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  Husli and Kobza
The history of the kobza can be traced back to 6th century Greek chronicles and it was often mentioned by wandering Arab scholars who visited Rus' in the 10-11th centuries.
The kobza became a favorite instrument of the Ukrainian Cossacks and was widely played by the rural masses and in the courts of Polish kings and Russian tsars.
The instrument kobza was traditionally carved out of a single piece of wood and consisted of a soundboard with strings strung across it.
home.att.net /~bandura.ca/VMfolkBook/HusliKobza.html   (674 words)

  
  Neighborhood America Kim Patrick Kobza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kobza developed many of the original concepts on which the company is founded, helps drive its ongoing vision, and is responsible for revenue growth.
Kobza served in various leadership roles within his local community and has also managed public processes on behalf of business and development clients.
Kobza participates in ongoing education and leadership opportunities with many national leadership organizations and is a graduate and frequent participant in the Harvard Executive Leadership series on Cross Boundary Collaboration.
neighborhoodamerica.com /co_teamKKobza.asp   (534 words)

  
 UBC Dictionary
The history of the kobza can be traced back to 6th century Greek chronicles and it was often mentioned by wandering Arab scholars who visited Kyivan-Rus in the 10-11th centuries.
The kobza became a favorite instrument of the Ukrainian kozaks and was widely played by the rural masses and in the courts of Polish kings and Russian tsars, where it served a role similar to the lute in Western Europe.
Unfortunately, the kobza, like its cousin the lute, fell into disuse and was gradually replaced by the bandura, guitar, and mandolin, with the term 'kobza' later becoming a synonym for the bandura.
www.bandura.org /dictionary.htm   (2296 words)

  
 Kobza-Wood : eurohranoly
Velice úzce spolupracujeme se spoleèností RADOVAN KOBZA, S.A..
Spoleènost RADOVAN KOBZA, S.A. se sídlem v Mahé vlastní a øídí nìkolik døevozpracujících firem, které se zabývají výrobou okenních EUROHRANOLÙ z borovice a dále podlahových a obkladových materiálù ze smrku, borovice a modøínu.
byla založena s cílem proniknout na èeský trh s VYSOCE KVALITNÍMI BOROVICOVÝMI EUROHRANOLY, vyrábìnými a distribuovanými spoleèností RADOVAN KOBZA, S.A..
www.kobza-wood.cz   (139 words)

  
 The Capital Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In fact, Kobza is committed to doing what it takes to develop and maintain great schools; on most issues she will disappoint the conservatives and pleasantly surprise the liberals.
But Kobza is enough of an independent thinker, and enough of an independent player, that she's got a lot of people on edge.
Kobza is in a position to do something that the board needs to get better at: communicate effectively - and convincingly - with the voters.
www.madison.com /tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=35631&ntpid=0   (722 words)

  
 Chat with Marty Kobza | LJWorld.com
Kobza is spearheading a Eudora citizens group to help USD 491 to help it craft what consultants say should be a $40 million bond issue, which could pay for projects such as a possible sixth-grade building addition to the middle school or a new stadium.
Bassetlover: I've been told that parents in the Eudora school district parents don't have to pay the extraordinarily high start-up fees each August that Lawrence school district parents are forced to pay because you believe a public school education should be free.
Kobza, Eudora is way ahead of the Lawrence School distict in many ways.
www2.ljworld.com /chats/2006/oct/18/marty_kobza   (1387 words)

  
 The Eudora News: Kobza promotes district's tech savvy
Kobza took the opportunity to share the point and the district's technological achievements with a national school board panel from Feb. 7 to 9.
Kobza also presented the overall access to technology as one of the district's strengths, he said.
In general, Kobza told the advisory group that teachers within the district use technology like computer labs primarily as tools and not destinations.
www.eudoranews.com /section/schools/story/8783   (595 words)

  
 TORBAN > THE LUTE IN UKRAINE > PALEOGRAPHIA SARMATICA TESTUDINIS
The Kobza is not to be confused with MODERN BANDURA, a WIRE-strung instrument belonging to the family of harps, zithers, psalteries, guslis and kanteles, which was not in existence until early nineteenth century.
Again: the word "KOBZA" is Turkic and was introduced into the Ancient Slavonic language either during the Mongol conquests in the 13th century or earlier, during some absorbtion of Bulgarians or Polovetsians.
Unfortunately, the kobza, like its cousin the lute, fell into gradual disuse after 1850, and was sadly replaced by the unfrettable modern bandura, guitar, and mandolin.
polyhymnion.org /torban/torban2.html   (2384 words)

  
 KOBZA - the legendary Ukrainian folk-rock group
Music by "Kobza" he’s been heard in the age of 10.
After graduating from the Kiev State Conservatory, worked as a vocalist ("Mriya" and "Mal’vy" ensembles) and a flutist (Ukrainian Symphonic Orchestra for Radio and Television, The National Academic Orchestra of Ukraine).
George was one of the founders of "Kobza".
kobza.biz /en/group   (345 words)

  
 Dr. Paul Kobza - hand and upper extremity surgery
Dr. Kobza is a fellowship-trained hand surgeon from the Prestigious Baylor College of Medicine.
His area of expertise includes surgical and medical treatment of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.
Schedule a complimentary consultation call 281.363.9955 or 281.363.9974 for an appointment.
www.drpaulkobza.com   (66 words)

  
 Neighborhood America Kim Patrick Kobza
He has also helped the company secure important strategic partnerships such as its alliance with IBM.
We all own the vision, and as David Bankston says: "we make a difference".
Kobza has had a diverse career and has participated in building companies in a number of industries.
www.neighborhoodamerica.com /co_teamKKobza.asp   (534 words)

  
 Ukrainian Folk Musical Instruments — My Ukraine
Kobza, one of the oldest Ukrainian musical instruments, is similar to lute, guitar and other string instrument played by plucking.
From the Cossack age and up to the 19th century, blind vagrant musicians used kobza, as well as the bandura and the lyre, to perform dumy, heroic Ukrainian epic songs.
By reflecting the historical realities of the 15th to 17th centuries, that is, the suffering of the Ukrainians enslaved in the Tartar and Turkish captivity and Ukrainian Cossacks’ triumphs the dumy epitomized the idea of national independence throughout the centuries in addition to demonstrating popular interpretation of history.
myukraine.info /en/culture/etnography/musical-instruments   (885 words)

  
 WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This was Kobza's second victory at Chowchilla and his fourth feature win of the 2005 season.
Kobza started his Red Line Oil Sprinter on the second row and overtook front row starter David Goodwill of Napa on lap 20.
Passing was at a premium on the slick surface, but at lap twenty Kobza caught up with Goodwill and made a smooth pass in turn 3 for the lead.
www.whowon.com /Results.asp?TrackID=1598&StoryID=164730   (778 words)

  
 Ukrainian Instruments
Today "kobza" and "bandura" are often used synonymously.
The mandolin is thought to have replaced the fretted kobza in Ukraine and was first developed in Italy and became very popular in Europe and in Ukraine.
The torban has approximately 30 strings, usually made of gut, although instruments having up to 60 strings are known to have existed.
www.pengraphics.com /kutash/INSTRUMENTS.html   (2221 words)

  
 Ukraine and Ukrainian Traditions at BRAMA - KOBZAR
This instrument is called a bandura and it developed out of the kobza, from which kobzari take their name.
The kobza was a plucked and strummed symmetrical instrument similar to other European and Eastern lutes.
Because the lira is so different from the kobza and bandura, it is probable that kobzari and lirnyky were once separate categories of performers.
www.brama.com /art/kobzar.html   (1077 words)

  
 Alberta physicians and Kobza to publish textbooks (01/24/93)
They started a fund-raising campaign among Ukrainian physicians in Alberta and contacted Kobza, which readily agreed to take on the responsibility of organizing the actual publishing process.
Among the publications being prepared in its publishing house, Oriy, are the Ukrainian translation of the collected works of Carl Gustav Jung, selected works of the well-known Ukrainian poet and writer Vasyl Barka, as well as several books on the history of Ukraine and Ukrainian culture.
Kobza also encourages Ukrainian professionals and scholars, especially those specializing in economics, political science or engineering, to provide suggestions for textbooks that would be useful for Ukrainian universities.
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1993/049322.shtml   (643 words)

  
 POVALISH - POWALISZ - ZOLECKI - INDYKIEWICZ - SZWAJKOWSKI - ROGALSKI GENEALOGY - Person Page 27   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Anastazia Kobza was enumerated in the 1900 U.S. Census: Household 58, 60
Anna Kobza was enumerated in the 1900 U.S. Census: Household 58, 60
Martha Kobza was enumerated in the 1900 U.S. Census: Household 58, 60
home.comcast.net /~candymitchell1/CandyTMG-p/p27.htm   (10137 words)

  
 Kobza’s late 3-pointer lifts NHS past Lely | BonitaNews.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kobza’s late 3-pointer lifts NHS past Lely
Kendra Kobza’s 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds remaining gave the Golden Eagles a thrilling 35-34 victory.
Kobza scored five of the seven first-quarter points and finished with a game-high 14.
www.bonitanews.com /news/2007/feb/04/kobzas_late_3pointer_lifts_nhs_past_lely/?latest   (700 words)

  
 Girls Prep of the Week: Kobza's big shot propels Naples to district crown | BonitaNews.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
That's because Kobza's 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left if the game sent the Golden Eagles to a 35-34 win over Lely in the Class 4A-District 12 championship on Saturday.
Kobza remembers Fort Myers-Dunbar well, for it was last year when the Golden Eagles defeated the Tigers in the regional quarterfinal en route to a state final four appearance.
Golden Eagles coach Dave Walker knows Kobza left behind the difficult moments of this season with one shot, while helping Naples move ahead.
www.bonitanews.com /news/2007/feb/06/girls_prep_week_kobzas_big_shot_propels_naples_dis/?sports   (342 words)

  
 Catalyst/Hall Team
Kobza was a Managing Director at Vine Street Partners where he was responsible for the origination and execution of merger and acquisition and capital raising assignments for middle market companies.
Kobza was with Prudential’s Portfolio Management Group, where he assisted in the management of Prudential’s investment portfolio, and the Prudential Capital Group, where he was actively involved in making private placements to large corporations.
Kobza holds a B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University.
www.catalysthall.com /Stationery/chicagotext.html   (76 words)

  
 Golden Drum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This year's president of the Advertising Campaign Jury is Rudi Kobza, chairman of two top advertising agencies in Austria, Draftfcb Kobza and Lowe GGK.
In 1994 he founded Kobza Communications, which one year later merged to become FCB Kobza.
Moreover, Draftfcb Kobza was the only Austrian agency in the ranks of The Gunn Report.
www.goldendrum.com /en/news/21287/details.html   (285 words)

  
 Texas Tech University :: Department of Industrial Engineering ::
Sheldon H. Jacobson, John E. Kobza and Amy E. Simms, "A Stochastic Approach to Modeling Aviation Security Problems Using the Knapsack Problem," IIE Transactions, Vol.
John E. Kobza and Steve S. Liu, "A Head of Line Approximation to Delay-Dependent Scheduling in Integrated Packet-Switched Networks," Proceedings of INFOCOM '89, IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, Ottawa, pp.
Youngho Lim and John E. Kobza, "Analysis of a Delay-Dependent Priority Discipline in a Multiclass Traffic Packet-Switching Node," Proceedings of INFOCOM '88, IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, New Orleans, pp.
www.depts.ttu.edu /ieweb/faculty/main/kobza.php   (5405 words)

  
 CIUS Press: Kobza: zbirka pies dlia bandury by Zinovii Shtokalko
CIUS Press: Kobza: zbirka pies dlia bandury by Zinovii Shtokalko
See kobza and bandura in the Enclopedia of Ukraine.
This Web site looks and works best in MS Explorer 6+ with text size set at medium.
www.utoronto.ca /cius/publications/books/kobza.htm   (253 words)

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