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Regulatory Arbitrage and International Bank Flows
We study whether cross-country differences in regulations have affected international bank flows. We find strong evidence that banks have transferred funds to markets with fewer regulations. This form of regulatory arbitrage suggests there may be a destructive "race to the bottom" in global regulations which restricts domestic regulators' ability to limit bank risk-taking. However, we also find that the links between regulation differences and bank flows are significantly stronger if the recipient country is a developed country with strong property rights and creditor rights. This suggests that while differences in regulations have important influences, that without a strong institutional environment, lax regulations are not enough to encourage massive capital flows.
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I have been getting some e-mail and calls about the 2014 rally. Rest assured that there will be on same place, same time, same price. Do to some mix up we didnt have time to advertise in the MOA or RA but we do have a FaceBook page at CASS Rally WV.
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Architect Frank Gehry is best known for buildings cloaked in sculptural metal. The Guggenhiem Bilbao; the Gehry Tower in Hanover, Germany; and LA's Walt DisneyConcert Hall are among the famed creations. Aside from buildings, Gehry has also designed furniture.
This table, made of corrugated cardboard with a glass top, is one of Gehry's creations. First produced in 1973, the table is getting renewed interest, and is almost as interesting an experiment of material as Frank's use of metal on buildings. (Ok, that is not completely true, the buildings are inherently more interesting, but using cardboard structurally is also pretty cool). At the end of the day, it is a a pretty robust piece and will stand up to years of abuse.
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quote:Originally posted by tiki[Alot of people never even see grass fed beef---although there is a burgoning market for it developing i think in large part to folks wanting to get organic or high quality foods. And once again---when the retailers find a market for food that is LESS processed and uses fewer middlemen,oddly enough it cost the consumer MORE!!!????Oh well--i dont have that problem as half of my nieghbors have acres of good quality grass fed beef---and this is prime time to get some freash---as a matter of fact a very good friend is rounding up a bunch this week. They usually fill the family freezers at the same time and THAT is really good grass fed beef--his are brangus. You may try to find an online source and look for a local custom butcher that could tie you to a source--its good--and if you buy it from the rancher direct he/she may actually make as much money off his beef as the grocerers do!!
quote:Originally posted by rumbellyWhen the young kids I teach mention chocolate milk, I tell them it comes from cows that have been fed chocolate bars. Works for a while.
quote:Originally posted by Mayhaw ManI prefer grass fed. I am lucky enough to have a relationship with a neighbor that raises cattle as a hobby (he did it for a living along with training thoroughbreds for about 40 years) and he raises them in some gorgeous grass. Their feed is supplemented slightly with grain from the Abita Brewery (that's how I met him, I gave him the grain for years). A couple of times a year he lets us have a cow to slaughter, as long as I am willing to let him buy one or two more at auction (I pay for the calfs). It is a great arrangement and I really don't have to do anything except open and close gates when he is out of town and go out to the butcher and tell him how I want it after it has been hanging for a couple of weeks. It's a great deal and I enjoy the personal relationship I have with the guy, do the beef is just a bonus.He also has a championship quality catfish pond. It's just about as easy to get 3 or 4 good size cats as it is to go to the market and buy them, and a whole lot more fun.
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It's no surprise that Beasts of the Southern Wild writer and director Benh Zeitlin is just as curious about exploring the world as his protagonist Hushpuppy. I was ecstatic to steal away some moments with the filmmaker and talk about how working with young students inspired the story, his fascination with fables and fairytales and his favorite writing spot in all of Louisiana.
TSL: You worked with elementary school kids in Manhattan, helping them make short films. Did this experience inspire you in some way to make Beasts about a child?
Zeitlin: Definitely. There are even a couple of lines in the film that were said by kids from the school I taught at. It was great getting to work with kids who became conscious but aren't subconscious yet. They just have a different notion about how things are connected. I started to become interested in the way those kids saw stories. I had always wanted to make a film from Lucy's [Beasts' screenwriter] world. The moment I read her play Juicy and Delicious, I knew it was the one. I was in Louisiana at the time and doing a bunch of interviews with the people who lived there. I wanted to set Lucy's world here. You wonder why these people stay, and I'll always remember one of them told me, "We're made by the marsh, we're a plant you couldn't grow anywhere else" This moment sort of informed the notion in Beasts that when you lose the things that made you, the whole universe falls apart.
TSL: I'm sure working with Q was incredible. She's outstanding. I often feel children teach me more than adults. What are some of the things you learned from her? About the script, the character, or even yourself?
Zeitlin: Q was an incredible resource! Lucy and I were able to re-write up until shooting. We had the ability to take lines, and in rehearsal we could modify them. She offered her input. I always want the actor to be drawing from something personal, and they can explore this in rehearsal. You want the actors to see themselves in the role; it's the same as a writer with their screenplay. You want an authentic performance. We did take more time because Q and some of the other cast members needed to learn technique and just how to "act."
TSL: I saw This is 40 last night, and I really started to think about working with your family in film. My cousin and brother are both filmmakers. What was it like working with your sister Eliza?
Zeitlin: Well, Lucy's brother was also working on the film! There were many sibling duos. When you're making a film, you usually end up calling people closest to you for help. Eliza was involved a lot in the aesthetic of the film. Lots of the animals were hers. She lives in the woods and takes care of animals, so much of Hushpuppy is inspired by her. It was also nice to have someone on set that can articulate what you're thinking or want without you having to do it. She has the credit, "Featuring the art of" because all the funny homemade-found-art in the film is made by her. She's a sculpture artist, and she even built the tree house we used. She had a defining role in what the film looked like.
TSL: You also made the film with a sort of team of your Wesleyan alum. What's it like working with that team? Do you plan to work together again?
Zeitlin: We credit the film to the collective, not to the individual. We're making film in this unconventional way. We've developed this message together. It's a great thing to have designed a life where you get to work with your favorite people. There's a bunch of us living in New Orleans together.
TSL: Beasts has been called "Magic Realism." Is this a type of genre you wish to explore more?
Zeitlin: With Hushpuppy, when you're 6, there's a mixture of imagination and reality that's fluid. I'm just interested in finding a way to tell fables and fairytales in a realistic way. I've always loved Greek Mythology and Orpheus and the art of mythology for modern kids. You see this in E.T. or Robin Hood. Huck Finn was always an important character to me. I want to tell stories that transcend generations and cultures.
TSL: You're sort of a jack-of-all-trades, acting as the composer, cinematographer, editor on many of your films. What's it like wearing all those different hats? Is there one you enjoy most?
Zeitlin: Largely, it all feels like part of the same thing. I never had a career attitude towards what I was making. It all feels like this is what I do to make a story complete. I guess the most natural for me is writing music, even more so than writing a screenplay. But overall I don't know that I could do one without the other.
TSL: I asked this same question of Lucy: What's on your writing desk? Do you have a gold placard quote or mantra?
Zeitlin: I never write at desks. I tend to have this method that I'll write at one place till I have a bad day and then move to another place.
TSL: Do you have any sort of writing "nest" in your apartment?
Zeitlin: I draw my stories on cards, and I always have a mini keyboard next to me. I have giant piles of books. I love Ronald Dahl and the Ocean's Almanac. Since I live in New Orleans, my apartment has a lot of black mold and like crumbling leaves! I do like writing by the water. There are lots of hidden ways to get near the water. I write by the canal, the river or travel down to the bayou.
TSL: Any certain spots you love to go? [he hesitates] Or you don't have to give away your secret spots if you don't want to!
Zeitlin: Exactly! Then they wouldn't be the same! But I will reveal this incredible sculpture garden. It was built by hand and then the guy just waked away without shoes and no one ever heard from him again. Chauvin-it's a hidden treasure.
TSL: Have any advice for writers? How do you keep your writing tools sharp?
Zeitlin: Keep your rent low. If I wasn't able to do my work every day because I'm struggling to make ends meet, I'd have to change the ends. Don't waste brainpower and emotional energy on paying the bills.
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Only available in black so far Tascam's iM2, a high-end microphone for iPhone, iPod and iPad is now available in white in Japan. Announced at around 8,000 Yen, the iM2 is capable once installed Tascam's PCM Recorder App to directly record any conversation or event in Linear PCM.
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Tokyo, Dec 18 (IANS) A shopping mall in Japan's capital Tokyo has deployed an android that can give tourists sightseeing information in three different languages, a media report said on Friday.
The android resembles a young woman. It went into operation on Thursday at the information desk near the West Gate of the Aqua City Odaiba shopping mall on Tokyo Bay, one of the city's largest shopping malls, public broadcaster NHK reported.
The robot can explain in English, Chinese, or Japanese about tourist sites selected by a visitor from a touch screen. The screen uses new technology that makes it appear to float in the air. The robot can also gesture and give access information to the tourist sites.
Aqua City officials said this is the world's first android guide to work around the clock at an information desk.
The android was developed by Japanese tech giant Toshiba. The company said it plans to upgrade the robot in two years with artificial intelligence technology so that it can answer spoken questions.
The new service is part of Tokyo's effort to prepare for an increase in the number of foreign visitors ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.


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Thanks for the comments about slash chords and multiple procedures. There were some great observations made that have given me cause to reconsider so much. To be sure, my last entry was tainted with a new-found disdain for anything Georgian, so I made a few statements I probably wouldn't have if I had written it a day earlier or later. Time is context, I guess.
Of course, slash chords are not superior to chords with long extensions and it always comes down to a matter of context whether or not they should be employed. But I do agree wholeheartedly that they're easier to read when their lower half is placed directly under their upper half instead of being written left-to-right (i.e., A7/F–the way most music notation programs seem to print them). And I don't really think that an A-minor triad with a major seventh is necessarily better expressed as an E-augmented triad over an A root; but, when I see the former, I'm drawn into a mental context (that I usually associate this chord with) where the major seventh is resolving upward or downward. When the latter is presented, though, little of that context enters into the equation and the chord's function becomes more chromatic and open ended—inclusive of diatonic harmony, yet indicative of bi- and a-tonality. The truth be told, though, it always comes down to whatever the sound of music is at the moment. If I read "E+/A" and the music being played sounds like Jobim, I'll probably play from an A-minor-major-seventh "head-space."
What I'm struggling with now is the idea that "improvisation boils to … the simultaneous multiple processes going on [when] two or more people … make music that isn't written down or memorized." It was suggested, rightly, that this definition ignores solo improvisations, like Keith Jarrett's The Köln Concert. While I'm not a big fan of the album (but I am a fan of Jarrett), it is a recording of a piece that is either totally, largely, or somewhat improvised. So I am … busted. My only explanation is that I don't perform many solo improvisations. I've played a few, but always felt inadequate to the task. I usually find myself composing something in my head to refer back to, not really improvising in a pure sense. But that doesn't mean others don't do so—and do so quite well and effectively. It also doesn't mean that multiple processes aren't available to the solo improviser, especially keyboardists and percussionists. I still think it's just more rewarding to play music with other people, though.
I mentioned before that I've been taking a class in the history of big bands. It's not an arranging course, but rather an overview of the development of big band arranging styles and their relation to socio-economic contexts in the 20th Century. Last week, we looked at the connection between the development of the big band and the political left (represented by the Communist Party in the 1930s) vis-à-vis a certain John Hammond. This week we're looking at territory bands and their relation to media of the day (radio and periodicals). I imagine that will bring us to stock arrangements, or what my dad (who played trumpet in territory bands) called "breakdowns"—charts that can be played by ensembles of differing sizes and instrumentation while retaining all the pertinent musical information of the full score. I haven't run across any slash chords yet, though. A lot of triads with added sixth-chord symbols, though. It strikes me funny to read "| Dmin7 / F6 / |", when they have the same notes. To be continued …


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One of the greatest Christmas traditions for families every year is to put milk and cookies out for Santa Claus and try to stay awake until he comes with his reindeer to deliver gifts for the family. Millions of kids around the world get excited to possibly meet this mysterious man that has been supplying their deepest desires every year, as long as they were able to stay on the "Nice List." It really is a wonderful tradition that many enjoy every Christmas.
As a parent, the question is, what do we do when our kids start to wise up? Every parent has just a little bit of fear inside of them that THIS could be the year that his or her child decides to ask that fateful question, "Is Santa Claus real?" Are you prepared to handle this situation when your child asks you?
Since most children are taught about Santa from a very early age, they would have walked around trusting in the concept of Santa as long as they could piece together thought. Some people may not realize just how important Santa has become to some children. Because of this mental tie they have with Santa, it can be a big challenge letting them in on the big secret.
Just as careful as you have been keeping the secret of Santa, you should be just as careful in how you let your child know the truth. As a basis, follow these general rules when you have your conversation with them:
Wait for your child to bring it up. Our kids are very smart, and they pick up on things easier than we may sometimes realize. Chances are, they have already heard Santa doesn't exist from some friends at school, a television show, or perhaps a family member that accidentally spilt the beans. Whenever your child starts hearing these things, they will develop their own opinions and come to you for validation. Ask how they heard about, and ask them what thoughts and opinions they have developed themselves. This will be a great way to learn how the flow of conversation will go.
Tell them what you think they need to know. No one knows your child better than you do. For some parents, they may just say outright, "Santa isn't real; we made it up," and the child will be ok with that. Most parents will need to be much more tactical in their delivery. It's important when revealing the truth to your child that you explain why you told them the lie, and how important it is to still believe in the spirit of Christmas. Just because Santa may not actually exist, that doesn't mean the magic of Christmas is dead. You can even choose to teach about the St. Nicholas, where the idea for Santa Clause came from. He was a great man that did many great things, and I'm sure your children will love to hear his story!
Be prepared for any response. One can assume that your child's first emotion will probably be sadness. Santa Claus was an important part of your child's life, and now they know the truth about his existence. If your child is sad, or possibly even upset with you for lying, explain to them why you told them about Santa Claus, and how his story is special because it helps little kids understand the true magic and wonder of Christmas. Many children will also get the sense of being "in the know" and realize that they know something their friends don't know yet. It's very important that you explain why they can't tell any of their friends, unless you want an onslaught of calls from angry parents asking why your kid told their entire classroom that Santa wasn't real.
Create a new tradition. Since your child will no longer want to put out milk and cookies for Santa and wait for him to arrive, it is important to develop a new tradition. Some families will go to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and open one gift that night. Some families choose to adopt a family in need to buy gifts for; this, in some ways, turns that family into a real life version of Santa Claus. Regardless of what you decide to do, remind your child that just because Santa Claus isn't real, that doesn't mean Christmas Spirit isn't real. Christmas is a magical, wonderful time of the year, and as we get older, we don't need a bearded man in a sleigh to remind us of that!
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"Obviously, its direct and repeated quotation of Scripture and its visual and narrative exploration of sin, grace, God's nature, creation and redemption put it in the 'explicitly Christian themes' category. It's a gorgeous film, poetic and aesthetically about as far away from my experience of evangelical-Christian-church-audience-directed films as you could get."
The Help, nominated for several Oscars this year, also reflects Christian themes, Cobbey asserted.
"The overall artistry of The Help pales in comparison to Tree of Life, but its accessibility to a wider audience and its direct and challenging exploration of justice and personal choice make it true and good," she said
Another Oscar nominee, The Descendants, is essentially a Christian parable, she added, in its "treatment of revenge, grace, life and death and in the surprising, broken and honest characters and narrative pace moving."
Cobbey also cited older films such as Dead Man Walking, The Visitor, Gran Torino and Lars and the Real Girl.
Michael Parnell, pastor of Beth Car Baptist Church in Halifax, Va., and a film reviewer for EthicsDaily.com, called Tender Mercies a film with an explicit "evangelical storyline."
Christian themes also are obvious in To Kill a Mockingbird and The Mission, he noted.
"The Harry Potter movies give so many different Christian themes," Parnell said. "There is the theme of reality that is beyond human sight. The wizard world is right in the midst of the Muggle world. It takes a change of vision to see it."
It's a Wonderful Life, focusing on the an ordinary man's impact on a small town, reminds Christians that "there are no small roles in the body of Christ, and even the cup of cold water given in the name of Christ can change a life," Parnell said.
When a character in Unforgiven tells Clint Eastwood a murder victim "had it coming," Eastwood replies, "We all got it coming."
"That's the universal fall of humanity being discussed in a Western," Parnell said.
Thomas Ward, a professor of acting and directing in the theater arts department at Baylor University in Waco, called the 1999 film Magnolia, starring Tom Cruise, "full of redemption and hope."
"The Christian themes that interest me when it comes to films and plays are redemption and hope," he said. Magnolia has both, he said.
Cliff Vaughn, media producer for EthicsDaily.com, said "some would argue The Shawshank Redemption could be labeled a Christian movie by a set of criteria that would include themes of redemption, friendship, hope and brokenness."


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Today's first day of running in India was very interesting with stable weather conditions and no stoppages meaning that everybody was able to learn a lot about how their cars perform in single lap pace and race pace.
In the afternoon the Red Bulls had the edge on single lap pace, almost 6/10ths of a second ahead of the Ferrari, although some caution is needed in assessing the times, because Sebastian Vettel set his fastest time on the third lap on soft tyres, while Fernando Alonso's time came after the tyres had done six laps. The teams used the opportunity to simulate qualifying at the same time of day as they will qualify on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Bull looked very easy to drive on low fuel, with lots of traction out of low speed corners, while the Ferrari looked the opposite. The car was a real handful for both drivers, with Massa spinning off the circuit twice and Alonso having a few "moments".
But the Ferrari looked much better with high fuel. McLaren also looked good in race trim, but might perhaps be a little disappointed with the pace they showed on the single lap. But they have time to work on that for tomorrow.
Later on in the session, on the high fuel runs, the leading contenders were very well matched on race pace with Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Lotus lapping consistently in the 1m 32s and high 1m 31s.
It is a vital race from the point of view of Ferrari and Fernando Alonso, who must react to the recent run of three wins by Vettel. The German has never won four races in a row and Ferrari's goal must be to keep that tradition.
Ferrari has brought a new front wing endplate, new brake ducts and a new diffuser to India, while the Red Bull has only a couple of detail changes, according to the boss Christian Horner.
This morning in free practice, Esteban Gutierrez got his chance to drive the Sauber as Sergio Perez sat out the session due to the aftermath of a cold. Gutierrez managed to do 29 laps, some 150 kilometres, with one notable moment where he almost went off.
[More to follow]
INDIAN GRAND PRIX, Free Practice 2
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1m26.221 35
2. Mark Webber Red Bull 1m26.339s + 0.118 33
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m26.820s + 0.599 34
4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m27.022s + 0.801 38
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1m27.030s + 0.809 40
6. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m27.131s + 0.910 38
7. Jenson Button McLaren 1m27.182s + 0.961 24
8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India 1m27.233s + 1.012 37
9. Romain Grosjean Lotus 1m27.397s + 1.176 36
10. Bruno Senna Williams 1m27.738s + 1.517 36
11. Paul di Resta Force India 1m28.004s + 1.783 32
12. Sergio Perez Sauber 1m28.178s + 1.957 39
13. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m28.222s + 2.001 37
14. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1m28.239s + 2.018 37
15. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m28.296s + 2.075 23
16. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 1m28.455s + 2.234 40
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams 1m28.596s + 2.375 38
18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1m29.167s + 2.946 35
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1m29.320s + 3.099 43
20. Vitaly Petrov Caterham 1m29.606s + 3.385 22
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT 1m30.950s + 4.729 37
22. Timo Glock Marussia 1m31.113s + 4.892 35
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT 1m31.372s + 5.151 20
24. Charles Pic Marussia 1m31.493s + 5.272 31
How much time does Webber loose by being taller and heavier than Vettel? With a fuel effect of 0.35s (was it? can't find the post) for 10kg of fuel, surely it makes a noticable difference.
True, and I know Webber was happy with the regulation changes a couple of years ago. But considering how much effort drivers put into loosing a few kilos it must make a noticeable difference?
Hi Sebastian,
By the numbers I've seen listed, Webber is about 12k heavier than Vettel. At a rough guess, this 12 kg would be 0.2 metres further above the ground than the ballast in Vettel's car. For simplicity, I'll assume a track width of 1.5 metres as the track is wider at the front due to the narrower tyres.
You then have to make some assumptions about the height of the front and rear roll centres, but the sprung weight transfer tends to dominate.
While sparing you the maths, my calculations suggest that Webber will have an additional 2 kg of weight transfer onto the outside tyres for every g of cornering force. This additional load into the outside tyres isn't mirrored by a transfer of aerodynaic load to the outside tyres - the body just compresses the springs.
So going around a corner at the same speed, Webber's outside tyres have to generate a greater centripetal force than Vettel's in accordance with F = mv^2/r. So you are looking in a 3g corner, 6 kg being transferred to the outside tyres. At 3g the car is probably tranferring about 600 kg of weight (not mass) to the outside tyres, if a worked example I have from a book on suspension is in anyway indicative.
This weight transfer is available to put additional load into the tyres, but it loses the extra effect of aerodynamic downforce. The standard friction formula, F = um, (where u should be the Greek mu = the coefficient of friction), gets modified for downforce to be the weight on the tyre. So while for road cars um = mv^2/r and the masses cancel, in downforce cars the left side of the equation is potentially more than doubled.
In plugging some numbers through all this, with several car assumptions, if Vettel can go around a 80 m radius corner at 180 km/h, then Webber would be limited to 179.46 km/h.
I won't claim high confidence in my numbers, but I think my methodology is okay, and it is probably just my assuptions that are a bit rough.
Super cool! Thank's for this effort!!! If that difference was directly translated to laptime it would be a couple of tenths. Which makes a huge difference.
James, this is a great topic for a blog post. How driver weight and height affects lap time. Surely you can get a team to do the math.
It makes a difference in terms of packaging which Adrian Newey is famous for. He even cuts out small grooves for his drivers hands to turn the wheel with their knuckles bunched.
I believe Adrian has said before his ideal driver is a 5' woman who weighs next to nothing. He wants jockeys not drivers!
That said he has commented that there isn't a huge difference between seb and marks cars.
At least for weight there's not much difference as driver and car will weigh the same. The cars are always underweight and use ballast to get them up to the legal weight. So the only difference is it just means that Webber has less ballast to play with in terms of moving the placing of it in the car to help with balance etc.
It won't be as much as the equivalent weight of fuel, as the fuel weight is on top of the 640kg minimum, whereas the driver's weight is included in it. But it's a disadvantage for sure. There's a reason why F1 drivers tend to be smaller than average. You see a higher proportion of big drivers in touring car racing where the cars are much heavier.
Webber loses time since 4 years behind Vettel and others. He never has been a runner up in the championships, makes huge mistakes like in Korea 2010 or Monza and Singapore 2012.
Besides that, Newey is helping him in a big way with his seat and its position in the Redbull car.
He might be taller and heavier than Vettel, but he would have less ballast in the car, so the overall weight of the car+driver will be the same, I think.
Looks like it will be 4 in a row!
The gap from the Bulls to ALO has grown, compared to this stage in Korea. And the gap to RAI behind has narrowed ....
just when ALO needs his teammate's help, he reverts to form. These are worrying times for ALO, but I think he'll be on the second step Sunday.
Webbo is making threatening noises to Seb, but I will be very surprised if he makes it past Seb.
Hey, those kerbs really are seperating the men from the boys....
This is it guys! I was afraid that it's gonna happen. Red Bull are too dominant again and I don't see anybody winning WDC but Vettel. I am great Alonso fan but I think it is Game Over for him and of course rest of the paddock! Too bad that by far the best driver of today doesn't have a competitive car to fight for the championship. Another wasted year at Ferrari! I would also like t hat FIA has better control over the rules because Mr. Newey always finds a way to bent them and RBR goes on unpunished!
Good luck Fernando in 2013!!!
Spot on DannyF1
It is very disappointing to see alonso working in the cockpit extremely hard to do a quick lap
Ferrari is not only slower than RB8. Most notably F2012 is very hard to drive
Vettel and webber are working the car / tyre easily around the lap ! Oh this RB8 is too good for rest of the field.
Iam massive alonso fan as well, i feel totally disgruntled to see vettel (Average driver) winning multiple WDC's in mighty / unbeatable RB8
11 Seasons / Years ago I have seen a kid doing some unbelivable (brilliant) drives in a minardi, Even today iam still seeing the kid driving at unbelivable levels in a RED minardi and fighting for WDC (Despite ferrari ineptness)
Bravo Alonso for turning the season as interesting and meaningful one to watch
Alonso - (Genius, Conqueror, Wizard)
If Alonso Is such a genius and conquerer, why can he not help develop the Ferrari into a winning car? He has had 3 years to do so??? No doubt he has driven extremely well, but the records do not show him being able to develop a car in the same way as the greats. All we keep hearing is the same whinging, "our car is not good enough" etc etc. Ferrari were a top team when Alonso joined them, and yet he always has excuses for not winning. Raikonnen won a wdc in his first year, Schumacher joined Ferrari when they were a mid field team at best. Schuey never made excuses, just praised and rallied the team behind him and won 5 WDC's! I'm sure the history books will remember who the real genius and conquerer is!!!
True... and If he is to add his 6 tenth of as second they would definately be the domiant force in F1. I guess no help from PetroDeLaRosa does'nt help ether, or using rivals secretive docs to gain advantage...
sad situation at Ferrari
James, before Red Bull found this speed advantage 3-4 races ago, based on what was happening at that time, who would you have expected to be on top here back then?
I just read a report of mr Anderson about problems at Ferrari. He is indeed right, they lack a person who is going to see a bigger picture and be able to design a car like this. Look at Red Bull, they did not start strongly but now have the fastest car- this is what Ferrari cannot do, they do not have a person to do it.
I think Vettel is going to be the youngest 3 times world champion. Sad......
I think Ferrari did very well in turning the car in Australia around.
Ferrari had the fourth best car and now it's like second. They need an extra bit to be up-there. They did all this progress with a "broken" wind tunnel. The other teams should be happy Ferrari had the problems with the wind tunnel, otherwise they would've been the fastest now.
I do not think so. They have been having this problems since several years already and are confused because there is nothing they can trust: they use 2 wind tunnels and they have the CFD data.
Car + driver weight is the same. The advantage of a lighter driver is more ballast weight to play with.
What looked to be shaping up as a classic championship fight is fizzling out into a damp squib.If Vettel is on pole, the race is effectively over (not Vettel's fault) and not worth watching.
James vettel has won 4 in a row. Brazil and Abu Dhabi 2010 and Australia and Malaysia 2011. But I agree the red bull looks very easy to drive and alonso really has to grab the Ferrari by the scruff of the neck to drive it. If alonso starts 3rd he has a chance on the long drag down to turn 4 on the first lap Sunday.
he hasn't won 4 in a row in a single (same) season.
Surely, this has the hallmarks of yet another Vettel pole and then him running away with the race by keeping 2-3 seconds ahead of any rival? I love F1 hugely but turned off the Korean GP after a few laps because Vettel had built up the required lead within 5-6 laps.
That a strange thing to do if you "love" Formula One. You'd have done the same thing at Valencia then, and missed the best race of the season.
It is far from over. With Alonso's luck this season, when Button, Hamilton or Vettel did not finished their races like in Valencia, Hockenheim, Spa, Singapore, Monza etc. we can be sure, that it is going to rain in Abu Dhabi and Austin...
Also Renault will introduce a new version of the alternator for Redbull at the Austin GP. So there is another chance for lucky Alonso to get more points over Vettel.
Yeah, Alonso's had real luck this season, rammed at Spa, car reliability problems in Monza, given an average car for almost every race.
Compared to Vettel who's been blessed with the fastest car by a mile and Hamilton's retirement at Singapore.
How about Vettels 2 DNF's due to alternator??? Vettel has had other set backs, and was almost written off in the championship when he was 40+ points behind Alonso! A legend in my opinion...
To say Vettel has had the fastest car is wrong. Yes, he probably has the fastest one now, but that was not the case early on in the season. Look where McLaren were early on in the year, they had the best car but squandered their advantage. And while Alonso has driven brilliantly all year, Spa and Monza aside, he's also had a fair amount of luck, especially in Valencia and less so in Malaysia. At the end of the day, it is a team sport, and as is invariably the case, the team that pulls it together in the end wins.
Yeah, my comment about Alonso in Spa doesn't read too well. Obviously there was nothing he could have done there.
Rain in Abu Dhabi and Austin? Keep hoping!
Ferrari and Alonso's must have one focus (and it has nothing to do with flags or ships or anything like that).
Their one and only aim should be to be in the lead going into the second lap.
what i still do not understand is why the DRS is allowed all the time in prac/quali session but limited int he race - this forces a lot more development and resources to be channelled at aero - which raises costs - and means the technically fastest cars are at the front negating the real need for DRS in the race...?
i still see no real benefit to DRS as a tool to help the spectical as its badly applied.
Hi James - according to my calculations, RAI did 35 laps on a set of hard tyres in today's second free practice. Can you confirm this? If yes, he is the only one of the leading drivers to not do a long run on soft tyres - and the pace at the end of that stint (on tyres that were more than 30 laps old) is quite impressive. That suggests that it may be possible to start on hard tyres with a single stop for new softs at lap 35 or thereabouts - could that be a possibility for front running teams?
"Raikkonen finished the first day fifth overall on a 1 minute 27.030 seconds, but while he was pleased with his car on the softer of the two tyres, he admitted it wasn't quite so good with the harder compound."
What's the point of a sort of similar race pace. That was the same the whole of 2011. RBR are might fast in qualifying, start of the front row, no car in front to give you bad airflow, break the DRS time threshold, and cruise to victory.
I'm starting to get bored with F1 again, just like back to the early 2000s. Schuey had tailor-made tyres, best car, Ferrari were spending millions, FIA on their side, F1 alienated many fans.
Then, bang, Alonso and Hamilton! F1 was back in business. And now, for the past 4 years (yes, I also include 2009), you have no competition. 2010 was sort of OK since Webber was really challenging too, earlier this year was also excellent with competition all around, but Newey works his magic...and back to boredom. I can't wait for 2014 in the hope that something might change. Next year will be another RBR / Vettel year, boring, reminiscent of early 2000s.
Yeah, it's only boring if your team is not winning the way Red Bull is right now. Would you have the same complaint if your favorite team is dominating the races?
Yes I was in 1998!
i still think its far from over. Alonso will be up there no doubt. still thinks theres another twist to come in this season.
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Its Survivor time again! Back to the jungles and ruins of Guatemala for some more heat, humidity, and Judd. Good ole Judd. Perhaps one of the loudest and most boorish castaways yet. Last week on Survivor, both tribes went to tribal council, and the competition yielded a reward for one tribe, and then immunity for one member of that tribe. Nakum won the reward of a fully stocked grill party/meal including beer and rootbeer for everyone, and Rafe won the puzzle challenge to gain individual immunity. At TC, Yaxha voted Brian off, effectively quieting a very strategic player. At the 2nd TC of the night, Judd argued with Margaret some more, and convinced the team to vote her off.
Hey Man, Nice Shot
Back from tribal council, Judd thanks everyone for going along with him and voting Margaret off. Judd and Margaret clearly hated each other, and Margaret really pushed his buttons. But Judd doesnt ever back down, and his verbal beat down of Margaret at TC should indicate that. Judd lets his entire tribe know that he doesnt have a problem with any of them, but that Margaret was just on his last nerve since she couldnt integrate into their new tribe. Jamie, in a side interview, tells us that Judd is a big guy, with a big mouth, and is the perfect guy to keep around since he intimidates people, and they dislike him.
Sore Losers
Over at Yaxha, the castaways are all feeling the hardships of jungle living. The mornings are cold, the days are hot and humid, and everyone has sores all over the bodies like some mutant strain of chicken pox. Bobby Jon got his sores from banging into the big ball last week at the reward challenge. His shoulders are both bloody, so bloody, in fact, that his shirt has merged into the scab overnight. He rips the shirt away to reveal one of the nastiest looking skin wounds I think I have ever seen. Brandon also has a bunch of these lesions all over his body too. Amy thinks they look gross, and asks if she looks like that. In fact, Amy, you have them on your face where you cant see them! The physicality of the challenges coupled with the rough living conditions are really taking their toll on everyone.
Spin To Win
Probst gathers both tribes at todays reward challenge to explain the rules. There are 4 poles with cloth wrapped around them lined up for each team, This is a strange type of relay race where one tribe member will approach the first pole, clip into the cloth line that is wrapped around the pole, and unwind the cloth around their body as they circle the pole. When that tribe member has unwound all of the cloth from the pole and around their body, they will advance to the next pole, clip into their teammate there, and those two will unwrap the cloth around BOTH of their bodies. Onto the third pole, where the cloth must be wrapped around all three players, and so on with the fourth pole. Once they have all of the cloth around them, they can begin to unwind and send people across the finish line. First tribe to finish wins a reward of Mayan origin. Chocolate!!! And lots of it!! Also, the tribe will get to take a zip line tour of the jungle canopy. Sounds fun!
As the challenge begins, Stephanie for Nakum, and Brandon for Yaxha are the first to wind for their team. Steph makes it through very quickly and runs to clip into Lydia. They are slowed down by their apparent unwillingness to get together, to hug each other. Whats the matter Lydia? I thought you idolized Stephenie? Brandon finishes winding, and he and Gary get together and quickly catch up to their opponents. Gary is comfortable in the quarterback position with Brandon as his center, I guess. Both teams keep it neck and neck through 4 poles, but Nakum is first to begin unwinding. The group spins around to unwrap the cloth from their bodies. Soon, Yaxha is done too, and they begin unwinding like a top. Garys beanpole-like stature is perfect for keeping the group spinning in tight circles. Nakum, however, looks like everyone is tied together at their feet like some three legged race gone bad. They unwrap enough to send 1 of their players across the finish line, but then the other three just flail and fall over repeatedly. Yaxha stays on their feet, and spin to victory.
Welcome To The Jungle!
When Yaxha arrives at their cool zip line reward, Amy is scared as hell. She is too afraid of heights to really enjoy the zip line. You can actually see through her she is so pale from fright. I guess she doesnt have faith in Mark Burnett to pick a safe zip line. Of course, Amy is the first person they put up on the zip line. She hems and haws and asks all of the typical questions someone who is deathly afraid of heights would. What if I get stuck in the middle? and What if the trees fall down? They get her to go, but man, she looks like she had her eyes closed the whole time. Bobby Jon goes next, and puts up the hang loose sign with his hand. I think he might have yelled Freebird!!! too, but I couldnt hear him clearly. Next, Gary just leans back as if he were in his easy chair back home and enjoys the ride. Danni flies through the air with the greatest of ease, and finally Brandon comes zipping down. Brandon seems the most amazed at this unique experience of flying through the canopy.
Awaiting the tribe at the bottom of the zip line is the rest of their reward. The most mouth-watering array of chocolatey goodness you have ever seen enough to make Willy Wonka jealous! Cakes, chocolate covered everything, cookies, and even chocolate milk! They start throwing food down their cake holes like there is no tomorrow. I cant help but think the introduction of all that caffeine to their systems is going to lead to some pretty instant digestive problems if you know what I mean. They cant even eat all of the food set in front of them, and try to pack some for later.
Gonna Be A Camp Par Tay, Gonna Be a Camp Party!
Yaxha is just hanging around their camp, playing cards with some leaves that Rafe turned into playing cards, when suddenly they hear Nakum! being yelled from their lakeshore. They are all surprised to hear the other tribe calling them down to the shore to have a little talk. Jamie is convinced they shouldnt even go down there, as if the other tribe is going to play some evil trick on them. Paranoid much, Jamie?? They all go down and greet the other tribe tentatively, and find out that its Dannis birthday, and Yaxha wants to invite Nakum over for a little ole pool party. Stephenie and Judd are immediately in, but they have to convince Jamie and Cindy that everything is on the level. They both think this whole thing is unnecessary, since they are trying to get rid of everyone on that other tribe. How about having a good time for once, you two? Lighten up a little. Finally, both tribes arrive over at Yaxhas camp. The party ends up being a nice, lighthearted gathering of all of the castaways where no one really talks game. Yaxha has even saved some chocolate for the Nakum tribemembers, which everyoneincluding Jamie and Cindyenjoys. Not too long after enjoying the pool and the chocolate that the other tribe had won, Jamie turns into a little brat and insists Nakum must leave now, since they still have firewood and food to gather for the evening. He is there for business, and business only. Jamie doesnt want the others to form any bonds with the other tribe that he cant control. He gets his way, and they leave the other camp, but on the way, just about everyone on Nakum tells Jamie he was really acting shady at the other camp. He tells them hell like everyone else after the game is over. Steph thinks she and Jamie are going to clash soon, and Im thinking Steph will probably vote him out at her earliest convenience.
Im Mouthfishin!
The next day at Yaxha, Bobby Jon is hanging out in the pool enjoying a soak. His shoulder scab is all waterlogged and falling apart in the water, and the minnows in the lake are finding it to be quite tasty. Well, Bobby Jon, being the redneck that he is, sees these fish near his shoulder as protein. In one of the strangest moves I have ever seen(and Ive seen some weird stuff, believe me), Bobby Jon starts to suck the lake water into his mouth to hopefully catch some minnows. Arent you supposed to boil that stuff first Bobby Jon?
In the jungle, Amy is talking to Gary about their strategy if they lose the next immunity challenge. Amy knows she is vulnerable, and she just wants to let Gary know that if they lose, she isnt going to lie to anyone. Its ok if Gary, lies though. Although, if he does, she is going to come after him. Shes going to look up Gary Hawkins in Michigan and she thinks shell have his address, cell number, everything in 5 seconds. She also tells him that if he really is a former NFL football player, shes going to beat him down like a stepchild.
A Huge, Puzzling, Immunity Challenge
Todays immunity challenge will test the tribes in teamwork. Three members from each team will, one at a time, run out into a sand pit to retrieve giant puzzle pieces. After they have gathered the twelve giant puzzle pieces, two other tribe members will put the puzzle together. First tribe to complete their puzzle wins immunity. Lydia will sit out for Nakum. Fetching puzzle pieces for Yaxha are Brandon, Bobby Jon and Danni, for Nakum its Judd, Jamie and Cindy. Theyre off, and the first runners go right for the easy pieces that arent buried in the sand and get them back easily. Soon, all of the unburied pieces are gone, and the runners must start to dig in the sand for their puzzle pieces. The piece lead changes back and forth a couple of times, until Brandon cant find any of his pieces in the sand. Finally, Nakum has all of their pieces. They get right to puzzle assembly, and Rafe and Steph are cranking the puzzle out as if it were a 3 piece puzzle. They have almost their entire perimeter done before Yaxha even starts. Although Gary and Amy do their best and catch up, Steph and Rafe are just too good at puzzles, and Nakum wins immunity.
The Beginning Of The End
Back at the Yaxha camp, Amy knows she has to fight for her life. She first talks to Danni about the possibility of her not going home. Dannis face gives her away, even as she tells Amy that she should work the Bobby Jon has been here before angle to try and get him voted out. Amy approaches Gary with her angle, and is hoping she can sway him to vote for BJ with her. Gary, wisely recognizing that he is the swing vote without letting on that he knows he is the swing vote, tells her that if she has Danni and Brandon, she has him, but otherwise, he has to prove his allegiance to any possible future alliance. Both Danni and Brandon are second guessing themselves too, since Bobby Jon has been on the show before, and perhaps doesnt deserve to still be in the game. They are both very conflicted on who they are going to vote out tonight.
At tribal council, Jeff begins to grill the survivors. Jeff thinks it should feel pretty good to still be here after 18 days in the jungle. Danni disagrees, since they are at tribal council, and everyone has bonded so much, its hard to send someone home. Gary agrees, and says that the tribe has really gotten close, especially this group of 5. Brandon thinks sending someone home is the most difficult part of the game. He mentions that maybe someone he has an alliance with might not be as deserving as someone else. This gets Bobby Jons attention immediately, and he tells everyone(especially Brandon) that he sticks with the alliances that he has had the longest.
Its time to vote, and Bobby Jon heads up first. He votes for Amy, telling her she is the strongest human being he has ever met. The only other vote that is revealed is Amys vote for Bobby Jon. After Probst tallies the votes, he reveals the loser .Amy, the tribe has spoken.
But thats not all after Amy leaves the TC area, Jeff talks to Yaxha. Apparently, its time to merge. Whoa!! I didnt see that one coming 10 miles away!! Yaxha will immediately head over to Nakums camp and deliver the new buffs to everyone. They must also come up with a new tribe name over the next 24 hours.
So thats it kids! The tribes are merging, and I cant wait to see all of these unique and sometimes unstable personalities interacting together. Tune in next week for a fight between Jamie and Judd, the reaction when Yaxha arrives in Nakums camp, and each survivor must choose their own fate! Ooooh! Sounds juicy! <yawn>
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YouTube is the most overlooked resource that comes with your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. In my case, it has opened up a whole new world of free content and hours of entertainment for my daughter Lillie. Lillie was born with Cerebral Palsy and has difficulty controlling her muscles. One of the best therapies for her is cognitive sensory stimulation, and music and video are very good for this.
When Apple TV was announced, I was excited about the possibility that she could watch YouTube cartoon videos on our 46" flat screen TV. However, finding the same videos on her iPad and then again on the Apple TV, was time consuming and a hassle. Fortunately, there is an easier way to do it: create a YouTube channel for Lillie and then save her favorite videos to it. That way, she can access them easily from either device, and they would always be current. The key here is to be logged into your own YouTube channel on both devices. And it's easy to do.
Step 1: Set up your YouTube channel
These instructions assume that you already have a YouTube account. If you don't, go YouTube.com in Safari on your iPad and set one up. (Click on the "Sign up for YouTube!" link on the left side of the screen and follow the onscreen instructions.
You'll be asked to link your YouTube account with your Google Gmail account (Google owns YouTube). If you don't have a Google Gmail account, you'll have to create one. It's free. Note: When you create a username and password for your channel, write them down somewhere. You're going to need them to log in with your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Apple TV. Once you have set up your account, YouTube will send you a confirmation e-mail. Whatever e-mail address you used to sign up is where the confirmation e-mail will go. Once you receive the confirmation e-mail, click on the link inside the e-mail to activate your channel. Once you do you that, proceed to the next section.
Login to your YouTube channel on your iOS device
- Make sure your device is connected to the Internet via a wireless connection.
- Open up the YouTube app and tap on Favorites in the bottom menu bar.
- Tap on the Sign In button in the upper left hand corner.
- Enter your YouTube username (Gmail e-mail address) and password.
Save your YouTube Favorites using your iOS device
- Make sure you are logged in to your YouTube account inside your YouTube app
- Browse YouTube and find the video you want by using the Search field. Play your selection.
- Once it stops playing it will exit full-screen mode, and you'll see its description and other video thumbnails to the right of the screen.
- Tap on the video that you just watched, and a series of YouTube options will appear at the top of the video (Add, Share, Like, Dislike and Flag).
- Tap on the Add option.
- Tap on Favorites to add the video to your account's Favorites list.
- To make sure it was added, tap on the Favorites icon at the bottom of the screen.
View your YouTube channel on Apple TV
- Turn on your Apple TV and go to the Main menu.
- Select Internet and then YouTube.
- Once you are in YouTube, scroll to the bottom of the list and select Log In. Enter your YouTube username and password using Apple TV's on-screen keyboard. These are case sensitive, so make sure to enter them in both correctly. Select the Done button when you're finished
- You will then see a "Logging in..." loading screen on your Apple TV. If this is up for more than a couple of seconds, it means that you have entered in your username or password incorrectly. Click the menu button on your remote and try entering them in again. You will now see an icon labeled, "YouTube My Account" in the upper right corner of the screen with the three options: Favorites, Subscriptions and Log Out.
- Click the MENU button on your Apple TV remote to go back to the main YouTube menu. This will allow you to choose from the following video options: Featured, Most Viewed, Most Recent, Top Rated, History, Search. Select the Search option and use the keyboard to find a video. Once the search results come up, hit the middle silver button on your Apple TV remote to watch.
Save your YouTube favorites using Apple TV
You don't have to wait for a video to end to save it to your YouTube favorites list. Follow these steps:
- During the movie, click the MENU button on your Apple TV remote.
- Use your Apple TV remote to scroll down to Options and select it. You will see another menu of options.
- Select the Save to Favorites option.
- Finally, select the Done option from the keyboard.
Now your video will be saved to your YouTube account's Favorites list and will be seen in it no matter what device or computer you use to access your YouTube account.
Control Apple TV from your iOS device
If you lose or break the remote that comes with your Apple TV, you can use your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch as a remote control. Just download and install Apple's Remote app (free, app2.me/3104). YouTube videos come in handy when we are trying to feed Lillie or just to keep her occupied for a couple of minutes. There are other benefits for Lillie, but I don't have time to go through all of them. So enjoy and let me know if you discover any other great tips using your Apple TV, iPad, iPhone or iPod touch along with the YouTube app. As always feel free to contact me: email@example.com.
Advance to the next video easily
If you're using the YouTube app on your iOS device and are logged into your YouTube account, you don't have to go to the Favorites list to go back and forth between videos. While you're watching a video from your Favorites list, simply tap on the screen to bring up the video controls. Then tap on either the back or forward arrows. You'll advance to the next or go back to the previous video automatically. Tap on the Play button to start the video.


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Tutorial: Build an animated ad in PhotoShop CS4
Independent bloggers and journalists may find that they need to build an ad to support their work. This tutorial will provide some basic guidelines and instruction on how to build an animated ad in Photoshop.
Dos and Don'ts
Interactive Advertising Bureau studies on the effectiveness of online ads indicate that design plays a major role in getting users to interact with the ad. Here are some basic guidelines:
1. Know your audience
- If your advertiser is selling to people, use emotion, incentives, animation and interactivity
- If your advertiser is selling to other businesses, use less animation, emotion and interactivity.
2. Keep your animation subtle and sophisticated. Loud, in-your-face ads will turn people off.
3. Don't use more than two typefaces.
4. Use color wisely.
- Avoid using minimal or weak color or people won't see the ad
- Avoid using too strong a combination of color. This can turn people off, and may even chase them away from your site.
- Be careful using red. A little goes a long way.
- A medium range of color results in the most clicks.
5. Always put a message on the first frame of an animation. People will sometimes stop a page from loading before your ad has finished loading. If you don't have a message on your first frame, people will never know what you wanted to tell them.
6. Keep the message simple. If there is too much text, people will not read.
7. Reward the customer. Let them know what they are going to get before they click on an ad. It may be a coupon or discount, or simply more information like a menu.
8. Include a call to action. "Click for…"
9. Link directly to the content advertised. Nothing will annoy a potential customer more than landing on an advertiser's home page and having to hunt for the content that was promised.
10. Use the word "Free" carefully. People distrust free offers and may avoid your ad. The exception is a free offer that lists its limitations. For example, people are likely to click on something that offers a free software demo if it fulfills a need.
11. Refresh your ads regularly. A small change of color or typeface can prevent an ad from becoming wallpaper after a couple of weeks.
12. Be tasteful. The ads on your site reflect on you. An offensive ad can make someone decide to avoid your site.
Universal ad sizes
The Interactive Advertising Bureau offers guidelines for ads to be viewable on most sites. While there are more than 15 sizes, four are considered universal.
Leaderboard: 728 pixels x 90 pixels — usually found stretching across the top of Web sites.
Medium rectangle: 300 x 250 — usually found in the side rail of a site next to content.
Rectangle: 180 x 150 — the small size allows it to appear in multiple places throughout a site.
Wide skyscraper: 160 x 600 — This vertical ad usually runs on the side of a site next to content.
Gather your content
Once you've sold an ad, you need to gather all of the pieces that you will use to build it. First, download the project files.
Logo/fonts: Some advertisers will have electronic files that you can use in your ads. Some may only have bad black and white print-outs (We'll tackle this in our exercise).
Creative Commons license: There is a ton of art on the internet that can be used for free for commercial purposes. You can search on flickr or creativecommons.org. WARNING: Double-check that any Creative Commons art that you find is legitimate. Copyrighted work is sometimes posted by someone who doesn't own it.
Royalty-Free: You can purchase stock photos for a few dollars each from several companies. Two good resources are iStockPhoto and BigStockPhoto.
Take photos: If you make a sale at the advertiser's business, pull out a camera and take some detail photos. Avoid photos of a store front. They are hard to read at small sizes.
Working with a template
Open the template file
Go to the File menu and select Open. Navigate to the AdDesignFiles folder. Then the IAB templates folder. Open the file called 300x250IMU.psd and hit OK. This file has three layers named "Main message", "CLICK MSG" and "300 x 250 IAB Universal Medium rectangle."
Place a background photo
Go to file and select Save As. Call it La-Val's-Pizza-300×250.psd. Click Save. A dialog box about Maximum compatibility may pop up. Keep the box checked.
In PhotoShop, look in the Layers palette. By default it should be visible on the lower right corner of your screen. If you don't see it, go to the Windows menu and select Layers to activate it.
You will see a layer named "Main message" and another named "CLICK MSG." Click on the eyeball icon on the far left of each layer to make them invisible.
Go to the File menu and select Open. Go to the Pizza folder and open PizzaBackground.psd.
Go to the Select menu and choose All. (Command + A) Go to the Edit menu and select Copy. (Command + C). Go to the Window menu, go to the very bottom and select La-Val's-Pizza-300×250.psd to return to your ad.
Look at the Layers palette. You will see a layer called "300 x 250 IAB Universal Medium rectangle." Click once on that layer to select it. Go to the Edit menu and select Paste. (Command + V). This will paste the layer directly above the selected layer.
We'll put the logo on top of this image later. But first…
Add a shape layer
Let's build a shape where smaller text can be easily read.
Go to the vertical Tool Bar on the left side of your screen and click on the Rectangle Tool (two tools below the Text Tool). If you see a circle or some other shape, click and hold down and a sub-menu will appear. Select the rectangle.
Draw a box over the lower 2/5 of the ad. This will create a new layer directly above the pizza photograph.
The new layer will appear in the Layers palette and will have a box representing your rectangle's color. Double click on the on box in the layer to open the color picker. Change the color to red and hit OK.
Working with a scanned logo
Very often, businesses will have electronic versions of their logos that you can use in your ads. When that's the case, you can usually open them directly in photoshop. But the smaller a business is, the more likely you will only receive printouts or scans of previous ads.
For our exercise, we're going to turn a poor quality black and white scan into an attractive logo.
Go to the File menu and select Open. Navigate to the Pizza folder, select LaVal'sPizzaLogo.psd and click Open.
Go to the Select menu and choose All. (Command + A) Then go to the Edit menu and select Copy. (Command + C). Click on the Window menu, scroll to the very bottom and select La-Val's-Pizza-300×250.psd to return to your ad.
Go to the Edit menu and select Paste. (Command + V) Wow! That doesn't look very good. But don't worry. We'll fix it.
First, go to the vertical tool bar and make sure the Move Tool is selected. It's at the very top. Click and move the logo to the center of the visible pizza photo.
Next let's turn the logo white. Go to the Image menu, select the Adjustments submenu and then select Invert (Command + I).
And now let's get rid of the black areas. In the Layers Palette, change the Blending Mode from Normal to Lighten and…
Shazzam! Not bad for very little work. You could have cut out the logo but it would have been time consuming and probably would not have looked as nice.
Make a shadow for the logo
Shadows are an effective way of making a logo stand out against a photo background. PhotoShop has some great filters set up inside the layers palette but they won't work in this case. Even though we cannot see the black areas of the logo image, they are there and will cast a shadow. Here's another way:
Make sure the logo layer is selected and click on the top-right corner of the Layers Palette menu bar and choose Duplicate Layer.
Change the name to Logo Shadow and hit OK.
Click once on the Logo Shadow layer and drag it below the original logo layer.
Go to the Image menu, select the Adjustments submenu and then select Invert (Command + I)
In the Layers Palette, change the Blending Mode from Lighten to Multiply.
Hit the down arrow keys to nudge the shadow down and to the right.
Pretty neat, huh? This is kind of the old-school way of creating shadows in PhotoShop and it's useful in some situations.
Organize your layers
It's very easy for the layers palette to get out of control. So a little organization goes a long way.
1. Click once on the very bottom layer.
2. Hold down shift and click on the layer that is fifth from the bottom. That should turn blue all of the layers that you have worked on so far.
3. Click on the top-right corner of the Layers Palette menu bar and choose New Group from Layers.
4. Change the name to Background and hit OK.
You have just created a folder in your layers palette that contains all the layers we worked on. If you click the small triangle to the left of the folder, it will open to show those layers. You can edit them if you decide to. Now that we are done with them, click on the triangle again to close the folder so they are out of our way.
Edit your ad text
Now it's time to add our advertiser's message. First, look in the Layers palette and click on the eyeball icon to make the CLICK MSG layer visible.
Edit your CLICK MESSAGE text
In the Layers Palette, click once on the CLICK MSG layer. Double-click the large T to the right of the eyeball to select the text.
There is a dynamic menu that runs horizontally across the top of the program that has all your type information. Click on the gray box. The "Select text color" dialog box will appear.
If you move your cursor out of the box and over the pizza image, the cursor will change to an Eyedropper. Click on the image to select a bright yellow hue and hit OK.
Type "CLICK FOR MENU" in all caps. Click on the Move tool at the top of the tool bar. Drag the text to the bottom right corner.
Edit your MAIN MSG text
Look in the Layers palette and click on the eyeball icon to make the Main Message layer visible. Click in the Layers Palette and select the Main Message layer. Double-click the large T to the right of the eyeball to select the text.
On the Horizontal Dynamic menu, click on the gray box to change the color. The "Select text color" dialog box will appear. Drag your cursor to the top left of the color field to make the text white and hit OK.
Type "Pizza, subs and salads." Hit return and type "Berkeley's best delivery." Click on the Move tool at the top of the tool bar. Drag the text to position it in the red bar above "CLICK FOR MENU."
If you were going to make a static ad, one that does not animate, you could stop right here and save. But we want to animate our ad.
Make your SECONDARY MSG text.
Click the Main Message layer in the Layers Palette.
Click on the top-right corner of the Layers Palette menu bar and choose Duplicate Layer.
Change the name to SECONDARY TEXT and hit OK. Double-click the large T to the right of the eyeball to select the text. In the horizontal text menu bar, change the types size to 40. Type "(510) 555-5555."
Click on the Move tool at the top of the tool bar. Move "(510) 555-5555" so that it is positioned over "Pizza, Subs and Salads" and "Berkeley's best delivery." The text will appear to overlap. This is okay for now.
Animate your message
Now we want to animate. First, make sure all layers are visible then go to the Window menu and select Animation. This will open a palette on the bottom of the screen.
1. Set up the first frame
The first frame is selected by default. Click on the "secondary msg" layer in the Layers palette and change the opacity to 0.
2. Create second frame
Click on the top-right corner of the Animation palette (shown below) and select New Frame.
Frame 2 will appear in the Animation palette and will be selected by default. Now edit the appearance of the second frame.
Click on the Main Message layer and change the opacity to 0. Click on the Secondary Message and change the opacity to 100.
3. Create a "tween"
Most animation programs have a way to calculate the appearance of the steps between an animation start and end. Photoshop's Animation palette included this ability in CS4. Click on the top-right corner of the Animation palette and select Tween. Make sure the setting are the same as in the image at right. Click OK.
4. Adjust the timing
If you click on the play button at the bottom of the animation palette, you'll see the ad animate very fast. Since we don't want to induce seizures, lets make some adjustments:
Click on on the bottom of Frame 1 where it says 0 seconds. Change the time to 2 seconds.
Click on Frame 2 and Frame 3 and change the times to 0.1 seconds.
Click on Frame 4 and change the time to 2 seconds. Click play to see a much improved animation.
Save an animated GIF
Now you are ready to save your animated ad. Click on the Edit menu and chose "Save for Web & Devices…" The following box will appear. Make sure to chose the following:
Click the preview button. It will open your ad in a browser window so you can see it in action. Ignore the code on the page.
Click save.
Tips for PhotoShop Elements
PhotoShop Elements is a cheaper option to PhotoShop. It will perform most of the tasks journalists require and only costs $79. The layers are built the same way, but the animation is done in the Layers palette.
Make each frame into a layer
Merge all the layers except the main and secondary text by selecting them all (hold down the shift key). Then click on the top right corner of the Layers palette and select Merge Layers.
You will need 4 copies of this new layer (one for each frame). Click on the top right corner of the Layers palette and select Duplicate. Repeat this step two more times.
Make a duplicate of the Main Message layer, keep the opacity at 100 and drag it down to just above the bottom layer. Shift-select the two layers and merge them. Rename the layer as Frame 1
Make a duplicate of the Main Message layer, set the opacity to 65 and drag it down until it's third from the bottom. Make a duplicate of the Secondary Msg layer, set the opacity to 35 and drag it down until it's fourth from the bottom. Shift-select the layers that are second, third and fourth from the bottom and merge them. Rename the layer as Frame 2.
Select the remaining Main Message layer, set the opacity to 35 and drag it down until it's fourth from the bottom. Make a duplicate of the Secondary Msg layer, set the opacity to 65 and drag it down until it's fifth from the bottom. Shift-select the layers that are third, fourth and fifth from the bottom and merge them. Rename the layer as Frame 3.
Select the remaining Secondary Msg layer, keep the opacity at 100. Shift-select the top two layers and merge them. Rename the layer as Frame 4. When you are done your layers should look like the ones below.
You are now ready to animate. Go to the file menu and select Save for Web. select all the options below.
Animation delay: Use the play button to advance to each frame and set the delay for each frame.
There is a bug in the Mac version that prevents this from working. To get the delay, you will need to add layers (frames). For example, if you want a 2 second delay on Frame 1, you will need to duplicate the layer nine times. This will work but may make your ad very large when it's saved.
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From DAVE SMITH
May 27, 2009 Ukiah, Mendocino County, North California
Jack London's Credo:
I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.
~~Poster in rest room, Patrona Restaurant, Ukiah
From Kirkpatrick Sale
Dwellers in the Land (1991)
The issue is not one of morality but of scale. There is no very successful way to teach, or force, the moral view, or to insure correct ethical responses to anything at all. The only way people will apply "right behavior" and behave in a responsible way is if they have been persuaded to see the problem concretely and to understand their own connections to it directly—and this can be done only at a limited scale.
It can be done where the forces of government and society are still recognizable and comprehensible, where relations with other people are still intimate, and where the effects of individual actions are visible; where abstractions and intangibles give way to the here and now, the seen and felt, the real and known.
Then people will do the environmentally "correct" thing not because it is thought to be the moral, but rather the practical, thing to do. That cannot be done on a global scale, nor a continental, nor even a national one, because the human animal, being small and limited, has only a small veiw of the world and a limited comprehension of how to act within it.
Scale, in other words, solves many of the abstract and theoretical problems the philosophers dither themselves into knots over. It specifically solves the problem of "responses to environmental threats" so that this is no longer a rarefied academic issue. For if there is any scale at which ecological consciousness can be developed, at which citizens can see themselves as being the cause for the environmental effect, it is a the regional level; there all ecological questions are taken out of the realm of the philosophical and the moral and are dealt with as immediate and personal.
People do not, other things being equal, pollute and damage those natural systems on which they depend for life and livelihood if they see directly what is happening; nor voluntarily use up a resource under their feet and before their eyes if the perceive that it is precious, needed, vital; nor kill off species they can see are important for the smooth functioning of the ecosystem…
Scale is, at bottom, the single critical and decisive determinant of all human constructs, be they buildings, systems, or societies. No work of human ingenuity, however perfect otherwise, can possibly be successful if it is too small or, more to the usual point, too big, just as a door fails if it is too small to get through, a door-knob if it is too large to grasp; just as an economy fails if it is too small to provide shelter as well as food, a government if it is too large to let all its citizens know about and regularly influence its actions.
At the right scale human potential is unleashed, human comprehension magnified, human accomplishment multiplied. I would argue that the optimum scale is the bioregional, not so small as to be powerless and impoverished, not so large as to be ponderous and impervious, a scale at which at last human potential can match ecological reality.


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Holderness Central wins Circle Trot School Spirit Challenge
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PLYMOUTH — For the second year in a row, the Circle Program announced Holderness Central School as the winner of the 2014 Circle Trot School Spirit Challenge. This challenge was designed in 2013 to get more youth participating in healthy living by walking or running in the Circle Trot, a spring 2K/5K/10K race put on by the Circle Program in collaboration with Plymouth State University's Center for Active Living and Healthy Communities.
Twenty-nine schools from Concord to Lincoln were in the running this year. Registered Circle Trot participants were able to vote for their own school or whatever school they affiliated themselves with. Parents, teachers, students and friends came out to participate and vote. The award was given to the highest percentage of votes per school's total student population. Holderness Central School (15%) led the way again, taking the win over runner-up, Plymouth Elementary School (5%). Other top finishers included Lin-Wood School (3.6%), Thornton Central School (3.2%) and Newfound Middle School (3%).
In a small ceremony Holderness Central was awarded $400 to go towards sports and wellness programs, generously donated by Sippican Partners Construction Management of Ashland, NH. In attendance were Holderness Central School Principal, William VanBennekum, Sippican Partner's, Sam Barnum, Circle Trot Race Director, Brooke Wakefield, several Circle Trotter students and Kim Johnstone of Holderness Central School's Wellness Committee.
Holderness Central School plans to use the funds for their annual Wellness Week that includes exercise, sleep, safety and nutritional facts among other things. During a full week of activities kids will have a hula hoop and jump rope contest, sample smoothies with ingredients such as kale, yogurt, and apples, yoga and meditation and a dance performance by PSU students. During recess kids will get the chance to feel the effect of their food choices by eating one single M&M and then "walking it off" over 120 yards around the school yard.