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- 311: Led Zeppelin
- ... has their own kids, and the recordings sound even better. Remastered by Jimmy Page in the summer of 1990, these discs represent a stunning reassessment of Led Zeppelin. "Putting the material together, I had a big smile on my face," Page said recently. "I love the running order. It's shed a new light on things and made them fresh. I think it's an interesting little journey..." 22 years after ... album sported more of a band personality--they were getting to know each other--and Plant had honed his vocal approach. "Whole Lotta Love," the explosive first single from the album, would be the first big hit. Today, none of the band members is sure when the monster "Whole Lotta Love" riff first appeared. John Paul Jones ventures that it probably came from a stage improv during "Dazed and Confused." Says ... in. I've got a real wanderlust right now. I want to move." By July 1975, Zeppelin had accomplished all they'd dreamed of. The world tour had been a smash. Physical Graffiti was a big hit, and all five albums had re-entered the charts. The band had lived in each other's pockets for years, and their spirit was still strong. Now it was time to travel, to ...
- 312: The Threat of Nuclear Energy
- ... to ten million dollars to purchase enough plutonium to make a nuclear weapon. Others place the estimate as high as twenty or thirty million dollars (2). The problems of obtaining money and scientists are not big. The Soviet Union has left many of its top nuclear scientists without jobs and money. Many would be happy to get out of their crime ridden country to work for a terrorist group or another ... of the biggest radiation threats is uranium mill tailings. "After the uranium ore is separated, the tailings are left behind. Tailings contain radioactive thorium which remains dangerous for over 100,000 years" ("Nuclear Waist: The Big Picture", 2). Thousands of tons of uranium mill tailings are being produced each year. Abbots and Nader comment that uranium mill tailings is a byproduct of the enrichment process. Less than one fifth of the ... form of sand. This sand can blow across large amounts of land. "By 1986 2.7 billion cubic feet of tailings were blowing in the wind, damaging native crops and human life" (Nuclear Waist, the Big Picture 2). This is one of the biggest environmental hazard that we face today. Expressing their concern about uranium dust, Nader and Abbotts write : Uranium dust represents a respiratory hazard to mine and mill ...
- 313: Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll
- ... rooted in rural areas. The Blues became more main stream and popular in the 1920's because of the recording industry coming into existence. More instruments were added such as pianos, organs, and wind instruments. Big Band and Rhythm and Blues stemmed from City Blues. Rock and Roll then stemmed from Rhythm and Blues, in fact, many of the first recorded "Rock" songs where simply white musicians re-recording Rhythm and ... in small folk circles. Bringing the American folk scene mainstream did gain Dylan a lot of popularity, but it also got him some unwanted criticism from folk musicians across the Atlantic. In particular from a big name in British folk music , Ewan MacColl. "I have watched with fascination the meteoric rise of the American idol and I am still unable to see him as anything more than a youth of mediocre ... records. In 1959, he dropped out of high school and joined the military. He was discharged when he hurt himself in a parachute drop (Rock Giants). After he was discharged he joined a circle of big name black performers, such as Little Richard and Wilson Pickett and others. This is where he would learn some of his most impressive stage tricks like playing over his head and behind his back. ...
- 314: My Antonia 2
- ... people were constantly revolting for their freedom. This was probably one of the reasons for the religious Shimerdas move to America, to get away from those many "hard times." "All the time she say: 'America big country; much money, much land for my boys, much husband for my girls my mama, she want Ambrosch for be rich, with many cattle." This must have been the main factor for the move from ... papa, he cry for leave his old friends what make music with him." These quotations were the warning signs of what happened next. "Why, mam, it was simple enough; he pulled the trigger with his big toe. He layed over on his side and put the end of the barrel in his mouth, then he drew up one foot and felt for the trigger. He found it all right!" Mr. Shimerda ... people were constantly revolting for their freedom. This was probably one of the reasons for the religious Shimerdas move to America, to get away from those many "hard times." "All the time she say: 'America big country; much money, much land for my boys, much husband for my girls my mama, she want Ambrosch for be rich, with many cattle." This must have been the main factor for the move ...
- 315: News of a Kidnapping
- ... and invest their capital in Columbia. Although the book’s focuses on Pablo Escobar not being extradited to the United States, extradition is also concurrent theme with many other Latin American countries. In Chile, the big concern has been and still is whether it is fair for Ex-Dictator Augusto Pinochet to be extradited and tried in a Spanish court for crimes he committed against Spanish citizens in Chile. The United States in this case is staying out even though they played a big role in getting him into power. Pinochet has every reason to fear extradition because although a criminal in his own country, he can’t be tried. When he left power he won, a possible rigged ... in the case of many third world countries it is due to fear. I believe many changes don’t occur because of fear. Take for example the PRI in Mexico, why is it such a big deal that the PRI might lose the next elections, this is mainly because the elite are afraid of losing their advantage with the power. Possibly, because of this fear many Latin countries are being ...
- 316: Charles Shults
- ... to make his grand piano into a playground, or Lucy seeks to make it her courting grounds. The latter can lead to minor disputes. Woodstock is the smallest of the PEANUTS gang but has a big presence for a little bird. He’s a little inept, his flying and logic are a little questionable at times, but he can type and take shorthand and usually is game for anything Snoopy wants ... has made attempts at retaliation. Because of his size and the company he’s with, Woodstock is an accident waiting to happen. Being a bird and tiny, he gets a little insecure around Thanksgiving and big moving objects. He’s the only baseball player who gets an automatic walk if the ball rolls over him. Woodstock only talks a kind of birdspeak, and find an alphabet make up entirely of exclamation ... political statement. Linus Van Pelt inspired the term "security blanket" with his classic pose. He is the intellectual of the group, and blows his friends away with his solutions to problems. He suffers from his big sister, Lucy, and the unwanted attentions of Charlie Brown’s little sister, Sally. He has a prospective of life while sucking his thumb, and knows the true meaning of Christmas while still believing in ...
- 317: Martha Graham
- ... for 12 years, she and her family moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1908 (Harmon et al. 182). This was where she started studying modern dance in her earlier years. Martha's father played a big role in her life. Dr. Graham inspired his daughter to search for the meaning behind people's actions. As she sat in her father's office, she would look at the patients in bewilderment. The ... inspiring teacher, although she didn't love teaching as much as dancing (77). Her first concert was on April 18, 1926. This was not only a dream coming to reality for Graham, but also a big success (43). Even when Martha aged in years, she was still young physically and mentally. She started to travel and explore more in the dancing world to keep herself young (McLanathan and Brown 170). She ... dance world was incalculable and incredible (McLanathan and Brown 171). It would have been tragic if Graham's works were not recorded, since her ideas were so spectacular. The dancing world would have suffered a big loss. Martha had a difficult time retiring from the stage. She would compare herself to her colleagues of the same ages, and realized that they were not only no longer dancing, but many were ...
- 318: Gulliver's Travels and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen: Similarities
- ... and accused him of treason. Gulliver then fled from Lilliput. Munchausen, on the other hand, was thrown into a “black hole” by Vulcan. This took Munchausen to an ocean, where he was swallowed by a big whale. Upon being swallowed by this great fish he discovered the other two of his companions, Adolfus and Gustvus. Munchausen and Gulliver were very much alike. Both were on their adventures to do well. Munchausen ... political involvement. Each place that Gulliver went to had a government of some sort. In Lilliput there were two political factions: the High Heels and the Low Heels. These corresponded to two religion factors: the Big Endians and Li ttle Endians. One's membership in one or the other of these depended upon whether he broke his eggs on the large or small end. It is allowed on all Hands, that ... at the Turks, it caught Munchausen and he “flew” on it. As he was “ flying” he saw the angel of death, for the second time, and passed by it. When Munchausen was eaten by the big whale, he found the rest of his magical friends; he sat down with them and began to play cards. Sally got mad and demanded that they got out of the fish and got back ...
- 319: George Lucas
- ... always behind schedule. As for the cast, he wanted new, fresh faces. Lucas did not want any veterans (except Alec Guinness) in the film. Lucas was quite honestly never expecting Star Wars to be a big hit. He only thought that the film would break even with the cost. He and his wife, Marcia, were in shock to see long lies of people trying to get into the theaters to see ... not sure if it was Star Wars, Skywalker Ranch, or something else. He had been successful because he was able to put his visions on film. However, afterwards, he felt that his visions were too big for him. Lucas was afraid that God would say to him when he dies, You ve had your chance and you blew it. Get out (1, 277). This is very unlikely. He saw what he ... not a great success, I still have a desire to see it, just because George Lucas made it. It never even occurred to me that George Lucas had a rough time before he made it big. He was consumed with massive debts and stress before, and even after, Star Wars hit the screen. Especially when Lucas decided to finance The Empire Strikes Back himself, he had to borrow $25 million ...
- 320: Intranets
- ... conflicting with one another. Quick access and easy programming is also another consideration that is made when considering this type of network. Intranets have just started to be implemented throughout the world and already a big change is being noticed. Companies are keeping track of all of their important information on web sites, which are restricted to users, unless they have the security code to access them. Thanks to Internet technology ... HTML, which is the World Wide Web universal language format. Converting documents into HTML format is getting easier and easier with the use of new programs that do everything for one. This is considered another big advantage of using web technology because fewer programmers are required to maintain it therefor reducing the expenses of a company. Intranets allow the programmers to make one copy of any information and run it anywhere ... allow the users to use different operating systems on different computers, on the other hand Intranets allow different types of machines and operating systems to be used on the same platform. Security is also a big factor on Intranets. Protecting information on a private network is critical. Intranets security services provide ways for resources to be protected against unauthorized users, for communications to be encrypted and authenticated, and for the ...
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