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Why Your Film Needs a Kickass Poster
This is a guest post from Matt Batten, founder of Mr. Chicken Films.
Indie filmmakers are champing at the bit to get their films made, to have their carefully crafted scripts come to life. After all, the reason we want to make films is because we want people to see, hear, and share our original stories.
But in our haste, we often forget the most important half of that desire – that we want people to actually see our work. What's the point of telling your story if no-one is listening?
All of this is to say, you need an audience.
And no, they won't just show up to watch your film. You need to beat the drum, sound the trumpets, make some noise.
And that's where having a damn good poster comes in.
Our experience with making posters for indie films
Recently, Mr Chicken Films opened the doors of their design studio to indie filmmakers with the offer of a free film art package with which they could professionally market their film online. We only posted the offer on Twitter and to a dozen indie film groups on Facebook, but we were flooded with submissions from all over the world – London, New York, India, Israel, the Netherlands, and all across the UK.
We had to select just ten filmmakers for whom our award-winning design team would create a kick-ass film poster and a bunch of digital assets including cover images for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, social media posts for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and title cards for Vimeo and YouTube.
There were some truly great film submissions.
But as we scoured over the entries to select our winners, we discovered a problem. Not one filmmaker – not a single one – had any visual assets to work with.
With all their synopses and screenplays, teasers and finished films, crowdfunding campaigns and showreels, there wasn't single person who had captured a still image that could be transformed into other visual assets for the film.
After all their hard work, from scripting their idea to gathering cast and crew through to funding, shooting, post-production and preparing for release, no-one had taken the time to capture some photos – including those who told us they preferred a photographic style for their film's artwork.
Sure, many had "a bunch of photos taken by the crew on their phones", but hardly anyone thought of taking high quality production stills that could be used to market their film.
Between our design team and the collaboration of the film-makers, we always found a solution, whether it be to use a graphic or illustrative style or have the film-maker retrospectively take some photographs.
However, this can cause some issues. A graphic or illustrative style might not match the film's genre or art direction, or the filmmaker's personal taste.
No one wants to use stock imagery for their film poster (let alone pay for it). And it's difficult, sometimes downright impossible, to retrospectively set up a photo-shoot to capture some images – the actors aren't available, they've shaved their head for their next role, the set has been dismantled, the props have been returned, the location is now closed, the season has changed, and so on.
So the moral of this story is...
Always capture images as you're making the film.
When your crew is on that Scottish hillside with the wind blowing in the hair of the leading lady as she stands over the body of her vanquished enemy, and you're looking down the lens with that shiver up your spine because you just nailed the epic shot that'll make your film worth all the effort, and you yell "CUT!", don't cut.
Your DoP can stop filming, but now's the time to get your stills photographer to step in and snap some photos. It might even be you with a decent DSLR. You may need to play with the lighting a little because a still image requires an elevated sense of drama once all the motion has been removed. But if you can't set up lights, the weather is closing in, the light is fading, and everyone is dog-tired, just get the best set of images you can.
Just for reference, here are a few great posters that use still photography from production to great effect.
Those high-resolution stills could be a major factor in whether your film – and your name – gets seen 100 times or a 100,000 times.
Speaking of which..
To get an audience of mass, you need to market your film.
Hosting your film online like most indie film-makers, especially in the short film arena, is no guarantee of an audience. Vimeo and YouTube are just digital cinemas. Cinemas still need to gather an audience. Even the best filmmakers in the world don't distribute their feature films to cinemas without ensuring they can and do build an audience.
While there are platforms and services that offer (at a price) to 'distribute' or 'market' your indie film online, your first course of action should be to market the film yourself. You can't afford billboards and bus shelters across the city, but you have a host of online channels at your disposal.
The online indie film community is very well established with sites like Film Shortage and Short Of The Week hosting and sharing an amazing selection of short films. Their criteria for high quality will exclude many submissions, but that's how they ensure their platform attracts a loyal audience. And there are plenty of indie and short film groups on Facebook, some of which have a selection process, some of which allow all members to post their films, good and bad.
You also want to use your film's various accounts on social networks. That's why you've been building up followers. But for them to share posts about your film, the posts have to be good. They have to be shareable. A still image from your footage might be OK, but a designed micro-poster will be even better.
Here are a few great examples of how a simple poster design can capture the heart of your film's story:
When you get to the film festival circuit, your film is definitely going to need some visual assets. Many festivals ask for a range of production stills, as well as artwork for the film, because they need assets of the successful films to display on their website, in their social media, and even at screenings.
And you don't want your film making official selection of a festival where everyone shows up at the screening theatre and sees your film is the only one that has a lo-res image on the wall alongside the beautifully crafted, high-quality posters of the other winners.
Every great film needs a great film poster. And a wallpaper, a bunch of posts, a title card, some cover images, a T-shirt, a flyer, and anything else you need to spread the word.
Think about how you would picture the film's poster.
Plan ahead. Make a sketch. Picture the poster in your mind.
At Mr Chicken Films, we actually create poster art for our screenplays as soon as the script is written. It helps establish a vision for the film, provides some assets to start teasing out the marketing of the script before it even gets to development, and, more importantly, it helps ensure that marketing is always top of mind when the film is being made.
Work with your art director, or a fellow indie filmmaker (like Mr Chicken), who has the skill and experience to be able to conceptualise the key art that will market your film. You will probably also find the design helps cement or influence your film's style, even if it's just the typography of the title.
And sometimes the typography of the title is more successful than the image. Just check out a few of these famous examples.
Look at how titles are treated for your favourite films. Cult classics like Aliens, Terminator and Ghostbusters developed their own identity through their title type, which became a logo for the film, and could even be used to market the film without using any imagery at all.
So rather than just grabbing whatever font you find at the end of a long week in post-production and slapping it into the first 10 seconds of your film, crafting a typographic treatment for your title beforehand can be a defining moment, as you envision it on the film, the poster, and a T-shirt.
Explore the various styles of great film posters, like the original Jaws, Kill Bill, Taxi Driver or Gravity, as well as the designs created by fans that use a key image, minimalist illustration, typography and amazingly creative ways to focus on the crux of the film without using any stills or giving away any spoilers.
Here are the original posters on top, with the fan art minimalist versions below.
It's unlikely that a still image pulled from your 4K footage is going to adequately convey the story, emotion, cinematic drama and entertainment desirability you want from a poster.
Rarely does a photographic image that perfectly matches the film's cinematographic style do the film justice once it is frozen in time at 1/25th of a second and removed from all the other frames that create the context of that image.
Weigh up your film's idea versus the compositional aesthetic of a poster design, and consider what single image or illustration would not only convey the heart of your story but also create intrigue and a desire to watch your film.
Picture your concept in various formats from an actual poster to social media posts to title frames, and any other format in which it might be shared as you spread the word of your film and drum up audience intrigue.
But most of all, get a poster made. Even if it's just for your own bedroom wall.
Because one day, it might be on the walls of many bedrooms.
You can see more of Mr Chicken's work and request your own film poster design on our website. And for more film stuff, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
If you enjoyed this article, you'll love Filmmaker Freedom Weekly. Each week, I share my latest writing, curated stories from around the web, a short film that I love, and a healthy dose of filmmaking inspiration.
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Jeff Chu
Jeff Chu is an award-winning journalist and author of Does Jesus Really Love Me?—which was featured on the cover of The New York Times Book Review. A contributing writer at Fast Company, he grew up as a journalist at TIME and has also written for The New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, and numerous other publications. He dreams of writing as well as Roxane Gay, David Grann, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. He loves bacon and his mom's fried rice. He hates marzipan.
A proper fear of God is one that invites humility into one's writing.
Journalists and preachers can be creative and colorful in their storytelling, but Chu reminds that the starting place should always be truth.
Telling a person's story well takes time and thoughtful preparation. With limited time, Chu says comfort can lead to the rapport critical for interviewing.
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manhattan skyli welcome to "world news." and tonight, sneak attack. hackers in the middle east targeting u.s. banks, freezing millions out of their accounts right now. is your money in danger? head to head. as early voting begins, obama and romney adjust their closing arguments in the battleground of virginia. with up close and personal new ads before their big showdown next week. inside job. tsa agents are supposed to screen your luggage. so, how did our stolen ipad end up in this officer's home? brian ross on hundreds of tsa officers caught red-handed. and mona lisa mystery. you know the masterpiece. but could this be a second mona lisa? it was a claim that shocked the world today. so we put it to the test.
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good evening. diane is on special assignment this thursday. we're going to tell you more about that in a bit. but we begin tonight with cyber warfare. the most extensive attack on american banks ever. launched from the middle east, happening right now. citigroup, bank of america, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, u.s. bank corp and today, pnc. america's biggest banks, with millions of american families locked out of their accounts online. so, what does it mean for your money? who's behind it? how long has it been happening? officials across the government are tracking the attacks, working to keep them from becoming financial nightmares. abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas starts us off. >> reporter: tonight, the financial and banking industry is on high alert as a massive cyber attack remains under way. potentially millions of customers trying bank online this past week blocked. among the targets, bank of america, pnc and wells fargo. >> there is an elevated level of threat. the treat level is now high.
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>> reporter: sources tell abc news it's a denial of service attack, where hackers from the middle east have secretly commandeered thousands of computers worldwide. those computers, or zombies, have overwhelmed bank websites with a barrage of electronic traffic. different banks have been targeted different days. today was pnc's turn. we tried for three hours to get on pnc's website, but we couldn't get through. on facebook today, frustrated customers. cynthia wrote, "trying to pay bills. this is ridiculous." stacy posted, "hopefully it can be up soon. never realized how dependent i am on it." a group of hackers calling themselves izz ad-din al qassam warned the financial industry it was going to attack in retaliation for that controversial film that sparked outrage in the muslim world. the scary thing is that even with the warning, the attack could not be stopped. >> the threats are getting increasingly sophisticated. >> reporter: the u.s. suspects hackers in iran may be involved. >> this is the first time that
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we know about where a middle eastern entity, perhaps a middle eastern government, has attacked websites of critical infrastructure in the united states. >> reporter: the hackers have not been able to steal any money in these attacks or disrupt financial markets, but authorities fear the next generation of wide-scale cyber assaults could be far more devastating. >> and if they get inside the banks, they can move money around and cause financial chaos. >> so, pierre, the hackers are blanketing the banks with these attacks right now, but to reiterate the bottom line, so far, everyone's money is safe. >> reporter: that's right, george. to be clear, no money has been stolen yet. but many people trying to bank online could not for a time get access to their accounts. you can see how that could make it difficult for a small business. so, that's why tonight, the government is working so hard to locate and block those ongoing attacks. >> okay, thanks very much. the race for the white house now. your voice, your vote. and with 40 days to go, voters lined up in iowa, a big turnout for the start of early voting
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there. and it comes as the candidates are closing in on that first debate next wednesday. we got a preview of that faceoff today in the battleground of virginia. abc's david muir has been traveling with the romney campaign, he's here now. and david, with the clock ticking, romney recalibrating his message just a bit. >> reporter: it could seem so. some noticeable changes on the trail, george. in fact, romney using words, phrases we haven't heard from him before, saying, "my heart aches," when he hears stories of economic hardship. pushing a compassionate side. tonight, something else. both candidates chasing each other today and you're about to hear a real preview of the debate before they even get to the stage. call it the duel before the debate. the president and mitt romney chasing each other across the same states. in virginia today, the president making it clear what we'll hear from him in these final weeks. more about romney's comments about the 47%. >> i don't believe we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims, who never take responsibility for their own lives. >> reporter: while romney today making it clear he'll bring it
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back to the economy, firing back with new numbers just today, growth in this country slower than we thought. >> look at the numbers that just came out and the growth of our economy. 1.3% versus russia at 4%? china at 7% to 8%? we're at 1.3%. this is unacceptable. >> reporter: and both candidates, out with new ads, looking straight to camera, a direct appeal. romney in a plaid shirt, no tie, looking to show a compassionate side. >> president obama and i both care about poor and middle class families. the difference is, my policies will make things better for them. >> reporter: and the president, that table behind him, with what he'd say if invited to yours. >> when i took office, we were losing nearly 800,000 jobs a month, and were mired in iraq. today, i believe that as a nation, we are moving forward again. >> reporter: and with that renewed push for romney to try to convince voters of his empathy, an image from the campaign of a young romney, a missionary overseas, missing his girlfriend. his heart then as romney works to show heart now.
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>> my heart aches for the people i've seen. i was, yesterday, with a woman who was emotional and she said, "look, i've been out of work since may." she was in her 50s. she said, i don't see any prospects. >> reporter: of course, the big debate less than a week away now. the president heads to nevada this weekend where senator kerry will play governor romney. and governor romney, we know, has already held mock debates. he will practice more this weekend. george, i asked the governor about nerves, if he's worried about getting up on that stage. he said he's not, he's ready to draw the line, the differences between the two. but you know a lot is riding on this. >> could be make or break. you'll be there next wednesday. thank you, david. now, to an explosive headline about the 9/11 attack in libya that killed four americans, including america's ambassador, chris stevens. the white house originally described it as a mob riot, but today, high-ranking officials called it something more sinist sinister, the work of
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terrorists, preplanned, sophisticated, highly engineered and deadly. abc's jake tapper has the details. good evening, jake. >> reporter: good evening, george, that's right. and this 180 comes on the heels of criticism, much of it from republicans, that the white house downplayed this terrorist attack, less than two months before the election. secretary of defense leon panetta today acknowledged that the attack that killed four americans in benghazi, libya, on the anniversary of 9/11 was not only carried out by terrorists, it was premeditated. >> as we determined the details of what took place there and how that attack took place, that it became clear that there were terrorists who had planned that attack. >> reporter: the white house first suggested that the benghazi attack was spontaneous. the result of that anti-muslim video inciting mobs throughout the region. >> jake, let's be clear. this -- these protests were in reaction to a video that had spread to the region. >> reporter: what happened in benghazi was -- >> we certainly don't know. we don't know otherwise. we have no information to suggest that it was a preplanned attack.
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>> reporter: but sources tell abc news that intelligence officials on the ground immediately suspected that the attack was not tied to the movie at all. arousing their suspicion? the fact that the attackers knew where to get ambassador stevens after he'd fled to a so-called safe house, half a mile away. the building was hit with insurgent mortars, suggesting the terrorists knew what they were doing. some administration sources tell abc news they were concerned after the white house began pushing the line that the attack was spontaneous and not the work of terrorists. the white house says assessments have changed over time as intelligence has been confirmed. president obama has repeatedly said the investigation is on to find the killers and bring them to justice. and george, abc news has confirmed that the fbi, which has been dispatched to libya to lead the investigation, has not even reached benghazi yet, 16 days after the attack, largely due to safety concerns. now, officials worry, by the time the officials from the fbi get to the site, it will have been picked clean, george. >> such a dangerous situation
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right now. okay, jake, thank you. and at the united nations today, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu took center stage with a new and pretty low tech prop. you see it right there. that line drawing of a bomb, designed to make his point that iran's nuclear program must be stopped before the moment next year when they'll be able to build a bomb. the prime minister argued that iran will back down if the world draws a clear, red line. and today, the nation's top doctors at the centers for disease control sounded the alarm about this year's flu season, which starts next month. they urged every american to consider getting a flu shot, saying that even though last year's season was mild, this year's could be, quote, unpredictable. about 42% of us get a flu shot each year. half as many as the cdc suggests. they urged all pregnant women, those over the age of 65 and children over 6 months to get vaccinated. and we move on now to good news for professional football fans. the referees will be back on the field tonight, the professional ones, thanks to a new deal with the nfl. and for everyone angry about
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monday's blown call by the replacement refs, there was something else. an apology. abc's david kerley is standing by at the stadium in baltimore where the refs are back in business tonight. david? >> reporter: good evening, george. the real referees are working the game behind me in baltimore. in fact, we saw that team arrive here and head to the dressing room to put on their striped shirts. all this, after an apology today for what some are calling the worst call in nfl history. nfl players couldn't contain their glee. >> oh, they did? sweet! >> reporter: a great day for america, the white house said. the lockout over, the referees back. but the nfl's reputation is badly bruised. >> do i look relieved? >> reporter: the commissioner made the deal just two days after this call monday night by replacement refs, giving a win to seattle instead of green bay. >> the call on the field stands. touchdown. >> reporter: some say it cost betters hundreds of millions of dollars. but it was 70,000 phone calls to
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the league and hundreds of thousands of tweets, which led the commissioner to apologize today. >> we're sorry to have to bring our fans through that, we're sorry to bring the general public through that. >> reporter: cleveland browns player josh cribbs getting ready to play tonight tweeted, "it's about time. it was definitely necessary." the refs, underdogs when the talks began, ended up getting what they wanted. a pay boost and more pension money in the aftermath of the now infamous call. now, the ref who made the call on monday stands by it, he says he made the right call. that quote now really just a footnote as the real refs get a warm reception back on the gridiron. george? >> i bet they will, david. thank you. and now to what could be a break in a very cold case. what happened to jimmy hoffa, the union boss who disappeared 37 years ago? there have been all kinds of rumors about where he ended up, and now, thanks to a death bed tip, this mystery might soon be solved. abc's john donvan is on the beat. >> reporter: following a tip from a dying man, police are looking at this property in roseville, michigan, at the driveway, to be specific, under
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which may lie the solution to a 37-year-old national mystery. whatever happened to jimmy hoffa? and where did they dump the body? it's all marked up. tomorrow, they bring in the digger to rip it open. >> we're strictly investigating this as a cold case homicide. >> reporter: it's always been assumed that hoffa, once the powerful president of the teamsters union, who then did jail time for bribery, was killed off by the mob, after he walked out of this detroit restaurant in july 1975. >> i'm going to do what i got to do! >> reporter: it became the stuff of documentaries and movies, like 1992's "hoffa." over the years, many theories and a few leads. an early one, that hoffa's body was entombed in concrete during the construction of giants stadium, which was knocked down two years ago. later, going on tips, police drained an dug up a backyard pool outside of detroit. three years later, they pulled down a barn in rural michigan. nothing. this latest tip comes from a
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still anonymous source, said to be dying of cancer, who says he saw a body placed here in 1975, as the driveway was being laid. police are not sure what they'll find. >> if it somehow happens to be mr. hoffa, we'll bring an end to a major mystery. >> reporter: as for hoffa's dna, if any is down there, authorities pulled hairs from a hairbrush of his 11 years ago. that's the match, if it's made, that will solve the mystery of where he ended up. but still not the part about who put him there. john donvan, abc news, washington. and still ahead on "world news," the tsa officer and the stolen ipad. confronted by brian ross, he blames it on his wife. and he's not the only one taking valuables. what's going wrong at the tsa, next. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first.
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left behind at a checkpoint. then, drapes a jacket over the laptop and walks away. in this case, the tsa officer was caught, convicted and fired. >> this is the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: new figures provided to abc news show 381 tsa officers have been fired for theft, 11 this year alone. amid what critics call a culture of indifference and lax oversight. >> i was like, man, that was easy. >> reporter: just out of prison, convicted tsa officer pythius brown says he stole $800,000 worth of items over a four-year period. brown manned a screening machine at newark, where he says he would be tipped off when overhead cameras weren't working, and others did the same thing. >> it became massive. >> reporter: massive? >> yeah. >> reporter: you weren't the only one? >> no. >> reporter: in our own investigation, involving ten major airports with a history of tsa theft problems, abc news checked bags with ipads and cash
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and purposely left behind ipads at tsa checkpoints. all the luggage made it past tsa safely. and in 9 out of 10 cases, at carry-on checkpoints, tsa screening officers did exactly what they are trained to do. >> please come back to the podium to claim your item. >> reporter: but it was a different story in orlando, where our ipad was last seen in the hands of tsa officer andy ramirez. two hours later, we were able to track the ipad, as it left the airport and ended up at the tsa officer's home. brian ross from abc news. wonder if you can give me a hand here. we're looking for a missing ipad. >> missing ipad? >> reporter: yeah. when we went to reclaim the ipad two weeks later, ramirez at first denied having it. >> okay. >> reporter: is it here? >> no, sir. >> reporter: shortly after we activated an audio alarm on the missing ipad. you found it? there it is. ramirez produced it. with his tsa uniform now off, he
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blamed his wife for taking it. >> my wife says she got the ipad and brought it home. >> reporter: you know, that can't be true, because the last time we saw it, it was in your hands. ramirez was fired late yesterday by the tsa, which insists it has a zero tolerance policy for stealing. >> i cannot believe he blamed it on his wife. that is something. and you're going to have a lot more of your investigation tonight on "nightline." thanks, brian. and coming up, when are mcdonald's fries the smart choice? and are sweet potato fries always the healthy choice? some deep fried surprises, when we come back. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long.
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The latest film in the Bourne series has topped the US box office after taking $60m (£45.3m) on its opening weekend.
Jason Bourne, which sees Matt Damon return to the lead role, is the fifth instalment of the franchise.
Last week's number one – Star Trek Beyond – dropped a place after taking a further $24m (£18.1m) over the weekend.
Bad Moms, a comedy starring Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell, took $23.4m (£17.7m) to debut at number three.
The Secret Life of Pets dropped to number four with takings of $18.2m (£13.8m).
Horror film Lights Out rounded off the top five with $10.8m (£8.1m).
Elsewhere in this week's top 10, thriller Nerve – starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco – landed in eighth place with takings of $9m (£6.8m) on its first weekend of release.
|1. Jason Bourne – $60m (£45.3m)
|2. Star Trek Beyond – $24m (£18.1m)
|3. Bad Moms – $23.4m (£17.7m)
|4. The Secret Life of Pets – $18.2m (£13.8m)
|5. Lights Out – $10.8m (£8.1m)
|Source: ComScore
Jason Bourne marks Damon's first appearance as the character since 2007 – when he starred in The Bourne Ultimatum, the third film in the series.
Jeremy Renner starred in the fourth, The Bourne Legacy, which was released in 2012.
Damon is also set to appear in forthcoming movie The Great Wall – reportedly the most expensive Chinese film in history.
But his casting has caused controversy, with some fans questioning why an Asian actor was not chosen for his role.
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|How To Make Your TiVo Skip 30 Sec. Commercials
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How To Make Your TiVo Skip 30 Sec. Commercials
Written by Jerry Del Colliano
The category of PVR or "personal video recorders" is one that is just starting to boom for the AV industry. In a recent market research study, we found that only three percent of AudioRevolution.com readers currently have PVRs, i.e., products that use the TiVo or ReplayTV service to record TV. A majority of the entrants to the study say they plan to purchase a PVR in the next year. Cable companies that are looking for ways to compete with satellite providers are now looking at offering PVRs directly in their set-top cable boxes. The cost of the PVRs then becomes a small monthly fee that tacks onto your cable bill. Before you flip out over an additional $5 per month, to try a PVR, because it will change the way you look at TV completely. The two major players in the PVR space are TiVo and ReplayTV. ReplayTV, the more edgy of the two competitors, is more open about the fact that you can skip 30-second commercials with their service. TiVo, perhaps worrying about lawsuits from the TV networks, doesn't openly say whether or not their unit can pull off this feat.
On the surface, in fact, TiVo can't do it. This is where the concept of an "Easter egg" comes in. An Easter egg is defined as a hidden functionality in a software program or component that allows the savviest end users to find hidden functionalities. TiVo has an Easter egg that allows the user to skip 30-second commercials.
Here is what you need to do to activate your TiVo to pull this off.
1. Turn on your unit and start any recorded program from your "Now Playing" list.
2. From the TiVo remote, as the program is rolling, click the following buttons: Select – Play – Select – 30 – Select
3. When you are done, your TiVo should make the "bong" sound (perhaps as many as three times), indicating your unit is activated for the feature.
If you choose to try this option, we recommend you reboot your TiVo and then restart a recorded program. Hit the ->| button (a different button than the fast forward button) to test the functionality, which should now advance you 30 seconds at a time. Look to your progress bar on your TiVo to check that each hit on the ->| button advances you 30 seconds. While networks may worry that this is an easy way to skip commercials, it is less useful for skipping commercials as it is for perusing shows. I use this feature to check out programs that I record, like "Extreme Homes" (HGTV), so that I can power through the house I don't want to see. I find the 30-second skip a better way than the 3X fast-forward for advancing through less desirable programming during a show.
Other hints from EasterEggs.com warn that the 30-second skip feature may not always be available and could need to be reprogrammed periodically. Check out their site for load of tips on a variety of software and hardware secret codes, as well as books on the topic.
Note: Audio Video Revolution claims no responsibility for the use of this feature on any level. Use at your own risk.
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ALIVE (Trauma Awareness and Care) is a programme designed to empower friends to care for friends. It seeks to prepare and enable those who are willing to walk with others on their journey. To give the assurance that no matter what, they are not alone even in the most lonely times.
Every victim is a potential healer. Every victim is also a potential victimiser. It is a universally acknowledge truth that hurt people hurt and hurt people heal. We are all victims, survivors, overcomers and healers at any given time. With this in mind, the ALIVE programme aims to sensitise participants to the needs of those in their many spheres of influence and to help them to gain appropriate knowledge and skills required to care for and seek help for those who suffer from traumatic and emotional wounding experiences.
The initial training is in three levels spread over sixty hours. It exposes participants to:
- The nature and impact of various types of trauma on individuals and communities
- Cycles of trauma
- The healing paradigm: Victim, Survivor, Overcomer, Healer
- Redeeming the past and learning to forgive
- Basic skills to engage with people suffering from domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, trans-generational trauma, stress and burnout and various other forms of trauma and abuse that people experience every day.
ALIVE is a process, which includes:
- Being accountable to provide direct care to those in need
- Walking together through the painful past
- Sharing the pain of others that may or may not be fully healed
- Applying the power of forgiveness
- Preparing a future together by exploring together possibilities for growth and development
In practice, it means:
- Motivating, mobilising, training and supporting people to care for and support those who are disillusioned, depressed and traumatised by their situation in life irrespective of their religious or social background.
- Establish and maintain centres of care for those who suffer from physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual wounding experiences. Those who are trained will become part of an ever expanding team of caregivers in their sphere of influence, supervised and supported by Transform4Life.
- Identify and analyse the origins and dynamics of personal and communal abuse, violence and trauma with a view to developing preventive strategies.


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It is Friday morning, which means it's time again for StoryCorps. This project records people talking about important people, and sometimes important places in their lives. Van Harris and his wife Shirley grew up in the same neighborhood in Brooklyn. They lived about a block away from each other. And at StoryCorps they talked of how they first met - 75 years ago.
VAN HARRIS: I met her when she was about 10 years old and she was beating up a couple of guys. The boys had taken her hat off her head, and they were tossing it around. Gimme back my hat. They wouldn't. So one by one, she punched out every boy. I said, geez, I'd like to meet a girl like that.
Later on, I used to take you with me when we'd go to our hangout, which was Dubrow's Cafeteria.
SHIRLEY HARRIS: We'd come in late at night. We'd have a cup of coffee. And then who was our friend who would have dinner every evening?
HARRIS: Oh, Harvey the Nibbler. He ate so much.
HARRIS: And they gave him a discount on his food.
HARRIS: They sure did. At Dubrow's - here comes Herbie, so they'd give him a table, and he'd sit all by himself. And we'd gather around and watch Herbie the Nibbler eat. We used to say...
HARRIS: He had a tapeworm.
HARRIS: He didn't have a tapeworm. We used to say he has a snake. And we had a guy called One-Ball Barney. I don't think I have to explain it.
And there was a guy named Mendel Berman. Mendel had a leaky ear. And he'd go to dances, and he'd sit there. And he'd put a handkerchief in his ear. And it was a terrible habit - he would smell the handkerchief. How could you pick up a girl when you're there sniffing a handkerchief that's got the deposit from a bad ear, you know? But that's the way these guys were.
Oh Shirley, you grew up with these fellows too. They loved her.
HARRIS: Yeah. We'd sit around, and everybody would be telling jokes. You just felt at home.
HARRIS: Filthy Miltie was my friend. And when we got married, Filthy Miltie was our babysitter. And he was as crazy as a bedbug. While we were out to wherever we went, he would take the dresser drawers, and he would exchange them. He moved the top drawer to the bottom, the middle drawer to the top. So if we went looking for, let's say, underwear, it wasn't in the same place. This was Miltie.
HARRIS: And it turned out that all of our children have a great sense of humor as a result of being surrounded with these guys. And I'd say to you today, thank you for a wonderful life.
HARRIS: Well, thank you.
INSKEEP: Van Harris with his wife Shirley at StoryCorps in New York. No tissues necessary this week. Van and Shirley performed together in the Catskills for almost 40 years. And their interview will be archived with all the others at the Library of Congress. You can hear more on the podcast at npr.org.
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At Pilot, we know things don't always go as planned. That's why we offer aircraft charter services for emergency shipments. From Learjets to Boeing 747s or Antonov cargo planes, we'll find the right aircraft to meet your specific shipment needs. In fact, Pilot recently handled an urgent request for a key, global customer on a tight time frame. The 145,000-pound charter shipment consisted of seven 20-foot ocean containers and three crates, all filled with tools and parts to fix a downed power plant. The shipment loaded on Friday, August 18, and departed from Rickenbacker International Airport on Saturday, August 19, on the Antonov 124 pictured above. With this charter, Pilot helped get the operation back online, saving the company from further costly downtime.
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The Harder the Destination, the More Pilot Wants Your Business
For some providers, this philosophy may not match their capabilities, mindset or willingness to go above and beyond for the customer. But at Pilot, it's what motivates us, especially when it comes to government shipments. Since 1998, Pilot has routinely delivered our troops their required cargo, regardless of location. Our vast partner network means we can move supplies from routes like New York to Mongolia or Guam to Korea, just as easily as San Francisco to Seattle. We're proud to serve the Department of Defense (DOD), including all branches of the Armed Forces, GSA, NASA and other Departments of the U.S. Government. From uniforms to combat zone equipment, it's what Pilot does best: deliver the gear wherever it's needed so our troops can get their jobs done. We consider it our duty and privilege to be a worldwide government service provider.
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Pilot Seattle Finds Sweet Success Shipping Cherries
Pilot Seattle is celebrating another successful 12-week cherry season, during which the station moved 11 million pounds of the fruit over 6,000 miles from Washington state to the Far East. After 28 years of shipping cherries, Patrick Allen, franchise owner, and his team are well versed on the delicate process of moving the fresh produce. "One mistake and you could lose a ton of fruit," he says. "That's why year after year the importers and growers trust Pilot." The intricate operation involves numerous variables from space availability to arrival times and document preparation to order specifics. The SEA team works seven days a week from June to August to make sure cherries are readily available in markets around the world. In July alone, Pilot Seattle shipped over 7.3 million pounds, mostly to Asia. During that time, the station even sent four 747-400 jet airline charters of cherries to Shanghai and Hong Kong!
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Pilot Freight Services Leads the Pack in the Quest for Quality
Pilot was named the top Airfreight Forwarder in the 2017 Quest for Quality awards from Logistics Management magazine. Among the five ratings criteria, Pilot also scored the highest in the customer service and on-time performance categories. This seal of approval comes from readers of the industry's top trade publication for supply chain professionals. As the actual users of freight forwarding services, this audience understands and appreciates the value of service and performance. This recognition is widely regarded in the transportation industry as the most important measure of customer satisfaction and performance excellence. Readers also rated providers on value, IT and equipment and operations. Pilot has earned more than 25 Quest for Quality awards in the past three decades. Congratulations to the entire Pilot team for continuing to demonstrate its long-standing commitment to our customers and the industry!
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Formula DRIFT Round 4: The Gauntlet Event Recap
ID Agency client, Formula DRIFT, continued the 2012 Pro Championship season with Round 4:The Gauntlet at Wall Speedway. This event was a sold out crowd continuing the successful season. The Driftstream saw over 200,000 total views in a 24-hour period. Vaughn Gittin Jr. in the Monster Energy / Falken Tire Ford Mustang earned the victory at the fourth event of the 2012 Formula DRIFT season. Daijiro Yoshihara in the Discount Tire / Falken Nissan 240SX takes second place while Chris Forsberg, in the NOS Energy / Hankook Tire Nissan 370Z rounds out the podium.
"The drift fans from all over the North East are die hard and came to watch the action until the very end," said Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula DRIFT. "With many of the top drivers hailing from the area, the North East fans saw two local drivers with Vaughn Gittin, Jr. and Chris Forsberg on the podium.
The competition increases with only a few points separating the competition on their way to becoming the next champion. The Formula DRIFT Pro Championship continues with Round 5: Throwdown on July 20-21, 2012 at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA.
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Situated in back of the Woodland Hills Home Beer, Wine and Cheesemaking Shop lies the Maltose Falcons' clubhouse. Perhaps you've visited the shop to pick up some supplies for a brew and you didn't notice it, but it's there, unassuming in all its glory. The 40-year-old club has housed many a meeting, beer tasting, and brew session back there, though never an all-Falconette session!
That is, until March 23, when former club President Nancy Gold invited all the Falconettes to join in a brewing of a Ballast Point Sculpin clone.
The Falconettes have had brew sessions before at one or another's home to be sure, but this day marked the first lady-session to take place in the actual shop, due to a growth in female membership. Nearly all female club members were in attendance for most of the day, and you could count them on two hands – we're talking ten, tops. Pretty impressive, considering the comparatively staggering count of male members: 280. That's…a lot of dudes.
But this wasn't really a no boys allowed event. It was a very social gathering, an okay maybe a few boys allowed event. Former President Steve Cook and Treasurer Kent Fletcher graced us with their knowledge and presence. Several other men popped in to see what we ladies were up to as well. How could they resist the smell of boiling wort wafting down Ventura, or the allure of women standing over the brewpot?
The Falconettes got started early at eight o'clock in the morning, beginning a process that took about eight hours. As you may know, a brew day involves a healthy dose of downtime – perfect for getting to know one another and share the wealth of homebrews and commercial bottles in the cooler*. Before I'd even exchanged names with club Burgermeister Tiffany Fairbrother, she was pouring me a taster of her double chocolate milk stout (very tasty, light-bodied and not highly alcoholic – I could drink it all day). I made fast friends with Steve Cook and Secretary Irene Kaplan, who brought their own barleywine…and I quickly learned to take it easy on barleywine.
As more visitors arrived, the feast of brews increased. Ting Su of Eagle Rock Brewery brought by a taste of their new milk stout, a collab project with Alesmith dubbed Dairy Tank. You wouldn't know it was at 10% A.B.V., and you wouldn't mind it one bit. Cyrena Nouzille of Ladyface Alehouse and Brasserie let us try their Dérailleur, a bière-de-garde style ale, truly delicious. It isn't hard attending these events when you enjoy pretty much every kind of beer out there.
We also received a happy visit from Lynne Weaver, of Three Weav3ers Brewing Company, opening mid-June in Inglewood. Her previous life spent working in tax and finance didn't lend itself well to raising her three young girls (thus the name). As with many lady-brewers before her, she left an unsatisfactory position and opted to pursue a venue in which she could build a strong community and spend time with family and friends. Of course, we benefit from having another brewery on the west side, moments from LAX. Keep an eye out for this new brewery and be sure to stop by once its doors are open!
Meanwhile, amongst the rampant tasting and hand-shaking, the wort was boiling and hops were being added on schedule. The time skittered by as Falconettes took turns skimming proteins off the roll, scanning their watches for hop adds, or swapping bottles for something different. I couldn't fathom a more satisfying way to spend a day with such passionate, beautiful, and intelligent women of Los Angeles.
Regrettably, we wound down as the last few carboys were filled for each of the Falconettes to take home and ferment a bit. The pots were cleaned, bags of spent grain were divided amongst us composters, and empty bottles were recycled. Hugs and slightly sun-kissed smiles were exchanged, and I thought to myself then, I think I've found my club. If you haven't yet courted any homebrew clubs, and are still relatively new to the craft, I highly suggest you make a point to get acquainted. The camaraderie and support you'll receive will help maintain your new interest and provide you with the answers you didn't even know you needed, both in beer and in life.
Thanks so much to Nancy and all the Falconettes who welcomed me as their own. I'll be seeing you soon!
Add'l photos courtesy M. Myerhoff.
*most memorably for me was Dogfish Head's Positive Contact, a witbier consisting of cayenne, roasted faro, Fuji apple cider, and cilantro – whoa! I recommend having a piece of smoked gouda cheese with this. It's what we did and it was RAD.
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Meagan Christy is a freelance musician, cat-wrangler and Bierkast contributor. She loves jokes and building unnecessary stuff with wood. She lives in Los Angeles with some cats and a pretty rad dude. She really digs beer, duh.


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It would be hard to tell from the blog, but I've been putting a lot of time into my Angels of Absolution the last month. I've been painting on an almost daily basis but not all of it has been about completing models. I've been in the process of upgrading the models I have to be more visually interesting and to better represent how they are organized. One of the things I have felt in recent years is that my models are too clean and pristine. They needed some mud, scratches, and battle damage. Additionally, bases have come a long way since I started this army in 1994 when all bases were Goblin Green with either Green Flock or a layer of sand painted Goblin Green and drybrushed with either Rotting Flesh or Sunburst Yellow. Oof. What a mundane look that was? Over time we've branched out into new colors, textures, flocking materials, water effects, and now even elaborate resin cast bases. Needless to say, though newly painted models can be granted these luxuries, they just won't match the old bases unless everyone gets some upgrading to link them together.
One of the 1st orders of business this month has been the abolishment of the 7th Squad Tactical Squad of the 5th company. You see, when I created the 7th Squad over 10 years ago I didn't understand the organization of the Dark Angels well enough to pick up on the fact that the 7th Squad of the 5th company wouldn't be a Tactical squad, they would be an Assault squad. This
has been a huge black mark on my army for the last 10 years that I had been meaning to erase. Today I'm going to go explain briefly how I erased that stain.
The above model details the offensive 7th Tactical squad marking.
Here I have taken Bleached Bone and thinned it down to a watery consistency so that I can cover the black in multiple successive layers without globbing up my model.
After 2 coats.
And here it is completely erased on the 4th coat. I didn't bother to stage by stage it, but I did the exact same process with Mechrite Red until I had a pristine Tactical symbol to work with. Then I went in with watered down Chaos Black and painted new numbers onto a handful of these 7th squad rejects. Here is the end result.
You might also notice that he has mud splatter and chips in his armor added. His base got upgraded with broom bristle, gravel, and taller static grass tufts.
All of my Angels of Absolution are named. This Meltagunner is Trojin.
One final note. On Saturday night I sat down to paint and discovered my Fine Detail Brush was past its days. It couldn't hold enough paint to reasonably coat an elbow pad on a marine. Completely bummed because my girlfriend had the laptop we've been sharing with her at work and unable to make an emergency order, I sat down to spend a full evening of cutting Space Marine bitz off of sprues. Sunday morning I ordered my new brush and some other supplies including the new Liquid Green Stuff. Hopefully my package will arrive tomorrow afternoon. Today was all basing and photography because I was crippled without that damned brush. Its funny how important our hobbies can be to our daily lives, but they are. Thanks for reading.
Gravis was another 7th squad member. I still love the rivet mohawk I gave him years ago.
Folin was also a 7th squad member. He has a black knee pad with script to indicate that he is a Chaplain Apprenta.
Many campaigns ago Holgin was actually Veteran Sergeant Midas of the 5th Squad. One of his original arms was removed and attached to a different model and his name was changed and his rank lost. If you look closely you can tell he's an older model because his Bleached Bone is not as opaque as later models.
Crace was pictured last post. Unlike the others he wasn't reassigned to 2nd Squad, he was painted specifically to complete the Combat Squad.


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Some friends of ours have been fans of my plushy creations and they have commissioned me to make several items for their friends having kids. They just had their first baby this month so I was excited to made them something they get to keep.
Congratulations Andy & Sara... Welcome to the world baby Maxim!


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Key Terms for Program 14: The Mind Hidden and Divided
Corpus Callosum: The connecting nerve bundle that bridges the two halves of the brain and provides continuity between the right and left hemispheres as electrical impulses pass to each side.
Disassociation: The functioning of consciousness at different levels without the awareness of relevant information on other levels.
Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD): A dissociative disorder in which different aspects of a personality function independently of one another, creating the appearance of two or more distinct personalities within an individual.
Post-Hypnotic Amnesia: Forgetting selected events due to suggestion while under hypnosis, including the suggestion itself.
Recovered or Discovered Memory: A phenomenon involving situations where individuals remember long-forgotten incidences of abuse. Heavy debate surrounds the question of whether these events actually happened, or were a product of therapists' suggestions. Supporters of the issue argue that recovered memory is a perfect example of Freud's theory of repression.
Subconscious Awareness: The mental processes involving information not currently in consciousness but retrievable by special recall procedures, such as hypnosis.
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Today ABC News began releasing excerpts of an interview with Newt Gingrich's second wife, Marianne, who alleges that Newt asked her to allow him to have a mistress while they stayed married. When the interviewer asked her what she thought Newt was trying to say to her, Marianne, replied, "Oh, he was asking to have an open marriage, and I refused."
Now, I am no fan of Newt Gingrich. In fact, I think he's a triple hot mess. However, I'm kind of disappointed in ABC News and the sensationalism that this whole story is prompting. If we pay close attention to the way the story has been presented throughout the day, we're supposed to believe that everyone is living in these chaste, monogamous relationships. Yes, Newt Gingrich was having an affair with a woman who has subsequently become his third wife. Not the best track record with the ladies, this guy Newt. But must we take him down with this claim? Aren't there far better ways of taking him down? I'm not sure this personal relationship stuff is really any of our business.
Last week an L.A bishop stepped down because he admitted to fathering two children. Otherwise, when I read his bio online, he seemed to have accomplished some pretty amazing things. Yes, he broke the rules. I get that. I just wonder about all the judging that we do. Hypocritical? Yes. Creepy? Yes. Damaging to all of humanity? Probably not.
Newt Gingrich's quest for an open marriage is far less threatening than some of the other ideas that have come flying out of this mouth. Let's keep some perspective on what matters in this presidential race. I guess the public has a right to know, but the public better be thinking about what this kind of information actually tells us about how a person might lead a country. Integrity comes in all shapes and sizes, shades and colors, as does intelligence and passion. Engaging in an open relationship does not automatically make someone have questionable integrity. It's lying and deception that calls integrity into question.
Please don't vote for Newt Gingrich, but please think about what matters as we move forward with this interminable process of electing the President.


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There's a company in Chile that wants to let you bring your thoughts into the physical realm.
According to a post on Discovery News, Thinker Thing is working on a combination of software and hardware that will let users sculpt objects using thought alone.
The technology works by presenting basic shapes on screen that slowly morph. A headset that measures electric signals in the brain can tell when the user approves of a change. Over time, the model transforms into the object that that the user has in his or her mind.
To bring the object into reality, the software then sends the 3D model to a MakerBot 3D printer, which assembles it by stacking layers of material into nearly any shape that can fit within its working space.
To demonstrate its technology, Thinker Thing has created an art exhibit called "The Fantastical Mind Creatures of Chile," in which children create miniature sculptures using the headset.


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"V" "V" for "Vasectomy!"
So, it goes like this . . .
So… as you all know, my husband had hernia surgery last Friday.
Let's just say, that he is so lucky to have someone to love him, and to wait on him, and to cook for him 24 hours a day… it's really too bad she lives 3000 miles away…
Nah! Just joking… (Love you, Mama Karper!)
When he and I got married, one of my wedding gifts from him was for him to get a vasectomy.
"V" "V" for "Victory!"
"V" "V" for "Vasectomy!"
The crowd responds and roars with ample applause, "Yeeeeaaaahhhh!"
Yes, that was a happy (and relieving) time in our lives, and I think back to that night… that night of his vasectomy surgery when he came limping home.
I stood ready with a frozen bag of peas to place on his "nads."
He laid down carefully in our four-poster bed (thick posts, I might add.) Uniquely (not to be confused with "Eunuch-ly" which would mean that his manhood would've been cut off altogether… or all apart… as the case may be) appropriate for this surgery, as they stand wide and tall, phallic-ly representing ample length and girth.
So, he lies in our bed and he retells the story of his surgery while his legs are spread with a package of peas on his delicate "package."
Evidently the vasectomy procedure is done in stirrups… just like when all us chicks have to do when we go in for our beloved Pap smear. Yeah.
Well boys, we've had to be in this position for years, I might add.
And, I said an inward "Hallelujah!"
A man finally had to assume "the position."
"Did the doctor ask you to scoot down?" I ask with an inward smirk…
His reply was, "Yes."
My heart warms at the thought of my man, any man, having his bare fuzzy ass leering over the edge of that damn stirrup table.
Another inward "Hallelujah!" once again.
Of course I didn't demonstrate to him my glee that his "taint" was exposed for all to see. I kept that to myself, as I smiled. But make no mistake, I did smile.
"Honey how do you feel, my love? Are the peas doing the trick? Maybe another package by now? Frozen carrots, perhaps?"
"No." He says, "No carrots, thanks."
Another use for the term, "Pass the peas, please" that is not dinner time usage. Hoorah for the expansion of our dear english language.
Peas… the new superfood.
Well, there he lies, pained and silence with spring fresh vegetables cooling his groin, and I said, "Let me make you dinner… you've had an awfully hard day."
"Honey, you are just too good to me," he said.
"I know. I am looking to repair that flaw of mine sometime soon." 😉
So, I go downstairs and prepare a meal fit for a vasectomized King.
While, upstairs he waits watching "2 1/2 Men"… and trying desperately not to laugh.
I prepared a bed tray for him.
I unfolded the legs.
I placed a napkin and flatware to the right.
A Diet Mountain Dew. The nectar of the caffeinated gods, I placed on the tray, and a glass of ice (with a straw) while my man's dinner was cooking.
I could hear his pained "guffaws" as he resisted the surgery, the peas, and the "2 1/2 Men."
But, I must prepare his food, mustn't I?
If not me, then who would feed his vasectomized balls?
So on a plate I placed his meal, with a candle on the side.
Mood lighting, you know.
I carried the tray slowly… regally… I mean, he did do all this just for me.
He had his sack cut.
How much more love could he show me?
So yes, I carried this tray with pride and pomp because the circumstances lied there neutered on that bed.
And, I set down his tray of culinary delights… a hot dog and two apricots cut by a knife.
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7 responses to ""V" "V" for "Vasectomy!""
justsnapd8 says :
OMG that was TOO Funny! Best laugh I had all day. Thanks for sharing that 🙂
pprmint777 says :
Oh, now that's just way too funny! You're a little imp!
bobbyraybrown says :
Been there, done that but no stirrups for this cowboy. Just a stand and deliver type I am. Most men are also familiar with a test that most women aren't which we endure once a year also. We too know what's coming when we hear that snap of latex and are asked to bend over. I've often wondered about the guys who have women doctors. Is this procedure more or less embarrassing?
Rosie Murphy w/aGabriella Edwards says :
Oh, that is hilarious! Now I'm curious about your husband's reaction to your food art.
farhan says :
I liked it very very much…..nice pics…….
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This blog is part of a series organized by The Huffington Post and the NGO alliance InterAction around the London 2012 Olympics.
Each year, the average Kenyan consumes 216 pounds of maize (four times the American average). Although it is a staple, prices for maize in Kenya are among the highest in Africa. The poorest quarter of the population spends 28 percent of their income on the crop--roughly what the average American spends on housing.
As U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron uses this last day of the Olympics to shift our collective attention and rare international unity toward combatting hunger with the Hunger Summit, we should look at food security initiatives that both make sense and work.
We might start with the 500 million smallholder farmers feeding two billion of the world's poorest. And then focus on Africa, which perennially manifests dire food needs but paradoxically offers about 60 percent of the world's available cropland. Since the continent's agricultural productivity is the lowest in the world, the potential for growth is enormous.
Food Production Must Double in 20 Years
Worldwide food production needs to double in the next twenty years to meet demand and stave off food crises. Helping smallholders--like those growing maize in Kenya--increase production is localized, smart development. Developing key sectors, such as maize in Kenya, can create food security and reduce poverty.
ACDI/VOCA, a nonprofit development organization, ran a project in Kenya that offers lessons in making food security programs work. The Kenya Maize Development Program (KMDP), implemented with USAID funding, nearly tripled smallholder yields during the six years of its implementation. This resulted in increased net earnings of $206 million for 370,000, mostly smallholder, farmers. But in order to accomplish these gains, the program needed time and flexibility.
Program flexibility helped the staff respond to the unexpected post-election violence in 2008 that disrupted markets and destroyed stocks of maize. The program adjusted to the needs of displaced people and integrated peace-building training into ACDI/VOCA's Farming as a Family Business curriculum. Farming as a Family Business, the conceptual core of the project, provided practical information, such as how to use improved seed and fertilizer, and trained farmers to get better prices through organized market systems.
Farming as a Family Business
The training taught smallholders families about post-harvest handling to yield a higher quality product, disseminated price and market information and helped farmers access storage, so they didn't have to sell the crop all at once. But these changes didn't come easily.
"[Farmers] are not risk takers," said Julius Thuku, a participant, who like others was wary of new agricultural practices. "But I try hard at what I'm doing, and the results will prove I am doing it from my own strength."
The Farming as a Family Business curriculum was also modified to integrate young people, who make up a growing percentage of farm labor, and mitigate further post-election violence.
Social Integration on the Playing Field
To target youth, project leaders assembled teenagers involved with KMDP from all over Kenya's Rift Valley to form a soccer league. The young men were from diverse ethnic communities, including groups pitted against each other during the conflict. Forming the eight teams was a first step toward reconciliation.
To coach the teams, ACDI/VOCA called on Francis Kimanzi, a coach of Kenya's Mathare United team. He taught the players how to express themselves peacefully and with dignity, voice their interests and find mutually acceptable solutions to disagreements. He emphasized personal responsibility and self-discipline, cultivating the role of young people as effective citizens. The players learned teamwork, sacrifice for the common good and discipline.
Soccer helped the players look beyond ethnic identity and understand that all actors need each other, on and off the field. The Olympics are the ultimate sports commingling; local youth coming together as teams on the rough fields of rural Kenya promoted and strengthened community too.
At the end of the season, when all games were done, each Kenyan team leased an acre of land and began to plant. It was easy for them to agree to grow maize.


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There comes a time in every person's life when they must face up to the fact they're responsible for their own financial lives. You have to break free from your parents or your bad habits and start living like an adult. It comes for us all, my friends.
Accepting financial responsibility for yourself can be an exciting and rewarding thing, though. It certainly doesn't have to be doom and gloom!
I have always been a really independent person. I like figuring things out on my own and handling my own affairs. For someone like me, accepting financial responsibility was a great thing. It meant more control over my money and having a better understanding of myself as well as my finances.
What Does it Mean to be Financially Responsible?
So what exactly am I defining as financial responsibility? Being an independent adult who's responsible for their own finances means a few things:
- You have your own stream of income you generate for yourself
- You manage your own bank accounts, credit cards, debts and investments
- You set and manage your own budget
- You pay all your own bills
There are other things to it, but these are the cardinal rules. A financially responsible adult is a financially independent one. Sure, we all may get a little something from our parents at our birthdays or the holidays, but the independent among us aren't getting a monthly stipend from the bank of Mom and Dad.
Similarly, financially responsible adults don't rely on gifts or loans from parents to make ends meet. Your job should pay for your rent, your transportation, your food, your bills, and your fun. If it's not, you may need to make some reductions in your spending so you can be the one handling all that.
It's fine to ask family for a loan once in a while if there's a crisis, but if your parents pay your rent every month, you're not financially responsible for yourself.
Like I said, I find managing all of those things exciting and fun. I like earning my own money and spending it how and when I want. I like knowing I can, and in fact AM, taking care of myself. Being financially responsible for yourself provides a level of freedom that reliance on others doesn't. Just like how debt limits you, being financially beholden to someone else for your spending money limits you.
If you're already responsible for your own money and can check off the four things listed above, congrats! You're at baller status. If you're not, don't worry. You can reach it easily enough.
How to Become Financially Responsible
If you have a job already, set yourself a budget. From budgets come all good things! Take stock of how much you earn and what your monthly expenses are. Once you have these basic facts, you can see how much you may be taking from other people, and how you can carve that amount out of your spending elsewhere.
Get to really understand how to pay all your bills. Write down when every bill or credit card is due in your calendar. Take a look at the interest rates on any credit cards so you know how much you're being charged each month.
If your parents are paying for credit cards, that's a great place to start learning how to be a financially responsible adult. Have your parents stop making payments and begin making them yourself. This will force you to consider the amount of money you spend on the card each month, and will get you into the habit of making regular monthly payments.
Familiarize yourself with your finances. If you know your mom opened up an IRA for you three years ago, you need to get that account information today. Ask your parents what or if they have any accounts in your name. Make sure you understand exactly what they are and how they work before you assume custody of them.
If you have a trust fund in your name, but can't be trusted not to spend it all on lattes and vacations, let your parents hold onto it a little longer. You don't want to ruin anything in the name of becoming independent.
Take it One Step at a Time
Every other month, transfer another responsibility over to yourself from your parents. Start with the credit card and then move to the phone bill. Then take over the car insurance payments.
You don't have to jump in all at once. You'll probably stress yourself out and blow your budget at the same time. Learn how to adjust your budget for each new expense and take your time with it. Learning and setting good money habits is more important than assuming responsibility.
When you're just starting out, all of these things can seem overwhelming. Take it one step at a time! It takes time to learn about money and even more time to learn to use it well. Read up on each new responsibility you acquire. Invest time in understanding your situation and how to make it better. That's a true financially responsible adult!
Do you consider yourself financially responsible? If so, when did you reach that status? If not, do you want to be responsible for your money?


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American indebtedness has hit a 6-year low.
Bloomberg reporter John Detrixhe reports:
Total indebtedness including that of federal and state governments and consumers has fallen to 3.29 times gross domestic product, the least since 2006, from a peak of 3.59 four years ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Private- sector borrowing is down by $4 trillion to $40.2 trillion.
When people talk about debt in a public setting, they're almost always talking about the national debt.
But the national debt is only one slice of the total debt, and it's the most sustainable, since it's the only type of debt that is really backed by the national printing press. Furthermore, it's the private debt (household debt) that really crushed the economy, and is still something of a drag on the economy today.
And that's where we've seen the improvement.
Here's a look at just Household Credit Market Debt Outstanding/GDP, for example. It's definitely gone back years.
Here's another showing non-financial corporate debt as a share of GDP.
Financial sector debt as a share of GDP is basically where it was at the start of the century.
You get the point. In basically every area besides the Federal national debt, the US is really kicking the debt habit.
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