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Election Day 2016 November 8, 2016
Filed under: Uncategorized — NVMP @ 9:21 AM
Tags: Andrew W.K., Every Time I Die, Giant Douche, HeadCount, Jill Stein, Kevin Lyman, Reel Big Fish, Turd Sandwich, Vans Warped Tour, Vermin Supreme
Election Day…smell that? Yep, that's the smell of your freedom. We could care less about who you vote for, the important thing is that you vote. You have a voice, so speak up!
HeadCount followed Van's Warped Tour this summer to sign up as many young voters as possible. They've registered close to 30,000 new voters this year (including 2,000+ on Warped Tour) and over 350,000 voters since started in 2004. Here's a short video of the opinions of young voters at Vans Warped Tour (the opinions may be surprising). It features members of Sleeping with Sirens, Reel Big Fish and Every Time I Die, plus Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, and many young fans.
Fact of the matter is that this election is between 2 major candidates. But what do you do when you despise both of them, and cannot envision our country run by a Fascist or a Warmonger? You still vote. Consider the Green Party and candidate Jill Stein:
Remember that vote for ANYONE still counts. Maybe you just want to party hard and think Andrew W.K. and the Party Party is a good option:
Or, maybe you've always wanted a pony and think Vermin Supreme is the way to go:
Look, it doesn't matter who you vote for…all politicians are liars, will do anything for your ballot, and it's usually between a giant douche or a turd sandwich anyway. But someone has to lead our country so get out there and vote…because, reasons.
Vans Warped Tour – 22 Years and Going Strong! July 4, 2016
Filed under: Music Festivals,Vans Warped Tour — NVMP @ 12:13 PM
Tags: American Authors, Atreyu, Ballyhoo!, Capsize, Dash Ten, Kevin Lyman, Less Than Jake, Mother Feather, New Found Glory, Reckless Serenade, Reel Big Fish, Sum 41, The Interrupters, Vans Warped Tour, Yellowcard
Vans Warped Tour is in its 22nd year and has become America's longest running music festival!
"It's fun to see so many people excited to be back on the road together. Warped continues to be a community that makes it all worth while." says tour founder Kevin Lyman.
With a back-to-basics lineup that signals a return to the tour's roots, the 22nd edition of Warped Tour welcomes back several fan favorites, including: American Authors, Atreyu, New Found Glory, Tonight Alive, Less Than Jake, Yellowcard, We The Kings, Sleeping With Sirens, Falling In Reverse, Four Year Strong, Reel Big Fish, Sum 41 and Pepper, to name a few.
NVMP is excited to check out some of the new talent hitting the tour this year like Dash Ten, Capsize, Mother Feather and Reckless Serenade (this year's BBQ Band), as well as classic punk rockers like Less Than Jake, New Found Glory, Ballyhoo! and Reel Big Fish. We're also beyond excited to check out The Interrupters! We'll see you on the tour in New Jersey on Sunday July 17th at PNC Bank Arts Center – hopefully it won't be recorded as the hottest day of the year again.
Since the band schedule is released daily for each tour date, here's a list of bands and the stage that they will be playing on. This should hopefully help you plan ahead. Don't forget to find the dude selling the full line up when you enter your venue – that thing is a lifesaver and well worth the couple of bucks. Or, you can fight your way to the inflatable schedule and take a picture.
Journeys Left Foot Stage
Falling In Reverse 6/23-8/13
Four Year Strong 6/24-8/13
Good Charlotte 7/19-7/28
Less Than Jake 6/24-8/13
New Found Glory 6/24-8/13
Reel Big Fish 6/24-8/13
Set It Off 6/24-8/13
Sum 41 6/26-8/7
The Summer Set 7/30-8/13
Waka Flocka Flame 8/5-8/13
We The Kings 6/24-8/13
Yellowcard 6/24-8/13
Journey's Right Foot Stage
3OH!3 7/21-7/31
ISSUES 6/24-8/13
Mayday Parade 6/24-8/13
Pepper 6/24-6/29, 7/1-7/22
Real Friends 6/24-8/13
Sleeping with Sirens 6/24-8/13
State Champs 6/24-8/13
The Maine 6/24-8/13
The Story So Far 6/24-8/13
Tonight Alive 6/24-8/13
Monster Energy Party Zone North Stage
Atreyu 7/19-8/7
Bullet For My Valentine 7/19-7/22
Crown The Empire 6/24-8/13
Every Time I Die 6/24-8/13
Ice Nine Kills 6/24-8/13
Motionless In White 6/24-8/13
The Color Morale 6/24-8/13
The Word Alive 6/24-8/13
Volumes 6/24-7/17
Whitechapel 6/24-8/13
Monster Energy Party Zone South Stage
Chelsea Grin 6/24-8/13
Coldrain 6/24-8/13
Cruel Hand 6/24-8/13
From Ashes To New 6/24-8/13
Gideon 6/24-8/13
In Hearts Wake 6/24-8/13
Oceans Ate Alaska 6/24-8/13
Vanna 6/24-8/13
Veil Of Maya 6/24-8/13
Poseidon Stage
Emarosa 6/24-8/13
I See Stars 6/24-8/13
Knuckle Puck 6/24- 8/13
Masked Intruder 6/24-8/13
Prof 7/26-8/13
Roam 6/24-8/13
SECRETS 6/24-8/13
The Heirs 6/24-8/13
The Interrupters 6/24-8/13
Young Guns 6/24-8/13
Cyclops Stage
Against The Current 6/24-8/13
Assuming We Survive 6/24-8/13
Ballyhoo! 6/24-8/13
Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! 6/24-8/13
Ghost Town 6/24-8/3
Sykes 6/24-8/13
Teenage Bottlerocket 6/24-8/13
Too Close To Touch 6/24-8/13
Waterparks 6/24-8/13
Full Sail Stage
Avion Roe 6/24-7/21
Bad Seed Rising 6/24-7/27
Broadside 6/24-8/13
Cane Hill 6/24-8/13
Capsize 7/17-8/13
Dash Ten 6/24-8/13
Hail The Sun 6/24-7/16
Like Pacific 6/24-8/13
More To Monroe 7/28-8/13
Mother Feather 6/24-8/13
Old Wounds 6/24-8/13
Palaye Royale 6/24-8/13
Reckless Serenade 6/24-8/13
Safe To Say 6/24-8/13
SayWeCanFly 7/22-8/13
Silent Planet 6/24-7/17
The New Low 7/19-8/13
Wage War 6/24-8/13
With Confidence 6/24-8/13
And here is a list of the remaining tour dates:
7.5 CHARLOTTE, NC
7.6 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
7.7 SYRACUSE, NY
7.8 PHILADELPHIA, PA
7.9 NEW YORK, NY
7.10 HARTFORD, CT
7.11 SCRANTON, PA
7.13 BOSTON, MA
7.14 BUFFALO, NY
7.15 PITTSBURGH, PA
7.16 COLUMBIA, MD
7.17 HOLMDEL, NJ
7.19 INDIANAPOLIS, IN
7.20 CLEVELAND, OH
7.21 CINCINNATI, OH
7.22 DETROIT, MI
7.23 CHICAGO, IL
7.24 MINNEAPOLIS, MN
7.26 MILWAUKEE, WI
See you in the pit!
Vans Warped Tour 2011 Review September 8, 2011
Filed under: Music Festivals,New Music,Vans Warped Tour — NVMP @ 7:32 AM
Tags: Big D and the Kids Table, Blacklist Royals, Go Radio, illscarlett, Kevin Lyman, Larry and his Flask, Less Than Jake, Lionize, Lucero, Middle Class Rut, Monster Energy Drink, Moving Mountains, Peelander-Z, River City Extension, Sick of Sarah, Simple Plan, Skull Candy, Sooshi Clothing Company, The Expendables, The Narrative, Vans Warped Tour
Sick of Sarah
On July 23, 2011 I said screw the heat wave and headed to Nassau Collisuem in NY for my 9th Vans Warped Tour. Complaining about the tortuous temperature was not bring relief, however, huddling in the shadows of merch tents and chilling on the air-conditioned Monster Energy truck did. The first band I checked out was Sick of Sarah. I am not usually a fan of female rock bands, but these chicks can play. I enjoyed the live set more than their recorded tracks for the fact that there was more energy and less harmony. The songs I recommend are "Bittersweet" and "Not Listening."
Next I headed over to the Nintendo 3DS stage to check out Moving Mountains. Before their set started, I caught the last couple of songs from Simple Plan. I was slightly shocked to see them on the tour, but their new album is not too shabby. Lyrically, the band grew up. I really enjoy their single "When I'm Gone." They ended with crowd pleaser "I'd Do Anything". Oh high school, oh reminiscing.
I'm happy to now cross Moving Mountains off my list of bands to see. When previewing the band, I was reminded of The Get Up Kids (think On A Wire) with a touch of Brand New, which is extremely rare. The band owned the stage and their performance was nothing less than phenomenal. "The Cascade," "With One's Heart In One's Mouth" and "Where Two Bodies Lie" are my favorite tracks. I can't wait to check out their albums. Emo music used to be good back in the day when it first became a popular, yet it is still a misunderstood and undefined genre. This band reminds me of that; like when 'emo' wasn't such a shameful word. I deem this band mandatory to check out.
The Narrative
The Narrative was up next at Kia/Kevin Says stage. Local natives to Long Island, NY, the crowd filled rather fast, and more were gathering as each note played. I loved "Fade" and "The Moment That It Stops". Their voices (Suzie Zeldin and Jesse Gabriel) are just so pleasant to hear with melodic hooks and lyrics. When I take my next train ride, I know "Trains" will be on my iPod. The music paints a great picture of the best train ride you'll ever take; like you're 5 years old and it's your first time on one. I get Tim Burton vibes from this song, but that's probably just me. The band may not have been something I would expect on the tour, but hey, the times they are a changin'. We're All Warped.
A break between bands to check out the sites and find some shade.
I love the cloths from Sooshi Clothing Company. They have these adorable plush wasabi/ginger duo and sashimi. Sadly, they're only up for raffle, so I opted for a shirt, this one. Skull Candy was selling head phones for $10 on top of throwing some free pairs into the crowd. There were giant drinking water trucks with "durkin water" to fill up your water bottles and misting tents to cool down. The Monster Energy truck was on site providing air-conditioned seating and free Monster drinks. I love the Absolutely Zero; it's energy without the guilt. Oh, and of course I couldn't forget to catch some skaters!
Middle Class Rut
I have to admit, I had no idea Middle Class Rut consisted of only two members Zack Lopez (vocals/guitar) & Sean Stockham (vocals/drums). Before there set, I had only heard their single "New Low," which I love. I wish I could say the same about their other tracks, but didn't care for them. Was it lacking something? It still felt like a full sound on stage, but it got repetitive after a while, and this coming from a gal who loves her jam bands. I didn't stick around for the full set and of course, "New Low" was played last. I heard it half way across the venue and thought to myself "Fuck," but sang along to the chorus anyway.
When I was checking the lineup of the tour this year, I knew I had to make a stop and hear Lucero. Again, a sound I thought I'd never experience on Warped Tour. This alternative/country/punk band from Memphis had just enough punk rock in their veins to spark my interest. I'm picking up Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bruce Springsteen and at times and Gaslight Anthem. It's something that everyone can enjoy and I appreciate them being on the tour. "The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo" is a must hear. Listen here.
Roger Manganelli, Less Than Jake
The highlight of the day was watching Less Than Jake perform while standing on stage left. Taking pictures in a photo pit is awesome, but stage shots just rock harder. Less Than Jake takes to the stage like a fish to water (or the smell of weed at The Expendables' set); they are natural performs and there was never a dull moment on stage. They were fast to point out some visions of Long Island; Chris Demakes told a young girl who flashed her tits to "Put them away!" Rightfully so, good move Demakes.
Another issue/concern they pointed out was the haircut choices of the crowd; lots were sporting the Justin Beiber do and that was not going to fly. The band pulled up on stage one of the look-a-likes and made it a point that this had to change. JR revealed the mohawk strip and buzzer. The original kid chickened out, thus proving the wimpy look and demeanor the Beiber cut holds, and a true punk rocker was selected. He let JR and Buddy shave his head into a mohawk. Not over yet, the band pulls a girl from the audience for the freshly mohawk rebel to make out with on stage. Only downfall to the onstage mohawk was my location and the direction the wind. Thank God for giant speakers to duck behind to dodge the hair. "Mr. Personality" from their new EP Greetings From… was a big hit, as were all the classics. They deliver so many songs in one set it feels like they covered everything I wanted to hear. I was happy to hear three tracks from TV/EP released back in October 2010, the theme songs to Animaniacs, Spongebob Squarepants and i-Carly. Before I knew it, we were asked to leave the stage and the band was performing their last song. What a great experience! Coming soon, NVMP's interview w/ JR!
Big D & The Kids Table was up next, another Warped veteran on bill. I wasn't able to catch their entire set, but still had a great time. They played some tracks off of their new album that dropped on 7/5/11, The Damned, The Dumb and The Delirious. Ska music is getting scarce these days, so you have to appreciate the classics. Sure, there are new bands coming out w/ brass sections trying to keep Ska alive, but remember your roots; both LTJ and Big D have been around since the 90s. Ska is a genre of music. If you don't like it, then you don't have to listen. Fact is, the sound has never changed; ska music is known for having a horn section to tie together the elements of a rock/punk band. Ska music will always have a place on my iPod.
Go Radio
Another new band I'm happy to have discovered this year is Go Radio on Fearless Records. Hailing from Tallahassee, Florida, these rockers have some dangerously addicting songs that had me practically paralyzed at the stage. The lyrics are catchy and the hooks are strong enough for me to have just used the word "paralyzed". This is Jason Lancaster's band since leaving Mayday Parade. I got a good taste of this band to make me definitely dig deeper into their music. "Goodnight Moon" was #8 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and sold more than 15,000 copies in 2010 off of Do Overs And Second Chances. "Any Other Heart" was great live; lots of passion and energy, and definitely a song that drags you in and leaves you wanting more.
Blacklist Royals
No strangers to the tour, up next were The Expendables. Ryan DeMars made a quick statement before their set, something to the tune of 'light 'em if you got 'em.' A minute later, the audience smelled fantastic and the mood mellowed out. I love reggae. I love punk. I love The Expendables. "Down Down Down" and "Sinsemilla" are my favorite tracks.
Another new band to check out was Blacklist Royals. I hear Rancid and the Ramones with a taste of Gaslight Anthem, which means it grabbed my attention immediately and deserves a fair listen. Their stage presence was pure energy and they knew how to keep the attention of the crowd. Great set and will definitely be checking out more of their music.
"American Hearts" and "Sick of Sin" are great tracks to start with.
illscarlett
The last band I was able to catch was illscarlett. These boys are certainly no stranger to VWT, and this year, Lyman selected them to play the entire tour. You've come a long way illscarlett, from playing your music at the gates of Warped Tour to rocking out on the whole festival! Dub rock is a type of music that is extremely hard to hate, or at least that's how I feel. Yet again, their live set was able to get the crowd to unite and puff, puff pass.
All in all, it was another successful year at the Vans Warped Tour. I can't help but to feel that the theme this year was fusion bands. With acts like Larry and his Flask, Lucero, Lionize, Peelander-Z, MC Lars and Weerd Science, River City Extension, all combining different elements of various genres, it lets us hear music we might have never listened to. IE- I'm not a fan of country, but Lucero is pretty damn sweet. In River City Extention there are eight members and that alone is enough of a fusion to create a unique sound. We're all warped, see you there next year! Thanks for everything.
Here is a slide show of the best pictures I took at Warped this year, enjoy!
Review and Pictures by Tina Nicole Teresi


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Weblogs: The Cyber Journey
Bernie Alexander
Some of the most popular blogs nowadays include Justin Hall's Links.net, which has been online since 1994. It is basically a diary where links are regularly presented to the most curious readers.
Another well-known, albeit different weblog is Matt Drudge's Drudge Report . On the site, the cyber reporter exposes scandals from Capitol Hill and investigates gossip. You can also find hubs of weblog activity at sites such as www.weblogs.com, http://blo.gs/, and http://google.blogspace.com.
shocking reality
However, the sad truth is that most weblogs are boring and tedious. The fact is that since these blogs are one-person operations, there is no editorial supervision whatsoever. There's simply no one to correct a person's mistakes or tell them they have no talent. The result is common sloppiness.
Still, the advantage of a well-written weblog is the ability for readers to get insight into the operator. You can get into the mind of the person and see what makes them tick simply by analyzing the added comments and personal asides. Call it reality TV for Internet readers.
As aforementioned, blogs can be political, as some people have hidden agendas. Sometimes, weblogs are used as platforms from which hatred is directed at certain groups. When it gets out of hand, things get ugly and objectivity is discarded faster than underwear at a nympho convention.
Nevertheless, the fact that it's not regulated displays the true power of freedom of expression and strikes a victory for democracy.
So why are blogs so popular? Well, look at how the Internet is organized. That's right, it's not organized; anyone with a Web connection and two creative brain cells to rub together can launch their own site and throw it on the heap.
The folks who operate weblogs are basically offering a public service by scavenging the Internet for the most interesting websites and sharing them with the world. It's like virtual journalism, where the subject is cyberspace itself.
Blogs are as old as the World Wide Web. In fact, the first website, designed in the early 1990s by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN (Conseil European pour la Recherch Nucleaire — European Laboratory for Particle Physics), was one. The blog informed readers about new sites that came online.
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications then took over with their What's New page, followed by Netscape's own What's New page, which was popular between 1993 and 1996. In their current form, weblogs appeared in the mid-'90s, as software was becoming more user-friendly. The explosion of the Internet spread the practice to the four corners of the Earth.
With so many people operating them in this day and age, there's a variety of different types of blogs. Some are good, some less so, some are read by millions of people, while others struggle to find an audience. With the increasing popularity of the Internet, weblogs are likely to stay trendy for bytes to come.
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Arrests made in crackdown on graffiti artists
By Cindy SwirkoStaff writer
A crackdown on graffiti artists - Twig, Eternity, LSD, to name a few - who have left their tags across Gainesville netted two more arrests Tuesday.
A crackdown on graffiti artists — Twig, Eternity, LSD, to name a few — who have left their tags across Gainesville netted two more arrests Tuesday. Police say they are responsible for thousands of dollars worth of damage to private buildings and public structures.
Gainesville police are searching for still more graffiti artists and pledge to continue their effort, which downtown business leaders such as developers Nathan Collier and Ken McGurn have been pressing for.
"We know of about 30 different tags in the past week that we have been able to decipher, and we've put names to about 10 of them," Lt. Rob Koehler said. "You don't have to be a big investigator to find this stuff. It's all over the place."
Arrested Tuesday afternoon were Michael Steele, 20, and Charles Delong, 24. They were charged with criminal mischief for tagging on buses and with burglary for tagging walls in an apartment complex. Police said the charges are at the felony level, Officer Jesus Rivera said.
Meanwhile, the tagger known as Meeow is still being sought by police, who said he may be in West Palm Beach now. Meeow had drawn a stylized cat or the word "Meeow" throughout downtown Gainesville.
Several downtown businessmen have called for greater investigation and enforcement of graffiti activity lately.
"Graffiti is NOT a prank, it is a serious property crime that creates very significant economic cost," apartment complex owner Nathan Collier wrote recently in an email to State Attorney Bill Cervone. "Recently, graffiti has surged and become a DAILY issue at my apt communities, particularly downtown & by UF. I have even had the fence at my HOME tagged! Beyond the direct costs (which are great enough), graffiti contributes to neighborhood deterioration, legitimizes other, further antisocial acts i.e. the cascading 'broken window' effect."
Koehler said tagging on traffic signs leads to considerable expense because cleaning the sign would damage the reflective or fluorescent material on it. Instead, the sign must be replaced.
Graffiti on some electrical equipment such as transformer boxes requires specialists to remove because of the potential danger, Koehler added.
Rivera said that it cost $5,000 to $6,000 to clean each of several tour buses that were tagged when they were parked on Southwest 13th Street.
Police last week arrested Lance Miller Corbett, 18, 6223 SW Eighth Place, who identified himself to GPD as the graffiti artist Twig. Corbett was charged with felony criminal mischief.
He is accused of spray-painting words found on the side of three tour buses.
Police called the news media to the detectives' office for a "perp walk" in which Steele and Delong were placed in a squad car.
Instead of being driven to the jail, they were driven around a few blocks and then returned to the office for more questioning. They were eventually taken to the Alachua County jail.


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Q: Recyclerview readding items on fragment reload I have an app that uses the recyclerview in a grid layout. Every time i reload the fragment the recyclerview readds the items to the view. It's hard to explain so i included pictures in the post.
Adapter
public class NewsAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NewsAdapter.PersonViewHolder> {
    private Context context;
    private ArrayList<NewsItem> items;

    public NewsAdapter(Context context, ArrayList<NewsItem> newsItems) {
        this.context = context;
        this.items = newsItems;
    }

    public class PersonViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        CardView cv;
        TextView personName;
        TextView personAge;
        ImageView personPhoto;

        PersonViewHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            cv = (CardView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.newsItemCard);
            personName = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.newsItemTitle);
            personPhoto = (ImageView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.newsItemImage);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public NewsAdapter.PersonViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View v = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(R.layout.news_item, parent, false);
        PersonViewHolder pvh = new PersonViewHolder(v);
        return pvh;
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(PersonViewHolder holder, int position) {
        final NewsItem newsItem = items.get(position);
        holder.personName.setText(items.get(position).getTitle());
        holder.personPhoto.setImageResource(items.get(position).getImage());
        holder.cv.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Bundle args = new Bundle();
                args.putString("link",newsItem.getLink());
                RSSFragment rssFragment = new RSSFragment();
                rssFragment.setArguments(args);
                FragmentManager fragmentManager = ((FragmentActivity)context).getSupportFragmentManager();
                fragmentManager.beginTransaction().replace(R.id.content_main,rssFragment).addToBackStack(null).commit();
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return items.size();
    }
}

Fragment
package com.intellidev.faucetpro2;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v7.widget.GridLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class NewsFragment extends Fragment {
    private View v;
    private RecyclerView gridView;
    private ArrayList<NewsItem> items = new ArrayList<NewsItem>();
public NewsFragment() {
    // Required empty public constructor
}

private void initializeItems() {
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Let's Talk Bitcoin", "https://letstalkbitcoin.com/rss/feed/blog?limit=50&soundcloud-id=false&audio-url=false&sites=1&categories=7,8,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,27,30,35,34,38,39,58,59,53,60,70,47,77,42,48,50,41,46,26,11,25,28,36,37,44,45,54,55,56,61,62,68,69,57,22,32,24,29"));
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Crypto Coins News", "https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/feed/"));
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoin Magazine", "https://bitcoinmagazine.com/feed/"));
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoinist", "http://bitcoinist.net/feed/"));
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoin.org", "https://bitcoin.org/en/rss/alerts.rss"));
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "The Bitcoin News", "http://thebitcoinnews.com/feed/"));
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoin Core", "https://bitcoincore.org/en/rss.xml"));
    items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "News BTC", "http://www.newsbtc.com/feed/"));
}

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_news, container, false);
    gridView = (RecyclerView) v.findViewById(R.id.newsRecyclerView);
    gridView.setHasFixedSize(true);
    GridLayoutManager glm = new GridLayoutManager(getContext(), 3);
    gridView.setLayoutManager(glm);
    NewsAdapter newsAdapter = new NewsAdapter(getContext(), items);
    gridView.setAdapter(newsAdapter);
    initializeItems();
    return v;
}
}

First time i load the fragment

Second time user chicks the fragment

A:     private ArrayList<NewsItem> items;
    ...
    private void initializeItems() {
        items = new ArrayList<NewsItem>()
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Let's Talk Bitcoin", "https://letstalkbitcoin.com/rss/feed/blog?limit=50&soundcloud-id=false&audio-url=false&sites=1&categories=7,8,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,27,30,35,34,38,39,58,59,53,60,70,47,77,42,48,50,41,46,26,11,25,28,36,37,44,45,54,55,56,61,62,68,69,57,22,32,24,29"));
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Crypto Coins News", "https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/feed/"));
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoin Magazine", "https://bitcoinmagazine.com/feed/"));
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoinist", "http://bitcoinist.net/feed/"));
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoin.org", "https://bitcoin.org/en/rss/alerts.rss"));
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "The Bitcoin News", "http://thebitcoinnews.com/feed/"));
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "Bitcoin Core", "https://bitcoincore.org/en/rss.xml"));
        items.add(new NewsItem(R.mipmap.ic_launcher, "News BTC", "http://www.newsbtc.com/feed/"));
    }

A: To be on the safe side don't declare the list globally, instead declare it in your createView and pass it to your  initialize function. This should work.
package com.intellidev.faucetpro2;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v7.widget.GridLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
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US Sanctions Firms Linked To South Sudan And Kenyan National Over Money Laundering Links
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The United States on Thursday announced that it has now sanctioned the African Resources Corporation (ARC) and Winners Construction Company Limited (Winners), all are construction companies, for their links with South Sudanese businessman Benjamin Bol Mel who is also under United States sanctions.
In a statement, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it "designated ARC Resources Corporation Limited (ARC Resources) and Winners Construction Company Limited (Winners) for being owned or controlled by Benjamin Bol Mel (Bol Mel), an individual included in the Annex of E.O. 13818 in December 2017."
According to the statement, "Bol Mel previously oversaw ABMC Thai-South Sudan Construction Company Limited (ABMC), which was awarded contracts worth tens of millions of dollars by the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) and allegedly received preferential treatment from high-level GoSS officials in a non-competitive process for selecting ABMC to do roadwork throughout South Sudan. ARC Resources is linked to ABMC, and has been used by senior members of GoSS for laundering money."
Both ARC Resources and Winners have been used to evade sanctions and travel restrictions on Bol Mel, and have been awarded noncompetitive and substantial oil-backed contracts from the GoSS for road construction, it said.
"ARC Resources and Winners are designated pursuant to E.O. 13818 for being owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, Bol Mel, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13818," it added.
The notice added that "As a result of today's action, all property and interests in property of the persons above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC."
"In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or otherwise exempt, all transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited.
"The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person."
"Corrupt acts take resources from citizens, undermine public trust, and threaten the progress of those who fight for democracy," said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen. "Treasury is committed to countering those who seek personal enrichment at the expense of the people who trust them to to serve — especially in the middle of a global pandemic. We are taking these actions today to expose and hold corrupt leaders accountable."
"Corruption allows bad actors to abuse their authority and extract unfair gains at the expense of others. Fighting corruption is one of the pillars of the Summit, because it is a critical part of engendering the trust in institutions that undergirds democracies."
"Treasury is equipped with powerful tools to root out corruption by targeting the financial systems and flows that allow bad actors to profit from corruption, and Treasury is committed to using these tools to protect and strengthen democracy around the world. Today's actions are one part of a series of actions taken to fight corruption in line with the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption released on Monday. Treasury's actions to further this strategy by combating these illicit activities will make our economy — and the global economy — stronger, fairer, and safer from criminals and national security threats."
Benjamin Bol Mel.
In October, an investigation by The Sentry found out that Kur Ajing Ater and Benjamin Bol Mel Kuol, two influential South Sudanese businessmen sanctioned by the United States and part of President Salva Kiir's restricted circle, were potentially circumventing American sanctions.
Several companies that have received billions of US-dollar contracts from the Government of South Sudan in the last three years belong to relatives of Ajing and Bol Mel, who are probably the beneficial owners, according to the documents, of the contracts reviewed by The Sentry. These companies were registered after Ajing and Bol Mel were sanctioned by the United States.
"Although it is not illegal for these companies to receive government contracts, the fact that the contracts were in US dollars makes it likely that the funds affected the U.S. financial system." The report noted.
The size of the contracts – totaling more than $4 billion – and the level of influence and access of Ajing and Bol Mel in Juba make it likely that those involved in the contracting process knew the alleged beneficial owners of the companies. The United Nations (UN) Expert Group on South Sudan reported at least one of the contracts awarded to a Bol Mel-related company, ARC Resources, for inconsistencies with the national budget. The Sentry was able to verify that at least some of these contracts were non-tendered, indicating that government spending continues to provide opportunities for large-scale corruption.
To skirt the sanctions, the report says Bol Mel and Kur Ajing faked new identities and brought in other nationals to help in ploy. Amongst those notably named is a Kenyan national, Sam Gakunga who is listed as director of Logistics Equip, a firm linked to the sanctioned businessmen and suspected of being used in money laundering. Mr Gakunga was also named as a close associate of President Kiir and a person of interest in money laundering.
The Sentry report had earlier blamed the Kenyan system of being porous and allowing the corrupt South Sudan officials to launder their money through financial institutions and Investments in money laundering.
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), East Africa's biggest lender by asset base and most profitable has been linked to money laundering on behalf of corrupt government officials in South Sudan, including senior military leaders sanctioned by the United Nations in the wake of the civil war which erupted in December 2013.
Also thought to be culpable includes the local Stanbic Bank which is member of the Standard Bank Group, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Predictably the two lenders have to date denied involvement in the fishy business.
According to the recent Sentry report, Kenya has a weak financial system that can guard the real estate sector which makes it easy for South Sudan corrupt government officials to invest their ill-gotten money.
"South Sudanese politically exposed persons (PEPs), responsible for the conflict have infiltrated Kenyan banking, real estate, trade, defence, and corporate enterprises with their ill-gotten gains," the Sentry said.
"Kenya is a destination country for illicit South Sudanese funds, which have been moved into Kenya using Kenyan corporate structures, luxury properties, and banks. Arms and munitions have also transited through Kenya into South Sudan," the report added.
Kenyan authorities in June this year, froze South Sudanese Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Elia Lomuro's bank accounts, which contain 13.42 million shillings ($124,000). The Kenyan Asset Recovery Agency was reported to have pointed out that Lomuro had operated two bank accounts, including one with access to US dollars. His accounts saw several suspicious transactions and a transfer of half a million US dollars between them. The United States sanctioned Lomuro in December 2019 for his role in perpetuating South Sudan's conflict. He was suspected of involvement in money laundering.
The value of assets parked in Kenya by corrupt elites often far exceeds what they could likely afford on their official salaries, as was reported by Kenyan authorities in the case of Lomuro. Several South Sudanese leaders continue to own luxury properties, conduct business, and access banking services in Kenya with relative ease, even as their own country suffers from deadly violence and repeated humanitarian crises.
Illicit proceeds derived from corruption in South Sudan are a threat to the integrity of Kenya's financial system and to the country's status as a regional economic hub, and they can worsen the problem of de-risking.
A recent report by transparency international named South Sudan as the most corrupt country in the world.
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This is Part 2 of the article on pet-friendly sites for holidays and you can see Part 1 here.
In this article, I will not give as much detail about each individual place, as I am giving you the links for each pet-friendly caravan and camping parks and I want to give you as great a choice as possible in the article.
You can then make up your mind on which one or ones you would like to go to with your beloved pooch!
Be mindful also that in some areas there are fox and feral cat baits, so make sure your dog is on lead where required. You also need to check the requirements for dogs as you mostly need to advise that you have a pet when booking. And don't forget, vaccinations must be up to date, and most caravan and camping places require a bond for the dog!
My two fur babies are definitely unhappy when I kennel them when I go on holidays but after these two articles, they are waiting patiently for their turn to go on such an adventure!
This Park is Augusta's only beachfront holiday park and offers a fabulous base from which to explore this beautiful part of the southwest.
This site is surrounded by lovely gardens and close to the town centre.
This caravan park is uniquely located just a 2-minute walk to the town centre, Busselton Jetty, safe swimming beaches and local hotels. Dogs must be on leads and are not allowed during the Christmas and Easter holidays.
This is a quiet Park on the foreshore of Geographe Bay and 6 kms west of the town of Busselton.
These people even have a puppy daycare at just $15 for a full day which could be handy now and then! It is situated in a small town between Denmark and Walpole and overlooks the Inlet.
Cheynes Beach is a protected cove, 45-minute drive from Albany and the Porongorups, and 75 minutes from the Stirling Ranges, and an accessible beach that stretches for kilometres.
This park has powered, unpowered and cottage sites, and is just 2 km from the jetty and 2½ kms from Pink Lake.
Set on 12 acres, this property has beautiful views and a canopy of trees.
Fontys Pool is an icon in the South West, and is near Pemberton.
Kojonup is in the heartland of the Great Southern region, with several local wineries, and the caravan park is nestled amongst trees.
Rest Point Holiday Village is a unique and picturesque waterfront location, located in the heart of the Walpole wilderness, on the banks of the Walpole and Nornalup Inlet Marine Park. It is surrounded by the Walpole-Nornalup National Park.
Red Bluff is located on Quobba Station and is one of Australia's most spectacular, rugged, authentic and unique outback coastal working stations. It is located 140 km north of Carnarvon and allows dogs only in certain areas.
Cheap rates, warm weather and friendly service make this an all year round popular park!
Alexander Bay camping area is on Alexander Rd, 85 km east of Esperance and a stunning coastline greets visitors to this shady camping area, which is situated in native bush just off the foreshore.
These have some riverfront bays, however, pets are not allowed during school holidays.
This park is situated near Mandurah and has tall pine trees sheltering it and giving much-needed shade in the summer months. You cannot make bookings here, but just turn up!
This site is located 7 km east of Collie township on the Collie/Darkan Road.
Stockton Lake is another bush camping and swimming area which was originally an open cut coal mine, but has long been abandoned and has filled with water. It's very popular for boating and water skiing.
There are more smaller, less know camping sites throughout Western Australia. however. many of these even though they could be pet-friendly, do not have good facilities for campers, so I have not included them.
Bon voyage, drive carefully, and most of all, enjoy this time with your family and pets!


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Apple Watch 2: Apple Watch 3 review
Apple Watch owners have been clamouring for an Apple Watch that was better, faster and more convenient.
And now we have one.
The new Apple Watch has a new design and features a new software update that makes it more powerful and convenient to use.
Apple has also tweaked its existing app to bring it closer to the way we use our smartphones.
Weighing less than 3.6kg (7.6lbs), the new Apple watch is a far cry from the 3.5kg (6.3lbs) model that we saw on previous models.
The new AppleWatch is more convenient, more comfortable to wear, and offers better battery life.
It's not a huge upgrade for those who like a smaller, more convenient watch, but it's a step forward for those of us who want a device that looks and feels good.
Read moreThe new design of the new watch is an evolution of the classic black leather watch that Apple introduced last year.
It's more like a leather watch than a stainless steel one, with a matte finish, and an overall design that makes you feel more like an old-fashioned watch than the sleek, modern design that Apple has been pushing for.
The watch band is now black, and the leather strap is now stainless steel.
We know that you're going to love the new design.
Apple Watch fans will be able to tell the difference when the watch's metal band is slightly longer than its stainless steel version.
It also has a better balance of curves and lines, with more rounded edges, and a narrower bezel.
Apple Watch 2 also has new functions that Apple says make it even more convenient to wear.
The most noticeable change is that the watch now features a digital crown, with three settings to adjust: a barometric pressure indicator (for measuring distance to your location), a heart rate and a sleep timer.
These settings can be accessed through the new Digital Crown app, or through the watch face itself.
We were able to test the new digital crown for ourselves by holding the watch above my wrist and using it to set my alarm.
The dial was very responsive, and it let me set my heart rate, my sleep time, and my date of birth, which I can customize in the Apple Watch app.
When I was at my desk, I could see my heart rates and sleep times, as well as a countdown timer.
The digital crown is much more convenient than the analog crown that came with the watch last year, which was a bit finicky to use for me.
The digital crown lets you choose between three settings: a bezel, a barometer, and temperature.
It will show you a digital barometric reading, and you can use the barometric read to tell you how far away your current location is from your current temperature.
The bezel is slightly smaller than the one on the stainless steel model, and is made from a metal that feels much softer.
The barometer is a digital display that lets you see your heart rate on a bar graph.
The temperature display is a new addition to the AppleWatch, which is a more precise gauge of how hot or cold your body is.
We used the digital crown to measure distance from my desk to my friend's house, where we live, by using the distance bar on the digital display.
When we measured this distance with the digital barometer on the watch, we were measuring approximately five metres away from the house.
Apple says the distance from our house to our friend's is 1.5 metres.
We measured this in the rain, so we'll have to wait until we get back in the field to see how accurate this measurement is.
The bezel on the Apple watch also has some additional features.
It lets you switch between a number of different watch faces, which allow you to change the look of the watch.
This feature can be handy if you're looking to get the best of both worlds with your Apple Watch.
The best one is the "digital face" that is the only digital display on the new model.
It also has an ambient light sensor that lets the watch automatically adjust the brightness based on the time of day.
The ambient light sensors on all other Apple Watches are very small, and only work in bright sunlight.
You can use your finger to adjust the ambient light setting, and then tap the screen to activate it.
We found that the ambient lights on the Watch 2 were really bright.
If you're outside, it can help to adjust its brightness level a bit.
Apple is also adding a sensor to the watch that can be used to adjust ambient light.
This sensor can be found under the crown, and uses a sensor that can detect when the light is on or off in a particular area of the room.
When the light sensor detects an ambient lighting change, it will automatically adjust its light intensity accordingly.
This means that if the ambient lighting changes to the same level in a specific area, the ambient level will
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Data science vs artificial intelligence vs machine learning vs deep learning.
Just after college, I joined my first company. I was confident and believed that I knew everything that was necessary for my job, until yesterday when an intern asked me what the difference was between artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and data science. I began explaining, but couldn't quite – it felt like I had provided an answer, but didn't do it right. The intern was satisfied with my reply, but I was not. When I went home, I couldn't stop thinking about what had transpired. I spent many hours thinking and reading about the topics, and ended up writing this blog to answer the intern's question once and for all.
Our next article in this series is titled 'Deep Learning: Imagine the Unimaginable – Implementation of Neural Network'. Make sure you keep an eye on our blog to catch that.
Not quite, Deep Learning is a entirely different branch, which has taken great strides in recent years. It takes some ideas from different branches of Math, but is not something which is akin to Data Science. That is the common view.
Well written and simple article.Thank you.
Data science. Data science, also known as data-driven science, is an interdisciplinary field of scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract knowledge or insights from data in various forms, either structured or unstructured, similar to data mining.


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World Sweden Questioning 7 People Over Deadly Truck Attack
Sweden Questioning 7 People Over Deadly Truck Attack
Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 7:06 am | י"ג ניסן תשע"ז
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A police officer carries materials from a house search in an apartment in Varberg, southwest of Stockholm, Sweden, April 8. (Maja Suslin/TT News Agency via Reuters)
Swedish police have brought in seven people for questioning over a terror attack in which a hijacked delivery truck mowed down pedestrians in Stockholm, killing four people, authorities said on Sunday.
A 39-year-old Uzbek man was arrested earlier as the suspected driver of the truck that rammed into crowds in the Swedish capital on Friday. The man had been known to Swedish security services but had no clear links to terror groups.
A further 15 people were injured when the beer delivery truck barreled down a busy shopping street before crashing into a department store and catching fire.
"Seven people have been brought in for questioning as a result of these events," Jonas Hysing, national head of police operations, told public broadcaster SVT, after several raids on addresses around Stockholm over the weekend.
Hysing declined to give further information about the raids, but said "the evidence looks very strong" that the Uzbek man was the driver of the commandeered truck.
The Uzbek, detained on Friday night on suspicion of terrorist offenses, appeared to have acted alone, but police could not rule out that more people were involved, national police chief Dan Eliasson told reporters on Saturday.
Police said they had now identified three of the four dead, one of whom was a Belgian citizen, according to Belgium's foreign minister.
In neighboring Norway early on Sunday, police set off a controlled explosion of a "bomb-like device" in central Oslo and took a suspect into custody. Police across the Nordic region went on heightened alert after the Stockholm attack.
Vehicles have also been used as weapons in Nice and Berlin in the past year in attacks claimed by Islamic State terrorists.
Stockholm was returning to normality on a bright Sunday morning with police barricades taken down along Drottninggatan Street where the attack took place.
Hundreds of flower bouquets covered steps leading down to the square next to where the truck plowed into the Ahlens department store, with more piled up under boarded-up windows.
Ten of the injured people remained in the hospital, two of them in intensive care, Stockholm authorities said.
Sweden has long taken pride in its tolerant liberal democracy and has been among the world's most welcoming nations to immigrants. But some Swedes are having second thoughts after more than 160,000 people, many from Syria, applied for asylum in 2015 in a nation of just 10 million.
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Editor's Note: The Children's Health Matters blog is a space dedicated to sharing important new research, policy ideas, clinical findings and journalism on child health and development. It's part of our effort to spur a conversation online and off that offers a rich and varied set of perspectives. As part of that mission, we're excited to announce a new collaboration with Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Once a month this blog will feature a new column with insights offered by two of the hospital's leading community-based research teams.
The first of the two groups is made up of community-based researchers who are tackling pediatric health challenges stemming from obesity and diabetes. Children who develop Type II diabetes cycle through the stages of the disease far faster than adults. What are the economic, health and demographic consequences for a generation that may develop Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, glaucoma or circulatory issues at a far younger age? Our bloggers will discuss some of the latest prevention strategies and approaches.
Our other group of Children's Hospital L.A. contributors is focused on severely ill children who are aging out of pediatric care and the services and benefits that formerly supported them. Researchers are seeing an uptick in severe illness and death among the population once these crucial benefits end. Our bloggers will share some the latest thinking about how to understand and improve the situation.
For our first installment in the series, Dr. Steven Mittelman, director of the Diabetes and Obesity Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, explores the link between obesity and cancer. We welcome your ideas and comments.
How is it possible that most people haven't heard that obesity causes cancer? Everybody knows that smoking causes cancer, and that obesity causes heart disease, but even most doctors and scientists I speak to have no idea about the very large effect obesity has on cancer. Obesity causes approximately 90,000 cancer deaths per year in the United States, and Harold Varmus, director of the National Cancer Institute, has acknowledged that obesity is probably responsible for about 20% of all cancers in our country.
In a landmark paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1993, Eugenia Calle and colleagues from the American Cancer Society found in a cohort of over 900,000 people followed over time, the most obese individuals had a 50% to 88% higher risk of dying from cancer than those who were lean[1]. What was surprising was the sheer number and variety of cancers associated with obesity — obese people were more likely to die from cancers of the blood, breast, colon, liver, kidney, and other sites.
In 2007, a study out of Children's Hospital Los Angeles showed for the first time that obesity could also impact childhood cancer. In a relatively large group of over 5,000 children, Anna Butturini and colleagues showed that children who were obese at the time they were diagnosed with a high-risk form of the most common type of leukemia (acute lymphoblastic leukemia), had about a 50% higher chance of that disease coming back after treatment than lean patients. Not only did this open my eyes to the fact that obesity can impact cancer, but I decided then and there that I needed to figure out how obesity might make leukemia harder to cure.
What I have found over the last six years is an exploding scientific field with many groups trying to understand how obesity impacts cancer. Most of this work looks at adult cancers, where researchers have identified possible mechanisms linking obesity to a specific cancer; however, there are a lot of contradictory results, and it is difficult thus far to identify one or two unifying themes explaining how obesity causes cancer and worsens cancer prognosis. Since this research field is still relatively young, I am optimistic that breakthroughs will be made that will help us identify and reverse some of the major factors linking obesity to cancer.
At Children's Hospital Los Angeles, we're exploring how the growing epidemic of childhood obesity might actually lead to a worsening in cancer mortality in kids. In my laboratory, we've found that mice develop leukemia earlier when they are made obese by a high fat diet. We also discovered that leukemia cells are actually attracted to fat tissue, and that fat cells can protect leukemia cells from a variety of chemotherapies. One of the ways fat cells protect leukemia cells is by providing them with important fuels, which helps the leukemia grow and divide even during chemotherapy treatment. So far, these findings have uncovered more questions than answers, but as we are able to hone in on the actual mechanisms of how obesity worsens leukemia, we hope to identify potential strategies to block these effects.
So what do I tell cancer patients who are obese? It is still too early to say whether going on a diet will help once you already have cancer. However, given the number of physical, physiological, and psychological benefits, I recommend a healthy, balanced diet and physical activity, even during cancer treatment. Healthy diet and exercise are some of the things that patients and their families can do that might actually help with the treatment of their disease. Of course, patients and families should always discuss with their oncology doctor if they are thinking of more intense diets or strenuous exercise.
But even more importantly, these findings should be a call to arms for our communities. Obesity is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the U.S. We should take a lesson from our success in reducing lung cancer with tobacco reduction programs. Public awareness campaigns, excise taxes, and legislation limiting opportunities to smoke all contributed to a reduction in smoking, and prevented in excess of 750,000 lung cancer deaths. But those changes were only possible once the public really understood the impact of smoking. The American Institute for Cancer Research estimates that about one-third of cancers could be prevented by beneficial lifestyle changes such as eating a healthier diet and increasing activity.
It is possible for kids to lose weight and become healthier, but it is not easy. Our environment promotes obesity, with advertising promoting unhealthy foods, less physical activity in school, and neighborhoods without enough safe parks and walkable space. It takes an extra effort to make healthy choices in these environments, but it is definitely possible. Setting up regular exercise with friends and family, cooking at home and eating together, or enrolling in a sports program are ways to make a real change in your lifestyle. The patients that I have seen who are successful in improving their weight and their health are the ones who are able to take control of their own environment. I hope that increasing awareness will lead to positive changes in the environments of all of our children, and help protect them from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
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[1] Calle,E.E., Rodriguez,C., Walker-Thurmond,K., and Thun,M.J. Overweight, obesity, and mortality from cancer in a prospectively studied cohort of U.S. adults. N. Engl. J. Med. 2003; 348:1625-1638.
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Disney's new streaming service 'Disney+' to launch November 12th at $6.99 a month
Disney laid out plans for its upcoming streaming service and Netflix competitor Disney+ on Thursday afternoon, including a launch date (November 12th), pricing arrangement ($6.99 a month and $69.99 annually) and a preliminary content catalog.
It all starts on November 12. For more info: https://t.co/RD04P7jdAT #DisneyPlus pic.twitter.com/M1QI7qkH5p
— Disney (@Disney) April 12, 2019
Disney+ will feature downloadable content for viewing offline, the option to build a Disney+ user profile with a customizable avatar as well as the benefit of the entire Disney Signature Collection upon launch. The streaming service will boast a considerable library from the get-go, boasting selections from Marvel Studios, Pixar, National Geographic, every season of The Simpsons, original Disney programming and movies, and much more.
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— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) April 11, 2019
Notable among the Marvel productions are a Tom Hiddleston-helmed Loki series; WandaVision, with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprising their roles as the Avengers couple Scarlet Witch and Vision; Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan as fan-favorite tandem The Falcon and The Winter Soldier; as well as a recently announced Hawkeye series starring Jeremy Renner.
Star Wars fans have plenty to look forward to with Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian, the first ever live-action Star Wars series, which follows the exploits of a bounty hunter successor to Jango and Boba Fett. All Star Wars movies will be available within the first year as well.
What are you most looking forward to on Disney+? For more information, check out the official Disney Plus website.
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I don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad.
I'm never satisfied. I always want to achieve more.
My mum, Mrs Caroline Antwi said " A person must achieve all that he/she can possibly achieve.
I need more time". There are only 24 hours in each day. You can't make it 25 or 26. You just have to plan your activities very well so as to achieve the expected things with the natural time limit.
To succeed in achieving unconditional happiness is arguably the greatest wealth on earth.
You were not created to come to this earth and say "me too I came to live some". You were create to make a difference!
Your true love for God is demonstrated through your ability to hold onto your faithfulness in the midst of Prosperity and Poverty, Happiness and Hardships, Sickness and Success; in whatever is Appealing or Appalling!
Once you can write an alphabet, you can write a book of 100 million pages. It's just a matter of believing it as possible, and taking the cross millimetre by millimetre.
Accomplish your tasks by one step at each time. Don't cut your coat according to your elder brother's size. Dream big, but start small; do what you can do at a time.
When the door of opportunity of your storehouse opens for you, let faith and hope enter first. When your faith leads the way, you will locate the source of your hidden treasures.
To spend your time wanting things is to smother your time for achieving things beyond your expectations.
Your life isn't determined by your mistakes, but by your determination to keep going despite of them.
God shall shine through the person you are and not the mistakes you made.
To catch the dream you are chasing, change is required.
If we don't chase our dreams then we will be ran over by our fears.
Unfortunately, kids are led to believe things are easier to achieve than they really are.
Greatness is achieved when you recognize your own strength. You become unstoppable! Nothing can prevent you from breaking free and claiming the victory.
gratitudenoun ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd 1. The word thrown in your face by people who covet what you want and believe that your lack of contentment is a sin. Often, these people believe success is what you have already and obtaining anything else is optional, but not required.
I couldn't achieve the American dream in Japan.
The leadings of the Holy Spirit will help you to achieve your goals in the quickest way.
Make a list of goals for every year, tick them off & reward yourself when you achieve each one. Will give much discipline in your life.
Man needs what's worst in him in order to achieve what's best in him.
Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done—peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color.
If high aspirations = high fear, overcoming high fear = achieving high aspirations.


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Q: Can we update the variables that are manipulated by NSTimer? I am using NSTimer that updates 2 different values secondsLeft and totalSecondsLeft. I don't have to change secondsLeft but I have to add more seconds to totalSecondsLeft when an action is performed.
Whenever I assign a value to totalSecondsLeft the timer still updating and printing the previous value. I saw different solutions and tried invalidating the timer and start it again after updating the totalSecondsLeft value but not working.
So I ended up creating 2 different instances of the timer with same variables but printing different values i.e, secondsLeft is same in both cases but totalSecondsLeft is different in both cases.
I tried many solutions and added timer instance to GCD main_queue using functions and invalidating the timer from the same queue still not getting working solution.
Here is my code:
[self settime];

-(void)settime
{
    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^
    {
          timer=[NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:1.0 target:self selector:@selector(Countdown) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
    });
}

-(void) Countdown
{
    secondsLeft=secondsLeft-1;
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    NSLog(@"secondsLeft : %i and totalSecondsLeft : %i",secondsLeft,totalSecondsLeft);
}

-(void)otherMethod
{
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    {
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    });
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}

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BPBD Indonesia Trains 100 Orari Core Members For Communication And Rescue
- Feb 26, 2019-
Indonesian Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) held 2019 information, communication and rescue training at a hotel in PADANG on Monday (02/25/2019). About 100 core members of ORARI(Organisasi Amatir Radio Indonesia) participated in the event.
Nasrul Abit, deputy governor of West Sumatra, said there were many disasters in Sumatra, including tsunamis, earthquakes and landslides. Then, it is necessary to determine the role of the ORARI and BPBD West Sumatra in disasters and to establish a communication system for dealing with disasters.
He explained that ORARI is an important component or subsystem of disaster management. The presence of radio amateurs as members is also believed to contribute to local government disaster mitigation.
Erman Rahman, head of the West Sumatra Disaster Management Agency, said the purpose of the event was to provide first-hand training for ORARI members. Hope that through their participation, members can practice knowledge.
"ORARI is an Indonesian radio amateur organization that aims to convene radio amateurs with the aim of amateur radios that realize the knowledge and skills in the field of radio communications in the context of serving national and national interests. Therefore, the organization acts as a motivation for the event and Promoter. "The activities carried out by its members," Erman said.
He revealed that in emergencies or disasters, whether small-scale, medium-scale or large-scale, communication systems such as ORARI are a component or subsystem that determines success or failure, and even the deployment and prevention of rescue operations, assistance and processing. Disasters have greatly helped. According to him, the communication of disaster management coordination must always play a role before the disaster, the disaster stage and the post-disaster or post-disaster stage.
"These functions include early warning or early warning systems to detect possible disasters, disasters and disasters early. All rescue and rescue operations can be carried out in a timely and efficient manner, reducing property losses and many human souls," he said.
Key Performance Indicator Yuliandre Darwis said that ORARI must be more independent and professional in performing its duties. "We will prepare for the media, coordinate with the reporters, and keep orari and BPBD in coordination with us," he said.
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       situé dans le département de l'Ariège en Midi-Pyrénées. On dénombrait 163 habitants en 2008.

Si vous pensez venir habiter à Esplas-de-Sérou, vous pourrez facilement trouver une maison à vendre.

Le nombre d'habitations, à Esplas-de-Sérou, se décomposait en 2011 en deux appartements et 122 maisons soit
 un marché plutôt équilibré.

À coté de Esplas-de-Sérou sont situées les villes de
Montseron située à 5 km, 78 habitants,
Nescus à 5 km, 68 habitants,
Durban-sur-Arize à 5 km, 150 habitants,
Montagagne située à 2 km, 44 habitants,
Allières à 6 km, 66 habitants,
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class MenuOvraide {
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    override func viewDidLoad() {
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    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
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Добрый день подскажите почему не отображаются данные в в табл вью из массиве вроде код верный может я что то не дописал ?

A: Вы не вывели данные в ячейки
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Baked Alaska is one of a small class of magical desserts that are both hot and cold. To make a baked Alaska, you put a mound of hard ice cream on top of some sponge cake, cover the whole apparatus with a layer of meringue, and either pop it in an extremely hot oven very briefly, or use a kitchen blowtorch to caramelize the meringue. Either way, the ice cream stays cold and solid because the meringue serves as an insulator for the short period of time heat is applied. (Mexican fried ice cream gives you a similar effect with a different technique, and there are a few other clever ways of combining hot and cold in a single dish.) If you need to recover from Eat Brussels Sprouts Day, eating a baked Alaska is a dandy antidote.


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Decision to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine causes public confidence in vaccine to sink
Kathy Frankovic
April 15, 2021, 1:42 PM GMT+0
Fieldwork for the latest Economist/YouGov poll on vaccine safety perceptions was in the midst of being conducted when the Centers for Disease Control made the decision to suspend the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The CDC has recommended a pause on administering doses of the vaccine while it completes an investigation of the six cases of blood clots discovered in women who had been vaccinated with it.
Comparing the results from those who took the survey before the announcement with those who took the survey afterward shows the huge impact the CDC's decision has had on the perceived safety of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Among those who started the survey before the announcement about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause, about half (52%) considered the shot "very safe" or "somewhat safe" - twice the number who believed it "very unsafe" or "somewhat unsafe." After the announcement was made, these figures had converged - just 37% called the vaccine safe, and 39% feeling it unsafe.
Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine's reputation is also damaged by blood clot concerns
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has suffered numerous setbacks following its rollout in Europe, with the firm subject to bickering between EU nations and the UK over supply contracts and subsequently the drug's temporary suspension in many countries over blood clot concerns.
The AstraZeneca dose has not been approved for use in the United States yet, but concerns overseas have clearly filtered through to the US public. Currently only 38% of Americans consider the AstraZeneca vaccine safe, while another 27% believe it to be unsafe and a further 35% are unsure – the highest level of any vaccine.
Public concerns of the AstraZeneca vaccine may ultimately not matter, with Dr. Anthony Fauci saying that the United States will likely not need the brand's vaccines in order to vaccinate the American population.
Americans confident in the safety of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines
In contrast to AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, Americans are much more convinced of the safety of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNtech vaccines. A majority (58-59%) consider the two more established vaccines to be safe, with only one in five (18-19%) considering them unsafe.
These figures are effectively unchanged from the previous survey on February 27, indicating that concerns over one vaccine do not spill over to affect other vaccines (as YouGov's research in Europe has also indicated). The data from the most recent survey also shows no statistically significant difference in perceptions towards the Moderna, Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines between those who took the survey before and after the CDC's announcement.
Confidence in all four vaccines is higher among Democrats than Republicans, but the one group which rejects all of them – and by wide margins – is the quarter of the public who say they will not get vaccinated. Fewer than one in five vaccine rejectors think each vaccine is even somewhat safe.
Among those who aren't sure whether or not they will be vaccinated, between 40% and 55% don't know what to think about the safety of each of these vaccines.
See the toplines and crosstabs from this Economist/YouGov poll
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PHOENIX, Ariz.—Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust is honored to announce the Awardees of the 2014 Piper Trust Encore Prizes for Exceptional Organizations. Encore Prizes recognize nonprofits and public agencies that are pioneering new ways of engaging adults, age 50+, in solving problems, meeting important social needs, and improving life for people and communities. Every two years, Piper Trust recognizes up to three organizations with prizes of $5,000 each for exemplary encore engagement. In cases of exceptional achievement, one of the three organizations may receive a $50,000 Encore Enhancement Prize to help expand its use of encore talent.
Awardee organizations of the 2014 Piper Trust Encore Prizes for Exceptional Organizations are: Benevilla (Surprise, Arizona); Stardust Non-Profit Building Supplies (Glendale/Mesa/Phoenix, Arizona); and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) (representing 27 cities and towns of Maricopa County, the Gila River Indian Community, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, and Maricopa and Pinal Counties).
Piper Trust established Encore Prizes for Exceptional Organizations in 2012 to celebrate nonprofits with strong encore engagement practices, and to inspire more organizations to tap the experience of older adults. Mission of Mercy, Mesa United Way, and Neighbors Who Care were the inaugural 2012 Encore Prize awardees.
"Benevilla, Stardust Building Supplies, and Maricopa Association of Governments are inspiring encore organizations—they exemplify the power of connecting the wisdom and talent of experienced adults to important social needs in our communities," said Susan Pepin, M.D, president and CEO of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.
The encore concept—engaging people age 50+ in roles that combine personal meaning with social impact—is growing across the country and particularly in Phoenix with its 1.1 million baby boomers who are not retiring in traditional ways, or at all. As such, it is critical to understand this population's great potential for positive impact in the region's communities. Nonprofits are finding encore adults to be a rich source of professional and technical expertise, maturity, and vision. For more about Maricopa County's encore movement, view the video at www.PiperTrust.org/encore.
Benevilla, awarded a $5,000 Piper Trust Encore Prize and the $50,000 Encore Enhancement Prize (view the video), works to enhance quality of life for people of all ages. More than 1,000 registered volunteers and 400 encore workers serve diverse needs and populations through myriad intergenerational programs. Encore worker expertise helped create a social enterprise for Benevilla called Birt's Bistro which has become a significant revenue source for the nonprofit.
Stardust Non-Profit Building Supplies, awarded a $5,000 Piper Trust Encore Prize (view the video), diverts usable building materials from local landfills and puts these reusable products into the hands of those who need them. Stardust assessed its needs and created positions for encore workers at the highest levels of the organization. In 2013 encore workers contributed more than $143,000 of service to Stardust.
Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), awarded a $5,000 Piper Trust Encore Prize (view the video), has gone beyond traditional regional planning and launched the Arizona Age-Friendly Network—its goal being to connect older adults with people of all ages to meaningful opportunities in their communities. MAG sees encore workers as the key ingredient to the network's success and through encore workers, is learning how to be more relevant to the residents it serves via new models of transportation and healthy aging.
Through a competitive process, a selection committee comprised of local and national members, reviewed applications/nominations seeking those with encore engagement practices that exemplified intent, impact, social purpose, creativity, and replicability. Final awardee decisions are made by Trustees of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.
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