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The practice of illegally frightening homeowners by telling them that people who are members of a particular race, religion, or na...
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You know that motion-picture technology is changing all too rapidly when a new book on the subject is outdated the day it's published.
But since "George Lucas's Blockbusting" (itbooks/Harper Collins, 944 pages, softcover, $29.99) is actually about the history of film's evolution over 100 years, it's easy to forgive editors Alex Ben Block and Lucy Autrey Wilson, along with myriad writers and researchers.
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[...] came the tumultuous 1960s, the civil rights movement, race riots, white flight, blockbusting, and the decline of decent urban jobs, and soon Austin was a particularly sad example of Chicago's midcentury racial strife and economic decay. Backed by a coalition including unions, manufacturers, city bureaucrats, and community-organizing groups centered in the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council, the school is an innovative anachronism: a vocational school at a time when work-based education has gone out of vogue, and an advanced metalworking academy at a moment when the manufacturing industry seems in a state of advanced, ever-accelerating decay. In its report asking "What accounts for the decline in manufacturing employment?" the Congressional Budget Office found that, "since...
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... for combating the evil known as "blockbusting," violates the free speech rights of realtors unde...
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In New York State Association of Realtors v. Shaffer, the Federal Second Circuit decided in June of this year that certain regulations enacted to prev...
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ROCKIN' AMD ROLLIN'_Dec. 2 and 3 stop down to Terranova Fine Wines in downtown Monterey for Monterey Wine Country's Sip and Shop. It's just like it says, taste the wines, then buy them. Saturday, it's Steve Pessagno with his Pessagno Wines, Sunday it's Dan Lee from Morgan; times are 11am to 5pm, 333-1313...Monday, Dec. 4 sees a Veuve Clicquot event called "It's a Sparkling Idea," with a five-course menu in the Tuscan Room matching the top five cuvees from Clicquot. Ought to be grand, 647-7490...you Cab lovers must call Bouchée right this minute and reserve for Dec. 6 when David Arthur brings his blockbusting Cabernets for a special wine dinner. For $125 per it'll be Napa Cab lovers' nirvana-oh yeah, the food won't be half bad either, 626-7882...Dec. 6 also sees Casanova Restaurant celeb...
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From the beginning of her career, [Teena Marie] has been a universal lady, and that same lifestyle is apparent in her new album. She collaborates with R&B crooner Gerald Levert on "A Rose By Any Other Name," she features rapper MC Lyte and hip-hop entertainer Medusa on, "The Macking Game." The album also features [Rick James] who sang with her on her spring tour. The two blended their voices on the soul/funk genre tune, "I got you".
Teena Marie has been successful with the release of more than 13 albums and at least 10 compilation albums during her still flourishing career. Her debut album, "Wild And Peaceful" in 1979 was a significant hit that introduced her first super single, "I'm Just A Sucker For Your Love." Her sophomore album for Motown "Lady T" in 1980 that became popular wa...
..., "Naked To The World," produced the blockbusting single, "Ooh La La." In 1994, Ms. Marie became an ...
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... to black families did not decrease; blockbusting of formerly white neighborhoods leading to selling...
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...(6) Engage in blockbusting practices in connection with the sale or rental of...