| 单词 | Volta |
| 例句 | “We have the same quota as all other scythes,” was all Volta said on the matter. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta, one of Goddard’s disciples, had golden citrine gems embedded in his yellow robe. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There was faint sobbing coming from Scythe Volta’s room. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “How many are you going to glean?” he asked Scythe Volta, but Volta just shook his head and pointed to his ear. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Scythe Volta is always cranky after a gleaning,” Esme leaned over to tell Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta threw Chomsky a withering glare, then spoke to Rowan with far more patience. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was all with such reluctance on Xenocrates’ part that Volta knew the man wasn’t here entirely by choice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta and Chomsky blocked two of the three stairwells. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta took his shot, sinking both a striped ball and a solid, which didn’t help Rowan in knowing what he was going for. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He kept these thoughts to himself, but Scythe Volta could read, if not the specifics, then the general nature of his thoughts. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I know you were first brought on as an apprentice for very different traits than the ones Scythe Goddard admires,” Volta told him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “We turned off your nanites,” Scythe Volta said calmly, “so you could experience what our ancestors once did.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “To you, he’s Honorable Scythe Goddard,” Volta said, a bit indignant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Stay nearby,” he told Volta quietly, which is exactly what Volta had intended to do. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Welcome to life as a god,” Scythe Volta said to him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta asked, gesturing to the buffet table just a few yards away. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then Goddard turned to Scythe Volta and asked how his task was coming. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He thanked Volta for taking the time to visit him when no one else did. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He had to hope that if Volta had never truly surrendered to the darkness, then maybe he might stand a chance as well. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “And made enemies of others,” Volta pointed out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then it occurred to Rowan that Volta wasn’t all that much older than him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta didn’t do the driving; there was a chauffeur. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Goddard still reached back toward Volta, now wriggling his fingers impatiently, and Volta had no choice but to give him what he wanted. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta asked one afternoon, at the end of memory training. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You have to be quieter if you don’t want anyone to hear you,” he told Volta. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Chomsky had arrived at the scene, and he and Volta reached down from the pool’s edge to haul Xenocrates out of the water. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta leaped up, moving faster than seemed possible. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z That’s when Rowan realized that the blood on Volta’s hands was not from his victims. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Rowan sat down again and pulled his chair close enough to Volta to whisper. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta wondered if Goddard had a point or if he was just being cruel. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta shook his head and looked at the blood pooling in his palms. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A moment more and Volta loosened his grip. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta closed his eyes, and his words came out in a horrible squeal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z To Rowan it sounded like more empty platitudes—but Volta wasn’t like Goddard that way. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The afternoons would be filled with mental training with Scythe Volta. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Of all of Goddard’s junior scythes, Volta was the most admirable and the one Rowan most related to. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He rode with Scythe Volta in an off-grid Rolls Royce perfectly maintained since the Age of Mortality, the scythe’s yellow robe in stark contrast to the dark earth tones of the vehicle’s interior. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta positioned himself near Goddard to see if he could get a bead on exactly what was going on. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Rowan turned back to look at Volta, who now seemed to have trouble keeping eye contact. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And then the High Blade said something to Goddard that was a surprise to Volta, although in retrospect, it shouldn’t have been a surprise at all. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Since Volta was no longer throwing things and wasn’t chasing him out, Rowan grabbed a chair and sat down, far enough away to give Volta some space. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “It burns,” he told Volta as the salty soup spilled over his lips. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Rowan knew he was out on a limb with Volta. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Citra “ceasing to be an issue” would be the best thing for Rowan, as far as Volta was concerned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta led Rowan to the central chamber of the cellar, where Goddard and the other scythes waited. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta visited him several times a day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta looked down again, clenching his fists, but Rowan didn’t move because he didn’t expect to get a beating. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He suspected that Volta would use his own fists against himself if he could. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Goddard nodded to Chomsky, Volta, and Rand, and the four advanced through the maze of cubicles and offices, leaving nothing living in their wake. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But Rowan knew Volta would never find the momentum to escape Goddard’s gravity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta glanced at Rowan and said quietly, “The best thing about these gleanings is that it’s over quick.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z So Volta placed the chairs close enough for the two of them to be splashed by anyone choosing to use the diving board. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta—the one in yellow, with an Afric look about him—strolled around the grand foyer, peering through the archways that led to other areas of the mansion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “True,” said Volta, “but she comes by her weight naturally. It’s genetic.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I’ve spent the whole day reaching out to each family,” Volta said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Volta was the weakest of us,” Goddard said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “It’s over,” Volta said, his voice barely a whisper. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Apparently it was the right choice, because Volta let him play on. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta knew this was a battle of wills, and the only thing that kept him from intervening, and ripping that dagger away from Goddard, was knowing who would blink first. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “There are three reasons for it,” Volta told him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta hung out with Rowan that evening in the game room, shooting pool. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You know what would be even worse?” said Volta. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was Volta’s job to set appointments with the families of the deceased, so that they could be granted the obligatory immunity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Esme must be kept happy,” Scythe Volta reminded him after Rowan’s card game with her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And just like Scythe Volta, he despised himself for it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta took a deep breath, and wiped the last of his tears. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta looked up at him then, his eyes red from tears that he didn’t try to hide anymore. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “It does for now,” Volta told him with genuine compassion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You won’t be gleaning,” Scythe Volta said, putting a comforting hand on Rowan’s shoulder. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You only pretend to like gleaning,” he said to Volta. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta was the sensible one who saw more than he let anyone know. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta was there, sitting on his bed, head in hands. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta was now in the doghouse, though, because he had lobbed a container of poison gas into the burning maze. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta approached, his yellow robes rippling in the breeze. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta chimed in with a hearty but staged laugh. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When Rowan didn’t take it, Scythe Volta grabbed one and put it in Rowan’s hand before disappearing into the throng, leaving Rowan to fend for himself. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Scythe Volta felt lucky to be in Goddard’s inner circle. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “But we’ve already reached our quota for the year,” Scythe Volta was quick to remind him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And although such a task was normally left to the servants, Volta did not complain, because it gave him a perfect excuse to eavesdrop on them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Volta shouted over the deafening chop of the blades. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I checked for you,” Scythe Volta told him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “What do you know about it?” snapped Volta. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Then Volta got serious in the midst of the revelry around them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z One of the strongest tracks is a rock song featuring the metal group Mars Volta, “Calma Pueblo,” in which they excoriate the Puerto Rican government, multinational corporations and the Vatican. ArtsBeat Blog: Calle 13 Leads the Way in Latin Grammy Nominations 2011-09-14T19:15:55Z But in its wake, Mars Volta veered instead toward the abstract concepts and extended, multifarious compositions of psychedelia and progressive rock, sometimes mixed with the salsa that Rodríguez-López grew up hearing. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Then the Texas quintet split up, with band members jumping into new projects such as the Mars Volta and Sparta. Lollapalooza Day 3: Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In and the amazing Amadou and Mariam 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z In “Quattro Volte” Mr. Frammartino’s camera often hung back, taking in wide scenes from a distance in a way that facilitated a kind of slapstick silent comedy. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Alberi’ 2013-04-18T19:48:48Z They would drink and dance into the early morning to a mixtape soundtrack of Bob Marley, Ghanaian and West African music writ large, and, of course, Volta Jazz. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Radios, record players, telephones or flight bags with airline logos are held up to signal Volta’s new, modern identity. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Set designers created a stage that is 99 feet deep for “Volta” — the production’s deepest ever — to accommodate the bikers. Riding high on BMX bikes in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Volta’ 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Getting a sense of one person’s art is more manageable than the sprawling pavilions of larger fairs, Mr. Johnson said, and Volta is a good opportunity to speak with dealers about the works they represent. A Guide to New York Art Fairs 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z It is in great part thanks to the efforts of Florent Mazzoleni that the music of Volta Jazz and Sory’s photographs have been recently shown in France and the United States. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z For the Volta character, I started quite early working on this. Björk Is Your Tour Guide: Her Stories About the MOMA Exhibit 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z It was Joyce himself – the coincidence is almost too neat – who opened Ireland's first cinema, the Volta Cinematograph, and foresaw that this new medium must change the way that books were written for ever. Good book, great film 2011-04-01T10:08:52Z Other songs focus on the country’s leap into modernity: one is a jingle commissioned by the new national airline, Air Volta. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z But a reading of Volta Jazz’s history that ascribes its downfall solely to political factors is not entirely accurate, either. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Set to samba music, Stephen Dean’s video “Volta” directs its gaze at the audience, focusing on the pandemonium and organized ritual of the stadium crowds. | An Artistic Celebration of the Beauty, Spectacle and Masculinity of Soccer 2014-01-30T19:41:39Z He ceased to be involved with the Mars Volta in 2010, while the band's other members went their separate ways last year. Jack White band member dies on tour 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The broadsheet sight gag seems prompted not by anti-journalistic animus, but by the fact that newsprint fits the pointed color scheme of “Volta,” which is written and directed by Bastien Alexandre. Review | In ‘Volta,’ Cirque du Soleil riffs on street sports 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z But Mars Volta was too weird and Sparta wasn’t weird enough. At the Drive-In pulls into Showbox SoDo on Wednesday 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z In 2005, he contributed a wide-open keyboard solo to “L’Via L’Vasquez,” on the Texas psychedelic punk band the Mars Volta’s album “Frances the Mute” — a choice that shouldn’t be considered out of the ordinary. Larry Harlow, a Salsa Revolutionary 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Volta Jazz’s circa twenty singles and a full-length album were pressed in Abidjan, and the vinyl disks on which they recorded their music are exceedingly hard to find, even for the band members themselves. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Occasionally he also plays or records with a much younger generation of musicians who have grown up hearing his records and admire his eclectic approach, like the alternative-rock group Mars Volta. Larry Harlow, Salsa King, Comes to Lincoln Center 2010-08-13T23:10:00Z The Armory Show’s affiliate, Volta NY, is smaller and more focused. A Guide to New York Art Fairs 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The transcript notes the record was made at Bell's Volta Laboratory in Washington. Inventor Bell's voice ID'd on early wax recording 2013-04-24T18:59:11Z A boyfriend in high school turned her on to Miles Davis and the Mars Volta. Kimbra?s Road From New Zealand Leads to a U.S. Tour 2012-05-21T16:29:26Z Though he was most excited by male thinkers, women — the writer M. C. Richards, the composer Pauline Oliveros, the biographer Ornella Volta, the dancer Carolyn Brown — all receive his eager admiration here. Review: John Cage’s Historical Niche, a Legacy in Letters 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Mendelssohn Mendelssohn: Complete Quartets La Dolce Volta Launched last year, La Dolce Volta is a French label that for some reason sports the silhouette of a motor scooter as its logo. This is Mendelssohn: Complete String Quartets – review 2013-06-20T19:10:00Z For the Mars Volta, a shift toward pop didn’t mean sappy love songs or upbeat sloganeering. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z People-watching from the window is a major entertainment here, one that rivals Volta Coffee’s drinking chocolates, some of which incorporate chipotle chiles, cardamom, and, on occasion, Mexican cornmeal. These Are the Best Coffee Shops in America 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z He and Rodríguez-López reconciled months later, but the Mars Volta was no longer on the agenda. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z John Frusciante, the guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, has recorded with Rodríguez-López and heard the Mars Volta album as it was being made. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z It's "With Twilight as My Guide," a bit of dark ambience from progressive-rock band the Mars Volta. Opera star Fleming sets out on "Dark" adventure 2010-04-16T23:15:00Z And “Wanderlust,” from the 2007 album “Volta,” was a tour de force, the cathartic turn in the concert when Björk fully opened the throttle on her voice. Review: Björk at Carnegie Hall, Heartbreak and Pathos 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z As the Queen, I have to not only sing, but speak and also dance the energetic Volta and the Galliard. Pomp and circumstances: Britten's Gloriana 2013-06-19T17:55:27Z With the end of the Mars Volta, Bixler-Zavala said he will now focus on his solo album, which sounds "nothing like" his previous recordings. The Mars Volta split up 2013-01-25T10:49:10Z On “The Mars Volta,” out Sept. 16, the group — long known for its cryptic, polysyllabic lyrics and extended, transmogrifying song structures — has moved in its own eccentric ways toward the openness and concision of pop. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Though Mars Volta released an album in March 2012, they went on hiatus following that tour. The Mars Volta split up 2013-01-25T10:49:10Z The more ambitious, Spring/Break Art Show, offers shake-it-all-up collaborations between artists and curators, while Volta is a mixed bag, but with a strong streak of playful abstraction. The Thrill of Unpredictability at Two Art Fairs 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The number of bands sparked intense competition, and Volta Jazz had to constantly innovate to stay ahead. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Deantoni Parks, the drummer and producer for the Mars Volta, and the artist Bruno Levy will present an audiovisual performance titled “World’s End.” | Seven More Temporary Art Destinations During Frieze Week in New York 2014-05-08T21:15:00Z Volta is the name of a region of Ghana and the VAF is a volunteer-based nonprofit group that places volunteers from all over the world into schools, orphanages, clinics and medical centers. Mass. dental hygienist on charity mission to Ghana 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Koné is a cousin of Sory’s, and so, when Volta Jazz needed pictures for album covers, the band turned to him. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z And “Le Quattro Volte” by Michelangelo Frammartino turns its crazily sublime views of the Italian countryside into an animist tour de force. Critic?s Notebook: A Film Festival With a Penchant for Making Tastes, Not Deals 2010-09-23T22:17:00Z Some Mars Volta songs, with cryptic titles like “Cicatriz Esp” and “Tetragrammaton,” stretched beyond 10 minutes long. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z After a brief apprenticeship, he founded his own studio, Volta Photo, and began taking the larger posed photographs that he is known for today. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Late in his career Mr. Harlow would sometimes turn up on the records or in the shows of younger musicians and bands, including the alternative rock act Mars Volta. Larry Harlow, Influential Figure in Salsa, Dies at 82 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z This year, the Basel-born Volta Art Fair will present more than 50 national and international galleries, including exhibitors from South Korea, Dublin and Ivory Coast. Mad May: 10 Art Fairs in NYC 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Among the offerings are Edward Burns' "Nice Guy Johnny," the hermaphrodite comedy "Spork" and "The Sentimental Engine Driver," the debut by Omar Rodriguez Lopez, known best from his band Mars Volta. Tribeca looks to expand notion of film festival 2010-04-19T13:50:00Z The Mars Volta has never operated according to expectations. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “On a lot of other Mars Volta records, you’ll have that every once in a while. But more often you’ll have this total sci-fi riddle. Now I’m speaking about just the things that are happening.” The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Over the next 13 years, the Mars Volta delved into styles far removed from At the Drive-In’s punk and hardcore foundations, from progressive rock to salsa — sometimes leaving fans bewildered or disappointed. At the Drive-In Rekindles Its Manic Inferno 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z What is perhaps most remarkable about “Le Quattro Volte” is that it is at once completely accessible and endlessly mysterious. | 'Le Quattro Volte': Eternal Complexities of the Very Simple Life 2011-03-29T22:23:21Z Bobo is in the south of Upper Volta, the country now known as Burkina Faso. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Forty thousand people are packed tightly into a vast stadium, originally built to celebrate the renaming of Upper Volta as Burkina Faso, "the land of upright people". The Burkina Faso film festival fit a president 2011-03-10T22:33:01Z This is instrumental power-trio prog-rock for those who never had time for Rush and find the Mars Volta a bridge to nowhere; it’s greasy and physical and incredibly loud. Music: Playlist: Smash the Windows, Bang the Cowbell 2011-02-20T02:01:57Z Owens also played in De Facto, a dub reggae offshoot of The Mars Volta, and formed his own band the Free Moral Agents in California. Jack White band member dies on tour 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The music of Volta Jazz is infectious and filled with joy. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z As Volta Aid Foundation volunteer, Lonergan pays for her own expenses, but she takes donations for the supplies she brings with her. Mass. dental hygienist on charity mission to Ghana 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Opeth, Coheed & Cambria, then later Mastodon and the Mars Volta emerged, recording – yes – concept albums packed full of – yes, again – difficult time signatures and extraordinary instrumental virtuosity. Go back to go forward: the resurgence of prog rock 2010-07-22T22:00:00Z He has also had four solo gallery shows — or five, if you count his exhibition at Volta earlier this month. Andrew Masullo Paints His Way to Whitney Biennial 2012-03-25T04:07:06Z And yet, in spite of the director’s observant naturalism and indifference to the usual expectations of plot, character and performance, “Le Quattro Volte” is not a documentary. | 'Le Quattro Volte': Eternal Complexities of the Very Simple Life 2011-03-29T22:23:21Z We sit in the green-painted courtyard of his home in Bobo, which also doubles as the headquarters for the Bobo driving school, the business he started after Volta Jazz split up. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Volta offers 49 international galleries and is presenting this year at 548 West 22nd Street, the former Dia Building. 6 Art Fairs in NYC This Weekend 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z He also played with Mars Volta, Free Moral Agents, and many other projects. Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens dies at 38: keyboardist for Jack White, others 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z I'm enjoying that, but it's quite demanding – especially as I have to sing immediately after leading the company around the stage in the Volta. Pomp and circumstances: Britten's Gloriana 2013-06-19T17:55:27Z But the scale and occasional unevenness will probably not bother most audiences, who will find the adrenaline-packed “Volta” making their personal front pages. Review | In ‘Volta,’ Cirque du Soleil riffs on street sports 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The roiling results have some of the volatility of the Mars Volta and Jimi Hendrix and the implacability of Lee Scratch Perry. Playlist: From Soft, Feathery Vocals to Locomotive Sax 2011-04-17T00:31:06Z On the contrary, “Le Quattro Volte” packs more life into 88 minutes than movies twice as long, patiently surveying the human and natural landscapes of a remote valley in the southern Italian region of Calabria. | 'Le Quattro Volte': Eternal Complexities of the Very Simple Life 2011-03-29T22:23:21Z It coalesced quickly when Volta, usually at Pier 90, was forced to give its space to the inhabitants of the Armory Show’s Pier 92 after the city determined that pier was unsafe. Armory Fair Week: Your Survival Guide 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z With some quick maneuvering, nearby Pier 90 was secured, and its inhabitants scheduled for the Volta art fair were scattered throughout the city. At the Armory Show, Solo Exhibitions and Colossal Displays 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z After a decade between albums, the Mars Volta has made a late-breaking discovery: strategic restraint. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The Mars Volta toured Europe after releasing its sixth album, “Noctourniquet,” in 2012, then eased into what was initially described as a hiatus. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Most of the indie-rock acts represented on the disc, like Arcade Fire and the Mars Volta, were urged upon her by Q Prime, the pop-music management firm that hatched the idea. Music Review: Ren?e Fleming With Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 2012-04-08T21:51:26Z “Le Quattro Volte” at first looks almost like a parody of neo-Realism, as it follows an elderly goatherd through his austere, unvarying daily routines. Film: All Creatures Great and Lizardy, and Humans, Too 2011-03-18T21:35:47Z They probably had been buried in the vicinity of an early Presbyterian church and cemetery, land that today is Volta Park, Trocolli says. What lies beneath: Searching for the bones of Yarrow Mamout, a turn-of-the-19th-century Georgetown celebrity 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Volta, which debuted at Basel in 2005 as a “collaboration between dealers and friends,” focuses on providing a platform for younger galleries to participate in the art markets of major cities. 6 Art Fairs in NYC This Weekend 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z But a Volta worker who did work at the Armory came to her to complain about Genocchio, and Coulson allowed her to work from home. Armory Show director pushed out after sexual harassment allegations 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z As independence sweeps through Upper Volta in 1960, Bobo has the advantage of a railroad that connects the city to the port of Abidjan, in Côte d’Ivoire. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z He was directing a movie there before returning to California for Mars Volta band rehearsals; even in August heat, he was dressed entirely in black. The Mars Volta Returns With a Swerve: Its Own Version of Pop 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z One of the group’s record sleeves is a cover of Volta Jazz in period tuxedos, the band in red and Koné as band owner and producer in black. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Amanda Coulson, the artistic director of the Volta art fair, an affiliate of the Armory Show, confirmed that one of her female employees asked to work elsewhere because of Mr. Genocchio’s behavior. Art Fair Director Replaced After Being Accused of Sex Harassment 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Setting aside the latter-day studio experimentation of the Mars Volta and other projects, the band returned to a policy Mr. Rodríguez-López summed up as “no overdubs,” he said. At the Drive-In Rekindles Its Manic Inferno 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Deep blue scars on his cheeks — marking him as a Midawo, or high priest, of the Ewe cult of Ghana’s Volta region — bent as he glanced between two different cellphones. A Servant of Rhythm From Ghana, in Texas 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z A few have begun bankruptcy proceedings, including Swedish-based electric truck maker Volta Trucks which filed for bankruptcy last week. EV truck maker Tevva 're-engages' with potential merger partners 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z It also led to the creation of the Volta Lake, the largest man-made lake in the world by surface area. Ghana floods: ‘My entire farm is under the water and so is my house’ 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z In Ghana, IJM focuses on rescuing children who have been trafficked to work as slave labourers on Lake Volta, one of the world's largest man-made lakes. Ghanaian children taken from home over false trafficking claims 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z To afford an entry-level Voltas AC, Haldar stopped buying clothing, cut down on meals, took out a loan and doubled the number of houses she cleaned. A billion new air conditioners will save lives but cook the planet 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z When he finally got back on the bike things started falling into place and Geoghegan Hart won at his first race of the year, claiming stage four of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Geoghegan Hart to 'bide time' on Giro return 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z That training was evident at the resort on the Volta. Along the Volta, African Commandos Train to Battle Terrorists by Land and Sea 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Its construction flooded parts of the Volta River Basin in the eastern region of southern Ghana and around 80,000 people had to be relocated. Ghana floods: ‘My entire farm is under the water and so is my house’ 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z There is very little independent data on how pervasive the child-trafficking problem is on Lake Volta. Ghanaian children taken from home over false trafficking claims 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z The drill in Ghana's Volta river on Saturday was carried out during the first ever maritime exercises organised by the U.S. military under its long-running Flintlock programme to bolster the skills of West African forces. U.S. military conducts first maritime drills with West African forces 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In the 18th and 19th centuries, Alessandro Volta “looked at the behavior of the electric eel” to invent the battery, Manning says. Animals inspire scientists to solve problems that humans face 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The scene along the Volta River in Ghana ended in success for the military forces. Along the Volta, African Commandos Train to Battle Terrorists by Land and Sea 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The Volta River Authority says it warned residents in the area ahead of the spillage. Ghana floods: ‘My entire farm is under the water and so is my house’ 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z In the same way that the Mars Volta rose from the ashes of At the Drive-In at the turn of the millennium, the former’s new album was a response to the art of the latter. 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Most of the population lived away from the coast, which is connected to the interior by five main rivers—the Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Volta, and Congo. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Later in 2023, Volta will look to raise funds, either through fresh fundraising or an initial public offering. Burning cash, commercial EV startups race to deliver vehicles 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Volta Trucks' 7.5 tonne and 12 tonne models will be among the first to market. Volta Trucks unveils two smaller truck models for urban markets 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z While in power, Sankara changed the name of his country from its colonial one, Upper Volta, to Burkina Faso, meaning the Land of Honest People. Thomas Sankara murder: Ex-Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré found guilty 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z When it was time for the Mars Volta to return from its own hiatus, Rodríguez-López and company wanted to change tack. 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Volta Adovor has a lot she wants Iowa’s teachers to know. Iowa scrapped teacher training on equity. Students of color felt the sting of that decision. 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Spokesman Duncan Forrester said Volta has prototype trucks in customers' hands and is on track for series production in early 2023. Burning cash, commercial EV startups race to deliver vehicles 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z He scrapped the country’s colonial-era name, Upper Volta, in favor of Burkina Faso, which means “land of upright men.” Assassinated in His Prime, an Iconic African Leader Haunts a Trial and His Country 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Stockholm-based Volta Trucks, which also operates in the UK, said that the funding round was led by hedge fund Luxor Capital, which had previously invested in Volta Trucks. Volta Trucks raises $260 million to fund electric vehicle launch 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Swedish startup Volta Trucks has a head start over traditional truck makers as its 16-tonne electric truck goes into production this year. EV startups hunt for an edge as big automakers roll out vans and trucks 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z He renamed the country, changing it from Upper Volta, as labeled by France, to Burkina Faso, which means “the land of upright people” in Mossi, the language of the country’s largest ethnic group. Who Killed African Icon Thomas Sankara? Trial Opens, 34 Years After His Death. 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z It was under his rule that the country was renamed - from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning "Land of Upright People". Thomas Sankara trial in Burkina Faso: Who killed 'Africa's Che Guevara'? 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z After the Volta project, Schoenstadt wanted to do something that featured architecture by women. 'A telenovela of architecture' — artist Kim Schoenstadt honors Eileen Gray's E-1027 house 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The latest funding brings Volta's total raised to 60 million euros. Volta Trucks raises $43.7 million in latest funding round 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Instead of building its own expensive plant and slogging through working out how to build its electric trucks at scale, Volta will hire Steyr Automotive to build them. Volta Trucks picks former Austrian MAN plant to build trucks 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Volta, a smaller charging company, places chargers near the entrances of retailers like Whole Foods Market and Walgreens. Biden’s elecctric-car plans hinge on having enough chargers 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z In 1776 Italian physicist Alessandro Volta discovered something bubbling up among the reeds at the marshy end of a mountain lake. Methane Power Could Come from Lakes and Reservoirs 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Monday's announcement marks the second investment in Solid Power for Ford and Volta Energy. EXCLUSIVE Ford, BMW lead $130 mln investing round in solid-state battery startup 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Volta said the funding will be used to develop a test fleet of trucks for customers in Paris and London. Volta Trucks raises $43.7 million in latest funding round 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Volta Trucks currently plans four electric truck models of different sizes and says it expects to produce more than 27,000 trucks annually by 2025. Volta Trucks picks former Austrian MAN plant to build trucks 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Batteries are heavy, so the Volta Zero’s body is made of a light hemp-based composite and its shorter inner-city routes require fewer battery cells. Picture brightens for commercial EVs on rising demand from delivery customers 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Methane is also a fuel, however—as Volta learned when he set it on fire. Methane Power Could Come from Lakes and Reservoirs 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z “There are some rumors that there are a lot of side effects,” said Winfred Adrah, a 28-year-old software developer in Ho, in the Volta region of Ghana. Facing Roadblocks, Vast Global Vaccination Effort Gets Underway 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Our correspondent reports that some people wanted him to be buried in his home region of Volta. Rawlings funeral: Ghanaians bid farewell to ex-president 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Dr. Bastos and Dr. de Santana analyzed over 70 hours of footage of Volta’s electric eels conducting highly coordinated group hunts. Electric Eels Hunt in Packs, Shocking Prey and Scientists 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The Series D round brings Volta’s total funding to more than $200 million, the company said. Investors pump $125 million into EV charging startup Volta 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z It is the most powerful of these species that was the subject of this discovery - Volta's electric eel. Electric eels work together to zap prey 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The government has deployed the military to the Volta Region ahead of the polls to thwart any attempt to disrupt the elections. Ghana's election: Six things you should know 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z The company said the first Volta vehicle was manufactured by Prodrive in Warwick, England, and it is in discussion with a small number of suppliers for contract manufacturing of its trucks. Swedish startup Volta unveils electric truck, to manufacture in UK 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z The company publishes Cycle World and Motorcyclist magazines and introduced the Cycle Volta website for electric two-wheelers last year. ‘Motorcycle of Tomorrow’ Is Heavy on Flair and Light on the Environment 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Volta is riding a wave of investor enthusiasm for electric vehicles and related businesses. Investors pump $125 million into EV charging startup Volta 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Their argument appeared to be proved when Volta Redonda revealed the positive cases. Rio soccer:’I hope we can get out of this insanity unhurt’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z In June, the military was deployed to opposition strongholds in the border towns in Volta Region ahead of the voter registration exercise to provide security. Ghana's election: Six things you should know 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Turing went on to power cards like the RTX 2080 instead of Volta, just weeks after Huang said the next line of graphics cards wouldn’t be launching for “a long time.” Nvidia’s first Ampere GPU is designed for data centers and AI, not your PC 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The Italian physicist Alessandro Volta rejected the idea of ‘animal electricity’, proposed by his rival Luigi Galvani as a vital force that animates organic matter. Neuroscience needs some new ideas 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z In 2006, the New York Times reported on the child labor trafficking in the Lake Volta region of Ghana. Deaf Indiana wrestler began life as a child slave in Ghana 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z After winning their match 3-0, Volta Redonda said its three infected players were showing no symptoms. Rio soccer:’I hope we can get out of this insanity unhurt’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa denied the claims of prejudice against people from the Volta Region. Ghana's election: Six things you should know 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z That’s the message embedded in the Montreal-based circus’ visiting tent show, “Volta,” which is set up in the Dodger Stadium parking lot through March 8, then moves to the OC Fair & Event Center. Review: Cirque du Soleil's 'Volta' says it's OK to be yourself. So hop on a BMX 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Volta was driven at least partly by his aversion to the mechanistic view. Neuroscience needs some new ideas 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Prepare to “ooh” and “aah” as aerialists and acrobats do their thing in Cirque du Soleil’s “Volta,” which is inspired by street sports. 11 best things to do in L.A. on the MLK Day 2020 holiday weekend 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Fluminense began training only after the league started, and met Volta Redonda with just a week of practice. Rio soccer:’I hope we can get out of this insanity unhurt’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Volta, an ad-based EV charging company that lets users charge for a short time for free, is set to open two chargers on Rainier and Genesee next week, which is welcome news for South Seattle. Electric vehicles can be for everybody — in Rainier Valley and beyond 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Introduced in April 2017, “Volta” is Cirque’s 41st original production and 18th tent show, and it’s superbly crafted. Review: Cirque du Soleil's 'Volta' says it's OK to be yourself. So hop on a BMX 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z However, concerns have been raised about the possible negative impact harvesting wood from Lake Volta could have on the local ecosystem. How an underwater forest could help rebuild Notre-Dame 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Hard Hustle will be heard when gamers pick Fifa 20's Volta mode - which allows players to choose to play street football. 'I play Fifa at home - now my song is on the game' 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Volta did many things — he isolated the gas methane — but is most closely associated with electricity. Whatever happened to Fayette Street in Georgetown - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z “Volta” will be performing at Tysons II through Sept. 29. The Scene: Cirque du Soleil’s opening reception for Volta 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z The acts of “Volta” are woven into a mostly wordless narrative set in a world we recognize, where grayish drones are hypnotized by glowing phone screens and obsessed with a TV talent show. Review: Cirque du Soleil's 'Volta' says it's OK to be yourself. So hop on a BMX 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Massive tropical trees have been submerged beneath Lake Volta since 1965, when the construction of Ghana's Akosombo Dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin. How an underwater forest could help rebuild Notre-Dame 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z I’ve been testing a Volta prototype for the past few weeks. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Volta’s name lives on in one of the units we use to measure electricity: the volt. Whatever happened to Fayette Street in Georgetown - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z He also said that "voltage" was named after Voltaire, the French philosopher - when it's in fact named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. Uni sorry for health and safety course errors 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z In 2012, the corpse of an imam in the Volta Region was exhumed and dumped by the roadside by a community who felt Muslims should not bury their dead in that graveyard. The 100-year-old imam who went to church 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z The company has submitted its proposal to the French government, arguing that using wood from Lake Volta would help restore Notre-Dame to its original state. How an underwater forest could help rebuild Notre-Dame 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Volta is fitted with hydraulic brakes if you need to stop. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Volta conducted his experiments at a time when world leaders believed in science. Whatever happened to Fayette Street in Georgetown - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z He was always there to listen to our complaints or run interference with various agencies, from Volta Park, traffic calming and town-gown issues with Georgetown University. Opinion | D.C. Council member Jack Evans is a hero to my family 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z In his absence, the mythology around the music he had made grew: everyone from Radiohead to the Mars Volta to Elbow paid homage. Mark Hollis: reluctant pop star who redefined rock 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z “It’s been quite heartbreaking for us as well as for the galleries” that planned to exhibit at Volta, Ms. Coulson said in an interview. Manhattan Pier Is Deemed Unsafe, Forcing Cancellation of an Art Show 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z For people riding on mostly flat terrain, I expect you’d rarely have to charge a Volta ridden primarily in Bike+ mode. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z He was celebrated by Napoleon Bonaparte, and in 1852, Napoleon’s nephew, Napoleon III, established the Volta Prize in his honor. Whatever happened to Fayette Street in Georgetown - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Named after Alessandro Volta, the Italian physicist who invented the battery, Project Volta is a broad set of optimizations and tools that Google says will improve battery life in Android. Android: a 10-year visual history 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z And hey – if you were worried that a mechanical problem in “Volta” might spray you and the stage with a plume of vegetable oil, as it did during a show earlier this month, don’t worry. In Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Volta,’ acro-bicyclists soar and an aerialist hovers in the air by her hair 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The Volta show was canceled during the first half of the Friday performance after a mechanical problem in the hydraulic system led a hose to break loose, according to Cirque du Soleil. After vegetable oil spews at Cirque du Soleil show in Redmond, audience members to get refunds 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Byar says the Volta has a range of up to 160 km depending upon your selected mode. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z In 1880, the Volta Prize was awarded to Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Whatever happened to Fayette Street in Georgetown - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z “Upper Volta with rockets” was how the joke went. Trump and the Enemies of the People 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z “Voltas of acoustics,” Hayes calls this form; “part prison, / Part panic closet,” this form. The right poetry collection for right now: Terrance Hayes' 'American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin' 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Today the question is: Would North Korea like to become Upper Volta without rockets and without exportable vodka or caviar? Opinion | Trump can’t ask North Korea and Iran to become vegetarians 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Volta can be remotely disabled by Byar in the event of a theft. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z It housed the Volta Bureau, “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the deaf.” Whatever happened to Fayette Street in Georgetown - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Rumors suggest that the next GeForce platform may be named Turing, and the precise connection to Volta is unclear. Nvidia CEO says next gaming GPU announcement won’t be for ‘a long time’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z And he expects new gaming cards based on Nvidia’s latest Volta architecture to arrive this summer, driving further growth in the second half of the year. Nvidia Earnings: What to Watch 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z His horrifying mid-performance fall brought an abrupt end to the show, “Volta,” which was staged under a big-top tent in Tampa. He was ‘finally’ attempting his ambitious new Cirque du Soleil act. A horrific fall killed him. 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z I feel sorry for you if you have to carry Volta up and down any stairs. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z In 1905, Q Street there was changed to Volta Place as a tribute to Bell’s work. Whatever happened to Fayette Street in Georgetown - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The apprentices were also working with Craig and Volta on a modular sculpture that looks at imprisonment through the eyes of the Guild members, called “Proclamations.” At museum, current and ex-inmates create art and futures 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Analysts also say Nvidia’s competitive advantage is only likely to increase when it moves its Volta chip architecture, launched last year and only currently present in data-center GPUs, into gaming chips later this year. Frenzied demand for Nvidia's graphic chips shoot prices through the ro 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z If you’re the praying type, say a few for the @Cirque performers at #Volta in Tampa tonight. He was ‘finally’ attempting his ambitious new Cirque du Soleil act. A horrific fall killed him. 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Production Volta bicycles, with more of a back-to-front tilt and bulkier frame, differ slightly from the Volta renders on the Byar website. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z You don't hear the phrase Upper Volta on the BBC any more. What's in a name? 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z His mother, Usha, did not like the window AC, made by the Indian manufacturer Voltas. One appliance could determine whether India, and the world, meet climate change targets 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Analysts also say Nvidia’s competitive advantage is only likely to increase when it moves its Volta chip architecture, launched last year and only currently present in data-center GPUs, into gaming chips later this year. Frenzied demand for Nvidia's graphic chips shoot prices through the ro 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z “With Titan V, we are putting Volta into the hands of researchers and scientists all over the world. I can’t wait to see their breakthrough discoveries.” Nvidia announces $2,999 Titan V, 'the most powerful PC GPU ever created' 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z The 2019 Volta that went on sale two months ago in The Netherlands was tweaked to incorporate lessons learned from the 2018 prototype. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z I was born in the Volta Region of Ghana. Lingering cultural colonialism 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z “I felt the same way when I first saw the Mars Volta,” he continues. Chicano Batman: 'We’re four Latinos breaking into rock music and succeeding' 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Once known as Upper Volta, Burkina Faso would likely be the most intriguing of all the teams traveling to Russia should it qualify. World Cup qualifying in Africa: How it stands 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z The name came from the width of the houses along Volta Place at that time. Georgetown brick house was home to Washington insiders 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The aluminum-framed Volta is heavy at 22.5 kg / 50 pounds, but much lighter than my 41 kg / 90 pound prototype fitted with a hulking rear lock and steel basket mounted to the front. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The English-speaking Cameroonians were in exactly the same situation as the Volta Region part of Ghana. Lingering cultural colonialism 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Superintendent Eric Volta issued a statement on Saturday where he apologized to Fletcher and his family for the error. The Latest: School apologizes for banning Army uniform 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Nvidia Corp, a visual computing company, focused on its Volta Graphics Processing Unit, the product of $3 billion investment in research and development. Chipmakers at Taiwan's biggest tech fair look beyond crowded smartphone market 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Volta experimented with different combinations of metal and different substitutes for frogs' legs. Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - BBC News 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Volta ships with a wall charger that charges the bike’s non-removable battery in about three hours. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Napoleon created the prize in honor of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery. Alexander Graham Bell may not have slept in this Georgetown home, but he did a lot of dreaming 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z In its dying days, the Soviet Union was sardonically described as "Upper Volta with rockets". Russia's border doesn't end anywhere, Vladimir Putin says - BBC News 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The Volta Grande project, which would be Brazil’s largest gold mine, is facing legal -challenges from independent prosecutors who say that the government’s analysis of its social and environmental impacts was flawed. Political upheaval threatens Brazil’s environmental protections 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Volta had invented the battery, and gave us a new word - volt. Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - BBC News 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The Volta is being sold exclusively in The Netherlands this year in order to keep control of the first production run while maintaining a high level of support. Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z When Bell’s library outgrew the carriage house, he took the money from selling some of his patents and used it to build the Volta Bureau, which is across the street from the carriage house. Alexander Graham Bell may not have slept in this Georgetown home, but he did a lot of dreaming 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z But, as the sun rose I was struck by how green the surroundings were, with so much farming in the Volta region and so many lakes for fishing. Ghana boy reunited with family after life-saving Oxford op - BBC News 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Not far from Book Hill Park is Volta Park, situated between 34th and 33rd streets west to east and Q Street and Volta Place north to south. Georgetown’s Book Hill is a community working together from the start 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z But Galvani was wrong in a useful way, because he showed his experiments to his friend Alessandro Volta, who had better intuition about what was going on. Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - BBC News 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z In an April 15 gunpoint robbery about 3:30 p.m. on Volta Place in Georgetown, neighbors said two students from the Georgetown Visitation Prep School were the victims. Arrest is made in robbery at Maryland casino parking garage 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Bell used the money from the prize to build the lab near Connecticut Avenue, which he called Volta Lab. Alexander Graham Bell may not have slept in this Georgetown home, but he did a lot of dreaming 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Ghana’s Lake Volta is well-known for two reasons. Why Ted Cruz Is Helping Hold Up an Anti-Slavery Bill 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z When the Volta Park needed improvement, “neighbors got together and fixed it up,” Richardson said. Georgetown’s Book Hill is a community working together from the start 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The important thing, Volta realised, wasn't that the frog flesh was of animal origin. Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - BBC News 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Another user commented "Volta&Gabbana" on the picture of the handbags, a pun on the Italian for "turncoat", or someone who switches allegiance between two causes. Dolce & Gabbana put gay parents on handbags as Italy in heated debate 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z He also called the carriage house Volta Lab. Alexander Graham Bell may not have slept in this Georgetown home, but he did a lot of dreaming 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z For the kids of Lake Volta, who are required to dive and unsnag nets from the murky lake bottom, it can and often does prove fatal. Why Ted Cruz Is Helping Hold Up an Anti-Slavery Bill 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Book Hill Park and Volta Park anchor the neighborhood where backyards can be small, if they exist at all. Georgetown’s Book Hill is a community working together from the start 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The biggest impact of Alessandro Volta's invention may be only just beginning. Battery bonanza: From frogs' legs to mobiles and electric cars - BBC News 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Certainly more interesting than her sheltered companion Shay Volta. Beyond Lara Croft: 30 truly interesting female game characters – part one 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Some of his oldest books dated to the late 1500s and 1600s, according to historian Gary Yates at the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, formerly the Volta Bureau. Alexander Graham Bell may not have slept in this Georgetown home, but he did a lot of dreaming 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Burkina Faso was once the French colony of Upper Volta, and France remains influential in the country, with a military presence there. Live Updates: Attack at Hotel in Burkina Faso's Capital 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Parks and Recreation refurbished the pool at the Volta Park Recreation Center. Georgetown’s Book Hill is a community working together from the start 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, was a French colony until 1960. Interim Leader Challenges Burkina Faso Military Coup 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z It flourished again in the 1980s with bands like Marillion, while Muse, The Mars Volta and Porcupine Tree are among the best-known progressive acts of the 21st Century. Progressive music gets an official chart '45 years too late' - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z After his father’s death, Bell donated the house to the Volta Bureau. Alexander Graham Bell may not have slept in this Georgetown home, but he did a lot of dreaming 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Albert Voltas, who is from Barcelona, told the BBC he is on holiday in Menorca and made the discovery while kayaking off the island. Message in a bottle: NI boy's note found in Menorca 13 years on - BBC News 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “A thorough assessment of such patients often reveals that other factors, such as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or lactose intolerance, are responsible for their symptoms,” Volta says. For many, gluten isn’t the villain it gets cracked up to be 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z What Volta aims to deliver is not just choice advertising locations. An EV Charging Station Startup Raises $7.5M To Give Away Electricity For Free 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Guests of honor at Johnson’s dinners included the shah and the prime minister of Iran, and the president of Upper Volta, since renamed Burkina Faso, among other guests. 5 things to know about White House state dinners 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Guests of honor at Johnson's dinners included the shah and the prime minister of Iran, and the president of Upper Volta, since renamed Burkina Faso, among other guests. 5 things to know about White House state dinners 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Or, perhaps, it is “Upper Volta with rockets.” 10 Charts That Explain Russia 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z “Gluten ingestion resulted in a significantly higher severity of symptoms than placebo,” Volta says. For many, gluten isn’t the villain it gets cracked up to be 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Volta is offering the equipment and installation free to property owners. An EV Charging Station Startup Raises $7.5M To Give Away Electricity For Free 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z The robbery occurred about 8:35 p.m. at 34th and Volta streeets. Man is fatally stabbed at house in Northeast Washington 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Galvani believed the frogs’ muscles generated the electricity, while Volta thought the animal tissue was only a conductor. New Google Doodle Honors Alessandro Volta 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z They are finally back in print, since the La Dolce Volta label tenderly and lovingly takes care of the catalog of the Calliope label. The 10 Best Classical Recordings Of 2014 (Reissues) 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z “Frequently patients risk weight gain due to higher caloric content of gluten-free products,” explains Volta. For many, gluten isn’t the villain it gets cracked up to be 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Showing that it’s able to stir enthusiasm among people for visiting its charging stations and grow their affinity for the brands that advertise there will enable Volta to charge higher fees. An EV Charging Station Startup Raises $7.5M To Give Away Electricity For Free 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z As the year winds to a close, we reflect back on the horrors of hacking, the collusion against Goliath, the merits of a physical keyboard, and something about The Mars Volta. The Vergecast 131: Texting for drugs 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Furthermore it flies in the face of what Google is trying to achieve with Lollipop and its ‘Project Volta’ scheme which aims to dramatically increase battery life. Google Confirms Android 5.0 Lollipop Delay 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z It was the seventh time that a military officer had taken power since the country declared independence from France in 1960, when it was known as Upper Volta. Protests force out Burkina president, soldiers vie for power 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z “Unfortunately, this procedure is time-consuming and difficult to perform routinely, so it’s still confined to the clinical setting,” Volta says. For many, gluten isn’t the villain it gets cracked up to be 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z It was known as Upper Volta until 1984, when it was renamed Burkina Faso, meaning “land of upright/honest people.” What You Need to Know About the Unrest in Burkina Faso 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z It isn’t all doom and gloom for the Nexus 5 though because the release of Android 5.0 ‘Lollipop’ will bring with it ‘Project Volta‘ – Google’s battery saving initiative. Nexus 6 Vs Nexus 5: What's The Difference? 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Project Volta – Google’s biggest initiative to date to reduce the battery demands in running Android. Motorola Nexus 6 Official: Everything You Need To Know 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z With Android L promising further significant battery saving improvements courtesy of ‘Project Volta’ the Moto G is also only likely to get better. Motorola Moto G (2014) Review: The Best All-Round Budget Smartphone 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Since 1984, it's been Burkina Faso, not Upper Volta, or Haute-Volta, as its former French rulers dubbed the West African state. Them's fighting words! The politics of place names 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Archbishop Welby, who arrived in Rome on Saturday, met James Kofi Annan, who was a child of six when his parents sent him to work with fishermen on Lake Volta in Ghana. Archbishop and Pope target trafficking 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z When Thomas Sankara took power in 1983 he changed the West African state's colonial name of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means "the land of upright men". Burkina row over Sankara exhumation 2014-04-30T18:58:53Z There is a suspension bridge over the Volta River at Adomi which links the eastern part of Ghana to the rest of the country. Letter from Africa: Ghana's emergency rates 2014-04-04T07:52:33Z Tushar Jiwarajka, founder and director of Volte, said he sold a few major works, but beyond that, he saw the fair as a great platform to showcase his gallery. India Ink: 6th India Art Fair Reports Strong Sales 2014-02-04T14:32:03Z Bell's voice was recorded on to the disc on 15 April 1885 at his Volta laboratory in Washington. Discs reveal phone pioneer's voice 2013-04-25T11:45:37Z With scandals, the role of women and dwindling Western congregations embroiling the churches, Africa hopes the Vatican will look more to the Volta and Lambeth Palace to Lusaka Cathedral for their cues. Letter from Africa: March of change? 2013-04-05T12:15:37Z Volta is going to solve one of the biggest challenges facing GPUs today, which is access to memory bandwidth. NVIDIA's Volta GPU Launches In 2016, Delivers 1TB/s Of Memory Bandwidth 2013-03-19T19:51:06Z For newly austere Flamengo, former Sporting midfielder Elias roamed around nicely, managing to complete all 33 passes he attempted against Volta Redonda – no mean feat given his main attributes lie elsewhere. The week(end) that was: The best of Brazilian football roundup 2013-01-29T14:56:04Z Batteries have come a long way since Italian professor Alessandro Volta invented the first iteration some 200 years ago. Liquid metal promise for future batteries 2012-12-06T01:35:45Z Voltas’ most prestigious, and perhaps most challenging, project was providing the electromechanical guts for Dubai’s Burj Khalifa building, the world’s tallest. Arabia-Asia: Two Regions At a Crossroads 2012-10-11T22:00:00Z Publications of the Volta Bureau of Washington, D. C., an institution given over entirely to data regarding deaf mutes. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z She saw aircraft flying over Africa's largest man-made Lake Volta, where her father was a fisherman, and used to shout at them, asking them to bring her family things. In pictures: Ghana's flying women 2012-05-16T05:00:19Z Thomson's absolute electrometer is based upon an ingenious modification of the electrical balance of Harris and Volta. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z It was reserved for Volta to discover electricity. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Just as Voltas provides infrastructure for the rapidly expanding Gulf, Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction is supplying power and desalination for the parched region. Arabia-Asia: Two Regions At a Crossroads 2012-10-11T22:00:00Z On the Gold Coast you have the Volta and the Ancobra available for this; in Sierra Leone and Lagos you have many waterways penetrating inland. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z In the north-west a range of hills known as the Atacora forms a watershed between the basins of the Weme, the Niger and the Volta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z In 1880 the French Government awarded him the Volta prize of $10,000, which Mr. Bell devoted to founding the Volta Laboratory in Washington, an institution for the use of students. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z A bottle of Ornellaia Le Volte Tuscan red — from an excellent selection of about 70 bottles — proved a perfect complement to the polenta, quail and venison dishes. | Westport: In Westport, Complexity and Intrigue Amid the Old Standbys 2012-01-21T03:14:58Z Soon after, Volta, another Italian physician, produced electric currents by a combination of metals in what was called the voltaic-pile. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z The single fluid cell of Volta with its zinc and copper plates represents the simplest form of primary cell. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z More lively dances, such as the Gaillarde and Volta, were introduced into France from Italy by Catherine de’ Medici, but even in these the interest was chiefly spectacular. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Volta and others had subjected water to the action of a current of electricity, and had noticed the appearance of acid and alkali at the oppositely electrified metallic surfaces. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z But at that time another learned man, Volta, experimented in his own way, and proved to everybody that Galvani was mistaken. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Furthermore, some river systems in Africa -- southern Africa's Limpopo, north Africa's Nile and West Africa's Volta -- are set to receive less rain than they do at the moment, hitting food production and fuelling international tensions. Africa's Nile, Volta and Limpopo Rivers at Risk from Climate Change 2011-11-14T19:45:00.360Z Volta’s Contact Law.—When metals differing from each other are brought into contact, different results are obtained, both as to the kind of electrification as well as the difference of potentials. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z In consequence the skin of the animal is constantly covered with a mucous matter, which, as Volta has proved, conducts electricity twenty or thirty times better than pure water. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z At the time when Dalton was thinking out his theory of atoms, Davy was advancing as a conqueror through the rich domain which the discovery of Volta had opened to chemistry. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z The frogs moved only when Volta touched them with an iron wire that was connected with a copper wire. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z "Flood mitigation and management strategies will be crucial in areas with increasingly erratic climate and flash floods, such as the Limpopo and the Volta." Africa's Nile, Volta and Limpopo Rivers at Risk from Climate Change 2011-11-14T19:45:00.360Z Volta found that iron, when in contact with zinc, becomes negatively electrified; the same takes place, but somewhat weaker, when iron is touched with lead or tin. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Still farther east, by Accra, are numerous arborescent Euphorbias, and immediately west of the lower Volta forests of oil palms and grassy plains with fan palms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Davy's hope that the new instrument of research placed in the hands of chemists by Volta would be used in the decomposition of supposed simple substances was soon to be realized. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z Volta thought that the electricity was not in the dead frog but in the iron and copper. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z On this journey he met Volta, whom he describes as "an hale elderly man, very free in conversation." The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z The electrical word voltaic is in honor of Volta. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Crocodiles and in fewer numbers manatees and otters frequent the rivers and lagoons and hippopotami are found in the Volta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Sure, I said, hurrying to an atlas to check their locations in Upper Volta. The Doctor?s World: Small Fixes: How a Failure With Measles Helped to Eradicate Smallpox 2011-09-26T22:14:52Z Volta tried to produce electricity differently from what it had been produced before. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Around the magnet Faraday Was sure that Volta's lightnings play. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Galvani's experiments suggested the electric battery to Volta, another Italian scientist who was born in 1745. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z On the right bank of the Volta occupying the low marshy land near the sea are the Adangme. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z His theory was controverted in many quarters, and by no one more successfully than by Alexander Volta, Professor of Physics in the neighboring University of Pavia. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z But Volta got electricity by uniting iron and copper. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Volta and the Electric Battery It was left for Alexander Volta to show that, in Galvani's experiment, the muscles of the frog, together with the brass hook and the iron railing, formed an electric battery. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z In the midst of his doubts he turned to Volta. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Akuse is a large town on the banks of the Volta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Volta, while admitting, with Galvani, that the muscular contractions were caused by electricity, explained the origin of the electricity in a wholly different way. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z After Volta they tried to increase electricity by pouring all kinds of liquids—water and acids—between the metals. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z This first battery of Volta's was a form of "dry battery." The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z In thy old age, O Volta!" said Pellico, "the hand of Providence placed in thy pathway a young man gone astray. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Systematic attempts to make use of the upper Volta as a means of conveying goods to the interior were first tried in 1900. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z According to Volta, the electricity originated not in the animal, but in the contact of the dissimilar metals or other materials used in the experiment. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z The pile and cup battery of Volta had been succeeded by the trough battery—a long box filled with separated plates set in dilute acid. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Volta had contended that the contact of the metals in a battery produces a current, that the liquid merely carries the electricity from one metal plate to the other. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Volta was much more, however, than merely an ingenious inventor. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z The southern frontier, separating the protectorate from Ashanti, is the Black Volta to a point a little above its junction with the White Volta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Professor Volta, also of Italy, proved that Galvani's idea was wrong, and that the electricity resided in the metals rather than in the frog. Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion 2011-06-19T02:00:25.633Z The discoveries of Galvani and Volta at once set leading scientists at work. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Volta showed that an electric charge can be produced merely by bringing two different metals into contact. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Volta, having heard this report, deliberately wrote out his confession of faith, so that all the world of his own and the after time might know it. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z Thence the frontier turns south and afterwards east so as to include the Brumasi district in the protectorate, the frontier gaining the main Volta below Yeji. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Volta's brilliant experiments, which led to the invention of the Voltaic Pile, still further increased men's interest in this subject. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z His fellow countryman and contemporary, Prof. Volta of Pavia, took decided issue with Galvani and maintained that the pretended animal electricity was nothing but electricity developed by the contact of two different metals. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Electric Batteries From the time of Volta to the time of Faraday the only means of producing an electric current was the "voltaic battery," so called in honor of Volta. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z Volta and Galvani, whose names have become so familiar in modern electricity, were both of them well known for their devotion to the practice of daily religious duties. Religion And Health 2011-08-12T02:00:18.323Z The country is well watered, the Black Volta forming the west and southern frontier for some distance, while the White Volta traverses its central regions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z A report last month from Modern Ghana says there are already 3,000 beekeepers in the country's Volta region. Farming Rats and Bees Could Solve Bushmeat Crisis in Africa, Experts Say 2011-06-16T15:15:05.230Z One start-up in this batch received funding from that fund: Volta, which provides A/B testing for outbound phone calls. 500 Startups Adds 21 New Companies, Builds Out Team 2011-06-09T16:01:50Z She parted her cherry lips, and her eyes were like Volta's electric condensers. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Traveling through a narrow pass in a line of towering granite cliffs west of the Volta River, they came to a plateau whose woods offered good hunting. Race Relations: Ghana's Foreign Chiefs 2011-04-10T05:30:00Z Gold exists in quartz formation, chiefly in the valley of the Black Volta, and is found equally on the British and French sides of the frontier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He made another stay at Angra das Voltas, in 29° S. lat., immediately after passing the Orange River. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z Even then, Volta said his invention was indebted to, among others, Abraham Bennett, the 18th-century English clergyman who invented the gold-leaf electroscope. Children of Light by Gavin Weightman ? review 2011-04-01T23:05:04Z The Volta of Catalunya, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, finishes Sunday. Dumoulin wins 5th Volta stage; Contador keeps lead 2011-03-25T17:53:19Z This week he is riding in the Volta of Catalunya, which finishes Sunday in Barcelona. UCI boss: impartial ruling needed in Contador case 2011-03-25T13:11:08Z The ancient caravan routes have been, however, supplemented by roads built by the British, who have further organized a service of boats on the Volta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Volta, which Contador is riding for the first time, ends Sunday in Barcelona. Cycling Body to Appeal Contador Doping Case 2011-03-25T03:08:45Z The Volta of Catalunya, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, ends Sunday. Contador, awaiting doping ruling, is 9th in Spain 2011-03-22T19:56:21Z At Milan he met Volta, nearly seventy years old. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Galvani's work furnished the necessary stimulus to Volta, and then the real foundation of modern electricity was laid. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z The physicist Volta, famous for his electrical discoveries, occupied a chair in the university at Pavia. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z "I wish the situation was different, but I completely trust in my arguments and my lawyers," Contador said Thursday after keeping his lead in the weeklong Volta of Catalunya in Spain. Cycling Body to Appeal Contador Doping Case 2011-03-25T03:08:45Z East of the Volta is a small German territory named Togo. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z He made experiments on galvanic electricity, increasing the powers of the Galvanic Pile of Volta. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z After Volta came the demonstration by Oersted, in Denmark, of the identity of magnetism with electricity. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z The study of Volta’s electrophorus at once suggested the performance of these cyclical operations by some form of rotation instead of elevation, and led to the invention of various forms of doubler or multiplier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Galvani and Volta, who gave their names—one to Galvanic, and the other to Voltaic electricity—were professors in Italy. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z The river Volta forms the western boundary of the Ashantee country. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The greatest discoveries in physics and chemistry in modern times, were made chiefly by such men as Newton, Cavendish, Scheele, Priestley, Oersted, Volta, Davy and Faraday: all great workers in science. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z Origins in electricity date from Franklin's work here in America and Galvani and Volta's observations in Italy. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Volta’s description of his pile was communicated in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London, on the 20th of March 1800, and was printed in the Phil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The path toward conquering river blindness in Africa began in 1972 at a small medical clinic in Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso. Ren? Le Berre, Entomologist, Dies at 78; Directed Fight Against River Blindness 2010-12-20T03:09:38Z The Volta seems to be navigable for about two hundred miles. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z After Volta had made his small and apparently unimportant experiments on the electricity produced by metals and liquids, various persons tried the effect of that electricity upon metallic solutions. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z But despite the promotional zeal of those drum-toting bunnies, the alkaline battery that powers most of our portable gizmos is not different in principle from the model that Alessandro Volta created in 1800. Talk about battery life! Old device, new tricks. 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z This discovery of Oersted, like that of Volta, stimulated philosophical investigation in a high degree. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Fast and two-footed, the 21-year-old from the Volta region of Ghana was spotted as a potential star by scouts working for Ajax's former academy in Obuasi. 'I want to ensure others make the most of their lives' 2010-06-27T10:42:00Z It reaches from west of Cape Three Points to the river Volta. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The discoveries made by Volta, Faraday, and many other investigators, have led to the process of electro-plating, the use of electric lights for lighthouses, and for ocean steamships, and the great system of telegraphs. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z But this season, he won only twice before Sunday, once at the Volta a Catalunya and once at last month’s Tour de Romandie. Britain?s Cavendish Wins Tour of California Stage 2010-05-17T03:11:00Z Volta followed up these observations with rare philosophic insight and experimental skill. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Congo became Zaire and Upper Volta became Burkina Faso, which I understand is supposed to mean the land of upright people. 2010-02-17T09:02:00Z The Volta, which is the largest river, is estimated to be four hundred miles in length. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In their course through Ashanti, the rivers, apart from the Volta, are navigable by canoes only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" He refuted the 'theory of contact' by which Volta explained the action of his pile or battery. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis It was then found that when the end plates of Volta’s pile were connected to an electroscope the leaves diverged either with positive or negative electricity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Despite the many uses made of voltaic cells after Volta’s announcement of his “pile” invention in 1800, two decades passed before Oersted discovered the magnetic effects of a voltaic circuit. The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments All the men after whom modes and units of electricity are named--Galvani, Volta, Coulomb, Ampere, Ohm--were not only members of the Church, but what would be even called devout Catholics. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time In 1837, thirty-eight years after Volta’s discovery, Mr. Thomas Spencer of Liverpool, England, accidentally stumbled upon the first realization of the electrotyping process. From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 The first form of the galvanic battery was the result of Volta's investigations, and was called the Voltaic pile. The Telephone An Account of the Phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, and Sound, as Involved in Its Action The first extends from the date of publication of Gilbert’s great treatise in 1600 to the invention by Volta of the voltaic pile and the first production of the electric current in 1799. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Volta himself realized that the crucial test between his theory and that of Galvani required confirming the existence of metal-contact electricity by some electrical but nonphysiological detector. The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments They were operating on the Rio Volta, the river forming the boundary between the Gold and Slave Coasts. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War Famous men dying in this year were George Canning, English statesman; Laplace, French astronomer; Ludwig van Beethoven, German musician; William Blake, English poet and artist; and Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 The order is the same as that in Volta’s electro-chemical series. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" The first suggestion for a machine of the above kind seems to have grown out of the invention of Volta’s electrophorus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The “effects” provided by Volta’s pile and crown-of-cups are therefore electroscope deflection, sparks, and shocks. The Earliest Electromagnetic Instruments The world, it is true, had to wait for yet some twenty years before both the practical and theoretic worth of Volta’s discovery became truly pregnant under the fertilizing influence of another discovery. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse Around the magnet, Faraday Is sure that Volta’s lightnings play; But how to draw them from the wire? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 An hour later he was in Washington, and Jean was dragging him into the Volta. Martyr Attracted Disk Electrometers.—A form of attracted disk absolute electrometer was devised by A. Volta. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z This discovery of Galvani was first brought to notice by Volta's famous paper to the Royal Society, entitled "An Account of some Discoveries made by Mr. Galvani, of Bologna," published in the Phil. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science And even Volta’s discovery might have long remained relatively barren had it been left to itself. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse By 1881 the Volta associates had succeeded in improving an Edison tinfoil machine to some extent. Development of the Phonograph at Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, United States National Museum Bulletin 218, Paper 5, (pages 69-79) As an example of this we may instance the discovery of Volta. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 Volta himself devised a double and reciprocal electrophorus and also made mention of the subject of multiplying condensers in a paper published in the Phil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z We of the electric revolution are sharply marked off from our great-grandfathers, who looked upon the cell of Volta as a curious toy. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery It was then that Volta brought to light the apparently simple truths out of which so much has sprung. The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse The work of the Volta associates laid the foundation for the successful use of the dictating machine in business, for their wax recording process was practical and their machines sturdy. Development of the Phonograph at Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, United States National Museum Bulletin 218, Paper 5, (pages 69-79) "I do not need your frog!" exclaimed the too impetuous Volta. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 ELECTROPHORUS, an instrument invented by Alessandro Volta in 1775, by which mechanical work is transformed into electrostatic charge by the aid of a small initial charge of electricity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z If this permutative principle in former advances lay undetected, it stands forth clearly in that latest accession to skill and interpretation which has been ushered in by Franklin and Volta, Faraday and Henry. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery After my grandfather's death, the house came into my father's possession, and he gave it to the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, now called the Volta Speech Association. A Portrait of Old George Town The discoveries of Volta and Galvani were in like manner independent of theory; the greatest discoveries consisting in bringing to light certain grand facts, on which theories are afterwards framed. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Volta was led to discard the frog by observing that no electric results followed when the two plates were of the same metal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Volta’s cell consists essentially of two plates of different metals, such as zinc and copper, connected by an electrolyte such as a solution of salt or acid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z These were combined in an hour by Volta to build his cell, and in that hour began a new era for human faculty and insight. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery My father was very much interested in the work of the Volta Bureau and one winter, when my mother was away, he lived at the Volta Bureau, compiling some of his scientific data. A Portrait of Old George Town This Volta electrophorus, and these three blackboards, will serve for the purpose. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Instead of Galvani's frog or Volta's wet rag, the conductor is a solution of sulphuric acid, which Volta himself suggested and employed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Volta then proved that all metals could be arranged in an electromotive series such that each became positive when placed in contact with the one next below it in the series. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z It was in 1800 on the threshold of the nineteenth century, that Volta devised the first electric battery. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery V. By vicinity; Volta's electrophorus and Rennet's doubler. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes "We leave the river a little higher up, and push again across the bush a twelve days' journey until we come to the Volta, which will take us forward to the boundary of Mo." The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason In the year 1800, Volta announced his immortal discovery of the pile. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The origin of the electromotive force in the pile has been much discussed, and Volta’s discoveries gave rise to one of the historic controversies of science. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Galvani and Volta were Italian scientists of the 18th century. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The principle of this mode of accumulating the two electric ethers in some measure resembles that of Volta's Electrophorus and Bennet's Doubler. The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes We had heard of the Russian Volga, but never of the Volta. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason Whetted to eagerness by the previous conflict between him and Galvani, the scientific men of the age flung themselves with ardour upon the new discovery, repeating Volta's experiments, and extending them in many ways. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Volta maintained that the mere contact of metals was sufficient to produce the electrical difference of the end plates of the pile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z See also charts in current numbers of Volta Review. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States Still to the south he sailed, struggling with wind and weather, to Cape Voltas, close to the mouth of the Orange River. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole At Yendi, seven days' march through the bush from the Volta, we interviewed the Dagomba king and received a most enthusiastic welcome. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason If his discovery of Magneto-electricity may be ranked with that of the pile by Volta, this new discovery may almost stand beside that of Definite Combining Proportions in Chemistry. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 At the southern point of the colony, where the river Volta forms the frontier of the territory, Captain Glover, formerly of the Royal Navy, was commissioned to raise a large native force. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign See especially "Periodicals Devoted to the Interests of the Deaf," by the Volta Bureau, 1913. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States The ‘tontine’ was conceived by an Italian named Tonti; and another Italian, Galvani, first noted the phenomena of animal electricity or ‘galvanism’; while a third Italian, ‘Volta’, gave a name to the ‘voltaic’ battery. English Past and Present This company had previously acquired territory on the Gold Coast and had built forts between Christiansburg and the eastern side of the Volta River. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 His discovery slept for more than two thousand years until it awoke in the dreams of Galvani, and Volta, and Benjamin Franklin. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales About five years later he founded the Volta Bureau in Washington, D. C., for the study of deafness, and this has fostered a great deal of research work on this particular phase of heredity. Applied Eugenics It is now published conjointly by the Association and the Volta Bureau, and appears as an illustrated monthly. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States He got at the secret of gravitation, and was able to analyse it into two separate forces just as Volta did with electricity—positive and negative, or, to put it better, attractive and repulsive. A Honeymoon in Space The party appeared at the Volta Laboratory, according to arrangement. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer It was reserved for Volta to really discover electricity. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 I would not assert that gold is not found east of the Volta River. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The finding of these results is due to Mr. F. W. Booth, Volta Review, xii., The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States When, at Pavia, he first met Volta: he found that Volta had put on full-dress to receive him. Consolations in Travel or, the Last Days of a Philosopher Early in 1800 Volta wrote a letter to the President of the Royal Society of London announcing the epochal discovery of a device now known as the voltaic pile. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization The various social dances, such as the Volte, the Jig and the Galliard, although in early periods, not so numerous, required a certain training and agility. The Dance (by An Antiquary) Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D. I see no reason why the people should not have an 'Ashantimile' at the Volta mouth; and I shall presently return to this subject. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The work was published by the Volta Bureau. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States The most important of these were the launch Volta and another similar craft, which is used by the Italian government for torpedo work in the harbor of Spezia. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 Volta showed that all metals could be arranged in a series so that each one would indicate a positive electric potential when in contact with any metal following it in the series. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization All were driven to an inhospitable grave in the place where the fateful hand of war made them its victims, or perished in the sullen waters of the Volta. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Mr. Volta has lately observed a curious circumstance relative to our sense of taste. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life The one organization in America of large compass and concerned solely with the interests of the deaf is the Volta Bureau, located in Washington. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States The Volta, which was entirely fitted by the latter firm, is 37 feet long and 7 feet beam. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 In 1809 Davy demonstrated publicly an arc obtained by a current from a Volta pile of one thousand plates. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization Its flag waved in triumph from the Volta to Bossumpea, and the Kong Mountains had echoed the exploits of the veterans that formed the strength of its army. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens From the experiments above mentioned of Galvani, Volta, Fowler, and others, it appears, that a plate of zinc and a plate of silver have greater effect than lead and silver. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life There are two publications devoted to the interests of the deaf: the "American Annals of the Deaf" and the "Volta Review," both published in Washington. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States |
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