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ROCK HILL, S.C. - Jack Carey broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth inning with a double to left center that scored Mark Rhine from second base, as Wake Forest defeated Winthrop 5-2 on Tuesday evening at the Winthrop Ballpark.
The Demon Deacons are now 26-16 on the year, while the Eagles fall to 13-29.
Rhine began the top of the ninth by reaching on an error by the first baseman. Grant Shambley then laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Rhine into scoring position before Carey's rope into the gap.
Carey got an excellent jump and stole third base, and Evan Stephens walked to put runners on the corners. Pat Blair then singled on a high chopper to third base to score Carey and put Wake Forest up 4-2.
Stephens and Blair then completed the double steal, and the throw to get Blair at second went into center field, allowing Stephens to score on the error and capping off the three-run inning.
Rhine was the only Deacon with a multi-hit day, going 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. Kevin Jordan drove in two runs and went 1-for-2 at the plate, as well.
Wake Forest used nine pitchers in the game, none of which pitched more than 2.0 innings. The staff allowed just one earned run and scattered eight hits. Jack Fischer pitched a third of an inning to get the win and improve to 3-3 on the year, while Michael Dimock earned his 10th save of the season by pitching a scoreless bottom of the ninth.
The Demon Deacons got on the board first in the top of the second inning with a pair of runs. With one away, Morgan singled to left field and Rhine beat out an infield single to the pitcher to put two men aboard. After each runner advanced a base on a passed ball, Jordan smoked a double over the head of Winthrop's center fielder to score both runners.
Winthrop cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the second and tied the game with an unearned run in the fifth before Carey was able to break the tie in the ninth.
Wake Forest will travel again this weekend when it heads to Chestnut Hill, Mass., to play a three-game series with Boston College.


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Lemma:Let $\phi(s)$ be a non-negative and non-decreasing function. Suposse that \begin{equation} \phi(r) \le C_1 \left[\Bigl(\dfrac{r}{R}\Bigr)^\alpha + \mu \right]\phi(R) + C_2 R^\beta] \end{equation} for all $r\le R \le R_0$, with $C_1,\alpha,\beta$ positive constants. Then, for any $\sigma<\min\{\alpha,\beta\}$ there exists a constant $\mu_0 = \mu_0(C_1,\alpha,\beta,\sigma)$ such that if $\mu<\mu_0$, then for for all $r\le R\le R_0$ we have \begin{equation} \phi(r)\le C_3\Bigl(\dfrac{r}{R}\Bigr)^\sigma \left[\phi(R) + C_2R^\sigma \right] \end{equation} where $C_3=C_3(C_1,\sigma-\min\{\alpha,\beta\})$ is a positive constant. In turn, \begin{equation} \phi(r)\le C_4r^\sigma, \end{equation} where $C_4=C_4(C_2,C_3,R_0,\phi,\sigma)$ is a positive constant.
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So, can we do better than this?
A 99-36 loss to Oklahoma, wow, I hope we can beat the crap out of a team before going to Minnesota. I know we won't score anywhere close to 99, but maybe hold them to around 36 would be nice Sunday.
Wow! Now that's a blowout. I hope we don't even come close this against these guys. I'm still really curious how we're gonna stack up against some real competition, so the Minnesota game should be quite interesting. Thanks for the article A-town.
good post a-town cy
it will definately be a good measuring stick to see where we currently stand compared to Oklahoma and then we can see how much we improve by the time we actually play OK
Comparitive scores don't mean much. They would if every team played consistently from game to game, but for most teams this isn't true. Having said that, I would be a bit concerned if we don't win the game by at least 10 (given our low scoring games thus far). However, if we did just squeak out a win, it would confirm that this team is young, learning a new system, and inconsistent.
The best opponent in the weekend tournament was LA Monroe, and that's the team we handled the easiest. The team that gave us the most trouble, EIU, was the team that didn't win a game. Comparing scores will tell you nothing. Vermont beat Boston College, Butler beat Notre Dame.
I would agree with you guys to some extent... and I didn't mean it to be the hard set measure of our improvement. But it's the best you have being able to play the same team as another guy in our conference. If there's a better measuring tool you can think of let me know.
Like I said, I somewhat agree, but if comparing scores tells you nothing, then what's the point in basketball? The score is what determine's the winner, and no, it doesn't mean that would be the score everytime those two teams play, but there is a correlation.
And there's no way you could rank teams without looking at score differences. If two highly ranked teams played eachother, The loser won't drop in ranking near as much if it's a close game, but if they get blown out, I'm sure they'll drop in ranking much more... and they'll drop in ranking a lot if they lose to a team that has been getting blown out by opponents as well.
Sorry for just rambling on, but if we have a close game with Norfolk and you feel we're prolly not ready for Oklahoma yet, or we blow out Norfolk and you feel that our team could compete with Oklahoma... then you're comparing the score just as much as I am.
Some teams are ahead of other teams this early in the season. Just win, baby. Worry about scores when you are on the short end of them.
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Some teams are ahead of other teams this early in the season. Just win, baby. Worry about scores when you are on the short end of them.
Good point. Early on, especially in non-conference play I think just earning the W's is the biggest concern. Being that we have such a young team and a new system, it is obviously going to take some time to perfect it. Once we get into the heart of Big XII play, then perhaps glancing at the scores can provide a reasonable comparison of the competition. Until then, I will be satisfied with winning these ball games!
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It would be pretty great if Cadel, VDV and Evans all lost some time (but not too much) to several other contenders before the time trial. I'd love to see the TT be an all out battle with more than 2 or 3 riders still hanging on to their hopes.
It would be pretty great if Cadel, VDV and Evans all lost some time (but not too much) to several other contenders before the time trial. I'd love to see the TT be an all out battle with more than 2 or 3 riders still hanging on to their hopes.
ummmm do you mean menchov when you said evans????
If you could only watch one stage of the Tour...this is the one. How many do you think abandon either before or during this stage?
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CSC has to attack early. Cannot wait for final climb. Break evans early!
I think VDV has to do something here, he's too far down to get that back in the time trial. Unless he sabotages the bikes of Menchov and Evans and they pull an "Ullrich" on him!
That said, I'm going with Sastre to win the stage.
So is anyone attacking on the Croix Fer, or are they going to wait until the Alpe? Maybe someone 6-10 minutes down, someone that can't just be let go?
I see CSC sending Voight up the road again in an early break for later on. CSC setting another blistering pace in the valley before L'Alpe d'Huez.
After the selection is made on the climb Kohl will attack bringing Sastre with him and breaking the elastic with Evans. If all of the early break is caught then Kohl FTW taking 2mins from Evans. Andy will continue to ride well and pace Frank all the way to the line possibly with VDV, now whether they are in front or behind Evans...I'm not sure, maybe just in front by 20sec or so.
I think Menchov will gain a small amount of time on Evans also.
Oh and Valverde...he'll be toast on this climb.
I have a feeling CSC is going to put up a blistering pace tomorrow right from the gun. Everyone on CSC is going to be wiped out before the final climb, barring the brotherly duo and sastre. Andy will lead out sastre and schleck. I think when sastre's wiped, he'll lead out frank or vice-versa depending on who's got the legs (frank should be the geared winner).
I know alpe d'huez is the most fabled climb of the tour, but it seems shorter than the ones today. Is it much steeper?
i am sure there will be quite a few abandons tomorrow or just non starters. It's the last week, if you don't have a hope in hell, or you're going to Beijing, then why kill yourself getting over the alpe? sprinters are the most likely to drop out at this point or anyone who's injured and not feeling great.
Watch the spaniards, watch sastre or any of the basques, samuel sanchez, and italian climbers usually do well on the alpe.
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Hi... cadel might crack tomorrow... sad anyways but something to think is that the shcleck brothers are doing ok but they do not look a super climbers, besides... tomorrow it will hurt for them too. Valverde is toasted, probably will do better in the TT. Menchov is doing ok but again doesnt look as a couple of years ago.
I'm still with cadel but i know he will crak for sure, unless he has somebody on his team to help him out or have somebody from euskatel to give him a hand or something, he needs help tomorrow. Christian is doing ok but tomorrow he will lose a bunch of time unless he has somebody to help him out in his team, same as cadel... he doesnt have team to support him.
The TT will decide for sure.
Well, if the Schleck/Kohl climbing axis needs to put 2min into Evans, they might have to start earlier. There are 3 HC climbs, right? I think they will try and soften up Evans on the first, and try and go on the second. If one of the CSC riders can pace them on the flat before Huez, they could put big time into Evans. Otherwise, their only hope is that Evans cracks on l'Alpe. I think he will ride his pace up that and limit his losses, in which case he should win. Vandevelde and Menchov need to gain some time on Evans and not lose any to the climbers, so they might well work with him til the last climb. Should be interesting anyway.
Btw, where are the Rabos? Last year, Menchov and Boogerd where everywhere, working for Rasmussen. It's strange that Menchov has so little support this year.
playing hookie this morning. hope the stage is all it should be!! later.
Massive attacking straight away with a lot of nobodies getting away as the GC men watch each other. They'll want to save as much as they can for the final climb and if Sastre doesn't attack today, he's finished. Save for Menchov. Kohl also needs more time on Evans. If VdV tried to go away early, the others just might let him go, thinking to pick him up later. Doubtful, though.
Some of the pure climbers will get away, get a huge lead, and eventually win the stage.
Does CSC have anything left in the tank? They hammer the pace up only to have nobody attack off the front. They did dislodge Menchov and VdV yesterday but today is a different beast altogether.
My favorite Alpe d'Huez video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GHJErrp4eOw
From cycling news...
=)Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin dopped yesterday...
....only one position in GC, from fifth to sixth, but the time loss was bigger: from 39 seconds down to 3'15.
what's a dop?
uh oh. popo looks like he's gone
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Looks like most of the break from yesterday is cooked today. I expect Cunego to loose a lot of time on L'alpe Duez.
I'm very surprised of Schumacher being out front again. That was along ride yesterday.
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i don't think the hard work by csc on the croix de fer was intended to get rid of evans and menchov, like paul is saying. i think it was intended to isolate them both on d'huez while they have 2 or 3 members there
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Our school (maybe this is normal, I don't know) has these events once per semester called pep rallies. Basically, it's to raise school spirit and release energy. They crowd 1800 kids into a gymnasium, they bring out the marching band and play similar school spirit related games. Then, they scream. They encourage everybody to scream and chant and have the grades compete.
Hmm.... Just the kind of thing I absolutely hate! I went once in Freshmen year, I had a head ache and felt the need for ear plugs. I learned.
So, since then, I have always made it a point to have an 'orthodontist appointment' and abandon the school an hour early.
Here is something I always found amusing:
About 5 minutes before the pep rally begins, teachers literally start patrolling the hallways and the school perimeter to check for students trying to leave. If you have students trying to pull a great escape, so much so that you have about 50 teachers assigned patrol duty, perhaps it is indicative of the quality of these biannual events.
Anyways, my parents never have any issue excusing me that period, so I am off the hook. I told them I was going to be leaving early on Thursday (the latest pep rally), they were fine with that. So Thursday rolls around, I leave shortly before the pep rally (last period of hte day) and get into my getaway vehicle. I then realize, I completely forgot to have my parents call in and excuse this
So today comes about, and my history teacher asks me where I was on thursday. I have history during the period we would have had a pep rally. My teacher does not like me, he has plainly admitted this infront of the class and to myself in private. So he tells me to see him after class. He asks me where I was, informs me that my absence is not excused. I tell him I had to leave early. He tells me "you cut my class, this is a cut". I tell him I didn't cut his class, I cut a pep rally. We don't learn about history during a pep rally....
He tells me that the last period of the day actually met for five minutes before the pep rally. I tell him I am sorry and did not know, and he says quote "I am writing you up, I don't appreciate the extra work". I tell him I can have my parents call it in and he tells me that won't work. I don't think he even really cares, I think he's bored. So I tell him okay, have a great afternoon, and leave. Politely, but candidly.
ANyways, typically a cut for one period means an A.S.I., which is when you stay after for 1.5 hours in some room with a teacher frowning at you. I don't really want to do this. But I was just thinking, might the school bargain with me? I feel that I made up this "cut" the very next day. THe very next day was a teachers workshop, basically a day off for all students. THe school had requested that I come in that day and represent the school in front of the chamber of commerce. So, at 7:15 on my day off I come into the school for 2 hours and speak to the Chamber of Commerce about how a certain program has been beneficial, and answered questions. I feel that this makes up for any wrong doing prior. Do you think this might work?
The funny thing is, people who went to the pep rally tell me they had only 40-50 seniors actually attend. My senior class is 397....


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The weekly "State of the Nation" poll by Research 2000 found that President Obama is viewed favorably by 56 percent of respondents, compared to 39 percent who hold an unfavorable opinion about him. Five percent had no opinion.
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-West Chester) had a whopping 64 percent unfavorable rating, with just 17 percent viewing him favorably. Nineteen percent had no opinion.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) also had a 64 percent unfavorable rating, compared to 20 percent who view him favorably. Sixteen percent had no opinion.
The poll was conducted for The Daily Kos Web site.
A total of 1,200 registered voters nationwide were interviewed by telephone from March 22-25.
The margin of error is 2.8 percent, meaning there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire adult population were sampled.
Boehner and McConnell can take some solace: Democratic Congressional leaders fared poorly too.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had a 54 percent unfavorable rating, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) had a 66 percent unfavorable rating, according to the poll.
Still, Congressional Democrats fare better overall than their Republican counterparts.
Congressional Democrats had a 56 percent unfavorable rating, compared to 40 percent who view them favorably. Four percent had no opinion.
By comparison, Congressional Republicans had a 71 percent unfavorable rating, with 21 percent viewing them favorably. Eight percent had no opinion.
That's an increase of 3 percent who view Democrats favorably from a week earlier, compared to a decrease of 7 percent for Republicans.
Also, the Democratic Party had a 40 percent favorable rating, compared to the Republican Party's 28 percent.
There's still seven months until the general election so anything could happen but, if those numbers persist, it might be time for GOP leaders to scale back their talk of a Republican landslide in Congressional races.


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After the gammar notes, you can find a list below for examples / tests. Please see "how to use this site" and "anki – downloading importing" so you can make flashcards from this list and practice it all the time.
In English we can talk about a state (sostoyanie). We us 'be'
I am cold
Or we can talk about a change in a state. We use 'get' /'become'/'turn'/'go'
I am getting cold (now) , I got cold (yesterday), I will get cold (tomorrow)
What if we want to tell somebody 'speaking English is normal / not strange for me'?
I am speaking English is normal / not strange for me'
Is not possible, but we can say
I am used to speaking English. (=speaking English is normal / not strange for me')
For example, I started a job in an international company. At first, speaking English was difficult and not normal, it felt strange. To tell somebody about this, you can say
"I was not used to speaking English at work." (it was not normal for me / it was strange)
For three months you worked and spoke English. How you felt about speaking English started to change. It was becoming more normal for you, it was becoming less strange. You can tell somebody about this by saying
"I was getting used to speaking English in the first three months." (it was a process, a change, it was becoming normal / not strange for me)
After three months, the process of change finished, you finished it. You can say
After three months I got used to speaking English. (it became normal / not strange)
Now, it IS normal / not strange to speak English at work, you can say
"I am used to speaking English at work."
So, here are the sentences
At first I wasn't used to speaking in English. (It was strange, ne byl priuchen, 'ne bylo privychnym delom')
For three months I was getting used to speaking English (ya privykal)
After three months I got used to speaking English (ya privyk, stalo privychnom delom)
Now I am used to speaking English (ya privyk, delo privychnoe)
Another example.
Franky nedavno priexal v Rossiyu. On seychas ne pivyk k vodke (ego sostoyaniye, seychas neprivychnoe delo).
He is not used to drinking vodka.
On budet mestyats privykat' k vodke. He will be getting used to drinking vodka for a month. (process)
Posle mesyatsya, on privyknet k vodka. He will get used to drinking vodka (finish the process)
Cherez tri mesyats,on skazhet "ya privyk k vodka. "I am used to drinking vodka / I have got used to drinking vodka.
To help, remember that these three are the same
On privykal = he was getting used to doING
On privykaet = he is getting used to doING
On budet privykat = he will get used to doING
Ya ne mogu k etomu privyknut' = I can't get used to doING it
Ya ne mog k etomu privyknut' = I couldn't get used to doING it
Ya ne smogu k etomu privyknut' = I won't be able to get used to doING it
Ya esche k etomu ne privyk = I still haven't got used to doING it
Ya uzhe k etomu privyk = I have already got used to doING it
These can be different
On privyk togda = he was used to doING it (ego sostoyanie – he was cold) OR he got used to doING it (izmenenie v sostoyanie – he got cold)
On seychas privyk = he is used to doing it (he is cold) OR he has got used to doing it (he has got cold)
Things to remember
1) The structure: be used to +ing!!! / get used to + ing!!!
2) There is a similar structure "used to do (NOT doING, and NO 'get' / 'be')". This is different. It talks about what we did before, but don't do now (ranshe ya…)
I used to drink vodka (ya ranshe pil vodku, no seychas net)
I am used to drinking vodka (ya prikyk k vodke, pit' vodku bylo neprivychnoe, no seychas normalno)
3) Pronunciation: Often students say 'I am used tooooo doing this' used to – bad pron = used tooo
This gives a strong accent. Native speakers say 'I am YUsteDOing this (I am used to doing this)'used to – good pron = YUsteDOing
listen and repeat: used to x2, used to speaking x2, get used to speaking x2
Look at the list below for examples / tests. Please see "how to use this site" and "anki – downloading importing" so you can make flashcards from this list and practice it all the time
|When I came to Russia, I __ not used to drinking vodka (it was strange)
|I wasn't used to drinking (ne bylo privyvchnoe delo)
|After three months in Russia, I am used to (drink) vodka (ya privyk)
|I am used to drinking vodka
|I can't ____ used to the cold Russian winters (ne mogu privyknut)
|I can't get used to
|I (get) used to doing this grammar in one month (privyknu)
|I will get used to doing this grammar
|I (get) used to reading in English at the moment (ya privykayu k chteniyu)
|I am getting used to reading (present contunuos for at the moment)
|I am not used to (carry) my passport (ya ne privyk, ne privychnoe delo)
|I am not used to carrying my passport
|The students (already get) used to their new teacher (uzhe privykli)
|Have already got used to their new teacher (present perfect with already)
|In Australia, I will have to get used to (drive) on the left (pridyotsya privyknut)
|I will have to get used to driving on the left
|The new boss is an idiot. I ___ get ____to him (ne mogu privyknut)
|I can't get used to him
|Last year, I quickly __ u___ __ Italian food (ya bistro privyk k ede)
|I quickly got used to Italian food
|Some people still ___ ___ used to life after the Soviet Union (esche ne privykli)
|Still haven't got used to life after
|The new doctor ____ ____ to working long hours (ne bylo privychnoe delo)
|The doctor wasn't used to working long hours
|I used to (play) a lot of football when I was younger (ya ranshe..)
|I used to play (NOT 'ing' for past habits / 'ya ranshe…)
|Before I wasn't used to using the new computer, but now I __ used to it. (privyk)
|Now I am used to it (provychnoe delo) ORI have got used to it (ya seychas privyk)
|I won't be ___ to get used to living in the north (Ya ne smogu privyknu k zhizni ..)
|I won't be able to get sued to living in the north
|At the moment I __ ____ ___ __ doing my new job (ya privykayu k novoy rabote
|I am getting used to doing my new job
|"I like school and don't want to go!" "__ used to it!!" (privykay!!!)
|Get used to it
|I __ not ___ __ getting up early (rano vstavat ne privychno delo)
|I am not used to getting up early
|I ____ not used to (get) up early (rano vstavat nebylo privychnoe delo)
|I was not used to getting up early
|After two months, I finally __ used __ getting up early (privyk, stalo privychno)
|I got used to getting up early
|I ___ __ smoke, but now I don't (ya ranshe kuril)
|I used to smoke
|I started smoking last month, but I __ still not used to it (esche ne privyk)
|I am still not used to smoking (it's still not normal . it's still strange)
|He doesn't want to get used to (be) responsible (ne xochet privikat k otvestvenosti)
|Get used to being
|I've got a new baby, and I need (get) used to getting up in the night (nado privyknut)
|I need to get (need + to)
|Don't worry about it. You'll __ __ __ it (k etomu privyknesh)
|You'll get used to it (it will become normal)
|"____ you used to being married?" (ty seychas privyk k brachnoy zhizni)
|Are you used to married life? (your state at the moment)
|People in Russia ___ ___ __ standing in long queues. (v ocheredi stoyat privychoe delo)
|Are used to standing in (their state at the moment)
|At first I wasn't used to long queues, but after a month I __ __ __ them (ya privyk)
|I got used to them (finished process in the past)


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Disney won't release their adaptation of John Carter until next month, but in Hollywood, it's never too early to start thinking sequel.
John Carter is based on Princess of Mars, the first in author Edgar Rice Burroughs's 11-volume pulp series that took Civil War veteran John Carter (played by Taylor Kitsch in the movie) and mysteriously transports him to Mars, where he finds he has newfound abilities that will help him try to settle the conflict between different factions of the planet's inhabitants. Producer Jim Morris told ComingSoon that director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, Wall-E) and his John Carter co-writer Michael Chabon are already talking about, planning, and doing some writing on a sequel, tentatively titled John Carter: The Gods of Mars, based on Burroughs' second novel in the series.
Disney has yet to greenlight a sequel, of course, and according to a report by Deadline, John Carter is not tracking well with potential audience members, which is a bad sign for a movie that has to make over $250 million just to make back its budget.
Stanton may not be aware of such research, but he admitted to AICN earlier this week that he was already working on Gods of Mars just in case Disney decides to move forward with it.
Yeah, well I mean if we go that way it's going to be a huge movie again and you can't get started early enough. Nobody has ever made a promise to me, but nobody has ever also led me on, it's been a very honest discussion from day one with Disney of like "Look, this may work. This may not work and if it works then we will go for another one. If it doesn't we won't," but I always need as much prep time as I can to get stuff right and I'm talking about the story. You can never be working on the story long enough. You need as much time as you can get, so if this ends up going on the shelf as a script I still consider it pretty damn good practice and we will be ready if we ever do go to it again.
Stanton said that there has been substantial progress made on Gods of Mars already.
Well it's all mapped out and we've got a very extensive outline. I tend to write outlines that are like 30 pages long sometimes with dialog scenes in them and all of the details of all of the beats in the scenes and we've gotten that and now we are, in this coming month, we are going to start working into a first draft me and Michael.
Stanton also revealed what he would like to see in a possible John Carter sequel. [WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD]
I can't wait to see the goddess Issus herself and the plant men. I can't wait… We kind of held back on really going full bore with air ships, because I knew what we were going to do in film two and I didn't want it to feel redundant from film one, so I had to find that balance of "How much is just enough" to enjoy what you were seeing, but want a little bit more, "because we are going to give you more in the second one" and then more of… What I geek out on is just the character relationships and I feel like Carter and Dejah's (Lynn Collins) marriage is just getting started at the end of this movie and I really get to delve into a married couple's first year of being together on this adventure in the second one and also delve deeper into what's really going on with the Therns. It just feels like a great second season of a TV show that's about to come up for me and I get to really delve deeper into all of the characters and the relationships. So that's really juicy stuff for me.
The sequel will also be "darker" and would lead into a third installment, says Stanton.
Well I think it's going to get a lot darker before it gets a lot brighter. (Laughs) It really does have a chart that works like Empire [Strikes Back to Return [of the Jedi, but it's fitting and my whole goal was that by the end of this whole thing he would earn the title "Warlord of Mars" and that's where we are headed with it. So the color will just... We go underground and then we go back topside by the time we are in the third one.
[END SPOILERS] In the meantime, Disney continue its onslaught of promotion on John Carter, while Stanton crosses his fingers that the movie will do well enough to warrant a sequel.
To read more of AICN's lengthy interview with Stanton, head here.


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board will also open a farmer procurement centre in Mumbai. One of these is already functioning in Goregaon and some seven to eight outlets are already directly selling vegetables, he said.
The state government has already decided to delist fruits and vegetables from the APMC Act and the issue is under consideration of the government. The government has issued licences to 20 private markets with an investment of Rs 30 crore, 61 licences for direct marketing and 54 single licences to traders.
Narendra Patil, general secretary, Maharashtra Rajya Mathadi Transport and Kamgar Union, said that his union and the APMCs had called off the decision to hold a meet on July 17 following an assurance by the agriculture minister that the market committees will continue to function normally. The minister has made it clear that APMCs will continue to function until an alternative mechanism comes up. Where does the farmer sell his produce in the absence of the APMC? The minister has also assured that release of onions and potatoes from the list of commodities will be treated on a case-to-case basis such as stopping the trade of onions and potatoes in a phased manner in, say, Vashi market first or the Pune market later, Patil explained.
Moreover, 3-5 acres of land will be required to create a farmers market. Creating this infrastructure will require time, Patil said. Patil pointed out that the farmers market that is currently functioning at Manjari in Pune has not been doing too well and some of the farmers now preferred to go to the APMC to sell their produce since they had a guarantee of payment and were not responsible in case stocks remained unsold.
Nanasaheb Patil, chairman, Lasalgaon APMC, said market committees in the state would continue to function normally after an assurance given by the minister that an alternative mechanism will require time. Sohanlal Bhandari, president, Onion Traders Association, Nashik, said a decision will be taken after the government resolution comes into effect.


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Buchanan has pitched so well this season that he recently cleared waivers with not even a sniff from another team – no, even the Oakland A's didn't snatch him up. With that said, he will be on the bump Wednesday night. I thought maybe Ethan Martin would get a shot, or Marquis who is unfortunately injured.
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William R. RussellRussell, an ELCA pastor, teaches in the department of theology, philosophy and classics at Texas Lutheran University, Seguin. He is contributing editor of Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings, 2nd edition, and author of Praying for Reform: Luther, Prayer and the Christian Life (both Augsburg Fortress, 2005).
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CHINAPLAS 2012 Delivers New Performance and Efficient Technology at Shanghai in April
Publish Date:December 7, 2011
With the implementation of China's 12th Five-Year Plan, a large number of projects have already been unveiled. The initiation of infrastructure projects, huge opportunities arising from strategic development of new emerging industries and the irreversible trend of global green industry, have altogether facilitated a stable development of the plastics and rubber industries. However, all industries are about to face severe challenges soon from the changes and instability of current global situation. Technology upgrade, re-modelling and restructuring, and innovation are undoubtedly the only winning strategy for China's manufacturing industries in adversity. It is crucial in future development for enterprises to utilize their advantages, overcome new challenges, gear up to upgrade equipment and automation, and improve production efficiency.
CHINAPLAS 2012 (The 26th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries), which is dedicated to showcasing the world-class cutting-edge plastics and rubber technologies, will be grandly returned to Shanghai, PR China and held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre on April 18-21, 2012. In order to cope with the rapid development of the plastics and rubber industries and the global green trend, CHINAPLAS 2012 will introduce advanced products, technologies and solutions from all around the world. At the fairground, the integration of new technologies, new concepts, new designs and low energy consumption solutions into various industries will be demonstrated. A wide range of high-end machines, value-added new materials and innovative products will be showcased to satisfy diversified purchasing needs of both Chinese and overseas buyers.
Mr. Stanley Chu, Chairman of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., Organizer of CHINAPLAS, indicated that, the complicated and changing global economic situation will bring various new challenges to China's economy. Enterprises are currently perplexed by the shortage of labour and electricity in China, and the elimination of backward production capacity caused by the growing pressure of energy-saving everywhere, CHINAPLAS 2012 will display various kinds of exhibits, e.g. robot hands, energy saving servo motors, all-electric injection molding machines, bioplastics materials, which will offer effective solutions to solve the problems of environmental protection and shortage of raw materials, plus many new recycling technologies. All these will capture the attention of buyers.
The total exhibition area of CHINAPLAS is expected to hit a new record high of 200,000 sqm, enjoying an increase of 33.3% over the last edition held at Shanghai in 2010. The 4-day exhibition will attract over 2,600 exhibitors from 35 countries/regions, including Du Pont, Borouge, Dow, BASF, Bayer, Haitian, Chen Hsong, Husky, Borch, Fangli, Liansu, Jwell, Jinhai, Conair, etc, plus12 country/region pavilions from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, PR China, Taiwan, Turkey, UK and USA. All of them will gather under the same roof to showcase their advanced raw materials and chemicals and over 2,500 sets of machines, providing new solutions to the industry users to enhance their competitiveness and product performance.
Ms. Ada Leung, Assistant General Manager of Adsale, stated that as the exhibition area is extremely large with various kinds of exhibits that are widely applied to different industries, such as automotive, E&E, building & construction and packaging, etc., the number of exhibitors for a single industry application will amount to few hundreds. In addition, the hot topics conference and more than 70 technical seminars will be concurrently held with CHINAPLAS 2012. Visitors are advised to stay at least two full days to visit the show. She gave a hint to visitors that it is important to plan the visiting route and meeting schedule in advance in order to make the visit more efficient.
In view of the increasing scale of the show, the organizer expected to have over 100,000 professional visitors from 140 countries/regions and over 100 delegations visiting CHINAPLAS 2012 to meet suppliers for business discussion, technology exchange and purchase.
Boosting by the continuous release of new materials, new processing techniques and new technologies, the application for plastics and rubber keeps on expanding widely and more in depth. To facilitate buyers to search for their interested exhibits in such an enormous fairground, the organizer has set up 11 theme zones, including Extrusion Machinery Zone, Injection Molding Machinery Zone, Chemicals & Raw Materials Zone, Plastic Packaging & Blow Molding Machinery Zone, Rubber Machinery & Equipment Zone, Die & Mould Zone, Auxiliary & Testing Equipment Zone, Other Processing Machinery Zone, Bioplastics Zone, Semi-finished Products Zone and Chinese Export Machinery & Materials Hall.
Online pre-registration is now available at
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Nissan To Produce Vehicles In MyanmarPosted
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Facelifted Nissan Almera Gets Nismo Version in MalaysiaPosted
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Spied: Nissan Versa's Sunny Twin Gains an Altima Face in ChinaPosted
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Photos of two completely undisguised examples of what is the facelifted 2014 Nissan Sunny sedan have popped up on a Chinese website, leading us to believe that the Japanese company may very well be preparing the same updates for the North American version of the car, which is none other than the Versa sedan.
Nissan Shows Versa Nismo Performance Package ConceptPosted
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Who would have imagined that so many would have such an imagination with Nissan's low-cost compact sedan, which is sold under three different names worldwide including the Versa, Sunny and Almera, and has also spawned a Renault doppelganger called Scala?
After India's DC-Design studio luxed-up the Sunny, Nissan's own Nismo performance and motorsports division presented a supposedly (but not really) sported-up concept that will soon enter production on the sidelines of the Super GT International Series Malaysia 2013.
DC Designs Crafts the Rolls-Royce of Nissan Versa SedansPosted
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No one in their right mind would ever look for excessive luxuries in a car like the Versa that Nissan brags has the lowest MSRP for a new model in the States, nor would they attempt to make a premium vehicle out of it, or would they…
Well, actually, someone has tried to give the Versa, which is also known as the Sunny in other markets including India, a far more luxurious character. That someone is none other than Dilip Chhabria of DC Designs, who took a look at what premium manufacturers like Rolls Royce and Mercedes-Benz have to offer and applied a similar formula (on a lower budget) to the Versa / Sunny.
Renault Launches Somewhat Prettier and More Luxurious Nissan Versa as the New Scala in IndiaPosted
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Looks aren't one of the Nissan Versa's (or as it's called in other markets around the world, Sunny) strong points. The fact that is heavily based on the Micra sub-compact featuring odd proportions and small wheels doesn't help either.
Nevertheless, Renault's designers were able to make their version of the Versa / Sunny, the new Indian market Scala, look a tad more presentable by applying a few styling tricks.
Renault Slaps its Face on the Nissan Sunny / Versa and Calls it the New Scala for IndiaPosted
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These are the first official images of the new Renault Scala, a compact-sized saloon aimed at the Indian market.
In exactly the same way that the Renault Pulse supermini is a re-badged version of the Nissan Micra, the Scala is a Renault-faced iteration of the Nissan Sunny, which is sold in North America as the Nissan Versa sedan.
Hit and Run Driver Strikes Down Four Scooters in Taiwan, Ambulance Just Passes By…Posted
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There are so many things wrong with this accident, which allegedly took place on a central road in Taiwan earlier today, that we could go on and on but let just give you the basics.
Video footage from another vehicle shows a driver of a white compact sedan (an older generation Nissan Sentra / Sunny, if we're not mistaken) running a red light more than five seconds after it turned on before he crashes into three or four scooters at the intersection.
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Our spy photographers have captured a lightly camouflaged prototype of the freshly revealed in the USA and China, Nissan Versa / Sunny series, during testing in Sierra Nevada, Spain. The prototype was a right-hand drive example with test license plates from Spain.
Aside from the odd-looking exhaust tail pipe that extends all the way to the outer corner of the rear bumper and possibly the headlamp and tail lamp designs, we didn't notice any other styling differences compared to the North American Versa and the China market Sunny models.
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Even though American consumers still tend to prefer larger vehicles, both domestic and foreign automakers are convinced that soaring gas prices will eventually convince buyers to embrace more compact-sized and fuel efficient models. The 2011 New York Auto Show marked the debut of the latest crop of compact cars including the 2012 Nissan Versa sedan, which will try to lure buyers with a low staring price of $10,990 and a promise for affordable costs of ownership.
Hot on the heels of the 2012 Versa sedan's North American premiere in New York, the Japanese brand released a new video that walks us around the four-door model that will go on sale in the U.S. this summer.
2012 Nissan Versa Sedan Unveiled, Priced from a Low $10,990Posted
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It looks like our first reaction to link the Chinese market Nissan Sunny, revealed in December 2010, to the North American 2012 Versa, was spot on, as these photos clearly prove. Nissan's new entry in the affordable small sedan segment is a very awkward looking proposal (to say the least…), which probably stems from the fact the Versa / Sunny is based on the Micra's V-platform architecture, hence the odd proportions of the body.
"The new Versa Sedan stands out as the only expensive looking car in the segment – with a lot of eye power," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division, Nissan North America.
"Its sculpted, dynamic proportions are modern without being gimmicky, projecting a much higher sense of design value than you might expect in a vehicle with a $10,990 starting M.S.R.P."
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Taking center stage and making its world debut at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, is Nissan's all-new global small sedan, which will be locally marketed as the Sunny. According to the Japanese automaker, the new small sedan will go on sale first in China in January 2011 and then progressively across 170 countries worldwide under different vehicle brand names.
Even though Nissan's Spartan press release did not mention the Versa, there are one too many styling similarities between the new Sunny and the 2012 Versa sedan teased in an official sketch released by the automaker in October 2010. However, we have to stress the fact that Nissan has not made a connection between the two cars.


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Fabio Babini (2): «We managed to claim the first win of the season. I would like to thank the team, Pirelli and Maserati as they did their all to obtain this result».
Thomas Biagi: «It was the second win on this circuit after having won in 2003. We had a great duel with the Corvette. It was a shame that Bartels/Scheider retired. We wanted to score a Vitaphone one-two here in Germany for our sponsors and the fans».
Andrea Bertolini: «Owing to the 100kg ballast and the problems in finding the right set up, we are very pleased. We were very consistent and have increased our lead overall. I would also like to thank Pirelli».
Karl Wendlinger: «It was difficult to overtake on this track. It didn't think I would get such a good result after qualifying. When I saw the Corvette ahead of me a few laps from the end, I pushed as much as possible and managed to overtake it».
Michael Bartels (2): «We knew that it would not be easy given that we had 90kg of ballast on board and that the competition was tough. However, we knew we had prepared well.
We are very pleased with this result: two cars on the front row in our home race and the second consecutive pole. This morning we were one of the first cars on the track and I made the most of the open space to set the fast lap. The Pirelli tyres helped out immensely. In the afternoon we checked that everything was okay for tomorrow's race. It is very important in terms of the championship for us to get a good result here at Oschersleben».


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Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
A summary of hints and tips for making your own jam. Plus links to jam recipes, and recipes using jam.
After spending countless hours this summer/early fall processing pounds and pounds of peaches and tomatoes, plums and jam, pickles and chutneys… I learned a few things.
Home canning is a terrific way to rid your pantry of commercially processed foods. Here's a canning primer, complete with a bit of canning history, reasons for the current canning resurgence, and even a bit of troubleshooting.
Canning seemed so intimidating until someone walked me through the steps. This post gives an overview of the steps for water bath canning so that you can see how simple it is – and hopefully inspire you to give it a try!
Last year, I started to experiment with aquaponics so I could continue to grow fresh food during the winter months. I learned that with a little know-how, growing fresh fruits and vegetables is not only possible but easy to do.
There are many benefits to container gardening and this project takes it one step further. An internal reservoir allows the soil to naturally wick up water to the roots of the plant.
Fruits and vegetables are cheapest when they're in season. Drying them is an inexpensive way to preserve them so you can enjoy them throughout the year . . . to be enjoyed as a snack by themselves or to be used in recipes.
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Two reports released Tuesday, November 17, put hard numbers on the degree to which workers today are discontented in the wake of company decisions to cut staff, freeze salaries and take other steps during the recession of the past year.
Sixty percent of employees intend to leave their firms as the economy improves next year and an additional 27 percent are networking or have updated their résumés, according to a survey of 904 workers in North America by advisory firm Right Management.
What's more, a study of 1,627 employed executives from consulting firm Finnegan Mackenzie and business network ExecuNet found that more than 90 percent of executives would take an executive recruiter's call and more than 50 percent are looking for a new job.
"Employees are clearly expressing their pent-up frustration with how they have been treated through the downturn," Douglas Matthews, president of Right Management, said in a statement. "While employers may have taken the necessary steps to streamline operations to remain viable, it appears many employees may have felt neglected in the process. The result is a disengaged and disgruntled workforce."
The ExecuNet/Finnegan Mackenzie study found that professionals at all levels of management are misjudging the percentage of direct reports interested in pursuing new opportunities. Accountability for executive retention also appears to be missing, with only 6 percent of CEOs reporting that losing a top executive would hurt their pay or bonus, the study discovered.
"Many companies took their eye off retention during the recent recession," Mark Anderson, president of ExecuNet, said in a statement. "With hiring at the top of the employment market stabilizing, now is the time to refocus on retention, as the direct and indirect costs of losing high-performing executives can quickly derail corporate growth."
The reports come on the heels of other research showing that employee engagement levels have dipped during the past year or so. In September, Workforce Management conducted a survey of about 525 readers at firms with 1,000 or more employees. Roughly 45 percent of respondents reported that engagement had decreased a little or a lot at their organization since the recession began. Nearly 27 percent said engagement had stayed the same, and 28 percent said it had increased.
A May survey by consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide of 1,300 workers at large U.S. employers found that engagement levels for top performers fell close to 25 percent year over year. Employees overall experienced a 9 percent drop in engagement year over year, Watson Wyatt said.
Companies say they're aware of a looming defection problem. And many companies plan in the coming months to reverse cost-cutting moves, such as unfreezing salaries.
But some experts say a broader renewal of the bond between employer and employee is needed. In the aftermath of a recession that has heightened economic insecurities for many Americans and undermined trust in business, there are calls for steps such as a stronger commitment to training opportunities and increased transparency.
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Mere resemblance
Megan Basham's review of Prince Caspian ("To Narnia!" May 17/24) excellently avoids the mistake of judging a movie entirely by the book it adapts. However, while I liked many things about Adamson's movie, it just isn't Lewis' book. Aslan was all but absent from the story, and the reawakening of Narnia, which makes up so much of the novel's beauty, was completely absent. The movie is less an "adaptation" than a "resemblance."
-Charlie W. Starr; Grayson, Ky.
I lost sleep because of your review of Prince Caspian before I saw the movie, particularly because of your description of Susan as a "warrior princess leading the charge and commanding men (or at least male Narnians) on the battlefield." After seeing the movie, however, I would point out that although Susan does perform one or two stunts needlessly sugarcoated with girl power, at no point does she lead a charge on the battlefield; she directs a rear rank of archers. I am very confused, however, that the article did not mention the quasi-romance between Susan and Caspian, a departure far bolder and more uncalled-for than any other.
-Clara Meath; Adelphi, Md.
I was impressed with many things in the movie, but creating an arrogant, controlling, and prideful Peter who lost faith in Aslan was not a positive change. It saddened me that Peter's previous encounters with Aslan had seemingly faded from his memory. Lewis' original message was superior: A true encounter with Aslan (Christ) will make lasting changes in a person's attitudes, character, and actions. If that makes Peter and all of the characters seem too good to be true, then so be it.
-Susan Corley; Carthage, Texas
I am amazed at fans' negative response to the movie's portrayals of Peter and Susan. Their characters were not really different from those in the books, just expanded. In the book, as in the movie, Peter struggled with self-reliance and Susan did not enjoy violence but she fought when necessary to save her siblings and Narnia. Adamson was very faithful to the source material while telling the story as he read it.
-Emily Nowak; Churchton, Md.
Right on the student loan
Janie B. Cheaney is right on the money when she points out that many students graduate from college with huge debt and low incomes ("Diminished returns," May 17/24). I frequently work with young (and not-so-young) folks who are deeply in debt due to college loans. Sometimes these are deeply committed believers who would like to go into missions or the pastorate but find their debt preventing them. While Scripture does not condemn borrowing as sin, it certainly warns that the borrower is a "slave to the lender."
-Robin Lambert; Webster, N.Y.
As a current college student, I found especially interesting the assertion that "many young people without professional goals could get their life preparation elsewhere, like travel, apprenticeship, or volunteer work." I love the idea but there are issues: Travel costs money; I've never found an apprenticeship that didn't require some advanced schooling; and volunteer work doesn't pay the bills. How do we make this work?
-Alisha Bennett; LaRue, Ohio
I would add to Janie Cheaney's insightful column that an enlistment in the armed forces can also prepare young people for life, clarify professional goals, and provide valuable training and experience, provided the young person has "counted the cost" of serving his or her country.
-Kathy Benton; Gainesville, Fla.
Lives worthy
The column about Cpl. Matthew P. Wallace and his fellow soldiers ("Blood that speaks," May 17/24) was a beautifully written, compassion-filled remembrance of lives worthy of remembering. Mindy Belz was able to capture our delicate tightrope walk through grief in words because she chose to see it as her own. As we spent Memorial Day at Arlington, we knew we were accompanied by the thoughts of many from the WORLD community. Words fail to convey how deeply that's appreciated.
-Louise Korade; Hollywood, Md.
In July our family of six will drive up the Eastern Seaboard to absorb American history and make a few family memories. "Blood that speaks" put a face and a name to our future time at Arlington. We will make the long walk to Section 60 and find the grave. While we're discussing the brightness of the marble and the lack of grass, I will read that Wallace was "torn between confidence in Christ and his mission." We will pause and listen to the breeze and pray for the Wallaces (and the Korades) and the families of all those who made the greatest sacrifice.
-Mark Whitlock; Franklin, Tenn.
College questions
The article ("Raising the bar?" May 17/24) makes the case that tenure at Baylor University was given or denied based in part on published research articles in academic journals; therefore, discrimination based on faith was less of a factor. However, academic journals are notoriously biased against many conservative Christian ideas, so it's not surprising that these professors might have fewer articles published.
-Ray Daniell; Douglasville, Ga.
I am a senior Cedarville University Bible student. While I know there are currently many difficult issues facing the administration ("The Cedarville situation," May 17/24), I hold strong confidence in the school's sound doctrinal stance and quality of the Bible department and school as a whole. I was sorry to see WORLD's article questioning the university.
-Daniel Benner; Tiffin, Ohio
Equally undeserving
Can anyone truly say that a rapist and murderer or a "master torturer" like the Khmer Rouge's Kaing Guek Eav ("Would you forgive this man?" May 17/24) somehow deserves forgiveness less than anyone else? Can a person do something so terrible that they are beyond the reach of forgiveness? Staring at a bloodied man on a rugged cross, knowing it was me who put Him there, I stand compelled to say "no." Last time I checked, forgiveness is not mine to withhold.
-Jacqueline Gardner; West Allis, Wis.
It is entirely appropriate for the legal instruments of justice to convict and punish Kaing Guek Eav for his many past crimes. If by God's grace he truly is now a Christian, his hope is in eternal fellowship with Jesus Christ, not in earthly immunity from consequences. I hope to see the reborn Kaing Guek Eav in heaven and celebrate together what a great and merciful Lord we serve.
-Lorena Suhayda; Snohomish, Wash.
While I lament, with Timothy Larsen, Kent Gramm's lack of transparency with the Wheaton College community regarding his divorce ("Counter-culture," May 17/24), I sympathize with Gramm's unwillingness to bare his bosom to his employer. While an academy has an interest in maintaining a wholesome community, churches can and should take the lead in discovering sinful behavior that needs to be addressed.
-David Covington; Quincy, Calif.
Hopefully not
Jamie Dean ("Borderline voters," May 17/24) distills Hispanic evangelicals' dilemma in the words of Samuel Rodriguez: "Does immigration trump our biblical worldview?" I sincerely hope not. How can serious Christians be more concerned for immigration reform, however described or implemented, than for the creation mandate of marriage and the very lives of those who bear God's image?
-Nancy J. Rice; Madison, Ala.
Done something
Thank you for the inspiring article about Don Schoendorfer's Free Wheelchair Mission ("Mobile blessings," May 17/24). It is so encouraging to see people who are touched by a problem then actually do something about it. I, for one, am guilty of sometimes hearing of a problem, then becoming callous to it over time instead of thinking about what I can do to help.
-Heather Gundlach, 16; Marion, Ill.
The real dishonor
I was astonished to read Nancy Pelosi's admonition to "minister to the needs of God's creation" (Quick Takes, May 17/24) and especially the last part: "the God who made us." Hey-an endorsement of Intelligent Design, coming from an anything-but-evangelical public figure! I would that such appeals to care for God's creation could include preserving the lives of the hundreds of thousands of unborn children Americans abort every year. That, above all, dishonors "the God who made us."
-Ann Ritterbush; Ringgold, Ga.


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Q: What should be considered the geological marks of the Anthropocene?
DG: There are a number of reasonable suggestions for this, but my favorite is the signature of the first atomic bomb tests. This produces a signature, both isotopic and in terms of new geological structures, that cannot be interpreted in any other way. And the symbolism is so potent — the moment we grasped that terrible promethean fire that, uncontrolled, could consume the world.
Now, it's true that humans were altering the Earth before this time, as several scientists have pointed out — for example, land use, agriculture, urbanization and atmospheric carbon dioxide. But, you know, other species have come along and changed the world before and we don't name a geological epoch after each of them.
What is really different now is that we are aware of our world changing role. Or potentially aware — some of us are at least. So for me, regardless of how you define the Anthropocene, this is when it gets interesting — when the mass of humanity starts to wake up to our world-changing role. And after the Bomb, certainly after Hiroshima, we could not see ourselves, with our world-changing technology, the same again.
Q: How likely is the possibility that we are now living through the planet's sixth mass extinction event? Is it already big enough to be detected in a future paleontology effort using our present methods and capabilities of investigation?
DG: I have heard differing opinions on whether or not the sixth great extinction is assured at this point, but either way it is obvious we are having a significant impact on the evolution of life on this planet and many species have not, will not, survive our presence here. Our impact will be detectable for the rest of time on this planet. (Wipe Out: History's Most Mysterious Extinctions)
For example, it is clear that the existing coral reefs on the planet will not survive our impact. We are going to lose them. This is inevitable now because of ocean acidification even in the best-case scenario.
It is slightly comforting that the reefs have disappeared before, due to past episodes of acidification, and they have returned. So they may be back in the future, but there will be a time of no coral reefs in Earth history that will forever be traceable to the actions we are taking now.
Q: Do you believe the Anthropocene should be classified as a new geological epoch within the Quaternary period, or does it stand for a larger time scale? Might the establishment of the Anthropocene geological time period include the presently known Holocene epoch?
DG: One interesting question about the Anthropocene is how long it might last. Geologically, will it be an event like the K/T boundary (which marks the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago), an epoch like the Paleocene or a transition like the origin of life?
I think it will either be a brief event recording the failed experiment of our so-called civilization, or it will be a transition to an entirely new planet in which intelligent life has a permanent role in managing the planet. But if we call it an epoch it represents an ambition for our species that is somewhere between these two extremes, and maybe that is OK for now.
Q: How do you rate the chances that the Anthropocene Study Group — established in June of 2009 — can convince the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) in its 2016 meeting to add the Anthropocene epoch to the Geologic Time Scale?
DG: I don't know. To be honest, I haven't been following this too closely. It's really not that interesting to me whether or not it becomes formally adopted as part of the geological time scale. What I'm interested in is the conversations going on about the Anthropocene and what it means to view ourselves as a part of Earth's geological history. These conversations will continue regardless of what this Commission decides.


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Fine art print on bright white, fine poly-cotton blend, matte canvas using latest generation Epson archival inks. Individually trimmed and hand stretched museum wrap over 1-1/2" deep wood stretcher bars. Includes wall hanging hardware.
cute, little, girl, shadow...
Thanks ^_^
This is totally spot on!
super thumbs up! :) freeminds!
Love this one!
I LOVE THIS! I have been drawing things like this but a guy character(me) and the wolf the same(like my dog{a black German Shepard}). LOVE your style on this!
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me encantan tus trabajos son excelentes!
Such an awesome body of artwork! Great piece!
it makes me remind of japanese movies!
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Stop amazing!
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Love thy colors.!
This. Is. SICK. Incredible work!
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WOW! this is superb i love your style!
gorgeous. love it.
Thank you ^_^
very cool :)
Very nice image. Good work.
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Wondrful. Loved it!
I love this, it's great.
Amazing style and use of colors.
thanks :>
Hell Yeah
So lovely!
Great art!
This looks like a girl version of "Kiel" in RO, cute
not usually a fan of anime and similar styles, but really like this. love how simple it is in parts, especially the face. reminds me of some of my older work, especially the lack of pupils. can't wait to see more.
Thanks ^-^
Wow, awesome skills !
so cool!
your illustrations are great.
This one's specially awesome. WOW!
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Do you have a website?
I've posted some of the websites in "about" section
Done well. Nice one.
waouw this is awesome :D
all your works are... the best. keep them coming. forever.
Thank you :>
This is very good, i like all your works they are so easy to read and yet leave so much for the imagination!
Thanks! :>
Really awesome!
cool, good, inspiring, flashy stuff here! while checking out your art, I need more Miyazaki NOW!
keep on doing the good stuff
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genius shapes/ characters +
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Outstanding piece!
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You make monsters look brilliantly cute!
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This made me smile and say "Well done" out loud. Audrey
dark and lovely!
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The only way to describe all of your artwork is magical! So good...
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Reducing Childhood Obesity Through Policy Change
Childhood obesity is epidemic in the United States and is expected to increase the rates of many chronic diseases. Increasing physical activity and improving nutrition are keys to obesity prevention and control, but changing individual behavior is difficult. A comprehensive, coordinated strategy is needed. Policy interventions that make healthy dietary and activity choices easier are likely to achieve the greatest benefits. There is emerging evidence on how to address childhood obesity, but we must take action now to begin to reverse the epidemic.
Health Affairs Issue Highlights RWJF Grantees' Proposed Solutions to the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
- 1. Reducing Childhood Obesity Through Policy Change
- 2. The Economics of Childhood Obesity
- 3. Personal Responsibility and Obesity
- 4. Childhood Obesity
- 5. Predicting Support for Restricting Food Marketing to Youth
- 6. Are 'Competitive Foods' Sold at School Making Our Children Fat?
- 7. 'Competitive' Food and Beverage Policies
- 8. Lessons from Pennsylvania's Mixed Response to Federal School Wellness Law
- 9. Barriers to Obesity Prevention in Head Start
- 10. Policy Solutions to the 'Grocery Gap'
- 11. Federal Food Policy and Childhood Obesity