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Models of Pulmonary Disease: Acute and Chronic Allergic Asthma in the Monkey and Acute and Chronic Viral Pulmonitis in the Mouse
Publication Name: Current Protocols in Pharmacology
Unit Number: Unit 5.2
DOI: 10.1002/0471141755.ph0502s00
Online Posting Date: May, 2001
Three models/protocols designed to mimic an inflammation process characteristic of a specific lung disease are described in this unit. Included are a single allergen inhalation in monkeys to model acute asthmatic episodes, repeated allergen inhalations in monkeys to model chronic asthma, and a lower‐respiratory viral infection in mice to model acute and chronic viral alveolitis and bronchitis. In each case, alterations in lung functions believed to correlate with symptoms of the respective disease are measured along with pulmonary inflammation.
Table of Contents
- Basic Protocol 1: Inhaled Allergen–Induced Acute Responses in Primates
- Support Protocol 1: Processing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Samples
- Basic Protocol 2: Repeated Inhaled Allergen–Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Eosinophilia in Primates as a Model of Chronic Asthma
- Basic Protocol 3: Lung Inflammation and Dysfunction Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Mice
- Support Protocol 2: Preparation of High‐Titer Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Stocks
- Reagents and Solutions
- Commentary
- Figures
- Tables
Basic Protocol 1: Inhaled Allergen–Induced Acute Responses in Primates
Support Protocol 1: Processing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) Samples
Basic Protocol 2: Repeated Inhaled Allergen–Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Eosinophilia in Primates as a Model of Chronic Asthma
Basic Protocol 3: Lung Inflammation and Dysfunction Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Mice
Support Protocol 2: Preparation of High‐Titer Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Stocks
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We're chatting about a few personalized present projects that we took on last month over on Young House Love today, so why not keep the gift theme going over here? Clara received lots of thoughtful and wonderful gifts for her birthday, but there's one in particularly sentimental gift that I just had to share with you guys. It wasn't from us, or a grandparent, or even one of her playmates. It was from one of my old college buddies. I know, not my first guess either for an elaborately executed and very sweet present for my daughter. But then again, Jamie's a great guy so I shouldn't be that surprised.
I'm not sure how to explain this without sounding completely weird. But ultimately it is kinda weird, so maybe it can't be avoided. I first should explain a bit about my friendship with Jamie. When I was accepted into UVA's improv comedy group The Whethermen my third year of college, he was the president. He was a year ahead so we only overlapped for one school year before he graduated and headed back home to the west coast, but we became great friends in that time and even though we've only seen each other a handful of times since then, he's become a loyal blog reader too.
That's not actually him I'm pointing to in this old photo. That's our other Whether-friend Jordan. Jamie's the one giving Jordan the reach-around nipple tweak (I warned you that this explanation would be weird). And yes, I used to wear glasses (now contacts) and I used to get bad haircuts (before Sherry entered my life). The shirts we're wearing are our official Whethermen performance shirts. They're emblazoned (and by emblazoned I mean crudely stamp-painted) with our "brand names." At the end of each new Whethermen's first semester, they're given a brand name as part of their official induction into the group. Jordan was "Steinway" because he played the piano. I was "Yahoo!" because, as Jamie explained as he presented it to me, I worked at the school's Information Desk and seemed "to know everyone." It was a strange, fun tradition that the group started long before any of us were in it.
But back to Clara's present. A box arrived with a small wrapped gift and this sheet of paper.
Jamie immediately earned "wow" points for including a QR code with his gift. Consider me impressed. The code linked to a YouTube video (which, for sentimental reasons, I'll keep just between us) where Jamie spoke about what he felt Clara meant to him, us, and the blogosphere. Again, he's earning both execution and sentiment points.
At the end of the video, he gave us permission to unwrap the present. This is what we found.
Her own Whethermen shirt! And to think she earned one without even having to audition…
Jamie chose the brand name Gorilla Glue not just for it's ties to DIY, but also because he sees Clara as "a strong bond for our family" and a "force that brings people together" on the Internet too. It also helped that she has a things for monkeys.
Now I don't think Clara will be doing any improv comedy shows anytime soon, but she's already putting the shirt to good use. We had fun identifying every letter on it and then counting how many Gs and Ls we could find.
We had a bit of fun trying to say Gorilla Glue too, though it probably could still use some work. Perhaps Jamie, now a Speech Pathologist, could come in handy.
We realize Clara doesn't get why this shirt is so meaningful but I, for one, am very touched by it. So a big thanks to Jamie for the time and thought that went into this very special gift. Now can Clara get a suggestion from the audience? I need an occupation, a fictional character, and a famous movie quote for her next improv act. Go!
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awww, that is too sweet! I love it when guys get all sentimental and meaningful like that ;)
That's the coolest gift ever.
I might have just cried a little…. so sweet!
OMG! Me too! What an awesome gift.
What a perfect gift!
Sigh…that is one of the best gifts ever. So meaningful and perfect – I'm a little misty. Your friend rocks the casbah. My daughter, Eloise, and I spend time bonding (haha…glue pun) over Clara videos at least a few times a week. Your girl holds a special place in my heart. Now that she is two, that means Eloise is almost two and I have no idea how that is even possible. Love the shirt, your friend is the bomb dot com, go team!
We don't have kids yet but my sister has two beautiful boys and I let them watch Clara's videos when ever they come over–and I gotta say the older one (4 year old) might be falling in love with Clara a little bit ;) heck yeah..all the way from India :)
John, your friend is amazing. I already love him so much :P :)
That's so sweet! :)
I love presents that are simple and SO meaningful! Thank you for sharing.
Oh my goodness, what a fine friend! And he nailed it…….. it fits her sooo well :) Thank you for sharing :) I loved the gift of the prints and that great platter too. I think you have a great family!!
So touching! That'll be on of those things you can never get rid of – no matter how minimalist you want to be :)
Awww you guys are killing me today. I was already feeling sentimental reading young house love, now on young house life I read this and sweet your friend is. The gift was simple but so personal and meaningful, I think we should all be more like that. Thank you for sharing just a part of it.
That is the sweetest story and I think Gorilla Glue is the perfect Improv name for Clara. :-)
Hmmm…….for the audience suggestion.
occupation: Cupcake Shop Owner
Fictional Character: Good Luck Bear (Care Bear)
Famous Movie Quote: Show Me The Money!!!!!
A plumber, Winnie-the-Pooh, and "As you wish."
What an awesome gift!
That is super sweet!
aww, that is so cute!
seriously, coolest gift ever – jamie is awesome & so thoughful! you guys have some amazing friends.
seriously adorable. one of many reasons why i love our alma mater–such great long term friendships built there! wahoo wa!
When I was in High school, I was on the yearbook team and we all had nick names like that. I was Goddessi because the previous year I had gone to Europe with the yearbook teacher and other students. The teacher was the leader of my "group" of 5 girls and all groups needed call signs to find each other in a crowd. We decided to be Adonis and his goddesses so we would yell "adonis!" and he would "goddesses!" to find each other. However, the teacher had issues pronouncing goddess when yelling so he just started yelling "Goddessi!" So, the following year I joined yearbook and the nickname stuck!!
Funny how they happen like that :) You should find some videos of your improve team and share
Improve. hahaha, intentional pun? :)
Did you guys cry? I AM CRYING LIKE A BABY over here thinking about how darn sweet that is. AW!!
I have to admit I actually got a little choked up reading this (I hope that's not weird). That is a REALLY thoughtful gift.
YAY! So glad she likes it!
what a great gift you made for your friend. I never realized the impact she does have on everyone until now. :o)
cheers to you being a great friend (and gift-giver)
That is too cute! You can tell a lot of thought went into it and it looks like Clara loves it!
My very best friend in the world had a baby girl recently and named her Kate after the Ben Folds song. I wanted to do something special for a shower gift, so I had a talented graphic designer friend create art using lyrics from the song. When she opened the gift, she immediately burst into tears, and so did I, but no one else in the room understood why pretty text saying, "Dandelions, butterflies, I wanna be Kate" made both of us instant messes. Friendships like that are really very special!
That's such an adorable and thoughtful gift. The name is really perfect too.
um, I teared up at this and I didn't even see the video, nor am I a part of the family, so I'm sure this had to cause a tear or two for you guys. So sweet!!
occupation: pediotrist
fictional character: Boots (Dora the Explorer's side kick)
famous movie quote: "what ain't no country I eva heard of" (Pulp Fiction)
PS Absolute fantastic gift! You have wonderful friends.
What a blessing to have such a kind, thoughtful friend! You are very lucky :)
OMG that is the best gift ever. Seriously, what a thoughtful friend! And I love that he's a speechie (my sister is one, too!).
That tshirt is so thoughtful! :)
"I have got to get me one of these!" (name that movie, lol)
Independence Day!! :)
I know, I know!! It's Independence Day…Will Smith wants his own spaceship =) Wow…can't believe I just admitted that.
Independence Day!
so sweet, thanks for sharing!!
thank you. this may be the post that has moved me the most. deep family bonds, I guess I've come to expect. but the bond between you two young men was unexpectedly powerful and blew me away. hats off to Jamie
sweetest. gift. ever. friends like that are a true blessing :)
now, if you'll excuse me, i seem to have gotten some, um…dirt in my eye and i need to find a tissue…
Totally made me tear up. That is so sweet… :)
So thoughtful! Gotta love those kind of friends =)
Isn't it the most special and amazing thing when your friends love your child? Not that anyone would have a friend who wouldn't, but it's so nice to watch that relationship develop and to have a circle of people around you and your family who love and care for you.
Love the shirt – how sweet that Clara is now a Wetherman too!
Not gonna lie, I really wanna see the video attached to such a sweet and extremely thoughtful, cute gift…but I totally respect your need to have things just for you. :) Clara may never really understand the entire meaning of the present but I don't think it was a gift for her but just a really funny and great "bro to dad-bro" gift…sorry, I get a bit weepy and sentimental, crafty man-gifts…don't get me started on romantic, planned to the T marriage proposals. Ha.
Weepy about* not and. Haha. Love that present.
Occupation: Florist in a farmers market.
Fictional character: Leslie knope. Hands down.
Movie quote: " how do I get out of your space car?!" Amy pohler in babymama.
Uh I may have almost cried…too cute!
Awwwwwwwwww!! OK, I'm choked up…but I can blame it on being pregnant and not that I'm overly-sentimental about strangers. =) BTW, we found out this week that it's a GIRL! My husband wanted a boy and he's most upset because now he knows he's going to be at her mercy, lol. I showed him the pic of John with Clara's sunglasses on his shirt and his repsponse was a very cool, "where else are you supposed to put 'em?" Haha. Clara does bring people together–and she's just part of the foursome that we all keep returning to check on, as DIY resources and so much more. Good job, Jamie, and best wishes for all of you! <3 -Adriane
This totally made my day and made me cry. What a great friend!
I'm dying to know – what's Jamie's brand name?
My name was Revlon because the night I was initiated they took me to sing Karaoke and dressed me up in jewelry, a headband, painted fingernails and makeup. Lucky me.
I adore well thought out gifts! There is just something about a family member or friend going above and beyond normal gifts or gift cards, and doing something that no doubt will never be forgotten!!!
that's just straight up awesome. love that it's technically advanced, yet simple, with sentimentality too. just awesome. =)
Awesome, thoughtful gift!!! The first pic of Clara wearing the shirt is so cute. You should frame that for Jamie. I'm sure he would love to see it all the time and remember your friendship.
I'll totes admit that made me misty. What an amazing friend. Those are the "forever" kind of friends. :-)
That rocks. So sweet. Is Jamie single??
Clara is looking very grown up in these photos!
is your friend single? haha i am also an SLP grad from UVA! although more recently..
That is SO sweet! I admit it made me tear up a little! You guys are lucky to have such a great family friend, and vice versa for Jamie :) the pictures of her are just SO cute, I love her adorable smile in them!
Welp. You managed to make me cry before 8:45am. What a sweet gift.
Wow! What a sweet gift!
kind of in love with this gift- so special!! def got a bit choked up at the thoughtfulness.
For Clara's next improv act:
-occupation: tattoo artist
-fictional character: Genie (Aladdin)
-famous movie quote: You have been a fabulous audience! Tell you what, you're the best audience in the whole world. Take care of yourselves! (Aladdin)
Oh man, the sweet sauce is flowing at YHL today with your double posts of meaningful gifts. It truly is the thought that counts.
Here is a little Improv scenario that is definitely more weird than the post…
Occupation: Excavator Operator
Fictional Character: Belle (because she does everything in songs)
Movie line: "Do not go in there!" (Ace Ventura)
As a speech pathologist also, I absolutely love the Clara videos. What great language skills! This is a truly thoughtful gift and I love the idea of the youtube video as a "card".


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RAID0 Implementation Under Linux
Most of us who use Linux at home don't have the same requirements as businesses that consider Linux a cost-effective, open alternative to expensive and proprietary Unices. Usually RAID devices aren't a requirement of the home user, although many users running a striped swap partition report a big improvement in speed. The multiple device (md) driver, written by Marc Zyngier, brings RAID to Linux.
md is a driver (included in the standard kernel distribution since 1.3.69) that allows you to group a number of disk partitions together so that they act as a single block device. md differs from the other drivers because it doesn't truly access the physical devices that compose it. md redirects requests from the upper layer to the devices involved and is interface independent, allowing IDE, SCSI and XT disks to be grouped as a single device.
There are three modes that md can use with its devices: linear, RAID0 and RAID1. In linear mode, the physical devices are appended to each other. When the first device reaches capacity, data is sent to the next device in the group. This mode allows for the creation of a device with a greater capacity but offers no real improvement in performance. RAID0 (or striped) devices spread the data evenly across all the devices in the group. Each write is broken into "chunks", and the chunks are placed sequentially across the physical devices. RAID0 offers performance improvements, especially with concurrent disk access. RAID1 adds mirroring to RAID0. I feel that RAID0 is the most important of these modes; therefore, it is the focus for the remainder of this article.
When planning your RAID0 implementation, there are two considerations to keep in mind: physical device layout and device size. If you use partitions on the same physical device, you will not see any real benefit. The best recommendation I can make is to use several SCSI disks with each partition having the same number of blocks. This seems to offer the best performance. md can deal with different size devices as long as there is a significant difference. Using a 1,000,000 block device and a 1,000,001 block device can lead to problems. If you were to create an md device with a 500MB, a 1000MB and a 1500MB partition, it would run fine; md would split the device into "stripe zones" of 500MB. Once 1500MB was written to the device, the first physical device would be full. The second stripe would then be used on the second and third device. After another 1000MB is written, all data would be placed on the last device. Performance decreases in this arrangement as disk usage increases.
Once you have set up the partitions to be used, the kernel will have to be recompiled with md support enabled. Run make config (menuconfig or xconfig) and select "Multiple Device Support" and either "Linear" or "RAID0" mode. Compile as usual. While rebooting with the new kernel, you should receive a message like this:
md driver 0.35 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8 raid0 personality registered
If it went by too fast and you think you may have missed it, use the following command:
dmesg | moreto receive a replay of the messages logged at boot time. The messages show that md version 0.35 is installed with support for up to four devices, each being made up of up to eight physical devices with RAID0 support. If you think you either will need more than md0 to md3 or will be using more than eight physical devices in an md, the md.h file must be edited prior to compilation; it is usually located in /usr/src/linux/include/linux. Change the value defined for MAX_REAL or MAX_MD_DEV to fit your requirements.
You now have md support in your kernel, or as a loadable module if you went that way. Next you need to obtain the tools to manage your md devices. Although md is supported in the kernel, it appears that most distributions don't include the tools. They are available from ftp://sweet-smoke.ufr-info-p7.ibp.fr/public/Linux or from the mirror in the U.S. at ftp://linux.nrao.edu/pub/linux/packages/MD-driver. Red Hat software has an RPM distribution available at ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/contrib/RPMS. The file md-035-3.i386.rpm contains the needed binaries. Once you have downloaded and unpacked the source, become root and run make install. The compilation is straightforward, and I've never had a problem with it. If your Linux source code tree is not located in /usr/src/linux, you will need to edit the Makefile; otherwise, it should compile out of the box.
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ADB's Board of Directors today approved a loan for the second phase of the Third Financial Sector Program. The funds are targeted at the development of the nonbank financial sector, including the securities and bond markets, as well as strengthening rules and regulations to enhance transparency and provide investor and consumer protection, and overall financial stability.
"The results will be a more diversified and resilient sector with an increased share of capital market financing of domestic investments to support economic growth," said Hasnah Omar, Senior Financial Sector Specialist in ADB's Southeast Asia Department.
Financial sector reforms, which have paved the way for increased private sector business activity, investment and job creation, have been instrumental in driving growth and helping Viet Nam slash its poverty rate from 58% in 1993 to about 14.8% in 2008. ADB has provided ongoing support through a series of sector programs beginning in 1996, with the previous focus on the commercial bank, leasing and insurance industries.
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Syndicated radio hosts rattle terrorist cages
Published 2:54 pm, Monday, August 11, 2014
Radio hosts Walton and Johnson began their Monday morning fun by tweeting messages of friendship to a collection of ISIS-affiliated terrorists from their official Twitter feed.
The nationally-syndicated hosts are based here in Houston and heard locally on KPRC 950 AM.
As we've all learned recently ISIS' blood-thirsty terrorists have found many ways to use Twitter. They didn't seem to be into W&J's ribbing, though, with a few of them responding from thousands of miles away.
Soon W&J's fans on Twitter joined on the gag too, showing the terrorists other things that they are missing out on being well, terrorists that hate western civilization.
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Michael Portantiere • New York City • Jul 9, 2001
Getting the jump on the festival of Stephen Sondheim musicals to be presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. next year, the world-class Philadelphia Orchestra is offering concert performances of one of Sondheim's most gloriously melodious shows, A Little Night Music, this week. The cast is headed by the magnificent stage and screen actress Irene Worth as Madame Armfeldt and the concert's narrator, Michele Pawk and John Dossett (a couple in real life) as once and future lovers Desirée Armfeldt and Fredrik Egerman, Angela Gaylor as Anne, Marc Kudisch (fresh from Bells Are Ringing) as Carl-Magnus, Derin Altay as Charlotte, Jonathan Dokuchitz as Frid, Angela Robinson as Petra, and Siri Howard as Fredrika. The role of Henrik will be played by Kevin Anderson--not the actor who co-starred with Patti LuPone in Sunset Blvd. in London, but the opera singer who was previously seen and heard as Henrik in the New York City Opera production of Night Music. The magnificent Philadelphia Orchestra will be conducted by Sondheim specialist Paul Gemignani, and stage direction will be provided by B.T. McNicholl.
This new concert version will present the entire score of Night Music, with dialogue adapted by McNicholl from the original book of the musical by the late Hugh Wheeler. Sondheim aficionados can also look forward to two additions: "Silly People," sung by the butler Frid, which was cut from the score before the its Broadway opening in 1973; and an extended version of "The Glamorous Life" that will combine for the first time the original number and the almost entirely different song of the same title written by Sondheim for the 1976 film version of the show. Unofficial word is that this presentation is meant to establish an authorized concert version of the musical that may then be licensed for presentation by other orchestras--e.g., the New York Philaharmonic, which has had spectacular success with its all-star concerts of Sondheim's Follies and Sweeney Todd.
Produced on Broadway by Harold Prince, who also directed the show and its subsequent movie version, A Little Night Music was suggested by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night. The original cast of the musical included Glynis Johns, Len Cariou, and Hermione Gingold.
The Philadelphia Orchestra's A Little Night Music will be presented for two performances only: this Wednesday and Thursday, July 11 and 12, at 8pm in the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, located in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. For ticket information and/or reservations, phone 215-893-1999.
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Thank you fellow a frig elites for different ideas over the last several years. Between my ideas and some from you guys our 1st gathering this past weekend was a great success. During the pre planning process it was like pulling teeth with a tooth pick. There was grumbling and owning throughout from others but when they arrived it changed. Everyone is ready for a big reunion now. I just want them to be willing to help this go round.
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Okay. So at this moment, I SHOULD be waking up LilZoot to take his shower. He's still sleeping. I SHOULD be fully dressed, whereas I'm wearing my work skirt, but my jammie top. I SHOULD have had at least two cups of coffee by now (decaf. but I still need it.) but I just took the first sip of my first cup. I SHOULD be packing LilZoot's lunch box, but I don't even know where it is yet. I SHOULD be proofing and entry that I already wrote. I SHOULD be 15 minutes from leaving for work, but it looks like I'll be leaving 15 minutes LATE. And that's at TOP spead -with this crappy entry being one of the casualties.
MrZoot decided to "sleep in" and eventhough he TOLD me (at 4:40am) it didnt register enough to actually realize that would mean I would have no "alarm" (his shower is my alarm) so he's still in bed and I'm frantically preparing for work. PRAYING I dont forget to take off my house shoes and put ON my dress shoes.
Although, I do work in an office of men, I doubt they'd notice.
But the pink jammie top with the grey suit skirt? That would probably seem odd to them. I think I'll go take care of that right now. We all know that I don't need any more "guess what stupid-ass thing I did today" blog material.


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Women's Tennis Defeated by Wheaton in Season Opener 7-2
Friday, February 25, 2011
Posted by Jeffrey Febus
HANOVER PARK, IL - Calvin opened its 2011 campaign with a 7-2 loss at Wheaton College Friday afternoon. Calvin's lone victories came in singles play as senior Melissa Oosterhouse (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was a 7-6, 7-5 winner at No. 1 singles while senior Kaitlin Spoelhof (Holland/Holland Christian HS) was a 6-4, 2-6, 10-7 winner at No. 2 singles.
Senior Michelle Busscher (Whitehall/Western Michigan Christian HS) dropped a tough three-set match at No. 3 singles while Oosterhouse and Spoelhof were edged 8-6 at No. 1 doubles.
Oosterhouse is now 60-11 in her Calvin singles career.
Calvin will return to play on Saturday when it takes on Coe College (IA) in the Wheaton area.
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Malcolm Wicks said this week that a consultation would 'consider' FIT. Photograph: Martin Argles
Well, that's all right then. The government has said twice this week it will look into the introduction of what is known as a "feed-in tariff" (FIT) for renewable energy generators. This is the policy that many other countries in Europe and beyond are using to kick-start a renewable energy future.
Under an FIT, anyone generating electricity from sources such as the sun or the wind are paid a guaranteed, above-market rate for any surplus energy they export to the grid.
This raises the return on the investment to a level where people have a real incentive to invest in renewables, and has been hugely successful wherever it has been deployed.
This government has come under enormous pressure to introduce one here, because our use of renewables is, frankly, pathetic. It clings to its Renewables Obligation scheme, which has had some success at boosting onshore wind turbines (the cheapest form of renewable energy). But the RO has only benefited big energy companies, and not spilled over into the domestic arena at all. The government is planning to reform the system a bit, but not till next year (why do something this year you can put off till next?).
So in theory, it is great that the energy minister, Malcolm Wicks, and environment secretary, Hillary Benn, both promised this week to look into the FIT.
Wicks said the government would, as ever, launch a "consultation" this summer. But, hang on, that's pretty weak. What is needed is for the energy bill currently going through parliament to incorporate a FIT, not some consultation that will, if the government's record on pretty much everything else is a guide, will lead to the usual policy inaction.
Wicks's Department for Business as Usual, as I call the BERR, is not interested in a FIT, period. It has no intention of bringing one in. He only made the announcement to get the press off his back. BERR hates the FIT because it sees it as too expensive (not true) and too "interventionist" (also untrue, but a pointless argument anyway).
This government loves to announce targets, and the further away the better. The 60% reduction in C02 emissions by 2050 is the best example. Will those ministers be around to be held accountable in 2050 when the target is missed by a country mile, as it will be on current policies? Of course not. Will they even be around in 2020 to carry the can for missing the EU's 15% target for renewable energy use? No chance.
Gordon Brown loves to talk about "tough choices". Well, if we are to move to a low carbon economy, his government needs to take some, instead of just talking about them.


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Is that a Lion peeking out from behind the Apple logo? Why yes, yes it is.
Apple today sent invitations to media outlets inviting them to a "Back to the Mac' event set to be held on October 20 on Apple's campus. "Come see what's new for the Mac on October 20, including a sneak peek of the next major version of Mac OS X", the invite reads.
And maybe, just maybe, the next iteration of OS X will be called Lion. We can't say it has as nice a ring to it as Tiger or Snow Leopard, but there are only so many big cats to choose from.
Oh, and by the way, John Gruber hints that the event might also include a "brand-new way-cooler MacBook Air."
And here's hoping to an appearance from Bertrand Serlet!
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Discussion in 'Production' started by MARKLAR, Nov 21, 2008.
jus a quick question if u release sum tune do shud u copyright ur name or sumfin??
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That fuckin Spambot is everywhere in a few minutes..FUCK!!
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even more anoyin it says warcraft in my sig!lol
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i would if i was you mate
i was thinkin bout that 2
i no like boybands n shit put a patient or sumfing on there group name so no1 elts can copy it so i spoze
dunno how u wud go about it tho
you dont need to copy right a name of a tune. there are lots of tracks with the same name. If you have to original copy of the tune on your daw you are covered. cant argue with the programme file that made the tune.
r u on bout ur name or the track name?
im on about producer name!
ah rite i fort so
but ye ... dnt reli no tbh
You can do, if its one tune then it doesn't really matter i guess, but if you're going big time i imagine you would want to put a patent on it.
as in release on this forum or to the record shops? if it hits the shelves then id def copyright it for obvious reasons, or if its the producer name you really wanna hold on to. im not sure if there's a fee to pay tho?
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Cost of war with Iraq too great for decision to be made too quickly
Columnist Cal Thomas' longing for the good old days when the U.S. was "feared and respected" reminds me of the guys who think it is their right to dominate and control their wives and children. They are always shocked when their families finally leave them. We Americans are now surprised that the world refuses to be impressed by what they see as a blundering and aggressive superpower.
Our unilateral "shock and awe" bombing plan for the ancient city of Baghdad is appalling. It is not right that thousands of innocents will die because their leader is on a bizarre power trip.
If we drop 3,000 bombs on a city of millions of Muslim civilians, we will do all of Osama bin Laden's recruiting for him. Many less catastrophic alternatives remain if the U.S. and the United Nations want to disarm Saddam Hussein, but they take time and a willingness to work with others.
It seems to many of us that, with all the uncertainties about casualties, the worldwide ripple effect of "unintended consequences" and the expense and difficulty inherent in nation-building, the decision to launch a preemptive war virtually alone should not come so quickly to President Bush.
Throughout human history, the survivors of war have learned its cost. In myriad obvious and subtle ways, families, communities and this dear planet always lose when mankind is swept up in the failure and the tragedy that is war.
Peggy Mullen, Soldotna
Comedian's routine too vulgar to be considered family fare
I attended the Comedy Showcase Friday evening along with my wife and daughter. I have to say I was extremely embarrassed by the vulgar content of Ben Bailey's act. I'll admit he is humorous, but he could be so without the obscenity. We endured longer than we should have but finally walked out as his routine got progressively more offensive.
The fact that Mr. Bailey was promoted and presented by the University of Alaska Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula College Showcase implies some degree of respectability. I failed to find any such quality in his program.
My concern is that many of the young people in attendance will perceive that such obscenity is acceptable in our society. I sincerely hope that UAA and KPC do not condone the use of marijuana, as does Mr. Bailey.
I'll assume those responsible for bringing Mr. Bailey to KPC were not aware that his program would be so offensive. If there is a lesson to be learned here, any future performers should understand that their act must meet family entertainment standards.
I understand this is a free country and Bailey's act might be appropriate at a bar or nightclub, but not in our public schools please. I feel very strongly that KPC administration owes this community an apology along with a statement that KPC in no way approves the language or philosophy of Ben Bailey.
Dick Woodin, Kenai
City's proposal about rec center does disservice to community
A Kenai city official approached the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club. This person offered a proposed deal to give the Kenai Rec Center to the Boys and Girls Club. The deal is for a few dollars a year from the Boys and Girls Club and the city still takes care of all maintenance, pays insurance and all bills. We heard about this at the local grocery store. We checked into it at the next meeting of the parks and recreation commission. We attended this meeting and what a surprise! This is not a joke, it is reality. It could happen. It appeared to us even the commission was not fully informed about this deal.
The Boys and Girls Club maintains it can take over the rec center and meld all activities that both clubs handle into one program. No way!
The rec center has programs for toddlers, young adults, senior citizens and all ages between. Also the local schools, home school children, etc. use it, just to name a few.
I sat on the original board for the Kenai Rec Center. A lot of hard work and long hours were put into securing the funds for this facility.
We just can't sit by and see it being given away. The Boys and Girls Club is a worthwhile program, but this community needs both.
Mark and Anita Necessary, Kenai
Love INC helps neighbors in need; financial support will be wisely used
Love INC had its annual fund-raiser and a wonderful time was had by all. Roy Espy made four different soups and they were very good. We had music by a new group called "Arisen" and a fine time of sing-a-long.
I was a bit surprised that more people didn't make it. But it is not too late to partner up with this Christian local group. It looks out for the needs of our neighbors the family next door whose father just lost his job, the grandmother who is trying to raise one, two, three, or more of her grandchildren on her Social Security, families with terminally ill members and so many many other needs.
There are lots of people in our communities in need. We may not recognize them as such, but all you have to do is help out in one of the four schools that Love INC supplies free breakfast to and the numbers of hungry kids would surprise you, 11,055 breakfasts served.
There is a program right now to raise money to give bicycles to kids. The goal is to provide 100 bikes to kids in kindergarten through second grade. Bike helmets, warm gloves, hats and coats also are needed.
I know this sounds like just another push for money, and it seems like we are bombarded by that plea every time we turn around. The difference here is these are our own. Not only does Love INC help people in need but if they don't have a church home they are directed to one, so our churches become their extended family.
Be blessed by being a blessing to your community and consider donating to Love INC. Your money will be used wisely right here.
Forrest Nelson, Soldotna
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22 days after walking into the France Telecom shop and setting up our internet account for our cottage in Brittany we are still not connected. Bah! Apparently they have to crawl backwards from Nice on their hands and knees to get here and there was a dash of snow that held them up. We are in a remote area--apparently. Twenty minutes drive from the center of a major city (rolls eyes).
Anyway, our drive down from Scotland to Portsmouth was a little fraught as the M6 was a nightmare, but the leg from Shropshire heralded a cold clear day and we made good time and even stopped off at Stonehenge enroute.
Our crossing from Portsmouth to St. Malo in the overnight ferry was divine. I would recommend taking that option to anyone, especially after all the upset with the chunnel over Christmas.
In Brittany, we are living in a remote (snort) tiny village that has about 12 houses, a church, a goat and an entire community of wandering dogs. The kids have named every single animal we see, including the 5 swans who live along the estuary. It really is beautiful and a bird lover's paradise. We've explored some of the north coast, Brest, Quimper, but have tonnes more to see. We're off to Paris on the 15th Feb for 5 days of fun.
The edits on OUT OF TEARS have gone back to my editor and I'm getting in some serious writing time.
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Writing is hard, yet you know you need to fill up your blog with great content that will help brand your company and sell your products and services. BlogMutt, which we covered back in October, is helping companies solve this problem with the motto, "We work like a dog to fill up your blog!"
Boulder-based BlogMutt is a crowdsourced blog writing service providing all original content for just about any business blog. The company differentiates itself from other content providers by being easier to use than comparable, lower-priced services and much less pricey than contracting PR agencies to do similar work.
I asked co-founder Scott Yates if he had any advice for those wanting to launch a professional services company. Yates cautioned against relying on friends for market testing.
"If you think you have a good idea, don't test it with your friends, who will tell you that they like it because they like you," Yates said. In fact, even in the testing stages, Yates recommends asking for money to try out your service.
Test it with someone you don't know and test it by asking them to pay for it, even if it's not built. You can always give the money back, or even better, you can build the thing to provide the service. When you want to test the market just remember that people will always tell you how much they like your new thing, but the only test that matters is if they are willing to pull their credit card out of their wallet.
As for those already running a company, Yates believes in focusing on your core business. "New businesses should outsource whatever is not core to your business," he said. "If you are a technology business, you need to have the technology in-house, but you can certainly hire out things like logo design or writing blog posts."
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Clients: Tell Us What Your Budget Is!
Without knowing what a prospect wants to spend, media planners and buyers can end up doing a ton of research and pitching ideas that the client cannot afford.
Without knowing what a prospect wants to spend, media planners and buyers can end up doing a ton of research and pitching ideas that the client cannot afford.
Why are some companies scared to disclose their budget to potential media buyers? What bad things could we do with that information? We will know eventually, right? Let me state here and now: It's okay to let media buyers know what your budget is! In fact, there are not many valuable things we can do without knowing that information. If it's a test, decide what you can risk on a test. Don't ask us what you should test if you cannot tell us what you can afford.
Consider this: What if you went to an architect with no specific idea of what you wanted and said, "Design me a house." What would the architect say? Most likely the architect would ask, "How much do you want to spend on your house?" You wouldn't say, "Well, do some research, draw me up some plans, give me some ideas first, and then tell me what I should spend." A serious builder knows what his budget is, has an idea of what he wants, and shares that with architects he deems worthy of interviewing and requesting detailed information from.
What inspired me to write about this issue? I recently participated in a pitch conference call with a prospect who wanted us to do media planning and buying but refused to reveal their budget. Of course we gave a presentation describing our full capabilities. The prospect said they were looking for a good partner and we seemed like a good fit but still didn't want to reveal their budget at this point in the process. Now that is fine, except when they wanted more details on what we would do and sought advice on what they should spend.
Now this is a very open-ended question that takes a lot of work to answer. Of course we want to please the prospect and get their business. But for most busy agencies, these situations create an uncomfortable and risky situation.
First, as an agency and business, you have no idea what kind of account you are trying to acquire. Is it a $1,000,000 budget or a $10,000 budget? You can end up doing a ton of research and pitching ideas that the client cannot afford. Under a good scenario, you will hit the nail on the head. Under a worst-case scenario, you will hand over a lot of research and information to a prospect who says, "thank you very much," and then you never hear from them again.
Second, how should I, as the guy pitching, know what a prospect should spend on a display advertising campaign? I mean c'mon, I am an agency. We generally want media budgets to be as high as possible so we have a lot to work with, right? When I'm pitching a client, I don't know how much they can afford or how much they can risk on a test — that all depends on them. (Sure with search you can use the Google click estimator but with a consumer product and display — the sky is the limit!)
In my experience, serious clients have a budget in mind and share it with potential media buyers on their short list. Serious clients don't ask for free information and they don't ask what they should spend. While serious clients may not reveal exact figures, they will give ranges to media planners so they can develop strategies, preliminary plans, and ROI (define) models. Then, we as planners can do our research on the best way to spend the money. We know how many sites we can go after and based on the budget, what type of value-added placements and volume discounts we can expect.
Finally, if we know the client's budget range, we can give advice on whether that amount is enough to do a test or be competitive in a certain space. But only after we can make the important decision on whether your budget is big enough to be a viable account for our agency. If it is, then it's fair to ask us to do that kind of research.
So let me finish off this article with some constructive bullet points for both clients and agencies.
Clients: Let potential agencies know what your budget is; include a budget range in your RFP. That way, you won't waste time with agencies that are either too big for your budget or too small for your budget. You will also get much better information from the agency when you ask for specific ideas, budget advice, and a preliminary approach.
Agencies: Be upfront with prospects and ask them to be honest and frank about their budget. Tell them you must know so you can ensure you are a good fit and so you can provide them with an accurate and meaningful proposal that makes good use of your time and their time.
This discussion is aimed at opening up a direct and honest dialogue during the pitch process that makes better use of everyone's time, allows media people to yield better plans, and helps clients make faster decisions.