Clipper cuts Clippers were invented October 14, 1919, by Leo J. Wahl. In 1911, Leo was experimenting with a vibrating electric motor. He went to a engineering school at university of Illinois. First he started out buy making massagers and selling them to barbers. In 1919, he created the electric clipper, he created at the manufactory company. One year later he was selling thousands of clipper to barbers all over the world. He later created hair dryer, shears, shears sharpener, curling brushes
The Los Angeles Clippers have become must see television over the course of a few seasons. The team has been able to shake the irrelevant tag that it normally had when they were the joke of Los Angeles. From the well documented fall out of Donald Sterling, to the controversial acquisition of Chris Paul, the Clippers have arrived. Sure the Clippers gave up a 3-1 lead to the Houston Rockets to get bounced yet again in the second round, but the fact that they are even competing shows just how far they
basketball team in the city. The Los Angeles Lakers or the Los Angeles Clippers. This whole rivalry started in 1984 when the Clippers moved to L.A. The Clippers originally played their games in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, while the Lakers were winning championships in the Forum. In their first matchup the Lakers won 108-103, and with that a “crosstown rivalry was born” the Associated Press wrote. While the Clippers were rebuilding, the Lakers had put together a super-team dubbed “Showtime
thing to that list: "death, taxes, and the Los Angeles Clippers not making it to the Western Conference Finals. For the sixth straight year, the Clippers -- with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin (albeit not present after yet another weird injury), and DeAndre Jordan -- have been bounced before the West Finals. For the third time in five years and the second straight year under head coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers, the Clippers have been bounced in the first round. Prior to the game
For this assignment I choose to attend a Los Angeles Clippers game even though I am a big Lakers fan; mainly because it better fit into my budget and the appeal of watching this young high flying team made it seem like it was going to be a good night. Going into the game it was being dubbed as the “battle of the double-doubles” as the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Kevin Love and his 28 straight double doubles took on Blake Griffin and his 26 straight double doubles. I had been to Staples Center
About two weeks ago, Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team, was found to be making racial comments to one of his mistresses about a picture she posted on a social media network called Instagram. Sterling also has a wife. In this picture was Sterling’s mistress, V. Stiviano, posing with a basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson at a Clippers game. Sterling found out about the picture by somebody calling him and informing him the Stiviano posted it, which infuriated
College Essay 2015 Clippers On my 9th Christmas I got a pair of hand pruning clippers in my stocking. The clippers were sturdy and well greased, with orange handles that were slightly too big for my small hands. One day, after school, I grabbed my new clippers and went outside to give them a try. We live in a clearing surrounded by forest. I picked a part of the yard that looked particularly overgrown with thorny blackberry shoots arching ten feet in the air mixed with stinging nettles that had managed
Improvements in agriculture, transportation, and communication between 1790 and 1860 were the stepping stones for a greater America. From the cotton gin, to the steamboat, to the telegraph, new innovations were appearing all over. America had finally begun to spread its wings and fly. Due to the fact that cotton had to be separated by hand, it was costly commodity. One person could barely separate a pound by hand over the course of a day. It was not until 1793, when Eli Whitney invented the
futuristic society. His mom died and his father, Richard, became an addict leaving them very poor and reliant on Nailer’s income. One day, Nailer is walking the beach with his friend Pima recovering supplies after a hurricane, there they find a massive clipper ship with one survivor inside. The girl inside, Nita, was fleeing capture from her family’s enemies and shipwrecked. Soon after, Richard Lopez and his crew found Nailer, Nita, and Pima and captured them, planning to sell Nita to her enemies. With
Heffernan. This move underpinned his decision to purchase four of Pioneer’s surplus Ansair KS5 International ‘Roadcruisers’ which would come onto the open market at the turn of the decade as they were gradually replaced by the new Ansair Commer Scenic Clippers. This would be quite a substantial move for Rex, who was strictly funding his expansion from accumulated profits and some infrequent bank overdraft accommodation. This funding support was provided by the then E S & A Bank’s (now ANZ Bank) Roma Street