Two's company, but three's a party with our Smeaton Outdoor Dining Bench. The spacious and elongated structure means everyone gets the best seat outside. Comfortably gather your family and friends and make it a memorable party to remember.
This bench was created with Glass Fiber Reinforced Cement (GFC) - a fusion of sand, cement, acrylic co-polymer and water. It's lighter than traditional cement, making it easier to carry around. Designed for convenience that also delivers comfort.
Grey cement colour. Standing on black metal legs with a powder coated finish. The Smeaton Outdoor Dining Bench oozes industrial vibes that'll seamlessly blend with your backyard. Place it next to your garden for a pop of colour contrast.
Our Smeaton Outdoor Dining Bench is a great finishing touch if you're also considering our Smeaton Outdoor Dining Tables. Complete the ensemble and pair it with others from our Smeaton collection.
The Smeaton Collection is made from steel, so exposure to salt water may cause rusting.
Good news! Smeaton Outdoor Dining Bench is currently on display in our Alexandria Collingwood studio.


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Fine Art Retreats
Renai Grace, Spiro Grace Art Rooms
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Louise Martin-Chew meets with Renai Grace to talk about Spiro Grace Art Room's art and design focus.
There is a gallerist in Renai Grace that won't be quenched. She gave her first commercial gallery venture, Smith+Stoneley (1997-99), an edge that was lacking in the Brisbane scene. Life took her to Melbourne and other opportunities. Yet some years after returning to Brisbane, despite the success of her public art consultancy Creative Sight, she unleashed that inner gallerist once again in a joint venture with lawyer Paul Spiro.
Spiro Grace Art Rooms opened in Brisbane's Spring Hill in 2010, at the height of the global financial crisis. Yet sales validated Grace's curatorial instincts and SGAR's ambitions have developed apace. In 2011, Grace announced a new art and design focus to explore what she has identified as an increasingly interdisciplinary practice amongst artists and designers.
She is keen to create this visual dialogue between designers (particularly those interested in making one-offs) and artists. Grace has been delighted with the early response. Last month (21 May to 4 June) SGAR participated in the inaugural InDesign Saturday in Singapore. An exhibition called "Inter_Play", featuring miniatures from Australia and large-scale multiples from Singapore, at Chan Hampe Gallery at Raffles Hotel, highlighted interdisciplinary practice in contemporary culture in the Asia Pacific region. Audience numbers in one day exceeded 2,000. Australian work included miniatures by rising international stars: Alexander Lotersztain, Donna Marcus and Marc Harrison.
At home in Brisbane, the SGAR formula is two simultaneous exhibitions – one of contemporary art, the other of contemporary design. Coming up later in July is furniture from Fukotoshi Ueno (a new collaboration with fashion designer Akira Isogawa), 29 July to 20 August.
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Fulton County features the popular design trend of the "reclaimed" look. A tawny brown finish allows variations in the hardwood veneers' grain to show through, adding to the group's rustic appeal, and its scale allows the collection to fit almost any room configuration. Oil-rubbed bronze-finished metal frames the head and end of the clean-lined Fulton County Bunk Bed. Sized in Twin-over-Twin or Twin-over-Full.


Home › Nutrition › Will Tsiperifery Supplant Black Pepper in our Meals?
Instead of salt n' pepper, how about salt n' tsiperifery?
Doesn't have quite the same ring to it, but if tsifperifery continues to rise in popularity with chefs, we might have to get used to it.
The citrusy, wild pepper has been winning over food connoisseurs – like Michelin-stared chef Anne-Sophie Pic and celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck – around the world. Now it has other chefs and foodies wondering: can tsiperifery replace black pepper on our dinner tables?
Until just five years ago, the pepper lived in anonymity internationally, a hidden gem that comes from Madagascar. While consumption is still very limited, it's starting to spring up in high-end restaurants, and in fine spice stores.
Foodies say tsiperifery is stronger than normal pepper, with a lingering punch of heat – perfect for a big steak. There's also an acidic, citrusy taste unique to the plant.
Chef Hary Liva Rakotondravelo from La Varangue, one of the best-known restaurants in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, cooks with the pepper regularly.
"You have to try it with cheese, with strawberries. With fish it's amazing," he gushes.
He believes the pepper will be huge in the future, so he's acting now.
He started Madagascar's first tsiperifery farm, planting tens of thousands of seedlings in his forest. Clearly, he's ambitious about the pepper: "We're going to be like the Opec of tsiperifery," he said, referring to the organization that controls oil production.


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Charles P. Neill attended the University of Notre Dame, the University of Texas, and the Georgetown University. He then taught at the University of Notre Dame for a while before going on to study at Johns Hopkins University, earning a doctorate degree in economics and politics. Neill then taught economics at the Catholic University of America before being appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as an assistant recorder of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. From 1905 to 1913 he served as United States Commissioner of Labor. In 1913 he was appointed by Woodrow Wilson to Commissioner of Labor Statistics. When Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, exposing how unsanitary meat packaging factories were, Neill was sent to investigate the meatpacking industry, which led to the creations of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 and the Pure Food and Drug Act. Neill also investigated child labor and helped pass the eight-hour work day. From 1915 to 1939, Neill worked for the Southeastern Railways, handling labor issues. From 1919 to 1921, he served on the United States Railroad Board of Adjustments. He was president of the American Statistical Association, being elected Fellow in 1916, and was involved in charity work with the Girls' Reform School and the Board of Charities of the District of Columbia.
Neill married Esther Waggaman in 1901. They had three sons together: Charles, Thomas, and James. Neill died in 1942.
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"Neill, Charles Patrick (1865-1942)," Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed January 18, 2020, http://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1708.


Cairo, SANA – The 49th of Cairo International Book Fair kicked off on Friday in Cairo, Egypt.
Chairman of the Syrian Publishers Union Haitham Hafez told SANA's correspondent in Cairo that the Syrian 150 publishing houses are presenting their books to the Arab and Egyptian readers through their participation in the Fair.
Hafez said the Fair will include a day dedicated for Syrian writers to present the latest Syrian publications, and Syrian writers will also participate in cultural seminars which will be held as part of the Fair.


Panaji, October 02, 2018 …. The Governor Dr. Smt. Mridula Sinha has exhorted the youths to work to imbibe the culture of cleanliness and good thoughts. The Governor said Cleanliness is a ritual and it has to be practiced by everyone on day to day basis. The Governor was speaking after inaugurating a special programe commemorating Swacch Bharat Mission themed "Ek Kadam Swachata Ki Aur" at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali today.
Present on the occasion were Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Dr. Pramod Sawant, Shri Dharmesh Saglani, Chairperson, Sankhali Municipal Council, Smt. R. Maneka, IAS, Director of Municipal Administration, Shri Sanjeet Rodrigues, Managing Director, Goa Waste Management Corporation, Shri Pravinjay Pandit, Chief Officer, Sankhali Municipal Council and Shri Shripad Arlekar, Member Secretary, Ravindra Bhavan Sankhali.
Elaborating on good thoughts of the Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi, the Governor said, the youth must take inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi and his principles and values. The Governor also read the 'Swachh Bharat Oath' to the gathering.
Speaking on the occasion Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly Dr. Pramod Sawant said that cleanliness is our fundamental duty and true service. We must strive to keep ourselves and the surroundings clean. We all must make it as our personal habit. He urged the support from the masses for this noble cause.
The function began with lighting the traditional lamp by the dignitaries. The Students of St. John High School sang two songs. Earlier Shri Pravinjay Pandit welcomed the guests. Shri Anil Vernekar and Smt. Daya Tendulkar compered the function and Shri Shripad Arlekar proposed vote of thanks.
Various prizes were given to the winners at the hands of the Governor and other dignitaries. The program was attended by the Councillors, Sarpanchas, Panch members, teachers and students of various schools in the vicinity of Sankhali in large number.


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Denver mayor travels for holiday after asking staff members not to
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 5:26 PM
DENVER – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock flew to Mississippi to visit family despite sending messages on social media and to city staff members asking them to avoid traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The mayor's spokesperson Mike Strott told The Denver Post that Hancock flew out of Denver on Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and youngest daughter, who are already in Mississippi.
"That is incredibly disappointing," Dr. Sandy Johnson, head of the University of Denver's school of global health affairs, said of Hancock's actions. "So many folks in the city of Denver have been doing the right thing. Unless there is some family emergency compelling the travel this just seems hypocritical at a time when we need leaders to lead by example."
Democratic state Rep. Kyle Mullica, who is also a nurse, said Hancock's decision damages his credibility.
"I don't expect people to be perfect," Mullica said. "But I think there is an expectation that you essentially try to practice what you preach."
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who has said he would not spend the holiday with his extended family, declined to comment when asked about Hancock's decision.
Strott said Hancock does not believe his actions contradict his public messaging and that the mayor typically hosts a 50-person family dinner for the holiday but will be spending Thanksgiving with just his wife and daughter this year, albeit in Mississippi. The rest of the family will join the dinner virtually.
"(Hancock) has told people to rethink their Thanksgiving plans," Strott said. "He has also said that if you do travel to follow health and safety guidelines and the mayor will still follow health and safety guidelines upon his return."
On Wednesday morning, Hancock tweeted public health recommendations that suggested residents should avoid unnecessary travel. He also sent a memo to city staff members that was obtained by the Post.
"As the holidays approach, we all long to be with our families in person, but with the continued rise in cases, I'm urging you to refrain from travel this Thanksgiving holiday," the memo said.
Colorado has been experiencing a substantial spike in cases that state experts predict will result in the death of at least 2,000 more people by the end of December, the Post reported. The state reported its highest-ever number of cases in a single day on Nov. 13 with 6,439 confirmed cases of the virus.


Michael's high school years begin full of hope and no fears. His experience during the summer opens new worlds to him as he discovers he can reach his dream. He sets out to fulfill his dream of flying. His ambition runs into interference as he faces off with bullies and bigots. His mother warns him about laying up treasures on earth and encourages him to seek the Lord, but as he faces down every challenge, his pride grows. His greatest foe is not from without. Warnings from his mother about pride fall on deaf ears and Michael believes he has no need of religion or God. His pride leads him to make serious mistakes in judgement. His hunger for acceptance from his peers in high school lead him to take risks. Michael's high school experience Is far from normal and he falls into great danger from increasingly violent bullies. Finally He comes face to face with the claims of God that he can no longer ignore.


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Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders DS Review
Review December 14th 2009 Gloria Preston
The Professor Leyton games have made mystery titles very popular on the DS at the moment, so it's no bad idea to take one of the greatest ever mystery writers works to the handheld as a game. Fortunately they've made the choice of one of Christie's lesser-known stories so as to avoid the possibility of the majority knowing the end to the story, and therefore who is behind the murders.
The ABC Murders is a Hercule Poirot story, but rather than playing the part of the famous Belgian sleuth yourself you are put in the shoes of his sidekick Captain Hastings. You are in control of questioning all the witnesses and suspects, and some of them take a little coercion before they will open up to you. This is done by solving a puzzle that they give you, so you can prove your worth as a detective. The puzzles are pretty varied; some are anagrams, some are number based and there are plenty of convoluted logic puzzles that take some working out. I doubt any of these interactions actually occurred in the book, but it's a good way of giving the player something to do without affecting the outcome of the story.
The chosen input system it seems is also meant to make you feel more part of things, they could have just used a touch typewriter style interface to enter text or numbers, but haven't. Instead they use a character recognition system and you actually write your answers, one character at a time. This also feels more in keeping with the setting of the story, as do a lot of objects you will find when investigating scenes throughout the game. These come in two varieties. Firstly, you will find pens, which when touched will give you little snippets of information about Agatha Christie. You will also find some little bowler hats around the place, and these will reveal some interesting facts about Poirot.
The presentation gives a feeling of the era, with the backgrounds having an almost washed-out look, similar to a sepia photograph. The characters that appear when you interact with them are in a hand drawn style, like an illustration from a book, and have very little animation. There's not a great deal audio wise, some faint background music, and the odd sound bite from characters, it's all very minimalistic and fits well with the visuals.
Everything works quite well but the only problem is blandness. There's just not enough for the player to do, the interaction with the story is minimal as you are the sidekick and it just leaves the player with a feeling of pointlessness. The only real decision the player can make regarding the story is at the very end, when it comes to accusing the murderer. Yes, there is stuff to do during the investigation, but it is all very formulaic. A murder occurs, you question the witnesses and check the crime scenes then move on to the next murder, then repeat.
Who's this game aimed at? It's difficult to know. On one hand the simplistic gameplay – what there is of it – seems suited to a younger player. But the complexity of the puzzles, and the subject material are definitely aimed at the more mature gamer. I'm guessing though that it is probably aimed at the very mature gamer, I just can't think of anybody else who would have an interest in Agatha Christie and who might have problems with overly complex gameplay. But then there's the issue that anyone that interested in Agatha Christie has probably already read the book the game is based on, which just makes the whole thing somewhat pointless.
The ABC Murders is definitely a hard game to judge. Personally I found it a bit on the dull side but perhaps it might make an ideal Christmas present for a more elderly relative, as long as they have a DS that is.
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To enquire about their freight-related services, phone Customs Clearance on their UK contact telephone number 0208 231 0900.
In case you'd rather write a letter than phone the helpline, the company's head office in Feltham is located here: Customs Clearance Ltd, Unit 4, Radius Park, Faggs Road, Feltham, TW14 0NG.
Customs Clearance handles the admission of freight goods to the UK. They support commercial goods reaching, passing through and exiting UK Customs control in a manner informed by long experience in customer service and government liaison.


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Keith Urban & Nicole Kidman pay tribute to Kenny Rogers with 'The Gambler' performance
music news 27/03/2020
Kiwi born country superstar Keith Urban has paid tribute to the late, great Kenny Rogers in the most beautiful way.
Keith covered Kenny's song 'The Gambler' with wife Nicole Kidman in the room as well.
Keith said: "I grew up playing a lot of his music... and, I mean, it's hard to narrow down to one song... but his solo songs."
"So many great ones... and I wanted to do this one, probably the most iconic around the world."
You can watch Keith's performance of 'The Gambler' halfway through the below broadcast at 15 minutes in:


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Google phone developer community
The genesis of the Google phone project is described in this Boston Globe article by Scott Kirsner.
The Open Handset Alliance will release its SDK on November 12th, 2007. The iPhone SDK will not be released until four months later. Microsoft and Symbian already have not only mature SDKs, but vigorous development communities: in mid-2007 Windows Mobile had 650 thousand registered developers, and Forum Nokia had 2 million registered individuals and 440 companies in its "Platinum Program."
As usual with a new development environment, it's a chicken and egg situation, but the chicken is coming out in pretty good shape; if the base platform debuts with comparable functionality to what the iPhone came out with, it's a low-risk proposition for the phone OEMs, and Google's magic coattails will ensure hysterical enthusiasm in the developer community.
Google phone alliance members
The Open Handset Alliance was announced today by Google and 30 or so other companies. Until now the highest-profile open source handset operating environment was OpenMoko.
The list of participants has no real surprises in it. Nokia isn't on the list, most likely because this project competes head on with Symbian. This may also help to explain why Sony Ericsson isn't a supporter yet, either. But the other three of the top five handset manufacturers are members: Motorola, Samsung and LG. All of these ship Symbian-based phones, but they also ship Windows based phones, so they are already pursuing an OS-agnostic strategy. Open standards are less helpful to a market leader than to its competitors.
Of course the other leading smartphone OS vendors are also missing from the list: Microsoft, Apple, Palm and RIM.
Ebay is there because this massively benefits Skype.
Silicon vendors retain more control of their destiny when there is a competitive software community, so it makes sense that TI is aboard even though it is the market leader in cellphone chips. Intel is another chip vendor that is a member. Intel can normally be relied on to support this type of open platform initiative, and although Intel sold its handset-related businesses in 2006, its low power CPU efforts may evolve from ultra-mobile PCs down to smartphones in a few years.
Among MNOs Verizon and AT&T Mobile are notorious for their walled-garden policies, so it makes sense that they aren't on the list, though Sprint and T-Mobile are, which is an encouraging indication.
At the launch of the iPhone Steve Jobs said that the reason there would be no SDK for the iPhone was that AT&T didn't want their network brought down by a rogue application. I ridiculed this excuse in an Internet Telephony column. Even so, the carriers do have a valid objection to completely open platforms: their subscribers will call them for support when the phone crashes. For this reason, applications that use sensitive APIs in Symbian must be "Symbian signed." When he announced the iPhone SDK, Steve Jobs alluded to this as a model that Apple may follow.
So Sprint's and T-Mobile's participation in this initiative is very interesting. Sprint's press release says:
Unlike other wireless carriers, Sprint allows data users to freely browse the Internet outside its portal and has done so since first offering access to the Internet on its phones in 2001.
Open Internet access is actually available from all the major US MNOs other than Verizon; AT&T ships the best handset for this, the iPhone. But the iPhone doesn't (officially) let users load whatever software they want onto the phone. Symbian and Windows-based phones generally do, and again all the major MNOs ship handsets based on these operating systems. An open source handset goes a big step further, but who benefits depends on what parts of the source code are published, and what APIs are exposed by the proprietary parts of the system. As a rule of thumb, one would think that giving developers this greater degree of control over the system will increase their scope for innovation.


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New Book 'The Vampira Diaries' Explores the Never-Before-Seen Archives of the Original Glamour Ghoul
Before Cassandra Peterson's Elvira there was Maila Nurmi's Vampira.
If you're at all interested in horror history or even Hollywood history at large, this year's book Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira, Maila Nurmi is a must-read, telling Maila's story in a greater depth than ever before. The book was written by Sandra Niemi, the late Maila's niece, chronicling the life and career of a true icon in the horror space.
As a companion piece to that incredible book, the Official Vampira Store has now put up for grabs The Vampira Diaries, a brand new book that dives even further into an iconic life.
The website explains…
"The Vampira Diaries are a collection of Maila Nurmi's personal diaries starting from the year 1953 during her Hollywood rise to fame with the groundbreaking Vampira Show. Featuring unearthed, never-before-seen photos, original scripts, news clips from her personal scrapbook, excerpts written in her own hand, and scores of rare photos from the inception of Vampira."
The hardcover book features 176 pages, written by Jonny Coffin. It features a Foreword by Bela Lugosi Jr. and Afterword by Dana Gould. You can grab a copy for $89 right now.
Maila Nurmi lived a fascinating Hollywood life that brushed closely up against the lives of James Dean, Marlon Brando and Elvis Presley, and it was Maila who became the original horror host with her Vampira character. Simply put, there is no Elvira without Vampira. Nurmi passed away in 2008, but her legend and legacy will live on forever in the annals of horror history.
source https://bloody-disgusting.com/books/3695872/new-book-vampira-diaries-explores-never-seen-archives-original-glamour-ghoul/


Please register to attend this meeting. Registration will run from Monday, May 19, through Thursday, June 5.
The meeting will be held at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD (USA).
NIST Main Campus, Lecture Room E.
Quality Inn in Gaithersburg has a NIST rate.
Meals will be available in the NIST cafeteria. NIST is not catering this meeting, so participants will have to pay for their own food.
We expect to have a working group dinner on the evening of the 13th.
Gaithersburg is approximately 45 minutes from Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) and Dulles (IAD) airports.
13:30 - 15:00 : Revisiting Tim's comments on Success Criteria - does more need to be done in light of test suite?
15:15 - 17:00 : Test Suite - Turning Tim's principles into practice.
9:30 - 10:45 : Test Suite (continued) - Turning Tim's principles into practice.
11:00 - 12:30 : Looking at rationale statements in light of changes.


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Oli Epp - A tragicomic terrainWords by Vanessa Murrell
A tragicomic terrain
Oli Epp's solo exhibition, Oxymoron at Carl Kostyál gallery in Savile Row (London), on view until March 3, showcases tragicomic encounters; each full of angst and vulnerability. Truth is, the artist has been driven by the notion of juxtaposition since his graduating from art school, and that the word oxymoron, specifically, was taped to his wall during my first visit to his studio with Dateagle Art in 2017. Noted down with the comment 'familiar- unfamiliar', it has clearly been an underlying force behind Oli's thinking. Accompanying the exhibition is a deeply personal press release written by Harrison Pearce which re-asserts the ironical roots of Epp's work.
Oxymoron encompasses the role of opposites: to begin with, the paintings are displayed in two separate rooms that vary in tone. The first room offers us the typical features of a white-walled gallery space, with a dense shelving unit storing a curated collection of books and other oddities. To the right, we find Vegan, or rather an almost savage angry vegan, whose flamboyant fur seems to counteract the 'good fight' and dismantle the 21st culinary and lifestyle cause. As do those ferocious claws that seem more pertinent for tearing apart meat than the bowl of docile tofu and asparagus.
The phallic nature of the dripping wet asparagus in Vegan allows for a smooth transition to the three-tiered Divorce Cake, where Epp, working from memories of his own relationship split, portrays a marriage in its death throes via a tongue-in-cheek chocolate delight. There are certain visual connotations within this piece that suggest a reference to Baumbach's Oscar-tipped Marriage Story, which represents the divorce as an equalizer that turns all of those involved into versions of themselves they didn't expect to become.
The vigorous brown shitty smears on the wall offer an explosive portrayal of slapstick anger and despair. Caught in the storm of a laugh-out-loud, cry-out-loud separation, the baker (whose behaviour indicates that she could well be the prospective ex-wife) sneaks into the kitchen, only to be caught gloriously devouring her own creation. If anything, this pursuance of instant pleasure rather highlights the complex emotional warfare between the couple and offers a compassionate depiction of human fallibility.
This sense of humour and absurdity is further highlighted in Evol Love, where two intertwined Venus flytraps are crazily giggling each other. A spotted cucumber beetle, also known to transmit viruses to plants, is crawling up one of the interlaced stems. The perspective gets close, and we see them extend their tongues towards one another in ways that words fail to describe. Following the outline of the harmonically entwined stems, a heart silhouette starts to reveal itself. Epp puns on the word 'Evol', which is 'love' spelled backwards, to highlight on the bittersweet challenges of this entangled romance: the plant's common name alludes to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, yet these bulb-like beings fail to share intimate affection as their mechanism is programmed to instantly confine and consume any insect that falls between them.
This is not the only fascinating story rooted in timeless mythology. Weirdly enough, the smooth, slender, and glossy snake-like plants that tamely coil around each other remind me to the Caduceus, medicine's greatest symbol that also holds an unlikely twist. So with Ecosia as my guide, I undertook a crash course in Caduceus history to realise that this motif was initially representational of business, trade and negotiation, becoming the emblem of the medical profession by mistake, a controversy that not only reflects modern-day tensions in the pharmaceutical industry but also sits hand in hand with the artist's own relationship with the financial machinations of the art business. Paddle is marked by that torment, accentuating the opaque operations of a mostly privately held and unregulated market.
Entering the main room in the Savile Row exhibition space, the wooden panelled gives the feel of an Edwardian billiards room. Paddle captures an elusive portrait of a supervillain art collector prestige – one with bad eyes but good ears– The works by Hirst, Hockney and Hollen are framed along as props in the play of conspicuous consumption. (Oli captures them at the height of their exuberance, and in this case, they become the embodiment of the wealth within the more commercial industry.) The figure in the painting has a likeness to the villains in Austin Powers. Depicting the idea of Dr Evil, holding an emotionless cat (the accessory of choice for evil masterminds), the eye patch of his counterpart Number 2; and a comment and obvious disgruntlement of being second-best to the 'market' and the politics of art.
A mild and almost naive reference to the supervillain, this Austin Powers comparison gives some comical relief to the situation; almost as though Oli is taking the piss out of himself and his battle with exploitation, revealing his opinions on the struggle of art over commerce and the relationship between artist and collector. Capitalism is great at making people crave things they don't need, and of course, this is what we should expect from a system that runs on the basis of production and consumption. Paddle is a personal representation on the currency-focused, money-driven intentions of the elite players in the market, where the strategic art collector is blindly bidding for trends, destined to live in a consumerist dystopia.
The work highlights the dangers associated with pieces being sold for profits, indicating that artists can become brands, more likely to give only what is expected. Raising inquisitions about whether money is a catalyst for great art vs art being a catalyst for money in a culture driven by consumerism. Informed by the soundtrack of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, titled Why Don't You Do It Right Anyways, and with lyrics pointing out to 'get me some money too' further alludes to the idea of irresponsibilities with money.
Like the Renaissance artworks from the 17th century, Oli uses exuberant detail, deep colour and grandeur to achieve a sense of awe in Aphrodisiac. The nude figure who dreams of sexual desirability falls short however, instead, holding onto a rotten sense of self-worth and belonging. Like Velazquez's, Rokeby Venus, she is posing for the viewer ensuing a sense of voyeurism with a suggestive gaze. Borrowing the intertwined forms of Blue Nude from Matisse, the painting is fiery, provocative and sexy. No wonder, having been placed above the fireplace, Aphrodisiac warms up the room. Seemingly pleasurable, the heart palpitates, but be warned there is more than first meets the eye.
Green mould permeates the oyster as ants and flies traipse the strawberries and the redolently placed cherry has become nothing more than the breeding ground of a sweet seeking worm. Oli has taken each seductive element and made them unpleasurable, unwanted and insipid. With Why Don't You Do It Right from Who Framed Roger Rabbit still playing on repeat during its creation, the character resembles the hyper-sexualised cartoon, Jessica Rabbit. Bloated, swollen and rougher than her predecessor, she exaggerates the notion of unsatisfactory delights and the non-erotic. Despite this, Oli's figure is still a sultry femme fatale with the ability to chastise her male counterparts. With rumours slowed frames (from the film) reveal a nude Jessica, the concept of sexualisation of a non-human is emphasised and paths the way for the fetishism of the un-gendered; linking to the forms Oli presents.
The sexual objectification persists with the almost excessive use of shine on the lips and heels – or is she just sweltering under the lights of the stage she appears to be on? Melting under the gaze of the onlookers. With her arm propped up to hold the weight of her naked body, there is yet another symbol of sensual innuendo; a cultural comment on the 2000s, the playboy bunny. A reference that Hugh Hefner, editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, described as a "Humorous sexual connotation" that was "frisky and playful". The rabbit's symbolism has a somewhat erotic overtone – shy, vivacious and aligns with the overtly sexualised food, all aphrodisiacs in their own right. Yet, once more, not to be dismissed, the inclusion of insects as in Evol Love. Small insertions of reality amongst the allegedly desirable; a reminder that not everything is what it seems.
Yet another masked figure broaching the subject of production and consumption; Fool's Gold depicts an audacious supervillain on a solo heist for what he foolishly mistakes for something of value. Weaving in a labyrinthine of lasers, tittering on the edge of danger for nothing more than a lump of iron sulphide. Caught off guard by the stone's superficial resemblance to gold, the figure is soon to join the collective despair of the 1840s US miners who had to give up the concept of living out their lives as multimillionaires. An orchestrated criminal of monkey-like proportions, there is a direct correlation to that of Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible. Suspended, tense and clammy; dripping with the weight of what could play out next.
Adorned within the one-piece asymmetrical catsuit, Oli plays on the notion of revealing and concealing and, in turn, lays bare the mark of a rite of passage, social status and cultural commentary with the tribal tattoo. Agile, flexible and elastic, one arm encircles the pyrite in a paranoid safety net of limbs, while the other reaches for a knotted rope. Although the desired use is largely unknown, we are left to wonder about the clear connotations to suicide, playing also on the use of metaphor to represent complexity, confusion and hidden secrets. Somewhat contradictory as the knot was said to personify the notion of love and eternity. Full of melancholy expression, the addition of the rope alludes to the more traditional material-based forms of art production.
The bittersweet anomaly is yet again a focus for Oli. The push and pull of the art industry and the concept of the supervillain. Swaying back and forth between the balance of freedom and compliance or giving in to the inevitable. With his iconic use of anthropoid characters full of agitated nostalgia, Epp's grotesque and beautiful characters still compete and the images remain full of visceral drama and enhanced colours. Oxymoron is a diverse landscape, a 21st-century playground of anxieties, consumption and identity.
It is within this boiling pot of personal struggles that his somewhat pessimistic characters continue to tug on our own insecurities, winning over our sympathies, as neither character really seems like they belong in the role that they serve. We continue to be bathed in the bright, artificial colour dripping from each piece, somehow wanting more and more. Much like the incendiary central performance by Joaquin Phoenix in Joker, Oli looks set to have the last laugh.
The exhibition Oxymoron by Oli Epp is on view until March 3 at Carl Kostyál gallery, 12A Savile Row, London.
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Unfortunately, bankruptcy in America has a negative stigma, and is therefore rarely discussed. Because of this, people often believe things about bankruptcy and debt that just aren't true. We hope to illuminate the subject with a little game of true or false.
Creditors will never stop trying to get money from you, even if you file for bankruptcy.
This is false. Once you've filed for bankruptcy, you will receive an automatic stay which legally makes creditors stop harassing you. Also, once your debts have been discharged by bankruptcy, you no longer owe the debt, and creditors are unable to take any action against you.
You have to give up your car, home, and other assets when you file for bankruptcy.
This is false. Most people who file for bankruptcy have very little in the way of assets and property, but what they do have is very commonly protected using various bankruptcy exemptions. Most who file bankruptcy never give up anything.
820,000 people filed for bankruptcy in 2014.
This is true. There was understandably a huge spike in the rate of bankruptcies between 2008 and 2012, but since then it has continued to dwindle. However, there are still a lot of people filing for protection, and even more who probably should file, but are too afraid.
You'll never be hired again after you file for bankruptcy.
This is false. Employers may run a credit check when hiring you, but they cannot discriminate against you because you have filed bankruptcy in the past.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy takes between three to four months from start to finish.
This is true. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is often a great choice for people with little or no income and high amounts of unsecured debt. It's about as quick of a fix as it gets for debt problems.
Married couples must file bankruptcy together.
This is false. While most couples do end up filing bankruptcy together, you do not have to. It may be possible in some situations for just one spouse to file bankruptcy, thereby leaving the other's credit without a mark.
Filing bankruptcy will permanently ruin your credit.
This is false. A bankruptcy will show up as a mark against you on your credit report for as long as 10 years, but you will be able to rebuild your credit. Actually, it's much easier to build credit after bankruptcy for many people.
All of your debt will be completely discharged in bankruptcy.
This is false. Most debt is completely dischargeable, such as credit card debt, medical bills, and even personal loans from friends and family. However, there are a handful of debts which are impossible or extremely difficult to have discharged. Student loans are very difficult to get discharged, and most taxes are not dischargeable.
Great blog. The truth is, people and businesses in dire financial situations may be causing themselves harm by buying into the myths surrounding bankruptcy. Depending on the situation, bankruptcy creates more options and alleviates the stress of dealing with creditors.


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Terrmel Sledge
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Born: (1977-03-18) March 18, 1977 (age 42)
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April 6, 2004, for the Montreal Expos
October 1, 2007, for the San Diego Padres
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San Diego Padres (2006–2007)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2008–2009) (NPB)
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Terrmel Sledge (born March 18, 1977 in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is an American professional baseball outfielder. Sledge's career began in 2004 with the Montreal Expos. He moved with the team to Washington, D.C. the following season as the Expos relocated to the American capital, and hit the first-ever home run for the Washington Nationals. He was traded to the Texas Rangers along with fellow outfielder Brad Wilkerson for second baseman Alfonso Soriano on December 7, 2005. He was then traded to the San Diego Padres in a six-player deal on December 20.
His best season came in 2004, when he batted .269/.336/.462 with 15 home runs and 62 runs batted in. On October 3, 2004, Sledge recorded the final RBI in Expos history when he drove in Jamey Carroll in a game against the New York Mets.
Sledge prepped at John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California and graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 1999.
Sledge is half Korean and half African American; his mother was Korean and his father was black. According to his father, his name is a combination of Terrence and Melvin, two names his parents had considered naming him when he was born.
In January 2003, Sledge was the first position player suspended for violating Major League Baseball's enhanced steroids policy, enacted after accusations that steroid use was rampant in baseball in the 90s and early 2000s. He tested positive for traces of 19-norandrosterone and 19-noretiocholanolone, chemical derivatives related to androstenedione.[1]
On November 29, 2007, Terrmel was granted permission from the Padres to sign with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional League.
On December 17, Terrmel signed a contract with Yokohama BayStars for the 2010 season.
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William "Jody" Wilkinson, MD, is physician and exercise physiologist who has been with APU's Department of Kinesiology since January 2015. Prior to coming to APU, he was a physician at the Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas where he served as the medical director for research and director of the Center for Weight Management. Wilkinson began his teaching career as a faculty member with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. He has authored two books, several textbook chapters, and peer-reviewed research articles, as well as professional and popular publications related to exercise, wellness, and weight management. He has clinical and research expertise in exercise physiology, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, obesity, pharmacology, preventive medicine, and public health, and has been a principal investigator and medical director for several research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and private industry.
Wilkinson's current scholarly interests are in the areas of Christian approaches to health and wellness and the application of spiritual disciplines to the process of lifestyle change, including the engagement in exercise as a faith-based practice. He is currently developing a comprehensive lifestyle program, called WellS.H.A.P.E., to help students discover their vocational identity and develop the habits of success and health needed to activate and live out their calling in life.
Wilkinson has a passion for teaching and has taught courses in pathology, physiology, pharmacology, exercise physiology, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and health promotion and wellness. He also has an interest in the application of technology in teaching and incorporates several innovative teaching methods into his courses.
Wilkinson volunteers with a national organization called Back on My Feet, which combats homelessness through the power of running, and engages students in several aspects of this organization in downtown Los Angeles. He is a member of the APU Wellness Council, APU Creation Care Council, and has served on APU's Faculty Senate. He is currently the faculty advisor the Kappa Iota Nu (KIN) Honor Society and the Health Professions Association. Wilkinson is married and has four children. He enjoys the outdoors and endurance activities, including bicycling, trail running, and hiking.
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The Nature Conservancy, Portland, Oregon preferred; other Oregon office locations considered
Job - Non-Profit
Are you passionate about making lasting conservation impact through the development of proactive and reactive policy strategies that contributes to creating a world where people and nature can thrive? Does building relationships at tribal government, local, state and federal levels to advocate for strong conservation policy interest you? Our Senior Policy Advisor position could be your next career move!
As our Senior Policy Advisor, you will directly support The Nature Conservancy in Oregon by planning, implementing and coordinating policy development and legislative strategies for state, tribal and local governments to further our mission. Duties also include, building key relationships and coalition building. This role will be instrumental in fostering the Conservancy's commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity by advancing these dimensions during advocacy and policy work in Oregon.
In case you're not familiar, The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to make a positive impact around the world in more than 72 countries, all 50 United States, and your neighborhood. Founded in 1951, the mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. One of our core values is our commitment to diversity therefore we are committed to a globally diverse and culturally competent workforce. Visit www.nature.org/aboutus to learn more.
As a leader in Oregon's conservation community, our team of scientists and problem solvers protects and restores the iconic landscapes and inspiring locations that define our great state. From working to reduce the severity of fires in our forests and designing our clean water future to developing innovative technologies with fisherman and ranchers that sustainably protect both nature and livelihoods, The Nature Conservancy is building a future where people and nature thrive together.
•	Bachelor's degree in political science, environmental policy, management or other relevant field and 5 years of government relations or corporate sector experience, or equivalent combination education/experience.
•	Fluency in English.
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Biejków (prononciation : ) est un village polonais de la gmina de Promna dans le powiat de Białobrzegi de la voïvodie de Mazovie dans le centre-est de la Pologne.

Il se situe à environ  au nord-est de Promna (siège de la gmina),  au nord-est de Białobrzegi (siège du powiat) et à  au sud de Varsovie (capitale de la Pologne).

Histoire
De 1975 à 1998, le village appartenait administrativement à la voïvodie de Radom.

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Village dans la voïvodie de Mazovie
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His Excellency The Right Honourable David Lloyd Johnston, CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) (born June 28, 1941) is the Governor General of Canada since October 1, 2010. He is also an academic and an author.
The Governor General's style and title in full is, in English: His Excellency The Right Honourable David Lloyd Johnston, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada, and in French: Son Excellence le très honorable David Lloyd Johnston, chancelier et compagnon principal de l'ordre du Canada, chancelier et commandant de l'ordre du mérite militaire, chancelier et commandant de l'ordre du mérite des forces de police, gouverneur général et commandant en chef du Canada.
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Harry Potter and the Secret Link Part 11
The moment Draco saw his father prancing around in a pink frock with a white bonnet hiding the man's long, pale hair, the Malfoy heir knew that he was in for a strange dream.
His father looked at him solemnly and said gravely, "In God we trust; all other's must pay cash.(1)" Which didn't make sense, really; Lucius Malfoy wasn't what one would call a religious man, especially when the muggles' god came up.
"What?" Draco asked, dumbfounded. Then a tree ate his father.
"Thanks," Draco said, "but now I'll never get my pony."
"You're welcome," the tree replied. "But why would you want a pony when you can't even take care of your cat?"
The tree had a good point.
So Draco wandered through the thick purple foliage of the jungle, thinking that it would be quite nice if he had a map until he stumbled upon some archaic temple with intricate carvings all over the walls. When he paid closer attention to the carvings as he traveled up the lengthy stone steps, he was both shocked and amused to notice that the carvings depicted different people participating in the act of fornication. There even looked to be one of a man having sexual relations with what could have been a sheep, or a really fluffy dog.
He couldn't help but wonder if one of Maxwell's ancestors had a hand in that.
When he walked into the cavernous room, there was someone there, kneeling in front of three rows of candles; some had been lit, and some had not.
"Hn," the other boy said. "Omae o korosu."
Draco was confused. "What? Hey, where am I?"
"Arkansas," the boy replied flatly. "Baka." And then he disappeared.
"Hey, wait!... Bloody hell, where is Arkansas?"
"Arkansas is here, but not really," came another voice. Draco turned to see a rather rotund man wearing a loin cloth sitting on an unadorned pedestal. The bald, fat Asian man was smiling quite cheerfully at the Malfoy heir.
"Ew," Draco said, making a face. "Put a shirt on."
"In this heat?" the man laughed jovially, his belly rippling."I'll pass."
It was around that point that an entire chorus line of identical skinnier bald Asian men (that, strangely enough, resembled the fat one a lot) pranced from the dark entryways surrounding the room. They all linked elbows and began kicking their skinny legs in the air. Right knee, right leg. Left knee, left leg. They continued on in that pattern as they sang in harmony.
"Oh, I wish I were an Os-car Mayer Wie-ner!
That is what I'd tru-ly like to be.
'Cause if I were an Os-car May-er Wie-ner,
Ev-ery one would be in love with me!"
"Who is this Oscar Mayer," Draco demanded irritably, "and why does everyone want to be his wiener?"
"That is a question to be asked another day, little fox," said one skinny man.
"I'm not a fox," Draco replied, "I'm a person!"
"And I'm not a person," said the same man, "I'm a dog." And he was.
Draco turned from the dog, whose tail was wagging happily as his tongue lolled out from the side of his grinning maw, to glare at the smiling fat man. "What's this all about? Tell me!"
The jolly man grinned and held out both hands. "A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand."
"That diet doesn't seem to be working out for you," Draco pointed out scathingly.
"That's what you think," the man said nonchalantly before he stuffed one of the cookies into his mouth. "Draco, wake up!"
"What?"(2)
"Draco! Wake up!"
Draco found himself in the land of the waking once again, blinking dazedly up at the familiar stone ceiling above his bed. In his peripheral vision, he noticed Vincent had taken the liberty of pulling the green drapes around his bed to peek down at Draco. The Malfoy heir was so relieved at having been torn from his dream that he didn't even bother scolding Vincent for that minor infraction of privacy.
"What?" Draco snapped testily, sitting up.
"Professor Snape wants you downstairs. Millicent went to get Pansy, too."
Draco sniffed, yanking the drape to the side violently as he slid from his bed. He hazily recalled he'd been so exhausted after the events of the day that he'd simply thrown himself in bed and fell to sleep without bothering to even kick off his shoes. He paused before the mirror, taking the time to make sure his hair was in perfect order before he left the dorm room. Before he left, he noticed something odd in the reflection of the room behind him.
"Vince," Draco said slowly, "why are there two new beds in here?"
"I said -never mind. How could you-" Not notice there were seven beds where there had always been five? "Never mind. Look, Vince -count the beds."
Vincent turned and looked, counting the beds slowly before a look of confusion came over his face. The look was oddly identical to the look that tended to overcast his face during most classes. "There are seven."
"Yes, Vince. There are seven."
"But there are only five of us."
Draco counted to ten. Patience, he knew. Patience with Vincent. It wasn't Vincent's fault Crabbe Senior went and married his first cousin. "Right, Vince. And Snape wants to talk to me and Pansy, the sixth year prefects, downstairs. What conclusion can you draw from this?"
Vincent thought about it. "That... we have two new students?"
"Phrase it in the form of an answer, Vince."
"That we have two new students," Vincent repeated.
"That's right, Vince. Very good."
Vincent grinned proudly. Draco could only hope that teaching the other how to draw accurate conclusions would help him actually survive in the real world.
"But why would we have two new students in the middle of the first semester?"
"That's what I'm about to find out, hopefully," Draco replied before leaving his dorm room.
Not many people knew or realized that the Slytherin dorm rooms were actually below the common room, which was part of the dungeons, but they wouldn't have been surprised by it. What would have surprised many was the fact that, even though a Slytherin had to walk downstairs to get to his or her dorm room, Slytherins still resided in one of the seven towers of Hogwarts. For some reason, Slytherins had a lot of trouble explaining this to the scant few muggle-borns that were worthy enough to be Sorted into Slytherin.
"As the sixth year prefects, I wanted to inform you personally that we have two new students joining Slytherin House," Snape said, cutting right to the chase.
"Either of them girls?" Pansy asked. She'd always been quite miffed that the boy-girl ratio of Slytherin was five to three. Draco had offered them Blaise to even things up, but that one joke on Blaise's feminine appearance got his bed short-sheeted once.
"No," Snape replied, "both are male."
"Why do we get two new students in the middle of the year?" Draco asked.
"They're from the colonies," Snape replied with a tone that clearly stated he wanted no more questions about the matter. "In fact, they're friends of Maxwell's."
Friends of Maxwell's. "Spirits preserve us," Draco muttered wearily.
"We seemed to have gotten off light," Snape replied grudgingly. "Both are nothing like that walking disaster. I want you two to ignore any odd quirks about them, and encourage the rest of Slytherin House to do the same."
"Yes, sir."
"Of course, Professor."
"Good. Wait here while I retrieve them." With a billow of his black robes, he turned on his heels and went toward the common room entrance at a steady pace.
"Odd," Pansy murmured.
"What's odd," Draco murmured back, "is that, instead of answering my question, Severus simply told us where they are from. He's never directly avoided answering my questions before."
Pansy squealed quietly as she glanced over Draco's shoulder. "Oooh! They're so cute!"
Oh, spirits. Draco sighed and braved a glance. They were cute, damn it all -one was taller than the other, with light brown hair that fell over one side of his handsome face, leaving only one green eye to look into. He was wearing odd muggle clothes; those blue jean things, which always looked so tight to Draco, and a turtle neck jumper that fairly clung to his torso and arms. The other had a darker complexion, with messy chocolate brown hair and solemn Prussian eyes. He, too, wore those jean-trouser things with a rather revealing sleeveless, low-neck olive green shirt.
"These are the Slytherin prefects for your year," Snape said without preamble. "This is Draco Malfoy, and her name is Pansy Parkinson. Malfoy, Parkinson, this is Heero Yuy," a wave toward the shorter of the two, "and Trowa Barton. I'll leave you two to inform them of the rules and how things are done in Slytherin House."
"Yes, Professor," Pansy murmured demurely. Snape nodded once, sharply, before leaving.
"Something's got his knickers in a twist," Draco commented.
"Ew, Draco," Pansy muttered faintly. "I don't want to think about the man's knickers."
"Just yesterday you were admiring his bum, and now you don't want to think about his knickers?"
"That was you," Pansy shot back with a smirk. Damn her.
"Welcome to Slytherin House," Draco said flatly. "If you bother asking anyone from any other house at Hogwarts, they'll tell you we're all a bunch of vile, evil little cockroaches with no remorse for who we exploit, and our places in Hell have been reserved ever since we were old enough to talk."
"They're probably right," Pansy said with a shrug. "We don't know, and we don't care. Our House motto is 'admit nothing, deny everything, and make counter-accusations.'"
"A close second is 'if you can smile when something goes wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.'" Draco waved a hand around. "This is the Slytherin common room. As you can see, it's empty. That's because curfew is in five minutes, and students either finishing their homework or doing something nefarious elsewhere. Fellow Slytherins usually don't care what you do unless you get caught."
"Snape will warn you twice if you're caught out after curfew," Pansy added. "Any other professor will dole out punishment as due. Because of the social situations in the wizarding world, many professors will demand what you're doing, so be cautious if you have to be out after curfew. Slytherins have the label of being potential Death Eaters, so getting caught outside after curfew will immediately put you on a list of Students Who Might Be Death Eaters, and then you'll be watched closely."
"Boys can't enter the girls dormitory, which is located to the left," Draco pointed. "However, apparently boys are allowed to invite girls into their dorms, which is the staircase to the right. Either that, or the higher ups haven't quite figured this whole hormonal thing out yet. Either way, if you must have female company and require privacy, it's an unwritten rule for the other boys to vacate the dorm."
"Slytherin House is like your family," Pansy added. "That means even if we don't like someone in this house, we'll rally to their side in an instant. No one else will stick up for us, so we stick up for each other. Don't bother mistaking that for loyalty. We're just as quick to twist the knife on one we don't like."
"Keep the internal quarrels private," Draco said. "We're a close-knit band, and we don't like our inner battles aired to the rest of the houses."
"If you have any questions," Pansy said, "feel free to ask someone that you trust within the House. Prefects are safe bets to getting your questions truthfully answered. It's best that you keep your possessions in your dorm or in your trunk. Slytherins have a strict finders-keepers policy. If one is dense enough to leave his or her possessions out for anyone to find, then it is clear to the finder that one does not deserve it. You should ward your trunk, as well. Some less scrupulous Slytherins will go to lengths to find something to borrow without any intention of bringing anything back."
"Another unwritten rule," Draco said, "is to be patient when someone is not too quick on the uptake. Inbreeding is most likely the culprit to a lot of rampant stupidity around here. If you can't exercise patience, ignore them."
"We'll take you to the sixth year boys dormitory," Pansy said. They took the steps downward and walked down a short hallway before they hit the door marked Sixth Years. When they entered, the dorm appeared to be empty save for Blaise, who appeared to be reading a book before he went to bed.
"Hey, did you know we have two extra beds in here?" Blaise commented, not even looking up from his apparently entrancing passage.
"I noticed," Draco commented dully. "Barton, Yuy, this is Blaise Zabini, the second vainest guy in Slytherin."
"Second only to you, Malfoy," Blaise quipped, glancing up with interest. He made a sour face when he saw the two quiet students. Draco absently noted that he hadn't heard a peep out of them since they entered the common room. "Oh, spirits. More good-looking ones."
Draco smirked at Blaise's displeasure. "Ignore him. He likes to consider himself the cutest boy around, and he feels threatened when there are others to challenge his position. The beds without trunks at the end of them are yours. Your other dorm mates are Gregory Goyle, Vincent Crabbe, Theodore Nott, and myself. Theo's probably out making his rounds with his various prospective girlfriends, so you probably won't meet him until morning. Vince and Greg are... wherever they go when their not here. Probably the kitchens." Or bullying one of the lower years out of their sweets. That was probably the case, since Draco didn't see the two leave.
"Hn," the shorter of the two grunted, walking toward the window and peering out. "We're in the dungeons."
"Technically," Pansy replied. "Only in that you go through the dungeons to get to the common room. We're in Slytherin Tower."
"That's illogical," the taller boy murmured.
"What are you, muggles?" Draco said. He didn't receive an answer. That was alright; he didn't really expect one. "You go through the dungeons to get to Slytherin Tower. What's illogical about it?"
"It's against the laws of physics, for one," the shorter one -Yuy, by Snape's indication- replied evenly. "We came downstairs. We should be below the dungeons, not in a tower."
"Physics?" Blaise questioned nonchalantly. "That's a muggle science. The thing you have to realize around here is that science and magic clash. You're in the wizarding world now. Science doesn't apply here."
Yuy's left eye twitched.
Barton said, "Wufei would be frothing at the mouth at such a declaration."
Oddly enough, Yuy smirked.
"What do you mean, science doesn't apply here?! Science applies to everything!"
Mandy Brocklehurst found herself sighing at the exclamation. Finally, someone who saw where she was coming from. Most of Ravenclaw House consisted of mostly halfbloods and purebloods, so it was hard to discuss the conflicts between hard science and magic with anyone else.
"That's something I've been saying for years," Mandy replied. "I'm muggle-born, and both of my parents are scientists. If it hadn't been for McGonagall showing up at my house personally, my parents would have put off my invitation to Hogwarts as a joke. They can still hardly accept this 'malarkey', as they put it, as fact."
"Hmph," Chang Wufei grunted gruffly, crossing his arms stiffly. "Even something as improbable as magic is hard to dispute when one finds himself casting spells. Even so, I'm sure if someone tried to examine it close enough, magic is, boiled down to the basic principles, still just a science. An undiscovered science, but science nonetheless."
"That's an interesting theory," Terry Boot said, "but it's just that -a theory. Mandy's tried to explain this science stuff before, but most of it really doesn't apply to magic. Take flying, for example."
"Flying? Please. Muggles have been studying aerodynamics since de Vinci's time(3)," Wufei said scoffingly.
"Not on broomsticks," Mandy said with a shrug. "Personally, I think that has something to do with something akin to telekinesis. The more telekinetic one is, the better they fly. The same concept could apply to summoning charms, floating charms, Mobiliuscorpus, and various other spells and hexes."
"That doesn't make sense," Sally-Anne Perks pointed out. "Granger's fairly proficient at Charms, but she is poor at flying."
"Granger's afraid of heights," Mandy argued reasonably. "I've heard her say so. That could influence her ability to fly a broomstick."
"So what you're saying is that one's ability to cast magic is all psychological," Wufei said slowly, clearly turning the idea in his head. "Magic... it's like bending the very laws of reality and testing the fabric of science with one's will and-or mind alone. Tell me, on'na -has either of your parents ever decided to do a full CAT scan of your brain?"
"No," Mandy replied with a small frown. "So you think wizards and witches can do what they do because we use more then ten percent of our brains?"
"Think about it," Wufei said forcefully. "Most of a human being's brain is what we -I mean, muggles call grey matter. If even one man or woman could somehow unlock the mystery of the functions of our grey matter, it's theorized that humans could do extraordinary things. A doctor once told me that an unusual amount of my brain was active, but seemed to be dormant. The Headmaster explained that colonists who had the potential to be wizards couldn't use their magic because they were not part of Earth, where they belong."
"Then, psychologically, we have ties to the earth," Mandy mused. Interesting. "Some scientists have proven that, in cases where caucasians are submerged in sensory deprivation tanks, their circadian rhythm has a frequency of 24 hours and 40 minutes, which is not the rotational period of Earth, but Mars."
Wufei appeared surprised as he glanced over Mandy. "I've heard of that, yes. Taking that into account, I would think that the concept of magic would work on any planet that could sustain life, like Mars once was."(4)
"But not on a colony," Mandy responded enthusiastically, "because colonies, while habitable, are still simulations of day-to-day Earth living."
"Exactly," Wufei said with a nod. He offered his hand to her. "Chang Wufei."(5)
"Mandy Brocklehurst," Mandy said, shaking his hand confidently. She was pleased to find that his handshake was good and solid; most of the time when a man shook her hand, his grip was rather lackluster, as if he was afraid he'd break her dainty wrist should he try too hard. "A pleasure, truly. I've been dying to hash out my theories with someone for years now."
"Glad I could be of service."
Ponoma Sprout was ecstatic. Thrilled. There were no bounds to how happy she was.
Out of all of the new students, she managed to land the one who was less likely to A) commit homicide, B) rant and rave about every little thing, C) be antisocial, and (most importantly) D) blow up one of her greenhouses.
Her poor plants...
In fact, Quatre Winner was the epitome of all things polite, kind, and sweet. The blond was cordial, intelligent, and sociable. With his wide, teal eyes, slight frame, and golden blond hair, the boy had every appearance of an angel. She knew the students of her house were going to adore him, and he was going to make many friends.
She couldn't fathom how someone so courteous ever met Duo Maxwell. The Maxwell boy meant well, he really did... but he was simply too unbridled in his mischief. She could only hope that Quatre's constant presence would somehow curb Duo's untamed desire to unintentionally cause chaos. However, she somehow knew her hope was in vain.
"Quatre," Ponoma said with a smile, "this is Ernie Macmillion and Susan Bones, the sixth year Hufflepuff prefects. Ernie, Susan, this is Quatre Winner. He'll be joining Hufflepuff."
"It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance," Quatre said politely, beaming at Ernie and Susan. Ponoma saw that Susan's heart had immediately melted, and Ernie was taken with the blond's cheerful nature. Yes, Quatre would be a delightful addition to Hufflepuff House.(6)
"Psst. Psst! Ron!"
"Uh...?" Ron lifted his head blearily, resisting the urge to glare at Duo for waking him up. The boy appeared absolutely thrilled about something. The redhead yawned. "What is it, mate?"
"I need your help," Duo whispered. "Have you ever heard of cherry bombs?"
"Are they anything like dung bombs?"
"Erm -no, I don't think so. I need to test out a theory. See, Mione got me thinking about the differences between muggles and wizards, and I want to find out if flushing cherry bombs down the toilet can be traced back to me. You in?"
Ron's interest was piqued. "What do these cherry bomb things do?"
"Make big booms."
Neither Ron or Duo had taken into account that the water pipes of the school were very old, and therefore prone to being weak against said big booms.
"Due to an unexplained accident that resulted in the school's main water pipe bursting, Hogwarts is officially short of water until the problem can be found and fixed. The staff has suggested that in order to preserve our available water supply, students will have to cut their showers into a strict time limit of four minutes."
"Snape will be helping out a lot," Harry whispered to Ron, who was staring guiltily at his breakfast. "He doesn't ever take showers."
Oddly enough, Harry had noticed that most of Duo's friends were shooting him some very suspicious glares, and Quatre was looking towards the American with a sad, disapproving look on his face. Duo was doing very well in ignoring it all, choosing to instead cheerfully woof down his breakfast.
Dumbledore paused in his speech. "One student was thoughtful enough to make a suggestion of his own. In his wisdom, he has said, 'if it is yellow, let it mellow. If it is brown, flush it down.(7)'"
"That's disgusting," Hermione whispered, appalled.
Duo grinned. Harry had a good idea who the thoughtful student was. By the glares that same student was receiving from his friends, Harry also had a good idea who was responsible for the busted pipe in the first place.
"Thank you for listening. You may return to your meal."
And once again began another day at Hogwarts.
TBC...
(1) I actually cracked open a fortune cookie one day, and my fortune was that. It appealed to my inner comedian and wormed its way into my fic.
(2) This whole dream sequence was something that came from my own fragile little mind a few weeks ago. (The 'fat man' is Buddha, and the skinny men are 'skinny Buddhas', if you didn't pick up on that.) I woke up and found myself caught somewhere between complete amusement that something like this can putt around in my head when I'm practically comatose, and utter horror... for basically the same reason.
(3) Leonardo de Vinci technically developed the first flying machines; the sketches are in his journals. A lot of the prototypes used in attempting to fly came from de Vinci's journals, if I'm not mistaken.
(4) (What did you expect? They're RAVENCLAWS!) It's long, it involves a lot of aerophysics, and it's dry to read about. I find it fascinating, of course, simply by the fact that it's really controversial. I'll try to summarize it for you: white people come from Mars. African-Americans come from Earth. Earth used to be closer to the sun, which is why African-Americans have such dark skin; it was their defense against the sun. Then Jupiter careened into this galaxy, and a piece of Jupiter broke off and became Venus. Venus actually collided with Mars (which used to be where present-day Earth is), therefore destroying Mars' entire atmosphere and decimating the "life" on that planet. (I'd like to point out that life on Mars has been proven; there are small single-celled organisms residing in the dirt there.) Meanwhile, there were white people who'd come to Earth to war with the African Americans, and this left them stranded on Earth. (Technology was apparently more advanced, but completely wiped out during the Dark Ages.) Venus rotated around Earth for several days (in fact, this is where the whole thing about Lucifer comes into play; the 'light bringer' appeared as a bright light in the sky, day and night) which effectively pulled Earth into the orbit it is in today. Venus, made largely of ice, is also responsible for the ice at the poles. See? Controversial. It's not exactly a widely-accepted theory. I live for stuff like this. In any case, it's in an e-book called Biggest World Secrets. If you live for controversy (like I do), or if you're a conspiracy theorist (not really my cup of tea; I already think Fate is out to get me, I don't need the world joining in, as well), and you have time to kill, go and read it.
(5) If you haven't caught it, this entire thing is very phenomenal in regards to Wufei, whose a sexist idiot on his better days. :grins: Since Mandy was basically able to keep up with what he was saying, even going as far as adding her own input, she garnered a lot of respect from him. (Well, a lot considering she's got breasts and no dangly bits.) He probably won't call her "on'na" unless he's vexed. Introducing himself with a handshake is his subtle way of saying "you're worthy".
(6) I took less time introducing Quatre to Hogwarts because I've basically already covered that in previous chapters.
(7) :bursts out laughing: Oh, my God, can you just imagine Dumbledore, of all people, saying this?! :falls to the ground: Oh, it hurts! It hurts so good! Bwahahahahahahahahah!
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Plumbing problems can be extraordinarily expensive, but most people don't take the time to try and learn about their plumbing system until it is too late. Not having a basic understanding of the plumbing repair in your home can cost you in a few different ways. You may have to pay a emergency plumber for plumbing services a job that might be easily done yourself. You may overpay a emergency plumber because you don't understand the plumbing repair job they need to do and how much the parts should cost. Further, you may end up trying to make a quick fix yourself that ends up doing extensive damage to your plumbing system. As a homeowner, you owe it to yourself to have some basic knowledge of plumbing repair. Here is everything you need to know to make informed decisions when you have a plumbing meltdown.
One of the most important parts of your plumbing system is the plumbing pump . Many of the problems people have with their plumbing can be traced back to the plumbing pump . These relatively simply devices do exactly what you might imagine they do – they pump water or gas into your plumbing system and pump waste back out. When your toilet won't stop running or won't flush, chances are that your pump needs to be adjusted or replaced. Pump repair is usually relatively easy and inexpensive – most jobs can be done without the help of a professional plumber.
Along with the plumbing pump, the plumbing pipes are one of the most crucial parts of your plumbing system. The pipes are the conduits through which the liquid or gas the pumps are forcing in or out travel. Originally, most plumbing pipes were made of lead, but these days, strong plastics, other metals, and even bamboo are used. Pipes are also the cause of many plumbing woes. Burst pipes can happen in cold weather and cause significant damage to your property.The quality of these pipes matter when installing a toilet . Pipe repair should only be handled by someone who understands the system and that means plumbing contractors from plumbing companies.
There are filters and heating systems like hot water heater that help maintain your system, but the other pieces of equipment of most interest to homeowners are the fixtures. Everything from your toilet to your taps falls into the category of fixtures. Fixture repairs are often reasonably easy to tackle without the help of a professional. Most of the work that is done on fixtures is done so for cosmetic reasons –water heater replacement or changing styles because of personal preferences. Broken fixtures, unless they are attached directly to the pipes, can be repaired with ease.
The internet has a wealth of information about plumbing systems, including information about particular brands. This makes it easy for you to research your system before you call in a professional, so you can control the cost of repair – always a priority with expensive plumbing repairs.


Bet on the NHL The Ottawa Senators face off against the New York Islanders on the road, Thursday night, January 13, 2011 at 7:00PM EST. Ottawa is 16-21-6 and New York 13-21-7 going into the game. This will be the second time the two teams have met this season, the first being a November 4th matchup with the Senators hosted the Islanders at Scotiabank Place and were victorious with a 4-1 final score. The Senators have won 4 of the last 5 games against New York. But unfortunately the Senators are in the middle of the biggest losing streak of the season. They have enlisted the help of some minor leaguers to try and shake this loss. Corey Locke and Robin Lehner will be on the ice for the Islanders game. Locke, a centre who leads the American Hockey League with 55 points, will make his debut for his third NHL team. He failed to register a point in one game with Montreal in 2007-08, and three with the New York Rangers in 2009-10. Locke spent the 2008-09 season in the Minnesota organization but never appeared in a regular-season game for the Wild. Lehner will be in the net for his first career start, and Ottawa has their fingers crossed that this is just what they need to keep 6 in a row from turning into 7. They have been outscored 24-7 in this 0-4-2 slump. With two shut outs, and no more than 2 goals in four games, they aren't looking super strong for the matchup with New York.
Sports Book lists the Islanders as the minus 1.5 point favorites with the total over under at 5.5.
The Islanders have some power in the net with young up and coming goalie Kevin Poulin who was taken in the 5th round in '09. He has filled in for Rick DiPietro since his January 3rd injury. Poulin is 1-0-1 in the net, stopping 48 of 51 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss to Vancouver on Tuesday. Poulin became the first goalie under the age of 21 to face 51 shots in an NHL game since Dan Blackburn did it for the Rangers on Nov. 23, 2001. NHL betting tip: he is also the first goalie under the age of 21 to make at least 48 saves in an NHL game since in more than 22 years. … The 92 shots in the Canucks-Isles game (51 by Vancouver, 41 by New York) were the most in a game in the League this season.


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Q: Certified vs Certificated When is it appropriate to use certified vs certificated?
If a person has been trained in X skill and has acquired that skill, is that person certified or certificated?
For me, certified sounds more of a product or food while certificated sounds like formal education.
If it helps, the word I use will help to describe a person that can now do X job because they now have the knowledge and skills required for the job, but it is not something as formal as gaining a qualification from a university or something like that, indeed, it's a training of 16 - 32 days.

A: When a verb has a companion verbed noun (anthimeria?), the forms can have different nuances. Note that verbed nouns tend to be informal (stickered, friended, SMSed etc), though some have become established (booked, experienced, etc).
For example, consider

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*stuck vs stickered: an apple that is stuck may be wedged somewhere or otherwise not easily removed, but an apple that is stickered is one that has a sticker pasted on it.

*befriended vs friended: someone you befriend is a person you have made friends with - you might dine together, go shopping, work on projects together, and so on. On the other hand, if you say you've friended someone, you mean that you have them on your Facebook list of friends; you might not even know them personally or interact with them at all.
There may well be pairs in which the 'proper' verb is treated more literally while the verbed noun is more general, but I don't have any instances handy.
Here's my take (AuE, though AmE might differ) on the case you're asking about:
The common term is certify (see definition below). Saying that someone has been certified carries the implication that the person is competent in whatever the certificate endorses. Saying that they have merely been certificated emphasises the acquisition of the certificate but doesn't say anything about the competence that the certificate is supposed to endorse.

certify verb
  4 : to recognize as having met special qualifications (as of a governmental agency or professional board) within a field
  'agencies that certify teachers'
- M-W

A: I ran a COCA and BNC search on the string certified/certificated (noun). I'll list the three most common uses on each search and their frequencies.
certified

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*COCA: certified teachers / mail / copy (171 / 168 / 149)

*BNC: certified copy / question / accountants (24 / 18 / 17)

certificated

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*COCA: certificated staff / carrier / employees (5 / 2 / 2)

*BNC: certificated foundation / officers / notaries (3 / 3 / 2)

COCA contains 560 millions words; BNC, 100 million.
From this short analysis, it seems certified is used more often to describe non-humans than humans (if I may draw a clunky sounding distinction) but the high frequency of certified teachers compared with certificated officers or employees or notaries may tip the scales in certified's favour. It may also be the case that certified teachers is a designation particular to the US, and this nation-specific usage is driving the high COCA count.
For whatever its worth, if I, a native BrE speaker, were forced to choose between the two, certified sounds more natural.

A: My English dictionary states that certificated is an adjective and refers to someone, e.g. a teacher, holding a certificate of training or fitness.  Certified indicates some thing that has been certified, e.g. a cheque a bank has guaranteed payment on, milk certified as yielded by tuberculin tested herds...

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Lilly unter den Linden ist ein deutscher Fernsehfilm von Erwin Keusch aus dem Jahr 2002. Es handelt sich um ein Familiendrama, das die Auswirkungen der politischen Verhältnisse im geteilten Deutschland auf das Leben einer 13-Jährigen und den Umgang mit den Gesetzen in der BRD und der DDR zeigt.

Handlung
Für die 13-jährige Lilly aus Hamburg ist der Tod ihrer Mutter ein schwerer Einschnitt. Ihr Vater ist schon kurz nach ihrer Geburt gestorben und Pascal, der Lebensgefährte ihrer Mutter, ist mehr im Ausland als zu Hause. Auch schafft er es nicht zur Beerdigung. Lena, Lillys Tante und die Schwester ihrer Mutter, kann daran aber teilnehmen, obwohl sie dafür aus Jena anreisen muss. Obwohl sie ihre Tante das erste Mal und auch nur kurz sieht, würde sie gerne bei ihr bleiben. Doch Lena muss zurück in die DDR reisen, da sie nur für wenige Tage, für die Teilnahme an der Beerdigung, ein Visum erhalten hat, und Lilly kann nicht einfach mit, auch wenn Lenas Familie Lillys einzige noch lebende Verwandtschaft ist. Lilly zeigt ihrer Freundin Meggi alte Fotos, darunter auch eines mit ihren Eltern vor dem "Berliner Dom unter den Linden". Später, als sie mit dieser Freundin einen Brief schreibt, erwähnt sie die Straße Unter den Linden, wo sich ihre Eltern immer getroffen hatten.

Pascal und Frau Gubler, ihr Vormund und Mitarbeiterin des Jugendamtes, lösen die Wohnung auf und letztere schlägt Lilly vor, dass diese in eine Pflegefamilie kommen könne, da eine Adoption durch ihre Tante als unmöglich angesehen wird, weil diese in der DDR lebt. Zunächst wohnt Lilly aber wie bisher im Internat. Mit ihrer Freundin überlegt sie jedoch, wie sie zu ihrer Tante fahren könnte, denn die Überquerung der innerdeutschen Grenze ist im Jahr 1988 auch von West nach Ost sehr schwierig. Der offizielle Weg dauert Lilly viel zu lange und so überredet sie Pascal, dass dieser versucht mit ihr mittels eines Tagesvisums nach Ost-Berlin zu fahren. Dies gelingt und so fahren sie durch die Stadt, wo Lilly die Stelle vor dem Berliner Dom sucht, an der sich ihre Eltern vor Jahren haben fotografieren lassen. Nachdem sie diese gefunden hat, fährt sie allein mit dem Zug nach Jena. Sie hofft, dass sie dort bleiben kann, da Lenas Familie Lillys einzige noch lebende Verwandtschaft ist.

Als sie in Jena ankommt, muss sie jedoch feststellen, dass ihre Cousine Katrin darüber nicht erfreut ist – von den Problemen mit den Behörden ganz abgesehen. Doch ihr Cousin Till ist begeistert, dass seine Cousine vom Westen in den Osten gekommen ist, und unternimmt viel mit ihr. Nach einigen Tagen erfährt Lilly auch, dass die Ablehnung ihrer Cousine Gründe in der Familiengeschichte hat, die sie bisher nicht kannte. Katrin war bis zu ihrem dritten Geburtstag in einem Kinderheim, da ihre Mutter im Gefängnis saß, da diese ihre Schwester bei der Flucht in den Westen unterstützt hatte und mit Katrins Vater zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht verheiratet war.

Lena und ihr Mann überlegen, wie Lilly bei ihnen wohnen bleiben könnte. Doch selbst das zunächst widerwillige Einschalten eines alten Bekannten und Stasi-Mitarbeiters führt nur dazu, dass Lilly bis zum Ende der Herbstferien bleiben darf. So muss diese wieder nach Hamburg fahren und auf reguläre Möglichkeiten hoffen, ihre Verwandtschaft zu sehen. Zum Abschied schenkt Till ihr einen selbstgebastelten Kalender für das Jahr 1989.

Kritik
 Erwin Keusch, bekannt für viele TV-Krimis aus den Reihen Tatort, Polizeiruf 110, Doppelter Einsatz oder Bella Block, drehte ein teilweise recht dröges Drama um Familienzusammenführung wider Willen mit soliden Darstellern und einigen Gelegenheiten, zum Taschentuch zu greifen.
 Emotional aufgeladene Familiengeschichte, die die Absurdität der politischen Verhältnisse und Systeme erfahrbar macht; das Hauptaugenmerk ist auf die Stärke der Familie gerichtet.

Dies und Das
Der im Film vorkommende Berliner Dom befindet sich nicht direkt an der Straße Unter den Linden, sondern auf der Museumsinsel, die ans östliche Ende der Straße Unter den LInden anschließt. Zudem ist im Film während der Fahrt durch Berlin die Alte Nationalgalerie zu sehen. In den in Jena gedrehten Szenen sind das am Carl-Zeiss-Platz stehende Ernst-Abbe-Denkmal und der Fuchsturm zu sehen.

Nach diesem Film schrieb die Autorin des Drehbuchs, Anne C. Voorhoeve, zwei Jahre später einen preisgekrönten Jugendroman mit demselben Titel. Außerdem noch zwei weitere Romane: Liverpool Street und 21.Juli.

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As the technical director of "Hairspray Live!," Charles Ciup was at the helm of a switcher to alternate between the angles of the show's 19 cameras, and in charge of cutting to a close-up or a wide shot at just the right moment. […]
Switch Hitters: Technical Directors Edit Live!
More than 40 people filled the Dede Allen Seminar Room at the Hollywood offices of the Motion Picture Editors Guild on Saturday morning, March 18 for the third installment of the four-part "Meet the Artists" discussion series. […]
The CBS-TV hit Big Brother, hosted by Julie Chen and now in its 18th season, has a winning formula: Viewers watch a diverse group of people living together in a house, as […]