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Der Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York, birgt ein grosses Potenzial für die Stadtlandschaft. Ursprünglich ein unverbautes Feuchtgebiet, ist das Kanalsystem heute von Spundwänden gefasst und das Wasser schwer mit Schadstoffen belastet. Die Ufer sind für die Bevölkerung des Bezirks kaum zugänglich. Zudem ist die alte, scheinbar wenig unterhaltsintensive Infrastruktur und die Kanalisation völlig ungeeignet, um extreme Wetterereignisse aufzufange...

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The advent of the internet and the availability of social media and digital downloads have expanded the creation, distribution, and consumption of Black cultural production as never before. At the same time, a new generation of Black public intellectuals who speak to the relationship between race, politics, and popular culture has come into national prominence. The contributors to Are You Entertained? address these trends to consider what cult...

In this collection of essays, interviews, visual art, and artist statements on topics ranging from music and dance to Black Twitter and the NBA's dress code, the contributors consider what culture and Blackness mean in the twenty-first century's digital consumer economy.

Welcome to Unforgiven, New Mexico, a small western town filled with heart, cowboys, and second chances!Nevada Sweet's spent nearly her whole life running away from trouble. But when trouble turns to danger, Nevada heads to the tiny, remote town of Unforgiven, New Mexico. Working at the Chestnut Creek Cafe is the perfect cover. But when she meets Joseph "Fishing Eagle" King, Nevada discovers a whole new kind of trouble, the kind she most desper...

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Excerpt from Flame O' Dawn: The Story of Reverend John M. Camron, Who Boarded Lincoln at New SalemLincoln is known as the champion Of the common man, because he was one himself. In his New Salem years, he was studying men - sturdy, stalwart intellectuals. Abe was also intrigued by women, as youth Often is. He humorously tested their reactions and was challenged by each in turn!But there is nothing strange about this. Doesn't everyone size up b...

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Excerpt from The CroakersThe collection will be found to contain several original Croakers by Mr. Halleck, which, though written at the period of the others, have not hitherto seen the light, while several additions of a similar nature have been made from the manuscripts of Drake. The new poems are indicated in the table of contents, to which we may also refer for the dates of publication.We cannot present these youthful publications of the au...

Excerpt from The Western Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences, 1829, Vol. 2Analectic. 1. On the Valves of the Pulmonary veins - 2. Microscopic researches upon the intimate structure of Animal Tissues. - 3. Case of disease of the brain, illustrating the functions of the Fifth pair of Nerves. - 4. Case in which there was a diminution of sensibility on one side, without loss of the power of motion, and a loss of muscular power on the othe...

Excerpt from The Boy Allies Under Two Flags, or Sweeping the Enemy From the SeaShells, dropping in front, behind and on all sides of the Sylph, threw up the water in mighty geysers, as if it were a typhoon that surrounded the little vessel. Shells screamed overhead, but none found its mark.All this time the vessels were drawing closer and closer together. Now, as the little scout cruiser rose on a huge swell, a single shock shook the vessel, a...

Excerpt from Literary Hours, or Sketches, Critical, Narrative, and Poetical, Vol. 3 of 3On the Residue of the Scandinavian Mytho logy - Twilight of the Gods Renovation Of the World - Conclusion 0 0 0 o t 0 0 0 0 o 00 0 o.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-ar...

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Excerpt from California Names and Their Literal Meanings: Also Other Primary Geography Names and Their MeaningsNaming places is like naming babies, and it is a mere chance if the name fits. We name them after some great man, we name them after our own dear selves. We call a bay or a baby Pearl and we think we have described it. We even, at times, select fancy names of no meaning.This little list of names is neither complete nor accur ate. The ...