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  Zimmermann Telegram - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, on January 16, 1917, to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt, at the height of World War I.
The Zimmermann telegram as it was sent from the German ambassador in Washington to Mexico.
In an unexpected move, Zimmermann confirmed the authenticity of the telegram on March 3, and again in a speech on March 29, 1917.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zimmermann_Telegram   (1532 words)

  
 Phil Zimmermann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip Zimmermann (born February 12, 1954) is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the most widely used email encryption software in the world.
After the government dropped its case without indictment in early 1996, Zimmermann founded PGP Inc. That company was acquired by Network Associates (NAI) in December 1997, where he stayed on for three years as a Senior Fellow.
Zimmermann is also a fellow at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_Zimmermann   (343 words)

  
 Harmful Error - The Center for Public Integrity
From reading the transcript, Zimmermann should have known that the fatal fight resulted from rumors of homosexual conduct, which is not what Zimmermann reportedly told defense counsel—that the death resulted from "a turf war in the prison between the two gangs as to who would control the drug trade" there.
Zimmermann "shielded from the defense and the jury this major weakness in his case," the six former prosecutors say.
Zimmermann said the firefighter denied the accuracy of the detective's written account, and the detective testified at a post-conviction hearing that he could not be certain of the accuracy himself.
www.publicintegrity.org /pm/default.aspx?sid=sidebarsa&aid=29   (2265 words)

  
 First World War.com - Who's Who - Arthur Zimmermann
Arthur Zimmermann (1854-1940) was responsible as German Foreign Secretary for the Zimmermann Telegram which helped to draw the United States into World War One against Germany in April 1917.
Zimmermann was appointed Germany's Foreign Secretary in November 1916 and owed his political eminence to his unwavering support for the Third Supreme Command, an effective military dictatorship led by Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff.
However Zimmermann is best-known as the author of the infamous 'Zimmermann Telegram' sent to the German Embassy in Mexico on 19 January 1917.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/zimmermann.htm   (321 words)

  
 The Mayor's of Buffalo, New York -George J. Zimmermann
Henry Jerge, who was fighting Zimmermann for the Democratic nomination and leadership of the party, went before the committee and asked for the endorsement, but was rejected.
Zimmermann's response: "There is also told the alleged promise of offices and money supposed to have been made by me to the associates of Mr.
Zimmermann plead not guilty, was arrested, and released on $20,000 bail.
www.buffalonian.com /history/industry/mayors/Zimmermann.htm   (3731 words)

  
 Dr. Chris Zimmermann
Zimmermann has given numerous international presentations on ergonomics in both construction and manufacturing and has served as a consultant on the development of ergonomics training materials for The International Union of Operating Engineers and the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust.
Zimmermann has had experience in teaching orthopedic physical therapy of the spine and biomedical instrumentation at the University of Iowa and served as a clinical supervisor to physical therapy students in a previous outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinic.
Zimmermann CL, Hatiar KM, Cook TM: A comparison of WMD among operating engineers in the United States and Slovakia.
www.cuw.edu /AdultEd_Graduate/programs/dpt/czimmermann.html   (971 words)

  
 First World War.com - Primary Documents - Arthur Zimmermann on the Zimmermann Telegram, 29 March 1917
In the telegram - in the text below Zimmermann dismissed suggestions that he separately wrote a letter to the Mexican leader General Carranza - Zimmermann suggested that Germany seek a military alliance with Mexico in the event that the U.S. entered the war against Germany.
Zimmermann argued that there was nothing reprehensible in sending such a telegram, since Germany only intended to seek an alliance with Mexico were the U.S. to open hostilities against Germany.
Until he gave the speech many in the U.S. doubted the authenticity of the telegram; such suspicions were dispelled by Zimmermann when he explicitly confirmed the telegram as genuine.
www.firstworldwar.com /source/zimmermann_speech.htm   (929 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, on January 16, 1917, to the German ambassador in Mexico, Heinrich von Eckardt, at the height of World War I. The Zimmermann telegram as it was sent from the German ambassador in Washington to Mexico.
Zimmermann's message proposed that Mexico should ally itself with Germany if the United States were to enter the war.
The British government knew that a decrypted version of the telegram existed in Mexico and that if they could lay their hands on it, they could pretend that the telegram was obtained as a result of espionage activity in Mexico and not as a result of code breaking.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Zimmermann-Telegram   (592 words)

  
 Walter Zimmermann Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Zimmermann learned piano, violin and oboe at an early age and began composing at age twelve.
From 1970-73, he studied with Mauricio Kagel (at the Kölner Kurse für Neue Musik) and at the Institute of Sonology in Utrecht (with O.E. Laske) and the Jaap Kunst Center of Ethnology in Amsterdam.
In 1974, Zimmermann began his stay in the USA, first in Hamilton, New York to study computer music, and then around the States to have conversations with 23 American composers (which were published in the book Desert Plants).
www.mode.com /profiles/zimmermann.html   (319 words)

  
 MPR: Records show Zimmermann is target of bribery probe
The affidavit says Zimmermann received $7,200 from the developer but the rezoning proposal was never approved.
Zimmermann's attorney did not respond to repeated requests for a response to the allegations.
For now, Zimmermann's campaign is trying to move forward without the computers, campaign files and other materials seized during the FBI raid.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/09/09_scheckt_z   (891 words)

  
 Dr. Robert A. Zimmermann
The central interests of the Zimmermann laboratory are focused on the structure, function and evolution of ribosomes, the organelles that carry out protein synthesis in all living cells.
Zimmermann, R.A. (2005), New Photoreactive Derivatives of tRNA for Probing the Peptidyl Transferase Center of the Ribosome RNA, in preparation.
Zimmermann, R.A., Gait, M.J. and Moore, M.J. Incorporation of Modified Nucleotides into RNA for Studies on RNA Structure, Function and Intermolecular Interactions.
www.bio.umass.edu /biochem/zimmermann   (912 words)

  
 CRN | Philip Zimmermann: Privacy Activist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Zimmermann was working as a software engineer and was married with two kids when he and his wife joined the peace movement.
Zimmermann speculates that the combination of an election year and a statute of limitations that was slated to run out in six months contributed to the demise of the case.
While working with Zimmermann to bring PGP to the corporate world in the face of bureaucratic encryption export restrictions, McArdle said he came to understand Zimmermann's fervent belief in the need for strong encryption and why he made personal sacrifices to make PGP become a reality.
www.crn.com /sections/special/hof/hof01.asp?ArticleID=31279   (1609 words)

  
 Phil Zimmermann, Security   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
But, Zimmermann is quick to point out, although using PGP to keep the secret police at bay is vitally important, the security provided by PGP is also vital to the life of any enterprise.
In February 1993, the government informed Zimmermann that he was being investigated for violating its restriction on the export of encryption technologies.
Zimmermann attributes that to several factors, but he's never actually been told the reasons the government dropped its case.
www.infoworld.com /articles/hn/xml/00/10/09/001009hnpz.html   (870 words)

  
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In court documents obtained by KARE 11, the FBI agent says Zimmermann was given bribes in exchange for his support on a rezoning issue that came before city council.
Zimmermann allegedly took $5,000 last year and is said to have needed the money to repay a legal bill.
Zimmermann's campaign spokeswoman says the councilman had no idea why the FBI was at his house until he heard the allegations on the news.
www.kare11.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=106861   (380 words)

  
 The Zimmermann Telegram
It may be recalled that the ZT was sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador in Mexico City suggesting a German-Mexican alliance in case of war between Germany and the United States.
Howe’s second statement appears to conflict with Zimmermann’s confirmation, in answer to a question in the Reichstag, that the ZT was genuine.
Zimmermann did not state the source of the report but said that it could be found on page 14 of title 5 of “the compilation.” Presumably the compilation was something which was handed to members of the examining committee.
www.washington-report.org /backissues/1099/9910057.html   (2277 words)

  
 Zimmermann History Page
Uli Zimmermann, another who bore the name, was presumed to have been a thief and he then fled the country.
All Zimmermanns of the Fatherland of Schwandi are descended from Heinrich.
One David Zimmermann, born in 1799 was called the 'lost' David because he was a hiker and rambler in America.
www.familyzimmermann.com /new/zimmerman/zim_history.htm   (4763 words)

  
 Zimmermann Telegram - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Zimmermann Telegram   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In World War I, ciphered telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann, German foreign secretary, discussing alliance against the USA with Mexico.
Zimmermann sent the telegram to von Eckhardt, German ambassador to Mexico.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Zimmermann+Telegram   (225 words)

  
 MPR: Dean Zimmermann tells his side of the story
Zimmermann is the target of a federal corruption investigation.
Zimmermann says he didn't think it was unusual that the man offered to contribute money to help the Green Party pay for a redistricting lawsuit.
Zimmermann says federal agents have returned some of the items that were confiscated from him, but he says they still haven't given back the computers and the files that were being used to run his campaign.
news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/09/29_williamsb_zimmerman   (840 words)

  
 JS Online: Zimmermann answered the call
Zimmermann was born in Milwaukee in 1912 to Joseph and Anna Zimmermann.
In his 1949 interview, Zimmermann said he got the idea as the owner of an air conditioning and heating company when he couldn't afford to hire a secretary to take calls when he was out of the office.
During World War II, Zimmermann served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and was among the first soldiers to land on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, as part of the D-Day invasion.
www.jsonline.com /news/nobits/apr04/219886.asp   (827 words)

  
 Phil Zimmermann - PGP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Phil Zimmermann: Yeah, most of the PKI architectures tend to be top-down; the ones that are based on the X.509 architecture, they don’t necessarily have to be that way, but most of them are.
Phil Zimmermann: Congress as a whole was in favor of lifting the exports on strong cryptography and in particular the Republicans in Congress because the incumbent was a Democrat--the President was a Democrat--so John Ashcroft was a Republican Senator that agreed with the computer industry on lifting the export controls.
Phil Zimmermann: Oh sure, people generally don’t understand what technological threats to their privacy are; they don’t know what they are opting in and out of.
www.itconversations.com /transcripts/116/transcript-print116-1.html   (3707 words)

  
 Curriculum vitae of Niklaus E. Zimmermann
Edwards TC, Jr, Cuttler R, Zimmermann NE, Geiser L and Alegria J, Model-based stratifications for enhancing the detection of rare ecological events: Lichens as a case study.
Zimmermann NE and Kienast F, Predictive mapping of alpine grasslands in Switzerland: species versus community approach.
Zimmermann, N.E.: Generating high resolution climate maps for northwestern Wyoming and the Yellowstone Plateau.
www.wsl.ch /staff/niklaus.zimmermann/cv.ehtml   (2018 words)

  
 Zimmermann Family Crest
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Maria Margaretha and her four children, who came to Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1694.
Gerhard Zimmermann came to America in 1740; Elizabeth Zimerman came to Philadelphia in 1789.
In the Zimmermann coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/zimmermann-family-crest.htm   (479 words)

  
 Zimmermann Brakes - Zimmermann Brake Disc - Zimmermann Cross Drilled Rotors
And of course, all Zimmermann brakes are made from high strength materials for heat resistance and long life.
The holes in Zimmermann cross drilled rotors allow air to flow through the actual surface of the brake disc, resulting in huge improvements in cooling and a resulting reduction in brake fade.
Zimmermann cross drilled rotors also allow dust and gasses that build up on the rotor surface to escape into the atmosphere rather than affect brake operation.
www.racepages.com /brand/zimmermann.html   (661 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Zimmermann note (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia
Zimmermann note, secret telegram sent on Jan. 16, 1917, by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann to Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States.
In it Zimmermann said that in the event of war with the United States, Mexico should be asked to enter the war as a German ally.
The Zimmermann note helped turn U.S. public opinion against Germany during World War I and strengthened the advocates of U.S. entry into the war.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/Z/Zimmerma.html   (220 words)

  
 GrepLaw | Conversation With Phil Zimmermann
Mr Zimmermann was willing to let this Greplaw editor pick his brain for inspiration and thoughts on policy and legal aspects of cryptography, surveillance and digital rights management.
Mr Zimmermann introduced me to his sharp mind by telling me the story of an interview he gave once, where the resulting transcript turned out to be more interesting than the actual quotes.
Mr Zimmermann may have good reason to be concerned with police cars, considering the criminal investigation he was subject to for three years, but he was actually saying that he was concerned with fingerprint scanners in police cars.
grep.law.harvard.edu /article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1441247&mode=nested   (3000 words)

  
 The Persecution of Phil Zimmermann, American
Prior to this, Phil Zimmermann, a sometime cryptographer and small computer consultant near the University of Colorado in Boulder, had been developing a PC implementation of public-key encryption, as described in the open literature, published worldwide more than a decade earlier.
This appears to be nothing less than an arrogant, oppressive government using all of its might and all of its power to flail and torture one poor citizen, to teach him that he is dirt and intimidate everyone else.
Pournelle is urging that the President simply pardon Zimmermann for any possible wrong-doing, and let him get back to his family and on with his life.
www.contra.org /pgp/PhilZimmerman.html   (3854 words)

  
 How we can save PGP -- Zimmermann
Zimmermann said he wanted NAI to release the source code, suggesting a Berkeley-style license, and hoped to encourage development around the Open PGP standard:
Zimmermann said he'd welcome a big name sponsor -- we suggested an Apple, or an HP -- to back OpenPGP development.
Zimmermann first published Pretty Good Privacy in 1991, and left Network Associates a year ago.
www.securityfocus.com /news/348   (404 words)

  
 Techworld.com - A world scrambled
By 1993, he was in trouble with the authorities, which saw Zimmermann’s program as handing a subversive tool to criminals or, according to the misplaced paranoia of the time, foreign governments.
Zimmermann moved some years ago from the onetime hippie sanctuary of Boulder (“20 square miles surrounded by reality” they called it before the armies of Jeep Cherokees arrived) to the blander cubicle world of Silicon Valley, and at first you wonder how he could stand such a change.
Zimmermann has also retained his status as the first computer geek to stare down the world’s most powerful government.
www.techworld.com /security/features/index.cfm?FeatureID=146   (1694 words)

  
 Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 5, 121002 (2002): Rumolo and Zimmermann - Electron cloud simulations: beam...
Zimmermann and G. Rumolo, “Electron Cloud Simulation: Build Up and Related Effects,” in Proceedings of the Mini-Workshop on Electron-Cloud Simulations for Proton and Positron Beams, CERN Geneva, 2002, edited by G. Rumolo and F. Zimmermann [Yellow Report No. CERN-2002-001 (unpublished)], p. 97.
Rossi, G. Rumolo, and F. Zimmermann, “Simulation Study of Electron-Cloud in the Experimental Regions of the LHC,” in Proceedings of the Mini-Workshop on Electron-Cloud Simulations for Proton and Positron Beams, CERN Geneva, 2002 (Ref. 1), p. 123.
Zimmermann, “Electron Cloud in the LHC,” in Proceedings of the Mini-Workshop on Electron-Cloud Simulations for Proton and Positron Beams, CERN Geneva, 2002 (Ref. 1), p. 47.
prst-ab.aps.org /abstract/PRSTAB/v5/i12/e121002   (434 words)

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