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Bechdel test

Bechdel test
A measure of the representation of women in fiction The Bechdel test ( BEK-dəl),[1] also known as the Bechdel–Wallace test,[2] is a measure of the representation of women in fiction. It asks whether a work features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The requirement that the two women must be named is sometimes added.[3] About half of all films meet these criteria, according to user-edited databases and the media industry press. Passing or failing the test is not necessarily indicative of how well women are represented in any specific work. The test is named after the American cartoonist Alison Bechdel in whose comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For the test first appeared in 1985. History[edit] Gender portrayal in popular fiction[edit] Female and male characters in film, according to four studies All these relationships between women, I thought, rapidly recalling the splendid gallery of fictitious women, are too simple. ... Criteria and variants[edit]

Map: This is how far those North Korean missiles can actually reach North Korea displayed what it said was the new KN-08 missile during a military parade in April 2012. (Pedro Ugarte/Getty) North Korea has redeployed some of its missiles to the country's eastern coast, a provocation and implicit warning that it just might carry through on some of its recent threats. How far can those missiles actually reach? We can't say for sure because we don't know what kind of missiles they are. First off, here's a map showing how far North Korea's various missile systems can reach. The Musudan, though tested, is not thought to be particularly accurate. What about the range of the KN-08? New ICBM models aren't like iPhones; you don't just take them out of the box and expect them to function properly. More on North Korea: Is Kim Jong Un being more restrained than we think? Why North Korea’s bomb-grade plutonium plant might be good news Video from inside North Korea's controversial Kaesong Industrial Complex, which it just closed

19 animaux fantasmagoriques par Ellen Jewett 19 animaux fantasmagoriques par Ellen Jewett Les sculptures d’animaux fantasmagoriques et surréalistes de l’artiste canadienne Ellen Jewett. Entre rêve et cauchemar, des créations étranges nées d’une symbiose entre éléments organiques et mécaniques, une rencontre entre fantasy, gothique et steampunk. Des sculptures très détaillées réalisées en argile sur une armature métallique. Images © Ellen Jewett / via APTDC - ANDHRA PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OFFICIAL WEBSITE: Destinations, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Puttaparthi, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Warangal, Themes, Heritage, Nature, Wildlife, Religion, Beaches, Adventure, Fairs & Festivals, Dep. 7.30 pm Arr. 5.00 pm next day Daily Volvo A/c Coach with Seegra Darshan, 2 Days Tour Covers Tirumala Tiruchanur FARE : Adult Rs. 1700/- Child : Rs. 1360/- Includes Accommodation Dep.9.30 pm Bangalore Arr.7.30 pm next day Daily Non A/c Coach with Seegra Darshan. 2 Days Tour Covers Tirumala, Tiruchanur FARE : Adult Rs.1400/- Child: Rs.1120/- Includes Accommodation Dep.8.30 pm Arr.7.30 pm on Sunday. FARE: Adult Rs.1900/- Child : Rs.1560/- Includes Accommodation (Monday & Friday) by Non A/c coach with Sudarshan Token 2 days Tour covers Tirupati, Tirumala, Tiruchanur FARE : Adult Rs. 1470/- Child : Rs. 1180/- Includes Accommodation BANGALORE HOGNEKKAL NANNIYAL - BANGALORE (Jungle Joy): Dep. 7.00 am (Sat.) FARE : Adult Rs. 2150/- Child : Rs. 1720/- Including Food & Accommodation BANGALORE HORSELEY HILLS - TALAKONA - BANGALORE (Cool Comfort): Dep.7.00 a.m. FARE : Adult Rs. 2150/- Child: Rs. 1720/- Including Food & Accommodation Note: Tariff subject to change without prior notice.

Researchers team up with architects to create bladeless wind electricity generator (Phys.org) —Faculty members at Delft University in the Netherlands have teamed up with architectural firm Mecanoo to develop a new way to generate electricity using wind energy. The result is the Electrostatic WInd-energy CONvertor, (EWICON)—a windmill with no moving mechanical parts. Its creators say that it makes no noise, won't break down or cast a shadow and it won't cause bird deaths—all problems associated with traditional wind turbines. Traditional wind turbines take advantage of moving air to convert kinetic energy into mechanical energy to create electricity. This new windmill uses a different process altogether. It looks rather like a giant tennis racket with an insulated base instead of a hand grip. Deriving electricity from wind has met with some resistance in some parts of the world—to be of real use, turbines must be very large, and whole farms of them constructed. Explore further: Going nuts?

Cauet : «J'essaie de garder les bons stagiaires» VIDEO - Chaque semaine, David Abiker parle «entretien d'embauche» avec une personnalité. L'animateur et producteur Sébastien Cauet se prend au jeu. C'est quoi la méthode Cauet pour recruter? Avec Cadremploi «Quelqu'un qui a cumulé 10 stages, il y a un problème». Derrière une image «grand public» sympathique mais pas très sophistiquée, Sébastien Cauet cache bien 25 ans d'expérience de la radio et de la télévision. Sébastien Cauet est bien plus patron et bien plus manager qu'il n'y paraît et termine l'entretien sur cette question jamais assez traitée. » Retrouvez les dernières offres d'emploi avec Cadremploi

Saul Bass Saul Bass (/sɔːl bæs/; May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) was an American graphic designer and Academy Award winning filmmaker, best known for his design of motion picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. Bass designed some of the most iconic corporate logos in North America, including the Bell System logo in 1969, as well as AT&T's globe logo in 1983 after the breakup of the Bell System. He also designed Continental Airlines' 1968 jet stream logo and United Airlines' 1974 tulip logo, which became some of the most recognized airline industry logos of the era. §Early life[edit] §Film title sequences[edit] Bass became widely known in the film industry after creating the title sequence for Otto Preminger's The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). Screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi said of Saul and Elaine Bass, "You write a book of 300 to 400 pages and then you boil it down to a script of maybe 100 to 150 pages. §Selected film title sequences[edit] §Logos and other designs[edit] §1950s[edit]

Ouya review: can an indie console take on Sony and Microsoft? Controller I don't really care what a console looks like — I'd like it to be small and beautiful, but as I type this there's a large and hideous Xbox 360 prominently displayed on my TV stand next to its equally large, equally hideous power brick. My hardware requirements are "work properly," and everything else is gravy. I do care about the controller, though, which is every bit as important to a console as the trackpad is to your laptop, or the steering wheel to your car — whether literally or figuratively, they drive the whole experience. It's also hard to build a good controller, so I'm inclined to give Ouya some credit — the console's Bluetooth controller isn't the best I've used, but it's not the worst either. Visually, it matches the console closely — it's mostly gray, with a black patch running up the middle and around the back. The analog sticks are the hardest part to get right, and Ouya nailed it — they're not too stiff or too loose, and flow perfectly with your finger.

Animals that you didn't know existed Nine Hours to Rama Nine Hours to Rama is 1963 CinemaScope DeLuxe Color British film, directed by Mark Robson, and based on a 1962 book by Stanley Wolpert of the same name. The film was written by Nelson Gidding and was filmed in England and parts of India. It stars Horst Buchholz, Diane Baker, Jose Ferrer, and Robert Morley. Synopsis[edit] The film is a fictional narrative set in the nine hours in the life of Nathuram Godse (Horst Buchholz) that lead up to his assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (J.S. Cast[edit] Awards[edit] BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) – Arthur Ibbetson (nominated) See also[edit] List of artistic depictions of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi References[edit] External links[edit]

How Bad Is the Job Market For College Grads? Your Definitive Guide - Jordan Weissmann The problem isn't imaginary. A few days back, the (4) ... But by Less Than You ThinkThat said, while the underemployment problem is real, it's also often over-hyped. Roughly a year ago, the Associated Press caused a stir when it reported that 53.6 percent of recent college graduates were either jobless, or working in a position that didn't require their skills -- a factlet that even made its way into the Presidential campaign when Mitt Romney repeated it (or something close). The article was based off a not-yet-public analysis by Northeastern University economist Andrew Sum. If these numbers were accurate, they'd be a terrible indictment of the investment Americans have made in higher education. Thankfully, there's a strong argument that they're wrong -- or at least very misleading.

Lougre Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Lougre Présentation[modifier | modifier le code] Le lougre est un petit bâtiment ponté, long de 14 à 23 m, généralement gréé de trois mâts à pible (c'est-à-dire d'une seule partie) : de l'avant à l'arrière, mât de misaine, grand mât, artimon (ou mât de tapecul), portant des voiles au tiers ou "bourcets". Exemples[modifier | modifier le code] Sources[modifier | modifier le code] Dictionnaire Gruss de Marine, Éditions Maritimes & d'Outre-Mer Voir aussi[modifier | modifier le code] Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : Lougre, sur Wikimedia Commons Portail du monde maritime

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