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Fred Basset has been delighting fans for over 40 years. Now, in this special hardback collector's edition, we give the history of Fred, and reproduce some of the earliest cartoons from the life and times of Fred. Alongside reproductions of early rough sketches, The Fred Files also includes an introduction from Alex Graham's daughter, who describes how Fred came about and how he is now a recognized around the world. A unique collector's edition, The Fred Files reveals how the nation's favorite dog has been delighting fans for nearly half a century.
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CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY BROADCAST JOURNALISM In the years before the civil rights era, American broadcasting reflected the interests of the white mainstream, especially in the South. Today, the face of local television throughout the nation mirrors the diversity of the local populations. The impetus for change began in 1964, when the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ and two black Mississippians, Aaron Henry and Reverend R. L. T. Smith, challenged the broadcasting license of WLBT, an NBC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi. The lawsuit was the catalyst that would bring social reform to American broadcasting. This station in a city whose population was 40 percent black was cha...
A new exploration of the relationship between the Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan administrations in domestic policy. Using recently released documentary material and extensive research interviews, James Cooper demonstrates how specific policy transfer between these 'political soul mates' was more limited than is typically assumed.
A visionary story of three generations of artists whose search for meaning and connection transcends the limits of life How do we relate to—and hold—our family’s past? Is it through technology? Through spirit? Art, poetry, music? Or is it through the resonances we look for in ourselves? In Artificial, we meet the Kurzweils, a family of creators who are preserving their history through unusual means. At the center is renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, who has long been saving the documents of his deceased father, Fredric, an accomplished conductor and pianist from Vienna who fled the Nazis in 1938. Once, Fred’s life was saved by his art: an American benefactor, impressed by ...
Once labeled the “lot that laugher built,” the Hal Roach Studios launched the comedic careers of such screen icons as Harold Lloyd, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy. With this stable of stars, the Roach enterprise operated for forty-six years on the fringes of the Hollywood studio system during a golden age of cinema and gained notoriety as a producer of short comedies, independent features, and weekly television series. Many of its productions are better remembered today than those by its larger contemporaries. In A History of the Hal Roach Studios, Richard Lewis Ward meticulously follows the timeline of the company’s existence from its humble inception in 1914 to its close in 1960 and,...
The New Bankruptcy provides clear-cut information, worksheets, and strategies to help you figure out whether bankruptcy is the right solution for your debt problem. Find out: the differences between Chapters 7 and 13 whether you qualify for Chapter 7 (the means test) how the Chapter 13 repayment plan works which debts are discharged (wiped out) what happens to property, including homes, cars, and retirement accounts, and ways to handle debt problems without bankruptcy. The book also explains the bankruptcy process and includes sample, completed bankruptcy forms.
Approach the new MCSE 2000 exam with added confidence by reviewing with MCSE Exam Notes: Windows 2000 Network Design. Not a cram guide or cheat sheet, this innovative review guide provides objective-by-objective coverage of all the material you need to know for the exam, singling out critical information, outlining necessary procedures, identifying exam essentials, and providing sample questions. It's the perfect companion piece to the MCSE: Windows 2000 Network Design Study Guide.
The book describes models of aquatic ecosystems, ranging from lakes to estuaries to the deep ocean. It provides a background in the physical and biological processes, numerical methods and elementary ecosystem models. It describes two of the most widely used hydrodynamic models and presents a number of case studies. The practice of modelling in management is discussed.