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Norm and Chris are in disagreement over who can represent effectively.
Chris thinks background doesn't matter:
[H]istory shows that posh MPs can serve working class interests. Leading members of the 1945-51 government such as Attlee, Dalton and Cripps were public schoolboys.
Norm thinks, statistically speaking, it does:
Because it can happen that a woman makes good decisions for the men she represents, and a rich man likewise for people much worse off than himself; and because it can also happen that a person from the very same group or stratum as those she represents can make very bad decisions for them, even 'selling them out'; these are not reasons for denying the old truth that one of the things individuals are moved by is their interests. Representatives do not escape this generalization, at least statistically.
I think both are missing the point. They're focusing on agency to the exclusion of structure.
The representative, whatever her/his background, preference and interests, makes decisions to the extent to which s/he is allowed to do by the people they represent. That is, the question of who represents is less important than how they represent.
This is a question of power. Currently, we (well Chris and Norm) argue about who should represent because they accept the norm that, once in position, parliamentary representatives can more or less do what they want. It is that way precisely we regard them as representatives, rather than delegates.
But it needn't be that way, at least on the Left (I don't give a monkey's what the Right does).
Back here, I argued for the development of a new power relationship between local parties and MPs-as-delegates, rather than MPs-as-representatives. Creating a new power relationship, I argued, would of itself lead to an unsurge in working-class representation in parliament, as organisers replace orators.
Making sure that these new power relationship happen develop is, of course, an uphill struggle, but we should at least start out on that struggle with clarity that our main obstacle to progress is not the enduring policy preferences of the posh boys, but our continued acceptance of the posh boys' terms of engagement with a working class party.
November 27, 2012 at 3:30 pm
I agree. I'd add that the reason the working class get a raw deal is not that posh boys are in government, but rather that structural forces cause it to be so: this is partly the structure of capitalist power, partly the global excess supply of labour and partly the way in which structure creates ideology.
It's also the case that a government of all poshos (or all women, straights, whites or whatever) would be a bad thing not (just) simply because this would be a strong clue that others lack political and economic power.
In a sense, that post of mine was a (feeble) effort to get people away from merely moaning about Cameron's background
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DOE delivered more than $38 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds on November 3 to four states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities. Under DOE's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, the recipients will implement programs that lower energy use, reduce carbon pollution, and create green jobs locally. States receiving funding are Alaska, Kansas, Utah, and West Virginia.
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Gypsum Town Council members moved forward with proceedings to annex the "Dotsero Station at Sweetwater Ranch" at their Tuesday meeting.
If everything continues along the present course, the 56-acre annexation will be finalized at the Feb. 28 council meeting. The parcel is 2.7 miles west of the town's current boundary.
Mike Young owns the property, which includes a water-ski lake he built in 2006. The lake is now owned by 15 members.
Through phased development, Young plans to build a commercial complex that includes a gas station, restaurant - likely a Subway sandwich chain, and retail, storage and residential units. The gas station/commercial complex would be built first, basically as one structure.
Young said he has been trying to get started on the development for six years and was working with Eagle County, since Dotsero is an unincorporated area. He and Steve Isom, the project's planner, approached Gypsum Town Council on Dec. 13 and asked for the property to be annexed. They cited a long, frustrating process with the county as part of their reasoning.
At the December meeting, Isom said the county was concerned about creating another large unincorporated area such as Edwards, which is among the largest in the state. He and Young hoped that Gypsum would help move things along by taking the property under its wing.
In a letter to the town of Gypsum, Eagle County stated, "the county views this proposal before the town as a clear example of jurisdiction shopping, which should be discouraged." However, the letter acknowledged the decision was up to the town and listed some considerations, such as consolidating public water and wastewater treatment facilities.
As part of the deal, Gypsum stipulated a half-acre be set aside for a future wastewater system. The half-acre might be saved as two quarter-acre portions in different places on the property.
"The town will have continual access and utility easements all the way to the river (which borders the property)," Isom added.
There are also some access issues with the property due to a small Colorado Department of Transportation building that is nearby. Permitting is already in place with CDOT to build a turn lane, however.
After presenting detailed plans, Young asked the council members if the town would consider allowing a tall sign as well.
"I'm kind of down in a hole there and a sign that was maybe about 40 feet tall would help the place be seen by people on the interstate," he said.
Council members didn't object to the idea but said it would be up to the town's planning staff.
"Overall, I think the main building looks very nice," said council member Tom Edwards, who is a former architect. "I would like to see something nicer for the storage units, though."
Young expressed a willingness to work with the town.
"I'd be open minded with the town of Gypsum because no one knows what's going to happen," he said, underlining the fact that he is building the development one phase at a time and isn't sure of everything that might be built there one day. "Maybe a hotel," he said.
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How far would you go to get what you wanted? That's the question author Catherine McKenzie addresses in Spin—a delectable debut novel that takes readers into the connected worlds of pop culture, tabloid journalism, and celebrity rehab. The story of a newbie undercover gossip reporter who follows a troubled starlet into a rehab clinic intending to dig up all the dirt she possibly can, Spin is smart, hip, utterly engaging contemporary fiction in the vein of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.
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When Kate Sandford lands an interview at her favorite music magazine, The Line, it's the chance of a lifetime. So Kate goes out to celebrate—and shows up still drunk to the interview the next morning. It's no surprise that she doesn't get the job, but her performance has convinced the editors that she'd be perfect for an undercover assignment for their gossip rag. All Kate has to do is follow "It Girl" Amber Sheppard into rehab. If she can get the inside scoop—and complete the thirty-day program—they'll reconsider her for the position at The Line. Kate takes the assignment, but when real friendships start to develop, she has to decide if what she has to gain is worth the price she'll have to pay.
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"[A] charming debut...With fresh, fast-paced storytelling and a personable, self-deprecating protagonist, McKenzie whirls a perfectly indulgent tale." — Publishers Weekly on SPIN
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Princeton, NJ, September 16, 2011–Dr. David Hogue, professor of pastoral
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Practical Theology of Human Relationality." The lecture, part of the Science
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pastoral care. He has written Perspectives
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sneeeeb wrote: It's either fake or a nerd who read too many of those "how to get laid" manuals that teaches men that all women will fall in bed with you if you take force and create her reality. I want to believe it is real and he is trying to tame the cunt magnolia-style. If it's real it's a gem. If it's fake it's not as good... but whatever, I was still entertained.
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Toronto's community of pickup artists has a million naked stories. Dimitri the Lover's is just one of them
In the summer of 2004, a newly single professional in his early forties wanted to sleep with as many women as possible. Sex being above all other considerations time, money, shame he took on the persona Dimitri the Lover and drafted a general sexual proposition for any attractive, intelligent woman who happened to read it. He printed a few thousand posters and hired a postering company. Together they placed them all over the city, from family-oriented neighbourhoods like the Beaches (where mothers groups ripped them down en masse) to York University campus (which alerted the police).
I got dozens of responses. Dozens. And fucked maybe 20 women, something like that. Not a lot, Dimitri tells me. Of course, most people who saw the poster thought it was a joke. I did, until Dimitri hit on me in Starbucks two years later. I was taken aback, mostly because of the way he looked: tall and broad-shouldered, with dark, gelled-back hair. A stranger on the street might nickname him Dimitri the Lover as a joke.
Dimitri can spit out romantic hyperbole like a seasoned Don Juan, but his rants are reminiscent of Screw magazines Al Goldstein. His speeches, however eloquent, often spin off their axes and turn into wildly offensive tirades. He says he means no harm, though this might not be obvious to those who read his posters. Lately, hes been posting ads for a community called Toronto Real Men. In early March, a notice for a meeting (905 Keeps Your Cock Alive) at Rancho Relaxo offended one person so much that they alerted the Toronto Womens Bookstore. The store called the venue, which cancelled the event post-haste. It just seemed like a joke when I saw it I was shocked by it, but I didnt think it was this serious thing, says Rose Kazi, a Toronto Womens Bookstore employee. Thats part of the reason why I went to Rancho this might be a joke, but just so you know as a business, your name is on it. On his website, www.dimitrithelover.com, Dimitri referred to the complainants as bitter, moustached, man-hating, femi-nazi cunts from socially regressive, evolutionarily non-sequitur organizations.
With Toronto Real Men, Dimitri has joined the seduction community, the vast network of dating gurus and pickup artists (PUAs) popularized by Neil Strauss 2005 book, The Game. According to Frank B. Kermit of www.franktalks.com, a Toronto-based seduction guru who specializes in relationship management, the movement began in the early 90s, as a newsgroup dedicated to the convoluted techniques taught by Ross Jeffries (Tom Cruises character in Magnolia is said to be based on him). Some of the men immersed in the seduction lifestyle seem to be engaged in a real-life role-playing game, where PUAs like Swinggcat, Mehow and Juggler vie for experience points. Others are just lonely with little confidence. Most of these people are just guys looking for some guidance where their parents or society in general couldnt give it to them, says Miso G., proprietor of www.naturalseducers.com, a company that offers weekend training programs for men at $1,200 to $1,500 a pop, and a moderator at Toronto Phoenix Society, an online forum for men. [Guys] would never ask for advice on topics like these as freely as girls would.
As with any self-help movement, there are plenty of hacks eager to capitalize on the downtrodden. There are also community organizations where nobody pays a thing. Think of it as alcoholics anonymous, says Kermit, who has run lairs free forums for men in Toronto and elsewhere. Seduction groups have existed in Toronto for several years, but the movement remained obscure until Strauss book. Kermits Toronto Lair formed to absorb members from another group, the Toronto Social Network, which split in two (the other half being Toronto Phoenix Society) due to questionable leadership practices, including charging for mandatory seminars. Dimitri charges for Toronto Real Men, though he emphasizes that he doesnt need the money. They dont get something for nothing, he told me. $250 a year, youre a member. One meeting a month. Im going to be offering courses to men on how to get fucked, fast.
Dimitri was born in Toronto in the early 1960s. He had a rough upbringing: My father was very physically and emotionally abusive. My mother was just a borderline manic, histrionic, dramatic woman, and I did not grow up really understanding what love was. A nerdy overachiever in high school, he didnt lose his virginity until he was 20. He became a physician, but lost his licence after pleading guilty to charges of sexual impropriety during house calls. His lawyers pressured him into the decision, he says. I asked [one patient] out on a date, and we chatted a bit, I said give me a call sometime, gave her a goodbye hug. That was it.
Two more women came forward with similar stories after reading about him in the newspaper, he continues, and one recalled that he had spent too much time in the bathroom.
At the time, I was married. And my wife was sexually dysfunctional, I had not had sex with her in a year and a half. It was a very tough time, I was very horned up. And I was busy, between that and working, so for me it was easy to hit on chicks that were patients.
In the aftermath, Dimitri says, he lost everything he owned and spent half a year on welfare. His sex drive remained intact, however, and without money for dates he became more direct with women. He credits the experience for ridding him of all regard for social norms. It also embittered him against what he considers to be feminist alarmism.
[Toronto Real Men is] a rebellion against society, and what theyve turned men into. I should never have gotten in trouble for what happened. I should have maybe gotten a slap on the wrist
[Toronto Real Men is] a rebellion against feminism, and really feminism is whats created a lot of this. Sexual harassment in the workplace its so overblown. The personal coaching courses he now offers, including Women Worship You and Worship the Cock, are intended to help men assert their masculinity.
Dimitri claims to live by principles, though its difficult to distinguish them amid his inflammatory digressions. Hes honest about his intentions, and he speaks earnestly when not caught up in showmanship. Whatever he does with women, he insists that he always does it consensually. The many conquests he claims certainly make him a desirable seduction guru: he says hes slept with 400 to 500 women, a modest figure given his compulsion for hitting on every halfway attractive woman he sees. When I went cruising with him around the St. Lawrence area, I watched him pick up several pretty girls with rapid efficiency. I also saw him weather several cold rejections, which he attributed alternately to ethnicity, Paul Bernardo Syndrome and confusion. He had a remarkable knack for determining who would be receptive to him. When they werent, he assumed they had been abused by another man. If a woman doesnt trust me, usually shes a nut job, he once told me.
Some feel as though Dimitri goes too far, online and elsewhere. I do not associate with Dimitri the Lover, Kermit says. I had no idea the guy was as misogynistic as he is. [Hes] very charming and very entertaining
[but] I will not endorse people who promote the idea of violence, even as a joke.
For a feminist, its difficult to respond to somebody whose MO is feminist-baiting. If you want to have a party with straight men talking about how to get girls, you know, thats fucked up, but Im not going to stop you, says Kazi of Toronto Womens Bookstore. But [Dimitris ad] was just disturbing. I dont know maybe he should just change his marketing angle. Kazi and Alex MacFadyen, another bookstore employee, laugh it off. Were very sex-positive, so thats not the problem, MacFadyen comments.
I encourage him to come in! And, you know, get a book, says Kazi.
What would they recommend?
What about Cunt? Kazi suggests.
MacFadyen howls. The Ethical Slut!
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- Mar 18:
- NCAA tournament: West Region scouting report
- NCAA tournament: Midwest Region scouting report
- NCAA Tournament: East Region scouting report
- Mar 17:
- Kawakami: NCAA Tournament picks and pans
- Purdy: San Jose NCAA teams are more grit than glitz
- Kawakami: Indiana Hoosiers will reign over March Madness
- Wilner: Bay Area a big winner on Selection Sunday
- Poole: Cal Bears' Allen Crabbe gets chance to cash in
- Kawakami: NCAA Final Four predictions
- NCAA tournament: Cal to face UNLV in San Jose
- NCAA Tournament: San Jose field has Cal-UNLV matchup, plus Oregon, Syracuse
- NCAA Tournament: Saint Mary's gets in, but has quick trip to Dayton
SOUTH REGION (North Texas)
Best Players
1. Michigan guard Trey Burke. The favorite to win national player of the year honors, Burke averages 19.2 points and 6.7 assists. His next bad game will be his first.
2. Georgetown forward Otto Porter. A presumptive first-team All-American, Porter is capable of carrying Georgetown all the way to the Final Four.
3. Kansas guard Ben McLemore. A redshirt freshman who's inconsistent — seven points one game, 36 the next -- but currently projects as the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft.
4. UCLA forward Shabazz Muhammad. A guaranteed top-10 pick, but only the fourth-best player in the South.
Best Coaches
1, Kansas' Bill Self. This has been one of his finest coaching jobs. Then again, you could say that every year.
2. Virginia Commonwealth's Shaka Smart. If you watched VCU blitz through the Madness two years ago, you know why he's on a list surrounded by some of the biggest names in the game.
3. Florida's Billy Donovan. The only man not named Krzyzewski to win back-to-back national championships in the post-Wooden era.
4. North Carolina's Roy Williams. Don't forget about the guy who has two titles and seven — seven! -- Final Fours.
Dream matchup
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8 North Carolina. Roy's current team vs. Roy's former team in the third round would be must-see TV. And the programs have rich histories, or so they say.
Upset Special
No. 11 Minnesota over No. 6 UCLA. The Bruins weren't deep to start with and now have lost No. 2 scorer Jordan Adams, who's out for the tournament with a broken foot. Minnesota is athletic enough to keep pace with Muhammad and Co. and won't hesitate to push UCLA around underneath.
Sleeper Pick
North Carolina. Odd to think of the Tar Heels as a sleeper, but they're an eighth seed that lost 10 games and doesn't have much up front. Then again, UNC is hardly devoid of talent. The switch to small ball has given the Heels new life and could be their ticket to the Sweet 16 and beyond.
Last Team Standing
Michigan. The Wolverines are loaded on the perimeter with Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Glenn Robinson III, and that's where games are won in March. Their competition in the bottom half of the region will come not from No. 2 Georgetown but No. 3 Florida.
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LIVINGSTON | The University of West Alabama softball team will host its annual Friends of Jaclyn Day today when the Tigers play West Georgia in a Gulf South Conference doubleheader at 3 p.m.
The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children battling pediatric brain tumors. Admission is $5 for adults. Children 10 and under, and UWA students with a valid ID, will be admitted free.
Donations will be accepted, with proceeds going to the FOJ Foundation.
In March 2010, the UWA softball team adopted a girl named Ella, who has become an honorary member of the UWA softball team. The Foundation was inspired by Jaclyn Murphy, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in March 2004 when she was 9.
For more information, visit friendsofjaclyn.org/.
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Concerts on the path of gods
Amoungst the first performances, national and international musicians will perform along the most beautiful walking path in the world, il Sentiero degli Dei. In spring 2008 the performances will be each Wednesday during May. The autumn performances will be Wednesdays throughout September and October.
The theme of the project is to unite the passion of music and love of the environment in a series of concerts of both classical and contemporary music, in such unforgettable places as the amazing peaks of monti Lattari, the wonderful surroundings of the church of Santa Maria a Castro, and ancient stone ruins. Each performance will begin with an excursion on foot from Praiano, Agerola and Positano to reach the Sentiero degli Dei, a natural theatre suspended high above the Punta Campanella and the Isle of Capri.
The performances will come to life in the morning hours, or towards sunset.There will also be some magical night performances under the full moon.This will be a new and different way of hiking, in which one will be in intimate harmony with nature and music.


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I need an universal binary version. Sorry i deleted almost the PPC architecture with monolingual. the result is that i don't hear any sound. :-(
There was a brief outage of the download servers last night -- all should be well now (:
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Valdosta State led for most of the first half as it jumped out to an early 14-7 lead. After Saint Leo (1-0) got a Jeremy Jackson dunk to open the scoring, Tristan Steele connected on a three to put VSU in front before Will Alston added a jumper. A Lion three evened the game at 5-5, but Valdosta State (0-1) scored nine of the next 11 points to build a 14-7 lead. Four different Blazers scored during the run, which was highlighted by an alley oop dunk by Billy McShepard and ended by a three by Christian Hunter.
SLU fought back over the ensuing four minutes and eventually grabbed the lead on a Quentin Cullop three with 9:07 remaining in the half. Two minutes later, Hunter connected on a trifecta to put VSU back in front before adding a second, to go along with one from Steele, in a 15-3 run that gave the Blazers their largest lead at 33-23 with 3:34 remaining in the frame.
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Saint Leo took over from their as it scored eight straight points to tie the game at 50-50 with 12:31 remaining before building a seven point lead three minutes later. Thompson spurred the run by the Lions as he scored 11 of the 24 points. He hit three three-pointers during the spurt, the last of which gave SLU a 66-59 lead with 9:05 remaining.
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I'm in a right fuskcing mood and not talking to anyone. Got a black cap on and wearing a black tie.
H---Monkey hanger gone down.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Al, I gave your post a thumbs up for its wit (untimely funerals etc), not your belief that Pools have gone down - there's still six points to win (and Pompy and Scunny to lose!) to clear the drop, Recent wins against Tranmere and Bury shows that Pool is capable - don't give up on your team.
And, anyway, if Pools drops to L2 what of it! Leeds in L1 was pretty much the same as Pools in L2 and Leeds fans kept the faith - until we realised that we were being schafted by Bates. At least Pool has honest owners!
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Andy, check it out---we are in league 2 and Tommy Cooper couldn't couldn't bring us back up.
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Played it tonight.
- City mowed everything (except 1 &2).
- Unfortunately, bottom of 1 drainage is still an issue, need to do some more grading if the pin will ever be dry. Worst spot is to the East of the pin.
- I still can't get over the "defendenator" bush on 3.
- Looks like people are starting to play the slightly longer make-shift tee on 4. I may take a loppers out next time to clean it up a bit.
- Someone cut down a bunch of trees in the gully at the bottom of 6 so there is an opening in the middle. Opens up some more options for noodle arms like myself.
- There are still a bunch of punk azz kids that play out there, but baskets all seem firm.
Sarg, I'll call to pick you up the next time I go out to play it.


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Hi all, I'm planning to buy an ipod and can't decide...nano vs. touch. Anyone with any experience?....advantages vs. disadvantages?
I guess it depends. If this is something you'd be running with, I'd go for the nano. I think the iPod touch is basically an iPhone that doesn't phone, and thus would be much bigger. I used an iPod 30GB while I was at the gym, but then I got a shuffle, and it's much easier and less likely to fall while running.
There is a big difference between the iPod nano and the iPod touch. The iPod nano is based on a flash drive which is not affected by vibration, so you can strap it to your arm and take it running anywhere. However, the iPod touch (like the iPod classic) is based on a miniature hard drive which IS affected by vibration. If you take it running, the hard drive will quickly "park" itself to protect itself from damage. In other words, it will keep shutting itself off and will require continual resets. The only exception is if you run on a treadmill where you can prop the iPod touch on a stationary surface.
So, two reasonable options: either (a) get an iPod nano, or (b) get an iPod touch if you want/need the larger screen and larger memory, and then get an iPod shuffle (which is flash drive based, like the nano) for running.
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That is wrong info!! Both are flash based and will never skip!! Plus both are Nike+ capable...The touch is more versatile with lots of downloadable programs but much bigger than the Nano... I had a nano and loved it; now it's time for a new one!!
hey, you are correct - the Apple website indeed says the iPod touch is flash based.
I'd got my original info from the CNET review of the first generation iPod touch, which says "HDD Capacity 32 Mb". Normally HDD = hard disk drive.
Usually CNET is accurate, but evidently not this time!
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I bought the Touch when it first came out and ended up returning it. I thought it was a complete waste of money. As soon as our cell phone plan is up next month, I am getting an iPhone. It has all of the features of a Touch and traditional iPod and then some. Not to mention, I can connect to Pandora and never have to pay for a song! Not too bad for only $200.
I had the classic until recently (they're apparently not rain-proof) and traded to the new Nano. So far I'm liking it much better. I had problems with skipping and cutting off songs while I was running with the classic and it wasn't even a year old. It could have been a defective ipod, but I never seemed to have the problems when I wasn't running. I'm big into my playlists so the shuffle wasn't a good option for me. The new Nano is small and light and I haven't had any problems with it. And thankfully, they're coming out with armbands that aren't leather! Yeah!
So which did you end up choosing and how do you like it?
If it's between those 2...
The nano is definitely the best for running even though the touch is all around better in my opinion.
I have a shuffle to run with and they're only $50 now I believe
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If you want something for just music the shuffle is a great option. If you want to have something that is Nike+ compatible, I would go with the Nano. If you haven't checked out Nike+, you should. I love it.
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I totally agree that the Shuffle is the best to run with! I LOVE my Shuffle.
I've got the 5th generation Ipod (30 gig video) which is the same size as a touch. While I like having thousands of songs at my disposal, I don't like wearing it around my arm. It's always sliding down, and I have yet to find a decent sports band that doesn't tear where the plastic meets fabric. I'm going to get a shuffle (what I call the paperclip ipods) for running. They hold more songs than I could ever run for anyhow.
I think a shuffle is the best way to go since it's cheaper and smaller. Save the touch for the house and use the shuffle on the go. Can't go wrong with a Nano, don't get me wrong, but I think a shuffle is geared more for taking your music on the go.
I've been running with a touch for a year now, and the big problem I've found is that when it's cold outside, the touch doesn't work as well. If I go to change a song, it takes me like 3 times of trying for it to respond. By then I've messed up my running zone! I would go with a nano. I have used my husbands during a run and it's much easier to change songs/operate during a run.
Right on, yeah I've got a 3rd generation Nano and the new iPhone. I could never image running with my iPhone even though I have the Pandora Radio app and all my iTunes music on it. I carry too much on runs to begin with and like being lighter and not weighed down by "stuff" . My Nano is perfect for running but now that I have the iPhone I would have gone with the latest shuffle model to keep it simple and efficient.
i like the ipod nano, it's much lighter than ipod touch.
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I purchased 3 of these pendants last year and now I need a replacement shade/globe for one of my pendant lights. Can you order it for me? I notice you have a $50. min. order.
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We don't have a minimum order, but if the order is under $50 then you have to pay shipping.
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Grab a book this summer and head to the beach! What better way to soak up some rays then in the pages of a good read!
(The following are books from The Horn Book, Inc. Summer Reading List)
For Kids
Grades: Preschool to 6th Grade
Orangutan Tongs: Poems to Tangle Your Tongue
Written by Jon Agee
Ever-effervescent Agee fashions thirty-four comic tongue-twisting verses, each featuring daft characters and a succinct scenario.
Grade level: 1–4
The Pencil
Written by Allan Ahlberg
After a pencil draws a world into existence, it's threatened by a thuggish eraser run amok in this wry, madcap, loving story of the power of artistic expression.
Grade level: K–3
Chicken Little
Written by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley
The Emberleys' irreverent re-visioning of the classic folktale plays up the bird-braininess of the participants in Chicken Little's ill-informed sky-is-falling crusade.
Grade level: Preschool–2
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
Written by Brian Floca
Floca selects the exact details to transform science into relatable experience in this artistic history of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Grade level: 1–4
Paddington Here and Now
Written by Michael Bond
Fans will be relieved to know that in this fiftieth-anniversary offering of new stories nothing has changed: Paddington gets into trouble, usually because of a misunderstanding, always ending in a glorious muddle.
Grade level: 1–3
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Rain or Shine
Written by Erica Silverman
Cowgirl Kate and cowhorse Cocoa return in four rainy-day adventures that highlight the close friendship between girl and horse.
Grade level: 1–3
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
Written by Jeanne Birdsall
Life for the four Penderwick sisters is going along as it should, until their father contemplates dating, prompting his panicked daughters to concoct a "Save-Daddy Plan."
Suggested grade level: 4–6
Written by Robert Paul Weston
Human Katrina and zorgle Morty journey to the planet Graybalon-4 and back in search of the missing zorgles of Zorgamazoo in this whimsical, well-constructed story told entirely in rhymed anapestic tetrameter.
Suggested grade level: 4–6
For Teens
Grades: 8th through 12th Grade
Written by Kristin Cashore
Katsa's hyper-developed talent, or Grace, makes her feared throughout the Seven Kingdoms, but a wicked cute, super-sensitive prince helps her harness it as they solve a mysterious kidnapping together.
Along for the Ride
Written by Sarah Dessen
Spending the summer with her father, terminally perky stepmother, and newborn half-sister, studious Auden expands her horizons.
The Reformed Vampire Support Group
Written by Catherine Jinks
An ill-assorted, amusingly pathetic group of vampires committed to not "fanging" humans investigates the slaying of one of their number in this offbeat Australian novel.
The Carbon Diaries 2015
Written by Saci Lloyd
In this brilliantly conceived speculative drama, South London teen Laura chronicles in biting journal entries the first year of Britain's new, stringent carbon rationing system, the small indignities, extreme lifestyle changes, and growing civil unrest.
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream
Written by Tanya Lee Stone
The story of the ultimately unsuccessful effort to get women into NASA's Mercury astronaut training program is meticulously researched and thrillingly told by Stone using first- and second-hand sources, including interviews with many of the women and outstanding historical photographs.
The Uninvited
Written by Tim Wynne-Jones
After Mimi flees to her father's cabin and meets her previously unheard-of half-brother, the two discover a disturbing problem: someone has been watching the house and repeatedly breaking in.
Looking for other book options? Visit The Horn Book, Inc. for a complete Summer Reading List for kids!
For Adults
Firefly Lane
Written by Kristin Hannah
A powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. It's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you, and knows what has the power to hurt you, and heal you.
Angels and Demons
Written by Dan Brown
The story follows Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, as he tries to stop what seems to be the Illuminati, a legendary secret society, from destroying Vatican City with the newly-discovered power of antimatter.
Nineteen Minutes
Written by Jodi Picoult
The novel is a riveting, poignant, and thought-provoking novel that has at its center a haunting question. Do we ever really know someone? It's an emotionally charged novel, which delves beneath the surface of a small town to explore what it means to be different in our society.
Written by Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker
An epic supernatural thriller that gives a new meaning to the phrase "haunted house." A modern tale that will have readers searching their own spiritual pulse long after they reach the last page.
Have a book you'd like to suggest? Send your comments below and tell us about your summer reading list!
Also, check out a visual preview of some of the latest books to hit the shelves this spring/summer!


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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Immunity and Disease Prevention Research Unit
1a.Objectives (from AD-416):
Determine if 50,000 IU vitamin A supplementation within 48 hours of birth will (1) improve thymus function; (2) enhance vaccine responses; and (3) decrease incidence of infections.
1b.Approach (from AD-416):
A community-based intervention trial in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3.Progress Report: