Vacation

Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center will provide a post on nutrition topics for The Baltimore Sun's Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Shanti Lewis weighs in on vacation dining. How do you eat healthfully and maintain your weight when you have long flights ahead and eat out almost every night while on vacation? Because of the limited fare on flights, many travelers indulge in fast food and choose beverages that can be dehydrating before boarding their planes.

Signing Pro Bowl special teams player Corey Graham from the Chicago Bears is a classic Baltimore Ravens move: He bolsters a major weakness for the Ravens, can also play nickel back and likely came at the right price. Think Haruki Nakamura and Chris Carr, but only better. "I believe it's a better situation for me and a better opportunity with a fresh start," Graham told the Chicago Tribune . "I gave the Bears every opportunity but they moved on. All around, Baltimore is just a better deal for me and my family.

Baltimore Charm player Kelly Campbell travels frequently in her dual role as a defensive back and marketing manager of the city's all-female Lingerie Football League team. Campbell was nominated this year for the league's award for most improved player, as well as for its Mortaza Award, honoring a player's efforts on and off the field. Campbell says she prefers vacations at beaches, where she can enjoy the activities she doesn't have time for during the football season. With Valentine's Day on the horizon, Campbell, 24, reveals to us her favorite and most romantic getaway — which would also be her ideal spot to receive a proposal.

Donna Hamilton will be joining Rod Daniels at the 11 p.m. anchor desk at WBAL-TV  (Channel 11) starting Super Bowl night, General Manager Dan Joerres confirmed Wednesday. Daniels has been anchoring the flagship broadcast solo since July when WBAL decided not to renew the contract of Marianne Banister. Banister had been co-anchoring since 1995 when she arrived at WBAL from station KABC, the ABC owned station in Los Angeles where she anchored early morning and 6 p.m. newscasts in the nation's second largest TV market.

Things have always been a bit uncertain for Second Chance, a salvage depot and nonprofit organization that has built a loyal following among homeowners, interior designers, commercial builders and art students seeking one-of-a-kind home items - bathtubs, shutters, mantelpieces, you name it - from old structures. Since opening in 2003 in a leased warehouse in the crumbling industrial area just south of M&T Bank Stadium, Second Chance has grown to occupy several leased warehouses.

Staff meals, restaurants on January vacation the problem with asking restaurants to cut down on salt. An article in the Atlantic says that attempts by the Food and Drug Administration to coerce restaurants to cut down on salt are misguided at best. Restaurant meals account for a small amount of daily salt intake, says the article's author, an interventional cardiologist and professional chef. It's a good, provocative read. Bryan Voltaggio expains why one particular tattoo keeps getting him dirty looks from the Transportation Safety Authority ( Eater DC )

All of the beautiful (and rich and famous) people must vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Baltimore's own Stacy Keibler and beau George Clooney are there, and they brought Keibler's good friend Torrie Wilson and her new boyfriend, Alex Rodrigez, according to deadspin.com . Wilson, who reportedly befriended Keibler during their professional wrestling days, and A-Rod, the Yankees' star slugger, were together over Christmas, according to...

Sean Lane, founder of local technology firm BTS, doesn't care that most other companies its size don't provide full health benefits for employees and their dependents, including domestic partners. Nor do they hold once-a-week catered lunches for their staff. Or practically demand workers take a break at the company-owned condominium in Florida, with the firm kicking in $250 in mad money. BTS does all of the above. “We encourage people to take vacation time,” said Lane, 31, who in 2008 founded the Columbia-based firm, which now has three affiliate companies.

Transamerica Life Insurance Co. has begun putting up its namesake sign at 100 Light St., transforming Baltimore's skyline once again. About 800 employees of the arm of Dutch insurer Aegon are expected to move from the firm's current midtown Baltimore offices to Transamerica Tower over the next several months. The move fills a void in the building left behind by Legg Mason, which moved its employees to a new structure in Harbor East in 2009. Transamerica agreed last year to lease the top nine floors, or about 171,000 square feet, of the 35-story skyscraper.

It's official: summer is over, although there are plenty of chances for a weekend getaway through the fall. Whether you are planning for leaf-peeping trips or just fantasizing about the return of beach season, TripAdvisor's vacation rental calculator , which I found through Lifehacker , can help you decide whether you'd save much by reserving a vacation rental instead of a hotel. The calculator adjusts its findings based on the number of people in your party and the number of nights as well as how frequently you plan to eat out as opposed to making meals at home.