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Gales Bay
Gales can refer to: Places *Wales, a country that is part of the United Kingdom, called "Gales" in Spanish, Galician, Basque and Guarani and "PaÃs de Gales" in Portuguese * GaleÅŸ, a village in SăliÈ™te town, Sibiu County, Romania * Gales Addition, Washington, U.S. * Gales Creek (other) *Gales Ferry, Connecticut, U.S. * Gales Point, Belize *Gales Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, U.S. People * Dion Gales (born 1985), American footballer *Eric Gales (born 1974), American blues rock guitarist * Henry Gales (1834–1897), English painter * Joseph Gales Sr. (1761–1841), American journalist ** Joseph Gales (1786–1860), American journalist and his son *Jules Gales (1924–1988), Luxembourgian footballer *Kenny Gales (born 1972), American footballer *Larry Gales (1936–1995), American jazz double-bassist *Pete Gales (born 1959), Canadian footballer *Seaton Gales (1828–1878), American editor *Simon Gales (born 1964), British contemporary artist *Winifred Gales (1761†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Gales
Kenny Gales is a former professional American football player. Gales was drafted in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft and was a member of the Chicago Bears that season, though he did not see any playing time during a regular season game. Later he played with the Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ... (WLAF) in 1996. References Chicago Bears players Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players American football cornerbacks Wisconsin Badgers football players 1972 births Living people {{defensiveback-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galesburg (other)
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Galesburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: *Galesburg, Illinois, the largest city in the US named Galesburg *Galesburg, Iowa *Galesburg, Kansas *Galesburg, Michigan *Galesburg, Jasper County, Missouri *Galesburg, Putnam County, Missouri *Galesburg, North Dakota Galesburg is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 118 at the 2020 census. Galesburg was founded in 1882. Galesburg is the home to the world's fifth tallest currently standing structure, the KRDK-TV mast at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale (other)
A gale is a very strong wind. Gale may also refer to: Places United States * Gale, Illinois, a village * Gale, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Gale Peak, a mountain in California * Gale, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Gale, Wisconsin, a town * Gale River, New Hampshire Elsewhere * Gale (crater), on Mars * Praia da Galé, a beach in Portugal * Gale (Chalcidice), an ancient Greek colony of Chalcis on Chalkidiki peninsula People and fictional characters * Gale (given name) * Gale (surname) * George Gale (cartoonist) (1929–2003), who drew under the name Gale * Gale (mythology), a Greek mythological witch Other uses * Gale (publisher), a publisher of reference books and databases, formerly known as the Gale Group, then Thomson Gale * Gale College, a defunct college in Wisconsin, US * HMNZS ''Gale'' (T04), a minesweeper of the Royal New Zealand Navy * Gale, a variant of the Shannon switching game * Gale, a parcel of land leased to a Freeminer for min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale
A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface winds moving at a speed of between 34 and 47 knots (, or ).National Weather Service Glossary s.v "gale" Forecasters typically issue s when winds of this strength are expected. In the , a gale warning is specifically a maritime warning; the land-based equivalent in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale's
Gale's is a UK brand of honey, currently owned by Premier Foods. The former company had been established in 1919, remaining independent until it was acquired by Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery in 1986. History The company was established in 1919, when Richard Westley Gale (born 1895 in Hendon) of Richmond and Sidney Thomas Rayner of Mortlake started their business as "Rayner & Gale" which was a partnership. The partnership was dissolved on 3 July 1926 and it became "R.W. Gale & Co. Ltd", based in the SW9 district of south London. Reckitt & Colman In 1948 Joseph Farrow & Company of the Carlton Works, Fletton near Peterborough, a subsidiary of Reckitt & Colman that made canned foods (green peas, later marrowfat peas), bought the company. In the early 1960s it introduced a peanut spread called ''Smooth'n Nutty''. In 1962 it introduced mincemeat. It was made in Carrow, Norwich. For many years Gale's were the UK's biggest manufacturer of honey. Rowntree Mackintosh On 28 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gales Brewery
George Gale & Co. Ltd was a Hampshire brewery with a distinctive range of, mainly, bitter beers. Founded in 1847 it was bought by the London brewers, Fuller's of Chiswick in 2005. The brewery was closed in 2006 with production transferred to Chiswick. History Established in 1847 Gales Brewery (George Gale & Co. Ltd) was an old brewery situated in Horndean, on the edge of Waterlooville, near Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It made the nutty HSB (Horndean Special Bitter) and the newer Gales Bitter. It took its water from its own well situated under the brewery which is fed from the South Downs, and the yeast and 'liquor' (local water used for brewing), coupled with the local brewing style, produced beers with a sparse head, quite dark in colour. In late 2005 Fuller, Smith & Turner bought Gales for £92 million. It raised fears as to the future of Gales Horndean brewery and some of its beers, and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) launched a campaign to encourage Fuller's to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winifred Gales
Winifred Marshall Gales (10 July 1761 – 26 June 1839) was an American novelist and memoirist. Gales was born in 1761 in Newark-upon-Trent, England, the daughter of John Marshall. She wrote the first novel published by a resident in North Carolina. Biography She exhibited literary talent at an early age and in 1787 published her first novel, ''The History of Lady Emma Melcombe, and Her Family''. Aged 23, she married Joseph Gales Sr., a liberal reform supporter and abolitionist.Elliot, R. B. (1986). Gales, Winifred Marshall. In ''Dictionary of North Carolina Biography'' (Vol. 2, pp. 270). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. The couple lived in Sheffield from around 1784, and together ran the Hartshead Press, which printed ''The Sheffield Independent''. Because of his views, in 1794 he eventually fled England for continental Europe, leaving Winifred in charge of the family bookstore and printing press. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gales
Simon Gales (born 1964) is a contemporary British artist and painter of limited output who destroys much of his work. He exhibits mainly in London and France. Life and work Simon Gales was born in Polstead, Suffolk in 1964. He studied art at Goldsmiths College under Jon Thompson and achieved the joint highest mark graduating alongside Gary Hume and Ian Davenport in the YBA year of 1988. The following year he was selected as one of 25 'Christies New Contemporaries' that included Mark Francis and Glenn Brown in a highly publicised show at the Royal College of Art where six works from his degree show were to be auctioned by Christie's in what was to be the first auction of young contemporary artists by a major auction house. The show attracted media attention and his work was featured in the '' Telegraph Weekend Colour Supplement'' as well as the '' BBC 1 O'Clock News''; the auction surpassed expectations making £500,000 with Gales's selling for over four times the estimate. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaton Gales
Seaton Gales (1828 ''-'' 1878) was editor of the ''Raleigh Register'' and a junior editor of the ''Raleigh Sentinel''. He was a member of a prominent family of journalists in 19th century Raleigh, North Carolina. During the Reconstruction era he often referred to the United States flag as a ''rag''. Gales once came to his home using an alternate route, in order to keep from passing under the flag. Family Gales was the grandson of Winifred Marshall and Joseph Gales, Sr., a native of Sheffield, England, who founded the ''Raleigh Register'' in 1799. He published the newspaper for over forty years. Following his death in 1842, the father of Seaton Gales, Weston R., continued its publication.''Historical Raleigh, With Sketches of Wake County, From 1771'', Moses Neal Amis, Commercial Printing Company, Raleigh, NC, pg. 83. One of Gales' sons, George M. Gales (1876 ''-'' 1954), worked with the Southern Railway as a young man. Afterward he was a stenographer for the American Tobacco Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Gales
Peter Gales (born November 6, 1959) is a former Canadian football quarterback in the Canadian Football League who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 22 sports, 8 for men and 14 for women; a 15th women's sport will be added in 2023. The teams partici .... References 1959 births Living people American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Iowa Hawkeyes football players {{Canadianfootball-quarterback-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Gales
Lawrence Bernard Gales (March 25, 1936 – September 12, 1995) was an American jazz double-bassist. Life Gales began playing bass at age 11, and attended the Manhattan School of Music in the late 1950s. In that decade and the beginning of the next he worked with J.C. Heard, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Mann, Junior Mance, and Joe Williams. From 1964 to 1969 he was a member of the Thelonious Monk Quartet, where he recorded extensively and toured worldwide.Scott Yanow, Larry Galesat Allmusic After 1969, Gales relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked frequently on the local scene with Erroll Garner, Willie Bobo, Red Rodney, Sweets Edison, Benny Carter, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry, and Kenny Burrell. He also recorded with Buddy Tate, Bennie Green, Sonny Stitt, Mary Lou Williams, Jimmy Smith, Sonny Criss, and Big Joe Turner, among others. His first session as a leader was released in 1990 on Candid Records; comprising one original and five Thelonious Monk tunes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
