#nate jones design

[bailesona]

“  i  wouldn’t  take  it  personally,  kiddo;  they’re  louder  than  my  mother-in-law  was  when  she  figured  out  her  son’s  future  betrothed  was  me!  you’re  here  for  the  dinner,  right?  “         he’s  already  pushing  the  door  open  for  his  new  friend,  other  arm  preoccupied  with  an  assortment  of  three  brown  paper  bags  in  a  last  minute  scavenger  hunt  of  the  local  stores.  vanilla  pods,  rum,  six  cans  of  italian  soda,  and  five  pounds  of  ground  pork,  to  name  but  a  few  of  his  purchases.  but  ultimately,  it’s  all  worth  it;  henri’s  asian  fusion  wrappers,  etienne  and  tim’s  custard  pots,  and  ramsay’s  cocktails  are  always  crowd  pleasers  this  time  of  year!  but  it’ll  take  a  good  three  hours  before  henri  winds  down  for  the  night.  and  if  henri  is  being  contrary,  then  the  entire  family  is  bound  to  be  at  decided  odds  with  one  another.  it’s  just  a  fact  of  nature.          “  you  hungry?  we  won’t  have  dinner  for  a  while,  but  i  happen  to  know  a  number  of  people  under  this  roof  who  planned  ahead  with  some  supplies  for  tonight!  leo’s  been  running  all  sorts  of  appetisers  out  since  lunchtime,  we  got  every  sort  of  snack  you  can  think  of.  or  if  you  want  a  drink,  there’s  enough  cocoa  in  the  kitchen  to  float  a  cruise  ship,  and  enough  eggnog  to  flood  the  pacific!  take  your  pick,  alright?  “

@synthized​ liked THIS POST for a family holiday dinner starter!  ( and the locations of all the other muses are under the tags if sin wants to mingle!! )

#synthized #( V; ALL. ) #( MUSE: S. JONES. ) #( closed starter. ) #( AND NOW FOR THE LOCATIONS!! ) #food mention tw #( aisling and richard are setting the tables in the eating area ) #( aka the dining room but aisling prefers the name 'eating area' ) #( nate and henri are in the kitchen but nate's sole purpose is to keep henri distracted ) #( bc etienne and ramsay are planning to sneak the turkey out to the deep fryer on the balcony to cook it ) #( sammy and leo are also helping by abseiling down the side of the apartment from the roof to extinguish any fires ) #( victor and andrew are just watching from the rooftop with horrified curiosity ) #( tina and gabriela and mina are on the other side of the rooftop watching die hard projected onto the side of the opposite building ) #( eli and tim are playing mario kart in the living room while renée and alison design and eat a charcuterie board at the same time )

[anti-spop]

Don’t forget, Sea Hawk is also apparently Asian. I also thought Frost might be Asian at first bc she kinda looks… maybe stereotypical isn’t the exact word, but just like what comes to mind when you think of a little Asian girl. Not to mention, she was originally designed as a white (Nordic coded?) teenager for this show before they decided to age her down into the little sister character. Never mind the fact the little sister character already existed in the old series with Glimmer and Allegra, and they could have done something with that, but I digress. I’ve also seen some people say Angella is Indian coded, because of the accent and her voice actress. Or maybe it’s because they think her gem is reminiscent of a bindi?

But yeah, idk about Perfuma, Entrapta, or Spinnerella. I think Perfuma could be latina because if the actress? But the character gives off the vibes of such a essential oils Karen that I associate with entitled white women, to the point I think she might just be a tanned white woman? Though I’ll admit, when I first saw her design I considered black and white biracial, and I considered Pacific Islander. So I have no idea. I’ve also seen some people interpret Entrapta as black. Though, I doubt it based on the hair alone. I like to think she’s latina, simply because I want her as my Latin rep, and not the literal cat. As for Spinnerella, I got nothing. Maybe white? All I know is that Huntara should have been black, and isn’t even coded as black. And I think that’s dumb, because I would have loved buff, queer, gets-a-character-arc Grace Jones in this show, since we didn’t get to have it in the old one.

Okay, hold on. I had no idea Sea Hawk was apparently half-Asian. I had to look this up. It was "confirmed" (as in, on Twitter) by the lead character designer for SPOP, who also "confirmed" Scorpia as half-Asian as well. However, I'm pretty sure Frosta is supposed to be Inuk like Katara, but I don't think that was ever confirmed. I could be wrong. I'm not even sure where her kingdom is located, for that matter. The worldbuilding in SPOP sucks so badly I barely remember how the kingdoms were like, save for Perfuma's and maybe Mermista's.

Idk, man. I honestly don't think that much about most characters' ethnicities, because the SPOP crew clearly didn't put a lot of thought into it. I mean, the literal cat teenager who licks herself, who walks on fours, who bites and claws people, who hisses and hates water, and who's sexualized on top of it all, is supposed to be Latina. Or Iranian or Middle Eastern, because apparently OG Catra came from "Purrsia", which is like... the Persian Empire? And fans really want to apply that to the reboot, too. Except Catra's origins were never brought up in SPOP, only that Catra was found abandoned in a cardboard box according to Nate. Regardless, neither theories are great because both Latinas and Iranian women (and Middle Eastern women in general) are not treated like people. They're sexualized and are victims of colonization. I've heard people headcanon Catra as Indigenous, too. Which is even worse considering she got her hair cut against her will.

As for the other characters... I just don't care, lmao. I will agree that Huntara should've been black, too. But since the SPOP crew didn't care about developing their kingdoms and their origins, then I don't think that hard. I mainly mention and dissect "Latina" Catra because the fandom won't shut up about her. Idk about Entrapta's ethnicity, but if Latina Entrapta makes you happy, go for it. Especially because Latin America is pretty diverse, so there are a lot of possibilities.

I don't agree with the term Karen, though. I get what you mean, that Perfuma is annoying and ableist and treats other people like garbage, but sadly that's another term that actual misogynists use against any women who get angry. But I know that's not your intention, I get where you come from.

#sorry this got long lmao #i'm just. #what the fuck i didn't even know sea hawk was half asian!!!! #and i'm not even happy about it i'm just angry that this is another thing they never expanded on #asks #spop critical #racism tw #long post

[stedefxckingbonnet]

requests info/intro!

hi, everyone!

i thought i'd take a quick second to introduce myself and to also formally open up requests. i'm already working on a few things, but requests really do always help and feel free to submit them at any point--but, we'll get to all of that in a moment!

my name is lavinia, and i am a uni student studying both theatre (dramaturgy specifically) and creative writing! i love to sing, act, write (obviously haha), read (i am a huge fan of classic literature, as well as donna tartt, mona awad, sally rooney, elif bautman, and ottessa moshfegh's works), go to concerts, go to the movies, style/design clothing, paint, collect records/cds, and so much more! this barely scratches the surface really but, if any of you share these interests, always feel free to reach out!

anyhow, as i said, i will officially be opening requests, and at the moment here is the media and the characters i will write for:

Our Flag Means Death

Izzy Hands (my BELOVED)

Ed Teach

Stede Bonnet

Lucius Spriggs

Jim Jimenez

Oluwande

Mary Bonnet

(more available upon request! these were just sort of my first instincts.)

Gilmore Girls

honestly, i'm pretty open to anything unless it's dean. just request and i'll see what i can do!

Gossip Girl

Blair Waldorf

Serena Van der Woodsen

Dan Humphrey

Nate Archibald

Chuck Bass (like sometimes)

Rufus Humphrey

more available upon request.

The Fosters/The Good Trouble

Callie Adams Foster

Mariana Adams Foster

Brandon Foster

Jamie Hunter

Gael Martinez

Dennis Cooper

Malika Williams

more available upon request.

Select Wes Anderson and Tim Burton characters. just ask!

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Tewkesbury

Sherlock Holmes

Little Women (2019)

Jo March

Amy March

Beth March

Meg March

Laurie

Friedrich Bhaer

Star Wars

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Anakin Skywalker

Padmé Amidala

Luke Skywalker

Han Solo

Leia Organa

Kylo Ren

Finn

Poe Dameron

Ahsoka Tano

more available upon request!

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Basically me just saying I'll write Mr. Darcy. but more characters available upon request, of course.

Community

Abed Nadir

Troy Barnes

Annie Edison

Jeff and Britta I'm a little iffy on but with the right request, maybe. don't hesitate to ask!

The OC

Seth Cohen

Ryan Atwood

Summer Roberts

Marissa Cooper

The Umbrella Academy

Klaus

Viktor

Ben

Five

Diego

Allison

Luther is like, not preferred for me but if you feel strongly about him and have a good request, i’ll consider it but don’t get your hopes up too high!

Once Upon a Time

Emma Swan

Regina Mills

Killian Jones

Neal Cassidy

August Booth

Jefferson (The Mad Hatter)

Mulan

Ruby Lucas (Red Riding Hood)

Belle French

Mary Margaret Blanchard (Snow White)

David Nolan (Prince Charming)

Peter Pan

Robin Hood

Any others, feel free to ask! I know I left Mr. Gold (Rumple) off, but that's only because it depends with each request. Also, please specify if you want it to take place in Storybrooke pre or post curse, or in The Enchanted Forest.

Merlin

Merlin

Arthur

Gwen

Morgana

Nimueh

Lancelot

any others, feel free to ask. i am just starting S2, keep that in mind.

i'll just start there for now, as honestly it's been a bit since i've written an x reader and i don't want to overwhelm myself much! but please, feel free to request at any time! I will update this frequently, as I am always either getting into new things or remembering things I already love. I am mostly dedicated to OFMD right now, but you may also leave requests for other fandoms and I will keep them on file, or who knows, perhaps even get to them sooner than you may imagine! Have a wonderful day (or night!), and don't forget to request!

yours truly,

lavinia

me filing through all of your requests (hopefully!)

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 #gossip girl #gilmore girls #izzy hands #the fosters #the oc #pride and prejudice #little women 2019 #enola holmes #wes anderson #tim burton #community tv show #star wars #obi wan kenobi #x reader #requests open #the umbrella academy #five hargreeves #klaus hargreeves #viktor hargreeves #diego hargreeves #allison hargreeves #ben hargreeves #stede bonnet #ed teach #once upon a time #requests are open #please request

[ulkaralakbarova]

A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are no longer how he expected. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Cale Erendreich: David Tennant Sean Falco: Robert Sheehan Katie: Kerry Condon Derek Sandoval: Carlito Olivero Riley Seabrook: Jacqueline Byers FBI Agent Olivia Fuller: Tracey Heggins Don Falco: Rob Nagle Patti Falco: Lorraine Bahr Rowan Falco: Jacob Resnikoff Nino: David Meyers Detective Wayne Banyon: Tony Doupe Helen Leyton: Lisa Brenner Jocelyn: Sofia Hasmik Officer Aguilar: Delpaneaux Wills Sabine: Hannah Barefoot Mitchell: Danny Bruno Young Cale: Austin Leo FBI Agent: Jared Q. Miller FBI Agent Driver: Lydia Reim FBI Supervisor: Brandon Boyce Female Cop: Dana Millican Girlfriend #1: Emily Kimball Horse Trainer: Sam Bangs Newscaster: Brenda Braxton Uniform Cop: David S. Hogan Valet: Alex Donnolo FBI Agent: Tim Bennett Umbrella Ped: Chris Ihlenfeldt Film Crew: Producer: Dean Devlin Original Music Composer: Joseph LoDuca Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell Second Unit Director: Carsten H.W. Lorenz Property Master: John Pearson-Denning Makeup Artist: Eva Lohse Director of Photography: David Connell Art Direction: Michelle Jones Screenplay: Brandon Boyce Editor: Brian Gonosey Production Design: Nate Jones Extras Casting: Susan Funk Producer: Marc Roskin Costume Design: Critter Pierce Gaffer: Neil Holcomb Steadicam Operator: Gary L. Camp Extras Casting: Bill Marinella Second Unit Director of Photography: Matthew Moriarty Foley Artist: Jörg Klinkenberg Makeup Department Head: Christina Kortum Stunt Double: Tim Bennett Construction Coordinator: Dean G. Roberts Scenic Artist: Ellen Lepinski First Assistant Director: Gregory J. Pawlik Jr. Sound Editor: James Gallivan Dialect Coach: Mary McDonald-Lewis Script Supervisor: Andy Spletzer Co-Producer: Mark Franco Special Effects Coordinator: William Boggs Assistant Editor: Lana Wolverton Focus Puller: Bob Webeck Stunt Double: Daniel Locicero Stunt Double: Kym Stys Still Photographer: James N. Clark Key Grip: Art Bartels Assistant Production Coordinator: Naomi Yospe Casting Associate: Marin Hope Makeup Artist: Stephanie June Johnson Unit Production Manager: Brandon Lambdin First Assistant “C” Camera: Ronnie Dennis Assistant Property Master: Sean Fong Producer: Rachel Olschan Set Decoration: Benjamin Hayden Stunt Coordinator: Kent W. Luttrell Assistant Editor: Rick Chapman Sound Designer: Mark Hailstone Dolly Grip: Todd England Nicodemus Location Manager: Robert Warberg Boom Operator: Heidi DuBose Stunt Driver: Michelle Damis Utility Stunts: Lex Damis First Assistant “A” Camera: Kyril Cvetkov Hair Department Head: Autumn Sanders Production Accountant: Colleen Emry Hairstylist: Dusti Leon Stunt Driver: Ken Clark Second Assistant Director: Devan Linforth Script Coordinator: Kerry Glover Stunt Double: Anthony Oh Makeup Artist: Tammy Brant Second Second Assistant Director: Jesse Bellis Second Second Assistant Director: James McCoy Leadman: Jason Beveridge Construction Foreman: Jarred Decker Greensman: Rick Lepinski Set Designer: Jason Raines Foley Mixer: Jean-Marie Gilles Stunt Driver: Tommy Goodwin Stunt Double: James A. Smith Second Assistant Camera: Michael Crockett Second Assistant Camera: Madison Rowley Best Boy Grip: Brian Shotzbarger Best Boy Electrician: Jeremiah Skender Costume Supervisor: Alison Carlos Set Medic: Michael Fine Set Medic: Taylor Saxon Producer: Tony Malzone Movie Reviews: offscreenbabble: I did not enjoy the movie. The trailer looked really interesting and I really like David Tennant.The movie had some strange editing choices. It’s unintentionally funny but not a movie thats so bad its fun. To give you a quick spoiler free review it’s about a valet who tries to rob David Tennant’s place. When he is about to leave he sees a woman tied up. The rest of the movie is him trying to notify the police but it becomes a “Cat and Mouse” game between the valet and David Tennant. But increasingly gets silly and overall the stuff that is s...

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#burglars #cabin #captive #facebook #fbi #murder #oregon #Police #portland #serial killer #Top Rated Movies #trust fund #USA #valet

[ztremx]

SDRE (Self-Titled) LP2

Sunny Day Real Estate is the second studio album by American rock band Sunny Day Real Estate. The band's label, Sub Pop, distributed the album under the title LP2. Due to its simple pink cover, the album is often referred to as "The Pink Album". It was the band's final release to feature founding bassist Nate Mendel until their single "Lipton Witch", released in 2014 after their third breakup.

The album was remastered and reissued in 2009, with bonus tracks and newly written liner notes.[5] The bonus tracks are "Spade and Parade" (originally a B-side of the song "Friday") and "Bucket of Chicken" (released as a B-side to the song "How It Feels to be Something On").[6]

The album is entirely covered in pink, with the band's name across the cover in small type, and doesn't include any liner notes. The cover's simple design and nickname is a reference to The Beatles' eponymous 1968 double album, known as "The White Album". This album was released in November 1995, several months after the band's first break-up.

"8" and "Friday" were re-recorded for the album. Both songs had been recorded and released previously on 7-inch singles. The final track, "Rodeo Jones", was recorded during the sessions for the previous album, Diary, and was previously released as a b-side on the "In Circles" promo single. In addition, "8" is featured on the Batman Forever soundtrack.

In November 1995, Sub Pop released the band's second album, bearing only the label Sunny Day Real Estate. The album was released without cover art or liner notes, and was distributed by Sub Pop as LP2. It has also occasionally been referred to as "The Pink Album", a reference to its solid pink cover. When Sub Pop contacted the band for artwork for the release, the band had nothing to offer, so Goldsmith suggested that they "make it pink". The album included the songs recorded during the brief sessions, as well as tracks such as "Rodeo Jones" that were recorded during the sessions for Diary.

Enigk confessed in an interview in December 2008 that because the band had already broken up during the recording of LP2, he and Hoerner never sat down to complete the lyrics; "We broke up and we just felt like we were done. We put no energy into the artwork or into anything. On a lot of songs, there aren’t lyrics! In a lot of cases, we never sat down to write them, because we just wanted to get it out of the way as fast as possible. So I just sang a lot of gibberish, which makes it really quirky. My favorite is the Japanese translations".[7]

"Red Elephant" was ranked at number 44 on Spin's "The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995" list.[8]

#sdre #sunny day real estate #sunny day #jeremy enigk #Iscarabaid #sup pop records #1995 emo

[invcntions]

— INVCNTIONS. indie, semi - selective ( and all over the place activity ) multi - muse rp blog. penned by casey, 26, she / her, gmt.

guidelines. wanted plots. muses. wanted opposites. starters.

psa: i've been on tumblr on and off for forever, 10+ years, and i truly mean it when i say things are chilled. drop threads, have hundreds of threads, yell with me till the early hours, send 500 memes. it's literally all good and encouraged.

up to date MUSES under the cut

finn (finley spencer-hastings), medical student, homosexual - fc: nick robinson nate (nathaniel carrington), motel receptionist, pansexual - fc: aron piper ryder (andrew ‘ryder’ ellion), customer relations executive in his family business, pansexual - fc: thomas doherty  sasha (sasha jane jones), barista and college student, fashion major, homosexual (closeted)- fc: chase sui wonders jaiden (jaiden walker), tattoo artist, pansexual - fc: archie renaux  koa (koa connors), bartender, pansexual - fc: thomas weatherall vance (vance do luca), family leads a branch of an organized crime syndicate, pansexual - fc: adman dimarco lincoln (lincoln chandler), card-counter, gambler and occasional con-man, bisexual - fc: chase stokes archie (archibald hart), environmental activist and barista, pansexual - fc: rudy pankow banks (banks donovan) , heir to a luxury jewelry empire, bisexual - fc: mike faist lucas (lucas bradshaw), criminal defense lawyer, bisexual - fc: lucien laviscount charlie (charles arlington), detective, homosexual - fc: matt bomber caleb (caleb callaway), private investigator, vampire (verse dependent), homosexual - fc: adam brody juke (juke prescott)  -  bartender, vampire (verse dependent), bisexual- fc: drew starkey ada (ada harris), graphic designer, vampire (verse dependent), homosexual - fc: ashley moore rowan (rowan whitlock), tbc, pansexual - fc: barry keoghan rylan (rylan johnston), student, homosexual - fc: jacob elordi

#ignore me finally making a pinned post #one day soon i'll even get to adding my detailed muse info

[aprikosengamine]

All My Ships

(with some added context sometimes)

Claire Kincaid x Jack Mccoy (Law and Order), tbh this was the first relationship I saw that made me have butterflies and squealy feelings after something bad happened to me, and made me think about entering another relationship some day. They just had this chemistry and the looks they gave each other, i hate it was never officially confirmed expect maybe in like season 9, but tbh I've never watched past a bit of season 7 cause Claire was my OG, my fashion inspo, my raison d'être.

Sybil Crawley x Tom Branson (Downton Abbey), the way they killed her off, absolutely heartbreaking I've never managed to fully watch that episode again. They deserve to be happy in Ireland with all the babies they want and her career, with the perfect husband who backs her up whenever.

Hermione Granger x Fred Weasley (Harry Potter), I can't even remember why I started liking these two, it was so long ago probably came across a fanedit or a fic by accident. I just love the funny one and serious one matching, and finding that they're actually more similar than you think. But a PSA to everyone interested in this ship, writers sometimes don't say if Fred lives or dies in their fics and getting to the end thinking these sweet characters who love each other are going to get through this with the author being pretty unclear about the final battle only to be hit with "it's been two months since Fred's death" BOOOO!!!

JJ x Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds), specifically in fics where she doesn't get in a relationship with Will, or it doesn't get to the point where they have Henry, not a huge fan of the honorary uncle/aunt then becoming the kid's stepparent trope. I also don't like to watch the show much anymore bc I worked in that field and when it's real on your desk everyday, watching that mixed with the sappy family stuff (also garcia, not a fan) is not enjoyable anymore.

Ellie Bishop x Nick Torres (NCIS), thank god a lot of their episodes were after Abby left, no offense to Abby lovers but dear god she's pushing 50 at the end, act like it??? I think I'm just into hot people bantering with each other.

Keeley Jones x Jamie Tartt or Roy Kent (Ted Lasso), we only saw J&K together at the beginning when he was more of a prick, but the new and improved Jamie I think could be a good match bc they have similar personalities. I liked Roy and Keeley together, they were really different but a lot of what each other needed. I loved pretty much everybody in that show, except Nate. Nate can go fuck himself.

Emily Rhodes x Aaron Shore (Designated Survivor), ok maybe it is just workplace romances, these guys had some banter, on opposite sides of issues, but why did the writers decide nah we're just playing she's going with Seth, no real buildup on that.

In summary: Workplaces romances, or romances that occur when two people are forced to be in the same environment. I've never had an office fling, all the men were way older than me and in much higher positions, the few that weren't yeah no thanks, or like a summer camp forced encounter thing but I live vicariously through these people having to be professional in public and absolutely smitten in private and seeing it melt through. I'm also sucker for the guy loves her more and realizes before she does.

These aren't all the ships I've liked in my life. I was in middle school during this site's most infamous shipping thing, can you guys guess what I was reading on my phone after I was supposed to be asleep? Here's an abridged list of some of the ships I've liked over the past 10ish years doing this: Sherlock/John Watson, Destiel, Doctor(10)/Rose, Dan/Phil, and those are just the really big ones that made it through the preteen fugue state, I do get a mini heart attack every time someone in my day-to-day life mentions any of these expect doctor who.

[adamwatchesmovies]

Company of Heroes (2013)

To anyone who ever thought the idea of a Call of Duty or Counter Strike movie might be cool, I present the 2013 adaptation of Company of Heroes. The plot is the definition of generic - basically a checklist of war movie clichés. You don’t care about the characters, you don’t care about the action. Even if the film had ambitions to do more, the budget wouldn't allow it. This is the kind of movie you forget minutes after having finished it.

Near the end of World War II, a squad of American soldiers stumble upon a dying messenger who informs them of a critical mission. The Germans are finalizing the design of an atomic bomb. With their sergeant and most of the company dead, Nate Burrows (Chad Michael Collins) and Dean Ransom (Tom Sizemore) make their way towards the Nazi base.

There is only one interesting scene in all of Company of Heroes. A woman named Kestrel (Melia Kreiling) is about to step into the bathtub and turns to face Nate. The door is open. He’s surprised to see her. She gives him a look. What’s going to happen next? Will she invite him in? If she does, will he accept her invitation? He says he has two sweethearts at home… does he want to make it three? Then the scene ends. That’s it. Is it the nudity that makes this scene exciting? Not really (unless you’re 13). It’s the unknown. You don’t know what’s going to happen next, which is a breath of fresh air. The rest of this film is so predictable, so generic it’s practically a wartime lullaby.

This movie is a bore. The story is realistic - it’s not like Overlord, for example - so you know the Germans will not develop that super weapon. What you’d normally be worried about instead are the characters. Will Ransom make it alive and live up to the memory of his dead father who died in the first Great War? Will Burrows forgive himself for all the lives lost under his command? Even if these tales could hold your interest, the casting makes it impossible. Every soldier looks the same and the camera shakes so much it’s often hard to tell who’s shooting at who. The establishing shots are dreadful and the characterization almost non-existent. You’ll see a soldier fall over dead and think someone important just keeled over but no, it was some random nobody you didn’t even know was there too.

I don’t even think people who consider World War II to be “their favourite” war would enjoy this film… unless they were Americans blinded by patriotism. Most of the people we meet are stereotypes, from the burly Russian (Dimitri Diatchenko) to the gritty Brit (Vinnie Jones) to the slimy-looking Nazi commander with the metal brace on his leg (Richard Sammel). Over and over, the film exaggerates America’s role in the war to the point where - shocker - we learn the Nazis are planning on dropping their atomic bomb… on New York! Why a city overseas instead of a much-closer target like say… London? Because this movie thinks you’re a moron that won’t care about anything outside of the U.S.A.

The special effects are unconvincing but this flaw might’ve been forgivable had the rest of the picture been strong. Thing is, no writer would ever commit their good war story to a video game when just about any generic plot would do the trick. That’s why this film was basically doomed from the start. Company of Heroes has no opinion about the war, it has nothing to add to the conversation, it doesn’t have any new perspectives or a new story to tell. It has no reason to exist except to cash-in on a name. It’s a sure-fire way to make you fall asleep and little else. (May 1, 2020)

#Company of heroes #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #don michael paul #danny bilson #paul de meo #david reed #tom sizemore #chad michael collins #vinnie jones #dimitri diatchenko #neal mcdonough #sam spruell #jurgen prochnow #2013 movies #2013 films

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Lipstick Lover from Evaline Wu Huang on Vimeo.

Directed by Janelle Monae & Alan Ferguson Produced by: Alex P. Willson and Nandi George

Production Designer: Evaline Wu Huang DP: Allison Triplett

Production Supervisor: Manar Humidan Production Coordinator: Valerija Valentina Mizula Asst Coordinator: Christian McLain 1st AD: Kirsten Knisely 2nd AD: Mollie Lemm

1st AC: Sarah Ratay 2ns AC: Ariel Pomerantz Loader: Meriel O’Connell Loader: Paolo Arriola Vintage Camera Operator: Coan "Buddy" Nichols Vintage B Camera Operator: Mat Matthews Gaffer: Marlon Obrien Best Boy Electric: Alice Becerra Key Grip: Sergio Silva Best Boy Grip: Henry Martinez Additional Cinematography: Coan "Buddy" Nichols, Alan Ferguson, Tree Young-Stevens

Art Director: Andrew Caso Set Decorator: Chad Tatham Set Decorator: Natou Fall Prop Master: Leone Reeves Leadman: Vincent Quintana Set Dresser: Joanna Cabalquinto Art Assistant: Aaron Meritt

Wardrobe Stylist: Sakinah Bashir, Marquise Miller Make-up Artist: Myrna Powell, Starlynn Hair Stylist: Andrea Garcia, Nena Ross Davis HMU Swing: Patrice Harris, Tru'von Reed Body Painter: Julie Hassett Assist Body Painter: Meg Wilbur

Medic: Joe Sartee Fire Safety Officer: Gabriel Martinez Craft Service: Irene Chen Party Producer: Bridgid Jones

Janelle Monáe Stylist: Ali Mandelkorn Janelle Monáe Make-Up Artist: Keita Moore Janelle Monáe Hair Stylist: Larranisha Russell Editor: Jorge Sandoval Assistant Editor: Sky Kim Editorial Producer: Ellie Ware Editorial Managing Partner: Michelle Eskin Editorial Executive Producer: Amber Farls Editorial Head of Production: Brady Fiero Colorist: Asa Fox Head VFX: Andres Jaramillo

Choreographer: Jemel Williams Dancers: Fulani Buhati, Kacie Garland, Helen Gedlu, Tydryn Scott, Bianca Muscatelli, Asha B Franklin Male Talent: Raphael Thomas, Rameer Colon, David Dwane Washington, Onochie Akah Exotic Talent: Jasmin Jassy Davis, Quanice Jackson, Kailan "Rocco" Snowden, Regine Smith, Cynthia Zavala, Jess Barlow, Tia Williams, Francis Hernandez, Christine Enriquez Lipstick Lover: Ashleigh Baugh Model: Tyanna Stitts

Wondaland Friends: Kelli, Stephanie, Bueno, Nyesha, Nate, Chuck, Nana, Jemel Client: Wondaland Label: Atlantic Records Production Company: Wandering Cameras VFX: Straynge VFX Editorial: Cut+Run LA

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OSHA Relations Committee Article in 2023 Tower Times Volume 2

The OSHA Relations Committee reelected me, Justin Miller, Vice President of ET Tower, LLC & Business Development Executive for Ontivity, as the 2023 Chairman of OSHA Relations.

“I am proud to serve the OSHA Relations Committee. I am very grateful to have such an amazing group of people to help provide a continuing source of information to NATE members and the telecommunications industry regarding OSHA, industry standards and best practices to enhance safety, reduce incidents, and deliver a platform for a more effective workforce.” - Justin Miller

NATE Director of Safety, Health & Compliance, Kathy Stieler provided the committee with an update on NATE’s pursuit to have a seat on the ANSI/ASSP A10 Committee. We are awaiting the A10 committee response.

Don Doty provided the committee with an update on ANSI/ASSP A10.48 revisions. Over 120 comments were submitted to the A10.48 Committee. Comments are being addressed and progress is being made as quickly as possible.

JP Jones and I provided the committee with updates on the NATE-OSHA-FCC Partnership (OSP), the OSP Steering Team has developed three task teams.

Data & Research Task Team – is tasked with creating buckets to collect and articulate the data for analytics and mining of data that has been submitted.

Editing Task Team – takes information from the data and research task team and drafts Hazard Recognition Icons and further defines the purpose of the icon.

3. Communication Task Team – is tasked with the public distribution means and methods, along with the design of the icons for what it looks like, color, fonts, graphic art, etc.

The current task is to develop an Energy Wheel of Hazard Recognition Icons, within the Hazard Recognition Icons we will establish STCKY “Stuff that can kill you” to help bring the communication industry a well-defined training tool to enhance safety and improve data collection in the future.

NATE STAR Initiative data was reviewed, and plans are being developed on how to better educate and inform the NATE members with guidance and best practices to enhance safety programs. We highly encourage all NATE members to complete the application for the NATE STAR Initiative Program. We have complied the 2021-2022 data for our NATE members to help provide transparency of the data collected.

The committee will also be taking NATE’s Industry Standards, Regulations & Safety Resources Document and assigning the part number section from the NATE STAR Initiative Audit form and correlating back to which industry standards and regulations better guide the employers and the auditors.

OSHA Relations has also developed another task team titled, Hoisting Grip Member Advisory lead by Kathy Stieler. Additional task team members will be Richard Cullum, Sheri O’Dell-Deuer, Joey Deuer, Jeremy Buckles, Cameron Swanson, Jeff Pettit, Miles Mellor, and JP Jones. The team will provide guidance and perform research that relates to Hoisting Grip(s) and how they are used in our industry. Expect to see more information very soon.

The OSHA Relations Committee is also responsible for the task team titled, Rigging Training Standard (RTS). This task team is hard at work developing a deliverable for the industry. The RTS document is framed much like the recently revised Climber/Rescuer Training Standard (CRTS). We hope to have a more in-depth report for the Summer Conference.

Lastly, the OSHA Relations Committee is always looking for feedback and questions that can inspire the forward progress of safety and standards. I highly encourage our non-members and NATE members to reach out to our committee for clarity or guidance. ●

Justin Miller is the Chairman of the NATE OSHA Relations Committee and Vice President of Business Development at ET Tower in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He can be reached at 719-963-8822 or [email protected].

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The Collective Spark. Igniting thinking in groups, teams and the wider world

272 p., 125 x 200 mm Edited by Martin Ringer, Rob Gordon and Bert Vandenbussche Designed by Sam Corijn  ISBN 9789492574220 € 29,90 This book shows how to think together with others and to help others to think together with you. The chapters are written from a rich store of knowledge, experience and understanding that illumi-nates the hidden complexities occurring whenever people meet to collaborate, plan, review, innovate, learn, teach, consult or facilitate. From their various professions and work areas, the authors delve beneath the surface of visible interactions to reveal the knowledge and wisdom that exists in intuitive and unconscious processes. The result is a profound and informative book that is engaging, accessible and readable, to inform everyday practice in groups, teams, committees, organizations and communities. With contributions by: Martin Ringer, Rob Gordon, Bert Vandenbussche, Richard Morgan-Jones, András Gelei, Rosealeen Tamaki, Bob Hinshelwood, Susanne Broeng, Barry Jones, Marina Mojovic, Efrat Ginot, Kristina Karlsson.

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Dollar Shave Club - Buttery Dunes from Ian Pons Jewell on Vimeo.

Butter Surfer: Rory Keane Dune Smoother: Jimmy Carozzo Nuts Dryer: John Willamette

CEO: Michael Dubin ECD/Copywriter: Alec Brownstein ECD/Art Director: Matt Knapp CD/Copywriter: Aaron Fried CD/Art Director: Matt Orser Senior Proroducer: Matt Sausner

Prod Co: RESET Producer: Aris McGarry Production Supervisor: Andrea Panda EP: Deannie O'Neil DOP: Mauro Chiarello Production Designer: Chris Gorak Stylist: Elise Velasco Make Up: Olive Meyer Sound Design: Tim Harrison Casting: Dan Bell & Machete Bang Bang 1st AD: Craig Pinckes 1st AC: Mike Blauvelt DIT: Nathan Pena Gaffer: Mickey Peterson Key Grip: Jamie Lagerhousen Asst Art Director: Tracy Gaydos Script Supervisor: Lisa Bobonis VTR: Howard Van Emden Gang Boss: Chris Machado Stunt Coordinator: Pat Romano Production Assistants" Jeremy Jacobsen, Lesly Dashiell, Robert Lomeli, Otis Langford, Max McGarry

Editor: Tobias Suhm @ Whitehouse Post Whitehousepost EP: Joni Williamson Whitehouse Post Head of Production: Joanna Manning Whitehouse Post Producer: Jennifer Mersis

VFX STUDIO: Electric Theatre Collective EP: Kate Hitchings HOP: Serena Noorani VFX PRODUCER: Catherine Yi CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Adam Watson FLAME LEAD: Mark Youngren 2D ARTISTS: Dave Damant, Kevin Jones, Gretchen Capatan, Brendan Smith, Nicholas Hiegel, Kenneth Quinn Brown, Young Mok, Thomas Smith III, Dylan Brown, Eric Mason, Phoebe Britton, James Aguilar CONCEPT ARTISTS: Col Price, William Tempest MATTE PAINTERS: Eric Mattson, Dark Hoffman CG LEAD: Corinne DeOrsay CG ARTISTS: Nate Lapinski, Huisoo Lee, Josh Matthews, Ian Ross, Jared Broddle, Katie Schiffer, Greg Gutkin, Ashley Anderson, Patrick Manning COLORIST: Jason Wallis COLOR ASSIST: Kaitlyn Battistelli

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L.A.’s Massive New Bridge is Designed For 23 Million Pounds of People

The Sixth Street Viaduct replacement was built to withstand a 9.0 earthquake—and has a park to boot.

— By Nate Berg | July 08, 2022 | Fast Company

Photo: Courtesy HNTB

The $588 million bridge opening this weekend in Los Angeles is a landmark piece of architectural infrastructure that’s becoming a signature part of the low-slung city’s skyline. With 10 swooping arches along its 3,500 feet, the Sixth Street Viaduct is as visually striking as it is massive.

But this huge new bridge—crossing over rail lines and the Los Angeles River between Boyle Heights and the Arts District—focuses on a smaller scale. In multiple ways, it was designed to be a people-first bridge.

Yes, there are the sidewalks and the bike lanes that have become expected in large civic infrastructure projects. But the bridge also includes some uncommonly people-focused design elements. There are five separate staircases that connect the bridge’s deck to the ground below. And at the bottom of those stairs is the site of what will be about 12 acres of a new public park—an amenity that further sets this bridge apart from other transportation-centric projects around the world. “We decided that it would be not only a mode of transportation but also a destination point,” says Michael H. Jones, project manager and lead bridge engineer at engineering firm HNTB, which led the team that designed and built the bridge

Photo: Courtesy HNTB

On top of all that, the bridge was also designed specifically to bear the weight of a massive crowd of people which, perhaps surprisingly, weighs a lot more than a string of 18-wheelers. Jones says the deck of the bridge is designed to carry a load of 90 pounds per square foot, or more than 23 million pounds total. If the bridge was going to be a destination, the thinking went, it better be able to handle a crowd. “The city’s plan for this project is to be able at some times to actually shut the bridge down and have celebrations,” Jones says.

The first is already scheduled. The Sixth Street Viaduct is having a grand opening this weekend, and the first day will be open to pedestrians only, with food, bands, and a capacity of 15,000 people.

It’s a party more than six years in the waiting. The original viaduct was built in 1932, and was one of 12 bridges built across the L.A. River at the time. Aside from being the longest, the Sixth Street Viaduct was also unique for the type of aggregate used in its concrete—one that was later proven to be susceptible to a degrading chemical reaction known colloquially as concrete cancer. “It literally eats the concrete up,” Jones says.

In seismically active Southern California, this was a problem. So the city’s Bureau of Engineering tore the original bridge down in 2016 and launched an international design competition to replace it.

The winning proposal, with a design by HNTB Architecture, L.A.-based Michael Maltzan Architecture, and Dissing+Weitling, is called the Ribbon of Light, and it features a wave of 10 arches along each side of the 3,500-foot-long bridge. With a width of 100 feet, the bridge has four vehicle lanes bordered by wide bicycle and pedestrian paths. Five separate staircases connect the bridge to the ground, where the park will be built over the next few years, including athletic fields, dog parks, picnic areas, a café, and a small performing arts plaza.

And while pedestrian access and public space became focal points of the design, the project’s core purpose was to make a bridge that wouldn’t fall down in an earthquake. Jones says the bridge has been designed to be particularly resilient in the face of seismic events, and is expected to withstand a 9.0 earthquake, which scientists predict happens only once in a thousand years. Key to this is the bridge’s use of seismic isolation bearings at the base of each arch’s connection point with the ground. These bearings act as a kind of buffer on which the bridge can stand, allowing the ground to move underneath during an earthquake without tearing apart the structure. “Because of the seismic isolation, the structure will be able to ride out that earthquake without any damage whatsoever,” Jones says.

The isolation bearings were specially designed for this project, but have already been used in other settings. Jones says the same system has been implemented in the construction of SoFi Stadium, the $5.5 billion football stadium in nearby Inglewood.

In addition to improving the bridge’s strength, the bearings also changed its structural requirements. Jones says the bridge deck was able to be designed as a single structure, without the need for costly expansion joints at various points. “We believe that actually cut the cost of the structure down,” he says. “The bearings more than paid for themselves.”

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Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma (2021) from rubberband. on Vimeo.

a film by rubberband. + Topaz Jones

presented by the New York Times OpDocs and the Criterion Channel

Directed and Written by rubberband. (Jason Sondock, Simon Davis) and Topaz Jones Production Company: SMUGGLER, Frenzy Paris, BWGTBLD, Section80 Executive Producers: Patrick Milling-Smith, Brian Carmody, Sue Yeon Ahn, Elizabeth Doonan, Trace Henderson Producer: Luigi Rossi Creative Direction & Costume Design: Eric Mcneal Director of Photography: Chayse Irvin Still Photography: Jason Filmore Executive Producer and Management: Kevin Storey Production Designer: Madison Hatch Casting Director: Katherine Mateo, Nouri Hassan Wardrobe Assistant: Hassan Steven Boone Hair and MUA: NIGELLA Editor: J.M. Harper, Nate Katz, Simon Davis Color Grading: Alex Bickel Color House: Color Collective Processing Lab, Motion: Kodak Scanning: Company3

[brokeboardgames]

AnowOne, a Rogue Deck Deconstructor

Players 1

Requires: Magic: The Gathering Zendikar Rising Commander Deck – Sneak Attack https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D214D91/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_DXMYPG75BKYG75GHQ82A (currently on sale!)

You can also see the deck list and play the Solitaire variant online here: https://archidekt.com/decks/2652466#AnowOne_Solitare

AnowOne is a Solitare variant of Magic played with the Anowon commander deck from Zendikar Rising.

Solitare Magic has a long history from the beginning of the game, from Beth Moursund’s Goldfish (https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/playing-your-pet-rough-testing-magic-deck-2010-08-30) to Mark Rosewater’s Mana Maze (https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/mana-maze-solitaire-2012-08-28).

AnowOne takes inspiration from the former, where the game is played using tranditional magic Commander rules (With Anowon as your commander), with three modification:

You are your own opponent. Cards that reference “another player” or “opponent” refer to you as well. You can also attack yourself and block your own creatures

Your creatures must attack each turn if able and you must play lands and Anowon if able. There’d be no puzzle if you could just sit back and draw your way through the deck one card at a time! There’s no leaving him in the graveyard either, if Anowon would die or get exiled you’ll move him back to the command zone.

Your goal is to have as few cards as possible left in your deck before dying!

0 Cards Left: You have explored the Ruins and lived to tell the tale!

1-20 Cards Left: Lara Croft level

20-30: Indiana Jones

30-40: Nate Drake

30-50: Benjamin Gates

50+: Goonies

Modifications to the deck or starting life total can make this easier or harder as warranted.

The experience can also be turned into a cooperative multiplayer game using similar rules. For multiple players, attempt to empty a shared library. You’re no longer your own opponent, but you still have to attack another player with your creatures and any player that could play Anowon from the shared Command Zone must. If a player runs out of life, their cards are removed from the game. Play continues until the group either wins or loses, with a single remaining player using the Solitare rules if necessary. I’d suggest starting with 20 life per player.

The precon doesn’t contain many cards that are “too weird” with these modified rules, but if you have a question or comment let me know!

You can find me on Twitter @wobbles or on Tumblr @brokeboardgames or come chat about it and other Magic design on the Beacon of Creation discord server: https://t.co/5RIErsTv9B

#magic card game #Magic #solitare #broke board games #card games #game design #cooperative games

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