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15_0 | Steven Whyte (born 17 March 1969) is a sculptor classically trained in the traditional methodology of figurative bronze and portrait sculpture living in Carmel, California. He has produced many public memorials and installations in both England and throughout the United States with subjects ranging from miners, to sold... |
15_1 | In 2010, Whyte unveiled a twice life size portrait monument of the 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner, John David Crow at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas and a life size full relief statue of St. Anthony and Child at Basilica of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (Carmel Mission) Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. |
15_2 | Whyte's work also includes four life size figures for a memorial to the fallen officers of the San Diego Sheriff's Department which was unveiled in May 2011. He also completed a nine figure composition for Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, and a life size Jumbo the Elephant for Tufts University, MA. One of Whyte's most comple... |
15_3 | Whyte was the sculptor for the Column of Strength, San Francisco's controversial Comfort Women Memorial.
Biography
The son of Campbell MacNaughton Whyte (retired Royal Air Force) and Janice Whyte (Homemaker, Gardener and Artisan), Steven Whyte was born 17 March 1969 in Amesbury, United Kingdom and grew up in various ... |
15_4 | Whyte, a dyslexic, has been described as first using art as a social solution, rather than a potential vocation: "Art class was often the only place I felt confident that I could contribute and learn at the same rate as my peers.” Whyte's first art courses were drawing and graphic design, but it was not until high sch... |
15_5 | After leaving school, Whyte co-wrote the only validated figurative sculpture course in England and accepted a teaching position at Stafford College. He then became the youngest member of the London-based Society of Portrait Sculptors, where he served as Vice-President alongside President Franta Belsky PPRBS, late sculp... |
15_6 | Steven Whyte describes himself as a "sculptor of people" and although his pieces are reminiscent of classical figures, Whyte chooses to put importance on "the emotional quality and impact of the sculpture" more than the adherence to traditional technique. Whyte intends for his work to have "narrative and tangible pers... |
15_7 | City of Hollywood, FL
City of Seoul, South Korea
City of Dublin, CA
The State of Florida
Educational Institutions:
Texas A&M University
Tufts University
Houston Baptist University
Furman University
Public commissions
• The State of Florida's Slavery Memorial Monument. Multiple over-life-sized bronze figures ... |
15_8 | • Chief Justice Earl Warren. Three-times life-size portrait bust on 15 ft sculpted column. California Memorial Masonic Temple. San Francisco, CA. 2019.
• Comfort Women's Circle of Strength. Four life-size figures of WWII Comfort Women, interactive and inclusive of today's movements for the protection of women. Seoul, ... |
15_9 | • Jumbo the Elephant. Life-size (11 ft) African elephant monument for Tufts University's mascot. Tufts University, Medford, MA. 2014.
• Aggie War Hymn Monument. Twelve 1.6 times life-size figures on a 40' x 4' base. Representing Aggie students standing side-by-side during a traditional “sawing off Varsity's horns” ... |
15_10 | • John David Crow. Twice life -size portrait action figure of 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner John David Crow for Texas A&M. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 2010.
• St. Anthony of Padua. Life-size full depth relief of St. Anthony and Child. Carmel Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Carmel, CA. 2009.
• Dream Speech... |
15_11 | • Dr. John L. D. Roberts Monument. Life size statue of the founder of Seaside, California. Citizens Committee, City of Seaside, CA. 2004.
• David and Lucile Packard Relief and chairs the Board of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Relief Portrait plaque, 16” x 16”, bronze. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California. 2003.
... |
15_12 | • The Silverdale Mining Memorial. 1.5 times life-size miner, pushing mining tub with eleven bronze plaques including four life size portrait reliefs. Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. 1996.
• Tribute to Reginald Mitchell. 1.25 times life-size full memorial figure to the aeronautical designer of the Spitfire aircraft. S... |
15_13 | Titled Portrait Works from life
UK Busts and Figures 1989-2000
Shami Ahmad - Chairman, Pinwise PLC
Lord Alexander - Chairman, National Westminster Bank PLC
Heather Angel RSP - Photographer, author
Viscount Blakenham - Chairman, Pearson PLC
James Bowman - Counter Tenor, English National Opera
Arthur ... |
15_14 | Sir John Harvey-Jones - Industrialist, author, Retired chairman ICI PLC
Edgar Haber - President, Quail Lodge Resort, Carmel, CA
Dr. James Heron MB FRCP - Chairman, The Institute of Neurologists
Freddie Jones - Actor RSC
Dr. Stephen Lock - Editor, The British Medical Journal
Patrick Moore OBE - Astronom... |
15_15 | May Walley MBE - Director, The Bedford Singers
Lord Weathrill MP - Speaker, The House of Commons
The Duke of Westminster - President, Grosvenor International Holdings
Lord Young - Chairman, Cable and Wireless PLC
USA Busts and Figures 1989-2000
Ted Balestreri - Chairman & CEO, Cannery Row Company
Mi... |
15_16 | Achievements
1987: Recipient fellowship to attend the Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture
1994–2002: Member, The Society of Portrait Sculptors
1994–1996: Vice-President, The Society of Portrait Sculptors
1997–present: Associate, National Association for the Prosecution of Felons (Burslem)
2002–2004: Invite... |
15_17 | 2016 Smithsonian Institution acquire Whyte's bronze bust of Congressman John J. Conyers Jr. for the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C..
2019 Work acquired by the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, GA
2021 Winner of National Sculpture Society's, Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Award |
15_18 | See also
List of sculptors
Notes
References
Further reading
External links
Steven Whyte's Sculpture Studios and Gallery
Steven Whyte's Sculpture Studio Blog
National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military Sculptures by Eugene L. Daub & Steven Whyte
http://www.carmelartfestival.org/ (click "Steven Whyte 2009... |
16_0 | Unicoi County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,313. Its county seat is Erwin. Unicoi is a Cherokee word meaning "white," "hazy," "fog-like," or "fog draped."
Unicoi County is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component ... |
16_1 | During the 1910s, the Clinchfield Railroad established a pottery in Erwin, which eventually incorporated under the name, "Southern Potteries." This company produced a popular brand of dishware, commonly called Blue Ridge China, which featured hand-painted underglaze designs. While the company folded in the 1950s, Blu... |
16_2 | According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Tennessee by total area. The Nolichucky River, which enters Unicoi County from North Carolina, is the county's primary drainage.
Unicoi County is situated entirely within the... |
16_3 | State protected areas
Rocky Fork State Park
Major Highways
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,928 people, 7,658 households, and 4,953 families residing in the county.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,667 people, 7,516 households, and 5,223 families residi... |
16_4 | There were 7,516 households, out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.40% had someone living alone... |
16_5 | The median income for a household in the county was $29,863, and the median income for a family was $36,871. Males had a median income of $30,206 versus $20,379 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,612. About 8.70% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.... |
16_6 | At the state level, Unicoi County has historically been slightly more receptive to Democratic candidates, generally when they win by landslides. It often supported Democratic candidates for governor in the Solid South era. More recently, it backed Democrat Ned McWherter in the 1986 and 1990 gubernatorial elections and ... |
17_0 | Glasslands Gallery (or simply Glasslands) was a music venue, dance club and art space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Glasslands was founded by Brooke Baxter and Rolyn Hu in 2006, as a relocation of Baxter’s earlier art space in the same building, Glass House Gallery. Hu and Baxter held the lease on the Glasslands space unt... |
17_1 | Glass House Gallery and the beginning of Glasslands (2004–2006) |
17_2 | In 2004, multi-media artists Leviticus and Brooke Baxter, associated with the Freestyle Family, founded Glass House Gallery at 38 South 1st St. The space featured a fluid and frequently changing layout as well as free expressionistic painting, and hosted performance art and music initially geared towards the founders’ ... |
17_3 | collapse while Japanther was playing.” |
17_4 | Visual artists that exhibited at Glass House Gallery included Erica Magrey, Brooke Borg and DNA (Aaron Almendral and Mariano Delgado). On Friday nights, the gallery held free “art jam hangouts” where all who attended were encouraged to collaborate. In May 2006, Baxter partnered with musician and artist Rolyn Hu to open... |
17_5 | Glasslands was double in size to Glass House and more hospitable for performances, with better sound and seating. The newly dedicated concert-hall venue operated “all ages” and without a liquor license for its first year, with events booked by Todd P, as well as by Akwetey of the band Dragons of Zynth. Todd P parted wa... |
17_6 | In late 2009 Baxter and Hu opened a piano bar and restaurant called The Manhattan Inn in Greenpoint. At this time, Rami Haykal and Jake Rosenthal of PopGun Presents were made the in-house talent buying team at Glasslands.
2011 saw major renovations, including the movement of the stage to the far back corner, along wit... |
17_7 | Fully functioning venue and club (2011–2014)
In the years prior to the transfer of ownership, PopGun increased the frequency of booked shows, eventually reaching a point that Glasslands was booked with events virtually every night, save holidays. In late 2010, DIY concert promoter Todd P acquired the commercial unit ... |
17_8 | Glasslands’ continual improvements and augmentations allowed for it to book some national touring acts looking for an intimate space with some underground credibility. FKA twigs, Disclosure, WU LYF, Angel Olsen, Charli XCX, Darkside, Grimes, Alt-J, Franz Ferdinand and Nils Frahm were some of these acts.
Vashti Windish... |
17_9 | In July 2013, Glasslands announced that they had upgraded to a Danley Labs Inc. sound system. Under PopGun’s leadership, the venue took on more late-night parties with a DJ focus. These included select dates with DJ Jonathan Toubin as well as a monthly residency with the neo-disco and house collective Discovery. The th... |
17_10 | THEESatisfaction, Cloud Nothings, Anamanaguchi, Kelela, Mon Khmer, Air Waves, Majical Cloudz, Peelander-Z, Slow Magic, Mykki Blanco and Chrome Sparks. |
17_11 | Closure
After the sudden closure of neighboring venue 285 KENT in early 2014, as well as the announcement that Glasslands’ building neighbor Death By Audio would also be closing, rumors circulated in the press that Vice Media had its eye on the whole of the warehouse complex that contained Glasslands for its new head... |
17_12 | While neither Glasslands nor Vice publicly stated the exact reason for the venue’s closure, the announcement resulted in an outcry against the media company, with many alleging that it was cannibalizing the alternative culture that allowed it to flourish. Others chalked it up to the inevitable onset of gentrification, ... |
17_13 | In its final weeks of operation, Glasslands harkened back to its art gallery roots, bringing in Collective Craft NYC to install works by visual artists Jillian Siegel, Courtney McKenna, Grant Guilliams, Ashley Blanton and more. Annalise Yuri Murphy, a projection artist, created a mapped visual installation projecting ... |
17_14 | Trivia
Glasslands was the setting of a scene in the episode “I Saw You” of the HBO show Girls. Scenes were also filmed for Blue Bloods, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll starring Dennis Leary, and the movie Song One starring Anne Hathaway, as well as a number of music videos and other productions. Footage from the Yeah Yeah ... |
17_15 | External links
Glasslands website
"The Boys of Glasslands". The Manifesto. 18 March 2014.
Caramanica, Jon (27 December 2014). "Another Demise in Williamsburg". The New York Times
2006 establishments in New York City
2015 disestablishments in New York (state)
Art museums and galleries in Brooklyn
Nightclubs in New ... |
18_0 | Makybe Diva (foaled 21 March 1999) is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to win three Melbourne Cups and the only mare to win it more than once. She achieved the feat in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She also won the 2005 Cox Plate. She was the highest stakes-earner in Australian history, winnin... |
18_1 | Background
Tony Šantić's bloodstock agent John Foote purchased Tugela in foal to Desert King for 60,000 guineas at the December 1998 Tattersall's Sale. As normally happens with Santic's British-purchased horses, she was taken to Dick Fowlston's Britton House Stud in Somerset to board before being sent on to Australia. ... |
18_2 | 2002/2003: Four-Year-Old Season
In her next start two weeks later - and now classed as a four-year-old - Makybe Diva began a six-race winning sequence in a maiden at Wangaratta, which culminated in stakes wins, three months later, in the Werribee Cup (2,000 m) and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2,500 m). The last win was ... |
18_3 | 2003/2004: Five-Year-Old Season (Melbourne Cup 1)
Makybe Diva resumed racing in the spring over , but while being reasonably competitive, she did not win any major races. Second up at her next start in the Group 3 Stock Stakes, she came from behind to finish fourth, beaten by just over two lengths. She then started 5-1... |
18_4 | In the autumn of 2004, she resumed over 1400 m (7 furlongs) carrying 59.5 kg followed by a third-place finish in the Group 3 Carlyon Cup. Following this, she was blocked when making a winning run in the Australian Cup before being taken to Sydney, where she placed third in the Ranvet Stakes and The BMW Stakes, both Gro... |
18_5 | 2004/2005: Six-Year-Old Season (Melbourne Cup 2)
Her campaign in the spring of 2004 was aimed at winning the Melbourne Cup for a second time. It followed the pattern of her previous cup-winning campaign, though she appeared to be racing better than before. A close second in the Group 2 John F Feehan Stakes over at Moo... |
18_6 | Resuming racing in February, Makybe Diva put in close finishes behind Elvstroem in both the C F Orr Stakes and St George Stakes, at Caulfield. On 12 March, she won the Australian Cup, a weight for age event over , and in the process broke the Australian record and set an unofficial world record for 2000 m on turf. She ... |
18_7 | Makybe Diva was named Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year for the 2004/05 season. Along with this, she was also named Australian Champion Stayer and Australian Champion Filly and Mare. A three-quarter brother to Makybe Diva, by Redoute's Choice, was sold in April 2005 for an Australian record price of $2.5 millio... |
18_8 | Prior to the Melbourne Cup, whether Makybe Diva would start was in doubt, after her connections said she would not run if the track was "too firm". After the VRC decided to water the track, however, she was declared a starter. On 1 November 2005, she made history in winning a record third Melbourne Cup. Settling toward... |
18_9 | Makybe Diva carried 58 kg during the record third Melbourne Cup, 0.5 kg above the weight-for-age scale for a mare in a 3200m race. The last horse to carry more than weight-for-age and win was Rain Lover, who was 1 kg over when he won his second cup in 1969, with 60.5 kg. In 2005, Makybe Diva broke her own weight-carryi... |
18_10 | Breeding career
On 10 August 2006, it was announced that Makybe Diva would be served by Epsom Derby winner Galileo at Coolmore Stud.
At 3:16 on the morning of 17 August 2007, AEST time, Makybe Diva gave birth to her first foal, named Rockstardom, at Coolmore Stud in the Hunter Valley of NSW. Sold for AU$1.5 million as... |
18_11 | Makybe Diva was due to be served by Encosta De Lago in the spring of 2007 until the outbreak of equine influenza forced the stud to be quarantined. Owner Tony Šantić sent the Diva to American champion Fusaichi Pegasus, instead. On 20 August 2008, Makybe gave birth to her second foal, a filly by the aforementioned Fusai... |
18_12 | Awards
In 2006, the inaugural Spirit of Sport Award (for 2005) was given to Makybe Diva and her connections (Lee Freedman, Tony Šantić, and Glen Boss) by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame for her three successive Melbourne Cups. Spirit of Sport Award site
On 4 July 2006, Makybe Diva was inducted into the Australian Rac... |
18_13 | Makybe Diva headed the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities ratings for the 2005-06 official end-of-season assessment. She was given a rating of 124, ahead of Electrocutionist, David Junior. and Heart's Cry on 123. At a ceremony in Melbourne on 5 September 2010, held in conjunction with the Australian Ho... |
18_14 | 1999 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
Racehorses trained in Australia
Melbourne Cup winners
Sydney Cup winners
Cox Plate winners
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year
Australian Racing Hall of Fame horses
Horse monuments
Thoroughbred family 9-f
Individual mares |
19_0 | Montgomery is a city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States, 45 miles south of Minneapolis. It was named after Richard Montgomery, an Irish-American soldier who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The population was 2,956 at the 2010 census.
History
Montgomery as platt... |
19_1 | The academic performance of students exiting Tri-City United High School has been subject to concern from the community. With a slim majority of students (58%) graduating without achieving proficiency in Mathematics, and a substantial number of students graduating without achieving proficiency in Reading (53%). Graduat... |
19_2 | Montgomery celebrates its Czechoslovakian heritage annually at the end of July with one of Minnesota's oldest festivals, Kolacky Days. The festival dates back to 1929, when an estimated 6,000 people visited Montgomery for the first Kolacky Day celebration, held on October 1.
"The Kolacky Day spirit reigned supreme fro... |
19_3 | In 1931 Miss Leatta Ehmke (later Leatta Trnka) was crowned the first Kolacky Queen by Mayor Henry Westerman. For the 1934 celebration, a novelty button, sold by the Kolacky girls, was devised and is still in use today. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Kolacky Day retreated to the background unt... |
19_4 | Other annual events include the Torchlight Parade & Fireworks, the Masopust Festival also known as "The Czech Mardi Gras" and the Miss Czech-Slovak MN Pageant.
Parks and recreation
Baseball
Montgomery's baseball tradition includes the amateur baseball team, known as the Mallards, the former high school Montgomery-Lon... |
19_5 | Recreation
The Tri-City United Community Education Office provides the citizens of Montgomery as well as the rest of the school district with recreational opportunities for all ages.
City parks
Memorial Park
North Side
West Side
Veteran's Memorial Park
Nearby Lakes
Lake Pepin
Lake Dora
Clear Lake
Gorman Lake
Pol... |
19_6 | Economy
Seneca Foods (formerly Green Giant) has a freezing and canning facility in Montgomery. United Steel Products also has a large facility in town. The economy of the Montgomery area relies heavily on agriculture, and other assorted blue collar jobs.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit... |
19_7 | 2010 census
At the 2010 census, there were 2,956 people, 1,185 households and 760 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,306 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.3% from other ... |
19_8 | The median age was 35.1 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.
2000 census
At the 2000 census, there were 2,794 people, 1,10... |
19_9 | There were 1,105 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 6... |
19_10 | The median household income was $34,145 and the median family income was $48,011. Males had a median income of $30,707 compared with $23,977 for females. The per capita income was $16,128. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of... |
20_0 | Harry & Bunnie is a Malaysian animated television series created by the Malaysian based company, Animasia Studio. It follows young wannabe magician Harry who invents magical tricks to impress his friends, but always in vain. Meanwhile, his mischievous stage rabbit Bunnie always ends up stealing the limelight with its o... |
20_1 | Harry — A young wannabe magician who auditions his way into a magical school in the first episode. Harry wants very much to impress others with his magical skills; unfortunately, though inventive, he is far less talented and lucky in pulling off magic than his mischievous former stage rabbit, Bunnie, who steals his mag... |
20_2 | for Harry to tease it desperately back into place) and wears a magician's black tailcoat with the sleeves rolled up at the elbows, a black bowtie, a red cummerbund, dark gray trousers, and red sneakers. |
20_3 | Bunnie — A naughty rabbit that used to be Harry's magic prop in his performance. Having stolen Harry's magic wand after considerable provocation, he thereafter becomes the magical school's best student, and the favorite of the Headmistress, Penny. Bunnie has a ravenous appetite for carrots (indeed, Harry's having depri... |
20_4 | Recurring characters |
20_5 | Faculty and Staff
Penny — Headmistress of the magical school. She appears to be a skillful magician, a strict disciplinarian (she has a tendency to restore order by blowing an airhorn), and a good teacher, who takes her pupils on numerous field trips and outings. She is particularly fond of Bunnie, whereas she appears... |
20_6 | The Security Guard — He ruthlessly enforces discipline for the school. The guard shows absolutely no favoritism and is just as likely to thwart Bunnie as he is Harry or any other student, though Harry does have a particular tendency to provoke him, particularly when he is off duty. The Guard is a husky, muscular man wi... |
20_7 | Students
Bob — A male student; he is strong and continually hungry, often shown consuming over-sized hero sandwiches. He is stout, with red hair, center-parted and combed into "wings"; he wears a black top hat with a red hat-ribbon, a magician's black tailcoat (which also resembles a black motorcycle jacket, a white T... |
20_8 | Samy — A male student. He is very often seen playing the pungi, charming his pet Indian cobra (to mixed results), or enchanting ropes à la the Indian rope trick. Samy is tall and thin, with black hair; he wears a red turban with a gold stripe and an aigrette with a royal purple jewel and a white plume, a purple earring... |
20_9 | Episodes
References
External links
2010s animated television series
Malaysian children's animated comedy television series
Disney Channels Worldwide original programming
Animated television series without speech |
21_0 | Speikboden is a massif in the Central Eastern Alps located between the three valleys Weißenbach, Mühlwald and Ahrntal. Running in a south-easterly direction, it forms the eastern part of an outlier of the western Zillertal Alps. Its highest point, likewise named Speikboden, is 2,517 m. Further well-known peaks in this ... |
21_1 | The ski area is made up of two zones, the first being the full-length valley run. It is a red-graded (moderate) slope, named Michl. The slope starts at the mountain station of the gondola lift Speikboden and goes along Michlreis down into the valley (Drittelsand). The entire valley run from top to bottom is 7 kilometer... |
21_2 | The lift facilities are open during the summer months too. Speikboden has a vast network of well-maintained hiking trails as well as two via ferratas (difficulty levels B/C and A).
Lifts
Snowpark
Located at the edge of the Seenock piste is a 400 meter-long snowpark with jumps and rails covering all levels of difficu... |
21_3 | Paragliding and hang-gliding
Speikboden has become world-renowned among cross-country paragliders thanks to Kurt Eder. Although he seldom leaves his home region, the South Tyrolean is a "regular" on the winners’ podium at international XC paragliding championships – a testimony to the excellence of this paragliding lo... |
21_4 | Hiking
The development of Speikboden as a hiking area began as far back as the 1870s. Founded by Josef Daimer in 1873, the Sand in Taufers section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club constructed the Sonklarhütte refuge and, leading up to the hut, the "Herrenweg" track which was renamed "Daimerweg" in 1903 in honour... |
21_5 | In the 1990s efforts were rekindled to improve and expand the network of hiking trails centred around the Daimerweg and Kellerbauerweg trails - a process that is still on-going today. The Speikboden massif now boasts 90 kilometres of hiking tracks. The maintenance and further extension of this network are carried out b... |
21_6 | Sonklarhütte
Located to the south of the summit at an altitude of 2,420 m, the Sonklarhütte refuge was originally constructed back in 1876 by the former Sand in Taufers section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club and was named after Carl Sonklar. The hut was built in the space of just a few weeks and was one of the ... |
21_7 | Speikboden via ferrata
The via ferrata on the Speikboden offers a moderately graded yet challenging climb with 350 meters of vertical gain up to the Speikboden summit cross at an altitude of 2,517 m
Level of difficulty: B/C (moderately difficult)
Start/finish: Speikboden Alm at 2,000 m, accessible via the Speikboden... |
21_8 | Views: Dolomites, Rieserferner Group, Venediger Group, Zillertal Alps
Equipment: Climbing harness, via ferrata set, helmet, sturdy footwear (rental equipment is available from the Speikboden Alm gondola station) |
21_9 | Speikboden via ferrata for children
The children’s via ferrata on the Speikboden was specially created for kids between the ages of 6 and 12 years. Based on a pirate theme, it offers a child-friendly route for practicing the art of climbing.
Level of difficulty: A (easy)
Start/finish: Speikboden Alm at 2,000 m, acce... |
21_10 | Ski pass association Skiworld Ahrntal
The two ski arenas Speikboden and Klausberg including the two town lifts Weißenbach and Rein in Taufers form together the Skiworld Ahrntal. The ski pass allows to use 21 lifts and 74 kilometers of slopes (from 950 to 2510 meters sea level). In the summer season the association Ski... |
22_0 | USS Lynch was a schooner acquired as part of the Continental Navy in 1776. She served for over a year on the New England coast, interfering with British maritime trade when possible. In 1777 she was assigned dispatch boat duty and, after delivering her secret dispatches to France, set sail for the United States with Fr... |
22_1 | Continental Navy service
Lynch eluded fire from HMS Fowey when she sailed 7 February 1776 from Manchester, Massachusetts, to fit out at Beverly, Massachusetts. Shortly after midnight on 2 March, Lynch slipped out of Beverly and dodged Fowey and Nautilus to make her way to rendezvous in Cape Ann Harbor with three other ... |
22_2 | After escorting their prize to Portsmouth, Manley’s squadron returned to Cape Ann, where on the 10th he captured a second prize, Boston-bound transport Stokesby, a 300-ton ship carrying porter, cheese, vinegar, and hops. Lynch and the others escorted the prize toward Gloucester, Massachusetts, but Stokesby ran hard agr... |
22_3 | Howe evacuates Boston
While Manley’s squadron was at Gloucester, General Howe evacuated Boston and Washington ordered his ships to dog the British fleet and pounce upon any stragglers. The patriot schooners departed Gloucester 21 March and sighted a merchant brig off Boston Light that afternoon. They chased their prey ... |
22_4 | Soon afterwards, Manley divided his fleet, keeping Lynch and Lee with his flagship Hancock. On the afternoon of 2 April they sighted brig Elizabeth. This prize, an American vessel captured by the British the previous October, was full of loot plundered from the warehouses of patriot merchants just before the evacuation... |
22_5 | Cruising the New England coast through the summer, on 26 August Lynch and Warren encountered British frigate Liverpool and scurried away in opposite directions. Warren was captured while Lynch escaped and a few days later reached Boston. |
22_6 | Lynch next cruised athwart the transatlantic shipping lanes. On 27 September she ran across a fleet of 120 sail bringing a division of Hessians to reinforce General Howe. Frigate HMS Unicorn peeled off the convoy and chased the schooner. Lynch only managed to escape by jettisoning her guns and water, enabling her to st... |
22_7 | Captured by the British
On 19 May, while trying to slip away from the French coast, Lynch, again carrying important secret documents as well as arms and clothing for the American Army, was intercepted by HMS Foudroyant south of Belle-Île, on the western coast of Brittany. Unable to escape, Adams was captured before he ... |
23_0 | Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 is a compilation album of recordings by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, first released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1996. Although the compilation, which reached #22 on Billboards R&B chart and #84 on Pop, was given the "Vol. 1" tag, it remains without a sequel to d... |
23_1 | History
After an at the time 23-year-long career in the music business which spanned over seventeen studio albums (nine solo, eight with the band Rufus) and a combined total of some fifty entries on Billboard'''s R&B singles chart, Epiphany was the first best of retrospective to be released, then summarising her record... |
23_2 | The Epiphany compilation is however mainly notable for including six tracks from what was originally intended to be Khan's tenth solo album, Dare You To Love Me, recorded between the years 1993 and 1995. Titles from the postponed and eventually cancelled album featured on the Epiphany compilation include "Love Me Still... |
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