United States Merchant Marine Academy
United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y.; for the training of merchant marine officers; established 1936, opened 1943. The academy became coeducational in 1974. Candidates must be between the ages of 17 and 22, be nominated for candidacy by their U.S. Representative or Senator, and pass a competitive examination. The four-year course, emphasizing maritime and naval specialties, includes tours of service aboard a merchant vessel. Midshipmen receive free tuition and room and board, as well as a monthly stipend for books, uniforms, and personal expenses. Upon graduation they receive a commission in the naval reserve as well as a merchant marine license.
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Toshiba Libretto 100CT
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 9/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...pound weight, the diminutive Toshiba Libretto 100CT has the largest-capacity hard...499. At press time, we found the Libretto 100CT available in the direct channel...vendor we contacted not only sold the Libretto 100CT, but nearly all had it in stock...
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Toshiba Libretto 100CT.(Pentium-based subnotebook) (Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 9/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...pound weight, the diminutive Toshiba Libretto 100CT has the largest-capacity hard...499. At press time, we found the Libretto 100CT available in the direct channel...vendor we contacted not only sold the Libretto 100CT, but nearly all had it in stock...
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Reading the Toshiba Libretto is difficult but certainly possible.(Product/Service Evaluation)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 9/21/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...James Coates Libretto (Italian: booklet), plural Librettos, or Libretti, text of an operetta...Britannica The Libretto is a sub-notebook...site, the new Librettos clearly target...while using the Libretto for text documents...
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Toshiba Announces the Return of the Mini-Notebook with the libretto U100; The libretto U100 Lightweight Design is Perfect for the 'On-The-Go' Professional.
Business Wire; 4/20/2005; 700+ words
; ...products, today announced the return of the libretto(R) brand with the launch of the libretto U100 mini-notebook computer. The company...demand. Weighing 2.16 pounds(1), the libretto U100 offers mobile users a compact and lightweight...
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Toshiba Expands Leadership In Mini-Notebook Computing Innovation With New Enhanced Libretto 70CT; Toshiba Gives Business Travelers More Ways to Stay Connected.
Business Wire; 11/3/1997; 700+ words
; ...executives, the ultra slim and lightweight Libretto 70CT offers complete Windows 95 capabilities...software and file synchronization, the Libretto 70CT runs the same business and communications...added more power and functionality to its Libretto mini-notebook PC. The ideal desktop...
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Toshiba creates new portable computing category with 1.85-pound Windows 95 mini-notebook, the Libretto 50CT.
Business Wire; 6/2/1997; 700+ words
; ...Atlanta with the unveiling of its new Libretto 50CT. At an astounding 1.85 pounds and the size of a travel wallet, the Libretto 50CT defines a new computing category -- the mini-notebook. The Libretto 50CT is America's first notebook weighing...
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Toshiba launches the libretto U100 mini-notebook
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 9/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...Systems Division has announced the return of the libretto brand, with the launch of the libretto U100 mini- notebook computer. The company...customer demand. The ultra-portable and compact libretto U100 draws on Toshiba's rich heritage in...
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Toshiba's tiny Libretto 50CT is irresistible but expensive. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Toshiba Libretto 50CT Toshiba America Information Systems...Toshiba America Information Systems' Libretto 50CT performs the sensational feat of...it. But as cute and convenient as the Libretto is, it has two drawbacks. First is...
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I Libretti italiani di Georg Friedrich Handel e le loro fonti, vol. 1, Da Vincer se stesso e la maggior vittoria (1707) a L'Elpidia, overo Li rivali generosi (1725).
Magazine article from: Notes; 3/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...publishing facsimiles of the librettos printed for Handel...identified the source librettos (Handel und seine italienischen...Handelians. The opera seria libretto, like the art form...anthology of the Italian libretto as it developed over...admirable. Handel's librettos and their sources ...
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A word in your ear (but not too many) Whats the secret of a perfect libretto? Keep it simple, says Christopher Wood. Oh, and never attempt to follow Wagner
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 7/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...other art the writing of librettos can be done well or...makes a good one? The librettos for three new operas...Pountney has also written librettos for operas by Peter...should. Obviously a libretto has to say something...and compact way. Many libretti fail, according to...
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libretto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
libretto, the Italian word...written their own librettos, but the majority...professional librettist. A libretto must provide the...Hofmannsthal's librettos for Strauss, Boito...Progress . Tate's libretto for Purcell's Dido...
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Libretto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Libretto, see BOOK .
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opera
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...drama set to music. Characteristics The libretto may be serious or comic, although neither...1639), appeared in 1632; it had a libretto by Giulio Rospigliosi (later Pope Clement...choruses and instrumental form. Also, the libretto included comic scenes, which had no...
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Lorenzo Da Ponte
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...London, he wrote or adapted nearly 50 libretti for 19 different composers. Lorenzo...of Goldoni; adaptations from existing libretti ( Don Giovanni, partly based on a text...Mozart that Da Ponte produced his best libretti. Almost nothing is known of how the...
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Thea Musgrave
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Festival in 1977. Musgrave wrote the libretto of the opera herself, although it is...by Amalia Elguera entitled Moray. The libretto focuses on the period in Mary's life...the New York City Opera in 1977. The libretto was written by Amalia Elguera and was...
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