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Hughs, Spike (Patrick Cairns)
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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Hughs, Spike (Patrick Cairns) (
b London, 1908;
d Brighton, 1987). Eng. writer, composer, and broadcaster, son of Herbert
Hughes. Wrote incid. mus. for Cambridge Univ. prods. and for plays by Congreve and Yeats. For a time led jazz band, making many recordings 1930–3. Mus. critic
Daily Herald 1933–6. Jazz critic of
The Times 1957–67. Comps. incl. light music, film scores, etc. His
Cinderella (1938) was first opera specially comp. for
TV. Brilliant broadcaster. Author of books on operas of Mozart, Puccini, and Verdi, history of Glyndebourne Opera (1965, rev. 1981), and 2 vols. of entertaining autobiography.
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Cairns - out of the ordinary
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/26/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...only needs your name as the title: Chris Cairns has a selling power all of his own. The...books in New Zealand in recent years. Cairns is much more than a top New Zealand sportsman...play or his penetrative pace bowling. Cairns has also been the centre of enough incidents...
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Cairns: Let me entertain you
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 11/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...past and the latest addition to Chris Cairns' life is proof that maturity comes with...their Christchurch surroundings, the Cairns' nest has been a real source of comfort...went under the knife a year earlier. Cairns and van den Berg spent much of the winter...
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Cairns must push boundaries
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...chance of discarded all- rounder Chris Cairns returning to the Black Caps one-day...question is just how hard does 35-year old Cairns want to strive to play an active part...Cup campaign in West Indies. The key to Cairns' chances are him staying sound, a problem...
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Cairn fleshes out plans for Indian IPO.
Newspaper article from: International Petroleum Finance; 11/1/2006; 700+ words
; UK independent Cairn Energy believes it could raise around $1.9...the planned initial public offering (IPO), Cairn said it intended to retain roughly 69.5% in the newly listed Cairn India after the flotation, although this could...
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CAIRNS:NEW BANK AUTONOMOUS; MAKING LOANS/CAIRNS EXPECTS FREE REIN AT FIRST INTERSTATE
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 7/18/1986; ; 700+ words
; ...Chairman and Chief Executive James G. Cairns Jr. expects to have free rein in running...In a telephone interview Thursday, Cairns also reported a policy of pursuing consumer...absolutely" will pursue consumer business, Cairns said, noting one of First Interstate...
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Cairns a hero again; SCOREBOARD
Newspaper article from: The Press; 2/13/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Departing Canterbury cricketer Chris Cairns paid tribute to new South African...not only farewelled the retiring Cairns in style but also was a tribute to...effort put in by newcomer Nosworthy. Cairns said that with Canterbury contributing...
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Cairn India ipo gets off to shaky start
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 1/10/2007; ; 663 words
; Shares in Cairn India fell as much as 20% before recovering...owned by Scottish oil and gas firm Cairn Energy, got off to a bad start on concerns...build a pipeline to transport oil from Cairn India's fields in Rajasthan, north...
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Cairns on target
Newspaper article from: The Press; 12/24/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Bangladesh than getting all-rounder Chris Cairns' bowling back on target it will be well worthwhile. Cairns gave every indication that he is rapidly...Only 45 minutes play was required for Cairns, who had two wickets starting the day...
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Cairn energised, Capricorn rising.
Magazine article from: Investors Chronicle - magazine and web content; 9/12/2007; 700+ words
; Interim results from Cairn Energy answer two pressing questions Daniel O'Sullivan Cairn Energy's shares gained 3.5 per cent upon the...spun off into 69 per cent-owned subsidiary Cairn India through an Indian listing in January. Chief...
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Cairns Group farm leaders push WTO deal.
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 3/21/2005; ; 700+ words
; Farm leaders from the 17-country Cairns Group opened a campaign in Australia last Wednesday...particularly timely." Vaile leads the sometimes divided Cairns Group in WTO talks. Corish heads the Cairns farm leader group. The bloc of developed and...
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Cairns, Hugh, 1st Earl Cairns
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Cairns, Hugh, 1st Earl Cairns (1819–85). The leading Conservative lawyer of the...stock and educated at Belfast Academy and Trinity College, Dublin, Cairns became a successful barrister in London and was Conservative MP for...
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cairn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cairn pile of stones, usually conical in shape, raised as a landmark or a memorial. In prehistoric times it was usually erected over a burial. A barrow is sometimes called a cairn.
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cairn terrier
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cairn terrier breed of small working terrier developed on the Isle of Skye in the...bearing vermin from the rocky crags and cliffs of its native island, the cairn was also bred as a water dog to hunt otters. At an early stage in its history...
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Cairns
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Cairns city (1991 pop. 64,463), Queensland, NE Australia, on Trinity Bay. It is a principal sugar port of Australia; lumber...
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Cairns, David (Adam)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Cairns, David (Adam) ( b Loughton, Essex, 1926). Eng. critic and writer. A founder of Chelsea Opera Group, 1950. Authority...
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