Brocks Fireworks , formerly known as Brocks Explosives Ltd, was a well known manufacturer of firework s, founded in London and subsequently based in Hemel Hempstead , Dumfriesshire and Norfolk . The company was takeover taken over by its rival Standard Fireworks in 1988. ref name wobs cite web last Mayfield first Beowulf authorlink coauthors title New light on the fireworks industry work publisher http www.watfordobserver.co.uk Watford Observer date 20th October 2005 url http www.watfordobserver.co.uk news 642492.0 format doi accessdate 5 Feb 2009 ref Brocks was founded in the early 18th century in Islington by John Brock and it is thought to have been the oldest British firework manufacturer. In 1825 the factory was located in a residential area in Baker s Row, Whitechapel it was blown up when a boy who was ramming gunpowder into a fire cracker accidentally created a spark which ignited it, and threw it aside as he ran out in fright. Fifty pounds of gunpowder and a large amount of saltpetre exploded immediately, blowing the roof off, setting fire to the building, and smashing every pane of glass in most of the adjoining streets. ref Leigh Hunt , The Examiner 1825 John Hunt, London Dreadful Explosion , p. 566 http books.google.co.uk books?id 8nMAAAAAYAAJ&pg PA566&lpg PA566 see Harvard online digital version . ref The company moved to south London, to South Norwood and Sutton, London Sutton and developed an association with The Crystal Palace , devising spectacular free public displays known as Brock s Benefits and adopting Crystal Palace as a brand name. ref name wobs ref name fwa cite web last first authorlink coauthors title The Companies Brock s work Firework Art publisher ... subsequent editions of Whitaker s Almanack have advertisements for Brocks, under an earlier ... and Sanquhar , Scotland. ref name wobs ref name fwa In the 1930s, Brocks built homes and a sports ... Brock died in 1938 and was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Leverstock Green ref name hhgz . Brocks ... more details
Infobox military person name Dr. Karl Brocks birth date 29 January 1912 death date dda 1972 5 29 1912 1 29 df y birth place Kiel death place Hamburg image caption nickname allegiance flagicon Nazi Germany Nazi Germany branch Heer serviceyears 1939 1945 rank Hauptmann Hauptmann der Reserve commands unit Grenadier Regiment 123 battles World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Odessa 1941 Siege of Sevastopol 1941 1942 Battle of the Caucasus Crimean Offensive awards Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross laterwork Dr. Karl Brocks 29 January 1912 &ndash 29 May 1972 was a highly decorated Hauptmann Hauptmann der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Awards and decorations Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class 2 July 1940 1st Class 19 July 1941 Wound Badge 1939 in Black Close Combat Clasp in Bronze Infantry Assault Badge Crimea Shield Kuban Shield Eastern Front Medal 28 July 1942 German Cross in Gold 10 July 1943 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Knight s Cross on 30 September 1944 as Hauptmann Hauptmann der Reserve and regimental adjutant of Grenadier Regiment 123 ref Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124. ref References Citations reflist Bibliography refbegin Fellgiebel, Walther Peer 2000 . Die Tr ger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 . Friedburg, Germany Podzun Pallas. ISBN 3 7909 0284 5. Scherzer, Veit 2007 . Ritterkreuztr ger 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes ... World War 2 Awards.com http www.ritterkreuztraeger 1939 45.de Infanterie B Br Brocks Karl Dr.htm ... Persondata NAME Brocks, Karl ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION German officer and Knight s Cross ... OF DEATH Hamburg , Germany DEFAULTSORT Brocks, Karl Category 1912 births Category 1972 deaths Category ... Category Recipients of the Knight s Cross pt Karl Brocks ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Townes Brocks syndrome Image Caption DiseasesDB 32163 ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM 107480 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Townes Brocks syndrome ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages 894 isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref TBS is a rare genetic disease that affects fewer than 200 people in the entire world. ref name faces http www.facesofchildren.org cgi bin jump.cgi?id townes brocks Faces of Children ref It affects both males and females equally. ref name cafamily http www.cafamily.org.uk Direct t26.html Contact a Family ref The condition was first identified in 1972. ref name cafamily Symptoms TBS sufferers may have the following symptoms ref name rarediseases http www.rarediseases.org search rdbdetail abstract.html?disname Townes 20Brocks 20Syndrome National Organization for Rare Diseases ref Abnormalities of the external ears unusually large or small, unusually shaped, sometimes with sensorineural hearing loss or deafness due to lesions or dysfunctions of part of the internal ear or its nerve tracts and centers or conductive hearing loss from the external or middle ear , dysplastic ears, lop ear over folded ear helix , preauricular tags or pits a rudimentary tag of ear tissue typically located just in front of the ear . Anorectal malformation s, including imperforate anus absence of an anal opening, rectovaginal fistula , anal stenosis , unusually placed anus. Renal abnormalities, sometimes leading to impaired ... some symptoms can be life threatening, many people diagnosed with Townes Brocks Syndrome live ... gene&part tbs GeneReview NCBI NIH UW entry on Townes Brocks Syndrome Notes references Transcription factor coregulator deficiencies DEFAULTSORT Townes Brocks Syndrome Category Genodermatoses Category Rare diseases de Townes Brocks Syndrom fr Syndrome de Townes Brocks pl Zesp Townesa Brocksa ... more details
The Brocks Gap Dam was proposed in the late 1950s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River in Virginia . The dam was part of a series of dams proposed by the Corps Potomac River Basin Report , which proposed an ambitious series of water storage and flood control dams throughout the Potomac River basin, responding to a perception of need for additional water and a threat of flooding. The proposed dam was to be of earthfill construction, convert 147 ft m high and convert 860 ft m long, impounding a reservoir of convert 187200 acre.ft km3 , with a surface area of convert 2810 acre ha . Construction was planned to start in 1969 and be complete by 1973, at a projected cost of 16,437,000. ref cite news title Army Engineers Visualize Brock s Gap Dam Start by 1969 Completion by 1973 url http www.fulksrunruritan.com Chapter 203 20Brocks 20Gap 20Dam.pdf accessdate 8 June 2011 newspaper The Shenandoah Valley work The Fulks Run Ruritan Club 1958 2008 A Documentary History, Chapter 3 Brocks Gap Dam date May 2, 1963 ref The dam proposal encountered intense local opposition from residents of the flooded area. Community groups organized a campaign against the dam. The dam plan was withdrawn in 1967, in favor of small dams on headwater streams, funded by the Soil Conservation Service . ref name frrc2 cite news title Brock s Gap Dam Program To Be Discussed Thursday url http www.fulksrunruritan.com Chapter 203 20Brocks 20Gap 20Dam.pdf newspaper Harrisonburg Daily News Record date April 16, 1968 ref References reflist Coord 38 38 38.42 N 78 51 49.24 W type landmark region US display title Category Proposed dams Category Rockingham County, Virginia ... more details
wiktionary creekCreek may refer to Creek, a small stream Creek tidal , an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove see the definition in Wiktionary Creek, a narrow channel small stream between islands in the Florida Keys Muscogee Creek , a native American people Creek language , the language of that tribe Creek mythology , the mythology of that tribe Muscogee Creek Nation , federally recognized Creek tribe in Oklahoma Poarch Band of Creek Indians , federally recognized Creek tribe in Alabama Bell 206 , a helicopter also known as the TH 67 CreekCreek County, Oklahoma Creek Audio , a British hi fi company Jonathan Creek , BBC TV mystery series disambig fr Creek homonymie it Creek nl Creek ja pl Creek pt Creek desambigua o ro Creek ... more details
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Elk Creek may refer to Places United States Elk Creek California , watercourse in Colusa County Elk Creek, California , community in Glenn County Elk Creek Township, Kansas Elk Creek Township, Missouri Elk Creek, Nebraska Elk Creek Township, Nebraska Elk Creek Township, North Dakota Elk Creek Rogue River Elk Creek Tillamook County, Oregon Elk Creek Umpqua River http www.umpquaexplorer.info watersheds WShedStory.aspx?Res 16077&View full Elk Creek Lake Erie , Pennsylvania Elk Creek Loyalsock Creek , Pennsylvania Elk Creek Penns Creek , Pennsylvania Elk Creek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania Elk Creek, Virginia Elk Creek West Virginia Elk Creek, Wisconsin geodis de Elk Creek es Elk Creek it Elk Creek pl Elk Creek vo Elk Creek ... more details
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Brush Creek may refer to the following places in the United States Brush Creek Sonoma County, California Brush Creek White Breast Creek , a stream in the Des Moines River catchment in Iowa Brush Creek Township, Faribault County, Minnesota Brush Creek Blue River in Missouri Brush Creek Township, Ohio disambiguation , four different townships Ohio Brush Creek Brush Creek, Oklahoma , a census designated place Brush Creek Curry County, Oregon In Pennsylvania Brush Creek Connoquenessing Creek Brush Creek Raystown Branch Juniata River Brush Creek Shaffer Creek Brush Creek Wills Creek Brush Creek Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania Brush Creek Utah , a tributary of the Green River geodis de Brush Creek it Brush Creek pl Brush Creek ... more details
Oak Creek is the name of several towns in the United States Oak Creek, Colorado Oak Creek Township, Butler County, Nebraska Oak Creek Township, Saunders County, Nebraska Oak Creek Township, North Dakota Oak Creek, Wisconsin Village of Oak Creek, Arizona as well some creeks Oak Creek Arizona , flowing through Oak Creek Canyon Oak Creek Benton County, Oregon Oak Creek California disambig de Oak Creek it Oak Creek nl Oak Creek pl Oak Creek vo Oak Creek ... more details
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