With his work picked up by the BBC and HBO, that haven of super-smart television, right now he is surely Australia's hottest cultural export.

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That's how Ray picked up the influence of Dore on his work.

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Lately, the market for his fluorescent work has picked up as well.

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Mr. Brichter, whose favorite apps include the weather app Dark Sky and calendar app Fantastical, says he has been surprised by how much his work has been picked up.

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"He put away his cloak and dagger and picked up his doctor's coat and went to work, " O'Donnell said.

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In Lisbon Mr Chapman picked up his German salary and a bonus for good work, went on a long holiday in Norway and then to Berlin to get his Iron Cross.

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The AFIs picked up some of his expenses, but he had to work a second full-time job, as a stonemason.

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Those rumors picked up again earlier in the week when he expressed a desire to work in England at some point in his career.

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