Thu, 8 January 2009 Post By Online Shopping Store
For Premium Performance Filtration- This Aqua-Pure dirt & rust cartridge is made from an exclusive process using pure white celluose fibers. As water passes from the outer surfaces into the center of the cartridge, the filtering pores become increasingly smaller to remove even microscopic particles. Unlike string-wound and pleated paper cartridges, the rigid, sturdy construction of the Aqua-Pure cartridges are able to withstand high pressure drop and stressful conditions such as water hammer. Sold in pairs. |
This is a nicely detailed map of Eastern Kansas, 1872. This was an early map for settlers and speculators. Inset map shows in detail the area around Ft. Riley, The Geographical Centre of U.S. Possessions. The roads to California, Oregon, and Santa Fe are shown, with 13 Indian reservations taking up about a fifth of the area of the map. This is a very detailed map and very elegant. All the township and range lines completed to date are shown, making this a useful map for locating land claims. Map is folded into stamped green cloth covers 16x10 with Township Map Of Eastern Kansas in gold. Indian reservations are indicated by color, 1856. From map: Map Of Eastern Kansas By E.B. Whitman A.D. Searl, General Land Agents Lawrence, Kansas 1856. Boston, Published by J.P Jewett and Co. Entered ... 1856 by E.B. Whitman A.D. Searl ... Mass. L.H. Bradford Co.'s Lith, Boston. (inset map of Ft. Riley) The Geographical Centre of U.S. Possessions. |
English Settlement is a watershed work for XTC that provides a valuable link between the band they had been (caustic, high pitched, and quirky) and the band they became (sublime, pastoral, and still undeniably quirky). It reveals a band in transition, coming only months before swearing off touring, due to Andy Partridge's stage fright, and the subsequent departure of drummer Terry Chambers. Despite the internal hemorrhaging, or perhaps because of it, XTC produced their finest record. English Settlement deals largely with the horrors of modern life and ordinary people's attempts to make sense of it all. Racism, violence, and the senseless proliferation of weapons are ingeniously examined in songs such as "Runaways," "No Thugs in Our House," and "Melt the Guns." The record's finest moment, however, plays against these horrors with "Senses Working Overtime," a pastoral piece celebrating life and all its simple wonders--the beautiful as well as the commonplace. With its majestic, sweeping chorus and hilarious lyrics, "Senses" laid the groundwork for XTC's '80s sound and established Andy Partridge alongside Elvis Costello as one of England's premier songwriters. The album also features two of bassist Colin Moulding's finest compositions: the frenetic "English Roundabout," which builds the narrator's disgruntlement with a delirious, staccato guitar attack, and "Ball and Chain," a compelling plea for landmark conservation that would have fit flawlessly on the Kinks' reactionary manifesto, The Village Green Preservation Society. This was the last time XTC would record as a bona fide rock quartet and it presents the band at the height of its playful glory as they enthusiastically trip down a fertile new path into uncharted territory. --Paul Ducey Tags : English
Settlement
|
Tags : English
Settlement
|
This video traces the history of Carter vs. Brown & Williamson, also known as the lawsuit brought against "Big Tobacco." Grady Carter initiated the lawsuit after learning he had developed lung cancer in 1991. He won a 750,000-dollar judgment in the case in 1996. This came as a major blow to the tobacco companies, who had hoped to continue winning all of the major personal injury and wrongful death cases brought against them by those harmed or killed by their cigarette smoking.
~from Elizabeth Smith, All Movie Guide |
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and
historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and US government
involvement. 'Occupation 101' presents a comprehensive analysis of the
facts and hidden truths surrounding the never-ending controversy and dispels
many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions. The film also details
life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the
conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and
viable peace.
Unlike any other film produced on the conflict, 'Occupation 101' explains
the complicated reality with precision storytelling through a series of
highly stylized visual edits, and gives audiences a complete context with
which to better understand the Israeli-Palestinian debate. The roots of the
conflict are explained with thought-provoking commentaries from leading
Middle East scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and
humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in American
media outlets.
2007 International Beverly Hills Film Festival
Winner of the Golden Palm Award (given to the best film in all categories).
Winner of the Best Editing Award
2007 New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival
Best Documentary Special Recognition
2006 Artivist Film Festival, Hollywood, CA
Winner of the Best Feature Film Award
2006 River's Edge Film Festival, Paducah, KY
Winner of the Best Feature Film Award
2006 DeadCenter Film Festival, Oklahoma City, OK
Winner of the Best Documentary Award
2006 East Lansing Film Festival, East Lansing, MI
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary
2006 Big Muddy Film Festival, Illinois
Winner of the John Michaels Memorial Award (for social justice and human
rights) |
Bristling with sexual tension and corporate intrigue, Crimes of Passion is the story of what happens when two workers who are secret lovers team up in an attempt to score a huge sexual harassment settlement against their employer, a major corporation. When the detective assigned to the case discovers their scheme and tries to blackmail them, the two are caught in a twisted web of deceit and betrayal. |
Professional "Brite White" fabric mouse pads are among the most versatile and durable, providing brilliant graphic reproduction for spot color or full color imprints. This durable polyester surface is above industry standards and provides a superior product value overall. Designed to reproduce vibrant detailed images. Our mouse pads have white fabric top with the 100% genuine black rubber base (not the cheap foam your seen on other advertisements). |
Professional "Brite White" fabric mouse pads are among the most versatile and durable, providing brilliant graphic reproduction for spot color or full color imprints. This durable polyester surface is above industry standards and provides a superior product value overall. Designed to reproduce vibrant detailed images. Our mouse pads have white fabric top with the 100% genuine black rubber base (not the cheap foam your seen on other advertisements). |
Text on teeshirt: Dayton: Nevada's First SettlementOur standard t-shirts are made of 100% cotton and preshrunk (ultra cotton heavyweight). We typically use Gildan Activewear but at times may substitute with orthe brand name t-shirts. We carry thousands of t-shirts with sayings. To view additional t-shirts please visit our storefront on Amazon (DesignAProduct) and search for t-shirt. |
Text on teeshirt: St Augustine: The Oldest Continuously Occupied European Settlement In The United StatesOur standard t-shirts are made of 100% cotton and preshrunk (ultra cotton heavyweight). We typically use Gildan Activewear but at times may substitute with orthe brand name t-shirts. We carry thousands of t-shirts with sayings. To view additional t-shirts please visit our storefront on Amazon (DesignAProduct) and search for t-shirt. |
Our standard t-shirts are made of 100% cotton and preshrunk (ultra cotton heavyweight). We typically use Gildan Activewear but at times may substitute with or the brand name t-shirts. We carry thousands of t-shirts with sayings. To view additional t-shirts please visit our storefront on Amazon (DesignAProduct) and search for t-shirt. |
Written by a former debt collector, this credit repair book covers many aspects of credit restoration, including how to legally remove any adverse credit from a consumer credit report, how to negotiate debt, how to prevent and recover from identity theft, the secrets to raising a credit score, and more. Remove judgments, liens, late payments, bankruptcies, collection accounts, inquiries, charge-offs, repossessions, and foreclosures. Learn how to negotiate like a pro, reducing credit card and other unsecured debt to a fraction of what you owe! |
In the middle of the night they quickly build houses and seize land before the police destroy their fragile homes. They're squatters--families that risk the wrath of governments and property owners by building dwellings on land they don't own--and they represent one out of every ten people on the planet. Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth lived among squatter communities from Rio to Bombay to Nairobi to Istanbul to give us an impassioned, inside view of squatter life and a glimpse into the urban future. He met people in Nairobi who built homes with their bare hands, Turkish families who plot land invasions, and children in Rio whose parents justify outfoxing the authorities as the only path to a better life. And he shows us that in cities like Rio, squatter settlements have become decent places to live for formerly landless people. Tracing the notion of private property from the enclosure movement in Europe to the settlement of the U.S., Neuwirth shows how squatting rights may actually be seen as more "natural" than the current laws practiced in the U.S. In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community. |
Today between forty and sixty nations, home to over a billion people, have either collapsed or are teetering on the brink of failure. The world's worst problems--terrorism, drugs and human trafficking, absolute poverty, ethnic conflict, disease, genocide--originate in such states, and the international community has devoted billions of dollars to solving the problem. Yet by and large the effort has not succeeded. Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart have taken an active part in the effort to save failed states for many years, serving as World Bank officials, as advisers to the UN, and as high-level participants in the new government of Afghanistan. Now, in Fixing Failed States, they describe the issue--vividly and convincingly--offering an on-the-ground picture of why past efforts have not worked and advancing a groundbreaking new solution to this most pressing of global crises. Military force, while certainly necessary on occasion, cannot solve the fundamental problems, and humanitarian interventions cost billions yet do not leave capable states in their wake. Ghani and Lockhart argue that only an integrated state-building approach can heal these failing countries. As they explain, many of these countries already have the resources they need, if only we knew how to connect them to global knowledge and put them to work in the right way. Their state-building strategy, which assigns responsibility equally among the international community, national leaders, and citizens, maps out a clear path to political and economic stability. The authors provide a clear, practical framework for achieving these ends, supporting their case with first-hand examples of struggling territories such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Kosovo and Nepal as well as the world's success stories--Singapore, Ireland, and even the American South. The battle against terror, poverty, climate change, and much more cannot be won unless we can save these nations. In Fixing Fixed States, two of the world's foremost authorities offer a way out of the current crisis--a framework for re-imagining the international system. It is a book that is unique in its essential optimism--an optimism that the authors have earned through their own substantial real-world efforts in failed states. |

