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11/24/2023 0 Comments Sea of monsters yellow submarine![]() Its pop-art visuals were augmented by such special-effects techniques as multiple exposures and rotoscoping, in which animated characters are created by tracing a movie with real actors frame by frame in what's been called "painting on movies." Most anyone who's seen "Yellow Submarine" remarks on its vivid and bright colors ? in the landscapes, characters and most everything else. ![]() In short, they liked the look and creativity. "When they saw what we were doing," Balser said, "they wanted to participate." (George Harrison, the other Fab Four member, was off in India.) Paul McCartney, Balser said, came around often and made suggestions ? "he was very interested in film and animation." Similarly, Ringo Starr looked over the stuff they were doing. television.īut curiosity must have killed The Beatles, because they began dropping by the TVC studios where "Yellow Submarine" also was done. 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"It's all gorgeous and fun to look at," said Balser, now 85 and living in Marina del Rey. Grumette, probably like many people out there, saw it soon after it first came out but hasn't revisited it in years.īalser, who indicated he'll likely do a question-and-answer session with Thursday night's Libbey audience, sings praises for "Yellow Submarine" now, calling it "an iconic film." "Yellow Submarine," he said, fit the opening-night standard for a suitable family film, and its re-release earlier this year is wonderful icing, timing-wise. "The films are always better than the year before, and I say the same thing every year because it's true." This year's event received several hundred film submissions from around the world, according to festival artistic director Steve Grumette. 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Balser, who served as a color adviser on the restored version, raves about its quality, adding, "It looks so friggin' beautiful now."īalser will be on hand as an honoree when that remastered edition of "Yellow Submarine" launches the 13th Ojai Film Festival as the traditional opening night free public screening at 7 p.m. Some 44 years later, the film is riding a new wave of recognition thanks to a remastered, high-resolution version that was released this spring. Looking back, he observed during a recent interview, "It was one of the greatest years of my life." He was the animation director on the free-spirited, psychedelic-toned film (and, he says, its co-director). ![]() For 11 months in 1967-68, Bob Balser pumped color and pizazz into the Blue Meanies, the Sea of Monsters and the world's most famous rock 'n' roll band.īalser was there, cels in hand, as The Beatles rode to the rescue in a quirky underwater craft in the classic 1968 animated film "Yellow Submarine." ![]() 11/24/2023 0 Comments Panera bread sip club![]() Rather than get a new coworking membership, I opted instead to work out of coffee shops. I could have worked from home, but as much as I’d like to do that, I’m never as efficient that way. That benefit eventually ended and I had to figure out where I would do my work from now. When I went full-time on the blog a few years ago, I had a WeWork membership that I got for free thanks to my American Express Business Platinum card. 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My wife does have a subscription that she pays full price for because she goes past a Panera Bread on her way to work. When I do, it’s always because they’re offering some promotion. The Panera Bread locations aren’t that convenient for me, so most of the time, I don’t have an active subscription. And when you cancel your subscription, you can usually sign up again with whatever promotional offers they have. If you cancel your subscription, they’ll usually offer you a few months at a discounted rate too. You can almost always get 1 or 2 months free when you first sign up and depending on the promotions they’re running, you can sometimes get 3 or more months for free. Panera Bread is also constantly running promotions where you can get free or discounted months. You just go onto the website and cancel your subscription with a few clicks. That means if your circumstances change or you find that it’s not worthwhile for you anymore, you can cancel it. The nice thing about the Panera Bread subscription is that it’s paid month-to-month. Technically, you’re limited to a free drink every 2 hours, but in practice, once you have the cup, you can keep refilling it and no one is going to stop you. No purchase is required – just walk in, give them your phone number, and get your drink. For about $12 per month, you can go into any Panera Bread and get any size coffee, tea, lemonade, or fountain drink for free. So, a bit of background as to what the Panera Bread Sip Club is. So is this the solution to the Latte Factor issue – a way to get our daily coffee and not feel guilty about it? I think it very well might be. Get the subscription, get your coffee every day – multiple times per day if you want – and do it without any guilt. 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Many of us like spending money on our morning coffee (or whatever gets you going), but there’s often a feeling of guilt that comes with doing that. What makes this subscription useful is that it solves a pain point for a lot of people. Considering how many Panera Breads there are in the United States (over 2,000 of them), there’s a good chance you have one relatively close to you. For a low monthly fee, you get unlimited coffee, tea, lemonade, and fountain drinks at any Panera Bread in the country. The Panera Bread Sip Club is an interesting subscription service that my family has used over the past year or so. ![]() ![]() ![]() Annual change in UK CO2 emissions in 2019 and over the past decade Change in CO2 Annual declineĬarbon Brief’s provisional estimates suggest that the UK’s CO2 emissions fell by another 2.9% in 2019, once again driven primarily by falling coal use, as shown in the table, below. The figures suggest CO2 emissions fell by 3.9% in 2019, slightly more than the 2.9% Carbon Brief estimate. Update 26 March 2020: UK government figures published today confirm Carbon Brief’s earlier analysis, showing that the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 were 45% below 1990 levels. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC), which is the UK government’s official climate advisory body, has also said the UK’s targets over the next decade are “ likely” to be insufficient, given the increased goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. To meet the UK’s carbon budgets, CO2 emissions would need to fall by another 31% by 2030, whereas government projections expect just a 10% cut, based on current policies. Ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit this November, countries are expected to submit enhanced pledges to tackle emissions.īut UK government projections show the country will miss its legally binding carbon targets later this decade. The analysis comes as the UK – and the world – enter what needs to be a “ decade of action” in the 2020s, if global goals to limit rising temperatures are to be met. It also means UK carbon emissions in 2019 fell to levels last seen in 1888. The 2.9% fall in 2019 marks a seventh consecutive year of carbon cuts for the UK, the longest series on record. ![]() Carbon emissions from coal have fallen by 80% over the past decade, while those from gas are down 20% and oil by just 6%. ![]() This brings the total reduction to 29% over the past decade since 2010, even as the economy grew by a fifth.Īnother 29% reduction in coal use last year was the driving force behind the decline in UK emissions in 2019, with oil and gas use largely unchanged. The UK’s CO2 emissions fell by 2.9% in 2019, according to Carbon Brief analysis. ![]() 11/24/2023 0 Comments Cheap old school runescape accounts![]() ![]() ![]() We go the extra mile to make sure you are getting the best deal. 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