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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established jointly by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess periodically the science, impacts, and socio-economics of climate change and of adaptation and mitigation options. The IPCC provides, on request, scientific and technical advice to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its bodies. In response to a 1994 evaluation of the earlier IPCC IS92 emissions scenarios, the 1996 Plenary of the IPCC requested this Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) (see Appendix I for the Terms of Reference). This report was accepted by the Working Group III (WGIII) plenary session in March 2000. The long-term nature and uncertainty of climate change and its driving forces require scenarios that extend to the end of the 21st century. This report describes the new scenarios and how they were developed.
The SRES scenarios cover a wide range of the main driving forces of future emissions, from demographic to technological and economic developments. As required by the Terms of Reference, none of the scenarios in the set includes any future policies that explicitly address climate change, although all scenarios necessarily encompass various policies of other types. The set of SRES emissions scenarios is based on an extensive assessment of the literature, six alternative modelling approaches, and an "open process" that solicited wide participation and feedback from many groups and individuals. The SRES scenarios include the range of emissions of all relevant species of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and sulfur and their driving forces.
The SRES writing team included more than 50 members from 18 countries who represent a broad range of scientific disciplines, regional backgrounds, and non-governmental organizations (see Appendix II). The team, led by Nebojsa Nakicenovic of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria, included representatives of six scenario modeling groups and lead authors from all three earlier IPCC scenario activities - the 1990 and 1992 scenarios and the 1994 scenario evaluation. The SRES preparation included six major steps:
As required by the Terms of Reference, the SRES preparation process was open with no single "official" model and no exclusive "expert teams." To this end, in 1997 the IPCC advertised in relevant scientific journals and other publications to solicit wide participation in the process. A web site documenting the SRES process and intermediate results was created to facilitate outside input. Members of the writing team also published much of their background research in the peer-reviewed literature and on web sites.
In June 1998, the IPCC Bureau agreed to make the unapproved, preliminary scenarios available to climate modelers, who could use the scenarios as a basis for the assessment of climatic changes in time for consideration in the IPCC's Third Assessment Report. We recommend that the new scenarios be used not only in the IPCC's future assessments of climate change, its impacts, and adaptation and mitigation options, but also as the basis for analyses by the wider research and policy community of climate change and other environmental problems.
Ogunlade Davidson and Bert Metz
Co-chairs of IPCC WGIII
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There are a number of common warnings and also other messages that you might get in the driver updating procedure, a number of which I've paraphrased and listed here together with tips on what you can do:
Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software: If you received it directly from the manufacturer or from their installation disc, choose Yes to continue installing this driver only. If you downloaded the driver elsewhere and didn't exhaust your search for a manufacturer-provided one, choose No.
How to Update Drivers with Device Manager?
- Driver updates for Windows 10 and many devices (such as monitors, printers, and video cards) are automatically downloaded and installed through Windows Update.
- While it's likely you already have the most recent driver, if you're having trouble with a device, you can try fixing it by updating the driver or reinstalling it. Here's how:
- Select the Start button, type Device Manager, and select it from the list of results.
- Expand one of the categories to find the name of your device, then right-click (or tap and hold) it, and select Update Driver Software.
- Select Search automatically for updated driver software.
- If Windows doesn't find a new driver, you can try looking for one on the device manufacturer's website and follow their instructions.
- If these steps don't work, try reinstalling the driver: Open Device Manager, right-click (or tap and hold) the name of the device, and select Uninstall. Restart your PC and Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver.
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Azure Worldwide: Linking Business, Environment, Community,
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Azure Worldwide is a new breed of development and consulting company that creates relationships, products and experiences with positive impact. Read more »
The University of Virginia and Azure Worldwide have partnered to showcase a new concept in environmental engagement and action through an interactive game that simulates the conditions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Read more »


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Who cares for orphaned African elephant calves left motherless by poachers?
The images above were taken at the Zambia Elephant Orphanage.
For anyone who looks at the news, he or she is surely aware that the poaching of wild animals is at crisis levels. Elephants are particularly targeted and slaughtered for their tusks in order to feed the illegal, booming ivory trade.
If allowed to continue at its present rate, very soon there will be no more elephants left in the wild.
But one thing that isn't usually shared in the media is: What happens to the baby elephants left behind on these horrific mass killing raids that take the lives of mothers, aunts and other family members?
SEE ALSO: United in Southern Africa against poachers and wildlife traffickers
Who takes care of a baby crying piteously and wandering among the death and mass destruction left behind by these poachers; who don't bother with babies because they have no tusks and therefore have no monetary value?
Elephants mourn much like people do and I can only imagine the heartbreak of seeing your mother killed and cut up before your eyes.
There is an organization in Zambia who does care for these babies left behind and the work they do with these orphaned elephants is amazing. Game Rangers International's (GRI) Elephant Orphanage Project rescues and rehabilitates orphaned baby elephants and then will reintroduce them into wild elephant families who live in protected habitats.
I had the opportunity late last year to visit the project in Zambia and view first-hand the remarkable work its staff does.
First the rescued baby is taken to the project's nursery in Lilayi where it undergoes intensive care. Physical examinations are given, dehydration is treated, and wounds are dressed.
Equally important to recovery is the assignment of a keeper who spends night and day with the elephant in an effort to provide stability and help with recovery from the emotional damage the baby has suffered. After a period of months or sometimes years, the elephant is moved (called translocation), to the protected Kafue National Park where it hangs out with the other elephants and continues its rehabilitation.
After some years it will eventually say goodbye to its keeper and integrate into an existing wild family.
Not a quick turnaround time for these animals, but so very rewarding.
In the process of getting to know this organization, both IFAW and GRI came to realize what a perfect partnership it could be. Included in the partnership would also be the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation who was and is so instrumental in establishing and maintaining the project. The project also has the added advantage of the support from the Zambia Wildlife Authority.
In October the memorandum of understanding between IFAW, Game Rangers International and the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation was signed, and our new partnership began.
We all anticipate sharing expertise, learning more about the baby elephants in care and are looking forward to their return to the wild. I hope in the coming years IFAW supporters will read the stories and progress of the baby elephants in care and learn to love them like we already do.
For more information about IFAW efforts to save elephants in Africa, visit our campaign page.


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Personal Finance
AAA predicts Labor Day travel to reach five-year high
The number of Americans traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend will climb to the most in five years as consumer confidence boosts spending, AAA forecast.
People taking trips of 50 miles or more from home will increase to 34.1 million from 32.7 million last year, AAA, the biggest U.S. motoring organization, said in its annual outlook. That's the highest level since a record 45.1 million travelers five years ago. The long weekend runs from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2.
"Consumers are the most upbeat they have been since early 2008," according to AAA, which cited economic optimism fueled in part by a strengthening housing market.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment in the U.S. hit a six-year high in July. New- home construction climbed 5.9 percent to an 896,000 annualized rate that same month, and the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities rose 12.2 percent in May from a year earlier, the biggest 12-month gain since March 2006.
The expected gain in Labor Day travel is driven by "the increasingly positive economic outlook and optimism in the housing market," Robert L. Darbelnet, chief executive officer of Heathrow, Florida-based AAA said in a statement. "As home prices improve in many parts of the country, more families are feeling comfortable about traveling this Labor Day holiday."
Travel by automobile will rise 4.3 percent to 29.2 million travelers from 28 million a year ago. The number of air travelers during the holiday will increase 2.8 percent to 2.61 million from 2.54 million a year ago, making up 8 percent of travel, according to AAA.
As of mid-August, retail gasoline prices were about 2.7 percent lower than the same time a year ago, AAA said. The price at the pump last Labor Day averaged $3.83 a gallon, a record high for the holiday. Retail gasoline, averaged nationwide, fell 0.1 cent yesterday to $3.537 a gallon, AAA said today on its website, the lowest level since July 10.
"AAA forecasts gas prices to remain less expensive than last year based on current trends through the middle of August, but there remains the potential for late-summer hurricanes and refinery problems that could send prices higher," the group said.
The average distance traveled during the holiday will be 594 miles, down from 626 miles a year earlier, while spending will rise to $804 from $749 per trip, AAA said, based on the median estimate.
The projections by AAA are based on research and forecasts from IHS Global Insight.


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How can healthy eating make you happy? Well, it's simple. When we are eating right, we feel healthy mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually * that's happiness! We are able to have a happier life through a healthier eating lifestyle.
Providing the body with adequate nutrition will change your whole outlook on life. Eating good foods will provide you with energy to get you through the day without feeling groggy and tired. It is all up to you to decide to become the healthy person you were meant to be.
What Can You Do To Live The Healthy Eating Lifestyle?
The first thing you can do is become more informed about what eating healthy really means. Eating healthy is not dieting and becoming thin as a rail; it is not becoming a vegetarian; it is not piling up on vitamin supplements; and it is not only eating one or two food groups.
Although doing these things does not mean you are not healthy. It means you are restricting yourself from understanding what eating healthy really means. Eating good means to enjoy the food you do eat. Choosing healthy eating plans does not mean choosing bad tasting food. It means getting your taste buds used to eating fresher, organic, cleaner, and safer foods for you and your family.
You certainly do not have to stop enjoying some of the foods you love. Start by making one small but positive change in the way you are eating now. There is no hurry. Do not overburden yourself with too much at one time.
As you read, take down notes so you will remember what healthy change you can make for next week. You are your best friend when it comes to your health. Be good to yourself.
Why do we see so many positive changes and benefits from eating healthy? Eating healthy works, that's why! Your body is a living organism that requires nutrition to do its job and to stay alive. The heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and all of the other bodily organs absolutely need healthy foods to keep them functioning at optimal levels.
When you get sick, run down, or diseased it is because your body is missing vital nutrition to keep it running smoothly. Although your organs have different functions, they all work together for total health and mind fitness.
Results are almost immediate! After one week of doing something different in your diet you will notice a positive change. Maybe you lost a couple of pounds. Maybe you aren't as tired. Or perhaps your headaches have gone away.
Simple health goals such as not eating processed sugars, eliminating soda pop from the diet, or switching over to organic foods will show remarkable benefits in as little as one week. Just think about how good you will feel after one month!
Remember, this in your quest to a healthier you. Do not let yourself become overwhelmed with all of the information you read.
The basis of all good nutrition programs is healthy eating. This section outlines what is entailed in a healthy eating program.
WHOLE FOODS Whole foods have many benefits over processed foods. Processed foods are typically loaded with artificial additives, sugar and salt. In addition, the processing usually strips them of many of the vitamins and minerals essential for good health.
Avoid: White flour and bread
Choose: Whole meal bread and flour, oatcakes, rice cakes, pumpernickel.
Avoid: White rice
Choose: Brown rice, millet, buckwheat, bulgur wheat, couscous, oats.
Avoid: Sugar sweets, cakes, biscuits.
Choose: Fruit - either natural or dried.
All processed meals should be avoided. Instead, cook meals using fresh natural ingredients.
Eating dairy is positively implicated in weight loss . In addition, dairy has been shown to help remove fat from your digestive system. However, many dairy foods are also high in fat - the key is therefore to choose low fat dairy products. Good choices include skimmed (non-fat) milk, low fat cheese, quark, live organic yogurt, soya cheese, and tofu. Watch out also for sugar in yogurt.
High consumption of red meat has been linked to various diseases, and many cuts are also high in saturated fat. It is therefore prudent to limit your intake of red meat. Fish, however, contain high levels of essential fatty acids, which have been shown to protect against many diseases, including heart disease. You should therefore look to white meats and fish, especially herrings, mackerel, salmon and sardines.
The basis of all good nutrition programs is healthy eating. This section outlines what is entailed in a healthy eating program.
These are required by the body for optimum health. They are found in cold pressed oils, (safflower, walnut, olive and sunflower), nuts, seeds, avocados and fish oils. It is recommended that you avoid processed oils and margarine, especially hydrogenated oils.
Maintaining a good fluid is vital. The best choice is water, herb teas, and diluted fruit juices. Popular drinks such as tea, coffee and soda all contain additives such as sugar and caffeine and are best used in moderation. The basis of all good nutrition programs is healthy eating. This section outlines what is entailed in a healthy eating program.


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They weren't friendly skies.
Billionaire former Sotheby's owner Alfred Taubman repeatedly fondled his female flight attendant, attempted to rip off her clothing and tried to perform oral sex on her aboard his private plane, the woman charges in a $29 million lawsuit.
Nicole Rock, 38, says the married 88-year-old father of three made her six years of employment a sexual-harassment hell.
She alleges:
* Several times Taubman intentionally brushed against her breasts and forcefully kissed her.
* He forced her hand on his crotch on one occasion and tore a hole in her panty-hose when he grabbed her crotch on another.
* During a flight, Taubman pushed Rock onto his bed in the rear cabin of his plane, "forcefully attempted to perform oral sex on her" and screamed at her, "I said, 'Lay down!' "
* On several flight layovers, he asked her "in a belligerent tone, 'How was your layover. Did you f–k anybody?' "
On other occasions, he allegedly tore buttons off her blouse and forced his tongue into her ear and mouth.
Taubman, who Forbes estimates is worth $2.9 billion, is sometimes credited with pioneering the building of shopping malls.
He's also known for buying Sotheby's in 1983, but being caught up in a price-fixing scandal at the auction house that led him to be fined $7 million and serve roughly nine months in prison in 2002-2003.
His office said the charges filed by Rock in Detroit federal court "are not true."
"Mr. Taubman will address the complaint through the appropriate legal channels," it added.
Rock, who is not married, was hired by Taubman's airline company in 2005.
In December 2009, she told him she was pregnant and he angrily asked her "inappropriate and unacceptable questions" about the pregnancy and said she should have gotten an abortion, the suit charges.
He told her she "ruined her f–king life," it said.
Rock went on disability leave that month, but Taubman told her "she was lucky to work for him and she was taking a long vacation."
Rock gave birth in February 2010 but was forced to return to work in March, a month early, and was then allegedly pelted by Taubman with hostile comments — including that she was selfish to have her baby.
According to the complaint, Rock was awarded disability leave in February 2011 because of the "extreme stress, anxiety, fearfulness and depression" she experienced as a result of her work conditions. She never went back to work for Taubman.
The Detroit News reported that Rock sued her daughter's father, the chief pilot for Taubman's airplane company, for child support.


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The top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks will try to put the finishing touches on a first-round win, as they host the Minnesota Wild in Thursday's Game 5 battle at United Center.
The Blackhawks won the first two games of this best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series before losing an overtime decision in Game 3 at Minnesota. However, the Presidents' Trophy winners rebounded with a 3-0 victory in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead and set up Thursday's potential series- clinching contest.
Patrick Sharp scored twice and Corey Crawford made 25 saves to help the Blackhawks record Tuesday's victory at Xcel Energy Center.
Crawford had three shutouts in the regular season for Chicago, which hasn't made it past the first round since winning the Stanley Cup in 2010. It was the second career playoff shutout for Crawford.
"Our (penalty kill) definitely won us the game tonight," Crawford said. "We blocked a lot of shots and cleared pucks when we needed to. It was definitely a big effort and a good job by all of our guys on the kill."
Bryan Bickell also lit the lamp for the Blackhawks, who were 0-for-2 on the power play but also killed off all six of Minnesota's opportunities on the man advantage.
"It probably wasn't the greatest of nights. But I'll say this: If you know them the way that I do, you'd be really excited to watch them play the next game," Wild coach Mike Yeo said.
The eighth-seeded Wild are in the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and have a steep hill to climb if they're going to win their first playoff series 2003.
Minnesota may also have to try and mount a comeback with its third-string goaltender in net, as rookie Darcy Kuemper replaced an injured Josh Harding during the Game 4 setback. Harding was forced into a starting role in this series after No. 1 backstop Niklas Backstrom was injured in warmups prior to Game 1.
Harding stopped five of six shots on Tuesday before leaving at the end of the first period with a lower-body injury. Kuemper turned aside 16-of-18 shots in relief.
Backstrom could be well enough to get the start on Thursday. He wore pads as an emergency goaltender in Game 4 and moved to the bench in the third in case Kuemper suffered an injury as well. However, Yeo isn't saying much about tonight's goaltending plans.
"We like to keep the other team guessing," Yeo said, half-jokingly. "So we're not only going to not tell them who our starting goalie is, we won't tell them who our backup goalie is. Really leave them in the dark."
The Wild did get forward Jason Pominville back on the ice in Game 4 after sitting out the previous five games dating back to the regular season. Pominville registered three shots on net in over 12 minutes of action in his return to the ice.
Although the Blackhawks and Minnesota North Stars faced off six times in the playoffs over a 10-year stretch from 1982-91, this is the first postseason encounter between Chicago and the Wild.
The Blackhawks won two of three meetings against Minnesota during the season series and Chicago also gained a point in its only loss, a 3-2 shootout setback in St. Paul on Jan. 30.
Chicago was 18-3-3 home record during the regular season, while Minnesota was just 12-11-1 on the road.
If necessary, Game 6 of this series is scheduled for Saturday in Minnesota.


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Expert Advising and Preparation for Medical SchoolEverybody knows that competition for getting into medical school is tough. Having a Pre-Medical concentration insures that you meet all the requirements for application to medical or other health professional school plus offers opportunities that can give you an added edge. You can have a Pre-Medical concentration and major in any program at the University - from Biology to Chemical Engineering to Business.
What does Clarkson offer students interested in medicine?
Clarkson has a lot going on in various health-related fields. This gives you the option to explore other aspects of health care and other health care professions. We have majors in Biology, Psychology, Environmental Health Science, as well as a concentration in Pre-Physical Therapy. The department is still growing, and more programs will be available in coming years. We also offer a series of seminar courses: Introduction to Healthcare. This seminar introduces students interested in all areas of healthcare to issues such as professionalism, health delivery systems, medical ethics, and the research basis for clinical care.
What courses are medical schools looking for?
The basic requirements are a sound background in the sciences of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics along with critical reading and writing skills developed through liberal arts courses such as literature, philosophy, etc.
Does Clarkson have the courses I need?
Clarkson offers all the courses listed as prerequisites for medical school. If you are enrolled in one of the majors in the School of Science, you can fit these courses into your normal degree and major requirements. If you are in the Schools of Engineering, Liberal Arts or Business, you can complete these requirements by careful selection of elective courses.
What else are medical schools looking for?
Generally speaking, medical schools are looking for a student who has demonstrated interest in medicine, with some working knowledge of what the profession demands of its practitioners. This usually involves experience actually in the medical community. Medical and other health professional schools also want to see that the student can balance academics with involvement in outside interests, and that the student has a commitment and service record to the community at large.
Course requirements for Pre-meds:
- Introductory Biology with laboratory (2 semesters)
- Introductory Chemistry with laboratory (2 semesters)
- Organic Chemistry with laboratory (2 semesters, 1 lab)
- Physics (2 semesters)
How can Clarkson help?
Clarkson has many student organizations that are actively involved in community service projects - projects which have a significant impact on the quality of life in the North Country region. The Pre-Med advisor can work with you, individually, to develop a plan and facilitate opportunity. For example, volunteer opportunities are available in the Potsdam community; we keep an active list of available slots. We also keep an active list of mentoring and employment opportunities in various areas of health care. To help students maintain a well-rounded college experience, Clarkson has an abundance of extracurricular opportunities for students to become involved in.
Can I do research as an undergraduate?
One important aspect of the Clarkson program is the opportunity to do research under the tutelage of a faculty member. This can be as a summer job experience or as course credit during the school year. This research exposure allows the student to get a more in-depth experience in the rigors of science and the scientific method. Research experience also allows students to better decide whether they want to become involved in medicine as a practitioner or as a medical researcher.
Pre-Med Advising
Through the many years of advising Pre-Medical students, we have found a certain format which best helps them decide the right what role for them in health care (medical school isn't right for everyone), and assists in successful application to medical or other health professional schools. One of the reasons that Clarkson students have been so successful in getting into good health professional school is that they get personal attention and guidance throughout this procedure. Students should begin preparing for the application process in their first year at college. In general, during their first two years at college, students should be developing their credentials through course work and experiences in the medical community. In their junior year, students should be building a portfolio to draw from in crafting their applications. In their senior year, students will be involved in the application and admissions process.
"The skills I am acquiring at Clarkson will allow me to excel in any investigative situation", including the ones I will encounter while diagnosing patients as a physician".
Where Do Clarkson Graduates Attend Medical School?
Information and Opportunities for Minority Students
Clarkson & Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Early Acceptance Program (EAP)
Clarkson Health Professions Committee Forms:
Registration for Health Professions Advising at Clarkson
Health Professions Committee Registration Part I
Health Professions Committee Registration Part II
Student Performance Evaluation Form - Medicine
Allopathic Medicine:
American Medical Association (AMA)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Association of American Medical Colleges Application Service
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Listing
Osteopathic Application Information (AACOMAS)
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
Additional Information:
Studentdoc - Medical Student Resource Guide
Standardized Test Preparation Resources:
MCAT Information from the AAMC
Kaplan Test - Preparation for MCAT
Princeton Review Test Preparation


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In the last several months there has been plenty of buzz over "American Anime." Whether it be rumors that one of the cartoon channels is throwing money at the creation of an American cartoon in the Japanese style, TOKYOPOP's Rising Stars of Manga (a book of American-drawn manga), or other fan-created works, the idea of anime produced in America has galvanized fans on both sides of the issue.
Before tackling the question of whether it is possible to create anime in America, it would be a good idea to define our terms. Unfortunately, anime is an extremely hard word to define (and I'm including "manga" interchangeably with anime). In the same way "cartoon" can refer to Hello Kitty, Clone High, or Pokemon in the U.S., for most Japanese "anime" can be anything from Cowboy Bebop to Tom and Jerry (in fact, Tom and Jerry ranked on a recent "Anime Best 100" television program on Japanese TV).
On this side of the Pacific, anime tends to refer to any animation from Japan. Japanese animators tend to use this definition of anime, as well. On a recent Ask John column at AnimeNation, John further elaborated that definition by saying anime is "2D style animation made primarily in Japan and intended primarily for Japanese viewers." On closer examination, though, John's definition falls apart. There are several titles considered anime that are not necessarily two-dimensional; series like Blue Sub No. 6 and Candidate for Goddess are certainly anime. Even further out, titles like Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within tend to blur the lines between what is CG and what is anime. Even Studio Ghibli's most recent films, Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) and Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) incorporate CG.
Increasingly, anime is not intended solely for a Japanese audience. Throughout the 1970s and 80s and into the 90s, Japanese animation has always had a large audience in East Asia, especially in Korea. Indeed, there is a generation of young Koreans today that was raised on Slam Dunk and other Japanese titles. It is hard to imagine that at least some Japanese anime and manga creators do not have Asian sales in mind when creating titles. The U.S. is increasingly important to anime production. Disney funded ten percent of the production costs of Spirited Away in order to secure worldwide distribution rights. Additionally, the fact that the Cartoon Network cajoled Sunrise into creating a second season of Big O for American distribution speaks to the fact that anime is becoming more important worldwide. Finally, this view makes it hard to define series like Alexander Senki (which is not in the anime style, but made for Japan) or Batman: Beyond, which is of course American, but highly influenced by anime and animated by Studio Sunrise (the studio of Gundam and Cowboy Bebop).
Still, many American anime fans argue that anime is not simply animation from Japan, but a style of animation. Many of the proponents of this view are artists, hoping to create anime of their own. Sadly, this view, too, is problematic. "Anime style" is a nebulous term. Akira Toriyama's character design differs greatly from what is normally considered "anime." Ditto CLAMP. Studio Ghibli's, Miyazaki's work especially, sport their own distinctive style (in fact, many film purists, and to a degree Miyazaki himself, disassociate Ghibli's work from normal anime, and they are often referred to as animated films instead). While a lot of garbage anime, which will never see the light of day here in the States, tends to look similar, "anime style" is something of a misnomer, as it tries to encompass titles as diverse as Oh Milk-chan!, Ping Pong Club, and Kiki's Delivery Service.
So what is anime? Of the above definitions, I agree most with the idea that anime is animation from Japan for Japanese audiences. However, there is a definite sense that it should come with the modifier that what is anime is, is often based on community consensus. The Korean-created Magna Carta is almost always grouped with Japanese anime because fans have put it there.
So often, what anime depends on is a community consensus (I say often, because in many instances, there doesn't have to be a consensus: no one is arguing on whether Gundam is or is not anime). Thus, for American-created work emulating the Japanese style, the obstacle is having the community consider American work "anime." Despite the fact that artists in the U.S. (and even TOKYOPOP) are throwing around the words manga and anime (have you seen the number of "artists" on Deviant Art purporting to be working on manga?) the mainstream community will not accept American-created work as anime. This goes doubly so for the Japanese fans (the more otaku-like), which generally don't like American imitations of Japanese works (XBOX, anyone?). Based on Japanese views on video games, the Japanese fans will simply dislike American style anime, while those producing anime in Japan have a vested interest in keeping "anime" in the country.
American animation has taken elements from Japanese animation, especially in cartoons like the Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack and continued to remain American. If there is ever an American "anime," it will be like those shows: combining some elements of Japanese anime with American styles. While American artists may enjoy drawing in a Japanese style, their very acts of production will make works that are of an entirely different genre.


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Monster Loads is all about facials. Nothin but facials! These babes are so hungry for cum that they'll do anything to tease it out of a fat cock. They'll give a blowjob so hot that the guy almost busts a nut before he even gets to fuck that sweet pussy! And fuck that sweet pussy he does. There's so much sucking and fucking action on this site, all leading up to that final cumshot when they cover those pretty faces in sticky jizz. Check out all the cum guzzling action at MonsterLocom!
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Welcome to The BigSwallow.com, where you can see teen hotties swallow every single drop of sticky sperm! We have a massive exclusive video collection featuring the horniest, nastiest teen babes gulping down mouthful after mouthful of jizz! Our girls here on The Big Swallow don't waste a single drop! See these gorgeous babes get fucked, and take giant cocks deep in their throats! Every single exclusive set ends with a hot chick swallowing a ton of cum, so check it out!
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Internal Violations (InternalViolations.com)
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Cum For Cover (CumForCover.com)
Cum For Cover is the site where babes get their entire faces covered in cum. No unimpressive cumshots here, just blast after blast of hot sticky cum that covers their entire face! If any girls have ever been worthy of being called cum buckets, it's these bitches! They suck off guy after guy, giving group blowjobs and then taking those blasts of bukkake style jizz. There will be no running for cover on CumForCover.com! They take it like pros. Pro hos that is. Go get to know these sluts tonight.
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Cum Covered Glasses exploits those hot geeky chicks, the ones who wear glasses but know how to let their hair down and be a dirty little slut for the camera! These broads get fucked so hard, and they suck those cocks until they're spurting cum all over their sexy little geeky glasses! This is one hundred percent hardcore action, always ending in a sticky facial, just the way you like it. Whether they're students or sexy secretaries, these spectacled babes just can't get enough cock! Watch them slurp it up at CumCoveredGlasses.com.
Peter's Cumshots (PetersCumshots.com)
Peter North is known for his incredibly voluminous cumshots, and on Peter's Cumshots you've got a veritable archive of all his best work! You'll see all of his best and dirtiest money shots from some of your favorite movies like North Pole 43, Deep Throat This 18, Maximum Thrust 3, and many more. Babes like Tiffany Diamond, Dia, Taylor Rain, Heather Oaks, Nikki Bellucci, and Kelli Tyler are waiting inside for you to watch Peter cum all over their faces. Check out all the hot cumshots at PetersCumshots.com!
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A cumshot a day might not keep the doctor away, but it keeps Rex happy, and thankfully CumshotOasis.com gives us reason to be happy every day. The site boasts over 800 cumshots with new cumshot scenes added each and every day. These aren't just average scenes either - they feature cumshot legends such as Peter North, Mark Davis, Nacho Vidal, Byron Long and more. Cumshot Oasis is a Fame Digital site, and with one low membership you get access to the entire network. Check it out for yourself, you won't be disappointed.
Jizz Mouthwash (JizzMouthwash.com)
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Usually we think of scientists as people narrowly focused on their specialities. What would a scientist have to do with spirituality?
Well, one of the greatest physicists since Einstein, the famous Richard Feynman was fascinated by the workings of the mind and experimented with different meditation techniques. His experience with hypnosis and the power of belief is very insightful in to how our mind often fools us. Here is his story in his own words!
On Wednesdays at the Princeton Graduate College, various people would come in to give talks. The speakers were often interesting, and in the discussions after the talks we used to have a lot of fun. For instance, one guy in our school was very strongly anti-Catholic, so he passed out questions in advance for people to ask a religious speaker, and we gave the speaker a hard time.
In the great big dining hall with stained-glass windows, where we always ate, in our steadily deteriorating academic gowns, Dean Eisenhart would begin each dinner by saying grace in Latin. After dinner he would often get up and make some announcements. One night Dr. Eisenhart got up and said, "Two weeks from now, a professor of psychology is coming to give a talk about hypnosis. Now, this professor thought it would be much better if we had a real demonstration of hypnosis instead of just talking about it. Therefore he would like some people to volunteer to be hypnotized. I get all excited: There's no question but that I've got to find out about hypnosis. This is going to be terrific!
Dean Eisenhart went on to say that it would be good if three or four people would volunteer so that the hypnotist could try them out first to see which ones would be able to be hypnotized, so he'd like to urge very much that we apply for this. (He's wasting all this time, for God's sake!)
Eisenhart was down at one end of the hall, and I was way down at the other end, in the back. There were hundreds of guys there. I knew that everybody was going to want to do this, and I was terrified that he wouldn't see me because I was so far back. I just had to get in on this demonstration!
Finally Eisenhart said, "And so I would like to ask if there are going to be any volunteers . . ."
I raised my hand and shot out of my seat, screaming as loud as I could, to make sure that he would hear me: "MEEEEEEEEEEE!"
He heard me all right, because there wasn't another soul. My voice reverberated throughout the hall–it was very embarrassing. Eisenhart's immediate reaction was, "Yes, of course, I knew you would volunteer, Mr. Feynman, but I was wondering if there would be anybody else."
Finally a few other guys volunteered, and a week before the demonstration the man came to practice on us, to see if any of us would be good for hypnosis. I knew about the phenomenon, but I didn't know what it was like to be hypnotized.
He started to work on me and soon I got into a position where he said, "You can't open your eyes."
I said to myself, "I bet I could open my eyes, but I don't want to disturb the situation: Let's see how much further it goes." It was an interesting situation: You're only slightly fogged out, and although you've lost a little bit, you're pretty sure you could open your eyes. But of course, you're not opening your eyes, so in a sense you can't do it.
He went through a lot of stuff and decided that I was pretty good.
When the real demonstration came he had us walk on stage, and he hypnotized us in front of the whole Princeton Graduate College. This time the effect was stronger; I guess I had learned how to become hypnotized. The hypnotist made various demonstrations, having me do things that I couldn't normally do, and at the end he said that after I came out of hypnosis, instead of returning to my seat directly, which was the natural way to go, I would walk all the way around the room and go to my seat from the back.
All through the demonstration I was vaguely aware of what was going on, and cooperating with the things the hypnotist said, but this time I decided, "Damn it, enough is enough! I'm gonna go straight to my seat.
When it was time to get up and go off the stage, I started to walk straight to my seat. But then an annoying feeling came over me: I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn't continue. I walked all the way around the hall.
I was hypnotized in another situation some time later by a woman. While I was hypnotized she said, "I'm going to light a match, blow it out, and immediately touch the back of your hand with it.
You will feel no pain."
I thought, "Baloney!" She took a match, lit it, blew it out, and touched it to the back of my hand. It felt slightly warm. My eyes were closed throughout all of this, but I was thinking, "That's easy. She lit one match, but touched a different match to my hand. There's nothin' to that; it's a fake!"
When I came out of the hypnosis and looked at the back of my hand, I got the biggest surprise: There was a burn on the back of my hand. Soon a blister grew, and it never hurt at all, even when it broke.
So I found hypnosis to be a very interesting experience. All the time you're saying to yourself, "I could do that, but I won't"–which is just another way of saying that you can't.
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COLUMBUS, OH — States are beginning to take action against an alleged scheme to defraud their schools. The state of Ohio filed a lawsuit against School Fitness Systems LLC (SFS), the for-profit group that National School Fitness Foundation (NSFF) created, and Ohio-based All-Starr Sports. The 10-count complaint includes claims on fraud, conspiracy and neglect of charitable duties.
In the complaint, Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said that the NSFF/SFS created a scheme offering schools free fitness equipment and fitness programs in exchange for the schools' agreement to collect monthly data on school children using the equipment. Approximately 100 schools in Ohio and 600 school districts nationwide agreed to participate in the program.
"The scheme alleged in the complaint was designed to fail, and Ohio schools and taxpayers have been left with millions of dollars worth of debt," Petro said in a release.
NSFF/SFS purchased an estimated $67,000 in fitness equipment. All-Starr Sports and All-Starr Sports fitness program, under the name L.I.F.T. American Fitness System, then made presentations to schools for the purchase of that equipment. In Ohio, this package sold from $150,00 to $318,000. Petro said the equipment was actually valued at approximately $55,000.
The agreement had schools secure a three-year loan from a financial institution to cover the price of the program. The bank would then pay the NSFF/SFS directly. Schools were promised that as long as they supplied a monthly report for each program participant to the NSFF/SFS, the program would be paid for because each monthly payment would be kicked back to the school in the form of a charitable donation from NSFF.
All-Starr Sports told schools the NSFF/SFS had secured millions of dollars in donations and corporate backing for such reimbursements but the financial base never materialized, Petro said. The reimbursed money actually came from money generated in sales to new schools, making it less likely that NSFF/SFS could live up to its promises as more schools signed up, Petro contended.
Petro asked that Ohio schools be reimbursed and that the court prevent the groups from engaging in future fraudulent business practices.
This summer, SFS owner Joseph Mont Beardall pled guilty to two counts of bank fraud, one count of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud for mismanagement of money from fitness equipment to schools across Minnesota. The foundation is in bankruptcy proceedings in Utah.
In October, East High School in Duluth, Minn., had 38 fitness machines repossessed due to the same scheme after the school district exercised its right to opt out of its lease-purchase agreement. As of press time two other Duluth high schools were expected to have their equipment repossessed as well.


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The Active Entrepreneurs club -- a group of CU students and alumni who have launched their own companies or organizations -- received a $1,000 grant from the Awesome Foundation of Boulder to give students a place to write their comments and ideas.
The Awesome Board project includes a four-sided white board encouraging passers-by to contribute to a bucket list, a mural, share business ideas and what they would do with $1,000.
Fletcher Richman, head of the Active Entrepreneurs, said the project is intended to raise awareness about the club and encourage innovative thinking on campus.
"We threw around the word 'awesome' a lot, but this is meant to be awe-inspiring," Richman said. "We just want to give people a place to share their ideas or thoughts and see what comes out of it."
Thursday morning the cold weather kept students from stopping at the board and left the project with a slow start with only a few comments.
One student added "get laid in the Norlin stacks" to the bucket list and another included an idea to project song titles onto a car windshield.
The club will hold its next meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in ATLAS room 229. Richman said the meeting will begin with a presentation from the student-launched company Lokalite, which started an interactive, online event calendar that launched last fall.
Following the presentation, Lokalite will explain a challenge they're facing and the group will share feedback and ideas on the company's hurdle.
"We really focus on growing companies that have already been launched," Richman said. "It's easy to get started but the challenge is growing your idea after you've started the company."


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These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.
Mobile Media Toolkit
A Profound Media Shift in the Arab World
"A report from the Center for International Media Assistance analyzes the growth of digital media in the Arab region.
A new report from the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) highlights a profound media shift happening in the Arab world. Amidst continued repression and threats to free expression, both online and offline, this year saw tens of millions of individuals and news outlets using social and digital media tools to capture and share events. The full report is available here: Digital Media in the Arab World One Year After the Revolutions." READ MORE
Open Government Partnership
Revealed: Top Ten Commitments to Open Government as Representatives from 73 Countries Gather in Brasilia
"After its establishment in September 2011, representatives from 43 new member countries of the OGP will announce their action plans to make their governments more open, transparent and accountable. A review of 35 of these action plans – covering countries from North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa – shows a wide range of different priorities which mirror the unique context within each. However the ten most common pledges are:
- Innovative public accountability mechanisms – including a new 'openness barometer in Slovak Republic, a 'governance observatory' in Peru and 'public scorecard in Dominican Republic.
- Open data portals – covering everything from crime statistics and political party funding to local budgets and procurement (proposed by Chile, Estonia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Peru, Romania, Spain and Tanzania).
- New legal and institutional mechanisms – including the creation of new state agencies (including in Peru and Uruguay), changes to access to information laws and systems (Canada and Croatia) and new anti-corruption laws/strategies (Estonia, Jordan and Peru)." READ MORE
Publish What You Fund
CIVICUS report on aid transparency and CSOs
"A report released yesterday by CIVICUS includes a commentary by Publish What You Fund Director, Karin Christiansen, on aid transparency and what it means for CSOs (p.115-116); from the availability of accurate information on donor spending for use in advocacy efforts, to saving staff time on costly reporting for different funders.
The report refers to the International Aid Transparency Initiative as the standard through which CSOs will be able to access this useful aid information:
'A key question for CSOs is whether they have sufficient resources to respond to the connected crises the world faces, and how those crises are affecting their funding positions [...] In response many CSOs are paying more attention to fundraising and diversification of funding sources. Difficulties in analysis remain due to the lack of availability of comparable and up to date data from donors, which the growth of the International Aid Transparency Initiative may help to address.'" READ MORE
Mobile Money: Is It Reaching Far Enough?
"Over the weekend I was at the African Economic Forum at Columbia University, which covered all sorts of economic issues in Africa. Unsurprisingly, mobile technology came up in almost every session I attended. Panelists discussed the way mobile devices are infiltrating education and health services, international remittances, and of course, basic financial services.
The consensus seemed to be that mobile services are the way forward for Africa. However, once the low-hanging fruit among potential users has been plucked, so to speak, reaching the poorest and most remote segments of the population will require additional effort." READ MORE
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NEW YORK -- Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer won the Democratic primary for comptroller Tuesday night, ending disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer's surprise bid to reclaim his political career.
Stringer had a 52-percent-to-48-percent lead over Spitzer in incomplete and unofficial returns, with 92 percent of precincts reporting. Spitzer conceded a race he had upended by jumping into it just two months ago.
"When it was very tough out there, nobody walked away," Stringer told cheering supporters shortly afterward. "...I'll make sure that I make you proud."
Stringer will face a Republican and other opponents in November's general election. Almost 70 percent of city voters are Democrats, and Democrats have held the comptroller's office for decades.
Stringer has held office for two decades as borough president and a state assemblyman. He was heavily favored in the comptroller race before the former governor turned a tame campaign into a slugfest.
Nonetheless, Spitzer told supporters Tuesday night he was proud to have run a campaign many thought impossible even to conduct.
"We did it in a way that made me proud to revisit the issues we fought for" when he was in Albany, he said.
Stringer had argued that voters should spurn a politician who resigned amid a prostitution scandal. He offered himself as a veteran, untarnished public servant who knows how to work with others to make government work.
"Nobody should be elected to office who resigned in disgrace," Stringer said at a candidate forum last week. "I have the temperament. I have the experience."
Spitzer, though, bet that his assertive, ambitious turns as attorney general and governor would persuade the city to give him another chance after illegal liaisons spurred his resignation five years ago.
His message was simple: "I made mistakes, but I made a difference."
That resonated with Paulette Esrig, 81, a retired schoolteacher who voted for him Tuesday in Manhattan.
"I picked him not because I approve of his personal life at all, but I felt he was well qualified," she said.
But other voters said Spitzer's past scandal drove them to pull levers for Stringer, even if they didn't know much about him.
"He's not my favorite, but I think Spitzer is an abomination," said Julian Stark, 55, a college biology professor, who also voted in Manhattan.
Spitzer stepped down after being identified as a client of an escort service that was under federal investigation. The married Spitzer was never criminally charged but later acknowledged he'd paid for sex.
Spitzer unexpectedly plunged back into campaigning just four days before the deadline to get on the primary ballot. Dubbed "the sheriff of Wall Street" as attorney general, he styled himself as a leader unafraid to take on powerful interests or take up unpopular causes.
But where Spitzer trumpeted "independence," Stringer shot back with "integrity." He branded the ex-governor a master of hubris who was using his personal fortune to seek political redemption after breaking laws he swore to uphold.
Spitzer dismissed his opponent as "a status-quo voice for 20 years" who didn't have the spirit or skills to make the city's chief financial office a greater force for accountability in government and change in corporate practices.
Much of the city's Democratic political establishment rallied around Stringer, and he was endorsed by newspapers including the Daily News, the New York Post and The New York Times.
Exit polls conducted by Edison Media Research for The Associated Press and other news organizations showed Spitzer leading among black voters by 66 percent to 34 percent, while Stringer carried the white vote 67 percent to 33 percent. Hispanics tilted toward Spitzer, 54 percent to 45 percent. And in a contest among two Jewish candidates, 69 percent of Jewish voters supported Stringer, compared to 31 percent for Spitzer.
The preliminary exit poll of 2,035 Democratic primary voters was conducted in a random sample of 40 precincts citywide. Results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points; it is higher for subgroups.
The comptroller audits city agencies, analyzes the budget and invests city workers' nearly $140 billion pension funds, among other responsibilities. Incumbent John Liu ran for mayor, an effort that ended with a fourth-place finish in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
Adding to the unconventional comptroller race, former madam Kristin Davis declared a third-party candidacy in April and was arrested in August on prescription drug sale charges; she denies them. She ultimately didn't file petitions to get on the ballot, according to the city Board of Elections. She didn't immediately respond to an email inquiry Tuesday.
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About The Writers
Monday, April 16, 2012
Pitching Practice
For baseball players young and old, spring is in full swing. My sons are dusting off their gear and getting started, and the major leaguers are a couple of weeks into the season—though they've been prepping for much longer. Because the position is so demanding, major league pitchers report early--in February--for spring training. (Catchers, too, because it's hard to be a pitcher without one.) To avoid injury, they start slow and increase their pitch counts until they are ready for the regular season.
Still, with all the prep, pitching performances this time of year can and do vary widely. In the National League so far this season, pitchers' earned run averages range from .60 to 10.61. (If you don't follow baseball, lower is better.) Some guys are in their grooves. Some guys aren't. Pitching isn't easy—and never is this more apparent than when a regular Joe throws out the ceremonial first pitch and bounces the ball twelve feet in front of home plate.
Pitching isn't easy for writers either. I honestly don't know why we get so worked up about it, because agents and editors are usually professional, encouraging, and friendly. Chalk it up to nerves, I guess. It's our version of baseball's save situation, where the game is on the line. And even though other games will come along, you always want to win the one you're in.
Even though I didn't have an official pitch session at the recent NCW conference, it became apparent to me in casual conversations that my pitch is rusty. In fact, I seem to have forgotten how to talk about my work--because I haven't practiced. I haven't put myself through the writer's version of spring training. I haven't availed myself of a pitching coach: anyone with ears who could hear my pitch and give me feedback. And I haven't worked on my repertoire. Just as any baseball pitcher worth his salt has different pitches for different situations, writers should too.
I'm not sure I believe that practice makes perfect, but practice builds confidence, and that's an excellent place to start. So, tell me—if you've signed up to pitch at an upcoming conference, do you feel ready? And if you pitched recently, how did it go? Was it a strike, or did you throw one in the dirt?
3 comments:
- Stacy Jensen said...
Great reminder. I'm attending Pikes Peak Writers Conference this weekend. While I'm not formally pitching, I need to be able to answer the "So, what are you writing?" question.
- April 17, 2012 at 7:50 AM
- Dean K Miller said...
I managed a decent "elevator" pitch at the NCW conference when I was asked by an author/presentor what I was writing. A good "bull pen" warm up for me, but I didn't make the call to pitch in the big game that weekend.
Still I didn't strike out and I didn't balk at the chance when asked. The home run comes next year at NCW's conference...no wait if I'm pitching I don't want that, it'll be a shutout...maybe even a perfect game.
- April 17, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Patricia Stoltey said...
I'm convinced the only way to grow comfortable doing pitches is to do lots of them, and to treat them like "getting to know you" conversations. My first pitch, which I call the pitch from hell, was humiliating. Now they're always fun, even if they're not successful.
- April 17, 2012 at 9:43 AM


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Wheeler was right at home yesterday on a major league mound and in a room full of minor league All-Stars. As soon as he walked into the luxurious U.S. team clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium for the Futures Game, a clubhouse aide was at his side, asking if he needed anything.
Welcome to The Almost Show.
Seventeen players who played in the Futures Game last year have made it to the majors. Wheeler figures to be one of those players next year, maybe even sooner, if the Mets decide to move him to The Show late this season.
"A lot of guys from this are making the big leagues and they are successful in it,'' Wheeler said after overwhelming two batters in the U.S. team's 17-5 win over the World team. "This being my second time [in a Futures Game], hopefully I'll be able to do the same thing whenever I do get the call: Stay up there and be successful.''
Wheeler, 22, is big league all the way.
"It's always fun to do stuff like this and see what is all about before it actually happens,'' a smiling Wheeler said. "It would be nice to get a taste of this life for sure, just whenever it happens, I guess.''
Wheeler retired Indians Class A first baseman Jesus Aguilar on a soft fly to center for the last out of the eighth and Twins Double-A outfielder Oswaldo Arcia on a grounder to third to open the ninth. His first pitch was 98 mph.
"It was an honor to do something like this,'' Wheeler said. "I heard some Mets fans out there yelling, 'Go Wheeler!' ''
His catcher was Tigers prospect Rob Brantly.
"I thought that 98 was coming out so effortless,'' Brantly told the Post. "The mound presence, plus his stuff, he looks like a mature big league pitcher. It was the easiest 98 I've ever caught in my life, all down in the zone.''
When asked how close Wheeler is to the majors, Brantly didn't hesitate.
"I'd want him on my team,'' he answered.
The Mets' dream of a right-hander will be living the major league dream before you know it.
Noted Double-A teammate Wilmer Flores of Wheeler: "He's got great stuff, 99-98 [mph]. He's going to make some money.''
A bit of failure in some recent starts for Binghamton was just what Wheeler needed.
"I learned you have to keep your mechanics as simple as can be," Wheeler said. "I don't try to do too much, but the biggest thing I got out of this was that you have to hit your spots. Sometimes you can get away with it by throwing hard. But in those games they didn't. That showed me what would happen if I was in the big leagues.
"I'm glad it happened, so I can take something from it.''
With that kind of attitude and this kind of stuff, don't be surprised to see Wheeler in the real All-Star Game in the future. Ninety-seven players from this game have made it to the All-Star Game since 1999.
A year ago at this time, Wheeler still was a Giants prospect. A lot has changed since he was traded for Carlos Beltran last July 28. Other teams are trying to follow the Mets' lead when they trade a proven star, making sure they land at least one can't-miss prospect.
Wheeler will be leaving here just as Beltran the All-Star arrives, and will head to the Double-A All-Star Game in Reading, Pa. Wheeler is a fan-friendly player who likes to tweet under the handle Wheelerpro45.
"I like to hear the questions the fans have, the comments,'' he said. "When you are on the road forever, it's nice to hear some people compliment you every once in a while.''
If there is Twitter criticism, Wheeler doesn't worry. "I scroll past it,'' he said.
"I don't feel any pressure,'' added Wheeler, whose parents and two older brothers came to the Futures Game.
He shouldn't. His future is limitless.


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Little Ochie must be one of the few restaurants in the world where diners schedule their visits according to the moon. It sits on the beach in Alligator Pond, a remote village still untouched by tourism in the south of Jamaica, and for visitors staying along the coast in Treasure Beach it is best reached by boat. At sunset, a fisherman will collect you and take you on a bumpy ride across dark waves, the silvery light of a full moon picking out the skyline of the desolate coastline. After nearly an hour, in the distance a glow begins to twinkle on the shore. Quite suddenly the boat runs aground, pitched on to the beach by the surf, more or less depositing you at your table.
Evrol Christian - known as Blackie - opened Little Ochie (00876 965 4449, littleochie.com) in 1989 as a tiny restaurant serving breakfast for fishermen on their way out to sea. It now seats 400, most in old wooden canoes built on stilts on the sand, thatched with palm fronds and painted Rasta colours - a deceptively rustic aesthetic, for this is one of the most celebrated fish restaurants in the Caribbean.
"You'll never come to Little Ochie and be served on a white tablecloth because that's not our style," says Blackie. "Over the years people hear about the place, and so they come in suit and tie, and when they reach here they're a bit surprised. But our ambience matches the food we serve."
To order your meal, you head up the beach to a spartan wooden building housing a makeshift bar, an old-fashioned cashier's booth, and several massive chest fridges stocked with that day's catch - crab, conch, shrimp, lobster, sea puss (octopus), snapper, turbot, doctor fish, parrot fish, mullet, moon shine, kingfish. You scoop your selection into a battered old pan, a chef hangs it on scales, and you pay for your dinner by the pound. "It's an unusual idea," admits Blackie, "but I think doing it by weight is more appropriate, because the customer gets the true value."
Then you tell the chefs how you want it cooked. "The beauty about Little Ochie is you could come here 10 different times and taste 10 different things," he explains. Lobster can be grilled on an open fire of pimento wood or curried, peppered, fried in garlic, boiled or steamed. Fish can be roasted or jerked - with a fiery home-made seasoning of dried escallion, thyme and a touch of vinegar - or come as "brown stew", simmered until tender in a vinegar and tomato sauce with cayenne pepper and okra. Each order is cooked in a separate pan - vast skillets holding up to 40 fish - and everything is served with either bammy, a kind of fried cassava bread, or with festival, a deep-fried Jamaican dumpling made with cornmeal. Cups of fish tea are served while you wait, flavoured with pumpkin, yam and banana.
Like many Jamaican chefs, Blackie learned to cook from his parents, and some of the island's best restaurants are simple family-run affairs. For fine dining in Kingston, there is Strawberry Hill (Irish Town, Kingston , +944 8400), an exclusive colonial-style hotel high in the Blue Mountains, with views over the city, or Norma's on the Terrace (26 Hope Road, +968 5488), down town in historic Devon House, voted one of Condé Nast Traveller's top 60 new restaurants in 2000. But Blackie prefers Redbones (21 Braemar Ave, +978 6091), an intimate blues cafe where Kingston's fashionable crowd gather in the early evening for live jazz and to enjoy classic Caribbean cooking - callaloo strudel, smoked marlin salad, jerked chicken kebabs with guava dip.
When I ask Blackie where he eats in the big tourist resorts of Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, he just looks politely blank. "Um, I'd rather just catch a piece of jerk chicken and go."
Jamaicans are generally unimpressed by the international hotel chains' elaborate pastiche of Caribbean cuisine - but visitors can get the real thing in Negril, Blackie says, if they go to Cosmo's (Negril Beach, +957 4330). Like Little Ochie, its humble appearance belies the quality of the food, and as well as every kind of seafood Cosmo serves red pea soup, goat curry, oxtail stew, brown chicken stew, rice and peas.
These are the ubiquitous staples of Jamaican food, and the cuisine has sometimes been accused of lacking sophistication. Blackie laughs at the suggestion. "But we could use five items and prepare them 60 different ways," he points out firmly with a smile. "So I wouldn't say there's not much variety."


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Each AMU employee has the opportunity to become the Employee of the Month. Nominations are taken each week for AMU student employees who go above and beyond the call of duty. But receiving the title isn't the only honor, you also receive recognition on the main AMU bulletin board and a notice is sent out to the AMU departments of your amazing job.
Held one week in April each year, this event allows AMU staff to appreciate the time and effort the student workers put into their jobs. Each day of the week brings a different freebie to the student workers of the Union. These have included in the past: free bowling at the Annex, free pool in the Brooks Lounge, discounts at the Marquette Spirit Shop, and other goodies. A reception is held during the week to help recognize our student employees of the year in each area. It is a F-U-N week for all!!
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The 1804-1806 Lewis & Clark expedition effectively opened the Northwest to the influence of the United States, established relations with numerous American Indian nations, and gathered useful scientific documentation about the West. While the content of the lesson plan primarily focuses on the expedition and their experiences, the following activities will help students explore the impact of the expedition on the lives of the American Indians and explore their perspectives. Also included are activities helping students understand the importance of documenting and recording evidence and the difficulties of detailed mapping.
Activity 1: The Legacy of Lewis and Clark
1. Westward expansion
Ask each group to present their findings in an oral report, and then have them discuss the positive and negative impact of the expedition especially depending on whose perspective you take into account.
Activity 2: The American Indians
Many of the American Indian tribes encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition are active and cohesive cultural societies today. Of the tribes mentioned in the readings of this lesson, have students determine which ones are still in existence today. Choose one tribe and write a brief paper on their history since the Lewis and Clark expedition. How did their lives change in light of contact with European Americans? Where are they now in comparison to where the corps encountered them in the early 19th century? What steps are they taking to maintain their own distinct culture? Are they a federally recognized sovereign nation? If so, what does that mean?
See the Supplementary Resource section of this lesson for a listing of several useful resources to help students get started on these activities.
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What else is the weekend for if not hanging out with friends and drinking a couple of beers? And, what goes better with beer than pretzels?
This is exactly what happened yesterday. It was a planned, semi-thought out gathering of friends. We had gone to the beer/wine/liquor store near us to pick up some drinks for a different occasion a few weeks ago, and knew that we needed to go back and try some others that were recommended to us. There were so many different types of beer that we wanted to try, we decided to make an event out of it. Since we knew that we wanted to have a beer tasting, making pretzels to go with it was a no-brainer.
So let's get started!
Gather all of your ingredients. Cook's tip: mix the yeast and water together first to be sure that the yeast you are working with is still active. We had some old yeast that was not foaming up in the proper amount of time (it should only take about 5 minutes) so we bought some new yeast. This was truly a test of "best of" dates on packaging since the old yeast we had said that it was good 'til August of this year.
After gathering ingredients it is time to mix the dough. Once the ingredients are mixed and all incorporated together, the dough will look shaggy and will be a little sticky. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. The way that we made sure that we were not adding too much more flour than what the recipe called for, we mixed the dough using the minimum amount of flour, 3-3/4 cups, and saved the last 1/4 cup for kneading into the dough as needed. We used that last 1/4 cup flour to dust the counter and on top of the dough instead of mixing it all in from the very beginning.
The dough will become less sticky and more smooth as you knead it on the counter. Once it is completely smooth, about 8-10 minutes of kneading, return it to the bowl and let rest, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm spot for 45 minutes. The kitchen we were in was cold, so we had preheated the oven while gathering and mixing the ingredients and then turned it off and put the bowl in the off oven. After this resting time, the dough should have bulked to twice the size and should be soft to the touch. The dough is now ready for shaping.
To shape the pretzels, divide dough into 8 equal pieces. One at a time, roll dough piece into a rope about 22-24 inches long. Make a U-shape with the dough by bringing the two ends up but not touching each other. Cross the ends of the rope near the top (about an inch away from the top). Twist the ends once and then pull down, connecting the ends of the rope to the bottom of the U-shape. This can also be done by twisting the dough in mid-air, but that is definitely the more tricky way. You might also want to make pretzel bites, which is really easy; all you have to do is cut rope of dough into 8 equal parts. We did this since we were sharing with a large group of people and each recipe only makes 8 large pretzels.
(Sorry for the blurry picture, I was unable to edit these.)
I watched this video to help me figure out how to do this: http://www.saveur.com/article/Video/Video-How-To-Twist-Pretzels
Once the pretzels are shaped, place them on an oiled baking sheet and let rest for another 20 minutes. While the pretzels are resting, preheat your oven to 425 degrees and start heating the water and baking soda. Bring the water and baking soda up to a boil. Once pretzels have rested and water is boiling, boil the pretzels, about 3 at a time, until set, about 3 minutes. You might want to turn the pretzels half way through; we used chopsticks to do this. If you don't have chopsticks, tongs work just as well. This is what gives the pretzels their typical crust and chewy inside, just like a bagel. Place boiled pretzels on sheet pan lined with oiled parchment paper. This is important: pretzels WILL stick to baking sheet if not placed on parchment. (Trust me, as we learned this the hard way) Brush boiled pretzels with egg wash (or leave off for vegan pretzels) and add salt (or other toppings) as desired. Other topping ideas would include (but is not limited to): sesame seeds, shredded cheese, or poppy seeds.
Place baking sheet with topped pretzels in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool and enjoy! I'm sure you already know this, but pretzels are good with mustard, or hummus, or plain and just a little warm. And, of course, I recommend beer as a wonderful thing to drink with them!
Sorry for my lack of pictures with this recipe; I am out of practice of taking pictures of the major steps of recipe, because, as you may have noticed, I have not posted a recipe on here in a LONG time.
Recipe adapted slightly from Joy the Baker:
1 tablespoon sugar
1 (1/4-oz) package active dry yeast (2 1/2 teaspoons)
1-1/2 cups lukewarm water
3 3/4 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons pretzel salt or other toppings
1 heaping Tablespoon baking soda (add it to the boiling water just before throwing in the pretzel dough!)
Stir together sugar, yeast, and 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water (105 to 110°F) in a glass measuring cup, then let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.)
Whisk together 3 1/2 cups flour and 1 tablespoon table salt in a large bowl. Add yeast mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until it forms a dough. Dust work surface with 1 tablespoon flour, then turn out dough and knead, gradually dusting with just enough additional flour to make a smooth sticky dough, about 8 minutes. (Dough needs to be somewhat sticky to facilitate rolling and forming into pretzels).
Return dough to bowl and cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap, then let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes. Turn out dough onto a clean work surface and cut into 8 equal pieces. Using your palms, roll 1 piece back and forth on a clean dry work surface into a rope about 24 inches long. If dough sticks to your hands, lightly dust them with flour. Twist dough into a pretzel shape. (Dough will retract as you form the pretzel.)
Transfer pretzel with your hands to an oiled baking sheet and form 7 more pretzels in same manner with remaining dough, spacing them 1 1/2 inches apart.
Let pretzels stand, uncovered, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 425°F. Bring a wide 6-quart pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add heaping tablespoon of baking soda.
Using both hands, carefully add 3 pretzels, 1 at a time, to boiling water and cook, turning over once with tongs, until pretzels are puffed and shape is set, about 3 minutes. Transfer parboiled pretzels to a rack to cool. Repeat with remaining 5 pretzels in 2 batches.
Line baking sheet with parchment paper and oil paper, then arrange pretzels on sheet. Brush pretzels lightly with some of egg and sprinkle with pretzel salt. Bake until golden brown and lightly crusted, about 35 minutes. Cool 15 minutes, then serve warm.


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We want to feed our community with as little environmental impact as possible. All of our ingredients will be locally sourced, organic or gmo-free, and Vegan, of course!
Our menu will include; hot dogs, chili, nachos, sushi wraps, kombucha, root beer, and buffalo-ranch pizza.
Tandem Treats!, pulled around by Cicada and Rocks, will be in Southeast Portland 4 days a week and at local events around town, offering Vegan options to omnivores and herbivores alike. We are chefs and Animal Rights activists with a plan to win over the world with delicious Vegan food.
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