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After starting his career as a child actor, launching his career with a small role in 1991's City Slickers, Jake Gyllenhaal has become one of the most talented reliable male stars working today. Starring in a couple movies every single year, the Oscar nominee puts 100% into each of his parts, be it starring in Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, End of Watch, or, most recently, Prisoners. Talented as he may be, however, there was one role that completely escaped his grasp: Frodo in Lord of the Rings. With the year starting to wind down, The Hollywood Reporter has begun their series of roundtables with the most prominent names in the Oscar race, and while sitting down with Gyllenhaal, Matthew McConaughey, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, Josh Brolin and Michael B. Jordan the trade got the Donnie Darko star to talk about his worst audition ever - which happened to be for Peter Jackson's first epic Middle-earth trilogy. Apparently when the actor was going in for the part he was completely unaware that the character would require him to put on an accent - which he completely failed to do during his tryout. Said Gyllenhaal,
"I remember auditioning for The Lord of the Rings [the role of Frodo] and going in and not being told that I needed a British accent. I really do remember Peter Jackson saying to me, 'You know that you have to do this in a British accent?' We heard back it was literally one of the worst auditions."
Of course the part of Frodo wound up going to Elijah Wood, who did indeed change his voice for the role. But can you imagine watching Gyllenhaal team up with Samwise Gamgee to return the one ring to Mordor?
Bad as the Lord of the Rings audition may have gone, Gyllenhaal is hardly sweating it nowadays. In addition to being one of the actors being focused on in this year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar race for his stunning turn as Detective Loki in Prisoners (easily one of my favorite performances I've seen this year so far), he also has Denis Villeneuve's Enemy likely to come out in the next couple months, following its premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. He is currently in production on the thriller Nightcrawler - in which he plays a freelance crime reporter in Los Angeles - and will soon get started on Baltasar Kormákur's Everest, which puts him in an ensemble that also includes Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, and Jason Clarke.


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Tyler, The Creator Redefines The Summer Sneaker
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Sinead O'Connor can never quite escape her past.
Shooting to international fame with a cover of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' the Irish artist has been forced to deal with complex health issues in the full glare of the public.
New single 'Take Me To Church' recalls the romantic themes of her breakthrough hit, yet finds Sinead O'Connor wondering if it has all been worth it.
The video for the track echoes these ideas. The visuals from 'Nothing Compares 2 U' are shone onto the Irish singer's face, creating something both moving and hallucinogenic.
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David Reynolds has been tapped to write Nightmare Academy, Universal's adaptation of the kid-lit series by Dean Lorey. Stephen Sommers and Bob Ducsay are producing, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The trilogy, the first book of which was published in August by HarperCollins, is set in an academy that trains young adults who are responsible for policing nightmares. Last year, Universal bought the rights to the trilogy for high-six figures. Reynolds made a name for himself in the animation field, with credits including "A Bug's Life" and "Chicken Little." He shared an Oscar nomination with Andrew Stanton and Bob Peterson for writing "Finding Nemo" and worked on "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" for Fox.


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something I picked up while listening to a favorite podcast of mine that *isn't* library-focused at all. the husband is a fairly recent school library media specialist, though.
A QR-code Scavenger Hunt, for students in the middle and high school library. The librarian got approval from the school principal for students to use their smartphones, if they had them (and depending where the school is, there may be many) and worked in teams of 4 to find certain books, magazines, newspapers, and other physical objects in the library using clues. Each of the items in the scavenger hunt had a QR code, which the students then scanned.
I didn't catch all the details (since it was just a sidenote of something fun in the podcast) but I really liked the idea. Especially if you give students clues to certain things that may or may not require using research skills to find… I like it.
And I don't even have a smartphone!


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Due to the dramatic growth in mobile/online advertising in our company, we are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, strategic, savvy Mobile and Video Publisher Sales Manager to join our Barons Media team based in Burbank.
Position Overview:
- Identify, approach, present and close new Publisher accounts.
- Help develop the strategic sales plan to grow new business and existing accounts.
- Provide product feedback to enhance our solutions.
- Organize and manage a pipeline to accurately forecast close date and revenue.
- Maintain accurate information and log all daily activities.
- Work directly with Account Management Team and other cross functional teams.
- Achieve goals set forth by the company.
- Some Travel may be necessary 10-20%
- Other additional duties as needed.
Desired Skills & Experience
- The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, strategic and savvy with the ability to lead a team.
- 5+ years sales experience (preferably experience with Online Video and Mobile publishers.).
- 3+ years management experience.
- Experience in Video and Mobile (CPC, CPM, CPI, CPA) monetization models.
- Proven experience attaining new business and exceeding revenue goals.
- Have understanding of Ad Serving technologies like DFP, Hasoffers.com, CAKE, EPOM, AdTech, AdapTV
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Big plus if candidate has a basic understanding of MRAID, VPAID, WordPress, Vast 2.0 & 3.0, VAST + Wrapper, JavaScript, HTML, HTML5, and XML.
- Confirmed established relationships with mobile and video publishers.
- Experience in using SSP's, DSP's, Exchanges, and RTB platforms.
The successful candidate will also have the following abilities:
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Trapping the bishop
I'd written earlier about Trapping pieces. I had a great opportunity to do this recently. In this game on move 22, I find a golden opportunity to take advantage of a badly placed bishop along with double pawns. The bishop becomes useless for the rest of the game moving the action to the other side of the board. Love it when I get a a chance to practice some theory in the wild.


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I've been on a painting frenzy this past week.....a quick weekend getaway to Scottsdale inspired me in a big way. We walked through the galleries, ate fabulous dinners in the trendy restaurants and met some wonderful artists. The economy has really hit this art mecca hard but the artists who are surviving are optimistic for better times. They're gearing up for their "artist season" kickoff which happens every October -- I'm hoping to go back in a few weeks and join the celebration!
Here's one of several paintings I finished this week. It's an 8" x 8" x 1/2" diptych on canvas with acrylics, charcoal, pastels, and markers. I've named it "Mending Fences."


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Last week, I wrote about the myth that small groups won't thrive in the Black church setting. I hope the post helped you realize small groups could work in the Black Church. But how? Here are five keys to thriving black church small groups that I gleaned from my research.
1. The Leadership is All In
Thriving black church small groups have pastors and leaders who participate in small groups. In the Black Church, congregants emulate the leaders. Especially the senior pastor. If a senior pastor of a black church is not part of a small group, many of the pastor's congregants won't be either.
Announcements and promotional videos help. Show the leadership team in their small group setting during morning announcements. Make it a point to let a leader come and share how small groups has impacted his/her life. Once congregants notice that the leadership is all in, they will follow suit.
2. Small Groups are Infused in the Mission/Vision
How do small groups fit into your overall mission and vision? Have you created goals that are simple to measure for your small groups?
Check out the vision of Concord Church, which has 50% of its congregants active in small groups: To see every member actively involved in the life of a Small Group. Concord has a simple measurable goal: Is every member actively involved in the life of a small group? If not, they have not succeeded. And they keep pressing to make that vision a reality.
Many black churches that attempt to implement small groups don't make it part of the overall mission or vision of the church. It just becomes another program or initiative. Another option in the church buffet. Successful ministries implement small groups at the mission and vision level before implementation.
If a senior pastor of a Black church is not part of a small group, many of the pastor's congregants won't be either.
3. Small Groups are a Way of Life, Not a Ministry
Ministry menus can kill momentum in churches fast. Some black churches hold on to ministries far too long without doing an audit to assess their viability. Adding a small group ministry to that menu will cause it to get lost in the shuffle.
Concord Church had a different approach. "For us, small groups are not an initiative," says Concord small groups pastor Jeremy Williams. "It's our way of life, it's how we grow people." Like a restaurant that offers a limited menu (think Five Guys or Chipotle), Concord adopts the less is more approach to help focus on what the church feels is important.
4. Small Groups are "Space-Contextualized"
Successful black church small groups ministries pick where their small groups meet very carefully. Small groups come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Some small groups meet in homes. Others meet in public spaces. Concord uses a model that includes a large group teaching, which then breaks into smaller groups. Whatever the case, a thriving Black small group ministry considers context before it settles on meeting locations.
5. Small Groups are Marketed Well
Marketing? In a church? What about Jesus driving out the money changers in the temple? Stop being so spiritual and let's get practical. Many things compete for a congregant's attention each week. Social media, sports, entertainment, and other activities take up a lot of their time. What if they committed a small amount of their time each week to spiritual growth with other believers? Unfortunately, that idea of community has to be sold (both theologically and psychologically).
Check out this spring brochure from Concord Church promoting its spring small groups offering. It's clean, simple, easy on the eyes, and provides just enough information to get congregants plugged in.
Where have you placed your small group marketing material? If it's in the back corner in a low traffic area, then you probably shouldn't expect to garner much interest. If your church is really interested in thriving small groups, then invest time and resources in marketing the small groups on various platforms (including social media, print, and digital communications).
Did I miss anything? Do you know of any churches doing small groups well? What are they doing well that I could add to this list?


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I hope you're all keeping well. I can't remember the last time I wrote a blog post without apologising for not posting very often! Hopefully I should be posting more regularly now that I have moved house. There's still loads to do but I do manage to fit in some crafting so that's nice. I have also started classes again, at Ossett Arts, in Ossett Town Hall, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. They are monthly at the moment, usually on the first Wednesday of the month, at 19:00.
I try to use one main stamp set or product at each of my classes and the first class I ran in August was based around the Swirly Birds stamp set and Swirly Scribbles Thinlits dies. I love this set more than I thought I would when I saw it in the catalogue initially. Pinterest is full of ideas and there's so many different ways the use the set.
The first card I'm sharing with you is a kite card made with the Swirly Birds stamps. The colour combo for this card is Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Pool Party.
I used the Tree Builder Punch to punch out a cloud shape, and used this as a mask with the Stampin' Spritzer and Pool Party ink refill to create the sky background. The sentiment is from Thoughtful Banners and comes with a co-ordinating punch called Duet Banner.
I love the paint splatter stamp that is included in this set. It was stamped once, and then again in a slightly different position without putting it back on the ink pad so there was a lighter image.
You can just see the Wink of Stella glitter on the kite and bows.
I cased this card from Pinterest from a lady called Marisa Gun http://dzinesbymeg.typepad.com/dzines_by_meg/2016/06/osat-blog-hop-summer-lovin.html
I hope you like it, the ladies at my class certainly did.
I'll be posting another two cards that we made at the class over the next few days so keep your eyes peeled x


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Day Eight of the 30 Day Decluttering Challenge is the Junk Drawer! Set your timer for 15 minutes and declutter your junk drawer today!
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Blumenfeld Studio:
New York, 1941–1960
Somerset House, London.
This was a great day out at Somerset House – seeing the photography of Berlin-born photographer Erwin Blumenfeld.
"He was one of the most internationally sought-after portrait and fashion photographers in the 1940s and 1950s. America's leading magazines, including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar hired him for his imaginative and highly individual shots. The show focuses on the little-known history of his photography studio at 222 Central Park South in New York."
This exhibition included his Paris pre-war surrealist photographs and described his experimental ways of looking – he often played with light to make masks and odd shapes on faces and bodies.


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Sunday, 1 August 2010
what I did on my holidays
ailing on my brothers beautiful yacht Soutache proved to be as spectacular as usual, despite the moody weather we all had a wonderful time aboard the floating 5 star boat. We sailed from Inverness past John O' Groats and up to the Orkney Islands. The ever changing seascapes and grey atmospheric mountains made it impossible to let us pass by without an illustration or two! Here are some of my collagey watercolours.....
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I honestly do not know how to comment on such inspired work.ReplyDelete
I wonder if you really do know, deep down, how incredibly and amazingly talented you truly are, Danielle.....
these little masterpieces are priceless....
what a gift you have been given and share with those of us lucky enough to know you.
thanks, from the very tip of my heart....
Amen to that Jone! I think u should sell your dreamy water colours like hot cakes Danielle - just promise to keep in touch when u r rich and famous! You have such a gift! Glad to have you back - briefly! XxdiReplyDelete
These are so amazing. Do you enjoy painting them? You are an artist of all trades. So inspiring you are.
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Wikimedia Foundation
University of Chicago
star cluster evolution
Adler Planetarium Chicago
University of Cambridge
University of Chicago
about me
#d3.js #etymology #java #ontology #rdf #regex #grammar #sparql #triplestore #Wiktionary
"I have never met a person who is not interested in language" Steven Pinker
This project has been inspired by my interest in languages (including programming languages), and in particular etymology, and by my interest in open source collaborative projects and interactive visualizations.
"etytree" (click to see the
) is a tool to visualize the etymoogical tree of words, i.e., word etymologies in the form of a tree that reconstructs ancestral forms, cognate words, derived words, etc. This project has been funded by an IEG grant of the Wikimedia Foundation.
To see how etytree simplifies the layout of Wiktionary compare the visualization above for word "latte" with
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The demo implements the interactive layout for a limited set of words. A first release of etytree (click
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What's crackin' friends? Another business week draws to an end, and I couldn't be happier.
No fanfare here, just our usual list of musings. Please weigh in.
- Murder - Another tragic case of a kid killing another kid unfolded in South Florida this week. Apparently one teenage girl had a crush on another teenage girl but was rejected. The reject brought a gun to school and shot the object of her admiration. The shame of all this is the murder will be politicized in a matter of days. I give till early next week before someone tries to use this as a call for gun control or better school security (the school has metal detectors, but they were apparently turned off and unmanned the day of the killing). Instead - in my humble opinion - there needs to be a greater effort to groom kids at home so that their brains are wired in such a way that shooting someone for not dating you would never cross their minds. Seriously, if I shot every girl who rejected me in my middle and high school years, I'd be a serial killer. Two lives tossed. Damn shame.
- Random Movie Crap - Finally got around to watching Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer last night, 'cause I wasn't willing to pay for it in theaters. And I'm still puzzled about a few things. Is it really necessary for that fiery dude to yell "flame on!" before he sparks up and flies away? I mean, if he doesn't say that will he not ignite? What if he had a slip of the tongue and shoulted "fame on?" Would it work then? Or is yelling "flame on" like yelling "four" on a golf course - only meant to be an advanced warning that a flaming super hero will be passing by shortly? Also, not to be pervy, but Ben Grimm is made of stone. How do he and his girlfriend have a love life, since she's made of meat and skin like the rest of us? And what about "relief" - do kidney stones even matter to him? Just curious. I know, too much time on my hands last night.
- A Fair Question in Politics - Question number 20 on the extensive job application-questionnaire for positions in President-elect Barack Obama's administration asks applicants to "please provide the names and details of any individuals and organizations with which you or your spouse have been associated with which (sic) might present a conflict of interest with your proposed federal office or have the potential for embarrassment." So whether your a fan of the president-elect or not, do you think this question could keep him from getting a job in his own administration, 'cause of past affiliations that "have the potential for embarrassment?" Don't get mad. Just askin'.
- Weird - For some reason I find this tidbit odd. If you don't have time to follow the link it's about a study Folio did on an annual lifestyle magazines survey. One of the results of the study was that the average age of readers of Seventeen magazine is 27. Hmmm. And the average age of Teen Vogue readers is 25.8. Could explain the number of clueless adults - albeit younger adults - still trying to dress like they haven't finished high school.
- Disturbing - With this news that obese kids have the arteries of 45-year-olds, I wonder if all those "funny" ad campaigns aimed at scaring kids away from cigarettes haven't been misdirected. Instead of only spending that money criticizing cartoon characters like Joe Camel for subconsciously urging kids to suck smoke into their lungs, maybe some of those ads should be criticizing Donald CrackRonald for using his kiddie attractions to get kids to suck fatty foods down their throats.
- The Body of Christ - If this guy really does believe literalistic teachings about church communion, then he's a cannibal.


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Deathkings are a band from Los Angeles, California that has been featured before in this zine and plays a mixture of experimental, doom metal and hardcore and this is a review of their 2016 album "All That Is Beautiful" which will be released on March 18th by Midnite Collective.
Drum beats and clean guitars start off the album and after a minute the music gets a lot more heavier along with some death metal growls that are very easy to understand and the guitars also mix in a great amount of depressive melodies and melodic vocals are also added into some parts of the songs.
Most of the tracks are very long and epic and you can also hear a touch of post hardcore in the bands musical style and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them while the songs also get very experimental and progressive at times and the songs also alternate quite a bit between both the clean and heavier sections of the tracks and when solos and leads are utilized they give the music even more of a melodic post metal feeling and the whole album sticks to a very slow musical direction while speeding up briefly on the last track and also adding in a small amount of blast beats.
Deathkings creates another atmospheric doom metal album that also brings in the heaviness of death metal while also mixing in a touch of hardcore and a great amount of progressive and post rock elements, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover death worship, the human condition and Occultism themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Deathkings and if you are a fan of this band, you should enjoy this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Sol Invictus" and "Dakhma". 8 out of 10.


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Cat Video of the Week 8
Posted on 2nd August, by Jennifer M. Cline in Cat Video of the Week. No Comments
Everyone loves a cute cat video. Check back weekly for a new cat video.
Though this cat video is a mere 55 seconds long, it has received more than 23 million hits and went viral in 2007.
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I have been giving this a lot of thought tonight, since the time has come that I will be needing it. Here is what I would like my tombstone to read.
Here Lies Sean. He Was A Bitter Old Coot. He Was Not Happy For Anyone That Includes, But Not Limited To, Married People, People With Kids, People Who Have Found Their Soulmate, People Who Have Their Career Mapped Out, Or People Who Are Generally Happy With Their Lives. Naturally He Died Alone. Luckily His Potential Died Long Before He Did. And He Was Fat. (Yeah it's going to be a big tombstone.)


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Yes I am Jim Logan, I am working on a fan project and i need an image made. This image needs to be a girl, age 8 - 10(your choice just make it look young)
- brown hair
- Blue eyes
- pink shirt
- navy blue pants
- black shoes with white socks barley visable
- a goldnecklace and if so could u make the facial structure look like this?
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Kolkata, Mar 13 (PTI) Over a week before the release of her film Hichki, Rani Mukerji today said she, like others, had faced hiccups in the early stage of her life.
Rani, who came to the city to receive the Pride Of Bengal (Aparajita 2018) award, said she used to stammer in her childhood.
"There is no life without hiccups. My hiccup in life was my stammering at childhood. But we must overcome the hiccup and turn that into your strength," she said.
About the Siddharth Malhotra directed Hichki, she said, it is such a film that has the potential of both educating and entertaining the audience.
"Hichki has an important message. And it is an honour to get such an award over a week before the films release," she said about the award.
Hichki features Rani as Naina Mathur, a self-motivated teacher who suffers from Tourette syndrome. It is a neurological disorder characterised by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements.
Stating that she found the new status of motherhood fulfilling, Rani told the audience "This is a new innings of my life - the next 22 years - as mother and as an actor. This phase comes after 22 years of acting career."
Rani said she has been trying to introduce her husband Aditya Chopra to Bengali habits and language. "But he is yet to learn how to eat ilish machh (hilsha)."
Actor-director Nandita Das, who got the You Inspire (Aparajita 2018) award said, "Why this award is special to me? It tells me whether you are called an actor, social activist, director, be as you are. Feel confident in what you are. PTI SUS NN


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Beans From The Third Rice
(On Mondays we have a medium cup of coffee for a dollar deal. A woman came in to order her drink.)
Customer: "I would like a small coffee with steamed milk."
Me: "OK."
Customer: "Actually, it's with soy milk."
Me: "OK."
Customer: "And you know what? Make it a medium."
Me: "OK, that'll be $3.18."
Customer: "No, it's only a dollar."
Me: "But it's steamed soy milk, that's different from–"
Customer: "You guys are so soy unfriendly! If I have dairy I could go into anaphylactic shock! This is ridiculous; it's a medium coffee! It's only extra because of soy milk – I can't believe this!"
Me: "Ma'am, it's extra for two percent, too."
Customer: "You are just a soy nazi! Give me my money back; I'm going to ****. Don't expect to see me again – this is so ridiculous! You guys aren't going to make any money if you aren't more soy friendly. You're just soy nazis!"
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If you see yourself, I'd like to know! I can send you a non-watermarked image if you'd like or do touch-up work if so requested. Also, as always, feedback is greatly appreciated.
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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), most commonly known as Beyoncé, is an American R&B artist, actress and fashion designer.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.


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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Qualls apparently staying put
And Jon Heyman is reporting that the Astros are telling teams Chad Qualls is off the market.
1 comment:
- JoeinAlaska said...
After trading off Veras last year, and then losing a bunch of games in late innings, IMHO this a good idea. Qualls is under contract for next year too and it'll give fields another year before he takes over at closer.
- July 31, 2014 at 11:21 AM
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Overkill frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke to Metaleater's Tony Antunovich about the band's brand new album The Grinding Wheel, arriving February 10 via Nuclear Blast Records.
During the chat, Blitz provides some interesting details about the album, plus he comments on Overkill's 35-plus year career as a Thrash band, the brotherhood of Metal, and other topics.
Listen to the entire exclusive interview below or directly via Metaleater's SoundCloud.


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Board Elements:The tempalate, foil and shape is the same as the arc tail scrambler the only change is the tail block.
The bladed out split tail allows tail rocker to flex when loaded and gives an added performance boost and snappier feel.
The Split tail Scrambler works in anything ~ forehand, backhand, lined up walls, glass or onshore mush.
We made sure of it by having it tested by the best short and long board surfers Santa Cruz has to offer
and using their feed back to refine the design work.
Ideal Wave Size:Knee to overhead
Recommended Fins: Source Scrambler Twin Fin or Twinzer Fin
Standard Glassing Schedule: Double 7.5 oz volan deck, single 7.5 oz volan bottom with sanded gloss or gloss polish.


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Two retail parks will be erected in Moscow region with shops, auto centers, warehouses and hotels totaling 100 thousand square meters, 7.5 km from Moscow Ring Road (MKAD).
According to the deputy head of the regional government German Yelyanyushkin, Moscow authorities have already approved the project concepts of the both sites. Now, a building developer will have to develop and agree space-planning solutions for them.
The parks will be located on a plot of 35 hectares (15 and 20 hectares respectively) in Tomilino village in Lyuberetsky distric, Moscow, in close vicinity to 'Ural' M-5 federal motorway.
Retail parks of 50 thousand square meters each are expected to be construct on the two plots of land with commercial centers, whorehouses, hotels, auto centers, and car parkings for 1.3 thousand spots.
The construction project is expected to be implemented in two stages: the first park to be erected in 2017 is the one located on the plot of 20 ha, the construction of the second one is scheduled for 2018.
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Merits of Concrete Landscape Edging In Your Courtyard.
Landscaping includes reforming your existing lawn into a sanctuary. Whenever landscape edging is included in landscaping it increases the perception of the transformed landscape of your yard. Mostly landscape edging is done on mower edges, playground and car parking curbs. While choosing the color of your landscape edges you should know that the color is the one which attracts the attention to your landscape design. It's also vital to pay special attention to the texture of the edging.
Materials which are used in creating a landscape edging includes concrete, bricks, metal, plastic, pavers and wood. Concrete is the best option because of its ability to create unified borders making an outstanding edging. before purchasing the materials needed in creating the edges you should think about their pliability, durability and how long it will take to be installed. Concrete is recommended as it is durable and it meets the demands of modern designs of landscaping. Concrete is also easy to create contours and the curves of the edges.
its advisable to use concrete on the edges of your landscape design to create an excellent lining. The line to be made depends on the objective of the existing design and patterns. the shape of the landscape is determined by edging of your landscape. The shape of the landscape design is determined by the growing habit of the vegetation that's grown. landscape edging improves the aesthetic value and the elegance of your lawn. your landscape can serve as a dual purpose if the edging is created correctly and artistically. mostly concrete is known to be a grey and dull mixture but it can be transformed into a creative design by an expert in designing landscapes. The expert should be careful not to destroy the existing vegetation in the process.
Landscape edging improves the value of your yard if the materials used are of high quality. The subject and the artistic appeal of the landscape can be determined by edges of your landscape. The materials used in creating the edges can also be used on the place that is being edged. for example clay edges works perfectly with brick passageway while wood edges works well on water bodies.
Concrete Landscape edging creates a border that restricts grass and shrubs from straying into your lawn. If you are aspiring to transform your landscape using concrete, you should approach an expert to help you if you are not skilled to do the task. its difficult for anyone without experience to transform concrete into a unique edge. for landscape edging design to have perfect finishing touch you desired you have to give it a concrete edging. The edging defines the key bodies of your landscape.
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Republicans Give Up The Game: It Was Never About Deficits | TPMDC
Republicans are still running on deficit reduction, but as the election nears, their governing agenda reveals something that close observers recognized all along: Deficit reduction was never the point.
The front-page headline on this story is "How Republicans Threw In The Towel On Deficit Reduction." Only in the third or fourth graf do you get the fact that the GOP never had any allegiance to deficit reduction, and was only using it as cover for cutting spending they didn't like. None of the GOP numbers on spending (much less taxes) have ever made any sense this cycle, but "Republican Lies on Deficit Reduction Become More Transparent" is not the kind of headline you're going to see on a publication that wants to become mainstream, and that does much of its business covering Washington.
Which is sort of sad, if predictable. Insofar as enterprises like TPM grow, they need a continuing flow of stories, and if you're covering politics that means a continuing practice of not calling bullsh*t on your sources too loudly.


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How to Reduce your AcneMonday, May 23rd, 2016
Every girl faces with some sort of age which is not in the situation or in the hands of the girls, like we can say the acne problems. Yes, you heard it right. Acne is such a thing which not only demoralizes a girl but it also dissatisfies the confidence level of women. It is considered to be one of the most common issues which you can observe up in today's time. Each and every woman is being facing this problem of acne. There are many reasons which can be considered for acne like because of taking more of stress, not adequate amount of sleep, etc. and many such other reasons which can be considered to be the factor which is taken in to account for the matters of acne on your face. It is necessary to reduce the acne which has been present on your face because it will help you in presenting yourself in the front of the world in a better manner.
There are many things and methods which can help you in getting or reducing your acne which has been present on your face. There are many things which can help you in reducing your acne like adequate amount of sleep, lowering down the stress level, having a proper diet, etc. and many such more of the ways which can not only help you in reducing your acne but will also enthuse your confidence to present yourself. The further discussion will help you in getting all the information and the ways which you are in need of for the matters of reducing your acne.
How to reduce your acne
- Well, if you will ask me than there are many ways, natural as well as medical treatments are available in the market which you can go for. But it is more advisable to avoid the medical treatment because it has also been supplied with more amount of side effects. Natural ways will help you in not only removing it from the deep of your skin but will stop it and help you in reducing your acne which has been present on your face.
- Sleep is considered to be one of the biggest factors which can help you in the matters of reducing your acne because if you will get better sleep than the body will help you in retaining the freshness and the stress level will be released. This will lead to proper amount of body satisfaction which can help you in reducing your acne. Do don't forget to have a plenty some of your beauty sleep to enjoy your fresh face free from acne.
- Another way which can help you in reducing your acne is the diet. If you are having junky diet, if you are taking more amount of junk food and avoiding the hygienic and appropriate food than mark my words, you need to avoid that. Junk food contains many wrong things for your body which leads to increase in the acne in your body. In fact go for the proper diet which will not only help you in reducing your acne but will also help you in lowering and losing of your weight.


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As many of you know I had to leave my wonderful job as the art teacher at Stone Elementary, but I am happy to announce...
I will be the new art teacher at Mt. Pleasant Elementary in Middle TN! I will be teaching PreK - 4th grade. The craziest things about this school is that it is where my mother started her teaching career in the public school system and it is where I went to Kindergarten. I feel so blessed to have this job especially when art jobs can come few and far between. A plan B was even in the works if a job didn't come along.
I have met with the administration and I couldn't be more excited to start working with them. Stay tuned for pictures of the new art room from beginning to end.
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More good news!
I was nominated for my blog entry about teaching Kinders using Art Centers. I am so honored to be nominated because I started this blog to evoke talk and discussion amongst educators and those in educator rolls. This nomination shows that Art Education is important in our children's lives. The fact that we have our own category in these awards shows we are taking an active roll in bettering their education. Good luck to my fellow nominees (I don't know who they are yet).
Please click on the badge above to find out more details and when voting begins. I would appreciate everyone's vote!


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Monday, November 14, 2011
Tropical Pineapple Cupcake
I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #13: Enjoy Cupcakes (November 2011), hosted by Min of Min's Blog.
125g unsalted butter
70g sugar
1/4tsp salt
2 eggs
75g cake flour
1tsp baking powder
20g desiccated coconut
1/2tsp pineapple essence (optional)
2rings pineapple (canned)
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Line muffin tin with paper casing and set aside.
3. Sift flour and baking powder together, set aside
4. Beat butter, sugar and salt until light and creamy.
5. Add egg slowly and beat until well combined.
6. Fold in flour and desiccated coconut until well combined.
7. Cut pineapple ring into 4 pieces and place 2 pieces into the paper casing.
8. Spoon batter into paper casing until 3/4 full.
9. Arrange pineapple pieces on top of the batter.
10.Bake in preheated oven for 25mins.
11.Remove cupcakes from tin and cool on a wire rack.
Posted by Happy Flour at 7:53 PM
Labels: cupcakes
5 comments:
- Min said...
Thanks for your entry. Your cupcakes look refreshing :) Yummy!
- November 14, 2011 at 9:27 PM
- Sally said...
- November 14, 2011 at 10:54 PM
- Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) said...
must be very refreshing and good.
- November 15, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Happy Flour said...
Hi Sally,
- November 15, 2011 at 7:47 PM
- Happy Flour said...
Hi Min ans Sonia,
Thanks :)
- November 15, 2011 at 7:48 PM
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A crucial issue was ignored in "Israel Pushes High-Tech Industries as Major Economic Goal" (Oct. 28): the extent that this growth has been or will continue to be directed toward producing military equipment and arms.
Israel's annual foreign arms sales are $1.2 billion, according to the unedited report on Israel by the Government Accounting Office. In addition to Galil rifles, Kfir and Arava jets, armored cars, naval patrol boats and personal security gear, Israel exports computer technology, optics and high-tech communications equipment of use in intelligence-gathering and counter-insurgency.
Israel has hardly been selective about its customers, but its role in Central America is particularly disturbing.
For example, the Galil is standard issue for the Guatemalan army, which has been repeatedly accused of human rights abuses, and an Israeli firm installed the computer service that has allowed the army to develop files on 80% of the Guatemalan population.
It is specious to argue that concern for its own sovereignity absolves Israel of responsibility for arms exports. Conversion of weapons manufacture to the production of high-tech consumer items would take ingenuity in planning and marketing, as well as a reassessment of foreign policy objectives. But Israel's long-term interests would certainly be better served by redirecting trade to meet human needs than by helping to shore up repressive and unpopular governments.
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The Green Deal was a Government scheme set up to help homeowners pay for double-glazing, solid wall insulation, boiler upgrades and much more from projected savings on energy bills – but its funding has now been pulled.
New applications for Green Deal loans are no longer being accepted. Below you can find out how the scheme worked, plus what you need to know if you've already got a Green Deal loan.
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The plug has been pulled on Green Deal funding and you can no longer apply for loans
On 23 July 2015 the Government announced it has stopped funding the Green Deal. Here are the key changes to the scheme:
- The Green Deal Finance Company, which administers the scheme, is not accepting any new loan applications.
- Existing Green Deal loans are NOT affected and will continue to be repaid as normal.
- Applications for cash from the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund - which is separate and not administered by the Green Deal Finance Company - closed on 30 September.
- The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, which was launched alongside the Green Deal and gives grants to low-income households and people living in older properties, will continue until Mar 2017 - its future after that is under review.
For more info see the Government pulls plug on Green Deal funding MSE news story. We've updated the guide below to reflect the changes.
A note from Martin
The Green Deal was always a great idea that was poorly executed. Among the structural problems was the fact that making it a 'loan' was instantly off-putting for many; that it was far too complex; that the fact the loan was on the property not the individual made many worry about the impact on house value � and the interest wasn't that cheap.
Truth be told, "green" doesn't sell � something we told the Government in the early days, suggesting what people are interested in is home improvements. It later on the back of this launched the "Home Improvement Fund" element of the Green Deal, which was monumentally popular and oversubscribed � then again, in effect it was just a cash giveaway.
We do need to improve the efficiency of the UK's housing stock, and we need to encourage people to do it in an easy accessible way, reaching more than just society's poorest. Yet the Green Deal didn't deliver that well enough in its own right. The worry though is it'll just be taken away without anything to replace it.
The Green Deal was set up to give special 'loans' or grants to improve your home to cut energy bills and was open to all, not just those on a low income
Energy efficiency isn't just about group hugs, sandals and saving the planet. It can save you �100s each year on your gas and electricity bills and, just as importantly, make your home a more pleasant place to live in.
The big idea behind the Green Deal was to help homeowners make energy-saving home improvements to their property, and let them pay for it by using the savings from their energy bills. As a bonus, you also got a snugger home.
Applications for new loans have now closed - in total, around 15,600 were issued. You were able to borrow money to insulate your floor, replace single glazing with double or triple glazing or install cavity wall insulation and much more. Unlike many energy efficiency grants, it wasn't just for those on lower incomes (though more help was available if you were).
Quick questions:
Were renters able to get Green Deal loans?
If you were renting and wanted to improve your pad, you needed your landlord's permission, as Green Deal repayments affect future tenants. Similarly, landlords needed tenants' permission to sign up too, as tenants pay the bills, whether within their rent or directly.
Were those with prepayment energy meters able to do the Green Deal?
Those borrowing via the Green Deal make repayments through electricity bills. But those on prepay meters were still able to get Green Deal improvements - in their case, a small amount is taken from the electricity meter each day, in addition to the energy used.
For example, suppose you use �1.50 of electricity per day. If you're also paying back the Green Deal, you'll see more than �1.50 go off the meter that day. The amount will depend on your loan repayments.
As Green Deal repayments are only taken from electricity bills, if your efficiency saving is on your gas bill (eg, a new boiler means you save gas), you may have to top up your electricity key or card more often to compensate.
If you're on a prepay meter, it's also worth checking if you qualify for grants to warm up your home. Energy companies are obliged to help people on low incomes and in low-income areas under a different scheme called ECO � read more about the ECO scheme.
Also if you're on a prepay meter, don't assume you can't get a cheaper tariff by switching provider or by just getting a better deal. See Cut Prepayment Energy Costs.
What if I'm in Scotland or Northern Ireland – does the Green Deal apply?
The Green Deal Finance Company operates in England, Wales and Scotland. Existing plans are not affected by the Green Deal ending. The Green Deal Home Improvement Fund was only open to applications in England and Wales.
In Scotland, energy-efficiency powers have been devolved and schemes are available through Home Energy Scotland. To find out what you might be eligible for, call them free on 0808 808 2282, or fill in the callback form and ask them to call you.
There's no Green Deal in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly is considering how best to spend its share of Green Deal cash, but it hasn't made any decisions.
In the meantime, there's a wealth of information on energy-saving measures, including what grants are available to NI residents on low incomes, through NI Direct Energywise.
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It's a debt, Jim, but not as we know it. For many, it won't ever increase their monthly costs
It was billed as a loan, which, wrongly, put many people off. Yet it's not a debt in the traditional sense:
You pay back only what you were predicted to save on bills each month, so there's no NET cost. If your energy bills were �1,000 a year when you applied for a loan, all being well (more on this later), your energy bills PLUS Green Deal repayments (including interest) won't ever be more than that. So there's no net increase in cost, and your home's more efficient.
Repayments are spread over a long term. The homeowner (that's you, unless you move, when it moves to the new owner) pays the money back over 10 to 25 years.
The energy company makes repayments for you. You don't actually repay the loan directly, your energy firm does it for you out of your electricity bills. So, just to hammer it home, that means you should pay at most the same as you did when you took out the loan, until the loan's paid off � then you'll feel the big benefit.
Quick question:
What happens if I get into financial difficulties on my energy bills?
If you're struggling to pay your energy bills, whether with a Green Deal plan or not, your first port of call should be the Home Heat Helpline (0800 33 66 99). It's a confidential service that tells you if you're entitled to help, and what help you could get.
If you can't get help, call your energy supplier. Energy firms must work through solutions with people who are struggling � this is no different if you've Green Deal payments.
Your supplier may suggest a payment plan, or it may put you onto a prepay meter, so you always know how much gas and electricity you have left.
Cutting your supply is, and always will be, a last resort. Energy firms have agreed not to cut off vulnerable households' supplies in winter months, no matter what their struggles are.
Some energy suppliers reserve the right to share default data with credit reference agencies if you can't pay bills. Check our guide to see if your energy company shares data.
If you've a wider debt problem, and struggle to pay other debts, see our Debt Help Guide.
You should never have to repay more than you 'save' in reduced energy bills
This is the most important thing to understand. So let's labour it a little bit. You only have to repay what you were predicted to save on your energy bills each month.
Imagine Mr Ivor Coldhome gets loft and cavity wall insulation costing �900. For his three-bed semi, it's estimated this'll knock �160 off his energy bills each year.
Ivor takes a loan for �900 (plus a �63 admin fee) at 10.8% APR. His finance plan means he repays �108 a year for 25 years, after which his loan and interest is fully repaid.
So with �350 cashback for installing home improvements through Green Deal, as his savings are more than his repayments, he's �401 better off in the first year, and �51/year after that.
You repay through your electricity bill. So the idea is that your bills (you may save on gas or oil bills, not necessarily electricity) decrease enough to cover the repayments, so total energy bills stay about the same until the loan's paid off.
Why 'save', not save? Because it's based on nominal, not real, savings
In a perfect world, the saving would be based on the actual reduction in your energy bill thanks to the improvements. Yet that's impossible to work out, as so many different factors come into play to affect this.
So the savings figure is based on average savings predictions, incorporating the following factors – though all use typical behaviour, not your own, to make the assessment:
- What you're having done (eg, a boiler is different to double glazing)
- Your home's size
- The average occupancy for your size of home
- Typical number of rooms not heated
- Typical hours of heating used
- Typical thermostat setting
- What type of heating you're using at the moment
- What energy saving measures you're using already
If you've got a Green Deal loan, then when you applied your assessor will have worked out the average energy saving for a home of your type for that improvement. They'll then have compared it to your usage � whether your heating's on for fewer hours, whether you live alone or have a brood of six.
Assessors were advised to make very conservative estimates of savings, plus factor in future energy price rises. This means for most typical energy users, if you do it right, the true saving's likely to be more than the repayments, so you're quids in. But if your usage changes, there's a risk it'll go the other way (see point 9).
The Green Deal could be used for 40+ improvements, from double glazing and boiler upgrades to underfloor heating and loft insulation
Cash was on offer for a plethora of energy-efficiency improvements, a bigger list than under previous schemes.
You could've been eligible for one or a combination of the following. The only limit was how many improvements would've been useful and if they'd have paid for themselves through Green Deal finance.
Cavity wall insulation
Most homes built since 1920 have a gap between internal and external walls. Filling the cavity with insulating mineral wool and foam means that cold air's kept out, and warm air in.
Cavity wall insulation is one of the cheapest energy-saving home improvements, and pays for itself very quickly. (If you're looking to do this, note you may be entitled to Free Insulation anyway.)
Double-glazing your home means you're doubly protected – from your heat getting out and from the cold getting in. The layer of air between the two windows traps heat inside.
While it's expensive, so can take longer to recoup your outlay, double-glazing can boost your home's value, as it's often top of buyers' wishlists.
Draught-proofing is where you check windows and doors, floors, loft hatches, electrical fittings and pipework for anywhere that cold air is getting in, then seal up the gaps.
It's a simple measure with a big impact. It's also one you can easily do yourself – check out this Energy Saving Trust guide.
Solid wall insulation
Solid walls don't have a gap between the internal and external walls - and they're much harder to insulate. They're common in houses built before 1920.
Those with solid walls can choose whether to insulate them inside or outside. If outside, a layer of insulation material is fixed to the existing walls, and then covered with protective cladding/render. You can paint it, add brick slips, or even pebble-dash it.
Inside means sacrificing around 10cm of room space along the whole wall. Here, you fix insulating boards to the existing walls, or build a fake wall and fill the gap with insulating mineral wool.
Internal solid wall insulation is much cheaper than external, but installing it is more disruptive.
New boiler
Boilers are the biggest contributor to your energy bills – around 55% of what you spend a year. The more efficient your boiler is, the more heat it can produce from each unit of gas.
Depending on how old your boiler is, you could save up to �300 a year by getting a new, efficient model. Think about insuring your boiler too – could you pay for repairs if it broke down? See our Boiler Cover guide for cheap cover options.
Heating controls
Think of heating controls as having an all-knowing being in charge of your heating and hot water. You tell it the temperature you want, and it turns radiators on and off to keep that temperature level – 18-21 degrees Celsius is considered comfortable.
The controls ensure you don't go from one extreme to the other, overheating the home, turning heating off, losing all the heat, then repeating the process again.
Loft insulation
Loft insulation's quick and cheap. It pays for itself very quickly. For a few hundred quid you can stop up to a quarter of your home's heat escaping through the roof.
It involves laying mineral wool under the rafters. You'll need to clear all the junk from your loft beforehand (or pay someone else to do it for you as part of the installation).
Solar panels
"Solar power? Hang on, we don't live in California!" It's actually about daylight, as panels can still generate some electricity on gloomy days – vital when the weather's as dull as watching Steve Davis watching paint dry.
There are actually TWO types of panels. Thermal panels just heat water while photovoltaic (PV) ones generate electricity. It's PV ones which have sparked all the fuss, though you'll usually need a south(ish) facing, unshaded, reasonably-sized roof.
Underfloor heating
Hate walking around on a cold floor? Underfloor heating can put an end to that. Heat rises, so if the heat's coming from your floor, then it'll heat the whole room. You'll be toes-ty warm in no time.
Underfloor heating can be costly, depending on how big an area you want to heat. It's also disruptive as you need to take up any carpeting and floorboards to lay the cables or pipes. Underfloor heating works best if you have tile, stone or wood floors.
Many more improvements
You were also able to use loans to pay for a host of other improvements - it was down to your assessor to flag up which ones were suitable.
Air source heat pumps
Biomass boilers
Biomass room heaters
Hard-to-treat cavity wall insulation
|Cylinder thermostats
Underfloor insulation
Solar thermal hot water heating
Hot water showers (efficient)
Hot water systems (efficient)
Hot water taps (efficient)
Fan assisted replacement storage heaters
Flue gas heat recovery devices
Ground source heat pumps
Heating ventilation and air conditioning controls
High performance external doors
Hot water controls
Hot water cylinder insulation
Water source heat pumps
Micro combined heat and power
Micro wind generation
Oil fired condensing boilers
Pipe work insulation (lagging)
Radiant heating
Room in roof insulation
Roof insulation
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The Home Improvement Fund has closed too
The 'Home Improvement Fund' was added to the Green Deal in June 2014 to try and kickstart the scheme. It offered cash handouts worth �1,000s to help those in England and Wales improve their homes, and as you'd expect, it proved massively popular.
The Home Improvement Fund was separate to other Green Deal loans and wasn't administered by the Green Deal Finance Company. Applications to the Home Improvement Fund closed on 30 September.
If you've already applied and need help, you can contact the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund helpline on 0300 555 0201, Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm.
What could you get?
There were originally four different streams of funding on offer and you could get �5,600 in total. Here's how it was broken down:
Offer 1: Install two or more of 11 'main' energy saving measures, and get up to �1,250
To get the full amount you needed to install two of these measures, which included flat roof insulation and double-glazing, and spend at least �1,250 on parts and labour in the installation. You could claim back 100% of your costs, up to the maximum amount.
See a full list of the energy saving measures which qualify for the funding
The 11 home improvement measures included in this scheme:
- Condensing mains gas boiler
- Fan-assisted storage heaters
- Replacement warm-air unit
- Floor insulation
- Double/triple glazing (replacing single)
- Secondary glazing
- Cavity wall insulation
- Waste water heat recovery
- Room-in-roof insulation
- Flat roof insulation
- Energy-efficient replacement doors
- Offer 2: Install solid wall insulation, get up to �3,750 back
Around 6.6 million homes in the UK have solid walls (as opposed to cavity walls). Solid wall insulation's expensive and disruptive to install, but it stops heat escaping and can save up to �455/yr on energy bills (according to the Energy Saving Trust).
It usually costs between �4,000 and �14,000 – this offer allowed you to claim back 67% of your costs, up to �3,750 max. The offer applied to both internal and external solid wall insulation.
'Add-on' offer 3: Get �100 of your assessment cost refunded
Pretty straightforward, this one. If you went for the measures recommended in the assessment, you could've got up to �100 of your assessment costs refunded.
'Add-on' offer 4: �500 bonus if improving a home bought in the past year
If you'd bought your home in the past 12 months, you could've got an extra �500. You would've needed to have taken advantage of offer 1 or offer 2 (see above) to qualify.
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Green Deal loans are over the long term (10�25 years), and there is interest attached
With Green Deal loans, the effective minimum repayment period is 10 years, the maximum 25. The exact length depends on the energy-efficiency improvements you chose.
This is unsecured borrowing (better than secured). When you got a loan from a Green Deal provider, you also signed an agreement for unsecured finance. That's better than secured, where they can take your house if you don't repay � here, they can't.
The interest varies depending on the amount and length of the loan, so check. Providers charge interest on Green Deal loans. Your Green Deal provider will have set up a plan with you, approved by the Green Deal Finance Company – a central body set up to access the money markets and provide cash for the loans.
The Green Deal Finance Company charges Green Deal providers 6.96% interest to borrow cash from it. They also charge a set-up fee of �63.24, and an annual charge of �18.25 per loan which is usually passed on and is the reason the APR (total cost of credit) that you face varies depending on the length of the loan and amount you borrowed.
You can pay Green Deal loans early without penalty. When the scheme was first set up, there were early repayment charges associated with loans that ran for 15 years or more.
But the Green Deal Finance Company scrapped these in May 2014, meaning any loan taken out after that date, for any length of time, won't have these charges.
If you're one of the 2,000 or so people who took out a loan before May 2014, then as these early repayment charges are in your contract with your Green Deal provider, you may still have to pay them if you chose to repay early.
But the Green Deal Finance Company has said it'll encourage providers not to enforce these charges on anyone repaying early.
On a low income or receiving benefits? You may be entitled to free ECO cash rather than a loan
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme was launched alongside the Green Deal – it gives grants to help low-income households, people living in older properties and low-income communities.
The big six energy suppliers (British Gas, EDF, E.on, Npower, Scottish Power and SSE) have obligations to help customers by providing cash to help them insulate and better heat their homes.
Don't worry if you're not with the big six. This isn't just about suppliers helping their own customers – these big beasts just put money into the system. Green Deal providers can then bid for it and use it to help any of their customers who are eligible.
There's also cash available for those not on a low income for certain measures – such as for insulation and solid wall insulation. Our Free Insulation & Boilers guide has full information, including eligibility criteria, for free energy-saving home improvements.
In the past we've been told about some problems around ECO subsidies, with providers cancelling arranged installations and putting off new customers – so remember that this funding isn't guaranteed. If you've tried to access it, let us know your experience in the discussion forum.
With any energy efficiency measure, if you've got the cash to buy up front it can be worth it based on the long term bill savings.
Who's eligible for assistance?
If you earn less than �16,010 household income and own your home, you're likely to be eligible for help. The amount is means-tested. You're likely to get higher amounts if there are ill or disabled people, children or older people living there.
For more info on help with costs and how to apply outside of the Green Deal, call:
- The Energy Saving Advice Service (England & Wales): 0300 123 1234
- Home Energy Scotland: 0808 808 2282
Who can get ECO subsidies – in full
There are potentially wads of free cash on offer to people on certain benefits to install free loft or cavity wall insulation, plus help to pay for boiler repairs, or a new boiler.
For example, someone living in a private home on Income Support could be eligible for Government help to pay energy bills during winter, plus the following help from energy companies:
Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive to install solar, biomass technology and some heat pumps.
Energy Company Obligation, consisting:
Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation. This helps vulnerable people and those on low incomes to heat and insulate their homes (boiler subsidies, loft insulation etc). Also known as the Affordable Warmth Obligation.
Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation. Suppliers must promote primary measures like wall and roof insulation and look at secondary measures that can be installed at the same time to improve insulation.
Carbon Saving Community Obligation. Subsidies for the poorest 15% of communities (some of this subsidy cash is reserved for rural areas).
|Private tenant on income- related benefits
|Living in rural social housing & on benefits
|Living in a low income community
|Living in an older home
|Anyone else
|Cavity wall insulation
|External/solid wall insulation
|Loft insulation
|Heating improvements
If the savings you were predicted to make don't happen, you could pay more than you actually save
This is a slight wobbler. Throughout this guide, we've written "you only repay what you should save", yet technically, that's not always true. The actual savings need to match up with your total repayments.
Imagine Ima MoneySaver is a very low energy user living alone in a large house. If she got a new boiler, the average saving for a home of her type is �190 per year, so this is the figure used to set her repayments. She will pay back �16 a month until both the loan and interest is paid.
However, she's a low user, and that isn't factored in (it's about the home, not the user, as if she moved the next tenant may be a high user). So she might only save �10 a month, because she uses less energy than the average. Therefore there would be a genuine net cost.
Having said that, in time the saving should grow as energy bills rise. If the saving stays at the same proportion, the cash amount would rise, so in a few years' time, she's likely to be saving as much as her repayments, and after that may even make savings over and above her repayments.
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Even though you repay the bill through your electricity provider, you are still free to switch provider to cut costs
Repayments are taken from your electricity bill (because not everyone has gas) and will be shown on your statement. Your electricity supplier will repay your loan for you to the company who installed your Green Deal measures to pay off your finance.
Once a year, you'll receive a Green Deal statement from your provider that shows how much you've paid, and how much you still owe. Therefore, you're never shelling any separate cash out (apart from for your electricity bill, obviously).
Yet you are still free to switch
Don't, for heaven's sake, think this locks you into your energy provider so you can't get cheaper bills (join the Cheap Energy Club for permanently low prices).
Provided the energy company is a member of the Green Deal scheme, which all the big six – British Gas, EDF, E.on, Npower, Scottish Power, SSE – are, then you are free to move.
Switching will work no differently than it does now. There's a central Green Deal Plan register, which means energy companies know if you've got a Green Deal Plan when you switch.
If something breaks after the warranty runs out, you may still have to repay
Most Green Deal equipment comes with a five-year warranty, with 10 years' warranty for any building damage caused by the installation. Cavity and solid wall insulation have a full 25-year warranty.
Many Green Deal improvements have extremely lengthy repayment periods. So if your new boiler breaks in year eight, its warranty will have expired. You'll need to pay to fix it, but you'll also still have to pay your Green Deal provider each month.
Some Green Deal plans require you to get annual services on the improvements or risk invalidating the warranty – another thing to check. This is a good thing because you'll still have a warranty, but the service will probably cost you.
The Green Deal has STRONG consumer protection rules. If you're given the wrong advice, take it to the Ombudsman
There's a lot of consumer protection around the Green Deal. Green Deal providers, assessors and installers have all signed up to a Code of Practice, and all Green Deal home improvements should have the Green Deal Quality Mark.
Green Deal assessments in your home are covered by door-to-door selling regulations, which mean you have 14 days to change your mind. Even so, NEVER, EVER sign up to anything on the spot – take your time to think about it.
Some installations may need additional work – eg, if you're getting underfloor heating, you may need a carpenter to take up/replace the floor, as well as a heating engineer to install the heating pipes or electricals. The Green Deal Code of Practice requires that any other tradesmen involved who aren't Green Deal Installers are members of other schemes, such as TrustMark.
How to complain
Various ombudsmen and regulatory agencies deal with complaints, though your first port of call should be your provider. If they can't resolve your complaint, contact the Green Deal Ombudsman or, in specific cases, other bodies:
Problems with the Green Deal: You can complain to the Green Deal Ombudsman or call on 0330 440 1624.
The Ombudsman has the power to investigate complaints and decide whether to take action. It can require energy companies to remove charges, or provide a service. They can force providers to give an apology or explain, and, if appropriate, give up to �25,000 compensation.
If you accept the Ombudsman's decision, it's binding on you and the company. If you don't accept it, you're free to pursue other redress, for example, through the courts.
If a service was mis-described, you may want to get Trading Standards involved.
Problems with energy companies: You can report the energy company to its regulator, Ofgem. It builds cases against energy companies, and fines them for large-scale mis-selling or unfair practices. If you have a specific complaint, it's best to go to the Green Deal Ombudsman above.
Problems with your Green Deal finance contract: If your complaint directly regards the Consumer Credit Act, rather than a company's conduct, you need to seek help from the Financial Ombudsman Service or call it on 0800 023 4567.
However, if your complaint is regarding how your repayments are being taken, for example, you should go to the Green Deal Ombudsman.
Home improvements are a big step. First ensure you're on the cheapest energy tariff and do the energy-saving basics
Paying for home improvements is a big commitment so make sure you're maxing your savings before you shell out.
Ditch and switch energy provider and you can save �100s a year. Our Cheap Energy Club checks you're on the cheapest deal and handles the switch for you. Plus to encourage you, we give �30 dual fuel cashback if you switch via the club.
It's the same gas, the same electricity, the same safety. All that changes are the customer service and the price you pay.
And every month, without you doing anything, we do a comparison for you, and alert you when it's worth switching again.
Once you've switched, if you wander round the house in boxers or bra 'n' knickers with radiators on full and windows wide open... STOP IT!
Sensible changes can save your large, from draft excluders to setting washing machines to 30�C and low-energy light bulbs to notching down the thermostat. See our Energy Mythbusting guide for more tips.
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The Katy Area Mourns the Loss of Three
Katy, TX (August 1, 2016) The Katy area is mourning the loss of three members of the community who were passengers in the hot air balloon that caught fire and crashed this weekend near Lockhart, TX.
Holly Smith Huckabee, age 50, completed her bucket list with the balloon ride.
Joe and Tresa Shafer Owens, who were friends with Holly Smith Huckabee, were also killed in this tragic accident. Joe is described as a hard worker who was always willing to help out anyone in need. Tresa was a teacher at TigerLand Preschool who made a difference in the lives of hundreds of young children, their families, and her co-workers. The couple leaves behind children and grandchildren. A GoFundMe page (https://www.gofundme.com/2hat8t22) has been set up for them.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated by police and detectives. The National Transportation Safety Board's Robert Sumwalt told ABC News that they are making "a lot of progress" but they still have "a long way to go." Also according to ABC News, the FBI found "14 cellphones, one iPad, and three cameras" which they are hoping will shed some light on exactly when the fire started.