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ECOLOGY OF FEAR: LOS ANGELES AND THE IMAGINATION OF DISASTER.(Review)
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March 12, 1999|
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ECOLOGY OF FEAR: LOS ANGELES AND THE IMAGINATION OF DISASTER By Mike Davis Henry Holt, 384 pages, $27.50
The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau proclaims -- or threatens -- that Los Angeles is "The Cultural Capital of the 21st Century." Mike Davis offers a different, darker vision: Los Angeles as an expensive apocalyptic theme park. He lists the 1992 riots ($1 billion in damage), 1993 firestorms ($1 billion), 1994 Northridge earthquake ($42 billion) and 1995 floods ($500 million). "First the natives rioted, then nature," writes Davis.
In recent ...
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RICHARD BOYAR, AT 52; MUSICIAN, CANTOR
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; Richard Boyar, a musician, former school psychologist...of gold," said his wife, Ronni Cohen-Boyar. "Rick was the person people turned to...just the right amount to say." Cohen-Boyar said she met Mr. Boyar when she was 5 and...
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Marion Boyars
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman
; Marion Boyars, publisher Born: 26 October, 1927...February, 1999, in London, aged 71CALDER & Boyars was, arguably, Britain's most interesting...its principals - John Calder and Marion Boyars - eyed literature, and literature was...
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Percussionist Simon Boyar, Breaking New Ground
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered
; ...NPR) 02-10-2007 Percussionist Simon Boyar, Breaking New Ground Host: DEBBIE ELLIOTT...of music) ELLIOTT: This place is Simon Boyar's idea of heaven. He is a percussion...pre-college percussion program. Simon Boyar agreed to bring us here to this percussive...
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Obituary: Marion Boyars
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; MARION BOYARS came into publishing at the end of the Fifties...of Capricorn in 1964, the same year that Marion Boyars asked for the company's name to be changed to Calder and Boyars. The public expectation of another prosecution like...
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MARK BOYAR: A FUTURE IS BRIDGED FOR THE WILD.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; ...Snoqualmie River was once so lawless that Mark Boyar had to help guard a new bridge there for...For his nearly two decades of work, Boyar was selected as one of the state's five Jefferson Award winners. Boyar's interest in the Middle Fork grew from...
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Boyar and Samo's glove life. (Nancy Boyar, Jeanette Samo, owners of Glove Me Tender, a glove specialty store) (Accessories supplement)
Magazine article from: WWD
; BOYAR AND SAMO'S GLOVE LIFE For Nancy Boyar and Jeanette Samo, owners of Glove Me Tender in Winnetka, Ill...something that didn't already exist--but that should," said Boyar. So last August, with high hopes, the two owners opened their...
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J. William Boyar Named Chairman of the Board of e-DOCS.net; Tim Connolly to Continue as Advisor to e-DOCS in Capital Formation, Investor Relations and Business Development.
Business Wire
; ...e-DOCS.net (OTCBB:EDOC) announced today that J. William Boyar has been named chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Boyar, chairman of Houston-based law firm Boyar & Miller, has 24 years of experience in representing multi...
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Boyar Value Fund Celebrates 10 Year Track Record.
Business Wire
; NEW YORK -- The Boyar Value Fund (Nasdaq: BOYAX) gained 5.84% annualized...to find value for our investors," states Mark Boyar, the fund's Portfolio Manager. The Fund's Adviser, Boyar Asset Management, Inc., has long provided high...
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IABC/Houston Honors 2006 Executive Communicator of the Year; Bill Boyar, Chairman of Boyar & Miller, Saluted for Communication Excellence.
Business Wire
; ...Communicator of the Year Award to J. William "Bill" Boyar, chairman of Boyar & Miller, at the chapter's annual Bronze Quill...Communicator Judge Beth Miller, ABC, explained that "Bill Boyar and his law firm take a holistic approach to communications...
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Cantor Richard Boyar
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; SHARON - Cantor Richard Boyar of Sharon died Monday. He is survived by his wife, Ronni (Cohen) Boyar; a son, Jonathan Israel Boyar; a daughter, Shira Chaya Boyar; a sister, Anna Shifrin, and many cousins. A funeral service will be held...
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