César
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César ( César Baldaccini) (1921–1998). French sculptor and experimental artist. His work was highly varied, but he became best known for his ingenious use of scrap material. In the mid-1950s he began to make sculptures from material that he found in refuse dumps—scrap iron, springs, tin cans, etc.—building these up with wire into strange winged or insect-like creatures. These had closer affinities, however, with the insect-creatures of
Germaine Richier than with the California school of
Junk sculpture. In 1960 he began making works consisting of car bodies crushed with a hydraulic press into dense packages (he called sculptures in this genre
Compressions) and it is on these that his international reputation is mainly based (
The Yellow Buick, 1961, MoMA, New York). In 1965 he began working with plastics, and in 1967, as a counterpart to his
Compressions, he began making
Expansions, using plastics that expand rapidly and quickly solidify; sometimes he made such works in public as a kind of
happening.
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Cocoon Deposition and Hatching in the Aquatic Leech, Theromyzon tessulatum (Annelida, Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae)
Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
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Silkworm cocoon scarcity makes China apparel, fabric prices soar.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 9/6/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...and distribution of silk cocoons in much the same way grain...production was handled. Cocoon farmers sold directly...Many poor-quality cocoons were sold. The hoarding of quality cocoons was rampant. Cocoon prices have since increased...
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The roles of insect cocoons in cold conditions
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...from ice crystals on the cocoon surface or its surroundings...some aquatic species, cocoons appear to limit damage...some species, robust cocoons or complex structures impede natural enemies. Cocoon silk has anti-bacterial...fungal actions. Other cocoons are more or less waterproof...
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Shortage in China of silkworm cocoons is increasing prices.
Magazine article from: WWD; 9/7/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...and distribution of silk cocoons in much the same way it...and cotton production. Cocoon farmers sold directly to...out. Many poor-quality cocoons were sold. Hoarding of quality cocoons was rampant. Cocoon prices have since increased...
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Composite quality index of silk cocoons--application of discriminant analysis.
Magazine article from: Journal of Academy of Business and Economics; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of raw silk, cocoons are transacted...testing and the cocoon price is purely...the quality of cocoons are described below: Single cocoon weight (SCW...average weight of a cocoon. This is usually...by selecting 25 cocoons at random, then...
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Cocoon Innovations Announces a New Concept in Organization Available Exclusively Online.
PR Newswire; 5/5/2009; 700+ words
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Impact of quality attributes on Mulberry cocoon prices in Karnataka
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...1993). As mulberry cocoons are traded in the Government regulated cocoon markets through open...The Government Cocoon Market, Ramanagaram...market for mulberry cocoons in India. As the cocoons marketed in Government cocoon markets in Karnataka...
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The $750,000 bet.(Cocoon House, a shelter for runaway and throwaway teens promised the money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation if it can raise $2.25 million)
Magazine article from: Everett Business Journal; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Cocoon House, a shelter for runaway and throwaway...foundation of Microsoft Corp., promised Cocoon House the money after the shelter submitted...an effort to fund its capital campaign. Cocoon House wants to raise $3.6 million for...
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Brood attending by females of the hyperparasitoid Trichomalopsis apanteloctena (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on cocoon clusters of its host, Cotesia kariyai (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its effects on reproduction, development and survival
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 10/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...during which the cocoons were guarded. To...up time for a host cocoon brood, hyperparasitoid...access to 24 h-old cocoon clusters, each containing...100 individual cocoons. Ninety percent...encountering a host cocoon cluster, Lysibia...most or all of the cocoons in a single visit...
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Proving to be 'Not Just Another Bag,' COCOON INNOVATIONS Introduces a New Concept in Organization.
PR Newswire; 1/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...NEW YORK, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cocoon Innovations, LLC announced at the 2009...With an intelligent, functional design, Cocoon's full range of products creates a place...lives can be kept safe and organized. Cocoon products are an ideal solution for protecting...
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cocoon
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
cocoon Case or wrapping produced by larval forms of animals (such...resting or pupal stage in their life cycle. Some spiders spin a cocoon that protects their eggs. Most cocoons are made of silk , and those of the domestic silkworm provide...
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Cocoon Nebula
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Cocoon Nebula The diffuse nebula IC 5146 in Cygnus, a complex of light and dark nebulosity surrounding a sparse cluster with a 10th-magnitude star.
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cocoon star
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
cocoon star A star surrounded by a dense cloud of gas and dust which absorbs some of the star's radiant energy...completely obscured optically, leaving only an infrared source. OH–IR sources are examples of cocoon stars.
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Silk
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...before it can break out of the cocoon so that the precious silk filament...more eggs. Generally, one cocoon produces between 1,000 and...caterpillar to glue the fiber into a cocoon, comprises about 10-25...silk material, about 3,000 cocoons are used. Sericulture Breeding...
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pupa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...covering, called a cocoon, built by the larva...the pupa stage. Cocoons may be made of bits...Some moths form cocoons by wrapping leaves...together with silk. Cocoon building occurs in...and design of the cocoon vary greatly from...butterflies make cocoons, but the butterfly...
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