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History Bug zapper

early model prototype fly zapper circa 1911, conceded expensive practical in october 1911 issue, popular mechanics magazine had piece showing model fly trap used elements of modern bug zapper, including electric light , electrified grid. design implemented 2 unnamed denver men , conceded expensive of practical use. device 10 15 inches (25 38 cm), contained 5 incandescent light bulbs, , grid ⁄16-inch (1.59 mm) wires spaced ⁄8-inch (3.17 mm) apart voltage of 450 volts. users supposed bait interior meat. according patent , trademark office, first bug zapper patented in 1932 william m. frost; separately, dr. william brodbeck herms (1876–1949), professor of parasitology @ university of california, had been working on large commercial insect traps on 20 years protection of california s important fruit industry. in 1934 introduced electronic insect killer became model future bug zappers.

Development Room (2015 film)

irish-canadian author emma donoghue adapted novel room, served executive producer film , supported lenny abrahamson s bid direct. emma donoghue, wrote novel on film based, wrote screenplay film before novel published in 2010. explained felt sure book made film because of structured storyline, , received many offers filmmakers after published, rejected creative reasons. director lenny abrahamson read novel , sent donoghue 10-page fan letter telling should film, without knowing screenplay existed. donoghue felt letter demonstrated understanding of work , advocated him director. in 2012, abrahamson , donoghue spent 1 week @ house in london, ontario revised screenplay. served executive producer , included in major filmmaking decisions. abrahamson credited donoghue securing funding canada, citizen. suggested shooting in toronto because resemble united states, , believed awkward many irish filmmakers work in u.s. canadian producer david gross helped persuade irish co-producers shoot in canad...

Filmography Elia Galera

1 filmography 1.1 films 1.1.1 television 1.2 t.v. presenter filmography films la mujer más fea del mundo (1999), miguel bardem. sin noticias de dios (2001), agustín díaz yanes. el séptimo día (2004), carlos saura. héctor (2004), gracia querejeta. isi/disi. amor lo bestia (2004), chema de la peña. fuera del cuerpo (2004), vicente peñarrocha. television la corriente alterna capital (2004) el pasado es mañana (2005) hospital central, claudia castilla (2006-2011) la baronesa, como paula (2011) frágiles, teresa gonzález (telecinco, 2012-2013) el príncipe, raquel (telecinco, 2014–present) t.v. presenter 100% cine (2000) popstars (2002)

Culture Swansea

1 culture 1.1 performing arts 1.2 festivals 1.3 welsh language 1.4 food 1.5 listed buildings culture brangwyn hall main entrance the royal institution of south wales founded in 1835 swansea literary , philosophical society. performing arts the grand theatre in centre of city victorian theatre celebrated centenary in 1997 , has capacity of little on thousand people. opened celebrated opera singer adelina patti , refurbished 1983 1987. annual programme ranges pantomime , drama opera , ballet. fluellen theatre company professional theatre company based in swansea perform @ grand theatre , dylan thomas centre. taliesin building on university campus has theatre, opened in 1984. other theatres include dylan thomas theatre (formerly little theatre) near marina, , 1 in penyrheol leisure centre near gorseinon. in summer, outdoor shakespeare performances regular feature @ oystermouth castle, , singleton park venue number of parties , concerts, dance music outdoor proms. folk festival held on gow...

Sports Culture of the Isle of Man

the isle of man represented nation in commonwealth games , island games , hosted iv commonwealth youth games in 2011. manx sports people have won 3 golds @ commonwealth games, recent being mark cavendish, professional cyclist, in 2006 in scratch race. cavendish has had great success in cycling, having won twenty 5 stages of tour de france date , milan–san remo classic. island started island games in 1985, , hosted island games in 2001. isle of man teams , individuals participate in many sports both on , off island including rugby union, football, gymnastics, hockey, netball, bowling , cricket. being island, many types of watersports popular residents. motorcycle racing the main international event associated island isle of man tourist trophy race, colloquially known tt , began in 1907. takes place in late may , june. tt international road racing event motorcycles, used part of world championship, , long considered 1 of greatest motorcycle sporting event of world”. taking place on two...

Jurist: academic and official Salvador Minguijón Adrián

zaragoza university in 1904-1905 minguijón applied number of secondary education institutions in zaragoza, bids chairs of geography, history, letters, latin , law proved unsuccessful. in 1905 accepted @ temporary unpaid job of professor auxiliar @ facultad de derecho of zaragoza university; same year defeated 5 counter-candidates , won contest professor auxiliar interino retribuido del segundo grupo, assuming regular teaching duties in 1906. in 1907 promoted professor auxiliar numerario de segundo grupo. same year filled vacancy in historia general del derecho español assistant professor. in 1910 applied historia general del derecho in universidad de valladolid, not clear whether took part in usual contest job. in 1911 emerged victorious contest chair of historia general del derecho in zaragoza, terminating period of junior assignments , assuming major academic position. minguijón served head of history of law in zaragoza following quarter of century, position in national realm of juri...

Characters Project X Zone 2

1 characters 1.1 pair units 1.2 solo units 1.3 rival units characters like predecessor, project x zone 2 features pairs of characters 3 participating companies (bandai namco entertainment, capcom, , sega), solo characters can provide assist attacks during combat. game features nintendo characters first time. pair units solo units rival units

Supporters OFK Beograd

ofk beograd s fans commonly known plava unija (the blue union) since 1994. when beogradski sportski klub (bsk) founded in 1911, club dominated fields of kingdom of serbs, croats , slovenes developed significant fan base. throughout several wars took place since founding of bsk, club s turbulent history (which corresponding volatile history of balkans overall) has produced adverse effects on average attendance of today s matches in ofk beograd plays. an organized group appeared first time in 1984 under name of blue thunders . group lived under name until 1990. when influenced rise of nationalism in yugoslavia, change name sokolovi (the falcons). group officially collapsed in 1993 year after un sanctions put on fr yugoslavia. fans love towards club not forgotten , in 1994 new group founded – blue union belgrade. name remains title of ofk beograd s main group of ultras. ofk beograd s fans have been known resistant of past regimes. in 1990s, milicionar, pro-regime police-backed tea...

New York Mets (2010–2012) Jason Bay

jason bay in 2011 met on december 29, 2009, bay agreed four-year, $66 million contract new york mets, included vesting option fifth year. general manager omar minaya, engineered deal, traded bay mets in 2002 when gm montreal expos. on january 5, 2010, minaya , jeff wilpon held press conference @ citi field in jason bay presented uniform, number 44 mets. red sox received 39th (anthony ranaudo) , 57th (brandon workman) selections in 2010 major league baseball draft compensation. on april 27, in first game of double header against los angeles dodgers, bay hit first home run member of new york mets in bottom of fourth inning give mets 2–0 lead. mets went on win first game, 4–0, , win second game, 10–5. in first season mets, bay played in 95 games. suffered concussion in game against dodgers, when ran fenced wall , head jerked back. finished season .259 batting average, 6 home runs (he hit 36 year before), 47 rbis, , scored 48 runs. bay began 2011 on disabled list rib injury , returned mets...

Indigenous peoples Oaxaca

1 indigenous peoples 1.1 zapotecs 1.2 mixtecs 1.3 mazatecos 1.4 mixe 1.5 other indigenous peoples demographically, oaxaca stands out due high percentage of indigenous peoples. estimated @ least third speakers of indigenous languages (with 50% not able speak spanish), accounting 53% of mexico s total indigenous language speaking population. state straddles 2 mesoamerican cultural areas. first extends state mayan lands of chiapas, yucatan , guatemala. northeast of state part of cultures of valley of mexico, historical influence seen ancient cities such teotihuacan, tula , tenochtitlan. the main reason indigenous languages , cultures have been able survive here rugged terrain, isolate communities. has effect of dividing state small secluded communities, have developed independently on time. there 16 ethno linguistic groups recognized instituto nacional indigenista maintain individual languages, customs , traditions colonial period , extent present day. however, studies put number of cultu...

Allies United Air Force

1 allies 1.1 dorin 1.2 gunmajin 1.3 other sentai teams allies dorin the dorin (ドリン, dorin, 26-31, 36, 42 & 46-48) god-like people of pangaea, 1 of found sleeping inside king pyramider. discovered important part of chouriki in earth , riki assigned care. killed multiwa revived in finale. has green pet lizard named paku (パク, paku). dorin portrayed lisa wada (和田 理沙, wada risa). gunmajin gunmajin (ガンマジン, ganmajin, 37, 38, 40, 41, 44, 48 & ohranger vs. kakuranger) ancient warrior known honor , courage. according riki, gunmajin appeared once 600 million years ago. imprisoned within form of tiny tiki, way unlock power placing key forehead , reciting magic words gunma gunma don-doko gunma! (ガンマガンマ ドンドコガンマ, ganma ganma dondoko ganma). reason, knew magic words after hearing them. when awakened, gunmajin grant single wish discoverer long didn t mean harm anyone. there times in didn t wish , refused grant or punished awakener lying him. gunmajin possessed majin saber (マジンサーベル, majin sābe...

Championship 2009–10 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season

1 championship 1.1 august–october 1.2 november–february 1.3 march–may 1.4 results 1.5 statistics 1.5.1 standings 1.5.2 results summary 1.5.3 results round championship august–october carl fletcher appointed team captain after signing club. plymouth argyle began campaign @ selhurst park on 8 august against crystal palace, carl fletcher captaining new side against former club. goal hungarian international centre-back krisztián timár put argyle ahead home side responded in second half give both teams share of points. argyle faced queens park rangers in first home game of season , injury-time own goal kaspars gorkšs salvaged point after visitors had taken lead in first-half. alan gow s first goal club in next match against cardiff city merely consolation, hat-trick michael chopra consigned argyle first league defeat of season. stoppage time goal derby county s miles addison denied argyle third draw of season after had taken first-half lead through alan judge, , second 3–1 home defeat follo...

Governance Southwest Penang Island District

although districts in malaysia created purpose of land administration , revenue, in practice, local council manages provision of basic amenities , maintenance of urban infrastructure. the penang island city council, agency under penang state government, local authority in charge of whole penang island. history dating 1800, oldest local authority in malaysia , successor country s first city council - george town city council. headquarters city hall in george town, within northeast penang island district. the mayor of penang island appointed penang state government every 2 years. current mayor of penang island maimunah mohd sharif. electoral constituencies federal , state electoral constituencies within southwest penang island district (in white).

Aftermath New York State College of Forestry at Cornell

fernow hall on cornell campus. in 1910, liberty hyde bailey, dean of cornell s agriculture college, succeeded in having remained of forestry college transferred school. @ request, in 1911, legislature appropriated $100,000 construct building house new forestry department on cornell campus, cornell later named fernow hall. forestry department continues today department of natural resources. in 1927, cornell established 1,639-acre (6.63 km) research forest south of ithaca, arnot woods. in 1911, state legislature established new york state college of forestry @ syracuse university, not without opposition cornell university. in 1930, nys board of regents questioned need duplicate, state-supported forestry programs @ cornell , syracuse. formal study resulted in agreement in 1937 syracuse program place professional undergraduate training in forestry. cornell s department of forestry continued courses in farm forestry, cooperative extension work in forestry, , research , graduate educat...

National team Yamato Fushimi

1 national team 1.1 senior team 1.2 junior team 1.3 university team national team senior team 2014 world league – 19th place 2014 asian games – silver medal junior team 2010 asian junior championship – gold medal 2011 u21 world championship – 12th place university team 2013 summer universiade – bronze medal ^ 日本バレーボール協会. 南部正司新監督・越川優新キャプテンのもと2014年度全日本男子チーム・龍神nipponが始動! . retrieved 2014-05-13. 

Description Rpm (software)

1 description 1.1 package filename , label 1.2 library packaging 1.3 format 1.4 spec file 1.5 srpm description whilst rpm format same across different linux distributions, detailed conventions , guidelines may vary across them. package filename , label an rpm delivered in single file, in format: <name>-<version>-<release>.<architecture>.rpm such as: libgnomeuimm-2.0-2.0.0-3.i386.rpm where <name> libgnomeuimm, <version> 2.0, <release> 2.0.0-3, , <architecture> i386. source code may distributed in rpm packages in case <architecture> part specified src in, libgnomeuimm-2.0-2.0.0-3.src.rpm rpms noarch.rpm extension refer packages not depend on computer s architecture. these include graphics , text program use, , programs written in interpreted programming languages such python programs , shell scripts. the rpm contents include package label, contains following pieces of information: software name software version (the version taken orig...

Applications OpenAL

other applications blender – 3d modelling , rendering tool uses openal built-in game engine 3dmark06 – gamer s benchmarking tool dolphin (emulator) – gamecube , wii emulator vanda engine – uses openal 1.1 simulate 2d , 3d sounds croquet project bino - video player software has support stereoscopic 3d video , multi-display video ^ overview . 0 a.d. game info. wildfire games. archived original on september 26, 2013. retrieved december 5, 2012.  ^ games . openal wiki. creative labs. archived original on april 10, 2013.  ^ hpl engine – mod db . retrieved november 20, 2012.  ^ troubleshooting: reinstall openal : beamdog . retrieved may 29, 2014.  ^ ioquake3 website .  ^ blue ripple sound . retrieved september 23, 2017.  ^ modulaatio games . archived original on september 6, 2012.  ^ http://www.blueripplesound.com/compatible-games.  missing or empty |title= (help) ^ vanda engine .  ^ http://ieeexplore.ieee.o...

ZEN Stone Plus Creative Zen

zen stone (white) although larger zen stone, zen stone plus identical in design. however, zen stone plus has monochromic oled screen, built-in fm tuner, stopwatch (the first zen player have ability) , built-in microphone. zen stone plus plays approximately 9.5 hours of continuous audio playback, , comes same colors zen stone in 2 gb capacity. 4 gb model subsequently released on june 29, 2007. built-in speaker version released. both versions support mp3 , wma, built-in speaker version supporting itunes-encoded aac , audible formats.

Geographic distribution and habitat Hemideina ricta

1 geographic distribution , habitat 1.1 global range 1.2 new zealand range 1.3 habitat preference geographic distribution , habitat global range the banks peninsula tree weta native , endemic new zealand. related species can found in australia, known king crickets, new caledonia, chile, madagascar , south africa. new zealand range the banks peninsula tree weta found on east side of banks peninsula. range limited 200 km² area between pigeon bay , akaroa harbour. habitat preference due clearance of forest , shrubland on banks peninsula make way farming (biodiversity recovery unit, 1998) banks peninsula tree weta spends lot of time living on ground , can found living on wooden posts, in crevices in rocks or in fallen tree logs. available banks peninsula tree weta prefers live in cavities of trees these in short supply makes surroundings. when occupying trees banks peninsula tree weta found in lacebark , kanuka trees has been known occupy broadleaf, mahoe , 5 finger amongst other species. ...

Zen Portable Media Center Creative Zen

zen portable media center the zen portable media center, announced on january 8, 2004 , released 8 months later, based on microsoft s portable media center interface, runs windows mobile , supports wmv, wma, , mp3, , can display jpeg images; other video formats supported through transcoding. device first exclusively support microsoft s media transfer protocol, , presented @ consumer electronics show in 2004, winning techtv best of ces award in portable audio , video category. player uses 1.8-inch 20 or 40 gb hard drive hitachi. zen portable media center has been replaced zen vision , zen vision w.

Chronology of air raids on L.C3.BCbeck Bombing of Lübeck in World War II

^ royal air force bomber command 60th anniversary campaign diary: march 1942 archived 11 june 2007 @ wayback machine. ^ royal air force bomber command 60th anniversary campaign diary: july 1942 ^ angriffsschlußbericht über den luftangriff auf lübeck 25.08.1944 ( final battle report regarding air attack on lübeck on 25 august 1944 retrieved 4 february 2013 ^ combat chronology of army air forces:august 1944, jack mckillop s combat chronology of world war ii. retrieved 15 february 2009 ^ helmut von der lippe:1939-1949 zeitzeugen berichten: haben wir es erlebt. lübecker nachrichten, lübeck 1989, p.24. ^ royal air force bomber command 60th anniversary campaign diary: september 1944 ^ royal air force bomber command 60th anniversary campaign diary: april , may 1945 archived 18 january 2012 @ wayback machine. ^ u.s. army air forces in world war ii: combat chronology may 1945 archived 14 january 2009 @ wayback machine., air force history office archived 15 september 2008 @ wayback machine.. ...

Netherlands Christianity in the 16th century

iconoclasm: organised destruction of catholic images, or beeldenstorm, swept through netherlands churches in 1566. the reformation in netherlands, unlike in many other countries, not initiated rulers of seventeen provinces instead multiple popular movements, in turn bolstered arrival of protestant refugees other parts of continent. while anabaptist movement enjoyed popularity in region in decades of reformation, calvinism, in form of dutch reformed church, became dominant protestant faith in country 1560s onward. harsh persecution of protestants spanish government of philip ii contributed desire independence in provinces, led eighty years war , eventually, separation of largely protestant dutch republic catholic-dominated southern netherlands, present-day belgium.

Route description Maritime Line

perranwell station the line, heads south-westwards until point, heads towards south , passes high above silted-up restronguet creek on carnon viaduct. valley route of redruth , chasewater railway down quays @ devoran, mile beyond viaduct. part of mineral tramway trails. a half-mile later, line comes perranwell railway station, 4 miles truro. modern shelter situated on platform, built in style inspired older railway buildings. stations except truro, platform on left train travels towards falmouth. in forecourt old cornwall railway goods shed. the line begins head west, passing on short perran viaduct , south again along hillside above perranwell village before passing through 374-yard (342 m)-long perran tunnel. turning south-eastwards, line passes on ponsanooth viaduct, tallest on line. ponsanooth village on hillside right, while river kennal runs below join restronguet creek. view of penryn train. the line passes beneath a39 road truro falmouth @ treluswell, 4 cross, , shortly ent...

Present building History of St. Mary's Church (Dedham, Massachusetts)

1 present building 1.1 cornerstone ceremony 1.2 construction 1.3 dedication 1.4 cost , fundraising present building a newly married couple in st. mary s in 1867 house purchased on high street father john brennan , converted rectory. in february 1880 announced protestant had business in boston had paid off parish s $700 debt, allowing congregation commence work on new building. welcome news, parish bankrupt @ time. a building used bath male parishioners of st. raphael s in east dedham torn down on october 10, 1880 in order used staging ground construction of new church. charles logue, built numerous churches in greater boston area fenway park, died in arms of son while inspecting roof of st. mary s in 1919. cornerstone ceremony a map september 1892 showing not entirely finished church , parochial hall the cornerstone of present church laid @ 3:00 on october 17, 1880 archbishop john williams. crowd of between 4,000 , 5,000 people attended, , special trains run boston , norwood accommod...

Politics.2C history.2C government.2C sociology.2C philosophy.2C and religion List of City College of New York people

^ ted morgan, covert life: jay lovestone: communist, anti-communist, , spymaster. new york: random house, 1999; pg. 10. ^ obituary: professor sidney morgenbesser – independent, (london) – find articles @ bnet . archived original on march 20, 2008.  ^ bertram d. wolfe, life in 2 centuries. new york: stein , day, 1981; pg. 152.

The Ginans and Qasidas Isma'ilism

the ginans nizari religious texts. written in form of poetry pirs interpret meanings of quranic ayat languages of south asia, gujarati , urdu. in comparison ginans, ismāʿīlīs of other origins, such persians, arabs, , central asians, have qasidas (arabic: قصيدة‎) written missionaries such pir sadardin

State University University of Al Quaraouiyine

karaouine mosque , university. at time morocco became french protectorate in 1912, al quaraouiyine had witnessed decline religious center of learning medieval prime. however, had retained significance educational venue sultan s administration. student body rigidly divided along social strata; ethnicity (arab or berber), social status, personal wealth , geographic background (rural or urban) determined group membership of students segregated on teaching facility in personal quarters. french administration implemented number of structural reforms between 1914 , 1947, did not modernize contents of teaching likewise still dominated traditional worldviews of ulama. @ same time, student numbers @ al quaraouiyine dwindled total of 300 in 1922 moroccan elite began send children instead new-found western-style colleges , institutes elsewhere in country. in 1947, al quaraouiyine integrated state educational system, royal decree after independence, in 1963, madrasa transformed university under su...

History Stadtallendorf

memorial of camp „kz-außenlager münchmühle“ stadtallendorf given city rights in 1960; had been known until allendorf. during world war ii, stadtallendorf secret munitions centre. armament firms wasag ag , dag produced munitions , explosives in 2 separate large facilities located in woods nearby. @ time, 1 of largest of munitions production centres in europe. munition centre continued throughout war without being detected allies. labor provided both german , foreign forced laborers, including prisoners of war , concentration camp inmates, housed in dozen camps in surrounding area. the 6 square kilometre premises wartime arms works built said 1 of germany s biggest contaminated former industrial sites, in parts high concentrations of chemical contaminants on residential properties. since 1991, premises have undergone far-reaching cleanup; in march 2006, job officially declared done. according information hesse environment ministry, cleanup cost € 167 million. 154 tonnes of contaminants d...

Classic literature Cultural references to absinthe

^ absintheliquor.com ^ guy de maupassant - biography , works . online-literature.com. retrieved 2010-06-25.  ^ queer night in paris guy de maupassant . read print. retrieved 2010-06-25.  ^ conrad iii, barnaby; (1988). absinthe history in bottle. chronicle books. isbn 0-8118-1650-8 p. 137. ^ zoomgraphics absinthe page . zoomgraphics.com. archived original on 2010-06-06. retrieved 2010-06-25.  ^ oxygénée s absinthe faq iv . oxygenee.com. archived original on 2010-09-26. retrieved 2010-06-25.  ^ absinthe history in bottle barnaby conrad iii (1988) ^ second glass of absinthe . michelle black. retrieved 2010-06-25. 

History Akoris, Egypt

the temple of amun (akoris) the site settled since old kingdom. important administrative town in 17th upper-egyptian nome in ancient egyptian times. maybe nile port belonged town. lot of tombs created in rocks. belonged officials of old kingdom , priests of late period. archaeological remains came new kingdom , earlier times. in new kingdom temple of amun established in former old kingdom tomb ramesses ii , enlarged ramesses iii. assumed fortress established @ site in persian times because of strategic location of town no part of fortress remains. akoris became important town during greek , roman periods, , name changed akoris. today’s settlement traces came roman , coptic times.

Results Canoeing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's K-2 500 metres

1 results 1.1 heats 1.1.1 heat 1 1.1.2 heat 2 1.2 semifinal 1.3 final results heats qualification rules: 1..3->final, 4..7 , 8th best time->semifinals, rest out heat 1 heat 2 semifinal qualification rules: 1..3->final, rest out final

Background and career John Howie (businessman)

shawhill house, riccarton, owned howie family born son of william howie, , second cousin margaret howie, howie joined family firm , established 1 of foremost fireclay works in britain (later bought armitage shanks), producing huge range of items bricks, sanitary ware such toilets , baths, drainage materials, feeding dishes , troughs, chimneys , garden ornaments. owned several large coal mines , pits. howie s family owned of town of hurlford, including marchmont place, salisbury place, collier row, office row, chapel cottages, skerrington row , howie s square. owned small mining villages including hemphill , corsehill. j & r howie continued operate under national coal board, , still exists legally company today, though dormant , non-trading. in spite of vast wealth, howie did not live extravagantly, living @ family home of newhouse in hurlford, mansion-house nearby mine, extended 22-bedroomed residential care home. howie calvinist, family having been involved in covenanting movement...

Culture Worpswede

1 culture 1.1 artistic community 1.2 heinrich , martha vogeler 1.3 second generation of artists 1.4 worpsweder käseglocke culture worpswede famous nationwide long tradition artists colony. nowadays, 130 artists , craftsmen , women live there permanently; though 1 should include of inhabitants of worpswede, since many artists or have @ least kind of arts. example, owner of small café vernissage displays paintings in café. artistic community in 1884 mimi stolte, daughter of shopkeeper in worpswede, met fritz mackensen, young student of arts, while staying aunt in düsseldorf. since destitute, invited him worpswede spend holidays family. in 1889 settled in worpswede, accompanied other painters such hans ende , otto modersohn, , followed others such fritz overbeck, carl vinnen, , paula becker (who married otto modersohn). other artists came, example writers , poets gerhard hauptmann, thomas mann, , rainer maria rilke , sculptor clara westhoff (who married rilke). fritz mackensen remained...

Career Anat Hoffman

anat hoffman , woman @ entrance kotel; women of wall, photo michal patelle anat hoffman observing wow torah reading returning israel, became activist religious pluralism, becoming involved in founding of kol haneshema, reform or progressive synagogue in jerusalem. served on jerusalem city council 1988 2002, representing civil rights , peace movement. in late 1980s led campaign consumer rights regard bezeq, israeli telecommunications company had monopoly, , refused offer customer itemized bills. hoffman complained, on behalf of consumers, paying items had not used. in end, prevailed , bezeq issued itemized bills customers. anat hoffman chair of domari society of gypsies in jerusalem. additionally, prior 1993 oslo accords, hoffman chairwoman of women in black, international women s anti-war movement estimated 10,000 activists around world. first group formed israeli women in jerusalem in 1988, following outbreak of first intifada. she member of group started women of wall in december 198...

Ballet based in Los Angeles, from 1940 Bronislava Nijinska

maria tallchief in 1961. maria tallchief (1925-2013) studied nijinska, through high school years . everyone, recalled tallchief, in awe of her. jumped , flashed around studio. under spell. despite luminous green eyes dressed plainly. husband translated. madame when sleep, sleep ballerina. on street waiting bus, stand ballerina. yet madame nijinska spoke. didn t have to. had incredible personal magnetism . first learned dancer s soul in middle of body . when ballets russes de monte carlo came perform in los angeles, ballet dancers came madame take lessons. , biggest star of all, alexandra danilova, gave nijinska roses when entered studio . allegra kent (born 1937) recalls starting ballet lessons in 1949 when twelve. madame nijinska nice-looking woman in black lounge pajamas long cigarette holder . counted time ras, va, tri in russian. husband simultaneously translating said english. because of commanding presence in classes, world began , ended right there in moment. af...

Biography Ioan Gyuri Pascu

1 biography 1.1 life 1.2 trandafirii negri , fundal 1.3 university years , divertis debut 1.4 first musical , comedic hits 1.5 occident felix şi otilea 1.6 writing debut , pro tv projects 1.7 2010 stroke , divertis split 1.8 death biography early life pascu native of agnita (at time part of braşov region, in sibiu county), graduated primary school. born ethnic romanian father , half-hungarian mother; on mother s side, descendant of poles , slovaks. mother roman catholic , father, gyuri, romanian orthodox. name reflects complex heritage: ioan chosen romanian name; second name hungarian gyurika, recorded ghiurico in birth certificate , personal documents ever since—as pascu later indicated, because neither father nor notary familiar hungarian phonology. pascu, fluent in hungarian language, preferred hypocoristic gyuri. pascu began study piano when 9 years old, , sang soprano in school choir, entertaining friends impressions of well-known pop singers. during fifth grade, started playing h...

La Belle au bois dormant, then called The Sleeping Princess (1921) Bronislava Nijinska

the wicked fairy carabosse léon bakst, created 300 costume designs diaghilev s lavish 1921 london production of sleeping beauty. pjotr tschaikowski. this ballet, called sleeping beauty, 1 of great petipa classics old imperial russian repertory, la belle au bois dormant [the beauty in woods asleep]. based on french fairy tale of name charles perrault, music tchaikovsky. in 1921 diaghilev had revived petipa choreography in 3 acts. additional choreography provided bronislava nijinska, e.g., rousing hopak 3 ivans. leon bakst designed sets of surpassing grandeur , magnificence , no expense spared... . yet nijinska arriving in london russia in revolution . wrote diaghilev s revival of sleeping princess seemed me absurdity, dropping past, , many of ballet russes audience members held same opinion. despite extravagant production value of ballet, attendees missing more “current” aspect of dance had come associate ballet russes, , deemed overall failure. instead, preferred pre-war diaghi...