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Jim Payne (glider Pilot) (1926–2013), English footballer
* James Payne (other)
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Jim Payne may refer to: *Jim Payne (folk singer) (born 1955), Newfoundland folk singer *Jim Payne (glider pilot) chief pilot with the Perlan Project Mission 2 *Jim Payne (golfer) (born 1970), English golfer *Jim Payne, principal of Quixtar, an American company connected to Alticor * James Payne, drummer for Tommy James and the Shondells *James Arthur Payne (1884–1968), known as Jim, American fly rod maker, designer and business owner See also *Jimmy Payne James Bolcherson Payne (10 March 1926 – 22 January 2013) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Payne (folk Singer)
Jim Payne (born c.1955) is a Newfoundland folk singer, best known for performing and recording many of the traditional sea shanties of Newfoundland culture. He also composed the song "Wave Over Wave" with Janis Spence and founded the record label SingSong Inc. Payne was born in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. He plays guitar, diatonic accordion, mandolin, tin whistle, and violin, and is a singer, storyteller, actor, writer, stepdancer, and teacher of traditional Newfoundland set and square dances. Career Payne performs regularly with Fergus O'Byrne and with the band A Crowd of Bold Sharemen. He is also one-half of the musical comedy duo, "Sods'n Rhymes," with Glenn Downey. He has directed, composed, and performed music, as well as creating soundtracks for plays, documentaries, and videos. He has performed on radio and television in Canada and abroad, and has toured throughout Canada, the US, Europe, Japan and Australia. His recordings range from original solo efforts to contribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Payne (glider Pilot) (1926–2013), English footballer
* James Payne (other)
{{human name disambiguation, Payne, Jim ...
Jim Payne may refer to: *Jim Payne (folk singer) (born 1955), Newfoundland folk singer *Jim Payne (glider pilot) chief pilot with the Perlan Project Mission 2 *Jim Payne (golfer) (born 1970), English golfer *Jim Payne, principal of Quixtar, an American company connected to Alticor * James Payne, drummer for Tommy James and the Shondells *James Arthur Payne (1884–1968), known as Jim, American fly rod maker, designer and business owner See also *Jimmy Payne James Bolcherson Payne (10 March 1926 – 22 January 2013) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perlan Project
Perlan Project Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit aeronautical exploration and atmospheric science research organization that utilizes Glider (sailplane), sailplanes (gliders) designed to fly at extremely high altitudes. On 29 August 2006 Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson, the pilots of Perlan Mission I, broke the existing altitude record for gliders by soaring up to 50,671 feet (15,460m) in a standard glider using stratospheric waves of air. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale has ratified the altitude record of achieved on 2 September 2018, a substantial improvement over the previous year's best altitude of , which was set on 3 September 2017. These flights used the custom designed and built pressurized high-altitude Windward Performance Perlan II glider, sponsored by Airbus. They also collected data about earth’s atmosphere and its ozone layer. Meteorological basis of the missions Lee wave, Standing mountain waves are a source of rising air used in the sport of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Payne (golfer)
James Robert Payne (born 17 April 1970) is an English professional golfer. Payne was born in Louth, Lincolnshire. He had a promising career as a tournament golfer which petered out by his early thirties, partly due to injury problems which had required him to undergo a spinal fusion operation at the age of 24. As an amateur he won the 1991 European Amateur and the British Youths Open Amateur Championship. He played with Jack Nicklaus in the final round of the 1991 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale and finished as leading amateur. He turned professional after playing in the Walker Cup later that year. In 1992 Payne was Rookie of the Year on the European Tour. He won two European Tour events, the 1993 Turespana Iberia Open de Baleares and the 1996 Italian Open. His last season on the European Tour was 2000. In 2003 he took a position as club professional at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, a two time venue of the Ryder Cup. Amateur wins *1986 McGregor Trophy *1987 McGrego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quixtar
Amway North America (formerly known as Quixtar North America) is an American worldwide multi-level marketing (MLM) company, founded 1959 in Ada, Michigan, United States. It is privately owned by the families of Richard DeVos and Jay Van Andel through Alticor which is the holding company for businesses including Amway, Amway Global, Fulton Innovation, Amway Hotel Corporation, Hatteras Yachts, and manufacturing and logistics company Access Business Group. After the launch of Amway Global (originally operating under the name Quixtar), it replaced the Amway business in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, with the Amway business continuing to operate in other countries around the world. On May 1, 2009, Quixtar made the name change to Amway Global and fused the various different entities of the parent company. Amway Global is a member of the Direct Selling Association and the Better Business Bureau. History Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel initially founded the Ja-Ri Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy James And The Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells are an American pop rock/psychedelic rock band, formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964. They had two No. 1 singles in the U.S. – " Hanky Panky" (July 1966, their only RIAA Certified Gold record) and "Crimson and Clover" (February 1969) – and also charted twelve other top 40 hits, including five in the Hot 100's top ten: "I Think We're Alone Now", "Mirage", " Mony Mony", "Sweet Cherry Wine", and "Crystal Blue Persuasion". History Origins The band The Echoes formed in 1959 in Niles, Michigan, then evolved into Tom and the Tornadoes, with 12-year-old Tommy James (then known as Tommy Jackson) as lead singer. While attending Niles High School in Niles, Michigan, the group released its first single, "Long Pony Tail", in 1962.Tommy James and the Shondells. ''40 Years: The Complete Singles Collection (1966–2006)''. CD booklet. Aura Records, 2008. In 1964, James renamed the band the Shondells because the name "sounded good" and in honor of nearby Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arthur Payne
James Arthur Payne (1894 in Highland Mills, NY – June 12, 1968 in Highland Mills, New York USA) was an American fly rod maker, designer and business owner. The son of E.F. Payne and the owner of the E.F. Payne Rod Company, Payne designed and built bamboo fly rods for almost 70 years. His rods are prized by fishermen and collectors. Experts consider Payne to have been one of the great designers and bamboo rodmakers in the history of fly fishing Fly fishing is an angling method that uses a light-weight lure—called an artificial fly—to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. The light weight requires casting techniques significantly diffe ....Schwiebert, Ernest (1984). Trout. New York, New York: E.P. Dutton.Carmichael, Hoagy B. (2010). 8 by Carmichael. North Salem, New York: Anesha. References 1884 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople American fishers American woodworkers Fly rod makers Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Payne
James Bolcherson Payne (10 March 1926 – 22 January 2013) was a professional footballer, and one of a select number of players to have played for both and Everton. Life and playing career Born , |
