"The national situation is definitely fluid, " said Tom Robbins, Missouri's director of adult education and high school equivalency, noting that other states plan to use the GED for now and bid later.

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At the same time, she has worked in dot coms since 2000, was previously the Creative Director at Myspace, and was the general manager at Fluid Design, an interactive branding agency.

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Swanberg (who is both the cinematographer and the director) brings his story to life in ironic images that reflect his conflicting desires for pictorial solidity and fluid responsiveness to nuance.

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