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There's room at the top they are telling you still,
But first you must learn to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill
—John Lennon, "Working Class Hero"
The democratization of the British armed forces during World War II, coupled with the class-leveling necessities of fighting Nazi Germany, was the beginning of the end of the deeply ingrained class system in Britain. This process was hastened by the election in 1945 of the first Labour government in years and the radical social policies that followed, including creation of the National Health Service, nationalization of major industries, and heavy taxation of the rich. During the late 1950's and early 60's, an attitude of anti-establishment contempt was expressed in literature by the Angry Young Man writers like John Osborne and Alan Sillitoe, whose bitter young male protagonists rebelled against the twin constraints of conformity and the remnants of the class system.
In John Braine's 1957 Angry Young Man novel Room at the Top, the main character doesn't so much rebel as attempt to crash the socioeconomic and class barriers in an effort to make it to the Top. The movie version of the novel, released in 1959, is really a hybrid of grim social realism and tragic love story. It's a bit like the Paul Newman movies of the time, The Young Philadelphians (1959) and From the Terrace (1960), but substitutes harshly realistic working-class settings for the slickly photogenic surfaces of the Newman movies. In the American movies Newman is able through his talent and persistence to crash the barriers to success—the personification of the Great American Myth that with hard work anyone can succeed. Not so in the British version; here the young man must claw his way to success.
The young man is Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey), an accountant who works for the local government in Warnley, a grim industrial town in the English Midlands, a few years after the end of the war. Early in the movie, when Joe stands at the window of his dreary bed-sitting room looking up at the hilltop neighborhood where the richest people in town live and tells a colleague from work that he will live there one day, he knows it will take more than hard work to get there. Ruthlessness and manipulation of others are the only means of self-advancement in this world of expectations limited by class identity.
From the moment he first sees Susan Brown (Heather Sears), the virginal young daughter of the most powerful man in town, Joe is convinced that she is the way out of the dead-end, working-class life that seems to be his destiny. The difference in class between the two, however, seems to be a nearly insurmountable obstacle to Joe's aspirations. Susan's family are appalled at his pursuit of her, especially her snobbish mother. Susan's boyfriend, an ex-officer, seems to turn up every time Joe tries to get Susan alone, constantly taunting Joe's working-class background by calling him "Sergeant" and ribbing him for having been a prisoner of war. Even Joe's friends warn him off his plans by repeating the message of "stick to your own kind."
One sequence that graphically underscores the way class prejudice stands between Joe and Susan takes place at a formal banquet that Joe attends, even though he knows he will be out of place there. He boldly walks up to the table where Susan, her boy friend, her parents, and some of their powerful friends are sitting and introduces himself. Here he is treated with cold formality and condescension. As soon as he speaks, the jarring contrast between his working-class regional accent and the educated, received speech of those seated at the table is apparent. They don't invite him to sit but keep him standing as they interrogate him about his connections to the upper-class residents of the town where he grew up. As they are well aware, he knows none of these people. The intent of their conversation is to politely humiliate Joe by reminding him of his position on the social scale.
In another powerful sequence, Joe travels to the town where he grew up when he unexpectedly receives a job offer from the owner of the factory where his father worked, and we get a vivid picture of Joe's origins. There he stays with the aunt and uncle he lived with after his parents were killed in an air raid. These are resolutely working-class people who unquestioningly accept their social position and urge Joe not to set his sights too high. Their small terraced house is a depressing place, with its drab, stained walls and few pieces of cheap furniture. The town itself is another gloomy landscape of factories and mills. When Joe finds that the job offer is the result of Susan's father using his connections to try to separate Joe and his daughter—another example of the power of the Old Boy Network—he turns down the job and returns to Warnley.
One of the places Joe pursues Susan to is the local amateur dramatic society, where he believes he stands a good chance of getting her alone. It is at a rehearsal there that he meets an unhappily married older woman, Alice Aisgill (Simone Signoret), and before long begins an affair with her. Alice and Joe slowly develop the kind of intimate emotional connection he could never have with the sweet but immature and inexperienced Susan. Alice becomes Joe's confidante and soon becomes aware of his nearly obsessive ambition and his desire to use Susan as the means of fulfilling it. She recognizes that the source of his obsession is class insecurity and advises him several times just to "be yourself."
The movie's attitude towards sex is surprisingly adult for the time and made the movie a subject of controversy when it was released. Joe and Alice regularly meet in her friend's flat for trysts. And Joe finally manages to seduce Susan in a memorably staged and filmed sequence at a boathouse by the river, after which Susan is all girlish enthusiasm while Joe seems to experience a major letdown after finally getting what he has been after for so long. Joe's emotions are now in turmoil. Both Susan and Alice are in love with him, but the fact that he is more drawn to Alice's maturity and her understanding of his emotional needs makes it look for a while as though he will abandon his scheme to marry Susan.
Two circumstances intervene to resolve his conflict. Alice's husband, a philandering businessman, refuses to divorce her (the divorce laws in Britain were at the time quite draconian), threatening to impoverish Alice and ruin Joe's career. Then when it turns out that Susan is pregnant, her father proposes that Joe marry her and accept a sinecure in his company, granting Joe everything he has been scheming for just as he has finally begun questioning whether he really wants it after all. Forced to choose between the two women, he reverts to his original values and makes the practical decision, choosing Susan and sacrificing Alice, with tragic results.
Harvey gives the performance of his career, and Signoret (who won an Oscar, surprisingly, over Audrey Hepburn in The Nun's Story) is magnificent as the sensitive, disillusioned older woman who still craves love. She is a version of Camille updated to the post-war world of materialism—she must accept rejection by her young lover so that he can chase his dreams of economic betterment—and Signoret's deeply moving balance of hope and resignation gives the movie its emotional center without pushing it into soap territory.
The black-and-white cinematography by Freddie Francis (winner of two Oscars and later director of many cheesy horror movies) is first-rate, capturing in crisp light-and-shadow the bleak factory towns and dingy interiors of the pubs, flats, and houses where much of the movie takes place. Between 1956 and 1999 he photographed some of the best-looking British and American movies of the time, including three for David Lynch. (Remember the black-and-white Gustave Doré-like look of The Elephant Man?). Just check out his credits on IMDb and be amazed at the visually striking movies he photographed. One especially memorable scene in Room at the Top occurs when Joe finally manages to get Susan alone for the first time, and in a very long take the camera follows him as he prowls through the local library pursuing her through and around the stacks.
The elegant direction of Jack Clayton is also first-rate. This was one of his earliest movies, and although his later career was uneven, he did go on to direct some excellent movies, including The Innocents (1961) and The Pumpkin Eater (1964). The performances of Deborah Kerr in the former (my favorite Kerr performance) and Anne Bancroft in the latter, along with Maggie Smith's performances in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1986) and the TV mini-series Memento Mori (1992), and Simone Signoret's in this movie should affirm his reputation as a superior director of actresses. And considering the authors of the source material of his best work—Henry James, Penelope Mortimer, Brian Moore, and Muriel Spark—he should be regarded as a notable literary interpreter. He has been criticized by Andrew Sarris as an impersonal director, but I'm not convinced that a director with a more distinctive style would have been as effective as Clayton with actresses of that caliber or as an adaptor of works by writers of that caliber.
If its style has less innovation and panache than the key films of the British New Wave of the early 1960's, Room at the Top—with its depiction of life in a dismal post-war English industrial town dominated by class divisions and conflicts—clearly presages those films. With its realistic probing of social and sexual issues, and its thoughtful exploration of materialism and status-worship in opposition to more humanistic values, it's an outstanding movie in its own right.

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7:00 AM | Weekend starts off real well and then goes downhill...significant rain event likely on Sunday night/early Monday
Paul Dorian
6-Day DC Forecast
Partly sunny skies, quite mild, an isolated shower and maybe an afternoon thunderstorm, most of the day will be rain-free, highs in the mid 70's
Mainly cloudy early with a lingering shower possible then partly cloudy late, mild, lows by morning in the mid 50's
Mostly sunny, a bit of a breeze, quite mild, upper 70's
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, turning colder late, upper 40's
Increasing clouds, noticeably cooler, rain possible late in the day and at night, mid 60's
Periods of rain in the morning, lingering showers in the afternoon, mild, upper 60's
Partly sunny, mild, chance for a shower, upper 60's
Mostly sunny, cooler, low 60's
A weak frontal system is approaching the eastern states today and it is generating scattered showers in the Mid-Atlantic region this morning - perhaps there will be an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. The weekend starts off real well with warm, dry conditions on Saturday, but then Sunday turns cooler along with increasing clouds. A significant rain event is likely in the DC metro region during Sunday night and early Monday as the overall weather pattern begins a transition to colder-than-normal weather which will be the dominate theme in the eastern two-thirds of the nation as we progress through the latter stages of April.


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How to Ask Your Mom for Deodorant?
Do you need deodorant, but are too afraid to ask for it? Here's a plan to get you through!
About Deodorant?
We all use deodorant every day, but it's easy to take it for granted. Being informed can help you make a better decision about something you use daily! It's separate from antiperspirants, but they...
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I need deodorant i think?
Tell your mom? lol =) Hope that helped! (i guess)
Deodorant got in my eye Please Help!?
Use an eye bath. If that still doesn't work consult a doctor. If you leave it too late your eye could be damaged permanently, you could even go blind, so don't procrastinate!
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THE HAGUE : Croatia on Monday said Serbia was "in denial" over genocide allegedly committed in the early 1990s, at the start of a court case that threatens to further sour relations between the Balkan neighbours.
"Many political leaders in Serbia have maintained an attitude of denial" about the alleged genocide, Croatia's representative Vesna Crnic-Grotic told the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ). "It is to our great regret that this (attitude) persists today," she told the UN's highest court, where the case finally opened on Monday. Croatia in 1999 dragged Serbia to the ICJ on genocide charges relating to Zagreb's 1991-95 war of independence following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. Croatia accused Serbia of "ethnic cleansing" which it said was "a form of genocide which resulted in large numbers of Croatian citizens being displaced, killed, tortured or illegally detained, as well as extensive property destruction".
Some 20,000 people died in the war, one of several to shake the Balkans in the 1990s.
Zagreb wants judges to order Belgrade to pay compensation for damage "to persons and properties as well as to the Croatian economy and environment... a sum to be determined by the court".
Belgrade responded with a countersuit in 2010, saying some 200,000 ethnic Serbs were forced to flee in 1995 when Zagreb launched a military operation to retake its territory.
Following that counter-offensive, called Operation Storm, ethnic Serb numbers in the area dwindled from 12 percent to four percent.
Belgrade was also outraged in 2012 when Operation Storm's Croatian military commander, Ante Gotovina, was acquitted on appeal by the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
So far the ICJ, which rules in disputes between states, has recognised only one genocide case since opening its doors in 1946.
In 2007 it ruled that genocide took place in 1995, at Srebrenica in neighbouring Bosnia, when almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys were slaughtered by Bosnian Serb troops after they overran a UN-protected enclave.
Genocide is the most serious of international crimes but also one of the hardest to prove.
Both Zagreb and Belgrade said previously they would consider withdrawing their cases before the ICJ if certain conditions were met. But politicians in both Balkan neighbours in recent weeks said it was too late too late for an agreement on a withdrawal. Serbia is to present its arguments on March 10.


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Fish Report, May 23 Ed
By: [Byline]
CACHUMA: The bass action really started to turn on with a good bite on reaction baits for both the smallmouth and largemouth. The catfish also liked the warm condition last week and moved shallow in the channl cuts and backs of coves. Crappie are still showing off the Cistern Island with mini jigs topped with a meal worm or Crappie Nibble. Trout action slowed, but trollers working the dam and along the north shore with four colors of lead core are still getting a few fish to three pounds. Carp are excellent for bowfishermen, especially in Johnson and Cachuma bays in the mornings. Carp bowfishing permits are available at the entrance gate. Private boats must be inspected for quagga mussels and face a 10-day dry dock requirement before being allowed to launch. The boat launch remains open, but boats must get a quagga mussel inspection. Information: 805-688-4040.
CASITAS: The bass bite has been fair to good for anglers dipping live shad and fishing the candy bait early or late in the day. Even without shad, topwater, jerk baits, and cranks have been getting a the bass. Top fish reported was a six-pound largemouth landed by Eric Rinnert, Los Angeles, on a live shad. The heat this past week kept a lot of anglers away and the water has warmed and dirtied up a little. Redear and bluegill are fair with some better fish in the pound class or better showing on nightcrawlers. No other species reported. Private boats must be inspected for quagga mussels and face a 35-day dry dock requirement before being allowed to launch. Information: 805-649-2043.
CASTAIC: Water level is dropping about a foot per day. Stripers are good with the best bait action on lug worms, sardines, and blood worms in 60 to 100 feet of water in the Ski Arm, off Kong Island, the dam, and Necktie Canyon. Some fish also on swimbaits. Mark Jenson, Newhall, had a seven-pound striper on a swim bait at the dam. Joe Battaglia, Castaic, landed a four-pound striper on a lug worm. The largemouth bite has also been good in 10 to 25 feet of water around much of the lake, mostly on swimbaits and jerkbaits. Phil Howard, San Bernardino, landed a three-pound largemouth on a jerbait. The last trout plants of the season by the DFW went in last week and three weeks ago. A few rainbows reported at the launch ramp and marina, and the catfish bite is starting to improve. More and more bluegill are also starting to show in six to 12 feet of water. For information call 661-775-6232.
PIRU: Windy this past week, but the largemouth bass bite has been good on plastics and reaction baits with most fish in six to 20 feet of water. The average fish is from one to two pounds. A few catfish reports, and a few crappie anglers have landed fish to two pounds from 12 to 20 feet of water on small jigs. The bluegill action is also starting to improve. Information: store and bait shop at 805-521-1500, x207 (open Thursday through Monday), the gatehouse at x201, or at www.camplakepiru.com. PYRAMID: Winds have hampered the fishing, but the striper bite remains very good with tons of small fish from 10 to 12 inches showing, but still few bigger fish. The best bait action has been on nightcrawlers, cut baits, lug worms, and bloodworms, and trollers are also getting a lot of fish. Good catfish action in the main channel by the gate house and in most of the deeper coves and bays. The best catfish bite has been on nightcrawlers, blood worms, lug worms, and cut baits. The largemouth bass bite has improved, and the best bite is on plastics and nightcrawlers. Most are one to two pounds with a few bigger fish, and the bulk of the fish are shallow now. DFW trout plant last week. Fair action around the launch ramp. No reports on other species. There is a health warning about eating fish from here. Emigrant Landing entrance booth at 661-295-7155.
PUDDINGSTONE: Overall, there has been pretty good bass action and the bluegill are showing in pretty good numbers with some fish pushing a half-pound. Redear and crappie still spotty. Park and lake fishing information: 909-599-8411.
SANTA FE DAM: No recent DFW plants. Information: 626-334-1065.
ALONDRA PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
BALBOA PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants. Carp fishing slow.
BELVEDERE PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
CERRITOS PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
DOWNEY WILDERNESS PARK: No recent DFW plants.
ECHO PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
EL DORADO PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
ELIZABETH LAKE: DFW trout plant two weeks ago.
HANSEN DAM LAKE: No recent DFW plants. Information: 888-527-2757 or 818-899-3779.
HOLLENBECK LAKE: No recent DFW plants. Information: 213-261-0113.
JACKSON LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
JOHN FORD PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
KENNETH HAHN PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
LA MIRADA PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
LEGG LAKES: No recent DFW plants.
LINCOLN PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
MAGIC JOHNSON LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
MACARTHUR PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants.
PECK ROAD PARK LAKE: No recent DFW plants. Information: 818-448-7317.


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People often ask me why we're hiring new employees even though we're also letting people go. Why, they ask, can't the redundancies be used to fill the job openings?
We need to grow to accommodate our clients' wishesDiane van Galen Last - van Leeuwen Recruitment Business Partner Retail & Private Banking
Sadly this isn't always possible. Supply and demand aren't always in balance. Everyone has their own talents, of course, but that's beside the point. With jobs at the bank changing, a person's talents don't necessarily match the job that's available.
Pocket banking
We need to grow to accommodate our clients' wishes. Not only that, but technology is developing at such a pace that clients are demanding new digital solutions all the time. Technology allows clients to do their banking from a pocket device. This means that we need ICT specialists – for example people who are good at developing apps, people who are aware of the latest technological developments. We also need marketeers who know how to fulfil our clients' needs, and security specialists for the numerous online applications.
The client decides the channel
Because of this digitisation, the numbers of clients doing business at the branch offices are significantly down from some years ago. So we're closing branches. More complex issues still demand a personal touch, but clients can decide for themselves whether to do this by telephone, on location or by webcam. This approach means that employees need to be flexible and responsive. Increasingly, we're focusing our training and selection on these qualities.
Specific jobs
Besides digitisation, we also need to fill specialist jobs to accommodate the increasing numbers of legal and regulatory changes. We need people for Compliance and Legal, for example. These jobs are highly specific, and obviously not everyone possesses the necessary expertise. And we don't expect them to. But even additional training can't guarantee a perfect match on both sides. Then we help people to find a new job outside the bank. And to make sure that we have the right people in the right places, we also look beyond our own organisation.


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UK Unions Threaten French-Style Riots In Backlash To Draconian Austerity Measures
UK Daily Mail
Oct 21, 2010
Unions told the Government to brace itself for French-style street protests last night after the Chancellor confirmed that half a million public sector jobs will be axed.
Militant bosses said the paring back of the state payroll would spark the kind of 'resistance' that has led to outbreaks of violence across the Channel.
George Osborne told MPs that 490,000 jobs are expected to be lost, but stressed they would be weeded out over a period of four years.
The Chancellor said that 'natural turnover' would account for many of the reductions, with posts left empty when employees decide to leave.
One in 12 civil servants moves on every year.
The Rest…HERE


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The success of Consumer Direct, based in Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, clearly demonstrates that the Western Isles is an ideal location...
When Alex Tearse first thought about moving to the Western Isles and continuing to work for his current employer, he didnt really think it would ever really happen. But once Alex met Donnie Morrison from Work Global he quickly realised that teleworking was indeed a viable option.
The Work Global team introduced Alex to a wide range of individuals who were already doing what Alex had only dreamed about - carrying out high quality, well paid jobs in an idyllic environment and a really high quality of life.
"Looking back, Work Global helped me in numerous ways. They provided me with highly relevant information because they understood the issues and challenges I would face teleworking. After teleworking successfully for some time I decided I would like to work in a team environment, Work Global were on hand to help find a company that would benefit from my skills."
Alex Tearse
Alexs in-depth knowledge of Internet development and marketing and experience in many areas including management, training, development and marketing were ideal for a new media operation, which was setting up in Stornoway - Eolas Media Ltd. Alexs experience with VR software company, Superscape, and his blue chip experience with clients such as Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Lego, Exel Logistics and the European Commission, secured him the position of head of the New Media operation for Eolas Media Ltd.
Anne Buchanan, ReefNet's other founder, graduated from Lewis Castle College in 1999 with a degree in computing - the first to be run in the Western Isles. Anne worked as a key developer with Eolas Media Ltd with Alex until the company decided to focus on the television side of its operation and it decided to close its media operation, despite having provided their staff with training in some of the most innovative areas of media production.
Alex met Anne Buchanan and together they talked about having always wanted to start their own business. They had always thought that this would really only be possible if they were based on the mainland - (how wrong they were - they were to find out). Their first port of call was Work Global, who then introduced them to Western Isles Enterprise and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - organisations which could help them with business advice, training and grant funding applications.
ReefNet was established in May 2001 to provide a range of Internet services. ReefNets core services included web site design and development, database-driven web sites, e-commerce solutions, web-based interfaces, server-side programming, marketing advice and training. Alex and Anne have never looked back. The company boomed throughout 2002 and they have collected numerous prestigious awards including Shell LiveWire Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2002 for the Western Isles, Champion of Champions, in the Royal Bank of Scotland Business Growth Challenge and Winners at the Web 2002.
"The success of ReefNet really does show that living in the Western Isles presents no barrier when it comes to competing in the world of e-commerce. Many of our clients are mainland based and we are finding that businesses are delighted to find that they can get superb creative work and innovative e-commerce solutions which do not carry the cost of a city centre office overhead in the price."
Anne Buchanan
The ReefNet team have now moved into office accommodation in Stornoway rather than working from Annes home and with their reputation and workload growing.
"We will continue to liaise with Work Global - we know they will help guide us through the next stages of our business development. The Work Global team are utterly committed to making businesses grow and prosper in the Western Isles and their enthusiasm and boundless optimism is just what every company needs, irrespective of whether they are setting up or are looking to relocate."
Alex Tearse
Visit www.reefnet.co.uk/gallery/ for a portfolio of their work.


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Our primary focus is assisting deaf teams around the world translate scripture into sign language.
Our goal is to provide a portable, low-cost software/hardware package for the production of animated sign language using markerless motion capture as an accelerated method for sign language translation
Many translation teams face barriers in producing traditional video, where the Gospel is not tolerated and Christians face persecution. Many deaf individuals in these situations carry the daily burden of sharing Scripture in their language through video with the risk of arrest, death and having their work destroyed.
Through the years traditional video recording of signers has proven to be inefficient in many areas. Re-takes and manual editing make this a tedious process. Signers with skills appropriate for video storytelling come and go, or change in physical appearance before filming is complete, or may acquire damaged reputations, causing years of video production to lose its acceptability within the local deaf community.
We aim to provide a more efficient solution. Specifically, to provide a language independent system comprised of precise motion tracking, intuitive editing, avatar/scene compositing and video render.


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It's a slightly tricky business asking Imogen Thomas to talk about her year. She goes quiet for a moment or two. "I am going to have to think about how I am going to word this," she says.
Well, perhaps, you can just start by telling me about how it all kicked off, I say. How you came to be in the public eye this year?
"This is such a difficult question. I know this is ridiculous but I have quite a lot of legal stuff going on at the moment. You can say it. But I can't."
So, what I can say is that Imogen Thomas was at the centre of a super-injunction scandal when a married footballer successfully applied to the high court to prevent any details of an affair he'd allegedly had with her from being made public. And what I can also say is that after weeks of speculation on Twitter and elsewhere, the MP John Hemming used parliamentary privilege to name the footballer as Ryan Giggs in a Commons debate.
Can we name the footballer? Can Imogen? When I meet her despite the fact the case had led to a quasi constitutional crisis with the power of the courts simply overwhelmed by the sheer number of injunction breakers, Thomas still can't say the words "Ryan" and "Giggs" in any sort of sentence.
Though that might be about to change. Because on Thursday, she was vindicated at the High Court. The evidence that the footballer's lawyers had used against her, and to successfully petition for the injunction, convinced the judge that she may have been trying to blackmail him, for between £50-100,000. This week Mr Justice Eady was told that the footballer now accepted there was no basis for an allegation of blackmail.
And the judge also raised the question whether "there is no longer any point in maintaining the anonymity". No ruling has yet to be made, but watch this space.
For Thomas, it's an obvious relief. "It was frustrating for me because I never wanted to speak about what went on. And I still don't now. I never want to. It's not in my interest. But it's difficult for me, because I was being accused of things and I know the truth and I am not allowed to say it."
She is, in many ways, an unlikely champion of free speech. An ex-beauty queen, a former Big Brother contestant and a glamour model, she's no stranger to publicity. But after the super-injunction was issued, the publicity was of a whole different order.
"I was terrified, to be honest. When you have photographers camping outside your house every day for about five months, it takes over your life. Even though I was working in the media beforehand, when I was in Big Brother, it was just a different kind of fame.
"I just wasn't used to seeing photos of myself every single day in the newspaper, and you start to hate yourself because you don't like the way you look. And there were times when I turned to alcohol and antidepressants. I just worried about what the press were going to write next."
You didn't like the way you were being portrayed?
"I obviously didn't like it. Nobody would like it. I wasn't being portrayed in a good light at all. What I did was wrong. But the way I was treated was horrible."
There were death threats on Twitter, she says. And because she couldn't go out, she stayed home and drank. But the worst of it was that she simply couldn't defend herself. It was the accusations of blackmail that stung the most. And the fact that, until this week, she's been unable to defend herself against them.
The legal case is rumbling on. "But it's a rich man's world. Having money, you can buy whatever you want. You can buy your privacy. If I had a choice and they told me it would cost £50,000 to keep your name out of the paper, I wouldn't have been able to afford it. I didn't have that kind of money. But because someone has money, they can do that. I just think it is ridiculous. The whole thing is a farce. I just think it should be equal for everyone."
Still, on the plus side, "I've had quite a lot of work from it. And, to be honest, when my name was first out there I thought I'd never work again." She recently appeared on the cover of Nuts naked apart from some strategic strips of gaffer tape. "And I would just really like to start a family now. Everyone thinks I'm just this girl who craved attention, a reality star. But I went to university. I've got a good degree."
There's one thing she's sure about though. "I will never have an affair again. Absolutely not. What I did was wrong. But there are only so many times you can say sorry."


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Fallbrook resident and former Miramar College Physical Education Department chair Kathy Cordes has joined Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Carl Lewis and others in a hall of fame recognizing athletes, educators and others in the fitness world.
"This organization is such a big deal, and this being their highest award is just a tremendous honor," Cordes said about being named to the Society of Health and Physical Educators Hall of Fame.
Cordes was the first female varsity coach at Notre Dame University and is considered a pioneer in the modern era of physical education, often credited with helping redefine how it is taught.
Recognized in 2014 with a lifetime achievement award from the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, Cordes is retired but remains active in physical education. Two textbooks she wrote more than 20 years ago still are taught in colleges, and one may be revised with a fifth edition soon.
"Kathleen Cordes has a long and distinguished career in coaching, administration and academia," said SHAPE America President Jackie Lund, who also called Cordes a trailblazer in her field.
SHAPE was formed in 1885 and is the nation's largest membership organization of health and physical education professionals. Its hall of fame was created about 30 years ago, and one educator and one celebrated professional are inducted each year.
The second inductee this year was Christine Brennan, national sports columnist for USA Today. The ceremony was March 17 in Boston, but Cordes could not attend because an East Coast storm caused her flight to be cancelled.
She delivered her acceptance speech through FaceTime, recapping her involvement with sports going back to her days playing tennis in an Orange County high school and then at Indiana University.
She graduated from the university in 1972, the same year Congress passed the educational amendment known as Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in schools, leading to much greater participation in sports for female athletes.
Cordes soon became an assistant to the head coach of Ball State University's women's varsity team, then was hired to coach tennis, golf and volleyball at Hanover College in Indiana. She then became director of modern dance, worked with cheerleaders, taught sports history, the philosophy of sport, physical education in the elementary school, archery and synchronized swimming.
"In after years, I understand why Hellen Keller said, 'Life is either a great adventure or nothing,'" she said about the workload.
"And it also seemed to me that Eleanor Roosevelt was right on the mark when she said, 'Do one thing every day that scares you,'" she said. "To do that I now realize that teachers must be daring, bold, brave, creative, and study hard, like all of you are doing at this conference."
Cordes also worked at Spalding University in Kentucky, and in 1976 she beat out 200 applicants to become the first female varsity coach at the University of Notre Dame, where she coached tennis.
"Col. (John) Stevens, the associate athletic director, took a puff of his cigar and said after my interviews, 'We like you, but ya gotta teach ice skating.'" she said in her speech. Cordes grew up in Southern California and had to learn how to skate after she was hired.
She never actually taught it and thinks Stevens may have been testing her, but she was assigned to teach modern dance. To her surprise, her class was mostly men, including the football team.
"I won't take credit, but they were No. 1 in the nation that year," she said.
After a year at Notre Dame, Cordes was hired as the first athletic director of all sports at nearby St. Mary's College, which had a new multimillion-dollar sports facility.
After three Indiana blizzards in a row, Cordes was ready to return to Southern California. She became chair of the physical education and recreation department at Whittier College in 1979.
At Whittier, Cordes developed curriculum in the new field of sports ethics, and as her writings on the topic became widely known. She was invited to lecture on the subject at Cambridge University.
She also developed classes about how sports originated from religious rituals and was invited to New Zealand to lecture about Native American dances and rituals. Two Venezuela universities also invited her to be a visiting professor.
From 1990 to 1999 she was chair of the physical education department at Miramar College and honors director for the San Diego Community College District.
Her 14 books include "Outdoor Recreation: Enrichment for a Lifetime" from 1993 and "Applications in Recreation and Leisure for Today and the Future" from 1996. Both are in their fourth edition, and Cordes said there is talk of 'Outdoor Recreation' have a fifth edition.
Cordes is retired, but is still active on the Santa Rosa Plateau Nature Education Foundation, which teaches outdoor art, music and science activities to about 9,000 students in grades three through 12 in Temecula and Murrieta.
She also is watching with interest any changes that may be made to Title IX under the new presidential administration.
"Each president can have his impact," she said. "Politically, it's a real concern."


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Two sets of remains found in RileyCounty last month have been identified.
They are of a young mother and her toddler son and their deaths are being treated as homicides.
The bodies of 18-year-old Tanya Carmen Lydia Maldonado and her 15-month-old son, Juan Luis Maldonado were found October 25th near Ogden in RileyCounty.
The suspect is 22-year-old Luis Antonio Aguirre. Riley County police say he and Maldonado had a previous relationship but wouldn't discuss the nature of that.
The investigation crossed state lines, with Riley County detectives visiting Illinoisand Texas before arresting Aguirre.
"The suspect was subsequently arrested at approximately 10pm on Friday, October 30th and is currently confined in Austin, TX, at the Travis County jail on $2.5 million bond," said Brad Schoen, the director of the Riley County Police Department.
The Maldonados' last known address was a rescue mission in Chicago while Aguirre's was this apartment in Ogden. No one answered the door there Monday. However, police say Aguirre had lived in Chicago.
"He was not active duty military," Schoen said. "He was, or at least had been, we're unsure whether he still is or not, a member of the army national guard. And I believe his unit was based in the Chicago area."
A hunter found the remains of the Maldonados in a shallow grave near Ogden, partially buried. The Shawnee County Coroner's office assisted Riley Countypolice in the investigation.
Meanwhile, Aguirre's extradition hearing to Kansas is tentatively set for Wednesday in Texas.
Reporting: Amy Wolf
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Hello beauties! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
Guess who was over the moon when they realized there is a physical Birchbox store in Soho? Yes you guessed it, me! I happily blocked off some time to shop in Soho before my flight back home and boy was it worth it. I haven't used the products long enough to review them so I'll focus on the experience and the differences between the two subscriptions offered.
My wife and I were happily greeted upon entering and assisted throughout the process of building a box. We confused the poor sales lady because although we are both women we didn't both want the women's product samples. At first glance both options appear to be similar since they offer the same product categories. However, upon closer inspection the box, product size, and price are very different. Women have the option of several aesthetically pleasing box designs while men only have one. The men's box is bigger and more sturdy. Also,the men's products are substantially larger and have more monetary value. For example the box my wife put together came with a wallet that has a retail value of $35.00. On the contrary there were no non-beauty products available for the women's box.
It should be noted that the current monthly rate for women's subscription is $10 a month and the men's is set at $20 a month. This obviously explains the difference in quality. Bare in mind that a lot of the products that are marketed towards men also work well for women. We often product swap in my house and sadly we most often find that the products for men are usually more potent, use less fillers and offer larger product containers *sad face* I also keep this in mind when shopping for accessories such as hats that are very gender neutral.
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As spring approaches, lilies will become more common in households as potted plants or in bouquets. Unfortunately, several types of lilies can be deadly to cats. Easter lily, tiger lily, rubrum lily, Japanese show lily, some species of day lily, and certain other members of the Liliaceae family can cause kidney failure in cats.
Within only a few hours of ingestion of the lily plant material, the cat may vomit, become lethargic, or develop a lack of appetite. These signs continue and worsen as kidney damage progresses. Without prompt and proper treatment by a veterinarian, the cat may develop kidney failure in approximately 36-72 hours.
All parts of the lily plant are considered toxic to cats and consuming even small amounts can cause severe poisoning. Cat owners should be aware of the dangers of lily ingestion and remove them from their cat's access.
Lilies that have been shown to cause kidney failure in cats include:
Note: This list is not all inclusive.
|Common Name
|Scientific Name
|Easter Lily
|Lilium Longiflorum
|Tiger Lily
|Lilium Tigrinum
|Rubrum Lily
|Lilium Speciosum
|Japanese Show Lily
|Lilium Lancifolium
|Day Lily
|Hemerocallis Species
Easter Lily - Lilium Longiflorum
Lily family
Toxicity rating: HIGH
Animals affected: The only reported toxicity is in cats.
Dangerous parts of plant: Leaves primarily, stems and flowers may also be toxic.
Class of signs: Gastrointestinal irritation (vomiting), depression, lack of appetite.
Signs: Upon consumption of Easter lily (the exact amount is unknown), the cats begin to vomit within an hour or so. The cat then becomes depressed over the next half day, presumably as the toxin begins to affect the kidneys. Within 48 to 96 hours after consumption, the cat will tend to show signs of clinical kidney failure: increased urination, depression, stomach upset, dehydration. Death tends to occur within 5 days.
First Aid: If a cat is seen eating Easter lily, contact a veterinarian immediately. If emergency treatment is begun within 6 hours of consumption, the chance are good that the cat will recover. This generally consists of emptying the gastrointestinal tract of the affected cat and intravenous fluid therapy in a hospital setting. If more than 18 hours has elapsed, the cat may not survive, even with emergency care.
Prevention: Easter lily is a popular plant at certain times of the year, and extra caution must be used when bringing these plants into the house where cats can get at them. Make sure the plant is kept away from cats, especially ones that like to nibble on things. If nibbling plants is unavoidable, have a selection of safe plants available (grass or catnip are two possibilities).


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4 reasons why you need to A/B test
A/B testing: something that every marketer is aware of, yet so rarely utilised to its full potential. It really is one of the most valuable tools at a marketer's disposal though, and here are a few reasons why.
1. You can't please everyone all the time
It's completely normal to want your ads to reach the widest possible demographic, and to convert like nothing has ever converted before. Realistically, though, it just isn't going to happen. A selfie-obsessed Snapchat addict is going to want to see something totally different to a technophobe thumbing through the online newspapers.
A/B testing is one way to find out what works with your different demographics. Ideally, you should already have your buyer personas set up, so you'll have a rough idea of how to target them in a more general sense. Testing allows you to refine this though. It allows you to try two different variations on the same demographic and see which works best with them. Chances are, you'll get vastly different results for each group of people, as everyone has their own triggers which make them respond.
One more thing. Don't try and target 'millennials'. It may be the advertiser's dream to catch this audience, but it's not going to happen. Why? You're trying to target, essentially, everyone under 30. This is such a broad, vast, massive range of people that there's no way to grab the attention even half of them. Target based on interests, rather than age.
2. Taste is subjective, stats speak the truth
You have two options for your next ad campaign. One is the graphic designer's choice. It's on trend, beautiful, with amazing imagery and creative copy. The other is led more by a data driven approach. Still a classy design, but with a focus on conversion, and what has been proven to work in the past.
Both designs look fantastic, and both could potentially perform incredibly well, so how do you choose? Well, this is where A/B testing comes into it's own. There doesn't need to be any sort of dispute, or decision, you just run both for a day or two and see which is performing better. Decision made, and backed up by cold, hard data. You can't argue with data.
3. Make sure your offer is the right one
More often than not, your business will have more than one product or service which they want to offer people at any given time. This can be based on the season, or an event, or simply the fact the your company is having some sort of sale, but it will very rarely be just one thing you want to push.
You need to decide, first, on which audience segment to target. Then which offers you think will appeal to them most. Narrow it down to 2 or 3, but then the key once again is to test. This will tell you directly which of your products or services to push at that given moment. Without testing, you're either just going to run all three at once, spending 3 times as much, or simply guess which one you think will be the best option for your audience.
With testing though, you can be sure that the ad you decide to push in the end is the one that your audience most wanted to see, and more importantly click on, as you have the data to back up the choice.
4. Nailing the copy
The smallest changes can make the biggest differences. This is especially true when it comes to the copy on your banner ad. This is what can make or break your conversion, as this is the real meat of your campaign. What do you want to say to your audience? How are you going to get them interested? Crucially, how are you going to get them to click on your call to action (CTA)?
There's no right or wrong way to word these things. Of course, for the CTA there are some general rules (keep it short, use an action verb), but other than that it all depends on your target audience, brand, and whatever you are offering on any particular ad.
You can make as many drafts or alternatives as you want, but there's no way to tell which will convert most effectively, which is why you need to test a few alternatives. You might be surprised by the results! Just changing the CTA from 'click here' to 'buy now' could see a huge uptake (or downturn) in your conversion, so experiment with a few options before deciding on your definitive campaign.
So What Now?
Now you can see the huge benefits of A/B testing, so you've just got to start doing it. You should notice an instant improvement in your overall results, as you know you'll always be showing the best performing, most popular version of your ad campaign. If you're not sure on how to get your analytics, look into it. You might use a platform with the function built in, and if not, apply for a trial with Bannerflow today!


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Ladies & Gents, it seems like forever since I posted. That's if you count 10 days as 'forever'.
On another note, I am working really hard (like butt sweaty hard) at upping my blogging game and a part of that process is finding a Photographer.
Know someone who would be keen? Or are you an aspiring photographer who wants a slice of the cake? Then get in touch! Let's chat…..I'll even buy the coffee ????


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Our One on the Run 5K Race allows you to participate with Helene in person for one day of her journey. As she flys in for one night join us on August 22nd at sunset for an amazing 5k full of inspiation and fun.
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She believes when you are truly doing what you love, the sense of purpose is immense. And absolutely nothing seems impossible.
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New comics Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!
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Just two weeks until the NFL season kicks off!
Some of the Dire/Squishy peeps are rolling fantasy football this year. I encourage more hardcore video gamers to try it out. Vargas is giving it a whirl, going in with absolutely no previous football knowledge. He's treating it like a videogame RPG, trying to configure the best "party" he can. That's a solid perspective, and the difference is that instead of fighting computer controlled Tonberries and Cactuars, you're duking it out with fellow strategy gamers.
I need to attend to some other matters right now, but I'll write up a primer for fantasy football rookies for this weekend. Check back here for it tomorrow morning at the latest.
Updated: So Bill Barnwell at Grantland wrote this article before I could begin my amateurish primer. He describes the essential fantasy strategy of "Value-Based Drafting".
I was actually ignorant of VBD as a recognized term (I haven't played in a decade), but it's basic game theory in action. Fantasy football isn't about targeting the highest scorers; it's about finding the guys that dominate their positional peers most effectively, granting you a buffer of points against your opponents. (Baseball nerds should be familiar with the metric WAR or "Wins Above Replacement Player". Same principle. A slugging shortstop is more valuable than an equivalent hitting 1B.)
So here are my drafting tips for new players:
1) Make sure you've grasped the idea of Value-Based Drafting.
2) The NFL in 2012 is deliriously pass happy. This has resulted in an inflation of quality quarterbacks and wide receivers. Prioritize productive running backs first, because they're far scarcer and thus more valuable. (The one exception is Calvin Johnson, because of the degree to which he dominates his fellow wide receivers. I had him #4 on my draft board.)
3) Try to buy low. Avoid overpaying for a guy who just came off a career season, who will be hard pressed to replicate that performance. For example, I took Gronkowski (one of two elite tight ends, banking on strong VBD) with the #9. I actually had him and Graham (the other elite TE) on my board at #13 and #14, but I knew they wouldn't be available by the time my next pick came around. I passed up on Chris Johnson and Matt Forte to acquire Gronk. Purely mathematically, that was probably an error. My point is, don't overpay. If you must, it better be for an elite player.
4) Let's say you have a strong feeling about a player. All the strategy and intel says you should pass on him. Could you handle it if that player had a breakout season, or would it burn you badly? If you couldn't live with that player having a great season, take him. Going back to the example of Gronk, Tip #1 tells me I should prioritize him. Tip #2 says even tight ends could start catching more passes, and to lower my evaluation. Tip #3 says to lower him further. As for Tip #4...I've been a Jets fan for three decades. I've seen Gronk annihilate my team. If I passed on him, and he had another great season, it would've gouged my football soul all season long. Emotional regret is FAR worse than logical regret. Tip #1 and #4 won out.
5) Do not draft any Jets. GRWARGH their offense looks terrible. Even their defense will be tired out after so many three and outs.
I need to kill two weeks until the kick of the football season, so I'll be doing analysis of our draft to feed my craving for the season to start. I'm no fantasy guru, but maybe some of my tidbits might end up useful to you.


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Yes, I am currently on Spring Break so I'm gonna keep it short, so my husband doesn't JUDGE me too much for blogging whilst on VACAY! I know, I know, I have a problem, but in my defense, it IS 10:00 p.m., the chitlins are in bed, and the hubs is laying next to me watching TV, so I feel no guilt! :)
Here are some photos from our Washington/Oregon adventure so far...
|NO rain!! YAY!
|Gum wall outside Pike's Market. TOTALLY weird, but cool!
|My sweet baby brother who we went to visit! He's such a cutie pie!
|And an awesome uncle! I made him take this pic with Katie and he did it for me!
|Aren't gorillas so AWESOME!!
|As are orangutans! This girl was chillin like a villain staring at all of us!
|Trying to get my girls to take an artsy fartsy picture was like PULLING TEETH! I must have taken 20 and every single one was SILLY! Grrr...
|Underground Seattle tour. FASCINATING! Did you know the old city is underneath?
|Multnomah Falls. SOOOO gorgeous! YEs, those are bright lime green rain ponchos and yes, I am ROCKIN it!
|Ahhh, feel the sisterly love! And the Columbia River in the background!
|A teeny tiny flower and a teeny tiny bug! So pretty!
|Me and the Hubs! He's the ying to my yang!


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On 5/7/12 9:09 AM, Bill Gradwohl wrote: > On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 6:07 PM, Dan Douglas <address@hidden > <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote: > > __ > ${$x} isn't a valid expansion, so it throws an error, the pattern isn't > matched, and nothing happens. > > > I see it produces an error, but I still don't see why. If $x expands to 3 > why don't I get ${3} and then the expansion of ${3}? Why is it illegal? > What bash rule makes it so? > > ${$#} expands to the shell's PID, and tries to chop off a pattern > matching the empty string at the beginning, which doesn't match the > pattern at the end of "$*", so nothing happens. "$3" expands to > "canary", which does match the pattern, so the string is modified. > > > Here you lost me all together. $$ is the shell PID. How do you see this as > having to do with a PID? You're probably right, but I don't see by what > logic you arrive at that conclusion. Dan and Pierre Gaston each gave a pretty good step-by-step explanation. Keep in mind that $$ and ${$} are equivalent. > Aren't expansions done from the inside out? No, they're not. Maybe that's where your confusion stems from. There are places where expansion is performed, and places where it is not. Greg quoted the right place in the manual: the parameter between the braces in ${parameter[op[WORD]]} is not subject to expansion. Chet -- ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer ``Ars longa, vita brevis'' - Hippocrates Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU address@hidden http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/
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Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, a Tea Party favourite, rallied the thousands of conservatives who gathered for the opening day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC on Thursday. A natural cheerleader, she addressed the essentially white upper-middle-class crowd as "an exciting group of people" composed of "problem-solvers". She even complimented CPAC attendees on their physical appearance: "You are all incredibly good-looking," she said. And she promised to pick up the bar tab for the 11,000 attendees at "5.30 pm this evening".
Bachmann was in full liberal-bashing pre-election mode, taking swings at former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, former US President Bill Clinton, and, of course, Barack Obama. She laid out a plan for "taking our country back", and that was "making Barack Obama a one-term president". She then trashed the Obama administration's record, denouncing the "stunning level of debt" and this "monstrosity 'Obamacare' … the crown jewel of socialism". "The socialist programme of Obama puts bureaucrats in charge," she exclaimed, and is "a formula for job destruction". Noting that Chinese bankers were quite happy to let American debt escalate, she tried a new gag: "Hu's your daddy."
"Under Obama watch," she said, "socialism rears its ugly head." Bachmann mainly referred to southern European-style socialism, however – with debt-ridden Greece and unemployment-plagued Spain as the main examples of what happens to nations that let governments take control. "We don't want to be Spain, we want to be America," she said. She did not mention Ireland, which has not been doing very well lately – despite letting market forces do as they please. In the world according to Bachmann, there should be no doubt that, just as the cause of all evil lies in socialism, the solutions to all problems lie in free market economics. Which makes sense, because in her eyes, free market economics is what defines "a great nation like ours".
So what does Michele Bachmann propose to do to restore America's standing in the world – apart from obtaining a "waiver from the last two years of the Obama administration"? First, "stop the Environment Protection Agency from implementing a cap-and-trade system"; second, enable the "balanced budget amendment going forward"; third, exploit natural resources – for "America has the potential to be the Saudi Arabia of this world"; fourth, "turn back regulations"; and fifth, "repeal Obamacare" – "Repealing Obamacare is the driving motivation of my life," she said.
Bachmann was preaching to the converted, who cheered the most when she denounced "Obamacare" and vowed to stop Barack Obama from becoming a two-term president. For her, "freedom" – meaning, free market economic – is an article of faith; she quoted New Hampshire's slogan "Live free or die" and repeatedly asked her troops "Do you believe? Do you believe? Do you believe?"
Watching her tiny figure prompting the crowd to rise to its feet, I was oddly reminded of the rallying cry of President Chávez in Venezuela: "Socialismo, patria or muerte" – "Socialism, fatherland or death."


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The Core of Peculiar Galaxy Arp 220
An image of the central part of the ultra-luminuous infrared galaxy Arp 220 taken with the WFPC on the Hubble Space Telescope. HST reveals a new complex structure within one arc second of the nucleus. While part of the this structure was seen in radio interfero-metric maps, most of the structure is new.
HST reveals a new class of object at the core: gigantic young star clusters which are ten times larger than any clusters observed previously. They were probably produces by the collision of two spiral galaxies. Stars are produced at a furious rate from the dust and gas supplied by the collision.
The HST images optically resolve two bright sources (first identified by radio observations) which are the two nuclei of the merged galaxies. Astronomers have never before seen such a "starburst galaxy" so close-up. The core of Arp 220 promises to be a unique laboratory for studying the late evolution of massive stars.
Credit: E. Shaya, D. Dowling/U. of Maryland, the WFPC Team, and NASA


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Is Your Spinach Stressed? 5 Tips To Put The Life Force Back Into Your Food
Our food carries within it a history of its life, and when we consume it, we consume that history.
Think about the story behind your food. Under what conditions was it planted, cultivated and harvested? How many people touched it? The people who touch our food leave an imprint. I'm not even talking about germs, but about energetic imprints. For example, an angry, overworked and underpaid individual harvesting, shipping or putting your veggies on the grocery shelf is going to leave a small bit of his frustrated story on your food.
How do you feel when you go into a busy grocery store around dinner rush? Overwhelmed? Stressed? Contracted? Imagine those poor little baby bok choy sitting all day on those shelves; surrounded by bright lights and intercom announcements; jostled by so many hands. Fruits and veggies can lose their vitality and spirit just like we do.
I'm not saying you should never shop in grocery stores. If you're able to get your food from a CSA or a farmers' market, or if you can grow it yourself, then do!
But if you do buy your produce from the store, there are things you can do to revitalize it before you eat it. Think of it as coaxing the spirit back into your food.
1. Wash away negativity.
Imagine that you're washing away all of the chaos of the grocery store, or wherever else your food may have traveled on its long journey to your house.
2. Be mindful of your mood when you're cooking.
I once made a soup while arguing with my boyfriend, and it came out way too spicy and hard to digest. When I cook in a good mood, my food comes out tasting like my good mood.
3. Play music.
It could be music from the same part of the world as your recipe. It could be music to match your mood, or just your favorite playlist.
4. Cook in good company.
Adding friendship and love into your meal is never a bad thing.
5. Put intention into your meal.
Think about why you are making your food. Is it for nourishment? Pleasure? Healing? Ask your food to do what you'd like it to do. Your food will be delighted to know its purpose, and you are more likely to have your needs fulfilled.
Many of us are into healthy eating these days. But how healthy is our food when it is stressed out and traumatized, just like we are? Choose your food wisely, but perhaps even more importantly than that, consider the spiritual state of your ingredients. When you eat food that has its spirit intact, it will revitalize yours.
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Building Self Esteem
This action-oriented program is designed for individuals who struggle with low self-perception and esteem. It is designed for both men and women. This program helps individuals create a positive, stronger sense of self and make healthy choices.
Themes include:
- Self-care
- Self-identity
- Beliefs and challenging negative thoughts
- Body image
- Healthy relationships
- Boundaries
- Assertiveness
- Self-awareness
- Personal strengths
- Living authentically
The client must first have a one-on-one session with their counsellor to assess their individual case and evaluate if this program is a good fit.


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- Regulations and Requirements
- Change control as critical part of the validation life cycle
- How to set up Change Control, Documentation Systems
- Preparing Change Control SOPS & Forms
- Processes involved to efficiently control and document changes to:
- Manufacturing processes
- Facilities
- Product
- Elements of Change Control Management
- Change Control process for computerized systems
- Change Control in Medical Device industries
- How to organize change documentation to withstand regulatory queries during field inspections?
- What functions a Change Control system must perform
- How the organizational culture can affect the successful implementation of Change Control
- Types of Change
- Different levels of change (major, minor, critical) and distinguishing them
- Types of reviews and approvals
- Roles and Responsibilities
Signature meanings
- How your Change Control system may be examined by investigators
- Change Control checklists
- Personnel Training
- Scale Up and Post Approval Changes - SUPAC
- Preparing Change Control SOP
- Preparing Change Control Form
- Case Studies
- Review of FDA recent 483s on Change Control
- Examples of Noncompliance
Distinguished Faculty
Mr. Tom Feyerabend
Mr. Feyerabend is currently the Director of Quality Systems Consulting with PAREXEL Consulting, formerly KMI/PAREXEL, and has been with PAREXEL for four years. He has more than 25 years of Quality Management experience in food, pharmaceutical, medical device, and biologics industries. This experience includes quality systems development and implementation, quality assurance program development and implementation, strategic planning, testing laboratory management, quality engineering, supplier/contractor and internal regulatory and quality systems auditing.
Mr. Feyerabend has been a presenter of various topics for Pharma Conference, the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and was the keynote speaker for an American Blood Resources Association (ABRA) seminar on validation.
As the Director of Quality systems consulting, Mr. Feyerabend's services include: the development and implementation of client quality systems/programs; performance of gap analyses and audits wherein the current state of systems and programs are compared with desired state requirements including domestic cGMPs, international regulations, and other regulatory and quality standards; generation and implementation of policies, procedures, and other program documents; project management, and executive-on-loan services. Mr. Feyerabend has performed multiple training sessions for newly developed quality systems in large group settings.
Prior to joining PAREXEL Consulting, Mr. Feyerabend was the Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for the Plasma Division of Alpha Therapeutic. Mr. Feyerabend's QA/RA responsibilities included all plasma donor centers; the clearing, storage, and distribution facility for all source plasma units; the testing laboratory for all source plasma units; and a medical devices manufacturing facility.
Prior to Alpha Therapeutic, Mr. Feyerabend was the Director of Quality Assurance for the South Central Area of the Biomedical Services Division of the National American Red Cross. While at the American Red Cross, Mr. Feyerabend was influential in the development of national and international quality programs.
Mr. John E. Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln, principal of J. E. Lincoln and Associates, a consulting company with over 20 years experience serving FDA-regulated industries. John has worked with companies from start-up to Fortune 100, in the US, Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, China, and Taiwan. He specializes in client culture/systems change in product-to-market, defect and cycle time reduction, software documentation/validation, quality/regulatory management, product clearance, and issue resolution. He's held assignments as Director of QS/RA, VP R&D, senior QA engineer, and senior manufacturing engineer working for such companies as Abbott Laboratories and Malinckrodt Medical. Additional experience has been in government (civil and military), aerospace, and the electronics industries. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on culture change, training, biohazards, quality, and regulatory affairs, as well as a bimonthly newsletter, Medical Device News.
Mr. David M. Stephon
Mr. Stephon is the Vice President of Quality Assurance at Adolor Corporation, Exton, Pa. He has over seventeen years experience in the pharmaceutical industry in both commercial and clinical development operations. Previous areas of his responsibility include management positions in CMC operations, quality assurance and regulatory compliance. Mr. Stephon expertise include development of quality system, protocol design, quality procedure development and international cGMPs for commercial and clinical GMP manufacturing operations.
Mr. Stephon has extensive experience with FDA Pre Approval Inspection programs, EMEA pre-authorization inspections, setting up and maintaining supplier and internal auditing programs, Change Control management, Validation Master Planning (VMP), equipment/utility qualification and clinical and commercial manufacturing operations for API, biologicals, and non-sterile and sterile finished product manufacturing. Extensive background in conducting audits of non-US based suppliers and handling both FDA and EMEA Pre-Approval Inspections.
In addition he is experience in providing training seminars to industry on change control, establishing a material review board, validation requirements and US initiatives for FDA Pre Approval Inspection program. Mr. Stephon has published numerous articles in major trade journal for handling Out-of-Specification (OOS) results, failure investigations, Change Control, supplier qualification programs and development reports. He is also familiar with configuring, validating and managing quality database tracking systems.
Who Should Attend?
This program is specially designed for Directors, Managers, Supervisors, Analysts, and Associates in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Vitamins, Herbals, and allied industries with daily responsibilities in the following areas:
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Analytical Laboratories
- Compliance Auditing
- Data Review
- Regulatory Affairs
- Change Control
- Stability
- Validation
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The great folks at Cholula have asked us to deliver a recipe to the TGR fan base that incorporates their hot sauce and tailgating. What better way to spice up a dish is there than hot sauce?
Honestly, I use Cholula in a variety of things. I think it's the best when used as an accent flavor. Kicking up a marinade, throwing in a splash right at the end of a big ole pot of chili, salsas, dips, spreads, etc. This recipe is fairly simple and would be great for the tailgater enthusist. You don't necessarily have to use shrimp. Chicken, pork, or beef could be great substitutes. I have notcied that Cholula is slightly more expensive than your regular hot sauce, but well worth the value in terms of flavor delivery.
- 1/2 pound 26-30 count shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 tablespoons of vegetable or canola oil (melted butter works best if not dieting)
- Dash of Cholula hot sauce, as much as desired
- 1-16 ounce can of artichoke hearts
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1/2 shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon ground lemon pepper
- 1 tablespoon Cholula hot sauce, as much as desired
- 2 tablespoons chives, chopped
Preheat grill. Place shrimp in a bowl and add vegetable oil plus the dash of Cholula sauce. Add a pinch of salt & pepper to season. Skewer shrimp and place on the grill until cooked all the way through. About 4-5 minutes on each side. Let the shrimp slightly cool and roughly chop them into chunks. Place in medium sized dutch oven or sauce pot. Add artichoke hearts, mayonnaise, cream cheese, parmesan cheese, lemon pepper, and Cholula hot sauce. Cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until hot and cheese is melted. Cook time may vary depending on the temperature of the grill. Right before serving add chives, season with salt & pepper.
Serve hot with crackers or tortilla chips
Makes about 3 3/4 cups.
Who plans on givin' this one the good ol' college try in the red lot on Saturday when the Cats take on Florida? If you do holler at me!


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Under challenging circumstances, the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art opts for a radical format and changes its structure: the biennale will be condensed into ten days. Artistic, discursive and reflective moments will shape the space. Located in the Pavilion No.1 of VDNKh, it is here that the Moscow Biennale will evolve, as a think tank in real time.
Biennale: Sept 22 - Oct 1, 2015
Documentary exhibition project: Oct 3 - Oct 11, 2015
Maria Thereza Alves was born in Brazil and moved to New York at a young age. She has worked for the International Indian Treaty Council in New York City and was the founder of the Brazilian Information Center, working in defense of human rights of indigenous people. She also co-founded the Partido Verde (Green Party) in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1981. She has exhibited her artworks worldwide and often collaborates with Jimmie Durham.
Maria Theresa Alves and Jimmie Durham are both artists with their own distinguished artistic career, with very different topics of attention and modes of realisation. They are an artist couple and their video work is more intimately intertwined than may seem, not only because of a couple of joint video's, but also because of Alves being the camerawoman for all of Durham's video works.
For the Moscow biennale they presented a joint program, with both some of their most well-known videos – such as the hilarious reverse ethnology of Alves' 'Male Display Among European Populations' and some that have rarely been presented.
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Minor incident as I said. Reconstructing the incident again back home, I think the poor guy's rib cage did bumped right onto my left elbow when I tried to balance myself with my left hand.
A few days later, I read the news that the Guangzhou station had a terrorist attack whereby four Xinjiang men chopped up people. Six were wounded, one of the strikers was killed, one arrested. Scary news of terrorist attack for political reason. Luckily it didn't happen on the day I was there.
We can avoid a fight in conflict situation, but we cannot avoid a terrorist who happened to decide to chop up people! Let's forget about the political issue of whether the terrorists were also the oppressed (act of terrorism cannot be forgiven even with a good cause), as common citizens, we have no choice but to defend ourselves in such situation.
A counter-terrorist attack expert in China has the following advice to common citizens for knife attack:
- Run away as quickly as you can
- Failing that pick up some hard object (like a chair, a stick..), and use it to protect yourself when the attacker chops
- Failing that (i.e. no hard objects around), protect your vital parts with your arms - in particular your neck and your abdomen. Knife strikes at those areas can be fatal.
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Interim Recruitment Administrator
- Recruiter
- Hays Human Resources
- Location
- London, England
- Salary
- £12.00 - £13.50 per hour
- Posted
- 12 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 19 Mar 2018
- Ref
- 3255196
- Contact
- Charlotte Cockerill
- Job Type
- Recruitment & Resourcing
- Sector
- Education
- Contract Type
- Interim
- Hours
- Full Time
Temporary Recruitment Administrator to work for a University in Central London, paying £13.50/hour. 2 months.
Your new company
Working for a Higher Education Institution in Central London, you would have the opportunity to work within a leading University and be exposed to the Higher Education sector which is a fast paced and challenging environment with ongoing changes across the sector.
Your new role
Reporting to the HR Manager, you will be the Recruitment Administrator and be responsible for providing a high quality, customer focused, recruitment administration service to managers and staff across the University. You will be expected to work pro-actively and harmoniously with a wide range of colleagues, both within and outside the HR function to ensure that all recruitment administrative activities are executed accurately and efficiently within defined procedures.
You will provide effective recruitment administration to enable the efficient recruitment and selection of candidates to vacancies, Working closely with HR Adviser;s and Hiring managers, you will plan the recruitment campaigns and agree selection methods, advertising sources and timetables required. Your role will include drafting the advertisements and job descriptions, placing the adverts and liaising with candidates as the first point of contact for all recruitment related queries. Further on in the process, you will then be responsible for producing offer letters and contracts of employment, via the e-recruitment system and creating new employee records on the system.
What you'll need to succeed
This is a temporary position, whilst the University launches the recruitment campaign for the permanent position and therefore candidates are required to be on no more than a one week notice period. Telephone interviews would ideally take place this week and then candidates will be expected ASAP, ideally this week also. You will have HR Administration and Recruitment Administration experience and have recent experience using an E Recruitment system. Any experience of working in the Higher Education sector would be hugely beneficial.
What you'll get in return
This interim opportunity is a fantastic opportunity to work within the Higher Education sector and learn the workings of a leading University HR and Recruitment team, whilst learning from a well established and credible HR Manager. Although, initially a temporary position, you will also have the opportunity to apply for the permanent role and therefore the opportunity could result in longer term employment. You will benefit from a competitive hourly rate, including generous holiday pay and flexible working hours.
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Pearls of Wisdom from Commissioner of the South African Human Rights Commission Advocate Mohamed Shafie Ameermia
Strand: Development
- What does the role of the South African Human Rights Commission entail?
The South African Human Rights Commission is a Chapter 9 institution established in terms of the Constitution and is mandated to ensure the protection, promotion and monitoring and advancing human rights in South Africa.
- Why is it important for South Africans to understand the role of all Chapter 9 institutions and how can they better utilise these institutions?
South Africa is a constitutional democracy, founded on the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Our founding fathers and mothers realized that there was a need to create Chapter 9 institutions such as the South Africa Human Rights Commission, the Public Protector amongst others, to serve as watchdogs to protect the rights enshrined in the Constitution and ensure that the Constitution reigns supreme.
Given the fact that Chapter 9 institutions are watchdog bodies which protect human rights and monitor the observance of human rights violations, it is important for these institutions to undertake educational programmes geared towards educating society at large about the work that they do.
- Why are human rights such a vital part in the development of our democracy to transform societies?
In cognisance of our country's painful past which was riddled with egregious human rights abuses, the drafters of the Constitution realised the need for the creation of a constitutional democracy founded on the rule of law, based on the values of social justice and fundamental human rights. Thus, human rights are important in our epoch and must be used as a transformative tool in the quest for a just and democratic society and reaffirm our human dignity.
- How can the Private Sector, Government, Labour, Civil Society and Citizens collaborate better in the protection of human rights?
Private Sector, Government, Labour, Civil Society and Citizens must vigorously engage the fundamental human rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution and create an active citizenry and take ownership of the challenges prevalent in society finding sustainable solutions.
- How do you see the role of NGOs, like Kagiso, adapting to serve in the socioeconomic development of South Africa?
The advent of democracy did not become a magic wand that automatically erased the social injustices wrought by apartheid. The effects of the harsh realities of the damage done by apartheid continue to be felt in this country to date. Therefore, non-governmental organisations such as Kagiso who as far back as 1985 had the vision to create an egalitarian society for a post democratic order, still have a greater role to play today. They can do this by strategically using their investments expertise and skills to uplift society from the hovels of poverty and deprivation. However, to ensure maximum strategic impact, they must join hands with like-minded civil society organisations in creating sustainable projects that are intensively educationally driven to address the socio-economic realities on the ground.
- What would you say are the main human rights challenges of our time?
The main human rights challenges of our time are primarily socio-economic in nature coupled with the right to development. They relate to challenges pertaining to the right to health care, food, job security, education and housing. The harsh reality is that most members of our society continue to live in deplorable living conditions and under the shackles of poverty. Thus, the lives of everyone have to be developed and transformed if we are to ensure that our new constitutional order does not have a hollow ring.
- What message do you have for Kagiso Trust as they celebrate their 30th anniversary?
As Kagiso Trust celebrates 30 years of its existence it should not rest on its laurels as the country is beset by the tipple threat of poverty, inequality, and unemployment. Rather, it should put shoulders and expertise to the wheel so as to ensure that the Constitution's promise of dignity and equality for all does not remain a distant dream.


text: This one is only for undergraduate minority* students that have taken Matrices or another upper-level course. Details below. * The word "minority" refers to members of those groups underrepresented in the mathematical sciences, including African-Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders. Documentation: You should include a short resume of no more than 2 pages and a letter of support from your department chair or an administrator in a position to commit institutional resources. The names, addresses, ethnicities, and home institutions of the minority undergraduates must be specified. The program is designed to introduce you to a mathematical research problem and hone your presentation (written and verbal) skills. The areas of research involved are graph theory/knot theory problems. We are also going to include information about employment in the mathematical sciences and getting into graduate school. I have enclosed an approximate schedule below. The dates would be mid-June to late July or late June to early August. This would be a paid program - we requested a pre-tax stipend of approximately $3500 for the six weeks and have included funding for the dorms at McKendree (so you would not have to pay for room and board). We have also budgeted for supplies (textbooks) and some weekend activities. (I certainly remember how tight money was as an undergraduate for me!) We are still waiting on the details about the financial information from the MAA. Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions. Thank you, Heather A. Dye _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Knots at McKendree University Introduction J. Alan Alewine (Associate Professor of Mathematics) and Heather A. Dye (Assistant Professor of Mathematics) at Mckendree University are applying for a grant to sponsor a research experience for undergraduates (REU) in pure mathematics at McKendree University through the NREUP program sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. McKendree University offers an ideal location for a summer research program for undergraduates: McKendree is located in the small town of Lebanon, IL but St. Louis is only 25 minutes away. We would be able to provide both a stimulating academic program as well as a variety of sponsored weekend activities. Problem Description In this six week program students will explore one of two possible problems. The first problem is motivated by two papers by Jozef Przytycki and Qi Chen: The Gram matrix of a Temperly-Lieb algebra is similar to the matrix of chromatic joins (arxiv:0806.0878) and The Gram determinant of the type B Temperly-Lieb Algebra. The second problem is based on a paper by Louis Kauffman and Sam Lomonaco: Quantum knots and Mosaics (arxiv:0805.0339v1). In this paper, the authors define knots based on a grid structure. To study these problems, students should complete the following courses or their equivalent: Introduction to proof and Linear algebra. These courses should introduce the students to the concepts of equivalence classes, bilinear pairings, and determinant. The motivating problems involve number theory, algebra, and knot theory so that the research focus can be directed based on student interest. We describe the general research plan for each question: 1. Mosaic Knots a. What size grid do you need to construct all 4 or 5 crossing mosaic knots? b. What is the maximum number of crossings that an mosaic knot can contain? 2. Temperly-Lieb Algebras in Surfaces a. Consider a disk with m punctures and 2n points around the outermost boundary. We denote this surface as . Find the set of all diagrams in (up to isotopy) with n non-crossing chords. b. Form a surface with genus m by gluing two copies of together. Tabulate the number of curves that bound a disk and the number of curves that do not bound a disk for each pair of diagrams from question 1. c. Compute the determinant of the bilinear pairing found in part 2. How does the determinant change as m or n changes? The general problem can be modified for individual students by changing the values of m or n, allowing the surfaces to be glued in different ways, or studying Mobius bands. Over the course of the summer, students will be introduced to 2 dimensional surface theory, algebras, and the Gram determinant. We plan to meet with students individually for 2 hours per week and have planned a variety of lectures and interactive activities (a summary of these activities and a schedule are shown below). During weeks 1-2, students will work preliminary problems based on the lectures. Students will present, in both written and oral formats, on their solutions (and their attempts to solve) these preliminary problems. Students will be expected to keep a research journal during the program and prepare a presentation on their research. We have allotted funds for the students to travel to a mathematics conference and present their work. We plan for the students to present their work at either MAA's Mathfest, the Illinois section meeting of the MAA, or the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology mathematics conference. Schedule Week 1 - 2 Morning 9:30-11 AM Afternoon 2:30-4 PM Monday Lecture Lecture Tuesday Professional Development Wednesday Lecture Lecture Thursday Writing and Speaking Mathematics Friday Lecture Lecture Week 3-4 Morning 9:30-11 AM Afternoon 2:30-4 PM Monday Student Mini-Presentation Student Discussion Tuesday Professional Development Wednesday Thursday Writing and Speaking Mathematics Friday Student Mini-Presentations Week 5-6 Monday Student Mini-Presentation Student Discussion Tuesday Professional Development Wednesday Thursday Writing and Speaking Mathematics Friday Mini Conference Mathematics: 1. 6 Lectures on Introduction to Surfaces and Topology 2. 3 Lectures on Graphical Representations 3. 3 Lectures on Algebras Writing and Speaking Mathematics * Week 1: Problem solving strategies * Week 2: Describing, formulating and reformulating a problem - abstracts * Week 3: Writing definitions and proofs * Week 4: Presentations * Week 5: Putting it all together * Week 6: Revisions Professional Development * Week 1: What can I do with a math degree? * Week 2: How do I get into grad school? * Week 3: The GRE * Week 4: What should I do in grad school? * Week 5: Networking! * Week 6: Employment in the mathematical sciences Weekend Activities: 1. St. Louis Art Museum 2. Shakespeare Festival 3. St. Louis Zoo 4. City Museum/ St. Louis Arch 5. St Louis Science Center 6. Local festival in Lebanon, Trenton, or O'Fallon _______________________________________________ Mathclub-members mailing list Mathclub-members at math.iit.edu http://math.iit.edu/mailman/listinfo/mathclub-members


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The Grand Canyon
April 2014 - Most pictures by Frank Romaglia
April 2014 - Most pictures by Frank Romaglia
A month in Peru.
Pit stop in Arches National Park on the way to Austin, TX.
November 26th, 2013
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North Dakota,
My name is Fil Corbitt and I have been to 49 states. I write this from the SeaTac airport on the way back from Alaska; previously on the 2-state check off list, which, North Dakota, has been narrowed to you.
I sent for a tourism booklet in the mail last summer and received some literature detailing the reasons I could cite if I were to subsequently buy a ticket to Fargo and were to be asked, "why?" (Which would undoubtedly happen).
• I thumbed through it. •
Mt. Rushmore, right? No. That's South Dakota. No big deal, president heads don't sound that great. But natural beauty - Badlands National Park, yeah? No. South Dakota. Try again.
This is where I'd continue listing the things people think are in North Dakota that are actually in South Dakota, but it turns out that I also just exhausted South Dakota's short list (and possibly long list).
So, ND (can I call you that?) I plead, give me a reason to make an even, round 50.
When people ask, "why 49 states" I can say nothing but, "North Dakota hasn't given me a compelling reason." And you know it ain't gotta' be like that.
I mean, I know you have jobs and oil, but I don't need a job, and I really don't think I could do much with an unrefined jar of crude oil. So, not that you owe me anything, but if you have a good (or mediocre even: I'm desperate) incentive, please let me know.