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Arms Wide Open
God said, I am here with arms wide open
You can come to me I will heal your pain
Please come to me, my arms are wide open
God please let me know with you I have all to gain
You ask the question, I will answer with truth
My arms are wide open
If you had one wish,
I pray that you meet me , with arms wide open.
The sunlight, the moon and you, I created
I only ask that you come to me with Arms wide open
As sinners we fall down, Lord you picked us up
I come to you, you are here for me with arms wide open
I am selfish, stubborn and hurting
Lord, Bless me to give you all my pain
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The Ohio Chapter would like to thank the following members for recruiting their colleagues as part of ACP's new Recruit-a-Colleague program:
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Betts, M.G., Fahrig, L., Hadley, A.S., Halstead, K.E., Robinson, W.D. Bowman, J., Wiens, J.A., and Lindenmayer, D.B. In Press. A species-centered approach for uncovering generalities in organism responses to habitat loss and fragmentation.
Hadley, A.S., Frey, S., Robinson, W.D., Kress, J. and Betts, M.G. In Press. Tropical forest fragmentation limits pollination of a keystone understory herb.
Ecology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-0929.1
Pfeifer (and 20 authors including Betts, M.G.) In Press. BIOFRAG – A new database for analysing Biodiversity responses to forest Fragmentation.
Ecology and Evolution.
Rivers, J.W., Liebl, A.L., Martin, L.B., and Betts, M.G. In Press. Corticosterone in territorial male Swainson's Thrushes varies in relation to forest age but not vegetation cover.
Journal of Ornithology.
Bennett, V.J., Pack, S.M.; Smith, W.P. and Betts, M.G. 2013. Sex-biased dispersal in a rare butterfly and the implications for its conservation.
Journal of Insect Conservation 17:949-958.
Smith, M.J., Forbes, G.J., and Betts, M.G. 2013. Landscape configuration influences gap-crossing decisions of northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus).
Biological Conservation, 168:176–183.
Betts, M.G., Verschuyl, J., Giovanini, J., Stokely, T., and Kroll, A.J. 2013. Initial experimental effects of intensive forest management on avian abundance.
Forest Ecology and Management. 310:1036–1044. PDF
Shirley, S.M., Yang, Z., Hutchinson, R.A., Alexander, J.D., McGarigal, K., and Betts, M.G. 2013. Species distribution modelling for the people: unclassified landsat TM imagery predicts bird occurrence at fine resolutions. Diversity and Distributions. 19:651–872. PDF
Jenkins, S.R., Betts, M.G., Huso, M.M., and Hagar, J.C. 2013. Habitat selection by juvenile Swainson's thrushes (Catharus ustulatus) in headwater riparian areas, Northwestern Oregon, USA.
Forest Ecology and Management 305: 88-95. PDF
Yegorova, S., Betts, M.G., Hagar, J., and Puettmann, K.J. 2013. Bird-vegetation associations in thinned and unthinned young Douglas-fir forests 10 years after thinning.
Forest Ecology and Management. 15:1057–1070. PDF
Cahall, R.E., Hayes, J.P., and Betts, M.G. 2013. Will they come? Long-term response by forest birds to experimental thinning supports the ''Field of Dreams'' hypothesis.
Forest Ecology and Management 304:137-149. PDF
Jones, J., Kroll, A.J., Giovanini, J., Duke, S.D., Ellis, T.M., and Betts, M.G. 2012. Avian species richness in relation to forest management practices in early seral tree plantations.
PLoS One 7: e43290. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0043290 | PDF
Kroll, A.J., Duke, S.D., Hane, M.E., Johnson, J.R., Rochelle, M., Betts, M.G., and Arnett, E.B. 2012. Landscape composition influences avian colonization of experimentally created snags.
Biological Conservation 152: 145-151. PDF
Rivers, J.W., Liebl, A.L., Martin, L.B., and Betts, M.G. In Press. Baseline corticosterone is positively related to juvenile survival in a migrant passerine bird. Functional Ecology. PDF
Ellis, T.M., Kroll, A.J. and Betts, M.G., 2012. Early seral hardwood vegetation increases adult and fledgling bird abundance in Douglas-fir plantations of the Oregon Coast Range.
Canadian Journal of Forest Research 4: 918–933. PDF
Briggs, F., Lakshminarayanan, B., Neal, L., Fern, X, Raich, R., Frey, S.K., Hadley, A.S. and Betts, M.G. 2012. Acoustic classification of multiple simultaneous bird species: a multi-instance multi-label approach.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 131: 4640-4650. PDF
Swatantran, A. Dubayah, R. Goetz, S. Hofton, Betts, M.G., Sun, M., Simard, M. and Holmes, R.T. 2012. Mapping migratory bird prevalence using remote sensing data fusion. PLoS One 7: e28922 PDF
Hadley, A.S. and Betts, M.G. In Press. The effects of landscape fragmentation on pollination dynamics: absence of evidence not evidence of absence. Biological Reviews. PDF
Smith, M.J., Forbes, G.J. and Betts, M.G. In Press. Evidence of multiple annual litters in Glaucomys sabrinus (Northern Flying Squirrel). Northeastern Naturalist. PDF
Smith, M.J., Betts, M.G., Forbes, G.J., Bourgeois, M.C., Flemming S.P. and Kehler, D.G. 2011. Independent effects of connectivity predict homing success by northern flying squirrel in a forest mosaic. Landscape Ecology 26:709–721. PDF
Jones, J., Kroll, A.J., Giovanini, J., Duke, S.D., and Betts, M.G. 2011. Estimating occupancy thresholds with imperfect species detection. Ecology 92: 2299-2309. PDF
Zitske, B.P., Betts, M.G. and Diamond, A.W. 2011. Habitat loss reduces apparent survival of songbirds in a forest mosaic. Conservation Biology 25: 993-1001. PDF
Ellis, T. and Betts, M.G. 2011. Bird abundance and diversity across a hardwood gradient within early seral plantation forest. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 1372-1381. PDF
Bennett, V.J., Betts, M.G., Smith, W.P. 2011. Mate guarding behaviour in the male Taylor's Checkerspot butterfly.
Journal of Insect Behaviour 23: 165-250. PDF
Rivers, J.W., Martin, L.B., Liebl, A.L. and Betts, M.G. 2011. Parental alarm calls of the white-crowned sparrow fail to stimulate corticosterone production of their nest-bound offspring. Ethology 117: 374-384. PDF
Betts, M.G., Hagar, J., Rivers, J. Alexander, J. McGarigal, K. and McComb, B.C. 2010. Thresholds in songbird occurrence in relation to early seral broadleaf forest. Ecological Applications 20: 2116-2130. PDF
Goetz , S.J., Steinberg, D., Betts, M.G., Holmes, R.T., Doran, P.J. Dubayah, R. and Hofton, M. 2010. Lidar remote sensing variables predict breeding habitat of a Neotropical migrant bird. Ecology 96: 1569-1576. PDF
Ahlering, M.A., Arlt, D., Betts, M.G., Fletcher, Jr., R.J. Nocera, J.J., and Ward, M.P. 2010. Research needs and recommendations for the use of conspecific-attraction methods in the conservation of migratory songbirds. Condor 112(2):252-264. PDF
Betts, M.G., Nocera, J.J, and Hadley, A.S. 2010. Settlement in novel habitats induced by social information may disrupt community structure. Condor 112(2):265-273. PDF
Nocera, J.J. and Betts, M.G. 2010. The role of social information in avian habitat selection. Condor 112(2):222-224. PDF
Wuest, L, and Betts, M.G. 2010. Quantitative tracking of the vegetative integrity and distinctness of forested ecological communities: A case study of plantation impacts. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40: 330-346. PDF
Rota, C., Fletcher, R., Dorazio, R. and Betts, M.G. 2009. Occupancy estimation and the closure assumption. Journal of Applied Ecology 46: 1173 - 1181. PDF
Hadley, A.S. and Betts, M.G. 2009. Tropical deforestation alters hummingbird movement patterns. Biology Letters. 5:207-210 (featured in Science) PDF
Ritchie, L., Betts, M.G., Forbes, G.J., and Vernes, K. 2009. Independent effects of landscape composition and configuration on northern flying squirrels in a forest mosaic. Forest Ecology and Management 257:1920-1929. PDF
Wilson, D., Stoddard, M.A., Betts, M.G., and Puettmann, K.J. 2009. Bayesian small-area models for assessing wildlife conservation risk in patchy populations. Conservation Biology 23:982-91. PDF
Betts, M.G., and M.-A. Villard. 2009. Landscape thresholds in species occurrence as quantitative targets for forest management: generality in space and time? In Setting Conservation Targets for Managed Forest Landscapes. Villard, M.-A. (Ed.) Cambridge University Press. PDF
Betts, M.G., Ganio, L., Huso, M., Som, N., Bowman, J., Huettman, F. and Wintle, B. 2009. Comment on ''Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data: a review'' . Ecography 32: 374-378. PDF
Betts, M.G., Hadley, A.S., Rodenhouse, N.L. and Nocera, J.J. 2008. Social information trumps vegetation structure in breeding site selection by a migrant songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London-Ser. B. 275: 2257-2263 PDF
Betts, M.G., Rodenhouse, N.L., Sillett, T.S. Doran, P.D. & Holmes, R.T. 2008. Dynamic occupancy models reveal within-breeding season movement up a habitat quality gradient by a migrant songbird. Ecography. PDF
Betts, M.G., Mitchell, D., Diamond, A.W., Bêty, J. 2007. Uneven rates of landscape change as a source of bias in roadside wildlife surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 2266-2273. PDF
Betts, M.G., Forbes, G.J. and Diamond, A.W. 2007. Thresholds in songbird occurrence in relation to landscape structure. Conservation Biology 21: 1046-1058. PDF
Linke, J., Betts, M.G., Lavigne, M. and Franklin, S.E. 2007. Introduction: Structure, function and change in forest landscapes. In Forest Disturbance and Spatial Pattern: Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches. Wulder, M. and Franklin, S.E. (Eds.) Taylor and Francis Group Publishing, Pp. 1-29.
Betts, M.G., Forbes, G.J., Diamond, A.W., and Taylor, P.D. 2006. Independent effects of habitat amount and fragmentation on songbirds in a forest mosaic. Ecological Applications 16: 1076-1089. PDF
Betts, M.G., Diamond, A.W., Forbes, G.J., Villard, M.-A. and Gunn, J. 2006. The importance of spatial autocorrelation, extent and resolution in predicting forest bird occurrence. Ecological Modelling 191: 197-224. PDF
Betts, M.G., Zitske, B., Hadley, A.S., and Diamond, A.W. 2006. Migrant forest songbirds undertake breeding dispersal following timber harvest. Northeastern Naturalist 13: 531-536. PDF
Young, L., Betts, M.G., and Diamond, A.W. 2005. Do Blackburnian Warblers select mixed forest? The importance of spatial resolution in defining habitat. Forest Ecology and Management 214: 358-372. PDF
Warren, T., Betts, M.G., Diamond, A.W. and Forbes, G.J. 2005. The influence of local habitat and landscape composition on cavity-nesting birds in a forested mosaic. Forest Ecology and Management 214: 331-343. PDF
Betts, M.G., Hadley, A.S. and Doran, P.J. 2005. Avian mobbing response is restricted by territory boundaries: experimental evidence from two species of forest warblers. Ethology 111: 821-835. PDF
Doran, P.D., Gulezian, P.Z. and Betts, M.G. 2005. A test of the mobbing playback method as a means to estimate bird reproductive success. Journal of Field Ornithology 76: 227-233. PDF
Betts, M.G., Diamond, A.W., Forbes, G.J., Frego, K., Loo, J., Matson, B., Roberts, M., Villard, M.-A., Wissink, R., and Wuest, L. 2005. Plantations and biodiversity: a comment on the debate in New Brunswick. Forestry Chronicle 81: 265-269. PDF
Betts, M.G., Simon, N.P.P. and Nocera, J. 2005. Point count data summary metrics differentially predict reproductive activity in forest and grassland birds. Journal of Ornithology 146: 151-159. PDF
Betts, M.G., Franklin, S.E., and Taylor, R.G. 2003. Interpretation of landscape pattern and habitat change for local indicator species using satellite imagery and geographic information system data in New Brunswick, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33: 1821-1831. PDF
Betts, M.G., Knox, J. and Forbes, G.J. 2002. A landscape ecological approach to private woodlot planning in New Brunswick. Natural Areas Journal 22: 311-317. PDF
Betts, M.G., and Loo, J. 2002. A comparison of pre-European settlement forest characterization methodologies. Forestry Chronicle 18: 123-129. PDF


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Playing the Game
Annette Remmington, a London art consultant and private dealer, is at the top of her game. She is considered a rising star in the international world of art, and has a roster of wealthy clients who trust her judgment and her business acumen. Her success reaches new heights when a rare and long lost Rembrandt finds its way into her hands, which she restores and sells for top dollar. Called the auction of the year, Annette becomes the most talked about art dealer in the world.
Annette is married to her mentor and personal champion, the much older Marius Remmington. For twenty years, Marius has groomed her into the international art star that she has become, not to mention saving her from a dark and gritty past. She is his pride and joy, and as her best advisor, it's with great care that he hand picks only the best journalist possible to do a profile on his beloved wife in a popular London Sunday newspaper. Jack Chalmers is a bit of a celebrity himself, becoming one of the top journalists of his time. Marius believes only he will be able to capture the true brilliance of his lovely wife. But Marius never intends to put his marriage in jeopardy. How could he have known that the connection between Jack and Annette would ignite so many secrets? And how could he know that Jack would uncover a scandal that could ultimately destroy them all?
Barbara Taylor Bradford does it again in this epic novel of seduction, passion and international intrigue. Playing the game has never been so thrilling.
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Excerpt from Playing the Game by Barbara Taylor Bradford
There is that law of life, so cruel
and so just--that one must grow,
or else pay more for remaining the same.
Norman Mailer, The Deer Park (1955)
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Much later that same day, Annette Remmington stood in front of the long mirrored door in her dressing room, staring at her reflection but not seeing herself.
She was not focused on her image at this moment but on the small knot of anxiety which had settled in her stomach since she had returned home. She could visualize it quite easily. . . . It was the size of a pea but as heavy as a lead pellet.
Unexpectedly, she felt slightly dizzy and reached out a hand, steadied herself against the dressing table. After taking several deep breaths, she managed to get her suddenly swimming senses under control. Now she looked at her full image objectively, nodded approvingly at what she saw, and chided herself for being so ridiculous.
The mention of Hilda Crump had unsettled her earlier in the day, and the call from Malcolm had been nagging at her all afternoon. But her troubles with Hilda Crump had happened long ago, and Hilda had moved on, and out of her life. The past was the past and she mustn't let it come back to haunt her in this silly way.
I must put her out of my mind. And the past. It's gone. I must focus on now. The present. And the future. I've always pigeonholed things and I have to do that again. Immediately. Hilda must go back into her pigeonhole and remain there. She is no longer part of my life and therefore unimportant. She can't hurt me. No one can hurt me. And I can't afford to waste time like this, reflecting on the past, a past I cannot change.
I've started a new phase of my life with the success of the auction. I pulled it off and I can pull it off again. Christopher Delaware doesn't have another Rembrandt, but he does have some fine paintings and I can auction them off the same way. Marius told me the sky's the limit, and he's right, but will he let me go to the limit? He always wants to be in control of everything. And me. I know how to handle him now after all these years. So I'll manage. I always have. I think I'll do my next auction in New York. It would be profitable. I've got good clients there--
"Are you ready, darling?"
She swung around. "Yes, I am," she answered at once, forcing a smile for her husband, who was walking across the dressing room. Surreptitiously, she glanced at the clock on the dressing table. It was just five-thirty. And of course he was ready on time, punctual as always.
"You're upset," he said, drawing to a standstill next to her, peering into her face.
"No, I'm not, not at all," she answered, and immediately wished she hadn't sounded so defensive.
"Yes, you are, Annette," he insisted in his usual firm manner. "Look at yourself in the mirror. You're only wearing one earring."
Startled, she immediately swung to the mirror. Surprise flickered. God, he was right! As usual. Where was the other one? She spotted it on the dressing table, snatched it up, quickly put it on. "I went to get my wedding ring from the bedside table, where I'd left it. I just became distracted, that's all, really." She felt flustered all of a sudden. He stood staring at her intently and she found his penetrating stare unnerving. Damn, she thought, he's going to pick on me all night, but she took hold of herself firmly, not wanting to be rattled.
Annette now offered him a warm smile. "You look very handsome tonight, Marius, and the new dinner jacket is fabulous." Stepping closer to him, she stood on tiptoe, kissed his cheek. "Happy birthday again, darling, and I do hope you're going to enjoy your party."
Relaxing his rigid stance, smiling in return, he said in a lighter tone, "I know I will, and let us not forget it's your party, too, my darling girl. We're celebrating your amazing success." His black eyes sparkled as they rested on her, and approvingly so.
Annette laughed.
Taking hold of her arm possessively, he brought her closer to him, wrapped his arms around her. "I love you very much, you know, darling," he said before releasing her. Holding her at arm's length, he added, as his eyes swept over her, "You look very beautiful, you really do."
"Well, thank you, but I think I've looked better," she murmured, meaning this.
Shaking his head, half smiling, he led her out into the corridor, wondering why she constantly found it hard to accept a compliment gracefully. He said, "We'd better go. I don't want any of our guests to arrive before we do. We can't be late."
Stay calm, she told herself. And keep cool.
"Wow!" Malcolm Stevens exclaimed, literally gaping at Annette, astonishment mingled with admiration flashing across his face. "Oh, wow!" he said again, more emphatically, in genuine awe. "You look fantastic, absolutely bloody marvelous." It was quite apparent he meant every word.
Her blue eyes sparkling, filling with laughter, Annette looked both pleased and amused by Malcolm's reaction to her appearance.
She stood with Marius in the long reception room which adjoined the Dorchester ballroom, and she leaned forward, kissed Malcolm on the cheek, and thanked him.
As she stepped back, his glance swept over her once more, taking in the stunning ice-blue strapless gown, worn with a matching satin stole lined with scarlet silk. That was the surprising touch, the brilliant red against the cool blue, plus the huge cabochon ruby earrings hanging from her ears, echoing the vibrant color of the silk.
Annette Remmington was elegance personified. Her blond hair, usually worn loose, was swept back from her face, wound up into a chignon at the back of her head. It suddenly struck him that her eyes looked bluer than ever tonight; perhaps it was the evening gown that heightened their color.
Gripping Marius's outstretched hand, Malcolm went on, "And you don't look half bad yourself! In fact, the two of you are so glamorous you'll put all your guests to shame."
Marius chuckled. "I'm afraid you haven't seen anything yet. Wait until the show business crowd arrive. They're much more glamorous than we are. But thanks for the compliments, Malcolm. And welcome. We're very glad you're here."
Now turning to his wife, Marius shook his head and chided lightly, "I told you how beautiful you looked, but you didn't believe me. Now that you've just witnessed Malcolm's stunned reaction, you must know I'm right."
"I did believe you," she protested, slipping her arm through his, leaning against him. "You're always right."
Clearing his throat, Malcolm interjected, "It's great to be here, and thanks for having me, but now I think I'd better move on, so you can greet your other guests. See you later."
Marius nodded, immediately turned around, and stretched out his hand to welcome some of the newly arriving guests streaming through the door.
Malcolm slipped away.
Moving down the room, he took a glass of champagne from a passing waiter and walked around, mingling with the crowd. He spoke to a few people he knew, then positioned himself near a pillar, leaning against it and watching the show unfold.
And quite a show it was. He spotted two beautiful American movie stars with their husbands, done up to the nines and dripping diamonds from every pore; a famous, recently knighted writer of literary fiction; a controversial politician with his busty wife; a duchess renowned for her young lovers; and quite a few old friends and acquaintances, as well as a number of other art dealers.
The world and his wife, he thought. Everyone's here. And why not? When Marius gives a party on this scale, he usually pulls out all the stops. That is why everybody wants to be invited.
Actually it was Annette's party this evening. She had long planned it for Marius's sixtieth, and she had put a lot of time and effort into it. Just the way Marius had taught her. That was his way. He tended to be a teacher by nature.
Certainly Marius had been his teacher, and mentor, friend, and colleague as well. Their association had lasted a long time, and yet Marius didn't seem a day older than when they had met fifteen years ago. He stared down the length of the room, focused on him, thinking that he looked especially well this evening. Tall, slender, as immaculately dressed as ever, wearing an impeccably tailored dinner jacket no doubt from his favorite Savile Row tailor. His mane of silver hair gleamed above his lightly tanned face; Marius was forever popping off somewhere to catch the sun, and the tan gave him a youthful look. But it was his hair that Malcolm envied, and it was his hair, of course, that had inspired his nickname: the Silver Fox, they called him. Although he and a few others knew that it also referred to Marius's nature. He was considered to be decidedly foxy by some friends, so-called.
Malcolm had gone to work for Marius fifteen years ago, when he was twenty-seven, had been thrilled to be one of the team at the Remmington Gallery in St. James's. When Marius decided to sell the gallery ten years ago, Malcolm had borrowed the money from his father in order to buy it. He had kept up its fine reputation and garnered many new clients, and Marius said he was proud of him, was forever praising him for upholding the great tradition of the Remmington.
Wanting a less hectic life, Marius had taken offices in Mayfair and become an art consultant and private dealer with only a handful of steady and very rich clients. They had remained close, and Malcolm was an admirer of the older man.
Not everyone felt the same way he did. There were those who bad-mouthed Marius Remmington. They said he was arrogant, mercurial, temperamental, driven, and something of a manipulator. But there were lots of people in this world who loved to carp. Malcolm knew that only too well.
There had been gossip about the Remmingtons for as long as he could remember. In his opinion it was because they attracted attention, caused resentment and jealousy. Talented, socially acceptable, upwardly mobile, and highly successful, they were quite a remarkable couple. Reasons enough for tongues to wag. And wag they did.
Then there was the difference in their ages. Marius was twenty years older than Annette . . . sixty to her thirty-nine. But she would be forty in June, and the twenty-year gap between them didn't seem so startling now. But once it had, when she was eighteen and he was thirty-eight, and something of a man about town, considered a bit of a rou?. Cradle-snatcher, he had been called, and worse.
There was mystery, so-called, surrounding Annette's background. No one really knew where she had sprung from. Except, of course, for the Marius Mafia, who bragged they knew. His mafia, so-called, was a cadre of young men who constantly surrounded him, whom he called his prot?g?s, which is exactly what they were. Young men who'd been singled out for their talent, who had worked for Marius at some time, or still did, who were loyal, devoted, and forever at his beck and call. They enjoyed being around him because something was always happening. It seemed to Malcolm that there was a constant show going on. . . . Famous people, people in the know and in the news, gravitated to Marius. That was an essential part of his success as an art dealer, that charisma of his, the gregariousness, the bucketsful of charm and the clever way he had of pulling everyone into his orbit.
Malcolm was one of Marius's favorites and he had received special treatment from the very beginning. And he knew all about Annette, or at least he thought he did. The Marius Mafia had told him about Annette.
Seemingly she had come to London from some Northern city, he wasn't sure which, to study art. But there was not enough talent to lift her up into the stratosphere of genius which equaled eventual fame. Good-looking. But the looks were obscured by her hesitant manner, according to some of the Marius Mafia; it was a sort of diffidence, they said. Blond, blue-eyed, slender as a reed, and exceedingly bright. But ordinary. That was the way they had described her to him. He himself had not known her then.
Not so ordinary now, though, Malcolm thought, his eyes settling on her. It was an elegant creature who stood there. Not the most beautiful woman in the world, but good-looking, well put together whatever the occasion, and the current golden girl in the art world. Her auction of the Rembrandt had assured her a place in the front row, had given her art consultancy business a big boost. . . .
"What are you doing here all alone, Malcolm?" a familiar voice exclaimed.
Swinging around, Malcolm grinned. "Watching the show and having a bit of the old bubbly. How about you, David? And where's Meg?"
His old friend David Oldfield shook his head. "Still in New York. On business. I'm solo tonight." Reaching into his pocket, David pulled out a small envelope, looked inside, and said, "I'm at table ten. What about you?"
"The same. I have a feeling it's Marius's table. Come on, let's try and get to the bar. I'd like a vodka."
"Good idea," David responded, and together they struggled through the throng. Once they had each secured a Grey Goose on the rocks, they went off into a quiet corner. Clinking glasses, they both said cheers in unison, and David asked, "Is it true that Christopher Delaware inherited a lot of really great art from that uncle of his? And that Annette's going to be representing him?"
Malcolm said in an even tone, "I haven't heard about any great art, other than the Rembrandt. But I know he's Annette's client. Oh, look, there's Johnny Davenport. He's bound to know. Let's go and talk to him."
"Malcolm! Malcolm!"
He heard a woman's voice calling his name. Trying to be heard above the clamor. Swinging his head, he spotted her at once. An old friend. It was Margaret Mellor, the editor of the best art magazine in Europe called, very simply, ART. She was waving to him.
Catching hold of David's arm, he said, "Will you excuse me for a moment? Margaret Mellor's beckoning to me. Go ahead, chat with Johnny. I'll join you both shortly."
"No problem." David pushed ahead, moving adroitly between people, edging his way through.
Malcolm went in the opposite direction, toward his friend. When he finally reached her he grinned. "I almost didn't hear you above the din."
"It's bedlam. I was just with Annette. She wants us to go and see the ballroom before it fills up with guests. She says it's charming."
"Then let's go now, before we get trapped in this corner. The place is suddenly milling with old friends and colleagues. Plus loads of photographers, I notice." He frowned.
"Don't tell me! The press is swarming all over the place!"
Malcolm sighed. "That's Marius. He never does things by half and he does love the media. As far as he's concerned, the more the merrier."
"He's a glutton for punishment." She sounded sarcastic.
Malcolm laughed. That was Margaret. Spot on with her comments. He put an arm around her shoulders, guided her through the crush. Behind them, flashbulbs were already popping; it seemed to him that the crowd was swelling, getting bigger by the second. How many people had they invited? The whole world, he decided, and hoped the huge crowd wouldn't ultimately spoil the event. Why do I worry? She knows what she's doing, even if he doesn't, sometimes. Marius. Such an enigma.
Finally, Malcolm was pushing open the door into the ballroom. Instantly, a waiter confronted them. "I'm very sorry, but you can't come in. Mrs. Remmington doesn't want anyone in here for another half hour. She was very precise." Polite but determined.
"Yes, we know. Mrs. Remmington sent us to see the ballroom before it fills up. I'm Margaret Mellor of ART magazine, and this is Mr. Stevens, a colleague and friend of Mrs. Remmington's."
The waiter inclined his head but didn't budge, blocking their way. Still determined--to do his duty and keep them out.
"My chief photographer, Josh Brady, was here earlier," Margaret added. "Taking pictures for the magazine. You must be Frank Lancel. Mrs. Remmington told me to speak to you." Charm, a warm smile. Her tools.
"Yes, I'm Frank," the waiter answered, relaxing, but only slightly. "And I did help Mr. Brady a while ago, when he was taking his shots. So please come in, look around. I have to stay here at the door. Stand guard. Mrs. Remmington's instructions." He sounded droll.
"She explained that," Margaret answered. Taking hold of Malcolm's hand, she led him forward. The two of them finally stood at the edge of the ballroom floor near the orchestra stand, their eyes sweeping around the room with interest and anticipation.
They were both taken aback by the unique beauty and magical effect Annette had created. The room was a sea of pale green, that peculiar pale green with a hint of gray so often found in the interiors of French ch?teaux, which seems to create a misty look. This pale-green silk rippled down the walls from the ceiling to the floor, and was repeated for the tablecloths, napkins, and chair seats.


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AIM: We at Kiran, as a charitable society want to serve the unprivileged section of society & ensure that as an foundation, we promise to develop & promote Health, Education, Empowerment programs, enhance Infrastructure for the needy, provide Employment opportunities to Rural Youth & will promote Socio-Economic development.
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With increasing globalization, we the need to build the intensity of such focused attempts to develop our villages and rural people or the ailing poor in the country. The growth and rise of KIRAN is seen as an attempt to offset the globalization trend, where KIRAN emphasizes on the core issues related to human causes like sustainable development, developmental aid and other humanitarian issues.
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If you're like me and always on the lookout for new and worthwhile productivity apps, there's a chance you may have already come across apps developed by Readdle. Among them are ReaddleDocs, One Disk and Write A Note. Take A Note is Readdle's fully featured Note app that offers users four note types and even allows for easy transferring of notes to and from any Mac or PC. Not only is it loaded with options, its interface is also one of the best I have seen amongst memo/note apps.
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Japan has a huge mobile network that for many users, predicates the PC's role as superfluous. However, that mobile network makes use of what Apple might call the 'non-real internet'. If your needs turn you to that 'non-real internet your user experience is at best turbulent and sometimes laughable. It just won't do mobile internet with any semblance of reliability. Even some 'real' internet pages don't display correctly, becoming a choppy and unusable mess.
The age old question still remains: what does one do when they must reserve shinkansen tickets from sites like express yoyaku? Answer, hop on a computer or use a phone that can only access the 'non-real internet'.
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I plan to sell my 2001 330Ci and need to begin returning the car to stock. I currently have a beautiful set of SSR Satin GT3's (19X8.5 fronts, 19X9.5 rears) w/ Dunlop SP9000 235/35/19 front, 265/30/19 rear tires. The entire setup is mint condition: one year old, w/ 1000 miles on the tires, no curb rash, no bends! I am looking to trade for $1700 cash plus a set of OEM Sport rims/tires in similar condition, 17 or 18 inches. Can do business in person if in Southern California. Anyone interested? Photos available upon request.
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Evil Angel
Current Member
over 3 months
(at the time of review).
*two updates per day
*overwhelming quantity of content
*catering a lot of different niches
*featuring basically all top models of the world
*great value for price
*a lot of filter/search options
*some updates streaming only for a couple of days
*still some non-HD updates
*site looks a bit overloaded
*content might be a bit on the rough side for some viewers
*occasional connectivity problems
*no download resuming
Bottom Line:
It's pretty hard to review a site with such an overwhelming ammount of high quality content as
. According to the site statistics, there are currently 7536 scenes available, extracted from 1283 movies, which means 3521 hours of content and a total hdd space of 3830GB. I must admit that I did not check the correctness of this statistics, so they might have slipped in a GB or two there. :)
Granted, a lot of the scenes are older ones, available in lower resolution only. But there is still more than enough HD content to keep your modem busy for a week or two.
Downloads for the latest updates are coming in:
wmv 240p
wmv 480p
mp4 240p
mp4 480p
mp4 540p
mp4 720p
mp4 1080p
The older the updates, the lesser the quality (doh!).
Pictures are also available, but there is no option to download entire sets in one file. In addition, the picture quality is not that great anyways, so it's not a huge loss. This is clearly a video site, not a picture site.
offers a huge variety of porn. You will find a lot of different niches (even some TS scenes if you like that kind of stuff), some mild fetish content and a main bulk of simple straight gonzo stuff. The model list is something like a who-is-who of the porn scene. Very few pornstars, EU as well as US, come to mind that are NOT at least somewhere on that list. A jack pot for model collectors.
On the down site, the scenes are all separated from movies, which means that there are occasionally 5-7 consecutive updates from one movie and if you're unlucky enough to not like that particular movie/niche of the week, you are grounded for the time being. And since some of the movies are *very* special (especially the buttman series might not be everyones taste), this might happen quite often, although they try to counter this effect by uploading two movies at a time, switching between the scenes.
Another annoying feature on this site is the "world premiere" thingy. For some obscure reason, some of the new scenes are only available as streaming for a couple of days (usually about 3-4 days after release). I completely fail to see the logic behind the choice of the scenes as well as the entire idea behind the feature. It only frustrates customers and that's about it.
The site does not support download resuming!
At first glance, the site looks a bite overloaded, a lot of confusing banners/pictures and the structure is a bit messy. It doesn't take too long to get used to it though and once you managed to get past that first guardian of chaos, you'll enjoy a lot of search and filter functions, which are admitedly neccessary on such a large site.
Technically, the movies are of very high standard. Of all the gigabytes of scenes I downloaded, only a tiny fraction are badly shot or otherwise dissapointing from the tech side.
What else is there to say? There is a live cam link on the site and they are advertising a free daily live show, although I never managed to figure out how the "free" part works, because when you register to the live site, all you get is a couple of free bonus token when you purchase tokens.
Bottom line:
is kinda like fast food. Once you started it, it's getting addictive pretty quickly and you can't stop. The sheer ammount of movies with that much variety in the themes makes this site a no-brainer. This site is currently on my top 3 list. I can only recommend it.
Zero Tolerance On Demand
Current Member
less than 1 month
(at the time of review).
HD downloads
Good range of models
Lots of content
Fair pricing
Ok-ish update frequency
Navigation inconveniences
Cross sales
Bottom Line:
I use to join ztod every couple of months to get the latest movies and, thanks to the pretty good quality of the scenes, I never regretted my decision. ZTOD is a very solid site with loads of content covering almost every niche, so no complaints here.
However, navigation and browsing options of the site are a bit of a drawback. Some examples:
- The model index does not have a "filter by letter" option. You can browse all models alphabetically (which is about 68 pages), but not, for example, display all models starting with "S". Considering the fact that model stage names tend to have different spellings from site to site, finding the model you're looking for can be a bit hard.
(- On the scene selection screen, you can't right click a scene and open it in a new tab, which is quite inconvenient. I usually right click/new tab a few scenes that might be interesting and then check them out one by one.)
Edit: I just found out you *can* rightclick scenes and open them in a new tab by clicking the "x downloads" link below the scene
- Viewing a scene online doesn't allow skipping beyond the buffered part, "into the black". This is the biggest issue I have, because buffering is not exactly fast.
When I downloaded some files today, I got booted a couple of times. The download would just stop and IDM gave me an error message, recommending me to download the file again (which wasn't neccessary though, it would just pick up the download and continue it). I'm not entirely sure if that problem is on my side or server sided. Since I'm downloading quite a lot from other sites, I assume it's server side, but I can't say for sure. I'll keep watching the problem and post a comment in the next couple of days.
ZTOD is one of the sites that you can't go wrong with. The sheer ammount and quality of the content won't dissapoint you. If you can live with some minor browsing inconveniences, I'd recommend this site.
Passion HD
Current Member
less than 1 month
(at the time of review).
*aesthetic glam core
*top US models
*simple site navigation
*good value for money
*steady updates (every 2-3 days)
*lack of variety can get repetitive
*no individual filenames
*pretty low res picture sets
Bottom Line:
Passion-HS is another representative of the new wave of glamcore or, as they are also called, heart core sites. The site is dedicated to featuring stylish sex scenes with a focus on asethetics and, well, passion instead of mechanical hard core. The scenes are mainly b/g with a few thee- or foursome scenes splashed in. The presentation of the scenes is quite simple and easy. All you get is a screenshot and a more or less creative scene name, such as "Country Girl" or "Dirty Diary". No boring scene descriptions that nobody wants to read anyways. In addition, all scenes are coming with a release date and a rating, (hopefully) generated by the users. Users can also leave a comment, which leads to the usual mix of "Great scene, more of her!" and "Boring. I'm quitting!"type of statements. I sometimes wonder why sites even bother with that kind of user feedback options.
Each video you download comes with the same filename, leaving it up to you to rename them (or have an army of wmv-original(24).wmv files on your hdd). Webmasters, who are too lazy to supply their content with individual file names should be sentenced to using Internet Explorer for the rest of their lives. No judge, no jury.
Technical standard of the videos is quite high, although not as crisp and clear as some other sites are offering. I guess that's the tribute you have to pay when you want a certain level of artsyness.
Each scene is about 25 minutes long.
Scenes can be downloaded in:
mpg 1920x1080 @9000kBit/s (about 1,2-1,5 GB)
wmv 1920x1080 @9000kBit/s (about 1,2-1,5 GB)
mp4 750x422
As you can see, there are no options between 1920 and 750, so that might scare off people who want higher resolution and yet have to keep an eye on their bandwidth.
Picture sets are about 200 pictures per shot and can be downloaded in one zip file, although a picture collector probably won't be satisfied with 1500px images.
You have the choice from 72 different models and 159 scenes. It doesn't take a degree in higher maths to figure out, that some models are appearing more than once. Esecially Holly (Michaels) and Anissa (Kate) seem to be some ssort of living inventory on the set. Apart from that, the model pool is filled with AAA models from the US.
Navigating the site is as easy as it can get. The site is clear, intuitive and well done.
Bottom line:
Passion-HD is a solid glam core site with a steady grow rate and high quality scenes. For the decent price, you'll get a lot of content. If you like glam core, you can't go wrong with this site.
Casting Couch X
Current Member
less than 1 month
(at the time of review).
- High quality hdtv scenes
- Hot, fresh girls with a semi-amateur charme
- Decent download speeds
- Special deals for the sister sites (passionhd etc)
- Straight and simple navigation
- Repetitive scenes
- Infrequent updates
- No filename specification
- Still pretty small collection
Bottom Line:
Movies are coming in:
1920x1080 mpeg (about 2,5-3 GB per scene)
1920x1080 wmv (about 2,5-3 GB per scene)
750x422 mp4
HD and LD
Pictures are coming in
Screencaps (single download only)
HD Pics (appr. 300 per scene, 1500x100px, download in one ZIP file)
.com is one of the new BangBros "we're-going-stylish-boys!" spin off's, along with passionhd and puremature. The theme is pretty straight forward: young girls who want to enter the porn business are being casted in a 1 on 1 session. Fortunately, it usually doesn't take much to convince the girl, that taking off her clothes and go for a trial sex scene is THE way to achieve this goal. Been there, seen that, got the .mpeg.
Casting videos are probably as old as internet porn (probably even older), and this site doesn't elevate this noble setting to a new level or something. It's plain and simple and the subscriber knows exactly what to expect, which - given the usual standards - is quite good in my books.
Site navigation is simple but ok. The scenes are sorted by release date, each scene comes with a screencap, date and first name of the girl, as well as the obligatory user rating. You can also browse the girls by name, which is currently a rather useless feature, because there are so few scenes available that it's kinda hard to lose track or get lost in the ammount of content. There are currently 23 scenes available (as of 12-07-2012).
Each scene is about 40 minutes long with 5-10 minutes of chatting, a couple of minutes of undressing and the rest is hardcore. This, I have to admit, is also the biggest weakness of the site in my opinion. It's quite repetitive. Almost every scene is a blueprint, the camera angles, the positions, the final facial, it all looks quite the same. Variety is definitely not the center of competence of this site. But otoh, that's not really neccessary, because the scenes are well done and very entertaining.
The girls are all good looking, there's not much silicone (I think I've spotted just one case of plastic boobs) nor tattoo madness. 10 Points to Gryfindor here.
A minor drawback is, that all the girls are just listed with their first names, which emphasizes the pseudo-amateur factor, but doesn't really help the collector.
Technically, the scenes are of a pretty high standard. However, apparently each scene is shot with two different cameras, a head-cam and a static cam. Those cameras are producing notably different pictures, which means a lot of changing during a scene. This is not a drama though, just some high-level-moaning.
One thing that really annoys me is the fact that all videos are coming with the same filename. Please, site admins of the world, it's not THAT hard to come up with separate filenames for each of your scenes!
Another negative aspect is the infrequent update history. Sometimes, there is a new update every day (sometimes even two, according to the history), sometimes, there is a 1 week gap between two updates. I know, quality over quantity and everything, but I still prefer a fixed update schedule.
The servers seem to be quite stable. I downloaded a couple of videos and always had my full cable bandwidth available.
Bottom line:
This is a promising site! If they manage to get a bit larger and keep up the standards, I'll certainly come back. If you are into the casting scenario thing and like your girls fresh and natural, give it a try.
Young Legal Porn
Current Member
less than 1 month
(at the time of review).
* True HDTV videos
* A lot of content
* Great looking girls
* Fast download speed
* Lots of updates
* Free access to live shows
* Some bugs on the site
* Video quality could be better at times
* Ad watermarks in the videos (very short, but still...)
* Many dead sites in the network
Bottom Line:
The network gives access to 14 different sites. Ten of which are individual model sites, the remaining four have a variety of different girls to offer. Four of the individual model sites and two of the multi model sites are dead sites with the last update from 2007. The rest of the individual model sites are more or less active. I'll concentrate on the multi model sites in this comment, simply because they seem to be the core sites of the entire network.
younglegalporn and
are both photo/video hybrid sites with 1-2 updates per day. The videos are about 30 minutes per scene and are coming in
mp4 640 * 360 1000kBit/s (about 200MB per scene)
mp4 852 * 480 1500kBit/s (about 250MB per scene)
mp4 1280 * 720 3000kBit/s (about 500MB per scene)
mp4 1920 * 1080 9000kBit/s (about 1.2 - 1.6 GB per scene)
wmv 1920 * 1080 12000kBit/s (about 1.6 - 2GB per scene)
note: The video upgrade to 1920*1080 happened recently and the availability of true HD scenes is quite inconsistent. Even some of the latest updates (26/05/2012) are just 720i instead of 1080i.
Pictures are available in
up to 6000px resolution
You can download complete picture sets in one zip archive.
The entire network is featuring young, european amateur or semi-amateur girls who are all sharing a tendency to the skinny side. Occasionally, you'll also find a US model (Sasha Grey,
Tori Black
), but the overwhelming majority of the girls are from Russia or at least eastern Europe. You will find all kinds of scenes, solo, g/g, b/g, group. The models are fresh and good looking, no tattoos, no fake tits. If you like your girls natural, then you'll be pleased with this site. If you prefer XXL boobs and saussage-lips, I'd recommend to stay away.
The ammount of content is overwhelming. Over 2000 videos are available on
and younlegalporn alone. Enough to keep your ISP and your hdd busy for quite a while.
Most of the scenes are exclusive. However, there are also some non-exclusive scenes. I've spotted one shot from
, they didn't even bother removing the nubiles intro logo screen.
From the technical side, the 1080i movies are of pretty good quality, although not quite as crisp and colorful as the movies from brazzers or realitykings. For some reason, this seems to be a general trend in EU productions.
The site offers live shows on a daily basis, featuring some of the girls from the movies. The shows are usually from 6-11PM European time. In addition, you also get free access to
Navigation of the sites is quite ok. However, the sites are suffering from some annoying bugs. Just to name two of them:
a. There is a filter function for "Everything" "video" "Photo" which is set to "Everything" by default. If you change it to "Video", browse the site and change the page at the bottom, the filter will reset to "Everything."
b. When streaming the videos, the scene is split up into small bits, allowing you to click and combine parts of the scene and watch them directly. Sounds like a nice feature. But when you skip parts of the selected videos, you get stuck in the first selected bit. (Sounds a bit complicated, I know).
Watching the videos, I noticed that sometimes during the scene, an advertisement watermark pops up richt at the bottom of the screen. This ad only lasts a few seconds, but it's still something I don't want to see in a video I payed for.
Download speed is very good. I'm using IDM and got full speed downloads (1800KB/s).
Bottom line:
A solid network with a decent ammount of content for a fair price. If you like young and skinny girls, you'll enjoy it.
Harmony Vision
Current Member
less than 1 month
(at the time of review).
*High class video productions
*Good variety of EU and US models
*Simple navigation
*Different fetish themes to chose from
*NO true 1080p videos despite advertising
*Too expensive (34,5)
*No individual filenames
*No update history
*No special / extra deals
Bottom Line:
is a glam core video site, featuring scenes from high quality movie procudtions. As of today (12-23-2012), there are 32 movies available, spplit up into 144 individual scenes. There is no update history.
There are 4 different download options to chose from:
SD Low 720x404 @993kBit/s
SD High 720x404 @993kBit/s
HD 1040x584 @ 2429kBit/s
Full HD 1080p 1280x720 @ 2990kBit/s
All videos are ready for streaming in said resolutions.
There are NO picure sets available for download!
The bad news right at the beginning:
The "Full HD 1080p" videos are *NOT* full HD in the true meaning of the word (i.e. 1920x1080)! They are just standard 1280x720 videos, which, in my books, is as close to a fals pretense as you can get. It's especially cheeky, considering the high price of 34,95. So, again, if you want true 1080p scenes, this site won't give it you.
Apart from that (rather major) issue, the videos are well shot with good lighting and a variety of well known EU and US models to chose from. The movies are all pretty artsy glam porn stuff, lots of latex, leather and masks. You will find a good ammount of mild fetish stuff on this site if that's what floats your boat.
Navigation of the site is simple and plain, no unneccessary features or anything. However, during the registration process, you DO NOT get an on-screen message with your login details. All you get is a "you're registered" message. So MAKE SURE you entered the right email address during registration. Also, when you enter
, you have to click through some kind of portal gate, containing the three stiffia network sites. It's just an extra click, but I find it annoying.
During my first couple of days as a member, I ran into a number of connection problems. Some times, I only had like 30-60KB/s download speed (wchih means about 7 hours dl time for one 1GB file). At other times, the speed was ok, although it seems to be capped at 8MBit. Since I'm not entirely sure if the problem was on their or on my side, I won't let this influence my score. Howeber, I'll keep an eye on this issue and post a comment if something changes.
The site does not support resumed downloading (tested with IDM). Each file you downloadcomes with the same filename, there is no specification of the scene you are downloading. File size for the fake "Full HD 1080p" files are between 500MB and 1,3GB.
Bottom line:
has a lot to offer. Unfortunately, it doesn't keep their promises. Advertising 1080p videos and offering 1280x720 instead is unacceptable in my opinion. This, in combination with the unusually high price decreases my score, which would otherwise be somewhere in the 80s.
If you can live with the lower resolution, there are a lot of high quality scenes to chose from.
[EDIT: removed the 8MBit download cap from the Con list]
Cherry Pimps
Current Member
less than 1 month
(at the time of review).
* High quality movies
* Daily live shows with top US models
* Steady update rate
* A lot of content
* Many dead sites, not really a network anymore
* Buggy and confusing navigation
* A lot of content in lower specs only
Bottom Line:
is a network site. I said technically, because 10 of the 12 sites in the network are no longer or *very* infrequently updating. The only remaining active sites are cherryspot and wildoncam. The first one features solo girl scenes, the latter one offers 1 hour live cam shows, either solo girl or b/g. In addition, cherrypimps gives you access to all their live shows, which are the basis for the video updates on the site. The content on the other sites of the network is of lower quality.
The live shows are all following a certain pattern. A couple minutes of chatting and teasing, a bit of solo content and then, if it's a b/g show, some hardcore action around the 30 minute mark. The solo scenes on cherryspot are a lot shorter. I found the live shows quite interesting, because they give you a glimpse of the girls personality when she's chatting to the audience outside of a scripted scene. Some models are quite professional, but watching
Lexi Belle
giggling shily in front of the cam is rather cute. The model list on cherrypimps are like a who is who of the US porn star scene. You'll see many onf the big names performing in the live shows, although there are also a ton of unknown B or C models with an abundance of fake tits and bottox lips.
The videos are coming in 5 different specs
mp4 1920x1080 @8000kBit/s (about 4 GB for the 1 hour scenes)
mp4 1280x720 (about 2,5GB)
wmv 960x540 @3500kBit/s (about 1,5GB)
mpg 640x360 @1500kBit/s (about 800MB)
The site does NOT support resumed downloads.
Picture sets are available in up to 6000p format, about 200 pics per shooting. The pics are of decent quality, not really something for the picture addict, but ok.
The technical side of the network is probably the biggest drawback. The site looks overloaded, navigation is clumsy and there are a number of bugs. For example, when I log in, I see the usual "you are logged in as: [myname]". But sometimes, I see me logged in under random names of other users. While this doesn't seem like a big security gap, it's an indicator for sloppy, buggy code and that's not something I'd like to see on a site I pay for.
Then, there are the filter and search options. The network is split up into channels, which are basically just categories. You can filter channels, sites, categories and content type. But when you pick a channel, there is no way to get back to the default "show everything" setting. You are then stuck in the channel mode, even if you click on one of the two "home" buttons". Very annoying.
For some reason, the 1080p videos are running quite choppy on my computer. There is a lot of buffering and skipping frames, although my system is usually more than capable of running that kind of videos.
Bottom line:
is an interesting site for people who like to see top models performing in live shows. The navigation issues and the weaker quality of the older content hurts my rating.
German Goo Girls
Reply of
Sumom Ltd's Reply
[quote]In most cases the delays were caused by missing cancellation confirmation e-mail from the requesting member.[/quote]
The big Q here is, why you would require a confirmation email from your customer in the first place and why you don't TELL your customer during the cancellation process that he needs to send you a confirmation email to complete the process. Call me blind but I didn't notice any mentioning of an email when I clicked the "cancel" button. All I got was a message that my case is taken care of. And I usually don't read each and every mail that lands in my spam folder. Oh wait... maybe that's the point?!
[quote]Once the cancellation request has been received, it is forwarded to our customer support representative, who initiates contact with the requesting member and asks for a confirmation of the cancel request.[/quote]
Why on earth do you forward a cancellation request to a representative (who then - magically - never bothers to reply)? Cancelling a subscription is the most fundamental form of seller/customer interaction. It's a simple check out and if you want to retain your customer, you can give him a chance to rethink this decision during the process like all the other billing companies do. ON the website, DURING the process. It's not that a cancellation request is something that requires careful consideration and evaluation by an employee.
[quote]Centrobill is a reliable and legitimate billing processor which has served us very well for a long time already. It has a good reputation among its clients[/quote]
It's borderline cheeky to post stuff like that in reply to the ammount of problems that are discussed on this site, especially considering that the ammount of people who are posting here are just a tiny fraction of all the customers out there, who are facing the same problem minus your generous "send me an email and I'll sort it out for you" support. For them, I guess the only way to avoid being billed to eternity and back by your non-existant customer support is to block their cc.
German Goo Girls
Another warning
I recently checked my cc balance and noticed that I have been repeatedly billed by ggg although I thought I cancelled my subscription 5 months ago. I checked the billing site and found out that my subscription was still active, so I cancelled it again.
Checking my email account, I found out that they had sent me an email 5 months ago, saying something like "we would like to keep you as a customer. If you still want to cancel, respond to this email with a reason."
Basically: they expect you to read and reply to their email in order to complete your cancellation! If you do NOT reply, your subscription will remain active, regardless if you hit the "cancel my sub" button on the billing site or not. This silent agreement thing is unacceptable in my books and I will stay FAR away from any site that charges through this biller.
Also, my new attempt to cancel the subscription was ignored. No email, no nothing, I'm still a member of this site, whether I want it or not.
Reply of
jberryl69's Poll
More than just one option.
1. knife
2. dead
3. retired
(4. soft) depends on the girl.
Reply of
Khan's Poll
I don't care about the filesize. High speed connection and download managers make it as easy to download a 15 GB file as a 100MB preview. The biggest files I bumped into were the ones from fuckinggamble, they are about 16GB for the full version (3-4h 1080 though) However, I avoid certain sites when I see that their files are big and the quality is sub par. Recently, naughtyamerica has fallen into that category.
Casting Couch X
Reply of
Micha's Reply
Fair enough. Then again, hdd space should not be an issue anymore these days, considering the fact that you can get a 3TB hdd for about 100$. Bandwidth on the other hand could be a problem in some areas though and the files from this size are pretty large.
Dog Fart Network
Movie resolution
Just a quick note: the highest movie resolution on this network is 1280x720 and NOT 1920x1080 as it is stated on the TBP review page.
She Fucked Up
Reply of
bibo's Comment
Quick update on this issue:
There is no update on this issue. More than 48 hours after joining the site and writing an email to the support team, I still didnt reveice a reply, let alone solution for my problems. Still not been on the site for a single minute.
Im going to claim a refund via the cc processor now.
She Fucked Up
They fucked up
I just joined this site and can NOT connect! Upon entering my username and password, Im being redirected to the join page!
It says "please wait 2 minutes for your login information to work", but I waited about half an hour and still got no access.
Also, there is no customer service via chat system, so I have to send them an email to sort it out.
Very annoying. I'll keep you updated here, but for the time being, I'd recommend to stay away from this site.
Teen Dreams
Reply of
Capn's Reply
Do you mena TBP pricing in general, or for this particular site?
I'm using TBP pricing quite a lot and it always works, although I'm from EU.
Reply of
RagingBuddhist's Poll
Do be do be do.
Reply of
Khan's Poll
IDM, always if possible.
Reply of
RustyJ's Comment
Being a former 21sextury member, I had a bunch of those download points to spare, so I deciede to give it a try and downloaded three of their scenes.
Although they're pretty similar to passion-hd or babes scenes, I enjoyed watching them. The only thing I didn't like were a little trigger happy when adjusting the blur filter level.
If - at some point - the site is large enough, I'll give it a try.
HDV Pass
Reply of
Khan's Reply
What a coincidence! ;)
HDV Pass
Reply of
ItGonRain's Reply
Well, consider yourself lucky then. And btw welcome to PU! ;)
This is not the first site I subscribed to, trust me on that one. But it is the first site that decides to repeatedly give me a 403 for merely browsing. I don't have a problem with the content, which looks promising indeed (if a little dated), but as you can see from the webmaster's reply, the problem IS there and it's not on my side.
Reply of
Cybertoad's Poll
No. Guns are not sexy.
Reply of
graymane's Poll
I enjoy watching them from time to time. You can usually get a small idea of the person behind all the make up, which can be either very good or a rough wake up call. I've seen one interview of a former favorite of mine (not going to tell the name) and it turned out that she was so incredibly stupid that I basically lost all interest.
Evil Angel
Reply of
RustyJ's Reply
As of today, I'm no longer a member of evilangel.com. The fact that many of the current updates (almost 50%) are SD instead of HD and the fact that EVERY new release has a 10 day delay is just not acceptable. Sad to see such a high quality site taking that route.
Reply of
RagingBuddhist's Reply
Obvious faker. Joined today, first review, 100% score for a site that got three 100% scores on ONE day by first time posters.
Hopefully the admins will take care of that, because this is just fraud.
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Ross Diana
All The Befores
(Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson)
Thought I could make it
Without you
Thought I could walk away
And never look back
Thought I had the secret
To stop these eyes from crying
Told myself he were no good
So what's the need in trying
But as you see, here I am
Loving you stronger than ever
Promising to be better
Getting into my head
I don't know how
To be nothing but yours
I guess I should have learned
From all the befores
I wrote a nice long letter
Explaining my reasons for leaving
Hoping it would tear you apart
And leave you grieving
I bet you didn't even read it
You're so familiar with the lines
You just glanced up at the clock
'Cause you knew the exact time I'd knock
Without pride
Here I stand
Waiting for your forgiveness
This is where I belong
Come what may
This time I'll stay
You might as well lock all the doors
I guess I should have learned
From all the befores
Promising to be better
And getting into my head
I don't know how to be nothing but yours
I guess I should have learned
From all the befores
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