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M Glossary of cue sports terms

an extreme massé shot william a. spinks during 1893 exhibition game against jacob schaefer, sr. starting bottom left, cue ball swerves , caroms off 1 object ball, due extreme spin rebounds cushion 4 times before rolling away perfect, scoring hit on other object ball. , spinks lost game. also massé shot. steep curve or complete reversal of cue ball direction without necessity of rail or object ball being struck, due extreme spin imparted cue ball steeply elevated cue. invention credited françois mingaud. compare semi-massé. match 1.  the overall competition between 2 players, 2 pairs of players or 2 teams of players, consisting of predetermined number of frames or games (sometimes organized rounds). there specialized match formats game number not predetermined; see race , ahead race examples. 2.  to agree rise higher wager, in $100? yeah, ll match (i.e., equivalent call raise in poker). match ball the ball required guarantee victory in match. used figuratively mea...

Selected list of past presidents Royal Geographical Society

statue of sir clements robert markham next entrance frederick john robinson, 1st viscount goderich earl of ripon (1830–1833) (first president) sir george murray (1833–1835) sir roderick murchison (1843–1845,1851–1853,1856–1859 , 1862–1871) sir henry creswicke rawlinson (1871–1873 , 1874–1876) sir clements robert markham (1893–1905) sir george taubman goldie (1905–1908) major leonard darwin (1908–1911) earl curzon of kedleston (1911–1914) douglas freshfield (1914–1917) colonel sir thomas hungerford holdich (1917–1919) francis younghusband (1919–1922) lawrence dundas, 2nd marquess of zetland (1922–≈1925) david george hogarth (1925–1927) charles close (1927–1930) sir james wordie (1951–1954) raymond priestley (1961–1963) sir laurence dudley stamp (1963–1966) edward shackleton, baron shackleton (1971–1974) sir crispin tickell (1989–1993) george jellicoe, 2nd earl jellicoe (1993–1997) john palmer, 4th earl of selborne (1997–2000) michael palin (2009–2012) dame judith rees (2012–2015) nichol...

Muntplein List of squares in Amsterdam

muntplein muntplein, referred munt , in fact bridge — widest bridge in amsterdam — crosses singel canal @ point flows amstel river. square bustling intersection of 6 streets. forms southern end of kalverstraat shopping street , major street rokin. eastern end of floating flower market (bloemenmarkt) along singel canal directly south of square. muntplein named after munttoren (or munt) tower stands on square.

The Grotto and Father Baker.27s Remains Our Lady of Victory Basilica (Lackawanna, New York)

the grotto shrine remains of father nelson baker placed in sarcophagus. baker s remains in sarcophagus within grotto shrine our lady of lourdes, found on southern end of basilica s transept. grotto hewn out of black lava rock mount vesuvius in italy. baker, had died in 1936, had wanted find construction material untouched humans commemorate vision of blessed mother st. bernadette in lourdes, france.

References Alfredo Da Silva

1 references 1.1 web 1.2 journal 1.3 books 1.4 newspaper references web john simon guggenheim foundation fellows . february 22, 2010. retrieved march 18, 2010.  national library service blind , physically handicapped (july–september 1995). international delegates consider audio technology (text). library of congress. retrieved march 18, 2010.  bolivia: general information . vantage world travel. p. para 6. archived original (text/html) on july 17, 2011. retrieved march 18, 2010.  josé gómez sicre papers, 1916–1991 (text/html). artist files, box9, file 1: texas archival resources online. retrieved march 21, 2010.  teresa gisbert. generation of 52 . ecology , art (in spanish). historic sample, paragraph 4: national art museum (mna). archived original (text/html) on may 16, 2009. retrieved march 22, 2010.  journal gisbert, teresa (april 1981). bolivian painting today . americas. washington dc: general secretariat organization of american states. 33 (4)...

Traditional melodies Cantillation

1 traditional melodies 1.1 ashkenazic melodies 1.2 sephardic , eastern melodies 1.3 yemenite melodies 1.4 learning melodies traditional melodies ashkenazic melodies in ashkenazic musical tradition cantillation, each of local geographical customs includes total of 6 major , numerous minor separate melodies cantillation: torah , haftarot (3 melodies) 1. torah (general melody whole year)  example 2. torah – special melody rosh hashanah , yom kippur. 1 may hear reading @ [1]. tune employed on simhat torah in various degrees (depending on specific community). echoes of can heard verses in torah reading fast days in communities. there number of variants employed special sections, such aseret hadibrot (ten commandments), az yashir (song of sea), , list of masa ot. in torah modes, there coda motif used last few words of each reading. there special coda used @ end of each of 5 books of torah leads traditional exclamation of hazak hazak v nithazek! (be strong strong strengthened). 3. haf...

Since 1947 Cochin Jews

along china , georgia, india part of eurasia, anti-semitism never took root in spite of having sizable jewish population in past. india became independent british occupation in 1947 , israel established nation in 1948. heightened emphasis on partition of india secular republic of india , semi-theocratic pakistan, of cochin jews emigrated india. went israel (made aliyah). many migrants joined moshavim (agricultural settlements) of nevatim, shahar, yuval, , mesilat zion. others settled in neighbourhood of katamon in jerusalem, , in beersheba, ramla, dimona , yeruham, many bene israel had settled. since late 20th century, former cochin jews have immigrated united states. in cochin, paradesi synagogue still active place of worship, jewish community small. building attracts visitors historic tourist site. of 2008, ticket-seller @ synagogue, yaheh hallegua, last female paradesi jew of child-bearing age in community.