In portraying Islamic commerce in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, for example, he cites the "Geniza documents," a trove of ancient letters, price lists, and commercial contracts discovered in a Cairo storeroom.
While its details have long been known to scholars, one of the original signed contracts — discovered recently by the great-grandson of the conservatory's founder, Jeannette Thurber, and purchased by the Dvorak American Heritage Association — will be displayed publicly for the first time on Sept. 8 at the Bohemian National Hall at 321 East 73rd Street in Manhattan.
Siphesihle Mdena, a chorus member since 2013, said: "For the first time, a contract was discovered [by accident] because we weren't meant to see it.
One artist, who had worldwide hits in the 80s, had a look at his old record contract and discovered that any of his music distributed through "wireless telephony" was considered a licence and so would command a 50% royalty rate.
The group found traces of FinSpy, part of an "intrusion" software suite known as FinFisher, which first made headlines in 2011, after a sales contract was discovered inside the headquarters of the Egyptian secret police, following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
After spending weeks trying in vain to find the cellular radio specialist a contract, Franklin discovered he was onto a hot field.
The Russian business daily Vedomosti in 2009 analysed scores of tenders for Olympic contracts and discovered that the majority of bids were very close to the maximum the state said it would pay, and in many cases bidders were barred from running, leaving one company to claim the contract.
Rovers stopped paying his wages, citing a breach of contract after discovering the player had travelled to France to have talks with Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal without their knowledge.
Borys Althusser, wealthy young manufacturer of sensitive electronic instruments, for which he has immense govt. contracts, discovers one evening that something has come between himself and his beautiful wife Evelyn.
The New Yorker, May 1 , 1971P. 42 Borys Althusser, wealthy young manufacturer of sensitive electronic instruments, for which he has immense govt. contracts, discovers one evening that something has come between himself and his beautiful wife Evelyn.
By Donald Barthelme The New Yorker, May 1 , 1971P. 42 Borys Althusser, wealthy young manufacturer of sensitive electronic instruments, for which he has immense govt. contracts, discovers one evening that something has come between himself and his beautiful wife Evelyn.
