241 research outputs found
An Evening with Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, Civil Rights Activist, Nutritionist, Comedian, and Author
No full textGregory, Richard Claxton “Dick” (Born, October 12, 1932, St. Louis, Mo.), African American comedian and civil rights activist whose social satire changed the way white Americans perceived African American comedians since he first performed in public. Gregory’s autobiography, Nigger, was published in 1963 prior to The assassination of President Kennedy, and became the number one best-selling book in America. Over the decades it has sold in excess of seven million copies. His choice for the title was explained in the forward, where Dick Gregory wrote a note to his mother. “Whenever you hear the word ‘Nigger’,” he said, “you’ll know their advertising my book.” In 1984 he founded Health Enterprises, Inc., a company that distributed weight loss products. In 1987 Gregory introduced the Slim-Safe Bahamian Diet, a powdered diet mix, which was immensely profitable. Economic losses caused in part by conflicts with his business partners led to his eviction from his home in 1992. Gregory remained active, however, and in 1996 returned to the stage in his critically acclaimed one-man show, Dick Gregory Live! The reviews of Gregory’s show compared him to the greatest stand-ups in the history of Broadway
Andrew Mollo and Kevin Brownlow during production of IT HAPPENED HERE, 1966
No full textFrom left: writer-director-actor Andrew Mollo, two ex-prisoner of war cast members, and writer-director-cinematographer Kevin Brownlow during production of IT HAPPENED HERE, 1966. 7 x 8.5 b&w photographic print
CLAXTON by Mark Cocker:Natural history, location, environmental subjects, conservation
No full textEditor: Dan Franklin; Senior art editor: Suzanne DeanCo-ordinated by the Central Illustration Agency, LondonSixteen wood engravings for cover-art, chapter headings and spine illustrations.Two-colour cover-art, and black & white full-page illustrationsThe conceptual approach to this series of illustrations was based upon the spirit of nature and landscape, as well as the actual appearance of animals, birds, insects, and plants. This was not to be a realistic representation of particular species, although detailed field-work, visual and literary exploration were necessary during the research process. All twelve subjects required to be immediately recognisable, whether abstracted, fragmented, or distorted. Conversations with the author enhanced the appropriate visual interpretation of his text. Having illustrated two previous books by Mark Cocker, (Tiger in the Sand and Crow Country), as well as his journalism for BBC Wildlife Magazine, there was an established affinity between author and illustrator. A short walk on the Claxton marshes, and the search for a bush cricket gave insight into the subject. Also, this was a prime example of the four-way collaboration that personifies book illustration, at least in some quarters. Throughout the genesis of the illustrations, there was an essential connection between author, artist, designer and editor. All four need to be in agreement within the timescale of the brief, towards resolving the work. This was enhanced by the constraints of print deadlines and the final publishing date. A series of rough visuals in pencil showed my intended compositions, at which stage all decisions were made about the final illustrations. This is an entirely creative process, depending upon direct conversation, email correspondence, and the exchange of imagery between all parties, and their associated comments. Thus an illustrator must maintain his or her integrity and vision, whilst responding in a positive manner to advice and criticism from those who have commissioned the work. In this kind of project, there is a unity of purpose between the four collaborators which gives the work its momentum and focus
The complete memoirs of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States : containing a full account of his military life and achievements, with his career as president /
No full textText and plate are identical to p.334 with edition, Boston, 1828, compiled by Jerome Van C. Smith, which in turn was made up from The Life of Andrew Jackson ... commenced by John Reid ... completed by John Henry Eaton ... Philadelphia, 1817, with the ommission of the "Notes" at end, and with addition of a new preface.Preface signed: S.Mode of access: Internet
Improving the efficiency and relevance of health technology assessent: the role of iterative decision analytic modelling
No full textDecision making in health care involves two sets of related decisions: those concerning appropriate service provision on the basis of existing information; and those concerned with whether to fund additional research to reduce the uncertainty relating to the decision. Information acquisition is not costless, and the allocation of funds to the enhancement of the decision makers’ information set, in a budgetconstrained health service, reduces the ‘pot’ of resources available for health service provision. Hence, a framework is necessary to unify these decisions and ensure that HTA is subject to the same evaluation of efficiency as service provision. A framework is presented which addresses these two sets of decisions through the employment of decision analytic models and Bayesian value of information analysis, early and regularly within the health technology assessment process. The model becomes the vehicle of health technology assessment, managing and directing future research effort on an iterative basis over the lifetime of the technology. This ensures consistency in decision making between service provision, research and development priorities and research methods. Fulfilling the aim of the National Health Service HTA programme, that research is “produced in the most economical way” using “cost effective research protocols”. The proposed framework is applied to the decision concerning the appropriate management of female patients with symptoms of urinary tract infection, which was the subject of a recent NHS HTA call for proposals. A probabilistic model is employed to fully characterise and assess the uncertainty surrounding the decision. The expected value of perfect information (EVPI) is then calculated for the full model, for each individual management strategy and for particular model parameters. Research effort can then be focused on those areas where the cost of uncertainty is high and where additional research is potentially cost-effective. The analysis can be used to identify the most appropriate research protocol and to concentrate research upon particular parameters where more precise estimates would be of most value.assessment
General Claxton: A Novel
No full text"The author does not pretend to have written history. He has told a story and told it well.
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