This was written with the intention of helping my juniors in college with Case Interviews. The general nature of the topic, however, made me share it on my blog as well, to help some other souls in distress.
Never a serious student, nor ever interested in extra-curricular activities that the institute provided me with, I think my selection comes as a hope and inspiration to those who think they won't be placed anywhere. Being a dual-degree student, I had a PG and a UG CPI, being 9.3 and 6.4 respectively at the time of the interview. Don't be too shocked by my PG CPI, only three courses comprised that, at that time. As far as extra-curricular activities go, I was a secy in Synchronicity, nothing to boast of. Still, as I am sure most of you will also manage, I had a decent resume, banking on my school-time achievements, like NTSE, some contests et al. So go the highlights of my stay at IIT Kanpur, let's talk about the interview in the next section.
This is a very dangerous question to ask, for I risk appearing to be wearing my lucky underwear on the interview day. Though I must not shy away from awarding a sizeable portion of my selection to my luck, it would be unfair, at the same time, to undermine the importance of my behaviour during and around the time of the interview. I had prepared just enough, read some puzzles, standard ones (and believe me, the companies ask just those), read about case interviews and how to behave in them (very essential). Since I had nothing to lose, I had no choice but to "be myself", a point so often iterated that it risks losing its importance. What it essentially means is to appear very frank and outgoing in the interviews and saying the things that they want to hear in a way that makes them think you're pouring your soul in a wineglass for them to take a sip out of. Though they know this all is pretence, but these are precisely the kind of guys they're looking for. Also, language helps. Look your best, and maintain composure even outside the interview room.
Led by a friendly handshake to a seat, probed lightly about my background with the cliché "Tell me about yourself." Waited for some brief seconds to see how gracefully I stop. Then talked about my city, from the resume; moved on to asking puzzles, followed by a small but tricky case study. Then talked about my CPI, asked me if I would go for research, told him how bad I was at studies, and not to be fooled by my PG CPI. Laughed and showed me to the door.
This was the question. A company wants to send promotional e-mails to its customers. How much is enough?
It is very important to be prepared for such a small and detail-less question. What they want to see is how you approach the problem. So show them. Keep on talking to them while you arrive at the solution, but don't jump to a solution directly, take a minute off before starting to work the solution out with his help. Probe him for details. What kind of e-mails are these? Does the company know the details of its customers beforehand or not? And any stuff that pops into your mind. Though I did arrive at an answer after some deliberation, a simpler solution was to just ask the customers themselves. The interviewer told me this, and I discussed his solution for a while and settled with his answer after admiring the ingenuity of his thought a little, subtly of course.
My demeanour, the air of frankness I had assumed and the puzzles. Maybe my grammar, and thence my confidence, as well.
I, for a moment, was about to have a Simmelweis Reflex when he told me about his solution to the case; I suppressed it instantly.
Hope is all I have to offer. Go in with a dash, come out with a dash.
This one was a lot more gruelling, with precise questions about my resume, about my capabilities, and how my resume reflected my capabilities. He also briefly touched upon my background, but that most probably only to ease me into the process, not that I hadn't eased into it already. Almost my entire resume was touched, and I was asked to first select three points in my resume, defend them, and then tell him how those were important to him as an interviewer and why he should select me on the basis of those points. However, my entire resume got discussed. My plans, my CPI was also discussed. I was also asked where I would see myself five years down the line, a pretty clever question which you can use to your advantage by showing them your naiveté, and your hunger for success and progress. The interview is almost always concluded with the trickiest of all questions: do you have anything to ask me? The trick is, don't appear dumb. Don't ask about salary or comfort of living or work hours or trivial details. Ask, rather, about how the company suits you, the kind of work and opportunities that you will get. And at all times, appear enthusiastic. It's only half an hour of drama, a successful one will be worth it.
The question: Nokia comes to your campus. It's going to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone, and is interested in your campus as a potential market. In order to lure some customers, it approaches you with a proposal of giving you 100 coupons of 20% discount on a new phone, and for every successful coupon, you get a thousand bucks. Maximize your profit. Select potential 100 students who are most likely to buy the phone from your campus.
It was clear from the go that he was not much interested in the final solution as he was in the way I approached the task. Took a minute to regroup my thoughts, scribbled and drew a brief outline of my proposed method, and began expanding it with his collaboration. Asked him brief and precise questions, focussed on covering as many aspects of the problem as possible, and laying out as diverse a solution as possible. It is essential that you avoid getting stuck into only few dimensions of the problem. Involve him into the discussion, for when you work, you will be solving cases together. Show him how game you are for discussions like these.
It went really smoothly, appearing almost scripted. The answers flew, the humour was light and effective, and I almost made a friend in that room after 45 minutes of tête-a-tête.
I felt my resume was a bit weak and I hadn't prepared well on how to defend it. Know your resume; each point should reflect some aspect of your personality- think of something clever to say for each point.
CPI is great and so are extra-curricular activities, but a weak resume should not make you a weak candidate. Ace the written test, prepare for the interview, eat something light and energetic, appear fresh, talk fresher. Good luck.
This is an essay I wrote for the appreciation of Philip Roth's American Pastoral. Read it after a long time, and enjoyed it, so thought of sharing it with you guys.
If there was one thing that could be called omnipresent, it's struggle. American Pastoral, intertwining Jewishness, Americanness, the struggle to be right, the struggle to be moral, the struggle to be true to oneself, the struggle to appear true to others, the struggle to remain true to yourself while appearing true to others, becomes a parable of life in its most basic form. The novel is more of a direct conversation with the reader of Roth's confusion and less of an expert's take on the dilemma of Jews living in America in the post-war era.
Roth relives the life of Jewish Americans in the guise of Nathan Zuckerman, a person struggling to decipher life. In the process he raises many questions about what defines life. Throughout the text, in a style as simple as it was prosodial, he subtly explores the ideologies, the beliefs and the acts of people by wide and versatile paradigms ranging from extreme non-violence to extreme violence, from an utter disrespect of life to an insanely high regard for it. He praises the protagonist, Swede Levov, almost raising him to a pedestal and then calls him fake and dumb and disposes of him as a phony. But throughout the novel, Roth remains absolutely convincing, which I believe is due to his inner struggle with these ideas. Roth's masterful writing explores Merry as a lunatic and the reader cannot beg to differ. Then he sympathizes with Merry and again the reader cannot help but pity 'the poor girl'.
In some sense the novel is an allegory of life, the pastoral a term for something we all believe in, something which each of us lives for. In the process of achieving this pastoral, this ideality, many lose hope, many adopt ways that are deluded. The styles of these delusions are also varied: on the one hand is Swede, a strict liberal, a true rational, living in the delusion that life will be perfect if he does everything 'right' and on the other hand is Merry, whose irrational beliefs make no sense to Levov, an extremely leftist ideology ranging from first violently fighting for the lower class to a frighteningly high regard for life in the end. Roth mocks both, Roth mocks everything.
By way of Nathan Zuckerman, Roth vicariously explores life by living in an era that was the best window into the nature of human thought. With death looming large in the war, the scar had hardly healed when America plunged into another battle with Vietnam over defending its capitalist regime. Life becomes precious in the vicinity of death, and forces even the ordinary mind to find ways to save it from devastation. With security in the economic sphere but death in the background, life had to be taken more seriously and not be compared by the accumulation of laurels, thus providing a case against the winner of the war, capitalism. Roth had the benefit of hindsight when he mocked the strict communist wave inside America, a so called retaliation for life, ironical in its modus operandi. By placing all extremities in a single family, Roth weaves a delightful drama, evoking a rich debate over what is right and how to live, essentially showing us how to think.
Religion is a faculty that gives people a reason to live, a higher meaning for their lives. By way of these lines, Roth tells us how it fails when it is inherited or when you decide to fight it with reason.
Capitalism was ridiculed at every step by Roth, communism was ridiculed whenever he chanced upon it, Roth dissects fascism, tearing it to shreds, Roth mocks pacifism, Roth laughs at Judaism, he laughs at Christianity. He treats righteousness with a sinister derision, he denigrates intellectuals. This book is starkly elegiac in the fact that it mourns the death of such ideologies, the incapacity of these to explain life, to find a suitable way of living.
I want someone to help us. I am tired. I know she's exhausted as well. Please.
My girl casually remarked today that I write only sad and insecure stuff. Not a very hard observation to make. Something that reminded me of another little pattern: every time I've decided to write something funny, I've ended up with a really nice short story. But it is really hard for me to go against myself, even to write an innocuous little story. Every time I stare at the blank screen when I've decided to fill it up with myself, my heart churns out copious amounts of sadness. I've gotten too much of it. I feel like a phony when I'm not writing. I am forced to wonder how much of my constitution is melancholia. The answer, I feel, only adds to the existing melancholia.
There are definitely moments when I am happy, when I am a man of the moment, but sometimes the moments get so hot, so unreal, that I have no recourse other than to go searching for some cushions in my past. It occurs with such a degree of inevitability that I feel like I'll soon become a resigned fatalist. Or worse, a believer. Reality is a hard bargain, and I often find myself making costly purchases, which makes it really tough to avoid hanging out in the past for relief.
I sometimes feel I write only because I am sick, in the head, and writing is my medicine. I then feel sick at the thought of writing only to cure myself, contrary to my held assumptions of writing because I love writing. I am tired of climbing this mountain just to look at myself, then falling back again to being myself. I want to lie on the ground and enjoy the sun. I don't want to be Sisyphus any more, I don't want wisdom so immense that I cannot handle it. I want a mosquito to bite me so I can chase and kill it, be engaged in anything but myself. There, I start again. And again. I want to end this infinite recursion, but I want to be sane as well. In short, I am just scared.
I think this much should be enough. I'm getting more tired of all of this by the minute, by the word.
Man has altered the environment around him in his own image so much that he believes he controls it. This is the ultimate god complex, unconsciously enjoyed by many. It surfaces at various points, in many guises: our views about the environment, our views about our species, our views about vegetarianism, et al. While not entirely irrelevant to his survival, many of these are indeed a psychological luxury we find ourselves shamelessly indulging in. What we often fail to see is a simple old fact: we are products of nature, and anything we do, by extension, is natural.
Don't we all marvel at how ants build their colonies, maybe because we all are aware of staring into our own reflection. We leap with joy when a hungry lion gets a prey, and we feel terrible for the little innocent deer it plunged its teeth into. But the question is: who is really innocent here? The answer is no one.
Each of the species on Earth is designed so every individual of it should take care of itself. A very cleverly crafted design, with little patches of order in a largely chaotic world, that hinges on what may, on first looks, feel like a delicate balance. However, I beg to differ. The balance is hardly delicate. In fact, of all systems possible, it is one of the sturdiest and patiently built. Individual species may get sacrificed on the way to eventual, far-off doom, but it is so designed that many things would be moving no matter what.
But then, we may be cleverer than we seem to be. That is, we might be a selfish species. That each one of us is stuffed up to the neck in selfishness might just add to the collective selfishness of the human species. Then, whatever our actions are, no matter how they are packaged, are designed keeping our own interests in mind. And thus, purposeful and intelligent (also, natural).
What bothers me, however, is that there are a few confused souls, who took all this packages at their face value and started sanctimoniously spewing advice for others for a more pious life. The vegans. PETA. Human Rights' Organisations. (Sometimes even economists.) They often boil my blood. Not because they are retarded, but because they are retarded and have a voice. I am not a totalitarian, but these morons are influencing our lives at a personal level to extents pretty irritating. Not grave, just irritating. For once, I wish they'd see the world in my mirror, and have a clearer view of the world. But alas! I am not the king of the world. Yet.
Sometimes it feels good to just bicker. That's what they do. That's what I am doing. The only difference: I would know when to shut up because I have an insight of my own character that they lack (of their own characters). Nothing but stupidity to blame for it.
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The Daland Memorial Library has some unique features. It is easy to see the uniqueness of the building, but that is not the only unusual feature. The way our library is supported is also different. We have two sets of Trustees.
Select, hire and evaluate the Library Director.
Determine, with the Director, the policies governing the operation of the library.
Obtain sufficient funding for the operation of the library.
Advocate and promote the development and improvement of library services.
Serve as a link between the community and the library.
Determine, with the Director, priorities for the annual budget and long-range goals and objectives.
Expend monies raised and appropriated for the support of the library and render accounts and reports as required.
The Library Trustees regularly hold meetings the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm in the library. Meeting Minutes are available at the library during regular business hours.
The Daland Trustees own the library building, while the Town owns the land on which the building sits. The Trust has paid to maintain the property for over 95 years. The Daland Trust pays the bills for electricity, fuel, water, telephone, internet, cleaning, mowing, plowing and other expenses. In addition, they pay for all repairs and upgrades to the building. The Trust often supports the library with funds for unexpected expenses or special projects.


Two geocache finds make a nice addition to our sunny day's outing in Derbyshire as we sample offerings at Chatsworth House's food and drink fair and accidentally visit the National Trust's Longshaw Estate.
Although we flew to the UK mainly to visit dagdvm's family, we also managed to find 55 geocaches between 8 and 21 June in West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Northumberland, and Berwickshire. We were warned to pack for rain and cold but were pleasantly surprised to find both in very short supply during our stay. 9 June was another unbelievable weather day featuring hot afternoon sunshine in wide-open blue sky.
Chatsworth House's food and drink fair took place over the first two weekends in June and we arrived on its last day. Scores of stalls were set up on the hill below the stables, and hundreds of people and a large number of their well-behaved dogs made the rounds. We took in the scene before walking across the bridge over the River Derwent and up a rise in search of Swiftsure (GC53Y08), our only planned geocache hunt of the day.
We headed uphill across this sheep's paradise towards ground zero. Ewes led their singletons and twins in and out of the heat, feeding in sunshine and sheltering under the large shade trees which dotted the meadow.
After we found Swiftsure (GC53Y08) we were rewarded with a fine view for our walk back down the meadow towards Chatsworth House and the food and drink fair. Once there we struggled to find decent non-meat options among the mainly carnivorous offerings, many of which admittedly smelled mouth-wateringly good. Ultimately we succeeded in finding a decent vegan paella which we ate at a shaded table. We never actually made it inside Chatsworth House itself because it was much too nice a day in too nice a setting to spend much time indoors.
As we drove back towards the Holmfirth area, the western views pulled us over. We turned our GPS receivers on hoping for a geocache nearby. Sure enough, Longshaw Geocache 2 (GC2QTWX) — a geocache placed and maintained by employees of the National Trust — was less than 200 feet away!
Longshaw Geocache 2 (GC2QTWX) is one of a series of geocaches meant to entice visitors to explore Longshaw Estate via trail. Find all five in the series and use the special hole punches within each as proof and you can claim a free cup of tea at the estate's Visitor's Centre. Since we only found one in the series we didn't earn a cup of tea, but we certainly enjoyed our short time in the area.
Two nice geocache finds, one planned and one accidental, framed our great afternoon out in Derbyshire, one of many fine geocaching days during our UK vacation.
Please see "Daddy, Why Is the Sun Shining in Manchester?" for an overview of our June 2013 UK geocaching days.
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This piece is based on having different sounding rhythms happening at the same time. The first part is improvised trying to keep the movement between E and D with my right thumb and introducing some rhythmical variations with my right index finger. I liked the sound of the scratching as a rhythmical effect so I tried to incorporate it together with the muted thumb in the next part and then adding a melody on top. In the last part (coming back to E and D) I also use my foot to change the feel of the rhythm.
It started out as an exercise for coordination and timing but grew to something that I think is a nice musical idea.
I intended to use this in my examination concert but on stage it never felt like the right moment so it became one tool I didn't use that particular day.


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If you should find yourself soaring through the friendly skies sometime soon, take a look down at the Earth and keep it in mind when the beverage cart rolls down the aisle.
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Great news for Nissan and the electric car: the company has received 19,000 preorders for the LEAF all-electric vehicle , making it sold out for this year. The demand has exceeded expectations and the company may have to temporarily stop taking reservations. Preorders for the LEAF began in April in the U.S. and Japan with the car not arriving at dealerships until the end of the year. Nissan hopes to sell 500,000 EVs starting in 2013.
Report: Exxon Still Orchestrating Campaign to "Undermine Public Acceptance of Global Warming"
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Murder investigation launched after woman dies in Halifax
A man has been arrested after a 26-year-old woman died in the early hours of the morning in Halifax.
By Joe Cooper
Sunday, 3rd November 2019, 2:17 pm
Updated Sunday, 3rd November 2019, 2:31 pm
Police were called at 2.16am on Sunday to Silver Street in the centre of Halifax.
A woman had been left unconscious following what police have described as an 'altercation'.
She was taken to hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead a short time later.
A large area of Halifax town centre remains cordoned off.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
A post mortem examination is due to be conducted later today.
A large section of the town centre is cordoned off as police undertake forensic examinations of the area.
The roads affected are Waterhouse Street from the junction of Crossley Street to the junction of George's Square; Silver Street and Crown Street, according to Calderdale Council.
Anyone who saw what happened or who has any information that could help the investigation is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police Homicide Major Enquiry Team via 101 quoting Operation Patondeat.
Alternatively, call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Memorial Day weekend used to mean the start of the summer movie season, but by now we're already in full swing! Nevertheless, the studios have seen fit to give you two sequels to two massively popular films. And maybe some artsy stuff for the coasts.
And yes, they're going roman numeral style. This is some classy stuff right here. I saw this on Monday, and while there are a lot of funny moments with the same gang (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis), you will be shocked at how incredibly similar it is to the first. Way beyond the even standard "same premise, different locale" set-up you would expect. It robs it of some of the insanity the first, which I loved, had in spades. Rotten Tomatoes has it at a 32% fresh rating. Nevertheless, it opened to a whopping $10 million on midnight showings alone last night. With a five-day weekend in which to run rampant (Monday's a holiday!), this is going to do some serious damage at the box office.
Once known with the much sillier subtitle "The Kaboom of Doom," this one seems to do what a good sequel should – offer the same delights as the original in a new package. It boasts a 75% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and while some critics fault it for hewing too closely to the original, many were too swept up by its charms to care. Kung Fu Panda became unexpectedly beloved upon its release, and many cite it as one of Dreamworks' few great films. It's hard to imagine those fans, and their kids, won't come to see this in droves.
While the latest film from Terrence Malick certainly won't make the same imprint at the box office as the previously-mentioned films, this is the film event for cinephiles this weekend. That is, if you live in New York or Los Angeles. I have my ticket to the midnight show tonight, and could not possibly be more excited. If you live elsewhere, don't fret – you'll be able to see the Palme d'Or winner within the next few weeks, as Fox Searchlight rolls it out across the country. Click here to see when your city is getting it. And although this doesn't have the mass appeal of your kung-fu pandas or your 30-something frat boys, I wouldn't be surprised to see some of that Cannes buzz fuel it to a respectable hit for Fox Searchlight.
Beyond that, New York gets two art house release – Tuesday, After Christmas, a sparse study of infidelity that received solid reviews when it premiered at last year's Cannes Film Festival, and United Red Army, an epic about a revolutionary group in Japan in the 1970s.
Next week, it's all about the X-Men back on the screen again, while at least a couple of cities will get one of my favorite movies of the year so far. Stay tuned!


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485 F. 2d 780 - Environmental Defense Fund Inc v. Environmental Protection Agency
485 F2d 780 Environmental Defense Fund Inc v. Environmental Protection Agency
158 U.S.App.D.C. 1, 3 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,488
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, INC., et al., Petitioners,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, and William D. Ruckelshaus,
Administrator, Respondent.
Coahoma Chemical Co., Inc., Intervenor.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, INC., Petitioners,
COAHOMA CHEMICAL CO. et al., Petitioners,
OLIN CORPORATION, Petitioner,
William D. RUCKELSHAUS, Administrator, Environmental
Protection Agency, Respondent.
CAROLINA CHEMICALS, INC., et al., Petitioners,
Nos. 72-1548, 72-1690, 72-2183 and 73-1015.
United States Court of Appeals,
District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued March 30, 1973.
Decided March 30, 1973.
Supplement June 6, 1973.
Stephen F. Eilperin, Washington, D. C., with whom Walter H. Fleischer, was on the motion for respondents.
William A. Butler and John F. Dienelt, Washington, D. C., for petitioners Environmental Defense Fund and others.
Robert L. Ackerly and Charles A. O'Connor, III, Washington, D. C., for petitioners Coahoma Chemical Co. and others.
Before WRIGHT, LEVENTHAL and ROBB, Circuit Judges.
This cause came before this court on consideration of Respondent Ruckelshaus' motion for immediate issuance of a temporary restraining order and for an injunction against further proceedings in a suit pending in another court.
On June 14, 1972, Respondent Ruckelshaus as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), issued an order relating to the suspension of the use of DDT on certain agricultural produce under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 7 U.S.C. Sec. 135 et seq. (1970). Petitions for review of the Administrator's order were filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and in our Court. On November 24, 1972, the Fifth Circuit transferred its proceedings to this Circuit, and we subsequently consolidated all petitions for review. Lead petitioners in the consolidated proceedings before our Court are Coahoma Chemical Company and the Environmental Defense Fund. Many parties representing cotton growing interests affected by the Administrator's order are already before this court as intervenors. They include the Delta Council and the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.
During the period of uncertainty preceding the November 24 transfer from the Fifth Circuit, Coahoma filed an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (hereinafter the district court) challenging the validity of the Administrator's DDT order on the ground that he had failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S. C. Sec. 4321 et seq. (1970).
On December 18, 1972, the Administrator filed in this court a motion to enjoin further prosecution of the case in the district court. It was the Administrator's position that 7 U.S.C. Sec. 135b(d) of FIFRA gives our court of appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review the order in question.
On January 31, 1973, this Court issued the following order:
On consideration of Administrator Ruckelshaus' motion and supplemental motion for order prohibiting further prosecution of case pending in another court, and the responses filed thereto, it appearing to the court that exclusive jurisdiction for this matter lies in the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals, that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has transferred these cases to this court, that the orderly administration of justice requires that two courts not deal simultaneously with the subject matter of these cases, and that a preliminary examination of the record before this court does not reveal any issues properly cognizable at the district court level, it is hereby.
ORDERED that the Coahoma Chemical Company, all other parties to this action and their counsel are hereby restrained (1) from taking any action in further prosecution of the suit entitled Coahoma Chemical Co. v. Ruckelshaus, now pending as No. DC 7273-S in the Northern District of Mississippi, and (2) from instituting any other action seeking review of the June 14, 1972, order of the Administrator. The Coahoma Chemical Company and all other parties to both the proceedings in the Northern District of Mississippi and this court are hereby directed to take the steps necessary to dismiss the action pending in the Northern District of Mississippi.
This order is subject to revision upon submission to this court by a party of a statement by the judge in the Mississippi action indicating his view that the case before him presents issues which are properly litigable in that forum despite the pendency of review proceedings in this court. In the event of such submission, this Court will provide appropriate reconsideration.
Five days before the entry of our order of January 31, 1973, Messrs. Robert A. Carson, Malcom J. Commer, Jr., and D. C. Parker, as representatives of "a class of farmers, all residents of Mississippi, producing cotton," had moved to intervene in the action pending in the district court. On February 28, 1973, subsequent to the issuance of our restraining order, District Judge Orma Smith granted the class intervention petition.
In our restraining order of January 31, we indicated that our order was subject to revision if a party submitted to this court a statement by the judge in the district court indicating that he felt that the proceeding in his court was properly before him.
On March 12, 1973, Judge Smith issued a "jurisdictional statement" concluding that his court had jurisdiction to review the NEPA issue. Although no parties brought this jurisdictional statement to our attention, the Clerk of the district court forwarded a copy of that statement, and the accompanying record, to the Clerk of our Court for our consideration.
On March 28, 1973, Judge William C. Keady, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, having replaced Judge Smith who had become ill, issued the following order:
This cause came on for hearing today on the motion of the defendant, William D. Ruckelshaus, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, for an order staying further proceedings until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit resolves the jurisdictional issues before it in Cause Nos. 72-148 & 72-2142, and the Court being of the opinion that the motion is not well taken since neither this Court nor Robert A. Carson, Malcolm J. Commer, Jr. and D. C. Parker, intervenors suing on behalf of themselves and individual Mississippi cotton growers, are included within the terms of the restraining order heretofore issued by the aforesaid Court of Appeals, and this District Court has jurisdiction to entertain a complaint by persons residing within this judicial district, not parties to the aforesaid appellate proceedings, for alleged noncompliance of Federal Agency Action with the provisions of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 USC Section 4321 et seq.; 5 USC Section 702-703, and should accordingly proceed to hear same; it is
ORDERED that defendant's motion to stay proceedings in this cause pending further action by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the above mentioned causes be denied.
Thereupon, the court granted defendant 5 days within which to file responsive pleading to the complaint in intervention, counter-affidavits or other evidentiary materials, and memorandum briefs in opposition to motion for summary judgment by the said Carson, Commer & Parker, and said plaintiff-intervenors are granted 3 days thereafter within which to file responsive pleadings, affidavits and briefs.
It is further ordered that the case be submitted to the court upon the pleadings, affidavits and other evidentiary materials and memorandum briefs of counsel without further oral argument unless otherwise directed.
This, 28th day of March, 1973.
The Administrator, in order to protect the jurisdiction of this Court, and to resolve the conflict between our outstanding restraining order and the order of the district court to respond to the motion for summary judgment, moved this court on March 29, 1973 for the issuance of an immediate temporary restraining order and for an injunction against further proceedings in the district court.
At oral argument today, counsel for Coahoma moved this court to reconsider its order of January 31, 1973, in light of Judge Smith's jurisdictional statement.
We have reconsidered that order, and have carefully weighed his opinion. We reaffirm the order of January 31, 1973.
Section 135b(d) of FIFRA provides "[u]pon the filing of [a] petition the court [of appeals] shall have exclusive jurisdiction to affirm or set aside the order complained of in whole or in part." When the Congress required that courts of appeals exercise exclusive jurisdiction over petitions to review a FIFRA order, it was to insure speedy resolution of the validity of EPA determinations. See generally International Harvester v. Ruckelshaus, 155 U.S.App. D.C. 411, 478 F.2d 615 (1973); Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee v. AEC, 146 U.S.App.D.C. 33, 449 F.2d 1109 (1971). This policy would be defeated if we were to allow the DDT order to be litigated in several proceedings. Since Calvert Cliffs, supra, it has been clear that issues concerning NEPA statements can be developed in full before the administrative agency, without need for separate factual development in district court. At oral argument, counsel for Coahoma was unable to cite any authority for the proposition that NEPA statements can be litigated apart from the proceeding adjudicating the validity of the underlying FIFRA order. Compare Anaconda v. Ruckelshaus, 352 F.Supp. 697 (D.Colo.1972).
We therefore hold that all issues pertaining to the validity of the DDT order of June 14, 1972-including questions pertaining to NEPA-must be resolved solely in this court.
While this court has the authority to act in preservation of its appellate jurisdiction by issuing appropriate orders or writs to the district court1 we refrain from exercising this power. We are confident that the U.S. District Court of Mississippi will not act in derogation of the orders and jurisdiction of this Circuit Court.
Our order of January 31, 1973 prevents all parties from taking any further action in the prosecution, and therefore defense, of the action in the district court. That means that the Administrator is restrained from responding to the motion for summary judgment of the intervenors by filing responsive pleadings to the complaint in intervention, counter-affidavits or other evidentiary materials, and memorandum briefs in opposition to the motion for summary judgment. It is specifically
Ordered by the Court that all parties are required to move forthwith the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi for the immediate dismissal of the action there pending.
The July 14, 1972 order of the Administrator shall remain in effect unless it is stayed either by this court or, upon proper application, by the United States Supreme Court, and any order issued by any court other than this court or the United States Supreme Court to the contrary shall be considered null and void.
In order to effectuate the preservation of our order and jurisdiction which, in any event, applies to all parties, and those in privity with such parties, our order shall be specifically amended to name the intervenors, Messrs. Carson, Commer and Parker and the class they represent, as parties, and to enjoin them, and their counsel, from acting contrary to the temporary restraining order hereinafter set forth.2
When the class intervenors were granted intervention status by Judge Smith on February 28, 1973-28 days after the entry of our restraining order -they stepped into the status of the litigation as it stood at that time. They were undoubtedly on notice, as were all previously named parties, as to our intent to prevent the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from being proceeded against in the U.S. District Court of Northern Mississippi.
In view of the foregoing, it is
Ordered by the Court that Messrs. Carson, Commer and Parker and the class they represent are hereby made formal parties to the proceedings in this court. It is
Further ordered by the Court that the above named parties, and their counsel, shall move immediately to withdraw their motion for summary judgment now pending before Chief Judge Keady of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi in the case of Coahoma Chemical Company v. Ruckelshaus, N.D.Miss., 358 F.Supp. 680, and that these parties shall move immediately to dismiss those proceedings.
Taking into account the representations of counsel at oral argument today and the papers now before us, there is probable cause to believe that actions may have willfully been taken to circumvent and violate our order of January 31, 1973. Therefore, it is
Ordered by the Court that all parties to the proceedings pending in our court, and their counsel-with the exception of Administrator Ruckelshaus and his counsel-including Messrs. Carson, Commer and Parker, and their counsel, set forth, on or before April 5, 1973, at 3 p. m., their position on the claim of the Administrator that their actions warrant holding them responsible for a contemptuous violation and disobedience of the order and authority of this court. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 401 (1970). It is,
Further ordered by the Court that all parties to the review proceedings pending in our court and their counsel, including Messrs. Carson, Commer and Parker and their counsel, shall on or before April 5, 1973 at 3 p. m. file a statement with this court detailing the individual actions they have taken to comply with the orders of this court entered on this date. It is
Further ordered by the Court that the parties to the proceedings pending in this court, including Messrs. Carson, Commer, and Parker, shall appear with their counsel before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday, April 6, 1973 at 2 p. m. to report their compliance with our orders.
The Attorney-General of the United States is requested to investigate and report in aid and guidance to this court, the factual basis for the Administrator's claim that parties may have been in contemptuous violation of our Order of January 31, 1973.
The Clerk is directed to arrange for the service of this order forthwith.
On Monday, April 2, 1973, the following three Orders of Dismissal were entered by Chief Judge Keady of the Northern District of Mississippi:
(1) Upon consideration of the Motion of Plaintiff-Intervenors Southern Cotton Growers, Inc., Carolinas Cotton Growers Association, Inc., North Carolina Cotton Promotion Association, South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation and Delta Council to dismiss their Complaints herein forthwith, it is by the Court this 2nd day of April, 1973
ORDERED that the Complaints of Southern Cotton Growers, Inc., Carolinas Cotton Growers Association, Inc., North Carolina Cotton Promotion Association, South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation and Delta Council, filed herein, be and the same are hereby dismissed.
(2) Upon Motion of Robert A. Carson, Malcom J. Commer, Jr. and D. C. Parker, on behalf of themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated to dismiss their Complaint and Motion for Summary Judgment pending in the above cause pursuant to the Order of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia entered on March 30, 1973, in that certain cause of Coahoma Chemical Company, et al., Petitioners v. William D. Ruckelshaus, Respondent, in the consolidated causes Nos. 72-1548, 72-1690, 72-2142, 72-2183 and 73-1015, and after consideration thereof,
IT IS ORDERED:
That the aforesaid Complaint and Motion for Summary Judgment be and the same are hereby dismissed pursuant to the aforesaid Order; and, pursuant to Rule 23(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, no notice to other persons similarly situated who might be affected by this Order is required.
ORDERED, this the 2nd day of April 1973.
(3) Upon consideration of the Motion of Plaintiff Coahoma Chemical Co. to dismiss its Complaint herein forthwith, it is by the Court this 2nd day of April, 1973,
ORDERED that the Complaint of Coahoma Chemical Co. filed herein be and the same is hereby dismissed.
On Thursday, April 4, 1973, we amended our prior March 30, 1973 Order as follows:
In view of the representations made to the Court by some of the parties and their counsel that initial steps have been taken to comply with our order of March 30, 1973, it is
ORDERED by the Court, sua sponte, that our order in this proceeding entered on March 30, 1973 is amended to delete the following paragraph:
In all other respects, the order of this Court entered on March 30, 1973 remains in effect.
Per Curiam
On May 22, 1973, we issued the Order below:
In view of the present state of the proceedings in these cases, and it appearing that further proceedings with reference to the alleged contempt of certain parties are not warranted, it is ORDERED by the court, sua sponte, that the Department of Justice terminate its investigation with reference to the possibility of contempt proceedings herein.
See 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1651 (1970) (All Writs statute); Toledo Scale Co. v. Computing Co., 261 U.S. 399, 43 S.Ct. 458, 67 L. Ed. 719 (1923)
The All Writs statute, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1651 (1970) states: "The Supreme Court and all courts established by Act of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law," See FTC v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 603-604, 86 S.Ct. 1738, 16 L.Ed.2d 802 (1966). In accordance with F.R.Civ.P. 4(f), extraterritorial service is proper. Nonparties to a litigation can be bound by a temporary restraining order without formal service, with actual notice. See The Cape May and Schellinger's Landing R.R. Co. v. Johnson et al., 35 N.J.Eq. 422 (1882). See also Walker v. City of Birmingham, 388 U.S. 307, 87 S.Ct. 1824, 18 L.Ed.2d 1210 (1967). F.R.Civ.P. 65(d) provides that nonparties in general are not bound by temporary restraining orders. But "persons in active concert or participation with [the parties] who receive actual notice of the order by personal service or otherwise are so bound." There is an identity of interest between the class intervenors in the district court and the parties to our review proceedings. At least some of the members of the intervenors' "class of farmers, all residents of Mississippi, producing cotton," are also members of the Delta Council and Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, parties to our proceedings. The general prohibition of Rule 65 (d) "cannot be read to restrict the inherent power of a court to render a binding judgment." United States v. Hall, 472 F.2d 261 (5th Cir. 1972) (Wisdom, J.). Courts of Appeal have the inherent power to protect their jurisdiction from being obstructed by the actions of nonparties properly on notice of their order. See Griffin v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, Va., 363 F.2d 206 (4th Cir. 1966)


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Interview of the Vice President by Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond, Fox Sports Network
Q Thanks for being with us, sir. Nice to see you're in good health.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good to be here. Yes, the doc signed off on me for another period of time here, so.
Q All right, sir, good enough to attend the race. You ever address a crowd that big before?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: I was just thinking -- 140,000-150,000 people -- that's probably the biggest crowd I ever spoke to live.
Q And your first -- you've been to the track before.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Yes.
Q But your first actual --
THE VICE PRESIDENT: It's the first time I've been to a live NASCAR event.	I've watched it, of course, on television like everybody has. But it is an awesome, awesome undertaking -- just the sheer size of the crowd, the energy, the complexity of what goes on in the pits, and with the teams and the crews. There's so much to learn about the intricacies of the sport. It's really something.
Q On that right now, we're getting ready to go back to a green, so you'll get an opportunity to see what the restart is going to look like, at least from the Hollywood Hotel. But earlier today, we were talking about cars and you shared something with me I thought was really kind of unique. You haven't driven a car in seven years yourself.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: It's a bummer. The morning the President -- then Governor announced that I was going to be his running mate, the Secret Service showed up outside my door and I haven't driven since. They take over. They do it for security reasons. And it's understandable, but it's very frustrating.
Q Yes, now, Air Force Two, you get to travel around. What was your first car, Vice President?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: The first car I ever owned was a 1949 Chevrolet. And I drove it for a few months, and then the engine blew up on me and I got $25 for the radio. (Laughter.)
Q You've done well since. You must be overwhelmed by the support of patriotism at an event like this, especially on the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: It is. It's a remarkable period of time, got to spend some time with the troops today. One of the great things about NASCAR is the extent to which the drivers and the crews and the owners have been involved in supporting the troops. A lot of the drivers have been to Afghanistan, Iraq, have been out and seen the troops in the field.	I know oftentimes they get to Walter Reed in Bethesda where the guys are that have been wounded and are coming home. And that's deeply, deeply appreciated. There's a symbiotic relationship there, a mutual admiration - the young men and women in our military who love NASCAR and NASCAR, we praise for supporting them --
Q Speaking of that, I had an opportunity to watch you -- you got an opportunity to meet Ken Schrader who drives the Air Force car. He's quite a character.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Yes, well, there are a lot of characters. (Laughter.)
Q What did some of the drivers say to you when you got to meet them. Did they ask any tough questions?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, no political questions. They were all very nice. I got to the drivers meeting at the beginning -- before the race today and then visited with the service-sponsored cars, especially the Army, the National Guard, and the Air Force. And they're down-home people. They're very straight -- straightforward, no pretense. Everybody is measured by how they perform out here on the track, so it's a meritocracy.
Q At nearby Cape Canaveral, the space shuttle delayed until tomorrow because of weather. I guess, you were going to go see --
THE VICE PRESIDENT: Yes, we were there. I went down, wanted to see the launch. I saw a launch 20 years ago, but they were going to launch today and they got a last-minute bad call on the weather. But they'll try again tomorrow.
Q And I know you've worked in Washington, I expect a political answer. Who are you rooting for to win tonight's race?
THE VICE PRESIDENT: I'm going to be a nonpartisan. (Laughter.)
Q Good answer.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: I'm not going to get into that.
Q All right, well, it was a pleasure having you here. Thanks very much. Always an honor.
THE VICE PRESIDENT: It's good to see you guys. I enjoy the show.
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Brandon Weigel is the managing editor of Baltimore Fishbowl. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he has been published in The Washington Post, The Sun, Baltimore Magazine, Urbanite, The Baltimore Business Journal, b and others. Prior to joining Baltimore Fishbowl, he was an editor at City Paper from 2012 to 2017. He can be reached at [email protected]
Local drum duo A1 Chops among acts added to AFRAM Festival
Image via Facebook.
A1 Chops, the local duo who went viral with their videos combining ridiculous polyrhythmic drumming and synchronized dancing, have been added to the lineup for this year's AFRAM Festival.
R&B singer Kiana Ledé and a slate of Bad Boy Records artists–Quincy Brown, Niko Brim, Christian "King" Combs and Justin Combs–are also joining the bill.
Dope Body's 'The End' was not the end after all; August show announced
A still from "Dope Body: The End."
Three years ago when Dope Body called it quits, the local noise rock band wrote a Facebook post that made the decision sound pretty final.
"This is The End. Thank you for all the support over the years, it's been a wild ride…"
A documentary capturing the band's final two Baltimore performances came out last year, taking its name, "Dope Body: The End," from that very same post.
An ending, however, it was not.
After renewed concern over living conditions, Laurel Park plans community day for workers
Worker housing (in blue) next to a horse barn at Laurel Park. Image via Del. Nick Mosby.
Laurel Park will host an inaugural Community Day on July 23 to celebrate the backstretch workers who tend to the track's thoroughbred stars.
The announcement comes days after a fresh round of controversy over the living conditions for those workers, which had previously been decried as "slum-like."
City resumes online payments for property taxes, speeding and parking tickets
Photo by Christopher Sessums, via Flickr
Nearly two months out from a ransomware attack that crippled municipal networks, the city has restored the ability to pay property taxes, moving violations and parking tickets online, Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young's office announced this morning.
Yep, there's no shirking that red light camera ticket anymore.
Hospitals pledge $2M toward services for homeless
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A group of 10 hospitals in the city today pledged $2 million over two years toward a program that provides housing and medical services for people experiencing homelessness.
Funds from the partnership, officials said, will give homes and aid for 200 individuals and families, with the medical organizations providing medical care and other services "in the effort to break the cycle of homelessness," per a release.
O's add 'Stranger Things,' WWE promo nights
Still from "Stranger Things" Season 3. Image via IMDB.
The Orioles, as you may have heard, are not very good. According to an article published in The Ringer this morning, the 2019 Orioles could very well go down as the worst team in professional baseball history.
But the remainder of the season isn't going to play itself, and the marketing department at the B&O Warehouse is doing its best to get butts in the seats.
To that end, the team today announced two additional promo nights for the second half of the season, one celebrating Netflix's '80s sci-fi series "Stranger Things" and another for professional wrasslin'.
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Union, AVAM team up on new brew called Bling Universe
Image courtesy of Union Craft Brewing.
Union Craft Brewing has beers for fall, spring and winter in its Hoppy Seasonal Series, and the time has come to roll one out for the summer.
Enter: Bling Universe, an India Pale Lager–not an ale, but a lager–that includes "copious amounts of Amarillo, Cascade and Grungiest hops," per a release. The brew joins fall's Foxy Red IPA, winter's Rye Baby IPA and spring's Steady Eddie IPA in the hopped-up lineup of seasonal releases.
The beer's name is inspired by Baltimore's own American Visionary Art Museum, whose mantra of "adorning one's world–transforming it into a place that defies convention, surprising and delighting, providing hope and wonder" is represented in shiny works such as "Cosmic Galaxy Egg" and the "Community Mosaic Wall." The latter is incorporated into the label design.
"The museum is a gem in Baltimore and I've always felt that the city is fortunate to have such a unique institution," Union Craft Brewing co-founder and creative director Jon Zerivitz said in a statement.
Bling Universe will be available in stores and on draft starting July 2. To celebrate their collaboration, Union and AVAM will hold an all-you-can-eat and drink happy hour at the museum on July 25 ahead of the Flicks On the Hill screening of "Home Alone."
BSO donors step up to fund healthcare for musicians
Still via video from Baltimore Symphony Musicians/Twitter
A group of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra donors and several members of the board of directors stepped up to fund healthcare and dental benefits for musicians as they remain locked out for the summer, the orchestra announced today.
Adam Jones, others roast radio host Jerry Coleman for booing Machado
105.7 The Fan personality Jerry Coleman boos Manny Machado. Image still via Facebook.
Third baseman Manny Machado returned to Oriole Park at Camden Yards for the first time since his mid-season departure last year, and Orioles fans welcomed back the All-Star with a long standing ovation before his first at-bat.
After briefly standing in the batter's box, Machado stepped out and acknowledged the cheers with two waves and a salute to the fans.
Almost all city workers are back online after ransomware attack, but hurdles remain
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Weeks after ransomware crippled the city's computer networks, almost all city employees are back online and able to use their work computers, officials said today. But hurdles remain before some financial operations, such as water billing, can be brought back.


Indeed, let's be cliché and put our New Year's Resolutions out there for all to see. Actually, since you all have no way to amend this blog (barring comments, which I would LOVE to see containing your New Year's Resolutions), this will just be MY list of resolutions. Or goals, as I have decided to call them this year.
Goal #1: I will exercise 3 times a week for >30 minutes and will ultimately be able to run a 5K without stopping.
Goal #2: I will eat 3 balanced meals a day and I will focus on choosing healthful foods.
HOW: I know I am going to have to seriously work on weekend prep once I go back to work (less than 2 weeks!) . If I don't have healthy options easily available, I won't pick them – so a big Sunday prep for the week may have to be the new normal. BUT I think if I can get into the habit of doing so this will be my easiest resolution to keep as I actually like healthful foods and how they make me feel.
Goal #3: Cut back to one glass of wine during the week and two on weekends (defined as Fri/Sat/Sun).
HOW: No idea – it's impossible. Just kidding… kind of … … I know it can be done as I've obviously cut back even farther while pregnant without deleterious effects. I think it will be a two prong strategy consisting of 1) Get fancy teas and other no- or low-calorie beverage alternatives so I don't blow up like a blimp with non-alcoholic beverage calories and 2) Put off having said glass of wine as long as humanly possible, i.e. after kids are in bed. Which, as you all know, is an eternity, particularly when they are being very kid-like (read: absolute shits).
Goal #4: I will floss daily, with a minimum goal of 5 days/week.
HOW: Just do it. Actually, I should maybe start doing it in the morning and get that box checked for the day. Or at anytime of the day besides bed time. Because 45 seconds to floss when you are damn near dead on your feet after 9 pm is 45 seconds too long.
Goal #5: I will adopt a cash-only attitude and stick to a budget of $20 a week.
HOW: I will actually get cash out! And I won't use my cards (except for gas or other crazy big purchases, like groceries). And I will stop going to Starbucks or Target just because I am bored and lonely and I would like to interact with someone besides the Itty Bitty Brewster, no matter how briefly. We have a latte maker at home if I get the itch and we certainly don't need any more crap from Target. Cash only, Starbucks only with the Littlest Brewster as a "Friday Morning Tradition." No deviations.
And there you have it. My list of 5 achievable, with effort, goals for 2017. Sure, I have a ton of other goals – yell at my kids less, write to mom twice a week, keep in better contact with Elise, Kristen, and Anne, text Jessie every day, don't take out my random frustrations on the DreadBrewer, – but those are all vaguely nebulous and not necessarily achievable. And if there is one thing I have learned, the whole "Make sure your goals are SMART" (Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timely) nonsense is actually not nonsense. So while it may make me feel virtuous to say "I'm going to yell at my children less!", unless I can actually check a box or measure progress towards it, I'll just get frustrated and give up. And probably yell more in the process.
So let's start with some SMART goals for the year. And if by achieving these, I can perhaps yell at my kids a little less and email my friends a little more, I will be one happy camper. And if not, well, I'm human. And I'll try to do better tomorrow.
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TV ReviewsJersey ShoreSeason 3
Jersey Shore: "GTF--Gym, Tan, Find Out Who Sammi Is Texting"
Genevieve Koski
Jersey ShoreSeason 3
"GTF--Gym, Tan, Find Out Who Sammi Is Texting"
"If this relationship continues, I will kill myself." —Pauly D
If even Pauly D and Vinny, the Statler and Waldorf of Jersey Shore, can't mine enjoyment in the latest Sammi-Ronnie screech-fest to ring throughout the wood-paneled halls of the Shore House, how are we expected to tolerate it? We all saw it coming, of course: Ronnie professing his love, Sammi's acceptance that he's totally changed in two weeks, their shared belief that penguins are mammals. These two are like magnets (with the emotional and mental capacity to match) that happen to explode on impact. All it took was a nudge from Mike to get them clawing at each other once more.
And nudge he did. And why wouldn't he? It's become very apparent that if Mike doesn't outright hate his roommates, at the very least he enjoys watching them suffer, all with a self-satisfied smirk on his face. Witness his "Master Plan," in which he lets Jenni's normally well-behaved dogs (whom he calls Lean Cuisine and Juice Box, and if those aren't actually their names, I'll be very disappointed) out of their pen, feeds them garbage, pizza, peanut butter, and marshmallow fluff, and giggles maniacally as they poop all over the floor and his roommates' belongings. You know, the way a human being does. Why Deena didn't call him out on this after smelling his cologne on the dogs, I have no idea.
Not that it would have resulted in much. Mike has an uncanny ability to deflect blame, as we saw with him shaking the SamRon Molotov cocktail and then backing away as they exploded at each other. Granted, Sammi is most likely not as innocent as she proclaims—though the boys' insistence that girls can't have male friends is probably skewing what could have been a relatively benign post-breakup, ego-boosting semi-flirtation. But despite Mike's insistence that he was just trying to get the other housemates' opinions so he wouldn't look "shady," the glee he derived from spreading the news of Sammi texting with his friend Arvin (Arvin? Arvin.) radiated out of every one of his obsessively cleansed and exfoliated pores.
Mike wasn't the only one stirring shit in tonight's episode, though. Vinny and Ronnie managed to get a rise out of the usually sane Jenni by teasing her that her new beau Roger was "doing the dip" on her when she pulled up next to his car. One unanswered phone call later, Jenni was "done" with Roger and Vinny and Ronnie were mocking her for overreacting. Ah, but Ronnie and Vinny are not as adept at shit-stirring as Mike, nor is Jenni as immature and pigheaded as Sammi, and by the end of the night, she apologized, Roger accepted, and everyone in the house thought to themselves, "Oh, so that's what an adult relationship looks like." (FYI: JWoww, ever the serial monogamist, is still with Roger.)
It's not all lies and mistrust on tonight's episode, though: Pauly went to Staten Island (it's actually an island!) for dinner with Vinny's family; Snooki got it in with DJ Pauly Doppleganger after he put a Band-Aid on her boo-boo; Vinny decided to get a spray tan since he was all showered and exfoliated (thanks, shower caddy!); there was a water-balloon fight that forced everyone to put on trash bags (somewhere, Angelina sheds a tear for her ruined luggage). Frankly, these diversions are seeming more forced and mundane with each passing week—or as Jenni would say, "same shit, different toilet." I'm sure next season's Italy excursion will result in lots of intellectually enriching cultural experiences and eye-opening emotional realizations—or at least some amusing cross-cultural awkwardness—but as this season grinds to a close, the cast has gotten complacent, predictable, and, perhaps worst of all, savvy. They know how and when to start drama, when to throw in buzzwords like "GTL" and "gorillas," and when to do something "fun and spontaneous." Granted, sometimes actual fun and spontaneous things happen during these interludes, such as Deena taking a digger on the water-splattered kitchen floor; but generally, the only thing that runs on its own steam on Jersey Shore is the never-ending SamRon drama, which, as we've established, makes us and Pauly D want to kill ourselves.
My cholesterol shot up just looking at Vinny's family's dinner.
"Don't touch me; I'm tan."
"Where were you?" "Committing suicide."
Fact: The gorilla juiceheads at Jenks are full-on Monets.
The whole "what are we going to do tonight" routine is starting to get ridiculous. You're going to Karma, like every night. It's like Pinky And The Brain, but with more cranberry-vodkas.
Arvin???
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Three schools in the RSA Family of Academies have been selected to become National Teaching Schools as part of a new RSA Academies Teaching School Alliance. Whitley Academy in Coventry, Holyhead School in Birmingham, and Arrow Vale RSA Academy in Redditch are three of only 60 schools in England to be granted teaching school status in the latest round.
Teaching Schools work with partner schools in an alliance to ensure high quality school-led initial teacher training and professional development opportunities for teachers at all stages of their career. They raise standards through school-to-school support, engage in research and development, and ensure that the most talented school leaders are spotted and supported to become successful headteachers.
The RSA Academies Teaching School Alliance will benefit all schools in the RSA Family, including the RSA Academy Tipton and Ipsley CE RSA Academy, as well as working with other local schools in Coventry and the West Midlands.
Charlie Taylor, the Chief Executive of NCTL, said: "Whitley Academy should be very proud of this achievement. The school has been recognised as a centre of excellence in its area, with an outstanding performance and a track record of raising standards through supporting other schools.
The school became a National Support School in 2009 and the ex- Principal, Lorraine Allen, a National Leader in Education. Since then the school and staff have built up a significant and extensive level of expertise in supporting other schools to improve, many of which have been in a 'Ofsted Category' and have subsequently improved their outcomes to secure good achievement. Whitley has worked with both primary and secondary schools in Birmingham, Leicester, Redditch, Warwickshire and Westminster.
Leaders of all levels have and are currently working with schools to lead school improvement. The ex-Principal has also been deployed recently as an Educational Consultant by the DFE helping schools through their Academy conversion process.
Whitley is the School Improvement Partner for the sponsored RSA Academies in Redditch, Ipsley and Arrow Vale. The schools are working together with confident leadership modelling a 'deep and robust' partnership that will enable long lasting improvement through activities such as joint practice development.


If you fall off the workout wagon, you're likely to fall headfirst. Here's how to steel your self-discipline for any challenge.
When I train clients, I can usually tell right away whether they'll reach their fitness goals. No, I don't have special trainer ESP; I can tell by the strength of my clients' self-discipline. Without self-discipline, a person can train hard, but will likely be inconsistent. Temptations to opt out of a workout or eating bad food always lurk, and without self-discipline, they'll win more than you do.
We are not born with great self-discipline skills-they take a conscious effort. Self-discipline is the ability to do a task even when you don't want to. I could think of a million things I'd rather do than hill sprints, especially when it's raining. But it's hill day, so I do them. When I work overtime and arrive home exhausted, the last thing I want to do is heavy squatting. But I still train because I made a commitment to myself.
This discipline keeps me accountable to myself. So, when I'd rather be on the couch, drinking beer, and watching ESPN, I still have the drive to train. It's easy to train when you're well rested an inspired, but the real challenge comes when you have to push through a workout despite feeling lazy and stressed.
My self-discipline is just as important to my eating habits. For years, I ate as much junk food as I wanted. Now, I eat as clean as possible. I still endure cravings for ice cream, but I fight these urges by disciplining my mind.
My friends always ask me if feel like I'm missing out. They think I'm miserable and fanatical. I might be fanatical, but I'm nowhere near miserable. I never feel deprived because I eat pizza, Chinese food, and many other foods that might not generally be considered healthy.
The trick though, is that I cook these foods in ways that make them healthier. I've researched recipes, and tried a lot of different combinations to learn how to make healthy food.
I can measure my self-discipline against the choices I see most people making. To me, most people are weak and cave-in to the need for immediate gratification. I have taught myself to learn how to delay gratification.
When I was doing bodybuilding training, my goal was to get big. I certainly got big, especially in my gut. I had this problem because my goal was too vague. Specific, clear goals like targeted numbers, (on a scale, dress-size, barbell, or stopwatch), are best because they are concrete.
Measureable goals are also more reachable. "Improve my mile time" is much more difficult to work toward than "Improve my mile time by three minutes." Including specific measurements in your goals also make them easier to track.
Once achieved, they also lead to complete satisfaction. Most important, these specific numbers will add fuel to your self-discipline fire. You'll see how far you've come.
Set goals you can achieve in a week or a day. Set one you can achieve immediately to build early confidence in your long-term fitness pursuits.
The more specific your goals are, the easier they are to visualize. If your goal is to lose weight, see yourself with a leaner, more muscular body. If your goal is an athletic achievement - say, running a 6-minute mile - mentally rehearse finishing a sub-6-minute mile before each run.
Don't get complacent, though. Just wishing you could bench 225 pounds 15 times isn't going to get you anywhere. Wishing is not the same as using visualization to elicit a behavior. The mental images of reaching your goals should provoke action. Whatever images you have, they must be strong enough to motivate you through a grueling workout or keep you from ordering fries. If not, find stronger and more meaningful images to motivate you.
Self-discipline is all about empowering. When you can truly visualize yourself with a stronger body and mind, you are ready.
Your pursuit of self-discipline must be proactive. Back up your talk with actions. Write down your goals. Seeing them on paper will hold you accountable for your actions. Too many people rely on others to help them get things done. Learn to depend on yourself.
Olympic gold medalist and my favorite tough guy Dan Gable used to write his goals on index cards and carry them around with him. Georges St. Pierre wrote down his goal, "I will destroy Koscheck," and looked at it the first thing when he woke up in the morning. And what do you know? GSP was the clear winner of that fight.
As you make gains toward your goals, you will feel inner strength and confidence in your self-discipline.
Write down every lift, every rep, and take time to assess your performance. A daily log archives success, so your grandkids can see how you did it.
When it comes to making sacrifices, two athletes come to my mind: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronnie Lott. Arnold was so focused on winning Mr. Olympia that he skipped his father's funeral in order to train. So he wouldn't miss any more games, Ronnie had part of his finger amputated.
I'm definitely not advocating this type of extreme behavior. Yet I am illustrating that, to reach your goals, you're going to have to pay a price. This price might be as simple as skipping dessert, or as difficult as spending time away from your friends and family. See them as a daily test of your will.
A little indulgence can lead to major slip-ups. You only need a few undisciplined moments to spiral. Instead of feeling like these sacrifices are making you miss out on things, see them as gains. Gains toward your inner strengths, gains toward your ability to distance yourself from the weak, gains toward the goals you are working toward. Each sacrifice is a victory for your self-discipline.
Yourself, the disbelievers - anyone who holds you back from what you want. Prove them wrong. Feeling disrespected is a strong motivator because it gives you something to prove. Take Jerry Rice and Drew Brees, for examples. Nobody worked out harder or was more disciplined than Jerry Rice. Because he was constantly undervalued, he became obsessed with pushing himself to perfection.
Drew Brees proved his doubters wrong too. The questions about his size, arm strength, shoulder injury all motivated Brees to discipline himself to become the most conditioned NFL athlete. He just refused to let any of his teammates outwork him. This training is about proving yourself day in and day out.
Every time you push up a weight or complete a superset, you've proved someone wrong, some fool who said you couldn't.
It's about making people eat their words. Your desire must be so strong that you will do whatever is necessary to have the last laugh. If any obstacle is blocking you (even if it is yourself) from achieving your goal, extinguish it.
For years, I had a decent chest and arms. When I went to the gym I mostly did a lot of benching and curling. I rarely trained my back or legs. And when I did, it was some lat machine pull-downs and a couple of sets of leg extensions. Wimpy stuff.
I was training my strengths, a typical protocol. It was easy and enjoyable, but I stopped making gains. I had to learn how to train my weaknesses. By doing this, not only did I make more gains toward my goals, but I learned more about my character.
If you want to reach the next level, force yourself to work on your weaknesses. Training flaws is a sign of self-discipline. It's not fun, not easy, and definitely not something your mind or body wants to do.
The sheer difficulty of working through your weakness will strengthen your self-discipline skills. However, once you are set on planning your weakness training, you must get it done. Skipping the challenging workouts will cause irreversible damage to your development of mental toughness. Don't be soft.
We all have weaknesses, glaring or secret. Strength training is the antibody of weakness. Reverse weakness and watch your confidence soar!
Make the commitment to turning your weakness into strength. I know it's hard to believe that you might someday love running, or that someday you might actually enjoy your leg workout, but with enough self-discipline, you're body will respond. You'll see the results you've been working for.
There will always be tough days. But as you get better at disciplining your mind, you'll find the challenge enjoyable. With hard work, good goals, strong visualization, and a fierce mind, you can overcome anything. Now go to work.
Jack Yee is a fitness trainer and former teacher who has worked in the fitness industry for more than 30 years.


The blue footed booby is a unique bird species most noticeable because of its bright blue webbed feet. The name booby comes from the Spanish word 'bobo' meaning 'fool' due to the bird's clumsiness on land. In the air however, these birds are strong and agile fliers and are often seen foraging in groups of up to 200. They are excellent hunters, spotting prey on the wing and plunging head first into the ocean from a height of up to 30 metres in order to catch it.


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Propyl propionate
There is a 28-day repeated dose inhalation study in rats available for n-propyl propionate and there are no repeated dose oral or dermal studies available. In addition, there are several repeated dose inhalation studies ranging from 9 days to 90 days in duration for the other substances in the category, n-pentyl propionate and n-butyl propionate refer to the justification for read across attached to section 13 of the dataset).  The only common finding across all the studies has been histopathologic changes in the nasal tissues (olfactory epithelium damage) and this can be considered to be a local effect, while again across all the studies there have been no major indications of any systemic toxicity up to the highest doses tested.
Repeated dose toxicity: via oral route - systemic effects
Endpoint conclusion
Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation - systemic effects
Repeated dose toxicity: inhalation - local effects
adverse effect observed
NOAEC
238 mg/m³
Repeated dose toxicity: dermal - systemic effects
Repeated dose toxicity: dermal - local effects
The table below summarizes the key repeated dose toxicity information for the group of substances –
Compound tested
Duration of exposure
Doses tested
NOEC (ppm)
Effects seen/ observed
Local effects (organs affected)
Pentyl propionate
28 days (20 exposures)
0, 116, 350, 1375 ppm
OECD TG 412
NOEC – 116 ppm (683.1567 mg/m3)
No effects seen up to 1375 ppm
Nasal tissues – olfactory epithelium damage
Butyl propionate
11 days (9 exposures)
0, 800, 1600, 3200 ppm
NOEC < 800 ppm
Reduced body weight and gains across all groups, reduced food and water consump. at 1600 and 3200 ppm and transient changes in clinical pathology related to reduced body weight
2 weeks (10 exposures)
0, 250, 500, 2000, 4000 ppm
NOEC - 500 ppm
Reduced body weight gain, food consump. noted in 2000 and 4000 ppm groups
Nasal tissues – olfactory epithelium damage in the 2000 and 4000 ppm groups
13 weeks (5 days/week)
0, 250, 750,1500 ppm
EPA OTS 798.2450
NOEC (systemic toxicity) – 747 ppm; NOEC (local effects) – 247 ppm
Reduced body weight gains and food consump. observed at 1500 ppm
2 weeks (9 exposures)
0, 50, 250, 2000 ppm
NOAEC - > 50 < 250 ppm
Reduced body weight at 2000 ppm, reversible during recovery, no other effects
Approx. 30 days
0, 50, 250, 500 ppm
LOAEC – 50 ppm
Slight reductions in body weight and food consump. at 250 and 500 ppm
Data on n-propyl propionate:
In a GLP study conducted according to OECD TG 412 (Repeated Dose Inhalation Toxicity: 28/14 -day), groups of male Crl:CD (SD) IGS BR rats were exposed (whole body) to vapours of H-24826 (propyl propionate) at levels of 50, 250 and 2000 ppm (nominal concentrations) for 6 hours/day, 9 exposures over a 2 -week period. Inhalation exposure of male rats to H-24286 at concentrations of 250 or 2000 ppm produced degeneration and necrosis of the olfactory epithelium. Evidence of reversibility, though not complete, was present following the 3-week recovery period. Under the conditions of this study and based upon changes in the olfactory epithelium, the NOAEL for pathology was 50 ppm. The actual NOAEL is between 50 and 250 ppm and is expected to lie near the upper bound of that range, as effects at the low-effect level of 250 ppm were limited to a single animal and were minimal and focal in nature.
In a GLP study conducted according to OECD TG 422 (Combined Repeated Dose Toxicity Study with the Reproduction/Developmental Toxicity Screening Test), groups of male and female Crl:CD(SD) rats were exposed (whole body) to vapours of propyl propionate at levels of 50, 250 and 500 ppm (nominal concentrations) for 6 hours/day, 7 days/week. Exposure to n-propyl propionate resulted in slight reductions in food consumption and body weight throughout the study in females exposed to 250 and 500 ppm. Treatment related histopathologic effects were also evident in the nasal tissues of males and females exposed to all test concentrations. The nasal tissue effects consisted of very slight degeneration of the olfactory epithelium. In addition males exposed to 500 ppm and females exposed to 50 ppm had a higher incidence of adipose tissue atrophy than the controls. This was interpreted to have questionable significance. No treatment-related effects were seen in reproductive performance, pup survival and growth, neurologic function, clinical chemistry, or hematology. Therefore, the no-observed-effect concentration (NOEC) for general toxicity was considered to be greater than 500 ppm (the highest tested dose in this study).
Due to the lack of a 90-day study on n-propyl propionate, data on other members of the category and analogues are included to assess the potential sub-chronic repeated dose toxicity of n-propyl propionate.
Data on n-pentyl propionate:
In a GLP study conducted according to OECD TG 412 (Repeated Dose Inhalation Toxicity 28/14-day), five male and five female Crl:CD(SD) rats per group were whole-body exposed to 0, 116, 350, or 1375 ppm (parts per million) (0, 686, 2065, or 8111 mg/m3, respectively) of n-pentyl propionate (6 hours/day, 5 days/week, 4 consecutive weeks) for 20 exposures to evaluate the potential for respiratory tract and systemic toxicity. Exposures occurred under dynamic airflow conditions. In-life observations, feed consumption, body weights, hematology, clinical chemistry, coagulation, and organ weights were evaluated. In addition, a gross necropsy was conducted followed by an extensive histopathological examination of tissues.
There were no treatment-related clinical observations, nor effects in hematology, prothrombin time, or clinical chemistry parameters. There were no treatment related gross pathologic observations. Although no time-sex-dose interaction was identified, when the data for male and female rats were combined (time-dose interaction), rats exposed to 1375 ppm had body weights that were statistically identified as lower than their respective controls. Statistically identified lower mean feed consumption values were observed on test days 1-5 in male rats exposed to 350 and 1375 ppm when compared to their respective controls. This decrease in feed consumption was transient resolving by the second week of the study and correlated with lower body weight gains seen in these groups. As such these effects are not considered to be evidence of adverse systemic effects.
Histopathologic changes attributed to repeated inhalation exposure to n-pentyl propionate were present in the nasal passage. The treatment-related lesions were slight, bilateral, multifocal olfactory epithelial degeneration of the dorsal and dorso-medial meatus of all males and females exposed to 1375 ppm. The degeneration was characterized by thinning, disarray and atrophy of the olfactory epithelial cells. Individual necrotic and sloughed epithelial cells accompanied the degenerative change. Similar changes were also present in three females exposed to 350 ppm. Very slight, unilateral, focal olfactory epithelial degeneration occurred in one male and one female, exposed to 350 ppm.
Based on the presence of treatment-related histopathologic alterations in the nasal airways of male and female rats exposed to 350 and 1375 ppm n-pentyl propionate, the no-observed-effect concentration (NOEC) for local effects in both male and female Crl:CD(SD) rats repeatedly exposed to n-pentyl propionate for four weeks (20 exposures) was 116 ppm (683.1567 mg/m3). The NOAEC for systemic toxicity is considered to be the top dose of 1375 ppm (8111 mg/m3).
Data on n-butyl propionate:
In a GLP study conducted according to OECD TG 412 (Repeated Dose Inhalation Toxicity 28/14 -day), groups of male and female Fischer 344 rats were exposed (whole body) to vapours of butyl propionate at levels of 800, 1600 and 3200 ppm (nominal concentration) for 6hours/day, 9 exposures over a period of 11 days. In conclusion, exposure of rats to n-butyl propionate vapor for 9 days of exposure over an 11-day period produced effects upon body weight, food and water consumption, and microscopic changes in the nasal cavities at exposure concentrations of 1600 and 3200 ppm. Decreases in body weight, body weight gain, and microscopic changes in the anterior olfactory mucosa were observed even at the lowest concentration. Thus, a no-observed-effect level (NOEL) was not determined for exposure to n-butyl propionate vapor.
In a range-finding GLP study conducted according to OECD TG 412 (Repeated Dose Inhalation Toxicity 28/14 -day), groups of male and female Sprague Dawley rats were exposed (whole body) to vapours of butyl propionate at levels of 0, 250, 500, 2000 and 4000 ppm (nominal concentration) for 6 hours/day, 10 exposures over a 2-week period.In conclusion, exposure to vapours of n-butyl propionate had no adverse effect at any exposure level on survival and organ weights data. Test article-related clinical signs were noted in the 2500 and 4000 ppm groups and consisted primarily of drooping eyelids and salivation during exposure, and red or brown material or staining around the nose and/or mouth one hour following exposure. Body weight gain and food consumption were inhibited in the 2500 and 4000 ppm groups generally throughout the treatment period. Exposure-related lesions were noted at the microscopic examination of nasal tissues which consisted of cytoplasmic vacuolation, necrosis and/or atrophy of the olfactory epithelium (with or without dilatation of Bowman's glands) in nasal sections III, IV, V and VI of the 2500 and 4000 ppm groups. Based on the exposure related lesions observed in the nasal tissues, the no-observable effect level (NOEC) was considered to be 500 ppm.
In a GLP study conducted according to EPA OTS 798.2450 (90 -day Inhalation Toxicity), groups of male and female Sprague Dawley rats were exposed (whole body) to vapours of butyl propionate over a period of 13 weeks at levels of 250, 750 and 1500 ppm for 6 hours/day, 5 days/week. In conclusion, exposure of rats to n-butyl propionate for 13 weeks resulted in reduced body weight gains and food consumption in the 1500 ppm group males essentially throughout the exposure period, slight and transient reductions in body weight gain in the 1500 ppm group females and histopathologic lesions of the nasal tissues in the 750 and 1500 ppm group animals. Similar findings in the olfactory epithelium lining were also noted in animals of the dose range finding study and this was also substantiated by an independent Pathology Advisory Group. Based on the data obtained during the 8-week recovery (nonexposure) period, the effects on body weight gain and food consumption were completely reversible. The histopathological lesions showed substantial to complete reversibility at the end of the 8-week recovery period. Based on the exposure related lesions observed in the nasal tissues at the study week 13 primary necropsy, the no-observable effect level (NOEL) for olfactory epithelium damage was considered to be 247 ppm. The NOEL for systemic toxicity, based on decreased body weight gain was considered to be 747 ppm.
A common finding across all the propionates (n-pentyl propionate, n-butyl propionate, n-propyl propionate) was histopathologic changes in the nasal tissues (olfactory epithelium damage) and this can be considered to be a local effect, while again across all the studies there have been no major indications of any systemic toxicity up to the highest doses tested. The major effects across all the propionates have been reductions in body weights and weight gain with reduced food and water (in some instances) consumption and transient changes in clinical pathology secondary to weight loss or reduction. To conclude, it is unlikely that a 90-day study (if conducted) will lead to a reduction in NOEC, supporting this is the fact that significant decreases in NOEC values are not noted with increase in the study duration or length of the study, across all the propionates.
The key (local) effect i.e. histopathologic changes in the nasal tissues (olfactory epithelium damage) will be considered more as an irritant effect secondary to the release of propionic acid after hydrolysis by the carboxylesterases (widely distributed in the body of mammalian species and this can hydrolyse esters in various compounds).Specifically, the carboxylesterases metabolise propionates releasing these acids which can then cause local irritation of the respiratory tract epithelia.
The NOEC value of 50 ppm (238 mg/m3) from the 28-day on n-propyl propionate will be used for DNEL derivation (local effects) and DNEL's for systemic toxicity will not be derived as they would be far less sensitive than the values used for calculation of local effects.
Based on the results noted in the repeated dose toxicity studies and based on the Guidance to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures, n-propyl propionate will not be classified for Single Target Organ Toxicity - Repeated Exposure (STOT-RE).


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What if you put it all together and it doesn't work? This is the one possible downside of building your own machine. It is hard to describe the feeling you get when you try turning on the machine and nothing happens. You've put in several hours of work and a significant amount of cash, so it's discouraging to get no response.
All is not lost, however. Here are several items to check:
Is the power supply firmly plugged in and turned on (many power supplies have a small switch on the back)? Try a different outlet.
Did you plug the power supply into the motherboard? Look at the manual for details.
Is the case's power switch properly connected to the motherboard? If you've plugged the switch into the wrong pins on the motherboard, it won't work. Check the motherboard manual.
Are the drives connected to the motherboard properly? Do they have power?
Unseat and reseat the video card. If the motherboard has onboard video, try to remove the video card completely and boot using the onboard version.
If you've checked all of that and nothing continues to happen, it could mean:
The power supply is bad.
The switch on the case doesn't work. We actually had this happen once on a machine we built at HowStuffWorks.com.
Something is wrong with the motherboard or the CPU.
The easiest way to determine where the problem lies is to swap parts. Try a different power supply. Swap a different motherboard into the case. Play around with different combinations.
If it's still not working, then you have a few options. You can go back to the shop that sold you the parts. If you bought them from a small local shop, they can help you debug the problem (although it may cost you). If they sold you a bad motherboard (rare, but possible) they'll usually help you out. You can also try to find a more experienced builder who would be willing to help you. There's a rational cause for the problem you're experiencing -- either a bad part or a bad connection somewhere -- and you'll find it.
Now that you've seen how simple it is to build your own computer, we hope that you'll give it a shot. You'll have a computer that you understand completely and will be able to easily to upgrade. You can save money, and it's a lot of fun, too. So the next time you need a new computer, consider building it yourself!
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TOP 10 BOOK COVERS OF 2012…SO FAR | Nam Writes.
I'm just going to come out and say it: I'm not a fan of your typical YA book cover. Pretty girl with half a face (or no face at all) looking wistful and romantic on a beach or in a field of flowers that can't possibly be real. If I wanted to lie in a field of rainbow flowers, I'd have to catch the first flight to imaginary land because there are no such lovely fields near my house.
I like bold, artsy covers that dare to forgo the pretty girl and/or pretty boy. Happily for me, these covers are popping up more and more. These are my top 10 favorite covers of 2012… so far (not including yet unpublished books whose covers have been revealed).
P.S. My choices do not reflect the quality of the book itself. I have not yet read some of these books.
Me: This is beautiful. Read the evolution of the cover design here.
Me: I like the contrast of black and white photography with a splash of vibrant color. Having read this book, I also like how the cover captures the passage of time.
Me: This cover says "Screw the pretty wistful girls with their long hair fluttering in the wind, the certain result of a strategically placed fan in the background and the muscled, brooding boys who lean just so against their lockers." This cover is not afraid to be simple and bold.
Me: No idea what this book is about, but I want to read it because the cover is simultaneously lovely and disturbing.
Me: Bold, pretty colors, simple type. This cover sells itself by not overselling itself.
Me: The plot of this book sounds a tad too dystopian for me, but the cover made me read the summary. I'm a sucker for handwritten type.
Me: Half a pretty face? Check. That said, the shadowed type more than makes up for it.
Me: Type as art. You don't need half faces when you have letters.
Me: Yes, this cover contains half a face, but the murky, mysterious reflection in the water speaks to me. Here's to turning stereotypes on their heads.
Me: You know when a TV actress is pregant in real life but not pregnant on the show and the writers try to hide her protruding bump with large boxes and strategically placed furniture? Sometimes, I feel like YA novels are trying to do the same thing — hiding the protagonist's face instead of her stomache. Some of these efforts are cheesy. This one is endearing.
What do you think? Have I missed any amazing covers? Are any of my picks so unworthy you find yourself yelling at the computer screen? Let me know.