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Writ At Large.: September 2010
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September 20, 2010. International Day of Peace. September 21 is the. International Day of Peace. Originally devised to strengthen the ideals of peace within and among all nations and all peoples. Proclaimed in 1981 by the United Nations to fall on the third Tuesday of September in order to coincide with the opening of its General Assembly's regular sessions, its date was fixed in 2001 when the day was also declared a global day of ceasefire. Thousands of women and girls have been raped and subjected to o...
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Writ At Large.: February 2011
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February 2, 2011. International Year of Chemistry. The International Year of Chemistry. Is an initiative of the IUPAC (. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Which has been endorsed by. It may also be pertinent to reflect on the fascinating history of the field, from the dimly lit alcoves of ancient alchemists to the gleaming laboratories (and toxic waste sites) of today. Especially when the year coincides with the 150th.
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Writ At Large.: December 2009
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December 20, 2009. Dan O'Bannon, 1946-2009. American screenwriter and film director Daniel O'Bannon has passed away. Perhaps best known for authoring the script for Alien. O'Bannon also wrote the short story comic The Long Tomorrow. Illustrated by Jean " M. Giraud, which became a source of inspiration for the scenography of Blade Runner. Links to this post. December 3, 2009. Hear Again: Mind Bomb. These highly skilled and experienced hands, playing for the love of playing, not only backed Johnson up, but...
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Writ At Large.: September 2009
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September 30, 2009. Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Winnipeg. Winnipeg: where Tommy Douglas witnessed the General Strike of 1919; where A. E. van Vogt began writing science fiction; where Marshall McLuhan switched his major from engineering to English; where Neil Young formed his first band. The place where Canada's first school patrols were established, and the 9-1-1 emergency telephone number was introduced to North America. The only city on the continent. During the Second World War. Railway used to sponsor an.
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Writ At Large.: October 2009
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October 26, 2009. Rear View: Patlabor - the Movie. From grandmaster Osamu Tezuka's. Mighty Atom", or Astro Boy), and Mitsuteru Yokoyama's. Iron Man #28", or Gigantor) - both original manga animated for TV in 1963 - to. Mazinger Z", or Tranzor Z), and Tezuka-apprentice Yoshiyuki Tomino's epic. Gundam), robot manga and anime have left an indelible impression on contemporary Japanese culture. These transforming, combining mechanical. And - above all -. First appeared as a seven-part OVA series in 1988, the ...
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Writ At Large.: January 2011
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January 26, 2011. Hear Again: Tyranny (For You). Had been pulled back in Europe,. The last Cold War decade. Not only were they perfectly equipped for the task, having honed their skills in manipulating multimedia in a manner akin to much larger propaganda outfits, but being Belgian also perfectly placed — in a small European state cobbled together like a collage of historical necessity — at the major intersection of European affairs. What's the horse on the shore waiting for? The infamous wooden stratagem.
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Writ At Large.: July 2009
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July 21, 2009. Julius Shulman, 1910-2009. American architectural photographer Julius Shulman. Has passed away. Known as one-shot Shulman - because he seldom had to take more - his images. Defined the postwar architecture of southern California, making its modernist structures famous around the world. Links to this post. July 18, 2009. It seems fitting that there should be a film about Man on the Moon exactly four decades after men first set foot on it. Not that. Forty years ago.). Shot in only 33 days,.
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Writ At Large.: November 2010
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November 11, 2010. Their first new recording to be aired, premiered in a most traditional fashion on DJ Dave Clarke's. Next, an alternative version of. Advanced Electronics vol. 6. Compilation) in the fall of 2008, having been performed — as was. 8212; during Nitzer Ebb's live performances the previous year. The album opener. Was included on the first soundtrack of the television series. In February 2009,. Down On Your Knees. Added as a "bonus". S suggestive low light portraits. The commercial surfac...
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Writ At Large.: August 2009
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August 24, 2009. Hear Again: Remembering the Future. It's an album which despite a high level of esotericism should've appealed to everyone with even the slightest interest in electronic pop, never mind first class funky dance music. Yet it sank like a stone upon release a decade ago. So what went wrong? Right from its beginning — which takes its cue from John Lennon's and Yoko Ono's. G - som i gemenskap. Literally "C - as in Community"). Patrik's older thespian brother Dominik played a part. Signed to C...
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Writ At Large.: International Year of Forests.
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January 24, 2011. International Year of Forests. Not only impacting carbon emissions and climate change, forest degradation also destroys animal and plant habitats, contributes to soil erosion and. 2011 International Year of Forests. UN Forum on Forests (UNFF). To raise awareness about sustainable management, conservation, and sustainable development of all types of forests. Has experienced dramatic reductions in budget and staff, making access to information about the state of Canada's forests, as well ...