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Hello there XBMC Community!
This may seem a little out there, but would anyone know how or what the XBMC GUI is built on? More specifically, what is used to get from the command line to the XBMC GUI?
The reason I'm asking is because I've been starting to tinker with linux and I'm trying to make a custom GUI for kiosk-type of system. I am a total newbie when it comes to linux and programming in C, but I'm learning a lot! I'm looking at the source code right now, but I don't feel like I understand most of it... hehe..
I like the XBMC GUI a lot and am wonder what I should take a look at to recreate something similar.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
XBMC's Graphical User Interface
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You have about 10 years of learning c/c++ to go though
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I know the road ahead is not easy, but everyone has to start somewhere... I don't really see how anyone would take 10 years to learn c/c++... Once I learn the basics, it'll just be a matter of thinking through the problems.
Any other guidance would be helpful. Thanks!
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2012-03-07 10:32 Post: #4
Well, it takes about 10 minutes to learn C++. The other 9 years, 11 months, 30 days, 23 hours and 50 minutes are needed to learn the libraries you need to make C++ do anything useful :-)
Assuming you have some form of debugger set a breakpoint in CApplication::Create at the call to g_Windowing.InitWindowSystem() and trace it from there. You will quickly get an idea of how XBMC implements it's GUI. In Windows it's easy of course, but then I wrote my first call to CreateWindow() rather more than ten years ago - actually it was more than twenty years ago!
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2012-03-09 06:38 Post: #5
Thanks jhsrennie(JR)! This sounds like a great start for me! I actually don't have any type of debugger at the moment for C++ at the moment, but it's nothing a quick Googling can't solve.
Hopefully everything will work out.
Thanks a bunch!
You'll be hearing from me again, if I get stuck... but hopefully that won't happen too often. hehe.. :o
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2012-03-09 21:35 Post: #6
That's a big byte to chew, attempting to create a new skin and learn C++. GOODLUCK you will need it, you have a great attitude buts its also cocky which leads me to this quick question. Given that you user ID is GEEKSQUAD and your interest is in creating a kiosk type skin My guess is to display in a business....DO you work for Best Buy/GeekSquad?
It's none of my business, but from the sound of it you may. One more reason to stay out of BEST BUY for me.
Thanks and Good Luck oh btw you forgot to mention if you have any programming experience in other languages, if so it may become easier for you to pick up C++.
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2012-03-09 22:28 Post: #7
Don't let anyone dissuade you from learning, but yeah, the GUI interface is one of the tougher things to start with. It's a complex beast made more complex because of it's platform-independant nature, meaning much that an OS would normally handle for you is handled by XBMC. All the nice API that, say, Windows gives you to create and manipulate dialog boxes etc has to be replicated within the XBMC code - no help from the OS.
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Threads like this give me an even greater appreciation for the devs. Thanks, y'all!
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@XBMC_FREAK - Lol. I do not work at BestBuy/Geeksquad. My username is inspired by the good ol' days when Geeksquad didn't have such a bad reputation. (Geeksquad's services isn't all that bad... depending on your area... just expensive... :rolleyes What's so bad about Geeksquad/Best Buy anyways? They are made to seem so much worst than they actually are.
As far as past programming experience, it isn't much. I started off with Visual Basic. Then moved onto Alice, Python, and Java. Recently started dabbling in PHP, BASH scripting, and of course C++. No where near an expert by any means.
@DDDamian - Thanks for your warm encouragement! I understand GUI related things are usually more difficult to understand, but I am optimistic. I know I can learn it--one way or another. One of the main reasons I turned to look at XBMC is because it is platform-independent, which is quite a major achievement. Understanding how it works will be a true eyeopener for me. I am looking forward to learn more and more about it. I'm sure that there will be things I don't understand about it, but hopefully my trusty googling skills can help me with that.
@theophile - I agree. You smart developers out there are awesome! Hope I can be like them some day... lol(though that probably won't happen for QUITE some time).
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2012-03-10 01:15 Post: #10
The basis of the GUI stuff is essentially a base class CGUIControl that's overridden into all the different controls you see (CGUIButtonControl, CGUISpinControl etc.). The next most important one is the grouping control (CGUIControlGroup and CGUIControlGroupList) that is basically a container for other controls - all child controls that it contains are offset from it's current position and so on. The next layer is CGUIWindow (which derives from a CGUIControlGroup) etc.
Messages are handled by passing to the window then down through the controlgroups/controls as necessary.
Messages from a control can then go up through it's parents to the window (or app) as required.
That's the basic structure of all UI's.
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The 9 years, 11 months, 30 days, 23 hours and 50 minutes are to unlearn the bad mistakes in what was learned in 10 minutes.
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if you want a general introduction in how to make a GUI, this link might be interesting: http://openglgui.sourceforge.net/tutorials.html
you might also want to read all of it, not just the "OpenGL GUI Series" part, because you get explanations on how to handle animations, load xml files (XBMC skins are xml files)
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First off my opinion is my two cents no one has to agree nor disagree
IMO Your user ID screamed affiliation or desire to become part of that organization. That would normally imply that you are very willing to accept both positive or negative associations toward that company.
I personally know a higher level employee for GS; we have had multiple conversations informing me of their practices within GS and BB as well as the horror stories. I hear a lot more horror stories than actual good things, I am not the only person here or anywhere that hasn't had a bad experience with BB.
I asked all the questions since joining I have read so many posts regarding the same ole topics usually from users with a couple of posts. IMO it seems as though no time is taken in searching of a subject versus just creating a post about it. Since most do not post anything about themselves and jump into posting, How would you expect someone to respond to you, without knowing an ounce about you, capabilities, and talent.
Great to know now a lil about you now, I appreciate the resume'.
Regardless learning C++ and coding a skin will be an large undertaking for anyone just to jump into, admit it or not and it was not mean to dis-encourage anyone from doing or attempting lets be real here.
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Postseason Props: Tetschlag Carries Phoenix to Second Round of NCAA Tournament
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NCAA Tournament, First Round (5) Green Bay 59, (12) UALR 55 - The first round game of the NCAA Tournament between No. 5 seed Green Bay (33-1) and No. 12 seed UALR (23-8) lived up to its expectations as a physical contest with Green Bay being the tougher team in the end.
The player that was the toughest for the Phoenix was by far Kayla Tetschlag (Sheboygan, Wis.) who has now been given the nickname "Ms. March" because of her performances in the NCAA Tournament. Tetschlag led all players with 24 points and 11 rebounds in Green Bay's 59-55 win over UALR.
"The bigger the game the bigger her performance," said head coach Matt Bollant about Tetschlag's ninth double-double performance of the season. "Every time we needed a big bucket or a big play, she always stepped up."
Tetschlag poured in 10 points while grabbing five rebounds, playing the entire first half as the Phoenix led 28-23 at the break. On the defensive end Tetschlag was matched up against UALR standout Chastity Reed who was held to just five points and three rebounds in the opening half.
Early in the second half (18:13), Reed picked up her third foul as Green Bay led by four (30-26) and Tetschlag continued to attack the basket. "I don't think her third foul affected my decisions, we just had gotten a couple layups off our secondary break earlier and we just continued to get it inside," said Tetschlag. "We knew she was a scorer but we were going to try and make her defend too."
Despite Green Bay being outscored 9-2 in the first four and a half minutes of the second half, Tetschlag continued to carry the Phoenix scoring Green Bay's next eight points including a layup with 9:32 to play, giving the Phoenix its final lead of the contest.
"We are a really talented team so I knew my girls were right behind me and I can't explain why I play the way I do in the tournament." Tetschlag said. "I guess I just get those extra butterflies before the game that gets me going."
Tetschlag in the NCAA Tournament...Green Bay's game against UALR was the second-consecutive NCAA Tournament game the Co-Horizon League Player of the Year poured in 24 points or more. Throughout her four-career NCAA Tournament games, Tetschlag scored a combined 83 points, averaging 20.7 per contest.
NCAA Tournament Program Records... The Phoenix broke one program record while UALR tied or broke five opponent records in the NCAA Tournament. Green Bay committed only 10 fouls throughout the game for the second time this season. The Phoenix held UALR to 23 points in the first half which is a program low for a Green Bay opponent. In addition, UALR's four free throws, six free-throw attempts and 28 rebounds were the fewest by a Green Bay opponent in the NCAA Tournament while its 21 fouls tied the most by an opponent.
Team Tops the Charts... Green Bay is having its best season in program history, winning 33 games. With its 18 assists against UALR, Green Bay now has 687 assists on the season, the most in program history in a single season of play. In addition, the Phoenix set a single-season record (417) with its six steals in the contest and eight made free-throws, totaling 507 on the year.
(5) Green Bay (33-1) will face (4) Michigan State (27-5) in Tuesday's second round game at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2.


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ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia's track and field teams will compete in their second indoor meet of the season at the Auburn Invitational in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday and Saturday.
The Bulldogs will join 11 other schools at the Birmingham Crossplex, a facility that opened in August 2011 and is being used by area schools and other groups.
After a portion of Georgia's team members opened their 2012 campaigns at the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington, Ky., last weekend, head coach Wayne Norton is looking forward to more Bulldogs getting their first action this weekend.
"This week we will have a few more athletes making season debuts which will helps us retain a sense of anticipation that you normally have only in the first meet," said Norton. "The most important factor in going to the Crossplex facility is we get a chance to critique the track. It is the nearest banked track to Athens."
Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Tennessee will be joining Georgia and Auburn at the meet from the Southeastern Conference. In addition, the UCF women, Clemson, Florida State, Samford and the Texas women will also be competing.
Twenty men are scheduled to travel for Georgia while 18 women will be competing in the Lady Bulldogs' second meet of the season. Five true freshmen will be debuting for the Georgia women and redshirt freshman thrower Burke McCarty will be battling in his first collegiate indoor meet with the Bulldogs.
The Crossplex features a 200-meter hydraulically banked track that has eight lanes, in addition to a four-lane warm-up track. With a $46 million reported price tag, the Crossplex also features an aquatic center and has seating for approximately 4,000 fans.
Norton is eager for his teams to test out the facility and is hoping they have success during this first test-run.
"If the track is to our liking, it will be the most ideal place for us to schedule meets next year and in the future," Norton said. "Even though this will be a reconnaissance mission, we are also going with a mind to compete and qualify for the NCAA Championships."
The Lady Bulldogs opened the season ranked 14th in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason poll while the Bulldog men were 21st.
At the Kentucky meet, several of Georgia's team members surged forward in the national individual rankings. Senior Torrin Lawrence, who was named the SEC Men's Runner of the Week, won the 200-meter dash with the fourth-fastest time in the nation (21.18). Lawrence also claimed victories in the 60 (6.76) and in the 4x400 relay.
Sophomore Megan Malasarte also flew to a personal-best time of 2:09.09 to win the 800 with the nation's third-fastest time this year. Also, Morgann Leleux, who was voted the SEC Female Freshman of the Week, matched her career-best mark in the pole vault (13 feet, 8 ¼ inches) to have the top effort by any freshman in the nation this year (sixth overall).
Other Bulldogs will be competing for the first time this season. Senior 800 runner Aaron Evans, who was second at the 2011 SEC Indoor Championships and a Second Team All-American in the event, will be starting his final year in Birmingham. Junior high jumper Saniel Atkinson, who was second at the last season's SEC outdoor meet and a Second Team All-American indoors, also starts her season this weekend.
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MISUMI Acquires Dayton Progress and Anchor Lamina
The acquisition supports the MISUMI business model of factory automation, tool and die, machine tools and electronics, since both of the product lines being purchased align themselves well with its current product offerings.
The acquisition supports the manufacturer's business model of factory automation, tool and die, machine tools and electronics, since both of the product lines being purchased align themselves well with its current product offerings.
Japanese conglomerate MISUMI Group Inc. of Japan (Tokyo, Japan), a manufacturing industry leader in factory automation, tool and die, machine tools and electronics, recently announced its decision to acquire Dayton Progress Corporation (Dayton, OH) and its subsidiary, PCS Company (Fraser, MI) from Connell Limited Partnership (Boston, MA) pending certain regulatory approvals.
The acquisition also includes the Anchor Lamina Die Components business of Connell, known for its Danly, IEM, Lempco and Lamina Brands. This move supports the MISUMI business model, as the Dayton Progress and Anchor Lamina lines align themselves well with their current product offerings.
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"Dayton Progress Corporation and the Anchor Lamina die components business both leverage product standardization and product blanks, making their production methods highly compatible with our own," said Masayuki Takaya, the president and co-chief executive officer of MISUMI Group. "Aside from short lead-time production regimes, Dayton Progress and the Anchor Lamina die components business also have strong technological capabilities, excellent customer service and solid customer bases in the US and Europe. They are both attractive businesses for their leading positions in the manufacture of die components in the U.S. and Europe.
"We have already established our QCT Model, which delivers high quality (Q) at low cost (C) with short delivery times (T) and no minimum quantity requirements, and built out a supply regime capable of delivering on short lead-times primarily in Japan, China and the rest of Asia," he continued. "Bringing Dayton Progress and the Anchor Lamina die components business into our group establishes a global short delivery-time supply regime virtually overnight and should accelerate deployment of our QCT Model globally."
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Back in 1996, I was a wet behind the ears reporter at Sports Illustrated when I got a call from one of the editors there. The magazine was going to do something unprecedented – we'd publish a daily, four-color magazine covering the Atlanta Summer Olympics. Would I like to work on it?
Well, yeah.
Quite a technical feat, that magazine. We'd finish pages by 2 in the morning, and it would go on press in a town called The Rock, Georgia, shortly thereafter. We were often held up in production as we waited for the film our photographers used to get processed. Every once in a while, we'd use a digital photo from one of the newfangled cameras just on the market, although we fretted mightily about the quality. During spare moments working on those daily issues, I spend some time working on the rudimentary website we put together to cover the Games, hand coding pages in BBEdit.
On the early morning of July 27, 1996, a bomb went off in Centennial Olympic Park at 1:20 am, just as we were closing an issue. We waited a moment, hoping that it wasn't the disaster we feared, but then we heard the sirens start as police and paramedics rushed to scene.
I grabbed a reporter's notebook and a cellphone, and headed out to see what had happened, and to try and help tell the story.
I was thinking of this yesterday, as I was reading Julia Mancuso's real-time Twitter updates on my iPhone in between the two runs of the women's giant slalom in Whistler. Grabbing that cellphone back in 1996 was a big moment – "I am now taking this mobile communication device with me." (It was some giant Motorola model, and not the sort of thing you tossed in your pocket all day). Fourteen years later, my cellphone is a permanent appendage, and instead of having to track down an athlete to ask her what she was thinking about the disappointing circumstances of her first run, she was just telling me, unbidden.
It was more information than the gathered journalists got. How it works at the Olympics is that after an athlete competes, he or she has to come through what's called the mixed zone, where every broadcaster covering the event is waiting to do an interview. Those little NBC snippets after a competition? Those come from the mixed zone. And after running the broadcast gauntlet, potentially doing an interview with every network in the world that has Olympic rights, the athlete arrives at the writers. We all cram a recorder in the athlete's face, hoping that they'll offer some sort of authentic insight into their experience, despite having told the story a dozen times already.
After her first run of the GS, Mancuso didn't come through the mixed zone. (Incidentally, this is a big no-no for athletes, who are supposed to have to come by the press, but what are you going to do?). She was dealing with a disappointing run where she was forced to stop her run after her teammate Lindsay Vonn crashed, and Mancuso's re-started run wasn't strong. Hell, I wouldn't want to talk to reporters either.
But about 30 minutes after her run ended, Mancuso posted on Twitter: "i was flagged in gs, that is bullshit! well now its time to use that anger and fight scond run!!"
Clearly she thought better about swearing, because she deleted that tweet, and reposted 40 minutes later: "that yellow flag in the GS was such... I just want to scream. I'm really miffed. Anyway, gotta take that energy and focus it for 2nd run." (She later pulled that tweet down as well.)
There's been a lot of buzz about this being the first social media Olympics, and I think it's true, and that it really changes things. The brilliance of tools like Twitter and Facebook, for an athlete, is they let you broadcast your own Olympic story, without relying on NBC or the Associated Press. There are hundreds of Olympians on the services, with millions of people following them there.
He's not an Olympic athlete, but Lance Armstrong has mastered this – during his cycling comeback, he did very few interviews, and used Twitter to communicate with the world. Eventually, reporters would write stories quoting Armstrong from Twitter, instead of from an interview, just as we're writing stories from the Winter Olympics where we quote Julia Mancuso from Twitter.
This Olympics feels like it's either the start of a new era, or the end of an old one. Or both. There have been billions of bits spent talking about the decline of the traditional media, so I'll avoid wasting more. But at the Olympics, which has been the most tightly controlled of all sports news, the walls are coming down, and fast. For everyone – the broadcasters who pay billions to cover the Games, for the International Olympic Committee, and for the athletes and fans.
Does the world need 2,000 journalists here to tell them what happened? It used to be that those of us in the mixed zone were the way to try and actually get the athletes to talk about their experiences, but they don't need us any more. The smart ones are just doing it themselves. In another 14 years, it might be that the whole idea of covering the Olympics the way we have here in Vancouver will seem as quaint as the idea of publishing a daily magazine about it.
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Saturday Vids: Andre'a – The 16 Year Old Body Image Role Model
This video needs little introduction – it speaks for itself – but I will say I originally saw this video on the website We Are The Real Deal and immediately wanted (want) to be Andre'a's best friend, because she is awesome, and we can all learn a thing or two from her confidence and positive message.
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Green 725 @ at 8:45 am, June 19th, 2011
Gotta tell you, that it took a lot of courage for you to do this. Also, I thank you. I'm far from a teenage girl, but work in MH/substance abuse.I'm active as a feminist,in a huge way!Stopped by this site, to tell you, I fell a little bit in love with you, when you made yourself vulnerable by making this tape. Who could not? You are so genuine in it. Thank you for sharing yourself with us. I feel you are beautiful inside, and it radiates to the out. In other words, though you are attractive…your insides, are what make you shine! They come all the way from deep inside, and up through the center of your being, Yep, I fell a little bit in love with you. I am a 53(fossil material to you, I'm sure…), yr old woman o was widowed at he age of 36m raising my son.I struggle also, not simply with the body, but also with the heart. It's important that I love myself with no less than the passion I might love a lover with. If I feel like I could not take another breath, without this other person, then I aspire to reach this type of "in love" feeling for myself. It is basically called "nurturing the child within"…there's a book by this name and I belieev a film…Angela Shelton puts it out in her "Survivor Manual". However, I also am a member of Adult Children of alcoholics. This teaches us that dysfunctional parents are not our fate, so to speak, that we must all define and love ourselves. We get to do the things we always wanted to do. In short, "It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Keep rockin' the world, telling your truth! And for heaven's sake…never ever forget those words you spoke when you taped this…make them part of you. It was awesome and I was so inspired.
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Hi! I'm Andrea. This reply is a bit late, but I'm just now seeing this post. Thank you so so so much. ALL of your words really mean a lot. I'm really glad you like the video.
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Andrea, I too fell in love with you and your beauty! I also fell in love with your power and love of self! Your fire and passion will burn for eternity and ignite others! Right on!! @Green 725, I also love your statement in this post as well! It's important that I love myself with no less than the passion I might love a lover with. "If I feel like I could not take another breath, without this other person, then I aspire to reach this type of "in love" feeling for myself." Your father has done an amazing job of allowing you to be the expression and embodiment of self love!! I subscribed to your YouTube channel when you first posted your video! I continue to smile on your journey and soak up your radiant light! You go girl!!
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(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc (BLK.N: Quote), the world's largest asset manager, agreed to end its analyst survey program worldwide, as part of an agreement reached Wednesday with the New York Attorney General's office.
The agreement stems from an investigation by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman into the early release of Wall Street analyst sentiment, which can move markets.
BlackRock agreed to pay $400,000 for the cost of the investigation, but no fine or penalty, and to cooperate in any investigation related to the probe.
"BlackRock deserves credit for recognizing the need for reform when it comes to the dissemination of information that can move markets," Schneiderman said in a statement. He called the agreement "a major step forward in restoring fairness in our financial markets and ensuring a level playing field for all investors."
The Analyst Survey Program asked many of the world's most prominent analysts at dozens of brokerage firms a series of questions related to the companies they were covering, according to the agreement.
Although BlackRock's position is that the purpose of the survey program was to quantify the analysts' publicly available insights, Schneiderman found evidence that the program's design allowed it to capture "non-public analyst sentiment that could be used to trade ahead of the market reaction to upcoming analyst reports," according to the agreement.
The analysts were surveyed on a quarterly or monthly basis, depending on where they were located geographically, and the program obtained hundreds of thousands of responses.
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Miley Cyrus drinking my beer!!! Best moment of my life! @MileyCyrus @MileyCyrusTour pic.twitter.com/bve0yOp1AV
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There are no shockers with anything Miley Cyrus does these days. Last night at the Anaheim stop of her Bangerz tour, Miley saw someone drinking a beer in the front row and decided she wanted a sip. So what did she do? Grab the girl's beer and drank it!
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I got such good service from them, I had to report on it. I received a Bogusweski (?!) Spike in bad shape from a retiring LEO and Paramedic. For those not familiar, the Spike is a discontinued design with a sharply pointed blade, almost triangular, with a thin and sharp tip. The blade was oversharpened, the fine tip was broken and the serrated part was worn down from incorrect sharpening. Also, the spring (it's an auto) was broken and he had opened the knife and taken it out. That alone should have voided the warranty. This thing had seen years of use and abuse on the street. As Benchmade requires LEO ID for autos, I had an LEO friend return it with a note requesting them to do what they could. They require a $5 fee for all work so a money order was sent with contact info to bill me for the rest of the work.
Ten days later, it's back. Brand new(!) blade, new springs, new screws, the only thing original is the handles and they're cleaned up. Works like a brand new knife. Total charge, the original $5. No additional fee to get a discontinued knife back in 99% shape! Invoice says the spring was a manufacturer's defect and under warranty. NO charge for anything else!
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Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace Reveals Hotel Design, Announces Rooms on Sale Oct. 1
NEW YORK (June 11, 2012) /PRNewswire/ — Nobu Hospitality partners including Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, along with designer David Rockwell and principals from Caesars Palace, gathered yesterday at the original Nobu in New York City to provide guests with an initial glance inside the world's first Nobu Hotel, set to open in Las Vegas late 2012. In addition to revealing the first look into the hotel design, the group announced guest bookings will begin Oct. 1. Rooms can be booked online at NobuHotelCaesarsPalace.com.
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In Nobu's first hotel project, leading the way as the first celebrity-chef branded hotel venture, David Rockwell and his firm Rockwell Group have designed the space to convey an extension of the fun and energetic Nobu lifestyle. From the moment of entry into the hotel lobby, guests will sense the dramatic transformation from Caesars Palace to Nobu Hotel. Surfaces will be comprised of wood tiles that extend through the elevator foyer and into the cabins – a single gesture that defines the entire hotel space. Schindler PORT elevator technology will transport hotel guests comfortably and efficiently using sleek touch-screens and a powerful traffic management algorithm resulting in fewer stops, less wasted energy and greater handling capacity. Hallways will feature patterned carpets designed to reflect elements of cherry blossoms and Japanese Zen gardens along with pleated wall coverings and custom fixtures inspired by origami.
"We have created a distinctly Japanese experience in the heart of Las Vegas with the first Nobu Hotel, but with a playful interpretation of Nobu's style and the Vegas bravado," said Rockwell, founder and CEO of Rockwell Group. "Using the grand canvas of a hotel, we were able to elaborate on the use of hand-crafted, curated materials that create a luxurious effect and provide a world-class Nobu experience."
One hundred and eighty-one guest rooms, including 18 suites, will offer Strip or garden views. Designs will embrace comfortable simplicity with natural materials and textures counter-balanced with outsized elements to reveal a touch of Vegas flair. Neutral tones will set the room while hints of purple and aqua are emitted from multiple accent pieces, decorative pillows and artwork. Patterned beige-colored carpets will feature a strong, unconventional graphic designed to invoke sentiments of landforms, seascapes and active movements. Staying true to the Nobu aesthetic, the furniture will reflect the influence of designers whose forms come directly from nature offering a modern comfort that is both elegant and casual.
"We are thrilled to be working with Caesars Entertainment as our strategic partner on the first Nobu Hotel which we are creating together adding a further lifestyle luxury offering to the well established Caesars Palace destination. We are looking forward to expanding on this relationship further with additional international projects", said CEO of Nobu Hospitality Trevor Horwell. "The design of the Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace is exciting, fresh and represents the creative fusion of the Rockwell Group, Caesars Entertainment and the Nobu Group, and we are eager to welcome our guests to experience our unique lifestyle hospitality."
Custom art by up-and-coming Japanese artists will feature a mix of traditional prints and expressionist designs, speaking to the link between traditional Japanese and modern art.
The main focal point of the room will be the feature wall that displays a custom calligraphy. Designed to represent the traditional form of Japanese ink painting Hitsuzendo, which translates as "the way of the brush," this Zen-inspired art is consistent throughout the design, starting with the name Nobu. "The 'o' in Nobu signifies 'ensō,' or circle, one of the most common subjects of Japanese calligraphy," says Nobu. "It symbolizes enlightenment, strength and elegance and is an expression of art.
Bathrooms will feature rich teak fittings, stone tiles and modern fixtures throughout. An oversized walk-in shower comprised of traditional black Umi tiles will offer multiple shower heads and a teak bathing stool, a commodity seen in traditional Japanese bathhouses. Toto toilets and sinks that showcase custom freestanding concrete bowls set on wood plinth are designed to evoke a garden fountain. Luxurious bath amenities will include a selection of products by Natura Bisse in a signature rosemary and white tea scent designed exclusively for Nobu Hotel.
"The Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace experience is crafted with the Nobu guest in mind – we want to cater to their expectancies of quality and comfort while offering unique elements of surprise," said Gigi Vega, Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace general manager. "We have strived to create an elevated experience that fully communicates the magnetic Nobu lifestyle with exclusive touches and opulent details to evoke excitement and form lasting memories."
The arrival experience will include personalized service with in-room iPad registration and a traditional hot tea welcome amenity. Custom-made Simmons mattresses will be adorned with luxurious, 100 percent Egyptian cotton Anichini percale linens and ultra-soft Down Dreams pillows. The unique turndown service will include his and hers yukata robes and slippers displayed bedside along with an exclusive Nobu Hotel blend of scented sleep oils. An upgraded minibar curated by Nobu will consist of unique selections including organic Wild Poppy blood orange chili juice crafted from orchards in California, chocolate-dipped Pocky pretzels, Japanese beer and an assortment of Dean & Deluca snack items. Nobu's signature brands of chilled sake and Genmai-Cha brown rice green tea will also be available.
In addition to exclusive accommodations, Nobu Hotel guests will also have private access to the adjacent 11,200-square-foot restaurant and lounge with priority seating and 24-hour access to Nobu cuisine through the first-ever in-room dining menu. The highly anticipated menu will include popular Japanese items, along with Nobu's signature twists on American classics. A selection of bento boxes will offer a customary Japanese breakfast and the Vegas-themed High Roller which features lobster wasabi, Wagyu steak, spicy garlic shrimp and an assortment of nigiri and premium sushi rolls. Additional menu items will include green tea waffles served with braised short rib, egg and aged maple; bagel and lox featuring salmon sashimi served on an "everything bagel" made of crispy rice; the RLT with rock shrimp, butter lettuce and Maui onion tomato salsa in a creamy spicy sauce; and the tonkatsu sandwich with panko pork and prune katsu sauce on shokupan bread.
"For Nobu Hotel's in-room dining menu I have crafted some of my signature selections paired with some new additions to cater to the Vegas market," said Nobu. "My passion and creativity is communicated into every dish and I look forward to further raising the bar with my newest restaurant and hotel venture."
Nobu is one of the premier luxury lifestyle brands in the world. With operations spanning five continents, the Nobu brand thrives in many global capitals as a focal destination. The natural growth of the Nobu luxury brand built on service, image and creativity offers the complete spectrum of restaurant, hotel and residences management for unique and selected projects on a global scale. Nobu Hospitality is a private group owned by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper.
ROCKWELL GROUP – www.rockwellgroup.com
Rockwell Group is an award winning, cross-disciplinary 140-person architecture and design firm specializing in cultural, hospitality, retail, product, and set design. Based in New York, with satellite offices in Madrid and Shanghai, the firm crafts a unique narrative and an immersive environment for each project. Rockwell's interest in theater has informed much of the firm's work, including: W Hotel New York, Union Square, Paris- Opéra and Vieques; the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center; The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; Maialino at the Gramercy Park Hotel; Adour Alain Ducasse at The St. Regis New York; the central Marketplace of the JetBlue terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport; set design for the 2009 and 2010 Academy Awards ceremonies; Canyon Ranch Miami Beach; the Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles; Nobu restaurants worldwide; set design for Broadway's "Hairspray" and "Catch Me If You Can;" and the Imagination Playground initiative. In May 2010 David Rockwell was inducted into the James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America. He was also honored with the 2009 Pratt Institute Legends Award, and the 2008 National Design Award for Interior Design from Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt.
Reigning at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Caesars Palace features 3,960 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the brand new Octavius Tower and 180-room Nobu Hotel set to open in 2012; and 25 diverse restaurants and cafes, including the 24-hour café Central by James Beard award-winning Chef Michel Richard. The 85-acre resort offers nearly 129,000 square-feet of casino space including a 14,000 square-foot poker room; a five-acre Garden of the Gods pool complex showcasing eight pools and two gardens; the 50,000 square-foot award-winning Qua Baths & Spa and Color Salon by renowned celebrity colorist Michael Boychuck; five elegant wedding chapels and outdoor gardens; 300,000 square-feet of premium meeting and convention space; and The Forum Shops at Caesars, an acclaimed 683,000-square-foot shopping plaza offering more than 160 boutiques and dining establishments. Caesars guests enjoy Cascata, one of the world's most exclusive golf courses; and the 4,300-seat Colosseum spotlighting world class entertainers such as Celine Dion, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld and Shania Twain (beginning Dec. 2012). For more information, please visit www.caesarspalace.com or caesars.thedigitalcenter.com to access media materials and request high-resolution images. Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on Twitter.
This release includes "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements contain words such as "may," "will," "project," "might," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "could," "would," "estimate," "plan," "continue" or "pursue," or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. In particular, they include statements relating to, among other things, future actions, new projects, strategies, future performance, the outcomes of contingencies. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and projections about future events. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and, consequently, the actual performance and actions of Caesars Palace and Caesars Entertainment Corporation and its subsidiaries may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors: that all the conditions to completion of the projects are met under the definitive agreements with Nobu, if the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions on the economy in general, and on the gaming and hotel industries in particular affect the project; construction factors related to the project, including delays, increased costs of labor and materials, availability of labor and materials, zoning issues, and building permit issues; the ability to timely and cost-effectively integrate the project into our operations at Caesars Palace; changes in laws, including increased tax rates, smoking bans, regulations, third-party relations and approvals related to the project and Caesars Palace; and our ability to recoup costs of the capital investment of this project through higher revenues.
Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. Caesars disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release.
Media Contacts:
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Hey there. Picking up a '67 F250 with 4speed and 352 FE. My Plans are for this to be my first hotrod and yes its a truck I already call "The Work Rod". This truck comes as a runner complete without a hood or bed. The original plan was to get a short box std cab, however i am opting to put a flatbed on it and call it good. truck is mostly all original. Only performance mods i know of is a D60 w posi. Main goal is for better wheels (20") the flat bed, hood and to swap to a auto tranny eventualy. I want to mostly street drive and tow under 7k with it mostly around town, less than 50 miles at a time. This truck is coming from the current owner as a theft recovery. the main wires had been remove by wonderfull metal thieves but has been brought back to life. However wiring is goin to be slow to come. I am a self proclaimed screwdriver mechanic not one to rubuild carbs or motors but can enough on my own and have a vast aray of friends and relatives that do more than me. Any advice to start is always welcomed.
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A tannish wet caddis pattern, a peacock colored wet caddis, a foam cricket, a black bead head bugger, a Copper John, and a hare's ear nymph.
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Came across a gas station with 110 octane. Bad idea for our cars?
If you want to try it, empty out the tank and don't put in more than 2 gallons. It'll clean your fuel system out and it'll at least feel somewhat faster - even though adding high-octane gas in cars without forced induction doesn't usually show any marginal power gain.
I used it at the Sunoco over by the bucs stadium. Worked fine.
The car will run a lot better on 110, but make sure it isn't boosted with ethanol (no more than 10% in the 110 octane) otherwise your car will not run well! Most 110 is 100% gas so it's always good!
If you run 110 in your car, you shouldn't hurt it but it might be wasting a bit of money since the gains you get are marginal and decrease as you increase in octane past 100. I'd suggest filling up with maybe 23 dollars worth on a half tank, that should give you 3 gallons of 110 and 12 of 91-93 averaging out to 95-97 octane (depending on what you started with)
Thank you guys. I am not too concerned with increasing power. More curious if this is a solid way of cleaning the involved components.
I put 50 bucks worth in.
My friend runs 8 gallons a month in his car. He says it keeps the system clean.
For cleaning you should go with a good fuel treatment, and premium 93, 110 will not make a different that is worth the money on a 7, and you have to make sure that 110 is unleaded some race fuels are not and damage you oxygen sensor with time
i havent tried 110 octane yet
Higher octane is required for higher compression engines....running it in your 7 is a waste of money.
Total waste of money if your motor is not designed or required to use it (check you owners manual). Detergent is mandated in all gas by the federal government. Some brands may use a tad more in their own formula but it is a negligible difference. It's all marketing folks....don't fall for it.
Use what your car is designed to use, buy it fresh, and keep your motor in good repair. That's the magic.
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A growing body of evidence is finding that having diabetes or signs of insulin resistance may lead to an increased risk of certain cancers. The connection is strongest among certain types of cancers, including kidney, pancreatic and colorectal.
"The trend emerging [in this area] is that the type 2 diabetes associated with high insulin levels is the biggest problem relating to cancer risk," said Michael Pollak, M.D., a professor at the Department of Oncology and Director of the Cancer Prevention Research Unit at McGill University. But it's not just type 2 diabetes, he added, this link is evident for everyone with prediabetes, which is a much larger group.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 40 percent of Americans – 41 million people – are estimated to have prediabetes, a condition that increases the risk of developing diabetes. Hyperinsulinemia, too much insulin in the blood, is a sign of prediabetes. People can be unaware they have prediabetes for years before symptoms and rising glucose levels result in a diabetes diagnosis.
Hyperinsulinemia, type 2 diabetes and cancer all share a major risk factor: high body fat. AICR's second expert report found that high body fat is convincingly linked to increased risk of several cancers, including pancreatic and colorectal.
The hormonal changes spurred by high body fat may be leading to increased risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes. Hyperinsulinemia could also act independent of body fat to increase cancer risk. "We know that lots of tumors have insulin receptors and research suggests insulin plays an important role in cancer, but it does not have to be a direct link," said Dr. Pollak. "There may be other areas that insulin could affect." Yet insulin, which stimulates cell proliferation and growth, appears to be one of the key mediators.
High levels of insulin, independent of body fat, are linked to increased production of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). And IGF-1, which shares a similar structure to insulin, plays a key role in cell growth, proliferation and inhibiting apoptosis.
Some of the strongest findings relating to diabetes, hyperinsulinemia and cancer risk relate to colorectal cancer, but – as in other cancers – there are no clear answers. In one recent study, researchers from the University of Minnesota found that women diagnosed with diabetes had a 50 percent higher chance of developing colorectal cancer than women without the disease. The researchers drew upon data from approximately 45,000 participants of a large screening study that began in the 1970s. The study analyzed data on women with no history of colorectal cancer or self-reported diabetes for eight years, who later developed colorectal cancer.
"We didn't have information on insulin level, so we used diabetes as a proxy," said lead study author Andrew Flood, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health and the Masonic Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. "But a lot of people have undiagnosed diabetes," said Dr. Flood. "If insulin is the problem, then we thought people who were prediabetic would have elevated levels of insulin."
To test this hypothesis, the researchers included women who were likely prediabetic at the beginning of the follow-up period (they were later diagnosed with diabetes). It is likely these women had hyperinsulinemia. Surprisingly, the link to cancer was lower – although still significant -- with the addition of the hyperinsulinemia group. "It could be that the people diagnosed with diabetes during follow-up hadn't been hyperinsulinemic long enough to increase risk, or that people need to be hyperinsulinemic to a greater degree to see an effect."
After eating carbohydrates, the pancreas responds by producing enough insulin to transport the glucose from the bloodstream into the cells. Glucose is the cells' energy source and without it, cells cannot function. If the cells do not respond to insulin (insulin-resistant), the pancreas pumps out more. Over time, it can take ever-increasing amounts of insulin for the cells to take in enough glucose. People with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes can have both high glucose and insulin levels. In some cases, blood can measure a normal glucose level but insulin levels are still elevated.
In some cases where there is only a moderate link between insulin resistance and cancer risk, there is a strong relationship to cancer behaving aggressively and recurrence. In a preliminary finding, Dr. Pollak and his colleagues examined data from a trial involving approximately 600 post-menopausal breast cancer patients. Along with other hormones, insulin was measured at time of diagnosis and ten years later. The researchers found that obese participants who had the highest insulin levels at diagnosis showed significantly increased risk of disease recurrence.
Dr. Pollak's results mirror studies in prostate and other cancers that show high levels of insulin or blood glucose are linked to advanced adenomas, recurrence or mortality. A study by Dr. Flood, for example, found that patients who recently had potentially precancerous polyps removed from their colon or rectum and who had elevated insulin and glucose levels were at higher risk of recurrence compared to those with the lowest levels. And patients having the highest glucose levels had especially elevated risk for recurrence of advanced adenoma.
Laboratory studies are investigating how insulin and IGF may affect chronic inflammation, which is associated with cancer incidence and growth. Scientists are working on teasing apart the roles of obesity and hyperinsulinemia in cancer risk. Ongoing research is also looking at people's genetic susceptibility.
For now, researchers know that obesity is tied to hyperinsulinemia and type 2 diabetes. The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse states that losing at least 5 to 10 percent of a person's starting weight can prevent or delay diabetes or even reverse prediabetes.
"This is tied in to bad nutritional habits, excess energy intake and a sedentary lifestyle," said Dr. Pollak. The work in progress is exciting, he says, but "there's something people can do about their risk now."All active news articles


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TELSTRA has announced a number of price increases tipped to hit landline bills and some mobile phone plans.
In a post on the company's blog, Telstra's executive director of customer service Peter Jamieson announced the price rises will come into effect on October 1.
The biggest changes are to landline pricing and local calls, which will affect people that rely on their home phone.
Three of Telstra's HomeLine plans - Complete, Plus and Advanced - will see an increase of 2 cents per call.
Access fees on half of the HomeLine plans will rise, and calls to 13 numbers from landlines will increase from 30c to 35c for all Telstra customers.
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network CEO Teresa Corbin said the HomeLine plans are complex and it can be hard for consumers to understand how the changes will affect their bottom line.
The price rises will also affect mobile customers, with Telstra's Member, Phone and Casual mobile plans charging in 60-second blocks rather than 30-second blocks.
"Which means you're going to chew through your credit allowance a lot quicker each month," Ms Corbin said. "Especially for those short calls you make."
Ms Corbin said that price competition in the telco space is becoming increasingly fierce as the NBN rolls out.
"If you're not happy with the Telstra price changes, now is the time to shop around for a better deal," she said.
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-Fighter of the Year (pro only) - Graham Turner broke into top 3 in the UKs best division with an amazing performance at CW vs Grimshaw
-Breakthrough Fighter of the Year (pro only) - Me :)
-Semi Pro Fighter of the Year - MOP
-Fight of the Year (for both pro and semi-pro) - JC vs Svensson, McColl vs McGhee at SFC
-KO of the Year (for both pro and semi-pro) - Whiteford vs Galbraith, MOP vs McDougall
-Sub of the Year (for both pro and semi-pro) - Bobby McVittie guillotine vs Scott Jansen, Iain Possilwaithe at Alloa
-Performance of the Year (pro only) Turner vs Grimshaw at CW
-Ring Entrance of the Year - Doni Millar On Top 3
-Promotion of the Year - On Top
-Event of the Year - SFC 5 (as i was a spectator and not competing)
-Fight Team of the Year - Independent fight ... hahaha just kidding DNFT!
-Coach of the Year - James Doolan for babysitting me down Nottingham at BAMMA! haha


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Fat Sick And Nearly Dead
Published on March 31st, 2013 | by Juicefast.com22
Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is a feature length juice fasting documentary that has inspired thousands of people to start a juice fast.
Initially released in the US in 2011, the documentary is set to hit the UK and Europe later this year, which will in no doubt motivate even more people to join the juice fasting revolution.
So what is the documentary about.
Fat Sick And Nearly Dead – An Overview
Producer and star of the documentary, 41 year old Australian Joe Cross, finds himself weighing in at 310lbs and suffering from an autoimmune disease (chronic urticarial). Determined to rid himself of both the weight and the disease, he decides to undertake a 60 day juice fast.
Filmed in the US, we follow Joe in both New York City and on a road trip where he discusses diets and fasting with the general public. As a short side story we meet a lady named Siong Norte who is motivated by Joe to juice fast for 10 days, which results in her ridding herself of migraine headaches.
Joe himself manages to lose 82lbs on his 60 day juice fast and a further 60 days of eating a raw food diet sees him rid himself of his disease and the need for medication. Whilst Joe's story is amazing and very motivational in itself, it's not until midway where the real heart of the documentary begins.
Phil Staples, a former truck driver from Iowa, meets Joe whilst at a truck stop in Arizona. Weighing in at 429lbs, Phil is also blighted with the same disease and admits to always 'being sick and in pain'. Going their separate ways, Phil later contacts Joe asking 'If it is too late to ask for help', Joe, at this time back at home in Australia, flies back to the US to assist Phil.
Under medical supervision Phil begins his juice fasting journey. Upon loosing 30lbs in 10 days, he is given the doctors approval to continue the fast, which concludes in a staggering 95lb loss in just 60 days.
During Phil's journey we find out how he came to be, in his words 'one cheeseburger away from a heart attack'. We also watch as the weight loss motivates him to start a community juicing program – providing juicers on loan and support to locals needing to improve their diet and lose weight.
The movie concludes by showing a slim & healthy looking Joe Cross running along Bondi Beach, Australia. Phil Staples, over 100lb lighter, is shown running in Iowa wearing a 2XL T Shirt that was gifted by Joe for motivation at the beginning of his fast.
Following Fat Sick And Nearly Dead Filming
Phil stuck to a mainly plant based diet following his fast and went on to loose 202lb in 10 months. He has changed career and is now working as a fully qualified Health Coach.
Joe is now at a healthy weight and eats a healthy balanced diet along with regular juicing. He still runs his own financial investment business in Australia, however he now also provides a guided fasting service via his reboot website. He plans to make a new documentary soon.
To Conclude
Fat Sick and Nearly Dead has to be one of the most inspiring documentary's ever made for health and weight loss. It sends out the message that no matter how overweight or unhealthy you are, it is never too late to make a change and start saving your life.
The documentary has not only inspired thousands of people to buy a juicer and start to make a positive change to their life through juice fasting. It has also motivated people to want to spread the word and help others via the creation of juice fasting websites, blogs & video logs; including the one you are currently reading.
Fat Sick And Nearly Dead is available on DVD & Netflix in the USA. It can also be watched online for free via hula
For those outside of the USA, including Australia, Canada UK & Europe, you can watch the documentary on hula ( or below ) once you have installed the hola plug in.
22 Responses to Fat Sick And Nearly Dead
Let me tell you, that documentary was a life changer. I lost 30lbs in six weeks juice fasting but I used more fruit than I should have. My blood sugars went through the roof but I learned my lesson.
I am getting ready to start juicing. I have 60+ Lbs. to lose and a lot of health issues hoping to solve by juicing. I was wondering if we could use 100% Stevie (plant based sugar) to help give the drinks a little boost in flavor? Thanks!
what an inspiration these guys were. I'm looking to feel better on the inside, to get rid of that sluggish feeling and lose a little weight. How much weight can you lose in 2 weeks if you stick to the fasting and how many juices do you need to drink each day?
Hi , I was so inspired by the programme, i would like to know if the diet shown is the only one you advise us to use ? Also do you think women are slower at losing weight due to our genetic makeup xx
Celia good for you! I hope to start my fast in a few days as I get all the things I'll need into place. I hope to get heathy as well as off a lot of medication. I also need to lose a great deal of weight. I saw the movie with Joe and Phil and that inspire me. You are a plus! Thanks for sharing!
I finally watched the film last night and started my own juicing routine in March. Since then I have lost over 2 stone and feel amazing. This is such an awsome way to control and lose weight. Wish more people would take it up. I have juice for breakfast, small salad for lunch, juice late afternoon and fish and salad for dinner. I also drink wine at the weekend and still have seen good results. You dont have to completly just drink juice!
hi there been on my juice fast journey for 3 days so far lost 5 pounds but would like to know i like joes mean green juice is it ok to stick with the same juice everyday as i have been thanks chris
Question: I have started a 45 day juice fast and am currently on day 3, I am detoxing and know this because I feel sluggish and a little tired, but nothing to extreme. My question for you is this; is there a certain "amount" of veggies/fruits each day to consume to maximize optimal weight loss I.e 1 drink vs. 3 drinks or do you need to consume a drink for every "meal time"
I'm on day 4 of my fast. I've lost 8 pounds so far. I had some beef broth because I really just wanted something hot and savory and salty. it really satisfied my need for food. I'm hoping this doesn't throw me off my plan. have you used broth at all?
I'm going to start my fast tomorrow. I'm excited to get going. I'm going for 10 days
I'm 16 years old, and my girlfriend and I are on day four of the fast. We are trying to do 30 days. I can't stop thinking about food and I find my self laying in bed all day. Should I be taking vitamins-iron supplements with the juice? I'm also concered about protein. How am I getting protein with juice? Thanks
I am going to do this and add a couple of protein shakes in between the juices
I love Joe's documentary. Its the most effective video for me coz am willing to change after I watched it. I found out the video last Sunday and I began my juice-fast yesterday and its day two now. I will get through to this challenge. My goals are to eliminate my HBP, Obesity and few skin problems am facing all these times and I don't like to take medicines. Thanks to Joe Cross and I bought the juicer too


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Thu., Aug. 20, 2009, 5:26 p.m.
WSU likes depth at running back
We're starting our annual position previews in tomorrow's S-R, so we'll share the first story here. It's about the running backs, probably the deepest position on the team, though it almost got a little thinner during practice when James Montgomery's right knee was dinged up in a skelly drill. Montgomery, who stayed down a while then put ice on his knee, looked OK by the end of practice. The ice was off and he was walking with only a slightest bit of a limp. He's the focus of our story, the unedited version of which you can read on the link.
• Here's the story …
PULLMAN – Throughout Washington State University's struggles last season, there was a bright spot at practice, a hope for the future.
It was the blur running with the scout team, Cal transfer James Montgomery.
Well the future starts Sept. 5. The opener at Martin Stadium against Stanford. Montgomery's first game in a Cougar uniform.
"Coming in, I really have a lot of respect for coach (Steve) Broussard and he told me not to waste the year," the 5-foot-10, 193-pound running back said of last year's redshirt year. "I came out every day and practiced so hard it carried over to now. You have to come out every day ready to go."
Montgomery gained 171 yards on 36 carries as a redshirt freshman in 2007 for the Bears before deciding to get out of Berkeley.
Despite having grown up down the road just outside of Sacramento, Calif., Montgomery headed north for his last three years of eligibility. One was burned last year. Now he rejoins the real wars with two years remaining.
And the Cougars are going to use him.
"As a running back, you're looking forward to getting the ball," said Montgomery, who missed the last part of practice Thursday after tweaking his right knee in a drill. "If it's going to be the main emphasis of offense, that's what you wish for, that's any running back's dream."
But, with the depth the Cougars have developed, living the dream isn't guaranteed for Montgomery.
"Right now, if you were to ask me today, I would say it's a tossup between James and (Dwight) Tardy," running backs coach Steve Broussard said this week. "Right now, because of the mental part of the game. Logwone (Mitz) is still growing, he'll get better. But right now it's a coin flip."
It's that type of battle that makes head coach Paul Wulff smile.
"We are happy," with what's going on, Wulff said. "We still have some healthy competition going on there."
What is going on is four veterans are fighting for playing time and carries. And all have caught Wulff's eye.
"James Montgomery has clearly showed some obvious things that can help our football team," he said. "Of course Dwight (Tardy) can as well. Logwone (Mitz) has gotten better off his rookie year and Marcus (Richmond) has done some good things."
Tardy, a fifth-year senior, is the senior member of the crew, having started 26 games and racking up 1,824 yards in his three years. His sophomore year was cut short by a torn ACL suffered at the end of a 214-yard, 37-carry effort against UCLA.
Last year it was obvious Tardy was still recovering as he rushed for a career-low 481 yards, averaging less than 4 yards a carry after entering the season with nearly a 5-yard average.
"He's a veteran, he understands the game," Broussard said. "He understands what it takes to mentally get ready for the game."
Mitz, a redshirt sophomore, electrified the Martin Stadium crowd last season with a 57-yard scoring run in the Apple Cup. He finished the year with 441 yards on 90 carries, a 4.9 average.
"He has power, the ability to run through tackles and has good feet," Broussard said of the 6-1, 229-back whose father, Alonzo, was an NFL defensive end.
Richmond is the wild card, a versatile back that played fullback, tailback and receiver last season.
Last year's wild card, senior Chantz Staden, will redshirt while rehabilitating a knee injury suffered against Arizona State. There are also three freshmen ticketed to redshirt, including 5-8, 197-pound Carl Winston, 5-11, 206-pound Arthur Burns and 5-6, 160-pound burner Leon Brooks, who may be WSU's kickoff returner of the future.
But now is all Broussard's worried about. He's got to make a decision on who will play.
"We probably won't know who's going to be the guy until that last week," Broussard said. "I don't like to play four backs. I like to play two. If you run the ball 35 times, one guy may have 20, the other guy 15. Or one may have 25, one may have 10.
"I don't like to rotate four guys because you never get in a rhythm."
• Three deep
As determined by me, so take it for what it's worth …
(Height, weight, year and 2008 starts in parentheses)
James Montgomery (5-10, 193, RS Jr., Transfer)
Dwight Tardy (5-11, 204, RS Sr., 8)
Logwone Mitz (6-1, 229, RS So., 3)
• That's what we have right now. We'll be back soon with more from this afternoon's practice. Until then …
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Plan is an international child – centered Development Organization whose mission is to achieve
lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children through a process that unites
people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives. Plan has been working in
Tanzania since 1991, supporting children and communities to gain better access to health,
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Plan Tanzania now invites applications from suitable, qualified and experienced person to fill the
position described below.
Job purpose: To manage the corporate financial information system at the Program Unit and
ensure compliance and internal controls are adhered to in the procurement and payment
process. Enhance the financial capabilities of the PU Finance team and communities to
effectively manage budgets. Responsible for Cash and budget management, Financial
reporting, Internal Financial Controls enhancement and Field Support Visit.
Educational Qualification and Experience
- In-depth knowledge of the Finance and accounting preferably in Non-profit making organisation
- A degree in Accounting or equivalent qualification
- CPA will be an added advantage
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