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A narrative short film from writer Larry Silberfein and award winning director Matty Brown.
Matty Brown, one of the all-time greats on Vimeo, is working on a new narrative short film about a boy with a supernatural stethoscope. We're so excited we may be experiencing heart palpitations.
After 5 years of making music videos - help me make my first narrative short film!
Help 3-time Staff Picked director Emily Kai Bock finish her debut narrative short film.
A documentary film exploring the extraordinary lives of Hans & Margret Rey, the authors of the beloved Curious George children's books.
Help bring the fascinating story of Curious George's creators, Han & Margret Rey to life!
Mae turns some cardboard into a little monster—Frolic—and Frolic turns everything into mayhem. A new short from Ornana.
Mae turns some cardboard into a little monster—Frolic—and Frolic turns everything into mayhem. A new short from 6 time Staff Picked collective, Ornana.
A pyramid schemer's dark night of the soul in lonely Atlantic City, starring David Warshofsky and Michael James Shaw.
Not only is Chris Osborn a super talented filmmaker, he's also on the Vimeo Staff! Gear up for a short film that will be heartfelt, bleak, stacked with an amazing cast and shot in beautiful Super 16mm!
Visit our website to get Everything is a Remix merch including t-shirts, posters, and stickers.
Kirby Ferguson is back at it with another round of 'Everything is a Remix' t-shirts! Level-up your wardrobe AND support intelligent, independent filmmaking--a win-win!
A film about Benjamin, a boy, who against all odds, has been able to transform his situation into a positive and inspiring journey.
The inspiring story of boy named Benjamin making the best of his situation and taking on the world head-on is something that should be shared. Consider donating so that this film can see the light of day!
BREAKING A MONSTER needs your help to play in THEATERS!
Luke's short documentary about Unlocking The Truth was a mega-viral hit on Vimeo a few years back. The feature-length adaptation of the documentary premiered at SXSW last year and we can confirm it's awesome! Help this team get their film into theaters. You won't be disappointed!
R'ha (a.k.a. "Alienz vs Machine") is on the verge of production. Help us fund the original science-fiction epic!
Holy moly! One of the most popular sci-fi shorts in Vimeo history is being adapted into a feature film! Back this one or you're doomed to get your spacecraft hijacked by an evil, sentient robot!
Naomi Kutin seems like a typical 11 year old Orthodox Jewish girl. Watching her lift 3 times her bodyweight tells a different story.
Jessie's a Staff Pick alumna and we couldn't be more excited for her new documentary--we think there's a real (dare we say strong?) possibility that it is going to be awesome.
Enter a unique world of flavors, passion, resourcefulness and breathtaking locations. Join us on this unprecedented journey!
Arroz moro, ropa vieja, plátanos maduros--when it comes to Cuban food, we at Vimeo love it all. It should be no surprise then that we've got a hankering for the new documentary from our friends at the Sundial Films Initiative. Qué sabroso!
A comedy about two estranged sisters who are brought back into each other's lives by the impending death of their grandmother.
3x Staff Pick recipient and all-around funny man, Dean Peterson is making his second feature film! This is your chance to support independent comedy and maybe even get a dinner at the nation's largest TGI Fridays out of it!
A struggling rock band blows up amps, short-circuits breakers and starts fires when they play their music.
From the team that brought us the Staff Pick 'Epilogue' comes a new short featuring rock n' roll and fire. What more could we ask for?
THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES explores the risk of climate change through the lens of national security and global stability.
'The Age of Consequences' will offer a fresh angle on the biggest challenge of our time. Thematically and stylistically, this promises to be a great documentary.
HAVEABABY is a documentary that follows couples struggling with infertility and a controversial IVF contest that offers them hope.
Amanda Micheli produced the classic short documentary 'SLOMO', which was one of Vimeo's Top 10 Videos of 2014.
Her new documentary 'HAVEABABY' is promising to be a personal and highly emotional exploration of the world of infertility. We're proud to back this one.
In spite of its title, 'Ugly' promises to be a stylistic gem. We're looking forward to seeing this short hit the festival circuit and eventually land on Vimeo!
A post apocalyptic thriller film starring LUCY WALTERS, ADAM DAVID THOMPSON, GINA PIERSANTI and SHANE WEST needs your help finishing the movie.
Rod Blackhurst has three Staff Picks under his belt and is now ramping up for his first feature film. We are simultaneously excited and terrified for what's to come!
A Musical Short w/ Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Ryan Kattner of Man Man. A young artist finds inspiration while creating a new song.
We don't see very many musicals on Vimeo--let's change this!
Help Justin hit his goal, so he can produce this very unique short starring the incomparable Mary Elizabeth Winstead. 'So It Goes' is stuck in our heads already!
A brilliant animated short film makes the world a better place.
The Animation Show of Shows is a VITAL part of the animation community. Help it continue its mission by becoming a not-for-profit that will travel the world, showcasing the best animated shorts of the year!
The depraved son of a superhero must do whatever it takes to avoid taking over his father's helm.
Griffin Davis has been a friend of Vimeo for years. Help him complete his new short 'Son of Star Man'--from some of the same people who brought us 'Bindlestiffs!'
Christina Choe turned lots of heads on Vimeo with her Staff Pick shorts, 'I am John Wayne' and 'The Queen'. Help Christina make her first feature film and snag a North Korean postcard in the process. A win win!
A book of astrophotography & timelapse video series exploring North America's starscapes and the growing threat of light pollution.
From one of Vimeo's ace Time-lapse artists, take you love of the skies offline!
Cast, crew, and fans explore the classic time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture 30 years after Marty went Back in Time.
Great scott! It's high time for a documentary about 'Back to the Future.'
A private detective fails to prevent an attack on a young woman. Years later, she wakes from a coma. It's time to tell the truth...
'Blue Borsalino' reached its goal in a short 4 days, but it's not too late to support Mark Lobatto's modern twist on film noir.
Two romantic misfits embark on a five borough dining adventure and ultimately discover who they really are!
'Hungry For Love' has us craving a culinary trip across New York's five boroughs.
With four Staff Picks and counting, Joris Debeij's series, 'I Am Los Angeles' has been a mainstay on Vimeo. Let's help him take the series beyond the confines of SoCal and document unique individuals from other corners of the Golden State!
Five of NYC's most adventurous filmmakers are working together to adapt each other's dreams. This is going to get weird.
An all-star team of filmmakers, including a couple Staff Pick alums are getting Freudian and interpreting one another's nocturnal musings! A dream come true?
Award-winning film by first-time, female director releases digitally on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) with 100 screenings + live stream Q&As
Help Lisa distribute this important film on World AIDS Day!
An animated series about a team of super-powered scientists who travel through time fighting nazis!
If "knowledge is power" as Schoolhouse Rock famously put it, then the Super Science Friends will kick some serious Nazi butt!
Bethany Hamilton is rewriting the rules on being a fearless athlete. This is the untold story of the heart of a champion and her resilience against all odds to become one of the leading professional surfers of our time.
With a whole two weeks to go, this project is already 150% funded! This reflects the enthusiasm surrounding Bethany Hamilton and her inspiring story. It's not too late to be a part of this special project!
Continuing the satirical adventures of above-average power forward Chris Bosh, Mystic Wolfman and more as they save the multiverse.
Lebron went back to Cleveland in the multiverse as well! Therefore, it's all the more important that we support Christopher Bosh at this crucial moment!
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold, the first and only documentary about Joan Didion. Made with Joan, using Joan's words.
The Joan Didion documentary we didn't know we were waiting for.
Cyrus Sutton, the man behind Korduroy.tv, has been exploring the GMO controversy in Hawaii. His feature length documentary will bring a necessary voice to an issue that remains unheard by most. Please consider donating!
A feature documentary film about the women breaking down gender barriers in blue-collar construction trades.
First time filmmaker Lorien Barlow explores the world of women in construction.
WONDERKID tells the story of a young gay professional footballer searching for acceptance in a hyper-masculine environment.
A short film about a big issue. This is an important film and we can't wait to see it.
Before Viagra there were goat testicle transplants, men w/ dreams & one unlikely hero. The stranger-than-fiction tale of John Brinkley!
You may remember Penny from her short "The Voyagers", which we Staff Picked back in 2011. Penny also directed one of our favorite feature length documentaries, "Our Nixon". So, it's only logical that her next film would be about goat testicle transplants among other topics.
A closeted Korean-American teenager follows his desires and finds more than he bargains for at the Korean spa.
We've been following Andrew Ahn since we saw his short "Dol (First Birthday)" at Sundance 2012. Needless to say, we're very excited by the prospect of a feature film from Andrew!
A SXSW autobiographical documentary about how a 16 year old evolves into a bank robber. Bring it to a theater near you!
From Staff Pick alum, Darius Clark Monroe, 'Evolution of a Criminal' generated a ton of buzz on the festival circuit this year. Let's help bring this important documentary to theaters!
Barry and Larry are the world's oldest conjoined twins. Now retired, they live out the end of their life in their brother's house.
Following the success of his short 'Master Muscles' , Efren Hernandez is back at it with another deliciously strange short about a pair of conjoined twins!
Not only will Ian Clark's new film have ALIENS, it's also starring Vimeo Staff Pick alum, Celia Rowslon-Hall and produced by another Staff Pick alum, Ben Wiessner!
Marfa is the documentary of my journey from my home in Stratford Upon Avon UK to the remote town of Marfa in deepest Texas.
An animated short about two talented filmmakers from England on a trip to Texas? Yes please.
WELCOME TO LEITH is a feature documentary chronicling the attempted takeover of a small town in North Dakota by white supremacists.
Help Michael and Christopher complete their chilling documentary about the controversial infiltration of white supremacists into Leith, North Dakota.
Jeff Frost, one of the most innovative time lapse filmmakers on Vimeo is making a new project about wild fires in southern California. His goal is modest, but the impact of his film will be huge.
4 more amazing episodes that teach the puppets the most important subjects of life and complete the DHMIS story!
Make sure you support the most beloved and demented puppets on Vimeo! If not, they will die!!! At least that's what Becky and Joe told us...
A babysitter, a missing kid, and a local legend who eats the eyes of children to keep himself from going blind.
Even though the short scared the pants off of us, we still want to see the feature!
Watch the short on Vimeo Staff Picks and you'll see what we mean!
An odyssey, as seen through the eyes of children. Official Selection at Toronto & Rome film fests, set to be distributed by Factory 25.
Help Alex secure finishing funds for his wonderful film 'Little Feet'! We saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival were totally charmed.
CAM GIRLZ is a documentary film about women who do internet sex work via web cam.
Sean Dunne, the director 'American Juggalo' and 'Oxyana', is back with a new project about internet sex workers who perform via webcam.
It's a project that is positively NSFW, but that's also what we've come to love and expect from Sean's films.
This film explores the revival of manual work through the passion of motorcycle enthusiasts who have found their way to a happy life.
You might already know Clement and Arthur's work on Vimeo--They are the guys responsible for 'LONG LIVE THE KINGS' https://vimeo.com/49445992
You should back their new project! For real, do it! It's going to be awesome.
When one of the most prolific art forgers in US history is finally exposed, he must confront the legacy of his 30-year con.
We featured a short documentary about Mark Landis on Vimeo Staff Picks a while back: https://vimeo.com/56921333
That said, we're very excited for this feature length project about the same man!
A man is defined by the values he holds and the ones he's willing to give up. A Ditchrider is pushed to the edge in this thriller film.
We were blown away by the quality of the footage Topaz managed to achieve with a Canon 7D. Help him make 'ROOSTER' a reality!
MA is the story of a virgin mother on a pilgrimage to Las Vegas to give birth to our savior.
Celia Rowlson-Hall is already well known on Vimeo for her shorts ('Prom Night' and 'The Audition' to name a couple.) Help her make her first feature-length offering!
Colombia is the focal point of the new global gold rush and Marmato, a mining town with over 500 years of history, is the new frontier.
Help Mark and his team raise the funds necessary to finish their documentary about Colombian gold mining!
A series of short films, exploring a future city saturated with technology and media.
Help Staff Pick Alumnus, Keiichi Matsuda, complete his sci-fi series set in Medellin, Colombia! We're really looking forward to this one!
Four days. 690 miles. Countless captivating stories. A short documentary on the people and stuff at the world's longest yard sale.
Our very own Riley Hooper is traveling 690 miles to document the worlds longest yard sale.
On My Block is a film challenge that creates stronger neighborhoods in NYC through the collaborative and creative process of filmmaking
On My Block aims to bring neighbors together over the wonder of movie making. Help them fund their 2013 festival right here in NYC!
I'm directing a music video for the up-and-coming Brooklyn band Kool Head.
Diego, a Staff Picked creator from the Vimeo community is creating a new music video for the band Kool Head.
A wild, bloody comedy from the knife-wielding maniacs at 5secondfilms.com.
Dude, bro, is this for real bro?
YES. 5 Second Films is making a feature length DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III movie!
A documentary by Jason Cooper, Jay Armitage and Chris Gartin telling the story of the crowdfunding revolution and the people behind it.
Kickstarter raised over $2.7 billion last year for over 1 million projects. Help Jason and Jay finish their documentary that focuses on some of those successful projects and their creators.
Three young farmers risk land and friendship to stand up to the USDA. An experiential film about living a life of self reliance.
BOONE is an experimental documentary that follows three young dairy farmers standing up to the USDA's unfair small farm regulations.
TOUGH LOVE is a documentary film that explores the lives, homes and cases of families caught in the child welfare system.
TOUGH LOVE follows the lives of two families whose children are in foster care, and the fight against the child welfare system to get them back.
HitFilm is made for indie filmmakers and YouTube creators. This is the story of how you helped it come to Mac.
An effects and editing suite in one! HitFilm is coming to the Mac!
THE ORGANIZER is a feature length documentary centered on ACORN founder and community organizer Wade Rathke.
Wade Rathke, founder of ACORN, has spent 40 years fighting economic injustice. This documentary follows the the most recent 3 years of his ACORN leadership and the troubles the organization has faced.
Indoek is a bi-coastal, surf-centric blog celebrating independent waveriding culture mixed with all things creative and inspiring.
INDOEK, a blog dedicated to the art and lifestyle of surfing, is looking to produce more original content. MINUTES will spotlight surfers from both coasts, while SURF SHACKS uncovers where their favorite surfers call home.
The Return, a documentary film by Adam Zucker, explores the unique reality of being young and Jewish in Poland today.
In Poland, where being Jewish makes you a minority, Adam Zucker follows women who are rediscovering their heritage.
A new experimental feature film being shot in Maine by film professor and artist Nancy Andrews.
A narrative feature shot on location with the real residents of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Celebrating women who define success on their own terms and finding out how they do the awesome things they do.
LADYPOINTS can have a second season if it reaches $7,500! A webseries dedicated to showcasing the careers of women who succeed in creative fields on their own terms.
Rawley Niner, an offbeat cop on suspension, helps 17-year old Abby Samms search for the men that murdered her family.
NINER tells the story of a teenage girl -- found on the road by a suspended detective -- who just witnessed her family brutally murdered. Help Grant and Kevin finish this feature length drama.
FLEX: the new street dance from Brooklyn. Help us finish this project for a premiere at Tribeca Film Festival!
On track for a premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, FLEX IS KINGS follows the story of two dancers trying to hit it big while the creator of "Battlefest", a Brooklyn based dance showcase, tries to keep the culture alive.
We are in the midst of a global crisis of perspective. We have forgotten the undeniable truth that every living thing is connected.
With only a few more interviews left to shoot, CONTINUUM will take a look at the past, present, and future of life as we know it.
A new documentary featuring the Super 8 home movies of Nixon's closest aides is about to premiere at SXSW – and beyond!
OUR NIXON, set to premiere at SXSW, is in its final stages of production. What was a day in the life of President Nixon like? You'll have to watch and see!
The feature film debut by Dayna Hanson will be premiering in competition at this year's SXSW Film Festival. Help us get there!
In its final stages before the SXSW premiere, help IMPROVEMENT CLUB make it all the way!
Pug, a young boy growing up in West Baltimore, finds solace in a gang of illegal dirt bike riders known as The 12 O'Clock Boys
Help 12 O'CLOCK BOYS finish post-production, and stay tuned for the premiere at SXSW!
A ten year old filmmaker ventures to steal her camera back in the wake of her brother's breakup to remind him how close they once were.
After her brother experiences a tough breakup, a younger sister seeks to restore their relationship over a past hobby – filmmaking.
A documentary exploring the value of silence, our relationship with sound, and the implications of living in a noisy world. (name of campaign creator Transcendental Media has changed to Patrick Shen)
Help Patrick explore the implications of living in such a noisy world.
Emily is a film about the progression of emotions and the development of a relationship between an intelligent girl and her kidnappers
Emily promises to be a smart, dark, and funny short film exploring the changing phycology of the victim, and perpetrators of a kidnapping.
A fantastical short film about a girl who suffers from spontaneous combustion.
What if someone really suffered from spontaneous combustion? Help Jeff raise funds for the production needed to add just the right spice of realism to this dramatic short film!
A young man's journey of self discovery affects the long distance relationship he keeps with his mother.AVAILABLE NOW on Youtube, Vimeo, and Facebook. Click the link below to watch!
When a boy moves away from his country life along side his mother and into the big city, he struggles with his new found feelings and standing up to face his problems.
Help Alex finish his short animated 2D film, 3 years in the making!
A magically real adventure film about protecting the things you love. **check out our "monster" of a top reward**
A girl and her grandfather have hidden a magical creature in the woods of their small town, but their secret is about to be threatened by a bounty hunter.
Help Peter and the rest of the Emerson College Capstone Project finish this large scale and imaginative short!
(mŭm) n. An LGBT short film about silencing insecurities, embracing oneself and the importance of human connection.
Help Writer/Director, Alex Bohs take his short film MUM into full production.
MAD Magazine poked fun at everything - and changed the world. A peek behind the scenes at this culture rotting institution.
Feeling MAD? This documentary takes a look behind the scenes at the now 60 year legacy of MAD Magazine. Help them capture and produce its remaining interviews with contributors and fans of MAD.
CLOUDS is a documentary exploring creativity through the lens of code
A documentary filmed in a new 3D format is exploring what its like to visualize life and creativity through data.
For 16 years Rooftop Films has screened thousands of new indie films in cool outdoor spaces but we can't continue without your support.
Help Rooftop Films fund this summers shows and festivities in NYC!
Documentary directing team Tom and Charles will be following a group of climbers as they scale everest! Help them raise funds for the films post production.
A documentary film about the tragedy of Alzheimer's disease, the power of art and the meaning of family.
Banker is in the final stages of his feature length documentary three years in the making – following his mothers fight with Alzheimer's disease.
SUPPORT THIS SUNDANCE GRANTEE! An intensely personal investigation into globalization's newest epidemic: Suicide
During her return to Nepal to complete her documentary about Shanta – a young girl hoping to become a doctor – director Amy Benson was shocked to discover she had killed herself. Help Amy finish this film and cover the launch of Nepal's first suicide hotline.
A cool iOS app that will capture and edit together 1 second clips from your every day life into a polished video!
A girl and her father hunt for valuable resin on a toxic planet. When her father is attacked, she is forced to grow up quick. (short film)
Shep Films needs your help to practically create the immense world "Prospect" calls for.
A boy finds a connection between his fish tank and a pond in the woods. There looms inside the pond, a giant amphibian.
Nate is trying to finish his project, "Tank". A short animated film about a boy and his bond with a larger than life salamander.
A feature comedy about two AWOL soldiers who are mistaken for war heroes and become embroiled in a small town mayoral election.
Medal of Victory promises to be a hilarious comedy about two AWOL soldiers masquerading as war heroes. Help director Joshua Moïse raise funds for production costs.
A mentally unstable vagrant comes to the aid of a student. When she tries to return the favor she gets far more than she bargained for.
Peter has shot what promises to be an awesome short film. Help them complete the post production and get this show on the road!
StoryCorps' first animation special will feature stories told by everyday people, brought to life by Rauch Brothers Animation.
StoryCorps, beloved users of Vimeo, are trying to create a thirty minute special of their popular animated interview series. Help them out!
A documentary that shines a bright light on the vital importance of play to our health, happiness, and the future of life itself!
Gwen is making a documentary about play, that's right play! We all play, and if we don't it can really affect our lives and how we interact with others. Help Gwen shoot the interviews she needs, and save up for post-production to make this documentary playfully possible!
2000 people worldwide live with MPS II (or Hunter Syndrome). This film tells the raw and honest stories of four boys affected.
Joey is documenting Hunter Syndrome and the affect it has on the people in his life, and the families of the diagnosed. Help him raise awareness and complete the film.
How do friends, family, and an impending apocalypse affect teenage life in the suburbs?
Miles and his team are collaborating on an awesome story of summers' end, and the actual end...of the world.
A short film examining the effect NYC has on the relationships of men, and the choices it can influence them to make.
Help Diego get the film through it's final stages of post production.
From writer Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Duke Johnson (Moral Orel, Frankenhole) comes Anomalisa.
Charlie Kaufman is creating his first stop motion animated film, Anomalisa! Help him finish the project with the team at Starburns Industries.
A relationship drama about two entangled strangers' pursuit to escape their own personal misfortunes.
Larry, and active Vimeo user with past shorts like Brothers, and ICE HOCKEY, is completing his next film The Worst. What happens when you leave your bags on the subway?
In a landscape as dramatic as its stories, Alaska Native people face staggering suicide rates, yet remain determined to heal & thrive!
Enei and her husband Evon are trying to document the lives of native Alaskans as they battle high suicide rates, and the loss of their culture.
The most intuitive, compact and simple intervalometer + motion control for timelapse photography
An amazingly easy to use intervalometer that also pans your shot! Finally!
Ollie, 8, is left in a rural town with his estranged family. A boy vanishes and Ollie becomes aware of a strange presence in the woods.
Help Jennifer finish her NYU thesis film about Ollie, a boy abandoned by his mother and left in a small town where he may not be alone.
Clandestine is an original martial arts action web series created by Thousand Pounds Action Co.
Chris and Haile are creating an original martial arts action web series and need your help to start production. They've already created some great shorts and are ready to take their experience in the choreography of fight scenes to the next level.
When a young autistic boy runs away from his Mexican-immigrant family, he embarks on an odyssey that forces his family to reconcile
Help Sam complete his narrative film based on the true story of an undocumented autistic child who ran away and hid in the NYC subway for 11 days.
Drea Cooper and Zackary Canepari are documenting the life of one of the first female boxers to compete in the Olympic games.
A portrait of Oceana, WV, an old coal mining town that has become the epicenter of the Oxycontin epidemic, earning the nickname Oxyana.
Sean has created some awesome documentaries and needs your help to finish his first feature length film about the underground drug trade in a small mining town known as Oceana.
We designed the Kick to help you take better pictures, make better videos and have fun doing it.
Your mobile filmmaking utility belt is going to need another slot! Start lighting your videos with this LED bank made for iPhone.
Show some love to the creators of the Vimeo classic and SXSW 2012 Jury Prize winner, "(notes on) biology". They've got two new productions on the way and we could not be more excited!
On our weekly web series, we interview local and touring indie bands in a laundromat while they do their laundry.
Help Michael and his team continue producing episodes of Dirty Laundry. A web series all about music and dirty clothes!
Marshall's deep space search for his estranged brother grows worse when realizing he's trapped in Recoil, and has done this all before.
Evan's thesis film is one of six selected by the USC MFA film program! Help him get the funding he needs to start production.
Help Jim and Josh finish their short about a patient who falls in love with her therapist, and discovers his drawbacks. Is it enough to call it quits?
An immensely visual film on the life & work of Ski Patrol, Search & Rescue teams, and Avalanche Safety in the Rocky Mountains
A sure to be amazing documentary that uncovers the lives and day-to-day of Search & Rescue workers in the Rocky Mountains.
We plan to transform an abandoned New York City trolley terminal into a vibrant community green space using new solar technology.
Let's put a park underground in NYC!
Following an earthquake, a subterranean unlicensed medic meets a psych-ward escapee who claims to be a fallen angel.
Scott and Chris are adapting a chapter from Craig Clevenger's new novel into an amazing short film. Help them reach their goal and cover the production budget!
A True Story About Why We Are. From the creator of Everything is a Remix.
Kirby, a veteran of both Vimeo and documentary filmmaking, is creating a new project that looks at the events that have lead us to where we are now politically.
CIRCLE THE WAGEN is a buddy roadtrip documentary, and our loveletter to the vintage Volkswagen subculture in America.
Dave bought an old VW bus on eBay, but when it broke down he thought all was lost. Little did he know the community surrounding these manic machines was great enough to help repair it, and warrant a feature documentary!
We've been invited to premiere our documentary at the Berlin International Film Festival - but we need your help!
Malika and Katy are finishing their documentary about David, one of the first openly gay men in Uganda. They need your help to finish the movie and fly at least one member from the LGBT to its premiere in Berlin!
FOURPLAY puts a positive spin on sexual encounters with the telling of four different stories involving some strange circumstances.
Hand-made screenprints & t-shirts about the best things life has to offer: zombies, unicorns, 8-bit creatures and knife fights.
Take this opportunity to get in on some sweet prints and t-shirts from Safwat Saleem and his Oh Expletive project!
After his wife leaves , Dan Baum journeys deep into a dark forest. But his memories hold on to him, stronger than ever.
Help Noah and the cast of Dark Forest fund the needed special effects so they can finish their short film thriller!
In a process that mirrors the OWS movement itself, 60+ award-winning filmmakers & artists are making a film about it. Together.
Help this team of creators finish their documentary about the protest that has swept our country. The backer rewards are great so check them out!
Feature-length documentary film which chronicles how a group of New York comedians started a cultural phenomenon.
Help the ultimate pranksters finish their feature film!


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When Catherine Lasperches walks into an examination room at the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic or meets a patient in the hall, she enthusiastically greets them using their first name. Since so many of her clients are known exclusively by their nicknames, their response, she says, is often, 'Oh, only my mother calls me this way.'" Immediately, a warmth is established.
Lasperches, who was born in France and moved to New Orleans in 1989, has worked as a nurse practitioner at the clinic since 2004. Her love of jazz brought her to the Crescent City and her involvement with the music—studying it, interviewing and meeting artists, going out to hear jazz—has served her well in understanding the needs of her clients.
"When I started the people that I knew on the music scene became my patients," says Lasperches. "It was like closing the circle and that was a nice touch."
Lasperches understands that most musicians work on a freelance basis and thus haven't had the luxury of paid health insurance. Many—if not most—don't enjoy high-paying jobs or regular paychecks. So routine check-ups weren't really on their agenda. They would go to the doctor or check in at an emergency room purely out of necessity.
"That's what we're trying to do, we're trying to make sure that they come in and not wait until they get sick because then it gets complicated," she explains. "You have to educate and you have to teach them about prevention and to not be afraid of getting free care," she offers, explaining that for some, getting involved in the system can be worrisome. "You have to tell them the same thing over and over until they get it done. I don't give up. Then they tell me how grateful they are and say, 'Thank you for being like my mother.'"
Lasperches' lively personality and caring demeanor makes going to the Musicians' Clinic—where everyone is friendly and helpful—feel much like seeing a family doctor of old. Her clients aren't strangers to her; they are a community to which she belongs. She's aware that some artists perform a physically challenging seven shows a week on Bourbon Street or deal with dental issues that hamper their ability to play and make a living. She expresses her extreme thankfulness that she is able to refer her clients to a dentist or a specialist if the situation calls for it. "That allows us to provide the best care that we can because we have access to public and private services," she says.
"You know my patients call me Dr. Catherine though I'm not an MD—and I like it," she confides. "I'm familiar with musicians' lives and personalities so it's comfortable for me and for them."
Lasperches, who most simply call Catherine, likens her job to being a detective. "I'm very good at asking questions. I like to know the details. I like to know their stories. I want to know everything. I'm curious. I'm never bored. I'm interested and every time it's a new adventure with a patient. And I learn from my patients and I hope that I can use everything I learn to give back to the other patients."
"I think my patients like that I'm French," Catherine says with the laugh that often sprinkles her conversations. "I think it makes it more enjoyable. The artists are interesting people; they travel, they go to my country more than I do. They come back and ask me to translate newspaper clips. When [Cajun accordionist] Bruce Daigrepont comes in we speak French because it's fun. So the relationships go way beyond just New Orleans."
Outside of the Musicians' Clinic, Lasperches was recognized for her importance to the community by the folks at HBO, who cast her in "Treme," where she, of course, played herself. "I was glad I got to do my own lines because I'm terrible at memorizing," she readily admits. "I would be a bad actress."
Before Lasperches' arrival in New Orleans, she worked as a registered nurse in Paris and Tahiti. After work as a teaching assistant in the French department at the University of New Orleans, and in other French-related jobs, Ochsner Hospital hired her; subsequently she received her green card, allowing her to work in the country. She earned her nurse practitioner's degree in 1999.
Great luck and superb timing facilitated Lasperches' hiring at the Musicians' Clinic. She was looking for a job and attended a nurse practitioner convention that just happened to be in New Orleans. There she was introduced to the person who was leaving the position at the clinic and was informed that they were looking for a replacement. Lasperches couldn't be more grateful to Bethany Bultman—the founder, in 1998, of the Musicians' Clinic—for hiring her.
"It's really a privilege that I can do things that I like," Catherine says with her typical sincerity and enthusiasm. "I can't really separate my work and my life. I couldn't do this job anywhere else in the world. So it's very unique to me. That's the beauty of the job."

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Have you been following our list of top Jewish Wedding Movie Inspiration? We timed this one just right. It's the something Blue of our week of 4th of July Wedding Inspiration. Well, OK, Red, White and Blue! Coming in at #11 was, "Wedding Crashers!' The comedy of two commitment phobic divorce mediator friends living in Washington DC who break all their own rules and fall in love! Since, the movie takes place in Washington DC,…READ MORE
Have you seen our list of the Top 10 Jewish Wedding Film Inspirations? Coming in at #12 was, "Keeping the Faith." This comedy from 2000 is the story of two friends, a priest and a rabbi, who both fall in love with the same beauty! Real Jewish funny man Ben Stiller stars as Rabbi Jake. In the end Ed Norton's Father Brian Finn doesn't give up the priesthood and Jake gets his woman, who we…READ MORE
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There have been a lot of firsts in our house this month. First day of school, first time being in school full day and the first time packing lunch for school, every single day. Last year Jack stayed late at school one day of the week, so packing lunch was a bit of a novelty. But now that he packs lunch every day the novelty has worn off rather quickly.
While I'm not the type of mom to make cute lunch time creations or come up with elaborate meals, I do have a few lunchtime hacks that work well for my family.
Leftovers are the new Lunch
I love leftovers my family doesn't always feel the same way. Though I can get them to eat leftovers for lunch. When I'm making dinner, if it's a meal I know Jack loves (mac and cheese, ravioli, tacos) I make extra and save a portion for him to have for lunch the next day.
Do It The Night Before
So I know the general rule is to make lunches the night before but this doesn't work for me. I usually like to be done with all "mom" related chores by 7 pm, so I make lunches in the morning and I think they taste fresher that way. However I do ask Jackson what he wants each night so that in the morning I already know what I'm making.
Let Them Decide
I generally let Jackson decide what he wants for lunch though there are some guidelines. Everyday he has to pick a fruit as one of his two snacks and we I try not to let him take the same thing every day.
Keep it Fun
I let Jack pick out his lunch box which has him excited about packing lunch for school. We both love the Drink In A Box and Snack In A Box. Jack loves the fun design and color of the items and I love that I can send him to school with water in the Drink in a Box and he doesn't complain about not having a juice box. He also loves that all of the kids think his water bottle is pretty cool. I like that Drink in a Box is completely leak proof so I can lay it flat in his lunch box without worrying that it will leak. Snack in a Box helps keep his snacks fresh and spill proof. With its easy open and close lid, he doesn't need help from the teacher to open it. We also have fun with the Scribble on the Box reusable labels. I have Jack write his name on them everyday so everyone knows which one is his and it gets him to practice writing.
Having lunch at school is a big part of growing up and getting adjusted to a full day school schedule. I like to think outside the box when it comes to what I offer Jackson for lunch and I'm trying to keep it fun. We have enough to argue about in the morning, that I would like to keep what he packs for lunch argument free.


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Technical features of the crossover Dongfeng MX6
The new Chinese crossover is based on a platform of second Nissan X-Trail. It means that the MX6 model is supplied by an independent suspension presented by the front MacPherson struts and the rear multi-link design. Every wheel is completed by the disk brakes.
Under the cowl of Chinese off-road car there is a four-cylinder atmospheric engine that was located in many Nissan models. The 2.0-liter unit generates 144 horsepower and 207 Nm of torque accessible at 4400 turns per minute. The six-step mechanic transmission or variable speed gear unit (four-step automatic transmission will also be possible) add the Dongfeng's equipment. The motor meets ecological requirements of Euro-4. When the mode is combined the car needs almost 9 liters of fuel per 100 km of run. There is no information about dynamic and high-speed possibilities of Dongfeng MX6.Its dimensions: 4625/1790/1735 mm with the wheel base of 2630 mm. The complete set will be rich enough: a rear-view camera, front parking sensors, tire pressure monitoring system, heating up of seats, cruise-control, climate control, system of the circular review and many other things.


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For a Texas resident, I don't watch a hell of a lot of football. I went to UT, so I'll try to tune in for a significant Big 12 game as opposed to the annual Little Big Horns versus Louisiana-Monroe or Rice.
Being a Texans fan makes Sunday especially excruciating, and anyway I -- like many people -- usually have the convenient excuse of family obligations to prevent me from watching all that many pro games. I still follow the division races and always have an eye open for a fantasy sleeper (I'm 2-3 this season, thanks a lot Steven Jackson), but more often than not I see most of the action on Sunday night's news.
One of the main reasons I find it easy to avoid sitting down to watch televised games on Sunday is because they've just become too much of an ordeal. For a fun experiment, record a random NFL game some time and then, as you're replaying it, make a note of how much of the 60 allotted minutes of game time actually involve plays being run. It's bad enough that commercials and time-outs already bloat the proceedings to three-and-a-half hours, but for maybe 15 minutes of actual action? I may not be working on a cure for cancer, but even my time's worth more than that.
So I can feel comfortable saying that the NFL RedZone channel is the greatest thing to hit television since Cheaters.
The concept is simple: instead of being locked into whatever games are being broadcast locally on Sunday, RedZone takes you to whatever teams are about to score (in the "red zone," get it?) or wherever there's already been a score, turnover, or big play.
There's no going to the sideline to see Pam Oliver annoy Bill Belichick, no sitting on your thumbs while the officials review a call, and -- best of all -- no goddamn commercials.
America really has become a nation of old ladies, as any casual perusal of Sunday-afternoon advertising will confirm. Fondly do I recall the days of "Tastes great, less filling" and Mean Joe Green giving a terrified young boy his sweaty jersey. Now I get an endless parade of ads featuring one bunch of Matlock extras trying to control their bladders and another working out the logistics of maneuvering their Viagra-enhanced boners into an outdoor bathtub. The Super Bowl has ended up as the annual showcase of commercials because none of the companies involved can get a word in edgewise during the regular season.
So enamored have I become with the RedZone concept I started wondering how well it'd work with the other major sports. Sadly, football's structure is the only one that really fits.
But I'll give the others a shot, anyway:
Baseball -- This would seem to be the sport most benefiting from the highlight treatment, as it's arguably the most boring of the lot. Problem is, the sheer number of games, in addition to the length of the season itself, makes the concept unsustainable in a country with the collective attention span of a ferret on crank.
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Basketball -- The problem with b-ball is it's actually pretty exciting on a consistent basis, and the shot clock guarantees that something's going to happen every 24 seconds. ESPN ends up showing every game highlight on SportsCenter anyway, so why bother, really?
Hockey -- See above, narrow it down to just showing the fights and you might be on to something.
Soccer -- Unworkable because of the presumption that you'd have enough highlights to fill several hours of programming. In a sport that routinely ends in scores of 1-0 or 0-0, you'd be better off filming muggings in the stands.
Football is it, I guess. Now if you'll excuse me, there's a Cheaters marathon on.


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1: We Didn't Start The Fire | This Mixbook is about the first seven topics of the song "We Didn't Start The Fire", a famous song talking about different things that happened after WWII. I would like to dedicate this to the writer and singer of this song, Billy Joel. I hope you enjoy it.
2: Harry Truman | Harry Truman became the vice president on April 12th, 1945 when after three months before his fourth term, President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away. After that, Harry Truman was inaugurated as the 33rd president of the United States of America. President Truman had only met with Franklin D. Roosevelt a couple of times. Since Truman knew nothing of the A-bomb, they had to inform him of everything that was going on that the people of the world didn't know about. Harry Truman knew nothing of the A-bomb, or anything that had to do with it, except for what was happening between the US and Japan. Harry Truman had to decide on sending the bomb to Hiroshima. Once they did, many people died from the nuclear bomb. After the bomb Japan surrendered, even though it is a sort of tradition not to ever surrender, to die fighting. Japan surrendered because if they didn't they would get bombed again. Harry Truman was president twice before his presidency term ended.
4: Doris Day | Doris Day was a successful singer and actress. She has starred in thirty-nine films, recorded more than six-hundred and fifty songs, and received an Academy Award nomination, won a Golden Globe Award and a Grammy Award. Her Real name is Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff, but Day is her stage name. Her career started when she became a part of a band while she was a teenager. Her true career started after she was in a dancing duo with another person, until a car accident prevented her from dancing for a while, so she started practicing and at 17 she started singing publicly. She started to sing in front of many people, which got her recognition and a bit of fame. Once her career really set off, she sang many hit songs like "Its Magic" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and acted in her first movie "Romance on The High Seas". Doris Day was also an animal rights activist. They named a foundation after her called "The Doris Day Animal Foundation", which wanted to stop killing animals in a pound. To 2009 Doris Day was the top ranked box office female singer of all time.
5: Red China | When it says "Red China", it refers to the Red Troops in China. When it says red, it means communism. Back in 1949 communism was China's biggest problem. They had communist politicians and the people detested the thought of being a communist country. The Red Army started when Mao Zedong led his followers into the mountains in the Hunan-Jiangxi border. They say that the Red Army had some very bad weapons. They used bamboo spikes the majority of the time and guns were very unlikely for a soldier to have. Mao seemed like a very strong and honorable man with their Six Principles of the Red Army: -Put back all doors when you leave a house -Rice-stalk mattresses must all be bundled up again and returned Be polite. Help people when you can. -Give back everything you borrow, even if its only a needle. -Pay for all things broken, even if only a chopstick. -Don't help yourself or search for things when people are not in their houses. The communist party is still there back in China today.
6: Johnnie Ray was a famous piano player, song writer and singer. His real full name is John Alvin Ray. At the age of 13 he was mostly deaf when a straw when into his left ear. He did not tell his parents, but that became a problem later in his life. Many people said he loved to play the piano when he was little. Once he started playing in front of crowds his career was public. He was a teen idol, with nicknames "Mr. Emotion", "The Nabob of Sob", and "The Prince of Wails", and other nicknames. He sang many famous songs like "Please Mr. Sun", "Walkin' My Baby Back Home", "A Sinner Am I", "Such a Night", and "Yes Tonight Josephine". His sort of traditional pop twist to his music got him recognized by many people. And one song, "The Little White Cloud That Cried" sold more than two million copies. He married Marilyn Morrison in 1952.
7: South Pacific | "South Pacific" was a very famous Broadway musical in 1949. It was produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein. They were very famous musical writers back then. "South Pacific" won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for Drama. Many people enjoyed the musical on Broadway. It was like the "Titanic" of its era. It was the only musical ever to win all four Tony Awards for acting. A U.S. tour ran for five years in 118 cities from April of 1950 through March of 1955. It starred many famous actors or just famous people from different places. In 2008 some people wanted to bring back the musical. They announced it for April and then showed it in theaters. It won five Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical Revival and garnered 11 Tony nominations, including best revival, director, choreographer, all four acting categories and all four design categories. Many people have made their own versions of the musical, most in different languages. "South Pacific" was a success.
8: Walter Winchell | Walter Winchell was a newspaper and radio commentator. When he began his career he was into journalism. Once his name was getting around he started to work for "The New York Daily Mirror". That was when he started commentating and writing. A good Winchell quote is: "I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret". He was read by 50 million people a day for 40 years. People especially liked him for the type of slang he would use when speaking on a radio show. People called the things that he said "Whinchellism and Whinchellese". Walter Winchell starred in a couple of movies. He was a very well known person in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. He also commented when president Dwight D. Eisenhower was being inaugurated. Walter Winchell had the highest rated talk show in 1948. On Sunday nights his broadcast was heard by over 20 million people.
9: In 1949, a very famous baseball player, Joe DiMaggio set many records in baseball, received three MVP awards, and led his team to nine World Series Titles in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1951. He was also a 13 time All-Star. His father and his two brothers were also baseball players in the MLB. Joe DiMaggio was married to Dorothy Arnold, but that didn't work out so then he married Marilyn Monroe, which also ended up in divorce. He played as a center fielder and a big hitter. He had a 56-game hitting streak, a record which is still unbeaten to this day. He led the New York Yankees to nine world championships. He had nicknames like "The Yankee Clipper" and "Joltin' Joe". To this day he is the only player to be selected for the All-Star game in every season he played. He had the fifth most home runs in his career, and has the sixth highest hitting percentage. | Joe DiMaggio
10: Information Bibliography Joe DiMaggio." The Official Site of Joe DiMaggio. Web. 08 Apr. 2010.
11: Pictures Bibliography Harry Truman http://lit100.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/harry-truman.jpg Doris Day http://redriverautographs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/039_69070doris-day-posters-7421491.jpg Red China http://www.cpradr.org/Portals/0/istock%20photos/istock%20photos%20resized/RedChinaFlagMedium.RESIZED.jpg Johnnie Ray http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NE-72ZXux-g/SWThcyS5-fI/AAAAAAAAHmw/9kojeAxzNjo/s400/JohnnieRayNoBusinesstrailer.jpg South Pacific http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/south-pacific-DVDcover.jpg Walter Winchell http://www.findagrave.com/photos/2006/111/1116_114576038551.jpg Joe DiMaggio http://mentalfloss.cachefly.net/quiz/uploads/1242259607772.jpg
12: Quiz 1.Which number president was Harry Truman? 2.How many movies did Doris Day star in? 3.Who led his followers into the mountains in the Hunan-Jiangxi border? 4.A straw went into which of Johnnie Ray's ears? 5.When did "South Pacific" win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama? 6.When did Walter Winchell have the highest rated talk show? 7.Name one of Joe DiMaggio's nicknames.


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Effects of climatic variation on field metabolism and water relations of desert tortoises
By: B.T. Henen, C.C. Peterson, I.R. Wallis, K.H. Berry, and K.A. Nagy
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We used the doubly labeled water method to measure the field metabolic rates (FMRs, in kJ kg-1 day-1) and water flux rates (WIRs, in ml H2O kg-1 day-1) of adult desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in three parts of the Mojave Desert in California over a 3.5-year period, in order to develop insights into the physiological responses of this threatened species to climate variation among sites and years. FMR, WIR, and the water economy index (WEI, in ml H2O kJ-1, an indicator of drinking of free water) differed extensively among seasons, among study sites, between sexes, and among years. In high-rainfall years, males had higher FMRs than females. Average daily rates of energy and water use by desert tortoises were extraordinarily variable: 28-fold differences in FMR and 237-fold differences in WIR were measured. Some of this variation was due to seasonal conditions, with rates being low during cold winter months and higher in the warm seasons. However, much of the variation was due to responses to year-to-year variation in rainfall. Annual spring peaks in FMR and WIR were higher in wet years than in drought years. Site differences in seasonal patterns were apparently due to geographic differences in rainfall patterns (more summer rain at eastern Mojave sites). In spring 1992, during an El Nino (ENSO) event, the WEI was greater than the maximal value obtainable from consuming succulent vegetation, indicating copious drinking of rainwater at that time. The physiological and behavioral flexibility of desert tortoises, evident in individuals living at all three study sites, appears central to their ability to survive droughts and benefit from periods of resource abundance. The strong effects of the El Nino (ENSO) weather pattern on tortoise physiology, reproduction, and survival elucidated in this and other studies suggest that local manifestations of global climate events could have a long-term influence on the tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert.
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Tag: Plough Monday
Today is Plough Monday
The Epiphany of the Lord that's celebrated by the Catholic Church on 6 January is called the Feast of Theophany by Eastern Orthodox Christians and it's one of the great events of their liturgical year. The Church of England, meanwhile, celebrates the Epiphany on the Twelfth Night and its adherents refer to today as Plough Monday.
"Is my team ploughing? / That I was used to drive / And hear the harness jingle / When I was man alive?" asked the English poet A.E. Housman. His countryman, W. H. Auden, was less rustic but his subjects were rooted in the same traditions. His extraordinary lyric, For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratio, is some 1,500 lines long and meditates on a Christmas for the time after Christmas. The poem serves as an annual reminder that the child born in Bethlehem has acted "to redeem from insignificance" the routines of our everyday lives that are often associated with tedious Monday mornings. Snippet:
For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratio
Well, so that is that. Now we must dismantle the tree,
Putting the decorations back into their cardboard boxes —
Some have got broken — and carrying them up to the attic.
The holly and the mistletoe must be taken down and burnt,
And the children got ready for school. There are enough
Left-overs to do, warmed-up, for the rest of the week —
Not that we have much appetite, having drunk such a lot,
Stayed up so late, attempted — quite unsuccessfully —
To love all of our relatives, and in general
Grossly overestimated our powers. Once again
As in previous years we have seen the actual Vision and failed
To do more than entertain it as an agreeable
Possibility, once again we have sent Him away,
Begging though to remain His disobedient servant,
The promising child who cannot keep His word for long.
The Christmas Feast is already a fading memory,
And already the mind begins to be vaguely aware
Of an unpleasant whiff of apprehension at the thought
Of Lent and Good Friday which cannot, after all, now
Be very far off. But, for the time being, here we all are,
Back in the moderate Aristotelian city
Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid's geometry
And Newton's mechanics would account for our experience,
And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it.
It seems to have shrunk during the holidays. The streets
Are much narrower than we remembered; we had forgotten
The office was as depressing as this. To those who have seen
The Child, however dimly, however incredulously,
The Time Being is, in a sense, the most trying time of all.
For the innocent children who whispered so excitedly
Outside the locked door where they knew the presents to be
Grew up when it opened. Now, recollecting that moment
We can repress the joy, but the guilt remains conscious;
Remembering the stable where for once in our lives
Everything became a You and nothing was an It.
And craving the sensation but ignoring the cause,
We look round for something, no matter what, to inhibit
Our self-reflection, and the obvious thing for that purpose
Would be some great suffering. So, once we have met the Son,
We are tempted ever after to pray to the Father;
"Lead us into temptation and evil for our sake."
They will come, all right, don't worry; probably in a form
That we do not expect, and certainly with a force
More dreadful than we can imagine. In the meantime
There are bills to be paid, machines to keep in repair,
Irregular verbs to learn, the Time Being to redeem
From insignificance. The happy morning is over,
The night of agony still to come; the time is noon:
When the Spirit must practice his scales of rejoicing
Without even a hostile audience, and the Soul endure
A silence that is neither for nor against her faith
That God's Will will be done, That, in spite of her prayers,
God will cheat no one, not even the world of its triumph.
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In order to travel to the annual CodeGarden conference I
need my visa application approved and passport returned from the UK
Home Office Border Agency within the next week.
Yes, you can help!
We now have an answer
I am requesting an expedited decision of my case, now
two months old.
Applicant: Douglas James Robar
Case Ref: 014264466
I'm an American living in Cambridge UK for 2.5
years. My wife is a PhD student at Cambridge University and has a
student visa. I have a student dependant visa that allows me to
work in the UK.
I own and run Percipient
Studios. Not only do I offer website design and
implementations using the Umbraco CMS, I am also the only official
Umbraco Level 1 Trainer in the UK and have taught hundreds of UK
software developers, webmasters, and IT staff attain the valuable
Umbraco Certified Developer certification and tens of
organisations become
Umbraco Solution Providers.
I like being in the UK. My family and I would like to stay for
some time even after my wife finishes her PhD. And I want to
continue my business here.
For this I need a new visa and have applied for a
Tier 1 General visa. I fully qualify according to that
points-based system, provided all needed documentation and
biometric evidence, and even used the excellent Global Visas to ensure a
flawless application. My application was delivered before the
deadline of 4-April (two months ago).
In mid-June I am to give a
presentation at the annual Umbraco conference, CodeGarden, and will also be
moderating a panel discussion. CodeGarden (twitter: #CG11) is
the single most important event of the year for my
business; I get work as a direct result of attending in
addition to its being a key source for my own professional
development in the field.
Though the Home Office suggests that
75% of cases are decided within four weeks, my case is still
outstanding after 8 weeks.
I need a miracle. The Home Office won't discuss my case with me
14 weeks have passed. I've called. Multiple times. It will only
(only?) have been ten weeks by the time CodeGarden begins. But
without my approved visa and passport returned I can't
leave the country.
I had thought of getting an emergency second passport from the
US Embassy in London (which they can do within 36 hours). But have
found out from the Home Office that if I leave the UK before my
visa has been issued, even on a valid passport, my visa application
will automatically and immediately be cancelled.
At the Home Office's recommendation I have faxed a request for
urgency to 0114 207 2536. I was told that no reply to my request
will be given and no assurance can be made of fulfilling my request
for urgency. Also at the HO's recommendation my fax included the
important "do not withdraw my application" sentence. I'm not sure
why this should be necessary but twice I was told it should appear
on the fax.
Blog post and tweet to escalate issue in the hope that something
can be done to ensure I will be able to attend the CodeGarden
UPDATE: I contacted my local MP (Julian Huppert, twitter
@julianhuppert) at
the recommendation of many and his office was very responsive. They
called me back within two hours with the news that "You will be
pleased to know your application is nearing the end of the review
process and you will be hearing shortly." I then asked when
"shortly" might be. "If you have not heard from UKBA by Sunday 12th
June please do contact Julian again."
Potentially hearing something by 12 June is not sufficient - I
would then still need to wait to receive my passport by post.
I am still looking for assistance to successfully complete
my visa application and return my passport (in my hands) by 9
June. That's only one week away.
Others have suggested these avenues, which I will be following
up on:
UPDATE: Benjamin Howarth has
contacted his MP and discovered "MPs have access routes to
the UK Passport Agency that are not available to the
public, so Julian Huppert is your best bet.
Letters of commercial support as well are also
helpful apparently, so I sorted a petition for you: http://www.petitiononline.com/drobar11/petition.html"
The volume of petition
signatures (currently 140 signatures!), tweets, retweets, and
outpouring of concern and support is overwhelming. Thank you!
I've emailed my MP again and am awaiting a response. I'll keep
you posted, and as ever please accept my deep thanks and let me
know if you or someone you know can assist in expediting the
approval and return of my visa application and passport.
Things seem to be moving!
I received this note from Julian Huppert's office today:
"I have been in touch with the UK Border Agency about the need for Doug
to receive the determination of his visa application and passport
returned. The issue has been referred to the Border Agency MP Account
Managers Office. I will contact them again first thing on Monday
morning and let you know the outcome."
So far there are 177
signatures on the petition, thank you!
If you know anyone at the Home Office or Border Agency I
would greatly appreciate your assistance.
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It has been quite some time since last I updated the blog, but then, it has been a very busy month (the title kind of gives that away).
I have been doing nothing but writing and proof reading over the last while, re-reading chapters, tidying up the writing and basically working things through with novel number two. I've had no time to really do anything else due to working on the novel and real life; so no further progress on publishing or on other stories.
The good news is progress has been made and the novel is really taking shape. The first half of the book is basically done and I think properly carries forward the characters, both old and new. However, it's the second half of the book that is proving a little difficult.
I have been coming up with very good scenes, but a lot of them just don't fit with the story so I've had to cut them out and save them for future books. Several perfectly good chats between characters have had to go purely because they just didn't suit the situation or didn't advance the plot. It was a shame and it's slowed things down but maybe, just maybe, they will get worked into future stories. We'll see.
I am keeping at it. I've had a lot of encouragement from friends and family and everyone is very keen to see the next book. I don't want to disappoint them! I am making progress on the last six chapters and plot elements are falling into place, just slower than I intended. One big piece of work that was holding things up was the identification of the final bad guy. Fortunately, that has now been sorted. I'm most pleased with the result and I hope people will be suitably impressed once they…well, I don't want to spoil the plot now do I?
That's progress for now. Meanwhile, hope you all like the little short story I've done below. This is another old one. Nothing big, just a simple dual between medieval warriors. Enjoy!
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The North Mans Blood
The fool's body offered no resistance to Vadra's blade. It cut cleanly, slicing the soft skinned southerners head clean from his shoulders. Vadra had thought the mans neck too long anyway; it was fitting that this weaklings end would come because of it. Too long; like a chickens.
Yes, that was fitting too; slicing the head off a chicken. Not that the man, in life at least, had been want for courage. Oh he'd had courage indeed to face a veteran Warchief such as Vadra in single combat. But he had fought like a chicken; prodding and pecking worthlessly with his thin sword blade, expecting Vadra to fight the same way. Vadra had let the man try and land a clean blow to draw blood but the heavy northern armour he was clad in was proof against the southerner's blows. Then, when the southerner had at last changed tactics and gone for a stronger blow, Vadra had contemptuously swept the mans' sword aside, sending it to the muddy ground. Vadra's backswing with his long sword had been the beheading blow. The southerner hadn't even had time to scream. Or beg for that matter. Vadra, in his vast experience, had seen many a southerner beg before the end. It was very annoying.
"He was a good man north lord. He was a friend."
Vadra turned at the sound of the voice. Around him single combats where taking place up and down the muddy battlefield. North men fighting in a mass melee with southern warriors, the bright colours of the southern lands in stark contrast to the dark grey's and blacks of the northern host.
The voice had come from another Southerner. This one was different.
Unlike the headless corpse now lying at Vadra's feet, a short, thin thing that hardly deserved the name 'warrior', this man was bigger. Broad shouldered, clad in chain mail with only a small sash tied at his belt to mark him as a southern mercenary. He had a thick shaggy beard, much like the one Vadra sported, black and braided. He held a long sword, again like Vadra's, at the ready.
Yes, maybe this Southerner was a proper warrior. Indeed he had the look of a north man about him. Prehapes he was of northern blood?
"I will have to kill you now north lord."
Vadra smirked at the threat.
"You will try." Vadra replied in his best broken Southern dialect, his skill at languages not as great as his skill with his sword.
He took a ready stance. The Southerner nodded, slipping into a low guard. Already, Vadra was impressed. The Southerner indeed seemed to know what he was doing; it would be interesting to see how long that lasted.
Vadra attacked, blade sweeping high then down at an angle. The attack usually caught off guard inexperienced foes with its speed and controlled power. The Southerner countered well, batting the blade away and thrusting. The long swords met in a clash of steel on steel, slipping past each other in a shower of sparks.
Yes, this one was a good warrior.
Vadra did not let up, striking again. Again, the Southerner blocked then counter attacked with skill. Blade met blade in ear splitting clangs of steel on steel, each warrior striking again and again to weaken the other.
Vadra did not let up. He never did. His strength, his years of experience, his skill with the blade; all these combined, would see him victorious. Of this he was sure. No southerner, no matter how skilled, would ever best him.
He blocked one of the Southerners blows. He let go of his sword with one hand, and brought a mailed fist up, slamming it into the Southerners stomach. The man staggered back, winded. Vadra allowed himself a smile.
A soft skinned underbelly then. How disappointing.
The man had his sword out in a wandering gesture but with a thunderous blow Vadra knocked the sword from the mans hands.
Time to die.
He swung his sword up, ready to...
The man leap forward and to Vadra's astonishment, grabbed the Long Swords elaborate pommel, denying the killing blow for but an instant.
Fool, he could not delay the envit...
Vadra gasped, a sharp searing pain in his neck. He gurgled as blood bubbled up from the gaping wound now in his throat. The Southerners face was inches from his own, a cold hard anger behind the mans eyes.
"I told you I'd kill you." said the Southerner, as the life of Warchief Vadra ebbed away, the dagger in his throat putting pay to his murderous ways.
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Why can't I just use cell phone video?
"How about if I just get someone to shoot some cell phone video?"
It's a fair question. Every day, millions of people consume cell phone video on Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Reddit. At first glance, it's easy to think cell phones can be used to produce a professional video. Here are three technical limitations of cell phone video that can cheapen your brand.
Audio Quality
The microphone on most cell phones is designed for capturing a person's voice as they make a phone call. If you move the phone away from the person speaking, the audio quality will be poor because the microphone is designed for close proximity recording. The microphone will also capture background noise in equal volume to the speaker's voice; the result is amateurish and reflects poorly on your brand. Professional audio is balanced and easy to listen to because the main message is clear.
Light affects everything in an image, moving or still. Amateur cell phone videos typically feature poorly lit subjects, darkly lit faces, or worse – light that seems to get brighter and darker as the video plays. Professional video employs three-point lighting techniques to prevent these problems. Proper lighting gives texture to the object or person and directs the viewer's focus, which makes it more interesting to watch.
Most people capture cell phone video using a "handheld" technique. Without stabilization from a tripod, or a professional tool like a steadicam, slider, gimbal, or jib, the video looks shaky. The shakiness can distract from the message and, in some cases, make people nauseous.
Final Note
When a person watches a video that is technically flawed they are likely to mistrust your brand. You need professional consistency in your video marketing efforts. Remember, dependability and trust, are two reasons why consistency is so important in marketing your product or service. Flawed cell phone video makes your brand look unprofessional and breaks the consumers trust.
Have you ever seen a company use a technically flawed cell phone video to market their brand? How did you react? Please email me directly or connect with me on LinkedIn.
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From 13 – 20 November, 16 young aspiring journalists from the Baltic Sea Region and beyond met in Gdansk at the European Solidarity Centre for the Solidarity Academy – Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue. The students from Belarus, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom and Ukraine, already working as freelance journalists in their home countries or abroad, were invited to deepen and share their knowledge during the workshops. The theme of exploring various journalistic tools and methods was also reflected in the seminars of the Dialogue – for example on media ethics and gender issues, led by Urður Gunnarsdóttir from the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Forming four different groups, the participants were asked to develop a project idea focusing mainly on politics, culture, society or history at the Academy. Moreover, they had the chance to organise a panel discussion, which was open to the public and took place in Gdansk, on 17 November 2016, entitled 'Is solidarity still relevant in the 21st century?'.
Amongst all four innovative projects, which were presented at the closing of the programme, the jury eventually decided to award the 'Politics Group' with 500 EUR in order to realise their project until the end of this year. Having a coffee to go in the Kaliningrad region will then also be educating: the group plans on producing and distributing paper coffee cups with facts about the Baltic Sea Region, promoting culture, traditions, history and commonalities of the different countries.
During their stay in Kaliningrad, the participants also had a chance to get acquainted with local youth projects. Tatjana Vasileva, Head of the Regional Department of Youth Affairs, presented a wide spectrum of initiatives, while the editorial board of the student journal SWOT presented information on academic life in the region's technical university. The state-of-the art-fashion initiative "Pudr" beautifully presented the spirit of the Baltic Sea region, while young people in the project "Green Front" are focusing on sustainable development. The Chairman of the Kaliningrad Branch for the ''Green Front'', Oleg Ivanov attended the guided tour to the Russian Part of the Curovian Spit – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and introduced to the group the current developments in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development. Based in the Tuchheimer Gate, the people behind "Art Vorota" are using the spirit of a historic place in Kaliningrad to present exhibitions and other culture projects, while offering a meeting point for young people in the coffee shop connected to the gate. While small, Art Vorota is a favourite among the young Kaliningraders.
The project links to the CBSS Long Term Priority Regional Identity and is supported by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the goal to foster Baltic Sea Region identity, increasing collaboration and understanding among the future generations. The regional cooperation partners of the project included the Russian Consulate General in Gdansk and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in Kaliningrad. Read more about the project here.


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I am getting seriously concerned about the costs of the proposed 20's Plenty scheme. We really are talking a lot of money – not just the advertised costs, it's the hidden costs which make you gulp:
- £16,000 – the cost of preliminary speed surveys across Worthing (spent)
- £50,000 – the cost of a consultation to ask residents whether they want a 20mph scheme or not (given the green light to go ahead)
- £300,000 – the estimated implementation cost of the lesser of the two Options, a partial 20mph scheme in Worthing (ring fenced if consultation is positive)
- £850,000-£1.2m – the potential extra funding needed if complaints are received (who's going to pay this?)
But there's more. If the consultation proves an overwhelming success for the campaign (which admittedly doesn't look likely right now following recent Worthing Herald report) and the smaller of the schemes referred to as 'Option 2' is implemented (report here – 2.1.2 details the options) then we get some shiny new 20mph signs on all streets in Worthing that the speed surveys show have an average speed of 24mph or below.
All well and good you might say – safer streets for all. But, the Police have said publically they have no intention of enforcing these speeds. So, whilst the rest of us all pootle along at 20mph, those that drive like maniacs know they still can, and will continue to drive like nutters.
The 20's Plenty lobby is quite vocal, relatively well organised and pretty good at complaining. It is therefore not much of a leap of faith to assume that vigilantes will be out writing down number plates and complaining about problem drivers to the Police. The problem with this approach is it will not force the Police to get out on patrol and enforce the new speeds in this area, it will just feed the bureaucracy.
The Police, you see, have the power to require (lots of power imbued in that word) West Sussex County Council (WSCC) to act in lowering speeds on problem roads where there is a high number of complaints. This means WSCC will have to put in physical traffic calming measures wherever there's a problem, and yes that does mean speed bumps. The Police really like these in 20mph areas as it means they can avoid putting actual policemen and women on the street which costs a lot, and with recent guidance from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) suggesting a toughening up on 20mph limits, they will want to do everything possible to avoid having to physically man the streets with officers which all leads to speed bumps being all but guaranteed.
Quite aside from the bone-rattling thought that most of Worthing's residential roads could have speed bumps (my gran wouldn't approve, not after her hip replacement), this will come at an unavoidable and quite astronomical cost. The figure is likely to be £850-000 to £1.2m (2.1.4 in the above agenda) – which is just a tad more than the figures out there at the moment.
At a time when WSCC is cutting jobs and services due to lack of funds, this seems an awful lot of money to spend on something most people don't seem to want.
Let's look at the recent Worthing Herald survey: fairly conducted, it generated 170 responses with 83% of respondents saying they actively do not want a 20mph scheme in Worthing. Even taking the 1,302 supporting signatures collected by the 20's Plenty for Worthing group as valid*, this paints a fairly clear picture of what Worthing residents think of the plans.
And what do they think? Well, for starters it shows that most people in Worthing couldn't give a monkeys about a 20mph scheme.
If only 170 of some 100,000 residents felt strongly enough to respond then that doesn't say much about the strength of support 20's Plenty has in Worthing. What happened to the 1,302 supporters of the original petition – have they all moved away? Even taking 20's Plenty for Worthing's not-loaded-at-all petition (the question: 'do you support safer streets in Worthing'?) we have a representation of something less than 1% of residents actively supporting the scheme.
And for all this support, lobbyists for the 20's Plenty for Worthing group are asking Worthing taxpayers to fund nearly £400,000 for some shiny new signs on roads where speeds are less than 24pmh, whilst in the background lurks the very real possibility of a bill landing on Worthing's doorstep for £1.2m.
So I ask again, who really wants it?
*Details given by 20's Plenty for Worthing show 1,302 signatures have been collected in support of a blanket 20mph scheme in Worthing since 2010. Of these, their website says 355 signed online, with the rest collected in person. Of the signatures, 89% lived in Worthing at the time they signed with postcodes BN11-14.


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Alice was born on June 3, 2002. In September 2007, Alice joined Saint Monica's at the age of 5. She has 2 sisters. She enjoys watching movies and reading books. She hopes to one day become a teacher.
You can see more photos of Alice on MFFO's Flickr Page!


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12 days of Kissmas starts today at In the Loop. December 04 2014, 0 Comments
We're gearing up for the holidays at In the Loop and to help celebrate, the 12 days of Kissmas starts today. Each day from now until December 16 one Kiss & Cry Angel tote style will be on sale for that day only. The style will change each day, so don't miss out on your chance to order it at a reduced price!
First up in our Kiss-mas celebration is Jazzy Onyx. Jazzy Onyx is the little black dress of the tote world. Sleek, elegant, and stylish enough to go out on the town, Jazzy Onyx would be a great gift for the fashionista skater or coach. Jazzy Onyx is black from top to bottom including its dramatic black handles and label. Get Jazzy Onyx before it's gone, Kiss & Cry Angels has discontinued this style of tote and once they are gone, they are gone for good.
To save 10% on Jazzy Onyx, enter the code ONYX2014 on check out.
The code expires on Thursday December 4th at Midnight EST and is applicable only to purchases made on December 4 until midnight EST on in stock items.


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Saturday May 30th, 2015
This super fun day celebrates (and raises money for) the Idaho Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial. Plan on growing a mustache starting May 1st and tune up your bike. Save the date and stay tuned for further details. This listing will be updated when the board members finalize all the details.