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Simple changes to your diet
If you want to lose weight fast, the best place to start is with your diet.
Drink less soda
Soda is full of added sugar, chemicals, and calories. It's basically weight gain in a can. If you're an avid soda lover, start by limiting your intake of soda to once a day. Eventually, you'll be able to completely eliminate it from your diet. Try drinking water instead. You'll lose weight faster that way!
Have one less
Usually, you know when you're not eating healthy. There's no way you can convince yourself that that slice of chocolate cake is good for you If you love sugary food, but want to lose weight fast, have one less serving of unhealthy food a day. This can be as simple as not having chips as a snack, only having one cookie, or ordering a small popcorn at the movies. Eventually you'll be able to eliminate sweets altogether.
Add in more colorful food
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So I've finally decided to play in my first tournament, but I'm not sure what division I should be playing in.
I'm not a pdga member and never played competitively outside of doubles with the local club and an ace race a couple weeks ago. I really have no idea where my ability is compared to other competitive players. I've been playing for several years, but have only began playing seriously for the last 6 months or so. My scores on my home course are all over the place. I can shoot -5 one round and then +10 the next round.
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There's probably a simple answer to this question that I'm just not seeing, but how do I change "My Mood." I thought sure it was a drop-down menu option but I can't find it.
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10 Eco-Friendly LED Streetlights To Be Tested in Reston in Pilot Project
Oct. 14, 2009
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As part of a pilot project, 10 energy-saving LED streetlights will be installed in Reston this month. Fairfax County officials are studying these lights because they may save money compared to conventional streetlights and are more environmentally friendly.
The lights will be placed on Bluemont Way between Library Street and the Reston Parkway. The LEDs will replace 10 metal halide lights in this location, which is within the Reston Demonstration Lighting Area. This location was identified through consultation between the Hunter Mill Outdoor Lighting Task Force and the county.
"Streetlights are very important to the community and the county," said Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine Hudgins. "LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, offer several potential benefits: they consume less energy, last longer and don't contain toxic materials that present a disposal hazard. I am excited that Reston Town Center can take part in helping the county realize a more environmentally friendly, potential long-term savings."
An LED produces a 30 percent energy savings compared to a metal halide light. Per month, 10 LEDs use 730 kilowatts of energy versus 1,058 kilowatts for the same number of metal halide lights. However, officials believe that reduced maintenance costs may be the LED's biggest selling point. These bulbs have an estimated 8 to 10 year lifespan, whereas conventional bulbs typically only last 4 to 6 years.
LEDs also don't contain mercury or lead, the toxic metals found in conventional streetlights. This means LEDs can be easily recycled.
Because LEDs emit more focused light, they provide more uniform lighting, reducing dark spots and glare. LEDs also produce a consistent amount of light during their lifetime; conventional streetlights grow dimmer by 30 percent as they age. Furthermore, LEDs produce light instantly without the gradual warm-up required by traditional streetlights.
These eco-friendly lights produce a white light, similar to the metal halide lights that are being used within Reston's demonstration area. However, LEDs produce a softer light without the metalic tinge thrown off by metal halide streetlights.
The county is partnering with Dominion Power on this pilot project. Under the agreement, Fairfax County buys the lights and pays for the energy used. Dominion pays for their installation and maintenance. The pilot runs through the end of July 2010. Dominion will share its data with the county.
In addition to this pilot, LED lights also are being tested at the Virginia Railway Express parking lot in Burke Centre. Solar-powered LEDs are being evaluated at 10 Connector bus stops across the county.
In May 2008, the Board of Supervisors voted to increase the maximum number of streetlights in the Reston Demonstration Lighting Project to 350 units. The board also voted to evaluate LED streetlights and establish LED pilot projects in the county.
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After months of training.
Is he the last guy standing?
"This shoot is the hottest thing ever."
There's an inspiring story behind the shredded Bachie suitor.
Danielle Macdonald is one to watch.
Please, do tell.
"Guys, I'm sixty f---ing five."
After months of near-inseparable togetherness with Blac Chyna, Rob Kardashian has pulled a 180, deleting all evidence of his girlfriend from Instagram.
The dawning of another year is the perfect time to start working on a new you. Need some inspiration? Just look to these badass celebs who have changed their life through health and fitness.
Uh oh. Looks like Diane Kruger might need the 101 on the subtleties of infidelity.
"Don't talk about consent to me."
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'We asked that question to an Eastern Conference team executive: "When you're depending on Miller to always save games, you take that for granted, I think," he said. "The defense group, on paper, should be better than it is playing right now. They haven't played well back there. The other thing is with this short season, teams play so many games in a short period, when you get on a bad streak the losses really pile up in a hurry. A slump is really magnified. One bad week really jumps out at you. Whatever the reason, that team just isn't clicking right now. They should be better than this."'
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Apothecary wrote:been getting a lot of mail re: my critiques of vibram deleted from dgcr. here is one of many pm responses (that explains my hatred of the mega-corporation that decided they wanted to get into the disc market):
yes, my beef with vibram was deleted because vibram sponsors that site.
Look on the bright side; at least the subhuman mods over there didn't pull their typical shenanigans & edit your posts to say, "I love Vibram discs. Best product on the market. I want to suckle them all night every night. Everybody should dump their plastic discs in the trash immediately & buy several dozen of these babies."


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Belfast Mamó Máire Andrews visits four modern Irish households, with some straight talk, practical help and sound advice like only a granny can!
This brand new four-part family series sees Mamó show ordinary households how to make the best of what they have, focus on what's good about their lives, find joy in simple pleasures, enjoy each other and create all important change.
If you want to learn how to get the kids to bed or get along better, if you want to see the importance of carving out a life for yourself independent of them, if you want help living in a new household for the first time or see how to get the kids to do the dishes, then this series is for you.
Family homes are busy places to be in Ireland today. Straight talking Máire Andrews or 'Mamó' offers practical help on everyday issues to today's much pressurised families. There is something in it for everyone. Especially the upfront honesty that only a granny can get away with!
'Mamó' is a modern older lady with a rich and interesting store of life experience. Máire was born into a large family and she in turn created a large family. She enjoys lots of relationships with her husband, five children, grandchildren and extended family, friends and colleagues.
Belfast born and bred, married to Haydn, a Church of Ireland minister who has recently retired. Her life is a wide mix of cultures, people, and activities from the ministry to the theatre. She never has a dull moment. Máire wanted to do this series as, "It is a challenge, it's different, it's good fun. To me it's funny, because I am a Mamó but I don't see myself as a Mamó! In all families and in all relationships there is the potential for more magic and it has been an adventure to be part of that magic"


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The Almeda Trio will perform inside the Shafran Planetarium at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 22 at 4 p.m.
A brief talk by Jason Davis, the Museum's astronomy manager, focusing on the science of the solstice will precede the concert, which will take place under the stars and imagery of the Shafran Planetarium's Leonard Krieger Visual Effects System.
Offering a broad range of styles, the program will include classical (Vivaldi, Bach and Debussy), jazz (Dave Brubeck and Claude Bolling), and contemporary new works by Alan Jay Kernis and Cleveland composer W.F. Rayer. The eclectic musical mix will be performed by the Almeda Trio, ensemble-in-residence at The Music Settlement, along with guest artists Nick Diodore (cello) and Bill Ransom (percussion). The trio musicians are Cara Tweed, violin; Ida Mercer, cello; and Robert Cassidy, piano.
Tickets are $20 for Museum members and $25 for nonmembers. Seating is limited. To reserve tickets, call 216-231-1177 or visit www.cmnh.org/site/Almeda.aspx.
More information about the Almeda Trio is available at www.almedatrio.com.
The museum is at 1 Wade Oval Drive in University Circle, 15 minutes east of downtown Cleveland. For details, visit www.cmnh.org.


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Owner of wandering cow to be cited, CHP says
A local rancher can expect a ticket for allowing a cow to wander onto the road Monday, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The CHP got a call early Monday reporting that a black cow was in the road near Whiting Road and Serpa Lane at 5:41 a.m., officers said.
At 5:43 a.m., dispatchers reported that "no one on Serpa has anything to do with the cow," and that "the cow is actually lying down in the roadway."
Officer Sarah Jackson said an officer "was out there with the cow for quite some time, trying to determine who it belonged to and get it contained. Others in the area reported that this particular cow has been loose several times. As a result, this cow owner can expect a citation."
The CHP plans to cite the owner for violating Santa Cruz County Code Section 6.12.120(a), Jackson said. The section prohibits an owner of livestock or other animals from allowing them to be "at large." Court officials say that ticket will run about $200.
The CHP responds to calls of loose animals regularly, she said.
At 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a call about two horses loose in the 1500 block of Green Valley Road in Corralitos, she said. The officer was able to get the horses in a neighbor's pasture, she said.
Man sought in gun brandishing
Police are looking for a 28-year-old man suspected of brandishing a gun at his girlfriend in an Ocean Street parking lot Monday night.
Anthony Toste brandished the gun during an argument with his 20-year-old girlfriend in the parking lot of a bar on the 700 block of Ocean Street about 8:55 p.m., said Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark.
He wanted her to get in his car, but she refused, police said. He then pulled out a handgun, waved it around and said he would shoot her if she didn't get in the car, said Clark.
The woman ran into the bar and called 911. Toste fled in the car.
Toste then called 911 to report a stabbing at a fast-food restaurant on Ocean Street -- a false report to divert police attention, Clark said.
Police are seeking a warrant for Toste. Authorities said they have probable cause to arrest him on suspicion of gun brandishing, attempted kidnapping, domestic battery and making a false report of an emergency.
Toste's last known address was in Scotts Valley.
Santa Cruz police ask anyone with information to call investigations at 831-420-5820, the anonymous tip line at 831-420-5995 or leave a tip at www.santacruzpolice.com or by the mobile application at http://m.santacruzpolice.com.
Fire breaks out at storage facility
A fire damaged an outdoor shed and a storage facility on Josephine Street on Monday, Santa Cruz fire officials said.
Fire units were dispatched to the area of River and Josephine streets for multiple reports of trees on fire just before 10 p.m. Crews arriving at the scene found an outside shed, trash receptacle and a car in various stages of catching fire, Battalion Chief Mike Venezio said.
The fire was starting to get into a storage locker facility with about 20 to 30 units, Venezio said. Crews were able to prevent the blaze from entering the facility, but the roof and overhang had to be opened to extinguish hidden fire. No damage was done to the interior, and no injuries were reported.
The fire was determined to be electrical in nature or caused by combustibles located too close to a heating device. The property owner told firefighters he'd been allowing a transient man to stay there.
Man pleads not guilty in assault case
Joseph Louis Roisman of Watsonville pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of assault to commit rape and indecent exposure, a prosecutor said.
Santa Cruz County Judge Ariadne Symons set a preliminary hearing for Jan. 28 and appointed the public defender's office to represent him.
Roisman, 27, was arrested in Watsonville's Apple Hills neighborhood Friday, after a 50-year-old woman said he exposed himself to her and then committed an unwanted sexual advance.
Roisman was arrested in 2006 as well, as part of a sting featured on NBC Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" show, after taking a bus to Petaluma to meet a decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported at the time.
Then a 21-year-old serving in the Navy, he was found not guilty in 2011 when Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Arthur Wick ruled midway through trial prosecutors failed to prove Roisman had specific intent to commit attempted lewd acts with a child under age 14.
Roisman remains in Santa Cruz County Jail with bail set at $25,000.
Appellate court throws out appeal in pimping case
An appeals court ruled that a man convicted of pimping in Santa Cruz County isn't entitled to additional good conduct credit time.
Adrian Devon Corbray was convicted in 2011 of five counts of pimping and pandering involving a 17-year-old girl in Santa Cruz. The Sacramento man was then sentenced to four years in state prison.
In his appeal, Corbray contended he should have received more credit for time served before he was sentenced based on changes in state law. The changes were made after Corbray's offenses were committed but before he was sentenced.
The amended law declared the changes would only apply prospectively, but Corbray argued that declaration violates his right to equal protection of the laws.
The 6th District Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled the Santa Cruz County Court correctly calculated Corbray's pre-sentence credit for time served based on state law.


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Almost 32 years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first reported on what would become known as AIDS, our nation finds itself at a turning point. Decades of work to expand access to prevention and care services have culminated in the passage and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Set to take full effect starting January 2014, this year will be critical to ensuring that the law is implemented in a way that is fully responsive to the needs of those living with and vulnerable to HIV. But given our community's laser-like focus on health care reform over the last several years, the question facing our movement now is: What next?
For several years, the HIV/AIDS community has, with the full support of the Obama administration, focused its advocacy on ensuring the passage and protection of the ACA. Now that the law is set to take full effect in under a year, our community must expand its focus and adjust our tactics to ensure that those communities that have suffered the greatest HIV-related health disparities receive the maximum benefits from these reforms. As a black gay man living with HIV, and someone who began his career providing HIV prevention services in Detroit, I know all too well that expanding access to insurance coverage alone is not enough. On its own, an insurance card is just a piece of paper. We must ensure that those communities that have historically been locked out of the health care system have the supportive and enabling services necessary to navigate a system that can be quite complicated.
To that end, the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) has released its list of legislative and regulatory priorities for 2013. While we will continue our advocacy around implementation of the ACA, especially as states develop their essential health benefits packages, we will expand our work to ensure these reforms have the greatest impact on reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. This means continued funding for traditional supportive and health completion services under the Ryan White CARE Act, but also means tackling immigration reform and repealing HIV-specific criminal statutes. It means ensuring that everyone has access to safe, stable housing and is protected from employment discrimination, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. It also means ensuring that every young person has access to confidential, evidence-based and culturally appropriate sexual health education and counseling.
We have already seen movement on some of these issues. On January 28, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Senate that would overhaul our immigration system and provide a path to citizenship for the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. The next day President Obama gave a speech outlining his priorities for immigration reform, and the House of Representatives is expected to release its own plan shortly. Given that immigrant populations are particularly vulnerable to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and that health care reform only provides coverage for a select group of "qualified" legal immigrants, it is imperative that we work to ensure that health care access is included in any comprehensive immigration reform package.
The importance of immigration reform is made even more evident by the fact that the legislation authorizing the Ryan White program is set to expire in October. While immigrants can be served under Ryan White, the discretionary nature of the program leaves those served by the program at the mercy of annual Congressional budget negotiations. Finding a way to expand access to these populations permanently under the ACA must be a major priority. At the same time, there is and will be a continued need for the supportive and enabling services provided under the Ryan White program for all populations, especially communities of color, even after the ACA is fully implemented. NMAC is committed to working with Congress to ensure that the program receives continued appropriations to meet these needs.
The ACA will address many of the inequities that have persisted in our health care system for decades, and make huge strides in combatting both the spread of HIV and poor health outcomes for those living with the disease. But given what we know about this epidemic, expanding insurance coverage alone is not enough. We must do more to promote employment security for gay, bisexual and transgender workers. Funding for housing assistance is imperative, both for prevention of HIV acquisition and to improve health outcomes for those living with HIV/AIDS. And the federal government should lift its restriction on funding for evidence-based syringe services programs, while promoting the availability of comprehensive and culturally appropriate sex education for all ages.
This is a critical year for our movement and our country. Almost 30 million Americans, including hundreds of thousands of people living with HIV, will gain much needed access to health care coverage. But rather than marking an end to our advocacy work, this moment should serve as a clarion call to our movement and the nation at large that we must redouble our efforts. We have the science to end this epidemic. But we must do all that we can to address the root causes of HIV vulnerability if we are to successfully realize that goal and live up to the promise of our time. After more than three decades, we have a clear path forward and NMAC is committed to reaching the finish line.
Kali Lindsey is the director of legislative and public affairs for the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC). For more details about NMAC's legislative and regulatory priorities for 2013, click here.


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Evelyn Nussenbaum joined the CURE Board in 2011, after chairing CURE's first-ever San Francisco benefit. The event was a huge success, with over 350 guests including former San Francisco Mayors Gavin Newsom and Willie Brown. She is inspired to work for a cure by her ten-year-old twin children Beatrice and Sam, both of whom have epilepsy.
Nussenbaum is a journalist who has written and edited for CNN, the New York Times, Wired, and Fortune. She received a Bachelors degree from Pomona College. She lives with her family in Berkeley, California.


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Effective April 5, some restrictions will be placed on the use of antibiotics known as cephalosporins in livestock.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the restrictions on Wednesday, saying it was concerned that using the drugs in ways beyond those specified on the label may contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans.
Yet, the FDA's impending rules are less restrictive than the total ban on extra-label use of cephalosporins the agency had considered in 2008 and places responsibility for prudent use of antibiotics in the hands of the veterinarian.
- Dairy veterinarians can continue to use approved cephalosporins for those health conditions that have labeled approvals. For disease conditions not on the label, they can use cephalosporins as long as they utilize approved dosages, frequencies, durations and routes of administration.
- It continues to allow veterinarians to use their discretion and professional training when it comes to improving the health and well-being of animals.
- Widespread debate still exists whether antibiotic use in livestock contributes to bacterial resistance that threatens humans.
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Tanaka still feeling his way through MLB lineups
NEW YORK -- Masahiro Tanaka admits that he has little knowledge of most Major League hitters as he works his way through opposing lineups for the first time, and that applies to three-time National League Most Valuable Player Albert Pujols, whom Tanaka will likely face in the middle of the Angels' order on Sunday night.
"The truth is, I haven't had the chance to face them yet, so it's hard to make any type of assessment," Tanaka said.
So Tanaka puts his trust in his catcher, and largely relied on what Brian McCann called through his first four starts to post a 3-0 record and 2.15 ERA.
"I try to go with what the catcher wants," Tanaka said, "but in certain situations, where I definitely know what I want to pitch to this batter, I go with that."
Tanaka relies more on feel than what he sees on film in those situations, watching batters' reactions to any of the eight pitches he's thrown since arriving this offseason from Japan.
"I feel it's very important to look at the reaction of the batter, and according to that, I decide what to pitch," he said. "The first thing is, I really try to see what the catcher wants, then I pitch to that. At times, yes, I do pitch what I feel is right."
Steven Miller is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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This is the guess the points thread for the Pacer game vs. Suns on 11/05/2008
Game time is 7:00 PM
See The Guess the Score FAQ or the main PD FAQ for the full contest rules. However here is the short version:
- The difference between your picks for each team and their real score is added together. That is your "off by". Lowest wins. You pick Pacers 90 Knicks 80. The real score is Knicks 95 Pacers 81. You are off by 24. (90-81) + (95-80).
- RoboDoug is a computer program. He can only understand your guesses if they are in a certain format. See the full rules thread for details.
- Winner gets his name listed in the winners list.
This thread will be closed to guesses and all valid guesses posted at approximately 15 minutes before game time.
Good luck.
Winners to date:Code:Regular Season Game Date Opponent Poster Offby 10/29/2008 at Pistons CableKC 3 mildlysane 3 Pig Nash 3 QuickRelease 3 Will Galen 3 11/01/2008 vs. Celtics Burtrem Redneck 8 Preseason Game Date Opponent Poster Offby 10/18/2008 at Spurs Will Galen 5 10/21/2008 at Hornets intridcold 3 10/23/2008 at Mavericks GO!!!!! 11


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after there being the most amount of rain i have ever seen in a month i decided it would be a good time to go see a movie...and this was Castaway. I can't exactly put into words what I "was expecting" but this movie left me in awe. To be quite honest I am not a big TOM HANKS fan, but after this movie he does have more respect from me than he had in the past. The cast was a small one to say the least and in my opinion the characters were excellent. The Main Cast: Tom Hanks is Chuck Noland Helen Hunt is Kelly Frears Wilson is a Wilson volleyball Cast Away begins arund the Christmas Holidays with Chuck and his love interest Kelly. Chuck is a workaholic FedEx Systems Engineer who travels around the world to help troubleshoot problems with FedEx distribution centers. Chuck is often paged in the most inappropriate times in life, but his job calls so he has to leave Kelly behind. When he is paged there is little time to organize things and say the "good byes" but Chuck and Kelly make do. Memphis, Tennessee is the place that this couple calls home. Chuck and Kelly were at a family Christmas gathering joking about a bet the two had made on how long it would take for family members to inquire when they were getting married if ever. At this point I do believe this is my family when it comes to my family being all nosey and concerned with my life and me. Within a few seconds of Kelly winning the bet Chuck's pager goes off in the middle of the dinner. Could the timing have been any worse since they hadn't even exchanged presents yet? On the way to the FedEx distribution center they exchange presents and Chuck gives Kelly the worst gifts in the world. Kelly reassures him that she loves the gifts even though she is lying through her teeth. Kelly gave Chuck a perfect gift which was her grandfather's. The gift was a pocket watch with her picture in it. It just so happens that the
picture she placed in it was naturally his favorite. He sets the time to Memphis time but renames it "Kelly Time". He hops out of their black, Jeep Cherokee kisses her goodbye and tells her that he will be right back. She hollers that she needs the keys, so he turns around and comes back and hands over the keys along with a small wrapped jewelry box. He tells her that she can hold onto it until New Year's Eve when he is to be back and then she can open it then, since this is not the way he had "this planned". Chuck gets on his charter plane as scheduled and takes a brief nap when he wakes up abruptly. After a few minutes he realizes the plane may be going down. After he straps himself in tight by his seatbelt he realizes the pocket watch is on the floor. He quickly goes after it, which wasn't the smartest thing to do at this point. Luckily he grabs it but he can't reach his life vest. So the other life saving devices will just have to do. The plane goes down after failed attempts to radio for help and failed attempts to keep the plane in the air. The plane bursts into a zillion pieces along with the five-man crew that was onboard. Chuck manages to get his life boat opened and narrowingly escaped the propelling debris and fire from the crash. It is a miracle he stayed on his tiny lifeboat thru a terrible storm that was raging in the water. Lightening filled the sky as the rain poured down on him at an alarmingly fast pace. Chuck was holding on for dear life. In his mind you could tell that he didn't think was in shock and extremely frightened. Who wouldn't be, if in this situation? The yellow lifeboat finally make it to land and Chuck realizes that he might actually be alive. Keep in mind this is the middle of the night in a horrible storm and he is still in shock. He yells hello and for help. He was hoping that the island in which he was now occupying was an island that was po
pulated with people. Unfortunately his journey now begins. Chuck is now faced with learning how to survive without everyday conveniences that he was used to. He would have to find water, food, and create a place for him to sleep. These tasks were extremely difficult for him to do and his body became bruised, bloodied, and extremely cut up by various accidents. At this point in my mind I was trying to imagine how I would survive if I were the one on this island. And in all honestly I wouldn't have made it very long at all. During the day Chuck noticed a few FEDEX packages that had washed up on shore. He then gathered them up and sorted them as if he was going to ship them to their destination. He didn't open the packages until he finally got tired of eating coconuts and realized that he wasn't going to be rescued as soon as he had hoped. He opened all the packages that have washed up on the shore but one. The most significant package was a volleyball that was enroute to a grandson from his grandpa before the crash. Chuck named the volleyball Wilson which was rather appropriate and it did get a chuckle out of the serious audience that surrounded Brandon and myself. Chuck was scouring the island from top to bottom to make sure there was no civilization on the island and was in search of some food other than coconut. On this particular journey to the highest part of the island he looks down and sees what appears to be a body just right off the sandy beach. He rushes to the rescue to find out that it was Stan one of the pilots from his plane crash. At this point I thought I was going to get sick. The body was just totally disgusting and I have an extremely weak stomach anyway. Chuck pulled him to shore and buried him after taking his shoes since he had no shoes to wear. He created a tombstone marking his existence and his grave. Chuck also found a flashlight that worked and it helped him explore a little bit through a ca
ve that was on the island. The batteries finally gave out after he left the flashlight on while he was in the cave and fell asleep. His favorite use for the flashlight was to open the pocket watch and look at his beautiful Kelly. Wilson became Chuck's lifeline, his best friend. Chuck held conversations with Wilson and it kept him sane. The two spent four long years stranded on the deserted island as strong companions. One day while asleep he awoke to this loud clanking noise and just dismissed it at first but the noise kept on. He finally got up and went to investigate with his spear. He was quite excited once he realized the object was made in the USA. The object was two sides of a port potty from the crash. At this point his he a brainstorm and uses this new object and some of the other objects from the packages to build a raft that would withstand the enormous waves surrounding the island. He knew that if he could make it past the waves that Wilson and he would have a chance of surviving and hopefully being rescued. The raft is built and he leaves his mark on rock engraved that he loves Kelly and that he was lost at sea for 1500 days. Wilson and Chuck set off on a voyage to hopefully succeed and make it past the waves… Was the movie worth my time and money? You better believe it. I will definitely be going back to see this movie again and possibly even buy it when it is released for home video. How long is the movie? The movie runs 143 minutes. Was there anything I didn't like about the movie? I was extremely disappointed in the ending. But, if it had been any other way it would have gone against family values in some individual's eyes. What was the point of this movie? Chuck was forced into a situation where he had nothing but time compared to his daily life where time was his enemy. He raced time and always had to try and beat it but rarely did. Chuck
was alone by himself and forced to survive depending in him alone and no one else. This was an emotional and physical adventure that forever changed Chuck Noland's life. Everything that had happened in the past four years had happened without him. He was assumed dead and no one had any idea he was alive. I am not going to spoil the end of the movie, so you will just have to go to the movie theatre and watch it for yourself and you will be amazed.
For those who don't know Castaway 2000 was a programme made by the BBC about 36 Volunteers who had agreed to live on an island in the Hebrides for a year. The programme followed the progress and the tensions on the island, highlighting issues like the decision making process of the community, group dynamics, the roles that people assumed etc. In many ways they had agreed to take part in a sociological experiment and agreed that the BBC could film it. In many ways Castaway 2000 was an "artificial environment" and yet at the same time it is real life. Let me explain what I mean about an artificial environment. The castaway community unlike a normal community was created by a group of programme makers. I am quite sure that the makers of the programme were well aware that the variety of backgrounds and life experiences would make good viewing and that there would be personality clashes. In real life we can choose who we associate with. The choice was limited on the island. Interpersonal relationships therefore take on a different dynamic. In some ways it can like a greenhouse effect - it blossoms and flourishes a lot quicker, because you see one another more often, on both good and bad moments. My own experience: Twice in my life I have taken a gap year (or at least 6 months) to volunteer. In each case I have shared accommodation with my work colleagues. In both cases my colleagues have come from a variety of nations, social, economic and cultural backgrounds. Like the castaway programme I formed close friendships (which have lasted years.) but likewise there were tensions with others. I am glad that my experience was not filmed for all to see! In my opinion, the castaway volunteers are very brave. The last year has been real life to them and their life has been viewed by many and no doubt scrutinized........ But it doesn't stop there. A follow-up on how the castaways settle back into normal
life is now underway.
a really good idea by the bbc but they diddnt really make the most of it did they. There were only three mini series throughout the year. Big brother made a fortune and it ony ran for a couple of months. It was hard to find out how the social experiment was going throuout the year. But it was a very interesting project - not somthing that can be done again. It would be nice to see a full rerun of the programs again over a week to see the fuller picture. Does any one know what will happen to tarrensay now?
For those of you who don't know, Castaway 2000 has been about 36 ordinary men, women and children who have spent a year on a remote Hebridean Island for one year. It however, has not been without incident. The first 2-3 months were traumatic for many individuals and poor planning by the production company. The weather was not a great help either. Once all 36 where aboard in February, the fun began. Over the year, the events have been followed through various departures and relationships, the good times and the bad times. It has really shown the community develop and made the viewer feel as if that they are there. In my opinion, the programs should have been at more regular intervals so not as long would have been spent on recaps at the beginning of each run, even if only an hours show a month. The wind down programs at Christmas and New Year were really fun to watch showing their last hours on the island. That has finished off the year in style. The community was made up of a wide cultural group. There were some who stole the limelight like Ben, Toby, Philly, Tammy etc. going out of their way to show island life. Those who led their lives as near to normal as possible like Peter, Colin, Pat, Liz etc. and those who never seemed to be on camera like Monica and Warren. All of them deserve a medal in some shape or form just for surviving! The kids were the true stars in my opinion. Without them, very little light heartedness would come through the politics. We have seen them grow in stature over the year and all should go on to great things from what they have learnt. Some will now struggle to get back into the 'real' world, the kid will struggle re-adjusting to school life in classes of 30, some will become celebrities as soon as they touch down onto the mainland. All however will have a sense of achievement and thei
r life will never be like it was before Taransay. I only wish that I had been a part of it.
Castaway 2000 started around a year ago in a blaze of publicity and controversy. Some people were excited at the idea, some complained at the cost to the liscense payer, but overall it seemed like a good idea. But here we are, a year later, things have changed and after the roaring success of Big Brother how does Castaway compare? Unfortunately, for the BBC, I'm afraid it hasn't lived up to expectations. There a number of reasons for this, some the fault of the BBC and others limitations of the design. First and foremost this show was supposed to about survival, a group of people literally cast away on an island. For the first few episodes this seemed to be the situation, as potential castaways were put through a number of grueling tasks in order to qualify. The truth is, however, that this was the biggest waste of time I have ever seen. The castaways live such a cosy life; people live every day in this country in worse conditions than they do. Forgive me if I was wrong, but I thought these people would have to build a community, grow or hunt all their food and basically be cut off from the outside world. Instead they each get cosy little bungalows built for them, hot water supplied from a wind generator and food shipped in every week for them. And then what happened, some people refused to live on the Island because their accomodation wasn't up to scratch, excuse me; but didn't you sign up to Castaway 2000? What do you expect, it wasn't called 'Go and live on a cosy Island and get fed for a year', if the worst thing thats going to happen is you have to share accomdation for a week or two then I would think you've got an easy life. Any problems, what you going to do? Sort them out between yourselves, no of course not; lets use the radio provided to call for help. Animals sick? Why just call the vet; its a well known fact all real life castaways are stranded close to a vets surgery. Castaway has become nothing more than Big Brother set on Island,
albeit a much worse version. Rather than the fight for survival being first and foremost in the castaways minds, they simply squabble with one another. This proves to be by far the most interesting part of the show, the makers must be congratulated for getting a good mix of religons, kids, young adults, old men, homo and heterosexuals, drunkards and of course the odd weirdo. Don't blame me for stereotyping, the show speaks for itself. An overweight old bearded man complaining at the youngsters for drinking too much and not doing enough work, an overprotective doctor and the gay man being discriminated against. The definition of sterotype should become Castaway 2000. The second major problem with Castaway is its TV air time, or lack of it. Big Brother succeeded because it was on everyday, you got to know the characters. Every time I watch Castaway I see a new face, and yes it has been on a year. The shows have been concentrated in to around four periods throughout the year, yes it is nice to see alot of shows all in one go but you can't help but feel that a show even once a week would have sufficed. The BBC may have thought that there wouldn't have been enough happening to have a once a week show, but as Big Brother proved, the day to day life of people in these situation is enough to keep us coming back for more. Recently Castaway Diaries hotour screens, but with the project almost over its simply a case of too little too late. The show was an experiment, and has proved to be a slight success. However, when the cost of the project is taken in to consideration, the amount of prime time TC gained from it seems small. Pre Big Brother it was exciting, but post Big Brother it seemed very dated. Despit my somewhat negative attitude to the show I do still watch it, and intend to do so till the end.
Everyone loved the idea of Castaway 2000 didn't they? The hype in the papers, the long-awaited first episode. And to tell you the truth I was well in with that spirit - I watched every single episode for the first few weeks - the auditioning process, the first steps onto Taransay... but all this time it was dawning on me what utter tosh this is. Fascinating it may be, infuriating for me it definitely is. 'Castaway'? With a huge crate of personal belongings enabling people to bring walkmans and gameboys - it's a hard life. Castaway on a desert island... living in designer pods that wouldn't look out of place on an Alpine meadow. But all that aside, are those people just not the most irritating people in the world? I watched the auditioning process thinking 'Oh no, he won't get in, he's so argumentative and aggressive' - and ooh surprise surprise, he's in there. 'She won't get in, she has a fit if her trousers get muddy' - oh onto the island she goes. What ARE these people? Where did they get them from? One woman was going to leave the island because they were being nasty to her dog - now that's sad. But so is being nasty to a dog - if you're trying to live alone on a remote Scottish island are you really the sort of person to turn your nose up at a bit of excrement? This life is easy - it's just subsistence that's all. They seem to be on the bluddy radio every other moment if something look's like it may go wrong. What this show should be about is survival, not petty bickering of middle-class fools. Air-conditioned pods? No, make your own fricking house out of sticks and stuff. Walkmans? Good grief. Basically, they've taken a great concept and diluted it drastically, then plugged in these various characters chosen purely on grounds of being good on TV ( contentious etc ) - it's a real shame. It could have been a really good show - but as it is I'd support a movement to get them all left there on the island. Heck, what would they do wh
en their batteries run out?
I think that I am biased about this show, due to the fact that Toby is in fact an old friend of mine, stop name dropping I hear you shout, but I like the show. In today?s society the voyeuristic or fly on wall type of show is very popular for no other reason that it is escapism. For those of you that have been on another planet this year Castaway 2000 is about a small number of people that have been isolated on an island in the Hebrides for a year. The aim is to see how a group of, in theory a cross section of society, interact with each other. The real reason any of us watch the show is to see which people are going to love, hate or leave each other and or the Island and so far the show hasn?t disappointed. People have left the Island for many reasons and Toby has even found some romance. The show starts again on Friday the 24th of November (on the BBC) and I am sure that it will be a ratings winner again.
Castaway 2000 was an ambitious project from BBC. It sends 30 odd people are sent to Taransay, a remote Scottish Island. Since it started controversy has surrounded the whole project, there was the time where people left the Island because it wasn't sufficient for them. There was moody Ray who left in dramatic circumstances, then there was Ron who couldn't stand the Island and left in the summer, and the Careys left not so long ago because of they're religious beliefs. You have to ask the question though, are they really Castaway, as we've seen, some people have made numerous trips back to the mainland to do shopping. Others have had bottles of Whisky and contraband brought to the Island. We have watched them all build a community, and we've especially watch them all quarrel, fight and argue. They have had to kill the animals for food, they have had to grow they're own food – its been quite an eye opening series. The year is nearly over now and soon the Castaways will have to leave Taransey and return back to mainland Britain. The series is a definite must to watch, it's very good and is great entertainment.
When I first heard about this programme, I thought it sounded quite good - a group of people who don't know each other, stranded on a desert island. However, the perceived image in my mind was completely different to the BBC's idea of a castaway! When I hear the word "castaway" I think of people standed without any contact with the outside world. According to the BBC though, it is putting a group of 30 people on a "remote island" which happens to be only a few miles from the mainland as well as allowing them special days throughout the year to see their families. I mean, what a joke. How can you have castaways who are able to see their families every five minutes??? I understand that there are exceptions, such as when Tammy went to see her ill Mum, but that is it. If these people decide to stay away from their families for a year, then THEY SHOULD STAY AWAY FOR A YEAR!!! When the programme first began I quite liked it, but now I only watch it if there is absolutely nothing else on TV-I may even subject myself to something thoroughly boring such as "Delia Smiths How to Cook" (no offence to all you budding chefs out there)rather than Castaway 2000. I don't think that the BBC understands how by allowing the castatways to do non-castaway stuff such as visiting the mainland and families, viewers are just not interested. Do they really think that a bunch of moaners on a island who fight with each other all the time about pathetic stuff like "whos going to peel the potatoes" is going to keep the public amused??? I think not.
This program was meant to be of people stranded on an island and life was meant to be really hard. The hardest problem they faced was deciding what to do with some puppies born on the island. Basically the people on taransay are looking forward to a dss year with minimal work and lots of publicity. Ben fancies himself which is quite sickening to watch.It was quite cool the first two or three minutes with the classy music however now I just watch it so that I can laugh at the different people having what they think to be manly fights but I veiw on the television as them having massive girly cat fights. Also the programme is really stupid because they sneak contraband alcohol in to the island and the BBC don't do anything to stop them. The BBC had a good idea in making it however they could have done it in some place like the north pole because there would have had an extreme of climate. They should also have had an electricfence so they could not run away. The best people on the island must be those scotish men who always get drunk.
The idea of dropping a bunch of people on a remote island and letting them fend for themselves is great but sadly the programme hasn't quite lived up to my expectations. The main reason being that they haven't exactly had to fend for themselves with boats bring supplies including alcohol and cigarettes (I can't remember Robinson Crusoe having that luxury). Programmes like this bring out the best and worst in people, I think that's what makes them compulsive viewing. Yes it's great to see people helping each other and pulling together but once again, like Big Brother, it has also shown what a bunch of complaining, bickering, backstabbing and petty individuals these people have become. Quite a few of the castaways have left the island, not because they found it hard or the life style too much but because they felt forced out by other members. Personally I think the group has split into three sections, the younger residents, the older residents and the ones that just can't or won't be allowed to fit in. I find it sad that as people we cannot accept others as they are and be more tolerant. My other big gripe is the BBC's scheduling. Why do we have a week of "Castaway" and then nothing for a couple of months? Why not have a weekly update, or is life on Taransey just so dull and boring that they need three months of film to make four half-hour episodes?
When I first heard of Castaway 2000, I thought that it would be a great show. A Chance to see people in a community working together and living off the land. This however is not the case. There have been many things they have done which I have disagreed with; the subject of the shopping trip off the island is one that I feel strongly about. If this was a real situation they would not have been able to do this and I believe that there should be tighter rules against this sort of thing. Also the parcels they are receiving is another thing I disagree with; I know that they are not really castaway but they should at least try to follow the ideas and rules of the program. The castaways have lost one member of their community (Ray), and last night they lost yet another, when Ron decided he wanted off. Ron had lasted well over halfway and only had five months left. I think that the community will now relax more with each other and the religious family will be relived that he has gone. I did feel for the children, who had grown so fond of him and were crying as he left. Who will be next? Especially when their relatives come to see them. Will this cause some of the community to feel they wish to leave?
So Ron is gone... The only questions is, what took him so long? It was always clear what a self-centred bully he was, which raises the question of 1) Why he wanted to go on the island in the first place, and 2) Why he was chosen to go to Taransay. The first question might always remain a mystery, since he clearly never had any desire to live in a community, adapt, tolerate or do anything that he didn't want to do (his comment about why he wouldn't help with planting potatoes says it all - 'why bother with all that work when you can buy a bag from Sainsbury's?'). The answer to the second question may well be far more sinister. It was clear from the very beginning during the selection process that Ron was not going to be willing to put himself out in any way, or do anything which he personally didn't fancy doing. So why on earth was he chosen if not in the hope that his attitude would inject some of the much needed tension that all TV docusoaps thrive on? Wouldn't it have been boring if everyone had liked each other and got on swimmingly. Call me cynical, but I really can't see any other reason why that man was there...
Every generation has a hero, every religion a God, and so, every television show its golden boy or girl. On Big Brother, it was Mel ; she was beautiful, she was flirty, she was the one who did the kissing, and showed her bottom. Producers need someone like this in a show for the nation to get excited about, be it for love or hate, for the ratings it's essential, and it's where Castaway fails ; Sure, there's Toby & co. ll desperate for sex, and doing their best to get it, and there's Ben ; attractive, nice, very middle class, a bit wet, but very sweet ; Tanya is pretty, but moany, all have the potential, but there's just something missing ; It's boring. Nothing happens. They whinge, they fight, they accuse each other of normally unimportant misdemeanors, and it's just not fun to watch. Within ten minutes I was gazing at the TV glazed of eye as the nineteenth fight over puppies broke out, and they threatened to leave in their droves. I'm sure it seemed like an excellent idea in the planning, and it remains a fascinating sociological and psychological experiment. That doesn't make it good TV. Now, if they'd only get naked, cover themsleves in mud to make body prints, and start manipulating each other via secret notes I'd tune in........
Since the first mention of Castaway 2000, we have enjoyed Channel 4's Shipwrecked and Big Brother, two smaller yet much more entertaining programmes of the same nature. These two examples of fine television making only help to show Castaway 2000 as the embarresing mess it really is. To me it seems the BBC have shot themselves in the foot with this project, taking what was good and (at the time) orignal idea and spoiling it with sloppy errors. Firstly, the seem to show the programme at random intervals during the year, with several weeks in between. Do the BBC really think they can hold our intrest like this? The programme takes it's self too seriously, and has been far too ambitous. Using a remote Scottish island suffering from weather conditions so bad that is actually prevents the project completion was poor planning on behalf of the BBC and makes bad viewing. No one on the island seems happy, perhaps because they are all extremists and have such opposing views. Did the BBC have to chosse a huge group of people from such wildly varying social backgrounds? I would image they would argue yes, because it would make for a more intresting social exspeariment, but I suspect they knew conflict would arise (and we love to watch people fight, don't we audience) and that is why those who were chossen were. This programme lacks everything the other two of the same ilk had - the wonderful settings of Shipwreked and the characters and audience interaction of Big Brother. Ultimatly, the poor planning of this project has turned it into a shambles that is no longer worth watching. A waste of a good idea, and a lot of money no doubt as well.


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PHOENIX -- After making his Major League debut in a spot start for the Tigers on Saturday, Drew VerHagen was placed on Triple-A Toledo's disabled list on Tuesday.
VerHagen has been dealing with back issues, and when he was sent back down to the Minor Leagues it was determined he would miss at least one start, so he was placed on the seven-day DL with what is being called a lower back strain.
Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said VerHagen would have an MRI and a bone scan on Wednesday, and the results would be sent to Dr. Tom Tolli in St. Petersburg, Fla., to determine the severity of the injury.
"He's had it off and on during his career," Rand said. "But his left side and lower back pain was bothering him to the point where he was going to miss a start."
In his one start with the Tigers, VerHagen went five innings against the Indians and gave up three runs on five hits. The 23-year-old was a fourth-round pick out of Vanderbilt in 2012.
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"The danger associated with methane fumes is widely underestimated."
That's what Lancaster County, Penn., Coroner Stephen Diamantoni reported following the death of a 35-year-old Lancaster County dairy farmer last month. The farmer, identified as David Stoltzfus, fell into a manure pit on his dairy while trying to unclog a pump, according to Lancaster (Penn.) Online.
Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber pronounced Stoltzfus dead at the scene. The coroner concluded that Stoltzfus died accidentally from asphyxia - deprivation of oxygen. Read more here.
Last May, a farmer and his two sons were killed while pumping manure from a manure pond at a dairy near Kennedyville, Md. Click here for more.
Lancaster (Penn.) Online also reports that now a team of researchers are armed with a grant to study the risks posed by gases produced by these manure pits, including methane and hydrogen sulfide.
Researchers will not only track gas levels on 15 farms across Pennsylvania but will also demonstrate how farmers can use gas monitors to protect themselves during day-to-day operations. They will also study the impact of a new manure addictive made by Homestead Nutrition that may help reduce hydrogen sulfide emissions.
They'll also investigate whether the use of gypsum as bedding is adding to the threat posed by hydrogen sulfide.
Robert Meinen, a senior extension associate in the Penn State Dairy and Animal Science Department, says that adoption of detection devices by manure handlers has not kept pace with their awareness of manure gas danger.
"There's certainly some good lessons for us to learn here," he said.
The study is funded by the USDA and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Matching partners include Pennsylvania State University, the Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission, USA Gypsum and Industrial Scientific Corp., a gas-detection equipment maker.
Click here to read, "Lethal manure pits: How a Lititz farm could help prevent future tragedies."


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text: Methane rule rewrite wanted By Ken Ward Jr. August 21, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A state board decided Wednesday to ask lawmakers to rewrite a key portion of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's mine safety bill, after concluding a mandated change in methane monitoring requirements was not feasible.The state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety instead proposed to adopt federal regulations on methane monitoring, but with a tougher standard than what is enforced by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.Board members asked after repeated delays that left them about 10 months behind schedule to write a rule for tightening the state's requirement for mining equipment to be automatically shut off when the explosive gas methane is detected underground."The board, after nearly a year of deliberations, could not come up with a way to implement the legislative mandate," board administrator Joel Watts explained after the board's decision at a meeting in Charleston.The methane requirements are part of legislation supported by the governor, lawmakers, industry and labor. The legislation was billed as a response to the disaster at the former Massey Energy Upper Big Branch Mine. On April 5, 2010, a small methane ignition at Upper Big Branch grew into a huge coal-dust-fueled explosion. Twenty-nine miners died, making it the worst U.S. coal-mining disaster in nearly 40 years.Generally, coal operators are required to monitor underground mines for methane, which can explode when it is present in an amount between 5 percent and 15 percent of the air.Under federal rules, methane monitors are designed to automatically shut down underground mining equipment if the explosive gas is detected at concentrations of 2 percent or greater. The idea is that shutting down mining equipment removes a potential source of a spark that could ignite methane and cause a catastrophic explosion. Initially, under legislation introduced last year by Democratic House of Delegates leaders, coal-cutting devices on mining equipment would be required to shut down automatically when methane concentrations reached 1.25 percent.During negotiations with coal industry and United Mine Workers lobbyists, the language was rewritten so that the automatic shutdown would occur only if methane concentrations reached 1.25 percent for a "sustained period."Lawmakers required the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety to write rules to define the phrase "sustained period." The rules were due in October 2012.Board members have for months been unable to agree on a definition of "sustained period." UMW officials want to define it to require an immediate shutdown when methane reaches 1.25 percent. Industry officials want to build in some lag time, even if it's only a few seconds.Since the legislation passed, industry officials also said that they discovered that all machine-mounted methane monitors would have to be redesigned and reapproved by MSHA before the new law could be implemented. That approval process alone could take more than a year, officials have said, meaning it could be two to three years before the new monitoring requirements are implemented across the industry.Watts said the board decided Wednesday to adopt the MSHA rules, except that the state would require mining equipment to be automatically shut down when methane reaches 1.5 percent, not 2.0 percent as federal rules mandate. He said the board's goal was to provide "an increased level of safety" beyond what MSHA now requires.The board's proposal is scheduled to take effect Nov. 1, Watts said.Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 4 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken 5 Reunions: Sept. 26, 2017 W.Va. gets federal grant for Roane storms cleanup Previous Story 8th Circuit panel: Peabody should pay retired Patriot miners' health benefits Next Story


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Hi All,
Could anyone advise what kind of programming languages I need to learn to build simpleversions of these kind of sites?:
By a simple version I mean, to look as cool as these sites, however without any shops or specialinteractions with the visitosr. I only would like the page to have company description, image gallery andpossibility to submit contact details. However; it must look great!
Also, after I'll make the website ready I would like that the final user, who won't know how to program,be able to edit the content.
I have recently started learning JavaScript, and then I plan to learn HTML5 and CSS.
I've also heard about Ruby on Rails, Backbone.js, Underscore.js, jQuery, AJAX, Drupal and Wordpress.Do I need any of these for a simple site?
In a future I'll be doing mobile version of the website, for Android and iOS. Should I now take it intoconsideration while choosing programming languages or is it a totally separate thing?
Finally, does anyone know a good free tutorial / website which explains how to build modern websiteswith the current "hottest" tools / languages?.
For anyone just starting out in this field, the most important thing is to get a good grounding in HTML and CSS. This is pretty well essential. Until you've got a good grasp of those two subjects, there's no point in going any further. That's true whether you plan to hand-code your sites yourself or to use a package like Wordpress or Joomla.
After that, Javascript is probably the most important thing to learn.
Once you've made some progress in those three, you'll be in a better position to decide what strategy to take for the sites you develop, and that in turn will dictate the languages or technologies you will need to learn.
Thank you very much for your help Mike!
I agree that HTML is a must
And PHP is a very popular language, but ....there are many others to choose from, Ruby, Python, Perl, Java, NET, to name a few.
IMHO the best advice is @Mikl; 's i.e.Learn HTML, CSS, and JavascriptThese are de-facto essential.
What you use to serve pages is more up to your preferences, many do like PHP, but quite a few prefer other languages.Once you get a feel for javascript, you'll have aquired a familiarity with "C" type languages so you might prefer those - maybe not.And getting comfortable with using OOP wouldn't hurt either.
Thank you Mittineague
Html,CSS and Javascript are most important scripting languages one should learn for building cool website. Apart from that CMS like wordpress, joomla and drupal are very good resource for building cool website.
Okay here i want to ask one question .. I know C++ is it easy for me to learn CSS? Plus i have some knowledge of HTML.
C++ has no connection with CSS. They are two different animals. C++ is a procedural programming language. CSS is a language for defining visual styles.
That said, if you have the skills to learn C++, those skills will probably help you with learning CSS. But the actual languages have almost nothing in common.
IMHO, CSS, like many other things Web Dev, is easy to learn, not so easy to master.
But with practice and vigilant effort to keep up with changes you can but only keep improving.
Thanks for your help.


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Kim Wyman is Washington's 15th Secretary of State. First elected in 2012, she is the second female Secretary of State in Washington history. She was re-elected to a new four-year term in November 2016. Prior to being elected Secretary of State, Kim served as Thurston County Elections Director for nearly a decade and was elected County Auditor in 2001.
As Secretary, Kim heads one of the most diverse offices in state government. Her responsibilities include overseeing elections, corporation and charity filings, the Washington State Library, Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, and the State Archives. She also oversees a number of community programs, including the Combined Fund Drive for charitable giving by public employees, the Address Confidentiality Program to protect victims of domestic violence and stalking, and Legacy Washington, the history programs and special exhibits that tell the state's intriguing stories.
Secretary Wyman was selected as an Aspen Institute Rodel Fellow in 2013. She serves as the Board Chair for the Jennifer Dunn Leadership Institute, Co-Chair of the Council of State Governments Overseas Voting Initiative and Co-Chair of Rock the Vote's Corporate Civic Responsibility Program. Kim is also a past president of the Washington State Association of County Auditors.
She has received numerous awards, including the Woman of Distinction Award from the Pacific Peaks Girl Scout Council, the Washington State University President's Award for Leadership, the Roanoke Rising Star Award, and the Joel Pritchard Award. During the 2014 legislative session, the Washington State Senate included Wyman in a resolution honoring women trailblazers in government.
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Secretary Wyman promotes civility and civic engagement and is committed to connecting people with their government. Kim enjoys mentoring students and participates in leadership development organizations, including the Jennifer Dunn Leadership Institute, the American Legion Auxiliary's Girls State program, and the YMCA Youth Legislature Program. She is an advocate for our military service members and their families, our returning veterans and the Washington Youth Academy. Kim promotes libraries, including the State Library, and advocates for preservation and teaching of our history and traditions, teaching of civics education, and volunteerism in our communities.
She serves on the boards of the Washington State Historical Society, YMCA Youth and Government Program and TVW. She is a member of the Lacey Rotary Club and takes part in numerous civic activities and non-profit work.
Kim is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach and holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Leadership from City University, Seattle in 2015. Kim has been a Certified Elections and Registration Administrator (CERA) from The Elections Center and Auburn University since 2004 and has held Washington State Election Administrator Certification since 1995.
Kim and her husband John came to Washington when he was assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis after being stationed in Ansbach, Germany.
The Wymans reside in Thurston County with their two children.


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Evaluate Capsular Apposition to Intraocular Lens
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|Capsule Opacification Tissue Adhesions Aphakia - Lens Capsule Present Opacification of Intraocular Lens
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Phase 1 Evaluate Capsular Apposition to Intraocular Lens in Subjects With High Myopia by Ultra-long Scan Depth Optical Coherence Tomography; Phase 2 Evaluate Capsular Apposition to Different Types of Intraocular Lens in Subjects
- Evaluate Capsular Apposition to Intraocular Lens in high myopia eyes and emmetropia eyes with different types of IOL [ Time Frame: 4hour, 1day, 7day, 14day, 28day, 3month, 6month, 12month ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|September 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
high myopia
high myopia (axial length>26mm)
emmetropia (22<axial length<25mm) as control group.
Detailed Description:
150 eyes of 150 cataract patients scheduled for phacoemulsification surgery were recruited, of which 20 eyes were high myopia (AL > 26mm) and 40 eyes were emmetropia (22 < AL < 25mm) as control group.High myopia eyes and 20 emmetropia eyes were implanted with the single-piece hydrophobic acrylic IOL (Acrysof IQ SN60WF, Alcon laboratories, Inc. IQ group). Another 20 emmetropia eyes were implanted with the other single-piece hydrophilic acrylic IOL (Akreos Adapt, Bausch &Lomb, AO group).80 eyes implanted with the single-piece hydrophobic acrylic IOL were examined by SSOCT to build the 3-D model of anterior segment.
Methods: 60 eyes were examined by custom-built UL-OCT at 4 hours, 1 day, 7 day, 14 day, 28 day, 3 month, 6 month,12 month after surgery.30 eyes implanted with the single-piece hydrophobic acrylic IOL were recruited for evaluation of the SSOCT reliability.50 eyes were examined by SSOCT at 1 day, 7 day,1 month, 3 months,6 months,12 months after surgery.
Measures: Contact of the anterior and posterior lens capsule with the IOL optic surface was evaluated. Types of capsular bend were described at the last follow-up. The incidence of posterior capsular opacity (PCO) was evaluated.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
|Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Eyes with an AL of 26.00mm or more were recruited to the high myopia group.
- Eyes with an AL of 22.00 to 25.00 mm were recruited to the emmetropia group.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Preoperative exclusion criteria included diabetes, history of ocular surgery or inflammation, pupils could not be dilated over 7mm after mydriasis,
- patients who could not be available for follow-up.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01605812
|Contact: yinying zhao, PhD
|China, Zhejiang
|Wenzhou Medical University
|Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, 325027
|Contact: XIXIA DING, PHD 86-057788068859
|Study Chair:
|yune zhao, MS
|Wenzhou Medical University
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|yin ying zhao, doctor of ophthalmology, Principal Investigator, Clinical Professor, Wenzhou Medical University
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|NCT01605812 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 11, 2012
|Last Updated:
|January 7, 2015
Keywords provided by yin ying zhao, Wenzhou Medical University:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Capsule Opacification
Tissue Adhesions
Lens Diseases
Eye Diseases
Pathologic Processes
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Dewey Beach to ban smoking on beaches
DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) - Dewey Beach officials are moving toward banning smoking on the town's beaches and in municipal parks.
The Daily Times of Salisbury, Md. reports that the Town Council decided Saturday to draft an amendment to the municipal code that would ban smoking in those locations. The town manager will draft the language, which should be ready for a vote before the May council meeting.
Smoking has been banned on beaches in several other Delaware resort towns, including Bethany Beach, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach and Fenwick Island. Fenwick Island was able to secure a grant from the American Lung Association to promote its ban, and Dewey officials are seeking the same thing.
The ALA says Dewey could be awarded up to $10,000 through an application-based process.


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Robots are emerging as a promising future tool for humans. They provide an unprecedented logical malleability that allows them to be cast to carry out a large number of tasks. As the technology advances the line between man and machine starts to blur as more and more robots are capable of emulating human functions. This documentary from the BBC provides a detailed introduction to the current advances in robotic technology from big companies like Honda and Boston Dynamics. Later they go on to discuss the applications such robots will have in the future. Primarily, they investigate the possibility of robotic technology being a solution for the cleanup of events like the Fukushima disaster. With such promising prospects for robots this documentary provides a great method to enrich the public's knowledge of such future implications.
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In this age of information technology, it is morally imperative that equal access to information via computer systems be afforded to people with disabilities. This paper addresses the problems that computer technology poses for students with disabilities and discusses what is needed to ensure equity of access, particularly in a university environment.
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Smart people can routinely make poor decisions. This is due in part to how our brains, inherited from thousands of years of evolution, are wired. They were designed for eating and survival and not to make the types of decisions encountered in our modern world. And there are more reasons why poor decisions are subconsciously made. Analytics can provide the remedy to minimize the damage from poor decisions.
The Triple Crown horse races have begun. This Saturday is the Kentucky Derby. Let's talk about race horses and decision making.
In 2012's final leg, the Belmont Stakes. The favored horse, I'll Have Another, was scratched due to a leg injury. For gamblers who would likely to have bet on I'll Have Another for the Belmont, maybe the horse being scratched saved them some money. Why? I will get to that in a moment.
To set up my answering the "Why?" let's first discuss decision making. I am fascinated about how and why poor decisions are made. A writer on this topic that I follow is Michael J. Mauboussin, chief investment strategist at Legg Mason Capital Management. In an article he wrote in The Futurist (March-April, 2010) he said, "Smart people make poor decisions because the mental software that we humans inherited from our ancestors isn't designed to cope with the complexity of modern day problems and systems. In short, smart people, like everyone else, face two major obstacles to making good decisions. The first obstacle is the brain, which evolved over millions of years to make decisions unlike what we face in modern life. The second obstacle is the growing complexity of the world in which we live."
Decisions by guessing versus with analytics
Others have also written about this. In the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by Dan Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his seminal work in psychology that challenged the rational model of judgment and decision making, Kahneman explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. System 1 is largely unconscious and it makes snap judgments based upon our memory of similar events and our emotions. System 2 is painfully slow, and is the process by which we consciously check facts and think carefully and rationally.
A problem Kahneman points out is that System 2 thinking (slow) is easily distracted and hard to engage and that System 1 thinking (fast) is wrong as often as it is right. System 1 thinking is easily swayed by our emotions. As an example, he describes an observation that people buy more cans of soup in a grocery store when there is a sign on the display that says "Limit 12 per customer." People miss the opportunity to analyze.
Why I'll Have Another would probably have lost the Triple Crown.
Mauboussin wrote a blog in June, 2012 for the Harvard Business Review titled "The Business Lessons of the Belmont Stakes." I have done some editing of his points. He wrote:
"It's easy to think about I'll Have Another's chances to win the Belmont using the System 1 (fast) thinking. He won the Triple Crown's first two races in impressive fashion. And handicappers certainly like his chances (the betting odds suggest a 50%-60% probability that he'll outrun the other 11 horses in the race). System 1 thinking sees mostly upside.
System 2 thinking (slow) paints a more pessimistic picture. Consider that of the 30 horses in a position to win the Triple Crown in the last 131 years, only 11 have succeeded. That's about a 40% rate. But it gets worse. Prior to 1950, eight of the nine horses that tried, triumphed. Since 1950, only 3 of 21 have managed the feat, and none have done so since 1978. A success rate of less that 15% is not encouraging.
Perhaps I'll Have Another is a really special horse, you may be thinking, a once-in-a-generation speedster. Well, we can quantify that with something called a Beyer Speed Figure, a measure of a horse's performance adjusted for track conditions. All you really need to know for this purpose is that higher speed figures belong to faster horses.
Here are the speed figures for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness combined for the last seven Triple Crown aspirants, all of which failed, along with I'll Have Another:
Silver Charm — 233
Smarty Jones — 225
Funny Cide — 223
War Emblem — 223
Real Quiet — 218
Charismatic — 215
I'll Have Another — 210
Big Brown — 209
I'll Have Another looks pretty lead-hoofed. Big Brown, the only horse that appears worse, was eased coming down the homestretch in the Preakness, paring a few points off of his speed figure. And he went on to finish dead last in the Belmont in 2008."
The case for analytics
OK. One example of a horse race revealing how a better decision would have been made via using analytics may not be sufficient. But can you recall any decisions made by your managers or executives that were based more on their intuition, gut feel or political positioning rather than on fact-based information and analysis? If not, you are lucky to work with such competent people. My "guess" is most of you can recall one or more decision blunders. Intelligent people but stupid choices.