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23 October 2018

Holy Top Seventeen Misleading Job Titles, Batman!

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Top Misleading Job Titles
 Top Misleading Job Titles (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Smutter. Key Hanger. Chick Sexer. You might expect to see these on t-shirts in a mall, but these are actual job titles – and not what you think.
With the right training, you too can be a Digital Overlord, a Comb Capper, or even a Batman (bat ears not included). Or if you skew to the more bizarre: A Bunghole Borer, Scrum Master, or a Back-end Specialist -- these jobs exist. But don't take their titles literally.

FitSmallBusiness.com, the digital business publication, decided to help set things straight for the confused job seeker. The publication scoured the web and broke down some of the most confusing and entertaining job titles that are not what they appear.

These Are The Top 17 Most Misleading Job Titles:
1) Expert Upsetter ($11.76 per hour for laborer position to $30.32 per hour for a process engineer role.) 
Expert Upsetter
"Expert Upsetter" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
No, this isn't a job for those who like to create drama – this position is for someone who sets up and operates a closed-die forging metal machine.


2) Bunghole Borer ($30,814 to $49,738 per year.)  
Bunghole Borer
Bunghole Borer (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
It sounds pretty crude, but this position is for someone who sets up and operates a boring machine (to bore holes in wooden parts – what else?).

3) Evangelist ($44,957 to $83,528 per year.)  
Evangelist
"Evangelist" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Yeah, not a preacher. This position is actually slapped on for a lot of titles from sales and marketing titles to human resource jobs. A community evangelist, for example, is someone who advocates for a company brand.

4) Smutter ($18,040 to $32,000 per year.)  
Smutter
"Smutter" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Not a position for a role in a porn movie, this title is responsible for tending the grain machines that clean up things like dirt, smut and rust from grain after it's been harvested. Feel a little embarrassed now?

5) Chick Sexer (Up to $60,000 per year.)  
"Chick Sexer" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
The only "sex" that factors into this job involves distinguishing the sex of the chicken and other hatchlings right after they're hatched. Believe it or not, it's getting more and more difficult to find quality sexers since the best chicken sexers only boast a 95 percent accuracy rate.

6) Key Hanger (An average of $27,689 per year.)  
"Key Hanger" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Wouldn't it be nice to take this job at face value? This title is reserved for those who hold the key to a retail establishment. More succinctly, the key hanger is a store manager or assistant manager who holds one of three keys to a store. Feel a little silly?

7) Penetration Tester (Up to $112,141 per year.)  
Penetration Tester
"Penetration Tester" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Giggles aside, this job title involves testing a computer system, network or web application to identify any vulnerability from hackers. This position is also referred to as "ethical hacker."  

8) Combat Advisor ($15.11 per hour, to $100.00 per hour.)  
Combat Advisor
"Combat Advisor" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Not a military position, this job title refers to a video game designer who specializes in creating virtual combat sequences.  

9) Erection Engineer ($32,877 to $74,927 per year.)  
Erection Engineer
"Erection Engineer" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
This person oversees everything that goes into erecting major infrastructure and skyscrapers. They handle budgetary concerns, time management, supply cycles and safety compliance.

10) Scrum Master ($82,000 to $120,500 per year.)  
Scrum Master
"Scrum Master" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Sounds dirty, but in this role, you would be facilitating team management structures by allowing groups to self-organize and stay agile.  

11) Back-end Specialist (An average of $42,153 per year.) 
Back-end Specialist
"Back-end Specialist" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
This can refer to one of many job positions in departments ranging from web design to marketing.

12) Batman ($24,000 to $57,000 per year.)  
Batman
"Batman" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Put away your costume, this position has nothing to do with fighting crime. A batman is a historical term for a personal aide to a commissioned officer – like a valet. The modern term is usually a personal assistant.  

13) Specialty Artist (Between $15.19 and $20.27 per hour.)  
Specialty Artist
"Specialty Artist" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
While all artists usually think of themselves as special, this job title refers to makeup artists. Specifically, this position is available through Ulta, the beauty store chain, and is limited to cosmetic artists with experience relating to M A C cosmetics. Other beauty stores offer similar positions under slightly different titles like Beauty Advisor.  

14) Digital Overlord 
(An average salary of $73,975 per year.)  

Digital Overlord
"Digital Overlord" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Not a video game character, this is a job title used by companies who are searching for an experienced, qualified website manager.  

15) Records Distribution Professional (An average of $37,355 per year.)  
Records Distribution Professional
"Records Distribution Professional" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Sounds fancy, but this is an ultra descriptive term for an office mail clerk.  

16) Comb Capper (From $10,400 to $72,000 per year.)  
Comb Capper
"Comb Capper" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
You don't work in a hair salon for this job.  This position works with bees and honeycombs. A comb capper cuts the caps from commercial honeycombs, breaks the comb seals with a scraper, and lifts the honeycomb frames before placing them in the honey extractor.

17) Tonsorial Artist (An average salary of $27,808 per year, with some earning more than $47,000 with tips.)  
Tonsorial Artist
"Tonsorial Artist" (Image via FitSmallBusiness.com)
Having nothing to do with tonsils, the tonsorial artist is a fancy name for a barber or hair stylist. 

18 October 2018

New Book by Paul Orwell Compares Back to the Future Bully Biff Tannen to President Trump

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"Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President"
"Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President" - Front Cover
A new book from Oceania Press will be released on Back To The Future Day – this Sunday October 21st – which ponders whether Donald Trump, or perhaps The Russian Government, used a time-travelling DeLorean to influence the 2016 Presidential Election.  Debate performances, punchlines and information leaks could have been tweaked after-the-fact to cause the upset win.
The book compares the character of bully Biff Tannen from Back to the Future II to President Trump (referred to as "Biff" Trump in this book) who share physical characteristics (hair, height) as well as the number of wives, a similar business history, and belligerent personalities.
The book's conclusion is that time travel is fanciful but the comparison between the two men is not.  While Biff Tannen did use time travel in Back to the Future II, it was thick skin, stubborn persistence and showmanship that put Donald 'Biff' Trump into the White House.
Author Paul Orwell draws striking similarities between Biff Tannen and "Biff" Trump and bemoans "the transition from issue politics to 'death by tweet.'"  "We shouldn't have to wake up and wonder who the president is going to bully today," he adds.
The book is critical of Trump but not of Republican politics, and loaded with scene and theme references from the beloved movie series. It discusses why Trump's message resonated with small-town America (Hill Valley, in the movie series).
Donald Trump on women: "You have to treat 'em like s**t"
Trump's well-known quote about women (spoken to friend Philip Johnson, according to New York Magazine) and the other various allegations of Trump's interpersonal misbehavior are compared in the book to the behavior of Biff Tannen, who sexually assaults Lorraine McFly in Back To The Future I and mistreats her in Back to the Future II.  
The book asks the question: why do we tolerate this behavior from a President when we cannot tolerate it from a movie character?
There are also chapters on President Obama's humiliation of Trump at the White House Correspondent's dinner in April 2011, and how President Pence would be a very different President.
⏩ "Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President" is available as a book and ebook from Amazon.com on Back To The Future Day, October 21st, the day Marty traveled in time in the movie series.
  • Back to the Future is the 14th highest grossing (US) movie trilogy of all time and it stars one of the most famous bully characters - Biff Tannen - in movie history.  
  • Screenwriter/producer Bob Gale is on the record (Daily BeastOctober 21st, 2015) as saying that the character of Biff Tannen in Back to the Future II was based on the Donald Trump of the late 1980's.

"Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President" - Title Block
"Sad! Donald 'Biff' Trump is President" - Title Block
About Paul Orwell:
Paul Orwell is the pen name for a businessman who admits to benefiting from Republican tax cuts. He's an immigrant, but the kind the US President currently welcomes to the country. Orwell has lived in London, New York, Moscow and Washington DC, and yearns for an era where political conversation and bi-partisan compromise are possible.
SOURCE: Oceania Press

4 October 2018

From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition

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The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
Get ready for a laugh in the cult-classic comedy that has captured everyone's hearts when The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition debuts for the first time ever on 4K Ultra Combo Pack that also includes Blu-ray and Digital via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on October 16, 2018, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. 
Fans can relive the hilariously freewheeling plot of one of the most beloved films of all-time with the twisted crime-comedy starring Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart, True Grit), John Goodman (10 Cloverfield Lane, Argo), Julianne Moore (The Hours, Still Alice), Steve Buscemi (Fargo, Ghost World), Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master, Capote) and John Turturro (Barton Fink, Fading Gigolo). 
The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition is the perfect gift for any fan and the exclusive set includes a collectible bag, bowling ball pencil holder, polishing cloth and sweater packaging offering an experience like no other to look back on the cultural phenomenon of The Dude in the "#1 cult film of all time" (The Boston Globe). 
With unforgettable scenes and outrageous humor, The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Edition showcases hours of bonus features including retrospective documentaries, an interactive map, an in-depth look at the phenomenon known as the Lebowski Fest taking audiences deeper than ever before into the upside down world of "The Dude."
From the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling, a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named…The Dude. Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski doesn't want any drama in his life…heck, he can't even be bothered with a job. But, he must embark on a quest with his bowling buddies after his rug is destroyed in a twisted case of mistaken identity.
BONUS FEATURES:
  • The Dude's Life: Jeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreSteve Buscemi and John Turturrotake a look back at their performances and how their delivery of the Coen brothers' dialog became classic movie lines.
  • The Dude Abides: The Big Lebowski Ten Years Later: A conversation with the cast about the film's decade-long reign as a cult classic.
  • Making of The Big Lebowski
  • The Lebowski Fest: An Achiever's Story: An in-depth look at the annual Lebowski Fest, a celebration of The Dude and his world, attended by thousands each year.
  • Flying Carpets and Bowling Pin Dreams: The Dream Sequences of The Dude: A look at some of the Dude's trippiest fantasies so fans can learn for the first time how these innovative scenes were created.
  • Interactive Map: Take a tour of the locations of The Big Lebowski, then and now.
  • Jeff Bridges Photo Book: For more than 30 years, Jeff Bridges has been snapping pictures on movie sets. The accomplished photographer presents a portfolio of shots taken on the set of The Big Lebowski.
  • Photo Gallery
  • And Much More!
The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Limited Edition
The Big Lebowski 20th Anniversary Edition will be available on 4K Ultra HD combo pack which includes Blu-ray and Digital, and Movies Anywhere.

CAST AND FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John GoodmanJulianne MooreSteve BuscemiDavid HuddlestonPhilip Seymour HoffmanJohn Turturro 
Directed By:  Joel Coen
Written By:  Ethan CoenJoel Coen
Executive Producers:  Tim BevanEric Fellner
Producer:  Ethan Coen
Co-Producer:  John Cameron
Director of Photography:  Roger Deakins
Production Designer:  Rick Heinrichs
Edited By:  Ethan CoenJoel CoenTricia Cooke
Casting By: John S. Lyons
Costume Designer: Mary Zophres
Original Music By: Carter Burwell
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – 4K Ultra HD:
Street Date: October 16, 2018
Copyright: 2018 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 61198756
Rating: Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence. 
Layers: BD-66
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.85:1 Widescreen
Sound: English DTS:X Master Audio, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Bonus Feature Disc Sound: English Dolby Digital 2.0
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese subtitles
Running Time: 1 Hr 26 Min
TECHNICAL INFORMATION – Blu-ray
Street Date: October 16, 2018
Copyright: 2018 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Numbers: 61115274
Rating: Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence. 
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Sound: English DTS Master Audio 5.1, French DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Bonus Feature Disc Sound: English Dolby Digital 2.0
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles
Running Time: 1 Hr 26 Min

30 August 2018

Elton John Enters The Rap Scene In New Snickers Ad

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Captain Fantastic Elton John ‘Hits Up’ The Rap Scene In New Snickers Ad
Captain Fantastic Elton John ‘Hits Up’ The Rap Scene In New Snickers Ad
Captain Fantastic Elton John, best known for captivating audiences with bittersweet ballads and world-conquering anthems, is back with a bang in a new Snickers ad – but not as you've seen him before. 

The clever new ad, out September 1, 2018, sees Elton venture into the hip hop genre as the personification of American artist, Boogie, amidst a rap battle, when he's lost his edge due to hunger.
The film kicks off at a house party with an MC battle featuring up-and-coming talent, Emarr Kuhomano and Monique Lawzbefore Sir Elton steps up to the plate wearing his iconic red glitter jacket and glasses. Out of place in a cipher, Elton lets rip one of his biggest hits "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," humorously cringing the crowd. 
Elton John And Eminem-Signed Rapper, Boogie, On Set Of New Snickers Ad
Elton John And Eminem-Signed Rapper, Boogie, On Set Of New Snickers Ad
Oxford-born UK rapper Femi Nylander takes matters into his own hands, getting the beat back on track by offering Elton a Snickers bar - wherein the real Boogie returns on form.
"Most people already know I've long been an advocate of hip hop and that's why I wanted be a part of this – I got to hang out with Boogie and some great hip hop talent from the UK too," said Elton John. "Moreover, I love the direction the new Snickers ads have humorously portrayed being off your game when you're hungry, but in a way that's current and relevant to young people, especially considering hip hop is one of the biggest music genres in the world today."
"Building on the 'You're Not You When You're Hungry' theme, which has connected so well with consumers, we're glad to see this latest installment take the story a step further," said Dale Green, Snickers Global Brand Director. "When we developed the rap battle concept, we knew Elton John would be the perfect fit to help bring this to life. His unique blend of music, style and humor is instantly recognizable around the world and works well with our Snickers brand."
Boogie, who is signed with Eminem Shady Records, says: "Working with Elton on the set of the new Snickers ad was everything I expected and more – he's generous with his time, funny and fantastically talented! Between him and fresh new hip hop talent like Femi Nylander, Emarr Kuhomano and Monique Lawz – it was an incredible coming together of multi-talented people."
The Snicker Ad:

This latest ad builds on the 'Locker Room' Snickers spot, which launched in 2012, featuring Joan Collins and Stephanie Beacham, and the 'Mr. Bean Kung-Fu Master' ad from 2014.

25 June 2018

Holy Sh*t Balls!; The Deadpool 2 Score Soundtrack Is Now Available For Vinyl Pre-Order

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Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score's official vinyl release is on August 17, 2018
Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score's official vinyl release is on August 17, 2018 (PRNewsfoto/Sony Music Masterworks)
Fans of the Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score (released via Sony Music Masterworks) can get excited for its official vinyl release on August 17, 2018Now available for pre-order on Amazon, the first ever "parental guidance" labeled score album in history can be purchased as a 180-gram single-disc picture vinyl record. 
The score features music from award-winning composer, Tyler Bates (John Wick, Guardians of the Galaxy, Watchmen) and contains popular explicit numbers such as "Holy S*** Balls" and "Make the Whole World our B****".  
Billboard says "the score…matches the smart-ass spirit of the franchise."
BTW, You can listen to "Holy Sh*t Balls" in this previous  (and almost similar...) post of ours šŸ˜

If a 2-month wait period seems daunting, stream or download the album ahead of the August 17 release, and follow @SonyMasterworks to be the first to find out about news and upcoming releases.
Directed by David Leitch, and written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Ryan Reynolds, the movie stars Ryan ReynoldsJosh BrolinMorena BaccarinJulian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand and Jack Kesy.
Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score
Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score (Via LoupDargent.info)
About Tyler Bates:
With an innate understanding of an environment's power, perhaps it's no coincidence that Tyler Bates has become not only an artisan at architecting music for film, television, and video games, but an in-demand multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer. 
Through the nineties, he logged 1,200-plus live shows in his bands, including Pet, released on Igloo/Atlantic Records, under the guidance of Tori Amos, before segueing into the world of film score. He started to make waves by creating the audio backdrop for the popular Zack Snyder Dawn of the Dead reboot in 2004 followed by his soundtrack for the filmmaker's 300.
By 2017, he worked on the most successful franchises in recent memory: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and John Wick. In addition to composing for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 and winning a BMI Film Music Award for the first, he co-wrote and produced a fan favorite "disco version" of "Guardians Inferno" [feat. David Hasselhoff], performed the second installment's score at the 2017 MOSMA Festival in Spain, and crafted the music for the Disney California Adventure attraction Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout!
Meanwhile, John Wick: Chapter 2 represents the nexus of his work as a composer, performer, and songwriter. He penned the closing credits tune "A Job To Do" alongside legendary Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and performed on-screen during the climactic "Rock Opera" sequence, rocking a guitar-viol on stage with Le Castle Vania and Nostalghia. 
Samurai Jack offered a similar experience. After overseeing score production for Samurai Jack with composers, Joanne Higginbottom and Dieter Hartmann, he took the stage to perform a suite of the score at a sold-out Ace Theatre concert.
Samurai Jack is just one of his many TV credits. His sonic presence can also be felt throughout Netflix's The Punisher, Showtime's Californication, Audience Network's Kingdom, WGN America's Salem, and more as well as video games such as Killzone: Shadow FallGod of War: AscensionArmy of Two: The 40th Day, and most recently Crossfire.
2014 saw the birth of a powerful partnership with Marilyn Manson, touring the world. After meeting on a Californication performance, Bates went on to co-write and produce the 2015 epic, The Pale Emperor and the follow up in 2017, Heaven Upside Down. A runaway worldwide success, it achieved the Top 10 of the BillboardTop 200 at #6 and earned widespread critical acclaim with Rolling Stone hailing it as the "#1 Metal Album of 2015."
Bates handled music for the blockbuster Atomic Blonde starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron. For the project, he also produced Health's cover of "Blue Monday" and re-invigorated and revitalized Ministry's "Stigmata" with Manson for key sequences in the film. 
On the big screen, he can be heard in the critically acclaimed The Belko Experiment as well as Public and 24 Hours to Live, while his voice permeates NETFLIX's The Punisher and Season 2 of The Exorcist.

DEADPOOL 2 (OMPS) Vinyl tracklist:




SIDE A
7. Holy S*** Balls
13. Docking
20. Cable Flashback
1. X-Men Arrive
8. Mutant Convoy
14. Make the Whole World our B****
21. Genuine High Grade Lead
2. Fighting Dirty
9. The Name is Cable
15. Pity D***
22. Courage Mother F*****
3. Hello Super Powers
10. Sorry for Your Loss
16. Knock Knock

4. Escape
11. You Can't Stop this Mother F*****
17. Let Me In

5. Vanessa
SIDE B
18. Maximum Effort

6. Weasel Interrogation
12. Ice Box
19. The Orphanage


SOURCE: Sony Music Masterworks

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