An extremely clever ad — one from your childhood. A slightly surreal look at all the things you can make out of a box a Lego. Narrated by Tommy Cooper, a battle ensues between a mouse which, when threatened by a cat, turns into a dog. The cat turns into a dragon and so on, to a submarine and a submarine-eating kipper. The submarine eventually morphs into an elephant, the mouse rebuilds and the elephant faints. Lego: It’s a new toy every day — just like that!

Lego: Kipper
Agency: TBWA London
Creative: Mike Cozens; Graham Watson
Director: Ken Turner
Production: Clearwater Films
Producer: David Mitten
Director of Photography: Tom Harrison
Editor: Patrick Udale
Brand: Lego

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Woo, must have done something right!

Yesterday I got 642 visits according to Google Analytics, thanks.

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Donna Summer – the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer … tiredbees has learned.

We’re told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old.

Sources close to Summer tell us … the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago … who says she didn’t seem too bad.

In fact, we’re told she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on.

Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the ’70s with iconic hits like “Last Dance,” “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls.”

Music video by Donna Summer performing I Feel Love. (C) 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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I had previously heard that GoDaddy was a pain in the butt in the customer service dept, so I was expecting the worst when I requested a domain transfer… but I was pleasantly surprised!

Once I had all of the authorisation codes from my friend the domain transferred in minutes without the site even going off-line, as GoDaddy had copied the DNS set-up.

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May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHO). In the last few years reports of teenage suicide due to gay bullying have increased drastically. Projects like the „It Gets Better Project“ and the “Out4Marriage” Project want to raise awareness for this problem and provide a perspective of hope.

Inspired by those projects, the short film HOMOPHOBIA, available now for free on youtube.projecthomophobia.com, wants to contribute to raising awareness and create empathy for the topic since gay bullying and homophobia are still very present in today’s society.
“Laws can prevent people from doing crimes, but they don’t change people’s thinking. Art can touch people on an emotional level and therefore really make an impact”, says Gregor Schmidinger, the director of HOMOPHOBIA.

“People often connect homophobia with hate”, he says, “but it’s really about fear (phobia). It’s the fear of the unknown and sometimes of the unknown within ourselves. With HOMOPHOBIA I want to portray this conflict and provide people with new perspectives on an empathetic level.” Sharing the movie on Facebook and Twitter helps to spread the word and beat homophobia.

The world premier of HOMOPHOBIA was in Vienna, on May 11th. 600 people consisting of politicians, filmmakers, activists as well as the cast and crew celebrated the release of HOMOPHOBIA. City Council Sandra Frauenberger praised the movie and thanked the team for their “commitment and time” they invested in the movie.

The story of HOMOPHOBIA is set in the environment of the Austrian Military Forces. Michael, a young soldier, experiences homosexual feelings for Raphael, one of his comrades. During their last night at the Austrian-Hungarian Border, the suppressed conflict bubbles to the surface.

The movie was partly funded through crowd funding. More than 10.000$ were donated to execute the movie. The crowd funders were also able to take part in the project. In a hidden Facebook group, the team shared different production steps with the funders. The script, the casting, the selection of the poster motive – everything was laid open for discussions and ideas within the group.

The cast was found through an online casting. More than 30 people sent in their video and a small selection was invited to a personal casting in Vienna. “With Michael Glantschnig [Michael], Josef Mohamed [Raphael] and Günther Sturmlechner [Jürgen] we’ve found the perfect cast. They have a great group dynamic, which is really important for the dynamic of the characters within the movie.”

HOMOPHOBIA is available online on youtube.projecthomophobia.com // vimeo.projecthomophobia.com and will be submitted to international film festivals within the next year.

For further information and all the latest news visit www.projecthomophobia.com

HOMOPHOBIA (Short Film) from Gregor Schmidinger on Vimeo.

www.projecthomophobia.com

An adolescent boy, who serves the Austrian Military Forces, experiences homosexual feelings towards one of his comrades. It’s their last night at the Austrian-Hungarian border, socially isolated and armed with loaded weapons.

::: CAST :::

Michael Glantschnig
Josef Mohamed
Günther Sturmlechner
Harald Bodingbauer

::: CREW :::

PRODUCERS
Gregor Schmidinger
Julian Wiehl

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Alois Ecker
Heldentaten Werbeagentur
provo Marketing

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Nino Leitner, AAC

WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND EDITED BY
Gregor Schmidinger

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Katharina Dietl

UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Arne Nostitz-Rieneck

LINE PRODUCER
Andreas Kepplinger

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Sonja Chan
Sebastian Kitzmüller

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Alois Kozar Jr.

GAFFER
Alex Püringer

ELECTRICIANS
Markus Harthum
Alex Haspel
Maria Otter
Michael Prandstaetter

SOUND MIXER AND SOUND DESIGNER
Jakob Wolf

BOOM OPERATOR
HHerbert Verdino

ART DIRECTOR
Christoph Ablinger

MAKE-UP ARTIST
Uschi Braun

COLORIST
Matthias Tomasi

PRESS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Manuel Dünfründt
Mike Buonaiuto

ACCOUNTANT
Jürgen Fellhofer

GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Lukas Fliszar

STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Gerhard Gruber
Andreas Kepplinger

ARTISTIC ADVISORS
Marianne Jungmaier
David Winterberg

TRANSLATOR
Steve Wilder

CATERER
Hedwig Gußner
Isabel Bräuer
Anita Reisinger

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It has been said that sharing personal stories is one of the most effective ways to change people’s hearts and minds.

Maybe I’m just a drama queen but it moved me to tears and shows why all couples must have protection of marriage equality.

Please sharing this if you also feel moved by this heart reaching story of love and loss.

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European leaders: It Gets Better from LGBT Intergroup on Vimeo.

In Europe, growing up lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender can be challenging: difference often leads to bullying, self-harm, and sometimes suicide attempts. Studies consistently point to higher physical and mental health risks for LGBT young people.

For the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 2012, over 50 European politicians and leaders from all EU institutions join forces telling LGBT teenagers they are working to make things better, and put an end to homophobia and transphobia.

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An impressive global program for the 7th edition of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia is taking place around May 17th with hundreds of events planned in over 50 countries. The Day’s activities take place among growing international tensions between progressive developments and reactionary outbursts, including the now infamous Ugandan ‘anti-gay’ bill which again risks being passed in the Parliament this very week.

All over the world, thousands of activists are gearing up for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, also known by its acronym IDAHO. This year’s IDAHO will break records of mobilisation and outreach, as an estimated 50 million people will be exposed to campaign messages in about 50 countries, calling for an end to discrimination and violence against people on the grounds of sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Amongst many noteworthy events, organisations in 14 countries across Latin America will unite in a common campaign and unfold dozens of public activities to denounce the ‘Cures that Kill’, the so-called ‘therapies’ to supposedly ‘cure’ sexual and gender diversity, often driving people to suicide. This regional campaign has launched an appeal and invites citizens across the world to support this call online.

Other breaking news include the presence on May 17th of Lady Gaga as guest Editor in Chief in the 17 national editions of the free daily ‘Metro’; the organisation of activities in 12 cities across China and the mobilisation of the Japanese LGBT in solidarity with the victims of the recent catastrophes, to name but a few. Events will also be organised in places as critical as Iraq, Indonesia, Uganda or Sri Lanka, and other countries with strict criminal laws where activists need extreme courage and expose themselves to permanent death threats.

States, cities, corporations and institutions also mark the Day. The European Parliament will hold a series of events, while many United Nations agencies unfold a range of declarations, publications and events, including a landmark publication encapsulating the most prominent UN statements on sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights, which is being translated and disseminated in a vast range of local languages by campaigners around the world.

The IDAHO Committee, the organisation which launched the Day in 2005, expresses its enthusiasm at the range and diversity of the mobilisation. IDAHO Committee founder Louis-Georges Tin notes : “Croatia and Nepal will probably very soon join the list of the countries, which includes Brazil, Mexico, France, the UK the Netherlands, etc… which have recognised the Day officially, giving one more sign that the Day increasingly becomes a major annual focus for action at all levels. In France for example, 12 ministries take official action on the Day”. “It is very impressive to see such a wave of activism, ranging from huge national marches like in Brazil or Turkey, to small community events” says Joel Bedos, international coordinator for the IDAHO Committee, “but it is also badly needed. Despite some recent progressive developments, with the recognition of same-sex marriage in Argentina and Mexico as important landmarks, the global climate is still predominantly one of fear, hatred and violence against sexual and gender minorities.”

The Day’s celebrations indeed take place within a very tense international context, for example in Uganda, the ‘anti-gay’ bill now risks being passed by the Parliament in forthcoming days, in spite of outrage both from regional, national, and international stakeholders.

The IDAHO Committee organisers also note that the issue of Transphobia is increasingly being addressed both by organisations and institutions. Says Sophie Lichten, a lesbian Trans women and vice-chairperson of the IDAHO Committee: “We need to remind everyone that all over the world Trans people bear a particularly heavy burden of violence, with Trans people being killed every day, as a report by the Trans Murder Monitoring project to be released on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia uncovers.”

To react against ignorance and hate, one of the IDAHO Committee’s initiatives this year is to create a global community of people uniting to celebrate diversity in nature but unity in spirit. “We named this campaign ‘As I Am’. The idea is to invite individuals to submit testimonials, artwork, photos or videos on what makes them special and beautiful” says Ryan Ubuntu Olson, campaign manager. “We invite all decision makers in the media, the blogosphere or Facebook pages to spread the word and contribute to the success of the day and its campaigns worldwide”.

For more information on activities and campaigns : www.dayagainsthomophobia.org

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PR stunt of the Day: Lego tower world record broken. Took 4,000 people 5 days to build. 500,000 bricks. 105ft high.

The world’s tallest lego tower with more than 50,000 bricks stands in front of Seoul‘s Olympic Stadium. The lego tower measuring 31.9 meters took five days to build and broke the previous record set in France at 31.6 meters.

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The Advertising Standards Authority has responded to claims by a religious blogger that correspondence it sent him requesting he comply with an investigation into a amounted to ‘persecution’.

The blogger refers to himself in the third person and adopts the pseudonym Archbishop Cranmer, occasionally taking on the identity of the 16th century cleric to comment on current affairs.

The ASA is investigating an advert by the Coalition for Marriage which complainants believe was offensive, homophobic or misleading. The Cranmer blog, among others, ran the advert online.

The advert showed pictures of couples on their wedding days, the words “I do”, the statement “70% of people say keep marriage as it is (Source: ComRes poll for Catholic Voices)”, and the words “Please sign the petition”, with a link to the Coalition for Marriage website.

(read more via Pink News)

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Jim Henson died 22 years ago today. Feel free to leave your memories of Henson’s legacy in the comments. I’ve also included a link to the awesome 1994 documentary The World of Jim Henson hosted on /Film.

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tiredbees.com will be temporary going of air while I transfer my domain and DNS hosting to GoDaddy.

Thank you in advance for your patience.

James

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Take a journey through Google’s data centers by following an email along its path.

Follow an email on its journey to see what happens when you send a message. Along the way, find out how we minimize our impact on the environment. http://www.google.com/green/storyofsend

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This is FlippyCat’s personal record for most dominos used at once.

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In this chain reaction there are 60 big dominos each containing 990 dominos, and a small field of 600 dominos (which says 60,000) to bring the total up to 60,000 dominos used.

The big dominos span about 14 feet across. It took approximately 65.5 hours to complete over 8 days. In the setup footage, the counter changes color on each day.

The entire setup fell in approximately 12 seconds. The closest guesses FlippyCat was able to spot in the comments on FlippyCat’s preview video were by:

http://www.youtube.com/Annodominovideos
http://www.youtube.com/CharlesOver9000
http://www.youtube.com/MrGeomaster
http://www.youtube.com/SimonInGear

If you pay close attention to the setup sequence, you can find one domino FlippyCat built while wearing the wrong color shirt!! Oh no!

After building this, FlippyCat was able to count FlippyCat’s remaining dominos and FlippyCat have roughly 7700 left over.

Extras for this project, including the view from 6 different angles at a slower rate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vakUA2tFhHs

Fails from the setup of this project:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIYgvgNssqU

Best of FlippyCat:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDD595FE171DC9FDD

What is the music from?
It’s by Sonic Radiation, the track is ‘Infinity’, it’s available at:
http://www.jamendo.com/en/list/a40163/infinity-ep

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Really impressive site & portfolio — blacknegative.com — by @transylvain & @dilshan_aruka.

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Creative Cloud is here! As the way we work evolves, so has Adobe’s offerings. You can now get your Creative Cloud membership, which starts with the complete Creative Suite 6, as well as Adobe Muse, our new visual web design tool, and Edge, the HTML5 animation app. Add in Business Catalyst for web hosting, Typekit for fonts, and up to 20 gigabytes of cloud storage for syncing and sharing your files. Why is Creative Cloud so transformative and what does its future hold? Get the story from Jeffrey Veen, senior director of products.

A cocktail-style celebration at the AIGA National Design Center Gallery on 5th Avenue in New York City. Attendees were encouraged to get hands on with the new features in CS6 and Creative Cloud. They were able to sketch a design using Adobe Ideas on the iPad. The sketches were then sent (by syncing to Creative Cloud) to a panel of designers (3 designers from Coach Brands, and 1 from Limited Brands) who used the new pattern creation tools in Illustrator CS6 to turn the sketches into repeating patterns which we will then be printed on a custom messenger bag. We’ll be sending each attendee who participated their very own unique messenger bag in a few weeks.

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Ray-Ban may be 75, but that doesn’t meant it’s stuck in the past. The style icon brand launched its “Never Hide” campaign way back in 2007 (oh, how young we were then), but most recently it has included a period image of a male couple holding hands in its print advertising (part of a campaign by the advertising agency Marcel, in Paris, France). The 1940s business suits and wet sidewalk concrete give it a very cosmopolitan feel that does manage to place queer men in the context of history. It’s the gayest Ray-Ban ad we can recall (and others agree). And before you point it out: Of course, no one is actually WEARING Ray-Ban sunglasses in the image. It’s the thought that counts.

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