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Handel's 'Julius Caesar,' Politics And Passion

reverbiage.com 19 hrs ago

Hear Handel at the height of his powers, as he sets the conflicts among love, war, and backstabbing politics to gorgeous music. It's a production of Julius Caesar from the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre of Lausanne,...

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Was Lausanne a victory or a fiasco?

todayszaman.com yesterday

Was Lausanne a victory or a fiasco? Lausanne is a wonderful diplomatic war file that should be examined very carefully for the lessons it has to offer. Even though all of the peace agreements of World War I disappeared with...

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Beginning of Mata Hari's trial: 24 July 1917 - This Day in History

britannica.com Jul 24, 2008 2 related

Dutch-born dancer and courtesan Mata Hari, whose name became a synonym for the seductive female spy, went on trial this day in 1917, accused of spying for Germany, and was subsequently found guilty and shot by a firing...

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1411: Highland and Lowland Scots clash at 'Red Harlaw' - one of the bloodiest battles of Scottish...

bbc.co.uk Jul 24, 2008

•1411: Highland and Lowland Scots clash at 'Red Harlaw' - one of the bloodiest battles of Scottish history. •1704: British marines storm Gibraltar and seize it from Spain following a sustained Royal Navy bombardment. •1923: The...

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1923: The Treaty of Lausanne defines the borders of Greece and Turkey and calls for a huge...

bbc.co.uk Jul 24, 2008 1 related

•1411: Highland and Lowland Scots clash at 'Red Harlaw' - one of the bloodiest battles of Scottish history. •1704: British marines storm Gibraltar and seize it from Spain following a sustained Royal Navy bombardment. •1923: The...

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IOC chief lashed for claims he's responsible for China reforms

vietnamnews.net Jul 23, 2008

The Belgian official told AFP: "We... by Francoise Chaptal 17 minutes ago LAUSANNE, to pass new laws on sensitive rights and Committee president Jacques Rogge said that FEDERAL public servants are systematically sanitising the...

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Researchers seek to sail into history

swissinfo.org Jul 23, 2008

The Hydroptère is already the fastest wind-driven vessel around (Hydroptère) Scientists at Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology are helping a revolutionary yacht project overcome one of sailing's biggest barriers. The...

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High-resolution X-ray microscope provides insight into nanotechnology

heise.de Jul 23, 2008 2 related

A new type of microscope developed by a Swiss team from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the EPFL Lausanne combines the high penetration power of X-rays with high spatial resolution. This should, for the first time, allow...

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Anecdotes about swiss [edge] urban practices

liftlab.com Jul 22, 2008

Following odd performances lately and being interested by issues related to mobility and new spatial practices, I’ve noted these intriguing anecdotes in Switzerland. First, the Bigger pineapple is a mobile collective who aims...

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Going Solo Leeds: Being a Freelancer in a Connected World [WebWorkerDaily]

gigaom.com Jul 21, 2008 1 related

Back in April, my first post for WWD introduced Going Solo, a one-day conference for freelancers that took places in mid-May, right on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland’s Lausanne. (Disclosure: I’ve been advising Going...

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