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pendulum
pendulum a mass, called a bob, suspended from a fixed point so that it can swing in an arc determined by its momentum and the force of gravity. The length of a pendulum is the distance from the point of suspension to the center of gravity of the bob (see center of mass ). Chance observation of a... Read more |
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Pied Piper of Hamelin
Pied Piper of Hamelin legendary figure of Hameln, Germany. He rid the town of its rats and mice by charming them away with his flute playing. When the citizens refused to pay him the price they had agreed upon, he charmed away their children out of revenge. Allegedly this occurred in 1284. Among... Read more |
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gybe
gybe, or jibe, to, the action when wearing a sailing vessel at the moment when the boom of the mainsail swings across as the wind crosses the stern. The word can also be used as a noun, e.g. a ship can make a gybe.The stronger the wind, and the greater the area of the mainsail and weight of the... Read more |
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Bill Harley
Bill Haley Singer, songwriter Apprenticeship in Western Swing Read more |
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Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey One of the first female singers to make a name for herself in the American pantheon of jazz, Mildred Bailey (1907-1951) managed to capture the subtleties of the era's African American blues and ragtime music. Bailey early on developed her own unique way to underline the meaning of... Read more |
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Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft Singer, songwriter With hardened cheekbones, sunken-in eyes, and a mane of hair that rivals a young Mick Jagger's, the rail-thin Richard Ashcroft wouldn't seem out of place strolling the streets of London during the swinging '60s. With that said, Ashcroft is more than a... Read more |
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Swing riots
Swing riots, 1830. Collective action by agricultural workers began in east Kent late in August 1830 with two attacks on the hated threshing-machines, which were believed to take winter work away from agricultural labourers. The disturbances continued until December and spread to much of southern and... Read more |
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Erskine Hawkins
Erskine Hawkins Jazz trumpeter, composer Moved to New York Recorded “Tuxedo Junction” Downsized His Band Selected discography Sources At the peak of his popularity during the golden age of swing, Erskine Hawkins’s trumpet mastery earned him the nickname “The Twentieth... Read more |
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girt
girt. A ship is girt when it is moored with two anchors out with both cables hauled in so taut that they prevent the ship swinging to wind or tide. The cables as they grow out tautly to the anchors catch the ship's forefoot as it attempts to swing and prevent any such movement. It is a situation... Read more |
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Sailing record exterminated
...his aptly named Pied Piper the 333 miles from...Unlike the piper from Hamelin, this Pied Piper didn't drown...respect. It did not make him the winner of...System (IMS). Pied ... |
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A CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.(DAILY BREAK)
...Featuring Dick Crist & Lil' Bit O' Swing. $7 in advance and $9 at the...Virginia Beach. 426-0022. Make It Bake It Ornaments. 4:30 p...Virginia Beach. 474-8492. ``Pied Piper of Hamelin.'' 7 p.m. Dec. 9. The Contemporary... |
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BENNETT'S BOOKS
...Goats Gruff," Susan Blair. "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," Robert Browning. "The Story...Wiggle," Betty MacDonald. "Make Way for Ducklings and Blueberries...Jack London. "Paul Bunyan Swings His Axe," Dell J. McCormick... |
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DSO rings in expanded festival
...time-honored fairy tale, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin." This charming and instructive...23, at 8 p.m.Audiences can make that special time between Christmas...imcomparable Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra swings down memory lane. And for all those... |