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1. | Scientific
(biomedical journals & grants)
| Policy
manuals | User
guides | Training |
Training videos |
2. | Program
guides | Corporate
documentaries | Public info | Trades
journalism | Arts Grants |
3. | Promotions
& reviews | Educational
films | Radio ads | Screenplays |
Web sites | Visual
communication |
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Very Technical
Writing
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Scientific (biomedical journals and NIH grant proposals)
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Update
2011: After more
than a year of
continuous assignments, my approach has been greatly refined. I have
adopted the standards of Zieger’s Essentials of Writing Biomedical
Research Papers.
I have been on the leading edge of writing NIH R01 proposals according to
their new short form.
-- Specialties:
neurobiology, nociception, receptors. |
NYU
Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and Dept
Physiology & Neuroscience |
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EDITING:
Microdialysis for
MS of proteolytic events (BEFORE-&-AFTER)
in:
Proteomics Clinical Applications - published research
report |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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EDITING:
NGF in oral cancer
V1 (BEFORE-&-AFTER)
; Version
2 (B-A
& comments)
in:
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics - published research
report |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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EDITING:
Quality
of life after surgical reconstruction (BEFORE-&-AFTER)
in: Head
& Neck - published research
report |
UCSF |
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EDITING:
Mechanisms
of cancer pain (BEFORE-&-AFTER)
in:
Molecular Interventions - published review article |
UCSF |
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EDITING:
Review of behavioral assays of orofacial nociception (publ.
pending) |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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Review
on heritability of microbial resistance to oral disease (publ.
pending) |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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Review
of targeting endocannabinoid system for cancer pain (publ.
pending) |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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Review
of pathobiology of pain in oral cancer and mucositis (publ.
pending) |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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NIH
R01 - NINR preclinical, epigenetics of cancer pain
[confidential] |
UCSF |
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NIH
R01 - NIDCR preclinical, epigenetics of cancer pain
[confidential] |
UCSF |
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NIH
R01 - NIDCR preclinical, cancer pain and genomics [confidential] |
UCSF |
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NIH
R01 – NIDCR clinical drug trial for cancer and mucositis pain
[confidential] |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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Scientific
illustration: Figure
2 cannabinoids (design and legend) |
UCSF |
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Illustration
- drugs reactivate expression of receptors - NIH R01 [confidential] |
UCSF |
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Illustration
- endocannabinoid synapse and brain regions for pain (publ.
pending) |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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Illustration
- mediators, fibers, and receptors for trigeminal nociception
(pend) |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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Characterization
and distribution of glutathione receptors in primary visual
cortex |
original
research (old) |
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Neuromodulation
of oscillatory bursting in thalamic relay neurons |
original
review (old) |
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The
neurobiology of itch |
original
review (old) |
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Neurotransmitters
as inducers of differentiation |
original
review (old) |
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Mechanisms
of neurotransmitter receptor desensitization |
original
review (old) |
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Models
for activation of transcription by steroid receptors |
original
review (old) |
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From
Above the Web - The Existence of
Atoms (excerpt) -
Enzymes (excerpt)
- Flowchart &
Intro (excerpt) |
original
textbook (old) |
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Towards
a Complete Synthetic Theory of Evolution (excerpts) |
original
monograph (old) |
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EDITING:
Medical research grant application - Pharmacology [confidential] |
UBC,
Dr. Reza
Tabrischi |
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SR&ED Experimental Development Tax Credit
- Project Descriptions [confidential] |
IWASAN
Consulting |
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Policies and procedures
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Journal Publication Writing Guide for
Schmidt Lab Investigators |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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SOP
– EndNote reference management - Schmidt Universal Library |
NYU
Bluestone Center |
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SOP
Manual – Fire Dispatch - Managing Events (excerpt, annotated) |
E-Comm
9-1-1 |
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SOP Manual – Fire
Dispatch - Table of Contents & Special Situations (excerpt) |
E-Comm
9-1-1 |
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Standard Operating Procedures
(for online) (firefighters) (excerpt) |
Richmond
Fire-Rescue |
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Condition
Assessment in the Field (excerpt) |
BC Transmission Corp |
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Practice
for Management of External Training (QA Directive) (excerpt) |
Hughes Aircraft Canada |
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User guides
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iSolution
DT Microscopic Imaging Solution (software upgrade) [confidential] |
IMT
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Managing
SQID Reports (Safety & Quality Integrated Database) [confidential] |
CHC
Helicopter - Global |
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Process
for Recording Raw Gas Production (for
online -
excerpt) |
BC Gas Revenue Branch |
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COPA
Partial Discharge Analysis System - Operation
(excerpt) |
Adwel Intern'l |
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Spectrum
Envoy - office communications management - User Guide (excerpt) |
Spectrum
Signal Process. |
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GL3900
The Message Manager - Operator's Manual
(excerpt)
- Supervisor's Manual - Manager's Manual (excerpt) |
Glenayre Electronics |
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Tiger
- User Guide (stockbrokers) (excerpt) |
Sydney Development |
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MDI 6100
Portable Data Terminal - Documentation Plan and Parts
Information |
Mobile Data
Int'l/MDSI |
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Validation Completion
Report: AWDS Weather System Operation and Maint. |
McDonald
Detwiler Assoc |
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The
General Ledger Package - User Guide |
HCL McDonald & Assoc |
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The
School System: Overview (scheduling software) |
Columbia Computing |
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Training guides
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Adopting
the Chronic-Disease-Management Toolkit (annotated) |
Impact
BC/MoH/BCMA |
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Distribution
Switching for Linemen (Program Outline &
excerpt) |
BC
Hydro /Nutec Train. |
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Ministry
staff orientation: Use of Forms (software)
(excerpt) |
BC Gas Revenue Branch |
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Resource
Inventory Skills Training - Aerial Photos - Facilitator |
BC Ministry of Forests |
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Resource
Inventory Skills Training - Aerial Photos - Participant |
BC Ministry of Forests |
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Resource
Inventory Skills Training - Navigate in the Field -
Participant |
MoF
/ Nutec Training |
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Training videos
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How
to Use the Methylcellulose System (excerpt - AV
format) |
Terry Fox
Lab (BCCA) |
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Final
Check: The Screening Line (screenplay format) |
BC
Fisheries Council/BCIT |
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Vegetation Inventory Orientation
- Overview - Field
Navigation and Plot Establishment (excerpt - AV format) - Photo
Interpretation - Inventory Cruising & Call
Grading - Measuring Course Woody Debris - Forage
Measurements - Plants, Soil, & Old Growth |
BC Ministry of Forests
(BCIT/Nutec Training/
Black Tusk Video) |
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White papers
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EDITING: 2008 State of the Transmission System Report
(excerpts before/after) |
BC Transmission Corp |
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Less Technical
Writing
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Program guides
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Introduction
to Quality Improvement (Practice Support Program) |
Healthy
Heart/MoH/BCMA |
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Adopting
the Chronic-Disease-Management Toolkit (PSP) (annotated) |
Impact
BC/MoH/BCMA |
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JIBC
Fire Academy Course Calendar |
Justice Institute of BC |
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District
Office Systems: Department Guide |
BC Ministry Social Serv. |
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Corporate documentary videos
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Best
recent sample script (identity censored): (AV format) |
[confidential] |
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Beyond
the Tunnel (Bell Resources) - play the
video (off-site) |
ImageMaker
(agency) |
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Breaking
Ice: Baffinland Iron Mines - play the video
(off-site) |
ImageMaker
(agency) |
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Tracking the Future
(Baffinland, for Inuit community) [confidential] |
ImageMaker
(agency) |
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American
Creek Resources -
play the video
(off-site) |
ImageMaker
(agency) |
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In
Balance and Designed to Stay That Way: BC Central Credit Union (AV format) |
Vidatron
Prod. (agency) |
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Hillsborough
Resources: Corporate Documentary (screenplay format) |
Shane
Lunny (agency) |
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Trans Atlantic
Resources: Corporate Documentary (screenplay format) |
Mott
Communications |
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What Do
the OTs Do? (BC Children's Hospital) |
UBC
Biomedical Comm. |
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Introduction to
Glenayre |
Glenayre
Electronics |
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Public information (science & technology)
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Fact
Sheet: Managing Our Drinking Water |
GVRD |
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Fact
Sheet: Clean, Safe Drinking Water |
GVRD |
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World's
Deadliest Poison Used for Revolutionary Therapies |
BC Medical
Association |
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That
Day in Science (interactive exhibit) |
Science World BC |
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Trades journalism (science & technology)
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Man-made
Atom Reveals the Fabric of the Universe (news brief) |
TRIUMF |
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Glenayre
Mini-TAS Uses VME Bus from DY-4 Systems |
Glenayre
Electronics |
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Glenayre
Electronics (Corporate Profile) |
Glenayre/Computec Mag |
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Show and Tell at BC
Tel |
ITVA
newsletter |
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Grant proposals (Fine Arts)
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Tran
Scan - Proposal for Film Production Grant (successful) |
Canada
Council ...Arts |
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Tran
Scan - Final Report |
Canada Council ...Arts |
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Earth
Moves: Proposal for Completion (see additional
details on web page) |
National
Film Board |
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Earth Moves: Report -
Content Research (web page
off-site) |
National Film Board |
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Creative Development
Proposal - Media Arts (successful) |
Canada
Council ...Arts |
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Nomination
for YWCA Women of Distinction Award (successful) |
Pro-Choice
Action Netwk |
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More Creative Writing
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Promotions and reviews
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Trade
Shows: Hawking Our Wares at High Tech Fairs |
Glenayre
Electronics |
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A
Day in Creative Services |
Glenayre Electronics |
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NFB
to Expand Shadbolt Animation |
National
Film Board |
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Paintings
"Touched Alive" by Animator |
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Uptime,
Downtime: Marilyn Atkinson and NLP |
Marilyn Atkinson |
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Film
Review: Kaerajaan |
Int'l
Animation Assoc. |
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Voila! Masters Reveal
Their Methods (web page off-site) |
Northwest
Animator |
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Hai!
Recollections from the Hiroshima International Animation
Festival |
Northwest Animator |
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Gemstone
- Game Player's Guide (software) |
Sydney
Development |
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Len Hill
Aims Criticism at TV Network Practices |
USC Alumni Newsletter |
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Educational films
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Earth
Moves (screenplay format) |
National
Film Board |
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What
Do They Do at the Justice Institute? docudrama (screenplay format) |
Justice Institute of BC |
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Over a
New Leaf: Lighthouse Park |
West Van. Parks & Rec. |
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Commercials (radio)
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Bikes
on Broadway - "Torture Test" |
Bikes on
Broadway |
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Bikes
on Broadway - "Deprogramming" |
Bikes on Broadway |
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Bikes
on Broadway - "What Love Is" |
Bikes on
Broadway |
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Screenplays (full-length
features)
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Critical
Mass (re-used title) (thriller) [brief
synopsis] |
MTA/Persik Prod., L.A. |
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Getting
It (romantic comedy) (excerpt only) |
R&K/Rudy Romero, L.A. |
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Critical
Mass (dark farce - title re-used later for totally different story) |
Licht-Mueller Films, L.A. |
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Big Breaks
(satire) |
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Placebo (problem drama) |
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Eclipse
(drama) |
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The
Prometheus Effect - treatment (i.e., outline)
(hard science fiction) |
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The
Catalyst - treatment for series pilot (topical psychological drama -
cloning) [brief
synopsis] |
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Web sites (content and production)
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Tran Scan: The DVD. A Memorial
Celebration of Geography |
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Xenos:
Experimental Animation |
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Visual Communication
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Update
2011: Over the
course of more
than a year of
continuous assignments, I have developed, designed, and produced various complex conceptual illustrations of hypothesized cell signaling mechanisms.
Finished in Adobe Illustrator. Samples will be posted following
publication. |
NYU
Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and Dept
Oral
& Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine |
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Scientific
illustration Figure
2 cannabinoids (develop, design, legend) |
UCSF |
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Duck Hybrids and
Variants in Greater Vancouver (photojournalism) |
Discovery Vol.
23, No. 1 |
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Earth Moves
(storyboards and demonstration clip) (multimedia
visualization) |
National
Film Board |
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Blind Man
(animated TV commercial without words) (QuickTime - web
page off-site) |