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Godley
Godley may refer to: People * Adam Godley (born 1964), British actor * Alfred Denis Godley, known as A. D. Godley (1856–1925), English classical scholar and author of light verse * Alexander Godley (1867–1957), British Army General with the New Zealand and Australian Division at Gallipoli; cousin of the 1st Baron Kilbracken * Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken (1847–1932), British Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India; cousin of Alexander Godley * Bill Godley (1879–unknown), English footballer * Charlotte Godley (1821–1907) was a New Zealand letter-writer and community leader; mother of Arthur Godley * Eric Godley (1919–2010), New Zealand botanist and biographer * G. McMurtrie Godley (1917–1999), U.S. Ambassador to Laos and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs * George Godley, British police officer involved in the hunt for Jack the Ripper in 1888 * Hugh Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (1877–1950), Irish nobleman * Janey Godley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janey Godley
Janey Godley (born Jane Godley Currie, January 1961) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Glasgow. Early life Jane Godley is the youngest of four children born to Annie and Jim Currie. She was raised on Kenmore Street in Shettleston, a district in the East End of Glasgow and attended Eastbank Academy. Living in poverty, which was rife in the East End during that time, Godley left school at 16 with no qualifications. Her parents were alcoholic and her mother was also addicted to tranquilisers. Godley and her sister, Ann Crawford, were sexually abused by their maternal uncle, David Percy. Percy, who was 12 years older than Godley, molested her and her sister for a number of years during their childhoods. Percy was charged for the crimes in 1993 after the sisters decided to come forward, and was later found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in 1996. Godley married Sean Storrie in 1980 at the age of 19. Storrie, who has Asperger syndrome, was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consequences (Godley & Creme Album)
''Consequences'' is the debut album by English pop artists Godley & Creme. It was released in 1977 as a boxed triple- LP. Created as a concept album, it incorporates a play, with all characters voiced by comedian Peter Cook, and singing by Sarah Vaughan, who was brought into the project by Phonogram after trying to secure Ella Fitzgerald. The album was released in two abbreviated, single-album versions: an eight-track album, ''Musical Excerpts from Consequences'' (1977) and a 10-track album, ''Music from Consequences'' (1979). A single was also released, "Five O'clock in the Morning" / "The Flood". The concept of the album was described at the time as "the story of man's last defence against an irate nature". Production The album began as a demonstration record for the ' Gizmotron', or Gizmo. This was an electric guitar effect device that Godley and Creme had invented a few years earlier as a means of providing orchestral textures, because the band at that stage could n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Godley
Zachary Thomas Godley (born April 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers. Professional career Chicago Cubs Godley attended Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School. In 2009, as a senior, he went 9-3 with a 2.24 ERA. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 50th round of the 2009 MLB draft but did not sign and instead enrolled at Spartanburg Methodist College where he played college baseball. After his freshman season, he transferred to the University of Tennessee. In 2013, his senior year, he went 5-7 with a 3.49 ERA in 16 games (14 starts). After the season, he was then drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft and signed. Godley signed and made his professional debut that season with the AZL Cubs and was promoted to the Boise Hawks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cry (Godley & Creme Song)
"Cry" is a song released by the English music duo Godley & Creme on 11 March 1985. It was included on the duo's album ''The History Mix Volume 1''. The song reached number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, becoming Godley & Creme's lone Top 40 hit in the US apart from their former band, 10cc. It reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The duo also directed the song's music video, which featured faces blended into each other using dissolving and wiping effects. Creation and recording After Godley & Creme left their former band 10cc after the group's fourth album, they began writing songs for an album, but became better known for producing music videos for other bands. Within the music video producing process, they met producer Trevor Horn, ex of the Buggles and now heading his own label ZTT Records. Godley & Creme asked Horn to produce their album, but had very little material that was recording studio ready. After their first track failed to produce the required effe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changing Faces – The Very Best Of 10cc And Godley & Creme
''Changing Faces – The Very Best of 10cc and Godley & Creme'' is a compilation album that included the hits of 10cc and Godley & Creme, the first album to include both bands. Release and reception The album featured 16 tracks including a newly remixed version of "Snack Attack" by Godley & Creme, that originally featured on their 1981 album '' Ismism''. The track was also issued as a single with an edit of "Wet Rubber Soup" from '' The History Mix Volume 1'' (1985) on the B-side. The single failed to chart. The album was very successful in the UK reaching No.4 and achieving platinum status for selling over 300,000 copies. It was also the catalyst to Polydor conducting market research to see if the public would welcome a new album from the band which eventually resulted in '' ...Meanwhile'' (1992). The cover The cover featured a composite of all the band's faces placed on top of each other - a reference to the famous morphing video for Godley & Creme's "Cry" single from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godley & Creme
Godley & Creme were an English rock duo formally established in Manchester in 1977 by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing music as a duo after their departure from the rock band 10cc. In 1979, they directed their first music video with the single "An Englishman in New York". After this, they became involved in the production of videos for artists such as Ultravox, the Police, Yes, Duran Duran, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Wang Chung, as well as directing the groundbreaking video for their 1985 single "Cry". The duo split at the end of the 1980s. Both have since been involved in music videos, TV commercials, and sporadic music projects. History Early years and 10cc Kevin Godley and Lol Creme met in the late 1950s and for a brief time were in an amateur band together. Early 60s they joined white R&B combo The Sabres (The Magic Lanterns) together. Though they played in different bands, with Godley briefly in The Mockingbirds with Graham Gouldman, who would late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godley, Texas
Godley is a city in northwestern Johnson County, Texas, United States, in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is on Texas State Highway 171, Farm Roads 2331 and 917, and the tracks of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway northwest of Cleburne. The population was 1,009 in 2010, up from 879 in 2000. Geography Godley is located at (32.448427, –97.529520). Via Highway 171 it is northwest of Cleburne, the Johnson county seat, and southeast of Cresson. It is southwest of downtown Fort Worth. According to the United States Census Bureau, Godley has a total area of , of which , or 0.39%, are water. It lies near the headwaters of the Nolan River watershed, a tributary of the Brazos River. History Godley was established in 1886 and named for R. B. Godley, a Cleburne lumber merchant who donated an tract for a townsite and of land as a right-of-way to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. A station was constructed in 1886. By 1888, when the post office opened, Godley had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godley Independent School District
Godley Independent School District is a public school district based in Godley, Texas (USA). In 2010, the school district was rated " Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. SchoolsGodley High School(Grades 9-12)Godley Middle School(Grades 7-8)Godley 6th Grade Campus(Grade 6)Legacy Elementary School(Grades K-5)Pleasant View Elementary(Grades PK-5)RB Godley Elementary(Grades PK-5)LINKS Academy(ALT School) Students Academics Local region and statewide averages on standardized tests typically exceed the average scores of students in Godley. In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 70% of students in Godley ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 77% in Region 11 and 75% in the state of Texas. The average SAT The SAT ( ) is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Since its debut in 1926, its name and scoring have changed several times; originally called the Scholastic Aptitude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godley, Illinois
Godley is a village in Grundy and Will counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 601 at the 2010 census. Geography Godley is located at (41.237292, -88.244693). According to the 2010 census, Godley has a total area of , of which (or 99.91%) is land and (or 0.09%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 594 people, 200 households, and 155 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 208 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.46% White, 0.17% African American, 3.03% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.06%. Of the 200 households 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.5% of households were one person and 7.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.97 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godley Hundred
Godley was a hundred in what is now Surrey, England. Egham, Thorpe, Chertsey and Chobham are all mentioned in the Chertsey Abbey charter of 673 AD due to a donation by Frithuwold. Chobham manor needed to be large to have a reasonable economic importance as it covered very poor quality heathland. Most of the population of the hundred would have settled on the more fertile alluvial soil bordering the River Thames. Godley appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Godelie''. Godley was a hundred (these are not marked on the Surrey map, which shows only Domesday manors) an administrative area, where local leaders met about once a month. It included the manors of Chobham, Egham, Thorpe, Chertsey, Pyrford and Byfleet. Pyrford is within the Godley hundred but unusually lies within the Woking parish. The hundred was probably bounded to the west by the River Blackwater and to the north by the River Thames. To the north was the Land of ''Sunningas''; to the south Woking (hundred) and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godley Reservoir
The Godley Reservoir is a reservoir in Godley, Greater Manchester, Godley, Hyde, Greater Manchester, Hyde, Greater Manchester. It was completed in 1851, as a critical part of the Longdendale Chain project that brings fresh water to Manchester. The Manchester Corporation Waterworks Act 1847 gave permission for the construction of the Woodhead Reservoir, Woodhead, Hollingworth Reservoir, Hollingworth and Arnfield Reservoir, Arnfield reservoirs, and the construction of a masonry aqueduct to convey drinking water from Arnfield and Hollingworth to a service reservoir at Godley. Water was captured from the River Etherow and stored in the great reservoirs and then flowed through the six-foot bore Mottram Tunnel to Godley. At Godley the water was filtered by passing it through straining frames made of oak and fine wires. It was Water chlorination, chlorinated to remove bacteria and then entered Manchester's water distribution network. This method was successfully used until the early 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godley Railway Station
Godley railway station serves the Godley area of Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It is east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line. It was built to replace the original Godley Junction station. It is placed above a bridge, hence the narrow platforms. Unlike most stations built on the line (with the exception of Flowery Field Flowery Field is an area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It is a mainly residential area once dominated by Ashton Brothers Textile Mill. Cricket The area is home to Flowery Field Cricket Club, one of the foremost ...), it is built on wooden stilts, unlike the stone platforms built for the Woodhead Line. Services There is a half-hourly daily service (including Sundays) to Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield, with an hourly service in the evenings and extra trains during the weekday business peaks. Additionally the 17:26 service from Hadfield to Piccadilly is the only service not to ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
