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Sight and sound. by British Film Institute.(CARDINAL)344861; British Institute of Adult Education.; Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)DLC(CARDINAL)497883;

Effective 2020, Winter issue replaces Jan. and Feb. issues, and Summer issue replaces July and Aug. issues.Some issues combined.Mar. 1999 issue has unnumbered supplement: Mediawatch '99.Occasional issue accompanied by supplemental audio compact disc.Complemented by: Sight and sound. Film review volume.

Subjects: Periodicals.; Motion pictures in education; Motion pictures;

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The journey of humanity : the origins of wealth and inequality / by Galor, Oded,1953-author.(CARDINAL)863159;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-271) and index.Mysteries of the human journey -- [Part] I: The human odyssey. First steps. Genesis ; Exodus from the cradle of humankind ; Early settlement ; The dawn of civilisation -- Lost in stagnation. The Malthusian thesis ; The inevitable onset of agriculture ; Population swings ; The economic ice age -- The storm beneath the surface. Unified growth theory ; Wheels of change -- Full steam. Acceleration of technological development ; Education in the pre-industrial era ; Industrialisation and human capital ; The advent of universal public education ; Child labour no more -- Metamorphosis. Triggers of the demographic transition ; Family tales ; Phase transition -- The promised land. The twilight of industry ; The age of growth ; Growth and environmental degradation -- Coda: resolving the mystery of growth -- [Part] II: The origins of wealth and inequality. Splendour and misery. Disparate factors ; Rusty tools ; Trade, colonialism and uneven development ; Deep-rooted factors -- The fingerprints of institutions. Institutional origins of the British ascent ; Institutions and long-run development ; The legacy of colonialism ; Origins of institutions -- The cultural factor. The power of culture ; A culture of growth ; Cultural inertia ; Culture and prosperity -- The shadow of geography. Landscape fragmentation and the rise of Europe ; Origins of extractive institutions ; Geographical roots of cultural traits ; Roots of comparative development -- The legacy of the agricultural revolution. Roots and impacts of the Neolithic revolution ; The grains of civilisation ; Ceding the head start ; Geography's decree -- Out of Africa. Origins of human diversity ; Measuring diversity ; Diversity and prosperity ; The grip of the past -- Coda: unravelling the mystery of inequality -- Afterword."Why are humans the only species to have escaped - only very recently - the subsistence trap, allowing us to enjoy a standard of living that vastly exceeds all others? And why have we progressed so unequally around the world, resulting in the great disparities between nations that exist today? Immense in scope and packed with astounding connections, Galor's gripping narrative explains how technology, population size, and adaptation led to a stunning "phase change" in the human story a mere two hundred years ago. But by tracing that same journey back in time and peeling away the layers of influence - colonialism, political institutions, societal structure, culture - he arrives also at an explanation of inequality's ultimate causes: those ancestral populations that enjoyed fruitful geographical characteristics and rich diversity were set on the path to prosperity, while those that lacked it were disadvantaged in ways still echoed today. As we face ecological crisis across the globe, The Journey of Humanity is a book of urgent truths and enduring relevance, with lessons that are both hopeful and profound: gender equality, investment in education, and balancing diversity with social cohesion are the keys not only to our species' thriving, but to its survival."--

Subjects: Informational works.; Economic development.; Economic history.; Equality.;

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Introduction to paleontology [videorecording] / by Sutherland, Stuart(Professor); Smithsonian Institution.(CARDINAL)141176; Teaching Company,production company.(CARDINAL)349444;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) in course guidebook.Disc 1. History on a Geological Scale ; Life Cast in Ancient Stone ; Tools of the Paleontological Trade ; How Do You Fossilize Behavior? ; Taxonomy: The Order of Life ; Minerals and the Evolving Earth -- Disc 2. Fossil Timekeepers ; Our Vast Troves of Microfossils ; Ocean Fire and the Origin of Life ; The Ancient Roots of Biodiversity ; Arthropod Rule on Planet Earth -- Disc 3. Devonian Death and the Spread of Forests ; Life's Greatest Crisis: The Permian ; Life's Slow Recovery after the Permian ; Dinosaur Interpretations and Spinosaurus ; Whales: Throwing Away Legs for the Sea ; Insects, Plants, and the Rise of Flower Power -- Disc 4. The Not-So-Humble Story of Grass ; Australia's Megafauna: Komodo Dragons ; Mammoths, Mastodons, and the Quest to Clone ; The Little People of Flores ; The Neanderthal Among Us ; Paleontology and the Future of Earth.Lecturer: Professor Stuart Sutherland, The University of British Columbia.Join the Smithsonian to explore the latest paleontological discoveries and what they reveal about life on Earth.DVD.

Subjects: Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Educational films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Paleontology.; Paleontology;

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The secret life of Dorothy Soames [large print] : a memoir / by Cowan, Justine,author.(CARDINAL)846913;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-445).Dorothy Soames -- Ghosts -- Secrets -- Scrutiny -- Bastards -- Running -- Admission day -- Hope -- Fear -- Longing -- Healing -- War and isolation -- Sustenance -- Escape -- Mothers -- Belonging -- Reunions and reckonings -- Love."A riveting family drama evocative of Angela's Ashes and The Glass Castle, about a woman who discovers the shocking secret at the center of her mother's life. Justine had always been told that her mother came from royal blood. The proof could be found in her mother's elegance, her uppercrust London accent--and in a cryptic letter hinting at her claim to a country estate. But beneath the polished veneer lay a fearsome, unpredictable temper that drove Justine from home the moment she was old enough to escape. Years later, when her mother sent her an envelope filled with secrets from the past, Justine buried it in the back of an old filing cabinet. Overcome with grief after her mother's death, Justine found herself drawn back to that envelope. Its contents revealed a mystery that stretched back to the early years of World War II and beyond, into the dark corridors of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children. Established in the eighteenth century to raise "bastard" children to clean chamber pots for England's ruling class, the institution was tied to some of history's most influential figures and events. From its role in the development of solitary confinement and human medical experimentation to the creation of the British Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts, its impact on Western culture continues to reverberate. It was also the environment that shaped a young girl known as Dorothy Soames, who bravely withstood years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a sadistic headmistress--a resilient child who dreamed of escape as German bombers rained death from the skies. Heartbreaking, surprising, and unforgettable, The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames is the true story of one woman's quest to understand the secrets that had poisoned her mother's mind, and her startling discovery that her family's fate had been sealed centuries before"--

Subjects: Large print books.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Soames, Dorothy, 1932-2012.; Cowan, Justine; Foundling Hospital (London, England); Foundlings; Abused children; Girls; Foundlings; Mothers and daughters; Upper class women; Girls.;

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The riddle of the Rosetta : how an English polymath and a French polyglot discovered the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs / by Buchwald, Jed Z.,author.; Josefowicz, Diane Greco,author.;

"In 1799, a French officer was clearing debris from a military installation when he discovered a stele bearing three scripts: ancient Greek, hieroglyphic, and a third that could not be definitively identified. This artifact, which came to be known as theRosetta Stone, has traditionally played the starring role in the history of decipherment, which has until now been understood as an instance of code-breaking, a kind of Bletchley Park avant la lettre. In The Riddle of the Rosetta, Buchwald and Josefowiczdelve into a wide array of British and French sources as well as archival material to produce a comprehensive new history of the decipherment. More than a puzzle-solving exercise based on a single artifact, the decipherment engaged with the era's social,cultural and intellectual contexts. It grew in the midst of heated disputes about language, historical evidence, the status of the Bible, the nature of polytheism, and the importance of classical learning. Jean-François Champollion in France and his British rival, the medical doctor and polymath Thomas Young, approached the decipherment from different standpoints derived from their contrasting temperaments, educational experiences, and attitudes to antiquity. Imbued with reverence for Greek culture and raised a Quaker, Young disdained Egyptian culture and saw Egyptian writing principally as a way to uncover new knowledge about Greco-Roman antiquity. To him, the decipherment was akin to a challenge posed by a problem in mathematics or science. Champollion's altogether different motivations and attitude unfolded amidst the political chaos of Restoration France, in fierce response to the intrigues of opposing scholars aligned with throne and altar. Unlike Young, Champollion admired ancient Egypt, and this sympathy, coupled with his willingness to upend conventional wisdom about the enigmatic Egyptian signs, freed him to travel a path down which Young refused to go. A remarkable intellectual adventure reaching from the filthy back streets of Georgian Londonto the hushed lecture rooms of the Institut de France, from the forgotten byways of provincial France to the splendor of the Valley of the Kings, this book reveals the decipherment in its full historical complexity"--Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Part 1 : A Quaker's odyssey. Dinner at Longman's -- In the classroom of nature -- An errand in the city -- The vocal circle -- Lecturer and physician -- The Herculaneum papyri -- Part 2 : Antiquity embraced. Words from Egypt's past? -- The sounds of an ancient language -- Paris atmospheres -- Rooted in place -- Hier pour demain -- L'Affaire Polycarpe -- An Egyptian geography of Egypt -- Indications -- Part 3 : Scripts and bones. Summer at Worthing -- Letters from Paris -- The papyri of the Description de l'Égypte -- Seeking uxellodunum -- The master of conditions -- Abandoning the alphabet at Grenoble -- Demonstrations -- Iconoclasm at the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres -- Part 4 : Reading the past. The obelisk from Philae -- A singular and puzzling artifact -- A momentous change -- Words and sounds -- Parisian reactions -- Words across the Channel -- Part 5 : Antique letters. Grey's box -- An opportune encounter -- The "true key" to Egyptian hieroglyphs -- The semantic trap avoided -- The reception of the Précis -- "Hold your laughter, friends!".

Subjects: Young, Thomas, 1773-1829.; Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832.; Rosetta stone.; Egyptian language;

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The three ages of water : prehistoric past, imperiled present, and a hope for the future / by Gleick, Peter,1956-author.(CARDINAL)371864;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-342) and index.Part One. The first age of water : A universe of water ; The miracle of life ; The evolution of humanity ; The beginning of agriculture ; The great flood ; Controlling water ; The first water war ; Laws and institutions ; From the first to the second age -- Part two. The second age of water : Scientific revolutions ; Tackling the scourge of water-related diseases ; The science of safe water ; Building modern systems ; Water poverty ; Commercializing and privatizing water ; Water and conflict ; The blue-green revolution ; Industrial growth and environmental disasters ; The loss of nature ; Floods and droughts ; Climate change ; From the second to the third age -- Part three. The third age of water : A new way forward ; Meet basic human needs ; Recognize the true value of water ; Protect and restore ; Tackle climate change ; Avoid waste ; Recycle and reuse ; Desalt ; A vision for the future ; Getting from here to there."In The Three Ages of Water, expert on water resources and climate change Peter Gleick guides us through the long, fraught history of our most valuable resource. Spread over a ten-thousand-year human history, it begins with the fundamental evolutionary role water had in shaping early civilizations and empires, crests to the scientific and social revolutions that created modern society, and spills into the global water crisis of depleted groundwater reserves and ubiquitous pollution. Agriculture thrived only after irrigation; cities were possible only with clean water supplied from aqueducts and wastewater safely removed; the industrial revolution was initially dependent on steam. Many of the world's great cities - London, Rio, Buenos Aires, New York, Rome, Athens, Venice - are water cities, where ships made possible seafaring, explorations, commerce and exchange. Even the most landlocked cities of the world owe their existence to water - in the form of lakes and rivers. Fresh water is never more valuable than when it is missing: wildfires in California, British Columbia and Siberia thrived because of desiccation. Flint, MI, was slowly poisoned by a decayed source of safe drinking water. The Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1968, the Meiyu River, China, in 2014, the Bellandur Lake, India, in 2015; they all looked apocalyptic. We now face a fight to preserve clean water globally, a fight we cannot afford to lose"--

Subjects: Informational works.; Instructional and educational works.; Illustrated works.; Water quality management.; Water-supply.; Water security.; Water; Climatic changes.;

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American Catholics : a history / by Tentler, Leslie Woodcock,author.(CARDINAL)140008;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. On the fringes of empire. Profile : Eusebio Kino, S.J. -- Spain's North American frontier -- France in America -- Catholics in the British Colonies -- Part II: Growing with the nation, 1815-1870. Profile : Samuel Mazzuchelli, O.P. -- The frontier church -- An urban stronghold -- Slavery and the Civil War -- Part III: A turbulent passage, 1871-1919. Profile : Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C. -- Institutional growing pains -- A people numerous and varied -- "They are afraid of democracy at Rome" -- Part IV: Exuberant maturity, 1920-1962. Profile : John C. Cort -- This confident church -- Catholic minds : education and intellectual life -- Public Catholicism : politics and social movements -- Part V: A world unbound, 1963-2015. Profile : Patricia Caron Crowley -- Something like a revolution -- Toward an uncertain future."This comprehensive survey of Catholic history in what became the United States spans nearly five hundred years, from the arrival of the first Spanish missionaries to the present. Distinguished historian Leslie Tentler explores lay religious practice and the impact of clergy on Catholic life and culture as she seeks to answer the question, What did it mean to be a "good Catholic" at particular times and in particular places? In its focus on Catholics' participation in American politics and Catholic intellectual life, this book includes in-depth discussions of Catholics, race, and the Civil War; Catholics and public life in the twentieth century; and Catholic education and intellectual life. Shedding light on topics of recent interest such as the role of Catholic women in parish and community life, Catholic reproductive ethics regarding birth control, and the Catholic church sex abuse crisis, this engaging history provides an up-to-date account of the history of American Catholicism."--

Subjects: History.; Catholic Church; Catholics; Catholics;

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America's long struggle against slavery [videorecording] / by Bell, Richard,1978-lecturer.(CARDINAL)397133; Teaching Company,production company.(CARDINAL)349444;

Includes bibliographical references in course guidebook.Lecturer, Richard Bell, University of Maryland, College Park.America's Long Struggle against Slavery is a chance to survey the history of the American anti-slavery movement, from the dawn of the transatlantic slave trade during the late 15th century to the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and beyond. Taught by Professor Richard Bell of the University of Maryland, these 30 eye-opening lectures give an up-close view of a venal institution and the people who fought against it, and who often paid for their courage with their lives.DVD.

Subjects: Educational films.; Instructional films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Slavery;

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Small axe [videorecording] / by Ackie, Naomi,actor.(CARDINAL)833456; Barry, Neal,actor.; Beadle, Gary,actor.; Best, Khali,1990-actor.; Bovell, Dennis,actor.; Boyega, John,actor.(CARDINAL)344952; Cole, Sheyi,actor.; Gee, Robbie,1970-actor.(CARDINAL)848943; Jules, Jonathan,actor.; Kirby, Malachi,1989-actor.; Lawrance, Tamara,1994-actor.; Lenkiewicz, Rebecca,screenwriter.; McQueen, Steve,1969-film director,screenwriter,film producer.(CARDINAL)680597; Newland, Courttia,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)419073; Okwok, Shaniqua,actor.; Parkes, Shaun,actor.; Richardson, Joy(Actor),actor.; Sandy, Kenyah,actor.; Siddons, Alastair,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)793153; St. Aubyn, Amarah-Jae,actor.; Toussaint, Steve,1965-actor.; Ward, Micheal,1995-actor.; Whyte, Sharlene,actor.; Wright, Letitia,1993-actor.(CARDINAL)357175; BBC Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)342864; BBC Studios,publisher.(CARDINAL)815832; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.(CARDINAL)143648; EMU Films (Firm),production company.; Lammas Park (Firm),production company.; Six Temple Productions,production company.; Turbine Studios,production company.;

Alex Wheatle: Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Jonathan Jules, Elliot Edusah, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, Ashley McGuire, Asad-Shareef Muhammad, Leah Walker, Johann Myers, Louis J. Rhone, Riley Burgin, Zaki9yyah Deen, Khali Best, Dexter Flanders, Xavien Russell, Cecilia Noble, Ross Cahil, Lennox TUitt, Shanelle Young.Education: Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrance, Daniel Francis, Josette SImon, Ryan Masher, Naomi Ackie, Jairaj Varsani, Aiyana Goodfellow, Tabitha Byron, Jo Martin.Lovers rock: Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Ellis George, Francis Lovehall, Daniel Francis-Swaby, Alexander James-Blake, Kadeem Ramsay, Romario Simpson, Jermaine Freeman, Marcus Fraser, Saffron Coomber, Frankie Fox, Dennis Bovell.Mangrove: Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Shaun Parkes, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings, Jack Lowden, Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell.Red, white and blue: John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson, Antonia Thomas, Seroca Davis, Liam Garrigan, Tyrone Huntley, Nadine Marshall, Conor Lowson, Calum Callaghan, Nathan Vidal, Mark Stanley, Assad Zaman.Alex Wheatle: The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.Education: When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.Five original films, set between 1969 and 1982, celebrate the courage and solidarity of London's West Indian community. From a group of activists taking on a seemingly hopeless battle against police persecution, to a teenager experiencing a blues party full of dance, danger and romance, they're a powerful reminder of how brave individuals can spark change.Lovers rock: Tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.Mangrove: The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial.Red, White and blue: After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitudes from within. He soon finds himself facing both his father's disapproval and racism in the ranks.Rating: TV-MA.Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).DVD-R; NTSC; region1; 16:9 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Anthology films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Television mini-series.; Wheatle, Alex, 1963-; Immigrants; Police; Racism; Social stratification; West Indians;

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Small axe [videorecording] : five films by Steve McQueen / by Ackie, Naomi,actor.(CARDINAL)833456; Beadle, Gary,actor.; Best, Khali,actor.; Bovell, Dennis,actor.; Boyega, John,actor.(CARDINAL)344952; Clark, Ashley,writer of supplementary textual content.; Cole, Sheyi,actor.; Gee, Robbie,1970-actor.(CARDINAL)848943; Jules, Jonathan,actor.; Kirby, Malachi,1989-actor.; Lawrance, Tamara,1994-actor.; Lenkiewicz, Rebecca,screenwriter.; McQueen, Steve,1969-film director,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)680597; Newland, Courttia,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)419073; Okwok, Shaniqua,actor.; Parkes, Shaun,actor.; Richardson, Joy(Actor),actor.; Sandy, Kenyah,actor.; Siddons, Alastair,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)793153; St. Aubyn, Amarah-Jae,actor.; Toussaint, Steve,1965-actor.; Ward, Micheal,1995-actor.; Whyte, Sharlene,actor.; Wright, Letitia,1993-actor.(CARDINAL)357175; BBC Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)342864; BBC Studios,publisher,presenter.(CARDINAL)815832; British Broadcasting Corporation,production company.(CARDINAL)143648; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)348269; EMU Films (Firm),production company.; Lammas Park (Firm),production company.; Six Temple Productions,production company.; Turbine Studios,production company.;

Alex Wheatle: Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Jonathan Jules, Elliot Edusah, Fumilayo Brown-Olatej, Ashley McGuire, Asad-Shareef Muhammad, Leah Walker, Johann Myers, Louis J. Rhone, Riley Burgin, Zakiyyah Deen, Khali Best, Dexter Flanders, Cecilia Noble, Ross Cahill, Lennox Tuitt, Shanelle Young.Education: Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrance, Daniel Francis, Josette SImon, Ryan Masher, Naomi Ackie, Aiyana Goodfellow, Tabitha Byron, Jo Martin.Lovers rock: Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Ellis George, Francis Lovehall, Daniel Francis-Swaby, Alexander James-Blake, Kadeem Ramsay, Romario Simpson, Jermaine Freeman, Marcus Fraser, Saffron Coomber, Frankie Fox, Dennis Bovell.Mangrove: Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Shaun Parkes, Rochenda Sandall, Alex Jennings, Jack Lowden, Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell.Red, white and blue: John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson, Antonia Thomas, Seroca Davis, Liam Garrigan, Tyrone Huntley, Nadine Marshall, Calum Callaghan, Mark Stanley, Assad Zaman.Alex Wheatle: The true story of award-winning writer Alex Wheatle, who spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home and was jailed after the Brixton uprising of 1981.Education: When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.Five original films, set between 1969 and 1982, celebrate the courage and solidarity of London's West Indian community. From a group of activists taking on a seemingly hopeless battle against police persecution, to a teenager experiencing a blues party full of dance, danger and romance, they're a powerful reminder of how brave individuals can spark change.Lovers rock: Tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.Mangrove: The true story of the Mangrove restaurant, a lively community hub in London's Notting Hill that was the subject of relentless police raids during the 1970s and a consequent trial.Red, White and blue: After seeing his father assaulted by police officers, a young black man is driven to join the force, with hopes of changing racist attitudes from within. He soon finds himself facing both his father's disapproval and racism in the ranks.Rating: TV-MA.Blu-ray; region A; wide screen; 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.

Subjects: Anthology films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Television mini-series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wheatle, Alex, 1963-; Black people; Immigrants; Police; Racism; Social stratification; West Indians;

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