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In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

  
  Wilhelm Voigt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Between 1864 and 1891, Voigt was sentenced to prison for a total of 25 years for thefts and forgery.
Voigt traveled from place to place until he settled in Rixdorf in Berlin and went to live with his sister.
Voigt was arrested on October 26 and on December 1 sentenced to four years in prison for forgery, impersonating an officer and wrongful imprisonment.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilhelm_Voigt   (670 words)

  
 Voigt Family
Voigt was born in Doebeln, Saxony, Germany on April 5, 1844, the son of Carl William Voigt and Pauline (Beck) Voigt.
Voigt was formerly the owner of about 150 acres of land on Woodward Avenue, four miles from the city's center, and operated a farm for a number of years.
Voigt was also one of the founders of the Port Huron Sulphite and Paper Company organized in 1888; where he was in position as president until his death.
www.geocities.com /histmich/voigt.html   (1343 words)

  
 Voigt
Voigt is linked to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction can only be a reflex of his party's vocal opposition to the US invasion of Iraq, rather than any connection to the deployment of weapons held by Iraq.
Voigt sets a dangerous precedent because members of parties such as the Social Democrats, the Party of Democratic Socialism and The Greens, could also be refused an Australian visa on the basis of a statement more appropriate to a Monty Python skit than an Australian Minister.
Voigt's message that constitutes the supposed damage that may be caused to the German-Australian relationship.
www.adelaideinstitute.org /Dissenters/voigt.htm   (763 words)

  
 Soprano wears success well, despite little black dress
Voigt, who was born in the Chicago area and still has family here, was surprised at the vehement reaction, pro and con, unleashed by the news of her canceled London contract.
Voigt well knows those two hoary show-biz adages: "I don't care what you say about me as long as you spell my name right,'' and "There's no such thing as bad publicity.'' But she isn't entirely happy that many people now identify her as the soprano with the weight problem rather than the heavenly voice.
Voigt has been winning as many bravos for her Broadway tunes in solo recitals as for her Isolde and Ariadne.
www.suntimes.com /output/delacoma/sho-sunday-voigt11.html   (1187 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Health: Soprano sheds bulk, credits gastric bypass
Voigt, 44, said she knew surgery could be "extremely dangerous" for a singer.
For Voigt, who acknowledged she was a compulsive eater, gastric bypass surgery, which involves creating a small pouch out of the top of the stomach and connecting it to half of the small intestine, is "a blessing," she said.
Voigt, who resumed performing seven weeks after surgery, has been encouraged by the strong critical reaction to her singing since then.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/health/2002221360_opera27.html   (1264 words)

  
 Welcome to Voigt&Haeffner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Voigt and Haeffner at "electronica 2002" in Munich
Voigt and Haeffner is the first manufacturer of electronic power supply systems to launch a modular DC/DC converter system to transform the power of a high-level fuel cell directly into DC power.
Voigt and Haeffner is the first manufacturer of power supply systems to launch a unlimited and freely configurable power system for the needs of information and telecommunication networks.
www.vuh.de /en/vuh_1_2.html   (778 words)

  
 classical music - andante - deborah voigt confirms that her weight loss is due to gastric bypass surgery
Voigt, 44, reportedly had the surgery done in New York last June, months after she was fired from a production of Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos at Covent Garden in London because she couldn't fit into the costume for the title character.
Voigt, who reportedly lost 45 kilos (100 pounds) after the surgery, didn't say how much she weighed, but said she now wears a size 14 dress.
Voigt will perform in New York on April 4 when she sings the role of Amelia in the first of eight performances of the Metropolitan Opera's revival of Verdi's Ballo in maschera.
www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=25340   (620 words)

  
 14-3-3 Proteins Are Constituents of the Insoluble Glycoprotein Framework of the Chlamydomonas Cell Wall -- Voigt and ...
Voigt, J. A study of cross-links between the glycoprotein subunits within the insoluble inner cell wall layer of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Voigt, J. Biosynthesis and turnover of cell wall glycoproteins during the vegetative cell cycle of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Voigt, J., and Münzner, P. The Chlamydomonas cell cycle is regulated by a light/dark-responsive cell-cycle switch.
www.plantcell.org /cgi/content/full/15/6/1399   (7177 words)

  
 Public Museum of Grand Rapids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Built by the Voigt's in 1895, this home is filled with the family's possessions and reflects every facet of daily life in the late 1800s.
Voigt House will be open for tours during the Heritage Hill Tour of Homes, check calendar for exact dates.
The elegant Voigt House dining room is the scene of this one-of-a-kind event, where each evening ten guests enjoy an eight course Victorian-style dinner served by costumed maids and butlers.
www.grmuseum.org /voigt   (353 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / Music / Voigt valiantly returns for 'Dutchman' finale
Voigt had canceled the first two because of a bad throat, and Elizabeth Byrne took over without rehearsal.
Voigt decided she was ready to sing after coming into Symphony Hall Tuesday afternoon.
The voice was huge, bright, and refulgent, especially at the top, and Voigt's technique was extraordinary -- it guided and glided the glorious tall ship of her voice under full sail into safe harbor.
www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2005/03/17/voigt_valiantly_returns_for_dutchman_finale   (471 words)

  
 voigt page
Voigt was born on February 25, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts as Cynthia Irving.
Voigt first decided to become a writer when she was in high school because she liked books.
Cynthia Voigt's books are enjoyed by many, but most of her readers do not know about her life and how she got where she is today.
www.scils.rutgers.edu /~kvander/voigt.html   (1870 words)

  
 Educational Paperback Association
Cynthia Voigt was born in Boston in 1942 and raised in Connecticut.
Voigt's book are generally long but their stories are compelling; readers are carried through to the end of each book by their concern for realistic and sympathetic characters.
Voigt also received the Alan Award for achievement in young adult literature in 1989 and the California Young Reader's Award in 1990 for Izzy, Willy-Nilly.
www.edupaperback.org /showauth.cfm?authid=109   (1107 words)

  
 Woldemar Voigt - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Woldemar Voigt (September 2, 1850 - December 13, 1919) was a German physicist.
It was Voigt who was the first to formulate the Lorentz transformation in his 1887 article Über das Doppler'sche Princip (On the Doppler Effect), where he stated the universal speed of light.
The word tensor in its current meaning was introduced by Voigt in 1899.
www.free-definition.com /Woldemar-Voigt.html   (146 words)

  
 NPR : Interview: Karsten Voigt Discusses Germany's Position On A War In Iraq
Karsten Voigt is at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin.
KARSTEN VOIGT (German Ministry of Foreign Affairs): I think it's very clear that we will not endorse any attack now, and it's very clear that we are in favor of more time for the inspectors.
VOIGT: This I think is a big nonsense because not only what I hear from German politicians, but also when I listen to German voters, the Iraqi position has always been very unpopular in Germany.
www.npr.org /programs/atc/transcripts/2003/jan/030122.voigt.html   (829 words)

  
 Soprano's 'Obsessions' documents London opera house's loss - PittsburghLIVE.com
Voigt's disc is called "Obsessions," the expression of love's hopes, fears and compulsions in music by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.
Voigt was to have starred in a new production of "Ariadne auf Naxos" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, but last month the opera house confirmed she was being dropped because she weighs too much.
Voigt's magnificent performances on the new disc can be enjoyed without the intrusion of stage directors, but with the insightful collaboration of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Richard Armstrong.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/music/classical/s_188587.html   (798 words)

  
 Cynthia Voigt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cynthia Voigt is an author of children's literature.
The vast majority of Voigt's work is marked by a contemporary or historical setting and a realistic style.
The "Kingdom" books break from the former, being set in an unspecified but apparently invented region in a circa-medieval period of historical development.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cynthia_Voigt   (370 words)

  
 Voigt doubles up at Critérium International
Voigt, 32, won both of Sunday's two stages to take the overall victory by 12 seconds over the emerging Spanish star José Ivan Gutierrez of Balears-Banesto.
Julich was the fastest at half-distance after 4km of mainly uphill work, five seconds faster than teammate Voigt, but lost time on the mainly flat second half.
Much of the damage was done by Voigt's CSC team, which made repeated uphill surges.
www.velonews.com /race/int/articles/5783.0.html   (436 words)

  
 Two distinct forms of passion, and CSO excels at both
Voigt's resonant, glittering soprano was an ideal instrument for this hurtling, high-stakes journey.
Veering between hysteria and comforting memories of past moments with her lover, she was the very image of a human being trying to make sense of the inexplicable.
The final moments, with Voigt's distracted song ending in mid-sentence and the orchestra seeming to trundle idly away into the mist, was a powerful portrait of coldly implacable fate.
www.suntimes.com /output/delacoma/cst-ftr-cso30x.html   (411 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: VOIGT, FREDERICK
Frederick Voigt, Nacogdoches civic leader, state senator, and Texas state custodian of public property, son of Frederick William and Wilhelmina Voigt, was born on September 4, 1825, in Germany.
Voigt served three times as mayor, was worshipful master of Milam Lodge No. 2 of the Masonic order, and was editor and publisher of the Nacogdoches Chronicle; he was a member of the vestry of Christ Episcopal Church and captain of Company B of the Eighth Regiment of the Nacogdoches volunteers during the Civil War.
Voigt was also Nacogdoches postmaster (1854-66) and owner-operator of a general merchandise store and freight depot.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/VV/fvo11.html   (502 words)

  
 The New York Times > Arts > Music > With Surgery, Soprano Sheds a Brünnhilde Body
Voigt, to her dismay, long fit the stereotype of the oversize opera singer.
Voigt, who resumed performing just seven weeks after surgery, has been encouraged by the strong critical reaction to her singing since then.
Voigt, who lives in Florida, is staying, she sat in a narrow living room chair and bragged of now being able to cross her legs comfortably.
www.nytimes.com /2005/03/27/arts/music/27voig.html?ex=1269579600&en=c7eac28a837c9c9c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt   (882 words)

  
 VOIGT HOUSE VICTORIAN MUSEUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Located in the heart of historic Heritage Hill District of Grand Rapids, this unique 19th century home was built in 1895 and is preserved with the original furnishings and personal possessions of Carl G. Voigt and his family.The past comes to life during a tour of the opulent home, carriage house and historically landscaped grounds.
The Voigt House is open every Tuesday from 11 am until 3 pm, and the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
Admission to the Voigt House is $3.00 for adults (18 and older), and $2.00 for students (6-17) and senior citizens (62 and older).
www.iserv.net /~grmuseum/voigt.htm   (177 words)

  
 Welcome to Voigt&Haeffner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
We are pleased to inform you that with immediate effect Voigt and Haeffner has become a member of the Eltek Group.
Voigt and Haeffner GmbH remains in its present form under the new owner.
Consequently, we are convinced that under the umbrella of the Eltek Group, in future Voigt and Haeffner will be able to meet your requirements in an even better way and continue to support you reliably in the implementation of your projects with optimised products and services in the secure power supply sector.
www.vuh.de /en/vuh_1_2-14.html   (232 words)

  
 Joseph Carl Voigt Jr's
Voigt and Thomas Families 1943 (L to R) Dorothy Thomas-Voigt (1906-), Thomas Voigt (1943-), A. Fred Thomas (1971-1950), Jane Dilworth-Thomas (1878-1963), Joseph Voigt III (1937-2001).
Voigt Family August 19, 1984 (Tom Voigt becomes an L.A. County Fire Department Captain.) (L to R) Bernice Hamrock-Voigt (1942-), Joseph John Voigt (1973-), Thomas Voigt (1943-), Dorothy Thomas-Voigt (1906-), Joseph Carl Voigt Jr.
Joseph Carl Voigt III was born May 26, 1937 in Los Angeles, California.
mywebpage.netscape.com /voigtfamilysite/joejr.html   (164 words)

  
 Wilhelm Voigt - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Friedrich Wilhelm Voigt (February 13, 1849 - January 3, 1922) was a German impostor who masqueraded a Prussian officer in 1906 and became famous as the Captain of Köpenick (Hauptmann von Köpenick).
He worked briefly as a court shoemaker until on August 24 police expelled him from Berlin as undesirable.
He had purchased parts of used captain's uniform of the 1st Prussian Guards regiment from two different shops and tested its effect for soldiers.
www.free-definition.com /Wilhelm-Voigt.html   (627 words)

  
 Opera Soprano Deborah Voigt, Sopranos, Singers, Musician, Musicians, Singer, Diva   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Critics have lauded her "lyricism, beauty of tone and dramatic acuity" as well as her "impressive aura and voice." She has made her mark on both the operatic and concert stages in a remarkably varied repertoire.
Voigt's latest performances and recordings, listen to samples of her many recordings, and see where Ms.
Voigt will also be heard in roles she seldom sings: Leonore in Beethoven's Fidelio at Carnegie Hall, and Senta in Wagner's Flying Dutchman in Boston, and is soon to record American Songs for second EMI Classics solo CD.
www.deborahvoigt.com   (375 words)

  
 NPR : Deborah Voigt's 'Obsessions'
Voigt made her Carnegie Hall debut on April 7, one day after releasing Obsessions, her first solo recording of Wagner and Strauss arias.
The release of Obsessions coincided with an odd event that briefly transported Voigt from the arts page to the front page: She was dropped from Ariadne by London's Royal Opera because she was deemed too big to wear a little fl cocktail dress in the contemporary production.
Voigt tells NPR's Robert Siegel about her new CD, the publicity surrounding the Covent Garden affair and her plans for the future.
www.npr.org /features/feature.php?wfId=1862649   (230 words)

  
 classical music - andante - in berlin, deborah voigt does her first marschallin
There had been lots of talk in opera circles about Voigt's enormous weight loss — that there was about half as much of Debbie as there used to be; that she would look phenomenal...
Well, as soon as the curtain opened, it was clear that the rumors were not exaggerated: Voigt, voluptuously stretched out on satin sheets in front of the Marschallin's bed, wearing a cream-colored negligée whose straps would casually slip from her shoulders every now and then, has indeed transformed herself into a strikingly beautiful woman.
It was difficult to believe that this was Voigt's first Marschallin, harder still to imagine that she might get even better with subsequent performances.
www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=25171   (764 words)

  
 Wolfgang Voigt Interview
One of them is that Voigt - as he once said himself - has taken up and transformed "cultural ballast" in various projects again and again.
Wolfgang Voigt is someone who is not easy to capture, who doesn't want to be limited to one identity.
Wolfgang Voigt: At some point the reports had reached an independent dynamics, and it would have been impossible, no matter how much one would have tried, to spend all day on denials.
www.angbase.com /interviews/wolfgang_voigt.html   (2866 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Voigt takes yellow jersey from Armstrong; Rasmussen wins Stage 9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Voigt finished third on the stage from Gerardmer, a route that included Le Ballon d'Alsace, the first mountain to be included in 1905.
Voigt finished third, behind stage winner Michael Rasmussen of Denmark and Christophe Moreau of France.
Nor did Armstrong's teammates seek to prevent Voigt from taking the overall lead, although they still pedaled robustly to make sure that he did not get too far ahead — and to show that they remain strong after they had a disappointing day on Saturday.
www.usatoday.com /sports/cycling/tourdefrance/2005-07-10-stage9_x.htm   (1043 words)

  
 Tour de France 2005: Jens Voigt Archives
Jens Voigt, who spent the day chasing Rasmussen, pulls on the yellow jersey for his trouble, becoming the 2nd CSC rider in yellow this year (and ever), after David Zabriskie, who was forced to abandon today.
Voigt flats -- the team car was right there, but he'll lose a little time, and it will disrupt Voigt and Moreau's chase of Rasmussen, which had been under 4 minutes.
Voigt is a friend of Armstrong's, Friday's stage ends in Germany, and he's not much of a climber, so Discovery could afford to see him in the yellow jersey for a few days if he can make the break stick.
www.tdfblog.com /jens_voigt   (5853 words)

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