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Police, Adjective - UICA Films review

Submitted 03-05-2010 under OPINION

  Police, Adjective is the story of Cristi (Dragos Bucur), a detective struggling with something of a moral dilemma in the city of Brasov, Romania. During the course of his daily routine, Cristi finds himself spying on a local teenager, and his...

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Keep your headlines concise, avoid funny business

Submitted 03-04-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff*: The headline of your story is the first thing readers see on The Rapidian, Facebook, Twitter and many other places online. It’s a marquis sign, aimed at attracting the eye and piquing interest in the story it adorns. Some...

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A Town Called Panic - UICA Films

Submitted 02-25-2010 under OPINION

 A Town Called Panic, or "Panique Au Village" if you are looking to impress your date, is a riotous little film based upon the popular characters of the Belgian animated series of short animations   The trio of main characters consists of...

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Eat Well By Eating Better

Submitted 02-23-2010 under OPINION

 The warm weather last week has really had me longing for fresh herbs from the farmers market.  Walking down the aisles dotted with specs of greens, reds and purples, each plant carefully tended to as if they were prize roses.  Have...

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New Feature: Better User Bar!

Submitted 02-22-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff*: If you are a logged-in user of The Rapidian, you may have noticed the slightly retooled user bar in the top right-hand corner of the site. This little bar should help address some of The Rapidian's biggest usability problems—...

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Sustainable Entertainment Part 1: UICA

Submitted 02-13-2010 under OPINION

Of the many reasons that my wife Jewly and I finally made the move to Grand Rapids, one major factor  was the multitude of options for entertainment. The rewards of the vast quantity of choices for a night out on the town, and the convenience...

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Remembering Dirk Koning

Submitted 02-11-2010 under OPINION

 It was five years ago on February 10 at about 7:00 a.m. that I received the phone call from Tim Goodwin, Dirk Koning’s best friend, with the dreaded news.  Dirk had not survived the catheter ablation procedure that was meant to cure his atrial...

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Show, don't tell

Submitted 02-09-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff*: "Show don't tell" plays like a broken record for every creative writer.  Says Wikipedia, "Show, don't tell is an admonition to fiction writers to write in a manner that allows the reader to experience the story through a...

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Relationships: Finding the Passion to Make it Work

Submitted 02-04-2010 under OPINION

 The Rapidian’s current story mapping feature is on relationships and the enigma of the dynamics involved that make relationships succeed or fail. What does it take to make a relationship endure? Obviously there is not a simple solution to this...

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Defining your article by newsworthiness and content

Submitted 02-02-2010 under OPINION

From Rapidian staff*: When submitting stories for the Rapidian, they must be categorized into one of three groups--News, Local Life and Opinion. The differences between these three groups may seem minimal but there are actually defining traits to...

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