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• ‘Old Home Boyz’ by Jason Epperson - On The Lot

  Published: July 26, 2007, 7:56 am

  Tags: Short Films, On The Lot

  Home Boyz”. This short film is about a man at his high school reunion, trying to get the girl of his dreams decades after graduation. An old rival is the only thing that stands in his way. Starring: Allan Wasserman, William Stanford Davis, Lin Shaye, Anthony Vatsula and himself.

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• ‘Unplugged’ by Will Bigham - On The Lot

  Published: July 26, 2007, 6:47 am

  Tags: Short Films, On The Lot

  Will Bigham made the short movie “Unplugged”. It surrounds two co-workers leaving the office late one night. When certain objects in the empty office come to life in extraordinary ways, the co-workers begin to get suspicious that something might be up. Randall Park and Tatyana Ali star on this romantic comedy. (more…)

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• ‘The Bonus Feature’ by Zach Lipovsky - On The Lot

  Published: July 26, 2007, 6:22 am

  Tags: Short Films, On The Lot

  Zach Lipovsky made the short film “The Bonus Feature”. It surrounds a man trying to impress his dream girl with a new car. When they discover his new car has very special features, they go an adventurous journey of a lifetime. Starring: Erin Cahill, Jonathan Chase and Diego Torres.

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• Civilian Targets

  Published: July 3, 2007, 6:56 pm

  Tags: Contemporary Short Stories, Short Stories

  [This is a work of fiction. The people, places, and events are entirely products of my imagination. I have used Names appropriate to the United States for the players, but by leaving out place names and other signs of ethnicity it is my intention that this not look like any particular war. It could be anyone, anywhere.] Captain Ron Terrell

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• The Birth of Traitor Tad

  Published: June 27, 2007, 6:34 pm

  Tags: Short Stories, Science Fiction Short Stories

  [The following is a work of fiction, as would be obvious even without this note. It is copyright © by Henry E. Neufeld, 2007] I wake up, but I don’t recognize where I am. For a moment I think I’m in the barracks back home, but there is a strange light. Slowly it begins to come back to me. I’m Captain Tad Tillman, a tank

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• In rude health

  Published: July 27, 2007, 7:05 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Sweden, Short Breaks, Spa Breaks

  When Sweden pioneered mixed bathing, it established itself as the naughty capital of Europe. These days there's no sign of seaside sauciness but plenty of wholesome glamour, says Simon Mills.

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• The wilderness years

  Published: July 27, 2007, 7:05 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Green Travel, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Family Holidays, Short Breaks

  Like most of us, Kevin Rushby likes the idea of being green but doesn't want to give up flying or start holidaying on his allotment. Introducing a new regular column, he finds a quick fix on his doorstep.

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• Park Cottage, Cumbria

  Published: July 27, 2007, 7:05 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Hotels, United Kingdom, Short Breaks

  This traditional B&B, in a whitewashed Cumbrian house tucked down a lane, provides Sally Shalam with a room nearly the size of a private apartment.

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• Gilt trip

  Published: July 27, 2007, 7:05 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Hotels, Short Breaks, Valencia

  When a jeweller opens a hotel you'd hardly expect it to be short on glitz or glamour, and La Casa Azul in Valencia doesn't disappoint.

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• Flying visit: Sarajevo

  Published: July 27, 2007, 7:05 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Bosnia Herzegovina, Cultural Trips, Short Breaks

  The Sarajevo Film Festival (August 17-25) which began during the war in 1995 is now one of eastern Europe's leading cinema events.

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• Snow train a coming

  Published: July 27, 2007, 7:05 pm

  Tags: Travel, Guardian Saturday Travel Section, Rail Travel, Skiing, Winter Sports, Short Breaks

  If you're skiing in the French Alps next winter you can jump on the Snow Train at the new Eurostar terminal at London's St Pancras at 5.30pm on Friday and be on the slopes Saturday morning.

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• Inspirational days out

  Published: July 28, 2007, 1:24 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Summer Holidays, Family Holidays, Short Breaks

  From history lessons with a difference to Chester races.

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• Ayush Wellness Spa, Hotel de France

  Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Health And Fitness, Spa Breaks, Hotels, Channel Islands, Short Breaks

  As spas go, Ayush is perfectly lovely - large, modern, airy and white with great treatments - but it is attached to a stuffy old place with patterned carpets and plastic flowers.

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• Best British cycle routes

  Published: July 28, 2007, 4:43 pm

  Tags: Travel, Observer Escape Section, Cycling Holidays, United Kingdom, Short Breaks

  The Tour de France, which ends today, has prompted cyclists of all levels to dust down their bikes and get pedalling. If you fancy a two-wheeled adventure, check out Rob Penn's guide to top UK trails, from a gentle eight miles in Wiltshire to 400-plus miles of Scottish splendour.

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• Short People: Childhood's End

  Published: July 31, 2007, 11:40 am

  Tags: Parents Gone Wild, Short People, Tantrums, Tennis

  What were you doing when you were five? (My answer revolves around cartoons and mud). Sacramento-area native Jan Silva is attending a tennis academy in France, all expenses paid. In fact, the academy's owner, Patrick Mouratoglou, will pay an estimated $140,000 this year to train him. Did I mention that Silva is five? During his afternoon

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