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Combining a close analysis of specific films and video programs with extensive interviews of industry professionals, Turning the Page demonstrates how queer storytelling in visual media has the potential to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and motivate social justice activism.

Combining a close analysis of specific films and video programs with extensive interviews of industry professionals, Turning the Page demonstrates how queer storytelling in visual media has the potential to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and motivate social justice activism.

In recent years, the media landscape in the United States has followed a pattern similar to that of the physical landscape by becoming increasingly suburbanized. Although it is a far cry from reality, the fantasy of a perfect suburban life still exists in the collective imagination of millions of Americans. This dream of suburban perfection is built around a variety of such ideologically conservative values and ideals as the importance of tradition, the centrality of the nuclear family, the desire for a community of like-minded neighbors, the need for clearly defined gender roles, and the...

The year is 1863.

The country is torn by civil war.

Nine year old Winny finds himself in the midst of the historic battle of Gettysburg.

As the battle winds down, he is captured by a group of Confederates fleeing the battlefield.

Soon, he is joined by two fellow captives. A Union soldier and a chaplain.

Unfortunately, both for Winny and the Confederates, this chaplain is anything but an ordinary military preacher.

He carries with him a dark secret that will put the fear of God in them all.

Increasing evidence has demonstrated that caregivers of dementia victims are at risk for depression and other medical problems. In what ways can health care providers improve or maintain the well-being of dementia caregivers?

This volume provides an overview of emerging themes in dementia caregiving research and presents a broad array of practical strategies for reducing caregiver distress, including interventions for specific populations such as ethnic minority caregivers, male caregivers, and caregivers with diverse sexual orientations. Innovative approaches include the value of...

EVIL HAS BECOME AN ART FORM.

Gabe has a problem.

If he wants to spend an evening with the woman of his dreams, he must suffer through the insufferable - an entire day at the newest, largest art gallery in town: Arte Blanche.

Once there, his low expectations are confirmed. He is painstakingly led through one indecipherable exhibit after another.

What he didn't expect, however, was that things could get much worse than mere boredom and confusion. An ancient evil has awoken in the gallery's vaunted halls.

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Impending technological advances will widen an adversary's attack plane over the next decade. Visualizing what the future will hold, and what new threat vectors could emerge, is a task that traditional planning mechanisms struggle to accomplish given the wide range of potential issues. Understanding and preparing for the future operating environment is the basis of an analytical method known as Threatcasting. It is a method that gives researchers a structured way to envision and plan for risks ten years in the future. Threatcasting uses input from social science, technical research, cultural...