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tv to teaching
Actually, in many cases it's not even necessary to have a MFA to teach studio art at the collegiate level, especially if you are teaching in the more "commercial" aspects (such as television). At the school from where I recieved my BFA, I had many professors who had only BFA degrees, but either had (in the case of fine arts) a wealth of exhibitions (gallery, permanent collections, etc) or (in the case of the more "commercial" arts) a wealth of client experience, and skills... [more]
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at 12:41 PM on October 17, 2006
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How did Blindness win a Pulitzer?
Nobel Prizes in Literature, unlike Pulitzers are usually given for a body of work, and not a specific work. Pulitzers are given for specific works (my employer administers them).
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at 1:07 PM on August 7, 2006
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How to keep stretched piercings clean?
Also try using Jojoba oil. Actually, to avoid buildup of the wonderful gunk, don't wear acrylic - get a nice set of wood plugs. The natural oils in the wood help with ear-crust maintenance.
You'll be able to find nice plugs, and a wealth of information about the wood here: Omerica Organic.
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at 6:50 AM on June 6, 2006
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Favourite non-fiction?
Why I am not a Christian Bertrand Russell
Gotham Edwin G. Burrows & Mike Wallace
Free Schools, Free People Ron Miller
The Right to Useful Unemployment and its Professional Enemies Ivan Illich
posted to Ask Metafilter by jivadravya
at 5:59 PM on March 22, 2006
War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges is probably one of the most profound books about war that I've ever read. So beautiful, so sad.
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at 6:26 AM on March 23, 2006
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Doughnut frying tips requested.
It's more a matter of practice - as you add any donuts to your oil, the oil is going to cool (the same thing happens with vegetables in boiling water). My guess (and I could be way off on this) is that you're working in too large of a batch - you write that you're dropping dough in by spoonfulls, but don't say how many spoonfuls nor how large of a spoon. Try working in smaller batches - there's not a terrible amount of surface area on a 6 qt. pot.
posted to Ask Metafilter by jivadravya
at 1:32 PM on March 22, 2006
Don't fill it too high - I would leave an inch and a half, or possibly more. Also, you'll want to purchase a china-cap or some other type of skimming tool to skim the oil after each batch, to remove the raft that collects on the top from frying (which would contribute to the cooling of the oil).
As far as flame height when heating - I start at about medium-high flame for oil. It depends tho - again on practice.
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at 1:53 PM on March 22, 2006
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Holy Shit, Batman!
From the OED (the New Edition)
c. Used quasi-advb. in to go ape (slang, orig. U.S.), to go ‘crazy’; to become excited, violent, sexually aggressive, etc.; to display strong enthusiasm or appreciation; also, to malfunction.
1955 Amer. Speech XXX. 117 [Air Force slang] Go ape; go ape shit, v. phr., react in an irrational manner; go into a frenzy.
Military slang (rather unsurprisingly, considering all the other euphemisms... [more]
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at 11:02 AM on March 21, 2006 
marked best answer
(Edit to above) Batshit is not listed, however.
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at 11:04 AM on March 21, 2006
