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1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
The building is now a public house The town is home to the Maes Manor Hotel, located in a grand old manor house known as Maesrudded. The house was formerly home to the Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire.
Evan James (Ieuan ap Iago, 1809–93) was a weaver and wool merchant by profession and owner of t... | 22,700 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
song was published in the volume 'Gems of Welsh Melody' (1860) and soon became extremely popular. It is not certain when the song was first adopted as the Welsh national anthem. A memorial, designed by W. Goscombe John, was erected in honour of Evan and James James in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd... | 22,701 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
sport, Blackwood has two rugby union and one rugby league sides, all of whom play at Glan-Yr-Afon Park. The rugby union sides are Blackwood RFC, established in 1889, and Blackwood Stars RFC, originating . The rugby league club is called the Blackwood Bulldogs and plays in the Welsh Conference Prem... | 22,702 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
a rail-link service to nearby train stations, has had a make-over.
Blackwood's cinema, the Maxime, was originally purpose-built as a cinema in 1938, was then used as a bingo hall, but is now once again a five-screen cinema. Some of the original decor has been preserved in the foyer.
Blackwood is... | 22,703 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
months ahead of schedule on 3 December 2005.
The bridge is a cable stayed bridge 230m long supported 30m above the valley floor by a 90m A frame pylon. Difficulties with mining related subsidence during construction and in the foreseeable future led the design team to allow the bridge to breathe ... | 22,704 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
an impressive and imposing figure of a chartist striding forward, pike in hand. It is made up of thousands of brass rings and represents strength in unity.
## Miners Institute.
Blackwood Miners Institute is described by Caerphilly County Borough Council as the "Heart of the Community", from its ... | 22,705 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
been added and by then the building had an auditorium, dance floor, reading room, library, ladies room and rehearsal rooms for local societies. Programmes from the time included Tea Dances, snooker/billiards, reading groups, rehearsals and union meetings for local miners.
With the decline of the ... | 22,706 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
societies the opportunity to perform on the same stage as Jasper Carrot, Ken Dodd and Welsh National Opera.
# Christianity.
The 1904-1905 Welsh Revival and the prominence of Christianity in the culture of Blackwood and the surrounding villages have left Blackwood with a high number of churches a... | 22,707 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
Sacred Heart, in nearby Pontllanfraith.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes referred to as Mormons, have a history here.
The Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade are in Blackwood with companies meeting at the Baptist and Methodist churches, there are also a number of Christian... | 22,708 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
pupils. A number of Blackwood pupils have been to Oxbridge and to other leading educational institutions.
An increase in demand for Welsh language medium education has led to the establishment of two Welsh Medium Infants and Primary schools. Ysgol Trelyn is located in the community of Pengam to t... | 22,709 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
the confluence with the River Ebbw to the South. The main road to Blackwood and for traffic heading North or South was through Blackwood High Street (B4521), until the Sirhowy Enterprise Way was opened in 2005. Sirhowy Enterprise way was 4.3km of new single carriageway roads following the former P... | 22,710 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
bus services run between Blackwood Bus Station and Ystrad Mynach with a link to the Transport for Wales, Rhymney Line. Blackwood appears in the preliminary South Wales Metro plan published by Transport for Wales as being a possible extension to the rail links. The Sirhowy Tramroad, which was const... | 22,711 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
with track lifted the following year. Some evidence of the railway still exists such as the underpass at Cwmgelli, most of the line is now a cycle path. The site of Blackwood Railway Station is now occupied by KFC.
The town has since been served by buses. There were two major companies in the Eas... | 22,712 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
& White and Western Welsh merged to become National Welsh in 1978, which was privatised in 1987. Its operations were acquired by Stagecoach in South Wales in 1992.
Other operators have included:
- IBT - Islwyn Borough Transport: IBT (originally established in 1926 as the West Monmouthshore Omnib... | 22,713 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
Its distinctive blue and white livery was transferred from its Leyland Tiger and Leyland Leopard buses (which were a common sight until the early 21st Century) to their low floor fleet. However, in late 2009 Caerphilly resolved to sell IBT to Stagecoach in South Wales. The sale was approved by the... | 22,714 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
the local community. The Club raises funds for various charities and supports extra curricular activities in local schools.
Every Christmas, club members can be found at the entrance to the town's Asda store, with a miniature nativity scene, raising funds that the Club donates to local charities.... | 22,715 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
gala opening evening. The film chosen for this event was the aptly named "Blackwood", a 2014 ghost story from an independent production company.
The Club's 2018 president was Trevor Morgan, a local clergyman.
# Political representation.
Blackwood is currently represented on Caerphilly County Bo... | 22,716 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
School nearby, forming the influential rock band Manic Street Preachers. Bradfield and Wire have since also released solo material.
- Siobhan Dowd author, lived in Blackwood between 2000 and 2003.
- Sam Gardiner, Irish politician, lived in Blackwood for a number of years.
- Evan James writer an... | 22,717 |
1804737 | Blackwood, Caerphilly | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blackwood,%20Caerphilly | Blackwood, Caerphilly
(for the former parliamentary constituency of Bedwellty) from June 1983 to February 1995 and lived in the town during part of that period.
- Jon Maguire songwriter and former member of Lilygreen & Maguire
- Welsh noise rock group mclusky formed after meeting at Blackwood Miner's Institute.
- Al... | 22,718 |
269849 | Ted Lindsay Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted%20Lindsay%20Award | Ted Lindsay Award
Ted Lindsay Award
The Ted Lindsay Award, formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, is awarded annually to the National Hockey League's most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players' Association. First awarded in 1971, it is a companion to the Hart Memo... | 22,719 |
269849 | Ted Lindsay Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted%20Lindsay%20Award | Ted Lindsay Award
recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize, and a former player and coach for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team.
On April 29, 2010, the National Hockey League Players' Association announced that the award would be reintroduced as the Ted Lindsay Award to honor Hall of Famer T... | 22,720 |
269849 | Ted Lindsay Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted%20Lindsay%20Award | Ted Lindsay Award
Edmonton Oilers, with eight winners. The Lindsay Award is considered to be the companion of the Hart Memorial Trophy—sixteen players have won both trophies for the same season: Guy Lafleur ( and ), Gretzky (, , , and ), Mario Lemieux (, and ), Mark Messier ( and ), Brett Hull (), Sergei Fedorov (), Er... | 22,721 |
269849 | Ted Lindsay Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted%20Lindsay%20Award | Ted Lindsay Award
Ross Trophy for the same season and completed a Hart-Pearson/Lindsay-Art Ross sweep, (while Hasek and Price are the only goaltenders to win the Hart-Pearson/Lindsay double to date) and Bobby Orr won the Norris-Pearson-Art Ross Triple in 1975 and is the only defenceman to win the Pearson/Lindsay) . Of ... | 22,722 |
269849 | Ted Lindsay Award | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ted%20Lindsay%20Award | Ted Lindsay Award
Ovechkin has also won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy for top goal-scorer in the same year, completing what is to date the only Hart-Pearson-Art Ross-Richard sweep. Had the Richard Trophy existed formally during the years they completed their Hart-Pearson-Art Ross sweeps, however, Lafleur would ha... | 22,723 |
269857 | Louis Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Gottschalk | Louis Gottschalk
Louis Gottschalk
Louis Gottschalk may refer to:
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869), American composer
- Louis F. Gottschalk (1864–1934), American composer (grand-nephew of Louis M.)
- Louis A. Gottschalk, American psychiatrist
- Louis R. Gottschalk, American historian | 22,724 |
269851 | Maria of Yugoslavia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria%20of%20Yugoslavia | Maria of Yugoslavia
Maria of Yugoslavia
Maria of Romania (6 January 1900 – 22 June 1961), known in Serbian as Marija Karađorđević (), was Queen of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later Queen of Yugoslavia, as the wife of King Alexander from 1922 until his assassination in 1934. She was the mother of Peter II, the last... | 22,725 |
269851 | Maria of Yugoslavia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria%20of%20Yugoslavia | Maria of Yugoslavia
in the family to distinguish her from her mother. Her parents were Marie of Edinburgh and Ferdinand of Romania. She had three brothers and two sisters: Carol, future King of Romania (Carol II); Nicholas, Prince of Romania; Elisabetha, Princess of Romania and future Queen of Greece; Ileana, Princess ... | 22,726 |
269851 | Maria of Yugoslavia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria%20of%20Yugoslavia | Maria of Yugoslavia
8 June 1922, and had three sons:
- King Peter II (1923–1970)
- Prince Tomislav (1928–2000)
- Prince Andrej (1929–1990)
Following the assassination of her husband, King Alexander I, in Marseille in 1934, her oldest son, then only 11 became Peter II of Yugoslavia, the last reigning Yugoslav king. ... | 22,727 |
269851 | Maria of Yugoslavia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria%20of%20Yugoslavia | Maria of Yugoslavia
in London on 22 June 1961 and was interred at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, which adjoins Windsor Castle, before her remains were transferred to Serbia in April 2013 and re-interred on 26 May 2013 in Oplenac, Serbia.
# Humanitarian work.
Queen Maria was popular and respected by the Serbian ... | 22,728 |
269851 | Maria of Yugoslavia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria%20of%20Yugoslavia | Maria of Yugoslavia
Street", and numerous schools and other organizations still carry her name.
## Titles and styles.
- 6 January 1900 – 8 June 1922: "Her Royal Highness" Princess Maria of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- 8 June 1922 – 6 January 1929: "Her Majesty" The Queen of Serbs, Croats and Slove... | 22,729 |
269851 | Maria of Yugoslavia | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maria%20of%20Yugoslavia | Maria of Yugoslavia
hness" Princess Maria of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- 8 June 1922 – 6 January 1929: "Her Majesty" The Queen of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- 6 January 1929 – 9 October 1934: "Her Majesty" The Queen of Yugoslavia
- 9 October 1934 – 22 June 1961: "Her Majesty" Queen Maria of Yugos... | 22,730 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer and pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works. He spent most of his working career outside of the United States.
# Life and career.
Gottschalk was born ... | 22,731 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
(known later as Haiti). He was therefore exposed to a variety of musical traditions, and played the piano from an early age. He was soon recognized as a prodigy by the New Orleans bourgeois establishment, making his informal public debut in 1840 at the new St. Charles Hotel.
Only two years late... | 22,732 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
gained access to the musical establishment through family friends. After a concert at the Salle Pleyel, Frédéric Chopin remarked: "Give me your hand, my child; I predict that you will become the king of pianists." Franz Liszt and Charles-Valentin Alkan, too, recognised Gottschalk's extreme talen... | 22,733 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
"Souvenir de Porto Rico; Marche des gibaros, Op. 31 (RO250)". "Gibaros" refers to the jíbaros, or Puerto Rican peasantry, and is an antiquated way of writing this name. The theme of the composition is a march tune which may be based on a Puerto Rican folk song form.
At the conclusion of that to... | 22,734 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
performed his music for the rest of her days. A year after meeting Gottschalk, she performed for Abraham Lincoln and would go on to become a renowned concert pianist earning the nickname "Valkyrie of the Piano".
By the 1860s, Gottschalk had established himself as the best known pianist in the N... | 22,735 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
United States later that year because of a scandalous affair with a student at the Oakland Female Seminary in Oakland, California. He never returned to the United States.
Gottschalk chose to travel to South America, where he continued to give frequent concerts. During one of these concerts, in ... | 22,736 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
1869, at the age of 40, he died at his hotel in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, probably from an overdose of quinine. (According to an essay by Jeremy Nicholas for the booklet accompanying the recording "Gottschalk Piano Music" performed by Philip Martin on the Hyperion label, "He died ... of empyema, t... | 22,737 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Cemetery, a new "Angel of Music" statue, created by sculptors Giancarlo Biagi and Jill Burkee to replace the damaged one, was unveiled.
# Works.
Gottschalk's music was very popular during his lifetime and his earliest compositions created a sensation in Europe. Early pieces like "Bamboula," "L... | 22,738 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
were destroyed after his death, or are lost.
# Recordings.
Various pianists later recorded his piano music. The first important recordings of his orchestral music, including the symphony "A Night in the Tropics", were made for Vanguard Records by Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony Orchest... | 22,739 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
historical novel about Gottschalk titled "Concert Grand" in 1963.
# See also.
- "Great Galloping Gottschalk"
# References.
## Sources.
- Irving Lowens/S. Frederick Starr: "Louis Moreau Gottschalk", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed June 28, 2007),
# External links.
- Louis Moreau ... | 22,740 |
269839 | Louis Moreau Gottschalk | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis%20Moreau%20Gottschalk | Louis Moreau Gottschalk
eferences.
## Sources.
- Irving Lowens/S. Frederick Starr: "Louis Moreau Gottschalk", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed June 28, 2007),
# External links.
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk, pianiste itinérant (French dedicated website with scores and audio extracts)
- English Works List on F... | 22,741 |
1804745 | Totally Wild | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Totally%20Wild | Totally Wild
Totally Wild
Totally Wild is an Australian children's television series. It has been in production since 1992, aired on Network Ten from 12 July 1992 until 30 October 2013, later airing on 10 Peach from 4 November 2013. It has the format of a news program, and does stories on topics such as Australia's na... | 22,742 |
1804745 | Totally Wild | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Totally%20Wild | Totally Wild
running C classified children's program.
On 12 July 2012, "Totally Wild" celebrated 20 years of children's program since 12 July 1992.
"Totally Wild" celebrated its 25th anniversary on air on 22 July 2017. Original presenter Stacey Thomson (known as Ranger Stacey) remains with the program.
# Presenters.... | 22,743 |
1804745 | Totally Wild | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Totally%20Wild | Totally Wild
Moore
- Rob Mullins
- Shaun Murphy
- Kylie Smith
- Trudy Smith
- Melanie Symons
- Dr. Katrina Warren
- Jack Yabsley
- Leela Varghese
- Natalie Hunter
- Scott Bidmead
- Arika Crotty
# Series overview.
## Specials.
- "Totally Wild Weekend" (1993)
- "Totally Australia" (1997)
- "Totally Wild R... | 22,744 |
1804745 | Totally Wild | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Totally%20Wild | Totally Wild
1 January 2010, it aired on Tuesday to Fridays at 7.30am, Saturdays at 9am, and on Sundays at 7am.
- On 4 January 2010 - 26 February 2012, it aired on Monday to Wednesday and on Fridays at 8am, and on Sundays at 7.00am.
- On 27 February 2012 – 30 October 2013, it aired on Monday to Wednesday at 4pm repea... | 22,745 |
1804745 | Totally Wild | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Totally%20Wild | Totally Wild
Saturdays at 9am, and on Sundays at 7am.
- On 4 January 2010 - 26 February 2012, it aired on Monday to Wednesday and on Fridays at 8am, and on Sundays at 7.00am.
- On 27 February 2012 – 30 October 2013, it aired on Monday to Wednesday at 4pm repeats at 7am, Saturdays at 8.30am and a double episode on Sun... | 22,746 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
Distributed version control
In software development, distributed version control (also known as distributed revision control) is a form of version control in which the complete codebase, including its full history, is mirrored on every developer's computer. This enables automatic management... | 22,747 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
version control systems (DVCS) takes a peer-to-peer approach to version control, as opposed to the client–server approach of centralized systems. Distributed revision control synchronizes repositories by exchanging patches from peer to peer. There is no single central version of the codebase... | 22,748 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
when sharing changes among other peers.
- Allows private work, so users can use their changes even for early drafts they do not want to publish.
- Working copies effectively function as remote backups, which avoids relying on one physical machine as a single point of failure.
- Allows var... | 22,749 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
checkout of a repository is slower as compared to checkout in a centralized version control system, because all branches and revision history are copied to the local machine by default.
- The lack of locking mechanisms that is part of most centralized VCS and still plays an important role w... | 22,750 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
centralized systems now offer some distributed features. For example, Subversion is able to do many operations with no network. Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team Services now host centralized and distributed version control repositories via hosting Git.
# Work model.
The distri... | 22,751 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
their work, to avoid problems with different versions.
## Central and branch repositories.
Every project has a central repository that is considered as the official repository, which is managed by the project maintainers. Developers clone this repository to create identical local copies of... | 22,752 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
system are commonly made by means of a pull request, also known as a merge request. The contributor requests that the project maintainer "pull" the source code change, hence the name "pull request". The maintainer has to "merge" the pull request if the contribution should become part of the ... | 22,753 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
Depending on the established workflow, the code may need to be tested before being included into official release. Therefore, some projects contain a special branch for merging untested pull requests. Other projects run an automated test suite on every pull request, using a continuous integr... | 22,754 |
1804746 | Distributed version control | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distributed%20version%20control | Distributed version control
the decision of the company that made BitKeeper to rescind the free license that Linus Torvalds and some other Linux kernel developers had previously taken advantage of.
Prior to Git, the first open-source DVCS systems included Arch, Monotone, and Darcs. However, open source DVCSs were neve... | 22,755 |
1804749 | Etelka Barsi-Pataky | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Etelka%20Barsi-Pataky | Etelka Barsi-Pataky
Etelka Barsi-Pataky
Etelka Barsi-Pataky (15 September 1941, Budapest – 4 February 2018) was a Hungarian politician. From 2004 to 2009, she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with Fidesz, part of the European People's Party. She sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and ... | 22,756 |
1804749 | Etelka Barsi-Pataky | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Etelka%20Barsi-Pataky | Etelka Barsi-Pataky
of Engineers
- 2004–2009: Member of the European Parliament
- 2000–2003: Ambassador to Austria
- 1994–1998: Member of the Hungarian Parliament
- 1992–1994: Titular Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs
- High Commissioner for the Hungarian Expo
- 1992–1994: Chairman of the Coun... | 22,757 |
1804749 | Etelka Barsi-Pataky | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Etelka%20Barsi-Pataky | Etelka Barsi-Pataky
cretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs
- High Commissioner for the Hungarian Expo
- 1992–1994: Chairman of the Council for the Hungarian Expo
- 1990–1994: Councillor, Budapest City Council
- 1965–1990: Project engineer
- Research fellow
- 1991: Principal Private Secretary, Ministry of ... | 22,758 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
James Hetfield
James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasi... | 22,759 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
Joel McIver's book "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists", and ranked at no. 24 by "Hit Parader" on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In "Guitar World's" poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead ... | 22,760 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
He has two older half-brothers from his mother's first marriage and one younger sister. His parents divorced in 1976 when Hetfield was 13. They were very strict Christian Scientists, and in accordance with their beliefs, they strongly disapproved of medicine or any other medical treatment and remained lo... | 22,761 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
to live with his older half-brother David. Virgil died in late 1996, during Metallica's "Load" tour. Hetfield attended Downey High School for his freshman and sophomore years and graduated from Brea Olinda High School in 1981.
Hetfield was nine years old when he first began piano lessons, after which he... | 22,762 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
experimented with a few different vocals and guitar combinations, essentially creating a setup similar to that of British metal band Diamond Head, another major influence on Hetfield. Some of the options considered included adding another guitar player, having John Roads play lead guitar, as well as aski... | 22,763 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
Malcolm Dome described the Anthrax song "Metal Thrashing Mad" in an issue of "Kerrang" in February 1984.
From 1982 to 1983, Mustaine's overly aggressive behavior and drinking problems led to mounting tensions between himself and Hetfield. Mustaine also once poured beer onto McGovney's bass nearly causin... | 22,764 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
Since the recording of "Load", Hammett has been recording rhythm guitars as well. Hetfield occasionally plays guitar solos on songs such as "Nothing Else Matters", "My Friend of Misery", "Just a Bullet Away", the outro solo on "The Outlaw Torn", the second solo on "To Live Is to Die", the first solo on "... | 22,765 |
269826 | James Hetfield | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James%20Hetfield | James Hetfield
with pyrotechnics at Olympic Stadium in Montreal during the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour on August 8, 1992. Hetfield was the victim of a pyrotechnics accident during the song "Fade to Black", in which a pyrotechnic charge reacted. Hetfield's guitar protected him from the full force of the blast; ... | 22,766 |
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which prevented him from playing guitar on stage, and subsequently caused Hetfield's management company, "Q Prime", to put a clause in Hetfield's contract, forbidding him to ride a skateboard while Metallica was touring. During a live performance on tour for "Metallica", Hetfield experienced complication... | 22,767 |
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recording Metallica does. Hetfield talks about his vocal training endeavors in the Metallica documentary film, "Some Kind of Monster" produced and directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky.
During the recording of the band's eighth studio album "St. Anger" in 2001, Hetfield went into rehab to address... | 22,768 |
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of Jason Newsted, alcoholism, family commitments, and the future of the band with many in the rock press questioning whether the band would even still be together to see the completion of the "St. Anger" album.
Hetfield and Metallica addressed their need for a new bassist by recruiting Robert Trujillo, ... | 22,769 |
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1991's "Metallica", "Death Magnetic" went to #1 on the Billboard charts in over 30 countries during its first week of release.
On April 4, 2009, Hetfield, along with remaining Metallica members Ulrich, Hammett, Trujillo, as well as former bassist Newsted, and the deceased Cliff Burton (who was represent... | 22,770 |
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performed "Master of Puppets" and "Enter Sandman" to end the ceremony.
# Personal life.
Hetfield married Francesca Tomasi on August 17, 1997, and together they have three children. He currently resides in Vail, Colorado, citing a "multitude of reasons" for moving there, including it being his wife's ch... | 22,771 |
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film "Some Kind of Monster"), maintaining total abstinence from alcohol. In a 2010 interview with "So What!", the official magazine of Metallica's fan club, Hetfield stated that he is a "reborn straight edge".
Hetfield enjoys a variety of activities, most notably hunting; farming and beekeeping; customi... | 22,772 |
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the car to the Hard Rock Cafe which is featured in the movie "Hard Rock Treasures". "Slowburn", his 1936 Auburn boat tail speedster, won the 2010 Goodguys West Coast Custom of the Year.
Hetfield has a number of tattoos, including one which shows flames encasing four playing cards – ace (1), 9, 6, and 3 ... | 22,773 |
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arm. He has a tattoo of two razors forming the straight edge X symbol on his left wrist.
The first single Hetfield ever bought was "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was featured in a documentary, called "Absent", directed by Justin Hunt, which takes a look at the effects of absent fathers on th... | 22,774 |
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comments which were perceived as endorsing the use of his music at Guantánamo Bay to torture prisoners. British band Chumbawamba subsequently released a song called "Torturing James Hetfield", as a direct response.
# Equipment.
## Guitars.
Hetfield has been a major endorser of ESP Guitars since the 19... | 22,775 |
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his signature model guitars. To date, Hetfield has had six signature guitars with the company. However, Hetfield often uses guitars from Gibson and other companies instead of ESP despite his endorsement.
Some of Hetfield's current tour guitars are:
- ESP Truckster signature models in grey and black fin... | 22,776 |
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finish and some drawings by Dirty Donny
- ESP EXplorer – black diamond plate with deer antler inlay
- ESP Flying V – white finish (replica of his old Flying-V copy)
- ESP LTD "The Grynch" – signature guitar, black with green flames on both the front and back of the body and neck, used for the song "Fr... | 22,777 |
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Gibson Flying V – white, chrome pickups
- Gibson Les Paul Custom 1970s-era Les Paul with distressed black finish, gold stripe and gold iron cross on body; referred to as "Uncle Milty" and was the inspiration for his ESP Iron Cross signature model
- Gibson Les Paul Custom – purple satin finish
- Gibson... | 22,778 |
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top, modified Ken Lawrence headstock and custom "Tribal Hunting Scene" inlays.
- Ken Lawrence Explorer – It features a mahogany body with a quilted bubinga top, modified Ken Lawrence headstock, chechen rear cover plate and custom "Sun-Ray" inlays.
- "'The Carl Ken Lawrence Explorer" - better known as C... | 22,779 |
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"The Unforgiven".
- "Dave of England custom aluminium engraved tattoo finish" – a Zemaitis guitar with an engraved metal top
- Fender Telecaster – with B-Bender in butterscotch finish
Other guitars owned/previously used by Hetfield include:
- 1984 Gibson Explorer#1 – white finish with "MORE BEER" wri... | 22,780 |
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in black, cherry sunburst, and lemon burst finishes
- Gibson EDS-1275 – red finish
- 1963 Gibson SG – red finish with Gibson Vibrola vibrato system
- Gibson Moderne – black finish, gold hardware
- Gibson Firebird – seen in practice
- ESP EXplorer#1 – Hetfield's first ESP guitar: white finish, "EET F... | 22,781 |
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including models with black finishes and custom inlays (including the "man-to-wolf" inlays model and eagle inlay model); a double-neck model; a model with a custom "Burnt Elk Skull" finish; and a model with a black finish and EMG pickups in an H/S/S configuration.
- ESP JH1 Flying V – signature guitar w... | 22,782 |
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in standard and 6-strings in drop-C tuning)
- ESP Horizon Double-neck – Used while touring for the "Black Album". Was possibly used after his ESP Explorer Double-neck was damaged in a pyrotechnic accident
- Ken Lawrence Doubleneck Explorer
- Ken Lawrence Dragon Les Paul
- Zemaitis GZ Series GZV500MF-... | 22,783 |
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by Electra which Hetfield purchased for $200. It was retired after the neck broke twice and the guitar started to go out of tune easily. The stock bridge pickup was later replaced with Seymour Duncan Invader. Recently Hetfield had ESP make an exact copy of it even down to the bolt on neck. The pickups we... | 22,784 |
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For the first two albums, he used Marshall heads and cabinets, with occasional effects. The specific Marshall that he used for "Kill 'Em All" was stolen after a concert prior to the recording of "Ride the Lightning"; Hetfield was extremely upset by the theft, as his mother had helped him purchase the amp... | 22,785 |
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of his clean tones come from a Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus Guitar Amplifier, although many different amplifiers have been used over the years.
In December 2011, it was announced by Fortin Amps that they would team up with Randall Amplifiers to start a new line of tube amplifiers based on the Fortin Meathe... | 22,786 |
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combo amplifiers
## Effects.
To avoid problems with pedals being damaged during live performances, Hetfield keeps his effect pedals in a rack along with his amplifiers and his guitar technician controls them through a pedalboard sidestage. The pedal controller allows him to change between different eff... | 22,787 |
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effects unit was added to the list, along with the TC Electronic unit, perhaps indicating that this had replaced his stompboxes.
## Accessories.
- Ernie Ball Power Slinky strings (.11 –.48)
- Dunlop James Hetfield Black Fang 1.14mm picks
- 3" Levy's Straps
- Peterson Strobe 420 Tuner
- EMG JH Het S... | 22,788 |
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"Wiseblood".
- He sang backing vocals on "Twist of Cain" and "Possession" on Danzig's debut album, "Danzig".
- He played guitar on "Eclectic Electric" from the Primus album "Antipop".
- Though previously believed to have been sung by Trey Parker, the song "Hell Isn't Good" from the film "" was actuall... | 22,789 |
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alongside Hank Williams Jr., Cowboy Troy, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Kid Rock. Hetfield played one of close friend Waylon Jennings's songs, "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand," the very same he recorded on the tribute album to Jennings, "I've Always Been Crazy". At this same ev... | 22,790 |
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Disney's "Dave the Barbarian", entitled "Here There Be Dragons".
- He also appeared as a guest in an episode of "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" entitled "Jacksonville" alongside Hammett.
- Hetfield, along with the current Metallica lineup, appeared on an episode of Discovery's "Time Warp", aptly titled "M... | 22,791 |
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Till Lindemann (only a video set and was not official despite him actually still alive as seen later in the clip).
- Hetfield and Metallica also appeared in a Simpson's episode, "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer".
- Hetfield appeared onstage with Alice in Chains on June 2, 2006 at Rock Am Rin... | 22,792 |
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"Absent", which was directed by Hunt and features Hetfield and takes a look at the effects of absent fathers on their children, on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends" program on March 30, 2011.
- Hetfield is a playable character in "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD".
- Hetfield appeared on the 2012 CMT Artis... | 22,793 |
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then "Die, Die My Darling" whilst being accompanied by the band.
- On February 1, 2016, James Hetfield appeared in the American Dad! episode "The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith" as a water polo coach, constantly denying that he was "The" James Hetfield".
- James performed guest vocals on the Heart song ... | 22,794 |
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Wivelsfield railway station
Wivelsfield railway station is a railway station on the Brighton Main Line in West Sussex, England. Located in northern Burgess Hill, it primarily serves the town's neighbourhoods of World's End and Sheddingdean. The station is down the line from via . It is situ... | 22,795 |
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its name, the station is not located in Wivelsfield village, which actually lies approximately to the northeast, in the Lewes District of East Sussex.
# History.
The London Brighton and South Coast Railway opened a station called Keymer Junction on the Lewes line, just beyond the junction,... | 22,796 |
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junction on the present site.
The second Keymer Junction station was opened on 1 August 1886 and retained that name until 1 July 1896 when it was renamed Wivelsfield. Construction of the new station involved widening a narrow, high embankment. Just over two months after it opened, heavy rai... | 22,797 |
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in improvements made to the signalling at Keymer Junction.
# Access.
There are three entrances at the station. Two of these are located where the railway line passes over Leylands Road (both on the south side of the road, one on each side of the railway), less than 40 metres apart from eac... | 22,798 |
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is fully wheelchair-accessible.
# Services.
Train services are provided by Southern and Thameslink.
The typical service from the station is:
- 2tph in each direction between and (Thameslink)
- 1tph in each direction between London Victoria and , extended to at peak times (Southern)
On ... | 22,799 |
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