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3 unusual facts about BElls


BElls

The appearance of the BElls could be described as looking like a UFO, with two metal dishes joined together to create a Helmholtz resonance.

Bells, Tennessee

It was known as Company G, 27th Regiment of Tennessee Infantry and it saw action in the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Franklin and many others.

KMKT

KMKT (branded as Katy Country) is an FM radio station in Bells, Texas playing a country format.


All the Bells

All The Bells is an artwork by Martin Creed first given in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in October 2006, where it attracted little favourable attention.

Armenian Church, Chennai

The remaining two bells date to 1837 and were cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, then known as Mears & Stainbank, with inscriptions reading "Thomas Mears, Founder, London".

Bells and whistles

Detana!! TwinBee, a 1991 coin-operated video game produced by Konami (released outside Japan as Bells & Whistles)

Bells Beach, Victoria

Bells Beach is visited in the 1966 documentary film The Endless Summer.

The competition was first held in January 1961 and then at Easter every year since although occasionally, when conditions at Bells aren't suitable, the competition has been transferred to other breaks such as Johanna.

Bells Mines, Kentucky

The land surrounding and encompassing Bells Mines is now so rich with wildlife, from having been largely unoccupied by people for decades, that it is now in the process of being acquired by the United States Forest Service and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) for the purpose of creating a Wildlife management area from Caseyville in Union County, Kentucky to the former Bells Mines area.

Beneath It All

Alternative Press gave it 3 out of 5 stars, commenting "it comes off as extremely over-produced, with swooshes, bells and whistles lending themselves better to Kelly Clarkson than Hey Monday" as well as "Beneath It All is enjoyable enough, but it feels woefully incomplete."

Bledington

The Church of England parish church of St Leonard dates from 1170: 12th century work includes the nave, pillars, tub font and sanctus bellcote: 13th century south aisle; 14th century windows; 15th century tower, stained glass and tiny chantry chapel: open bell-chamber and ring of six bells.

Calheta de Nesquim

In 1948, new bells and a clock were added to the front facade, along with images of Santa Filomena and Santa Teresinha, due to the patronage of Lourenço Oliveira (a U.S. emigrant and former resident).

Carillon

Cornell University is home to the Cornell Chimes, one of the most frequently played set of bells on any American college campus.

Carol Richards

Carol Swiedler (Stage name Carol Richards or Carole Richards), (born 6 June 1922 in Harvard, Illinois, died in Vero Beach, Florida, March 16, 2007) was an American singer, radio and television performer, remembered for her duet with Bing Crosby on the hit single "Silver Bells".

Church of Reis Magos

In 1895 the community decided to buy three bells from Bochum, Germany, and began to build the church tower.

Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Colemore

Two bells hang from beneath the bellcote at the west end, one cast in about 1380 at Wokingham, and the other in 1627 by Ellis Knight of Reading.

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk

The tower was probably built to house the bells from Burscough Priory, which had been suppressed c.

Cogenhoe

The bells were further turned and re-hung in 2003 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough, who operate the largest bell foundry in the world.

Crotal bell

Crotal bells, also known as rumble bells, were used on horse-drawn vehicles before motorised vehicles were common.

Cruwys Morchard

This, however, was struck by lightning in 1689, and the consequent major fire, which melted the bells, necessitated the rebuilding of the top stage of the tower in brick.

Douglas Furber

In 1945, Bing Crosby had a hit with "The Bells of St. Mary's" after it was used as the title song to the film of the same name.

E major

The bells of the Clock Tower in London's Palace of Westminster are tuned to the key of E major, with the result that the Westminster Quarters in their original setting employ the notes E, F-sharp, G-sharp, and B.

Elton Britt

He recorded over 600 sides and 60 albums for RCA and other labels in more than a 30-year span, and is best known for such hit songs (several of which he wrote or co-wrote) as "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)," "Detour," "Chime Bells," "Maybe I'll Cry Over You," "Pinto Pal," and the million-selling wartime hit There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere.

Feckenham

The Anglican church of St. John the Baptist was built in the mid 13th century and a has a peal of eight bells; the Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More.

Fukushūen

The garden also has gates on the four cardinal directions, a number of six-sided pavilions, sculptures, bells, several inscriptions painted large on wood and stone, and in one building, a small exhibit of Chinese paintings and of a model of the style of ship that would have journeyed to Fuzhou during the time of the Ryūkyū Kingdom to bring tribute and to engage in trade.

Ghanta

The top of the bell handle is usually adorned with a brass figure - bells intended for use in the worship of Lord Shiva will have a figure of Lord Nandi, while those used in the worship of Lord Vishnu or his avatars as Rama, Narasimha or Krishna will have a figure of Garuda or Panchajanya shanka or Sudarshana Chakra.

Greenwood Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Between Mahaffey and Grampian on U.S. Route 219, Greenwood contains the villages of Curry Run and Bells Landing.

Hucho perryi

In the Nintendo GameCube videogame Animal Crossing and subsequent sequels, Hucho Perryi (under the name Stringfish) is a rare fish that can be caught in the river, and sold for 15,000 bells - one of only four fish that can be sold for that amount.

Jim Walding

When NDP cabinet minister Andy Anstett restricted the amount of time the bells could ring, the Conservatives boycotted the assembly entirely.

Johnny Lee Middleton

Among the tracks on Dead Winter Dead was "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)", an instrumental medley of the Christmas standards "Carol of the Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," featuring a string orchestra alongside the electric guitars.

Kenneth Slessor

The bells motif in "Five Bells" is referenced at the end of the 1999 song "You Gotta Love This City" by The Whitlams, which also involves a drowning death in Sydney Harbour.

Kid Capri

Kid Capri also made an appearance as Rakim's DJ during the Rock The Bells 2008 show on July 19, 2008 in Tinley Park, Illinois.

Leudwinus

His coffin was placed alone on a ship that was sailed by itself, first to Moselle, then Saar and finally docked at Mettlach where the church bells began to ring.

Lord Arthur Hervey

In the 1870s one of Hervey's daughters trained the Mute Swans in the five sided moat at the Bishops Palace to ring bells, by pulling strings, to beg for food.

Lorette, Manitoba

The church is surmounted by three bells, which were poured in Haute-Savoie, France.

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

That it is a religious allegory of Catholicism, with bells representing the sanctus bells, the cockleshells the badges of the pilgrims to the shrine of Saint James in Spain (Santiago de Compostela) and pretty maids are nuns, but even within this strand of thought there are differences of opinion as to whether it is lament for the reinstatement of Catholicism or for its persecution.

Métamorphoses

Themes "Bells", "Je me souviens", "Miss Moon", "Millions of Stars", "Hey Gagarin", "Gloria, Lonely Boy", "C'est la vie", "Tout est bleu" and "Give Me A Sign" were performed live at The Twelve Dreams of the Sun concert, in December 31, 1999, along with classical hits by Jarre.

Nether Wallop

Dane Cottage in Five Bells Lane, Nether Wallop was used as Miss Marple's home in the village of St. Mary Mead for the BBC adaptations, played by British actress Joan Hickson of the Agatha Christie Miss Marple novels.

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

In Brian Easdale's score for the 1948 film The Red Shoes, the melody from the chorale is heard as a theme late in the ballet, punctuated by ringing bells, brass instruments and a grand piano.

OC Transpo Route 97

Trips that are diverted on Sunday mornings during the summer due to the Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway are still signed 97 BAYSHORE or 97 BELLS CORNERS VIA BAYSHORE.

Royal Jubilee Bells

The project was conceived and run by Dickon Love, who had earlier installed new bells in the other City of London churches of St Dunstan-in-the-West (in 2012) and St Magnus the Martyr (in 2008).

San Blas, Nayarit

The ruins once contained the bronze bells that are said to have inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Bells of San Blas".

Sather Tower

--Professor "of" Greek?-->Greek Isaac Flag, "We ring, we chime, we toll, / Lend ye the silent part / Some answer in the heart, / Some echo in the soul." The current bells range from small 19 pound bells to the 10,500 pound "Great Bear Bell," which tolls on the hour and features bas-relief carvings of bears as well as the constellation Ursa Major.

Snowmass Peak

It is located in the Elk Mountains, within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of the White River National Forest.

St Denys' Church, Sleaford

In 1796 a new peal of 8 bells were cast by Thomas Osborn of Downham, Norfolk.

The Bells of Dublin

#"The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve" (with the bell-ringers of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin) (Paddy Moloney)

The Marksmen Quartet

The Marksmen Quartet joined producers Randall Franks and Alan Autry for the In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) cast CD “Christmas Time’s A Comin’” performing "Jingle Bells" with the cast on the CD released on Sonlite and MGM/UA for one of the most popular Christmas releases of 1991 and 1992 with Southern retailers.

The Verdin Company

Other notable installations include the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Smithsonian Institution, the Canadian Parliament Buildings and Walt Disney World Resort, and the 88 bronze bells cast for the Ohio Bicentennial.

Time transfer

Examples of a one-way time transfer system are the clock on a church or town building and the ringing of their time-indication bells; time balls, radio clock signals such as LORAN, DCF77 and MSF; and finally the Global Positioning System which uses multiple one-way time transfers from different satellites, with positional information and other advanced means of delay compensations to allow receiver compensation of time and position information in real time.

Tubular bells

Tracey Ullman's 1983 cover of Kirsty MacColl's "They Don't Know" features tubular bells in a celebratory manner, reminiscent of wedding bells.

Tubular Bells II 20th Anniversary Tour

The Tubular Bells II 20th Anniversary Tour 1992/93 was a concert tour by the British multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield.

Veil of Gossamer

Dave Bainbridge - Keyboards, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Piano, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Balafon, 15 String Harp, Star Bells, Bongos, Hand Drum, Indian Tambourine, Shakers, Finger Cymbals

WXTB

The first four songs played after the launch ("Hells Bells" by AC/DC, "Kickstart My Heart" by Mötley Crüe, "Paradise City" by Guns n' Roses, and "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen) were played again in tribute to the current format's 20th anniversary, along with original bumpers.


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