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Asphalt i/ˈæsfɔːlt/ or /ˈæʃfɔːlt/ or /ˈæsʃfɛlt/, also known as bitumen, is the sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits; it is a substance classed as a pitch. Until the 20th century, the term asphaltum was also used.
The primary use of asphalt is in road construction, where it is used as the glue or binder mixed with aggregate particles to create asphalt concrete. Its other main uses are for bituminous waterproofing products, including production of roofing felt and for sealing flat roofs.
The terms asphalt and bitumen are often used interchangeably to mean both natural and manufactured forms of the substance. In American English, asphalt (or asphalt cement) is the carefully refined residue from the distillation process of selected crude oils. Outside the United States, the product is often called bitumen. Natural deposits terminology also sometimes uses the word bitumen, such as at the La Brea Tar Pits.
Naturally occurring asphalt is sometimes specified by the term "crude bitumen"; its viscosity is similar to that of cold molasses. whilst the material obtained from the fractional distillation of crude oil [boiling at 525 °C (977 °F)] is sometimes referred to as "refined bitumen".
Actors: Erik C. Andersen (editor), Carter Jenkins (actor), Jason Frederick (composer), Sidney Franklin (actor), Rob Pinkston (actor), Houston Mack (actor), Anthony Martins (actor), Kathy Wagner (producer), Jack Kandel (actor), Sarah McElligott (actress), Jeff Morris (writer), Jeff Morris (director), Jeff Morris (producer), Kyle Swann (actor), Misha Henson (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Bryan Pringle (actor), Graham Crowden (actor), Christopher Lee (actor), Neil Morrissey (actor), David Holt (actor), George Harris (actor), Jimmy Hibbert (actor), Rob Rackstraw (actor), Mark Hall (producer), Terry Pratchett (writer), Bernard Wrigley (actor), Keith Hopwood (composer), Debra Gillett (actress), John Jardine (actor), Jean Flynn (producer),
Plot: Based on Terry Pratchett's Novel. On Discworld (a world carried by four elephants standing on a huge turtle in space), a small girl, Susan Sto Helit, has got a major problem. Her grandfather is Death, who wants to forget that he has just "processed" his adopted daughter and her husband who was Susan's mother and father as this is causing him great grief and Death is a person that can remember everything, much to his chagrin. Susan find herself pressed into taking over Death's "duty" but finds that she is falling in love with an elf/human, Imp, who is slowly being taken over by a kind of "musical" force that is forcing Imp and his friends to play Rock Music to the Discworld. The Rock Music is proving to be a great success, but it has got plans for Imp and everybody wanting to play it and it is up to Susan, the head of the wizards, the Archchancellor and Death (that is, if he can be found and made to remember who/what he is.) to stop it before it conquers the entire Discworld...
Keywords: archchancellor, based-on-novel, cult-tv, death, discworld, drunkenness, dwarf, elephant, foreign-legion, grim-reaper