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Publisher Contract – General Conditions
Last update: July 1, 2013
These General Conditions govern the services offered by Twenga in connection with the AffinitAD Network. In order for Twenga to provide these services and in order to become a member of the AffinitAD Network, publishers of online services and content who have applied to become a member of the AffinitAD Network must first accept these general conditions to be able to broadcast Advertisers' Campaigns on their website and receive payment in that respect (hereinafter the 'Publisher').
Hereinafter jointly referred to as the 'Parties'.
The Publisher publishes a website on which it makes advertising space available to advertisers. This space can be used for advertising by merchants listed by Twenga on the www.twenga.co.uk website.
Twenga has set up a software platform at www.affinitad.co.uk that can be used to create and insert links (and other advertising technologies as defined in this contract) to present the products of listed merchants on the websites of other publishers.
As part of the service offered via this software platform, Twenga puts advertisers who wish to launch online advertising campaigns in contact with publishers who wish to exploit advertising space on their website. Advertisers, on the one hand, and publishers who have signed up to the Twenga platform, on the other, together make up the AffinitAD Network.
Within this context, Twenga and the Publisher wish to enter into a contract to enable the Publisher to join the AffinitAD Network.
Clause 1 - DEFINITIONS
'Account' means the Publisher's personal space on the Platform.
'Action' means the target set by an Advertiser with respect to a Campaign on which the relevant fee is based (e.g. the completion and/or validation of a form by a user, signing up to the Advertiser's website, making a purchase, etc., on the understanding that this list is not exhaustive).
'Advertiser' means a person who wishes to use advertising space made available by the Publisher and Partners.
'AffinitAD Network' means all Partners and Advertisers.
'API' refers to a service available to the Publisher through programmatic interfaces, allowing them to query the campaigns within the affinitAD Network.
'Artificial Traffic' means an invalid Click, Display or Action resulting notably from robots, email requests or discussion forums, script generators that place links to websites other than the Listed Website, clicks not generated by a browser, clicks that are not preceded by the action of a single user who wishes to browse a certain website, clicks resulting from a keyword policy that breaches intellectual property rights and clicks resulting from the dishonest incentivisation of users.
The definition of this term is not restricted to the above description; the concept of 'Artificial Traffic' may be assessed by the Parties.
'Campaign' means the insertion of an Advertiser's advertisement in advertising space provided by a Partner of the AffinitAD Network.
'Click' means the manual and intentional activation by a user of a hypertext link appearing in whatever form (link, banner, window, etc.) on the Listed Website that redirects the user to a page on an Advertiser's website.
'Contract' means these general conditions, the Publisher's membership application that has been accepted by Twenga and the applicable tariffs.
'Conversion Rate' refers to the percentage of visits to effectively generate a sale on the advertiser's website.
'CPA' or 'Cost per Action' means the cost of each Action.
'Display' means the display of a Campaign on the Listed Website, regardless of whether the user has actually seen/clicked on the Campaign or not.
'Listed Website' means each website mentioned by the Publisher on its form when signing up for the Platform and any website that subsequently joins the AffinitAD Network in accordance with Clause 3.3.
'Partner' means a person who has signed up for the AffinitAD Network in order to make available some or all advertising space on the website(s) it publishes.
'Platform' means the software solution implemented by Twenga, which is available online at www.affinitad.co.uk and which notably enables the Publisher to insert Campaigns on the Listed Website and to count and record the number and type of Actions, Clicks and Displays generated on the Listed Website in relation with Campaigns.
'Revenue Share' means the sharing between Twenga and the Publisher of revenue generated in connection with a Campaign.
'Script' means the Javascript code line that can be used to display Advertisers' Campaigns on the Listed Website.
'Twenga Group' means all of the entities that are controlled by or that are under common control with Twenga, either directly or indirectly via one or more legal entities, on the understanding that the term 'control' should be construed in accordance with Article L.233-3 of the French Commercial Code (Code de Commerce).
Clause 2 - PURPOSE
These general conditions set out the conditions according to which the Platform will be made available and may be used and the procedure according to which the Publisher may join the AffinitAD Network in order to market some or all of its advertising space to Advertisers who wish to launch Campaigns on Partners' websites. The general conditions are permanently available on the www.affinitad.co.uk website.
They may be supplemented, should the need arise, by special conditions applicable to certain services, which will prevail over these general conditions in the event of a contradiction.
Clause 3 - PUBLISHER ADMISSION PROCEDURE
3.1. Membership application
In order to join the AffinitAD Network, the Publisher must submit an online membership application by completing the relevant form that is available on the www.affinitad.co.uk website.
The Publisher must complete all mandatory fields. Incomplete applications will be rejected.
The Publisher must ensure that all of the information provided in the membership application is accurate and not misleading in any way. Should any change occur, the Publisher agrees to update the relevant information immediately via its Account.
At the end of the membership application form, the Publisher must accept these general conditions and the AffinitAD Quality Charter by ticking the relevant box. Otherwise, the form will not be validated and the application will be rejected.
3.2. Between the Membership application and the Twenga's acceptance of membership applications
Once the Publisher's application submitted, the Publisher is authorised to provide the Campaigns of Advertisers only on the listed Website. The Campaigns could not be realized on unlisted websites before the acceptation of their websites by Twenga.
The Campaigns which are broadcasted between the Membership application and the Twenga's acceptance of membership applications will be paid only if the present Agreement enters into effect, that means when Twenga accepts the Membership applications.
Twenga commits to process the Membership application as soon as possible.
If the Membership application is rejected, the diffusion of the Campaigns will be automatically stopped and no payment will be due to the Publisher.
3.3. Twenga's acceptance of membership applications
This Contract will not take effect until Twenga has accepted the Publisher's application form, in an email sent to the Publisher.
Twenga reserves the right to reject a membership application due, for example, to technical problems or the nature of the Listed Website. Twenga may notably refuse to allow websites to join the AffinitAD Network whose content could harm the image and reputation of Twenga or Advertisers, websites that breach applicable legislation or regulations and/or the AffinitAD Quality Charter, websites that could breach public policy or morals or websites that infringe the rights of third parties or that are generated automatically.
3.4. Listed Websites that are admitted to the AffinitAD Network
The Publisher may broadcast Advertisers' Campaigns solely on the Listed Website(s). As a result, the Publisher agrees not to broadcast Advertisers' Campaigns on websites that have not already been accepted by Twenga.
Any Publisher who wishes to have other websites admitted to the AffinitAD Network during the term of the Contract must declare that it owns the website or that it is authorised to use the website in order to activate the service.
The Publisher is solely responsible for the Listed Website and the content thereof. It undertakes in particular to ensure that no Listed Website breaches applicable legislation or regulations, public policy, morals or the rights of third parties. It must also ensure that the quality of content on the Listed Website is maintained, particularly by refraining from generating content automatically.
The Publisher must also guarantee that it holds all of the rights and authorisations needed to broadcast the Campaigns on the Listed Website.
Clause 4 - OPERATING TERMS
4.1. Account
Once the Publisher's application has been requested, an Account will be opened for the Publisher to manage the insertion of Campaigns on the Listed Website. The Publisher may access its Account using a personal user ID and password.
The Publisher has sole responsibility for all actions carried out under its Account username and password. All logins to this Account using the username and password provided, as well as any changes or actions carried out on the Account, will be considered to have been carried out by the Publisher. The Publisher is solely responsible for safeguarding the confidentiality of the username and password.
The Publisher must contact Twenga immediately, by post or email, if its user ID and password are lost or stolen. Twenga shall deactivate the Publisher's user information upon receipt of the Publisher's notification and send the Publisher a new user ID and password as quickly as possible.
4.2. Technical implementation
In order to be able to broadcast Campaigns on the Listed Website, the Publisher must first install one or more Scripts of its choosing on the website,or use of the affinitAD APIs.
If the publisher chooses to use the APIs, it is committed to operate within the affinitAD APIs guidelines, as described in Appendix 2.
Twenga shall provide the Publisher with various types of Scripts in order to launch Campaigns on the Listed Website. The types of Scripts involved are described on the www.affinitad.co.uk website.
The Publisher is hereby informed of the fact that certain Scripts are reserved for certain categories of Listed Websites or Partners. Twenga cannot guarantee that the Publisher will be able to access all of the Scripts made available on the Platform. Twenga undertakes solely to make at least one type of Script available to each Partner.
The Publisher will be responsible for and must pay the cost of installing the Scripts needed to display Campaigns on the Listed Website. The Publisher undertakes not to modify or alter the Scripts made available by Twenga without the latter's prior authorisation. The Publisher is hereby informed that Twenga may temporarily deactivate Scripts for servicing or maintenance purposes.
The Publisher is hereby informed that the Scripts developed by Twenga automatically read and interpret the content of pages on which the Publisher has installed them. Therefore, if the Publisher wishes to protect some or all of the content of the Listed Website, it must not install Scripts on the relevant pages. Twenga will not be liable for the automated reading by its computers of protected data on the Listed Website.
The Publisher may remove Scripts from its pages at any time.
4.3. Broadcasting Campaigns
Twenga gives no guarantee that the Campaigns selected and broadcast on the Publisher's web pages will not relate to products or services that compete with those to which the Listed Website relates.
The Publisher expressly authorises Twenga to broadcast advertisements concerning its own services in the spaces where the Publisher has installed Scripts, particularly if Twenga does not have an appropriate Campaign for the Listed Website or cannot exhaustively fill all of the spaces on which Scripts have been installed.
The Publisher is hereby informed that the contract which must be entered into with Advertisers provides that Advertisers may withdraw their Campaign from the Listed Website without a valid reason and without being required to pay compensation.
4.4. Publisher's obligation
The Publisher undertakes not to generate or help generate Artificial Traffic and, generally, not to use Twenga's Platform or services improperly or illegally.
4.5. Quality of Traffic
The Publisher shall endeavour to provide qualified Clicks to AffinitAD Network. This is measured through the Conversion Rate.
If the publisher fails to achieve a Conversion Rate of at least 0,8 % for two consecutive months, it will be considered as a breach of contract.
4.6. Non-exclusivity
The Contract does not grant the parties any exclusive rights.
Twenga does not undertake to fill exhaustively all of the spaces where the Publisher has installed Scripts.
The Publisher is free to join other advertising networks without being required to notify Twenga beforehand.
Clause 5 - FINANCIAL TERMS
5.1. Tariffs
The Publisher will receive the following fee:
A Revshare-based fee: the fee paid by the Advertiser in respect of an Action counted in connection with a Campaign (e.g. a percentage of the price of a sale made by the Advertiser) will be the subject of the following Revenue Share between the Publisher and Twenga: the Publisher will receive 60% of the commission and Twenga will receive 40%.
Twenga may change the fee at any time, in which case it shall inform the Publisher in accordance with Clause 13 ('Variations').
Tariffs are given in pound sterling, excluding VAT. Twenga will only pay the Publisher the corresponding VAT if the Publisher specifically informs the company that it is liable for VAT.
5.2. Billing terms
The amount owed to the Publisher for Clicks, Displays or Actions will be determined by Twenga at the end of every month.
The Publisher authorises Twenga to issue invoices in its name and on its behalf throughout the term of the Contract (self-billing).
Invoices must be prepared at the latest on the 15th day of the following month.
In accordance with French law, the Publisher will remain fully responsible for fulfilling its billing obligations and for the related consequences in terms of VAT. In any event, the Publisher must inform Twenga as to whether it is liable for VAT or not. Notice of any change to this situation must be set out in an email sent to email@example.com.
The Publisher undertakes to pay the French Treasury all of the taxes mentioned on invoices prepared in its name and on its behalf. In the event that the duplicate of an invoice is not available via its Account, the Publisher undertakes to request the duplicate immediately from Twenga in an email sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The amount owed to the Publisher must be at least equal to the minimum threshold of £ 50 (excluding VAT) for the purposes of self-billing and payment. If the amount owed is less than the threshold of £ 50 (excluding VAT), no fee will be billed for that month and the amount will be added to the fee owed for the following month, until such time as the total amount owed reaches the threshold of £ 50 (excluding VAT).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Contract is terminated or the remuneration system changes, the amount owed to the Publisher will be billed and paid even if it is less than the threshold of £ 50 (excluding VAT).
5.3 Payment terms
Payment must be made to the Publisher within forty-five (45) days of the invoice date, by PayPal or bank transfer to the bank account details of which are given in the Publisher's Account (subject to a processing charge payable by the Publisher, which may vary depending on the processing body involved).
Twenga will not be liable under any circumstances should a problem or error arise in the payment owing to the provision of incomplete or inaccurate information by the Publisher. In such event, any and all charges borne by Twenga must be paid by the Publisher, who expressly authorises Twenga to deduct them from the amounts owed to it.
Clause 6 - REMUNERATION, SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Events for which a fee will be paid (Clicks, Actions or Displays) will be calculated using Twenga's Platform and the associated IT hardware. The results recorded by the Platform will prevail between the parties and will constitute proof of events for which a fee must be paid (Clicks, Actions and Displays) used as a basis to calculate the price. Generally, all operations and connections recorded by the Platform will prevail between the parties.
Information will be available through the Publisher's Account.
Accordingly, the Publisher undertakes not to dispute the admissibility, validity or binding force of such proof solely on the grounds that it is in electronic form.
Clause 7 - GUARANTEE BY THE PUBLISHER
The Publisher shall hold Twenga harmless against any damage that may arise from the content of the Listed Website, any infringement of a third party's rights, the transmission of incorrect or inaccurate information and, generally, any breach of the Contract.
The Publisher undertakes to pay Twenga any and all costs, charges and damages it may be required to bear as a result of the foregoing.
Clause 8 - TERM AND TERMINATION
8.1. Term
This Contract will take effect on the date Twenga accepts the Publisher's membership application and will remain in effect for an unlimited term.
8.2. Termination
Either party may terminate the Contract at any time, without being required to provide a reason, by way of a written request sent to the other party by letter or email, subject to at least seven (7) days' notice.
The Contract will automatically terminate at the end of the notice period.
8.3.Termination for breach of contract
Either party may terminate this Contract by operation of law, by letter or email, in the event that the other party breaches any one of its contractual obligations and fails to remedy the breach within seven (7) days of dispatch of a formal request to remedy the said breach, sent by letter or email. The Contract will terminate immediately at the end of the notice period. The Contract may be terminated without prejudice to any damages that might be claimed in addition by the victim of the breach.
In the event of termination for breach of contract, the outstanding amounts owed to the Publisher will be retained by Twenga as a penalty, without prejudice to any damages which Twenga may also be entitled to claim from the Publisher.
In the event that a breach of this Contract by the Publisher is not remedied within two (2) days of dispatch of a formal request to remedy the said breach sent by letter or email, Twenga also reserves the right to suspend the broadcast of Campaigns on the Listed Website within 24 hours.
8.4.Consequences of termination
The following consequences and obligations will arise on account of termination of the Contract:
- the Publisher's user ID and password will be deactivated;
- the Publisher must promptly remove the Scripts installed on pages of the Listed Website; and
- Twenga shall pay the Publisher the sums outstanding that have not been disputed, in accordance with Clause 5.2.3.
Clause 9 - TWENGA'S LIABILITY
Twenga shall endeavour, to the extent possible, to ensure that the Platform is accessible 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Nonetheless, access to the Platform may be temporarily suspended, particularly due to technical maintenance work, migration or updates, breakdowns or Internet operating restrictions.
The Publisher is hereby informed that the transmission of data via internet is only relatively reliable and secure. The networks on which data circulate have varying characteristics and capacities and may be saturated at certain times of the day, which may affect downloading times and accessibility. Furthermore, Twenga cannot guarantee that data transmitted via internet will be protected against interception or other malicious acts.
Twenga will not be liable under any circumstances should Advertisers' websites be unavailable. It denies responsibility for the content, products and/or services available on Advertisers' websites, which are governed by Advertisers' own conditions of use.
Twenga will not be liable under any circumstances should its Publishers' websites be unavailable. It denies responsibility for damage owing to the installation of the script by the Publisher.
In any event, throughout the term of this Contract, Twenga's potential liability in connection with this Contract is expressly limited, all heads of damage and causes combined, to the amounts paid to the Publisher in respect of the last six (6) months prior to the event that caused the damage.
Clause 10 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The systems, software applications, technologies, structures, infrastructure, scripts, databases and content (text, images, visuals, music, logos, trade marks, etc.) exploited by Twenga within the scope of the AffinitAD Network and the Platform are protected by intellectual property rights. The Publisher is not granted any licence in respect of the foregoing other than for the strict implementation of this Contract. The decompilation, decryption, extraction, copying, broadcast and, generally, any use of the whole or part of any of the foregoing without Twenga's express prior authorisation is strictly prohibited.
Displaying the visuals or trade mark of an Advertiser on the Listed Website in connection with a Campaign will in no way grant the Publisher an intellectual property right in the said visuals or trade mark, or in the Advertiser's products or services.
Clause 11 - PERSONAL DATA
When the Publisher submits its membership application and uses the Platform, Twenga may collect personal data about the Publisher.
These personal data are needed to manage the Publisher's access to the AffinitAD Network and the Platform and, generally, for implementation of this Contract. They will also enable Twenga to fulfil its statutory and regulatory obligations.
The data are intended for Twenga and any service providers who may be involved in performing the Contract. Twenga may also forward data to the appropriate authorities in order to fulfil its statutory and regulatory obligations.
The Publisher may obtain and, if necessary, have its personal details corrected or removed, by sending its request to Twenga by letter or email.
Twenga uses cookies and the smooth operation of its Platform is contingent on this technology. As a result, by using the Platform, the Publisher accepts the use of cookies. Publishers who do not accept cookies will not be able to use the Platform correctly.
Within the scope of Campaigns for which a fee is paid on a CPA basis, Twenga or the Advertiser will remain the sole owner of information collected about users via the Listed Website. The Publisher expressly acknowledges that it has no right whatsoever in data collected at that time and undertakes not to process such data.
Clause 12 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1. Confidentiality
The parties undertake to keep confidential the existence and terms of this Contract as well as their exchanges before the Contract was signed and those that will occur in the future.
Each party also agrees not to use such confidential information other than for the proper performance of the Contract.
By way of an exception to the foregoing, the Publisher expressly authorises Twenga to refer to its business links with the Publisher when contacting potential Partners.
The parties expressly agree that the non-disclosure obligation referred to in this Clause 12.1 will remain in effect for three (3) years after the Contract has ended, regardless of the reason.
12.2. Advertising, references
The Publisher, as member of the AffinitAD Network, authorises Twenga to use the name of its Listed Website, its trade name, its logo or its trade marks as business references.
12.3. Cookies
The Publisher is responsible for implement of code or tag of Twenga, if desired, on its website.
The Publisher has to set up a privacy policy appropriated concerning data protection. The Publisher undertakes to include on its website a privacy policy which indicates clearly that third parties could place anonymous cookies on the navigator of the users of its website. The Publisher undertakes to inform users of the various options allowing them to manage cookies.
Twenga is not responsible for the process used concerning personal or not personal data by the Publisher.
12.4. Assignment of the Contract
The Publisher undertakes to not assign or transfer its rights and obligations to a third party without Twenga's prior written consent.
Twenga reserves the right to assign or transfer the whole or part of the Contract at any time.
12.5. Severability
In the event that a provision or provisions of this Contract is/are held to be invalid or inapplicable, this will not affect the other provisions, which will remain in full force and effect. The parties agree that, in the event that a provision of this Contract is invalid or inapplicable, in whole or in part, they must agree on the reasonable changes that must be made in order to maintain their interests and objectives as agreed on the date of signature hereof.
Clause 13 - VARIATIONS
Twenga reserves the right to vary the Contract at any time.
Notice of variations must be given in a specific email. If the Publisher rejects a variation, it must terminate the Contract within one (1) month of the notice of the variation. The Contract will then terminate within seven (7) days. If the Contract is not terminated within this time limit, the variation will be deemed to have been accepted.
Clause 14 - GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Contract is governed by French law.
In the event a dispute arises with respect to the validity, interpretation or performance of this Contract and if the Publisher is a merchant (commerçant) within the meaning of the French Commercial Code, the parties agree that the Courts of Paris will have exclusive jurisdiction to decide on the dispute.
The original version of these General Conditions was drawn up in French. In the event of contradiction between the French version and a translated version, the French version will prevail.
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In this episode of the Versioning Show, Tim and David are joined by Sarah Drasner, a teacher, author, consultant and staff writer at CSS-Tricks.
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Louis Lazaris, Jun 13
Results of the Ultimate CSS Survey 2017
Louis Lazaris breaks down the results of the Ultimate CSS Survey, shedding light on developer practices in CSS tooling, technologies, and knowledge.


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one thing i have always kind of liked about me, is my willingness to find ways and to make things happen. often, however, i would loose sight of my own limitations – take on WAY too much and flounder until the task is done. now that i am more aware of this flaw in my make-things-happiness, i have decided a balance is necessary. i still want to look for the next adventure and try out new possibilities, but i also need to learn how not to loose sight of my limitations in order to best push them as far as i can. soooo in that vein, i have decided to downgrade my somewhat over-enthusiastic goal of the swedish classic this year. considering i can barely swim or ski, i have decided to attempt the tjejklassik first (the girl race), which is just a shorter version of the same races. i guess it is a good intro to the classic, but the 10k run seems like such a short run. i guess i could always work on speed for it and next year, after having more time to train in the events i cant really even do yet, i can attempt the big one
this also means, however, that my first race is in only 3 weeks!!! yikes! and it is the ski race (magnus – HELP). at this moment, i am afraid to go down hills. i actually take off my skis and walk down (sigh). that i will have to learn in the next three weeks. the distance, 30K, i am not worried about. i have decent stamina from my running and weight-lifting. it is just the whole going down at a speed faster than walking (wonder if they will let me wear a helmet) and sony bono pops into my head. yep, i will let you know how it goes. and please, please hold your thumbs (or cross your fingers) that i do not get decapitated by a happy tree.


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This guy is rich and smart, (and working at a prestigious firm)
I kind of wanted to gift him an engraved pen, (with his name).
But well anonymously.
Have an opinion?
I think that's a cool idea. But why anonymously? You wanna, just do it and own it!
Go you!!
it'll be a good idea in my opinion... but no use doing it anonymously
I just want him to be happy. Plus I am not gift giving to anyone this year (no friends). I might as well give a gift to make myself happy. But I don't want him to know because I don't think he likes me anymore
Be the first girl to share an opinion
and earn 1 more Xper point!
You cannot undo this action. The opinion owner is going to be notified and earn 7 XPER points.


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Chéloïde is a Toile-de-Luxe collection - a small collection created to look like the finished product when worn of at a photoshoot, but with enough space to alter and improve to perfect the clothes.
The inspiration for this collection came from old photographs taken in the horn of Arica, where the Mursi and Nyangatom people live. Based on the skin cutting and scarification techniques and lip plates the Mursi use, strips of fabric were sewn together to create new shapes and volumes. Leather was sliced open to allow it to be shaped around the body and work as a new kind of darts. Hot iron stamps were pressed into velvet to create scarred fabric details.
The collection was done in shades of brown, to create a new kind of 'nude' hues - a trend that had been popular for years, yet only for white skin. Closely resembling each other and matching the African model's skin the browns blend into the photograph background as well, melting into a solid nude brown universe.
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"Atos Origin Extends its Technology Partnership Contract with the International Olympic Committee for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and 2012 Olympic Games"
Paris, 16th March 2005
The largest sports related Information Technology contract ever awarded Atos Origin, the Worldwide Information Technology (IT) Partner of the International Olympic Committee, today announced that it has reached an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the technology systems integrator for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, and the 2012 Olympic Games to be announced on July 6th 2005. Atos Origin will therefore remain the Worldwide IT Partner until 2012.
This agreement represents the extension of the largest sports related information technology contract ever awarded. Further to the completion of the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, operated by SchlumbergerSema, and the ATHENS 2004 Games, and the preparation of the Torino 2006 and Beijing 2008 Games, Atos Origin will be the technology systems integrator for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2012 Olympic Games to be announced on July 6th 2005.
As the Worldwide IT Partner for the Olympic Games, Atos Origin will be responsible for developing, running and securing key information systems for the Games, including:
- Core games management for accreditation, staff information, workforce management , medical services, sport entries and athletes qualification,
- Info diffusion for the collection of all events data and diffusion on the Intranet, Internet, to the world press agencies and commentators
- Operations management for the management of pre-Games central operations, management of the Technology Operations Centre, coordination of the venues and help desk services,
- Security of the Games IT infrastructure.
As the technology systems integrator, Atos Origin will integrate its own proprietary applications with best of breed software and hardware from members of the IT technology consortium; maximize the legacy IT systems to deliver solutions that minimize operational costs and investment; transfer knowledge from Games to Games with an extensive re-use, knowledge capture and disciplines IT systems integration practices.
Atos Origin played a key role in the technology success of the ATHENS 2004 Games demonstrating its tier-one capabilities in delivering, integrating and securely managing a mission critical IT infrastructure. Working with the same core teams of specialists and building on proven technology to deliver cost effective solutions, Atos Origin has continuously contributed to the success of other major events including the All Africa Games, Nigeria in 2003; 2002 UN World Summit On Sustainable Growth and 2003 FINA Swimming World Championships.
One year out from the Winter Games, Atos Origin is working towards a flawless completion of all the IT systems and operations. Besides the preparation for delivering the IT for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing is in full speed with an onsite team of 20 IT experts.
"We are extremely pleased to have expanded our partnership with Atos Origin as the Worldwide IT Partner for two more Games. Today the role and use of Information Technology is vital for the staging of the Games. Atos Origin had a crucial player in the success of the delivery of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games. We are confident that, in the future, Atos Origin will deliver an outstanding job for the Torino 2006, Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and the 2012 Olympic Games" declared Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee.
"We are very proud to be part of the Olympic Movement and look forward to continuing our association with the International Olympic Committee. We consider this long-term partnership as a unique opportunity to showcase our skills and experience in the management of large scale, complex projects. This highly visible project will contribute to enhance the image of Atos Origin to a worldwide audience of existing and future staff, clients and shareholders", said Bernard Bourigeaud, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer, Atos Origin.
About Atos Origin
Atos Origin is an international information technology services company. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations. The company's annual revenues are more than EUR 5 billion and it employs over 46,000 people in 40 countries. Atos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic Games and has a client base of international blue-chip companies across all sectors. Atos Origin is quoted on the Paris Eurolist Market and trades as Atos Origin, AtosEuronext, Atos Worldline and Atos Consulting.
Press contact
Marie-Tatiana Collombert
Tel: +33 (0) 1 55 91 26 33


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Mark Salling's legal woes narrowly escaped another huge blow after a 22-year old woman came forward with rape accusations from four years ago. TMZ reported that the woman filed the report in April and that the Los Angeles County District Attorney was reviewing the case.
Tag Archives | Mark Salling
Mark Salling's Upcoming Court Date Has Been Delayed Indefinitely
Mark Salling has reportedly pushed back his court date that was originally scheduled for July 12 of this year. The actor, who portrayed Puck on the FOX show "Glee," was scheduled to appear before the jury to defend his "not guilty" plea on two accounts of possession of child pornography. According to Page Six, Mark requested the delay to better prepare his new attorney Michael Proctor.
Mark Salling Pleads Not Guilty To Child Pornography Charges
After turning himself into the authorities yesterday afternoon, Mark Salling pleaded not guilty to both counts of child pornography charges he is currently facing. The former "Glee" actor was brought up on charges of alleged possession of child pornography late last year, and he was indicted on two counts last week.
Mark Salling Surrenders To Authorities In The Wake Of Child Pornography Case
Late last year, former "Glee" star Mark Salling was arrested at his home after local law enforcement and federal agents seized property they claimed contained child pornography. Earlier this week, it was announced that Mark had been indicted for possession of child pornography. Friday afternoon, the actor turned himself in and is currently awaiting his first court appearance.
Mark Salling Dropped From Film Following Child Pornography Indictment
Mark Salling's recent indictment on two charges of child pornography has come at a professional cost. The former "Glee" actor was dropped from his lead role in the upcoming film "Adi Shankar's Gods and Secrets." The film would have been Mark's first major role since his time on "Glee" came to an end.
Mark Salling Indicted For Possession Of Child Pornography
Former "Glee" star Mark Salling has been indicted for his alleged possession f child pornography. The actor was charged with two counts at the end of last year after his ex-girlfriend tipped off the police.
The 33-year-old actor is expected to turn himself into custody and arraigned on June 3. If he is convicted, Mark will face up to 20 years for each charge.
Are you shocked that Mark was indicted for child pornography?
(Photo credit: Mark Salling Instagram account)


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The Alpine Poesy collection is comprised of traditional symbols that are printed on products, and also presented on textiles with the Austrian Alps embroidered style of 'Heimat'. Mixing these traditional symbols with sexual images is somewhat strange and they work in contrast to each other.The combination of sex and Alps is a sort of sweet and sour mixture. It is unusual and comprises a type of criticism. It shouts. Open your eyes! Open your mouth! We're all just human. The typical West-Austrian Alpine traditional symbolism has no space for sex, so I find it interesting to force these two themes together.
Here you can see different versions of the same theme.
On some plates you can see a woman without face and without hair. She is an abstraction. She is the body and not the individual. She stands for what females have in common because they share the same physical characteristics. Their lives are partly predetermined by the functioning of their bodies and minds.


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Exalt Names Gregory Marzullo as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
"Greg's background and extensive sales management experience are perfect for Exalt's next phase of growth building partnerships, expanding internationally, and delivering the next generation of products," said Amir Zoufonoun, CEO of Exalt. "Exalt is poised to be a global leader in microwave backhaul, and Greg will help us realize this goal building on his past successes in growing markets."
Before joining Exalt, Mr. Marzullo was vice president of sales at Fastback Networks, an early-stage start-up specializing in wireless small cell backhaul and carrier Ethernet service edge extensions. Mr. Marzullo also spent four years at Navini Networks as EVP global sales, where he grew annual orders and revenues at an 80% CAGR, leading to its acquisition by Cisco Systems in 2007. In previous positions, he headed global sales organizations at two other access technology start-ups, and also held several executive positions in sales and marketing during a 10-year career at Nortel Networks. Mr. Marzullo began his career in operations and marketing at Bell Atlantic.
Mr. Marzullo holds a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech.
About Exalt Communications
Exalt Communications provides next-generation packet microwave backhaul systems to mobile operators, broadband service providers, government agencies, and enterprises worldwide. Exalt wireless systems are used most often as a complement or cost-effective alternative to fiber. They also have been inherently designed to support the rapid build out of the LTE mobile Internet infrastructure driven by ever growing user-generated traffic and fueled by the accelerated adoption rate of smartphones and tablets.www.exaltcom.com
Contact Profile
Pamela Valentine, Vice President, Marketing Outbound & ChannelP: (408) 688-0288
W: www.exaltcom.com


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Delivering a solution that is highly available, scalable and secure takes more than just planning. We have invested time and resources into the following sections of our business to be able to reach our goals.
* PEAK CLOUDS - We've built a superior cloud infrastructure that allows our customers to work on their business and not IT with datacentres in both Vancouver (Cologix) and Toronto (Q9).
* SOLIDFIRE SSD SAN & HARD DISK SAN'S - With our all SSD SAN from SolidFire/NetApp we are able to offer a QoS (quality of service) for IOPS that results in improved performance as well as economical storage with hard disk SAN's.
* IBM/LENOVO/CISCO TECHNOLOGY - Using the latest Lenovo & IBM Enterprise grade servers we are able to offer superior performance and flexibility for processing power, cores, and ram
* STEP APPROACH - The Pacific Online Step Approach is our advantage. We can design, build, and manage the cloud for your business using our proven step methodology—the "secret sauce" that other providers haven't figured out.
* SLA - Our Service Level Agreement addresses the uptime parameters that we strive for.


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UK – FCBD: Torchwood #2.1 Signing
April 20, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Strips, England, Free Comic Book Day, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Neil Edwards signs TORCHWOOD 2.1* at Forbidden Planet Liverpool on Saturday 6th May from 1:00 – 2:00 PM to celebrate Free Comic Book Day!
Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and the rest of the crew of the Ice Maiden investigate a case the likes of which even they haven't seen before! Does the ship's unconventional crew have what it takes?
Neil Edwards has worked on numerous titles for Marvel and DC, including Fantastic Four, Dark Avengers and DC Rebirth, including Green Lantern and Justice League. He's the artist on Titan Comics' Assassin's Creed and Torchwood series as well as providing the artwork for Titan Comics' much-celebrated Doctor Who: The Four Doctors.
* Please note that the Torchwood comics are not free – only FCBD Branded titles are free.
Forbidden Planet
92 Bold Street Liverpool L1 4HY
0151 707 1491
NYC – The Big Lie #1 Signing
March 13, 2017 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Anthony Del Col (Kill Shakespeare, Assassin's Creed) appears at JHU Comic Books on Wednesday March 15th at 6:00 PM to sign Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1!
*Purchase of NANCY DREW & THE HARDY BOYS #1 required to participate in signing event.
JHU Comic Books MANHATTAN
32 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016
(212) 268-7088
NYC – Comic Book Jones 9th Anniversary Signings
December 6, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Comic Book Jones celebrates their ninth anniversary with a weekend-long sale of 25% off everything in the store. Plus signings with comic creators:
Evan Dorkin, Dennis Calero, Fred Van Lente, and Joe Harris sign on Saturday December 17th and Reilly Brown, Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, and Robert Geronimo sign on Sunday December 18th.
Comic Book Jones
2220 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303-1700
DragonCon 2016 Con Report (Including a Sort-of Interview with Nolan North)!
October 5, 2016 by Michaela McPherson
Filed under Anime, Comic Books, Con Reports and Photos, Cosplay, Gaming, Georgia, Manga, Movies, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories
Cinderella, Wonder Woman, and an assassin walked into a bar. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. Actually, it was the first day of DragonCon 2016.
DragonCon is one of the largest conventions in the Southeast. This was my third year, but my first as a journalist. Even as a veteran convention goer, you really never know what to expect, especially for a place such as this. With over 75,000 attendees, it's hard to find the same cosplayer twice, and it's easy to lose your companions, like the Doctor loses Rose in every episode.
This is especially true of the Saturday morning parade. Several streets in downtown Atlanta are blocked off, and the sidewalks are covered in Disney Princesses, Deadpools, and Batmans (Batmen?) all converging together. It's one of the few places you can see the Punisher pull Bullseye out of the street to prevent him from being run over by Doc Brown's DeLorean. Until recently, people could register to be in the parade up until the day before. It has grown so popular, however, that last year registration for the 3,200 slots closed in August. This year, registration closed on March 1st. Also, for the first time, the parade was broadcasted on the CW Network. One of the best things about this parade is the fact that they have a specific place for just the Deadpools to roam, and it's certainly one of the most popular cosplays done in any convention I have been to.
And then of course, due to the new movie that came out recently, Suicide Squad, my colleague, Anthony Aycock, and I were curious to see just how many Harley Quinns and Jokers there were, but only from that movie. We counted a total of ninety-one Margot Robbie Harley Quinns and nineteen Jared Leto Jokers. Most of the Harleys were in her usual outfit, complete with the shirt that says "Daddy's Lil' Monster," but we noticed some variations. One Harley was wearing the prison uniform from the beginning of the movie, a few were wearing the "stripper" Harley outfit, and then there were a couple that had dressed as Harleen Quinzel, the pre-Harley Quinn – long white lab coat, no nonsense blond bun, and leading a prisoner Joker with a makeshift leash. I also saw one Charlie Quinn, a male Harley with "Mommy's Lil' Monster" scrawled on his pecs. I suppose one reason that there were more Harleys than Jokers is because most people seemed to have had a distaste for Leto's portrayal of him. It might be because I was a fan of 30 Seconds to Mars far before the movie was even thought of, but I actually quite enjoyed it. One criticism I have though is that we didn't see much into the abusive relationship, and now most couples who are unfamiliar with the characters are thinking "OMG hashtag relationship goals!"
One of the most popular areas of DragonCon is the Walk of Fame, which is overflowing with beloved actors of the traditional and voice kind. A few of my favorites were Carlos Valdes (Cisco from the CW TV show The Flash), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy, Commander Zhao, and Captain Hook), Nolan North (voice of Deadpool in the Deadpool video game, Nathan Drake from Uncharted, and Desmond Miles from the Assassin's Creed series), and of course William Shatner (you already know who this is).
We stood in line for Nolan North (who was tardy to the party), and ended up talking to his agent for a while. She told us that voice actors usually make around $900 per four hours of work plus residuals (i.e., they get paid each time the episode they were in is broadcast). Anime voice actors make a lot less, roughly $65 per hour. Most conventions guarantee their celebrities a certain amount of money. For example Lana Parrilla of Once Upon a Time gets $10,000 per convention. If her autograph sales fall short of that, the convention makes up the difference. DragonCon, however, does not make guarantees like that. Not even for ol' Bill Shatner. I found this fascinating, especially how undervalued anime voice actors are. I expect that to change, however, as anime becomes more mainstream.
Finally, Nolan arrived, and I managed to speak to him as he was signing a Deadpool Pop figure for me (I am not a nerd, I swear). Interviews are not allowed in the Walk of Fame, but I wanted to ask him a couple of questions out of my own curiosity. He was so friendly and engaging that it might as well have been an interview.
My first question was what he thought of Ryan Reynolds stealing the spotlight for Deadpool. He said, "There is no spotlight. Ryan does a terrific job, but I do have an idea for a cameo for the next movie. Deadpool is chasing someone, fires a gun, blows a hole in the wall, and behind the wall, I'm standing there wearing headphones, recording Deadpool's voice for a video game. And Ryan looks at me and says, 'You sound nothing like me' and shoots me." Nolan went on to say how funny Ryan is on Twitter, and I second that since I stalk him too.
My second question was how Nolan felt about the Assassin's Creed movie coming out in December. He replied, "I'm a big fan of Michael Fassbender [co-producer and star of the movie]. What I like about it is that it will be an original take on the story. It won't just be the game translated into the movie. The game is the inspiration for a unique movie."
I stood there with Nolan so long that his agent started clearing her throat—thank goodness I didn't have a third question—but it was interesting getting his perspective. As a fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise, I was a bit tentative to see the movie, but after hearing Mister Desmond Miles himself praise it, I have a bit more hope for how it will turn out. Oh, and when I got his autograph on Friday, it was only $20, but two days later, he was charging $40. Way to up your game, North.
Are you thinking about going to DragonCon? Here are five morsels of advice:
- Bring all the money you have plus what you can bum from your parents and what you can earn by selling a kidney. I'm not saying stuff is overpriced; you'll just want to buy it all.
- Prepare to stand in line for an hour and a half, feet tired, arms dragging the floor, just to be told to come back later after the actor's friggin' panel (I'm looking at you, Carlos Valdes).
- The hotels in downtown Atlanta fill up fast, but don't worry: you can stay outside the city and just take the MARTA in. It's quick and cheap. But don't let the homeless guys take your money—you need it for the autographs and the plushies and the posters and . . . you get the idea.
- Prepare to walk. I know a lot of you like to wear heels everywhere. Don't. You will not be able to feel anything beyond the blisters that will begin to appear after just the first day.
- Have fun, but not so much it'll land you in Erewhon.
Now have a look at these pix from DragonCon 2016 . . .
NYC – Assassin's Creed Signing
May 23, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Video Games
Connor McCreery and Anthony Del Col appear at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on Friday June 10, 2016 at 7:00 PM to sign Assassin's Creed: Trial by Fire!
Barnes & Noble – Union Square
33 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003
NYC – Templars #1 Signing
March 23, 2016 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Fred Van Lente (Conan, Big Trouble In Little China, Archer & Armstrong) and artist Dennis Calero (Ash & The Army of Darkness, Independence Day, X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain) appear at JHU Comic Books on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 from at 6:00 – 8:00 PM to sign the new Assassin's Creed series TEMPLARS!
**Purchase of Assassin's Creed: Templars #1 required to participate in signing event
JHU Comic Books MANHATTAN
32 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016
(212) 268-7088
McFarlane Toys Brings Brick Toys & more to NYCC 2015
September 22, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Collectibles, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Movies, New York, New York Comic Con, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Todd McFarlane and McFarlane Toys are planning their trip to the Big Apple for New York Comic Con 2015! Last year, McFarlane Toys debuted their AMC's The Walking Dead construction sets and this year, for the first time, McFarlane Toys is showing off their HBO's Game of Thrones Construction Sets slated to hit stores this November!
Visit the McFarlane Toys booth #1526 for a chance to meet Todd McFarlane and see the latest construction sets, action figures and statues from brands including: AMC's The Walking Dead, HBO's Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead Comic, Halo, Assassin's Creed and more.
Here's an overview of McFarlane's schedule at NYCC:
PANEL: Toddfather Talks Toys, Comics, Spawn and Insight to Being an Independent Creator
- Date: Thursday, October 8, 2015
Time: 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Location: Room 1A06
This is a can't-miss panel featuring the man, Todd McFarlane! The toy company giant gives a sneak peek at McFarlane Toys' upcoming AMC's The Walking Dead and HBO's Game of Thrones construction sets. Todd also talks exciting Spawn and Savior news that will make any comic fan eager for new issues! A Todd McFarlane panel wouldn't be complete without words of wisdom on persevering and obtaining your dream job.
SIGNING: Todd McFarlane VIP Signing
- Date: Friday, October 9, 2015
Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: VIP Lounge in the 4th floor Galleria
If you're a VIP ticket holder, this is for you… Bring your two favorite Todd McFarlane items for a free autograph!
PANEL: Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel
- Date: Saturday, October 10, 2015
Time: 4 PM – 5 PM
Location: 1B03
Already a legend for his creation of The Spirit in 1940, Will Eisner – with the 1978 publication of his A Contract With God – would be instrumental in popularizing the graphic novel format, changing the world of comics forever. Join us and find out how and why Eisner did it, with moderator Paul Levitz (author of the upcoming Will Eisner: Champion of the Graphic Novel) and Panelists Todd McFarlane (Spawn Creator & Image Comics President), Raina Telgemeier (Smile), Dennis O'Neil (Batman) and Denis Kitchen (The Best of Comix Book).
NYCC BUILD OFF: In-Booth Construction Set Challenge
McFarlane Toys is challenging New York Comic Con fans to a construction challenge featuring our McFarlane Construction Sets. Fans can test their construction skills as we pit them against one another in a no-holds barred construction throw-down! The contest is free and open to all NYCC attendee badge holders and will be held in McFarlane Toys booth (1526) Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10th.
Can't make it to NYCC? Upload a photo of your McFarlane Construction Sets to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #McFarlaneBuilds for a chance to win a McFarlane Construction Set prize package!
CONTESTS, GIVEAWAYS and MORE!
Stop by the McFarlane Toys booth #1526 for several different chances to win some awesome prizes!
- Win McFarlane Toys for a Year: Sign up for the McFarlane Toys newsletter on an iPad in our booth to be entered in our 'Win McFarlane Toys for a Year' sweepstakes. Not going to NYCC? Don't worry… You can enter the contest by clicking here.
- Daily Lanyard Pin Giveaways: Each day of NYCC, we'll be giving away NYCC EXCLUSIVE lanyard pins. Limited quantities available.
- Daily Blind Bag Giveaways: Be one of the first to our booth (#1526) to grab a blind bag from AMC's The Walking Dead. Check the front and back of your blind bag for a neon sticker, because you could be an INSTANT winner winning comics, action figures or construction sets. Limited quantities available.
More Todd McFarlane autograph sessions times to be announced! Check back here and on Todd's Twitter for more details!
Stop by the McFarlane Toys booth for life-size photo opportunities from AMC's The Walking Dead hit TV series. Upload a photo of you in our booth to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #McFarlaneBuilds for a chance to win a McFarlane Construction Set prize package!
NYC – Assassin's Creed #1 Signing
September 22, 2015 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New York, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Anthony Del Col (Kill Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes vs Harry Houdini) appears at JHU Comic Books on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM to sign Assassin's Creed #1!
*Purchase of Assassin's Creed #1 required to participate in signing event.
JHU Comic Books MANHATTAN
32 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016
(212) 268-7088
Gotham Academy Launch Tour
October 1, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Canada, Comic Books, New York, New York Comic Con, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Webcomics
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Comic creators Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl hit the road to sign the first issue of their new series GOTHAM ACADEMY #1!
Thursday October 2nd at 7:00 PM
Bar Le Ritz PDB
179 Rue Jean-Talon-Ouest Montréal, QC H2R 2Y9, Canada
Friday October 3rd from 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Comic Book Shoppe
1400 Clyde Ave Ottawa, ON K2G3J2
Phone +1 613-228-8386
Saturday October 4th from 12:00 – 2:00 PM
Little Island Comics
742 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2R6
Phone: 416-901-7489
Monday October 6th at 6:00 PM
Cloud City Comics – Shoppingtown Mall
Syracuse, New York 13214
(315) 449-0003
Tuesday October 7th from 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Escape Pod Comics
302 Main St, Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 923-1044
SacAnime Welcomes the Voice of Tomb Raider
April 9, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Anime, Convention News, Horror, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories, Video Games
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SacAnime welcomes Camilla Luddington (Tomb Raider, Grey's Anatomy, True Blood) to our Summer 2014 show. This will be her first appearance at a convention. Other recent additions include Neil Napier and Tiio Horn (Assassin's Creed III), Dave Fennoy and Melissa Hutchison (Telltale Games' Walking Dead) and Josh Grelle (Attack on Titan).
Previously announced guests include Mark Sheppard, Rodger Bumpass, J. Michael Tatum, Yuri Lowenthal, Johnny Yong Bosch, Roger Craig Smith, and more!
About CAMILLA LUDDINGTON:
Currently starring on ABC's hit series Grey's Anatomy, CAMILLA LUDDINGTON has the gift of portraying characters with both strength and vulnerability, and her Dr. Jo Wilson displays plenty of both as she finds her way through complicated storylines of love – opposite the troublesome Dr. Alex Karev — and career. Audiences relate, and love her.
The sci fi/fantasy world has come to love her too for her embodiment of Lara Croft, a different kind of heroine, in the video game Tomb Raider. When the game was released in 2013, critics praised Luddington for giving the classic icon a much-needed reboot. Gamers agreed, buying over a million copies in the first 48 hours of release.
But even before Grey's and Raider, Luddington had made her mark. In her first starring role in America, she brought to life the real English girl who was destined to become a queen, starring as Kate Middleton in the much-loved Lifetime movie William and Kate. The project launched her career in this country, and was one of the two highest-rated programs ever aired on the network.
From princess to au pair, Luddington has brought life to all kinds of appealing young women. In a major recurring role opposite David Duchovny and Evan Handler on the critically acclaimed Showtime series Californication, she portrayed Lizzie, the seemingly sweet English nanny who would do whatever it took to make it in L.A.
And somewhere between the princess and the nanny came Claudette the Fairy, her recurring role on the award-winning True Blood, where she again was the heroine, protecting series star Anna Paquin from all those True Blood villains.
Luddington was born and raised near London in Berkshire, England. She started acting at age 5, entertaining the family and directing her little brother in their two-character performances. By the time she was 11, she had her first agent and was appearing in local theatre productions. After finishing her studies in Theatre Arts at London's prestigious Italia Conti Academy in 2007, she moved to Los Angeles, where she now lives and works.
About NEIL NAPIER:
Neil Napier stars in SyFy's new apocalyptic thriller, Helix as Dr. Peter Farragut, Alan's flawed and deeply conflicted brother. Season One was a wild ride, and he is excited to get to work on Season Two later in 2014.
Prior to embodying Peter, Neil had the joyous privilege of playing Lt. Karl Hagerman in IFC's dark and dangerous comedy series, Bullet In The Face. With other TV turns in The Listener (CTV), Blue Mountain State (Spike), Zero Hour (ABC), The Business (IFC) and Naked Josh (Showcase), it's clear he likes to keep one foot in the dramatic and one foot in the absurd…
After spending much of his youth and early adulthood immersed in the worlds of rugby, football and hockey, Neil has found that his background in athletics has served him well in the world of performance.
In addition to dozens of forays onto the stage (his first love), and roles in cult horror films such as End of the Line and $la$her$, Neil's physical approach to his craft has been called upon in several recent productions, such as Erased (Weinstein Company), Infected (SyFy), Immortals (Relativity), Riddick (Universal), as well as the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past (Fox Studios).
Videogames also figure large in Neil's body of work: As well as playing the villainous role of Charles Lee in Assassin's Creed 3, and the burned out old skater/guide, Bob, in Shaun White Skateboarding, he has voiced and motion-captured characters in several videogames, including Deus Ex; Human Revolution, Watchdogs, Outlast, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and Thief IV. Neil is also currently working on several new videogame titles.
Born and raised in Montreal, Neil now resides in Toronto where, when not at work on a set or in a studio, he can be found playing hockey, practicing yoga and trying to get better at guitar.
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Kaniehtiio (Tiio) Horn voiced and provided facial capture for Kaniehtí:io in Assassin's Creed III.
Tiio was born and raised in Kahnawake, a Mohawk reserve just outside of Montreal.
Tiio burst onto the feature film scene with roles in the The Trotsky opposite Jay Baruchel, New Reel Film's Leslie, My Name is Evil, as well as the lead role in the critically acclaimed and award winning The Wild Hunt. All three films premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Other credits include supporting roles in Jacob Tierney's Good Neighbours, Immortals opposite Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto and Henry Cavill, On the Road starring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley and Tom Sturridge
In 2009 Tiio earned a Gemini Award nomination for her portrayal of Angel in the APTN MOW Moccasin Flats: Redemption, as well in 2010 and 2011 as part of the ensemble cast of CBC's 18 to Life. Other television credits include a rercurring role on Syfy's Defiance, as well as guest star appearances on Being Human, Alphas and The CW hit show Supernatural. Tiio currently stars in the Netflix original series Hemlock Grove opposite Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgård and Landon Liboiron.
Tiio wrote, directed and acted in the semi autobiographical short film 'The Smoke Shack', which took home the 'Golden Sheaf' award for Best Comedy at the 2013 the Yorkton Film Festival.
In her spare time Tiio plays roller derby, and spends time with friends, family and her cat Boodz. She divides her time between Kahnawake, Toronto and Los Angeles.
About JOSH GRELLE:
A native Texan and avid anime fan, Josh Grelle has been working in voice work for over 10 years. After starting with ADV Films in January 2004, Josh was quickly bombarded with tons of in-booth experience on a wide range of shows, including Wedding Peach, Steam Detectives, 009-1, and the legendary Gatchaman. He began working for FUNimation Entertainment in 2006. Since then, he has starred in numerous titles; his most famous being Kenichi in Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple. Other roles include Armin in Attack on Titan, Kyohei in the Wallflower, Kouichi in Linebarrles of Iron, Yuki in Future Diary, Itsuki in Initial D, and Kuranosuke in Princess Jellyfish. More recent roles include Chow from Starship Troopers: Invasion, Nicky in Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, Kazuya Aoi in Freezing, Yuji Sakai in Shakugan no Shana, Akihisa Yoshii in Baka and Test, and Komatsu in Toriko. Aside from anime, Josh has lent his voice to a number of video games, including Sima Shi in Dynasty Warriors 7, Xbalanque in Smite, Dave in Borderlands 2, and the voice of the "energetic" custom character in Dragonball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi. Josh is represented by The Mary Collins Agency.
About DAVE FENNOY:
Dave Fennoy has been a preeminent voice working in Los Angeles since 1990 and one of the most versatile voices in the industry providing voices for Commercials, Narrations, TV Promos, Award Shows, Animation and Games. He portrayed Lee Everett in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead. Lately he is known by 30+ million Hulu viewers as "The Hulu Guy", the omnipresent voice of HULU.COM. His promo clients over the years include ABC, The WB, Fox, CBS, Showtime, Starz, ESPN, The Disney Channel and TV One. His campaign spokesvoice credits include Lexus, McDonalds, Corona Beer, KFC, Toyota, Chrysler, and ATT, Time Life Music R&B/Gospel and Southern Company. Gamers enjoy his work on STARCRAFT II, Metal Gear, That's So Raven, Ultimate Spiderman, Delta Force, Star Wars, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and many others. Narration credits include programs for National Geographic, Discovery Channel and Science Channel's popular series, "When Earth Erupts". His various film voices include "Ghost Rider", "Happy Feet",and "King's Ransom", and he has proved a cartoon favorite in such series as The LeBrons, Kim Possible, Ben 10, Darkwing Duck, New Kids on the Block, Pro Stars, Johnny Quest and Sonic the Hedgehog. Dave has been the show voice for several TV and Award shows, among them Late Night with Gregg Kinnear, The Billboard Music Awards, The Teen Choice Awards, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, and for the past 15 years The NAACP Image Awards.
Mr. Fennoy is a sought-after VO instructor, and the subject of a chapter in the book "Secrets of Voice Over Success" by Joan Baker.
About MELISSA HUTCHISON:
Melissa Hutchison has been earning her keep as a Voice Over actress for almost a decade. A Bay Area Local since 1989, Melissa divides her work between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Her resume includes a wide variety of work, ranging from TV and Radio commercials, to children's interactive toys, animation, and video games.
Melissa's most current claim to fame is being the voice of Clementine, From Telltale games, The Walking Dead. This role just earned her a Spike TV VGA for best performance by a female, and the game itself has pulled in over 55 Game of The Year awards for 2012.
When not fighting zombies, Melissa has also voiced for League of Legends (Ashe), Deadly Premonition (Anna Graham and Sallie Graham), Sonic and the Black Knight (Merlina), Bakugan: Defenders of the Core (Marucho), Telltales Back to the Future (Trixie Trotter) Telltales Sam and Max (Stinky), Death Jr. 2: Root of Evil (Pandora), and the list goes on! Melissa also got to dip her acting chops into the world of Anime, by doing the voice of Chise, in Saikano: She the Ultimate Weapon, back in 2002. Currently Melissa is working on an animated series, set to be released in 2014, called the Space Racers.
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NEW TRAILER: Liam Neeson in 'Taken 2′06/21/2012
While Twitter was dicking us all around with service issues, yahoo trailers dropped a gem on our heads. The First Taken 2 Trailer has landed and Liam Nelson's Bryan Mills is badder than ever, Yo. (Sorry, been watching a lot of Breaking Bad. Getting ready for the final season and all)
Ha, Totalfilm.com wrote, 'The first movie was big, dumb fun of the highest order, and the formula here appears to conform to the "if it ain't broke" school of thought. It's almost as if Mills has gone on holiday to Istanbul in search of trouble, such is the ease with which he clicks back into neck-snapping gear.'
I couldn't agree more. Just last month we finally got our first official look at Taken 2, now we have the trailer. In the sequel, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills (Neeson) and his wife (Famke Janssen) are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter (Maggie Grace) in the first film. French filmmaker Olivier Megaton (of Colombianaand Transporter 3 previously) directs the film from a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen (who both wrote the original Taken film and Fifth Element together); Besson is also producing. 20th Century Fox is bringing Taken 2 to theaters everywhere starting on October 5th this year.
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A look at the new Democratic leaders and committee chairmen in the U.S. Senate when a new Congress convenes in January. Senate Democrats, including new members elected this week, will caucus next Tuesday to formally pick their leaders.
Majority Leader: Harry Reid, D-Nev. Reid's no-nonsense, plainspoken style reflects his origins, growing up in a cabin in the tiny community of Searchlight, Nev. Once an amateur boxer and an official fighting organized crime in his home state, he won a House seat in 1982 and moved to the Senate four years later. Reid, 66, served as former Democratic leader Tom Daschle's deputy for six years until Daschle lost his re-election bid in 2004. Since becoming Democratic leader in 2005, Reid has continued to fight for Democratic causes such as an increase in the minimum wage and opposition to President Bush's tax cuts. But as a practicing Mormon, he has also at times sided with Republicans on legislation opposing abortion. Assistant Majority Leader: Dick Durbin, D-Ill. Durbin, 62, joined the staff of former Illinois Democratic Sen. Paul Simon after graduating from law school. He entered the House in 1982 as a representative from the Springfield area. Durbin served seven terms in the House before succeeding Simon, who retired from the Senate in 1996. A lawmaker with strong liberal credentials and a smooth speaking style, he frequently represents his party on TV talk shows. A skilled parliamentarian, he also was a natural successor to then-party whip Harry Reid when Reid became Democratic leader in 2005. Durbin has been an advocate of gun control and was an early critic of how the war in Iraq was being carried out. Agriculture: Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Harkin, 66, remains an idealistic but pragmatic liberal after more than two decades in the Senate. He was a principal author of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. His previous brief chairmanship of the committee and championing of farm subsidies helped him four years ago overpower a conservative challenger in a swing state. Appropriations: Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. Byrd, the longest-serving member of the Senate, has held more Senate party leadership positions — including two terms as majority leader — than anyone. Now 88, he has grown increasingly liberal since his first statewide race in 1946. Byrd joined the Appropriations Committee in 1959 and chaired it from 1989 to 1994 and again in 2001. His control of the panel and its role in federal spending prompted critics to label him "the king of pork-barrel politics." Armed Services: Carl Levin, D-Mich. Levin, 72, is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Michigan. A Harvard-trained lawyer with a strong work ethic, he has been a persistent critic of the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq, leading an unsuccessful June 2006 effort to pass a nonbinding proposal urging President Bush to begin withdrawal of troops from Iraq by the end of the year. He has a liberal voting record on many social issues. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. Ranking Democrat Paul Sarbanes, 73, is retiring after his current term, leaving his chairmanship open. Dodd is next in line, and would most likely sacrifice the Rules and Administration chairmanship to take the gavel here. Dodd, 62, is a liberal pragmatist who has sought Democratic leadership posts in the past. Budget: Kent Conrad, D-N.D. Known for his love of charts and a passion for the budget process, Conrad, 58, is a moderate Democrat who has been a vocal critic of many of the Bush administration's fiscal policies. He worked to reduce the federal budget deficit and is particularly critical of U.S. debt to other countries. He briefly became chairman of the Senate Budget Committee when Democrats gained control of the Senate in 2001, but resumed his role as vocal opposition leader when the Republicans regained their majority status in 2003. Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii. Inouye, 82, the first Japanese-American to serve in Congress, broke racial barriers on Capitol Hill. Known as a private man, Inouye lost an arm in World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in 2000. He lost a bid to become Senate Majority Leader in 1989, but remained a power broker — he holds a seat on the Appropriations Committee and once chaired the Indian Affairs Committee. Energy and Natural Resources: Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. Bingaman, 63, has carved out a reputation on Capitol Hill as a no-frills legislator who eschews the limelight. Bingaman helped craft and supported the 2005 energy bill, although he had wanted more incentives, including tax breaks, for conservation and development of renewable energy sources. He complained bitterly in 2003 when Republicans shut Democrats out of energy negotiations and said that was one reason legislation failed to pass that year. Environment and Public Works: Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Republican-turned-independent James Jeffords is the ranking minority member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, but he's retiring this year. It's unclear who will take the gavel, but the 65-year-old Boxer — one of the Senate's most liberal members — could be next in line. Committee Democrats with seniority over Boxer would likely opt for chairmanships elsewhere, such as in the case of Max Baucus, who would wield the gavel for the Finance Committee. Finance: Max Baucus, D-Mont. Baucus, 64, has played increasingly visible roles in Congress, sometimes willing to buck his party on certain issues. He supported the president's $1.35 trillion tax cut in 2001, when he briefly held the Finance Committee chairmanship after Sen. Jim Jeffords' defection from the GOP gave Democrats control of the Senate. He works well with the current Republican chairman. But in early 2005, Baucus loudly criticized the Bush administration's plan to add private accounts to Social Security. Foreign Relations: Joseph Biden, D-Del. Biden, 63, a six-term senator and consistent Democratic voice, has chaired the Foreign Relations Committee before and is one of the most influential foreign policy voices in Congress. An internationalist and strong supporter of the United Nations, Biden's views on the war in Iraq frequently place him at odds with the administration and in front of the cameras on Sunday morning talk shows. He has called for the firing of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who resigned on Wednesday, and has opposed President Bush's selection of John Bolton as U.N. Ambassador. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. Kennedy, 74, the "liberal lion" of the Senate, continues to march into contentious rhetorical battles with his ideological opposition. He is a leading critic of President Bush and his decision to go to war in Iraq and has criticized Mr. Bush's proposals on health care. Kennedy stood beside the president when he signed the No Child Left Behind education reform legislation, but has since disparaged the bill's implementation. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. Lieberman, 64, lost the 2006 Democratic primary to millionaire businessman Ned Lamont, who criticized Lieberman's support for the war in Iraq and linked him to the unpopular president. But Lieberman won the election as an independent and has pledged to align himself with Democrats. Indian Affairs: Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. As a member of his party's leadership, Dorgan, 64, often appears torn between national Democrats in Washington and more conservative voters in North Dakota. As chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, Dorgan has led hearings on government accountability issues related to the Iraq war and hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. But he was in the minority of Democrats who voted in 2002 to authorize force in Iraq and was one of only eight Democrats who voted to approve John Ashcroft as attorney general. A persistent populist critic of the rich and powerful, Dorgan made headlines in 2005 when he called for a windfall profits tax on major oil companies. Judiciary: Arlem Specter, R-Penn., gets bumped by Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. Leahy, 66, who has emerged as one of the leading critics of Bush administration policies, ranging from judicial appointments to combating terrorism. That puts a Democratic filter on any of the President's conservative Supreme Court nominees, meaning it's less likely the Roe v. Wade abortion ruling will be overturned, Sharyl Attkisson reports. When he was chairman in 2001, Republicans accused Leahy of holding up judicial nominations and then said Leahy worked to slow them after Republicans took over. Leahy helped draft the Patriot Act after Sept. 11, but has criticized the administration's implementation of it. Rules and Administration: Connecticut's Dodd is most senior, but he would most likely sacrifice this chairmanship to take the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs gavel. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 73, a tough-talking, consensus-forging moderate, could become chairwoman. Special Committee on Aging: Herb Kohl, D-Wis. Kohl, 71, a soft-spoken multimillionaire, has refused to accept money from special-interest groups and instead used his own personal wealth to fund his campaigns. He voted against President Bush's plan to overhaul Medicare and create a prescription drug benefit and opposed Mr. Bush's proposed changes to Social Security. Select Committee on Ethics: Tim Johnson, D-S.D. Johnson, 59, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004, only a year after beginning his second Senate term. An unassuming and quiet lawmaker, he has amassed a generally liberal voting record on Capitol Hill. But he calls himself a middle-of-the-road Democrat and supports conservative positions on social issues such as abortion. Select Committee on Intelligence: John Rockefeller, D-W. Va. Rockefeller, 69, is a Democratic partisan with national influence because of his role on the Intelligence Committee. He was one of 17 senators to vote against the nomination of former Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, saying Goss was too partisan. But he partnered with the Republican Intelligence chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas to issue a damning report on the CIA's intelligence gathering in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. Small Business and Entrepreneurship: John Kerry, D-Mass. Kerry, 63, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, will be able to add Small Business Committee chairman to his resume — again — if he runs for president — again — in 2008. Criticized for his fuzzy stand on Iraq, Kerry in October 2005 made headlines with his call for a phased withdraw of U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of 2006. He touted the health care proposals he formulated as a presidential candidate from his post in the Senate. Veterans Affairs: Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii. Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian ever elected to Congress, has spent his low-key career protecting the interests of his state and Native Hawaiians. In 1995, Akaka, 82, sponsored legislation directing the Army and Navy to review service records of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who received the Distinguished Service Cross to determine whether their awards should be upgraded. As a result of the review, in June 2000, 22 Asian-American veterans of World War II, most of them from Hawaii, were awarded the Medal of Honor — 15 of them posthumously.
But even with a majority, Democrats can't count on steam rolling through everything they want. One reason is a Senate delay tactic called the "filibuster," which can block most any bill, CBS News correspondent Sharyl Alfonsi reports.