The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons

... become the single most popular animated program of the decade: The Simpsons, which matured into a megahit for the network. The success of The Simpsons marked the return of animated cartoons ... visible from the front of the drawing; the second, a process of cutout animation. Bray also later produced and directed the first color cartoon, The Debut o...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 18:05

... for the duration of the operation. The surgeon stops the heart and uses segments of blood vessels har- vested from other locations in the body (such as the sapphenous vein in the leg or the mammary ... contagious and capable of spreading the infection to other locations on the lips and around the nose (and sometimes the fingers) and to other parts of the body,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20

... also one of the most successful of all the Hollywood moguls, leading his company through the shoals of the talkie revolution, the depression, the end of the studio era, and the advent of tele- vision ... withstood the test of time. Many of them, in fact, are now considered classic. Unlike the Three Stooges, who were never the darlings of the critics, t...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 10:20

... computer, the endocrine glands and the other systems of the body work together. They sense and respond to the numerous minor and major changes in the per- son’s daily environment and the resulting ... away from them as fast as possible. The Endocrine System Works Around the Clock The endocrine system is comprised of the following key organs: the hypothalamus, the...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 00:20

... a cold. New strains of these viruses emerge each year; researchers name them for the type of virus and the location where the virus first emerges. The more defined nature of the influenza viruses ... a suppository about the size of a grain of rice into its single-use applicator, then inserts the applicator into the urethra opening at the tip of his penis. As the s...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 23:20

... perceived. The medulla increases the heart rate and the rate of breathing, constricts blood vessels, and relaxes bronchioles (the small air passageways of the lungs). It stimulates the release of free ... progressive impairment of the cluster of cells at the center of the retina (macula), which is responsible for cen- tral vision. This disease is the leading cau...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 04:20

... x-axis is the percentage of items and the y-axis is the percentage of total annual dollar usage. The graph on the right shows that the first 20% of the items represent about 80% of the annual ... medical therapy or other intervention, regardless of the cause or degree of severity. The term “adverse event” is often used in the context of drug therapy and...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 17:20

... rank among the handful of western stars who either worked exclusively in the genre or made their biggest contribution to the cinema in the “West- ern’s broad confines.” Add today the name of Clint ... musical con- tent. They include Song of the Range (1944); Lonesome Trail, Springtime in Texas, Saddle Ser enade, Riders of the Dawn (1945); Moon Over Montana, West of th...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 20:11

... until they were ill before they thought of the proper care of their bodies. Then they called in a doctor and there ended their responsibility, or at least so they thought. The idea that they alone might ... In the course of such gathering I found myself riveted, fascinated by the breadth and depth of healing as it has evolved throughout the history of humankind. From the...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 20:21