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His songs to poems by A. E. Housman , Thomas Hardy , Christina Rossetti , John Masefield , Rupert Brooke and others , are a valuable addition to English vocal repertoire . | His songs to poems by A. E. Housman , Thomas Hardy , Christina Rossetti , John Masefield , Rupert Brooke and others , are among some of the best English art songs . |
He died at age 82 in Washington , Sussex , of heart failure . | He died aged 82 in Washington , Sussex of heart failure . |
Due to his job at St Luke 's Church , he also wrote hymns , carols , and other sacred choral music ; among choirs he is probably best known for the anthem Greater love hath no man , often sung in services that commemorate the victims of war . | He also wrote hymns , carols , and other sacred choral music ; among choirs he is probably best known for the anthem Greater love hath no man , often sung in services that remember the victims of war . |
John was the youngest of the five children from Alexander 's second marriage ( his first wife had died ) . | He had married for a second time after his wife had died , and John was the youngest of five children from the second marriage . |
He was evacuated from the islands just before the German invasion during World War II . | He was evacuated from them just before the German invasion during World War II . |
On 10 September 1949 , his 70th birthday was celebrated in a special Prom concert , at which his Piano Concerto was played by Eileen Joyce , who was also the first pianist to record the concerto , in 1942 . | On 10 September 1949 , his 70th birthday was celebrated in a special Prom concert . |
His output includes some chamber music and a substantial body of piano works , including his best-known piece The Holy Boy , known in numerous arrangements . | His best-known piece is the song The Holy Boy . |
She died in October 1893 , when John was 14 , and Alexander died the following year , when John was 15 . | When John was 14 his mother died , and his father died the next year . |
John Nicholson Ireland ( 13 August 1879 - 12 June 1962 ) was an English composer . | John Ireland ( born near Manchester , 13 August 1879 ; died Washington , Sussex , 12 June 1962 ) was an English composer . |
He studied piano and organ there , and later composition under Charles Villiers Stanford . | Later he also had composition lessons from Charles Villiers Stanford . |
John Ireland was born in Bowdon , near Altrincham , Manchester , into a family of Scottish descent and some cultural distinction . | John Ireland was born in Bowdon , Greater Manchester . |
His mother , Annie née Nicholson , was 30 years younger than Alexander . | His mother was 30 years younger than her husband . |
The Bayeux War Cemetery with its memorial includes the largest British cemetery dating from the Second World War in France . | The Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest British cemetery dating from the Second World War in France . |
During the Second World War , Bayeux was the first city of the Battle of Normandy to be liberated , and on 16 June 1944 General Charles de Gaulle made the first of two major speeches in Bayeux in which he made clear that France sided with the Allies . | On 16 June 1944 , General Charles de Gaulle made his first major speech in Bayeux . |
Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados . | Bayeux is a sous-préfecture of the Calvados department . |
The buildings in Bayeux were virtually untouched during the Battle of Normandy , the German forces being fully involved in defending Caen from the Allies . | The buildings were n't damaged much during the Battle of Normandy as the German forces were defending Caen at the same time . |
Walter `` Schoko '' Schachner ( born 1 February 1957 in Leoben , Austria ) is a football manager and former Austrian national player ( forward ) . | Walter Schachner ( born 1 February 1957 in Leoben , Austria ) is a retired Austrian football striker and former Austrian national team player . |
He earned 64 caps , scoring 23 goals . | For Austria he played 64 matches and scored 23 goals . |
In 1980 Bookchin used the term `` libertarian municipalism '' , to describe a system in which libertarian institutions of directly democratic assemblies would oppose and replace the state with a confederation of free municipalities . | Bookchin was the first to use the term `` Libertarian municipalism '' , to describe a system in which libertarian institutions of directly democratic assemblies would oppose and replace the State with a confederation of free municipalities . |
His writings on libertarian municipalism , a theory of face-to-face , assembly democracy , had an influence on the Green movement and anti-capitalist direct action groups such as Reclaim the Streets . | His writings on libertarian municipalism , a theory of face-to-face , grassroots democracy , had an influence on the Green Movement and anti-capitalist direct action groups such as Reclaim the Streets . |
Murray Bookchin ( January 14 , 1921 - July 30 , 2006 ) was an American anarchist and libertarian socialist author , orator and political theoretician . | Murray Bookchin ( January 14 , 1921 - July 30 , 2006 ) was an American libertarian socialist , political and social philosopher , speaker and writer . |
A pioneer in the ecology movement , Bookchin initiated the critical theory of social ecology within anarchist , libertarian socialist , and ecological thought . | A pioneer in the ecology movement , Bookchin was the founder of the social ecology movement within libertarian socialist and ecological thought . |
He made his last live concert appearance on December 4 , 1960 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and pianist Van Cliburn . | He made his last live concert appearance on 4 December , 1960 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and pianist Van Cliburn . |
Among other orchestras he worked with were the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Los Angeles Philharmonic , the NBC Symphony Orchestra , and the Philadelphia Orchestra . | He worked with many famous American orchestras , including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Los Angeles Philharmonic , the NBC Symphony Orchestra , the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra . |
Later that year he left for the Hamburg Opera to work as a chorus director . | Later that year he went to the Hamburg Opera to work as a chorus director . |
In the following years Walter 's conducting reputation soared as he was invited to conduct across Europe - in Prague , in London where in 1910 he conducted Tristan und Isolde and Ethel Smyth 's The Wreckers at Covent Garden , and in Rome . | He performed in Prague and in London where in 1910 he conducted Tristan und Isolde and Ethel Smyth 's The Wreckers at Covent Garden . |
Although Walter became an Austrian citizen in 1911 , he left Vienna in 1913 to become the Royal Bavarian Music Director and General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich . | Walter became an Austrian citizen in 1911 , but two years later he went to Germany to become the Royal Bavarian Music Director in Munich . |
In Munich , Walter was a good friend of Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli ( later Pope Pius XII ) . | Among his friends in Munich was Eugenio Pacelli who later became Pope Pius XII . |
In January 1914 Walter conducted his first concert in Moscow . | The next year Walter conducted his first concert in Moscow . |
On June 6 , he wrote to his sister that he was to conduct the premiere of Mahler 's Das Lied von der Erde ; he did so in Munich on November 20 , 1911 , in the first half of an all-Mahler concert ( the second half contained Mahler 's Symphony No. 2 ( Mahler ) ) . | A few months after Mahler 's death in 1911 , Walter led the first performance of Das Lied von der Erde in Munich , as well as Mahler 's Symphony No. 9 in Vienna the next year . |
Walter then returned in 1900 to Berlin , where he assumed the post of Royal Prussian Conductor at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden , succeeding Franz Schalk ; his colleagues there included Richard Strauss and Karl Muck . | He then went to Riga , returning to Berlin in 1900 where he conducted at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden where he worked with famous people such as Richard Strauss and Karl Muck . |
Walter ended his Munich appointment in 1922 and left for New York in 1923 , working with the New York Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall ; he later conducted in Detroit , Minnesota and Boston . | He conducted the New York Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall . |
In 1901 , Walter accepted Mahler 's invitation to be his assistant at the Court Opera in Vienna . | In 1901 Mahler invited Walter to be his assistant at the Court Opera in Vienna . |
Walter led Verdi 's Aida at his debut . | At his first performance he conducted Verdi 's Aida . |
Bruno Walter ( born Bruno Schlesinger , September 15 , 1876 - February 17 , 1962 ) was a German-born conductor , pianist , and composer . | Bruno Walter ( pronounce : `` Valter '' ) , ( born Berlin , 15 September 1876 ; died Beverly Hills , California , 17 February 1962 ) was a German-born conductor , pianist and composer . |
He made his debut at La Scala in 1926 , and was chief conductor of the German seasons at Covent Garden in London from 1924 to 1931 . | When he returned to Europe , Walter was invited to play in many places , including Berlin Leipzig , Milan ( La Scala ) and London , where he was chief conductor of the German seasons at Covent Garden from 1924 to 1931 . |
On November 1 , 1939 , he set sail for the United States , which became his permanent home . | On 1 November , 1939 , he sailed to the United States where he lived for the rest of his life . |
He settled in Beverly Hills , California , where his many expatriate neighbors included Thomas Mann . | His home was in Beverly Hills , California . |
His elder daughter Lotte was in Vienna at the time , and was arrested by the Nazis ; Walter was able to use his influence to free her . | His daughter was in Vienna . |
In speeches in the late 1920s , Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had complained bitterly about the presence of Jewish conductors at the Berlin opera , and mentioned Walter a number of times , adding to Walter 's name the phrase , `` alias Schlesinger . '' | In the late 1920s , the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler often complained that conductors at the Berlin opera were Jews . |
There he first met and worked with Gustav Mahler , whom he revered and with whose music he later became strongly identified . | There he met and worked with Gustav Mahler , from whom he learned a lot . |
In September , 1950 he returned to Berlin for the first time since the aborted concert of 1933 ; he conducted the Berlin Philharmonic in a program of Beethoven , Mozart , Richard Strauss , and Brahms , and `` gave a lecture for the students of the Municipal Conservatory - formerly his old school , the Stern Conservator... | In his later life he made many stereo recordings with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra . |
Archosaurs are a group of diapsid amniotes whose living representatives consist of birds and crocodilians . | Archosaurs are a large group of reptiles , including all crocodiles , birds , dinosaurs , and pterosaurs ( flying reptiles ) . |
As a minor , when Ait Khamouch was 15 years old , he tried to enter Spain illegally three times via boats from Laayoune to the Canary Islands . | When Ait Khamouch was 15 years old , he tried to enter Spain illegally three times via boats from Laayoune to the Canary Islands . |
Ait Khamouch finished in second position at the London Paralympics in the T46 marathon event because he had a coughing fit with 400 meters left in the race . | Ait Khamouch finished second at the London Paralympics in the T46 marathon event because he had a coughing fit with 400 meters left in the race . |
Ait Khamouch was born on November 9 , 1986 . | Ait Khamouch was born on November 9 , 1986 in Morocco . |
When Ait Khamouch first got work in Barcelona , he worked as an attendant at a parking lot because he spoke French . | When Ait Khamouch first got work in Barcelona , he worked at a parking lot . |
In 2012 , he set a world record in his classification at the Barcelona Marathon . | In 2012 , he set a world record at the Barcelona Marathon . |
In 2005 , he received a scholarship from the Spanish Paralympic Committee . | In 2005 , he got a scholarship from the Spanish Paralympic Committee . |
The Athletics Federation of Catalonia and others assisted in getting Ait Khamouch Spanish citizenship in time for him to represent Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics . | The Athletics Federation of Catalonia and others helped Ait Khamouch get Spanish citizenship in time for him to represent Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics . |
That year , he also competed in the Barcelona half marathon where he set a personal best time . | In 2012 , he competed in the Barcelona half marathon and he set a personal best time . |
He eventually got a boat to Fuerteventura and successfully entered Spain in 2001 . | On try number four , he got a boat to Fuerteventura and entered Spain in 2001 . |
In doing so , he also set a qualifying time in the event for the London Paralympics . | He also set a qualifying time in the event for the London Paralympics at the Barcelona Marathon . |
There he won a silver medal in the men 's marathon - T46 event . | There he won a finished second in the men 's marathon - T46 event . |
From there , he traveled to Madrid and then on to Barcelona with friends via the train . | Next , he traveled to Madrid and then to Barcelona with friends on the train . |
There he won a silver medal in the men 's 1500 metres - T46 event and a bronze medal in the men 's 800 metres - T46 event . | He finished second in the men 's 1500 metres - T46 event and finished third in the men 's 800 metres - T46 event . |
He was born in Morocco . | He was born in Morocco , and he later moved to Spain . |
Following his arrival in Spain , he eventually took part in a race in Barcelona organized by El Corte Inglés in 2003 where his performance attracted attention and eventually coaching . | After he got to Spain , he took part in a race in Barcelona organized by El Corte Inglés in 2003 . |
He qualified for and competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships where he was one of thirty-two competitors representing Spain . | He competed in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships . |
Abderrahman Ait Khamouch ( born November 9 , 1986 ) is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T46 middle distance and marathon events . | Abderrahman Ait Khamouch ( born November 9 , 1986 ) is a T46 Paralympic track and field athlete from Spain . |
He has an arm amputation , as a result of a fall when he was a child that led to medical complications that later resulted in him getting gangrene . | He has an arm amputation . |
In 2004 , he participated the Spanish Paralympic national championships where he won a gold medal in the 800 meters . | In 2004 , he competed the Spanish Paralympic national championships where he finished first in the 800 meters . |
In 2012 , he was a recipient of a Plan ADO $ 2,500 coaching scholarship . | In 2012 , he got a Plan ADO $ 2,500 coaching scholarship . |
The doctors were left with little choice but to amputate his right arm almost at his shoulder . | The doctors had to amputate his right arm at his shoulder . |
He has represented Spain at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics , winning silver in the 1,500 meters and bronze in the 800 meters in 2008 , and silver in the marathon in 2012 . | He ran for Spain at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics , and he finished second in the 1,500 meters and third in the in the 800 meters in 2008 , and finished second in the marathon in 2012 . |
His medal at the 2008 Games was the first one Paralympic or Olympic medal won by some one from Ait Khamouch 's hometown in Morocco . | His top three finish at the 2008 Games was the first time , Paralympic or Olympic , that some one had finished in the top three by some one from Ait Khamouch 's hometown in Morocco . |
His parents were able to watch him win his medal on television in Morocco . | His parents watched him compete on television in Morocco . |
His first athletics race was one organized by French tourists in his hometown in Morocco . | His first race was a race created French tourists in his hometown in Morocco . |
Following the race , he approached the Morocco Paralympic Committee about competing in athletics , but they rejected him citing a variety of factors . | After the race , he talked to the Morocco Paralympic Committee about competing in athletics , but Moroccans said no . . |
He then competed in other races in the area . | He then raced in other races in the area . |
Ait Khamouch is a Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T46 middle distance and marathon events . | Ait Khamouch is a Paralympic track and field athlete . |
Wray won the toss , and elected to bowl first . | Wray won the toss . |
Then , Chris Conder mentioned that she was testing a new 30Mbps , symmetrical internet connection , recently installed by Lancaster University in her village , Wray , in Lancashire , England , one of only three villages in the UK to have a symmetrical community network . | Then , Chris Conder mentioned that she was testing a new 30Mbps , symmetrical internet connection . |
Also attending were a BBC North West television news crew , whose film was broadcast the same evening . | A BBC North West television news crew also went to the match . |
This innovative exercise-claimed to be a world first-caught media attention , making BBC television news , BBC Radio London , TalkSport , Radio New Zealand ; and being written about by The Guardian , The Observer and Metro and mentioned on Twitter by Stephen Fry , the BBC 's Rory Cellan-Jones and Jonathan Agnew ( BBC c... | It was mentioned on Twitter by Stephen Fry , the BBC 's Rory Cellan-Jones and Jonathan Agnew . |
The post-match tug o'war contest ( won by Rest of World , 2 out of 3 ) was also streamed live , as were interviews with various participants . | After the cricket match , there was a tug o'war contest . |
The event was streamed online on Bambuser with technical support from Birmingham company Aquila TV who used two Sony Z1 cameras and a DSR 350 . | Aquila used two Sony Z1 cameras and a DSR 350 camera . |
The event was conceived by consultant John Popham after seeing two comments on Twitter ; in the first Dan Slee expressed his hopes for keeping up with a local village cricket team via Twitter . | In the first comment , Dan Slee said he wanted to see news about his a local village cricket team on Twitter . |
Twicket ( a portmanteau of Twitter and Cricket ) was a village cricket match , streamed world-wide on the Internet on Easter Monday , 25 April 2011 , with the intention of highlighting the need for high-capacity upstream broadband to enable community content provision . | Twicket was a village cricket match . |
After 20 overs , The Rest of the World were 69 for 5 , leaving Wray needing 70 runs off 20 overs , which they achieved with a final six , in their eleventh over , winning by 8 wickets . | They won by 8 wickets . |
Afterward , the title was removed from the active titles list on WWE 's title histories web page to the defunct championship list . | Afterward , the title was removed from the active titles list on WWE 's title histories web page to the defunct ( or retired ) championship list . |
On October 27 , Brian Pillman defeated Richard Morton in the tournament final to win the title . | On October 27 , Brian Pillman beat Richard Morton in the tournament final to win the title . |
After a six month absence , on March 3 , 2008 , WWE removed the championship from the active championship web page , where originally the title was listed as `` vacant . '' | After six months without a champion , on March 3 , 2008 , WWE removed the championship from the active championship web page , where originally the title was listed as `` vacant . '' |
The World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) title . | The World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment . |
Following the Light Heavyweight title 's introduction in 1991 , a tournament was held to determine the inaugural champion . | Following the title 's introduction in 1991 , a tournament was held to determine the first champion . |
Following Survivor Series 2001 , the title was renamed the WWF Cruiserweight Championship , replacing the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship . | After the end of the `` Invasion '' at Survivor Series 2001 , the WCW Cruiserweight Championship remained active and was renamed the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) Cruiserweight Championship , while the Light Heavyweight Title was retired . |
The WWE Cruiserweight Championship is recognized as formerly being the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship ; a title that was considered separate from the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at the time by WCW . | During the `` Invasion '' , only four WCW championship titles remained active , including the WCW Cruiserweight title . |
Then , on March 20 , 1996 , Shinjiro Otani defeated The Pegasus Kid ( Chris Benoit ) in a decision match to win what then became known as the WCW Cruiserweight Championship . | Then , on March 20 , 1996 , Shinjiro Ohtani beat Chris Benoit in another tournament final to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship . |
Jack Donahue , also known as John Donohoe , was born in Dublin , Ireland around 1804 . | Jack Donahue was born in Dublin , Ireland in 1804 . |
Jack Donahue ( 1804 - September 1 , 1830 ) was a bushranger in Australia between 1825 and 1830 . | Jack Donahue ( 1804 - 1 September , 1830 ) , sometimes called John Donohue , was a famous Australian bushranger . |
In the early twentieth century , Janeitism was `` principally a male enthusiasm shared among publishers , professors , and literati '' . | In the early twentieth century , Janeitism was `` principally ( mostly ) a male enthusiasm shared among publishers , professors , and literati '' . |
Rudyard Kipling even published a short story entitled `` The Janeites '' about a group of World War I soldiers who were secretly fans of Austen 's novels . | Rudyard Kipling even printed a short story called `` Janeites '' about a group of World War I soldiers who were fans of Austen 's novels . |
As Austen scholar Deidre Lynch explains , `` he meant to equip himself with a badge of honor he could jubilantly pin to his own lapel '' . | Austen scholar Deidre Lynch explains , `` he meant to equip himself with a badge of honor he could jubilantly ( triumphantly , happily ) pin '' . |
According to Austen scholar Claudia Johnson Janeitism is `` the self-consciously idolatrous enthusiasm for ` Jane ' and every detail relative to her '' . | Claudia Johnson says that Janeitism is `` the self-consciously idolatrous enthusiasm ( love ) for ` Jane ' and every detail relative to her ( about her ) '' . |
The term Janeite was originally coined by the literary scholar George Saintsbury in his 1894 introduction to a new edition of Pride and Prejudice . | The word Janeite was first begun by the literary scholar George Saintsbury in his 1894 introduction to a new edition of Pride and Prejudice . |
During the 1930s and 1940s , when Austen 's works were canonized and accepted within the academy , the term began to change meaning . | In the 1930s and 1940s , Austen 's works were accepted at school , and the word began to change its meaning . |
Janeitism did not begin until after the publication of J. E. Austen-Leigh 's A Memoir of Jane Austen in 1870 , when the literary elite felt that they had to separate their appreciation of Austen from that of the masses . | Janeitism did not begin until after J. E. Austen-Leigh published A Memoir of Jane Austen in 1870 . |
The term Janeite has been both embraced by devotees of the works of Jane Austen and used as a term of opprobrium . | The word Janeite has been used by people who love the works of Jane Austen . |
The BR Standard Class 8 was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive designed by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways . | The BR Standard Class 8 was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive made by Robert Riddles for use by British Railways . |
Only the prototype was constructed , which was named Duke of Gloucester . | It was named Duke of Gloucester . |
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