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Last week, Search Engine Watch shared our top 10 predictions for video in 2014. This week, Unruly Media shared its 10 social video predictions for 2014.
Why would you want to get a second opinion on which way video marketing is headed in the coming year? According to a panel at the 2014 International CES, which is being held this week in Las Vegas, brand advertisers are about to stream onto YouTube.
Plus, it never hurts to get a second opinion from the company that created the Unruly Viral Video Chart, which has tracked 365 billion video views since 2006, and has delivered, tracked and audited 3.5 billion video views across 3,000+ social video campaigns for over 400 brands including Volkswagen, Dove, Coca-Cola, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Warner Bros and Adidas.
So, here's a short synopsis of Unruly's top 10 social video trends for 2014:
1. New tools will emerge to help real-time marketers become more 'agile'
In 2014, we'll see the emergence of new tools and platforms to support the macro-trend towards content marketing and real-time marketing, with more brands becoming newsrooms for their niche. It will lead to greater investment in content discovery, content curation and content creation as brands vie with each other for consumers' share of mind on social platforms.
2. Brands will explore the wearable tech marketing opportunity
The next generation of advertising will see brands making use of more complex and more varied data sets to improve targeting and timing e.g. only advertising woolly hats in cities where temperatures have fallen overnight or advertising umbrellas in areas where it's forecast to rain.
3. Mobile will truly become the first screen
Engagement rates on mobile devices exploded in 2013. Looking at Unruly's campaigns alone, click-through-rates (CTR) on smartphones and tablets more than tripled. It's a trend that looks likely to continue into 2014, with mobile video predicted to increase 25-fold between 2011 and 2016, accounting for over 70 percent of total mobile data traffic by the end of the forecast period (Source: Cisco).
4. The Prankvert will make way for the Trackvert
The thin line between advertising and music videos became a lot thinner in 2013. Of course, product placements are nothing new. From shameless movie plugs to Hollywood being 'caught' with shopping bags, we have all seen A-listers flaunt their supposed tastes in fashion and cars for extra money over the years. But over the last few months there have been a lot more ads which could arguably be identified as both a music video and a full-blown ad. During the next few months, we expect to see a lot more ads that push the boundaries between music video and ad.
5. Social video will amplify TV spend and demand TV budgets
Social video advertising – which sits at the intersection of social, mobile and video, the three hottest trends in digital marketing – has long been overshadowed by TV. But in 2014, we are going to see social video demanding a far larger share of the marketing pie. This will be fed by the launch of Facebook's new video ad platform, while Twitter will also play a big part in 2014.
6. Brands will question the value of a view
The value of a video view will come under huge scrutiny in 2014, as more and more brands will want to know their ad is actually in view and we'll see a growing demand for guaranteed viewability. Secondly, the main purpose of digital video will change from purely brand awareness (cited by 94.6% of US media agencies as the prime objective of their campaigns) to other metrics further down the funnel. It's not just about YouTube now. Smart marketers and brands are engaging consumers in their own native environments across the Open Web.
7. Big data will be cut down to size
Did you know that 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created by sales and marketing organizations every 24 hours? (source: IBM). Yet despite this overabundance of data, according to Forrester, nearly half of the 68% who said they planned to increase data-related marketing spending in 2014, saw analyzing the data as their biggest marketing challenge. In 2014 we expect to see Big Data cut down to size and broken up into smaller, more-manageable pieces. After all, Big Data is most useful when combined with human thinking rather than seeking to replace it.
8. Facebook will shake up the video ecosystem
Facebook introduced its much-anticipated video advertising stream at the end of 2013.It means that rather than just embeddable videos, brands can now place auto-play ads directly into users' news feeds. It's a game-changing move by the social network, with Morgan Stanley predicting Facebook video ads could be worth $1billion market to the social media giant by the end of 2014, a figure which could rocket to $5.5 billion by 2019.
9. More brands will play the long game with short form video platforms
Whether you wanted a six-second fix or your 15 seconds of fame, the short-form revolution, led by Vine and Instagram Video, was certainly a big feature of 2013. Brands experimented with short form content in 2013, but in 2014 we'll see platforms such as Vine and Instagram being integrated more meaningfully into marketing programmes. New players like Snapchat, Line and Keek will also have their say as advertisers look to make the most of this new trend of 'ephemeral content' over the coming months.
10. Brands will make it big in Brazil
With a massive year for football ahead, it's highly likely a brand will pick up on the combination of music, football and exhilaration to create a crossover video that hits the back of the net. The World Cup in 2014 is a huge opportunity for brands hoping to make it big in Brazil, which was recently dubbed by The Wall Street Journal as the "social media capital of the universe". What's more, Brazil is a country of self-confessed video junkies. It boasts the highest levels of video sharing in the world, so there's an opportunity to kick-start a viral cascade that will ricochet around the world.
Interview with Sarah Wood
Search Engine Watch interviewed Sarah Wood, the COO and co-founder of Unruly, to get a sharper perspective on five of the top trends. Wood has been voted UK Female Entrepreneur of the Year by the Growing Business Awards, one of 15 Women to Watch in Tech by Inc., and one of 10 London-Based Entrepreneurs to Watch by Forbes.
Search Engine Watch: Will content marketing and real-time marketing push brands to create newsrooms or "war rooms" for their niche? I've visited the Churchill War Rooms in London and always thought that was the right kind of setting to wage a "marketing campaign."
Sarah Wood: It's already happening and there'll be a need for both. Newsrooms to keep the brand relevant, delivering continuous content to an always-on generation that wants to be plugged into the zeitgeist; war rooms for those moments when the brand becomes the news and there's reputational fire-fighting to be done.
For brands that want to keep up with the speed of culture in the 21st century, operating a creative newsroom is one way to create a framework for creating and curating content on the fly, responding in real time to surging trends, current news events and consumer feedback and not just for the duration of a marketing campaign but from an always-on perspective.
There are already agencies and brands running virtual (and sometimes physical) newsrooms to keep their audiences informed and entertained in areas where the brand has permission to play. And not just entertainment brands like EA but CPG, automotive and tech brands, where there's a growing commitment to creating and curating content that engages their target audience.
SEW: If mobile truly becomes the first screen in 2014, what impact will that have on the type of videos that get watched and shared? Does some video content perform better on mobile devices?
SW: I would say that shorter content works better for mobile, for a number of reasons. For example, you would normally watch video content on your mobile device while on the go, where you have less time and limited access to fully enjoy the content.
This is why short-form, "sugar cube" apps like Instagram, Snapchat and Vine will come of age in 2014.
You need something quick and simple. With Vine videos to date the focus has been on compelling visual composition such as stop motion that repays several loops – the average time spent watching a 6 second Vine is actually 18 seconds.
Increasingly, we are seeing the growth of the "Vine Star" with huge, adulant followings. Jerome Jarre, for example. For other videos, however, we find that having strong audio cut through is more important than visuals on the smaller mobile screen as the audio can be all-immersive when you have your headphones on, whereas the screen is competing with a lot of visual clutter when you're on a journey to work or sitting in a cafe.
SEW: If a lot more ads push the boundaries between music video and ad, does that mean brands need to partner with the musicians who compose and perform the music or the companies and professionals who create and sell recorded music?
SW: As the revolution of the music industry continues, artists are looking for new streams of revenue. And in our media-soaked century more brands aspire to be creators of content and curators of culture.
This brings a number of opportunities – opportunities for brands to become the incubators of up-and-coming musicians and position themselves at the cutting edge of culture, opportunities for brands to re-discover old classics from back catalogues that can be a powerful driver for nostalgia; opportunities for brands to work with established stars that connect with a broader, mainstream audience. This phenomenon is still in its infancy and as such, it could be said that b(r) and collaborations have mainly been badging exercises.
The recent "play the road" project between VW and Underworld points to a deeper and richer future for this trend. The key is for brands to be authentic, to work with musicians that genuinely reflect the ethos of the brand.
SEW: If Facebook is going to shake-up the video ecosystem, who will be the biggest losers? AOL (including Adap.tv), Google Sites (driven primarily by video viewing at YouTube.com), and other video ad properties, or TV?
SW: Facebook's video offering will accelerate the shift of ad spend away from TV into digital and will steal some share from YouTube, too, as advertisers want to feel they have a choice.
The Facebook offering is also part of a larger story – the move away from traditional display ad formats and into native, in-feed formats where the ads are delivered within the content stream and advertising is integrated more seamlessly into the user's experience.
Ads delivered as content will work best of all when the ads have been created as content, ads which are relevant, entertaining and timely for their target audience. Ads which people want to watch and share!
SEW: Why do you think the World Cup in Brazil is the biggest opportunity for brands hoping to create a crossover video that hits the back of the net? Are the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and midterm elections just also-rans?
SW: The Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl are great sporting spectacles in their own right and combined with the World Cup opportunity, the first half of 2014 is open season for brands in search of high-profile, massively high-reach conversations that global sporting events generate.
So, why's our money on the World Cup? The Super Bowl is primarily a U.S. event (though Super Bowl ads can travel and VW's The Force is still the most shared ad of all time); the Winter Olympics doesn't have great form in comparison with its summer cousin (although that's not to say they won't surprise us this year!) and the World Cup numbers are simply staggering.
Every single country and territory on Earth, including Antarctica and the Arctic Circle, tuned in to watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The in-home TV coverage reached over 3.2 billion people around the world, or half (46.4 percent) of the world's population, based on viewers watching a minimum of over one minute of coverage.
There is every reason to suggest that engagement with the World Cup in Brazil will surpass the levels of 2010.
- It's the spiritual home of soccer.
- It's also the home of high energy, highly exhilarating music (remember – sharing of music videos massively outstrips any other type of video).
- It's the social media capital of the universe (according to the WSJ).
- It's a country of self-confessed video junkies – with one of the highest levels of video sharing in the world.
- Plus, 8 out of 10 biggest ad markets in the world (Zenith Optimedia) are competing, so the level of interest and accompanying interest from brands and marketers will be huge.
That's why we believe there's an opportunity for brands to kickstart a viral cascade that will ricochet around the world.
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robbo18 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
We are a new business that sells various systems to hospitality businesses but mainly focus on restaurants.
Open to all suggestions for a logo. We will provide constant feedback.
Foh Boh Systems
Healthier Systems, Healthier Profits
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We are a new business that will be selling systems to the hospitality industry in Australia, but initially focusing on the restaurant industry.
Later on we'll expand into cafes and hotels & resorts. Examples of systems that we will sell include booking/reservation & Point of Sale (POS) systems.
Our goal is to provide businesses with systems that will allow them to run their restaurants more efficiently, build client relations and therefore increase their profits.
The name "Foh Boh" is an acronym & industry term for "Front of the House" & "Back of the House"
Front of the house - the front end of the restaurant, the dining room and bar where the customers are served and wait staff, bartenders, bussers and dining room managers primarily work.
Back of the house - the back end of the restaurant, the kitchen and storage areas, where the chefs, cooks, prep people and dishwashers primarily work.
Our tag line is "Healthier Systems, Healthier Profits".
At this stage we have no particular preference as to what colour scheme or style the logo should be. But we will provide constant feedback to guide the designs.
The logo will be used for websites, letterheads, and business cards.
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REM:Rate 12.5 - A Versatile Energy Application
A version of this article appears in the September/October 2008 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
September 07, 2008
Steve Mann is a HERS rater, Green Point rater, LEED AP, remodeler, and long-time software engineer. As many Home Energy readers know, the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) is a U.S.-based, national standards-making nonprofit that defines energy efficiency rating systems. Their best-known system is the HERS index, a numerical value ranging from 0 to over 100 that quantifies the energy efficiency of residential structures. A HERS index of 100 represents the energy used by the American Standard Building and an index of 0 indicates a building that uses no net purchased energy. This rating is used in qualifying homes for energy-efficient mortgages (EEMs), energy improvement mortgages (EIMs), DOE Energy Star Homes and Building America programs, U.S. federal government energy efficiency tax credits, International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) compliance, and most recently, LEED for Homes certification. Clearly, this standard is widely used and well regarded. In a typical scenario, a RESNET-certified HERS inspector does an on-site inspection of an existing property, measuring its energy characteristics, such as insulation levels, window efficiency, wall-window ratios, heating and cooling system efficiencies, and the solar orientation of the home. Performance testing, such as a blower door test measuring door and duct leakage, may also be used. ...
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Kobe Bryant says he might retire in two years from Lakers, NBA
Kobe Bryant was second in the NBA in scoring and fourth in MVP voting last season. But the Los Angeles Lakers star sees the finish line.
In a wide-ranging and excellent interview with CBS Sports' Ken Berger, Bryant made it sound as though he doesn't anticipate playing beyond the length of his current contract, which expires in two seasons.
Here's an excerpt from the story:
Speaking with CBSSports.com in a quiet moment after practice, Bryant conceded that, in all likelihood, the finish line and the conclusion of his current contract will be one in the same. Bryant has two years left, and though he was careful to point out, "One can never be too sure," he made it clear in the next breath it's almost unfathomable he would play beyond 2013-14, which would be his 18th season.
"It's just that three more years seems like a really long time to continue to stay at a high, high level of training and preparation and health," Bryant said. "That's a lot of years. For a guard? That's a lot of years."
The Lakers, with Dwight Howard and Steve Nash in tow, figure to be among the championship favorites in each of the next two seasons. Bryant already has five championship rings, and two more would give him seven and put him ahead of Michael Jordan. Bryant always will be compared to Jordan and has discussed his legacy many times.
Bryant also has had injury issues, dealing with a bad wrist the past two seasons and missing a few practices last week with a foot injury.
Of course, that mentality leaves open the door to a comeback. We've seen it often in recent years, with Rasheed Wallace trying to be the latest former star to come back after a year or two off. Jordan did it twice, once to play baseball, once to escape before the Chicago Bulls fell apart then give the Washington Wizards team he partly owned a boost.
But Bryant is only 34, has a lot to offer and still seems to have fun in the game. So we'll hold off before we take him for his word on retiring in two years. And we'll be skeptical even if he does retire that first time.
The guy can still do amazing things, and he has a great chance to set the NBA scoring record if he plays for another four or five seasons.
Just watch some of his highlights from last year (lyrics include some profanity):


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DC On March Sales; Tease FCBD Surprise, GREEN LANTERN Event
Aquaman #11
coverWhile March numbers indicated a sales success for Marvel Comics with their Avengers vs. X-Men event, Newsarama's monthly chat with DC executives about sales numbers was anything but down.
In fact, the executives touted the increase in market share they got from the month, despite the loss of a few Top 10 spots.
DC's Senior Vice President of Sales Bob Wayne was joined by DC's Vice President of Marketing John Cunningham to talk with Newsarama about the sales figures released by Diamond Comic Distributors on Thursday.
Much of the talk about March ended up focusing on what's coming up for DC's spring and summer, since both executives pointed out that most publishers hold their big guns until later in the year. But they said the first quarter, which is traditionally slow, had sales numbers that indicated readers are sticking around on the most successful DC titles.
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#11 coverAmong their revelations about the numbers and what's coming up at DC:
- Executives hinted that the next big thing in the New 52 will begin on May 5th with the Free Comic Book Day issue, DC Comics: The New 52 Special Edition. The cover for the title features the "purple-hooded woman" named Pandora (who appeared in every New 52 #1), indicating that the hints readers got in Justice League #6 are related to DC's next major storyline.
- DC execs teased an upcoming Green Lantern storyline that the publisher expects will increase sales, with Cunningham comparing it to the sales the company is seeing from the "Night of the Owls" story in Batman titles. (Check back for Newsarama's interview with Geoff Johns about his plans for the title.)
- Executives implied they're pleased that there are other publishers in the Top 10 this month. In fact, they pointed out that DC's overall market share grew this month along with Marvel's, which indicates DC benefits from Marvel successes.
- The lowest-selling New 52 periodicals (which many fans have been worried about) will not necessarily be the next to be canceled. Besides the Diamond sales number, DC is also using re-order activity and sales of the collected editions to make their decisions about cancelation.
- Early order numbers for Batman: Earth One, the July graphic novel from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, indicate that title will see the same kind of bookstore success that Superman: Earth One experienced last year, supporting the decision to expand that line of graphic novels.Batman Inc. #3 - Orders for the "Second Wave" titles in May show that Batman Inc., the Grant Morrison title, will add significant sales numbers to the already successful Batman line, comparable to how Batman and Detective are both selling.
- Collected editions of the New 52 titles are already selling better than any trade paperback offered by DC in the first quarter.
To provide perspective on those announcements and what today's release of the March sales numbers really means for DC, Newsarama spoke with Cunningham and Wayne.
Newsarama: What good news did you see for DC in the March numbers?
Bob Wayne: I think the most interesting thing we see in March numbers is that we have a lot of interesting things happening in the industry, from us, and we also have interesting things that are getting traction from Marvel and from Image and from Dark Horse and other publishers. And I think it's a good thing when we have interesting things happening in the market from multiple publishers. I think it creates enthusiasm for the readers — it makes them think, "oh, I'd better go check on this this week, because I might have missed something." And I think the retailers are also invigorated by that, by having a lot of things happening. It's just a fun time.Detective Comics #9 John Cunningham: In particular, we're always happy when our market share increases, and our market share was higher in March than it was in February. So we think that's very good news.
Nrama: From the numbers we've seen calculated, with what information we have from Diamond, the retailers are spending quite a bit more this quarter than they did a year ago during the same time period. Do you think that's because of the fourth quarter they had in 2011 and the cash flow the New 52 provided for retailers?Exclusive
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Nrama: Okay, that's the good news. Did you see anything in the March sales numbers that should concern the comic book industry, even if it's something you've already addressed in your plan going forward?Worlds' Finest #3 Wayne: It's difficult with the March numbers because there's a distortion whenever you're comparing a month where the number of release weeks is different from one month to the last year because of how the calendar works out. There's a bit of softening in the amount of money that was invoiced during the month, just because of the number of weeks that were in the month.
Nrama: John, what about you? Is there any bad news in these numbers, or anything that DC or the industry in general should be looking at closer?
Cunningham: I don't want to seem that Pollyanna-ish, but I can look through the numbers and not really see that's worth citing as a negative. The numbers actually look really strong for a March, which is a weird month in the year, in terms of where people's publishing schedules are.
Wayne: We see strong product building for us throughout the year, so if we feel this comfortable about March at this point, we feel good about these numbers.
Cunningham: Seven out of the top 10 in issue #7? And our market share up March over February? Yes, please!
Nrama: You mentioned that "everybody schedules" the release of comics so that there's more momentum to be gained during coming months. What do you have coming up, and how do you feel about your sales plan going forward overall?Dial H #3 Wayne: We're very bullish on the stuff we have coming up. We've got some titles that are reaching their conclusions, but we have six Second Wave titles for the New 52 titles that are going to be starting in May. Then as we go into June, we have Before Watchmen as a weekly presence for the next few months. Plus we have the collected editions of the New 52. The first batch of those will be arriving the first week of May. Then in July we have Batman: Earth One.
Nrama: OK, let's start with the Second Wave titles. How do sales of those break down? I assume you've got a big seller in Batman Inc., but what else are you seeing in those initial sales numbers from retailers?
Wayne: The initial numbers for the six new titles are on target for what we expected or higher than we expected. Batman Inc., as it returns to publication, Grant Morrison's title joining the New 52 is coming in as strong as any of our other titles in the Batman family and is going to have a very strong debut. The introduction of the Earth 2 element that is in the Earth 2 title and the World's Finest title, both of those are exceeding expectations already. We're really happy with how those numbers are trending already. It really looks like it's going to be six additions to our line that will raise the average that we're selling per title.
Nrama: You also mentioned that your sales plan includes the collected editions. How are the early orders on those?Animal Man #11 Wayne: The orders that we've received so far on those titles are almost all higher than any book numbers we had in the first quarter, so we're very excited about that.
Nrama: Will the sales of those trades have any effect on the survival of the actual comic? For example, if some of the low-selling Edge or Dark titles do well as trades, which one would anticipate from the fact that Vertigo trades seem to do so well compared to their monthly titles, will that influence whether their comics are canceled or not?
Wayne: We actually had a conversation with the co-publishers yesterday on that topic, and we'll be doing some analysis as more of our numbers come in, but it certainly is — we're not canceling New 52 titles solely based upon what their current periodical sales are.
We're also taking into account the creative direction and the feedback from editorial as to where they think the title is going, the re-order activity we have on the title, and the initial orders we have on the collected editions.
So when we get back from C2E2 and go a few more weeks, we'll have another large batch of data and we'll be chatting with the co-publishers and our colleagues about that.Swamp Thing #11 But you're absolutely right. We're not just taking a Sharpie on a printout and just saying, "here's where the Earth ends." We're looking at these books on a case-by-case basis with editorial, with the co-publishers, with our colleagues in sales and marketing and publicity.
Nrama: One thing that sticks out about the Top 10 selling comics is that most of them are $3.99. Even those comics in the Top 10 that are still $2.99, several are changing to $3.99 soon. Do you think that, because these numbers indicate there's a willingness among readers to buy $3.99 comics, perhaps the efforts by DC to hold their prices at $2.99 wasn't as important to readers as you once believed? After all, you're raising those prices, and the numbers in the Top 10 indicate they're willing to spend it.
Wayne: I think the fact that the vast majority of our titles are staying at $2.99, and that the ones that are $3.99 have additional content and story pages, that it's not just the same exact goods being priced differently based upon perceived demand that the market can handle that higher price, I think that our having that low price on our average title helped readers be able to sample the New 52.
And in the first seven months of the New 52, it also helped the retailers be able to take the bet on that many titles starting with #1's.
So I think that the $2.99 price point has been a good thing for us.G.I. Combat #3 Does it mean that we're not always as competitive as competitive as we would have been on the dollar market share? Sure. Of course it does. But we're in this for the long-term. It's more important for us to get as many people sampling and reading our comics as possible, than it is to maximize the revenue just for a short period of time by up-pricing things without getting extra value.
Nrama: I know we usually only dissect only the direct market numbers, but by this point, you guys have gotten initial bookstore orders on Batman: Earth One. Are sales coming in well for that title?
Wayne: Yes, we have amazingly strong numbers already in on the Batman: Earth One.
Nrama: OK, but while you've obviously got a sales plan ahead that includes some books that look to do well, like Batman: Earth One and your almost certain sales bump from Before Watchmen, those don't impact the core titles in the New 52. After the game-changing move you made last year with the relaunch, how would you respond to the belief that you're now sitting back and living off that initial sea change of September 2011?
Wayne: I don't think the sales numbers on the titles indicate that most of the readers think we're sitting back and coasting on any of these titles. And I think some of the things we're doing may not be going out with a bright light shining on them, but they're getting attention from readers and retailers and we're seeing orders increase on a lot of the Batman titles right now going into the "Night of the Owls" storyline.
And we're seeing an up-tick on I, Vampire right now, as that book begins to add a few elements from other parts of the DC mythology.
Those are strong things. Our overall shift in titles between February and March is minimal, and we expect a reinvigoration of the books when the six new titles show up in May.
Cunningham: When we look at the March numbers and see where we are on issue #7, after September, and the numbers continue to be as strong as they are, and in the cases of things like the "Night of the Owls" crossover, where we see sales numbers increasing right before the next Green Lantern storyline kicks off. And those numbers will go up.
I think the way we look at it isn't so much in how it's perceived in that overview sense, but the fact that, as these numbers keep selling, it means readers like what they're reading. And at the end of the day, we're judged by what people pay for at the cash register, more than some over-arching perceptual issues.
From a marketing point of view, we look at it and say, people are very, very happy. The numbers are staying strong. And they like what they're reading on the page. And as long as the creative keeps delivering in the fantastic way that they have been, and having seen some stuff that's upcoming, whether it's Before Watchmen or even especially New 52 books, I have great confidence that that trend's going to continue.
Nrama: OK, the hint about a Green Lantern storyline is interesting. But are there any more initiatives that DC will be taking in the New 52 that readers don't know about yet?
Cunningham: We feel that the Second Wave is an exciting kick-off point for us, and that's going to start on Free Comic Book Day, and I think when fans get a look at the Free Comic Book Day book and what it promises about what's coming the rest of this year from DC, they're going to be more than pleasantly surprised.
Wayne: And I would recommend that fans go early to their local comic shop on Free Comic Book Day and get the DC titles, just in case the retailers run out.
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"President Uribe must abstain from making baseless accusations against journalists Juan Forero and Claudia Julieta Duque," said Carlos Lauría, CPJ's senior Americas program coordinator. "In the context of Colombia such comments are extremely dangerous."The Uribe administration was swept up in the major espionage scandal in which national intelligence officials under the former president's supervision engaged in unlawful phone tapping, email interception, and surveillance of journalists, judges, and political opponents, CPJ research shows. Despite Uribe's public pledges to root out those responsible for the espionage, only a few convictions have been obtained.


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The White House, succumbing to skeptics, releases a photo Saturday of President Barack Obama skeet shooting.
The president told The New Republic in a recent interview that he goes skeet shooting "all the time." Doubters of the claim quickly asked for photos, a request the White House denied earlier this week.
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The image released Saturday proves he did in fact shoot skeet. Official photographer Pete Souza snapped this shot at Camp David on Aug. 4, 2012.
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[Update: 3 p.m.]
National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam tells CNN: "One picture does not erase a lifetime of supporting every gun ban and every gun control scheme imaginable."
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When speaker of the House, her disheveled leadership on health reform took far too long for the Democrats to develop a unified position on an issue that had been around since my high school debate topics in the 1960s.
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ST. PETERSBURG -- Few jobs will be available once the Rays' camp opens in Port Charlotte, Fla., this spring.
That's a nice problem to have and a familiar characteristic of championship clubs. Rather than looking to fill slots this spring, the Rays will be going through their paces to round into form for the 2014 season.
"I am always excited to get back with the guys and work toward a World Series ring," manager Joe Maddon said. "Andrew [Friedman, executive vice president of baseball operations] and the boys have done a great job of assembling a championship-caliber roster. Beyond the starting group, I really like the potential of the bench and bullpen. Versatility again will be key, and the bullpen has the experience necessary to win the final game of the year."
Save for the addition of several new players, Tampa Bay will have the same outfield, infield, catchers, bullpen and starting rotation it had during the 2013 season, when the team won 92 games and reached the postseason for the fourth time in six seasons.
David Price headlines this year's team, which is a big surprise to many who felt the staff ace would be traded. With Price returning, the rotation will be the same group, sans Jeremy Hellickson, who recently underwent elbow surgery to have loose bodies removed from his right elbow.
Jake Odorizzi will be first in line to fill Hellickson's void. If the right-hander does not win the job, right-hander Alex Colome is the best bet to do so.
The Rays will head to camp with three Major League catchers. Jose Lobaton appears to be the most likely of the trio to be traded, but the club could suffer an injury, or another team might need a catcher, prompting a trade request.
The Rays also will have to decide which way to go with their 13 position players. Not having a true designated hitter will allow Tampa Bay some flexibility in this regard.
"Definitely an interesting group to go to work with every day," Maddon said.
Pitchers and catchers report
Feb. 14
Full squad reports
Feb. 19
First Spring Training game
Home vs. Orioles, Feb. 28 at 1:05 p.m. ET
Opening Day
Home vs. Blue Jays, March 31, 4:10 p.m.
Triple play: Three questions that need answers
1. Can Odorizzi take the No. 5 spot in the rotation?
Hellickson's elbow surgery will keep him out until at least May. In Hellickson's absence, Odorizzi should be considered the leading candidate to become the team's No. 5 starter. Odorizzi served five stints with the Rays in 2013 and showed enough to merit the consideration. His calm demeanor and makeup should allow him to assume the job and run with it.
2. Is this the year Evan Longoria makes a run at Most Valuable Player?
Longoria is the team's best player. With him on the field, Tampa Bay's chances of winning are significantly greater than if he is not. Longoria is a tough out, can hit for power, is a team leader, plays Gold Glove defense and he's a winner. He struggled with an injured hamstring in 2012. Playing on a surgically repaired hamstring in 2013, Longoria bounced back to play in 160 regular-season games. If he has another healthy season, Longoria could finally earn the American League MVP Award forecast for him for so long.
3. Can Wil Myers dodge the sophomore jinx?
Myers proved to be everything he was advertised to be by winning the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year Award. If the Rays can get the same performance from him for a full season, the results will be fun to watch. But there's always the chance Myers gets smacked in the face with the dreaded sophomore jinx, or a less-than-stellar second season. How quickly Myers adjusts to the way opposing teams pitch to him will go a long way toward determining whether he has another quality season.
2013 record
92-71, second in the AL East
Projected batting order
1. CF Desmond Jennings:
.252 BA, .334 OBP, .414 SLG, 14 HR, 54 RBI in 2013
2. LF David DeJesus:
.251 BA, .327 OBP, .402 SLG, 8 HR, 38 RBI in 2013
3. 3B Evan Longoria:
.269 BA, .343 OBP, .498 SLG, 32 HR, 88 RBI in 2013
4. RF Wil Myers:
.293 BA, .354 OBP, .478 SLG, 13 HR, 53 RBI in 2013
5. 2B Ben Zobrist:
.275 BA, .354 OBP, .402 SLG, 12 HR, 71 RBI in 2013
6. 1B James Loney:
.299 BA, .348 OBP, .430 SLG, 13 HR, 75 RBI in 2013
7. DH Matt Joyce:
.235 BA, .328 OBP, .419 SLG, 18 HR, 47 RBI in 2013
8. C Ryan Hanigan:
.198, .306 OBP, .261 SLG, 2 HR, 21 RBI in 2013
9. SS Yunel Escobar:
.256 BA, .332 OBP, .366 SLG, 9 HR, 56 RBI in 2013
Projected rotation
1. David Price, 10-8, 3.33 ERA in 2013
2. Matt Moore, 17-4, 3.29 ERA in 2013
3. Alex Cobb, 11-3, 2.76 ERA in 2013
4. Chris Archer, 9-7, 3.22 ERA in 2013
5. Jake Odorizzi, 0-1, 3.94 ERA in 2013
Projected bullpen
Closer: Grant Balfour, 38/41 saves, 2.59 ERA in 2013
RH setup man: Joel Peralta, 3.41 ERA in 2013
LH setup man: Jake McGee, 4.02 ERA in 2013
The new guys
RHP Balfour: The Rays signed the veteran Aussie closer to a two-year, $12 million deal to return to the team he pitched for in a setup role from 2007-10. This time around, Balfour will be slotted as the club's closer. He is 62-for-67 (92.5 percent) in save opportunities over the last two seasons, the fourth-best percentage in the Major Leagues during that time behind Huston Street, Joe Nathan and Craig Kimbrel.
C Hanigan: The Rays acquired Hanigan in a December trade involving the D-backs and Reds before agreeing to a three-year contract extension covering the 2014, '15 and '16 seasons, with a club option for '17, worth a guaranteed $10.75 million. He is well respected for his defensive and game-calling skills and his ability to get on base as a patient hitter. Hanigan will likely take care of the bulk of the catching duties, with Jose Molina serving as a well-qualified backup.
RHP Heath Bell: The Rays also acquired Bell in the three-way deal involving the Reds and D-backs. The veteran closer has recorded 168 career saves over 10 Major League seasons with the Mets, Padres, Marlins and D-backs. Tampa Bay believes he still has good stuff after seeing him miss a lot of bats last season. In 2013, Bell went 5-2 with 15 saves and a 4.11 ERA in 69 games for Arizona. He recorded 72 strikeouts and only 16 walks, establishing a career-best 2.19 walks per nine innings. Bell will likely be slotted in a setup role.
IF/OF Logan Forsythe: The Rays acquired Forsythe from the Padres in a seven-player deal during January. He has played parts of the past three seasons with San Diego, hitting .241/.310/.349 in 228 Major League games. Forsythe will expand Tampa Bay's possibilities at different positions in the field, helping the team to play matchups on any given night depending on the opposing pitcher.
Prospects to watch
RHP Odorizzi: The 23-year-old is the Rays' highest-ranked prospect at No. 56 in MLB.com's annual rankings. Odorizzi came to the Rays from the Royals in the trade that also landed Myers in 2012. His first year in the organization saw him split time between Triple-A Durham and the Major Leagues. Odorizzi served five stints with Tampa Bay, finishing at 0-1 with a 3.94 ERA in seven appearances, four of which were starts. He posted a 9-6 mark with a 3.33 ERA in 22 starts for the Bulls.
rays top prospects
|Jake Odorizzi
|Hak-Ju Lee
|Taylor Guerrieri
SS Hak-Ju Lee: After playing in just 15 games in 2013, when he tore ligaments in his left knee, Lee nevertheless ranks as MLB.com's No. 84 prospect. He has always been considered a magician in the field who needed his offense to catch up to his defense. Rays farm director Mitch Lukevics recently said that Lee is recovering well and should be ready for Spring Training. Tampa Bay acquired Lee, along with Archer, catcher Robinson Chirinos and outfielders Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer from the Cubs for right-hander Matt Garza, left-hander Zach Rosscup and outfielder Fernando Perez on Jan. 8, 2011.
OF Kevin Kiermaier: In four Minor League seasons (376 games) in the Rays' organization, Kiermaier has a .275 batting average with 12 home runs and 109 RBIs, and he's stolen 75 bases and scored 205 runs. Not exactly eye-popping numbers, but Tampa Bay believes his offense will continue to keep getting stronger and will catch up to his off-the-charts defense (which earned him a roster spot in the postseason). Kiermaier stated his case for that thinking in 2013, when he hit .307 with five home runs and 28 RBIs in 97 games for Double-A Montgomery. He also played 39 games at Triple-A Durham, posting a .263 average with a home run and 13 RBIs in 39 games.
LHP Enny Romero: The southpaw has all kinds of talent, including the ability to throw a 97 mph fastball. He has dominated at every level that he has pitched and even made one start for the Rays in 2013. Harnessing his stuff -- and being able to repeat his delivery -- ultimately will determine Romero's Major League arrival date.
RHP Colome: Colome has the arm and the makeup to be a top-of-the rotation starter. Typifying that makeup, he handled with aplomb his 2013 stints with Tampa Bay when he went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts. Colome will be right behind Odorizzi in contention for the No. 5 starter spot.
On the rebound
C Hanigan: The veteran backstop endured the worst offensive season of his career in 2013, when he played in just 75 games and hit .198 with two homers and 21 RBIs. Injuries nagged the catcher throughout last season, which included two stints on the disabled list. If Hanigan can bounce back, the Rays might finally have the everyday catcher they have coveted for so long.
IF/OF Forsythe: He batted just .214 with six home runs and 19 RBIs while being limited to 75 games last season due in large part to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Forsythe now believes his problems are behind him, which means he'll be in the mix for Tampa Bay's utility rotation as he plays the corner outfield spots as well as third, shortstop and second.
OF/DH Joyce: The power-hitting outfielder is a streaky hitter, so playing matchups on an as-needed basis has never seemed to serve him well. Perhaps a more permanent role in the DH spot, with occasional play in the outfield, will allow this athletic and talented player to finally reach his full potential.
Long gone
LHP Alex Torres: He had a coming-out party in 2013, so seeing him dealt to the Padres in the seven-player deal was a surprise. In 39 relief appearances last year, Torres posted a 1.71 ERA over 58 innings. Friedman explained that the Rays dealt from an "area of depth to address an area of weakness" when making the deal with San Diego. Losing Torres hurts, but Tampa Bay still has lefties McGee and Cesar Ramos in the bullpen.
RHP Fernando Rodney: He went 37-for-45 in save opportunities following his amazing 2012 season that saw him set a Major League record for a reliever (minimum 50 appearances) with a 0.60 ERA and lead the Majors with a 96 percent save rate. Rodney was a free agent following the 2013 season.
IF/OF Kelly Johnson: He played four positions during his first season with the Rays, starting 55 of 69 games before Myers was called up on June 18. After the callup, Johnson started only 32 of 94 games. A left-handed hitter, he hit 16 home runs, all against right-handers. Johnson signed a free-agent deal with the Yankees.


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CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.
As the Supreme Court embarks on three days of historic arguments over President Obama's health care law - two years after the law was enacted - Americans remain skeptical about the legislation.
A CBS News/New York Times poll shows 47 percent of Americans disapprove of the president's Affordable Care Act, including 30 percent who strongly disapprove. In the poll, conducted March 21-25, only 36 percent of those questioned said they support the law either somewhat or strongly.
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Fresh off their victory against the Kansas City Wizards, the Houston Dynamo will look to build some momentum early in the MLS season as they host FC Dallas Wednesday night at Robertson Stadium.
Wednesday's match will also decide who receives El Capitán, the replica cannon awarded to the winner of the regular season series between the two teams. In the first game between Dallas and Houston a little more than a month ago, the game ended tied 1-1, but Dallas failed to convert on several quality chances for the winner.
"It was the first game of the season, so we didn't know what to expect," said forward Dominic Oduro. "Now that we're [further] into the season, we know what they can and can't do and we know their strengths and weaknesses."
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4. Minorities are moving to the suburbs and whites are moving to the cities, reversing trends that started in the post-war era. This is very interesting.
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And even though a surge in inflation, the bane of bond investors, seems like a distant possibility in a still-weak global economy, I'd avoid long-term funds. Intermediate-term funds offer some potential for gains if rates continue to fall, but they will protect you from huge losses should rates spike. As with stock funds (ee Goldberg's Picks: The 5 Best Stock Funds for 2012), the biggest opportunities are with bonds from emerging markets. Here are my four favorite no-load bond funds for 2012, in order of lowest to highest risk. Advertisement Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt (VWITX) is a perfect middle-of-the-road fund for many investors. Tax-Exempt's official SEC yield is 2.3%, but the fund is actually distributing tax-free interest at an annual rate of 3.6%. (The SEC yield reflects expected changes in the prices of a bond fund's holdings as they approach maturity.) Expenses are just 0.20% a year, and the fund invests almost entirely in bonds rated single-A or better. 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As always, buy the cheaper one if you can. If you invest through an online broker, pay the transaction fee and buy the institutional share class (DBLTX), which charges 0.25 percentage point per year less than does the retail share class (DLTNX). DoubleLine invests almost exclusively in mortgage-backed securities. Most are government-guaranteed mortgages, but 35% of assets are in private mortgages -- and some of these are the very same securities that triggered the 2008 financial meltdown. Gundlach has, in many cases, been able to buy these battered bonds at a fraction of their true value. But Eric Jacobson, director of fixed-income research at Morningstar, warns that if a market panic were to hit those securities, DoubleLine could get hammered. This isn't a buy-and-forget fund. I'd buy it, but then keep a close eye on it. Advertisement Loomis Sayles Bond (LSBDX), another Kiplinger 25 member, is a first-rate fund, but it's more volatile than most, and you need to have the patience to ride out the occasional spill. Over the past ten years, the fund returned an annualized 10% -- about double the return of the BarCap U.S. Aggregate Bond index. But the fund stepped into some big potholes along the way. It plunged 21.8% in 2008, the year of the financial crisis, and, more recently, surrendered 5.9% in the three-month period ending October 10, 2011 -- a bad patch for stocks and risky bonds. Like good bargain-hunting stock pickers, Loomis Sayles's Dan Fuss and his three co-managers scoop up bonds when they're out of favor. Currently, the fund, which yields 4.9%, has 21% of its assets in high-yielding "junk" bonds -- bonds whose issuers stand a real chance of default. Another 9% is in convertible securities -- hybrids that are part stock and part bond. The fund even owns a handful of dividend-paying stocks. Roughly one-third of assets are in foreign bonds, mainly in fiscally sound developed nations, such as Canada, Australia and Norway. As with DoubleLine, buy the cheaper institutional share class through an online broker, even if you have to pay a transaction fee. The retail shares (LSBRX) cost 0.29 percentage point more annually. Pimco Emerging Local Bond D (PLBDX) is a superb fund, but it has quite a kick and you should take it only in small doses. Over the past three years, the fund returned an annualized 14%. But it tumbled 11.1% in 2008, and in 2011 it lost 1.1%. Expenses are almost criminally high for a bond fund, at 1.35% annually. But Emerging Local, which yields 4.2%, has few worthy competitors. The fund invests solely in emerging markets, and only in bonds denominated in local currencies. The economies of many emerging nations are fiscally sound -- better, in many instances, than the economies of developed nations. Yet emerging-markets bonds still pay more than bonds from the developed world. The justification for the higher yields became evident last summer. When panic hit the markets, investors bailed on emerging-markets bonds and ran to U.S. Treasuries. Manager Michael Gomez has wisely held relatively few bonds from emerging European nations; those bonds have been hurt severely by the euro-zone crisis. Steven T. Goldberg (bio) is an investment adviser in the Washington, D.C. area.


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This is really upsetting: Sex doesn't burn nearly as many calories as we thought, according to researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The common belief is that a sex sesh burns upwards of 200-300 calories. In reality? An average bout between the sheets (about six minutes) only slashes about 21 calories—about the same amount as walking.
Okay, we can totally believe this one—especially if it's a quickie and you're using only one position.
But, what if you're really turning up the heat with lots of foreplay and different positions? You'll definitely burn more calories, but the actual amount will depend on a lot of factors, like your weight and current level of fitness.
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John E. Golembeski, 68, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo.
John was born Oct. 15, 1944, to Anthony E. and Josephine Kevlinsky Golembeski in Holyoke, Mass. After high school John worked with his parents doing clothing manufacturing.
He later got into landscaping, where he ran a landscaping business. John became a groundskeeper at the University of New Mexico before he moved to Moab about 15 years ago.
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- 1. A Biblical Perspective on Humanity's Relationship to the Biosphere
by Craig Idso, Ph.D.
Dr. Idso is the author of several published peer-reviewed scientific articles and books, the most recent of which, The Many Benefits of Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment, details 55 ways in which the modern rise in atmospheric CO2 is benefiting earth's biosphere. He is the CEO of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change.
Stewardship and Sustainable Development in a World of Rising Atmospheric CO2
Summary: Protecting the environment has become a key consideration in almost all that we do; for it is put forth as a self-evident fact that being good to the Earth is the only way to ensure that our children and grandchildren will inherit a world that provides equal or greater opportunities and resources than that in which we now live. But who decides what is right and what is wrong in this regard? For a sizable segment of earth's population, such answers are found in the Bible. Comprised of writings dating back thousands of years, this sacred book serves as an ethical compass for people of numerous faiths. It records historical events that reach back to the world's beginnings, and contains prophetic writings that foretell the world's future. But does the Bible cast any light on society's stewardship role with respect to the environment and the other forms of life with which we share the planet? This question must be seriously considered; for if it does, that light would be incredibly important, as it would have to be acknowledged as coming from God Himself. And who is better qualified to settle differences among earth's many life forms than He who created and placed them here?
Click HERE to read the article, which addresses: Stewardship and the Preservation of Species, Sustainable Development in Ancient Israel, The Preeminent Environmental Dilemma of Our Day, Where is Wisdom?, What About Righteousness?, and The Face of the Future.Click here to read more
- 4. Obama's War on Coal, by Sylvia Allen
Sierra Club: KILL COAL POWER PLANTS! KILL JOBS! KILL CAPITALISM!
Sylvia Allen's Ranking with the Sierra Club: F
Ms. Allen's Challenger, Tom O'Halleran's Ranking with the Sierra Club: A
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- 6. CO2 is the Breath of Life
The following video was produced by the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change. What are children in our public schools learning about this?Click here to read more
- 7. Global Warming is a Hoax
"The greatest deception in the history of mankind."
How long do you think it will take the "experts" (junk scientists, bureaucrats, Leftists, Common Core developers, college professors, the media, the movie industry, elected officials who believe these professional hand-wringers, etc.) to figure it out? Answer: Never.Click here to read more
- 8. Gilbert, Arizona Scientist Weighs in on Climate Change
Dr. Craig D. Idso is the lead editor and scientist for the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC). In response to the recent hysteria expressed by Senator Barbara Boxer and Secretary of State John Kerry, he wrote and published an Op-Ed in Breitbart titled Dueling Climate Reports.
Dr. Idso has been studying the effects of C02 for several years and updates his website C02 Science with new studies and research on a weekly basis.
In Dueling Climate Reports, he throws cold water on the hotheads who are running around waving their arms in the air.
"To borrow a telling phrase from their report, the UN sees nothing but "death, injury, and disrupted livelihoods" everywhere it looks—as do Senator Boxer, Secretary Kerry, and others. Climate Change Reconsidered II: Biological Impacts demonstrates that life on Earth is not suffering from rising temperatures and atmospheric CO2 levels. Citing reams of real-world data, it offers solid scientific evidence that most plants actually flourish when exposed to both higher temperatures and greater CO2 concentrations. In fact, it demonstrates that the planet's terrestrial biosphere is undergoing a great greening, which is causing deserts to shrink and forests to expand, thereby enlarging and enhancing habitat for wildlife. And much the same story can be told of global warming and atmospheric CO2 enrichment's impacts on terrestrial animals, aquatic life, and human health."
Dr. Idso goes on:Click here to read more
- 9. Record Low Temperatures Across the USA
"A bitterly cold air mass spread across the western states and into the Plains and Midwest during the first week of December. One of the coldest temperatures recorded happened the morning of Saturday, Dec. 7, when the temperature in Jordan, Mont. dropped as low as -42!
"In some cities, the frigid air mass has been the coldest seen in years or has broken daily record lows.
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"Tawakul Karman's selection for the Nobel Peace Prize not only recognizes her relentless battle for a free press in Yemen but also highlights the free flow of information as vital for peaceful and democratic societies," said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Coordinator Mohamed Abdel Dayem. "We rejoice with Karman and hope that this prize helps to shed light on the targeting of journalists which continues to plague the Arab world."
CPJ has documented more than 500 attacks on journalists covering political unrest across the Middle East and North Africa. These include targeted killings, physical attacks, censorship tactics, confiscation of equipment and anti-press legislation.


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text: Share: February 15, 2009 Climate Change, Environmental Policy, Carbon Thankfully, the argument about the reality of global climate change seems finished. The majority of the public now joins the consensus of climate scientists, who have furnished compelling proof that the planet is warming and that humans are at least partly to blame. Now, what to do about it?First, we must realize that curbing carbon dioxide emissions will cost money - not only the government's money, but money out of our own pockets. Basic economics led us to fossil fuels, which are cheap and power nearly all of modern society. At least in the short term, new energy sources that do not emit carbon dioxide will be more costly. This means higher prices for gasoline, electricity and home heating.We can talk, as Gov. Paterson and Sen. Gillibrand did at the Hudson Valley Economic Development Summit last month, about green jobs. And we should pursue them with vigor. But the unspoken reality is that, in the future, renewable energy will come at a higher price.The environmental and societal cost of continuing business as usual is enormous and unfair to future generations. Since the origin of civilized human society, it is unlikely the Earth has ever warmed this much and this fast. At the same time, we expect agriculture to feed more than 6 billion of us, and we continue to concentrate our growing populations in fragile coastal zones.Numerous scientific projections show a concerning rise in the spread of both crop pests and tropical diseases that infect humans. Sea-level continues to rise, the Arctic ice pack is melting, and regional water shortages are becoming commonplace. Even our defense and security agencies are beginning to look at climate change as potentially disruptive to world stability. If we do not respond, quickly and at a meaningful level, we will pay a high price in the coming decades.Fee Could Boost EfficiencyWhat can be done? I recommend a three-pronged approach. First, to wean us from fossil fuels, a tax should be imposed on each pound of carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere from coal, oil, or natural gas. At the very least, if energy is expensive, we will use it more efficiently. I prefer a carbon tax to a cap-and-trade system because it is so much more straightforward - fair, efficient and effective - call it a "FEE."The proceeds of a carbon tax could be used to reduce traditional income tax, so we tax to ensure efficiencies rather than taxing our labor and productivity. Higher-priced fossil fuels will also cause these energy sources to finally bear the cost of the problems they cause, such as health care for asthma in children.Second, we must begin an ambitious program of research - equivalent to NASA's space program -to bring renewable energies to reality. If we can reduce the cost of renewable energy by a significant factor, it will not be economically disruptive for us to depend on it for much of our energy. Already, wind power is competitive with coal-fired power plants. Bringing solar, biomass, tides and other forms of renewable energy to market is not beyond the problem-solving ability of our nation's bright and motivated engineers. These green jobs would be part of the energy solution.Third, we must address tropical deforestation, which is responsible for about 20 percent of the rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. It would behoove the United States to enter treaties that motivate all nations to preserve their remaining old-growth forests, especially in the tropics and in the boreal zone.At the same time, we must abandon the current emphasis on using young trees and agricultural soils to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. This policy is driven by wishful thinking and regional politics, not reality. Yes, growing plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. But the amount they remove from the atmosphere and convert into plant tissue is too small to make meaningful reductions in the atmospheric concentration. And a number of agricultural practices, such as irrigation and fertilizer application, often increase carbon dioxide emissions.These suggestions are radical, but not new. Today's economic conditions have significantly tilted the playing field, but they call for new plays, not the old game plan. Share: Feature Research energy, protect forests, and tax carbon to fight warming › February 15, 2009