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Record treasure hunt in Florida

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Fidelity Title and Guaranty Co, a title insurance company founded in 1883, began a search in 1991 to acquire the records Lake Abstract Co, another title company founded in the late 1800s. Recovering the Lake Abstract records after it went out of business in the 1980s was like a treasure hunt. Some records were found with family members, some in a trailer in a junk yard, but all of the company's records were found.

Author: Turner, R. Harris
Publisher: American Land Title Association
Publication Name: Title News
Subject: Insurance
ISSN: 0040-8190
Year: 1992
History, Records and correspondence, Recording and registration, Title companies

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Are wildlife films really "nature documentaries"?

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The 'TV Guide' periodical has often classified wildlife films as 'nature documentaries.' This identifications may be considered erroneous since wildlife films do not fit into the films classified under existing documentary models such as direct cinema, observational cinema and cinema verite. On the contrary, this type of film is more inclined towards the popular entertainment-type of programs.

Author: Bouse, Derek
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Name: Critical Studies in Mass Communication
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0739-3180
Year: 1998
Analysis, Portrayals, Animals, Documentary television programs, Television documentaries

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The Silicon circuit

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Many young, successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are investing in properties in Hawaii in an attempt to relax and create a completely different kind of getaway.

Author: Nolan, Chris
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Conde Nast Traveler
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0893-9683
Year: 2000
Vacations, Hawaii

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