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Five Under The Radar Prospects: Offense
Oklahoma Sooners running back Rodney Anderson (24) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the UCLA Bruins.Photo: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
byRic Serritella
Apr 4 -edited
Whether overshadowed due to injury or small school pedigree, every year a handful of NFL prospects are overlooked.
Below are five players who may not hear their names called until Day 3 but possess the potential to start at the next level.
RB Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma
Anderson managed to stay on the field in 2017, demonstrating exceptional cutback ability, power, burst and home run speed, on his way to accumulating 1,442 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns. However, he has had three season-ending injuries in just four years in college, including a right knee injury that grounded him before he could even take off in 2018. Prior to the injury, Anderson demonstrated great running power and it would often take a swarm of defenders to bring him down. The long, lean-framed runner has a knack for finding the right run lane and knows how to follow his blocks. Can he recapture the same form and if so, how long will it take to get back to full strength? If so, Anderson could emerge as the best back in this draft class.
WR Terry McLaurin, Ohio State
Urban Meyer has stated that McLaurin is one of the hardest working players he has ever been around. A thick-built receiver with excellent power and outstanding blocking ability, McLaurin is capable of de-cleating defensive backs with his devastating hits. He is also a strong runner after the catch with the ability to break tackles and excels on special teams. He was overshadowed at Ohio State due to a crowded supporting cast and being asked to do the dirty work. It would not be a shock to see McLaurin develop into an even finer pro and play a decade-plus in the league.
WR Penny Hart, Georgia State
A shifty slot option that plays bigger than his diminutive size, Hart is explosive with terrific straight line speed, plus acceleration and outstanding ball skills. His change of direction ability is elite with his ability to stop, start and leave defenders in the dust. Hart showed up for the Senior Bowl ready to perform and he put on a show in Mobile with a strong week of practices coupled with a solid game. He stands a good chance to develop into a key cog at the next level due to his ability to cut on a dime, change directions and explode in space, which makes him a draftable receiver in the mold of a Jamison Crowder (Jets).
TE Drew Sample, Washington
An exceptional blocker and above average pass catcher, Sample is a noted hard worker and mature player. He takes excellent blocking angles when seeking out targets in the second level. He has amassed 30 career starts, despite sharing duties with Will Dissly (Seahawks) for most of his career, as the Huskies have implemented various tight end formations on offense. In fact, Sample possesses a catch/block skill-set that compares very favorably to Dissly, who was a fourth round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. After a prodigious performance at the Senior Bowl, his stock might even be higher.
OG Drew Forbes, Southeast Missouri State
One of few D-II prospects with a legitimate chance of being drafted, Forbes has dominated the competition with his intense style of play, low center of gravity and stellar balance. A team captain the past two seasons, he finished his career with 35 consecutive starts at left tackle. He'll need to add some bulk to his upper body and will need a year or two in an NFL strength and conditioning program before he's ready to make an impact but Forbes is an athlete, who also played basketball, soccer and track in high school. His upside makes him a potential starter down the road.
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A Malawi court Tuesday ordered a senior government official jailed for three years, in the first sentence to be handed down in the so-called Cashgate scandal that led to the suspension of foreign aid to the country. Treza Namathanga Senzani, the former principal secretary in the tourism ministry, pleaded guilty to stealing $150,000 from state coffers, and was condemned to three years behind bars for money laundering and theft. "Despite being a first offender, she does not deserve a suspended sentence," ruled judge Ivy Kamanga. The judge also ordered that the funds she pilfered be forfeited to government. The cash was part of a broader swindle worth at least $30 million. The judge said that as a principal secretary, Senzani "was a custodian of money and willingly stole government money." "It was an illegal act that had an impact on the economy." Senzani, 50, who looked composed after the two-hour long sentence ruling, was arrested last year after a probe found she issued two government cheques to her own company even though it did not provide any goods or services to the state. She is one of the dozens of civil servants charged with theft and money laundering. Defence lawyer Nector Mhura plans to appeal the sentence.
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Q: How to set text (Alignment First) followed by radiobutton on MaterialRadioButton in android How to achieve this design. (First text then radio button)

Here is my code
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        <com.google.android.material.radiobutton.MaterialRadioButton
            android:id="@+id/txtHighToLow"
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I've referred, but most links are Separate TextView with RadioButton. Please share your valuable inputs. Thanks.

A: Try this
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The Verkhnechonskoye field is a giant oil field in Eastern Siberia, Russia. The field is located in Kataganskiy district, Irkutsk Oblast, about  north-east from Irkutsk. It is considered the largest oil field in Eastern Siberia.

The field was discovered in 1978 and development started in 2002.  Pilot operation of the field was started in 2005 and on 15 October 2008, first oil produced at the Verkhnechonskoye field was delivered.  As of 2007, total proved reserves of Verkhnechonskoye were  of oil equivalent, and proved, possible and probable (3P) reserves amounted to .  Natural gas reserves are 95.5 billion cubic meters.  In 2009, the field produced through 41 oil wells 1.181 million tons of oil, equal to .  The field is operated by Verkhnechonskneftegaz, a joint venture of TNK-BP (68.51%), Rosneft (25.94%), and East Siberian Gas Co. (5.48%).

Produced oil is shipped by an  pipeline to Surgutneftegaz' Talakan field where it supplied to the Eastern Siberia – Pacific Ocean oil pipeline.

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Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners - April 15, 2019 Box Score
Indians Indians 9-7
April 15, 2019 - Final
Mariners Mariners 13-6
2-1, 2.05
Kikuchi
Ramirez 1 (1)
Encarnacion 1 (5)
Narvaez 1 (3)
WP Bauer Cle (2-1)
LP Kikuchi Sea (0-1)
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Indians (9-7)
Mariners (13-6)
Martin CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Ramirez 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .150
Gonzalez LF 5 2 1 0 0 3 .200
Santana 1B 3 2 2 0 2 1 .400
Ramirez DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 .182
Kipnis 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333
Perez C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .176
Allen RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .040
Stamets SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .049
Totals 33 6 7 4 7 10
Hitting Summary
HR: Ramirez 1 (1)
RBI: Ramirez 1 (3), Ramirez 1 (7), Kipnis 1 (1), Allen 1 (4)
SB: Ramirez 2 (5)
TEAM RISP: 2-8
TEAM LOB: 8
PC-ST
Bauer 6.2 5 1 1 3 8 0 112 - 68 2.05
Olson 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 0 2.84
Cimber 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 - 8 1.35
Perez 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 9 - 8 9.00
Otero 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 - 4 0.00
Hand 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 - 7 2.35
Totals 8 4 4 4 12 2
Smith CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .220
Haniger RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .284
Santana LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .354
Vogelbach DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .341
Encarnacion 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .298
Narvaez C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .281
Beckham SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .317
Healy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Gordon 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .308
2B: Haniger 1 (9), Encarnacion 1 (1)
HR: Encarnacion 1 (5), Narvaez 1 (3)
RBI: Santana 1 (24), Encarnacion 2 (14), Narvaez 1 (7)
Kikuchi 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 92 - 56 4.23
Alaniz 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 - 9 13.50
Rosscup 0.2 0 1 1 1 2 0 16 - 9 3.60
Sadzeck 0.1 0 1 1 2 1 0 18 - 7 1.42
Armstrong 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 - 8 21.60
Elias 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 - 11 1.69
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Corticotomus caviceps is een keversoort uit de familie schorsknaagkevers (Trogossitidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1910 gepubliceerd door Henry Clinton Fall.

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Impact of human mobility on the emergence of dengue epidemics in Pakistan
Amy Wesolowski, Taimur Qureshi, Maciej F. Boni, Pål Roe Sundsøy, Michael A. Johansson, Syed Basit Rasheed, Kenth Engø-Monsen, Caroline O. Buckee, Burton H. Singer
The recent emergence of dengue viruses into new susceptible human populations throughout Asia and the Middle East, driven in part by human travel on both local and global scales, represents a significant global health risk, particularly in areas with changing climatic suitability for the mosquito vector. In Pakistan, dengue has been endemic for decades in the southern port city of Karachi, but large epidemics in the northeast have emerged only since 2011. Pakistan is therefore representative of many countries on the verge of countrywide endemic dengue transmission, where prevention, surveillance, and preparedness are key priorities in previously dengue-free regions. We analyze spatially explicit dengue case data from a large outbreak in Pakistan in 2013 and compare the dynamics of the epidemic to an epidemiological model of dengue virus transmission based on climate and mobility data from ∼40 million mobile phone subscribers. We find that mobile phone-based mobility estimates predict the geographic spread and timing of epidemics in both recently epidemic and emerging locations. We combine transmission suitability maps with estimates of seasonal dengue virus importation to generate fine-scale dynamic risk maps with direct application to dengue containment and epidemic preparedness.
Published - Sep 22 2015
10.1073/pnas.1504964112
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Dengue Medicine & Life Sciences
Pakistan Medicine & Life Sciences
Dengue Virus Medicine & Life Sciences
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Mosquito Vectors Medicine & Life Sciences
Middle East Medicine & Life Sciences
Climate Medicine & Life Sciences
Wesolowski, A., Qureshi, T., Boni, M. F., Sundsøy, P. R., Johansson, M. A., Rasheed, S. B., Engø-Monsen, K., Buckee, C. O., & Singer, B. H. (2015). Impact of human mobility on the emergence of dengue epidemics in Pakistan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(38), 11887-11892. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504964112
Impact of human mobility on the emergence of dengue epidemics in Pakistan. / Wesolowski, Amy; Qureshi, Taimur; Boni, Maciej F.; Sundsøy, Pål Roe; Johansson, Michael A.; Rasheed, Syed Basit; Engø-Monsen, Kenth; Buckee, Caroline O.; Singer, Burton H.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 112, No. 38, 22.09.2015, p. 11887-11892.
Wesolowski, A, Qureshi, T, Boni, MF, Sundsøy, PR, Johansson, MA, Rasheed, SB, Engø-Monsen, K, Buckee, CO & Singer, BH 2015, 'Impact of human mobility on the emergence of dengue epidemics in Pakistan', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 112, no. 38, pp. 11887-11892. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504964112
Wesolowski A, Qureshi T, Boni MF, Sundsøy PR, Johansson MA, Rasheed SB et al. Impact of human mobility on the emergence of dengue epidemics in Pakistan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015 Sep 22;112(38):11887-11892. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504964112
Wesolowski, Amy ; Qureshi, Taimur ; Boni, Maciej F. ; Sundsøy, Pål Roe ; Johansson, Michael A. ; Rasheed, Syed Basit ; Engø-Monsen, Kenth ; Buckee, Caroline O. ; Singer, Burton H. / Impact of human mobility on the emergence of dengue epidemics in Pakistan. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2015 ; Vol. 112, No. 38. pp. 11887-11892.
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It's just a metaphor! 🙂 What to digest is not mushrooms but has more to do with compassion.
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🙂 Yes, unfortunately, it's way beyond crazy! There's a lot of uncaring, prejudiced people (especially in the so-called United States).
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DHIC Secures Financing for Innovative, Affordable Communities in Raleigh and Durham
Rendering of Beacon Ridge
DHIC is pleased to announce that the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) awarded Low-Income Housing Tax Credit allocations to Beacon Ridge (Raleigh) and Willard Street Apartments (Durham) developments, adding 202 units of high-quality, affordable housing to the marketplace for families with limited incomes.
Located off Rock Quarry Road, near I-440 and on a bus line, Beacon Ridge will offer 120 beautifully designed, affordable apartments (20 one-bedroom, 72 two-bedroom, and 28 three-bedroom units) for families. Located in southeast Raleigh, the community also includes a playground, fitness center, computer center, covered picnic area and other outdoor seating available for residents to enjoy and benefit from.
Beacon Ridge is part of the Purpose Built Communities collaborative partnership with Southeast Raleigh Promise, the YMCA of the Triangle, and Wake County Public School System. The YMCA facility will have exercise and recreational facilities, group classes, athletic fields and a swimming pool. In the adjoining building, the Wake County Public School System will open an elementary school that is expected to serve nearly 500 students. Beacon Ridge residents will have access to the school and programming and services offered at the YMCA.
In addition to tax-credit funding, Beacon Ridge is supported by low-interest loans from the City of Raleigh ($4,600,000) and Wake County ($2,477,000).
3D rendering of Willard Street Apartments
Willard Street Apartments is a unique development opportunity in the heart of downtown Durham that is a joint venture with Self-Help. It will offer 82 apartments (39 one-bedroom and 43 two-bedroom units) for families. Located adjacent to the Durham Station Transportation Center, the site offers convenient access to both local and regional transportation options.
As a prominent building in Durham's downtown, Willard Street Apartments will have a number of significant design features which include a single, four-story building with two elevators built above two stories of structured parking with street-level retail space and a landscaped plaza overlooking the city skyline. These apartment homes are located next to the American Tobacco Campus and Durham Bulls Athletic Park and will offer easy, walkable access to restaurants, retail and jobs.
"We are very pleased that DHIC could bring these scarce funds to support the construction of more affordable apartments in the Triangle," said Gregg Warren, DHIC's President. "Our partnerships with local governments and other nonprofits made this possible."
In total, NCHFA, the public agency charged with administering the state's share of federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, awarded credits to 58 projects in 36 counties in this round. This effort will increase or preserve the affordable housing inventory by 2,906 apartment homes across the state.
"This investment represents the state's commitment to ensuring that low- to moderate-income residents have a safe and affordable place to call home," said Warren. "We are proud that the agency continues to find merit in DHIC's quality, productivity, and efficiency in its utilization of federal housing tax credits."
In addition to the equity raised through low-income housing tax credits, this project is made possible by a $3.6 million financial commitment from the City of Durham and a $2.5 million commitment from Duke University and Capitol Broadcasting Corporation.
"I am thrilled with this tax credit award, which will provide crucial investment in affordable housing right in the middle of downtown," said Mayor Steve Schewel. "The City, Self-Help, DHIC, Duke, and Capitol Broadcasting have all come together on this project of truly affordable rental housing on City-owned land adjacent to Durham Station."
In 2017, more than 3,400 people called one of DHIC's 39 rental apartment communities "home," and DHIC's Homeownership Center counseled more than 750 families through homebuyer workshops or one-on-one sessions, with 303 families buying their first home. With this year's award, DHIC will continue its award-winning work, developing safe, healthy, and beautiful communities that are diverse, economically vibrant, and affordable.


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Software everywhere
January 9, 2012 at 10:23 PM by Dr. Drang
I'd been thinking about writing this post for a long time, but I gave up because I couldn't figure out a hook for it. Last night's responses to my question at the end of this post about the seemingly bogus procedure for recalibrating your iPhone home button1 brought it back to mind and gave me the hook.
The alleged recalibration—which is supposed to fix a twitchy home button that registers single clicks as double clicks and vice versa—involves bringing up the phone's "Slide to power off" screen and then holding down the home button for an extended time. Many of the people who called bullshit on the procedure pointed out the difference between hardware and software. I think Ben Kennedy had the best distillation of this line of thinking:
@marcoarment @drdrang I would be blown away if this were legit. The button is just a physical switch isn't it? How do you fix HW via SW?
11:07 PM Sun Jan 8, 2012
@zygoat Ben Kennedy
That is, I think, a very natural thought, and yet software has insinuated itself into our devices to such an extent that our instincts about these things are often wrong.
In fact, the biggest difference between the devices that were common during the first half of my life and those that are common now is how the functions of switches and buttons have changed. Some examples:
On/off switches used to literally control the power that ran a device. Now, they often just send signals to the device—signals that mimic, after a fashion, the old, true power switch. Is there a switch on your Mac that cuts off its power? No.
What about your TV? Does it have a real power switch or just a button that initiates a startup or shutdown sequence?
And speaking of TVs, would you believe me if I told you that when I was young changing a channel was instantaneous? No, really. There was a big dial on the front of the set, and when you turned it, the tuner changed right then and there. Today, TVs take forever to change channels because they have to think about it first. And if you have TiVo, you can take a bathroom break while you wait for a channel change.
It's invaded our cars, too. Do you remember the claims from a couple of years ago of unintended acceleration in Toyotas? To engineers my age, the idea seemed initially absurd, but that was because we think in terms of the accelerator linkages of our youth. Today's accelerator has no mechanical connection to the engine; it just sends a signal down a wire that gets interpreted by a little computer or PLC which, it turn, sends another signal to an actuator that runs the throttle.
The same is true for brakes. That's how we get antilock brakes and traction control. (This isn't to say that the unintended acceleration claims were right; they weren't.)
The upshot is that all this software intermediation—combined with clever design to give us the look and feel of the old, no-software devices—often makes us guess wrong about what's really going on when we push a button or turn a knob. Quite often, we're just providing input to a program.
So although it certainly seemed wrong that a particular sequence of actions would cause the home button to work properly again, because it's signals are interpreted by software the notion couldn't be dismissed out of hand. It takes an actual investigation to determine the truth. (Which seems to be that the procedure is, as we all thought, bullshit. Error logs indicate that all the procedure does is kill the currently active app.)
All this software working behind the scenes makes me a little uneasy, but it's hard to argue with the results. Although I dislike how long it takes to change a channel, I'd never trade my current TV for the one I had when I was in my 20s. And the Opal I drove in the late 70s was no match in ice and snow for the Camry I drive now.
OK, people were really responding to Marco Arment's tweet about my question. But at least I got mentioned in the responses. ↩


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Best Diet: Low-Fat, Low-Carb or Mediterranean?
Research belies the long-held belief that a low-fat diet is the best approach.
AUDREY GRAYSON<br>ABC News Medical Unit
July 16, 2008— -- In the ongoing battle royale between the hottest American trend diets, it seems one of them in particular always wins title of "most widely followed trend diet" — the standard low-fat diet.
The idea, it seems, has been that the lower in fat a diet is, the better its results. But this notion is one that is under fire from new research released today. And the study has already reignited a debate within the diet and nutrition community that could determine the eventual fate of the low-fat diet.
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel found in a study of 322 obese subjects that the so-called Mediterranean diet — a diet plan characterized by high levels of healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables — beat out the low-fat diet both in terms of how much weight patients lost, as well as how many health benefits they gained as a result of the diet.
To determine this, researchers put study subjects on one of three diet regimens: a low-carb diet, a low-fat diet or a Mediterranean diet. Those on the low-carb diet lost the most weight in two years — about 12 pounds — while those on the Mediterranean diet lost about 10 pounds.
And in a finding that may surprise some, those on the low-fat diet lost the least weight — about seven pounds after two years.
Moreover, researchers found that a low-fat diet bestowed the least health benefits on the dieters compared with the Mediterranean and low-carb diets. Those on the Mediterranean diet were most likely to have improvements in blood sugar levels, while those on the low carb diet had the most improvement in cholesterol levels.
Lead study investigator Dr. Meir Stampfer, co-chair of Brigham and Women's Hospital's Channing Laboratory in Boston, Mass., said the study provides hard evidence that a low-fat diet is not necessarily the best diet.
"[The] main findings are that low-carb — as long as the protein and fat sources are healthful — and Mediterranean diets are good, and even preferential diets for weight loss, and they are safe," Stampfer said.
But some diet experts went so far as to say that the study provides further evidence that one of the biggest misconceptions about dieting is that dietary fat is anathema if you want to achieve the best results.
"The common misconception that low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets raise blood cholesterol is shown, again, not to be true," said Dr. Eric Westman, director of the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at the Duke University Medical Center. "In fact, the diet with the highest amount of fat [the Mediterranean diet] lowered the total cholesterol/HDL ratio the most!"
Moreover, Dr. Paul Shekelle, director of the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center at the RAND Corporation, said that in his own experience he has found that the Mediterranean diet is the one that dieters are more likely to stick with for an extended period of time.
"The Mediterranean diet is the one I find patients are most likely to maintain long-term compliance with," Shekelle said, adding that the low-carb, high-protein diet commonly known as the "Atkins" diet is the one that dieters have the hardest time sticking to.
"If any primary care physician … has a patient on the Atkins diet two years on, you should probably find that patient and … find out how they did it," Shekelle explained. "I've not seen anyone in my practice who is still on the diet two years later. Compliance past a few months is the number one problem with the Atkins diet."
Low-Fat Diet Proponents Fire Back
But some experts said that because of the specific diet plans used in the study, the results are far from conclusive in determining the "best diet."
"The study has important technical flaws," said Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Specifically, Barnard pointed to the study's use of a "low-fat" diet plan, "which is not low in fat at all."
Rather than a traditional low-fat diet plan — such as the Ornish Diet, which designates that only 10 percent of calories should be derived from fat — researchers assigned subjects in the low-fat diet group to a plan based on the American Heart Association guidelines, which derives 30 percent of its calories from fat.
According to Barnard, the heart association guidelines for a low-fat diet are "very similar to the current U.S. average" for the amount of calories derived from fat in a diet.
"I fear that this study will be reported as a reason to load on the fat and cholesterol," Barnard explained. "In truth, none of the groups actually followed a low-fat regimen."
In addition, some experts pointed out that the low-fat diet did not meet the traditional goal of increasing carbohydrate and fiber intake, which is required in order to see any weight loss or cholesterol-lowering benefits of the diet.
"I do not think the diets met the stated goals; the 'low-fat' diet did not change the percent of fat in the diet or increase the carbs, as would be expected," said Dr. James Anderson, professor emeritus of medicine and clinical nutrition at the University of Kentucky. "It is difficult for me to draw conclusions from this study."
ABC News Medical Editor Dr. Timothy Johnson said he believes this study actually shows that there is no clear-cut "winner" among the diets compared.
"I'm amazed at all the hoopla over the diet," said Johnson on Thursday's Good Morning America. "There were 300 people [in the study]. They were in a controlled company environment where the cafeteria cooperated. They had registered dietitians even with all that help, at the end of a whole two years the best [weight loss] was 12 pounds? I mean, that's nothing, and 12 pounds versus 10 pounds [is a] two-pound difference, and you call that a winner?"
Individual Approach Best
But regardless of the shortcomings of this research based upon the specific diet plans used in the study, many experts say there is still a great deal of good information to be taken away from this.
Dr. David L. Katz, director of the Prevention Research Center at the Yale University School of Medicine, said the study highlights that weight loss can be achieved in a number of different ways, and rather than focusing on one single diet plan, the better approach is to take the best elements of each diet and combine them into a plan that works for the individual with specific health needs.
"We can do better than a beauty pageant approach to diet and weight loss, and actually pull together what we know about diet and good health," Katz explained. "Sure, cut some carbs — but only refined starches and simple sugars. Sure, cut some fat — but focus on trans fat and saturated fat. Sure, adopt a Mediterranean diet, but go easy on the refined pasta or white bread, and be sure to control calories."
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[dropcap letter="A"]dmit it: you may or may not like Filipino movies. You may or may not turn up your nose at the local film industry. Despite that, none of your pretend snobbery applies to John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. They are just that damned good.
Having starred together in a total of seven different films, and with three of those easily in the top ten highest-grossing Filipino films of all time (And John Lloyd starred in eight of the top fifteen!), there's no question that John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo are proven box-office draws. It doesn't hurt that they're critically acclaimed talents, to boot.
So let's admit it, guys: we all love watching John Lloyd-Bea movies. We don't need to figure out why. We just need to be honest about it. But aside from maybe some goofy lovey-dovey feelings, is there really any benefit to watching their films? Yes, there absolutely are! With that in mind, here are… 8 Lessons We Learned From Watching John Lloyd-Bea Movies
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The Movie: Miss You Like Crazy (2010)
We Learned This Because… They paid a lot of money to shoot in Malaysia. The least we could do is pay attention to the Petronas Towers, and how they look like they are holding hands and telling each other, "Masaya ako kapag kasama kita." Next thing you know, a third Petronas Tower might rise up from nowhere because the two towers just love each other very, very much.
The Movie: Close To You (2006)
We Learned This Because… The horrible alternative lesson would be, "The better your toothpaste, the better your prospects at love," given the sheer amount of product placement for a certain toothpaste brand for the entire film (Including the movie title and theme song itself.).
The Movie: Now That I Have You (2004)
We Learned This Because… MRT prices might rise again soon, so now is a good time to find and stalk the one we will love forever, while we can still afford it! Remember, kids: it isn't creepy at all, just hopelessly romantic!
The Movie: My First Romance (2003)
We Learned This Because… The premise of Enzo (John Lloyd Cruz) having received via transplant the heart of Bianca's (Bea Alonzo) ex is apparently so important that they ran with it despite it completely invalidating the film's title, My First Romance.
Then again, maybe it still counts as your first romance if the person has the same biological heart as your previous romance? Is there some deep, metaphysical consideration here that we're overlooking?
The Movie: All About Love (2006)
We Learned This Because… "My First Romance" featured a Jose Mari Chan song ("Please Be Careful With My Heart") as its main theme song, and that film starred John Lloyd and Bea, sharing top billing with Heart Evangelista and John Pratts. All About Love, on the other hand, featured "Beautiful Girl," also by Jose Mari Chan, while JLC and Bea were featured alongside Anne Curtis and Luis Manzano, as well as Jason Abalos and Angelica Panganiban.
The Movie: The Mistress (2012)
We Learned This Because… SPOILER ALERT!!!!!! JD (John Lloyd Cruz) never wanted to be CEO of Liberty Telecom, despite the wishes of his own mom and his stepfather(?), who happened to own the company. In fact, being an architect by profession, JD was clearly not even qualified to run a telecommunications company, and he was acutely aware of this.
At the end of the movie, he still went and inherited the company after his stepfather died. Why? Because f**k merits, work experience, and qualifications, that's why. Family reconciliations trump all else, except maybe impeachment trials. Sorry, former CJ Corona!
The Movie: One More Chance (2007)
We Learned This Because… Popoy (John Lloyd Cruz) and Chinno (Janus Del Prado), when heartbroken, both decided to hurt themselves because they felt they couldn't go on. Thankfully, neither of them managed to do anything permanent while they were at it.
Remember, kids: love hurts, but the pain reminds you that you're still alive. Keep it that way.
We Learned This Because… in the movie, Mark (Derek Ramsay) tells Basha (Bea Alonzo) these words during his wedding reception. It was a quiet culmination of every single emotional high and low the movie took us through so far. We've seen both Basha and Popoy (John Lloyd Cruz) grow and mature apart, and while we wanted them back together so bad, we knew by then that it wasn't time yet.
And that's how it is for a lot of us, really. Sometimes, the right love really does come at the wrong time. And it's up to us to recognize when this happens, and grow the f**k up. For our own sake.
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"Bash, hindi mo ba alam yung three-month rule? Lahat ng taong na-in love at nakipag-break ay alam iyon. Bash, maghihintay ka muna, tatlong buwan! Diba, tatlong buwan, bago ka makipag-boyfriend ulit? Hindi mo ba alam yun? Bash, may dalawang linggo pa ako, eh. Dalawang linggo pa. Bakit kating-kati kang palitan ako?!?" - Popoy Gonzalez
Not On The List Because: Just like the three-date rule, the three-month rule is merely a rule of thumb. Also, three lessons all from "One More Chance" seems kind of gratuitous, don't you think?
"Hindi dahil gusto mo, makukuha mo." - Sari Alfonso
Not On The List Because: SPOILER ALERT AGAIN!!! Because in the end, JD does get Sari, thus negating the lesson.
Leaving random messages in public places will help you find true love.
Not On The List Because: Regine Velasquez did it first.
What do you think of these lessons? Agree or disagree? Have you seen all of these movies? Share in the Comments Section.
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Kel Fabie. is a DJ, host, mentalist, satirist, comedian, and a long-time contributor to 8List (Hello, ladies!). He has an Oscar, a Pulitzer, a Nobel, and two other weirdly-named pet dogs. He blogs on mistervader.com.


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Fraser Institute News Release: Excessive Concerns Over Fracking-Related Seismic Activity, Water Contamination Not Supported by Research
October 29, 2015 05:30 ET | Source: The Fraser Institute
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 29, 2015) - The risks of hydraulic fracturing -- the practice of injecting sand, water, and a relatively small quantity of chemicals deep underground at high pressures to extract fossil fuels -- are readily manageable with existing technologies and best practices, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
The study, Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing: An Update, builds on a 2014 Fraser Institute report providing a comprehensive analysis of the latest government and academic research about hydraulic fracturing (sometimes referred to as 'fracking').
"Canada has tremendous potential to produce oil and gas from shale using hydraulic fracturing. Regrettably, unsubstantiated fears have resulted in fracking bans in several provinces, preventing the extraction of resources that could generate significant wealth, employment and prosperity for Canadians," said Kenneth Green, senior director with the Centre for Natural Resource Studies at the Fraser Institute.
While there are risks associated with any type resource extraction, the study finds that the risks associated with fracking are manageable and do not justify outright bans.
For example, risks involving water are often at the centre of the debate over fracking: Those opposed to the practice argue that, because it involves injecting chemicals into the ground, there's a potential that it could contaminate nearby drinking water.
But a multi-year major study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, released earlier this year, found "no evidence" that fracking had led to "widespread systematic impacts on water resources in the United States."
"In the small number of isolated instances where there was contamination, poorly constructed water wells or improper handling of wastewater were often to blame," Green said.
The study also spotlights the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and air quality.
Again, the research from respected sources suggests that those concerns may be overblown. A 2014 report commissioned by the B.C. Ministry of Health concluded that the potential for adverse health effects in relation to oil and gas air emissions, including emissions from fracturing in northeastern British Columbia, was low. The same report noted that the province's existing regulatory framework is "extensive and broadly protective of human health."
Finally, regarding earthquakes -- the new rallying-cry for anti-fracking activists -- the study notes that, while hydraulic fracturing can cause some seismic activity, the vast majority of earthquakes are of such low magnitude, they are barely noticeable.
Moreover, the number of earthquakes caused by fracking is much lower relative to other resource extraction methods including mining and oil and gas field depletion.
"Canada already has robust regulatory process that covers the entire range of hydraulic fracturing processes at both the federal and provincial level," Green said.
"While more research into the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing is needed, bans against the fracking are not justifiable when you look at the latest research."
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The Beatrice Mercantile Building is expected reopen later this year, with a brewery as its first new tenant.
BEATRICE — An old building is finding new life in downtown Beatrice following the announcement of a new tenant in the Mercantile Building at 301 Court St.
Even though renovations are ongoing, it was announced this week that Stone Hollow Brewing Company will be the first business to operate from the location in 30 years.
Todd and Soni Hydo own the building and are partners in the brewery.
They envision the brewery having up to 12 locally produced beers on tap, with outdoor seating for customers.
The couple has owned the building for about two years and had the idea to open a brewery when they bought the building.
More details will be announced at a later date, ahead of the anticipated winter opening.
And while the brewery will anchor the building, Todd Hydo added it will use a fraction of the space. The rest of the building will be available for other businesses to rent, and he hopes one of them will be a restaurant that could partner with the brewery.
The building dates to 1876, and once housed a saloon on one side of the main floor and a clothing store on the other, with apartments and boarding rooms upstairs, according to Soni Hydo.
In 1903, it was sold and became the E.S. Stevens Wholesale Grocery store. In the 1960s, the building was converted to a motorcycle shop. It has been unoccupied since the 1980s.
The couple is resurrecting the building's former name, once again referring to it as the Beatrice Mercantile Building.
The main floor, upstairs and basement will all be in use once the renovation is complete.
While the building is being brought up to modern standards, including changes to meet accessibility requirements, Todd Hydo said the property will maintain its charm, complete with red bricks and old timber.
BEATRICE — A recent Beatrice High School graduate was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon.


Though investigators have "no idea" what motivated the deliberate torching of a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Community members believe the fire was a hate crime, with the fire ignited days after a Nazi-like symbol was spray-painted on the restaurant. The Grand Forks Fire Department was called to Juba Coffee House, 2017 S. Washington St., at about 2 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a fire, which left the building badly damaged.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control within 20 minutes, but not before it caused an estimated $90,000 worth of damages, Battalion Chief Rob Corbett said.
Fire marshals determined the fire was ignited intentionally, and with that, the Grand Forks Police Department has taken the lead in investigating the fire, according to a news release.
The fire was the second incident reported at the business in the past several days.
Authorities have not determined whether the incidents are related.
While he expressed his sympathies to those affected by the fire in a statement Tuesday, Mayor Mike Brown also cautioned against speculating about what happened.
But community leaders were quick to respond to beliefs that the fire was racially or religiously motivated and reassured Muslims, immigrants and others they are welcome here.
"This is your home," said Robin David, president of the board of Global Friends Coalition, at a candlelight vigil held Tuesday evening outside Juba.
There is little question for some that the fire was racially or religiously motivated.
At the least, out of the fire surfaced fears.
"As a Muslim and an African-American, this is the first time I feel scared," said Zakariye Ahmed, a UND student also at the vigil.
Fellow student Fuad Mohamoud echoed Ahmed, saying he worried about what may happen next.
"It could be the mosque," he said.
The restaurant was a meeting place for Somali youth. Mohamoud said it was tradition for him and his friends to eat a meal there on Fridays after prayer. Goat meat was a popular menu item, he said.
"There'd be three or four of us going at it," he said.
Now they'll have to learn how to cook for themselves, he joked, saying Juba was the only Somali restaurant in town.
The blaze occurred against the backdrop of Republican presidential candidate and frontrunner Donald Trump proposing to bar Muslims from entering the country, which political commentators say echoes of 1930s Nazi Germany and is contrary to American values and the constitutional right to religious freedom.
It was anti-Muslim comments by Trump and others that motivated former UND professor Colleen Berry, who now lives in Colorado, to set up a GoFundMe page in support of the business.
The fund was set up within hours of the fire being reported and surpassed its goal of $8,000 by 5 p.m. Tuesday. It had raised more than $9,000 by 8 p.m.
Berry said she would work with the Global Friends Coalition to get the money to the business owners.
Local reaction also was swift.
Several organizations and individuals immediately offered assistance once they heard about the fire, including Hope Church and North Dakotans for Diversity and Compassion.
Local artist Kathryn Fink organized a fundraising event featuring local art and music, which will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday 311 DeMers Ave., Grand Forks. Fink and local artist Adam Kemp, who immigrated to North Dakota from England, will sell their art, with all donations going toward Juba Coffee House or Global Friends Coalition.
Global Friends Coalition, which supports refugee integration, also plans to hold a fundraising event, Executive Director Cynthia Shabb said.
"It just breaks my heart," she said.
Shabb said she spoke with the restaurant owner's wife, who she said seemed "shocked" by the destruction to their business.
The owners of the restaurant told the Herald early Tuesday they did not want to comment on the fire until they knew what happened.
While fire marshals and police detectives picked through debris and took photos of the scene Tuesday, residents and customers milled about behind the yellow tape cordoning off the building.
Among them was Wayne Torrey, who lives at the nearby Ambassador Motel and said he was incredulous of the destruction.
Herald Content Editor Christopher Bjorke and reporters Kevin Bonham and Jennifer Johnson contributed to this story.
Investigators have found that an early morning fire that badly damaged a Somali restaurant was ignited purposefully.
The Fire Department responded to a report of a fire shortly after 2 a.m. at 2017 S. Washington St.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control within 20 minutes, Battalion Chief Rob Corbett said. No one was injured at the scene.
The estimated damage to the building and its contents is about $90,000, he said.
About 17 firefighters were on the scene. Fire marshals and Grand Forks police detectives remained at the site of the restaurant into the afternoon. The investigation into the fire is ongoing.
The fire was the second incident at the business in the past few days.
Yellow police tape surrounded the building today, and police cars blocked the frontage road on the east side of South Washington Street between Campbell and Park drives.
Fire marshals could be seen picking through the debris and taking photographs of the scene. Two of the front windows were broken and glass littered the sidewalk in front of the restaurant.
Nearby residents and customers of Juba, known for its cuisine of sambusas and goat meat, milled about in front of the restaurant Tuesday.
The city of Grand Forks released a statement this afternoon on behalf of Mayor Mike Brown, who said the city's thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the cafe fire.
The mayor's office has reached out to the cafe owners and local organizations, which offered a network of support. But as the investigation is ongoing, he said it was "premature to speculate" on what happened.
"I have full confidence in our local and assisting agencies to get to the facts and when they do, we will determine the appropriate actions," he said.
Several organizations immediately offered assistance once they heard about the fire, including Hope Church and North Dakotans for Diversity and Compassion (NDDC). A GoFundMe page also has been established in support of the business. More than $6,000 had been donated by 2:30 p.m..
Some donors left messages of support for Juba and for immigrants on the GoFundMe page.
Global Friends Coalition, which supports refugee integration, is taking the lead on a soon-to-be planned fundraising event, Executive Director Cynthia Shabb said.
NDDC is waiting to hear what the needs of the Somali community are first, chairwoman Natasha Thomas said.
Residents will gather outside of Juba at 5:30 p.m. today in a "show of support," said Robin David, president of the board of Global Friends Coalition.
Wayne Torrey, who lives at the Ambassador Motel next door to Juba Coffee House, said he was incredulous of the destruction.
Torrey said he regularly walked past the restaurant on his way to the bus stop and would greet the patrons and workers there.
One day when "nothing was going right," the restaurant employees offered him a free meal, he said.
"They've got that much heart," he said.
An early morning fire heavily damaged Juba Coffee House, a popular Somali restaurant on South Washington Street in Grand Forks.
The Grand Forks Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at about 2:06 a.m. at 2017 S. Washington St.
Authorities have not determined whether the incidents are related. Fire marshals have not released the cause of the fire.
"I have full confidence in our local and assisting agencies to get to the facts and when they do, we will determine the appropriate actions," he said. Several organizations immediately offered assistance once they heard about the fire, including Hope Church and North Dakotans for Diversity and Compassion (NDDC). A GoFundMe page also has been established in support of the business. More than $6,000 had been donated by 2:30 p.m..
Some donors left messages of support for Juba and for immigrants on theGoFundMe page.


A presentation, whether it is an audit project, your research thesis, clinical teaching or a business case is made up of three parts: the presentation (the story), the presentation (the slideset) and the presentation (the delivery). The construction of the presentation is therefore key to its impact and success. Powerpoint, or equivalent slideware presentations are ubiquitous. There is an almost universal conformity in the nature of the slidesets generated, based upon the concept that this represents the most effective means of transfer of information.
This blog aims to discuss and build upon this concept, offering opportunities for discussion and learning around the nature, construction and delivery of presentations to maximise the impact and success of presentations.


How much is Jonny Lang Worth?
Jonny Lang Net Worth: Jonny Lang is an American blues, gospel and rock singer, songwriter and guitarist who has a net worth of $12.5 million. Jonny Lang was born January 29, 1981 in Fargo, North Dakota. Known (and easily recognizable) for both his unusual voice, which at 13 was compared to that of a 40-year-old blues veteran, and for his guitar solos, Jonny Lang released his first solo album, Lie to Me, at the age of 15. At the age of 12, he had attended a show by the Bad Medicine Blues Band and began playing with the group. Several months later he became the leader, and the newly renamed Kid Jonny Lang & the Big Bang relocated from Fargo to Minneapolis and released their debut album Smokin' in 1995. The LP became a regional hit, leading to a major-label bidding war and culminating in Lang's signing to A&M Records in 1996. Early in 1997, his major-label debut Lie to Me was released to mixed reviews; the stronger effort, Wander This World, followed late the next year. Lang's next release, Long Time Coming, arrived in 2003 and garnered often withering critiques for its turn toward over-produced hard rock mixed with sometimes heavy-handed religiosity; 2006's gospel-flavored Turn Around was more favorably received. Live at the Ryman was issued by Concord Records in 2010. After a seven-year hiatus, and a period of alcoholism and drug abuse, Jonny Lang became a Christian in 2000, which led him to stop substance abuse. He announced details of his sixth studio album, Fight for My Soul, which was slated for release in September 2013. His albums have charted on the top 50 of the Billboard 200 chart and Lang has been the recipient of a Grammy Award for Turn Around.


You guys. I have been thinking about this a lot lately…so bear with me. But, I have to take a second to brag on my husband…then to break things down a bit.
As you know…our family expanded exponentially this year. Our twins were a big surprise and the work that it now takes to keep our four kids healthy and happy (and you know…fed, clean, etc) was an even bigger surprise (read: blessing!).
That multi baby wearing and holding dad up top stepped up to the plate in huge ways. On top of working 60 hour weeks and pursuing his MBA, he took fathering to a full-time level and is only continuing that trend.
The babies are five months old now. When John gets home from work he throws his things down (much to my clean freak chagrin) and takes a baby while wrestling the older two and putting his full focus into hearing about their days. While I make dinner, he entertains, then lets me take me time for a shower…often forgoing any time for himself.
The babies mostly sleep through the night these days. But when they don't, he's up…usually letting me sleep. He functions on little sleep, I do not, so it's an easy equation. Seriously, he makes it all seem easy and I couldn't be more grateful and couldn't have found a better partner in this life.
But, I do want to step back and look at a few of the facts.
First, his fathering makes me a better mom and wife…more like the Proverbs 31 example I strive for! We both recognize this. Because I'm not worn ragged by the kids, and because I know I have support, I can handle my own responsibilities with more grace (I hope) and joy (I reminded myself of this while scrubbing questionable brown substances off the kids toilet this morning…ugh! 😉 ).
It also allows me to find myself. I run a writing/social media marketing business from home and have recently jumped into the independent sales ring with Perfectly Posh…with my husband's complete and utter support. If that doesn't instill confidence, which I can then pass on to my kids, I'm not sure what does.
Second, he's setting an example for our kids, whether they know it or not. Raising kids, especially boys, is a huge responsibility. There are studies all over the place about what happens when Dads don't step up to the plate. My kids see everyday what true fatherly love means, and how a dad should treat his wife. I want my boys to grow up to be men that are present, who put their families first. I want my daughter to know exactly what men who partner with their wives are and to never settle for anything less. These lessons are of the utmost importance and there's no better way to learn than by example. My husband loves his family sacrificially and is a provider. What an example!
Lastly, he's not alone. When talking with friends I realized I am far from alone…often to all of our surprise! I'm sharing all of this because this NEEDS to change, and women need to be catalysts to this change! Share what your husband is doing to support you…Let's take away that feeling of surprise!
As I've already shared…we learn by example. If men think their role is to provide and to leave child rearing to their wives, it's what they'll do. This leads to emptiness, resentment and hurt.
But if men hear and read stories of other men stepping up to the plate (not in a Mr. Mom role necessarily) but in an "I'm here and I'm going to love my family with all I've got" sort of way…this "unusual" trend could become reality.
Ladies…you deserve your own man of the year so you can be exactly who you're supposed to be, so you can pour all you've got into your kids and your marriage. Start small…share when your husband goes above and beyond. Look for ways to compliment him for stepping up. Thank him for the way he supports your family. So often we are negative and look for ways to break things down…Let's start to build instead!
Who's in? Who has their own Dad or husband of the year? Thank him, love him, appreciate him and share your story!


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DWP proposes plans to enable greater pension investment in 'productive finance'
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the regulatory charge cap for automatic enrolment defined contribution (DC) pension schemes to encourage greater investment in 'productive finance'.
The consultation, which is open until 18 January, will inform future policy to help ensure DC schemes are able to access a broader range of illiquid asset classes that have the potential to result in positive outcomes for members.
The proposals would enable automatic enrolment pension schemes to make greater use of performance-based fees, which are payable to an investment manager only if they generate high returns on their investments.
In particular, the proposals would look to extend the list of charges excluded from the pensions charge cap to include well-designed performance fees that are paid when an asset manager exceeds pre-determined performance targets.
The exemption would not apply to fees that are not related to performance, with all other investment administration charges currently in scope of the cap to remain.
The exclusion from the charge cap aims to help schemes overcome barriers to long-term investment and provide new opportunities to invest in areas such as British business, start-ups and green projects.
The DWP also noted, however, that some large schemes are currently in the midst of negotiating more appropriate fee structures to overcome operational issues with private equity managers and others.
"We would not wish to undermine this negotiation and interfere with market forces," it said.
"Separately, many large master trust providers have already taken the view that they will not pay performance fees of any kind. The government passes no comment on this recognising that this is a commercial judgement.
Commenting on the plans, Pensions Minister, Guy Opperman, said: "As automatic enrolment has developed, we have always wanted to ensure the best outcomes for members.
"This consultation will look at ways to enable schemes to take advantage of long-term, illiquid investment opportunities and provide better returns for members.
"Lifting these barriers can also help contribute to the key role finance has in tackling climate change, by mobilising private finance towards clean and resilient growth and addressing market barriers to longer-term investing in green projects."
The proposals build on the governments previous consultations around illiquid investments, with DWP stating that responses from these previous consultations suggested that there was industry support for the objective of providing trustees with greater flexibility when it comes to performance fees and the charge cap.
In light of this, the consultation will seek to consider the ways government could facilitate this, whilst also ensuring that the current protections in place to shield members from high and unfair charges are not diluted.
Clara-Pensions becomes first TPR-assessed DB superfund
Jonathan Ashworth named as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary


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Shepard Fairey @ Robert Berman (3/12/11)
Shepard Fairey @ Robert Berman (3/12/11) Mar 3, 2011 18:07:56 GMT -8
"Long before I knew about art galleries or even street art, I was excited about album cover art, if only because it was the visual counterpart to the music on the records I loved. Album covers conjured a euphoric association with the listening experience. Most of my earliest home-made tee shirts were stencils based on punk album covers. I've had some very moving encounters with art in my life, especially in the street, but almost nothing can compare with the first time I heard the boots marching and first chord of the Sex Pistols' Holidays in the Sun, or the air raid sirens leading into "too black, too strong" on the intro to Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, or the opening guitar scream of Black Flag's Rise Above. Those songs did, and still do, make my arm hairs stand up. Music is visceral and accessible, but also has the additional powerful layers of the lyrics, with their content and politics, and the style,politics, and personalities of the musicians themselves. No matter how much I love art, or try to convince myself of its relevance in society, the fact remains that music is a lot cooler and way more able to reach people's hearts and minds… but I'm a populist and I look at this way: I may not play an instrument, but I'm gonna rock it hard as nails anyway. With my art I try to capture the same energy and spirit that makes music so powerful and democratic. REVOLUTIONS is a celebration of all the great music and accompanying art that has inspired me over the years."
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gildoinc
Post by gildoinc on Mar 3, 2011 21:35:57 GMT -8
The gallery in the subject should be Robert Berman.
Mar 3, 2011 21:35:57 GMT -8 gildoinc said:
Some photos of the Album Cover boxset coming together.
Shepard Fairey @ Robert Berman (3/12/11) Mar 11, 2011 17:35:48 GMT -8
Post by sleepboy on Mar 11, 2011 17:35:48 GMT -8
Here are some shots from a studio visit leading up to his show for those interested...
Some shots from the show.
The Gorgon
Post by The Gorgon on Mar 31, 2011 20:19:24 GMT -8
More pics from opening night by LA Weekly. Click play to see the slide show.
www.laweekly.com/slideshow/shepard-faireys-revolutions-celebrates-album-cover-art-32783425/
Does anyone know how much the pieces were going for? There seems to be 2 sizes, 12"x12" (standard album size) and what seems to be 24"x24".
Interests: Tim Biskup, SHAG, Miles Thompson, Eric Joyner, Brandi Milne, Bosko, Heather Watts, Sam Gambino, Derek Yaniger, Scott Schiedly, Yumiko Kuyakawa, Luke Chueh, Carlos Ramos
djsp
Shepard Fairey @ Robert Berman (3/12/11) Apr 1, 2011 7:41:34 GMT -8
Post by djsp on Apr 1, 2011 7:41:34 GMT -8
I believe 2k and 8k respectively.


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The MM dudes were all there; Ray, Mondo Gecko, Dreadmon, Jagwar, Leatherhead, Wingnut and Screwloose… and they were all lookin' pretty haggard by the time we sailed in on our sub. We were actually shelled by some depth charges as we came in, so we knew things were pretty bad before we got there. Don-san was baffled how our sub had been detected as he had his stealthy radar-jammin' gadgetry running. Ray told us that the pirates had been preying on people in this area for over 4 months off and on, and they had an elaborate and super futuristic array of sensors all over the ocean at this point. While the subs might be undetectable by radar, they would still set off the motion detector gizmos that the pirates had set up. These weren't your ordinary band of freebooters, that's for sure!
The sea devils were led by Murk Mariner, who I'd battled before with Mondo and Ray and Mondo's girlfriend, Candy. We managed to beat him back then and Ray arranged for him to be arrested, but due to some weird international waters laws, I guess he got off and went back to the same ol' thing. He's been robbing boats for years now, and Ray finally got fed up with it and took the fight to him a few months back. The MM dudes have had their hands full ever since! Ray is a great scientist and inventor in his own right, but Murk Mariner has WAY more cash to spend on stuff, so we were severely outgunned and outspent!
It was a pretty intense time for us, and it wasn't any fun! We spent almost all of the time running around trying to not get bombed… we'd make fake attack runs on one side while Ray and his buds would do the same on the other. Sometimes we managed to sink a few pirate ships, but most of the time we barely escaped with our hulls! It was a very slow process and the pirates were just as determined to shipwreck us as we were them! Lemme tell ya, I think I woulda MUCH rather spent my time eating grubs on that "Survivor" island than doing this! Subs are cramped and scary when there's all kinds of explosions going on!
Since we were in a weird no-man's land area of open international water, no military ships or Coast Guard got involved… although Ray told me that the pirates had scuttled a few European military ships that chose to investigate. This was one reason why they had so much fire power, I guess!
The hide and seek stuff went on for weeks! Neither side was gaining much ground when Don and Ray decided that they had to come up with a solution fast… all of the depth charge explosions were doing unbelievable damage to the ocean and Ray couldn't take that anymore. Murk Mariner's main vessel was basically a fortress and we couldn't imagine how we were gonna sink it… cuz we had been trying forever with no luck! We'd tried torpedoes and plastic explosives and every other type of weapon we could find or create, but the ship was totally too tough for us. Raph and Leatherhead had tried unsuccessfully to board the craft several times, but it was protected with an electric field that made touching it quite a shocking experience. Despite rubber suits and shoes, the electricity was too potent to deal with directly. Don had tried to rig some sort of gadget that would short circuit the electrical current, but nothing worked! It seemed like Murk Mariner was destined to win the war, no matter how many battles we took.
Finally Venus decided that we had to take the battle directly to Murk Mariner… I had told her the tale of how we orginally defeated the Mariner, how he had kidnapped Candy to hold her for ransom and it had actually been Candy who had knocked out Murk inside his ship. Venus liked the sound of this, so we made a plot to get her "captured," which would allow her the chance to work her mind juju on Murk Mariner. Leo and Don and Ray didn't like the plan because they felt Venus was taking too much of a chance, that the pirates might kill her instead of holding her prisoner, but in the end Venus' arguments won out. Nothing we'd been trying had worked for weeks, so we had to try this. Leo and everyone else finally agreed, and it was a tense night when Venus set off alone to Murk Mariner's ship.
She put up a good fight and made her capture seem convincing. She was taken prisoner and within a few hours, she was back! She had taken Murk Mariner down in a matter of minutes with her Shinobi mind powers and used him to get the rest of the pirate fleet to stand down their defense systems. We quickly took advantage of this and in short order had all of the pirates captured! It went so smoothly it was almost comical! Venus felt foolish for not speaking up earlier with her plan, but everything seemed to work out for the best. Without weeks of fruitless battles, I don't think we'd have let Venus take the chance she did! The rest of the week was spent returning stolen property and calling authorities willing to arrest the pirates… they had made enough enemies by that time that the French government was more than willing to lock them up and lose the keys!
It was a pretty cool time, looking back on it, but if I don't sit in another sub for 100 years it will be fine with me! It sounds weird, but even the air in the sewers seems fresh when ya compare it to weeks living in a submarine with recirculated O2! So we're back home and back in order now. Venus has once again proven why she's a valuable member of our team and she's earned another notch of respect from everyone… which is truly awesome! I hope your summer is going well! Talk to ya soon!


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NGC 3844 é uma galáxia espiral (S0-a) localizada na direcção da constelação de Leo. Possui uma declinação de +20° 01' 46" e uma ascensão recta de 11 horas, 44 minutos e 00,9 segundos.

A galáxia NGC 3844 foi descoberta em 8 de Maio de 1864 por Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.

Ver também
Astronomia extragaláctica
Lista de galáxias
Lista de objectos NGC
New General Catalogue

Ligações externas

NGC 3844
Constelação de Leo
Galáxias espirais


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