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unusual facts about Brise-Glace


Yona-Kit

All but Null were contemporaneously members of the group Brise-Glace.


Basil Thomson

Instead of becoming a barrister, Thomson accepted the position of deputy governor at HM Prison Liverpool, after his name was suggested for the post due to a personal acquaintance with Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, a fellow Old Etonian who had stayed with Thomson in Tonga.

Break It to Me Gently

The French rendering "Quitte-moi doucement" was recorded by Johnny Hallyday: an alternate French rendering: "Brise doucement notre amour", was recorded by Québécois singer Michèle Richard (fr).

Bruce Allan Clark

During his time as mayor, Clark achieved success for the town in a variety of ways, perhaps most notable is the cleanup project of Glace Bay's sewage area, spearheading the development of Renwick Brook.

Bruce Clark

Bruce Allan Clark (born 1948), former mayor of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

CKOA

CKOA-FM, a radio station (89.7 FM) licensed to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly

He, together with Rudolph Vaughan, John Combe, Ted Todhunter and Guy E Ruggles-Brise (who was an old school-friend) from Vincigliata, an American pilot Jack Reiter (who had been shot down over Italy. He escaped from a military hospital to join the partisans) together with John Kerin and Irish Sapper, who they had picked up along the way, managed to reach the coast.

Demi

Demi-glace is made by simmering and reducing by half a mixture of half brown stock and half espagnole sauce.

Demi-glace

The basic recipe for demi-glace is provided by the French chef Auguste Escoffier, who is often considered to have established the method of French cooking as well as codified many of the standard French recipes.

Evelyn Ruggles-Brise

On his return, he formed a facility for young offenders at Bedford prison, but the regime took its name from the prison at Borstal near Rochester in Kent.

Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise

In 1895 Ruggles-Brise married Lady Dorothea Stewart-Murray (1866–1937), elder daughter of the 7th Duke of Atholl.

Jack Reiter

They included Brigadier ‘Rudolf’ Vaughan, Lieutenant-Colonel John Combe (John Frederick Boyce Combe), Brigadier ‘Ted’ Todhunter, (Edward Joseph Todhunter), Captain Guy Ruggles-Brise (Guy E Ruggles-Brise) and Lieutenant, ‘Dan’ Ranfurly, (Thomas Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly).

John Frederick Boyce Combe

They included Brigadier ‘Rudolf’ Vaughan, Brigadier ‘Ted’ Todhunter, Captain Guy Ruggles-Brise and Lieutenant ‘Dan’ Ranfurly.

Louis Henri Boussenard

Aspiring to emulate Jules Verne, Boussenard also turned out several sci-fi novels, notably Les secrets de monsieur Synthèse (1888) and Dix mille ans dans un bloc de glace (1890), both translated by Brian Stableford in 2013 under the title Monsieur Synthesis ISBN 978-1-61227-161-3

Marconi National Historic Sites of Canada

In December 1902 Marconi transmitted the first complete messages to Poldhu from stations at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.

Marconi Trail

The Glace Bay terminus is at the Marconi National Historic Site, which marks the location of the first radio transmission from North America to Europe, made by Guglielmo Marconi in 1902.

Mer de Glace

Sub glacial waters from the Mer de Glace are used seasonally by EDF for the generation of hydroelectricity.

Modulor

In the Carpenter Center the Modulor system was used for the brise-soleil distances, the floor to floor heights, the bay distances and the column thicknesses.

Nova Southeastern University 2006 Workers Unionization Controversy

Elected officials who volunteered as “Janitors for a Day” included State Senator Tony Hill (District 1-Jacksonville; Democratic Floor Leader) and Senior State Representative Yolly Roberson, together with newly elected officials of Broward County, State Representatives Martin Kiar, Ronald Brise, Joe Gibbons.

Patinoire Charlemagne

It is also the seat of the Lyon Hockey Club and the Club des Sports de Glace de Lyon, the club of Olympic champions Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, and world champions Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Shoenfelder.

Ronald Brise

Brisé graduated from Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, with degrees in Biology and Biology Education.

Sheldon Currie

A movie, Margaret's Museum, was based on The Glace Bay Miners' Museum.

Sir Edward Ruggles-Brise, 1st Baronet

Firstly to Agatha Gurney (1881-1937), daughter of John Henry Gurney Jr., a member of the Gurney family of Keswick Hall, Norfolk.

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay

In March 1867, the Rev. Alexander Farquharson Jr., son of a pioneer Minister at Grand River was inducted as the first minister of the newly formed (December 1866) congregation in Glace Bay.

Tony Brise

Brise made his Grand Prix debut on 27 April 1975 for Williams but after one race switched to Embassy Racing With Graham Hill run by former world champion driver Graham Hill, where he showed great potential.


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