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    If I have one local website that offers local services, and I ranked that website on page 1 using black hat methods (SAPE, PBN, etc), can I add this site to to AdWords and use PPC advertising without any problem?

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    Im trying to set up a Adwords campaign, but I'm pretty newbie. This is what the Suggested bids looks like: http://puu.sh/hzvef/d27bab2fd4.png The keywords have 200-400 searches. I'm seeing no competition when I search for them.

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    Second, I've noticed that estimated traffic is not accurate at the beginning of a new campaign.

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    It's been a while since I've run any PPC campagins, although I'll try to help clear things up as much as I can.

    According to Google, "Your suggested bid is calculated by taking into account the costs-per-click (CPCs) that advertisers are paying for this keyword for the location and Search Network settings you've selected. The amount is only a forecast, and your actual cost-per-click may vary". If you truly have no competition for the keyword in Adwords, then bid the minimum amount and you should appear in the first top ad position in the SERPs (assuming you're using the search network and not the content network).

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    I use to have a spam bot made many years ago for youtube and I would get like 500,000 views per month from real people by doing comments on main pages back in the day 2011 and was only getting like $220 USD per month for this amount and wasn't worth my time so I quit this and started doing ebay sales for the last 5 years. I'm currently at 5 figures profits per month on ebay already. But getting sick of the same old same old on there with ebay, customers, and all the problems that come along with it so looking for something newer.

    Posting online like this with a bot a few times a day seems not that hard and not to deal with customers or anything related to questions and taking up stress. So it's why I'm looking to get into something new here.

    I've read the forums last night and today with whatever time I have to spare. Just the black screen with white/yellowish letting is starting to hurt my eyes. If I could change this it'd be great.

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The staple of the traditional Miami diet was a particular type of corn (maize) that they considered superior to that cultivated by their neighbours. During the summer the Miami occupied permanent agricultural villages; in the winter they moved to the prairies for communal bison hunts. In addition to mat-covered dwellings, each village had a large building in which councils and ceremonies were held. A major feature of Miami religion was the Midewiwin, or Grand Medicine Society, a religious organization whose members were believed to be able to cure the sick and secure supernatural aid for tribal welfare. Sacred medicine bundles of magical objects were important in many Miami rites and ceremonies.

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Population estimates indicated approximately 6,500 Miami descendants in the early 21st century.

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Gerontology and geriatrics, scientific and medical disciplines, respectively, that are concerned with all aspects of health and disease in the elderly, and with the normal aging process. Gerontology is the scientific study of the phenomena of aging, by which is meant the progressive changes that take place in a cell, a tissue, an organ system, a total organism, or a group of organisms with the passage of time. Aging is part of the development sequence of the entire life span, from prenatal growth to senescence. Gerontology, however, is concerned primarily with the changes that occur between the attainment of maturity and the death of the individual and with the factors that influence these changes.

The problems of gerontology fall into four major categories: (1) social and economic problems precipitated by the increasing number of elderly people in the population, (2) psychological aspects of aging, which include intellectual performance and personal adjustment, (3) physiological bases of aging, along with pathological deviations and disease processes, and (4) general biological aspects of aging in all animal species.

Gerontology utilizes the methodologies of many other scientific and medical disciplines. The goal of research in gerontology is to learn more about the aging process—not for the purpose of extending the life span but for the purpose of possibly minimizing the disabilities and handicaps of old age. Geriatrics is the branch of medical science concerned with the prevention and treatment of diseases in older people; it is thus a part of the broader field of gerontology.

Before the 19th century, when most people died before reaching old age, there was little demand for physicians to specialize in the care of the elderly; declining health was regarded as an inevitable accompaniment to old age. The first to stress the importance of special studies of disease in old age was the French physician Jean-Martin Charcot in 1881, but few physicians undertook those studies until the early 20th century. It was then observed that a large number of pathological changes occurred among older people and that an understanding of the aging process might lead to less disease in the elderly. Thus was the study of gerontology begun.

Marjory Warren in Britain in the 1930s demonstrated that specific care plans for chronically ill older patients, previously considered to have “irremediable” conditions, could prevent many of the worst consequences of aging. As people older than 65 came to constitute an increasing proportion of the population in developed nations in the 20th century, it became apparent that specialized physicians dedicated to treating the diseases associated with old age were needed; this need was recognized by the British government after World War II, resulting in improved training in geriatric medicine in that country. In the United States, the specialty is less organized than in Europe, and much of the impetus for improved training in geriatric medicine has come from internists with a personal interest in treating geriatric patients; nevertheless, an increasing number of physicians with geriatric expertise have been trained.

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Barn About 35 Metres South-West of Court House

A Grade II Listed Building in Brinsop and Wormsley, County of Herefordshire

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Latitude: 52.1252 / 52°7'30"N

Longitude: -2.837 / 2°50'13"W

OS Eastings: 342795

OS Northings: 247766

OS Grid: SO427477

Mapcode National: GBR FF.86WS

Mapcode Global: VH77R.SV15

Entry Name: Barn About 35 Metres South-West of Court House

Listing Date: 9 February 1988

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English Heritage Legacy ID: 149765

Location: Brinsop and Wormsley, County of Herefordshire, HR4

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Barn. Probably C18. Sandstone rubble and timber-frame with weatherboards
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The Oscar Dresses That Started Trends — PHOTOS

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The Academy Awards have been a great source of fashion inspiration since its inception back in 1929. It's a night where stars don their very best, and many iconic looks have come out of the show over the years. What are some Oscar dresses that started trends, though? Which movie stars stand out as fashion trailblazers paving the way for red carpet generations to come? Well, whether you're talking very high bars set by classic movie stars like Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, or more out-there risky-risque looks worn by music icons like Barbra Streisand and Cher, there have been a lot of trendsetting Academy Awards dresses over the years.

While 2017's Oscar red carpet trends will likely cover everything from the boudoir-inspired look that's been popular over the last several years, as well as a lot of pink (if the recent pink-dominated Screen Actors Guild Awards are to be taken as any indication), 2017 is just the latest in literally 89 years worth of awards ceremonies. Suffice it to say, there have been many, many dresses that really shook things up — so let's take a look at 11 dresses from the Academy Awards red carpet that totally changed the game, in ways both big and small.

1. Audrey Hepburn, 1954

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Givenchy's certainly changed over the past sixty-plus years, hasn't it? Audrey Hepburn's iconic dress by Hubert de Givenchy is a far cry from, say, this avant garde beaded number worn by Cate Blanchett in 2011. Still, the understated glamour of Hepburn's eyelet dress is a brass ring that women on the Academy Awards red carpet have been trying to grab ever since she debuted the look back in 1954.

2. Grace Kelly, 1955

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This Edith Head-designed confection may as well have started it all: It certainly paved the way for many an Oscars dress over the years with its strikingly simple brand of glamour.

3. Barbra Streisand, 1969

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Leave it to Barbra Streisand to revolutionize the Oscars red carpet with the whole sheer trend, a good several decades before the look became mainstream.

4. Diane Keaton, 1978

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Evan Rachel Wood and Octavia Spencer made waves in menswear-inspired ensembles at the recent Golden Globes Awards, but Diane Keaton was one of the first to pioneer the look on the Oscars red carpet.

5. Cher, 1988

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These days, stars like Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez are known for donning bejeweled "naked" dresses. Cher majorly turned heads when she wore the now nearly standard look in a stunning creation designed by Bob Mackie back in 1988 — and at the relatively conservative Oscars, no less.

6. Uma Thurman, 1995

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Following her nomination for Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman's pale lavender Prada gown helped both her célébrité and the then lesser-known fashion house skyrocket into the stratosphere. It made such an impression, in fact, that it's often credited as one of the dresses that made the Oscars red carpet a true fashion destination.

7. Nicole Kidman, 1997

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Back when she was still married to Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman lit up the red carpet in a haute couture dress designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior. The one-of-a-kind chartreuse number upped the ante for the red carpet in a major way — nowadays, haute couture is almost de rigeur for all the biggest stars, but it wasn't always like that before Nicole Kidman.

8. Gwyneth Paltrow, 1999

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Gwyneth Paltrow's iconic bubblegum pink Ralph Lauren ball gown epitomized the whole princess look. Since it debuted almost twenty years ago, countless young stars have emulated the pale pink glamour, from Felicity Jones at the premiere of The Theory of Everything, to Carey Mulligan at the premiere of The Great Gatsby, to Jennifer Lawrence when she took home the Academy Award for Silver Linings Playbook.

9. Halle Berry, 2002

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Halle Berry made history in more than one way: by being the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress, and by wearing one of the most talked-of gowns ever. She wore sheer, voluminous Elie Saab adorned with oversized flowers. Few have managed to pull as big a fashion coup since, but many have tried.

10. Marion Cotillard, 2008

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Marion Cotillard really took the red carpet to the next level in her intricate, mermaid-inspired gown from Christian Dior.

11. Gwyneth Paltrow, 2012

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After Gwyneth wore this caped Tom Ford number at the Oscars, caped dresses started popping up everywhere, on everyone from Queen Elsa to Lupita Nyong'o.

Who do you think will shake up the red carpet this year? Here's hoping young stars like Emma Stone and Natalie Portman take on the mantle of the fearlessly fashionable stars that came before them.


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Wary Latino Republicans Look To Mike Pence As An Ally

They're heartened by his appearances in front of conservative Latino groups and outreach to some nonpartisan Hispanic organizations. And they hope there will be something to show for it.

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence came before this year’s White House Cinco de Mayo celebration ready to correct an earlier flub. “Buenas tardes,” he said in welcoming the crowd of Latino Republicans, getting his grammar right after earlier greeting a conservative Hispanic business group with the incorrect “buenos tardes.”

More importantly, Pence came to the crowd with his well-worn story of how his grandfather, Richard Michael Cawley, immigrated to the United States from Ireland.

It's the kind of routine people might roll their eyes at — a politician pulling an immigration story out of his pocket just because he's in front of a bunch of Hispanics. But in a White House that has been criticized for its lack of Hispanic hires and outreach to the community after insults from Donald Trump reigned during the campaign, Pence has quietly used valuable time early in the administration to tell this story, and speak directly to American Latinos.

And conservative Latino groups, looking for a sign of cooperation from the White House, are taking notice.

Pence has a history of involvement in Latino issues. Eleven summers ago, Pence, then a congressman, stood sweating in a tomato field among Mexican workers to push for an immigration compromise conservatives could get behind. He didn't want amnesty — a touchy word even before the Obama immigration wars that were to come — but he proposed a guest-worker program that would see immigrants leave the country and come back to work legally. "Why was a congressman from Indiana focused on the border?" reporters asked at the time. Pence was ready with his response: "April 11, 1923," the date his grandfather arrived on Ellis Island.

Pence heartened Latino Republicans with his story in May, by not just saying that an immigration overhaul should get done, but that it would get done.

The vice president has taken a similar message to groups around the world, with limited press attention. He was the keynote speaker in Washington in March for the Latino Coalition, a nonpartisan conservative business group, where he extolled veterans and Latina business owners; he went to Miami in June to tell the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America that the administration was with them to "root out crime and corruption;" and he introduced Trump for the president's Cuba policy speech during the same trip. Next month, Pence will visit Panama, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina to meet with government and business leaders to discuss bilateral trade and investment in the region.

While Trump made the high-profile Cuba policy speech in Miami, he has not engaged in meetings with Hispanic groups since the campaign, despite repeated requests from civil rights organizations, business groups, and nonpartisan entities.

The under-the-radar dynamic between Pence and Latino organizations reflects a vice president who is comfortable with, and interested in, speaking to Hispanic groups and to Latino Republicans — who view Pence as an ally as they continue to feel their way on Trump, who, during the campaign, hurled insults at Mexican immigrants and at a Mexican-American judge overseeing a Trump University lawsuit.

"I think because of the statements Trump made, there's always going to be a certain trepidation," said a source close to the administration. "Pence can come in unsullied, so it's smart to put him front and center at those events."

Hector Barreto, chairman of the Latino Coalition and former administrator of the Small Business Administration under President George W. Bush, said he believes Pence is a “calming force” in the administration. The two have known each other for eight years — so when Trump won the election, approaching Pence was very natural, Barreto said.

Jose Fuentes, Puerto Rico's former attorney general who moved from supporting Marco Rubio to backing Trump in the presidential campaign, and who was part of Trump's Hispanic Advisory Council, said Pence has long been active with Hispanic groups. Fuentes fondly remembers a strong statement Pence made as a congressman years ago in support of Puerto Rico finally resolving its status.

Fuentes met with Pence, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, US Treasurer Jovita Carranza, and others as part of the Cinco de Mayo event schedule in May, during which the vice president mostly listened as attendees argued that regulations and Obamacare were hurting Hispanic small businesses.

Latino conservatives say they’re already seeing gains from the Trump administration, with many pointing to the White House’s efforts to slash regulations.

Alfonso Aguilar, a former George W. Bush administration official and executive director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, which promotes conservatism to Hispanics, said Latino Republican leaders see Pence as an ally, but that he can’t solve everything alone.

"I would be careful in overplaying his role," Aguilar said. "He plays his role differently, trying to avoid the drama and turf battles within the White House. The president respects him — it's not that if Pence agrees with you you're guaranteed anything, but I think he's a good spokesperson to have on your side."

Pence's team told BuzzFeed News that Hispanics, "including some organizations the vice president has worked with during his time as Indiana governor and as a member of Congress," have been invited to the White House to confer on policy discussions, like access to capital, tax reform, health care, religious freedom, "and other issues of critical importance to Hispanic families." His team stressed that Pence is echoing the president on these matters, and that the White House’s Jennifer Korn, who takes the lead on Hispanic issues, meets with many groups as well.

But one veteran Latino Republican leader said the meetings and keynote speeches by Pence and the administration have thus far been "all for show."

"It's, 'hey, we’re going to serve some hors d'oeuvres at Cinco de Mayo and we’re going to speak at events,'" the Republican said. "But it's all a smokescreen."

Democrats say Pence and the administration shouldn't get credit for meetings that lack follow-through on policy prescriptions they believe would help the Hispanic community.

"Donald Trump and Mike Pence have continually turned their backs on the Latino community and we’re seeing further evidence of this as they attempt to strip Latino families of their health care by cutting Medicaid and repealing the Affordable Care Act," said Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. "Don’t be fooled, Pence is no different from Trump."

(Pence's office said discussions with Hispanic groups concerned with health care centered mostly on the House bill, where they provided recommendations and ideas on what could be added to the legislation, but not as much on the Senate bill.)

Cristóbal Alex, president of the Latino Victory Project, which works to elect Democrats, said Pence has changed his tune since his days advocating compromise, quoting Pence’s comments that Americans don't want "comprehensive immigration reform."

"Pence is not a friend of our community," Alex said.

But Latino Republicans say Pence's smaller, low-key team allows them to get their voices heard. That alone has been a major concern, with the White House slow to hire Hispanics in the administration — an issue even the president's chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has noted. These conservatives repeatedly point to longtime Pence aide Andeliz Castillo, who previously spent time at the Koch brothers-backed LIBRE Initiative, as a key go-between in these discussions, which have included immigration and health care.

Pence’s strategy has earned plaudits outside partisan politics. The nonpartisan League of United Latin American Citizens told BuzzFeed News it has made progress with Pence's staff on the issue of deported veterans — a topic the Congressional Hispanic Caucus has championed, and which has been brought to Trump's attention by Democrats.

"We're in the preliminary stages of coordinating a face-to-face with actual green card vets and Pence for a roundtable discussion," said LULAC president Roger Rocha, who pointed to National Hispanic Heritage Month beginning in mid-September as a timetable his organization is eyeing for the meeting.

While it would be difficult to have Pence meet with actual deported veterans, the hope is to have him meet with veterans in deportation proceedings as well as service members who are lawful permanent residents but not yet citizens.

Rocha had earlier stood out as one of the few speakers at a national press conference held by despondent national Latino leaders after Trump’s surprise election win last year who said he would look for areas of agreement with the new administration. Rocha said he’s been reading Trump’s books, and that he’s not worried about criticism from fellow Latino advocates.

"The reality is they’re there for four years, you have to do it," he said. "If you don’t, you’re doing a disservice to your organization and the people you represent. And reaching out to the VP is just as important as reaching out to the president’s office."

In Trump’s 2015 book "Crippled America," Rocha said Trump lays out his priorities: Health care, taxes, infrastructure, and immigration. Latino Republicans hold out hope that immigration really could be tackled in a meaningful way before the midterm elections because of the clout Trump has developed among his base on the issue. And they think Pence could help. But the source close to the administration said not to count on it.

"Health care and tax cuts are two gorillas monopolizing the agenda — those two issues are so front and center, and so pivotal for the administration, not much else substantive gets done," the source said. "You can’t rush immigration. We'll only have the right once we’ve proven we mean it on controlling the southern border and deporting dangerous illegals."

That could mean Latino groups get caught in a game of constant frustration and only incremental progress on issues they care about, which LULAC's Rocha said he is willing to accept. The administration needs Latino civil rights groups to engage with it eventually, Rocha believes, and he told staffers he is happy to be that conduit and publicly appear with Pence or any other White House officials at the right time.

"When there is something we agree on, I will stand right next to you," he said.

Adrian Carrasquillo is the White House correspondent for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.

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16 Confessions From People Who Work In Porn That Might Surprise You

Butthole-tracking software is a real thing.

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Everybody knows what porn is, but not many people know how it works behind the scenes. So, in the name of research, I talked to the guys at ManyVids (link NSFW, obvs) to find out what working in porn is really like.

1. Working in porn isn't as seedy as people think. There's actually a higher level of professionalism than in a lot of other places.

"I was worried that working in the adult industry would be a lot more seedy. l thought the owners would be clubby bro-types and the staff to be just out of school. Yet the professionalism is very high, with top talent and excellent management. The owners at ManyVids are extremely respectful and nice people. I just did not expect that at all."

– UI/UX lead

2. Most people had similar jobs before moving over to porn, so it's the same kind of thing but with different content.

"The art director used to work in fashion, but moved over because he found that he could have more freedom to express his creativity than previously. The support agent and the CSR (customer service representative) used to work at a bank as support agent and CSR."

– Copywriter/PR

3. There are some strange jobs that come with certain roles. For example, the graphic designer spends a lot of time photo-editing anuses.

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"Photo-editing an anus is an art. There is definitely a right way to do it."

– Graphic designer

5. Butthole-tracking software is a real thing. Seriously.

"I made a butthole-tracking software to make my work more efficient. Basically video consists of a sequence of images. To modify or colour-correct part of a moving image, you cannot do it frame by frame because it would take an eternity! So you need a 'tracking device', which is something that will automatically isolate part of the image for you, like a butthole. That means that even if the butthole is moving onscreen, it will be tracked. Once isolated, you can then start to colour-correct it. Usually, I make it lighter and a bit pinker. You can track almost everything, from a mouth and eyes to a nipple or a mole."

– Videographer

6. The reason why this software exists is because the butthole is the part of the body that needs the most editing.

"It's one of the parts that needs most colour correction, along with vaginas and faces."

– Videographer

7. There are times when you need to ID people just using their genitals.

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"I once had to complete a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown request, but there were no faces involved in the video. So instead, I had to ID the guy based on his penis (skin colour, shape, etc). I've never taken such a serious look at a penis other than mine."

– Support agent

8. In case you're wondering what DMCA means, it stands for Digital Millennium Copyright Act and stops other "tube" sites uploading paid videos for free.

"Our videos are all paid for, so when users buy and download them, they may upload them to other tube sites (which are free). This is illegal, so we have a team that searches for those videos to take them down. It happens a lot due to the popularity of tube sites."

– Copywriter/PR

9. At ManyVids, people can pay for a custom video, where they send in a script for a model to follow, which can lead to some strange requests.

"Let’s just say a LOT of interesting stuff happens, particularly with Easy Cheese for some reason."

– Customer service representative

10. Models are allowed to set up their own mini-stores that sell things like used panties and dildos.

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"Once, a user who bought 'cummy panties' off a model complained that the cum didn't taste real. I mean, how are we going to test that?"

– Customer service representative

11. Writing promotional articles for porn is a little like writing cheesy erotica.

"There was this one time I had to write a promo article for a Wonder Woman parody video, and it just sounded like erotic fan-fiction. For example, 'The powerful super babe tenderly sucking a dick and having the bad guy's cock slide into her wet pussy.'"

– Copywriter

12. Sometimes it's easier to lie than tell your family that you work in the porn industry.

"The most challenging part for me after I got the job at ManyVids was coming up with a clever answer for my friends and family when they asked me where I work. I used to have a long sales pitch but it only led to more and more questions. At some point, I just had to lie. So now I just say, 'You know YouTube? Well, we're better than them.'"

– Senior business analyst

13. Having porn on your internet browser and search history is obviously normal, but that doesn't stop people from being shocked when they walk into the office.

Warner Bros

"I love seeing the faces on visitors when they walk in and we have porn on our browsers. Just a regular day, you know."

– UI/UX designer

14. Business meetings are very serious and professional, but sometimes you have to get pretty explicit.

Warner Bros

"We’ll have a product meeting, which is very serious, and then someone will say something sexual. Like this one time when we were talking about a feature and then one of the development leads said, 'Can you click on the custom titty fuck?'"

– QA lead

15. Working in porn is actually very transparent and straightforward.

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"I actually prefer working in porn. What you see is what you get. There are no complex relationships that involve deceptive business manoeuvres. It’s surprisingly transparent."

– Development lead

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20 Thoughts Every Woman Can Relate To

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1. When you are home alone and you hear a slight noise: "Ted Bundy, is that you??"

2. When your hair sheds like a Wookie, and you've contemplated how you would never be able to commit a crime because DNA would be EVERYWHERE.

3. When you are meeting a date and he or she is running late: "Minus 20 points for Gryffindor!"

4. When squirrels and deer keep jumping out in front of your car and you wonder whether the woodland critters have made some sort of suicide pact.

5. When a friend tells you that they don't watch a show you love, and you start to sound like an infomercial: "This show is great. You can watch it on Netflix, do you have Netflix?...for only $10 a month, you can get unlimited access to the sh*t I love! But wait...there's more...subscribe now and we can live text each other about the show tonight!"

6. When you order the biggest size of clothing from a website that you didn't realize was located in Asia and when you get the item you have to give it to a toddler or relocate your American Girl doll. You contemplate eating only celery for a month. You play "Baby Got Back" on repeat until you can embrace your western curves again.

7. When you really can't stand someone, so you create super creative insulting names for them, that you only share with your very best friend or laugh to yourself about. (General C*ntingham, C*nt Pow Chicken, Crayyberry-C*ntmuffin)

8. When you wonder whether your horoscope sign is a valid excuse for poor behavior: "Jesus, I don't know where I want to eat! I'm a know this! I'm especially indecisive today, Mars is it's fifth position and Venus told me it didn't want to talk to me anymore!"

9. When the person next to you is staring at you because you are singing in your car, but you don't care... you are basically Queen Bey. You know how you sound in the shower, and you're confident in your abilities. They are just peanut butter and jealous.

10. When you send an email or text to someone, and they never respond, so you contemplate whether they are just really busy or completely hate you and wish you were never born. You re-read your message over and over again, until you can basically recite it at a school play if you had to. Did I come on too strong? Why won't you love me?!!

11. When you see a baby animal and you realize that you could never love anything more in your life...until you see another baby animal. You watch animal shows like it's the home shopping network: "I wan't a baby Panda.... I wan't a Slow Loris... I wan't a baby Elephant... ADD TO CART."

12. When you contemplate whether going to work is actually necessary. You heard about moving off the grid, but your not even sure what "the grid" is and you would probably need your phone to get there... "Siri, where is the grid and how do I get off it?"

13. When you use dating sites and you bet your friend how many texts until the next unsolicited d*ck pic. You thought about turning this into a board game like 90's "Girl Talk" ...only with an iphone... and when the guys say, "Guess who I am!"'s mostly based on a picture of their junk. #2017GirlTalk

14. When your grandmother keeps asking when you are going to meet a nice boy and you thought about bringing one of those "Real Sex Dolls" to the next family gathering and introducing him to everyone... It worked in 'Lars and the Real Girl.'

15. When you plan on starting your diet but then everything seems to be against you: Your coworker brings in cookies, and three ice cream trucks magically break down outside of work and have requested that you help them consume everything in order for it not to go to waste. Eating is your super power, and the world needs you.

16. When someone says key words like "work" and you start singing Rihanna lyrics..."Work work work work work.... *not understandable part* work work work work..." Or, "Stop" ....Collaborate and listen?

17. When you go to get your eyebrows waxed and the women is like, "lip too?" ...and you start to feel worried that your face might look like Chewbacca. You reassure yourself that she just wants extra money...but then get home and use a magnifying mirror to inspect yourself. Facial hair is in, right?

18. When you only shave the part of your legs that you know is going to be seen. Like, who has time for the whole leg? When you have thick thighs, that is like having to circle the world and back. Also, the chances of not missing any hairs at all when shaving are slimmer than winning the lottery. You might as well pick up a ticket. When you own your own private one cares if you have hairy legs. You can like braid them with golden beads.

19. When you have a pet that you have better communication with than most people. Mr. Fuzzywigs understands that you totally deserved that promotion. When you told him about it, he licked his balls on your bed. You've convinced yourself this means he agrees. You are probably rights. He's so cute.

20. When there is that one person that seemingly has it all: good job, great looks, great partner... and you think they must have some dead bodies somewhere, right? Or maybe they are a reptilian? Yup, total reptilian.

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Someone Claims To Have Posted The Fat Jew's Book Online In Its Entirety

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The controversial Instagram comedian has been accused by multiple people of plagiarizing jokes on his mega-popular account.

But now, it looks like one of his haters is having the last laugh by apparently posting his entire new book on Twitter and Google Drive.

I wrote a book!

The bio for the Twitter account that claims to have posted the book reads, "hey there, i wrote a book." The anonymous poster is presumably mocking The Fat Jew's authorship, since he has been accused of recycling most of his jokes.

People are responding pretty positively to the book leak.

Hey guys! I wrote a book, called "Money Pizza Respect." I wrote it, not @FATJEW and I'm giving it away for free!

Welp, what goes around comes around I guess #ItsAggregationNotStealing

Steal this book.

What a time to be alive.

Twitter has withheld the account's first tweet with the Google Drive link to the book due "to a report from the copyright holder." Photos of Money Pizza Respect are still shown in individual tweets.

BuzzFeed has reached out to Grand Central Publishing and the person behind the Twitter account for comment.

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People Have Questions About This Year's John Lewis Christmas Advert

Is moon pervert spying on your kids?

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John Lewis has released their 2015 Christmas advert. You've probably seen it and, if you haven't, you've heard about it so much you'll never need too. Here's the advert, for a refresher:

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Just showed the @johnlewisretail advert to the kids - I’m in pieces - AGAIN! I think it’s my favourite one EVER! x #ManOnTheMoon #AgeConcern

Bloody hell, @johnlewisretail, I'm crying on the bus #manonthemoon

the #ManOnTheMoon advert makes me so sad but so happy it's just a roller coaster of emotion

But some weren't so sure, and had quite a few questions.

Like, where is this man looking?

Liked the John Lewis #ManOnTheMoon ad. But questions have to be asked. Why was the first thing he zoomed in on a young girls bedroom window?

How does he breathe? How does he sit in a chair? It's full of holes.

.@johnlewisretail why do you hate science

How about helping the man instead of exploiting his loneliness for commercial gain? Hmm?

Why didn't John Lewis rescue the old man instead of just filming him? Sick. #ManOnTheMoon

He's going to plug that bloody Christmas song, isn't he?

Why is Noddy Holder on the moon? #manonthemoon

Nothing like being ungrateful at Christmas.

He'd be paying upward of £2k pcm for that in London so he should really count himself lucky. #ManOnTheMoon

And now he's a tax dodger too. It's getting worse.

I don't know why you're all getting so emotional. He's probably up there trying to avoid paying tax #manonthemoon

Yeah, you weren't invited to the holidays, grandad.

Basically. Send a lonely old relative a telescope, so they can watch from afar, the joyous celebrations they're not invited to #ManOnTheMoon

Is he even there or are we all being made to look stupid?

I ain't being funny but I've been looking all night and can't find that fella anywhere?... #ManOnTheMoon

The conspiracy theories started.

If you look carefully at the #ManOnTheMoon, you can see that the shadows are clearly in the wrong place leading me to think it was faked

The media are going to have a field day.

Daily Mail: IS MOON PERVERT SPYING ON YOUR KIDS? Do helium balloons cause cancer? Protect your pension - move to the moon #ManOnTheMoon

They got a little out of control, tbh.

I thought the new John Lewis advert was pretty harsh to be fair

Can we all take a minute to think how Monty might be feeling?

Everyone loving the #ManOnTheMoon advert. But lets take a minute to think of Monty the Penguin. Sat home alone. Now an alcoholic.

When are they out?

Still, can’t wait to buy a plush 'crying old man dying of loneliness with telescope' toy at John Lewis later

Do the math.

And he’s not half a world away, is he? He’s an entire bloody moon away. 239,000 miles across space away. #ManOnTheMoon

Well, they didn't show us that bit.

If we've learnt anything from The Martian, it's that #ManOnTheMoon has only survived this long by growing potatoes in his own faecal matter.

And this poor guy, who is considering a name change.

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Bill Shorten's Running Regime Will Actually Inspire You

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Dressed in a black t-shirt, the alternative prime minister goes out running every single morning with his aides and supporters, sending a strong statement that he is ready to *ahem* run the country.

And Shorten is a running convert. It's been reported that Shorten had an epiphany last year and took up running to get fit for the election campaign.

But when BuzzFeed News found out how far he'd run in the last few months, well, it was quite unbelievable.

"He's run 830 kilometres since February," said a senior Shorten adviser.

"Yeah, he runs every morning. He's lost 11 kilos since last year."

To clarify ... it means he's almost covered the distance from Sydney to Melbourne in 18 weeks, which means he's running an average of 6.5 kilometres every single day (while also spending all day on the campaign trail).

When it comes to his running accompaniments, Shorten's adviser said he used to run with the app Strava which records progress with time alerts and GPS tracking. It's kind of like a Facebook for running, with people able to look at all your runs. But not anymore.

Shorten doesn't listen to podcasts or music either, preferring to listen to things around him.

Of course Shorten's not the only running politician: foreign minister Julie Bishop is famous for her morning runs, while Labor MP Andrew Leigh ran a half marathon in 83 minutes last month.

Thanks to @YCanRun vols for a terrific half marathon today. PB & ideal respite from a marathon election campaign!

So look, you might not vote for him, but if you've ever wanted to get fit, you can appreciate just how committed Shorten's effort pounding the pavement has been so far.

Mark Di Stefano is a Media and Politics Reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in London.

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Epic Beard Man Victim Responds

Michael, 50, shares his side of the story in his first interview since the incident. I love the bit at the end.

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There are six major levers used to create or strengthen cultural excellence: language, values, measures, power, assumptions and modeling.  Many attempt to manage change and alter culture by changing processes, managing projects and using statistically based problem solving.  These are not bad but they have a heavy operational focus without sufficient connection to either customer priorities or enterprise strategy.

In Customer-Centered Excellence, each of these levers represent key sources enabling or constraining excellence. All are capable of being double-edged swords. Each is a lever when consciously used to advance excellence. It can be a constraint when we don’t recognize it as a source of ambiguity or conflict. Consider them as levers when we do something with them and as constraints when they do something to us. The challenge for a leader is to transform a constraint into a lever for transformation.

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