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I gave a quick answer but this question deserves deeper thought because I think it is a product of various ideas about fatness, including:
- Fat people would rather be thin because obviously it's better to be thin
- There is nothing of value in being fat
- Bodies are choices therefore transformation is desirable and possible
- The fantasy of transformation from an unbearable present to a beautiful future is preferable to the struggle to make the present liveable now
- Disbelief that embodied self-acceptance is possible
It won't come as a surprise, but I don't subscribe to these ideas in relation to my own body. However, I do fantasise a lot about things. Often these are impossible supernatural things, like waking up and all the dead people I love are alive again; or about a more prosaic sadness, like waking up to find that I am adored and worshipped by someone who plainly doesn't adore or worship me in real life. Sometimes I dream about things that appear impossible but become more feasible when I pick them apart; waking up with unimaginable wealth is actually the desire to be able to do what I want with my life, to be able to help other people whenever I like, and not having to worry about paying for something, rather than sitting on a yacht with a bunch of supermodels. I think dreaming and imagining are crucial for anyone with an interest in social change; fantasy and desire, an imagining of something different, they are the first unformed, free-flowing steps to taking action.
Occasionally I harbour fantasies of having a different kind of body. Having a tail, a penis, the ability to project my thoughts out of my eyeballs like a film, or type anything just by tapping my fingers on a surface, being able to fly, to breathe underwater, to teleport, to grow or miniaturise myself, this is what I think about. I also wonder what it might feel like to have different impairments like some of the people I know. The fantasy of waking up thin is not really there, it's too boring, I just don't value slenderness in that way.
When I return to the original question I think I am being asked about the circumstances under which I would want to be thin. It boils down to this: it would be interesting to take advantage of the capital and privilege that comes with being normatively embodied for a couple of days, though I think this would enrage me to a level where I would struggle to function. I think Linda Bacon's 2009 NAAFA keynote, Reflections on Fat Acceptance: Lessons Learned from Privilege (.pdf, 128kb) is really central to the reasons why fat people might fantasise about becoming thin, it's about acessing power and privilege. This explains why people would risk the drastic and uncertain steps to realise normatively thin embodiment, and why this is problematic for anyone who cares about embodied diversity and the unequal distribution of power.
The question about waking up thin comes from a series of common values and beliefs that have become very alien to me and it's fun to take them apart and answer the question from my current standpoint. I'm intrigued, for example, by the way that very thin people can scooch up into tiny spaces, so I'd like to try that for, I dunno, 20 minutes or so before I returned home to my own body. It's a funny reversal of the fantasy, being thin is the temporary state in my mind's eye because when I think about it, who would I be without my body and my own history of fat embodiment? There's no way I would ever want to deny that precious stuff.


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Comp Cams Short-Travel Lifters
In the mid '80s, when hydraulic roller lifters came into widespread use, they offered many advantages over flat-tappet hydraulic and flat-tappet solid lifters. From a wear standpoint, they pretty much lasted forever, and for performance they offered a lot more area under the curve than flat tappets. But even then, the solid roller lifters used in race engines trumped the hydraulic roller in most areas, especially for rpm range, and flat-out power.
Hydraulic lifters employ a plunger that places a buffer of engine oil between the lifting body and the pushrod. As the lifter follows the lobe, the oil takes the place of mechanical clearance, and absorbs the impact of the lobe's ramp, thus reducing valvetrain noise. It also allows friendly tolerances in valvetrain lash for easy installation and low maintenance.
The fly in the ointment is that as the power level increases, hydraulic lifters become increasingly inadequate. Higher valvespring pressure and higher lift keep the protecting oil out of the lifter at high rpm, and the result is too much mechanical clearance, collapsed plungers, and other damaged valvetrain parts. That's exactly what happened to the 469ci big-block in our '68 Chevelle project car. It's partly our fault for letting the oil level get so low, but our stock-style hydraulic roller conversion lifters simply gave up the ghost one night on the highway. We were lucky that our collapsed lifters didn't beat up the rest of the valvetrain or bend any pushrods.
We looked around for a solution, and discovered COMP's new line of short-travel lifters. COMP offers these for most GM engines, including LS, small-block, and big-block Chevys. Without delay, we ordered a set for our big-block (PN 15854-16, $536.95). What makes them unique is that they still offer the hydraulic mechanism with the plunger and oil buffer, but with a much reduced plunger travel. Where most hydraulic lifters have .200-inch of travel, the short-travel COMP piece has just .012 inch of travel. In our case, that would mean high-rpm use would not cause the plunger to collapse, resulting in a loss of almost 200 thou in valve lift. That's equal to a boatload of flow at high rpm. As a hydraulic lifter, we wouldn't need to fuss with setting hot valve lash, and revisiting the operation on a regular basis.
About the only issue we found with the swap is that it requires a .100-inch shorter pushrod when compared to our hydraulic roller conversion lifters we had been using. This is due to the lifter body itself being taller.
When the swap was completed, we noticed a major seat-of-the-pants increase in power. The other thing we observed is that the big-block has a different tune-one that's more like a solid-roller race motor. Gone is the clatter we experienced after running the engine hard (the result of the plungers bleeding off oil and leaving mondo lash). Fortunately, we have a baseline chassis dyno test of the Chevelle with the original conversion kit lifters. This is going to allow us to go back with the short-travel lifters and get a new power curve for comparison. We'll be publishing the whole story soon, so keep an eye out.
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First-Gen Torque Arm Suspension
Torque arm suspensions have long proven their effectiveness in third- and fourth-gen Camaros and Firebirds, and are a popular conversion for late-model Mustangs as well. The reason for this is that they work well and they are relatively simple. Total Cost Involved (TCI) has now developed a torque arm system for first-gen Camaros and Firebirds. It was designed to eliminate the suspension bind that occurs when cornering with the conventional leaf-spring suspension. The torque arm features a slider on the front of the arm that slides fore and aft, and rotates as the car goes through suspension travel. This allows the car's handling to be controlled by the coilover shocks and the rear sway bar with no suspension binding. The kit allows for a lower stance, great rear axle control, and dramatically improved handling.
The kit is a bolt-on application except for welding the axle brackets, Panhard bracket, and optional sway bar brackets (which attach to the 3-inch axle housing tubes of a Ford 9-inch housing). Optional TCI Ford 9-inch housings come with all brackets installed and heli-arced.
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As we went to press, we got word from Year One about a brand-new wheel they just came out with. These hoops look like vintage 15-inch steel rally wheels, but they're actually cast-aluminum 17x9s. Currently only offered with a 5-inch backspacing and a 5×4.75-inch bolt circle, Year One is offering a set of four at the introductory price of just $699. (We're told that will eventually settle out around $749.) These wheels have an attractive gunmetal gray powdercoat with a machined outer lip, and look right at home on virtually any '64-80 model GM car or truck. At that price, we can't wait to get our hands on a set of these!
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Summit Value Packs
While ordering parts for our most recent engine build-a 400-inch small-block Chevy based on Dart's new series of SHP short-blocks-we discovered that Summit has a new program that groups packages of commonly ordered parts together at a reduced price. These systems are called Value Packs, and they cover a lot of ground. The Value Pack shown is for a mechanical water pump, and includes a Weiand-sourced aluminum water pump, attractive aluminum water pump and crank pulleys, a water neck, pulley bolts, water pump pulley shims, t-stat gasket, and a thermostat. This particular kit is for a small-block Chevy with a short water pump, and costs $215.95.
We checked the Summit website, and discovered lots of other cool Value Packs, ranging from sets of tools (e.g. brakes, ring compressor, and valve lash adjustment), to complete ignition and top end induction systems. In fact, it looks like you could assemble an entire engine from Summit Value Packs if all you had was an engine block. We are actually considering this for a future story. We think it would be really cool to see how inexpensively you could build some serious power using just Summit Value Packs. To see all 99 Summit Value Packs, log on to www.summitracing.com, and search "Value Pack." You won't be disappointed.
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After an exciting revival on Broadway in 2016 - the first since its marathon 18-year run - the Cats is finally heading out on tour, bringing the feline frolics to a town near you! Full of musical theatre classics (Memory, MaCavity, The Rum Tum Tugger to name a few), spectacular and instantly recognizable costumes, and dance numbers and bursting with cat-itude, this iconic show is purrfect for newcomers and old-timers.
Created by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh in 1981, Cats is based on poet T.S Elliot's 1939 anthology, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, a guide to all kinds of cats from the streetwise stray to the pampered lap cat. This revival retains direction from Trevor Nunn and revised choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler after Gillian Lyne.
Once a year, a local tribe of street cats, all with their own distinct names and personalities, come together for the legendary "Jellicle Ball". Here they entertain each other, tell stories, and listen to wisdom given by their elderly and respected leader, Old Deuteronomy. A Broadway classic, Cats doesn't follow your usual musical theatre plot, instead, it's a dazzlingly choreographed jamboree that gives us the inside scoop on the real lives of our feline friends!
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Cats got an exciting guest star during its recent Broadway run, the one and only Grumpy Cat made his stage debut with a brief appearance with the cast!
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Opening night: 11 June 2019
Recommended for ages 5+. Please note, each person who attends the show will require his or her own ticket.
Run time
Approximately two hours and 20 minutes, including one intermission.
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McGee Maddox as Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tigger
Keri Rene Fuller as Grizabella
Tion Gaston as Mistoffelees
Tyler John Logan as Plato/Macavity
Ethan Saviet as Skimbleshanks
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Produced by Cameron Mackintosh
Directed by Trevor Nunn
Choreographed by Gillian Lyne with updates by Andy Blankenbuehler
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Board of Trustees Awards Contract to San Luis Obispo Solar Energy Firm
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA –The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees has awarded an $18 million contract to REC Solar Commercial Corporation to convert six high schools and the CUSD Education Center to solar power. Trustees who were present voted unanimously at the December 6 public meeting to award the energy service contract for design, installation, and commission of the solar project that will power nearly 10 percent of the district when complete.
The charge to create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly District was led by a coalition of Capistrano Unified School District High School Students who created a powerful, supportive movement through petitions, a website, and social media.
"These incredible students take their environmental stewardship roles seriously, and showed relentless drive to improve the Capistrano Unified School District," stated Board of Trustees President Martha McNicholas. "I am proud that these outstanding students are changing the way we think about our climate and constantly looking for ways to better our community. Their collaboration with the District has been incredible and we look forward to continuing our work with each of them."
The solar project is expected to save, on average, $849,000 a year, for a total of $21 million in savings. Installation of the photovoltaic solar panels will begin next year.
"I am honored to join my fellow students tonight in a project that has taken three years and is at its culminating point," stated Kyle Krueger, President of the Tesoro Conservation club. "I'm honored to see the reality of CUSD solar tonight. Through three years of hard work, meeting with solar energy experts, pitching procurement methods and presenting in this great [board] room, we received powerful support for this reality. You will leave a legacy with this vote for an entire next generation of students, parents, teachers, residents and board members who can benefit from this $21 million [in savings]."
Prior to awarding the contract to REC Solar, district staff received information about solar energy efficiency and generation projects. A timeline is as follows:
- On July 26, 2017, the Board of Trustees received an informational presentation from ARC Alternatives on the results of a district solar feasibility study, which indicated that the physical sites are ideal for solar projects, with ample space for the systems and accessible utility tie-in locations, and that the project, as modeled, shows net savings to the District and is cash flow positive in all years. The presentation can be found on page 623 of the online agenda, available here.
- Next on October 11, 2017, the Board of Trustees received an informational presentation from Government Financial Strategies, the District's financial advisor, on Clean Renewable Energy Bonds and the financing process.
- On November 8, 2017, the Board of Trustees received an informational presentation from ARC Alternatives on the status of requests for proposals to solar vendors, preliminary results, and the proposed process and timeline leading up to Board consideration of a solar vendor.
- On December 6, 2017, the Board of Trustees awarded an energy service contract to REC Solar to design, construct, and operate photovoltaic systems. The total contract amount is $18,372,631 including capital cost, performance guarantee, and operations and maintenance.
Moving toward implementation, CUSD will prepare and submit interconnection applications to secure time-of-use (TOU) grandfathering and the design process will begin. The results of the Clean Renewable Energy Bond financing will be presented at the January 24, 2018, board meeting.
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Since creating stakeholder awareness is a key prerequisite for reaping the strategic benefits of any business initiative, it is imperative for board members and senior executives instituting a social responsibility program to have a deeper understanding of the key issues related to corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication.
This report discusses what to communicate (i.e., message content) and where (i.e., message channel), as well as the major factors (internal and external to the organization) that affect the effectiveness of CSR communication.
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They can be identified by their antennae; Ants form colonies that can range in size from a few dozen to millions. Ants are organized in these colonies with workers and soldiers who all work together to form a very successful entity working for the Queen and to support the colony. Ants have colonized almost every land mass in the world and can adapt very quickly to varying climates. They have the ability to quickly tap into resources and to defend themselves against predators
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Harrison Ford injured on set of new Star Wars film
Hollywood leading man Harrison Ford is in hospital after being injured by a spaceship's door on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII.
The 71-year-old Indiana Jones star was taken to hospital with an ankle injury on Thursday, after an accident on set at Pinewood studios in England.
"Harrison Ford sustained an ankle injury during filming today on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. He was taken to a local hospital and is receiving care. Shooting will continue as planned while he recuperates," a statement from Disney said, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Hollywood Reporter quotes a source as saying Ford was injured by the door of the Millennium Falcon, the spaceship his character, Han Solo, pilots in the original Star Wars trilogy.
The actor was taken by helicopter to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford with a suspected fracture, British newspaper Daily Mirror reports.
Ford joins fellow actors Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker from the original Star Wars series in reprising their roles for the J.J Abrams-directed series reboot, which will be set 30 years after the events in 1983's Return of the Jedi.
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|U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, standing, uses his camera to show Afghan journalists an example of "leading lines" during a photojournalism training course at the Directorate of Women's Affairs building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Feb. 10, 2013. Stroup, a public affairs officer, is assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ive
For the past month, the U.S. military has experienced something not seen for five years in Afghanistan: No combat deaths.
Three U.S. troops have died from hostile fire injuries since Jan. 1, and one of them succumbed to wounds sustained in December.
The trend marks the longest period without a U.S. combat death in America's longest war since 2008, and clearly reflects a strategy shift that leaves much of the fighting to Afghan security forces, whose deaths are going up.
Afghans now lead more than 80 percent of combat operations and control areas covering more than three-quarters of the population, according to U.S. military officials.
The U.S. military has pulled back from direct combat operations into the less dangerous role of advising and assisting Afghan forces.
American military officials said a cut in the number of American forces is another reason for the decline.
There were about 100,000 forces in Afghanistan during the peak of the military's troop surge. But that number fell by almost 40 percent when the last of those troops left in September and remains at about that level today.
Attacks by Taliban insurgents also have declined, officials have said.
Just as the U.S. toll has dropped, Afghan security force deaths have risen sharply.
"The Taliban are targeting the Afghan Army and police to try and show the populous the Afghan Security Forces cannot adequately protect them," said Col. David Lapan, spokesman for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"They are trying to undermine the future of the (Afghan Security Forces)," he said.
Having reached their peak of 352,000 last year, more Afghan security forces will also bring more casualties as well, according to defense officials.
"They really have taken on the bulk of the security responsibility and have been dying in very significant numbers as compared to their U.S. counterparts over the last three months," said Jeffrey Dressler, a senior analyst on Afghanistan with the Washington-based institute for the Study of War.
Last year was the deadliest so far for Afghan forces with more than 3,400 soldiers and police killed, up from 1,950 the previous year, according to a Brookings Institute study.
Some 237 U.S. troops were killed by hostile fire in 2012, down from 351 the previous year, according to Pentagon statistics.
While Afghan security force fatalities are up, a new report by the United Nations on Tuesday shows civilian deaths on the decline.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan dropped 12 percent in 2012 -- the first time that figure has fallen in six years, according to the U.N. Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA).
The report credits the decline to fewer suicide bombings, a drop in aerial attacks and less ground fighting between pro-government and militant forces.
The U.S.-led NATO military force has put strict limits on air strikes by coalition aircraft called in by NATO troops.
Last week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai banned Afghan security forces from calling in allied air strikes after at least 10 civilians were killed during an Afghan-led operation in eastern Kunar province earlier this month.
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Game On! Sports Schedule for April 8, 2013
The culmination of March Madness takes place tonight when a champion in college basketball is crowned, as Louisville takes on Michigan for the title.
Will it be the Cardinals, who rode an impressive second half comeback over Wichita State on Saturday to make it to the finals? Or will it the Wolverines, who held on for dear life to defeat Syracuse in the other semifinal? Tonight, we'll have our answer.
Here's a look at the entire sports schedule for today. All times Eastern:
Baltimore (Chen) at Boston (Buchholz) 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada) at Chicago Cubs (Jackson) 2:20 p.m.
New York Yankees (Kuroda) at Cleveland (Jimenez) 4:05 p.m.
Minnesota (Correia) at Kansas City (Santana) 4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Latos) at St. Louis (Garcia) 4:15 p.m.
New York Mets (Harvey) at Philadelphia (Halladay) 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Atlanta (Maholm) at Miami (Slowey) 7:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Hellickson) at Texas (Ogando) 8:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Rodriguez) at Arizona (Cahill) 9:40 p.m.
Houston (Harrell) at Seattle (Saunders) 10:10 p.m.
Colorado (De La Rosa) at San Francisco (Bumgarner) 10:15 p.m.
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(4) Michigan vs (1) Louisville 9:23 p.m. (CBS)
Carolina at Boston 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Toronto 7 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado 9 p.m.
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Type 1 diabetes is an organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by T cell-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreatic islets. While insulin therapy allows for continuation of life, it neither cures the disease nor prevents its devastating complications. Studies utilizing the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse model of the disease have shown that T cells, recognizing autoantigenic peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, are absolutely required for disease development. T cells specific for beta cell antigens can also be detected in the peripheral blood of type 1 diabetes patients. Our laboratory utilizes an extensive collection of mouse models to investigate the antigenic specificities, pathogenicity, and immunobiology of T cells in type 1 diabetes. These models are also being used to develop and optimize therapeutic strategies, and new, increasingly "humanized" mouse models are continually in development in our group. The goals of our work are to better understand the underlying immunopathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and to develop improved tools to monitor and manipulate pathogenic beta cell-specific T cells.
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Hi all,
The other day I posted a reading I did for a friend- with the Tower in the 'Querant" position. The Tower was surrounded by positive cards so we took it to mean her feelings would be changing about something/someone. This morning- we did another reading to gain clarity and got some interesting cards! Would really love some extra insights as I'm still new to reading the combinations and the story the cards are trying to get across:
-Present- Lovers
(Big choices/soul mate/fear actions may hurt someone,,, her & her bf are currently separated by jail)
-Challenges- 3 Pentacles
(@ first I thought 3-way affair; but it could speak of expansion; working together)
-Past foundation- Ace Pentacles
(paired with lovers i'd say rich soulmate! but in Past- possibly material security)
-Past actions that are ending- 5 Wands
(challenges/play/competition,,, possibly ending to conflict?)
-Goals/Destiny- 3 Swords
(As I stated, her and her bf are currently separated; but why would this fall in the goals/destiny spot? Telling her to go? Abandon him?)
-Future- 4 Cups
(boredom I know; but in the future spot, this card more speaks to me as knowing when to say no- having standards; maybe her choosing not to go party and instead stay home)
- Querant inner self- Empress
(I always read this position as negative feelings; but with so many negative cards, maybe she is putting herself too high up? Expecting too much?
- Friends/Family- 5 Swords
(Conflict, defeat, selfish actions; could mean an affair.... )
- Querant Hopes/Dreams- TOWER
(Last reading- it was in her Inner Self spot,,, now its in her hopes/dreams... I really don't know what to take of this except her feelings will be crushed? She'll feel differently about something?)
- Final outcome- MOON
(Not feeling too great about this one either- confusion, manipulation? Especially as an outcome)
To be honest- when I read the cards as a whole and tried to get the whole picture- I kind of see a big choice for her to stay with current bf or leave and be single (Lovers); she may get a surprise of a 3rd person- maybe a new guy or ex that comes into her life (3 Pent); She has the foundations with him, and she'll be tested to see if she does what is right. I know the 3 Swords can indicate karmic damage- like she needs to remain faithful if she expects him to... This reading could also go the other way where he is cheating (from jail though?) or did cheat on her before he went- and it's about to come to surface. But then I would expect the Tower in the Friends/Family position or Future... not her feelings.
Any insights? Help me look at the cards as a whole story.


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Drummer Tony Williams' first recording as a leader (made when he was 18 and still billed as Anthony Williams) gave him an opportunity to utilize an advanced group of musicians: tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Herbie Hancock, and both Richard Davis and Gary Peacock on bass. Williams wrote all four of the pieces and has a different combination of players on each song. The freely improvised "Memory" features Hutcherson, Hancock, and Williams in some colorful and at times spacy interplay; "Barb's Song to the Wizard" is a Hancock-Ron Carter duet; "Tomorrow Afternoon" has Rivers, Peacock and Williams in a trio; and all of the musicians (except Hutcherson) are on the sidelong "2 Pieces of One." The unpredictable music holds one's interest; a very strong debut for the masterful drummer.


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By now, it's pretty clear that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential election. The only question now is: Who will run alongside Romney as his Vice Presidential nominee?
Some logical VP choices include Ohio Senator Rob Portman -- given his obvious influence on the Ohio vote -- and Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who would shore up the Latino vote.
Or maybe the Romney campaign will do what McCain did in 2008 and nominate a female VP to lock down the women's vote. The top female GOP candidates include the likes of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Problem is, they've all said "No" to the job before Romney even asked. Find out which Republican politicians have already rejected the notion of running alongside Mitt Romney in the video below:
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MIDDLEBURY — Change is coming to the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury.
In recent years, enrollment in adult education programs at the technical center has taken a hit, said director Lynn Coale.
He said that a combination of reduced funding for the center's adult education programs and a lack of funding for students hoping to take courses at the technical center has yielded an overall enrollment decline.
"We're a fairly small tech center, compared to Rutland or Essex," said Coale. "I think that we always struggle trying to keep the doors open in continuing education."
MIDDLEBURY — A group seeking to open a new Middlebury dental practice that could absorb more under-insured clients is looking to partner with an organization trying to establish a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Bristol.
It's a partnership that boosters believe could provide one-stop shopping for medical, dental and mental health services for county residents who are uninsured or cash-strapped.
FERRISBURGH — There is an old Balti Arab proverb that goes, "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family."
This proverb inspired the title of humanitarian Greg Mortenson's popular book, "Three Cups of Tea," which in turn inspired Ferrisburgh resident Mary Kerr, who has made it her mission to build connections between the United States and the Middle East.
SALISBURY — When former state Sen. Gerry Gossens retired from the Legislature six years ago, the Salisbury Democrat never imagined he would later have a hand in potentially reshaping the composition of the chamber he was leaving.
But he now finds himself in that position, as a member of the Vermont Apportionment Board (VAB), a seven-member panel that will redraw House and Senate district lines taking into consideration the new decennial census numbers and in a manner that is consistent with the Constitutional standard of one-person-one-vote.
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SHOREHAM — Shoreham voters will got to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, to pick one of two possible makeovers for their town offices — or decide not to make any changes at all.
Around 100 residents gathered on Monday, Nov. 29, to hear presentations on two options for replacing the current 20-foot-by-30-foot municipal office building on the town commons. The current offices were built in 1962 as a one-person set-up with one typewriter and one phone.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Once again, the three local high school field hockey teams proved this fall they could play with anybody in Vermont, thanks in part to the contributions of the members of the 2010 Addison Independent Field Hockey All-Star Team.
ADDISON COUNTY — According to local vendors, Megan Price's new book "Vermont Wild" has been selling like hotcakes.
The book is a conglomeration of 13 standalone stories told from the perspective of Vermont game warden of 32 years, Eric Nuse of Johnson. Nuse teamed up with Price, a Fair Haven resident, over a year ago to put his stories in a form that would be digestible for readers both young and old.
I got to my tree stand 50 minutes before dawn, 20 before the legal start of the hunting day. I climbed up the tree, clipped my safety harness, pulled my rifle up, and sat down to wait and enjoy the woods in the predawn and dawn hours.
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When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly noises in the antique-filled farmhouse, she called Jim Qwilleran for help. But he was too late. It looked as if his kindly ex-housekeeper had been frightened to death--but by whom? Or what? Now Qwillerans moved into the historic farmhouse with his two cat companions--and Koko the Siamese is spooked. Is it a figment of feline imagination--or the clue to a murder in Moose County? And does Qwilleran have a ghost of a chance of solving this haunting mystery?,


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I have also written about this possibility during winter olympics.
it should also be given care to the evidence that as these attacks are always made for diversion and political aims of third parties. it is possible that the caught responsibles will give politically motivated confessions for diversion-misguidence like lying that they were trained or funded by Iran or Syria for example. Evidence should be given priority.
-If you have faith and put resistance-hard work to it like defending your people or finding a scientific breakthrough then you channel down blessings the more you put resistance-work. If they believe in lies and covering truth then they put resistance for it work for it and cover truth by darkness and lies. The choice is given to us and thus the responsibility.
- Everything is from Allah. There is no other source of power and all causes are from Allah. This way you don't fall into theist or pantheist fatalism immobilising you.
- Submission, acceptance, let go of the roadblocks that we are sticking to the ego,fears,doubts etc.
We are in a constant war with our nefsh and eventualy we will experience death, the ego what we attach to will inevitably be gone whether we want it or not so do not stick to any result within this process.
- In this process desire everything but dependent on nothing without attaching to any cause but Allah. Everything becomes a tool a window for you. One who loves Allah loves everything from Allah. One who desires Allah desires everything from Allah.
- Take action, resist and be a wider channel for the 99 Forces of Allah. Ibadah is all your life process not snapshots of when you do Salat or dzikhr.
Gradually the false consciousness,the lies will melt away and Truth remains. You will experience what you do is from Allah. Then InshAllah you won't feel alone and disconnected.
If you can be selfless there can be wholeness in your conscioussness. If you can handle the internal battle which is the most important then you remove the blocks within the mind and your mind becomes like a channel. You can crush egos, smash idols, reveal the Truth, always transform and improve. Everything becomes possible. Most importantly it is the ego and lies that we are up against and at the essence the aim is to understand and live fully with the conscioussness of there are no many powers, sources of power like ego or images, only Allah. This fact in turn leads us to the point that it is those lies that makes us and the opponent seperate and prior aim should be on changing the opponent without using violence unless it is inevitable.
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For the seventh year, Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, Iowa, has been recognized by AARP as a Best Employer for Workers Over 50. The company ranked eighth on this year's list of the 50 top firms from across the country. AARP's annual recognition program acknowledges companies and organizations with policies that best address an aging workforce.
The Best Employers list recognizes companies for demonstrating exemplary practices in the recruitment, retention, and promotion of mature workers. It also distinguishes companies that foster a workplace that supports the aging workforce and that encourages workers to remain active. More than 200 employers applied for Best Employers honors, the highest total in the nine year history of the program.
"In our profession, expertise combined with experience is more critical in our service to clients than most other factors," says Dale Sweere, director of human resources for Stanley Consultants. "Our employees age 50 and over bring invaluable knowledge of our company and their areas of expertise to our client service — this gives us a competitive edge." Currently, 33% of Stanley Consultants employees are age 50 or older.
Phased retirement arrangements that enable employees to reduce work schedules before full retirement, a "time off bank" of donated vacation time which employees can use to care for family members, and a 401(k) plan that the company contributes to — regardless of employee participation — are just a few of the reasons why AARP named Stanley Consultants one of the Best Employers for Workers Over 50. "We have had a great ability to attract and retain exceptional people," Sweere says.


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CHAPEL HILL � Town towing rules will go into effect Monday, but the Town Council has delayed a ban on using cell phones while driving until Oct. 1.
Town staff will continue to plan a campaign to educate drivers about the dangers of using a cell phone while behind the wheel, but the council voted 7-1 to postpone a ban on handheld and hands-free cell phone use until the state Supreme Court has had time to decide whether it will hear an appeal of the lawsuit against the town.
�I personally believe it�s unwise to tinker with this until we get some finality,� Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt said.
Council member Matt Czajkowski voted against the delay.
�We would be much better off if we, as a town, said we�re going to enforce the anti-texting law, but we�re not going to do that. We�re going to educate people on the dangers of using cell phones in cars,� Czajkowski said.
George King, owner of George�s Towing & Recovery, sued the town last year over the towing rules and the cell phone ban. Chief District Court Judge Orlando Hudson issued a temporary halt to enforcing both rules on May 2, 2012. In August, Hudson sided with King, who claimed the towing ordinance was an unconstitutional regulation of trade and that the state already regulates cell phone use while driving.
The state law prohibits drivers under 18 years old from using their cell phones while driving. The state also prohibits texting and driving for all drivers.
The town appealed the case, and the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned the decision June 4. The three-member appeals court panel said the town has the authority to regulate towing when it affects public safety and welfare.
Starting Monday, towing companies in Chapel Hill will be able to charge a $125 maximum towing fee, accept credit card payments and call police when they tow a car. Owners of private parking lots also will have to post signs alerting drivers to the rules. The council approved the rules last year in response to complaints about �predatory� towing from downtown lots. The complaints included: drivers being charged $200 or more to retrieve their cars; being towed minutes after parking in a lot, even when patronizing the associated business; and tow operators refusing to take credit or debit cards.
The appeals court, however, did not rule on the merits of the cell phone ban. The case would be more appropriate to consider if a driver charged with violating the rule filed a lawsuit, the court said.
Chapel Hill�s cell phone ban applies to all streets in the town limits, including state-owned roads. Drivers may make emergency calls and calls to a spouse, parent or child. The penalty is a $25 fine, but a driver has to be stopped first for another traffic violation, such as speeding.
Kurt Ribisl, a UNC professor of public health, was one of three people who urged the council to let the cell phone rules go into effect.
Ribisl said the dangers of cell phone use while driving hit home for the school�s faculty and students when a female student lost both parents in a cell phone-related traffic accident.
�I think we�re setting the norm. I think you�re going to see communities across the nation setting policies like this,� he said.


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This Article From Issue
January-February 2013
Volume 101, Number 1
Page 64
SPILLOVER: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. David Quammen. 587 pp. W. W. Norton and Company, 2012. $28.95.
In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call "the next big one." His quest leads him around the world to study a variety of suspect zoonoses—animal-hosted pathogens that infect humans. Quammen interweaves his narrative with facts about zoonotic spillover—when a pathogen moves from its host species into another species—discussing a wide range of viruses (Hendra, Ebola, SARS, herpes B, HIV, Nipah and Marburg), bacteria (Q fever, Lyme disease and psittacosis) and malarial protists (a varied cast of Plasmodium species). Such diseases are difficult to study, he emphasizes, because of their complex ecological and evolutionary contexts and the mystery and misinformation that surround them. Quammen hunts for the generalities connecting high-profile zoonoses, which biologists have identified in order to better predict what the next big one will be like.
Like many readers, I have long enjoyed Quammen's work, but I picked up this book with trepidation: The cover, which features a blurry photograph of a primate with red teeth bared, suggested the contents might contribute to the already excessive hype that surrounds many of these pathogens. But the image is misleading: Spillover is not sensationalist. Quammen notes:
I don't say these things about the ineradicability of zoonoses to render you hopeless and depressed. Nor am I trying to be scary for the sake of scariness. The purpose of this book is not to make you more worried. The purpose of this book is to make you more smart. That's what most distinguishes humans from, say, tent caterpillars and gypsy moths. Unlike them, we can be pretty smart.
In addition to the difficulty of describing human and animal suffering, or perhaps because of it, public perception of zoonotic diseases is fraught with misunderstanding. Quammen recognizes this problem; he spends pages debunking myths about Ebola that were most notoriously popularized by Richard Preston's The Hot Zone. (Quammen confesses to gobbling up this popular book when it came out in 1994—as did I.)
Although the zoonoses covered in Spillover are gruesome, the number of deaths they cause is generally small in comparison to that of other human diseases. Quammen acknowledges this difference but makes a compelling case for the need to study these "anomalies":
Given the global scorecard of morbidity and mortality caused by old-fashioned and nonzoonotic infectious diseases . . . why divert attention to these boutique infections, these anomalies, that spill out of bats or monkeys or who knows where to claim a few dozen or a few hundred people now and then? Why? Isn't it misguided to summon concern over a few scientifically intriguing diseases, some of them new but of relatively small impact, while boring old diseases continue to punish humanity? . . . It's a fair question but there are good answers. . . . The bluntest is this: AIDS.
A book that covers AIDS, Ebola, and other notoriously disturbing ailments is not for the faint of heart. Quammen gets down to business in the first chapter, describing "horse heads lying around, severed limbs, blood and other fluids flowing down the gutter, suspect organs and tissues going into bags." Those who aren't comfortable reading anecdotes that regularly mention vomit and diarrhea, or mass killings of animals harboring zoonotic infections, might do better to read one of Quammen's earlier books instead. But if you can set aside your queasiness, you'll be rewarded by Quammen's prose.
He stresses that understanding ecology is essential to understanding enigmatic and puzzling new epidemics: "Ecological circumstance provides opportunity for spillover. Evolution seizes opportunity, explores possibilities, and helps convert spillovers to pandemics." Thankfully, at the mention of ecology, Quammen does not resort to circle-of-life campiness; instead he details the ecological complexities that influence the incidence of outbreaks, including forest fragmentation, biodiversity loss, and increased contact between forest systems and high densities of people and livestock. In one of my favorite parts of the book, he reports a conversation with Rick Ostfeld, an expert on Lyme disease from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies:
Some people take "All life is connected" to be the central truth of ecology, Ostfeld added. It's not. It's just a vague truism. The real point of the science is understanding which creatures are more intimately connected than others, and how, and to what result when change or disturbance occurs.
The narratives included in Spillover are not simply disturbing or scary. They often incorporate the fun and quirkiness of scientific research, not to mention the passion and effort behind it. The book includes plenty of lines like this one: "Picture two guys in a dark stone room, wearing headlamps, high-fiving in nitrile gloves." Studying potential epidemics is exciting but risky work, and Quammen follows researchers into caves harboring cobras, onto roofs decked out with mist nets for catching bats, deep into African jungles to tranquilize gorillas, onto Bangladeshi temple grounds full of semi-tame macaques and onto rat farms in China (where he samples the fare). Paraphrasing an unnamed American field biologist, Quammen writes, "If you take too many risks, you don't get home. If you take too few, you don't get the data." In the face of dicey field excursions, understanding mathematical models and crunching statistics are the least of these researchers' worries. In addition to stories of fieldwork, though, Quammen tackles some of the most difficult concepts to understand in infectious disease biology. With verve and clarity, he details mathematical epidemiological models, the life cycle of the malaria-causing Plasmodium and the relation between transmission and virulence. An example: "The first rule of a successful parasite is slightly more complicated than Don't kill your host. It's more complicated even than Don't burn your bridges until after you've crossed them. The first rule of a successful parasite is βN / (a + b + n)." Although he doesn't spell out the meaning of each variable, he translates the formula into plain English, so readers will come away knowing this model says that the infection rate is based on changes in population density, as well as transmission rate and virulence. In addition to new diseases, Quammen touches on many of the examples often included in standard disease ecology or epidemiology courses—for example, myxomatosis in nonnative rabbits of Australia, and mutation rates in RNA versus DNA viruses. I highly recommend this book to readers who are interested in biology, and as a source of supporting discussion material for a course on infectious disease.
Quammen concludes with an answer to the question of when, where and what the next big disease will be:"It depends." More specifically, as he puts it in a discussion of work by ecologists Roy Anderson and Robert May, "It depends on the specifics of the linkage between transmission and virulence. . . . It depends on ecology and evolution." That makes a pretty good answer to any question about the future of humankind.
Katie Burke is associate editor at American Scientist. She received her Ph.D. in 2011 from the University of Virginia, where she studied the disease ecology of American chestnut and chestnut blight. She blogs about North American forests at www.the-understory.com.