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VODO Spotlight#5: Steal This Film Part One – An Insight Into The First US Crackdown On The Pirate Bay and P2P Culture
Directed and Produced by The League of Noble Peers
In April 2012, UK courts ordered Internet Service Providers to block access to Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, six years after the first internationally motivated attack on the site. Dangling at the end of a chain of alleged political corruption resulting in a Swedish Police raid on The Pirate Bay, the event became the subject of one of the most shared documentary series on the internet – Steal This Film.
Produced in 2006, Steal This Film Part One takes account of the prominent players in Swedish piracy culture at the time: The Pirate Bay, Piratbyrån, and the Pirate Party, investigating the alleged regulatory capture performed by the Hollywood film industry to leverage economic sanctions by the US government on Sweden through the WTO. As told in Steal This Film Part One, the US government allegedly pressurized the Swedish police into conducting a search and seizure against Swedish law for the purpose of disrupting The Pirate Bay's BitTorrent tracker.
In Steal This Film Part One the filmmakers are inspired by the battle between old and new modes of distribution, between pirate sites and the institution of copyright. The documentary highlights issues surrounding todays harsh intellectual property laws, including the levying of lawsuits against innocent people, arrests made on flimsy pretexts, the gradual erosion of our privacy and bolstering of the surveillance state. The film argues these laws serve the sole purpose of destroying or delaying changes in what it means to create and exchange our creations.
"If Steal This Film encourages people to think creatively about the future of distribution, production and creativity, we have achieved our main goal." The League of Noble Peers
"An interesting and inspiring movie about The Pirate Bay– the biggest BitTorrent file sharing website in the world." Open Business Website
"At heart a traditionally-structured 'talking heads' documentary with amusing stylings from filmmakers who practice what they preach." The Guardian
Steal This Film Part One was followed by Parts 2 and 2.5 to form a series examining the nature of P2P culture and the implications of authoritarian attempts to control it. BitTorrent downloads alone have been estimated to extend the reach of the series to in excess 10 million people.
Steal This Film Part One is available as a Free-To-Share download, and also in a variety of Support-And-Share streaming options. When you support the filmmakers with $5 or more, VODO provides you with links to private streams that enable you to distribute the film among friends, in addition to giving you access to a range of special extras.
VODO Spotlight is a new initiative promoting specially selected works from the VODO free-to-share film catalogue, celebrating the spectrum of compelling, weird, wonderful, stark, humorous and innovative talents behind them. Spotlight releases provide the same kind of support opportunities as headline releases, offering viewers the chance to share private streaming tokens as gifts and pick up great production memorabilia while supporting independent film and the free-to-share ethos.
Rising Tide: A Coming-Of-Age Film With More Than A Touch Of Darkness
Directed and produced by Philip Shotton and Dawn Furness
A coming-of-age film with more than a touch of darkness, Rising Tide takes the simmering desires and uncertainties of teen experience and twists them into a tale of paranoia, loss and revenge.
With school exams over, it was one last chance to celebrate with close friends before going separate ways, but while toasting so-called 'friendship' and making plans for a final camping adventure together, Izzy, the new girl in the closely knit group, is hiding a dark and devastating past.
Izzy's secret follows the friends to the remote, tidal island of Lindisfarne, steeped in myth and mystery, where her skeletons come well and truly out of the closet to take revenge on the trapped, terror-stricken teens.
VODO proudly presents Rising Tide in collaboration with Northern Film and Media. The production testifies to innovative and passionate filmmaking with challenging means, which continues with the sequel, Rising Tide 2, currently in post-production. Proceeds from viewer support for this free-to-share release will help towards finishing the Rising Tide series and rewards for direct viewer contributions include supporting credits in part two (see below).
Rising Tide is hugely atmospheric, stylish, intriguing and chilling rite-of-passage horror movie. It's a superb ensemble piece played by a cast of young talented actors
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Dawn Furness
Dawn graduated in nuclear physics from university before pursuing her other passion, music. She worked as an opera singer – a dramatic soprano making her debut in La Traviata for Northern Opera, performing in concert with Pavarotti, and from 2006-10 touring with Scottish Opera.
Since making inroads into the film business; producing, screen-writing and directing, she's been making a name for herself, including two award-winning UK Film Council shorts Enemy Lines and Try Again in 2008.
Philip Shotton
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Philip got a First Class degree in Film from London College of Printing, then graduated from the Royal College of Art in London with an MA degree in Film and Television. His degree film was awarded a Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival.
From directing music videos for Factory Records at the heart of the 'Madchester' scene with bands such as New Order and Happy Mondays, Philip went on to make documentaries for all the major British TV channels, including the prestigious BBC Everyman series. In 2000 he was awarded the Silver Rose of Montreaux for 'Nobody Does it Better', a documentary featuring Bond composer David Arnold.
Currently Philip is directing interactive films for the web and is also producing and directing feature films including the 'Rising Tide' series and 'Frank' (co-produced with Ciska Faulkner and directed by Richard Heslop.) Philip often does his own camerawork and thrives on collaboration with like-minded film makers who believe first and foremost in creativity and innovation.
Rising Tide is a Northern Film & Media production funded through Northern Film & Media's Film Innovation Fund.
Along with the gift-streams that we give you to share with friends in our great support options, the producers of Rising Tide are providing a fine collection of bonus features and limited-edition items in exchange for your support. As well as a the shooting-script, poster files, video extras and a production stills collection, they have limited-edition signed DVDs and posters on offer, in addition to credits in the roll of honour in the forthcoming sequel, Rising Tide 2.
Northern Film & Media invests in production, creative businesses and talent. The firm has a slate of commercial investments across the film, TV and digital media sectors. NFM regularly collaborates with industry partners such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Film4, BAFTA, Arts Council England, Skillset, Revolver, Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Salt and Soda Pictures. Staffed by industry experienced professionals, NFM also works in partnership with the public sector to drive growth, develop knowledge and build networks through a variety of events, initiatives and services.
VODO Spotlight #4: END:CIV – A Case For Violence Against Capital
'END:CIV examines our culture's addiction to systematic violence and environmental exploitation and probes the resulting epidemic of poisoned landscapes and shell-shocked nations. Based in part on Endgame, the best-selling book by Derrick Jensen, END:CIV asks: "If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food supply, would you resist?"'
'The causes underlying the collapse of civilizations are usually traced to overuse of resources. As we write this, the world is currently reeling from economic chaos, peak oil, climate change, environmental degradation, and political turmoil. Every day, the headlines re-hash stories of scandal and betrayal of the public trust. We don't have to make outraged demands for the end of the current global system – it seems to be coming apart already.'
'But acts of courage, compassion and altruism abound, even in the most damaged places. By documenting the resilience of the people hit hardest by war and repression, and the heroism of those coming forward to confront the crisis head-on, END:CIV illuminates a way out of this all-consuming madness and into a saner future.'
'Backed by Jensen's narrative, the film calls on us to act as if we truly love this land. The film trips along at a brisk pace, using music, archival footage, motion graphics, animation, slapstick and satire to deconstruct the global economic system, even as it implodes around us. END:CIV illustrates first-person stories of sacrifice and heroism with intense, emotionally-charged images that match Jensen's poetic and intuitive approach. Scenes shot in the back country provide interludes of breathtaking natural beauty alongside clearcut evidence of horrific but commonplace destruction.'
END:CIV features interviews with Paul Watson, Waziyatawin, Gord Hill, Michael Becker, Peter Gelderloos, Lierre Keith, James Howard Kunstler, Stephanie McMillan, Qwatsinas, Rod Coronado, John Zerzan and more.
"A fierce critique of systematic violence and industrial civilization, End:Civ is not intended for garden-variety environmentalists. If you are anywhere below, say, an 8 on that sliding scale of pissed off, then this film is going to scare you ? which means you should watch it."
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"A tour de force film from Franklin Lopez which does more than justice to Derrick Jensen's thesis that industrial civilization is destroying life on the planet. Employing all the contemporary audio visual techniques our digital world makes possible for a single brilliant penurious filmmaker, Lopez harvests sounds and images from our demented world to relentlessly show the rape of the mind and the earth. To those outside the small choir who see the message of resistance as obvious, this powerful film makes them deal with it either by denial or acknowledging, yes I see it is obvious." James Becket -Director of The Best Revenge
END:CIV is available as a free-to-share download, and also in a variety of support-and-share streaming options. When you support the filmmaker with $5 or more, VODO provides you with direct streaming links that enable you to distribute the film among friends in a quick and accessible way. To help viewers spread END:CIV and provocative framing of environmental crisis and radical action for addressing it, we're rewarding direct support with intensive stream-sharing opportunities to help spread the film's provocation further.
VODO Spotlight is a new initiative promoting specially selected works from the VODO free-to-share film catalogue, celebrating the spectrum of compelling, weird, wonderful, stark, humorous and innovative talents behind them. Spotlight releases provide the same kind of support opportunities as headline releases, offering viewers the chance to share private streaming tokens as gifts and pick up great production memorabilia while supporting independent film and the free-to-share ethos.
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Exhibit A: Found Camcorder Captures Family Descent Into Crisis And Horror, Free-To-Share On VODO
Winner of the prestigious Raindance Film Festival and nominated for three British Independent Film Awards, Exhibit A tells the timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure into an unimaginable nightmare.
All is not as it seems as the King family go about their day-to-day lives oblivious of the horror to come. Dad Andy (Bradley Cole) is nursing a secret that ultimately leads to terrible consequences for them all. We witness these chilling events unfold through daughter Judith's (Brittany Ashworth) video camera.
Exhibit A is the seemingly unedited tape removed from the scene of a truly awful crime. The film unravels disguised as a home movie and is inspired by the many men in real life who are known to their neighbours as devoted husbands and fathers, but for unknowable reasons suddenly decide to take drastic action to protect their loved ones.
The inventive concept and shocking story, tiny cast and domestic setting make this challenging film an innovative and shocking comment on the complex bloodlust between cinema and audience. Exhibit A is the Bigger Pictures and Warp Films co-production that has left a trail of stunned audiences at festivals all over the world and won't leave you the same person!
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"Brilliantly bleak and British"
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"A masterpiece of gradually escalating horror"
Sight & Sound
"An absolute masterpiece of independent filmmaking"
GoreZone magazine
"The single most harrowing thing I've seen… since Gaspar Noé's Irreversible"
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Writer / Director – Dom Rotheroe
Dom Rotheroe's first movie was My Brother Tom(FilmFour) starring Ben Whishaw, which premiered at the Tigers in Rotterdam and won thirteen awards internationally. He is best known as a documentary director for BAFTA-nominated A Sarajevo Diaryand the multi award-winning Coconut Revolutionboth for Channel 4.
Writer / Producer – Darren Bender
Darren Bender is a former Channel 4 Commissioning Editor who created long-running new talent series The Other Side(for documentary directors) and Coming Up(for drama writers and directors). He developed The Hamburg Cellfor Channel 4 and HBO before becoming Head of Production at Screen East and then setting up Bigger Pictures
Best UK Feature (Winner)
Raindance Film Festival 2007
- Best Achievement in Production (Nominee)
- Most Promising Newcomer (Bradley Cole) (Nominee)
- The Raindance Award (Nominee)
British Independent Film Awards 2007
Special Screening
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2007
Sofia International Film Festival 2008
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Along with the gift-streams that we give you to share with friends in our great support options, the producers of Exhibit A are providing a fine collection of bonus features and limited-edition items in exchange for your support. As well as hi-res poster files, video extras and a production stills collection, they have the shooting scripts and a small number of Collector's Edition DVDs on offer.
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VODO Spotlight #3: Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque – A Legendary DIY Art Space Vs The Man
Director: Richard Baron
Bitter Man Films (2010)
Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque was Sydney's favourite artist-run space, situated on the second level of an inner city warehouse. Lanfranchi's doubled as an unauthorised residence and performance venue for five years, growing from unlikely beginnings to become what director Neil Armfield (Candy, Belvoir St. Theatre) described as a 'major strand of our city's cultural DNA'.
The decaying warehouse hosted hundreds of shows and was an accessible starting point for Sydney's emerging performers, artists and musicians. That is, until property development gets in the way and Lanfranchi's residents were given sixty days to vacate the building.
The story of Lanfranchi's is told through ex-residents such as Lucas Abela (Justice Yeldham); an experimental musician who plays amplified sheets of broken glass with his mouth – a show he developed at Lanfranchi's and has since performed in more than forty countries. Others to be displaced included Dorkbot; a community of electrical engineering artists, the bastard cover band Winner, experimental theatre-comedy group Cab Sav and The Marrickville Jelly Wrestling Federation.
The film charts the last stand of a vital creative community around the DIY venue through which it has flourished. Despite the impending descent of authority down to the grass roots, the parties roll on during the final days of Lanfranchi's until the building's owners and police intervene. But with no replacement, and with Sydney's vibrant underground art communities fractured, where will the city breed its cultural DNA?
Winner, Director's Choice, Sydney Underground Film Festival (2010)
Winner, Best Documentary, Melbourne Underground Film Festival (2010)
Official Selection, Independent Spirit International Film Awards (2010)
VICE Magazine A Movie About a Venue Called Lanfranchi's
RealTime Arts Memorial for a Memorial
Sydney Morning Herald / The Age / Brisbane Times Last Days of a Cultural Experiment
Strangelove Magazine Underground Movies
Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque is available as a Free-To-Share download, and also in a variety of Support-And-Share streaming packages. When you support the filmmakers with as little as $5, VODO provides you with links to private streams that enable you to distribute the film among friends, in addition to giving you access to a range of special extras.
VODO Spotlight is a new initiative promoting specially selected works from the VODO free-to-share film catalogue, celebrating the spectrum of compelling, weird, wonderful, stark, humorous and innovative talents behind them. Spotlight releases provide the same kind of support opportunities as headline releases, offering viewers the chance to share private streaming tokens as gifts and pick up great production memorabilia while supporting independent film and the free-to-share ethos.
I Think We're Alone Now: A Film About Obsession, Inter-Dimensional Love and Tiffany, Free-To-Share On VODO
Every celebrity deals with his or her share of obsessive fans. Our latest free-to-share film release, I Think We're Alone Now, is an equally humorous, compelling and unsettling documentary, re-edited exclusively for VODO, focusing on two individuals whose lives revolve around their unique expressions of love for 80s pop singer Tiffany.
Jeff Turner, a 50-year-old man from Santa Cruz, California has attended Tiffany concerts since 1988. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, he never had a girlfriend. Jeff spends his days hanging out on the streets of Santa Cruz, striking up conversations with anyone who has a moment to spare. Kelly McCormick is a 35-year-old intersex person from Denver, Colorado, who claims to have been friends with Tiffany as a teenager. She credits Tiffany as the shining star who has motivated her to do everything in her life.
Providing an intimate portrait of two people labeled stalkers by the media and other Tiffany fans, I Think We're Alone Now is the celebrated first feature documentary by Writer/Director Sean Donnelly, taking you inside the lives of these two compelling characters, revealing the source of their clinging obsessions. The age-old story of unrequited love takes a comedic and emotional trip through themes of desperation, isolation, and hope, in the end showing that having something, or someone, to believe in can be more powerful than anything reality has to offer.
I Think We're Alone Now is released as Standard and High Definition free-to-share torrents on VODO and is also available in a variety of streaming packages enabling you to share private streaming of the film with friends and access some great extras when you support the filmmaker with as little as $5.
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"…While it' easy to focus on the pair's troubling obsessions, Donnelly's project is more of a story of unrequited love."
Rolling Stone
"The film is a fascinating look at celebrity obsession from the point of view of the obsessed…"
Chicago Tribune
World Premiere, Slamdance (2008)
Gold Best Documentary, Fantasia International Film Festival (2008)
Official Selection, Melbourne International Film Festival (2008)
Official Selection, IDFA Documentary Film Festival (2008)
Official Selection, True / Flase (2008)
I Think We're Alone Now: film website; iMDb page
A Message To Our Creators, Partners and Supporters
VODO is a small but growing company. We began as a group of creative people (filmmakers and musicians mostly) who were inspired by the idea that P2P distribution could power a sustainable future for content creators. Just over two years in and that belief still holds. We also know that we have a lot to learn, bold experiments to make and a great deal to discover.
We try to bring the same positive energy that powers us as people into our dealings with everyone we interact with through VODO: artists, designers, filmmakers and partners. We do our very best to promote films and filmmakers and make their VODO experience positive. Of course, that doesn't mean we won't make mistakes, or that disagreements won't occur from time to time. In this context, we are particularly concerned that our creators and supporters understand the following:
Accounting & Payments
We provide complete transparency on all our transactions. Artists can see their Audience Sponsorship contributions as they come in via their Publisher Dashboard, and they can request a payout via PayPal at any time. We also provide full PayPal logs on request – including a complete list of donors' emails. (In the future, we will automatically provide regular PayPal logs to all our main releases in addition to the information available on the site.)
Having had problems with cheques, we now pay larger payments only via bank transfer or PayPal. These are processed when we grab our PayPal reports or when a publisher requests it. As far as we are aware we have no outstanding payments with content creators who've requested payment. If you haven't: please do!
Our Split With Content Creators
We operate a one-size-fits all split with Content Creators: everyone gets the same deal. In the past, artists got 25% of any advertising revenue and 75% of any audience sponsorship – after PayPal's cut. As of 2012, creators receive 70% of audience donations made through VODO. 5% is used to cover payment fees, and another 5% goes to the Free Film Fund (which is designed to help new filmmakers make films specifically for sharing online!)
We do our best to make all filmmakers aware of this split, and we have only had one instance of confusion. We have taken steps to make sure this never happens again, by drafting a clearer agreement document and creating an artists' guide that explains things in plain language.
Server Downtime
From time to time in 2011 and 2012 we've had trouble handling the amount of traffic we receive. You can imagine that dealing with a million plus downloads in each two week period (as has recently happened with our new show L5) can be tough: between the load on our BitTorrent tracker and our Web application, sometimes things go awry. This stresses us out massively. We're working hard on setting up a new server, and rewriting large parts of our web application to deal with it.
Although we now dedicate all of our time to development of VODO, we are all indie creators at heart. Most of us continue to make music, write and, when we have time, make films. It delights us to be working with passionate people like Stanley von Medvey of L5, Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith of Pioneer One, The Yes Men, Zeitgeist, The Tunnel and others. We really do consider their successes to be our own, and we take each and every criticism of our work very seriously. Let me end with notes from Josh Bernhard (Pioneer One) and Mike Bonano (The Yes Men) about their experiences working with us.
"I've found VODO very easy to work with, willing to accomodate, interested in getting the best for the artist and trying to make the best arrangement possible. From my own experience with The Lionshare and Pioneer One, I was aware that we were trailblazing a lot and learning as we went along, so any bumps in the road I attributed to that… But those were few and far between, and I plan to continue putting out content through VODO since the process is only more streamlined and efficient. We've always been paid when we requested the funds. At one point VODO even made a special point of paying us before the funds would be cleared at their end because we were in a bind. It was appreciated."
"Releasing a P2P edition of our last film with VODO was a great experience. It was also–if you consider the effort-to-income ratio–the most lucrative distribution deal we had. Every other deal that we had required tons of work and money to promote it. With file sharing, the users do if for you. And for us, bringing in tens of thousands of dollars in donations was not the end of the story, because we now have a long list of people we can return to for future crowd-funding. We highly recommend it, it worked very well for us."
We hope to be able to continue to provide you with a great service through VODO, whether you are a sharer or a creator. Please don't hesitate to write to us with any questions or thoughts.
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VODO Spotlight #2: Sneeze Me Away – Award-Winning Animé Short For Kids And Adults Alike
We are excited to announce the second release in an ongoing series of films specially selected from our online catalogue, including a great competition with a beautiful artist's-book up for grabs in exchange for your comments!
Sneeze Me Away is an enchanting animation for people of all ages, especially fans of Studio Ghibli-style animé, as fun for young children as it is charming and psychedelic for adults. Prepare to open your eyes to a fun filled, exciting adventure, as Thomas accidentally discovers one of the worlds little known mysteries. Thomas enters a fantastic, magical world full of unexpected occurrences and wondrous sights by sneezing with his eyes open, and now must enlist the aid of strange creatures to help him find his way home again.
Directed by Ryan Grobins, Sneeze Me Away is a short animated film aimed at young children, but people of all ages will enjoy the engaging storyline, wonderful sights, thrilling sounds and moving music, scored by Nicole Brady––winner of the Brian May Scholarship in Film Scoring, 2010-2012. This is the first film directed by Ryan Grobins, who has been working in the CG animation and VFX industry for over fifteen years. Nearly two years in the making with only two full-time creators and a handful of dedicated part-time helpers, it has won 9 awards and nominations and been selected for over 25 festival screenings worldwide.
Enjoy Sneeze Me Away as a free download, or support the artist and get streaming tickets to share the film with friends and family via immediate, private streams, in addition to a 13-set mp3 collection of award-winning composer Nicole Brady's beautiful film score.
Win yourself a copy of The Art of Sneeze Me Away. This book showcases the rich art made during the entire production of the short animated film. Inside you will find 80 full colour pages filled to the brim with concept art, final backgrounds, information about the film, and much more. Printed on higher quality Premium Paper, this book is perfect for lovers of animation, independent film and art.
All you need to do to be eligible to win is visit the Sneeze Me Away page on VODO and tell us your favourite thing about the film. On the April 1 2012 a random draw of all of the user names will be made and the winner will be declared in the comments section by the Director, Ryan Grobins. Good luck!
Hyart Film Festival – Best Animation
Park City Film Music Festival – Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence
High Desert Shorts International Film Festival – Best Animation
California International Animation Festival – Director's Choice Award, Anime Section
Canadian International Film Festival – Award of Excellence
Kids First! Film Festival – Second, Independent Short, Ages 5-8
Australian Effects and Animation Festival – Finalist
8th Annual iP Short Film Contest – Finalist
Rome International Film Festival – Nominated, Best Animation
VODO Spotlight is a new initiative promoting specially selected works from the VODO free-to-share film catalogue, celebrating the spectrum of compelling, weird, wonderful, stark, humorous and innovative talents behind them. Spotlight releases provide the same kind of support opportunities as headline releases, offering viewers the chance to share private streaming tokens as gifts and pick up great production memorabilia while supporting independent film and the free-to-share ethos.
L5: Hot New Crowdfunded Sci-Fi Series, Free-To-Share From VODO
L5 is a slick, dark and compelling new Sci-Fi series that premieres free-to-share today on VODO in partnership with BitTorrent Inc. The crowdfunded production raised its pilot budget through the generosity of donors from sites such as kickstarter and indiegogo, and will use direct support from viewers to realise each new episode.
The show follows the unfolding drama of the crew aboard the spaceship Argo as they awake from hypersleep into a nightmare. Having spent the last twenty years searching for a new home to salvage humanity from a dying earth they return to find something has gone terribly wrong. They have been mysteriously impelled 200 years into the future and find not a trace of any human life. The Argo's Commander, Dr. Richard Adams, is determined to find some answers and, aided by the ship's surgeon, Rod Lewis, and onboard Artificial Intelligence, Clarke, decides to explore the one clue to the massive floating O'Neill colony named L5. After an exploratory skiff goes missing inside the colony, Adams and Lewis venture inside themselves to find the answers they seek, but nothing can prepare them for what they are about to find…
L5 is directed by Stanley Von Medvey, written by Tom Ptasinski and realised in full digital splendour at Studio Hemogoblin in Chicago. The team's goal was to create a compelling, high-production-value science fiction on a small budget. After endless hours in post production were volunteered by a talented team of visual effects artists all over the world, and with the spit and vinegar of home grown construction methods for building props, sets and costumes, as well as the unrelenting support of their families and the local art and business community in the Chicago area, the result was accomplished inside a budget of $15,000.
L5 now needs your help! Check out what the production team can do with so little. They want to multiply that, and do even more. They want to build a unique production environment that will enable them to continue creating more episodes of L5, as well as other original science fiction content. There are lots of great goodies to snap up with our L5 support incentives including private streams you can gift to friends, limited-edition production items and even Producer and Executive Producer credits on future releases and iMDb page if you're inclined towards the heavyweight investment!
L5 follows hot on the heels of our groundbreaking made-for-torrent Sci-Fi series Pioneer One and the cool stylings of our three-part cyberpunk thriller Zenith, which have together racked up over 5 million downloads to date. In conjunction with the launch of L5 we're running a special Zenith promotion with a range of incentives on offer, including gift tokens for private-streams of all three episodes you can share with friends when you support the show with $5 or more.
Happy sharing!
Sizzling Lesbian Sex Comedy 'These Showers Can Talk': Free To Share On VODO Now
We are delighted to announce the award-winning, lesbian sex comedy These Showers Can Talk as our first VODO Spotlight release, in collaboration with New York film director Gabrielle Lindau.
Produced and directed from an improvised script brought exquisitely to lustful life by a cast whose listings read like a Who's Who of the New York City performing arts scene, These Showers Can Talk has won several awards including Best Director from My Lesbian Radio and Independent Filmmaker to Watch & Best Supporting Actress at the New York International Film Festival in 2011. Official selections include NYIFF, the Hell's Kitchen Film Festival, and the Anthology Archives New Filmmakers Film Festival.
Rob "Diggy" Morrison who won a Grammy for his remix of Beyonce's Crazy in Love composed the score for the film while the Emmy nominated Keith Patchel provided foley and sound mixing.
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This is an older variety that's been in my garden for 10-12 years and this is the first year it looks like this. It's not a favorite of mine and I have no problem getting rid of it but its in a part of my garden I want to redo and want to make sure I don't plant a hosta in that area if it is hxv. Isn't that kind of a long time for the virus to show up if it is indeed hxv? |
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- Posted by paul_in_mn 4b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 12:44
Leaf closeup would be nice without the reflection. I downloaded to my computer to enlarge and see it better. Badly infected it appears. I agree HVX usually show up before 10-12 years. HVX is sap to sap, but there are other virus that are carried in non-hosta as well. So could have happened more recently. Sorry. Paul |
Here is a link that might be useful: HL: HOSTA VIRUS X
I'd agree with Paul. I had a Royal Standard that showed HVX just the next year after I bought it. I tested it and it was HVX. bk |
This whole HVX testing is not the clearest at all for me. In the past I had on a total of 4 hostas with full-blown HVX indication of HVX during tests. I just tested 6 hostas because the Hosta Library pictures showed similar markings as I see on these 6 plants. None of the tests with Agdia HVX test strips indicated that mine have HVX. The first test strips I received 8 months ago, so they are OK to use, the last 3 I used I just received in the mail. All tests showed the Control line, that means tests are valid. There seem to be a lot of other virus around which create similar symptoms. 3 of the tested hosta leaves had ink bleed, see the link. As I read in those links of the Hosta Library, HVX can be in a plant for years before there is a symptom showing. Some hostas never show it. HVX tests might only work at full-blown HVX as in the above photos. My plants have only symptoms covering 5% on a leave. It seems even if my quarter size sample is 100% with symptoms, the virus concentration might be below the trigger for the Agdia test to indicate HVX. So I will do nothing yet. |
Here is a link that might be useful: HVX symptoms explained
- Posted by paul_in_mn 4b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 19:50
bernd, do you have a pic? Paul |
Paul, No, I have to relearn how to charge the battery of my camera. I have a yellow Hosta 'Dancing Queen' which has white bleed on yellow. I have a beautiful blue-green corrugated seedling, and two 'Queen of the Seas' growing next to each other, all have white bleed on blue-green. All of my cases grow in one corner of my 1/2 acre property. I probably should call Agdia and get my question about a threshold explained. I wonder how all these people here do plant their new purchases. They should really read about clean tools in respect to HVX. |
- Posted by paul_in_mn 4b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 20:27
Bernd, does it look like this picture? This is a picture of dead tissue/cells from spring dessication or frost. When you said white, my first thought was this pic..... Just thought I'd ask. Paul |
- Posted by serenitycove Ohio zone 6 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 22:28
Paul...I've been at work all day. Will try to get a close up pic tomorrow. I just thought it strange to show up on such an old hosta. |
I don't think it is HVX based on the look which I don't think shows the typical bleeding or sunken and discoloration associated with HVX. Also, the age places it almost out of the HVX era and is not one of the species that were infected in the early years which started the problem. Probably not tissue cultured either which is the predominate spreading method. My guess is frost damage, but if you don't like it anyway then paint it with glyphosate (Roundup) and get rid of it without any chance of spreading any HVX. I agree with Bernd about the usefulness of testing, but for a different reason. HVX testing only tells you that the hosta doesn't have HVX. It could then be one of several other viruses which can spread far more easily. The question is, what good does it do to only eliminate only one of the possible viruses. If it looks like a virus then spray around the area to kill thrips and nematodes that can spread viruses other than HVX and spray it with glyphosate to kill the infected plant in case it is HVX. I don't know of any virus that can be 'cured'. Jon |
Paul, I will send pictures, but camera now has a memory card problem. Several of my hostas have a setback due to the winter I think, though I am only in zone 5. Bernd |
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Cloudera Engineering Blog · Cloudera Manager Posts
Cloudera Enterprise 5 is Now Generally Available!
The GA release of Cloudera Enterprise 5 signifies the evolution of the platform from a mere Apache Hadoop distribution into an enterprise data hub.
We are thrilled to announce the GA release of Cloudera Enterprise 5 (comprising CDH 5.0 and Cloudera Manager 5.0).
Cloudera Enterprise 5 Beta 2 is Available: More New Features and Components
Cloudera has released the Beta 2 version of Cloudera Enterprise 5 (comprises CDH 5.0.0 and Cloudera Manager 5.0.0).
This release (download) contains a number of new features and component versions including the ones below:
Doing DevOps with Cloudera Manager
More and more customers are using automation/configuration management frameworks alongside Cloudera Manager.
As Apache Hadoop clusters continue to grow in size, complexity, and business importance as the foundational infrastructure for an Enterprise Data Hub, the use cases for a robust and mature management console expand.
What's New in Cloudera Manager 5?
Learn the new features and enhancements in Cloudera Manager 5, including support for YARN, management of third-party apps and frameworks, and more.
The response to the Oct. 2013 release of Cloudera Enterprise 5 Beta has been overwhelming, and Cloudera is busily working closely with several customers to incorporate their feedback.
Things For Which We Are Thankful
Some things for which we are thankful, the 2013 edition (not listed in order):
1. The entire Apache Hadoop community for its constant and hard work to Make the Platform Better,
How-to: Add Cloudera Search to Your Cluster using Cloudera Manager
- by Vikram Srivastava
- November 19, 2013
- 2 comments
Cloudera Manager 4.7 added support for managing Cloudera Search 1.0. Thus Cloudera Manager users can easily deploy all components of Cloudera Search (including Apache Solr) and manage all related services, just like every other service included in CDH (Cloudera's distribution of Apache Hadoop and related projects).
In this how-to, you will learn the steps involved in adding Cloudera Search to a Cloudera Enterprise (CDH + Cloudera Manager) cluster.
Installing the SOLR Parcel
Cloudera Enterprise 5 Beta is Now Available for Download
We are pleased to announce the beta release of Cloudera Enterprise 5 (CDH 5 and Cloudera Manager 5). This release has both Cloudera Impala and Cloudera Search integrated into CDH. It also includes many new features and updated component versions including the ones below:
Hadoop Administrator Training Gets Hands-On
- by David Goldsmith
- October 01, 2013
- 4 comments
I've always held a strong bias that education is most effective when the student learns by doing. As a developer of technical curricula, my goal is to have training participants engage with real and relevant problems as much as possible through hands-on exercises. The high rate at which Apache Hadoop is changing, both as a technology and as an ecosystem, makes developing Cloudera training courses not only demanding but also seriously fun and rewarding.
I recently undertook the challenge of upgrading the Cloudera Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop. I more than quadrupled the amount of hands-on exercises from the previous version, adding a full day to the course. At four days, it's now the most thorough training for Hadoop administrators and truly the best way to start building expertise.
Cloudera Manager 4.7 Released
- by Cloudera Manager Team
- September 06, 2013
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Cloudera Manager 4.7 is an update to Cloudera Manager 4 and contains a number of bug fixes and usability improvements. Furthermore, we have introduced new features such as:
How-to: Use Cloudera Enterprise with StackIQ
StackIQ takes a "software defined infrastructure" approach to provision and manage cluster infrastructure that sits below Big Data platforms such as Apache Hadoop. In the guest post below, StackIQ co-founder and VP Engineering Greg Bruno explains how to install Cloudera Enterprise on top of StackIQ's management system so they can work together.
The hardware used for this deployment is a small cluster: one node (i.e. one server) for the StackIQ Cluster Manager and four nodes as backend/data nodes. Each node has two disks and all nodes are connected via 1Gb Ethernet on a Private Network. The Cluster Manager node is also connected to a Public Network using its second NIC. (StackIQ Cluster Manager is used in similar deployments between two nodes and 4,000+ nodes in size.)


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My daughter had her 1st baby a year ago. Pregnancy went well until the 7th month when they told her that the MRI indicated a brain abnormality. Only 3% of these babies with this particular abnormality survive birth and 1% survive 6 months. There are only about 100 kids in the U.S. at any one time with this diagnosis. Of course, it was devastating to them, but Hannalise just celebrated her 1st birthday. Most of these babies do not sit, walk or talk. We don't know what the future holds, but we know God does and this baby has made an impact on so many across the U.S. Also daughter has some health issues which can cause infertility. Please pray for them.
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My friend of 20 years is going through a very painful and malicious divorce. The wife is making many accusations that are false, including physical & emotional abuse of her & her 2 children from her first marriage, both of whom he helped raise during their 10 years of marriage. He found out in November that she is having an affair with her college teacher, even has 2 pieces of evidence, but ended up with a terrible lawyer who seemed to just want an easy paycheck. The retainer was non-refundable, and he didn't have the money to switch lawyers. When they went to mediation, things only went from bad to worse. She ended up with everything and nothing of the adultery was even brought into question. They also have 2 children together who he is very involved with and misses terribly (the kind of dad who helps with homework and tucks his kids in bed every night). He has said he isn't cut out to be an every other weekend dad and is devastated by the thought of that. He has prayed and begged God for guidance and wisdom, prayed for her to make her way back to God, had numerous people praying, but somehow everything seems to be going just the opposite (though I know that's how it can seem sometimes). After he signed the papers at mediation, later that night and the next few days, everything really sank in and all the "what if's" and "should haves" kicked in. He's in a very dark place right now, emotionally and spiritually, and needs prayer. He's trying to trust God but feels like that hasn't done any good at all and thinks God has abandoned him. No amount of reassuring that that's not the case seems to be doing any good. He doesn't understand why God allowed him to find evidence only to have it mean nothing. Or why she is allowed to cheat (with a man who claims to be a Christian and is a family counselor also) and continue to lie to him and everyone else and is getting away with everything. I keep trying to help him through it, but I'm just at a loss sometimes, especially lately. Your prayers are greatly appreciated.
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Disney Baby Summer Style: The Perfect Summer Uniform
Thanks to Disney for sponsoring this post and giving me the Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Tunic and Shorts Set for free.
As much as I love baby-sized clothing, I've tried not to go overboard with purchasing clothes for Lola. I will be honest and admit that I do splurge on her clothes here and there, but for the most part I dress Lola in the same pieces over and over again. What that means is that I am doing an awful lot of laundry. It also means that she is able to get more wear out of what she has, making some purchases more justifiable. It also reduces the likelihood of me packing away brand-new clothes that she never had a chance to wear because I overbought.
During the summer, some of my favorite things to dress Lola in have been dresses, rompers and bodysuits, but this week I dressed her in what may be the perfect summer uniform. It's great for playing around the house or while out and about. Add a stylish headband and some shoes, and she's ready for a summer celebration or even a last minute photo shoot. Take a look at what just might be the perfect summer uniform for your baby.Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, profile photo and other personal information you make public on Facebook (e.g., school, work, current city, age) will appear with your comment. Learn More.


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Colossally, naturally buxom Russian 19-year-old Marina Visconti wears fishnet stockings and heels. Perverted pornographer Mike Adriano sprays whipped cream on her nipples; both Marina and Mike suck it off. As she blows his mighty erection, spit pours into her cleavage. She squeezes Mike's meat in her slick, deeply cleaved fun bags for a titty fuck. Mike pokes his pole straight up her ass, making Marina's bunghole gape. She masturbates as she's sodomized and sucks dick ass-to-mouth. When Mike blasts her face with semen, Marina scoops up the jism and swallows, then orally cleans his cock.
The legend isn`t turning to the darkside, he IS the darkside! He gets a flock of hot ass hos that sweat his dick to strip down and serve his massive cock!
Cute, natural Maddy O'Reilly loosens up on a yoga mat in brief, pink stretch fabric. Athletic Mick Blue guides her through poses and postures, her shorts riding up her crack, and her limber form puts temptation in his face. He peels off her shorts to rim her butthole and sits on a pink yoga ball for a slurpy blow job/face fuck with flowing gag spit. Maddy leans over the yoga ball, and straight up her asshole goes his meat. She whimpers and her bunghole gapes as her pussy queefs. Maddy sucks cock ass-to-mouth and masturbates as Mick sodomizes her. She swallows the thick jism he blasts onto her face.
Director John 'Buttman' Stagliano is known as an ass man, but that doesn't mean he can't appreciate a beautiful rack. In this series of clips, the maestro gets a bevy of gorgeous ladies -- AJ Applegate, Chanel Preston, Roxy Raye, Jada Stevens and Sheena Shaw -- to flaunt their delicious boobs, ranging in size from big to small, in a sensuous celebration of luscious sweater meat.
Director John 'Buttman' Stagliano is famous for his obsession with the female ass. In this epic series of clips, the porn legend explores the bare asses and gaping buttholes of AJ Applegate, Chanel Preston, Ashley Fires, Roxy Raye, Jada Stevens, Sheena Shaw, Anikka Albrite, Kelly Divine, Sierra Sanders, Angell Summers, Mira, Felicia Clover, Luna C. Kitsuen and Mazzaratie Monica -- an all-star cast of beautiful booties as captured by the master.
Trim, dark-complected with long, black hair, Chloe Amour shows off a fine body poolside in a brief bikini and heels. She poses for pervy director Kevin Moore, getting wet in the pool. On the patio she reveals tan-lined titties (plus her great butt and legs). Chloe's big, dark eyes stare into the camera as she sucks cock in POV footage. Lots of POV-style action captures fucking, with Chloe's meaty, oiled up butt cheeks bisected by dramatic tan lines. After sucking cock pussy-to-mouth, she says, 'Sweet pussy, so fucking yummy.' She straddles Kevin and masturbates as she rides. Kevin frottages her crack, fucks and shoots long ribbons of cream all over her bouncy, tan-lined buttocks.
Lithe Lea Lexis loosens up her athletic body in lime-green and pink stretch fabric. Giving muscular black stud Prince Yahshua a yoga lesson, she discovers the huge bulge in his shorts. When she gets her hands on his thick prick, yoga gives way to a blow job with heavy slobber, a gasping face fuck and a spit-lubed titty fuck. They share an impressively flexible 69 before Prince puts his prick straight up Lea's asshole. She rides cock anally, masturbating, butthole gaping. Prince porks Lea's ass doggie-style over a yellow yoga ball and she sucks dick ass-to-mouth. Lea savors and swallows the thick wad of jism Prince blasts into her mouth.
As she poses poolside, longhaired blonde Juelz Ventura's string bikini and high heels display her huge, hard tits, striking tattoos (including a sleeve) and gorgeous legs. She tugs her bikini bottom way up her crack, revealing dramatic tan lines. Juelz oils up her giant, tan-lined globes and that beautiful, tan-lined butt for director Kevin Moore. On the patio she gives him a blow job, shot POV-style, and Juelz makes burning eye contact with the camera. More POV footage shows Kevin's prick frottaging Juelz's tan-lined crack and fucking her doggie-style, with that tan-lined rump filling the screen. She straddles Kevin for a cock ride, her fine rear swaying. Finally he withdraws to shoot pearly wads of cream, and Juelz virtually twerks her tan-lined, cum-coated back yard.
Hot brunette Adriana Chechik is dressed for yoga in stretch fabric, but she wants Jessy Jones to stretch her bunghole. He gives her a rim job, then puts her ass-up over a pink yoga ball and drives his big dick straight up that butthole. She's still spread over the ball as he porks her lube-saturated pussy. Adriana pries open her anus with many fingers for more sodomy, and she leans back over that yoga ball for a hard, deep-throat face fuck that cascades thick gag spit down her face. The slut whimpers and simpers through more sweaty, greasy fucking and ball licking till Jessy jacks jism onto Adriana's tongue and teeth. She swallows. |


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England's Storied Countryside
Andrea Gross | photos by Irv Green | Oct 3, 2012, 10:43 a.m.
It's the fourth day of my English countryside tour, and I'm finally becoming fluent in Brit-speak. For example, I now know that the plug in my hotel room must be "earthed," the reflector in the middle of the road is a "cat's eye," and that when the coach pulls off the motorway, I'll have time to "nip to the loo" or — my personal favorite — "go for a tea and a wee."
I'm also becoming more familiar with English Extremes — the grand castles and manor houses of the aristocracy and the small villages of the common folks. Their lifestyles are, as our guide from Insight Vacations would say, as different as "chalk and cheese."
We spend 11 days weaving along two-lane roads bordered by fields of barley in the south and pastures of Blackface sheep in the north. While modern homes surround some of the mid-size cities, the small towns are filled with buildings that often date back hundreds of years. Some are made of hand-hewn brick, others of stacked stone. Some, especially in the Cotswolds, are tawny gold while those in the north are industrial gray. But all have narrow streets, roofs rippled with age and bright-hued flowers that scramble up the walls. In short, they're all picture-postcard perfect.
We stop in several of the villages, especially those with literary connections. In Winchester we see the boarding house where Jane Austen died and the cemetery where she was buried. In Grasmere we visit Wordsworth's home and gravesite; in Haworth, the Brontës' parsonage; and in Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
But if these towns are small and unassuming, the castles and manor houses that surround them are large and overwhelming. Many of them fell on hard times after World War I as their aristocratic owners, whose families had owned the property for hundreds of years, realized they were land-rich but cash poor. In order to maintain and pay taxes on their historic homes, they opened them to tourists. This was undoubtedly sad for the aristocrats but wonderfully fortunate for the rest of us.
Our tour of the castles and manor houses amounts to a crash course in English history. We stop at Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, and I finally learn to keep straight the fate of Henry VIII's six wives. "It's easy," says our guide. "Just remember the rhyme: Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived." (Poor Anne was wife No. 2, beheaded in 1536 after only three years as queen.)
Leaping forward four centuries, we visit Chartwell, the adult home of Sir Winston Churchill, who purchased the estate in 1922 and lived there until his death in 1965. In between we visit six other grand estates, glimpsing life as it was hundreds of years ago and, to a lesser extent, as it is today for England's gentry.
Finally, after being immersed in such an aristocratic atmosphere and re-reading the passionate prose of Austen and the Brontës, our thoughts turn to "Downton Abbey," the hit television show that traces the antics of a fictional upper-crust family and their servants from 1912 through World War I. (The storyline will continue into the early 1920s during the third season, which begins in January on PBS.)
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Could anyone provide me a link or source for some kind of schedule that shows which varieties of Blackberries ripen when? This way I can select a few early ones, late ones, and in between. The obvious goal being to spread out the harvest as much as possible. At risk of asking for too much, I'd also love to see a ripening schedule for blueberries and raspberries. If you know where I could find such information (on any of the 3 or all 3) , please let me know. I would have thought many people would want to know this information and that there would be many lists of various berry species and when they ripen. But my searches of Google and GW have revealed no such ready made list. Please help! Thanks folks. |
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Part of the problem is location, I saw in CA photos of the Nectaplum tree flowering there. Mine will not flower for at least 2 months from now. So you not only have to find a schedule, but one for your area. Fall bearing raspberries usually produce steady for a month or two, but they do start at different times. If you add Summer bearing or harvest summer crops off of fall bearing you pretty much harvest from July through November. I have about 20 cultivars and do harvest from late June to November. I pick berries daily. Some are not that old, so I can't confirm harvest dates, because 1 and even 2nd year harvest dates shift as plant settles into location. I'll try to make notes of harvest times though this summer of each cultivar. Although we are expecting a cold summer, so when or if we ever have a warm one again, all bets are off. Adding a primocane fruiting blackberry can extend fall harvest. If you find out any info, let us know! I have seen some info here and there, but not much. usually nurseries give some info. |
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THanks, Drew51. I've spent hours reading your posts and admiring your photos of your raspberry plants! I'm trying to learn about fruit trees and berries both and you really have been a wealth of information (aside from this question! ha). Thanks for the note. Of all places, I found some pretty good scheduling info on wiki's raspberry page, but of course we all have to take wiki information with a grain of salt. But if its correct, it does have a pretty good list of varieties broken down to when they produce fruit, which is what I'm looking for. But if anyone has any more dependable info on which variety produces when, please post here! (Rasp, black, or blue berry). Thanks again, Drew51. |
Here's some information from Fall Creek Nursery in Oregon.There are listings for Northern and Southern Highbush,Halfhighs and a few Lowbush. Often Blueberry ripening times are expressed in terms like early,mid and late or a combination of those,like early-mid and mid-late.This covers areas in general better,than having to find a specific chart for your location. There is also a link on their site for ripening times in Western Oregon(Northern Highbush) and Fresno,CA(Southern Highbush). Brady |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fall Creek Blueberry Charts
Nourse Farms has it's blueberries and raspberries broken down by season, worth looking at. |
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both were a huge help...thanks! |
thecityman, I tried to find information on relative harvest dates for blackberry varieties, but wasn't very successful. If you find something, please share. Thanks. |
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5 Hottest Football Couples
4. Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian - These two have dated on and off for a while, but reunited in September. Some think Kim was inspired to get back with Reggie after her sister Khloe got hitched. We're sure that Kim and Reggie had quite a celebration last night after he helped take the Saints to their first Super Bowl victory. Hmm, knowing Kim's history, we wouldn't doubt if that celebration is documented on a post-Super Bowl sex tape. 6 Infamous Celebrity Sex Tape Stars
5. David and Victoria Beckham - Hey, we didn't say this list was limited to American Football players! After all, association football (soccer, to us Yanks) is the most popular sport in the world. And face it, not many "sexy men" lists would be complete without David Beckham. His wife, Victoria "Posh Spice," may be a little too thin for our taste, but there is certainly no denying that she's got serious style. And while the American press is quite enamored with them, back in the UK, they're practically the King and Queen of England! Super Bowl vs. World Cup
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The King's Head, sister restaurant to the Crown & Punchbowl in Horningsea is a member of the Crown Catering Cambridge Holdings group of companies.
Opening its doors on the 17th September 2013, the premises have been completely refurbished throughout with modern decor and a state of the art kitchen, whilst retaining the building's old world charm.
A modern British menu, fine wines, friendly, discrete service will ensure a warm welcome from all our staff.
Make a reservation for Valentine's day. Click here to view our menu.
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It takes a while for a new restaurant to get to know the requirements of local customers and having been open now for almost a year we would like to think we are at the very least treading the right path.
Our head chef, Joe Dean, has devised a "Classic" lunchtime menu, available Tuesday through Saturday, with prices starting at £9 for this quickie lunch. At present we have such favourites as sausage & mash, salmon fishcake and the ever popular club sandwich amongst other options. ....and if you would prefer our Fine Dining menu that too is available at lunch times and every evening. So whether you would rather sit inside or dine al-fresco during these balmy summer nights, why not come and join us. We look forward to seeing you soon
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Australia's A-League could use some more teams. Here are my logo concepts. I also provided what I think the jerseys would look like by utilizing the beautiful work of Nike's world cup jerseys and then edited them in Photoshop. This is an ongoing project, so check back often, as I will make one pretty much each day.
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Heard there was a new USL PRO soccer team coming to Saint Louis (St. Louis USL PRO) . Here is my Major League Soccer (MLS) version. Olympic Saint Louis: name is based on the fact that the Olympics were first played outside of Europe in a majority English speaking country for the first time in St. Louis in 1904. 5 pinstripes represent the 5 Olympic circles. Fleur De Lis is from the St. Louis city flag, and of course the iconic archway defines the crest's shape.
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Service and assistance dogs have never been so popular. "With so many veterans returning from overseas, and a greater understanding of what these dogs can do to help people, the need is growing," confirms Carl Rotans, head dog trainer at New York City-based Puppies Behind Bars.
The non-profit organization, launched in 1997, trains inmates to raise puppies to become service dogs for the disabled, serving people with spinal chord injuries to soldiers returning home with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Other dogs are trained for explosive detection for law enforcement agencies. Puppies are specifically bred for the program and train with inmates at six correctional facilities in three states. Currently, 75 puppies are learning the ropes, including 65 Labrador Retrievers and 10 Golden Retrievers.
The program begins by matching each 8-week-old puppy with an inmate trainer. Male and female inmates have proved equally proficient. Some are incarcerated for white-collar crimes, many more for homicide.
"Of course, we carefully screen. We want people who say they will commit to this two-year program," says Rotans. "We look for people who have taken responsibility for their past deeds and want to better their lives."
The trainers follow a specific, regimented curriculum. In their first weeks, pups learn their names and are house trained. As time goes on, they learn much more. Over two years, they are taught more than 80 commands.
To learn how to work with the pups, inmates are coached by trainers from Puppies Behind Bars. To do that, the PBB trainers must go behind bars themselves.
"I've been here for 9 years," says Rotans. "At first, when that gate slams behind you, it's pretty unnerving. I had never been to a jail before. But you learn these are people, too, and that the inmates we work with were generally young when they made bad choices; it doesn't mean they're bad people. Everyone deserves a second chance."
In fact, the opportunity to complete a task and see results can be life-changing. Inmates who complete the 2-year program with a puppy may go on to mentor other trainers. A few have even continued to work with dogs on the outside.
At 19, Geraldine Hardwick, of New York, began serving a sentence for homicide at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in Bedford Hills, N.Y. Today, after raising six puppies, she's a dog trainer and administrative assistant at Puppies Behind Bars.
"I loved raising the puppies," Hardwick says. While still in prison, Hardwick took a correspondence course to learn more about dog training.
Nora Moran is also a dog trainer and administrative assistant for Puppies Behind Bars. She was jailed at 17 for armed robbery at Bedford Hills.
"What you put into the puppies is a reflection back to you about who you are. If you want that reflection to be positive, you have to treat the puppy positively," says Moran. She raised five puppies in prison.
No matter how gifted the prisoners are as trainers, they can't do it all. Socialization of service dogs requires desensitizing the animals to anything they'll encounter. While inmates do have time, they can't expose puppies to restaurants and busy carnivals - or even things like carpeting, usually absent in prisons.
That's where an army of 200 volunteer puppy sitters come in. They travel to correctional facilities and take the pups out for real world exposure throughout their training. "This is critical," says Rotans, "Since service dogs must be socialized to all the places people with disabilities might go to, and also be able to follow commands at all these places and under all kinds of circumstances."
After training, the pups are carefully paired with those who need them, based on temperament.
"A person who lost their arms or who has a neuromuscular disease might be placed with a dog who's really especially good at turning off and on lights, taking dishes off the table and putting them into the sink, and making the bed," says Rotans. "An ex-soldier with PTSD but with an active lifestyle doesn't need a dog who can do any of that, but rather a more active dog. Among other things, PTSD dogs are needed to sit in reverse, looking behind their person, so the dog literally watches their backs."
While Rotans says puppy trainers feel a sense of loss after giving up their charges, as former inmate Hardwick says, "There's also a sense of accomplishment, and seeing a challenge through -- and you know you're giving back to the community."
Puppies Behind Bars changes lives -- of those in-need who benefit from the trained dogs, as well as those who train the animals.
"These dogs are a gift of love," says Rotans. Learn more at www.puppiesbehindbars.com.
(Steve Dale welcomes questions/comments from readers. Although he can't answer all of them individually, he'll answer those of general interest in his column. Write to Steve at Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207. Send e-mail to PETWORLD(at)STEVE DALE.TV. Include your name, city and state. Steve's website is www.stevedalepetworld.com; he also hosts the nationally syndicated "Steve Dale's Pet World" and "The Pet Minute." He's also a contributing editor to USA Weekend.
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