little honey.
I went to buy a new large container of it this morning and my store was completely out of it in any size.
So I bought the small container of Yoplait Greek plain 2x protein instead. Huge mistake! Note to self: ALWAYS, always read the label before you buy!
So what's in Yoplait Greek yogurt? Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Nonfat Milk, Milk Protein Concentrate. Contains less than 1% of: corn starch (CORN STARCH??), kosher gelatin (HUH??), Vitamin A acetate, Vitamin D3. Basically, Yoplait Greek is plain old Yoplait yogurt with added protein powder and thickeners.
By comparison, Fage yogurt contains milk and active live yogurt cultures--that's it. The whey strained off of the Fage yogurt is a natural calorie reducer and a natural thickener. Greek yogurt does not contain thickeners!
I had 1/2 cup of Fage left and had dumped it side by side in the bowl next to the Yoplait fake Greek yogurt. The Fage was creamy- looking while the Yoplait was shiny and looked like fat free sour cream. There was NO comparison in taste...the Fage was hands down 100% better.
Yoplait Greek yogurt is NOT Greek yogurt...General Mills should be ashamed of themselves trying to pass this off as Greek yogurt.
Fage Greek Yogurt is strained 100% yogurt--as it should be. Let the buyer beware :)
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February 9, 2012 9:00 AM
My favorite thing to do with FAGE is to add Trader Joe's unsweetened chunky applesauce and some ground flaxseed...makes an AWESOME fat free high protein snack! Tried the FAGE minis but then read the label and they are loaded with sugars, but soooo good LOL Was very disappointed with the Yoplait and you are very right when you call it fake!
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February 9, 2012 9:02 AM
Thanx for posting! I had no idea! Yoplait and oikos is all I've tried never cared too much for it but liked that it had so much protein in it... now I know :-)
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February 9, 2012 9:09 AM
Wow! Thanks for the warning! I always buy FAGE too, I didn't even know yoplait made a greek yogurt...I guess they still don't ;-)
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February 9, 2012 9:22 AM
YES. I made this mistake once too...I always buy either Fage (preferred) or Chobani...instead of the nice, creamy taste of REAL Greek yogurt, the Yoplait tasted like some sort of chemical. ISH.
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February 9, 2012 9:27 AM
Have any of you tried Oikos Greek Yogurt? I didn't like Chobani at all and I haven't tried Fage, but the plain and vanilla Oikos is great!
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February 9, 2012 9:29 AM
Thanks for the info, will no longer buy yoplait!!!!
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February 9, 2012 9:49 AM
I've been a Fage eater for a year or two now as well...though recently I bought lemon chobani and pomegranate chobani...the lemon is good...the pomegranate is incredible. I've been pretty much addicted to it since.
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February 9, 2012 9:53 AM
Have any of you tried Oikos Greek Yogurt? I didn't like Chobani at all and I haven't tried Fage, but the plain and vanilla Oikos is great!
Totally agreed! I love the vanilla and honey Oikos--they are my favorite. I tried Chobani and wasn't a fan. I tried the Yoplait Greek yogurt because week had a coupon for it, and it was awful. I did not like it at all. I didn't read the ingredients, so I didn't know how it compared to other Greek yogurts, but I could definitely tell it was made by Yoplait--it was sugary and processed tasting.
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February 9, 2012 9:53 AM
I love Fage yogurt too. 1/2 cup, 1/2 green apple, 2tbsp walnuts and a drizzle of honey. OMG so good and filling.
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February 9, 2012 9:53 AM
Love Chobani, have to try Fage next time!
Never liked the Yoplait, like you said FAKE!
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February 9, 2012 9:54 AM
My favorite thing to do with FAGE is to add Trader Joe's unsweetened chunky applesauce and some ground flaxseed...makes an AWESOME fat free high protein snack! Tried the FAGE minis but then read the label and they are loaded with sugars, but soooo good LOL Was very disappointed with the Yoplait and you are very right when you call it fake!
I love Fage, I think I'm going to try this mix of adding my flaxseed and some applesauce to it. Sounds tasty =3
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February 9, 2012 9:55 AM
Love Fage and Chobani... IDK about Oikos now that Dannon appears to have bought them out. To me, it just automatically lowers my perception of the quality. And, no, wouldn't have wasted my money on the Yoplait.
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February 9, 2012 9:57 AM
I love Chobani! We usually get the Oikos because it's cheaper, but it's only about half the protein that Chobani has. I haven't tried Fage yet, I'll have to check it out. Yoplait is never on my list of approved yogurts
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February 9, 2012 9:57 AM
I have had Voskos, Stonyfield Organic Oikos, Cabot, and Fage 0%. I like the Fage 0% the best, following by the Voskos and Oikos. I'm eating the Cabot right now because it was on sale. It is very tart. I don't really like the tartness.
The Fage and Cabot do have a good bit more protein than the other two. Next time I'll probably get Fage 0% plain.
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February 9, 2012 9:58 AM
I go with Stonyfield Oikos (NOT Dannon Oikos) because of the same reason. No weird ingredients.
On top of being organic, Stonyfield also donates 10% of their profits to helping the earth.
Once you start looking at the ingredients in your yogurt, the selection becomes VERY limited!
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February 9, 2012 9:58 AM
I just looked at the Oikos in my fridge...CORNSTARCH! Guess I'm going to have to try and find Fage. I've tried Chobani before. I wonder if that has cornstarch as well?
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February 9, 2012 9:59 AM
Thanks for the warning. I've thought of trying the Yoplait because sometimes it's on sale for cheap. Now I know why.
I'll stick to my plain Fage 2% with the occasional venture into the Fage with fruit or Chobani when I can't get the big tubs of the plain.
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February 9, 2012 10:01 AM
I haven't eaten anything other than Fage for a couple of years now. I tried a bunch of different brands when I was first experimenting with greek yogurts and none could stand up to Fage. As for yoplait, you couldn't pay me to eat that brand, or most of the other name brands for that matter now, because of all the gunk they add in. After seeing what yogurt should taste like I can't stomach anything but the real stuff now.
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February 9, 2012 10:01 AM
You're not the only one who's on to them : http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/yoplait-greek-yogurt-healthy/
Nice catch, and thanks for posting.
PS - I make my own Greek yogurt - a little bit of effort,, but I get a QUART of all natural, yummy, creamy heaven for less than $4 :)
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February 9, 2012 10:03 AM
I eat the plain Oikos and love it!
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February 9, 2012 10:05 AM
Also try Siggi's skyr Icelandic yogurt - also strained - and the flavored ones are VERY low sugar. Go to their website - it's very informative. If you like your yogurt not so sweet and hi pro - this is good. Love Fage too.
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February 9, 2012 10:05 AM
Pretty sure there's not corn starch in Chobani. BTW, if you're near a Randall's, Open Nature Greek yogurt is pretty good. I picked up a couple of cups of the 1% plain. I put a touch of natural sweetener and a little trail mix in it.
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February 9, 2012 10:07 AM
Also try Siggi's skyr Icelandic yogurt - also strained - and the flavored ones are VERY low sugar. Go to their website - it's very informative. If you like you yogurt not so sweet and hi pro - this is good. Love Fage too.
Hey, what store have you found that in?
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February 9, 2012 10:09 AM
I prefer my own homemade greek yogurt, its not hard to make, and saves a ton on cash.
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Hey Benn and welcome to the forums.
In terms of an 'angle' as a quantity, we don't differentiate them in the way that you have described.
However what is done in geometry is that we can reference an angle in terms of three points. The three points denote a triangle where the order of the point denotes the angle and its orientation. For example if we denote ABC as an angle then given points A, B, and C the angle is formed by looking at the interior of the triangle ABC where the angle is between the points A and C.
The idea can be applied to higher levels of geometry where orientation comes in, but for your kind of geometry that you are describing, it probably might be better if you use the above convention.
If you are interested in orientation in high level geometry, then you need to understand the determinant and the wedge product. It would help you to understand three-dimensional vector algebra which includes the cross-product which helps identify methods to incorporate orientation (your left facing and right facing angles) in a way that one orientation produces one vector and the reverse orientation produces a vector that is opposite to that vector.
If you are going to do the above, you have to treat your lines as vectors and speak about things in that context.
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Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 15, 2013 @ 10:49 AM
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Direct Return or Reverse Return in a small home?I'm installing a radiant system in my 1,500 sq ft home in the SF Bay Area (moderate climate). The home is very well insulated. I've decided on Runtal radiators and in speaking with the Runtal rep he told me that a parallel piping system would be better than a monoflo system. His reasoning makes perfect sense: in a mono-flow system the water continues to lose heat as in passes through the radiators and that the last radiator will run less efficiently that the first. It also makes sense that in a parallel piping system the water temp is consistent through all radiators. Do you agree/disagree?
I'm attaching a zone diagram that I designed that has what I believe is a parallel piping system for one of the 2 zones planned for my home. Does it make any sense? Am I doing this correctly? I want to have flow control valves at each radiator to allow heat adjustment for the individual rooms. Comments appreciated. I'm a remodeling contractor but have limited knowledge of hydronics. Looking for help with the design and install, was told this was the right place for both. thcxThis post was edited by an admin on October 17, 2013 11:09 AM.
RJ October 15, 2013 @ 12:27 PM
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pipingDirect return Make sure you install positive shut off valves on supply and return on each radiator as well as your balancing valve and drain and purge valves or air vents at high points, these valves will help you when filling and draining system. some prefer balancing valves on the return of the radiator, ball valves not recommended for balancing, use a good quality balance valve that has gauge ports for installing a balance meter or gauges. Bell&Gosset, Taco or Victaulic make good valvesRJ
SWEI October 15, 2013 @ 12:58 PM
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Reverse Returnwould be best if the layout permits.
Panel radiators are usually sold with fittings that include multi-turn stops (for balancing) and unions.
TRVs would add another level of both comfort and control.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 15, 2013 @ 1:18 PM
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What is a "reverse return"?1). What is a "reverse return"?
2). I'm using Runtal radiators which do not have built in valves on wall panels. My supply will be coming in through an exterior wall so I had planned to use an angle valve to control water flow to each radiator.
Comments welcomed...thanks! I'm an idiot but getting slowly smarter with help from you guys :)
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 15, 2013 @ 1:57 PM
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Reverse ReturnOK, I found an example diagram of "reverse return". Is this diagram correct?
What is the advantage of a reverse return vs what I show in my original diagram? Not sure reverse return is practical since the last radiator in the loop is farthest away from the boiler and I'd need a lengthy run to return to the radiator. My original diagram looks to be more efficient from a total pipe required perspective.This post was edited by an admin on October 15, 2013 2:00 PM.
SWEI October 15, 2013 @ 2:19 PM
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Reverse ReturnWill push roughly the same amount of water through each branch without a lot of throttling required, and tends to maintain the system balance even when zones are turned on and off. It's not required, but it makes balancing the system much easier.
Have you considered piping as a single zone, with TRVs on each radiator?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 15, 2013 @ 1:03 PM
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why 2 shutoff valves at each radiator?Thanks for the reply. I'm a neophyte trying to learn on the fly....not an ideal situation but I can't afford to hire an hydronics pro so I'm committed to learning.
I understand about the air gap valves at the high points, makes sense to clear the line of air when filling/refilling, but I don't understand why I'd want shut off valves at both supply and return on individual radiators. I thought the purpose of a shutoff valve on individual radiators was to control the amount of heat output for each radiator. Is this correct? Why would 2 shutoffs be required on each radiator, one each at supply and return?
RJ October 15, 2013 @ 1:21 PM
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valvesshut off valves will allow isolation of individual radiators for any future repairs, proper piping practice used by steamfitters for decades, some balancing valves,circut setters are not 100% shutoff. I worked in the Bay Area for 20 yrs, If you dont already have a contractor call RMA Redwood Mechanical or ABCO MechanicalRJ
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 15, 2013 @ 1:39 PM
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valvesThanks for the reply. I can't afford to hire a contractor, although I do know a heating contractor willing to consult for a fee....I'm setting that up now. I've been in the trades for years, I've sweated miles of copper and am confident I can assemble the system. It's the piping layout, valve positioning, radiator positioning I need help with. I had one guy tell me it was a waste to put radiators on interior walls and that it's better to put a single large radiator on one outside wall to heat a great room rather than use several radiators positioned around interior walls. It's that type of counter-intuitive info I'm having trouble understanding. I've purchased the Dan Holohan book on radiant heat but found it useless as it's geared toward in-floor heating. I haven't yet found a good basic primer on wall/baseboard radiant heating.
Zman October 15, 2013 @ 3:02 PM
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Home RunPanel radiators will work well in reverse return as suggested. The idea setup is to run a supply and return from each panel back to the mechanical area. These lines would likely be 1/2". This is true parallel piping. From there you can control and balance it and way you please. I like TRV's because it gives great local control.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 15, 2013 @ 3:12 PM
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reverse returnFrankly I don't see the advantage of what you refer to as "reverse return" over what I'm showing in my original red and blue diagram. I do see a big disadvantage in the reverse return scheme in my layout because it would result in an additional lengthy pipe from the last radiator back to the boiler. Could you explain how the "reverse return" is better than the scheme I diagramed, and why you believe it is worth the extra 75' of return piping?
SWEI October 15, 2013 @ 3:34 PM
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Direct ReturnWater is lazy, to quote our esteemed host. Direct return piping creates a "shortest route" for the water to take through the first radiator in the string. It's harder to push water through each successive radiator as you get further from the boiler. This can be countered by throttling down the balancing valves on the first radiator, less on the next, and so on. If the flow changes from a variable speed pump, or a zone valve closing, the system balance will change, with different ratios now flowing through each branch in the system. http://www.caleffi.us/en_US/caleffi/Details/Magazines/pdf/idronics_8_us.pdf explains this in some detail.
If you put TRVs on each radiator (in effect turning each into its own zone) the piping becomes less critical, since the TRVs will throttle up and down in to maintain temperature. A manifold system is sometimes easier to install, but often a hybrid branch and loop system makes a better fit.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 16, 2013 @ 10:49 AM
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TRV's and reverse return questionsThanks to all for the informative responses. I want to make sure understand 2 of the concepts mentioned:
Reverse Return: The head pressure created in the reverse return drain line actually strengthens the input flow of hot water to upstream radiators. Is this correct?
Thermostatic Radiator Valves: automatically adjust the input flow to individual radiators to control the temp in each room. Is this correct?
It was suggested that if TRV's are used then a reverse return isn't needed. Is this a misunderstanding? Or, is it better to use both a reverse return layout AND TRVs?
One concern I have is that with a reverse return system, you are asking the pump to push a higher volume of water due to the added length of piping required. How does this effect efficiency?This post was edited by an admin on October 16, 2013 11:16 AM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 16, 2013 @ 3:00 PM
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Is this a correctly drawn Reverse Return diagram?I've revised my drawing to what I believe is a Reverse Return system. Does this look correct? Is anything missing/incorrectly drawn?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 16, 2013 @ 10:22 PM
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SWEI October 17, 2013 @ 3:00 AM
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Diagram looks goodThough if the house is anything approaching rectangular, your original drawing offers a shorter route.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 17, 2013 @ 10:58 AM
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diagram looks good"Though if the house is anything approaching rectangular, your original drawing offers a shorter route."
Yes but didn't we agree that a reverse return solution was better for balancing than the direct return shown in the original drawing? I'm confused...how do I achieve a "short route" similar to that in the first drawing, but using a reverse return system? The 'longer route" in the reverse return drawing is due to the length return of the boiler return back to the boiler room. I'm open to suggestions on how to solve this...thanks.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 17, 2013 @ 11:58 AM
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Balancing a reverse return systemI've read several web articles that say line balancing is critical to a successful reverse return system. If I understood correctly, they were saying that a balanced system is one in which the boiler input line is approximately the same length as the boiler return line. The problem I'm having with my design is that my last radiator ends some distance from the boiler, causing the boiler return line to extend much longer than the boiler input line. Seems to me in an ideal reverse return system, the First radiator and the Last radiator will be approximately the same distance from the boiler, thereby allowing both input and return lines to be equal in length. Am I thinking correctly? The only way I can achieve this on my house is a single zone that begins at a radiator located about 10 feet from the boiler and ends at a radiator also about 10 feet from the boiler. This would allow both input and returns of the same length, hence a balanced system. Is this correct thinking?This post was edited by an admin on October 17, 2013 11:59 AM.
SWEI October 17, 2013 @ 2:55 PM
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Sorry, second drawingnot original drawing.
A difference in supply and return line lengths prior to the first branch on each is not important, as long as the trunk lines are the right size.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 17, 2013 @ 3:30 PM
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Need clarification"A difference in supply and return line lengths prior to the first branch on each is not important, as long as the trunk lines are the right size."
That statement confused me. In a reverse return there is only a supply line prior to the first branch (radiator), correct? And, the return pipe begins at the outflow of the first radiator. In your statement you refer to a return line prior to the first branch. I don't understand.
My balance questioned referred to the lengthy return line that exits the last radiator then makes a long solo run back to the radiator (re-attaching my drawing for clarify). Does this represent an imbalanced system?This post was edited by an admin on October 17, 2013 3:31 PM.
SWEI October 17, 2013 @ 6:36 PM
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Supply linesmeaning the fat red and blue lines in the above diagram. The difference in length you describe is not an issue, as long as the lines are large enough to carry the volume you need without adding too much head to the system. If they maintain the same diameter through their entire length (not reduced as they get to the end of the line) then it's really just length and diameter.
As mentioned above and also in the other thread you started, TRVs will reduce the usefulness of reverse return piping. If you use them, you also won't need two zones.This post was edited by an admin on October 17, 2013 6:42 PM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 17, 2013 @ 6:46 PM
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Reverse Return BalanceThank you for the response.
I've read in several publications that in order to maintain system balance (without introducing balance valves) that the input and return lines must be the same length. In my drawing, the return line is substantially longer than the input line. This seems at odds with your comment. Could you clarify? Thank you.
SWEI October 17, 2013 @ 7:13 PM
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Input and return lines do NOT have to be the same lengththe goal is to have the total trip (supply -> emitter -> return) the same length for each emitter. The difference between the lengths of the supply and return pipes between the heat source and the first branch is immaterial.
Gordy October 17, 2013 @ 7:10 PM
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ExplainHow reverse return can benefit a TRVed system. Because I'm not seeing an advantage worth the labor, and materials.
SWEI October 17, 2013 @ 7:14 PM
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I don't believe I said thator did I miss something?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 17, 2013 @ 7:19 PM
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clarification"The difference in length you describe is not an issue"
I interpreted that as meaning a difference in lengths between supply and return pipes would not affect system balance. This is a key point I've been struggling to understand. I'm hoping you could provide some more explanation to fill in my knowledge gaps....and there are plenty :).
I greatly appreciate your help.
Gordy October 17, 2013 @ 7:19 PM
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SorryNot saying you did trying to put two threads together here. But I see the OPs drawing is using TRVs, and he's trying to implement reverse return in the same drawing. Maybe I missed something Kurt?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 17, 2013 @ 7:38 PM
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time to reset the conversationFirst off, I'm experienced in the area of hydronic heating so any confusion falls at my feet.
I'm attempting to design a simple system to heat my small home. Here's what I've concluded from various articles I've read the last several days:
1) One pipe series system is not desirable due to the pressure and heat loss as the unput travels through the radiators.
2) A 2 pipe direct return system is better, but is prone to system imbalance due to the "path of least resistance" effect of the return piping. This effect can be somewhat minimized with the use of TRV's.
3) A 2 pipe reverse return system avoids the "path of least resistance" problem of a direct return system and thus is an inherently more balance system than either of the above choices. Optimal balance is achieved in a reverse return system when the input and return piping are about the same length. To some extent, pressure imbalance in a reverse return system can be offset with TRV's on each radiator in the system.
Does this make sense so far?
I've decided on designing a reverse return system to optimize pressure balance, and am adding TRV's not specifically to balance the system but to maintain a desired temperature in each room where a radiator is located.
So now there is still an unanswered question with respect to the piping lengths in a reverse return system. As I mentioned, I've read in a few articles that optimal balance is achieved in a reverse return system when the input and return piping is the same length. In my latest design, the return pipe is nearly double the length of the input pipe. This is because my last radiator in the system is far away from the boiler, necessitating the lengthy return pipe length. So 2 questions here really: 1) does the long return piping diminish system pressure balance as I've read it does? and 2) does it really matter if I'm using TRV's on every radiator?This post was edited by an admin on October 17, 2013 7:38 PM.
Gordy October 17, 2013 @ 7:58 PM
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The idea isTo have the same distance traveled from the supply of the boiler to the return of the boiler in each rung of the ladder.
Soon the first closest radiators supply water will be the last to return to the boiler. That's where the reverse comes in. But this is only going to give balance of each circuit has close to the same resistance.
I would use the TRVs and call it good. How often will all heating loops call for heat, and for the same length of time. TRVs will be throttling demand on each loop. How drastic are the heat loss differences in each zone?
hot rod October 17, 2013 @ 9:43 PM
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Home run piping?Is that an option? Delta p circ
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 17, 2013 @ 10:09 PM
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Home Run Piping is not an option....by choice.
RobG October 18, 2013 @ 1:04 PM
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An easier wayAn easier way to do the reverse return piping would be to start at boilers supply and connect to BR1 then BR2 then MasterBR and end at Office. that way you avoid looping all the way back around the systerm. hope this helps.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 18, 2013 @ 1:15 PM
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response to "an easier way"If I did as you suggest yes it would shorten the lengthy return pipe, but it would also nearly double the input pipe length so no improvement in balance really....unless i missed something?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 18, 2013 @ 1:27 PM
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I've concluded that.......the only way to attain line balance via equal length of both input and return pipes in a reverse return system is to have the first and last radiators in the system approximately equal distance from the boiler. Does anyone disagree with this? If so, what am I not understanding? Input pipe exits boiler and continues run until it reaches last radiator; return begins at last radiator and continues back to boiler. If first and last radiators are same distance from boiler, then input and return pipes will be of approximate equal length. I do not see any way around that rule.
The counter argument I've heard here is that if you are using TRV's, then it really doesn't matter if the the system is imbalanced.
...And still another argument I've read here but don't fully understand is that a lengthy input run back to the boiler doesn't necessarily create system imbalance, and that balance is measured in the region between first and last radiators only. This may be correct but I have no clue on the physics involved with this theory. I'm hoping someone a lot smarter than I will come along and provide a thorough explanation of system balance in a reverse return system: how it's measured/ where it's measured/why a lengthy return pipe doesn't affect it.This post was edited by an admin on October 18, 2013 1:28 PM.
Gordy October 18, 2013 @ 1:29 PM
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Head and flow rates in parallelWith out any control valving head in a parallel piped system will balance equally among circuits. Flow rates will vary though depending on the head loss of each circuit. By adding the extra pipe for reverse return you are adding more head loss to the system piping.
How long is the main supply / return piping? With out the added piping for reverse return.
How much difference is there in each circuits length?This post was edited by an admin on October 18, 2013 1:32 PM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 18, 2013 @ 1:35 PM
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Question for GordyNot sure what you mean by "How much difference is there in each circuits length?" I'm a hydronics noob and not completely familiar with the jargon. Are you asking for the distance from where the radiator input leaves the main supply pipe and to where it enters the return pipe, for each radiator shown?
For your first question, I'll take precise measurements and respond shortly.
ThanksThis post was edited by an admin on October 18, 2013 1:36 PM.
Gordy October 18, 2013 @ 1:40 PM
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YesThat is a circuit or loop
Gordy October 18, 2013 @ 1:39 PM
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If you think about itParallel piped is really like a longer version of a hydronic manifold. What it does do is decrease head loss in a system verses a home run set up do to larger dia supply/return piping. How much really depends on the area you are trying to heat. There is also remote manifold stationsThis post was edited by an admin on October 18, 2013 1:42 PM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 18, 2013 @ 2:46 PM
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Answer to Gordy's distance questions"How long is the main supply / return piping? With out the added piping for reverse return."
Total input piping = 123 feet (as measured from the boiler to the last radiator)
Total return piping = 83 feet (as measured from the first radiator to the last radiator; i.e., excluding the long return from the last radiator back to boiler)
Return Pipe from last radiator back to the boiler = 123 feet
"How much difference is there in each circuits length?"
Each radiator will be located 5' from the input/output pipes. Therefore a total of 10 circuit feet excluding the radiator (5' input to radiator; 5' retrun to return pipe). All radiators are approximately the same size.This post was edited by an admin on October 18, 2013 2:49 PM.
Gordy October 18, 2013 @ 6:47 PM
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I thinkYour well balanced already if your radiators, and circuits are as you state. Your main supply / return should be close to identical lengths with out the addition of a reverse return pipe length added in,
At 123' your supply temp may lose a couple of degrees by the time it gets to the last radiator, depending on if the pipe is insulated, and or if it's in a conditioned space.
I think I would opt for TRVs skip the reverse return, and go. The TRVs will give you zoning.
If your not happy with the result you could always reverse return later, but I personally am not seeing a gain here with reverse return being your circuits are pretty much going to have the same head loss.and if you are going to use TRVs. If your not going to use TRVs then reverse it.
Remember pipe sizing plays a crucial role. In both the ability to deliver the required flow rate, and btus needed. With in the acceptable velocities for a quiet comfort system.This post was edited by an admin on October 18, 2013 6:51 PM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 18, 2013 @ 7:08 PM
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Response to GordyGordy, thanks for the response.
When you say to abandon the reverse return would you go with a direct return as an alternative? That was my original design (see the diagram in the first post on this thread).
I was planning on 3/4" supply and return piping, and 1/2" to/from each individual radiator. Is this sufficient? In either scenario (reverse or direct return), should I be concerned about shrinking the pipe diameter in the supply and/or return as I move further from the boiler?
I had a friend suggest a 1" input/return pipe size. This seems excessive in this small system.
Gordy October 18, 2013 @ 7:31 PM
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My answerDirect return with TRVs.
Reverse return with out TRVs.
With out knowing the heat loss, and radiator sizes can't say on pipe sizes.
But larger is better to reduce head loss, which reduces circulator sizing, which reduces electrical consumption.
3/4" copper pipe can deliver 42000 btus in the 2-4 FPS velocity range. You want the circulating water to move fast enough to keep air in solution, and slow enough to avoid velocity noise, and pipe erosion.
Gordy October 18, 2013 @ 7:14 PM
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Red flagDid you do a heat loss calculation room by room for your home?
Seems odd that all rooms would require the same size radiators? Not impossible.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 18, 2013 @ 8:30 PM
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Yes, I did a heat loss calculation...in every room...lol. The rooms are approximately the same size and so are the radiators. Good that you asked, though :)
Gordy October 19, 2013 @ 6:07 AM
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Heat sourceWhat are you using for a boiler Scott?
What is your heat loss?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 2:41 PM
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Boiler is an older AO Smith Hydronic Copper1960's or 70's era, 80,000 BTU output. It originally heated a in-slab radiant heating system in a 1,200 sq ft home. The in-slab system failed many years ago and the house was retrofitted with a fin-tube baseboard system in the 1970's, which was old, rusty, and generally crappy looking when I purchased the house. I did a major remodel on the house: added 350 sq ft (now 1,550 sq ft tot.), completely insulated (walls/roof/dual pane windows), and removed the crappy old baseboards from all rooms. I'm now planning to replace with an all Runtal radiator system. The boiler has been checked out and is functional (it pumps hot water).
The home is a slab on grade with a flat tar and gravel roof (yup, no attic or crawl space).This post was edited by an admin on October 19, 2013 2:42 PM.
SWEI October 19, 2013 @ 10:33 AM
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So what is your total heat loss?You can size panel rads at 25-30F ∆T, which will reduce flow requirements.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 2:57 PM
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Total heat loss responseI initially used the SlantFin Corp heat loss software Hydronic Explorer 2 to calculate heat loss.. The calculated result was about 20 BTUH/SqFt which was a bit lower than I anticipated. I live in Mountain View, in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've read several "rule of thumb" heat loss articles and the suggested number for San Francisco is 25 BTUH/SqFt. I live about 40 miles south of San Francisco where the average temps are higher than SF so maybe 20-25 is the right number?
I talked to a Hydronics installer awhile back and he said 25 BTUH/SqFt was about right for my area but that he uses 30 BTUH/SqFt for his jobs.....he said it's better to plan for those rare uber-cold days.
I'd appreciate comments on this....is it better to overshoot BTUH/SqFt to account for rare cold days? What is the downside to sizing radiators a bit on the high side? I want to avoid overheating...we like a warm but not hot house.
SWEI October 19, 2013 @ 3:10 PM
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BTUs per hour per square footdepends on both your location and the construction of the house. We're building now at 12 BTUs/sq ft with an outdoor design temp of 10ºF.
DO NOT OVERSIZE A HEATING BOILER. Really.
What was the calculated heat loss for the whole house from the Slant/Fin app?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 3:35 PM
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Response to SWEII'm in the process of re-entering my data into the Slant/Fin app...it's been over a year since I did it and I want to do it again to make sure it was done correctly. I'll post the numbers in a bit.
What do you mean when you say: "DO NOT OVERSIZE A HEATING BOILER"? Are you saying that the boiler shouldn't have excessive BTU output? Or are you saying not to over estimate BTUH/SqFt when sizing radiators? Please be specific....I want to fully understand your concern.
SWEI October 19, 2013 @ 3:43 PM
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Oversizingmeans installing a boiler which is larger than your design day heating requirement. There is already a safety factor in the heat loss calculated by the software, so in most cases a boiler that is 5-10% smaller than that number will work just fine.
More specifically in the case of a modulating/condensing boiler, pay attention to the minimum modulation rate of the boiler. Aim for 1/3rd of your design day heat loss or less on that. The larger this ratio, the more time the boiler will spend at the bottom portion of its modulation curve, which improves both efficiency and comfort.
On the radiator sizing, be aware that most manufacturers rate their products at 180ºF or 190ºF. Radiators are sized using the average of supply and return water temps, so a 180ºF rated radiator running at a 30ºF ∆T would need 195ºF boiler water to deliver that rated amount of BTUs. Size them for 120ºF - 140ºF using http://www.runtalnorthamerica.com/bisque/calculating_btuh.html, make sure they will fit the available space, and you will end up with a quiet, comfortable, efficient system.This post was edited by an admin on October 19, 2013 3:52 PM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 4:11 PM
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Boiler sizeSWEI, I'm still working on the SlantFin app....but....my boiler has an 80,000 BTU output and my whole house requirement will be 45,000 BTU or less. Are you saying my boiler is too large?
In general, I'm having a difficult time with the jargon you are using...remember, I'm a neophyte and terms such as "design day heating requirement", "modulation rate", etc. etc. have no meaning for me. I guess I have a homework assignment...or perhaps you wouldn't mind putting some color on your suggestions....I think you're making important points, I'm just not following.
Gordy October 19, 2013 @ 5:35 PM
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all most twicethe size needed.
Modulation rate: is like the accelerator on a car in the modulating condensing boiler category. They have a turn down ratio usually 5:1. They folow the load with supply sensor to try and match it thats what makes them efficient.
A regular cast iron boiler is not modulating, and you get full output every time it fires.
Design day is the coldest day of an average heating season. Usually occuring 1% of the heating season. Thats why its important NOT to oversize.
You must plug in the correct numbers in the heat loss program or it will be off. especially design day.
IF you did an envelope upgrade while renovatings the boiler will really be oversized even though you added 350 sf.
I hope you are ditching the boiler.This post was edited by an admin on October 19, 2013 5:48 PM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 8:11 PM
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SlantFin heat loss programI have an issue with the SlantFin Heat Loss calculator app: The "Ceiling Factor" drop-down choices do not match what I have. I have a tar & gravel built-up roof with 4" of rigid foam sheathing beneath the tar and gravel. Total R-factor is 25. There are no selections under "Ceiling Factor" that come close. I've concluded the app is useless without a correct ceiling factor for my home. Dead end.
Gordy October 19, 2013 @ 11:43 PM
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RvalueNot the assembly will work for what you have.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 20, 2013 @ 12:09 AM
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Gordy re: Ceiling R-factor in Slant/Fin appGordy, could you clarify? I would need to know the decimal factor for R25 and it's not among the menu choices. How would I determine the decimal factor for R25?This post was edited by an admin on October 20, 2013 12:20 AM.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 8:16 PM
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Am I ditching the boiler?Hadn't planned to. What are the ramifications of using an oversize boiler other than added annual fuel cost? A new boiler is what, $4-5K installed? When I balance that against a couple hundred/year added fuel cost, the math says to wait until the old boiler breaks down before replacing.This post was edited by an admin on October 19, 2013 9:58 PM.
SWEI October 19, 2013 @ 10:54 PM
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Keeping the boilerwhile maximizing comfort and efficiency would involve adding a buffer tank (smart plumbers know how to repurpose an electric water heater for this) and a motorized mixing valve running on Outdoor Reset Control. The delta in materials cost for this versus materials cost for a small mod/con boiler (which removes the need for the foregoing bits) is less than the labor cost for either solution.
Translation: Have a properly sized, quality mod/con boiler installed by a competent radiant professional. Sit back, enjoy the outrageous comfort, and brag to all your friends about how little you spend heating your house.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 11:16 PM
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I'd rather brag to my friends......about the smart economic decision of keeping a perfectly good boiler rather than blow several thousand on a new boiler for which the payback is maybe 10 years.
Seriously, though, other than fuel cost are there other significant downsides to keeping the old boiler in service?This post was edited by an admin on October 19, 2013 11:18 PM.
Gordy October 19, 2013 @ 11:39 PM
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yeahlike maybe lasting this year or 5 years, and installing a new one plus the xtra fuel consumption.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 19, 2013 @ 11:46 PM
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GordyCould you elaborate? Are you saying the piping and/or radiators could fail in 1-5 years?
Gordy October 20, 2013 @ 1:05 AM
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BoilerThe boiler is quite old 40 plus years minimum is pushing the limit.
SWEI October 20, 2013 @ 12:31 PM
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Keeping the old boiler in servicewill require replacing enough of your current system that (if it were my house) I'd be quite leery of making the investment. Given that the existing boiler puts out twice the heat you need on the coldest day of the year, it's going to be short-cycling the overwhelming majority of the time.
Assuming you still want to take this approach, I would strongly suggest adding a buffer tank. If you size the radiators for a low water temperature (please do) and set the boiler aquastat for 150F/130F, TRVs will throttle back the flow and deliver some comfort.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 20, 2013 @ 12:49 PM
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Questions for SWEI"Keeping the old boiler in service will require replacing enough of your current system"
Not sure what you mean by "old system". I have no system today, just the boiler. I'm building the system from the ground up with new radiators.
What will it cost to have a technician install a buffer tank on my old boiler? And are you saying that it is possible to lower the temp output of my boiler? To what temp?
See my new post down below...I'm concerned about sizing radiators to 180 degree water than having to install a new boiler later that has a lower water temp...and then i'd have undersized radiators. Do you have any idea what temp my old AO Smith be adjusted down to?
What is the most common/typical water temp in the new 40,000-50,000 BTU output boilers?
This is a very valuable discussion....I'm beginning to see some potential flaws in my planning/thinking.
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RJ October 18, 2013 @ 11:03 PM
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Gordy October 19, 2013 @ 4:03 PM
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Good advice from SWEI thereI was kind a wondering, and leading up to SWEI's questions. That program is closer to 15% padded.
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 20, 2013 @ 12:29 PM
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SlantFin heat loss calculator questionI'm stuck at "ceiling factor".
The input field calls for a decimal factor to be chosen from a drop down menu. Problem is that my ceiling is at tar/gravel built up over foam boards that amounts to R=25 and that is not among the choices. Any thoughts on how to convert R=25 into their equiv. decimal factor?
Scott_Mountain_View_CA October 20, 2013 @ 12:39 PM
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Boiler questionsCould someone explain to me the relationship between boiler water temp, boiler input BTU, boiler output BTU and radiator sizing.
My current older AO Smith is a 80,000 BTU output @ 180 degrees. I had planned to size my Runtal radiators based on 180 degree water temp.
I notice in the Runtal literature a table that shows different temps and the required adjustments in radiator output based on those different temps.
It seems obvious to me that if I size my radiators for 180 degree water and then later replace the boiler with a new one that produces a lower water temp, my radiators could become undersized (for the new, lower water temp). Could one of the pros comment on this? Is this a valid concern? What is a typical water temp in a new boiler?
Gordy October 20, 2013 @ 7:31 PM
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The Basicshttp://www.masterplumbers.com/plumbviews/2002/boilerratings.asp
And size your rads so in the future when your boiler dies you can get a more efficient one, and use lower temp water to do it.This post was edited by an admin on October 20, 2013 7:32 PM.
SWEI October 20, 2013 @ 10:38 PM
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Boiler water tempsThe lower the temperature of returning boiler water, the cooler the flue gas -- and the greater the combustion efficiency.
In a conventional cast-iron boiler, that returning water temperature must be kept above 130ºF - 140ºF (depending on the specific fuel in use, the humidity) in order to prevent flue gas condensation from rotting out the flue pipe and boiler heat exchanger. To maintain a reasonable degree of system efficiency, the supply temperature should be at least 20ºF hotter than this.
A modulating condensing boiler has no lower limit on its return water temperature (OK, perhaps 34F might be a good idea.) This allows efficiencies over 98% when paired with a properly designed emitter system.


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Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Happy Easter!
Today was a great day! The Easter Bunny delivered baskets late last night- and it's a good thing she did- because the Moose and Goose were up early. We don't have a lot of candy here- but the Easter Bunny is smart and knew the girls would need new bathing suits so those were in their baskets- the Easter Bunny also scored big on WebKinz pets- packages of two pets and one mini pet with clothes- $4. 97 at Costco. What little candy they did get- Grandma Bunny provided. The Ogre's basket had a gift card for Game Stop- and a variety of Axe products (thanks to coupons and sales).
I had to make a few side dishes for Aunt Eddie's - pasta salad, Mac & Cheese and a cake. Also had to get the girls dressed - and out the door. We stopped at Grandma's to drop off her Easter Basket and then off to see Great Grandma.
We met Grandma over at Aunt Eddie's and the afternoon was amazing.
Late lunch on the back porch- with a nice breeze and fans -- it was good food with great friends.
Uncle Kirk took the girls out on the boat around the lake. The girls are were loving the boat ride. They like the wind blowing through their pig tails.
They played in the water with Caidi, Christopher, Grace and Andrew. I thought for sure they would drop off - but they kept on.
We had an Easter Egg hunt- and 5 kids went through 200 eggs. After checking out the loot- Moose sweet talked her cousin Taylor to swing them on the swing out in the back yard- after all of that- Moose finally decided that she might be hungry. Goose never decided that- until she got home and I was tucking her into bed- we had to have a Mac/Cheese bedtime snack.
This was the first holiday without my Dad- and it was different- I kept expecting him to walk out to the dock- or to find him watching TV in the house. Not really expecting- but just the thought. It was not as hard as I thought it would be- but I was more aware of it than I thought I would be. Just trying to process the thoughts.
My Mom and I ran a few errands yesterday- and we talked about all kinds of things- one of the things I asked her was if she had changed the business phone voicemail message- she hasn't yet- and I'm glad. No- I haven't yet become the weird girl who calls her father's cell phone just to hear his voice- but it's coming.
I can't believe how big my girls have gotten- Moose has been home 5 years (next month) and Goose - 3 years (Last January). They are amazing!
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- Aus said...
Wow - what a great day - great family - and great celebration of the Ressurection and new life!
Yeah - there are the hard parts - there are times I'll even write my dad a letter just to update him on what's going on...and in my heart I know he reads it. While I'll never quit missing him - it does become easier!
hugs - aus and co.
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The girls look just as cute as ever! So sorry to hear of the loss of your dad, our thoughts are with you and your family Tamara.
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So sweet girl. Tamara, I am very sad to read your blog that, they loss of their dad, my prayers always with you and your family.
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I also like to make dish of pasta salad, Mac & Cheese and a cake in Easter. On this year I also prepared vegetable biscuits.
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Jim Moret Over James Ray Any Day
Watch what you ingest under the name of "self-help."
Robin Sax: It strikes me as ironic that the other day -- just as I am about to post my review of Jim Moret's new book -- self-help speaker/author James Arthur Ray was arrested in Arizona on manslaughter charges. Ray is implicated in the deaths of three people during a sweat lodge ceremony that he orchestrated. From the Associated Press:
The October 8 sweat lodge ceremony was intended to be the highlight of Ray's five-day "Spiritual Warrior" event at a retreat he rented just outside Sedona. He told participants, who paid more than $9,000 each to attend, that it would be one of the most intense experiences of their lives. About halfway through the two-hour ceremony, some began feeling ill, vomiting and collapsing inside the 415-square-foot structure. Despite that, Ray urged participants to push past their physical weaknesses and chided those who wanted to leave, authorities and participants have said.
I did not read James Arthur Ray's "Harmonic Wealth: The Secret of Attracting the Life You Want," but I did read Jim Moret's "The Last Day of my Life." It just strikes me as bizarre that I am about to post these words about Jim Moret, below, while at the same time hearing news of the so-called spiritual leader who has the admiration of Oprah and Larry King and credits Deepak Chopra and Tony Robbins as friends.
Jim Moret is not super famous. He is neither a psychologist nor a therapist. As a matter of fact, like many other TV personalities, he comes from a background in law. Yet, he relates to us on deeply psychological and emotional levels. In our fast-pasted world, so many of us are desperately seeking answers and understanding. In a mere 161 pages, Jim Moret provides us with the ability to find answers in ourselves. He pours his heart and soul into the book and gets the reader to examine their own journey. Not many therapists can do that (for the price of a book anyway)!
How is that this famous "leader," a self-proclaimed "spiritual warrior" can crash so hard so fast? Could it be that he was a fraud all along? Did he read too much of his own press and get a big head? Did he simply endorse one horrific mistake? Many more questions run through our minds while we await these answers. I question what type of spirituality James Arthur Ray can really have when he did not seek medical attention for ill people in the lodge. I am simultaneously amazed at the tremendous spirituality, transparency and raw emotion that emanates from Jim Moret's book.
It is interesting to juxtapose Moret with Ray. James Arthur Ray may have wanted to -- or even tried to help people -- but he has failed as a mentor and healer. His actions allegedly lead to the death of three people. Jim Moret was not seeking to be a mentor or healer himself, but he has succeeded in inspiring thousands with his book.
One would never guess that such an emotionally charged book could come out of an investigative journalist like Moret -- whose job is basically about exposing someone else's soul without exposing his own motivations, bias, ideas, and emotions.
And as for James Arthur Ray, he is headed for a fight that may include prison time. He faces three counts of manslaughter. It is a lesson to all of us to examine closely the resources we seek out for help. The followers of Ray may have believed he was a "spiritual warrior" but according to AP, the investigation into Ray shows many red flags including that some people lost consciousness and others suffered broken bones at past events led by him. He was also known to ignore medical problems that arose at his seminars.
When I compare the so-called star power of James Arthur Ray and the quiet grace of well-known TV personality Jim Moret -- there is no comparison. Moret's life lessons resonate deep in our hearts, whereas the shenanigans of Ray will fade with yesterday's news.
|Robin Sax is a former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney who specialized in prosecuting sex crimes against children. She is the author of six books including "Predators and Child Molesters: What Every Parent Needs to Know To Keep Kids Safe." Robin is a regular legal commentator on Larry King Live, Nancy Grace, Fox News and has a weekly radio show, "Justice Interrupted." Robin lives with her husband and three children in Los Angeles, California.
It's easy to vilify Mr. Ray and applaud his arrest! Now, at least, he will be tried in court and made to face the consequences of his actions… but what of the REST of the self-help "industrial complex?"
I respectfully submit that we (consumers and producers of self-help) establish the "Association of Self-Help Professionals" or whatever name seems most appropriate to elevate the professional and protect the public.
All that is lacking now is the motivation and leadership. If you consider yourself a self-help expert OR if you are a consumer of self-help products, I urge you to consider working together to turn the Sedona Sweat Lodge deaths into a legacy that salutes the virtuous work of the earliest self-help experts like Napoleon Hill, Norman Vincent Peale and Dale Carneige, honors the efforts of legitimate, self-help professionals of today, and turns the deaths of those who died in the Sedona Sweat Lodge… Liz Neuman, Kirby Brown and James Shore into a legacy for the betterment of the self-help profession and society.
Any help you can provide in this regard would be greatly appreciated!
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So good it's unreal. I used Morton & Bassett chili powder (#1 recommended by C.I.) and my taste buds were in heaven. BOLD, delicious flavor (it really does taste barbecued), yet it doesn't overwhelm the the fish and the texture is super moist. This is great if you're looking for something other than the standard Asian salmon preps. People would pay lots of money for this in a fancy restaurant, if they could even find something so good. I served with kale with bacon and onion and buttered noodles.
Barbecue Roasted Salmon
Randy Mayor; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 314
- Calories from fat: 42%
- Fat: 14.7g
- Saturated fat: 2.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 6.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 3.3g
- Protein: 35.3g
- Carbohydrate: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 111mg
- Iron: 1.5mg
- Sodium: 405mg
- Calcium: 30mg
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Cooking spray
- Lemon slices (optional)
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning occasionally.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Remove fish from bag; discard marinade. Combine sugar and next 5 ingredients (sugar through cinnamon) in a bowl. Rub over fish; place in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with lemon slices, if desired.
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- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Carbohydrate, Gluten-Free
- COOKING METHOD: Bake, Marinate, Roast
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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I was a nerd when I was a kid. Not only did I read science fiction and watch Star Trek, Star Wars, and everything in between, I read about science. Just off the top of my head, two of my favorite books growing up were Cosmos by Carl Sagan and Mathematics, by David Bergamini from the Life, Science Library. I discovered the one-sided Mobius strip in Mathematics and spent hours making them, drawing lines on them, and cutting them up. That's what I was doing on Friday night! And who can forget James Burke's fabulous BBC series, Connections. Probably the best science series of all time.
For Christmas one year, it must have been Christmas of 1981, I receive an Atari 400 as a gift from my parents. The computer revolution was just beginning. I mean,Wright Brothers, 100 foot-flight type of beginning. My school had purchased a few TRS-80′s and us nerds were learning to program them. I can still remember 'peeking' and 'poking' the memory registers to coax more performance out of the limited BASIC language. I managed to blend my appetite for mathematics and my interest in computers with that Atari 400 when I programmed it to graph functions. I spent Christmas break of that year glued to the TV set watching sine waves, exponentials, and parabolas materialize on the pixelated screen. Lord was that machine slow and I remember wishing that I didn't have to edit the program to try a new function.
Things have come a long way since then and I have been in the middle of it, all along, working in the defense industry as a physicist. In college I learned to program on a good old VAX 11/785. My first high-end computer, which I bought in 1989, was a Mac SE/30 on which I did the research for and wrote my masters thesis. I remember the workstation craze of the '90s with Sun and SGI. Then when they were replaced with inexpensive x86 PC's. The debut of Windoze. And how the Internet emerged from the Bitnet. It's been an enormous privilege and a humbling experience to have lived through the evolution of the information age and, indeed, been a part of it.
It all came full circle this morning when I typed "graph e^(x^2) from -2 to 2″ into the Google search bar. Almost instantly that wonderful, symmetric plot of the function with no closed-form integral appeared. I didn't even know if Google would do that and was following a hunch from a totally unrelated conversation with a fellow writer and colleague, Terri-Lynne Smiles. But there it was, just as it had appeared on my parents TV set all those years ago. And while the curve hasn't changed a bit, the technology has transformed the planet.
On my Atari, I had to edit the code to change functions. Google interpreted my query and did what I wanted. That's Artificial Intelligence, my friends. My Atari did the calculations only a bit faster than I could have done them by hand. I have no idea where Google did the calculations but it was already displaying the plot by the time I got to the limits. My Atari was connected to my parent's TV with an antenna cable. It wasn't even a coax. I'm communicating with Google over an 802.11g wireless datalink to my router, which sends it back and forth through cyberspace and manages to get it right almost every time. My parent's TV had the resolution of a Crayon, was three feet thick, and weighed about a hundred pounds. The screen on my MacBook Pro is less than a quarter of an inch and the entire computer weighs less than the brick-like remote that controlled that old Sears console. We used to heat the den with the power consumed by old-style televisions. The battery life on my Mac is hours, and hours, and hours.
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A hypothesis about difficulty… and my first collab video! Feat Philosophy Tube.
It probably goes without saying but I absolutely agree with the idea that–assuming people stick around–the reward for enduring (my word, not Emily's) difficult media is great, and the likelihood the audience will take something additional away from it is higher.
When updatesupdatesupdates and I started making performance art around 2008 that was our modus operandi: how can we make performances which try to convey a reasonably complicated idea in as complicated a manner as possible before it becomes universally alienating? And then! Assuming that is successful! What does the audience actually get out of it? We did that for a number of years (memefactory being the most popular expression of that line of performance thinking, though by far the least complex) and the response was always heartening and encouraging.
[DIGRESSION: One early show was obliquely about the fact that America went to war over the "existence" of weapons in Iraq. Though we never once said the word "Iraq" or the acronym "WMDs" or made any kind of overtly political statement of any kind (the climax of the performance was in fact a full-length screening of the music video for Under Pressure by Queen ft. David Bowie on YouTube) the number of people who connected the described philoso-scientific debate between those who thought vacuums were possible and those who didn't (vacuists and anti-vacuists) to our then-current political climate–both were "wars about nothing"–was very high.]
Idea Channel is also based partially upon this line of thinking and influenced greatly by all the performance work I did before it.
I like the second part of this collab vid. I took the time to make a little transcript for those of you who are struggling to keep up with the speed of this speech.
Is YouTube poop Art?
On of the thigs that might seem to separate YouTube Poop from say Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa'or Van Gogh's 'Star Night' is that is essentially derivative. It is a mash up of other works wrong. Rather than create something totally original Poopers take other people's work and re-mix it.
But why can't a remix be artistic?
In their paper 'Digital Remix', Colin Lankshear and Michelle Knobel said that a remix is taking one thing and looking at it from a different point of view whilst still retaining some of the original. And surely loads of art does that. Surely loads of art derives from other sources. Fan art derives from other creative works. So does fan fiction and AMV (note: Anime Music Videos) and cos-plays… like this amazing steampunk reinterpretation of Disney's Ariel. Shakespeare was a remixer. 'The Merchant of Venice' was inspired by an Italian text: 'Il Pecorone', and a medieval one: 'Gesta Romanorum' (click here for more info). 'Romeo and Juliet' was a poem by Arthur Brooke (click here to read it) before it was ever a play and an Italian novel before that. And 'Troilus and Cressida'? That's reinterpreting the Trojan War. That's remixing Homer.
Philosophy disagrees on what exactly the definition of Art is and even whether there should be a definition of Art, but just because something is derivative doesn't mean we should rule it out as a work Art in its own right.
YouTube Poops fit a number of the suggested criteria for Art. George Dickie said that Art has to exist within an institution. Well, YouTube is a pretty big institution.
[Remark: interesting to hear some one refer to YouTube as an 'institution (for Art)']
But if that's not enough for you there is also YouChew.net, the Pooper's Paradise, where Poop theory is discussed, techniques are analyzed, Poops are even sorted even sorted according to their aesthetic value into good and bad.
Wittgenstein said that Art is creative material always was interpreted according to cultural context. Well the certainly a lot of context in YouTube Poops. If you take the audio from 'Star Wars' and dub it over the video from 'Harry Potter' then that's not going to be a funny joke to position unless your audience already knows how separate and different those two things are. Or if you take sensor bleeps and put them over my little pony, then that's not going to be funny unless your audience knows that 'My Little Pony', ostensibly anyway, a show aimed at a less mature audiences.
YouTube Poops have a lot in common with the movement known in artistic circles as surrealism. Bizarre juxtapositions, surprise non-sequiturs and randomness. Surrealism is supposed to be characterized though by unbridled emotive expression. Are YouTube Poops expressive?
I might seem weird to say that remixes can be expressive of an emotion or an attitude, but in his book 'Remix', Lawrence Lessig wrote that the growth the TV and the Internet over old-fashioned forms of media mean that audio and video are fast becoming the new writing, the new way of expressing information. Whereas in ye'olden days, if you wanted to distribute information you kinda had to write it down and pass it around. Look how things have changed.
[Remark: if we are talking about the popularity of a particular form, then I agree. If we are talking about the processes of production and distribution, then I strongly disagree since we still have to take time to 'write' down our ideas (in whatever form: text, audio, video, computer-code…) and pass them around. It is nonetheless true that the means to produce and distribute information have become more versatile, ubiquitous and perhaps accessible (though inclusion-specialists might disagree about this last item).]
Look at the use of infographics to give info, rage faces to express emotions, the rise of the reaction gif. Remixes can of course be expressive. Remixes can be thought-provoking, evocative, even political.
Whether an individual YouTube Poop is expressive probably depends on the Poopers themselves. Many make it out of boredom or for amusement or for catharsis. Tolstoy wrote that for an artwork to be expressive on emotion the artist has to sincerely experience that emotion whilst making it. And if a Pooper experiences amusement which is then communicated to the audience, then hasn't something been expressed there, namely: lolz?
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The show begins with a teaser of what's to come tonight. A highlight from Raw is shown when CM Punk delivered a GTS on The Rock. Afterwards, Punk took the WWE Championship. Also, the Elimination Chamber Match was hyped as Randy Orton will face Mark Henry in a rematch from last week. Big Show makes his way to the ring. A highlight from last week's Smackdown is shown, when Alberto Del Rio removed the wheels off the back of Show's tour bus. Del Rio followed by pouring orange paint on him. Show gets a mic, asking if everyone thought that was funny. Show says because of Del Rio's actions, three innocent people suffered Show's wrath. Show says he thinks it's funny. Show says Del Rio has never pinned him, and doesn't have what it takes to do so. Show says Del Rio will never pin him. Show says the rage he holds no will be balled up for Del Rio. Chris Jericho interrupts. Jericho says he has known Show for 16 years. Jericho says he knows what he is feeling. Show says if Jericho knew him, he s...
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