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This volume examines Adorno's principle theme: the historical demise of tonality as the basis for the valid practice of musical art. Adorno's characterization of present historical trends is read as negative, and an interpretation of this apparently essentialist position is offered. ... Read more

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Schopenhauer und Adorno
Die Philosophie der Musik ist meiner Einsicht nach als eine wichtige Zusatz bei "Der Welt als Wille und Wille I und II " von Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1890). Mann kann ohne Schopenhauer Adorno nichtbegreifen. Adorno solte dass besser in sein Buch angegeben haben koennen.!

Stalin-regime-like politicizing of ingenuous music
Milan Kundera in his brilliant "Testaments Betrayed" puts it thus:

"[According to Adorno] a dissonance is justified if it expresses 'subjective suffering,' but in Stravinsky (who is morally guilty,as we know, of never discussing his sufferings) that very dissonance is thesign of brutality; a parallel is drawn (by a...shortcut of Adorno thought)with political brutality: thus the dissonant chords added to Pergolesi'smusic prefigure (and thereby prepare) the coming political oppression(which in this particular historical context can mean only one thing:fascism)....I can only call stupid [these] remarks [of adorno's] onStravinsky's brutality and violence. He [Stravinsky] loved his oldmaster....In adding twentieth-century dissonances to melodies of theeighteenth, perhaps he imagined he might intrigue his master out in thebeyond, that he might tell him something important about ourtime...."

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During the past decade, the media industry has expanded rapidly through its involvement in the revolution in information delivery. Today, technological advances are combining with the emergence of new markets to globalize the industry and create new media outlets. This proceedings fosters a thorough understanding of industry dynamics, including the basic structure and environment of the industry sectors, and offers insights into valuation strategies. ... Read more

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THE FILMS OF SHIRLEY MACLAINE-Guide to Her Career
This is an excellent, comprehensive, well-researched and well written 224-page guide to the cinema career of the multi-talented, multi-faceted, Oscar-winning actress/author/political activist, who took both Broadway and Hollywood by storm and has remained a star throughout a distinguished career which has lasted over 50 years.Featuring 285 black and white photographs, all beautifully reproduced, the book's opening chapter offers a succcinct biography of the redheaded tomboy from Richmond, Virginia, who grew up to be a world-famous movie star.MacLaine's bio is the stuff of many fictional Hollywood movies, yet in her case it's all true. At the tender age of 20, MacLaine was already a Broadway veteran chorus girl of several shows before becoming the understudy to star, Carol Haney, in the smash hit musical "Pajama Game" in 1954. One week after the show opened to rave reviews, Haney broke her ankle, and MacLaine was thrust onstage, triumphed and overnight became a star. Within weeks she was signed by Hollywood mega-producer, Hal Wallis, and then cast by Alfred Hitchcock to star in her very first film, the black comedy "The Trouble With Harry" released later that year, and she has never looked back.
Following the bio section, each film in her career has its own chapter offering a synopsis of the plot followed by reviews, production notes and anecdotal material, plus select publicity and candid photos.There are also chapters on MacLaine's career in the legitimate theater, on television and in nightclubs, plus a chapter with complete transcript of her appearance on Edward R. Murrow's esteemed CBS-TV program, "Person to Person" which aired March 6, 1959.The book finishes with a fine portrait gallery of MacLaine in a wide array of her film roles.Filled with terrific photos and many revealing stories and anecdotes on her remarkable life and career, "The Films of Shirley MacLaine" is a balanced and complete portrait of a deeply talented, very independent-spirited woman who has lived an astonishing life, has enjoyed a remarkable career, and has somehow always managed to do it her way.

The fils of Shirley Maclaine
Great book, I love Shirley Maclaine movies and books, information in the book led me to movies and books I did not know she had made..recommend. ... Read more

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A festive collection of holiday stories includes contributions by Richard Christian Matheson, Gael Baudino, Julian May, Andre Norton, Dennis L. McKiernan, Christopher, Stasheff, and Judith Tarr. ... Read more

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Good yet flawed
This is one of those books that you assume cannot work: an anthology of fantasy-science-fiction-Christmas stories. Somehow it manages to, despite a large gaping flaw near the end.

It kicks off on a strong note with Julian May's heartrending "Star of Wonder," in which a saddened starship commander comes to Earth on a fateful night, and encounters a certain baby born in a desert stable. Dennis McKiernan's "Ornament" is sweet and poignant, although readers may not fully absorb the point of Rufous the fox and the Pysk Tynvyr without reading his other works. Andre Norton provides a sweet "Very Dickinsy Christmas," in which a young woman encounters a ghost at a Christmas ball.

Christopher Stasheff provides a delightful "What are we going to do with Grandfather?", in whichwe see a funny, endearing SF story about charity and Christmas cheer. "I Sing of a Maiden" displays Judith Tarr's great skill in atmosphere and beautiful language, where a young intellectual encounters Thomas Becket, who helps bring the spirit of Christmas back to her. Gael Baudino's "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" is the only blot on this collection: its only purpose seems to be to let her obnoxious, self-absorbed Wiccan protagonist sleep with a Catholic priest. The main character seems to have no identity beyond being a witch; virtually every thought and sentence reflects that. Fortunately the collection sprinmgs back into style with Richard Christian Matheson's "Holiday," complete with a sunbathing Santa.

If you can bypass Baudino's disgusting story, this is a sweet collection of heartfelt, inspired stories about Christmas. Delightful read for Christmas and fantasy buffs alike. ... Read more

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A lethal virus has been released on the unknowing inhabitants of Gotham City, causing excruciating pain and ultimate death within 48 hours. Batman races to contain the chaos and find a cure, with help from Robin, Nightwing, Azrael, Huntress, Catwoman and Poison Ivy. Full-color illustrations. Graphic novel format. ... Read more

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Average at best crossover story
Batman: Contagion is a crossover story arc in the Batman comics taking place after the Knightfall Saga and before No Man's Land. A plague has come to Gotham and Batman and his allies must race to find the cure.

The premise sounds interesting, but the execution itself is average at best. The story was spread out over 12 issues between every major Batman title and spin-off comic available at the time, so the focus, writing, and art style are all over the place. There are story tangents (particularly in the Catwoman and Azrael sections) that take too much time and have very little payoff. Some art like the wonderfully grotesque gothic style of Kelly Jonesclashes against the more mainstream and cartoony styles in the rest of the story. Alan Grant over-writes his chapters compared to the other contributors, and so on. The ending is unfortunately anti-climactic, with a deus ex machina cure that only makes sense to anyone who's followed D-list hero Azrael.

Skip this one. Readers looking for a good Batman crossover story should try No Man's Land instead.

A good storyline similar to "No Man's Land"
Batman and Robin, contacted by Azrael, learn that a mutation of the Ebola virus is about to hit Gotham.The richest people in Gotham board themselves up and isolate themselves from the masses.However, one of their member is already infected, and the decadent millionaires offer the city five million dollars to find a survivor so that an antidote can be made.

This novel is a "cross-over" style, it takes place in Batman, Robin, Huntress, Azrael, and Catwoman titles.Each of the heroes approaches the problem as best they can.They reach a new height of desperation when one of their own is infected.

One of the ways I am the most impressed is how Chuck Dixon has developed the Robin character.Tim Drake is a great Robin, with a sense of humor and an even stronger sense of justice.The way he develops Robin into a selfless hero should silence most of the remaining critics that say Robin is only an offshoot of Batman, or a nuisance.When Robin is facing death and Catwoman bends over to touch him, he tells her to leave him alone, he will not stand by and watch people die.Even Catwoman, the irreverent spoil of the Batman squad, looks at Drake with awe and respect.

One complaint:the plot is a little choppy.They spend most of the time going one direction, only to find their efforts vain.The transition from one course of action (finding a survivor to get a cure) to the other (deriving an antidote from a strange, esoteric text from Azrael) seems a bit too inconsistent.

Overall, however, this book is a true test of the characters that watch over Gotham.Will they give in to the despair and fear like the other Gothamites?Even Nightwing, the most optimistic of the characters, thought Gotham to be doomed."Contagion" is an interesting storyline that pits Batman and crew against a destructive, invisible force that cannot be conquered by orthodox means.

Sorry, I have to nitpick...
Well, first I have to start by saying that this is one of my favorite Batman storylines ever. I love the number of characters it brings together, including a few unexpected alliances. But maybe it's because I like it so much that I feel the need to do a little nitpicking.

Okay, so here's this deadly unstoppable plague sweeping through Gotham City, caught pretty much the same way you catch a cold. Enter the Caped Crusaders and Company, bravely running through the streets to do what they can...without wearing so much as a surgical mask. Okay, so maybe there's an element of denial, sort of a Superhero Immortality Complex, but it just bothered me a bit that they didn't think to take any sort of precaution. It isn't until after One of Them (and don't worry, I won't tell you who) becomes infected that any of the Good Guys even seem to really acknowledge the fact that any one of them could, and even then only one of them actually starts wearing a mask.

Okay, I'm done being difficult. Anyone who calls him/herself a Batman fan should feel obligated to read this collection.

In the Clenches of disease...
This bat book lays some of the groundwork for later Gotham tales, notably Cataclysm and the resulting No Mans Land. It could be tricky to get into if you're not a regular Batman reader - the Azrael components might seem confusing if you haven't read Sword of Azrael (and Knightfall/Knightquest/Knightsend).

However, on its own the tale is pretty good; the art is decent and the writing is well done. It's wrapped up a bit too nicely with no real impact to the member of the bat-family who becomes infected with the disease (and I wonder how his attendant during the illness didn't get it), but that's to be expected in this sort of tale. Unlike NML that comes later, you can read Contagion without needing to get further sequels...

Quick! Get Me The Antidote!
DC has reissued Batman: Contagion in the wake of it's mega-successful No Man's Land collections, and it serves as a good reminder of just WHY the Batman books needed to be shaken up so drastically in the first place...

Contagion revolves around an outbreak of "The Clench", a fictional Ebola offshoot, in Gotham City. Batman and company attempt to contain the spread of the Disease, while trying to track down a trio of survivors of a previous Clench outbreak, with the hope of synthesizing a cure/vaccine from their blood.

The book is very choppy, especially the first chapter, which appears to be heavily trimmed from it's original presentation in Batman: Shadow of the Bat. DC hasn't taken any steps to make their collections new-reader friendly, either, which could be a very big mistake. Longtime readers will know Oracle, Azrael, Nightwing, The Huntress, etc.; A new reader browsing this in a store would no doubt put the book right back on the shelf. The story has a few compelling moments, but for the most part it seems unnecessarily padded. Did we really need the Native American tracker? What did Biis contribute to the story? The writing is average at best; Most of the stories in Contagion were written by people who had long since overstayed their welcome on the Bat-books, such as Doug Moench & Alan Grant; The art ranges from okay to sub-par; Kelley Jones' chapter seems especially ugly thanks to poor color reproduction which mars his intricate pencils. The ultimate revelation of who is behind the spread of The Clench is sure to be a head-scratcher to new readers, since no background at all is offered to explain who these people are and what their motives are. DC really needs to get on the ball with their trade-paperback program; Preaching to the Choir is nice, but they need to try for new converts. Junk like Contagion is NOT the way to expand their readership...... ... Read more

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The Complete listing of all known soft drink bottlers within New Hampshire and Vermont from 1800 to the present. Detailed listings include dates of operation, ownership/management, plant addresses and all known brands and flavors bottled.Fully illustrated with current and historical images.A must for soda memorabilia collectors, New England business historians and those interested in Americana and cultural changes.Multiple sections arranged alphabetically by state and also by brand/flavor.A brief history of the bottling industry and chronological time line of key events are included.This is volume 1 of a multi-volume series covering the total United States bottling industry. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Dennis (Christopher George) Potter, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 2427 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Chapters: Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., Christopher Mcquarrie, Dennis Rodman, Jon Stewart, Bryan Singer, Rush D. Holt, Jr., Peter Benchley, Randal Pinkett, Lisa P. Jackson, Bill Baroni, Patrick Kerney, James W. Marshall, Douglas Forrester, Bo Belinsky, Tal Brody, Glenn Myernick, Betty Bronson, Hilly Kristal, Dan Donigan, Eddie Gaven, Al Downing, Jim Coane, Scott Brunner, Steve Rogers, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Val Ackerman, Mike Aponte, Glenn K. Rieth, Shirley Turner, Duane Robinson, William E. Schluter, Harold W. Dodds, Nick Werkman, Fernando Perez, Thorn Lord, David Brearley, Jim Adams, Kris Kolluri, Danielia Cotton, Edward Bloor, Sue Niederer, Janice Harsanyi, Thomas Stoltz Harvey, George Edward Councell, George Houston Brown, Peter Inverso, William M. Lanning, Sam Decavalcante, Gary Guear, Grant Billmeier, Tom Guiry, Debbie Ryan, George R. Robbins, Kevin Barry, Charles Skelton, Amy Robinson, Lucille Davy, John C. Wilson, Ben H. Love, Amzi Armstrong, John Nalbone, John Hundley, Thomas Barlow, Taktin Oey, James Davy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 265. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is a retired American professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The Worm" and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Playing small forward in his early years before becoming a power forward, Rodman earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times and was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year twice. He also led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and won five NBA championships (1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998). Exper...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=355502 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 573 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: OSU linebacker's family survives Katrina.(Sports)(Text message delivers the news that Dennis Christopher's mom and sister safely ride out storm in city courthouse)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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One of a series which presents the full history of cricket clubs enhanced by scorecards of the club's greatest matches, a full statistical section, boxed biographical features and photographs, this is the history of Leicestershire County Cricket Club from 1879. It was not until 1894 that the club became first-class. Its main efforts at the time were to avoid finishing last in the Championship and to remain solvent. Although the Club always had good players it wasn't until Raymond Illingworth arrived in 1969 that the team started to realise its potential. In the 1980s the fans had the pleasure of watching the leading English batsman of the day, David Gower, and for the first time there were three Leicestershire players in the Test team, Gower, Whitaker and de Freitas. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on June 21, 1993. The length of the article is 537 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud selected Dennis Jay as managing director of the organization as the most qualified person to balance conflicting interests of its consumer advocacy and insurance industry founders. Jay had successfully formed the Consumer Insurance Interest Group in 1986 by settling differences among its diversely opinioned members. The Coalition was formed to educate the public, lobby government and conduct research on causes and costs of insurance fraud and possible solutions to the problem.

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Title: Coalition on fraud looks to reconcile adversaries. (Coalition Against Insurance Fraud's executive director Dennis Jay)
Author: Christopher Dauer
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 21, 1993
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n25Page: p3(2)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on July 4, 1994. The length of the article is 670 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: University of Colorado at Boulder Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center Dir Dennis S. Mileti said that disaster management techniques continue to improve though natural disasters are also increasing in number, at a conference sponsored by the Insurance Institute for Property Loss Reduction. Current techniques favor changing building codes and other actions that would prevent losses rather than simply reacting to disasters after they happen as was done in the past.

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Title: Disaster mgt. is on upswing: expert. (disaster management, Dennis S. Mileti)
Author: Christopher Dauer
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 4, 1994
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
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Jerry Robinson is one of the living legends of American comics. As a member of the original Batman team, he created the first and most iconic of all supervillains, the Joker, and cocreated Robin, the archetypal sidekick. During the Golden and Silver Ages of comics, Robinson worked on every comic book genre there was, and brought to life his own super heroes such as London, Jet Scott, and Atoman. His artistry also extended beyond comic books into editorial cartooning and popular syndicated newspaper strips such as Still Life and Flubs & Fluffs, as well as magazine and book illustration, fine arts, academia, and humanitarian affairs. Robinson has been an influential teacher, an important curator of cartooning art exhibits, and a tireless champion of artists’ rights. This rich, fully illustrated collection of his work was written in collaboration with the artist himself.

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This digital document is an article from Chasqui, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 9866 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: El "negro" en dos textos colombianos y el "blanqueo" de su alma.
Author: Christopher Dennis
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This digital document is an article from Atlantic Economic Journal, published by Atlantic Economic Society on December 1, 1995. The length of the article is 3875 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: The median voter model is widely used in the public choice literature to explain legislator's behavior. According to the model, if voter preferences are unimodal, a vote-maximizing legislator should mirror the position of the median voter. However, the median voter model has not been tested on bimodal issues. This paper fills this critical void by empirically testing the applicability of the median voter model on an issue which clearly meets the criteria for being bimodal: abortion. Using a variety of attitudinal measures from large sample public opinion polls and constituency demographics, this study finds that Senate voting on the 1994 Freedom of abortion Access bill was highly related to the senator's personal characteristics--especially ideology--and not to constituent opinion or demographics. (JEL D72)

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Title: Bimodal issues, the median voter model, legislator's ideology, and abortion.
Author: Marshall H. Medoff
Publication: Atlantic Economic Journal (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1995
Publisher: Atlantic Economic Society
Volume: v23Issue: n4Page: p293(11)

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