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    Charlie Barnet – was one of the first to integrate his band. Glenn Miller – successful band leader. Signature music: "In the Mood." Played trombone in the Dorsey brothers. Played in Ben Pollack’s band. Bud Powell – piano‚ instrumental in the development of bebop. Kenny Clarke – House drummer at Minton’s playhouse. Jay McShann – pianist and band leader; his band features the likes of Ben Webster and Charlie Parker. Swing Street – reference to 52nd street which hosted major jazz clubs during

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    WARNER BROS v NELSON 1937 Case Study Facts – Small time actress Bette Davis who had a contract with the Warner Bros to act for the them and at the same time not to act or sing for anybody else for two years without the plaintiff’s written consent and no other employment could be taken up during this period without the plaintiff’s consent. Bette Davis was convinced that all the staring in mediocre film rolls provided by Warner Bros was ruining her career. She accepted an offer in Britain

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    Jim Crow

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    a generation of individuals amongst us who know what it takes to earn those liberties. Anybody of the age of sixty can tell you about the injustices and injury inflicted upon African American in the past. Enacted between the years of 1876 and 1965‚ Jim Crow laws were local and state laws whose sole purpose was to keep Blacks oppressed. The laws mandated that Whites and Blacks be segregated in all things. In the North‚ de facto segregation was practiced‚ meaning that segregation was not condoned by

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    Jim Henson

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    the stepping stone for a series of commercials that brought him nationwide fame. Soon‚ he was making guest appearances on such national network programs as The Steve Allen Show‚ The Jack Paar Show‚ and The Today Show. In 1961‚ as Muppets‚ Inc. grew‚ Jim and Jane brought on puppeteer and writer Jerry Juhl‚ who would become one of Jim’s major collaborators. The Hensons moved to New York in 1963 as his television appearances grew to include The Tonight Show‚ Ed Sullivan‚ and The Jimmy Dean Show‚ and

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    George Davis Case

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    Although Davis argues generally that the circuit court erroneously denied his motion to correct an illegal sentence‚ we discern from his brief two specific arguments as to why the circuit court should have granted his motion to correct an illegal sentence. First‚ Davis asserts that “Count 1-Robbery with a Dangerous and Deadly weapon‚ Count two First Degree Assault‚ [and] Count 8 Use of a Handgun in the Commission of violence” should merge. Secondly‚ Davis contends that he was deprived of procedural

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    A Brief Look Into The Life and Music of JOHN COLTRANE Pg. 1 John Coltrane was born in born in Hamlet‚ North Carolina on September 23‚ 1926. John Coltrane was an only child. His father‚ John was a tailor who played the violin and ukulele‚ and his mother Alice played piano and sang in the church choir. This was a great environment to foster his love of music. Coltrane soon moved with his family to the town of High Point‚ where his grandfather was the pastor of the A.M.E. Zion Church. His

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    Cassandra Wilson Analysis

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    her album New Moon Daughter in 1996‚ and one in 2010 for her song Loverly. The  American jazz musician and Grammy award winner released an album in the year of 1999 called Traveling Miles. Traveling Miles is purportedly Cassandra’s salute to Miles Davis‚ who was a well respected American jazz trumpeter‚ bandleader‚ and composer. Joy Bennett Kinnon‚ a magazine editor states‚ "Cassandra Wilson transcends category and defies convention." Throughout Cassandra’s album‚ she grasps every window of opportunity

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    During World War II‚ with an increasing number of musicians being sent over to fight in Europe‚ the war began to take its effects on popular jazz bands‚ as they had begun to become less popular. As this new form of jazz‚ consisting of smaller ensembles‚ began to emerge‚ an increase in the amount of improvisations did too. This new style‚ which we know today as bebop‚ started a new experience that also led to the creation of cool and hard bop jazz. Bebops began to become more popular during the

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    Jim Barton

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    The New CIO Preparing for IT Leadership E xc e r p t e d fro m The Adventures of an IT Leader By Robert D. Austin‚ Richard L. Nolan‚ and Shannon O’Donnell Harvard Business Press Boston‚ Massachusetts ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-3008-7 3009BC Copyright 2009 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America This chapter was originally published as chapter 1 of The Adventures of an IT Leader‚ copyright 2009 Harvard Business School

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    99 Cent Store Case Study

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    Investing. Retrieved June 11‚ 2005‚ from Winning Investing Web site: http://www.winninginvesting.com/two_easy_red_flags.htm Rae-Dupree‚ J. (2004‚ January 1). Case Study: 99 Cents Only Stores ’ Efficient IT Infrastructure. Ziff Davis CIO Insight. Retrieved June 11‚ 2005‚ from Ziff Davis CIO Insight Web site: http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0‚1397‚1456000‚00.asp Symplicity. (2002). 99 Cents Only Store. In Employer Profiles (10864). Arlington‚ VA. Retrieved June 11‚ 2005‚ from Symplicity Web site: http://guide

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