Cary Hite
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You may think that the story of the saxophone begins with Dexter Gordon or Charlie Parker or on a street corner in New Orleans. It really began in 1840 in Belgium with a young daydreamer named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax, a boy with bad luck but great ideas. Coretta Scott King Honoree Lesa Cline-Ransome unravels the fascinating history of how Adolphe's once reviled instrument was transported across Europe and Mexico to New Orleans. Follow the saxophone's...
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You may think that the story of the saxophone begins with Dexter Gordon or Charlie Parker or on a street corner in New Orleans. It really began in 1840 in Belgium with a young daydreamer named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax, a boy with bad luck but great ideas. Coretta Scott King Honoree Lesa Cline-Ransome unravels the fascinating history of how Adolphe's once reviled instrument was transported across Europe and Mexico to New Orleans. Follow the saxophone's...
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Follow custodians in a hospital as they work to keep people healthy and happy. These health heroes do the important work of keeping our hospitals safe and clean. Discover the tools and supplies custodians use as they work with other hospital staff. Like all health heroes, they make sure the needs of the patient come first. Meet a real custodian from Mayo Clinic, and find out how these health heroes save the day, every day!
4) Invaluable
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I'll be honest with you - I'm no saint.
Sure, I turned down my $9.6m football contract to join the Teams, but I'll never tell you the real reason why. The media has anointed me a selfless, patriotic American hero. But it isn't that deep - I just want some action - a one-night stand with a San Diego coed. I picked her out of a steamy nightclub - sexy blonde hair, full breasts, nice ass. I savored her warm touch, the scent of her perfume, and the sound...
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"The award winners behind Before She Was Harriet explore the story of the saxophone, from its beginnings in 1840s Belgium all the way to New Orleans, where an instrument in a pawn shop caught the eye of musician Sidney Bechet and became the iconic symbol it is today"--