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Add a new plant variety to the national list
How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in the UK.
You must add your new plant varieties to the UK's national lists if you want to market them. You could be prosecuted if you do not.
The national lists are maintained by the Plant Variety Rights and Seeds Office (PVS), which is part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Details are published every month in the Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette.
PVS will also add your variety to the European Commission's list, known as the common catalogue which means it could be marketed throughout the EU.
You will be asked if you wish to continue marketing the variety every 10 years or your variety will be removed from the list.
Check it's a new variety
To get on the list, your variety must be:
- distinct – it has different characteristics to other varieties
- uniform – all plants in the variety must share the same characteristics
- stable – it remains unchanged after 'repeated propagation', for example reproduction from seeds, cuttings, bulbs or other plant parts
Before your variety is listed
You must name your variety and choose someone who'll maintain your variety.
Name your variety
You must think of a name for your variety. The same name will usually be used in all member states of the EU if the variety is accepted for listing.
Choose a name that:
- is not already used by a variety of the same species
- cannot be confused with the name of another variety or other goods
- does not cause problems with recognition or production
- accurately represents the variety or its characteristics, for example the name must not suggest that a variety has particular attributes
You can use a trade mark or trade name when you sell seeds of the plant, but the name registered on the national lists must be clearly shown on the packaging.
Choose a 'maintainer'
You must arrange for someone to maintain your variety before it is added to the national lists.
Your maintainer must:
- keep records of all the generations of the varieties
- produce these if requested
- allow authorised officers to inspect or examine any plants or plant material
- provide samples if required
Anyone can apply to maintain a plant variety, or you can find someone to be your maintainer by contacting the PVS.
PVS will delete your variety from the list if nobody can maintain it. They'll write to you 2 years before your listing expires to ask if you want to keep the listing.
Special cases
There are additional rules for genetically modified plants, food and agricultural crops.
Genetically modified plants
You must get at least one of the following consents:
marketing consent for food and animal feed - contact the Food Standards Agency on 020 7276 8829 or email@example.com
marketing consent for things that are not food or animal feed - contact Defra on 020 7238 2051 or firstname.lastname@example.com
consent to do research trials, contact Defra on 020 7238 2051 or email@example.com
Include a copy of your consent with your application.
You must also tell the Plant Variety Rights Office if you're applying for national listing for a genetically modified plant variety. Call 0208 026 5993 or email email@example.com.
You must get all the necessary food and feedstuffs authorisations. Contact the GM Policy and Regulation team at firstname.lastname@example.com to find out which authorisations you need.
You must also tell Defra about any authorisations you have.
Agricultural crops
You can only add agricultural varieties to the national lists if they improve the cultivation or quality of its crops or products.
PVS will tell you if you need to pay for a test to prove this.
Conservation varieties
You can choose to register plants for:
- agricultural conservation, for example a variety that is naturally found locally and is threatened by genetic erosion
- vegetable conservation, for example a variety that has been traditionally grown locally and is threatened by genetic erosion
National list conservation varieties: make an application
Write to APHA with:
- your name, address and contact details
- a cheque payable to APHA for £175
- the species and proposed variety name - the variety name will normally be that under which the variety is historically known
- a description of the variety using the DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability) criteria - if you cannot describe your variety, contact APHA for advice
- a brief history of the variety including information from your experience during its cultivation, reproduction and use
- evidence of the variety's conservation status and regional adaptation as well as its region of origin, ie where it has historically been grown and is naturally adapted
- include information on when the variety was removed from the national list if it was previously listed - if you're unsure, please ask APHA, who'll check as part of the application process
If your application is successful you must send a representative sample of the seed to:
Plant Varieties and Seeds
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Shaftesbury Road
Amateur varieties
You can register amateur vegetables, for example a variety developed with no commercial value, for sale in small packets.
Apply to add an amateur vegetable to the national list.
Apply to be on the national list
You can apply yourself or you can get an agent to apply for you.
To use an agent, complete the 'authorisation of agent' form and send it to PVS with the application.
All applications and documents must be in English or include an English translation.
Send your application
You need to send PVS:
- your application form
- completed technical questionnaire for the correct species of the plant variety
- any authorisations you've got, for example marketing consent
Send to email@example.com or to:
Plant Varieties and Seeds
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Shaftesbury Road
PVS will send you an email within 5 working days telling you if your application has been accepted.
Send payment of the administration fee and remittance advice slip within 2 weeks of sending your application.
You'll be invoiced later for:
- testing costs
- an annual charge, for herbage, potatoes and swede
- a technical management fee for agricultural crops
Read the costs for different varieties to calculate the total amount.
Complete one of the following forms:
Pay by credit card or bank transfer
Contact Shared Services Connected Ltd on 01633 631 800 to pay by credit card.
Then send your completed remittance advice slip to email@example.com.
Pay by cheque
Send your cheque, payable to 'the Animal and Plant Health Agency', to:
Shared Services Connected Ltd
Monks Cross Drive
After you've applied
The organiser of the value for cultivation and use (VCU) trials will usually ask you to send them seed or plant material for testing. They'll tell you how much material to send and when.
Get your seed and plant materials tested
Testing takes:
- 4 years for herbage varieties
- 2 years for other species
Extra tests of parental species might be needed if you're registering hybrid varieties.
The methods of testing are approved by PVS, and the testing is done by:
- the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (England and Wales)
- Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (Scotland)
- the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (Northern Ireland)
- the British Society of Plant Breeders
PVS will send you copies of the results of your tests when a decision on listing has been made.
Get a published decision
The PVS will then publish the proposed decision on whether to accept or refuse the variety in its monthly gazette.
Varieties will be added to the national list if:
- you've passed the tests
- nobody has objected
- no new evidence shows that the proposed decision is wrong
New listed varieties are published in the gazette, together with their maintainer and any agents.
Change the name
You need to pay if you want to change the name after it has been approved.
If your national list application is refused
Object a refusal
You can object to a decision if you've been refused addition to the national lists. This is known as 'making a representation'.
You must do this by email or by post within 14 days of the decision being published in the gazette, you should include extra information in your representation.
Appeal against a refusal
You'll receive a letter from PVS if the original decision is not overturned.
You can then make an appeal to the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal. Write to the address given in the letter.
Application records
The PVS keeps records of all applications for the national list. Anyone can access these records on request.
PVS will record information on you, your plant variety and your application following whether application is under consideration or has been added to the national list. This information includes:
- when the application was received and its reference number
- when the application was published in the gazette
- the name and address of the applicant
- a description of the characteristics of the plant variety provided by the applicant
- the proposed name of the variety, as published in the gazette
- any other information that the Secretary of State may ask you to provide
For varieties that have been added to a national list, the PVS will record:
- the species, name and a description of the variety
- when the variety was accepted onto the list
- a summary of all the facts on which the acceptance was based
- the reference number under which the variety was accepted for marketing (for genetically modified varieties and foods)
- when the listing will expire
- the name and address of the maintainer
- details of 10-year renewals
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it's so fluffyJune 27, 2011
So this weekend I went to the county fair…and I just HAD to show you a few pictures of the cutest, fluffiest animals I have ever seen.
It was love at first sight with this one. I realized that my love for this furry, ragamuffin rabbit is its strong resemblance to my own furry, ragamuffin four-pound dog, Riley. I'll devote a post to him sometime soon!
Now one of my favorite movie quotes is "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die" – yes, this quote is from Despicable Me. While I have yet to partake in all of its glory, I have seen the trailer maybe one hundred times, and thought this quote was very fitting for the bunnies at the fair. Hence the title of this post.
My friends observed that every time I saw a fluffy, miniature, or disfigured animal, my eyes would widen and glisten with an extreme urge to grab the animal, sprint to my car, and then promptly take it home to pamper it for the rest of its life.
They were a little bit scared to say the least.
I so badly wanted to adopt this baby piglet. Just like Wilbur.
Sidenote: Since reading Charlotte's Web in 1st grade, I have yet to have a single bite of pork…that means bacon, sausage, ham, anything that could have come from Wilbur. I was an extreme little 6-year-old!
The rest of the weekend was spent on the boat with my family. I am finally starting to lose my zombie-like, transparent skin color!
I am trying to become a better photographer like all of you lovely ladies! So I will be taking lots of pictures of all my adventures from here on out.
I spent about 20 minutes while we were docked on shore taking pictures of these rocks. I was infatuated.
Thank you all so much for all of your sweet comments and for becoming my Google Friends! I can't tell you how much this blogging community means to me – you are all amazing!
I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
27 Responses to it's so fluffy
Hi Star! I'm a sucker for the animals at the fair too. They're so cute! I recently took the kids to a country fair. So much more personal and the kids can get up close and personal to everything. Our big fair (similar to your State fairs) is on in August and our kids don't really know about it and I want to keep it that way for as long as I can. It costs a fortune and it's usually so crowded.
I love your photos Star.
Anne @ Domesblissity xx
the second bunny is ABSOLUTELY adorable!
Love the photo of the rocks on the shoreline! I would have shot it for hours too!
Those bunnies are the fluffiest little creatures! I've always wanted one. So adorable. You are great with your photos – I love those rocks. 🙂
WOOOOOOAH, it is SO fluffy! I am obsessed with fluffy pets and I think you found the fluffiest of all.
die melange
ohhhhhmg! that bunny is such a cute flufferbabie. i love them.
Oh, I love those bunnies!! Sooo cute. So fluffy!
The photos of the rocks – love the textures and the water. I love how water can photograph like broken glass.
the second bunny 🙂 ive been gone for so long… looks like you been having a good summer so far. catching up on all your posts!
early lil vegetarian, how cute!
He is so fluffy!!!
I see why you love him so 😀
I love your blog, I'm now following ^_^
oh my goodness, someone give that bunny a comb! too cute!
STAR! I LOVE PIGS! And I love the fair. You guys clearly had so much fun!
Some time on the water sounds wonderful!!
waaahhh those bunnies are adorable!! x
Awww.. I want to go the fair so bad!! There's one in Dallas right now! This post just convinced me that I should.
The rock photo is particularly creative and beautiful! When walking on the Del Mar beach, I love to look at the rocks and seek out the prettiest ones… 🙂
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And they say that education is wasted on the young!
In the meta-stakes (or should that be steaks?), this is up there. You might recall last year's Julie & Julia, the Nora Ephron-directed movie based on blogger Julie Powell's challenge to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's first cookbook in 365 days. Well Northwestern University student Lawrence Dai has, for reasons best known to himself, decided to watch it every single day for an entire year. And guess what? He's writing a blog to document the journey. Truly, we are blessed.
(See pictures of what people eat around the world.)
At the time of writing, Dai is up to day 10 on "The Lawrence/Julie & Julia Project" and has amassed 238 followers to his feed (get it?). In sheer numbers terms, if he sticks to his task — and we'll ignore any suggestion that students find that difficult — then the two-hour film will have consumed 745.5 hours or 31 days of his life.
Short of wanting to get a book deal himself, à la Powell, or hoping for a brief taste (sorry, that's the last food-related pun) it's hard to see why Dai would want to do this. The film, while perfectly watchable, did garner generally good reviews (though whatever the New Yorker's David Denby was on when he called it, "one of the gentlest, most charming American movies of the past decade" is anyone's guess) but the prospect of watching it every day for a year sounds about as enjoyable as, well, undertaking that task for any movie. Indeed, films shouldn't be treated with such contempt, neither the good ones nor bad, as the magic contained within should never be allowed to spiral out of control and make the mere act of watching seem onerous.
(See TIME's top 10 movies of 2010.)
Apart from that slight niggle, NewsFeed is definitely behind your project Laurence and we can't wait for day 278's entry where you attempt to cook one of the dishes on camera and then hawk it to the Food Network, because if they aren't in need of a show where a blogger replicates a blogger replicating a cook's recipe, then nobody is.


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Meet Ctenoides ales, a bivalve that also goes by the names "electric flame scallop" and "fire clam." This invertebrate — which can be found off the coast of the Pacific Rim around Indonesia and Japan — manipulates the highly reflective tissue on its mantle in a wave-like motion, which gives the impression that an electrical arc is pulsing throughout its body.
It's not entirely clear what purpose this ersatz Tesla coil serves, but this flashy display could be a means to ward off predators. Here's another look at this animal, which offers a welcome palate cleanser for such marine fauna as tongue-stealing isopods.
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Apple founder and visionary Steve Jobs is scheduled for a commemorative stamp in 2015, according to an announcement from the United States Postal Service.
The U.S. Post Office's Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee released its latest approved subjects, which included Janis Joplin, Shirley Chisholm, winter flowers and Harvey Milk. Steve Jobs was slated for a stamp in 2015 along with Johnny Carson, Peanuts and James Brown.
However, the stamp isn't a done deal, according to CNN, and may be subject to change.
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"The postal service is looking to bring more timely, relevant, contemporary subjects to stamps ... pop-culture subjects appealing to younger audiences," USPS spokesman Roy Betts said. "It creates excitement."
The post office sells commemorative stamps to raise money. It's most popular stamp, one of rock n' roll legend Elvis Presley, was its bestseller and the agency will reissue it again in 2015.
Jobs would be the first person from the computer and high tech industry to make it on a stamp, but apparently he deserves it. "Steve Jobs made major contributions and is worthy of this recognition," Betts said.
However, there are no guarantees the listed names will make it to an envelope in the next two years. The list will be winnowed down to 35 and will have to be approved by the postmaster general.


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I have had the 7Gypsies ATC Cardholder and the ATC Cardholder Tags ever since they first came out. I loved the idea of the Cardholder that allows you to display them and was really fascinated by all the beautiful ATCs the various artists has made, but I have never got the chance to do anything with them.
Now with Hero Arts blog's ATC challenge I finally dug them out of my stash, cleaned off the cobwebs and tried to make ATCs for the first time. The featured artist at Hero Arts blog is Shari this week and she has made some very inspiring and amazing ATCs for this challenge, so please go over and check them out if you haven't done that already!
This was an easy one to make. I just picked a spot that I liked on the Delicate Branches background stamp, stamped it then colored the image with Copic markers. I used some distress inks to make the sky. I was really having trouble deciding if I want to put any sentiment on it... Any suggestions? I am not used to making cards without sentiments...
This one was made with some scraps of Hero Arts digital images. I clear-embossed the Antique Flower Background then distressed it as well as the text paper.
Finally, this is the last one for today... I clear-embossed the Grid Pattern background then colored/distressed the tag with Broken China and Peeled Paint. I folded some flowers from Prima into quarters just as Jennifer McGuire demonstrated in one of her Thinking Inking classes then glued them in place.
Well, that's all I have for today! I had a lot of fun making them and I hope you enjoy them! Let me know what you think about them and hopefully I'll get to make some more later this week!
ingredients used:
cardstock: 7Gypsies ATC tags
stamp: Hero Arts, Hero Arts Digital
ink: Memento, VersaMark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
markers: Copic
button, twine: Papertrey Ink
flowers: prima
pearls: Recollections
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When I received an email from a Heredis representative on November 21, 2012 telling me about their genealogy software program that has, "been widely appreciated in Europe for almost 20 years and has now been launched world-wide," I was a bit skeptical because I hadn't heard of it, nor had I heard any buzz about it on facebook or from any of the 300+ blogs I read.
The letter went on with, "I notice that you keep a genealogical blog and as an expert in genealogy, we would very much like to have your opinion on our software. We want to know if Heredis will be able to meet your expectations as a genealogist." She couldn't be talking about me, I'm no expert. Then, "We would therefore be very pleased to offer you a copy of the Heredis program. To do this, simply reply to my email and tell me if you want the version for Windows or the Mac version. I can also send you both if necessary. We also have a version for iOS (iPhone / iPad / iPod touch) which is available free on the App store."
After four days, I wrote back because I had just received the current issue of, "Internet Genealogy" in which there was a review. Still nobody posted anything on facebook. I was pleased to receive both a copy of Heredis for my PC and the Mac. The company was very accommodating and wrote, "We've just asked you to have a look on our software: don't worry about time. We would very much like to have your opinion on our software. We want to know if Heredis will be able to meet your expectations as a genealogist. If you want to share your experience or the video with your followers it's better for us but not necessary."
I am anxious to try their product, and told them that I currently use RootsMagic4, FamilyTree Maker 11 and 12, and just ordered Legacy a few weeks ago (but haven't used it much). None of them seem to meet my needs.
This is in not a review. I can say, all 43,000 of my names were quickly put on Heredis, and that I love the looks of it. If you want a review, check out the current issue of "Internet Genealogy."
Last week, Dick Eastman of Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (EOGN) posted an article about the special deal Heredis is offering through January 6, 2013. You may read it HERE.
In part, it says, "From now through Sunday, January 6, 2013 inclusive, there is 20% discount on ALL Heredis genealogy software: Heredis for PC at $ 29.90 instead of $ 39.90 and Heredis for Mac at $ 42.99 instead of $ 59.90." Why not treat yourself to a New Year's gift. Better yet, post this article or my link to your blog, so your readers will be informed.
On December 8th, Valerie Craft wrote her blog post, Exploring Heredis for Mac. Please visit her site to read her nice review of this product.
Disclosure: I received two copies of the software, however, this is not a review. I'm passing information on to some of my readers who might be interested. Soon, I will try out the features, but I probably won't do a review, instead, I'll give my feedback to the company.


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I'm reading Mrs. Sharon White's Mother's Book of Home Economics. Mrs. Sharon White is very old fashioned and loves God. She is so delightful to read but beware as she refers to the modern woman in terms of "rampant feminism". I have to chuckle at this because I know what a fit my mother would have about that comment. I have a love of the feminist and thank them for all our freedom and rights today. And I love being an old-fashioned housewife. I think the two can mix well actually as I am both.
Despite some of her ways that are a bit too old-fashioned for my taste, I adore these books and eagerly await the mailman…or lady. There is a simplicity and rhythm to her stories of keeping a home, raising children, and all that goes with that. It reminds me to slow down and stop trying to be some super freak house frau with the home, kids, writing. It reminds me that life is precious in its pure daily routine. Babies are off to college too soon and we can lose all that we have in a blink of an eye.
Being a housewife means that I run the house and tend to the family. That is my true calling and my real career. I like to call my writing a career but that is my mothers influence of thinking that homemaking was really not a noble career, that college and professions outside the home were all that was worth mentioning.
My aunt's partner had a high profile life, a Yale education (or Harvard, what's the difference right?) and enjoyed his martini lunches and expensive life. He was also unhappy and fat. One day he left it all and moved up to the coastal mountains, started running daily and ate vegetarian. He lived a very simple and frugal life, I'm not sure he even worked. He thrived and loved his life at last. One night at a nice and uppity party a doctor came up to him and ask, "and what do you do?" He replied, "about what?"
Ah, I love that story, it makes me chuckle every time.
I was blessed to be a housewife. It is not a doctor, lawyer, or novelist on the New York Times bestseller list (although anyone who has a book that is read by more than a hundred persons seems to get on this list). I never completed college. I am a shame to my mother's good name. But I am something my mother with all her degrees, law license, and professional career was not…happy.
I am simple, content, happy. I love the homemade yummy stuff that fills a day with all the things that entice all our senses. The brewing of coffee in the morning, the baking of bread that you have to knead by hand for 10 minutes, sweeping the floor in silence and thinking about all sorts of things. How about gardening and working out some issue that has brought you stress? Working outside with the birdsong in the trees above and the sun filtering into your garden while you water your new baby plants. How can one be distraught or grumpy for long with that? Listening to the happy chatter of boys getting along well over a puzzle, happy dogs rolling on the lawn, a phone call from a good friend.
Don't think I don't wish for bigger and sparklier things sometimes, or that I'm always dancing about with my watering can and singing with my bird and squirrel helpers like Snow White. I have days when I'm sick and tired of those damn dishes and the same serving of the mundane that is housework. I sometimes long for a servant of some sort. I like reading the Bible when a woman of the house would have a servant by her side or a handmaid, oh yes!! I would like to go on a spending bender now and then. I get tired just looking at the broom some days.
But this is with any job or career. So, then you have to re-inspire yourself or up your education so you can be promoted to a more advanced position that offers new challenges.
I have been educating myself for years. I started out as the basic housewife and mother but I have been reading piles of books and doing hours of research, joining groups, and reading blogs on everything that is housework, cooking, cleaning, urban farming, homeschooling, chickens, writing, health and nutrition and beyond. I learn more and more and as I venture into new areas, make a lot of mistakes, master it, I then go on to put more skills on my resume.
It helps that I love what I do and I have a bizarre obsession with being frugal and backyard farming. I am far from great at either and I'm still stumbling about. But I have a lot of fun with it and I do reach my bite-sized goals day by day.
Right now I'm learning about my hens. I rescued these girls from a factory farm and felt very noble. They have me wrapped around their little claws already and are running the backyard. However, as their life grows more fabulous they give me fewer eggs. I purchased them to save money and so far these eggs are the most expensive ever. I was feeling like a failure at chicken farming. Then Bali suggested we put a few fake eggs in the laying boxes. My cousin said this is just for a brooding hen but it worked! I got eggs from 4 out of 5 hens and I think that 5th hen is debating it now. Those girls lined up in the coop like they were waiting for the public transit this morning.
My garden was a flop this summer but we moved the beds behind the garage and with less sun the winter garden is doing well so far.
Then there is the housework. I have been so preoccupied with getting the hens settled, planting gardens, painting the kitchen, writing books, becoming an elder care giver, and starting homeschooling that the house was getting the basic tidying. I was reading Mrs. Sharon White and knew that I had to return to my housework with great pride and affection.
I woke early and brewed my coffee with a day of serious housecleaning in mind. As I cleaned each room thoroughly I realized how much I have neglected my home. I also was reminded how good it feels to clean and decorate, to rearrange things in a way that feels good as you enter a room. I put extra pieces away and found new jobs for old furniture. I decluttered some rooms. Less stuff means easier cleaning. I washed walls, baseboards, scrubbed and dusted. My house feels so good now and therefore I'm inspired to keep it up and do more.
As you can see, we have a real "homemade" house. I love it. As Mrs. Sharon White shares, I prefer the painted kitchen, old tiles on the counters and worn wood floors. I have no desires for the modern homes with the granite and stainless steel. My home is very old and all my belongings are hand me downs and thrift store finds and my home is cozy and adorable…when cleaned properly.
I also add touches such as candles, music, and lots of good, healthy food.
The afternoon is always a time to take a break with my coffee and reading a good book.
Whenever I get weird and want something different, I look about and remind myself that this is my little cottage. I waited 47 years to have this home. I remind myself that I have this amazing life where I can stay home and be with my children all day. I can do fun things during the day at this job like can pickles, make a quilt by hand, write a book, play blocks.
I never did that at an office job and I certainly never had a coffee break that could last hours if I was caught up in a book.


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Urges NRG Stockholders to Vote for Independent Directors on the BLUE Proxy Card
CHICAGO (June 17, 2009) -- Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) announced today that it has filed its definitive proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission to solicit proxies from stockholders of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) at NRG's annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for July 21, 2009. Exelon urges all NRG stockholders to use the BLUE proxy card to vote in favor of proposals to expand the NRG Board and elect nine new, independent and experienced directors. The company also extended the expiration of its exchange offer to August 21, 2009, as a result of NRG's delay in holding its annual meeting.
In connection with the solicitation, Exelon is mailing the following letter to NRG stockholders:
* * * *
Dear NRG Energy, Inc. Stockholder: Exelon is offering you the opportunity to realize an immediate premium for your NRG shares as well as the opportunity to participate in the upside of an Exelon-NRG combination. On November 12, 2008, Exelon Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Exelon Xchange Corporation, announced an offer to exchange each share of NRG common stock for 0.485 of a share of Exelon Corporation common stock. Our offer represents a premium of approximately 37 percent over the closing price of NRG common stock on October 17, 2008, the last trading day before we announced our proposal to acquire NRG.
In order to move forward, we are seeking your support at the July 21 annual meeting to elect nine new, independent NRG directors who will act in the best interests of NRG and you, the company's owners. As described in the accompanying proxy statement, we ask that you approve four proposals designed to ensure that the NRG board will evaluate all options and opportunities to create value for NRG stockholders and take the actions needed to realize that value.
This letter is the first in a series of communications that Exelon will be sending to you on the substantial value we believe an Exelon-NRG combination will create. Leading up to the July 21 annual meeting, you will hear from us in greater detail about our compelling value proposition and the substantial benefits for you as an owner of an Exelon-NRG combined company.
We believe a combination of Exelon and NRG represents compelling and substantial value for all NRG stockholders. We also believe that the quickest and clearest path for NRG stockholders to realize the benefits of a transaction with Exelon - or any other strategic transaction - is to elect directors to the NRG board who are not entrenched in their opposition to a transaction.
Your vote is extremely important. To elect directors who are committed to looking out for your best interests, including exploring a potential combination of Exelon and NRG, please vote the BLUE proxy card TODAY by telephone, by Internet, or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed BLUE proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.
A combined Exelon-NRG offers you the ability to realize a premium for your shares today while also participating in the growth and long-term value creation of what would be a world-class power company with significant scale, low-carbon and best-in-class nuclear operations, and the financial and operational scope and strength to:
We believe the current NRG management and board of directors have no intention of allowing you to realize the value of a combination with Exelon on any terms - despite the clear and substantial benefits we believe that a combination will provide to you. The current NRG board continues to reject our offer without any dialogue with us, despite the fact that our offer represents a significant premium to the closing price of NRG common stock on the last trading day before we announced our proposal to acquire NRG.
Rather than engaging Exelon in productive discussions focused on NRG stockholder value, NRG's board and management continue to engage in obstructionist tactics that we firmly believe are intended to deprive you of participating in any Exelon-NRG combination regardless of the value creation opportunity. These tactics include state and federal lobbying efforts and litigation designed to delay your consideration of the combination and to draw your attention away from the real issue of value creation. Moreover, it is noteworthy that the "market discovery" process NRG announced almost six months ago has failed in all respects to yield a better value alternative for the NRG stockholders.
We are not seeking control of the NRG board of directors. Rather, if you approve our proposals, then nine new, independent directors, over whom Exelon exercises no influence or control, would be elected to an NRG board comprised of 19 directors. In no event would the nine new directors proposed by Exelon constitute a majority of the expanded NRG board. The candidates listed on the BLUE proxy card were selected based upon their capacity for and history of independent thinking, and their achievements in corporate governance, business and finance. None of the independent candidates is employed by or otherwise affiliated with Exelon or any subsidiary of Exelon.
Most importantly, we believe the independent board candidates are committed to act in your best interests - to create value for you - as stockholders of NRG, whether that leads to a transaction with Exelon or pursuit of a different alternative. We urge you to send the strongest message possible to NRG that you want an independent board that will act in your best interests and constructively engage with Exelon regarding its proposed business combination. The best way for you to move NRG forward to explore the full potential of a combination is by voting to support our proposals on the BLUE proxy card.
At the end of the day, you, as stockholders, are the owners of NRG and you will ultimately determine the future of your investment. We are confident that you want a board of directors that will give Exelon's offer full and fair consideration. We are equally confident that the nine independent nominees on the BLUE proxy card, upon election to the NRG board, will give full consideration to all strategic alternatives available to NRG and will not ignore, as we believe the current NRG board has, the opportunity to enter into a transaction that promises to create superior value for you.
Thank you for your consideration.
John W. Rowe Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Exelon Corporation
As a result of NRG delaying its annual meeting until July 21, Exelon today announced the extension of the expiration of its exchange offer until 5 p.m., New York City time, on August 21, 2009, unless further extended, so that NRG stockholders can focus on the decisions to be made at the NRG annual meeting, which is the critical matter before them at this time. As of 4:30 p.m. New York City time on June 16, 2009, NRG stockholders had tendered and not withdrawn 33,028,179 shares of NRG common stock in Exelon's exchange offer, which represented over 12% of the outstanding shares of NRG common stock.
"These results were expected since they are entirely consistent with common practice," said William Von Hoene, executive vice president and general counsel, Exelon. "Investors typically withdraw tendered shares between expiration dates, and do not re-tender until very close to the next scheduled expiration date. Because the exchange offer was extended early due to NRG's delay in setting its annual meeting, that cycle could not play out here."
Exelon announced on October 19, 2008, its proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of NRG common stock at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.485 of a share of Exelon common stock for each share of NRG common stock, which represented a 37% premium for NRG stockholders based on closing prices on the NYSE on October 17, 2008, the last trading day prior to the public disclosure of the Exelon offer. After NRG twice rejected the Exelon offer, Exelon brought its exchange offer directly to NRG stockholders on November 12, 2008.
Important Information
This communication relates in part to the offer (the "Offer") by Exelon Corporation ("Exelon") through its direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Exelon Xchange Corporation ("Xchange"), to exchange each issued and outstanding share of common stock (the "NRG shares") of NRG Energy, Inc. ("NRG") for 0.485 of a share of Exelon common stock. This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to exchange, or a solicitation of an offer to exchange, NRG shares, nor is it a substitute for the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO or the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-155278) (including the Letter of Transmittal and related documents and as amended from time to time, the "Exchange Offer Documents") previously filed by Exelon and Xchange with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Offer is made only through the Exchange Offer Documents. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents and other relevant materials as they become available, because they will contain important information.
Exelon filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the SEC on June 17, 2009 in connection with the solicitation of proxies (the "NRG Meeting Proxy Statement") for the 2009 annual meeting of NRG stockholders (the "NRG Meeting"). The NRG Proxy Statement and accompanying proxy card will be mailed to NRG stockholders entitled to vote at the NRG Meeting. Exelon also filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the SEC on April 17, 2009 in connection with its solicitation of proxies (the "Preliminary Exelon Meeting Proxy Statement") for a meeting of Exelon shareholders (the "Exelon Meeting") to be called in order to approve the issuance of shares of Exelon common stock pursuant to the Offer. Exelon expects to file a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Exelon Meeting (the "Definitive Exelon Meeting Proxy Statement"). Investors and security holders are urged to read the NRG Meeting Proxy Statement, the Preliminary Exelon Meeting Proxy Statement and the Definitive Exelon Meeting Proxy Statement and other relevant materials as they become available, because they will contain important information.
Investors and security holders can obtain copies of the materials described above (and all other related documents filed with the SEC) at no charge on the SEC's website: www.sec.gov. Copies can also be obtained at no charge by directing a request for such materials to Innisfree M&A Incorporated, 501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10022, toll free at 1-877-750-9501. Investors and security holders may also read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by Exelon, Xchange or NRG with the SEC, at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 or visit the SEC's website for further information on its public reference room.
Exelon, Xchange and the individuals to be nominated by Exelon for election to NRG's Board of Directors will be participants in the solicitation of proxies from NRG stockholders for the NRG Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Exelon and Xchange will be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Exelon shareholders for the Exelon Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. In addition, certain directors and executive officers of Exelon and Xchange may solicit proxies for the Exelon Meeting and the NRG Meeting. Information about Exelon and Exelon's directors and executive officers is available in the NRG Meeting Proxy Statement and Exelon's proxy statement, dated March 19, 2009, filed with the SEC in connection with Exelon's 2009 annual meeting of shareholders. Information about Xchange and Xchange's directors and executive officers is available in Schedule II to the Prospectus/Offer to Exchange. Information about any other participants is or will be included in the NRG Meeting Proxy Statement or the Definitive Exelon Meeting Proxy Statement, as applicable.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication includes forward-looking statements. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include Exelon's ability to achieve the synergies contemplated by the proposed transaction, Exelon's ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of NRG and Exelon, and the timing to consummate the proposed transaction and obtain required regulatory approvals as well as those discussed in (1) the Exchange Offer Documents; (2) Exelon's 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 19; (3) Exelon's First Quarter 2009 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (a) Part II, Other Information, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors and (b) Part I, Financial Information, ITEM 1. Financial Statements: Note 13; and (4) other factors discussed in Exelon's filings with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this communication. Exelon does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication, except as required by law.
Statements made in connection with the Offer are not subject to the safe harbor protections provided to forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
All information in this communication concerning NRG, including its business, operations, and financial results, was obtained from public sources. While Exelon has no knowledge that any such information is inaccurate or incomplete, Exelon has not had the opportunity to verify any of that information.


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There are a few things that I didn't get to discuss on the broadcast. Before I forget them, here they are:
–I do think that it's a good idea to remove the hyphens in fig-leaf, make-over, leap-frog and pigeon-hole. I never use hyphens in any of these words.
—However, I think that the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary's reasoning is off. They say they removed the hyphens due to internet culture and the fact that most people can't be bothered to type the hyphens.
I find that to be extremely dangerous.
If we start giving in to the abbreviated style of internet culture, what will stop us from adding "newayz" and "u" to dictionaries?
We cannot give in.
Give in because language has naturally evolved. Even before the internet, hyphens weren't commonplace in the aforementioned words.
–Also, though I'm an AP Style girl at heart, I don't use the word e-mail. I think that we're at the point where we no longer need the e and hyphen to clarify that this is mail sent electronically. Email has stood the test of time.
–Also, halfway through the broadcast, I caught myself in a "you know." AHHHH!!!! After that, I tried to speak better than last time, using fewer "you knows" and "likes." I have a feeling that I sucked at that. I also ended at least one sentence with a preposition.
Also, I was completely caught off guard when she asked me about words that used to use hyphens but no longer do besides today and tomorrow. I had seconds to think of a response and couldn't think of anything! (Now I know that goodbye would have worked.)
What do you think?
Please be kinder than last time. Writing is easy — speaking with perfect grammar while on live radio is hard!


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Bridget sits before a mirror, methodically brushing his hair. Forrest paces the room, lost in gesticulatory agitation.
--I'm telling you, Beautiful, X doesn't have a patch on Omega. I've tripled the troopers and slapped on more S'pht'kr. I've multiplied the maps and lengthened the levels. I've supplemented the script and tacked on more text. I have enumerated ninety-nine new names for Marcus. As for Hathor, widowed W'rkncacnter, I've
--Please stop, Bridget interjects. And I rather doubt that's how it's pronounced.
--Oh. How then? Wark-a-kink-actor?
--Not cool.
--Then how, hm?
Bridget pauses, smiles and winks at his reflection. Really, I couldn't say, but in my arms he was always Darren
{somewhere in the heavens}
Bemused primal chaos awakens from aeon-long slumber, his true name breathed aloud. The community was long since ruined. What was left to do?
Surely there would be new communities; the diluted were incorrigible. So many posts to read; It would take time. The timeless one would take that time, the time to read through every screed, and having read, he would strategically, intentionally, devise a post that would finally piss everyone off.
The W'rkncacnter chuckles within the solar sea, undulating in the plasma as he calculates infinitys.
{whatever I please}
Dr. Bolton walks alone along the shore, a funereal urn in his hands. Seawater splashes his trousers as he empties its contents, a fine gray powder, into the bay. Never one given to sentiment, the doctor takes aim at a distant buoy and casts vessel-vacant at bobbin-bobbing. He misses: just a little to the right. Bolton shrugs.
--So long, Karuma.
Turning, the doctor surveys the distant olmec, his birthright, and thinks on the business at hand as he leaves the waves behind.
I will build myself a copper tower
With four ways out and no way in
But mine the glory; mine the power
{my own private thermoplyae}
--THE LORD is my shepherd; I shall not camp.
An aged maths professor sits quietly in a small chapel, the sole attendee at vespers. The celebrant elevates his palms in Orans; the cantor intones the benediction.
--THE LORD be with you (a pause) And also the JUICE.
The lecturer blinks as a memory long thought forgotten taps cheekily on the window pane of his cerebral chamber. There were so many that needed kicking. I kicked that they might 4GET, but did any mark the lesson? What did the bodhisattva merit for his compassion, save a sore foot?
{an alley, more aptly described as a laboratory}
Two men stand over a third's comatose body. The vertical pair wear the same shabby outfit, albeit in different colours. Tattered Black turns to Frayed White, cocks his head to one side, and quips.
--I can't place it, Raymond, but your jacket seems familiar, as if I'd seen it before in some dimly recollected dream.
Ray gives a crooked smile and pauses to light his thirtieth cigarette of the morning.
--Patrick, my dear old thing, I took it from your closet.
--Ah. Quite. I remember having one of those. A home, I mean.
--Indeed. But it seems we've been gifted with a fresh volunteer. Too many opioids, or not enough insulin, I'd wager.
--Heh. Too much MARARTHON, you mean; have a look in his wallet.
Casting the remnant of his Lucky Strike to the rats in the corner, Ray reaches down and withdraws a bit of rotting leather. His eyes run over the lines etched across the plastic within.
--Well! Naggy, poor sod. A few moments immersed in the harmony of the spheres will do him a spot of good.
Patrick sets to work with a razor, gently removing what remains of the man's hair. After affixing the device (a colander, soon to be wedded to a lemon battery by means of jumper cables) to the specimen's palpitating brainpan, he pauses.
--Eh, it's not quite cricket what you and I do. Wonder what he'll dream about.
--Rubbish, Ray rejoins, and completes the circuit
{uki's big date}
Brooder, bushy-bearded, picks his way along the remnant of a marble walk, his eyes resting upon the ruin, once a rambling house, that lies ahead. The roof has long since fallen in; a few coniferous boughs woven through the rafters offer but feeble resistance to elemental assaults. The door rests uneasy in its frame; at his knock it falls inward with a splintering crash, kicking up dust. A frightened, mewling cry rises from some unseen lower chamber. A pert little man is hanging a banner -MARARTHON 4EVAH- between two rotting beams. He whirls at the crash-but smiles broadly in recognition of his visitor.
--Mr. Smith. You came! Today is the twentieth anniversary; isn't it glorious!
--Please stop, Ukimalefu. All the others departed years ago. Why can't you let the kids return to their homes?
--Nonsense! The Pfhorums are their home. The Pfhorums are their family! And you and I, you and I are their 'parents.
Smith's gorge rises, but he forces composure.
--It's over, Uki. The Ruppe brothers have gone feral in the cellar, feeding on the spiders that scuttle 'neath the floorboards, chewing discarded bits of dubblbubbl that fall through the cracks. CryoS can't stop crying. Just look at $lave; has he uttered a word in the last three years? Has he even once moved from that spot?
$lave, decremented variable, emaciated mapper, sits before the rusted-out husk of a Quadra, his quivering hand dragging what was once a mouse in the same familiar patterns, connecting polygons that are not there, that will never be there. Uki comes to stand behind him, massaging the boy's withered frame.
--Marathon is forever! It will never die! Nova is coming; soon we will bask in its splendour.
Smith dies a little.
--I'm going now. I won't be bringing any more Alpha1 revisions.
--We don't need them! I've contracted my own developer, and he can't stop chattering about how awesome his new fully bump-mapped, 2.5plus0.5 true 3D rendering engine is going to be. Isn't that so, Mr. Cardigan?
Leaning in a corner is a makeshift skeleton of twigs, bound up with twine in crude mockery of the human form. A moth-eaten sweatervest is draped across two scraps of bark which serve as shoulders. Uki throws his voice, which takes on a nasal twang.
--You can't imagine just how fun it's gonna be, Tree-yama. The stickman sways slightly in a crosswind.
--Goodbye, Uki.
Enervated by the scene, Smith longs for his nest. Enraptured in soiled party-dress, Ukimalefu uplifts his voice in eternal refrain:
On Pfhor Prime, everything is fine
On Pfhor Prime, everything is fine
On Pfhor Prime, everything is fine
You've got your own $lave
And I've got mine
On Pfhor Prime, everything is fine
On Pfhor Prime, everything is fine
On Pfhor Prime, everything is fine
You've got your own $lave
And you've got mine
On Pfhor Prime everything is fine. Uki's eyes shimmer.
Deep within its lair with the pines overlooking a tree llama shudders, having no words
{for bourbon, apply within}
A young man sits at an oaken desk on which are a star-crowned pen and an empty bottle. The room is lit by a flickering CRT, upon which the hand of doom has written its mene mene in 10pt Courier New.
FROM: a huxley productions
TO: mr j g irons esq
RE: clique stories
thats boring irons
Stomped. All is quiet save the murmur of the boretower and the ticking of the dispassionate clock. Irons watches the bottle; the bottle watches Irons. The passing of an interminable period.
Finally there is the faint chittering of a magnetic storage drive, and with it, a shifting of pixels.
FROM: The Publishing Firm of Hot Sister, Sister, & Sister (unlimited)
TO: Our Dearest Jonathan
RE: Earth Mother 3
It is strong. But we'll need your signature on the contract.
Irons shuts his eyes.
Irons lochs


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Detroit has finally filed for bankruptcy, and some say things couldn't get any worse.
They may want to take a look at how the mayor's race is shaping up.
The first thing you need to know is that fundraising leader Mike Duggan's bid was derailed after a judge threw him off the ballot after he failed to meet residency requirements. He must now run as a write-in.
The former CEO of Detroit Medical Center, Duggan has the defacto backing of Quicken Loans CEO Dan Gilbert, the guy who's spending more than $1 billion to revive downtown Detroit.
Duggan has raised more than $1 million, according to the Detroit Free Press' Matt Helsm and Joe Guillen. The paper itself recently endorsed him.
Duggan also has the support of at least one of the young professionals we interviewed in our piece on people moving back to Detroit. Jeff Winkler, a vice president at Morgan Stanley, told us in an email:
Duggan is the type of change that Detroit needs. He has the ability to transform the city and make it the Detroit that it can be.
Write-in candidacies are never easy, and Duggan was given less than a month to win votes for the August 6 primary to replace incumbent Dave Bing, who is stepping down.
But this week, things got even stranger.
A barber named Mike Dugeon — who pronounces his name "Duggan" — announced he would wage a write-in campaign.
As Freep's Matt Helms and Marlon Walker note, having two write-in candidates with the same-sounding last name could lead to disasters in voter booths:
Dugeon turned in paperwork Thursday declaring his intent, adding a last-minute potential spoiler to Duggan's long-shot write-in bid. Dugeon's candidacy could throw a serious wrench into how write-in votes cast for Duggan are counted, particularly those that are misspelled.
Freep columnist Brian Dickerson said Dugeon's bid is "the symptom of a pathology, and potentially a victim of cynical fixers who dismiss him and other Detroiters as sub-citizens unworthy of dignity or respect."
Notorious and irreverent reporter Charlie LeDuff, who accompanied Dugeon to a courthouse to register his candidacy, described Dugeon's candidacy thusly, according to an interview transcript from MLive.com's Gus Burns:
I get a call from a... political camp saying this guy is tied in and he's going to put his name in so as a reporter I go over there and knock on the door, I ask him; he says no," LeDuff said. "I explain what Duggan and Dugeon on the ballot means, he thinks about it, he likes the idea, he does it, I follow, end of story.
The real Mike Duggan himself has dismissed the subject.
All this favors Benny Napoleon, the current Wayne County Sheriff and one-time Detroit Police chief. He has maintained Gov. Rick Snyder's appointment of emergency manager Kevyn Orr was illegal.
That's not such an outlandish view — Freep said it demonstrated Napoleon's "passion for the democratic right to cast a ballot."
But the paper laid into his qualifications:
Napoleon's projected $30-million deficit in fiscal year 2012-13 mounted while he carried a staggering 41 appointees on the payroll making an average of $84,000 a year, and while the sheriff insisted he could find only about $2 million in savings.
"You don't spend money you don't have," Napoleon said, when asked how he would balance the city's budget. "That's the simple answer."
Right. But he hasn't met that standard as sheriff.
And on his tenure as police chief:
...it would be a challenge to describe his tenure as DPD chief successful. Napoleon's three years in the role ended with a Department of Justice investigation, initiated by the Detroit City Council. The department is still operating under a federal consent decree, which has cost the city about $10 million to date.
Winkler told us the race will define the city for generations:
I truly believe that the outcome of the mayoral race and city council is the most important in the last 50 years. If Detroit is going to reinvent itself it needs to start here.
In total, there are 13 candidates running. In their endorsement note, Freep called them, "far from ideal, with too few truly qualified hopefuls."


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BREAKING NEWS...Britney Spears has been granted overnight visitation for one night a week!
Us Magazine is reporting that...Britney Spears was granted one night-a-week custody of her two children, Superior Court Commissioner Scott M. Gordon ruled at a 41-minute hearing this afternoon at Los Angeles Superior courthouse.
Gordan also ruled that her visits with Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, will need to be supervised by a court monitor. (The judge would not allow her mother, Lynne, with whom she recently reconciled, to serve as the monitor.)
Wearing sunglasses, Spears, 25 — who testified — left the courthouse shortly after the ruling.
Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini told reporters of her testimony, " Her voice was soft and sweet."
Britney Spears arrived late to court...
HEROES casting sessions - Rare Footage!
I can't believe I found this footage...thank goodness Heroes has the cast they do! And Milo Ventimiglia is my hero!
Britney Spears was a no show to court today...WTF!
Tmz.com is reporting that Britney Spears was a no show to court. Didn't I tell y'all?? I guess she is really proving that she doesn't give a heck about the kids. But you are acting all surprised right now aren't you??
TMZ is saying...K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is in court right now. Brit's lawyers, Anne Kiley and Tara Scott are en route. Britney's hangin' in Marina Del Rey and it's pretty clear either her alarm didn't go off or she just had a change of heart.
Lindsay Lohan and her new boyfriend
I don't understand what is wrong with this picture? Lindsay Lohan has a new boyfriend. But I don't know, it just seems odd. At least she looks healthy.
Now this bathing suit fits Nicole Richie
I'm glad to see that yes, one size does fit all for Nicole Richie. She is looking way healthier now!!
This just in...Britney Spears' Hooch again!
When is this girl going to wear any underwear? Does she not learn?? Do you know what her hooch looks like better than the color of her eyes?
Britney Spears' in court this morning seeking extended visitation rights
Why does this come as a surprise? Britney Spears is in court this morning wanting extended visitation rights because she feels she doesn't see her children enough.
Just yesterday, her lawyers filed an emergency court motion seeking to give her more time with her children after she lost custody of them last week.
I'm still in shock...we'll see how this turns out.
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Britney Spears' Label Moving Up Release Date
Britney Spears' label is moving up the release date of her album to Oct. 30. Now why would they do that? Is it because you want to hit while she's being talked about? If they wait another month will people stop talking and then not buy it? I personally don't care when it's released I won't be buying it. In the past I have been a fan of her's but I think those days are over. What do you think?
But...A label spokesperson tells ET: "Due to these numerous unauthorized online leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs including moving up the release date of the album to October 30th."
It wasn't as exciting as a reason as I thought!
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I've been taking the layered "defense in depth" approach on my home systems for some time.
Including using (concurrently)…
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit - EMET
- Malwarebytes
- CryptoPrevent Malware Prevention – Foolish IT
- Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit
Last night something started to go wrong with the process and the wheels came off the wagon.
Here's how I got them back on.
I am running the Premium (lifetime subscription) version of Malwarebytes. Some time ago they came out with a new 3.0 version release. I've been reading the reviews throughout the rollout and have waited to do the upgrade. Once nice feature is it now includes the full version of their awesome Anti-Exploit program at no cost to Premium subscribers; something I was using the limited/free version for but couldn't protect my Chromium-based Vivaldi browser sessions with as the free version didn't allow setting of custom protections.
As I said, all the bits had been running fine together although – to be fair – Malwarebytes does warn users of EMET during installation that it has compatibility issues and recommends removal of EMET. If disregarded, the installation will continue fine.
Thursday night, my Malwarebytes 2.0 version final got auto-triggered to offer me the eligible upgrade to the 3.0 version.
I said OK and let it install. Installation seemed to go fine. No errors.
However last night, I went to launch Microsoft Excel and EMET went crazy and blocked it from running due to a perceived exploit. That hasn't ever happened before and I was very confident my system hadn't been actually exploited. I tried both Excel 2007 and 2010 versions that I have and both got the same reaction by EMET. I then tried Word and it also caused EMET alerts and binary blockage. Hmm.
Well, maybe something in the new Malwarebytes 3.0 was causing a compatibility issue with EMET finally.
So I went to uninstall EMET. Only I had two versions.
Not sure how that happened. EMET 5.52 was supposed to allow for in-place upgrade of EMET over a prior version. Didn't recall getting an error before.
So I went to uninstall EMET 5.5 and got this:
Same result trying to uninstall EMET 5.52
I tried repairs, changes, etc. to both EMET applications. I still had the original MSI installers for them both but even re-downloaded them from Microsoft. None seemed successful. Note the dates in the "Installed On" column were yesterday's so something in the processes I did worked, but it wouldn't let me uninstall them; continuing to present that same "error code is 2738" message.
Since using Excel/Word were critical last night, I worked around the problem up removing all the EMET setting protections for the Microsoft Office suite application binaries. That let me run them without being blocked.
I figured that would be enough, but this afternoon I went to open a PDF with Adobe Reader – and EMET blocked it too from launching due to some kind of perceived exploit.
EMET had to finally go and I had to punch through that error code.
I ended up in a Microsoft forum where others with previous versions of EMET had encountered the same error but it seemed on installations – not uninstall activity.
Technet forums – Security (EMET forum search for "2738")
Looking through them many seemed to share a common thread with a previous anti-virus product taking over, corrupting, or locking down a VBScript dll process.
Well, perhaps my Malwarebytes and/or CrytoPrevent protections were keeping the vbscript.dll service from being accessed or running?
So I removed my CryptoPrevent protections and disabled my MalwareBytes application.
Nope. Same error.
I did some more digging on a wider net and the more I read about other non-security applications having a
"2738" error on installation, I became convinced it was all related.
So after reading multiple posts I was confident to do the deeper work needed to try to fix this issue.
Using Registry Finder (under an elevated Administrator session) I searched my registry for the string {B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}.
It came up 12 times, all in the expected locations, except I did have a single odd-string out under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER location. I was pretty sure that was my problem.
All the rest were under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, or HKEY_USERS.
I exported the registry key first (just in case) then I deleted it.
I then opened up CMD (under an elevated Administrator session) and ran the following commands (note my system is a Windows 7 Home x64 OS):
- cd %windir%\syswow64<enter>
- regsvr32 vbscript.dll <enter>
I then went back and attempted to remove EMET 5.5 and it uninstalled with no more error 2738 codes.
I then followed by removing EMET 5.52 and it came off just fine as well with no errors.
I wrapped things up by re-applying my default CryptoPrevent and MalwareBytes protections states again.
Again, the trick was to remove the Registry entry just under the HKCU location where it was found present, then re-register the vbscript.dll component properly.
Later while preparing for this post I did find this EMET-related forum post that basically walks one through the same steps for an earlier version of EMET on a x32 bit based version of Windows 7. If you try to follow that and have an x64 bit version of Windows, you will need to adjust accordingly.
EMET 3.0.0 Installation fails on Win7 Pro 32Bit - Error Code 2738 – Microsoft TechNet
Additional resources and guides for addressing the Error Code 2738 problem:
- Error 2738. Could not access VBScript run time for custom action. - Jake Ludington's Digital Lifestyle
- Windows Installer Errors 2738 and 2739 with Script Custom Actions - Setup & Install by Heath Stewart
The key to understanding why this works (and where the problem lies is explained nicely in Heath's above post:
As some people have found, re-registering the runtime libraries vbscript.dll and jscript.dll will fix the errors, but that isn't always the solution.
As a security measure, Windows Installer will not load script engines registered in HKEY_CURRENT_USER. As a user-writable store, a normal user could get an elevated install to run their library masking as a script engine if the custom action was not explicitly attributed with msidbCustomActionTypeNoImpersonate (0x0800). This is an elevation of privileges attack; thus, Windows Installer returns error message 2738 or 2739 for custom actions type 6 and type 5, respectively, and returns Windows error 1603, ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE.
Because – somehow – vbscript.dll did get itself registered under my HKEY_CURRENT_USER location, the EMET MSI uninstaller script could not execute. Only by pulling it out, then re-registering it in the correct location automatically, would the removal process complete.
- Link to information about MSI script-based custom action error codes 2738 and 2739 – Aaron Stebner's WebLog
- Error 2738 Installation, could not access VBScript run time for custom action - Up and Ready
- Installation fails with message Error 2738. Could not access VBScript run time for custom action. - AutoCAD | Autodesk Knowledge Network
- EMET 3.5 Installation Failure: Error Code 2738. - Microsoft Community
- When I run a script in Windows Script, I receive an error message: "Library not registered" – Microsoft Support
Final thoughts.
I only removed EMET from this particular system as it exhibited the crazy mitigation interceptions for Microsoft Office immediately after upgrading to MalwareBytes 3.0 Premium.
On my other Windows 7 Ultimate system, I am still running EMET (5.52 only) along with the protections noted in the top of this post. The only difference is that I'm using the free version of Malwarebytes 2.0 on it (without real-time protections). So until an issue appears, I'm keeping EMET on that system.
Lavie still is running Windows 8.1 on her laptop with a similar configuration. Lesson learned is that I will first remove EMET before upgrading her MBAM Premium version from 2.0 to 3.0.
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Checking in on… the CAAPosted by Brian Goodman on December 6th, 2010
Nick Cammarota is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association.
A Look Back
This week in Colonial Athletic Association action is for those who enjoy it when ABC Family starts showing holiday programming the day after Halloween. It's a dandy little taste of what everyone knows is coming, but for which the wait seems interminable. Yes, the first batch of conference games was held Saturday, and already there's plenty to talk about. Namely…
- Delaware's 75-67 upset victory against Old Dominion. The Blue Hens were paced by senior guard Jawan Carter's 29-point effort – his third straight 20-plus point performance. This one was special. Not only did it help Delaware to its first three-game winning streak since December of the 2008-09 season, but sent a message to the rest of the conference that, perhaps, things are not as clear-cut as some may have thought. Especially considering that the Monarchs were riding a five-game winning streak that included back-to-back-to-back victories against Clemson, Xavier and Richmond. And in the opening game of the season, Old Dominion hung with #16 Georgetown before falling late, 62-59. This, however, was the first true road game for the Monarchs after three at the Constant Convocation Center and three at a neutral site. What seems most impressive about the Blue Hens' victory is that they only turned the ball over six times to ODU's 14. And while Ben Finney and Kent Bazemore did their usual duty on the glass – 12 and 10 rebounds, respectively – Delaware was able to build and maintain a narrow lead for the majority of the contest. There's little doubt Old Dominion is still the favorite to win the conference, but this game simply tells us that on a nightly basis, anything can happen. Which, at its essence, is really what college basketball is all about.
Player of the Week
- Chris Fouch, G, Drexel: The 6'2 sophomore is beginning to prove his early-season points averages weren't an aberration. In three games, Fouch scored 74 points, pulled down seven rebounds and assisted five baskets. The New York native began his week with a career-high 30-point outburst against Binghamton, came back to net 17 against city rival St. Joseph's and then scored 27 in the CAA opener at Northeastern. Perhaps more impressive than his scoring efficiency (26-of-47, 61.7 percent) is that Fouch committed just one turnover in 93 minutes of playing time.
Team of the Week
- Delaware Blue Hens: Apparently, all it took for Delaware to snap its seemingly annual December loss against Old Dominion was a change of scenery. Bob Carpenter Arena provided the perfect backdrop for the Blue Hens to score the first true upset in conference play. This was a big win, not only for the obvious reasons, but because it could help propel the Blue Hens to a few more victories in a fairly easy week coming up (strength of schedule-wise, at least). Following the victory against ODU, Delaware coach Monte Ross told the Delaware News Journal that the Blue Hens were the best defensive team in the league.
Stat of the Week
- One: That's the number of free throws Richmond attempted against Old Dominion in ODU's 77-70 victory December 1. Conversely, the Monarchs attempted 20 shots from the charity stripe, hitting 15 of them. This is more than likely a statistical anomaly, but even so, it speaks to Old Dominion's discipline and ability to limit the number of ways its opponents can score. Then again, discipline – in any facet of the game – is something that should be expected of such a veteran team.
Power Rankings
1. Old Dominion
Last week: W 77-70 vs. Richmond, L 75-67 @ Delaware
This week: 12.7 @ East Carolina, 12.9 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 12.11 vs. Dayton
Granted, this is a bad loss for a program that was ranked No. 1 in the Mid-Major Top 25, and it certainly takes a significant jab at the hearts of those hoping that the CAA might be a two-bid conference this season. But there's no reason for Old Dominion to panic. They've got plenty of opportunities to rebound in the coming week, starting with a trip to East Carolina (7-2) on Tuesday.
2. George Mason
Last week: W 60-46 vs. George Washington, W 80-52 UNC-Wilmington
This week: 12.8 vs. Loyola-Maryland, 12.11 @ Liberty
Not only are the Patriots on a four-game winning streak, but the way they've been beating people is impressive – by an average of 19.7 points per game. Then again, in their only close game of the season, they lost to Wofford in overtime. Still, if George Mason can continue beating teams at even close to this pace, it's going to be a fun season in Fairfax.
3. Virginia Commonwealth
Last week: L 60-59 @ South Florida, W 59-55 vs. William & Mary
This week: vs. 12.8 vs. Virginia Military, 12.11 @ Richmond
Hopefully, it doesn't cause too much of an uproar that VCU is listed third. It's not as much a slight to the Rams as it is a compliment to the Patriots. VCU beat a very talented UCLA team and hung with Tennessee, but until their rebounding and interior defense numbers normalize, George Mason gets the nod. For reference's sake, VCU is three spots ahead of GMU in the Mid-Major Top 25 (No. 6 vs. No. 9).
4. Drexel Dragons
Last week: W 79-39 vs. Binghamton, W 62-50 vs. St. Joseph's, W 63-58 @ Northeastern
This week: 12.11 vs. Rider, 12.14 @ Louisville
Rebounding and Chris Fouch. There's your formula for Drexel's early-season success, with a little freshman phenom Dartaye Ruffin thrown in. The Dragons are on a three-game winning streak and scored an impressive road victory against a Northeastern team that is better than its record. For the stat heads out there, KenPom.com ranks Drexel's offensive rebounding percentage at 44.5 – second in the nation. If the Dragons keep that up, they'll be a force no matter how many Fouch scores.
5. James Madison
Last week: W 88-78 @ Longwood, L 64-63 @ Georgia State
This week: 12.7 @ Marshall, 12.11 @ Radford
The fourth CAA team to receive votes in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll (about 15 votes out of making the cut), the Dukes have only played one team with an RPI above 125 this season, but their six-game winning streak masked that well, until… they lost to Georgia State in the CAA opener. While this 64-63 upset wasn't quite on the scale of ODU-Delaware, it once again speaks to the parity in the league.
6. Delaware
Last week: W 75-67 vs. Old Dominion
This week: 12.8 @ Hampton, 12.11 vs. Delaware State
While in the long run, the Blue Hens might not end up better than some of teams below them in this version of the power rankings, they claim the number six spot on the strength of their victory against the Monarchs. Any time a struggling program can beat a Top-20 RPI team, they deserve a little love. Sophomore forward Jamelle Hagins leads the conference in blocks per game (3.8) by more than a full block.
7. Hofstra
Last week: W 58-48 @ Rider, W 74-62 vs. Towson
This week: 12.8 @ Binghamton, 12.11 vs. Florida Atlantic
The Pride are coming off a two-win week with the potential for something far greater. The next four games for Hofstra appear very winnable, and if that happens to be the case, it would extend the Pride's winning streak to eight games. Having senior guard Charles Jenkins doesn't hurt, either. He's leading the conference in scoring with 22.3 points per game and hasn't netted less than 15 all year.
8. Northeastern
Last week: L 77-72 @ Providence, L 63-58 vs. Drexel
This week: 12.8 vs. Rhode Island
Unfortunately for the Huskies, senior guard Chaisson Allen (18.5 points per game) can only do so much. Despite Allen's double-double against Drexel (19 points, 10 rebounds), the Huskies turned the ball over 10 times and shot 15.7 percent from beyond the arc. This is the time of year where the graduation of Matt Janning is really impacting coach Bill Coen's team, which has lost four in a row. Rhode Island looms as a sizable test.
9. UNC Wilmington
Last week: W 73-69 @ George Washington, L 80-52 @ George Mason
This week: Idle
This is where it starts to become the "best of the rest." None of these bottom four teams have accomplished much early in the season, aside from helping the CAA nab a few out-of-conference wins against mediocre programs. The Seahawks rank near the bottom of the nation in turnover percentage (26.5) and steal percentage (13.7). Senior guard Chad Tomko is good, but it's doubtful he'll be able to post a favorable assist-to-turnover ratio against some of the better teams in the league.
10. Georgia State
Last week: L 60-56 (OT) @ Hampton, W 64-63 James Madison
This week: 12.11 vs. Western Michigan
When things looked bleak for the Panthers following a four-point overtime loss to Hampton (MEAC), they rebounded with one heck of a nail-biting win against James Madison. Still, Georgia State hasn't been particularly impressive in its wins (Troy, Utah State, JMU), and without the presence of a starter who averages double figures in scoring – junior forward Eric Buckner leads the team at 9.3 points per game – it could be a long season for the Panthers.
11. William & Mary
Last week: L 64-39 vs. Western Carolina, W 76-62 vs. Howard, L 59-55 @ Virginia Commonwealth
This week: Idle
Say what you will about the Tribe's inability to hold onto the basketball, or create turnovers, but coach Tony Shaver challenged his team with its early schedule. In its first three games, William & Mary played Virginia, Richmond and Syracuse. That's a tall order for any club, let alone a team that only has one senior on the roster.
12. Towson
Last week: W 75-73 vs. Western Michigan, L 74-62 @ Hofstra
This week: 12.8 @ George Washington, 12.11 @ University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Don't fret, Towson fans – two bits of good news coming your way. 1) In the coming week, the Tigers are staying ultra-local with games at George Washington and UMBC, so go out and see them. 2) Junior forward Braxton Dupree isn't just the conference leader in rebounding (11.0 per game), he's 11th in the nation. As for the bits of bad news? UMBC is the only team with a lower RPI than the Tigers that Towson plays until Jan. 19 against William & Mary.
A Look Ahead
We interrupt that tasty preview of CAA conference play for this regularly-scheduled slate of non-conference battles. So far, the Colonial has fared pretty well against the other conferences, boasting a 41-28 record. No team in the conference has less than two wins. That said, it'll be interesting to see if this conference play blip has any impact on play moving forward. Here's a look at some of the top games on the docket for the coming week, Road Rules style:
- 12/7 – James Madison at Marshall (5-2): You're probably thinking, Marshall? There's another Conference USA school to watch that doesn't begin with "Mem" and end with "phis?" Yep. There is. James Madison will have its hands full. Not only can the Thundering Herd score (76.9 points per game – good for 67th in the nation), but they average 38.4 rebounds per game and boast four players who average 11.0 points per game or better. Player to watch: Marshall sophomore guard DeAndre Kane. The 6'4 wingman is averaging a team-high 17.6 points per game, but has proven turnover prone. If the Dukes can rattle him early, it could hold the key to victory.
- 12/11 – Virginia Commonwealth at Richmond (6-2): More than anything, this game might take on an anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better complex for the Rams. Old Dominion already has beaten Richmond this season. If Virginia Commonwealth could not only beat the A-10 Spiders, but do it on the road, that'd go a long way toward showing how powerful the top of this conference has the potential to be. Player to watch: Richmond senior forward Justin Harper. The Spiders are seventh in the nation in field goal percentage. A large part of that is because Harper's shooting a cool 59.7 percent from the floor. And they're not all bunnies either; Harper has made 12 of his 20 3-pointers (48.0 percent) this year.
- 12/14 – Drexel at Louisville (6-0): This game has the potential to gain plenty of attention for the CAA. What kind of attention, however, remains to be seen. Naturally, Louisville is a premiere team in the Big East, and will more than likely enter this game undefeated. If the Dragons can find a way to deal with the intimidating atmosphere, they next must find a way to slow an offense that averages 87.5 points per game and an astounding 19.2 assists per game. The Dragons' one saving grace could be its rebounding (42.2 per game) and the fact that this will be the Cardinals' third match of three on the week. Player to watch: Louisville sophomore forward Rakeem Buckles. This 6'8 powerhouse will no doubt present a challenge to Drexel's bigs. How Samme Givens and Daryl McCoy handle the test should go a long way toward determining the result.
YouTube Highlights
The CAA puts together these fantastic videos that recap conference action. Naturally, the December 4 one is of particular interest.
This video is mostly Richmond-oriented, but at least it'll give you a chance to see ODU in action on defense. People always forget about defense…


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The tour offers an insight on how the Ministry for State Security worked and highlights the relevance of the Stasi-Records, today and in the past. An oversized "walk-in file", an original index card paternoster, a sculpture of files – the exhibition shows the use of millions of index cards, paper files, video or data storage devices for the purpose of the East German secret police.
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Microsoft is in talks with Apple to bring Office to the iPhone and iPad, John Paczkowski at All Thing D reports.
There is a hang up over money. Apple takes a 30 percent cut of all app sales and in-app purchases. Microsoft doesn't think it should be subject to Apple's 30 percent tax.
Microsoft is planning on bringing Office to the iPhone and iPad for free. To edit documents in Office apps, users will have to purchase Office365 subscriptions. As is customary when it comes to in-app purchasing, Apple will take 30% of the sale.
Microsoft feels that by offering Office on iOS, it's making iPads and iPhones better. Therefore, Microsoft deserves a discount. Apple does not agree.
We asked Microsoft for a comment, and got nada. We didn't reach out to Apple because it just ignores our requests for comment.


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Thursday, December 25, 2008
Canada's First Christmas
This year will be Canada's snowiest Christmas ever, says Environment Canada's Senior Climatologist, Dave Phillips. There will be snow everywhere, even including the West Coast in Vancouver and Victoria, and on the East Coast in Halifax.
The first Christmas to be celebrated in Canada was in 1535, when French explorer, Jacques Cartier, and one hundred and ten men observed the holiday in a tiny fort at the foot of Quebec City.
So may everyone have a "Happy Holiday!", and we hope that Santa be most generous when he hands out the gifts!
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NEW YORK—This week art really does imitate life. In the latest edition of Bold Face: True Story, VM features the stars of three current movies that are based on the real life stories of real life people and the eyewear from Marchon, Safilo and Luxottica that helps make each film even more believable.
While in Multimedia: A Day in the Life of an Eyewear Designer, life becomes art with a beautifully shot feature on the "Day In the Life…" of Nicolas Roseillier, creative director of REM Eyewear. From his beautiful home and family to finding inspiration to even putting in a little time at the office, the photographic slideshow chronicles a "typical" day in the designer's life.