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Introduces x-radiation and safety principles involved in using x-ray machines. Program admission or current employment in a veterinary facility or clinic doing x-ray work is required. Prerequisite: Admission to Veterinary Technology program or instructor approval. (For detailed information, see the Course Content and Outcome Guide ).
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EconoMeter: Would free-trade deals help San Diego?
Should Congress ratify free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama?
Yes 42% (13)
No 58% (18)
31 total votes.
Each week, the Business section will ask its panel of economists to weigh in on an economic issue of concern to San Diegans. If you have a question you'd like them to address, send it to firstname.lastname@example.com.
This week's question: Should Congress ratify free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama and would California and San Diego benefit?
Dan Seiver, San Diego State University
ANSWER: Yes
The net benefits to the United States (and all countries) of freer trade have been well-established for 200 years, even if popular opinion is still fixated on those individuals and industries who are hurt by cheap imports. The purpose of Trade Adjustment Assistance is to compensate and help retrain those Americans who lose from freer trade, allowing the rest of us the benefits of cheap imports and the opportunity to export more to other countries. Increased trade between South Korea and the U.S. will benefit California and San Diego, as new jobs are created in export industries and cheaper imports reduce the cost of living for consumers. As for Colombia, would we rather have Colombia pay for their imports from us with coca exports, or cut flower exports?
James Hamilton, University of California San Diego
ANSWER: Yes
The U.S. exported $57 billion worth of goods to these three countries last year. These included agricultural products, metals, chemicals, and industrial machinery, all important to the California economy. We imported $67 billion from these countries, items such as crude oil, cars, computers, and refined petroleum products. Cheaper prices for these items helped California consumers. We do need to address our trade imbalance, but the way to do that is not to restrict where Americans can sell their products or who we have to buy from. Instead we need to get our fiscal deficits under control and help California business become more competitive. For example, when we restrict domestic oil production and make it so hard to build a refinery in California, of course we are going to import more oil and refined products.
Alan Gin, University of San Diego
ANSWER: Yes
The agreement with South Korea in particular is significant because of that country's dynamic economy and the opportunities it offers. One area that will benefit California will be greater access by the state's beef producers to the Korean market. Other areas where the state and local economies might benefit are lower barriers for scientific equipment and services such as finance and information technology. Unfortunately, action so far by the House on the trade measure has excluded funding for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which helps workers displaced by foreign trade. Given the tough economy, that assistance is needed now more than ever.
Lynn Reaser, Point Loma Nazarene University
ANSWER: Yes
Congress should swiftly move forward to ratify these agreements because of the positive effects for businesses, consumers, and international relations. Reducing tariffs faced by U.S. exporters will help producers of a wide variety of products ranging from agriculture to technology. Last year, San Diego shipped $14.5 million of merchandise to the three nations, double the volume of the prior year. Lower tariffs on our side will also reduce prices paid by consumers and firms using imported materials. Last year California's volume of exports and imports with the three countries totaled nearly $35 billion. The European Union two weeks ago implemented its trade pact with South Korea. Canada's trade agreement with Colombia will go into effect next month. The U.S. should not be locked out from a freer flow of capital, goods, and technology.
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On any website/blog, there are certain pages which are essential to the foundation of the site. These are pages which should be a part of any website. For example, About Me, Contact, Privacy, TOS and other such pages.
Have you ever given consideration to the importance of the "About Me" page of your Website? Sometimes we encounter a beautiful, fancy homepage with a service page and a "contact me" page, but the site designer has completely ignored the "About Me" page. This is a mistake, and in this post I am going to illustrate for you the importance of a website's "About Me" page.
May 2016 Update: Here is a free plugin which let you design a great looking about page.
What is an "About Me" page of a blog?
An "About Me" page of a website contains some important information about your website, service or organization. This single page tells the reader about you — who you are, what you do and why you have created this website. This is a page where you tell the reader about your company, and describe your achievements and strong points. Of the many elements of a website, the "About Me" page is among the most important.
If you check your stats using a program like Google Analytics, you will see that your "About Me" page may be one of the most viewed pages of your site. This shows you just how important your "About Me" page is, and tells you that people are interested in knowing more about you. The way they seek this information is by consulting your "About Me" page.
Many (if not most) bloggers and webmasters write an "About Me" page in the early days of the development of their sites, but they never update it as time passes. This is a mistake, as your "About Me" page is a site feature which helps you to win the trust of your readers and potential customers, and it should be updated to reflect current information about you and/or your company.
In the way of an example, a company's "About Us" page might contain the following information:
When the was the company founded, where the company is located, the company vision, number of employees, achievements and goals, and more information about the company in brief.
Remember that your "About Me" page should be short, precise and to the point. Also, since your "About Me" page is among the most viewed pages of your website, you may wish to use it to direct your readers/customers to other important pages of your website, such as a resource page, for example.
Here is an example of an "About Me" page from ShoutMeLoud:
What is an ideal "About Me" page?
Now that we understand the importance of any site's "About Me" page, and we've looked at a couple of examples of the kind of information an "About Me" page should have, let's discuss some of the essential elements of any "About Me" page.
Before you start writing anything on your "About Me" page, remember to think of this particular page as a point of connection between you and your readers. For this reason, you will want to maintain a human touch, perhaps adding some funny comments or a personal flair while also maintaining a clear level of professionalism. You can begin with something about yourself, your blog's foundation, your achievements and vision for the future, what do you do, and what action they can take next to benefit most from visiting your blog/site.
In addition to information about the founder of the website, if a group of people are involved in your company you can link to a page of your website that introduces staff members, etc. This will allow readers to come to know more about your team.
Make sure to add links to your professional social networking profile wherever possible. This way, your readers can connect with you personally.
An ideal "About Me" page should say something about you. By this I do not mean your personal likes and dislikes such as certain movies and rock bands. Leave these types of interests for your social networking website profile. Instead, write something related to your beliefs, your education, why you started this blog, and perhaps add a picture of yours'. Write about your passion, your goals, and other things that add a personal touch. The idea is to give the reader a clear picture of you and your blog or website, and why you started the site they are viewing.
While writing an "About Me" page, think from a readers perspective and think, what he will be expecting out of an ideal "About Me" page. He might be interested to connect with you via various social networking website. If not all, add two -three way of communication or link to your contact page.
How can you get more personal with your readers?
You can add a snippet of your "About Me" page to your sidebar or footer. Chances are there are readers who might be too lazy to click on your "About Me" page, but if they read a short snippet of interest about you, they might be compelled to click on your "About Me" page, thus generating another click for that page.
Use our comments section below to let us know if you have ever thought about the importance of the "About Me" page of any website.
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Michelin Presents Weekly Wallpaper: 2014's Top Four!
2014 was a pretty good year, and we here at the old Dodge Forum think that 2015 is going to be even more awesome. These were the most popular Wallpaper Wednesday posts we ran—check and see if your favorite made the cut! Presented by Michelin Bringing multiple performances together with innovative technologies to deliver the total […] More »
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It looks like a mid-engine Dodge Stealth, but it's actually an Intrepid. What? Yes, it's the 1989 Dodge Intrepid Concept … easily the best-looking vehicle to wear the Intrepid nameplate.
Michelin Presents Wallpaper Wednesday: Hellcat in Malibu
The Hellcat is tire-slaying, fire-breathing proof that Ma Mopar still employs some seriously twisted gearheads. Simpy put, the 707hp Big Cat is an all-American prescription for bad decisions and good times. How good does it look perched on this ledge in Malibu? Chime in about this magnificent Mopar! >> presented by Michelin Bringing multiple […] More »
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Over the weekend, Ferrari celebrated its 60th anniversary selling cars in the US by bringing cars from every period of its history to one of the most exclusive streets in the country—Rodeo Drive. 60 Ferraris lined the street, and while the cars were roped off to keep spectators a safe distance from the precious sheet […] More »
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2009 was the first year I went to the LA Auto Show. And while the stop in La La Land has—unfortunately for most enthusiasts—as the place to see all the green cars and tech, it's not like they ignore those who like the smell of gasoline. Case in point? The wicked Jeep Lower Forty Concept.


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Assistant football coach Dale Rule always had a question for his players:
"Is the prize worth the price?"
In December 2009, Rule decided to answer his own question.
Tired of being obese, tired of relying on self-deprecating jokes about his appearance, and tired of just being tired, Rule made a change.
"I was 38 years old and dying. I have three beautiful children and an amazing wife," Rule said. "I finally looked in the mirror and said I had to back up what I was saying. I needed to be an example for my children and the football players."
Is the prize worth the price? Definitely.
Rule, now the running backs coach at Camas, lost 140 pounds in one year, most coming off in a six-month stretch just from walking.
It took him 42 minutes to walk a mile that first day. Last fall, he walked 75 miles in a 24-hour walkathon. On the final week of this month, Rule's goal is to walk 84 miles in a walkathon that has turned into a Camas football project, as well.
John Norcross and Troy Patterson, as their senior projects, are running the second annual Everyone Walk 24-hour walk at Cardon Field on the campus of Camas High School on Sept. 29-30. Proceeds for the event, which also include a silent auction and raffle prizes, will go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland, childhood fitness and obesity awareness, and the football program.
"We're encouraging everybody to come out and walk a lap or a mile, or as much as they can," Norcross said. "Just to show your support."
Rule chose the M.S. Society as the event's charity because his wife, Lya, has the disease. It was with her that Rule walked that first slow mile.
Rule approached Patterson and Norcross with helping out this year. They all decided to also add childhood fitness and obesity awareness.
"We didn't think about it too long," Patterson said. "It sounded like a good senior project, stretching us out of our comfort zone, talking to a lot of people."
As organizers, the football players are getting the word out, lining up sponsors, and asking for donations — either money or prizes to be auctioned or raffled. For more information regarding donations, go to everyonewalk.com.
As Rule had hoped, the players did take notice of his drive.
"I saw him when he was already working some of it off," Norcross said. "To see the pictures of how big he really was, that was amazing."
"Never give up," Patterson said. "Keep on walking."
For Rule, the first step was the first step. He has a picture of himself as a tourist at Alcatraz Island in December of 2009 when he weighed 363 pounds. It was then that he committed to losing weight. He started walking in February.
That 42-minute first mile changed his life.
"The most important thing is the next day, I went and walked again," Rule said.
From Feb. 10 to Aug. 10, 2010, he dropped 103 pounds. He did not starve himself. He watched his calories, and he learned to eat better foods that he still enjoyed. But no matter what he ate, he kept walking.
Then he got a little obsessive about the whole thing.
He has since walked a marathon.
He set a goal of taking 30,000 steps a day for 30 consecutive days.
"I had to keep myself motivated and have a new challenge," he said.
He went 72 consecutive days of at least 30,000 steps a day, walking on average 18 miles a day.
When he was traveling for work, he would walk at airports during layovers.
It was just a few years ago, as an assistant coach in Oregon, that Rule would jokingly boast to his players that he was the fattest receivers coach in the state.
Now he has a better story to tell his players.
"As coaches, we're put in such an amazing position to have an influence," Rule said.
He likes showing off his "after" photo, of him in front of all the shoes that he wore out in his trek.
Those shoes cost a lot of money.
The prize, his life, is worth it.
Paul Valencia covers high school sports for The Columbian. He can be reached at 360-735-4557 or e-mail at paul.valenciacolumbian.com.


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Got Boyfriend's foot stuff (got Lysol for the boot, CVS brand anti-fungal cream for his foot), but didn't get to the grocery store.
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Holy balls, it's cold out! It was 2*F last night. My weather app says it feels like -2*F right now and the dew point is -4! I feel like this winter is such a contrast compared to last. I had forgotten what cold winters are like! Note: I'm not complaining. I don't like it *this* cold, but we have heat & adequate clothing and I don't have to be outside for long. Feeling the sharp air on my throat this morning, I was reminded of walking to school in this kind of weather. I don't do enough walking now.
I picked up Boyfriend early from work yesterday. He was feeling sick and somewhat delirious. No fever. It's probably just a bad cold. He's staying home today. Part of me is glad because it means I get to see him this evening.
Sleep: Read in bed. Not sure when I went to sleep, but I am sure it was before 11, maybe not long after 10:30. Woke early (before alarm), but was too cold to get out of bed. I've been getting chilled even under all our blankets for the last couple of nights. I'm always toasty when I fall asleep so I don't think wearing clothes will help. I'll figure something out.
Food: We had pizza last night. I've been wanting a meat lover's pizza from our favorite place for about a month now. I know it was not the best choice for either of us, especially with him sick. It was not as tasty as I'd imagined it would be, but I was happy we got it anyway. I don't think I'll want pizza again for a while, and that was the whole point (the crust was really good though). We watched A Knight's Tale, one of our favorite movies. I felt that even though the nutrition wasn't great, I was helping to take care of him and he appreciated it. The HCL helped mitigate any lactose issues. My stomach gurgled a lot later, but no gas or bloating (still a little bloated this morning from shark week). I had 3 slices of pizza. Boyfriend can finish the other 2 for lunch today. I cooked up a pork chop this morning & will have it with broccoli for lunch. I forgot to bring fruit. I had eggs & a banana for breakfast. Tonight, I'll do that grocery shopping so we can have lamb stew soon! The lamb pieces have sliced bones in them. I'm excited to try and get the marrow out. I will probably sear the meat before I slow cook it. If we don't do a movie night tomorrow, I'll prep the stew tonight & cook it tomorrow while I'm at work. I'll ask Boyfriend to turn the crockpot on because I'll have a slightly longer day due to my therapy appointment and don't want to overcook anything.
Body: Knee feels fine despite pizza! Thanks, HCL? Whatever. I busted out a bunch of body squats yesterday. Maybe it has something to do with increased estrogen while I have my period? Not complaining! I need to do more sets of them so I can get sore, otherwise I never feel like I'm making progress. No acne or other side effects from the pizza. My acne is completely cleared up at this point.
Supplements: I used the neti pot this morning and did a full pot on each side. It really cleared things up! I will definitely continue to do that in the future. My sore throat and post nasal drip came back after a few hours. I'm hoping if I use it again tonight, or just continue using it regularly, it will stay away for longer. I am also hoping this remedy continues to work in the summer for my regular allergies. It's a bit of a hassle, but feels better than taking drugs. Nothing else keeps my nose clean! I do feel like the HCL is helping. Now that I'm taking it before/mid-meal, it keeps any heartburn at bay, but it's not helping with my constipation issues. I think I'll keep taking it through Sunday, then stop & see if my heartburn returns. Maybe it was just holiday stress or all those clementines. If it was going to help with the constipation, I don't think it would take this long to see a change. I think I've been taking it regularly for 4 or 5 days now.


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Small Business Saturday, a unique cause marketing campaign created by American Express, was awarded the 2012 Super REGGIE; the highest honor in American integrated marketing. Marketing agencies Digitas and Crispin Porter + Bogusky shared in the honor which also makes the campaign eligible to represent the U.S. at the Globe Awards; an international competition to recognize the world's best marketing communications programs.
The Super REGGIE capped the 29th annual REGGIE Awards Gala presented by the Promotion Marketing Association (PMA). The event was held at Chicago's Westin River North at the conclusion of the PMA's Game Changers Marketing Conference.
The Small Business Saturday campaign was marked by its impactful use of social media across multiple platforms and traditional media, and the fact that Congress recognized it as an "official day".
"It's a great honor to be recognized by the PMA," said Allison Silver, V.P., American Express OPEN. "Small Business Saturday recognized the importance of small businesses across America and motivated millions of consumers to shop small. "
Digitas' Roger Box added, "This recognition from the PMA is a great testament to the collaborative effort it took to create Small Business Saturday."
Small Business Saturday also took home three Gold REGGIES for: Best Cause, Green, or Social Responsibility Marketing Campaign, Best Social Media Campaign, and Best Retailer-Specific Campaign. In all, 62 REGGIES were given out across 21 categories with each Gold REGGIE winner eligible for the Super REGGIE.
"Promotion strategies and tactics have found their way in to every strategy and tactic from public relations and shopper marketing to social media and advertising," said Bonnie Carlson, PMA president. "Of all the truly remarkable campaigns recognized here tonight none demonstrated that better than Small Business Saturdays."
Last year's Super REGGIE winner, Walgreen's Arm Yourself campaign, went on to win a Globe Award. "There is little doubt that American Express may do the same," said Ms. Carlson.
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Ground Hog Day - not what you think . . .
Saturday, February 02, 2013
I love silly holidays. Behold the lowly, and homely, ground hog, who get's it's own Day each year.
Think about God creating the ground hog. We might think, "Gee that little critter needs to go on a diet, do some ST, decrease fat percentage, and increase muscle . . . and along with dropping a few pounds, definitely get a makeover!"
Nope; no no NO ; God looks at the humble ground hog and DELIGHTS in His creation. The ground hog is just exactly as God intended him to be. Which means he is perfect.
I need to see, and rejoice in, the ground hog in me. No, God didn't make me to be 260lbs; I did that to myself. God says you take on the appearance of the idols you worship; if gluttony or excess food is your sin / idol, you start to look like it. But the frame of my personhood, emotionally, spiritually, and yes even physically, God created that. I am unique, and even if I'm eccentric looking or acting, like the ground hog!, that is still exactly as God intended me to be. Which means I am perfect (before choosing sin), and God takes delight in me.
We need to learn to see ourselves through God's eyes.
We need to see ourselves as His Masterpiece. Literally.
"For we are God�s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago." � Ephesians 2:10, NLT
Are you seeing it yet?
When you look at "the ground hog in you", do you see a Masterpiece, something God takes delight in, someone that is exactly as God intended His creation to be?
Or do you list all the ways in which you are a "project" that needs to be "worked on" and improved? Flaws to be overcome, camoed, or covered up?
Behold the lowly ground hog. Perhaps it's time you wished yourSELF a Happy Ground Hog day, and celebrate YOU.
(Cousin, the prairie dog, stands up and looks around just like a ground hog.)
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I think ground hogs are cute personally. LOL. And I loved your message.
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Went to Punxsy one summer with DD and family to see and learn all about 'Phil." Never been there on groundhog's day, though. Usually see it on TV, a view from afar. Which brings me to this: Many times we look at things from AFAR and that can cause us to be deluded. We miss the minor details, that can be contributing to the major problem. We forget to celebrate ourselves. Because we are made in His image. He says He makes ALL things beautiful in His time. No matter how much we say or do He is the 'changemaker' in our lives. In His strength, we can do ALL things.
He gives us strength to do what he He wants us to do. I trust Christ, the hope of glory within me, to direct me to where I need to be. I am not where I want to be, and I am NOT where I used to be, but I trust Him to get me to where I need to be.
Be Blessed in Jesus' name!
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It's my hubby's birthday tomorrow!
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Steve Dewhurst's Best Cdr of 2011.
Seasons (Pre-Din) provided me with my first review and interview for Foxy Digitalis, all the way back in March. It's true I have a soft spot for the mysterious artist's work and I do find it incredibly sad that he chose to stop making music after this, one of his most powerful releases. The impression I got from him during the interview (which was done via email – I never found out his real name or saw a picture of his entire face) was that he'd completely exhausted himself through music and had reached a point from which he found it impossible to continue. Lesser and Still, full of hidden anger and frustration, was a suitably epic way to end a project that developed out of piano miniatures into radio static and through to flat-out noise terror.
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2011 has been something of an annus mirabilis for drone and ambient music, so it's sad that Seasons (Pre-Din) decided to call it a day with Lesser and Still. For my money, the mysterious Mr. (Pre-Din) has released some of the most engaging drone music in recent years, and he left us with one of his best. Consisting of five connected tracks that get heavier as they progress, the music on Lesser and Still is a far cry from the quaint piano tinkles he started out with in 2007, yet still provides a fascinating (if slightly unsettling) insight into a creative mind that reached an exhausted end.


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How I Designed a Practical Electric Plane for NASA
To win a competition, a Georgia Tech student devised a fuel-cell plane to rival today's best-selling small aircraft
To win a competition, a Georgia Tech student devised a fuel-cell plane to rival today's best-selling small aircraft
Candy-bar-sized device could produce solar and wind power from city rooftops
In 2012, low quality turbines and delayed grid connections wasted as much of China's wind power potential as forced outages. But today's picture could be quite different
Moves closer to theoretical limit
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Each wind turbine embodies a whole lot of petrochemicals and fossil-fuel energy
Some 240 million people in India don't have electricity. Can illiterate village women solve the problem with off-grid solar power?
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Using the sun to change easy to store chemicals into usable hydrogen is getting more efficient
Impressive though the engineering may be, the big-battery EV is simply not economical
Floating plants are eco-friendly, space efficient, and require no civil engineering
The simulation found that a national network of HVDC transmission lines in combination with mostly solar and wind energy could lower both electricity prices and carbon emissions
New battery has much more power and a longer cycle life than any current rechargeable battery
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The long-delayed Tres Amigas superstation would help move up to 20 gigawatts of electricity around the continent
In the iron economy, you'd retrofit coal plants to burn iron powder, then recycle it using renewable energy
World leaders set a high bar for climate action, striking a deal in Paris that well exceeds their action plans. But transparency, verification and peer pressure could close the gap
Sun-to-electricity efficiency of the system could approach 35 percent
A report published by NREL found that more than half of energy capacity added in the US in 2014 was renewable
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Baked Eggs and Beans on Toast — Meatless Mondayby Maria Russo in Recipes, September 2nd, 2013
While scrambled, over-easy and hard-boiled eggs may be breakfast classics, eggs — no matter how they're cooked — can star in lunch and dinner recipes as well, and just one egg can transform a simple dish into a hearty vegetarian meal. If you have leftover tomato sauce on hand, warm it up on the stove, crack in a few eggs and call the plate Eggs in Purgatory. Making vegetable fried rice? Add extra protein by topping it with a sunny-side-up egg. Given eggs' versatility, it's easy to experiment with new egg-topped creations by starting with your tried-and-true favorites, then dressing them up with whites and yolks cooked your way.
Food Network Magazine follows suit in its recipe for Baked Eggs and Beans on Toast (pictured above), a weeknight-friendly dish that's a cinch to prepare. After sauteing onions with tomato paste, add a splash of honey and Worcestershire sauce for sweet and salty bites, then meaty navy beans to create a thick, flavorful mixture in which to cook the eggs. It's important to start the beans and eggs in an ovenproof skillet, as the combination will move right from the stove to the oven. Once the eggs are set, slide them onto slices of crunchy toasted bread, and finish each with the tender beans and some fresh grape tomato-parsley salad.


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Daft Punk didn't make a video for "Get Lucky," and eventually got around to releasing one for "Lose Yourself To Dance" … so by those standards, the fact that they just premiered a clip for "Instant Crush" a scant two weeks after they released it as a single is pretty impressive.
Simply put, making music videos hasn't been the robots' top priority in the Random Access Memories era — the "Dance" clip was little more than a jazzed-up performance video — though they've stepped things up ever so slightly for "Instant Crush." There is a story line (one that features the song's vocalist, Julian Casablancas, as a military mannequin who falls in love with a fellow display), and genuine production flourishes. In short, it's an actual music video.
Daft Punk themselves don't make a cameo (though their iconic helmets do), leaving the Strokes frontman to carry the load. Casablancas does an admirable job, too, emoting his way through the auto-tuned track, and displaying a refreshing lack of self-awareness by striking no shortage of seriously goofy poses. The story portion of the video plays out in a museum, as two mannequins — one of whom is a dead-ringer for Casablancas — spend decades staring at each other from across a gallery … their love forever unrequited, until, of course, they are both put into storage, where fate finally conspires to bring them together.
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Yes, it's a little silly. But, it's also touching, too. And cool, stylish and a bit sanguine. And as far as Daft Punk videos are concerned, that's about all you can ask for. Hey, not too bad for a pair of robots who couldn't be bothered to even show up.


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Alex Gibney is astoundingly prolific. The Oscar-winning documentarian isn't just turning out films at a regular clip of two to three a year, he's also found time for television projects -- like the new CNN series "Death Row Stories," which he executive produced with Robert Redford.
The eight-part docuseries, one of two Redford is debuting on the news channel this week, premieres this Sunday, March 9th at 9pm and explores questions about the death penalty and the justice system, with each episode unraveling a different capital murder case. Susan Sarandon, who won an Oscar herself for her role as death row minister Sister Helen Prejean in "Dead Man Walking," will serve as narrator.
So, how does Gibney do it? Indiewire caught up with the filmmaker in January to ask him about "Death Row Stories."
What's your involvement in the new series?
I came to it because I'd been getting some really interesting stories that I was thinking about doing as feature docs, and they all seemed to be centering around the same issue. And I thought, wouldn't it be fantastic to do a series? That's what got me started, and then the thing was, "How can we come up with a series that has a certain look and a certain feel?" I got together with some very talented people, and my job is to set a kind of look and style and narrative approach, and then let these super-talented people execute it.
What's it going to look like?
A lot of these stories, in a way, are mystery stories. They focus on the death penalty and how justice is unfairly applied, and how the system doesn't know how to correct its own mistakes. They're also murder mysteries, in a way, so in style they're intended to be kind of like film noir, in the sense that each location has a certain character. The character of the place ends up being quite important to the story, particularly in terms of how we tell it in visual terms.
Do you see this as a series with an activist bent, about miscarriages of justice?
The first thing I can say about it is that it's a series of great crime stories, so that in and of itself is important. But I think themes emerge, and one is that the system itself is badly broken. That, I think, is something that we have to recognize, and in part, it's because it's not a particular story, but a series of stories, and they seem to have the same kind of pattern. That should teach us something. It has a point of view, let's put it that way.
How did you find all of these cases?
Some, like I said, came to me as feature docs initially. Then we went looking for other ones to see what would be interesting stories that might examine this idea. We found some really good ones -- ones that happened a long time ago, and one that's very contemporary, which relates to the election that's going to happen for governor in Colorado. It's all going to be a kind of referendum on whether we should kill people.
You've been reliably prolific over the years -- you just had a new doc, "Finding Fela!," at Sundance. How do you manage to balance so many projects?
It's hard, but one of the things that's been a great boon to us is that we got an investment from a company called Content Media, and that allowed me to expand my core group, to hire some people to help really run the show in a way that took a lot of the pressure off of me. I'm a director, but I'm also a producer, and I produce for a lot of people. One of the things I learned as a producer was that if you hire really talented people who are better than you are, then sometimes good things can happen, and you can do a lot more things than you would otherwise be able to imagine.
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We went to CNN and said, "This is what we want to do, are you interested?" We weren't trying to marry something to the CNN style. We went to them and said, "This is what we want to do, do you want to do it with us?" And they said yes, so that's always a good sign for me.


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Hoefl-Riesch fell in the slalom section of the super-combined, in which Maze posted an aggregate time of 1min 59.54sec.
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