By way of explanation, let me start with one of the movie industry's own: Pixar.

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"We are creatures of habit, " Grimsson offered by way of explanation, adding that "it usually takes a crisis to bring about change".

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By way of explanation, he said at least half of his time would be spent in Iraq, Afghanistan and the US, with him becoming "a weekend dad".

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Now it's Europe's turn, with demonstrations over the weekend against another piece of anti-piracy legislation Acta, the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement. (By the way, there is a good explanation of all of the various anti-piracy measures here.) Now, for all the online anger, this is not an issue that has really caught the public imagination in the UK. The crowd at London's anti-Acta demo numbered no more than a few hundred.

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The best way to address an employment gap of four months or longer is by including a brief explanation in your cover letter.

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Another explanation is that red mercury was concocted by western intelligence services as a way of flushing out dealers in dangerous nuclear materials.

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