published at Christmas 1854 (though dated 1855). It criticises, to some extent, the attitudes of the monarchy and those at the top of society and challenges their ideals of beauty and marriage. Set in the fictional countries of Paflagonia and Crim Tartary, the story revolves around the lives and fortunes of four young royal cousins, Princesses Angelica and Rosalba, and Princes Bulbo and Giglio. Each page is headed by a line of poetry summing up the plot at that point and the storyline as a whole is laid out, as the book states, as ''A Fireside Pantomime.''. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  (less)

the most influential women in the world, represents many of the hopes, conflicts, and questions that characterize the beginning of the 21st century in American society. Her story allows the telling of many others that have intersected with Rice's across the course of American history. The time period covered in this book (1954-2005) was a time of struggle for many in the United States and around the world. Civil rights, equal rights, the Cold War, civil wars, the war on drugs, illiteracy, and terrorism, all played out around the world as Rice moved into increasingly powerful and influential posts. By the time Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as the first African American woman to serve as Secretary of State, she was clearly one of the most powerful women in the world, a 'rock star' politician whose name was recognized the world over. She was featured on the cover of magazines and newspapers around the world, and commentators noted her clothing and sense of style as much as they did her politics. With sharp intelligence and fierce loyalty to President George W. Bush, Rice exerted a key influence on many of the international policies that affected our times. A timeline describes significant events in Rice's life, and a bibliography lists print and electronic sources for additional research.  (less)

Mira Enketei erases those boundaries in her punning monologue, blurring the texts of Herodotus with the callers to a talk-radio program, and blending contemporary history with ancient: fairy-tale and literal/invented people (the kidnappers of capitalism, a girl-warrior from Somalia, a pop singer, a political writer), connected by an elaborate mock-genealogy stretching back to the Greek gods, move in and out of each other's stories. The narrator sometimes sees herself as Cassandra, condemned by Apollo to prophesy but never to be believed, enslaved by Agamemnon after the fall of Troy. Brooke-Rose amalgamates ancient literature with modern crises to produce a powerful novel about the future of culture.  (less)

P. Morgan--men who rose from obscurity to prominence after Reconstruction. Peabody''s businesses were central to the building of railroads in the United States and Mexico, and to financing mining, electrical, and sugar beet industries.Peabody also took a prominent role in civic affairs, using his position of power as an active philanthropist. Peabody''s greatest concern was the advancement of education, and he eventually retired from his many business interests to devote himself to humanitarian work.Today, Peabody may be recognized most widely as the person after whom the George Foster Peabody Awards--which recognize distinguished achievement and meritorious service in the electronic media--are named.  (less)

ultimate playability, adjust for bulletproof intonation, and keep any guitar in top condition for a lifetime. Also includes steps on setting up and adjusting Floyd Rose tremolo systems, soldering and maintaining electronics, the proper way to remove and install strings on both standard guitars and Floyd Rose systems, and exact specs for the action, nut action, and truss rod adjustments of electric guitars, acoustics, and 4- and 5-string basses.  (less)

- 34 United States Supreme Court decisions, 13 federal appellate decisions, and 6 federal district court cases. The book also includes 2 state cases: 1 from the Supreme Court of Hawaii and the other from a lower court in New York. Several excerpts of court cases are included for each topic, rather than one long case per chapter, resulting in more meaningful, manageable selections. For anyone working in Communications or the Media, or anyone interested in Media Law.PB1. Introduction./BBRThe American Judiciary.BRUnderstanding Legal Citations.BRA Word About the Editing of this Volume.PB2. First Amendment Principles./BBRBrandenburg v. Ohio.BRHess v. Indiana.BRRice v. Paladin Press.BRBoard of Education v. Pico.BRWooley v. Maynard.BRU.S. v. O'Brien.BRCornelius v. NAACP Legal and Education Fund.BRU.S. v. The Progressive.PB3. Libel: Common Law Principles./BBRGreenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association v. Bresler.BRStein v. Trager.BRWeinstein v. Bullick.BRKaelin v. Globe Communications Corporation.PB4. Libel: Constitutional Considerations./BBRNew York Times v. Sullivan.BRGertz v. Welch.BRPhiladelphia Newspapers v. Hepps.BROllman v. Evans.BRMilkovich v. Lorain Journal.PB5. Invasion of Privacy./BBRTime v. Hill.BRNeff v. Time.BRHolman v. Central Arkansas Broadcasting Company.BRZacchini v. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company.BRWhite v. Samsung Electronics Corporation America.PB6. Copyright and Trademark./BBRFeist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service Company.BRCommunity for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid.BRCampbell v. Acuff-Rose Music.BRLyons Partnership v. Giannoulas.PB7. Access to Government Information./BBRSaxbe v. Washington Post.BRBorreca v. Fasi.?ø(õÂ? )ÿ¾Û€  (less)

This disc set provides a truly fantastic reference source, with over one hundred thousand pages reproduced in Adobe Acrobat format! There is complete coverage of newsworthy material about Georgia (Republic of Georgia), including doing business, agriculture, USAID (thousands of pages of reports), Abkhazia, Eduard Shevardnadze, President Bush visit, James Baker Tblisi visit, President Saakashvili, Rose Revolution, War on Terror, agriculture, and more. This incredible and comprehensive series on the countries of the world contains material from the State Department, Department of Defense, White House, and cabinet agencies including Agriculture, Energy, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. There is complete information about geography, people, government, the economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. In addition to the nation-specific material, as a bonus we have included reports about every country on the globe, with 271 nations, dependent areas, and other entities identified by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA World Factbook is considered an invaluable world encyclopedia reference book. This incredible two CD-ROM set is packed with over 100,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly refe@F€  (less)

of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm. The collection is commonly known today as Grimms'' Fairy Tales. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Table of Contents. The Golden Bird. Hans in Luck. Jorinda and Jorindel. The Travelling Musicians. Old Sultan. The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean. Briar Rose. The Dog and the Sparrow. The Twelve Dancing Princesses. The Fisherman and His Wife. The Willow-Wren and the Bear. The Frog-Prince. Cat and Mouse in Partnership. The Goose-Girl. The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet. Rapunzel. Fundevogel. The Valiant Little Tailor. Hansel and Gretel. The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage. Mother Holle. Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood]. The Robber Bridegroom. Tom Thumb. Rumpelstiltskin. Clever Gretel. The Old Man and His Grandson. The Little Peasant. Frederick and Catherine. Sweetheart Roland. Snowdrop. The Pink. Clever Elsie. The Miser in the Bush. Ashputtel. The White Snake. The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. The Queen Bee. The Elves and the Shoemaker. The Juniper-Tree. The Turnip. Clever Hans. The Three Languages. The Fox and the Cat. The Four Clever Brothers. Lily and the Lion. The Fox and the Horse. The Blue Light. The Raven. The Golden Goose. The Water of Life. The Twelve Huntsmen. The King of the Golden Mountain. Doctor Knowall. The Seven Ravens. The Wedding of Mrs Fox. First Story. Second Story. The Salad. The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was. King Grisly-Beard. Iron Hans. Cat-Skin. Snow-White and Rose-Red.  (less)

of the pioneer and classic images first published by Edgerton and Killian in IFlash /I(1938) as well as numerous recent works by Edgerton and others using his stroboscopic inventions. Here are the famous milk drops, athletes and dancers in motion, bullets in transit, and hummingbird in flight-all made possible by the MIT scientist-engineer who pioneered the methods now widely used in stop-motion, night, and underwater photography.br /br /"With a section of arresting color plates (most notably, a bullet winging through a hapless apple), iMoments of Vision/iis a good primer of strobe photography and its ramifications, including its relationship to painting. And it also clarifies Dr. Edgerton's leading role in the brilliant developments of 20th-century photography."br /- bGrace Glueck/b, iThe New York Times/ibr /br /"A beautiful and technically informative collection of photographs by Dr. Edgerton as well as photographers Ben Rose and Gjon Mili. The photographs trace Edgerton's fruitful career and the evolution of his brainchild, electronic flash. The text gives a charming insight into the magnetic personality and tireless motivation of 'Papa Flash,' as Edgerton is sometimes known."br /I- Modern Photography /I  (less)

the--Club, quite unconscious of the wonderful events which Fate had in store for him. Mr. William was there, giving a farewell dinner to his friend Mr. James (now Sir James). These two asked Mr. Titmarsh to join company with them, and the conversation naturally fell upon the tour Mr. James was about to take. The Peninsular and Oriental Company had arranged an excursion in the Mediterranean, by which, in the space of a couple of months, as many men and cities were to be seen as Ulysses surveyed and noted in ten years. Malta, Athens, Smyrna, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Cairo were to be visited, and everybody was to be back in London by Lord Mayor''s Day. The idea of beholding these famous places inflamed Mr. Titmarsh''s mind; and the charms of such a journey were eloquently impressed upon him by Mr. James. "Come," said that kind and hospitable gentleman, "and make one of my family party; in all your life you will never probably have a chance again to see so much in so short a time. Consider--it is as easy as a journey to Paris or to Baden." Mr. Titmarsh considered all these things; but also the difficulties of the situation: he had but six-and-thirty hours to get ready for so portentous a journey--he had engagements at home-- finally, could he afford it? In spite of these objections, however, with every glass of claret the enthusiasm somehow rose, and the difficulties vanished.  (less)

prices, international outlook. Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States. Over 90 percent of the coal used in the United States is used to generate electricity. It's also used as a basic energy source in many industries, including, steel, cement and paper. There is information on how coal was formed, how we get coal, how coal is transported, types of coal, where we get coal, how coal is used, coal and the environment, coal industry information, u.s. coal industry in the 1990's, basic coal data, overview of coal data by state, coal basic stats, overview discussions, coal demand, coal price, coal production, coal reserves, 2004 coal production by region, and much more. Coal production in the United States reached a record level in 2005, ending the year at 1,133.3 million short tons according to preliminary data from the Energy Information Administration. Production in 2005 was 21.2 million short tons higher than the 2004 level of 1,112.1 million short tons, and surpassed the prior record set in 2001 by 5.6 million short tons. Although total U.S. coal consumption rose in 2005, not all coal-consuming sectors had increased consumption for the year. Coal consumption increased in the electric power sector by 2.2 percent and declined in the other industrial sector, while coking coal consumption decreased slightly. U.S. coal exports rose for a third consecutive year in 2005, while coal imports again reached a record level. Total coal stocks declined during the year, as electric generators used their stockpiles to help meet increased demands and missed@F€  (less)