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Here's What's Behind Oakland's NewSchools Surge in Funding/
Oakland-based NewSchools Venture Fund, a major funder of charter management organizations and education entrepreneurs, recently entered into a partnership that will likely accelerate their charter giving in a big way.
Education technology investor Rethink Education — which since being founded last year, has developed a solid portfolio of cutting-edge ed-tech pioneers — will share a portion of their profits with NewSchools.
"We see a critical shortage of early-stage and growth capital entering the space, and recognize the need for a variety of funding opportunities that can accommodate a range of interested investors," Rethink Education managing partner Rick Segal said in a statement. "This marks an unprecedented step in the alignment of public and private education investors, and a powerful alliance between the two booming education technology centers of New York and San Francisco."
The education venture firm has established itself as a major player in charter funding in the last 15 years. In fact, anyone involved in charter fundraising has likely heard of the organization, and they have a vast network of mega-wealthy donors. Backers include top Bay Area funders like Hewlett, Packard and Fisher; national funding leaders from Gates and Walton to Broad, as well as a long list of wealthy individual donors.
NewSchools has also developed a portfolio of high-profile charter networks and ed-tech innovators. CMOs KIPP and Rocketship Education have received financial support from the organization, as well as ed-tech leaders like Grockit and Khan Academy. In the last few years, NewSchools has also began to invest in for-profit educational entrepreneurs.
The idea behind NewSchools is much like a traditional venture capital firm, but instead the organization "defines success as social impact rather than financial return." It's an interesting concept, and the fund often provides crucial support for early-stage and growing education organizations.
For charter fundraisers — especially those that serve low-income students — the organization should definitely be considered as a funding source. Since being founded, they've invested more than $260 million, and the new partnership could potentially accelerate their education giving.
As a venture firm, NewSchools is always looking for investment ideas — especially those that match their mission, benefit low-income and underserved students, and provided innovative and cutting-edge solutions. That's great news for charter school fundraisers, as NewSchools will likely continue to be a leading source of seed funding and financial support for ed entrepreneurs.


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With temperatures reaching the high 80's and a humidity level that's indicative of tropical regions, I knew dressing for my China trip would be no easy feat.
Of course made easier by my ULTIMATE packing list (here) but I still can't predict the weather gods y'all. For a look that's casual yet still a dash dressy, I packed a myriad of easy breezy lounge pants and topped them off with sleeveless blouses in coordinating hues.
Styling Tips
My go-to look: Pattern on pattern. The key to mixing prints is keeping them in similar scale…small patterns with small, large with large. You can maintain a uniform visual this way. You can also mix prints by adding a texture. Here the crochet lace top acts as its own visual print, allowing the graphic bottom to blend in rather than stand out. The semi-cropped top also helps to lengthen my torso which is always a plus!
Or you can keep the entire look monochromatic with similar hues so it doesn't break up your ensemble in parts. Especially for petite gals, too much contrast can easily swallow our frame up whole! Proportion is everything! Loving how versatile pajama "lounge" dressing can be for a multitude of events. Perfect for navigating 3 full days at the Canton Trade Fair…or sightseeing the mean streets of Hong Kong Island and Causeway Bay…or simply shopping for souvenirs and trinkets at the street markets.
Shop the Look
Forever 21 makes some fabulous versions of these joggers, shop them here and here. My new go-to look for beating the heat- it's mid-90's all week here in SoCal! Omg summer's come quite early y'all, how will you prepare???


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LRMF for Property Managers and Landlords
Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund Overview
The Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund (LRMF) provides individuals and families with an opportunity for housing success and stability, while protecting the property and business investments of landlords. Tenants and landlords who choose to participate in the LRMF program are indemnified up to $3000 over a two-year period of residency. The money can be used to cover property damage or a non-payment of rent. The fund will NOT cover late rent payments while the tenant is still residing in the unit. It will only reimburse up to two late rent payments if the tenant is evicted or if the tenant abandons the unit. All tenants are responsible for finding a supportive service worker who will provide ongoing support and education to tenant(s) for up to two years. Please visit the Coalition website at fmhomeless.org for a complete description of the program policies and procedures.
Our Pledge to Property Managers and Landlords
We will not publish or distribute in any fashion your name or your participation in the Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund except as expressly directed by you.
How the LRMF Program benefits Landlords and Property Managers
- We are guaranteeing rent, damage repair and some insect infestation coverage.
- You have contact with a case manager who can mediate issues, teach needed skills, and communicate/interpret for the tenant.
- You keep your units full.
- You minimize your risk of financial loss due to unpaid rent or property damage.
- You assist a household traumatized by homelessness.
- You serve and provide cost savings to the community at large.
Responsibilities of the Landlord or Property Manager
The landlord must provide a copy of the lease agreement AND an inspection form to the tenant before the move-in date.
The landlord must follow the terms of the lease agreement in accordance with state and local law.
If the landlord has any concerns related to the tenant and/or his or her household, the landlord must first contact the tenant directly and follow procedures used for all tenants. If the landlord continues to experience conflict or concern, the landlord must contact the tenant's supportive service worker as soon as possible for assistance in resolving the issue. You may also contact the Coalition as well.


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DOVER — Kids today are bombarded by stimuli coming from every direction — technology, tightly scheduled extracurricular activities, and pressure to succeed in every aspect of life — academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. Studies have shown that children, like adults, need the time to reconnect and recharge, building the self-awareness and resiliency they need to succeed and be healthy.
Lisa Flynn, E-RYT, RCYT, Founder of ChildLight Yoga and Yoga 4 Classrooms in Dover has created a helpful resource for parents, educators and others who wish to give their children the gift of holistic health, using yoga-based tools for living: Yoga for Children: 200+ Yoga Poses, Breathing Exercises, and Meditations for Healthier, Happier, More Resilient Children (F+W/Adams Media, May 2013).
Lisa knows firsthand what it is like to parent a child that has been negatively affected by today's lifestyle. "Children are intrinsically joyful, peaceful, and compassionate. But oftentimes, as the stimuli from their external word increases, it can become challenging for many children to connect with their authentic, peaceful selves. Without having the time and space for reflection and connection, children (and adults) can 'forget' that they have the ability to do so at all." In Yoga for Children, Lisa shares the secrets of empowering kids and families to connect with one another while learning positive, productive skills for managing the stresses of everyday life. So help your kids, and yourself, move, connect, de-stress, and get healthy!
Upcoming signings:
Friday, June 14, 5 — 10 p.m., Book Launch Party, The Tavern at The Links at Outlook, South Berwick, ME (5-6:30 p.m. families, 6:30-10pm adults only please).
Tuesday, June 25, 10:30-11:30 a.m., River Run Books, Portsmouth, NH. This signing will be followed by the 6th annual Family Yoga in the Park Class in Prescott Park, 12-12:45 p.m., led by Lisa Flynn.
Touted as "The most comprehensive yoga for children book yet," Yoga for Children is available in stores and online at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, with signed first edition copies only available directly through www.childlightyoga.com.


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Hey guys, I can't even believe two weeks have already gone by since my Ultra experience. I finally got around to editing some of the pictures from the event and would rather make a post about my weekend in Miami than study.
The ambiance and crowd were incredible, you could literally feel the pulsations of the music coarse through your entire body. The experience was unexplainable, basically I had an amazing weekend and can't wait to go back to Miami once finals are over.
Meanwhile, the weather here as been getting much warmer, which has been another diversion to my studies. Wishing everyone a wonderful night!
The insane backdrop is a graffiti made by the incredibly talented @AlecMonopoly of Kate Moss.


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Agbeko confident in Bombers' London 2012 medal hopes
Ex world champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko remains steadfast in his belief that the current members of the national amateur boxing team, Black bombers, can win medals for Ghana in the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Agbeko was among the spectators at the Bridge Boxing Gym in Accra last Saturday as the Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF) staged justifiers to select which boxers will qualify to compete for the nation at Africa's Olympic Games qualifying tournament slated for Casablanca, Morocco from April 27 to May 6.
In the event, Abdul Wahid (Light Flyweight), Samuel Addo (Bantamweight), Jessie Lartey (also Bantamweight), Benjamin Lamptey (Lightweight), Emmanuel Bawowe (Welterweight), Lerrone Richards (Middleweight) and Joshua Buatsi (Light Heavyweight) beat their respective opponents to edge closer to making the Black Bombers squad for the Morocco championship.
Their performances left Agbeko impressed and the former Black Bomber is urging renewed government support to the team as he predicts a bright future for them.
"I think they are doing well, very impressive. Everybody is pushing, working hard and I think they are doing very well. It's hard to become a world champion but we have the potential," Agbeko exclusively told ALL SPORTS.
The immediate past IBF Bantamweight champ added: "Looking at the picture during our time is different so I can't really compare but these guys are good.
"They need support from the government like it was during my amateur days and it will really push them. They need more competition and also more recognition."


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By now you may have noticed a common theme in these articles: the importance of location (as the saying in real estate circles goes, "Location, location, location!") This is true for a variety of reasons: convenience (such as closeness to highways), safety of the neighbourhood, value of the area, and the list goes on. One factor that is often overlooked is entertainment. You may be feeling that as you're frantically looking for ways to keep your kids entertained (and, perhaps for some, out of trouble!) now that the summer holiday has officially started.
Markham is an all-around great place to consider for all of the reasons stated above. Today we will be focusing on a new establishment that recently opened at the heart of the city at Woodbine Avenue and Highway 7. Hub Climbing, which opened in May 2014, is the largest boulder-climbing facility in Canada. Bouldering is akin to rock climbing, except that a rope is not used to climb walls. It is an excellent way to build endurance and to keep active, and many people often underestimate just how tiring it can be. It is quickly growing in popularity among all age groups.
To discover the multitude of other amenities that Markham has to offer, contact a knowledgeable Century 21 King's Quay realtor today!


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Summer Is Over
Port Aransas is a great place to vacation in the summer, but there are also many fun things to do off-season. That's why we at Aransas Autoplex have written a post about the top 5 things to do in Port Aransas off-season. Simply hop into your car and start exploring the area today.
Leonabelle Turnbill Birding Center & Charlie's Pasture
According to Port Aransas, one of the top things to do off-season is birding in South Texas. There are many places in the area that are ideal for bird watching, including the Leonabelle Turnbill Birding Center and Charlie's Pasture. You can also visit the Port Aransas beach and Corpus Christi Ship Channel, though these places may be busier. Some of these locations may require a vehicle with 4WD to prevent you from getting stuck—one reason you should visit our dealership before you go.
Fisherman's Wharf
Next, take a tour of Fisherman's Wharf or go on a fishing cruise. You can easily book a tour using Whooping Crane Cruise or another company, and be sure to check out the Skat Cat and Wharf Cat vessels.
Beachcombing is also popular. While it may be too chilly to swim this time of year, you can simply walk on the beach with your eyes peeled to find treasures that wash up from the Gulf. Shells, sand dollars, and starfish are just some of the things you might find.
Port Aransas Art Museum
Consider visiting the Port Aransas Art Museum. Great for the family or for a date, the museum has classes for beginners and experts, exhibits, and more. You can book a class with the whole family to learn more about techniques and then hit the beach to create memorable landscape paintings.
Whooping Crane Festival
Finally, check out the Whooping Crane Festival. The 2018 festival website says that it will be held on Thursday, February 22 at 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You can take guided tours to see endangered whopping cranes in their natural habitat, and there are special tickets to let you get up close and personal.
These are just some of the many fun things to consider off-season in Port Aransas, so make the most of this colder time of year. Let all of us at Aransas Autoplex in Aransas Pass, TX how you liked this list.


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CONCORD, Calif., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Gold Pan California (www.goldpancalifornia.com), a gold mining supply shop and headquarters for California suction dredge miners, recently got a boost from Washington DC.
Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) is mad as hell and wants Governor Brown's assistance to squash 2 paragraphs of impending legislation which, if enacted, will kill the California suction gold mining industry.
In a terse written communication yesterday to Governor Brown, McClintock stated "Destroying 4,000 jobs when California is suffering from 11.9 percent unemployment is simply insane." McClintock is referring to a bogus $1.8 million "budget deficit" which was supplied by anti-mining foes in order to provide a "cut" to the budget of the Department of Fish and Game, who oversees the suction dredge gold mining program. Although erroneous, passage of the language will close the industry forever in California.
Adding to the insanity, the erroneous $1.8 million "budget cut" will increase California's budget deficit by $23 million. "Depriving the state from yet another source of revenue while breaking the back of its economy with higher taxes is indefensible," states McClintock.
While the miners and McClintock are trying to save the California industry, anti-mining foes have submitted grant requests for $9 million to lease industrial-sized suction dredges from a Canadian company to suck up sediment in California reservoirs. "The utter hypocrisy is staggering," says Mike Dunn, owner of Gold Pan California. "Keene and Proline are the two largest dredge manufacturers in America, and both businesses are located in California," says Dunn.
"This Legislature is so bamboozled by a handful of Indian tribes and environmental extremists," says Dunn, "that they think it's a good idea to kill California's entirely solvent gold mining industry, erase 4,000 direct jobs plus 15,000 inter-related jobs, and increase the State deficit by $23 million, meanwhile, send our tax dollars to a Canadian manufacturer for equipment used in California." Congressman McClintock summed up the legislation attempt precisely; this is insane.
On a bright note, if the Governor removes this harmful legislation, the miners' contribution of $23 million can now be added to the Revenue side of the budget, since it was entirely omitted in the budget which was vetoed last week.
About Gold Pan California: The company was founded in 2008 by Mike Dunn, an international gold mining specialist who has been suction gold dredge mining for 33 years.


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Android Market to hit Google TV sets in March or April?
While Google TV has had it share of challenges, Google isn't giving up. They are moving forward on the platform in a big way if rumors are accurate. Now rumor has it that Google is adding a filtration system into the Android Market that will prevent users of non-touchscreen devices from viewing apps that require a touchscreen.
That would be very useful if the Android Market arrives on Google TV, since you wouldn't want to sort through apps that don't work on your device. The rumor is that Android Market for Google TV is expected to arrive very soon. In March or April specifically.


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Ritalin, also sold under the generic name methylphenidate, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used to treat attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While the drug is effective in treating inattention symptoms of ADHD, using Ritalin can result in mental and emotional changes in the patient. This is due to the drug increasing the levels of dopamine in the brain, a neurotransmitter linked to mood, pleasure and behavior.
One serious emotional effect of Ritalin is depression, a mood disorder characterized by sadness, withdrawal from people and activities, feeling hopelessness and helpless, self-blame and changes in eating and sleeping patterns. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America notes that severe depression can occur when a patient is having a withdrawal from Ritalin. Suicidal thoughts also can occur with the depression side effect, in which a patient has a preoccupation with death and contemplates taking his own life.
Hallucinations and Delusions
A long-term Ritalin user can experience hallucinations and delusions. Kristi Monson, PharmD, and Arthur Schoenstadt, M.D., authors of the article "Methylphenidate Side Effects," define hallucinations as seeing, hearing or feeling things that do not exist. For example, a patient may feel that someone is touching her, but no one is in the room. Delusions are a false belief, such as the patient believing he is the president when he is not. Patients also may have paranoia or psychotic episodes.
Anxiety can occur with Ritalin use, with the patient having an unusual amount of worry that she cannot control. The anxiety can be coupled with restlessness or compulsions, when the patient is driven to repeat certain behaviors. In short-term use of Ritalin, users may experience nervousness and dizziness.
Behavioral Changes
Abnormal or strange behavior is another mental change that results from Ritalin use. Patients may become more agitated and prone to aggressive behavior. Outgoing behavior also is possible, in which the user is more social and talkative than normal. Confusion also can occur with Ritalin use.


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About 80 turned up, good to see Trevor Lees there too. John's audio systems were BIG Duntech Soveriegns sounding really good, powered by a big ME and then by a Krell 100 Watt amp. This was so impressive I actually don't remember what the second system was!
Indoors John's custom Audax multi driver speakers were driven by a choice of Luxman valve amps. Vinyl and CD were used in the house and in the big shed.
Thanks John for inviting us, and for the excellent barbie. Good company, good food and good music.


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Added: 25 May 2009
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Journaling FFS with WAPBL
NetBSD 5 is the first NetBSD release with a journaling filesystem. This lecture introduces the structure of the Fast File System, the modifications for WAPBL and specific constraints of the implementation.
The Fast File System (FFS) has been used in the BSD land for more than two decades. The original implementation offered two operational modes:
Based on a donation from Wasabi Systems, Write Ahead Physical Block Logging (WAPBL) provides journaling for FFS with similar or better performance than soft dependencies during normal operation. Recovery time after crashes depends on the amount of outstanding IO operations and normally takes a few seconds.
This lecture gives a short overview of FFS and the consistency constraints for meta data updates. It introduces the WAPBL changes, both in terms of the on-disk format and the implementation in NetBSD. Finally the implementation is compared to the design of comparable file systems and specific issues of and plans for the current implementation are discussed.


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The Rockets currently train over 140 players spanning from U8's to Open Age teams.
We run teams at the following age groups
We also run two Open Age Men's teams, one in the North East Premier Division and one Merit team for our Youth players making the transition into the Men's game.
The club has 22 volunteers with diverse backgrounds, which include RFL qualified coaches, RFL accredited referees, a RFL Touchline Manager, catering staff, a treasurer, a child welfare officer and a club photographer. We are always looking for more though.
"There is a huge ambition within the club to consistently be the best Rugby League club in the North East."
10 Year Plan
The long term aim is nearly there, this is to have a team at every age group from U8 including an adults Rockets team, and crucially each of these teams to be the best in their age group with the ultimate aim being to produce players that excel in this system and potentially go on to further representative honours in the professional arena. We are already one year ahead of our 10-year plan in terms of our team development.
New coaches are fully funded by the club in their coaching qualifications, and will be for all further qualifications.
All future volunteers will follow this plan and we are working with the RFL to increase the number of volunteers to accommodate the increase in player numbers we are working towards.
Our Values
We have a strong code of conduct, linking to the RFL's RESPECT and Anti-Bullying campaigns. We look to instil qualities in the children that will benefit them throughout life. We are working towards the CLUBMARK award - the highest distinction of quality an amateur club of any sport can have.
We teach our players that an honest effort and playing to the best of their abilities is just as important as a victory. Self-confidence, teamwork, leadership and having a healthy lifestyle are just some of the qualities we encourage, but most of all, we want them to have FUN!


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If you want to power up your LinkedIN profile, there's a one-two punch that matters in getting the most out of the software. If you want to make that platform work for you, do these two things once a week:
- Edit your profile.
- Write 5 recommendations.
Edit Your Profile
I promise that you haven't probably written your LinkedIn profile for your future. I bet you haven't made LinkedIn work for you. Those two things matter. Is your profile concise? Does it tell people what you want to do with them? Mine doesn't right now. I just looked in and it's crappy. I have to update it. Do the same with yours.
Write 5 Recommendations
First off, only write recommendations if you can honestly vouch for the person you're writing it for, and only if you want your endorsement to reflect on who YOU are, too. Want some more LinkedIn recommendation tips?
Second, write recommendations that are punchy, powerful, dynamic, and sell the person you're hoping to recommend. If it's a tepid recommendation, don't bother.
And More
There are plenty of other ways to use LinkedIn effectively, and you'll figure them out.
But for now, put that one-two punch up on your calendar every week. Edit your profile every week. Write five recommendations every week. Running out of people to recommend? Then you're not connecting enough.
Go forth.


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My Product Reviews
The My Product Reviews section of your account dashboard lists all the reviews that you have submitted from the storefront. Each review summary includes the date the review was submitted, and links to the product page, and review details.
To access your product reviews:
|In the sidebar of your account dashboard, choose My Product Reviews.
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Okay, I love to eat in my room. I know, I know it's not good to eat in the room, but it's just so cozy to do so sometimes! At least if I am eating in my room I use my awesome DIY serving tray! I actually made my first one when I came home for Thanksgiving freshman year at MCAD and it has just been so handy! If I am sick, I can just stay and bed and eat my meal without having to expend too much energy. It helps keep my room clean too!
Materials Needed:
Wooden Tray
Glossy Mod Podge
Scrapbook Paper
Flowers (optional)
Start off by painting your tray what ever color you want. Don't worry about painting the bottom, this will be covered by paper. After your tray has been painted and is finished drying, take your scrapbook paper and measure out the amount you need to cover the bottom of the tray. This generally takes about 2 pieces of paper for me. Cut your paper out once you have the dimensions.
Then, take your mod podge and paste the scrap book paper to the bottom of the tray. Also give a generous coating of mod podge to the top of the paper as well. While you're doing this, if you want to add flowers this is the time to put them down and cover them with mod podge so that they will stay.


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***Warning - this episode contains major spoilers***
This week, Guy Branum and Margaret Wappler are joined by Bay Area comedian and two-time Emmy winning writer Kevin Avery. He was head writer on Totally Biased w/ Kamau Bell, staff writer on Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver and writer on The Jim Jeffries Show. The gang is deep diving into Boots Riley's new movie Sorry to Bother You. Guy, Kevin and Margaret discover that, like Sorry to Bother You's Cassius Green, they all worked as telemarketers. Plus Guy reveals the film's best actor and Kevin tells us about the time he asked Boots for help on a short film.
All Abouts
Margaret is all about Bhad Bhabie- a troubled Florida teen turned rapper based off of a performance on Dr. Phil where she was a guest with her mom. There's this really smart analysis of the Bhad Bhabie phenomenon in the NY Times by Jamie Lauren Keiles who breaks down what she means for the entertainment industry.
Kevin is all about not being about Drake's latest song and the dance challenge it spawned that's sweeping the nation: In My Feelings. The challenge even got Will Smith dancing on a bridge.
Guy is all about the hard-working, talented, and badass Korean-Canadian actress Sandra Oh, who has had to work twice as hard to get half as far in entertainment. She's finally getting her due as the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for an Emmy in the category of lead actress for Killing Eve.
With Guy Branum, Margaret Wappler, and Kevin Avery.
That's My Jam:
Margaret - The Coup - 5 Million Ways to Kill a C.E.O.
Kevin- Justin Timberlake - Higher Higher.
Guy - Years & Years - All For You.
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Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org. Edited by Shana Daloria.
We're going guest-less this episode as the 'Who Shot Ya?' trio hold down the fort on their own. This week we're covering the movie of the summer, Sorry to Bother You. In the discussion of the film the crew covers the rise of Oakland in cinema, Boots Riley's unique vision, and the powerful political message of the film. Alonso makes a case for a double feature with Sorry to Bother You and The First Purge. Plus, the crew puts together the ultimate Top Five list of directorial debuts. And as always, staff picks.
In news, Thanos apparently killed half of the animals, the cast and crew walk off the 'Roe v. Wade' film, and James Gunn says a good movie can't be ruined by spoilers.
TOP FIVE DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS (In no particular order):
1). Orson Welles - Citizen Kane
2). Kasi Lemmons - Eve's Bayou
3). Spike Lee - She's Gotta Have It
4). Joan Micklin Silver - Hester Street
5). Rose Troche - Go Fish
Weekly Movie Recommendations:
Ricky - Nights of Cabiria
April - Eighth Grade
Alonso - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
PLUS, we have two Spotify playlists. One is for Movie Soundtracks and the other is for Movie Scores. Check 'em out!
Next week we're discussing Skyscraper with Morgan Rhodes and Drea Clark
With Alonso Duralde, April Wolfe, and Ricky Carmona.
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Boots Riley is the frontman and founder of the legendary hip-hop collective The Coup. The group produced simple music - the beats never had a lot of frills. When he rapped, Boots spoke plainly about stories from his real life. But it was in a really compelling, passionate way. He talked about social justice, poverty, racism and the stuff people do just to get by. A lot of hip-hop is about prosperity - overcoming a system that's been rigged against you for centuries. The Coup, however, wanted to throw the system out entirely.
Boots was born Raymond Lawrence Riley. He grew up in Oakland, California. His parents were political, working actively in the NAACP and the Progressive Labor Party and Boots wanted to carry on that tradition in art.
He went to film school at first, but eventually found his calling in hip-hop. Along with his friend E-Roc, he founded the hip-hop band The Coup in 1991.
About six years ago, Boots started working on a movie - something he'd never really done before. He started telling his friends about it, asking acquaintances in the industry for advice - sometimes he'd just corner a producer for 15 minutes. Thanks to a combination of audacity, determination, and luck, the finished product is hitting theaters next month.
The movie is called "Sorry to Bother You." It's set in Oakland, in kind of an alternate reality. Lakeith Stanfield stars in it. He plays Cassius Green, a black man who gets a gig doing telemarketing. It's in that job he finds the key to success: do a dead-on impression of a white dude and magically, people listen when you call. From there, it gets weirder. There's elements of science fiction, horror, and more and it's out in theaters July 6.
Boots tells Jesse about the recent passing of former Coup member and DJ Pam the Funkstress, The Coup's origin story, and why he doesn't think art alone can start a revolution.
Click here to listen to Boots Riley's interview on YouTube.
Jazz drummer Max Roach founded the percussion ensemble "M'Boom" in 1970. He wanted to explore the possibilities of percussion, but it was also a socio-political statement.
Roach saw the drum set as the quintessential American instrument, borrowing hand drums from Africa and the native people of North America, snares and bass drums from Europe, and cymbals from the middle east.
M'Boom embraced an international spirit - and particularly the African diaspora spirit. As an African American, Roach was aware of the way his people had been disconnected from their historical-cultural context by slavery. M'Boom was an act of reconnection.
Click here to listen to Jesse's Outshot on M'Boom on YouTube.
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Forest Whitaker has been acting for over thirty years now and has won award after award including the Academy Award for best actor for his role as Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland." He has a knack for taking huge figures from history and portraying them as complex, fascinating, and sometimes really fragile people. He played Charlie Parker in "Bird." He played Cecil Gaines, the White House butler in "The Butler." Now, he's starring as Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the new film "The Forgiven," directed by Roland Joffe, who also made the classic 1984 film "The Killing Fields."
"The Forgiven" takes place in South Africa, just after apartheid. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is in full swing- holding public and private testimony from the victims and perpetrators of past wrongs. Archbishop Tutu was the chairman of the commission, appointed by Nelson Mandela himself.
Whitaker chats with Jesse about Tutu's struggle to love the most heinous of criminals and how he himself struggles to love people that have hurt him. He talks about the origin of his movie "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" and what he learned about acting while playing the title role. He also explains why he stands by his movie "Battlefield Earth" - despite the many haters ready to poke fun about how bad the film was.
Click here to listen to Forest Whitaker's interview on YouTube.
Armando Iannucci is a writer and director who created the HBO TV series "Veep," which has won seventeen Emmy Awards. He also created the BBC political comedy "The Thick of It," which later spun off into the move "In the Loop." He specializes in finding comedy in broken political systems and the bureaucrats who run them. He's found most of his material in the people who run democracies - UK cabinet ministers and presidential wannabes.
His latest project is called "The Death of Stalin." The film is set in Russia in 1953. Josef Stalin is dying from a cerebral hemorrhage and there's a power struggle brewing among members of his advising committee. He says the film is about five terrible people who pretty much all think they're fighting the good fight. The characters are all classic Iannucci: they're ambitious, chaotic and all deeply insecure. They betray one another at every turn, then feign concern and friendship when it's politically convenient.
He'll talks to Jesse about how this new movie took him out of his comfort zone, the fascinating stories he gathered from survivors of Stalin's regime, and why doing satire nowadays is harder than ever.
Click here to listen to Armando Iannucci's interview on YouTube.
Oakland's "The Coup" stand out among the greats of hip-hop's golden age of the late 80's and early 90's. They are standard bearers of that period's mix of politics, humanity, and humor.
Click here to listen to Jesse's Outshot on The Coup on YouTube.
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This week, a live recording of Bullseye, held at the Punchline Comedy Club as part of SF Sketchfest.
The San Francisco Chronicle's pop culture critic, Peter Hartlaub, joins us to share some of his favorite San Francisco films.
He recommends Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation for its realistic depiction of San Francisco, as well as the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which, in spite of its terrifying story, might give San Francisco's public transit planners some food for thought.
Peter Hartlaub writes for the San Francisco Chronicle and blogs about pop culture at The Big Event.
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You'd think that it'd be almost impossible to tell stories about architecture and design in a completely invisible medium, but Roman Mars makes it work. The public radio host and producer's stories show that design is everywhere – he's produced stories about the unintentional music of escalators, failed prison designs, and reclusive monks who make the best beer in the world.
These stories are all a part of 99% Invisible, "a tiny radio show about design" that Roman hosts and produces. The show is truly tiny; it airs for only five minutes on a handful of public radio stations, including KALW. But the podcast is another story. Episodes of the podcast version of 99% Invisible are longer and more detailed – and they reach a much larger audience. Last year, Roman led a massive Kickstarter campaign to fund the show's third season. Fans gave more than $170,000, making it the most successful journalism Kickstarter to date.
Roman joins Jesse onstage to discuss his theory of creativity, his reasons for exchanging his dream of becoming a scientist for a career in public radio, and his Doogie Houser-esque college experience.
99% Invisible is available on iTunes and Soundcloud. You can follow Roman on Twitter at @RomanMars.
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Why did God invent the internet? Steve Agee has an idea. It's probably not what you think.
Steve Agee is a writer, actor, and standup comedian. He's a former writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and appeared as Steve Myron on the beloved Sarah Silverman Program.
You can follow him on Twitter at @SteveAgee.
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Boots Riley's life has always been about change, and never about complacency. He was already an leftist activist in high school, staging walkouts on school grounds, and he followed his parents' lead into community organizing. He was immersed in rap and hip hop in his hometown of Oakland, California, but didn't make the connection between the power of music and activism for several years.
Boots has fronted the hip hop group The Coup for over two decades as an MC and producer, and the group's positive, funky, and danceable music is still clearly message-driven in 2013. Their lyrics confront injustice, police brutality, and the rise of corporatism with aggressive wit. The group released a new album, Sorry to Bother You, late last year.
Boots talked to us about why he thinks an active engagement with world makes life worth living, finding humor in the disturbing reality of poverty and injustice, and what he learned from his time in, of all things, telemarketing.
BONUS AUDIO: Boots and his longtime collaborator Eric McFadden performed several songs live on stage. You can listen and share those tracks here.
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What says "Bay Area" to you? For Jesse, it's all about I Got 5 On It by the Luniz – specifically, the Bay Ballers remix.


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20 year old climate justice activist and Juliana v United States plaintiff Vic Barrett reflects on how their identities inform their activism, and why it's up to all of us to fight back against the climate crisis.
20-27 September 2019, we saw a record 7.6 million people take to the streets and strike for climate action. The biggest climate mobilisation in history. From Jakarta to New York, Karachi to Amman, Berlin to Kampala, Istanbul to Québec, Guadalajara to Asunción, in big cities and small villages, millions of people joined hands and raised their voices in defense of the climate. The Global Climate Strike shows that we have the people power we need to create a just world and end the era of fossil fuels.
It'll take everyone to secure a better future and avert the worst of the climate crisis. What happens next is up to us. No matter where you live, there's a way to take action.
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20 year old climate justice activist and Juliana v United States plaintiff Vic Barrett reflects on how their identities inform their activism, and why it's up to all of us to fight back against the climate crisis.
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The IPCC oceans and ice report spells out just how disastrous the impacts of climate disruption will be on our oceans unless fossil fuels stay in the ground. As the science becomes even more urgent, the climate movement must follow.
In Europe, the Global Climate Strike brought over 4 million people, in 38 countries, to the streets. We followed the youth strikers' call to action, angry, defiant, but also hopeful. It was beautiful. And it's a new beginning.


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This is a special re-broadcast of our episode from April, 2018.
Just as the Advent season prepares us for the Incarnation, and the Lenten season prepares us for the Resurrection, we know that the celebration of the Easter season prepares us for Commissioning: "Go, make disciples of all nations." The Gospel readings of this season serve as a primer in discipleship: the model of the Good Shepherd, the vines bearing much fruit, the command to love one another as Christ has loved us. Yet, though it is, indeed, Good News, spreading the Gospel is hard work! There are many barriers in our way: limits of time and resources, an unfriendly or inhospitable popular culture, and – sometimes the biggest barrier of all – ourselves.
In today's episode, we explore the topic of evangelization – how do we in pastoral ministry reach beyond those already active and in attendance? What works? What doesn't? What mindset must we cultivate in order to be successful? We'll also discuss two subsidiary topics: maintaining healthy balance, and navigating the culture wars being waged within the Church. To do so, we'll hear from two people renowned for their efforts at evangelization: Fr. James Martin, SJ, and Jean Vanier.
Fr. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican's Secretariat for Communications, and author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestsellers "Building A Bridge," "Jesus: A Pilgrimage," and "The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything." You can find out more about his ministry and speaking engagements on his Facebook page.
To listen to more conversation with Fr. Jim, listen to the special feature from the Open Your Hymnal podcast.
To learn more about Jean Vanier, visit the L'Arche website.
The recording of "Hosea" was produced by OCP. The piano recording of "Break Bread Together" was performed by Fr. Robert Koopmann, OSB, on the album Sacred Improvisations.
Visit NPM's digital resource library, referenced at the end of the episode.
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3 felons indicted in undercover weapons trafficking sting
Three felons have been indicted by a Las Vegas federal grand jury in an undercover sting set up by agents who had been investigating illegal weapons trafficking.
Three felons have been indicted by a Las Vegas federal grand jury in a scheme to rob a drug stash house at gunpoint and sell the drugs.
The scheme was set up in an undercover sting run by federal agents who had been investigating illegal weapons trafficking.
All three men — Von White, 33; Deondre Williams, 26; and Michael Knapp, 28 — are in custody and face arraignment next week. The charges include conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The scheme to rob the stash house was not mentioned in the 12-count indictment returned late Tuesday, but an agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives provided details in a criminal complaint that led to the arrests of the three men earlier this month.
Agent David Garcia said a confidential informant told the ATF in October that White, who has felony convictions in Las Vegas for robbery and attempted robbery, was selling weapons on the street. Between October and January, the informant and undercover agents bought several stolen weapons from White, Garcia alleged.
In one of the early January buys, according to the complaint, White bragged that he was a lookout during an armed home invasion of a methamphetamine dealer, and he showed the informant a stack of cash he claimed was his share of the loot.
Several weeks later on Feb. 12, an undercover ATF agent introduced to White asked him if he wanted to participate in a home invasion of a stash house where two "Mexican dudes" lived, the complaint said.
White eagerly accepted and boasted, "That's what I do. That's how I was raised."
He is alleged to have told the agent that he didn't care whether the people in the house lived or died.
"Now my question is the two (expletive) that's there, do you want them executed or do they live? I don't give a (expletive)," the complaint quoted him as saying.
The undercover agent told White there were 3 to 4 kilos of cocaine and 8 to 10 pounds of methamphetamine in the house and asked if White could "get rid of the drugs," the complaint said.
White responded that he could sell the drugs. "Man I'm a drug dealer. I'm a drug dealing robber," he is alleged to have told the agent.
He said he would use his "two little brothers" as his crew, and they would kick in the door and "tie the whole family up."
Two weeks later, White brought Williams and Knapp to a meeting with the undercover agent to further discuss the robbery and the two new players agreed to participate, according to the complaint. Williams has felony convictions in Las Vegas for burglary and possession of a firearm by an ex-felon. Knapp has a domestic violence conviction in Los Angeles.
On March 2, the three defendants and the undercover agent met at the South Point resort to make final preparations for the home invasion, which they agreed would take place in three days.
They met again March 5 at warehouse picked out by the ATF to carry out the scheme, the complaint alleged. White pulled out a 12-gauge shotgun from a black duffel bag and the other two defendants showed the agent their handguns.
White and company put on gloves and prepared to leave the warehouse to rob the stash house.
But there was no house to rob, and as the three defendants left the warehouse with the agent, they were arrested.


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Someday has finally arrived. The Chicago Cubs are the World Series Champions. Throughout my life, I have gone through ups and downs with the sport of baseball. I played t-ball as a young kid and continued playing for a while after that. However, growing up in the era of Michael Jordan, basketball quickly stole my attention. I played basketball in grade school and into high school. In respect to baseball, I guess I have always been somewhat of a bandwagon fan. I remember the days of Andre Dawson and Ryan Sandberg. I remember shifting my attention to the White Sox during the years of the Big Hurt and then shifted back to follow the Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire home run race. I also remember being in college when the infamous Bartman game happened. There was an outdoor watch party down the street and I remember on my way home a door came flying off a balcony. It was in that moment I realized that a Cubs World Series would be absolutely insane.
After 108 years of waiting.
It didn't disappoint.
This is the year.


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Good news for the samsung mobile lovers because Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) is going to launch in Korea
The Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) smartphone will be launched in South Korea tomorrow – July 4. The device will be available through multiple carriers for KRW 344,300 (around $300).
The Galaxy J5 (2017) is powered by Exynos 7870 Octa chipset and sports a 5.2-inch HD screen. Memory configuration is 2GB/32GB for LATAM and SEA regions and 2GB/16GB for the rest of the world. The device features a 13MP rear as well as selfie camera. There's a front mounted fingerprint sensor for user authentication, and a 3,000mAh battery to keep the lights on.
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Market Buzz: Investors await decisive action from central banks
Russian stocks jumped Tuesday supported by energy and resources shares. The MICEX added 1.8% and the RTS climbed 2.8%.
European shares climbed Tuesday amid reports that the European Central Bank is examining plans to cap bond yields. Besides that, Joerg Asmussen, a German member of the central bank's executive board, voiced support for the bond purchases. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.4%. The Italian FTSE MIB rose 2.4% and the Spanish IBEX 35 added 1%.
US stocks turned lower Tuesday as Apple's drop overshadowed optimism that Europe would soon take steps to curb its debt crisis. Apple's shares fell as the company failed to settle a potentially costly patent dispute with Samsung. The Dow Jones lost 0.5%, the S&P 500 slid 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3%.
Asian stocks headed south Wednesday, weighed down by earnings reports and weak Japanese trade figures. Japan's Nikkei traded down 0.3%, South Korea's Kospi lost 0.7%, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.15%. In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.8%, while the Shanghai Composite shed 0.4%.


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Tuesday, September 21
Southern Living Christmas 2010
Are you thinking about the holiday season? The new Southern Living Christmas 2010 has arrived in the libraries and is full of inspiration for decorations, gifts and food. Check it out along with back issues into the 1980's.
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Tuesday, September 14
Chapter One Book Club
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Monday, September 13
Long Lost by Harlen Coben
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Thursday, September 9
It's in the bag!
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Wednesday, September 8
Author Luther Knight Will Sign Copies of His Latest Book
Visit the Brandon Public Library this Thursday at Noon for this program, and find out what great author will be next!
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Wednesday, September 1
Libraries to Close Sept. 6
Your Library has resources to help you plan a great family Labor Day weekend. Look for a new potato salad or barbeque recipe, check out music, DVDs, videos, and video games to keep the kids (young and old) entertained, and look for outdoor games to play with the family or the whole neighborhood!
CMRLS wishes you a happy and safe Labor Day. Branches will open with normal hours Tuesday, September 7.
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#YesWeCode Supports White House's Commitment to Expand Computer Science Education
#YesWeCode, Oakland Unified School District, Collective Shift-LRNG, LaGuardia Community College and others commit to ensuring all students have access to computer science education and careers
Oakland, CA, Feb 3, 2016 -- #YesWeCode, a Dream Corps initiative, has announced a set of commitments specific to expanding computer science education and providing access to the tools and training needed to find success in the tech sector. This announcement reflects Computer Science for All, an initiative unveiled this week by the White House to make computer science courses available to all students.
#YesWeCode has pledged to:
Launch a three-year pilot with Oakland Unified School District to give 500 underrepresented students the opportunity to take CS courses while earning college credit.
Partner with Collective Shift / LRNG to co-design a playlist with digital badges that students can collect as they complete CS projects to showcase their creativity and skills.
Work with leading tech companies to provide technical internships for Oakland youth.
Host a convening of community colleges in collaboration with LaGuardia Community College and others to develop a mechanism for sharing best practices around coding instruction within the community college setting.
Van Jones, Founder and President of Dream Corps, said, "President Obama knows the importance of computer science education for every student. #YesWeCode believes it is time to stop wasting genius in our communities. We are proud to support the building of solid tech training pipelines in communities of color."
Oakland Unified School District is among the growing list of K-12 district leaders committed to supporting the expanded effort to offer computer science courses to their students. In Oakland's growing tech economy, educators and industry leaders are increasingly recognizing computer science as a "basic skill" necessary to succeed in 21st century jobs.
"We have an obligation to ensure that our residents, particularly our young people, are ready to step into their rightful place in the tech sector that drives our global economy," said Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. "Providing opportunities for students in Oakland schools to connect with tech companies will benefit OUSD and the tech sector alike. Students in Oakland schools will soon become leaders in our growing tech economy making programs like #YesWeCode's technical internships essential to our computer science education efforts."
"Students of Oakland schools will benefit from the connections to tech industry partners that #YesWeCode creates," Claire Shorall, Manager of Computer Science at OUSD said. "Our collective work to build pipelines of opportunity into the field of tech will be catalyzed by youth internships and industry engagement - two of #YesWeCode's contributions that will be vital to our district."
#YesWeCode has joined forces with LRNG, the MacArthur Foundation and other national tech and education leaders to create a series of out-of-school opportunities for students to learn computer science skills called digital badges. Through this new system of learning opportunities, #YesWeCode will begin providing a series of tech related digital badges designed to teach students about tech careers.
"Computer science is a key 21st century skill but it is not yet offered, or even recognized as qualifying content for graduation, in many American high schools," said Connie Yowell, chief executive officer of LRNG, a movement that promotes and recognizes learning in both formal and informal settings. "LRNG and #YesWeCode will help students and schools bridge this gap, using digital badges to document computer science learning outside the classroom. LRNG's badges, which use an open technical standard, are secure, verifiable, and easily shared. High school students can use these micro-credentials to demonstrate their achievements in computer science to colleges and potential employers.
#YesWeCode, in collaboration with LaGuardia Community College in New York City, will host a national convening to bring community colleges around the country together to expand the discussion on the role of tech training in higher education through community colleges.
"With more than 40,000 coding jobs expected to be created over the next decade, we are thrilled to support #YesWeCode in order to ensure that highly-trained candidates are available to fill these positions," said LaGuardia Community College President Gail Mellow. "Community colleges, among the largest and most affordable providers of training in the latest computer programming languages and tools, will be vital to this effort. For people of all backgrounds to have an opportunity to reach the middle class, our country must continue to invest in efforts that expand an inclusive innovation economy."
About #YesWeCode
#YesWeCode is a Dream Corps initiative that works with partners to help train 100,000 young women and men of low-opportunity backgrounds find success in the tech sector. By learning this highly valuable and relevant 21st century skill, these young people can not only shift the trajectory of their own futures, but transform their relationships with their communities and their country. To learn more about #YesWeCode, visit yeswecode.org


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In order to get those six pack abs to show you need to get rid of all that fat covering them up. The only way to lose fat is to consume less calories than your body requires. If you are in a state of calorie deficit, your body will break down fat and/or muscle in order to get the energy it needs to continue cutting. For some reason, people seem to think they can get rid of stomach fat by doing hundreds of crunches but the reality is, aside from the calories that you burn from the exercise, you won't be doing much to get those abs to show.
When it comes to cutting calories, some people go way overboard and get themselves on a crash diet. That means going way under the daily requirements in order to speed up the process. What this actually does is encourage your body to burn muscle. This is how people end up with skinny-fat physiques: too little muscle mass. When cutting you want to burn fat while maintaining as much muscle as possible. That's why a small deficit of up to 500 calories is ideal. It will reduce the likelihood of burning muscle while still encouraging steady fat loss.
For those looking to hit that calorie deficit there are two important components to consider: diet and cardio. In order to make sure your cut is a success you need to achieve the right balance between the two. That means not too much dieting and/or cardio. Next, we will break down how you can go about making sure you get both parts right.
1 – Planning Out Your Meals
When it comes to just how many calories you should be consuming it's a bit of a guessing game. There are a variety of lifestyle and genetic factors that influence how much you can eat per day without gaining any weight. The easiest way to start is to go online and find a BMR (Basal metabolic rate) calculator. These will give you a baseline estimate of how many calories you can burn, based on your age, height, weight and activity level. Try consuming that many calories each day for 2 weeks and weigh yourself throughout. If your weight remains stable you know you have found your baseline rate. If your weight goes up, you are slightly overshooting your calories. If your weight drops you are consuming too little.
Once you have determined your BMR you can start making adjustments to your diet. Aim for a 250-500 calorie deficit each day. This will put you on track to lose 0.5-1 pounds per week – a level that is considered to be safe by the bodybuilding community. Make sure you weigh yourself on a weekly basis to ensure you are losing at the same rate. While it might be tempting to try and speed things up by losing more than 1 pound per week, there is a good chance you will only be burning muscle at that point. Obviously this is going to leave you with a worse-looking physique which defeats the purpose of your entire cut.
The easiest way to make sure you hit your daily calorie target is to plan out your meals in advance. Create a worksheet in Excel or use one of those calorie-counting apps on your phone to create a meal plan that works out to the exact number of calories you are aiming for. Once you've done this all you need to do is follow the meal plan. While it won't be accurate down to the exact calorie it will be close enough that your weight loss will average 0.5-1 pounds per week if you hit that target deficit. We also recommend preparing a lot of the meals on the weekend for the week ahead. That way all you need to do is pull out a tupperware container from your fridge and you will have a meal that has the exact calorie content you are looking for.
In terms of the actual macronutrient breakdown, make sure you are getting at least your weight in protein. This will help fill you up and boost your metabolism. Don't shy away from dietary fats as these will help regulate hormone levels and help preserve muscle mass. The balance of calories should come from high quality complex carbohydrate sources.
2 – Should You Do Cardio?
Most people associate losing weight with spending hours upon hours running on a treadmill. As it turns out, excessive cardio can actually mess up your cut just as much as it can help it. Look at guys who do lots of long-distance running. Notice how while they are lean they also lack muscle mass? That's because long-distance running encourages your body to break down muscle tissue as fuel. Sprinters, on the other hand, tend to carry far more muscle on their bodies.
When it comes to losing fat, you don't actually need cardio at all. As long as you are consuming a calorie deficit you will continue to lose fat, it's as simple as that. Cardio is simply a tool for achieving a calorie deficit. By doing cardio you can eat more calories and still be at a deficit. In terms of the cardio sessions, try to keep them under 45 minutes as anything above that will spike your cortisol levels and encourage your body to burn muscle.
If you are short on time or want the best bang for your buck, we recommend doing high intensity interval training (HIIT). These workouts involve doing short bursts of intense activity followed by short rest periods. Studies show that they are extremely effective at burning calories while maintaining muscle mass. The thing you need to be careful with, however, is not doing HIIT too often. It puts tremendous stress on your body so it should be limited to 3x per week. Also, make sure you do cardio on non-lifting days so that it doesn't interfere with your muscle recovery.
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Financial incentives encourage advisors to talk trash about indexing.
The truth about index investing must be told over and over again because lies are constantly being told around it. Many of those telling lies are financial advisors whose income depends on their client's use of high-cost active management strategies. They view simple, low-cost passive strategies through index funds as bad for their business.
I started out about 22 years ago as an investment professional monitoring and evaluating active managers. As a result of this experience, by the mid-1990s, I became an avid believer in what John Bogle, Charley Ellis, Burton Malkeil and many others had been saying for a long time. The fees in active funds are too high, the talent too scarce, and competition too intense for active managers to outperform indexing in the long-term. Ellis cleverly described the entire process as a loser's game.
My upcoming book, The Power of Passive Investing, provides summaries of exhaustive academic studies covering the active versus passive debate going back many decades. Every study in the book ends with the same conclusion; while a handful of active managers beat their benchmarks due to skill, it wasn't by much, and most didn't sustain that benchmark-beating performance for long. In addition, it's not possible to determine luck from skill or to pick skilled managers in advance. To make matters worse for investors, the success rate for a portfolio of funds drops precipitously as more active funds are added to the portfolio.
With the evidence overwhelmingly in favor of passive investing for the long-term, why won't more advisors admit these facts and shift their focus to advising clients on the benefits of index investing rather than making believe they're market gurus or trying to pick those who are? One reason – there's a lot more money to be made by keeping the lie alive. The fees and commissions earned through active investing are considerably higher than what should be earned by telling the truth about passive investing and charging a fair fee for this advice. Even those advisors who have switched can't bring it upon themselves to lower their own fee. See my recent article on High-Fee Passive Advisor Hypocrisy.
Brokers in particularly are deeply set against index fund investing because they believe it's very bad for their revenue stream. Their efforts to sell costly actively-managed mutual funds have generated a lot of trash talk about low-cost index funds. The following is a list of 5 common lies spun by advisors who are dead-set against indexing.
Indexing works because active investing can't work. The fees are too high, the opportunities too few, and the talent too scarce. Ignore the lies told by those people who earn a fat living selling the dream of market beating returns. You'll earn more money over your lifetime by creating and maintaining a low-cost, low-tax, low-turnover portfolio of index funds.


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It can be pretty frustrating. When you do not get sleep and have to keep turning around in bed till the late hours of the night, you not only lose sleep but get up feeling tired and groggy. You just do not look forward to the new day with enthusiasm. All of us are aware how important it is to start the day feeling fresh and zestful. But lack of sleep or insomnia is a major problem faced by many people across age groups. Those suffering from insomnia generally tend to slowly suffer from other diseases as well such as hypertension, elevated blood sugar levels and so on. Good sleep is paramount and most necessary for good health. It is the body's method to recharge each day.
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USGS real-time maps of flood and high flow conditions for Arizona may be accessed online.
Floodwaters closed portions of Interstate 17, and likely exceeded historical records. USGS crews are currently flagging the crest of the floodwaters which will be surveyed to produce estimates of the water height at selected locations.
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How to Format Scatterplot Charts in iBooks Author
A popular way of showing information visually is by using a chart, which converts series of data (such as sales over multiple financial quarters) into bars, lines, and other graphical presentations. Scatterplot charts are great for showing how data is clustered. iBooks Author lets you create such charts based on data, in much the same way that Microsoft Excel and Apple Numbers do.
To create a chart, use the Charts icon menu in the toolbar to choose the desired chart type (there are 19 types). Or you can choose Insert→Chart and then choose the desired chart type from the submenu that appears. iBooks Author creates a chart that uses sample data. It also displays the Chart inspector and the Chart Data Editor panel.
The iBook Author Chart inspector makes it easy to create a scatterplot chart that demonstrates the relationships between data. The Chart pane for scatterplots has just two options:
Show Title: Select this option to add a title to the chart. The word Title appears above the chart, and you can edit it, as desired, by double-clicking it and entering (or pasting) your text.
Show Legend: This option is selected by default and displays a legend for your chart, comprising colored squares or circles (depending on the chart's presentation type) and the labels for which axis they represent. The legend appears in its own text box, and you can reposition it on the page or layout, as desired, by dragging it. If you don't want a legend to appear, deselect this option.
The Axis pane lacks the Label Every __ Categories option available for bar and line charts, but for a scatterplot chart, you can set the scale value and value display settings for the x axis, not just the y axis, unlike for bar and line charts.
The Series pane differs from bar charts in several ways:
Data Symbol: This pop-up menu lets you choose the type of indicator for the points on the line; you can choose from seven shapes, as well as the option to have no point indicator. The adjacent field and stepper controls let you control the size of the point indicators.
Connect Points: This pop-up menu lets you choose whether the lines between data points are straight or curved.
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Maybe I should be thankful to the threat of Alzheimer's. It reminds me to live life as fully as I can. Or, as Gwendolyn Brooks writes, "conduct your blooming in the noise and the whip of the whirlwind."
Alzheimer's Reading Room
|Patrick T. Reardon
Patrick is a baby boomer and with great frequency boomers are going to wonder, a senior moment or the start of something more serious?
This will be especially true of boomers who have parents or relatives living with dementia.
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Patrick described his moment of forgetting in this way.
The other day, I was talking with some friends about movies, and somehow the conversation got onto the film "Elf."
There was a point I wanted to make about the actor who played Will Farrell's father in the movie, but, for the life of me, I couldn't remember his name.
I knew he'd played Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather." And Brian Piccolo in "Brian's Song." And Hugh Grant's future father-in-law in "Mickey Blue Eyes." But his name escaped me.
I tried various mental tricks, such as running through the alphabet and trying out various first names, until finally after what seemed like a long time but was probably only — only? — 10 seconds I remembered he's James Caan.
He finally went on to reflect.
The threat of Alzheimer's is a reminder to me to tell my wife I love her, to enjoy the play of shadows against the brick wall across the yard, to drop everything and drive my son to the airport.
Maybe I should be thankful to the threat of Alzheimer's. It reminds me to live life as fully as I can. Or, as Gwendolyn Brooks writes, "conduct your blooming in the noise and the whip of the whirlwind."
I found this to be a wonderful and uplifting article and perspective.
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- How the Loss of Memory Works in Alzheimer's Disease, and How Understanding This Could Help You
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RAIN 7/28: Pandora beats all terrestrial stations among A18-34 in top five markets
EDISON RESEARCH COMPILES PANDORA AQH FOR NEW YORK, L.A., CHICAGO AND OTHER MAJOR MARKETSPandora holds a 0.7 to 0.9 AQH rating among 18-to-34-year-olds in ten major American markets, according to new data released by Edison Research. The webcaster also garners a 0.5 to 0.6 AQH rating among 18-to-49-year-olds. The AQH ratings are based on July 2011 data (Mon-Sun 6am-Mid).
According to RAIN's exclusive analysis of Arbitron ratings among the A18-34 demo, Pandora's AQH is now higher than any terrestrial radio station in all of the five-largest U.S. radio markets.
In New York City, for example, Pandora's 0.7 rating beats the top-rated terrestrial stations (Z100 and Hot 97), which each have a 0.6 rating. (Incidentally, that 0.7 rating gives it about an 8.0 share of all A18-34 listening in the market (to AM/FM plus Pandora combined).)
Similarly, in Los Angeles, Pandora's 0.9 rating among A18-34s is significantly ahead of the leading terrestrial station (KIIS-FM, with a 0.7 rating). In Chicago, Pandora's 0.7 rating among A18-34s puts it ahead of the four stations tied with a 0.6 rating (WOJO, WGCI, WBBM-FM, and Kiss). Rounding out the top five markets, Pandora also leads in San Francisco and Dallas-Ft. Worth.
"Radio is radio," Pandora founder Tim Westergren told an audience at a Pandora Radio Innovators Summit in Los Angeles. "Pandora is simply a smart buy for local advertisers as well as national ones. In fact, some advertising agencies are designating Pandora with the call letters 'WPAN.'"
Find below Pandora's full AQH rating report from Edison Research:
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An average quarter hour (AQH) rating of 1.0 means an average of one percent of a target population is listening to Pandora for at least five minutes or more during any 15 minute window between 6.00 a.m. and midnight.
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Edison Research notes: "Edison Research examined how many listeners tuned into Pandora, how long each person listened and then converted that data into Average Quarter Hour metrics using industry-accepted methodology. In order to qualify as a listener, a person had to listen for at least five minutes within a quarter hour period. Also, for this analysis, Edison did not include Pandora One subscribers who are not served any ads."
(Westergren is the keynote speaker at the upcoming RAIN Summit Chicago.)
RAIN ANALYSIS: It's interesting but not surprising to note that Pandora's highest AQH ratings are in Los Angeles (big music community), San Francisco (big tech community) and Washington DC (big market for at-work in-office listening). It's also interesting that Pandora's audience is pretty consistent across all of the ten markets — among A18-34s, for example, a 0.8 rating +/- 0.1 in every one of the markets.
It's somewhat surprising to see how heavily A18-34 the Pandora audience is: In L.A. or Washington DC, for example, if Pandora has a 0.9 rating in the A18-34 demo and a 0.6 rating in the wider A18-49 demo, algebra suggests that it must have only about a 0.3 rating in the A35-49 demo.
NYT HIGHLIGHTS NET RADIO APPS FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC FANSClassical radio has virtually disappeared from commercial radio, writes the New York Times, "but now, thanks to mobile devices, who needs radio?" The Times' Bob Tedeschi goes on to recommend and review a handful of classical music Internet radio apps for iPhone and Android devices.
That includes apps like Classical Music Radio and Classical Music I: Master's Collection Vol. 1 (pictured).
"With a few good genre-specific apps and a few dollars, classical music aficionados can stay connected to their favorite composers and performances, and discover new ones they might not find elsewhere," Tedeschi writes (here).
SPOTIFY'S ARTIST RADIO ARRIVES IN U.S.Spotify's Pandora-like playlist generator Artist Radio is now available to U.S. users. When the service first arrived in America, the feature — which creates playlists of music similar to a particular artist — was not available due to licensing issues (RAIN coverage here).
Writes Billboard, "Still not available to U.S. Spotify users is the radio function that allows users to create a stream of songs by selecting any combination of genres and decades." Read more on the story here.
NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF RADIO LISTENERS IN POLAND STREAM NET RADIO WEEKLYIn Poland, 61% of radio listeners tune in to Internet radio weekly, according to a new survey from Millward Brown SMG / KRC for the first half of 2011. (Approximately 80% of people in Poland listen to radio.)
Interestingly, 83% say they listen to Internet radio at home and only 28% say they listen at work. Over half, 67%, listen to broadcast radio stations' online streams. Find out more here.
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In case you ever find yourself in the little town of Tonopah, Nevada make sure to check out the infamous Clown Motel, which, if not creepy enough in its own right, sits next to a century-old miner's graveyard.
The motel claims to cater mostly to bikers, truckers, and any cross-country drivers that get lost enough to find themselves in this arid neck of the woods. Now and then a brave tourist will spend a few nights here for novelty's sake.
t just so happens that the motel is also the last center of civilization before the expansive Nevada desert, so if you find yourself being chased by evil clowns in the middle of the night, make sure you bring a canteen or two.
Perhaps the most unsettling thing about the motel is the interior:
Yes: clowns on clowns on clowns! Although many find the countless dolls and figurines unsettling, those who run the quirky joint insist that inspiring fear was never the goal. Still, if you have even the slightest phobia of clowns, this place will give you the heebie-jeebies.
While there are rumors that both the motel and the cemetery are haunted, there is virtually no proof to back that up. Regardless, we think this place is just begging for its spot in the Hollywood horror canon, and we wouldn't be surprised if scary movie based on this creepy attraction was released in the near future.
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