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It is a Super Bowl commercial postmortem on this week's Bella Buzz podcast. Desiree and Joe break down the effectiveness of the advertising dollars that the big brands spent during Super Bowl XLIV, or should we say lack of effectiveness.
Last year, the expectation was more and more of the big brands would find creative ways to incorporate social networks into their traditional campaigns. The rating for social media usage by this year's advertisers is once again a big #FAIL.
We know we tend to see things from within our bubble of online marketing and social media practitioners, but it's time for the big brands (and more specifically the big brand agencies) to start leveraging the dollars they spend on broadcast advertising by driving customers to interact via social networks. The opportunity exists right now to engage a customer, capture some of their key contact data and then continue to interact with that customer so that they become a true brand evangelist. Why are they wasting this media buy!?!
On the podcast, we did dig into a couple of the ads directly to discuss our reactions to them and the first one we reviewed was the Google Ad:
We had both heard that a spot was a possibility, so we were on the lookout for it to appear on the broadcast. It was a very well done spot which subtly displayed how search is completely embedded in our lives. Google just needs to be careful about how well they present information for web searchers. They could be accused of "scraping" so much content from web site owners and content producers that the traffic no longer actually clicks to the original site.
Throughout the night's broadcast there was a considerable amount of conversation taking place on Twitter using the hashtag #BrandBowl you can still see some activity there by following that link to the Search.Twitter service. These large brands HAVE to be aware that there is a large, receptive audience ready to interact with them if the creative is done correctly. That hashtag was different from the #SB44 which was mostly game specific conversations. Brands should be able to manage the variety of conversations effectively by understanding the difference.
At the very least consider what we call the Offline Ask. At every opportunity in front of a potential customer you must make the ask. Ask them to become a part of your community whether it be to follow you on Twitter, join a Facebook Fan Page or submit an email address.
What specific actions should a business owner take when participating in the Live Web? Get involved in the conversation around a particular event. If you come with relevant, interesting, eloquent insights that make someone take notice and check out your profile .. which in turn, drives someone back to your business web site, you just might gain a customer.
How did the Super Bowl ads work for you? Were you expecting anything in the social media space that didn't appear, or maybe you did see some things that we might have missed? Let us know in the comments, we would love to know what you thought.
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Abstract and Applied Analysis
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 428983, 10 pages
Research Article
On New Inequalities via Riemann-Liouville Fractional Integration
1Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Arts, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
2Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Arts, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Received 9 August 2012; Accepted 6 October 2012
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What Are Some Pitfalls In Editing?
You've got your footage shot. Awesome! But now what? One of the most annoying parts of (indie) filmmaking is the slow workflow of editing. It used to be that filmmakers would capture the image on tapes and those tapes would have to be transferred into the computer, then the scenes would be selected before the real work of editing could begin. While tapes have been replaced by cards, now one faces the process of transcoding as the information on the cards is too highly packed to be edited directly. This is a process that can from a few hours to a few days. Because the files are large, they cannot be shared directly over the Internet but must be lugged around on portable harddisks. These can get lost or stolen, or in some cases just break down. One of the solutions would be high bandwidth p2p file-sharing. And you have to make sure you actually have the rights to use the images you've got on the disk.
For anyone trying to use an external HD to swap files between an Apple and a Microsoft computer. In theory, MacOS and Windows 7 are both fully compatible with the exFAT file system (MacOS since version 10.6.5. and Windows since XP) but in reality when formatting your HD into exFAT you need to make sure to set the cluster size equal to or less than 1024 bytes. If you set the value higher you'll get a "unable to mount" error on a Mac. I haven't found much information about this online, however this thread on Apple Support describes the same problem. I lost a lot of time on this small error. I hope you'll be able to avoid it. Also check out Vincent Laforet's blog to see how to switch between a PC and a Mac properly.
On a larger note though, from my experience with Tomé film editing on PC is a pain, because you'll be doing it alone. If you want to collaborate with someone, you'll fast find yourself stuck. I've been a PC-user since I was 3 years old so Premiere was what I had installed. I'd started editing on Premiere, happily back from shooting with 35+ hours of material to cut for Tomé. But here in Tallinn, Estonia, I soon discovered myself on a deserted island with no other PC-using editors with Premiere to be found anywhere. I asked 25 people I knew, asked Facebook, contacted every editor I could find in Estonia that had a listing on IMDB Pro. But seemingly none of the editors in town were using Adobe Premiere. At least none of the editors I was able to contact. They were using Apple's Final Cut instead. So unless I wanted to edit alone, and wanted to collaborate with an editor - and first of all, transfer my footage. I'd better get a Mac.
So is this global? How many users does Premiere have vs. Final Cut? I mean even on Adobe's promo showcase of Premiere CS5.5. you'll see the indie filmmaker Gareth Edwards working all alone. Ok, so maybe I can continue working on my PC while my editor works on a Mac?
Interchangeability doesn't work well. On international projects where HDs need to be shipped across borders and continents, small mistakes like this can cost weeks to fix in post-production time. Reviewing the work of your editor (who's obviously will be working on Final Cut) means that you'll have to learn to use a Mac anyway.
Why Should I Go Through The Trouble Of Signing Model Releases?
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Working as a professional photographer or filmmaker means that apart from delivery a great set of photos/video that fits the client's indented style, mood, and message but also that your work can be used in the indented medium such as billboard advertising, online ads, mobile ads, etc, without legal problems.
Problems are avoided when it's clear to all participants of the shoot what they are getting and what are their rights. This is where a model release comes in. Any kind of work you do, you should always have your actors/models sign a release form. Good is clear and concise, but comprehensive enough to fill all the bases. Here's a list of the ones I've found online but there are just a starting point. You should make sure you're applying your local law as well as considering international rights as your work more likely than not will be used in more than one terrytory.
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But this is not only aboyt being legally covered. It's just as much about being organized in editing.
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Why Commit To Open Source Film?
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Rob opens up in a newly-released interview about how K-Stew persuaded him to play the iconic part of Edward — he's loved her for so long!
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have always had an epic romance, but now we know why Kristen's shocking affair devastated Rob SO much: she was his creative inspiration as well!
Rob, 26, spoke to writer Phil Thompson in 2008 about taking the role of Edward in Twilight — after learning he would be working with Kristen, 22.
"We just didn't want to make it a teeny movie. I mean, because and that's the reason Kristen being in it was like it was my insurance. I mean, she was on a good role of classy jobs. And so I was just thinking when I found out she was doing it, I was like, 'Well, this isn't gonna be a silly movie.' Because why would she want to do a silly movie when she was on a roll."
Rob also talks in the interview about how he was able to get into character as Edward for the first Twilight film.
"It wasn't really one of those parts where you could put on the coat or put on the shoes, and you kind of feel different. I didn't really feel any different. And it worried me. But a lot of the stuff which works was just not…I didn't talk to any of the cast about anything other than the film for at least a month and a half of the shoot. And it creates a strange aura around you, and people don't really know what to make of you."
The full interview runs in a great new eBook: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner — In Their Own Words.
Do YOU think Rob and K-Stew will get back together again, HollywoodLifers?
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Posted at 6:27 PM on September 24, 2012
Posted at 2:51 PM on September 24, 2012
No, I don't think that Robert and Kristen will back again. He is so much hurt and don't understand: why the people are cheating at their partner. So he believe that two person that will be in love don't cheat at its partner. And when someone have that Idea its so difficult to forgive and forget. So, no I don't thing they will back again and less that he forgive Kristen, she was apologize, and begging him to forgive and be back with him, but someone with that idea and with his sisters behind him saying: if he will back with her, their gonna kill him, SORRY Kristen but you lost one of the most handsome and beautiful outside and inside man of this world. You have it and with your momentary indiscretion would destroyed everything. He only wants to have with you a professional relation, and its possible that both will become friends again, so you need to work on them………Good luck for both….and all theirs fans are waiting for your reconciliation if that is possible…….
Kristen, never cheated on Rob. in the first pace.And know this. It was all a promotion. Go look for truth YouTube, Huff Post..They never was apart.This about Robert sisters. Did you see on a video his sisters saying those words? Did you see on video, Kristen. apologize.No you are the loser.Are you a lover of Rob and Kristen? Or do you just love Robert. Why we love those two because their love cannot be broken.That is why we will go looking for the truth.We will go with any thing they want to do for their career.
Posted at 2:29 PM on September 24, 2012
I think that if the ppl, who are against these two as they don't like any of their projects, then don't bother writing comments that are so negative about them, just ignore any news that has anything to do with rob, kristen or any of their projects, cuz ull be just wasting ur time!
I hv no idea if these two are together or if they are trying to work out their problems, I and the rest of u have no clue about their personal lives, other than a couple of photos!
I mean I am no one to judge, I like both of them on the same level, maybe rob a bit more cuz the stupid things he says makes me laugh, but they are both good at their careers!! I'm no mad fan of theirs, but I still like them!
Kristen hurt many of the robsten fans by cheating on rob, but the reality of all this is that ppl make stupid mistakes, and in their own little private bubble they Learn from their mistakes, but Ppl like kristen hv to have their mistakes written on the front pages of all the glossy mags and sites like this, is crazy and really piss taking, mostly if kristen hates talking about her day to day life suddenly having ur privacy exposed to the world!! She did bad really bad- cheating is something I'm totally against! So I really can't say anything g about it other than hoping she has learnt from her mistakes, whether she is back with rob or not, mistakes like this should never happen, they destroy lives and families!!
Posted at 2:13 PM on September 24, 2012
Always nonstens or krisbians? hahaha
rob is weak, this is rob, rob is this?
in fact you do not have this girl, do not you think up to you, and nothing else,,,, you want them to not be together since the beginning, but what,? you have earned so why insult to rob? just now
Kristen deserves your prince? a king? I know not expect a luxury hen as she
people will, you are here because ks sites were closed and you unload your hatred or contempt for rob here on this cloth is all
I see the same records every time and always against rob, and you want others to do more insult ks? then stop you, this guy has the misfortune to love a girl who manipulated, this is the only mistake you can reproached him, and he suffers because it does not heal within 2 months of cheating, especially in this way!
poor even fans kristen stewart, I'm just a fan of your stupid comments, that's what you are!
thank you!!
Posted at 1:40 PM on September 24, 2012
I think Robert and kristen should get back together, and work things out between them selfs. Robert wants a commitment from Kristen, Robert wants to marry her so Kristen except this commitment and marry Robert. Robert loves Kristen and wants to work things out he wants to make the relationship work. I wish them luck and best wishes to both good luck and long life to both. I am a fan to both Robert and kristen love them both.
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robert was a fan and groopy.. of kristen long before he met her. just like one of her fans now.. so basicaly she hooked up with a fan of hers.. thats why all his admiration to her, and the love, and the tender loving looks he gave her, in all the pictures. he put her on a very high pedestal. and she didnt appreciate it. and maybe she looked down at him sometime from a "high place" that he put her..and maybe both of them took each other for granted.. so now if they reconcile, he needs to "equall" her to him, and she needs to "equall" him to her, and start from a healthier place, as much it is possible. and appriciate what they have, and not take anything for granted.. thats just my opinion. lots of love happines and succes for both of them. and best wishes.
Move on Rob
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Gentle Soul
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Sometimes face value is best. Rob left Kristen alone with Rupert Sanders month after month in England. Few relationships survive that kind of neglect. He should have been going to the gym with her! He was unemployed. What was he doing instead? I trust he has learned some valuable lessons. No one owns anyone else. They are in a relationship. This means that every day is new.
Posted at 11:27 AM on September 24, 2012
I agree with Woody88, this mishap was a scream for attention from Kristen to Rob!!
Kristen has opened her whole heart to Rob and the Public that she loves Rob!!
Did Rob even acknowledge any of this??? No, I don't think Rob loves Kristen as much as Kristen
loves him. Rob what is the matter with you??? Rob is always I'm not here to sell my personal life,
blah, blah, blah, that story is getting old. Open your heart Rob, if you truly love Kristen you would have protected her from Rupert, you knew Rupert had the hots for Kristen, you even said you did not like this producer, but you left Kristen on her own, to be manipulated and deceived by someone her senior, some boyfriend you turned out to be! And by the way to all you Kristen haters, Rupert and Liberty's marriage was way over with long before Kristen was in the picture!! Liberty has been cheating on Rupert since 2010!!! Liberty already has a new boyfriend, boy she sure did not wait long! I though Liberty was so traumatized, yeah right, she's glad to get rid of Rupert so she can continue fooling around!
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Grow up
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I'm sure he's sorry now. Little did he know what kind of a person Kristen Stewart was or maybe he didn't want to see the warning signs. Start with cheating, dishonest, not trust worthly. I could go on but if Twilight fans don;t believe me just go on-line and look at the 55 or more pictures of her and Rupert Sanders. Enough said.
Um toni
Posted at 10:40 AM on September 24, 2012
Yeah we saw them so? Not much to see some kissing and hugging. Wake me when we get some good photos like with Prince Harry now those were some good pics or some pics of Kristens boob hanging out like Miley or her take photos of her boobs like Blake, Miley, Rihanna. Or even getting a Lap dance like Rihanna again those are more interesting then kissing pic. Please she kissed another guy while dating someone THIS IS HW it goes on more then you know YES HW kiss others behind there BF/GF/ Husband/ Wife back why do you think HW did not make it a big deal? No one cares but you crazies and it is because if you Rob gets laughed at everyone knows his fans are off their meds. Also the fact being that Rob and her are talking and back together tells you it must not have been that big a deal BUT I forget that you crazies have ESP and know what goes on in their personal life hahaha. Tell us when
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So, I was at work today having dinner with Abby before we opened and the Colombian cook who I mentioned in a previous post came over and sat with us and then started pouring his soul out to Abby in Spanish. And I was sitting right there...and it was awkward because I didn't know if I should be rude and get up and walk away or be rude and sit there understanding almost everything he said to her because even though I rarely use my spanish, that doesn't mean I don't speak it or understand it.
He was talking about homophobia at work and some friction he's had with the head cook who is ultra religious and apparently some of the students and how he really wishes he could get a job somewhere else where it wouldn't be an issue. And then he started crying. Seriously crying because he's so tired of all the crap he faces as an immigrant and homosexual and how he wishes he could adopt kids with his boyfriend and love whoever he wants and yet...he's apparently stuck being unhappy and marginalized.
That was a great conversation to overhear.... I left partially through because I decided that I felt really shitty listening in on it (I wasn't there all that long, only about two minutes or so) and I wasn't sure I really wanted to hear about all the, up to now yet to be encountered homophobia at work. I was also having trouble not offering some kind of comfort or camraderie because I didn't want to embarrass him.
What he did tell me today is that he likes it when it rains. He doesn't like the sun. No, he enjoys the rain.
So yeah, if I had to deal with a superior treating me with crap because I'm gay I'd probably have crazy mood swings at work too.
He's in a really sucky situation and I wish my spoken spanish was better.


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Colorado wildfires: Volunteers help families find belongings
Samaritan's Purse, an international relief organization, uses local volunteers in Colorado Springs to help families find their belongings in the aftermath of the Colorado wildfires.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Before saying a prayer and heading out to sift through the ash and rubble of people's homes, Byron Spinney had a few words of advice for a group of volunteers.
"You are going to find things that are melted and all folded up and look like a blob and look like junk," he said. "Don't use the word 'junk.' Imagine how you would feel if someone looked at something that had been on your wall and called it junk. We want to respect them. We want to provide comfort and we want to love on them."
He was talking to a group of about 60 volunteers for Samaritan's Purse who chose to spend their afternoon shoveling and sifting through the ash of people's homes destroyed by the Waldo Canyon fire.
The international organization uses local volunteers to help out after tragedies. Volunteers have also helped after tornadoes and, most recently, in Larimer County after the High Park Fire.
Wayne Shoemaker, who leads the wildfire response in Colorado Springs for the organization, said that they are sifting through anyone's house that requests it and they vow to stay until the job is finished.
The work can be tedious, he said, with some houses taking several days to completely sift through.
"If you can get one house accomplished in a day, we're doing good," he said.
On Sunday, volunteer crews were at two homes on Yankton Place, where all 13 of the homes in the cul-de-sac had burned to the ground. The shells of the homes were filled with twisted metal, rock, ash and nails. At first glance, nothing looked salvageable.
Before starting, Spinney gave the volunteers more instructions.
First, they had to gently shovel the ashes into a bucket.
"Be very careful," he said to the shovelers. "You don't know what could be in there."


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"I Have Your Heart" is a short stopmotion animated film by Molly Crabapple, Kim Boekbinder, and Jim Batt. Read more
"I Have Your Heart" is a short stopmotion animated film by Molly Crabapple, Kim Boekbinder, and Jim Batt.
About this project
UPDATE: NEW REWARD UNLOCKED $10,000 REACHED! We've just announced two new rewards: for $1000 you can have a custom puppet of you in an animation sequence meeting the cast - check out the rewards column on the right hand side. AND If we reach $14,000 Kim will record a new companion song to "The Organ Donor's March." More information on both of these in the updates tab.
UPDATE: EXTRA REWARDS UNLOCKED! 100% REACHED! In celebration of exceeding our first funding target in 36 hours we are giving a free art sticker to everyone who has pledged $25 or more. Thank you!
BONUS: Add another $20 to your pledge to get a beautiful limited edition art booklet featuring all the characters and their background stories. The booklet will be 16 hand bound pages, with a cover image by Molly Crabapple silk screened in gold ink. (See the updates for more info.)
'I Have Your Heart' is a short stopmotion animated film by Molly Crabapple, Kim Boekbinder, and Jim Batt.
The artwork is hand drawn by Molly Crabapple, the New York sensation and international superstar of Dr. Sketchy's fame.
The story and soundtrack are provided by Kim Boekbinder's popular song, "The Organ Donor's March," a rollicking, accordion based, sing-a-long about love, loss, and life after death.
The film itself will be paper puppet stopmotion animated by Jim Batt, a Melbourne based filmmaker whose work has screened at international film festivals and to sold out crowds for live cinema events.
Molly's drawings will be turned into paper puppets that move within their own wonderful world.
Crabapple, Boekbinder, & Batt came together through the magic of the internet in early 2010 and have spent the last year scheming, planning, drawing, cutting, coloring, testing, and getting ready for this moment: PRODUCTION.
Where The Money Goes
- Studio rent.
- 2-3 months of full time animating.
- Production costs: printing (approx. 300 sheets high quality A3 prints,) lights, hard drives, animation software, specialized camera equipment.
- Final product: Manufacturing the DVD of the final short film.
The Plan
Print, assemble, color, animate, edit, finish, send to festivals, watch people's faces light up as they watch.
Follow the projects progress on our blog, where you can listen to the soundtrack, watch some test animations, and take a look behind the scenes: http://www.ihaveyourheart.com
Jim Batt In The Studio
Tech Details:
Camera: Canon 7D
Animation Software: Dragon Stop Motion
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We will make a custom puppet of you, then your puppet-self will get to meet the cast and ask them questions. Molly will draw your portrait, then Jim will make a custom puppet and animation of you meeting the characters. You can submit one question to ask each character, these will be done as title cards like silent film. The sequence will be around ten seconds long. (You also get a DVD of the final film as well as the puppet of yourself!) -
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Poor Rebecca!! I would be on hello chatting to you but i have to sort kids ready for school in the morning! And i have an online war tonight!!
Hope your Sunday isn't too boring for you!*smile
I am talking to myself and playing with virtual felt... *sob*sob*
If you wanna send me a plane ticket Rebecca, I'll be there like a shot!
aww don't feel alone....I'm in Cali!!! Land of 80 degree weather in the fall...yay!! LOL
I'm in southern california....the south bay to be exact. Where are you??
Yay not feeling so alone!!!! but you know it isn't 80 degrees anymore brrrrr :P
Hey Rebecca, I'm in Southern California too, High Desert between Apple Valley and Barstow....My Daughter jburkhart is also here but higher desert near Mojave - So you are not alone out here. Weather has been wonderful here - mid to high 80's the last few days - even the beach areas have been warm....Wonderful for November! Have a great week.
awww.. you guys are killing me.. we have storms and it's maybe 60 degrees here with the rain running horizontal! Rebecca... I can surely use that plane ticket :)
Hey I have had rain the last week!
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Got up this morning expecting hordes of conservatives in the streets raising a primitive, bone-chilling war cry: the election is over because of the Pew Poll! The Pew Poll! Instead saw liberals running for the hills in terror! Panic! Panic! And I want to say, Get a grip, people!
So to capture the ridiculous atmosphere, here's David Bowie performing "Panic in Detroit" in Tokyo in 1990:
Whom is panicking? Name these liberals.
I've seen a few too many "everyone calm down" posts on various sites to believe that anyone is panicking after one poll.
Sooooo, polls are legitimate again?
Not just one poll. The PPP poll confirms the swing. I've thought for a long time that Obama's support was soft. I think the biggest group that the poor debate performance influenced was not independants, rather the democratic base. It wasn't just bad style, they see someone that doesn't want to stand up for what they believe. By not challenging Romney, he appearred to confirm the worst fears that we have seen over the last four years - that he is a technocrat consensus builder that won't fight for us.
I so scared. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKK!!!!
Like Perspecticus wrote, I'm finding it so laughable that the people flat-out accusing pollsters of dishonesty a week ago are now touting these new poll numbers as TRUTH.
I've said it for months and I'll say it again. This election will be decided on TURNOUT. If Democrats go vote, we win. Period.
I'm going to have to agree with mbhuff. The lack of fire in the belly has always caused me concern. There wasn't a lick of difference between Hillary and Barack but Hillary had seen the crazy up close and, at least, knew it was coming. Barack has too much of his self-identity tied up in being the most reasonable man in the room.
Enough pyscho-babble BS. What do the cross-tabs say? People went from IDing as Dems to ID as Repubs. I don't know that disgruntled Dems would do that - mushy centrists might. Enthusiasm data seems to be even. Anyone look in any detail at the cross-tabs?
Initially I thought mbhuff's post was the essence of the liberal panic (TEH POLLS!), but based on that last sentence, I think that the he is just another wanker spoutiing off the tired "Obama is a corporatist and why doesn't he get spittle mad like Bernie Sanders" meme. Don't you firedoglake folks ever get tired of being on sidelines going "that's not iiiiiit!"
Maybe this is a male thing - why does a man have to bang his penis on desk while screaming to show leadership? Why is this endless handwringing on one debate come down to the fact that President Obama didn't sound like Charlie Sheen during his infamous "winning" rant?
We are still ahead, we have a ground game, and if we continue to focus on getting out the vote, and less on Chris Matthews histronics and concern trolls, we will win.
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10/04/2012Twice before governments have attempted to force through improvements to the energy efficiency of existing homes and then backed down. Now the backlash is building again.
In both 2002 and 2006 the plan was to amend Part L of the Building Regulations so that home owners building an extension or replacing the windows or the boiler would also have to address the efficiency of the rest of the house. Both times vested interests and political cowardice killed the idea off.
Six years on and a consultation has just finished on a similar idea – but with three crucial differences. First, it's being proposed by the coalition, not Labour. Second, the backlash is exposing Conservative and Lib Dem divisions. Third, and perhaps most importantly, a link to the Green Deal provides a way to spread the cost of the work for owners who cannot afford to pay for it up-front.
The relevant part of the consultation launched by the Lib Dem communities minister Andrew Stunell at the end of January (regulations on consequential improvements for domestic extensions) finished on March 27. The government's preferred timetable is for the change on 'consequential improvements' to come into force in October so that it can be linked to the introduction of the Green Deal and give householders a way to invest in energy efficiency and pay for it from the resulting savings as a charge on their energy bill.
The case in favour of the policy is clear. A quarter of the UK's carbon emissions coming from existing homes, so action is essential if we are to stand any chance of meeting our international obligations to cut them. If the government is correct that 'the measures will pay for themselves in fuel savings' through the Green Deal then who has a problem with that?
Well, for starters, the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, the chair of the energy and climate change committee Tim Yeo and assorted Conservative backbenchers.
The papers are against it on a 'home is your castle' platform. For Christopher Booker, the EU-hating Mail columnist, the idea amounts to a 'green tax' that will mean a 'red tape nightmare for home owners'. However, he also broadens the attack to include the Green Deal in general and plans to require landlords to improve the energy efficiency of any home they want to rent in particular.
On the Today programme Tim Yeo said he sympathised with the aim but that the way forward was to make people enthusiastic about energy saving. Compulsion might not be the best way to do this.
But other Conservative backbenchers seem to have made a more nakedly political calculation. The Green Deal was all the idea of Lib Dem Chris Huhne, the Part L consultation is piloted by Lib Dem Andrew Stunell. Tory MPs like the one quoted by Sky News think this is not just a 'daft idea' but a Lib Dem one to boot.
Even more worrying for defenders of the idea is the criticism of compulsion coming from organisations such as Consumer Focus and Which quoted in the Mail story and signs that the government is struggling to convince people that energy efficiency really will pay for itself from savings in fuel bills.
In speech in February (thanks to @melstarrs on twitter for the link), Andrew Stunell was adamant that the consequential improvements policy will go ahead and that the government will resist the u-turns of the past. 'It's the grand old Duke of York of building regulations policy,' he said. 'But this time we're going to do it.
Let's hope he's not compelled to get to the top of the hill and march back down again. Let's hope that Conservative MPs remember that it was not a Lib Dem or a junior minister who promised this would be 'the greenest government ever'.
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Yet another stealth tax it appears - tax paid by the manufacturer of the additional materials and of course the extra VAT the purchaser will need to pay !
"Both times vested interests and political cowardice killed the idea off" Really Jules.
What vested interests? Do you mean the interests of home owners who would be forced to incur costs and possibly debt to pay for someone else's 'idea'? The Government realised the proposals would effectively mean violating individual rights, by forcing home owners to implement and pay for it, and hence the 'cowardice' (or sanity) it displayed by backing down twice before.
We should be questioning our international obligations on carbon cutting. Where was the consultation with those who would have to pay for it, before the politicians committed us? Whether or not improvements pay for themselves in the long run, is for the home owners to judge for themselves. If they agree, they'll invest. Why wouldn't they if the figures stack up? We have to remember it is their money at stake - no-one has the right to dictate to them what they will spend it on - even if they have the means of compulsion at their disposal.
"Let's hope he's not compelled to get to the top of the hill and march back down again." Quite frankly I hope he meets an impassable object on his way.Ha! I had a feeling you might not agree, Jono. I guess it depends whether you agree that with the need to cut carbon emissions or not. If you believe that they are causing global warming, with possibly catastrophic consequences, then we need to act much more urgently than we are doing now and existing homes are too big a source of emissions to ignore. There are times when the public good trumps individual rights and the job of the government of the day has to find a politically acceptable way to sell the policy. The obvious problems are the upfront costs and the payback time and that is what the Green Deal is seeking to address. If we wait for individuals to make their own decisions we will be waiting a long, long time...and it will possibly be too late. If, on the other hand, you don't believe in global warming...
Jules - you seem to be making two arguments now. The first is 1) if it doesn't cost home owners in the long run to improve their homes, then there is nothing wrong in compelling them to improve them now, and 2) if you agree with the catastrophic climate change hypothesis, then improving homes now is an imperative.
Firstly, there are never times when violating individual rights can be considered ethical. Individual rights should not be something that can be voted away by a 'politically acceptable' majority, who happen to be in favour of a particular policy.
Secondly, arguments like 1 and 2 are both arguments in favour of compulsion. Supporters of compulsion are admitting they want to force home owners to pay to improve their homes, and implicitly, to force them to work for this purpose regardless of home owners own judgement. This position is not as ugly and crude as slavery, but it is a close cousin. Saying the owners probably will get their money back, or that they may possibly be saving the world, doesn't justify compulsion. Would a slave master forcing slaves to build a hospital, be justified if they were to argue the slaves would be helping to save lives and would (eventually) be fed the calories they used up? The principle of it is wrong.
If you have evidence showing home owners inefficient homes and the 'extra' carbon emissions produced, were damaging your life in some way, and this could convince a court of law, then you could justify compulsion (i.e. to compensate you). I suspect if you could identify such harm done, the cost owed to you by the home owners in question would be minimal - and much less than the cost of the home improvements they may be forced to purchase. Imagine if you were to try and seek compensation from someone who gets the same bus as you and subjects you to passive smoke every day while you wait. How much luck do you think you would have getting compensation from them? Both arguments in favour of compelling home improvements are absurd.Indeed Patricia.
This is a reciprocal exchange, only the recipient does not know it and is not bound by it - the farmer is expecting to get back from the recipient what he has given *instead of* the inferior corn seeds he is used to getting from them. His act of sharing is a means to his own ends. It is not a truly selfless act, he only gives to others freely because it is to *his* advantage.
Some people do not understand this, and make the claim, based on this parable, that acting selflessly (acting without concern for oneself) is consistent with acting in our self-interest (acting with concern for oneself). This claim is of course nonsense (contradictory).It was and is a very bad idea, this Agenda 21 Sustainability directive which makes human life unsustainable. This carbon based tax to which no-one has agreed legally or lawfully is to usher in an electronic economy based on carbon credits and debits. The humongous private profits from this dreadful scam will support the rise of IndoChina as the next Empire base is being built in the closing stages of Ango-American Western Empire and that's chips for us.
I think you are absolutely right Jono it was complete and utter nonsense
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Petit daylilies?
Is anyone growing his daylilies? I was wondering how true to his website do his daylilies grow. Do those glorious ruffles translate to ruffles in your garden? He sure has some pretty ones to offer.....Maryl
Thanks for posting your experience with him. His website shows some remarkably vivid colors and shapes on his new introductions. I'm glad to hear the older ones do well for you. From the lack of response though I'd say perhaps his daylilies aren't as well known or grown as other hybridizers....Maryl
Here is a link that might be useful: Petit daylilies
The two newest Petits I bought were not the ruffly ones, but the patterned eyed ones. They both died in pots during the wet, snowy 2010-2011 winter. My most recent ones after those were the appliqued Beyond the Sea, which has grown well and is pretty true to color to the website, and Queen of Narnia, which is definitely NOT as ruffled or white as the website photo. It's on my possible move-out list despite being very large flowered.
I have several of the Petit daylilies - they are new and I have just seen one bloom, last year - Sitting Queen. It was unique and beautiful and I am looking forward to seeing what it does this year. They look beautiful in photos - if the others look as good as Sitting Queen, I will be very pleased.
I don't have, but have seen Circus Performer, Carnival in Brazil
I have John Peat, Lady Betty Fretz, Equilibrium, Meet Joe Black, Night Breeze, Oceans Eleven, Second Millennium, Wheel of Time
All have been pretty close to shown colors as listed on the AHS website. With the variance easily explained bu different soil conditions. I have seen just awful pictures of Circus Performer, but I saw it in a garden and it was pretty. There are many more that I would LIKE to have.....
I'm in zone 5 and have six Petits.
Lady Betty Fretz
John Peat
Half Moon Key
Bohemia After Dark
Ancient Wisdom
Aztec Headdress
Half Moon Key and Aztec Headdress both do very well in my garden and are heavy bloomers. My favorite is Lady Betty Fretz, she does good enough for me and will probably always be in my garden. The others are so-so.
I would consider Ted Petit to be one of the top daylily hybridizers. I think he learned his craft from Bill Munson and most of his original plants were Munson's.
I have had several of his plants. INCA PUZZLE and JOURNEY TO IXTLAN were my favorites.
I've been reading quite a bit about rust in daylilies this year. For the first time since I began this adventure I encountered rust in my garden when I bought some daylilies from southern growers that turned out to be rust magnets. Bad enough that the new plants themselves were infected but they proceeded to spread the rust around to some of my other daylilies that I'd been growing rust free for years. When I began asking around about the disease some of the comments I received were less then encouraging. Comments such as you can't grow daylilies without rust. Really? I had been doing it for years and years. So it was interesting to me when I read that Ted Petit had taken the bull by the horns so to speak and dared to suggest that with careful selection you could have rust free plants. Whether he has achieved it I can't say as I don't have any of his newer daylilies. But at least he is bringing the subject out into the open. Below is a link to an article about some of his rust resistant daylilies. I applaud him for his efforts......Maryl
Here is a link that might be useful: Rust resistant daylilies and Ted Petit
I should have added to the above, while I don't have complaints about the colors, Wheel of Time has been here 2 years and struggles to open fully. I have not seen one good bloom. As the weather was so bad this year, it's getting another chance-but if next year continues it will need to find another home-south maybe? And I've never seen rust either Maryl-hope to stay that way.
Daylily rust appeared in America around 2000. Some hybridizers, like Matthew Kaskel, quit selling their daylilies because his plants were too susceptible to the rust.
Since that time, more customers each year demand rust free plants and fewer northern growers purchase from southern hybridizers. I'm happy to see someone realize that long term, if southern hybridizer's are to remain successful, they must address the susceptibility to rust of their plants. A little late, I think, but finally they are starting to get the message. Hope they apply the same strategy to crown rot.
One of the main reasons Ted Petit was able to do this was because he lived in a different area of Florida than the "mainstream" of the big sales gardens there. The Ag Inspector was willing to work with him and allow his seedling area ( away from the rest of the sales area) to remain unsprayed. So he was very fortunate that he had the opportunity to cull those that heavily got rust from his breeding program.
This was just good luck that he was in another part of FL and had a different Ag inspector! Yes, it is also correct that Bill Munson was his mentor. Dr. Petit's main area of study is not daylilies, but on brain research, specifically how to stop Alzheimer's.
I'm in Zone 7 and some of my favorites are older Petits with rich, saturated colors: Through The Looking Glass, Bloodfire, Executive Decision & Drowning In Desire. And both Forbidden Desires and Ancient Wisdom (John Peat's full sibling) have lush color AND bubbly edges that open beautifully even in my 49 degree Summer night climate.
I've noticed Mr. Petit does state cool morning opening in his descriptions for us colder Zone folks...
I grow 18 Petit daylilies. BEWITCHING EYES (2008)is the most recent intro that I grow and it does well. Others that do very well for me include: CIRCUS PERFORMER (well above the foliage), EYE OF THE MATRIX (2002), FORBIDDEN DESIRES (opens well on cold mornings and has the gold edge), GAIL FOX, GAVIN PETIT (also above the foliage - just wish it had more buds in my garden), HALF MOON KEY (above the foliage and is a blooming machine - takes a couple of blooms to hit its stride), INCA PUZZLE is a great plant, JOHN PEAT blooms in the foliage for me, but I keep it around to hybridize with, LIGHT YEARS AWAY saved itself this year by finally performing well after 8 years, MARDI GRAS BALL, NOW AND FOREVER, POPCORN PETE (no hang ups opening), TIME FOR ETERNITY - love this bloom and has a long bloom period.
BARBIE IN PINK and BEYOND THE SEA were added this year so I can't report on them.


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MCA Denver announces upcoming exhibit by Type A, inspired by TSA
Posted By Ray Mark Rinaldi On February 24, 2012 @ 8:07 am In Architecture,Artmosphere,Visual Art | 2 Comments
We all have a love-hate relationship with TSA [2]. Sure they keep us safe from shoe bombers, but they also take away our shampoo if they think the bottle is too big a threat to national security.
It's a relationship worth exploring and the artist group Type A [3] plans to bring their perspective to the Museum of Contemporary Art [4] in Denver March 30 through June 24. The installation [5] "Guarded" will feature security guards keeping watch over "nearly 30 objects deemed potentially dangerous by the Transportation Security Administration." And yes, there will be closed-circuit cameras watching.
Type A [6] is the New York-city based collaboration of Adam Ames [7] and Andrew Bordwin [8]. Their projects, which explore the implications of the post-9/11 world, have been exhibited in galleries across the U.S.
MCA Denver is located on the corner of 15th Street and Delgany. More info at mcadenver.org [9] or 303-298-7554. The very popular pigeon-friendly exhibit "Thinking About Flying" [10] is there through June 30.
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5 Were you guys watching the same film?erebus7 | 13/09/2009 | See all erebus7's reviews (29)I can't believe so many people have put this movie down. Why? I loved it! There's nothing better than a couple of british comedians taking the p*** out of the horror industry. I mean how could you say the film is 'boring'? If you want an in depth vampire flick go and watch that twilight rubbish. This movie is just meant to be fun and thats what it is. Hilarious!If you haven't seen this movie before and are contemplating it, take it from me, its worth the money. It's a laugh-a-minute storyline with some of the best comedy talent Britain has to offer. Buy it and you'll be laughing within the first 5-10 minutes (if not then you might wanna go to the doctor's and tell him that you're DEAD INSIDE!)5 stars for a hilarious film
3 Not bad at all!Mark2807 | 05/09/2009 | See all Mark2807's reviews (1)I don't understand why people are putting this movie down so much. What were you expecting? This was never going to be an oscar nomination. Stop taking it so seriously!This is two comedians having a laugh in a very low budget movie. It isn't pretending to be something it's not.Does it contain fantastic acting? No. Does it contain a gripping plot? No. Is it funny? Yes. And that's the only important thingIt doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman, the comedy goes well beyond the scantily clad women. If you like Horne & Corden then you will really enjoy this. If you don't, then don't watch it. Simple as that.
1 Really Poorbfett66 | 18/07/2009 | See all bfett66's reviews (6)I'm sorry but I laugh at pretty much anything and very silly stuff (The Jerk, spoof movies etc) but this was just not very funny and not worth buying on DVD). By the way I like Gavin and Stacey so I'm not anti this pair - but I call it as a I see it.
2 Surprisingly bad...roberto009 | 18/08/2009 | See all roberto009's reviews (91)Top 100 Reviewer Top 100 DVD Reviewer From the guys that brought you gavin and stacy comes Lesbian Vampire Killers a film so offensive, horrific and... boring.Horne and Corden had our hopes high with this one but unfortunatly they have let us down with this pointless movie. The acting is cheesy, the gore is, well its not really gore its slime; unsatisfying and the storyline; well dont get me started because there isnt a storyline to be seen.Watch at your own risk, maybe one day it will so bad that its good but for now, not a very good idea, only good to watch while intoxicated or asleep. Sorry Horne and Corden.
4 BLOKE HUMOUR COMEDY FILMOBSESSEDWITHFILMS | 04/04/2010 | See all OBSESSEDWITHFILMS's reviews (416)Top 10 Reviewer Top 10 DVD Reviewer I have to say this film is funny but only for blokes i am a massive fan of Gavin and Stacey and think James Corden is hilarious so i had to give this film a go.And i am really glad i did this is a superb British comedy that is a blokes comedy film it as everything gorgeous girls for the guys to look at, Loads of classic one liners and bloke jokes that will make you cry with laughter and two of Britans funniest people at the moment in James Corden and Matthew Horne.I really did enjoy this film and would recommended it to anyone this is plain and simply a good funny comedy film it is meant to be silly thats part of its charms.


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December 20, 2012
Department of Justice
United States Attorney William C. Killian Eastern District of Tennessee
Greeneville Man Sentenced On Cocaine, Oxycodone, Marijuana And Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Frankie L. Crum, 30, of Greeneville, Tenn., was sentenced to 192 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. The sentence reflected Crum's leadership role in a conspiracy responsible for the distribution of cocaine, marijuana and oxycodone. Crum was held responsible for the distribution of approximately 20 kilograms of cocaine, 20,000 oxycodone pills and 1,300 kilograms of marijuana, and laundering proceeds from his drug sales in the Eastern District of Tennessee. In addition, Crum will also forfeit four tracts of real property in Limestone and Greeneville, Tenn., as a result of his convictions.
The overall criminal conspiracy operated from 2005 through 2011. Crum obtained kilogram quantities of cocaine and bulk quantities of marijuana from numerous sources, which he then distributed to numerous individuals in the Eastern District of Tennessee and elsewhere. On six different occasions, between 2009 and 2011, Crum sold cocaine to an undercover agent or a confidential informant working on behalf of law enforcement. In 2008, officers in Hamblen County searched a camper and located over one kilogram of cocaine and over 173 pounds of marijuana belonging to Crum and a co-conspirator.
In late 2009, Crum learned he could make more profit by selling oxycodone pills. He thereafter supplied money to co-conspirators to fund trips to various pain clinics across the southeast region to obtain large quantities of oxycodone. This oxycodone was brought back to the Eastern District of Tennessee and distributed by Crum and others
In February 2010, co-defendant Billy Gene Taylor, 35, was pulled over by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) officers. A search of his vehicle on this date revealed over 140 pounds of marijuana in the trunk that Taylor was transporting from Memphis, Tenn., to Greene County, Tennessee for Crum, who intended to redistribute it. Taylor was previously sentenced by U. S. District Court Judge Greer to 144 months for his role in the conspiracy.
U.S. Attorney William C. Killian stated,"Our prosecutors and the federal and state law enforcement agencies did a great job of working together to obtain and present the evidence in this case. The arrest and conviction in this case resulted in the elimination of large quantities of cocaine, oxycodone, and marijuana being distributed in the Eastern District of Tennessee. I want to thank all those involved in bringing Crum to justice."
Law enforcement agencies participating in the investigation which led to indictment and subsequent conviction of Crum and others in the conspiracy include the Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals Office, THP, Tennessee Third Judicial District Drug Task Force, Washington County Tennessee Sheriff's Office, Morristown Tennessee Police Department and Greene County Tennessee Sheriffs Officee, all of which provided invaluable assistance during the course of the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne Taylor represented the United States at trial.
This case was part of the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) programs. OCDETF is the primary weapon of the United States against the highest level drug trafficking organizations operating within the United States, importing drugs into the United States, or laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking. The HIDTA program enhances and coordinates drug control efforts among local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies. The program provides agencies with coordination, equipment, technology, and additional resources to combat drug trafficking and its harmful consequences in critical regions of the United States.


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A new-look West Coast Fever promised the start of new era when stunning the Mission Queensland Firebirds 57-50 in a high octane first-up clash to open their season in Brisbane on Sunday.
THERE'S been 30 athletes that have played in every season of the ANZ Championship – new Mission Queensland Firebird Rebecca Bulley is one of those.
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Sitting in a Durham County jail cell, Frank M. Lombard, the Duke University researcher accused of offering his adopted 5-year-old son for sex, awaits a trip to Washington, D.C., this week to face federal criminal charges.
After waiving an extradition hearing Friday morning, he was locked in the Durham jail Saturday without bail.
Federal authorities say Lombard, 42, of 24 Indigo Creek Trail, performed sexual acts on his son and invited an undercover investigator online to fly to North Carolina and do the same
A bag of baseball equipment, a pair of tennis rackets, a skateboard and a child's bike lay on the home's front porch Saturday. No one answered the door as a dog barked inside.
Lombard, associate director of Duke's Center for Health Policy, was arrested Wednesday evening at his home. Investigators seized two webcams, five computers and a sex toy, among other items, after searching his home.
The 5-year-old and another child in the home were placed in protective custody
I hate to say this, call me what you will: But I subconsciously LOOK at everyone affiliated with any form of Social Service, especially those that involve children with a slanted eye. Why, simple, This provides a perfect cover for sick and insane PEDOS~~Just like this less than human bag of sheit!
Adopt a young innocent boy to pimp him out. Surely this phucker will have his rectum opened up with a rusty 8 " drain pipe within the very near future and left to bleed to death. Call it suicide if that makes you feel better.


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Water main break reported at Santee intersection
Break occurred at Mission Creek Dr, Willow Pond Rd
SANTEE, Calif. - A water main break was reported at a Santee intersection on Thursday.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Mission Creek Drive and Willow Pond Road just before 2:30 p.m. The initial report came in as a sewer explosion, but it turned out to just be a water main break.
Video by Sky 10 showed brown water in the roadway. At this point, there is no flooding to homes or businesses.
Sheriff's deputies are on scene for traffic control.
Crews from the Padre Dam Municipal Water District are on the way to the scene to shut the water off.


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Stupid Publisher Decisions
- Posted by Johanna on January 14, 2006 at 6:46 am
- Category: Comic News
DC made a big mistake last week: they fired Bob Greenberger.
Bob was the first DC staffer I ever remember talking to, back in 1993 when I was attending one of my first comic conventions in Philadelphia. He's always been kind, generous, and full of experience that DC doesn't have now (or apparently, value). He not only loved the characters from when he was younger, he kept reading their work, making him a significant resource due to the scope of his knowledge of their properties. (Surprisingly many comic company staffers don't read their company's comics, either out of lack of time or lack of interest.)
I've been employed as a manager for six years now. One of the basic tenets is that if an employee has a problem (and it's not outrageous, like stealing from petty cash), you work with them to fix it, because it's always more expensive to hire new. If you let long-time employees go at the least little thing, you're going to spend a lot more money hiring and training, not to mention all the institutional knowledge that walks out the door and can't be replaced.
The exception is if you're looking to find excuses to let long-standing, highly compensated employees go so you can replace them with cheap newbies without risking lawsuits. Bob reports that he knew there were problems, and new processes had just been set up to handle them. Instead of seeing if they worked, DC decided they needed a sacrifice and snick!
Also notice that DC has still not said that they'd be doing anything to correct the mistake in the Golden Age Hawkman Archives that was apparently so heinous as to necessitate this.
I join Peter David and Priest (link no longer available) in wishing Bob well. I hope he soon finds something worthy of his talents soon.
Update: Thanks, Bob!
One Response to "Stupid Publisher Decisions"
- James Schee Says:
January 14, 2006 at 5:51 PMHuh..
I never met Mr. Greenberger, but always heard good things about him. I don't see how firing him, but not correcting the book's mistake fixes anything though.


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