HenryLidgbirdBall 1756 1818 was a Royal Navy officer, best known for discovering and exploring Lord Howe Island . In 1788, having previously commanded HMS Supply 1759 HMS Supply , Lieutenant Ball commanded the vessel entrusted with shipping the first group of settlers from Botany Bay to Norfolk Island . Between 1788 and 1790, Ball explored the area around Port Jackson and took part in the capture of the Aborigine, Arabanoo , on 31 December 1788, in addition to revisiting Lord Howe s Island and Norfolk Island. After falling ill in January 1791, Ball returned to England to convalesce. Leaving Australia in November 1791, he landed at Plymouth in April 1792 with the first kangaroo to be shipped to England on board his ship. Ball returned to duty in December 1792 and was made a captain in 1795, in which position he served with distinction between 1795 and 1812, when he went on to half pay in semi retirement. On 4 June 1814 Ball was promoted to rear admiral of the Blue. Ball married on 17 June 1802 in London to Charlotte Foster. She died a year later and, on 19 July 1810 at Kingston upon Thames, he married for a second time, to Anne Georgianna Henrietta Johnston. Ball had one daughter, Ann Maria. Ball died on 22 October 1818 in Surrey, England. Ball s Pyramid , Lord Howe Island Geography Mount Lidgbird , Norfolk Island Geography Ball s Bay and Ball s Head in Sydney Harbour are all named after him. External links http nla.gov.au nla.pic an4549405 Silhouette picture of Ball , at the National Library of Australia Vivienne Parsons, Ball, HenryLidgbird 1756 1818 in Australian Dictionary of Biography , Vol. 1, Melbourne University Press 1966 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ball, HenryLidgbird ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1756 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1818 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ball, HenryLidgbird Category 1756 births Category 1818 deaths Category Royal Navy admirals UK navy bio stub de HenryLidgbirdBall ... more details
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Image Mount Lydgbird taken from Mount Gower.jpg thumb right 250px Mount Lidgbird photographed from Mount Gower Image Mount Lidgbird.jpg thumb right 250px Mount Lidgbird left and Mount Gower centre from the north Mount Lidgbird is located in the southern section of Lord Howe Island , just north of Mount Gower, and has its peak at 777 metres 2,549 ft . Mount Lidgbird is named after the naval officer HenryLidgbirdBall Captain HenryLidgbirdBall , who first sighted Lord Howe Island in 1788. He was on his way to Norfolk Island in the ship HMS Supply when he spotted Lord Howe Island. The trek to the 777 metre summit is hard to climb, but not as tough as the climb to Mount Gower . Half way up the mountain is Goat House Cave, a former shelter for 19th century Howea Kentia palm gatherers. From this spot, visitors can see nesting Masked Booby Masked Boobies and numerous Red tailed Tropicbird s. ref http www.about australia.com travel guides new south wales lord howe island attractions natural mount lidgbird About Australia retrieved on 2009 07 12 ref References reflist coord 31 34 S 159 05 E display title region AU type mountain source GNS enwiki Category Ecoregions of Australia Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Category World Heritage Sites in Australia Category Lord Howe Island Category Shield volcanoes Category Hotspot volcanoes Category Volcanoes of New South Wales Gower Category Mountains of New South Wales Gower Category Volcanoes of the Pacific Ocean Category Volcanoes of Zealandia Category Extinct volcanoes Category Miocene volcanism Category Polygenetic volcanoes NSW geo stub fr Mont Lidgbird ... more details
Thomas HenryBall January 14, 1859 May 7, 1944 was a Texas politician and a Democratic Party United States Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives . The town of Peck, Texas was renamed Tomball, Texas in his honor in 1907. External links Handbook of Texas id BB fba48 name Thomas HenryBall CongBio B000101 s start s par us hs USRepSuccession box state Texas district 1 before Joseph Chappell Hutcheson after Morris Sheppard years 1897&ndash 1903 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ball, Thomas Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American politician DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1859 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1944 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ball, Thomas Henry Category 1859 births Category 1944 deaths Category Members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas Texas politician stub de Thomas HenryBall ... more details
Infobox MLA name Herbert HenryBall image HHBall.jpg office Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario MPP for Eglinton provincial electoral district Eglinton term start 1926 term end 1929 predecessor Riding established successor Alvin Coulter McLean party Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Progressive Conservative birth date birth date 1863 09 09 birth place Bishopsworth , Somerset , England death date death date and age 1943 02 26 1863 09 09 death place Toronto , Ontario residence occupation spouse Mary Ann Martin children 6 Herbert HenryBall September 9 , 1863 February 26 , 1943 ref Ball Family History. http www.users.qwest.net mojito ballfamilyhistory.htm , last accessed March 16, 2010. ref was a Canadian politician and journalist. On October 24, 1885, he married Mary Ann Martin in Bristol , Somerset, England. In 1886, Ball and his wife emigrated to Canada, settling north of Toronto in an area then known as Davisville . In the mid 1890s, he began to work as a journalist for the Toronto World newspaper, and remained with the paper until it terminated operation in 1921. During that time, he rose through its ranks to become financial editor. In 1915, Ball was elected as an Alderman for the city of Toronto, a position he held until 1919. In the 1926 Ontario General Election, he ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ball, Herbert Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian ... February 26, 1943 PLACE OF DEATH Toronto , Ontario DEFAULTSORT Ball, Herbert Henry Category Canadian ... that Ball had been nominated to the position of King s Printer , effective February 1, 1930. He held ... of his duties on August 31, 1934. Ball maintained a home at 1817 Yonge Street . He and his wife were the parents of six children Edith Elizabeth Mrs. Frank Stocker Ernest George Henry Herbert Eldridge ... Ball. ref Normandin, Major A. L. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1929. Ottawa The Mortimer Co. Limited Printers, 1929. Page 493. ref Ball died in Toronto on February 26, 1943. He is buried in Mount Pleasant ... more details
dablink This article is about the Caroline comedy. For the video game, see The Ball video game . For the event at Times Square, see Times Square Ball . For the Christmas Eve event targeted at young Jewish singles in North America, see The Ball event . The Ball is a Literature in English Caroline and Cromwellian literature Caroline comedy by James Shirley , first performed in 1632 in literature 1632 and first published in 1639 in literature 1639 . The Ball was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert Master of the Revels Henry Herbert , the Master of the Revels , on November 16, 1632. Herbert, however, was not happy with the play in a note in his office book dated two days later, November 18, he complained that the play showed diverse personated so naturally, both of lords and others of the Court, that I took it ill, and would have forbidden the play &mdash but impressario Christopher Beeston promised Herbert that everything that Herbert disliked in the play would be fixed before performance. ref Arthur Huntington Nason, James Shirley, Dramatist A Biographical and Critical Study, New York, 1915 reprinted New York, Benjamin Blom, 1967 p. 231. ref The desired changes must have been made satisfactorily, since the play was acted by Queen Henrietta s Men at the Cockpit Theatre . The 1639 book size quarto publication of the play, printed by Thomas Cotes for the booksellers Andrew Crooke and William Cooke , caused confusion in subsequent generations of critics, since the title page ... amorality of The Ball &mdash judging it to display a coarseness...unflattering to the social ... of Charles I of England Charles I was actually like. Synopsis The Ball portrays people of fashionable society preparing for a Courtly ball. The main plot centers on the widowed Lady Lucina, a scornful ... dancing master. At the ball, the two women confront Lord Rainbow, telling him they cannot decide ... his clumsiness and ignorance that he has never left England. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Ball ... more details
wiktionary on the ball On the Ball may refer to On the Ball ITV television show On the Ball ITV television show , a 1998 to 2004 British Saturday lunchtime football show On the Ball SBS television show On the Ball SBS television show , a 1984 to 2002 Australian television football show On the Ball Trojan Vision show On the Ball Trojan Vision show , a 2009 University of Southern California internet television show about women s football soccer On the Ball 1952 film On the Ball 1952 film , a 1952 British List of 3 D films O 3 D film List of Footballers Wives episodes ep03 On the Ball , a 2002 episode of the British television soap opera Footballers Wives Cameltry , the SNES title for the 1989 arcade game On the Ball, City , a Norwich City FC football chant disambiguation ... more details
Football Soccer ball A ball is a round, usually sphere spherical but sometimes ovoid , object with various uses. It is used in ball game s, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit ... to provide very low friction bearings, known as ball bearings . Black powder weapons use stone and metal ... materials. As balls are one of the most familiar spherical objects to humans, the word ball ... use of the word ball in English in the sense of a globular body that is played with was in 1205 ... eond a feldes. The word came from the Middle English bal inflected as ball e, es , in turn from ... ballu z, whence probably Middle High German bal, ball es, Middle Dutch bal , a cognate with Old ... beallu, a, e compare bealluc, ballock . If ball was native in Germanic, it may have been a cognate ... balle the word coincided graphically with the French balle ball and bale which has hence been erroneously ... 13 century. A ball, as the essential feature in many forms of gameplay requiring physical exertion ... and a puppy . Some form of game with a ball is found portrayed on Ancient Egypt Egyptian monuments, and is played among aboriginal tribes at the present day. In Homer , Nausicaa was playing at ball ... and Laodamas performed before Alcinous and Odysseus with ball play, accompanied with dancing Od. viii. 370 . The Jew Hebrew s have no mention of the ball in their scriptures. ref name eb1911 Cite EB1911 wstitle Ball ref Ancient Greeks Among the Ancient Greece Greeks games with balls were ... for the playing of ball games, little trace remains, if there were any such. The names in Greek for various ... little or nothing of such thus, only means the putting of the ball on the ground with the open hand, , the flinging of the ball in the air to be caught by two or more players ... , ball games were looked upon as an adjunct to the bath, and were graduated to the age and health ... to have been three types or sizes of ball, the Pila ball pila , or small ball, used in catching ... more details
In the sport of cricket a no ball is a penalty against the fielding team, usually as a result of an illegal delivery by the bowler cricket bowler . The delivery of a no ball results in one run cricket ... ball must be bowling cricket bowled . In addition, the number of ways in which the batsman ... matches, a batsman receives a free hit on the ball after any foot fault no balls see below . This means the batsman can freely hit the ball with no danger of being out in certain ways. No balls ... than spin bowlers, due to their longer run up. What constitutes a no ball A no ball may be called for a variety ... 24 no ball,50,AR.html title Law 24 no ball publisher Marylebone Cricket Club ref Most commonly, it is the result of a bowler breaking one of the first two rules below a front foot no ball or back foot no ball . Dangerous deliveries beamer cricket beamers are another common reason. If the front foot of a bowler lands inside the crease and slides outside of the crease, then it is not stated as a no ball. However, if foot lands outside the crease, it is given as a no ball automatically. An umpire cricket umpire will rule a no ball under any of the following conditions Illegal action by the bowler ... bowls more than one ball above the head height in a over. If the bowler throws, rather than Bowling cricket bowls , the cricket ballball . See Bowling cricket bowling for an explanation. If the bowler ... underarm unless this style of delivery is agreed before the match. If the bowler throws the ball towards the striker s wicket before entering the delivery stride . If the ball does not touch the ground ... by a spin bowling slow bowler . If the ball bounces more than twice, or rolls along the ground ... competitions in England the ball is only allowed to bounce once. ref cite web url http www.lords.org laws and spirit laws of cricket laws law 24 no ball,50,AR.html title Law 24 no ball publisher Marylebone Cricket Club ref If the ball comes to rest in front of the line of the striker s wicket. Illegal ... more details
Infobox Software name BALL project logo screenshot Image Ballview 1pma raytraced.png 275px caption Biochemical Algorithms Library collapsible author developer BALL project team released latest release ... source project BALL consists of the versatile C class framework BALL Biochemical Algorithms Library ... graphical interface to BALL, the molecular viewer BALLView also open source . The library BALL is supplemented with a Python interface for scripting functionality. In addition, BALL offers command line utilities. BALL has been ported to the operating systems Linux , Solaris operating system Solaris , Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X MacOS X . BALL uses Qt framework Qt as well as OpenGL . BALL has ... Lesser General Public License LGPL . Its molecular viewer BALLView is developed by the ball project ... of the BALL library via it s graphical user interface. BALLView uses OpenGL and the real ... stereoscopic visualization in several different modes. BALLView is a C application of BALL and is available ... OS X MacOS X . The BALL project is developed and maintained by groups at Saarland University ... and research alike. BALL packages have been made available in the Debian project in 04 ... documentation, bug tracker comprehensive regression tests BALL project format for presentations and collaborative ... functionality of BALLView BALL library The Biochemical Algorithms Library BALL is a comprehensive rapid application development framework for structural bioinformatics. BALL has been carefully designed to address programming experts as well as novices. Users can take advantage of BALL s rich functionality .... Using BALL as a programming toolbox does not only allow to greatly reduce application development ... by a large number of developers. File Import Export BALL supports a rich variety of molecular file ..., GAMESS, JCAMP, SCWRL, and TRR. Molecules can also be created using BALL s peptide builder or based ... conformations. BALL s Transformation processors guide generation of valid 3D structures. Its selection ... more details
after Lieutenant HenryLidgbirdBall , who discovered it in 1788 at the same time he Lord Howe ...Infobox World Heritage Site Name Lord Howe Island Group Image File Ball s Pyramid2.jpg 220px imagecaption State Party Australia Type Natural Criteria vii, x ID 186 Link Region Asia Pacific Coordinates coord 31 45 15 S 159 15 06 E Year 1982 Session 6th Extension Danger Ball s Pyramid is an volcanic plug erosional remnant of a shield volcano and caldera that formed about 7 million years ago. Ball s Pyramid is convert 20 km southeast of Lord Howe Island in the Pacific Ocean. It is convert 562 m ... and Geology , Lord Howe Island Tourism Association. Retrieved on 2009 04 20. ref Ball s Pyramid ... Marine Park . Ball s Pyramid has a few satellite islets. Observatory Rock and Wheatsheaf Islet lie about convert 800 m west northwest and west southwest respectively, of the western extremity of Ball s Pyramid. Southeast Rock is a pinnacle located about convert 3.5 km southeast of Ball s Pyramid. Like Lord Howe Island and the Lord Howe seamount chain , Ball s Pyramid is based on the Lord Howe ... Henry Wilkinson in 1882, who was a geologist at the New South Wales Department of Mines . The first ... Ball s Pyramid http www.deh.gov.au coasts mpa lordhowe Lord Howe Island Marine Park http www.hydro.gov.au asdd source ANZCW0099024956.html Lord Howe Island and Ball s Pyramid Nautical Chart issued by the Australian ... Ball s Pyramid http volcano.oregonstate.edu volcanoes volc images australia balls pyramid balls.html ... Shield volcanoes Other languages be bg de Ball s Pyramid el es Pir mide de Ball fr Pyramide de Ball hr Ballova piramida id Bola Piramid it Ball s Pyramid he ka lt Beilo piramid ms Piramid Ball nl Ball s Pyramid ja no Ball s Pyramid pl Piramida Balla ksh Ball s P ramid ru fi Ball s Pyramid sv Ball s Pyramid vi Ball s Pyramid zh ... more details
Thomas Ball may refer to Thomas Ball priest , English divine Thomas Ball artist 1819 1911 , American sculptor Thomas Ball New Zealand politician 1809 1897 , represented the Mongonui electorate Thomas HenryBall 1859 1944 , U.S. Representative from Texas from Harris County, 1897 1903 Thomas R. Ball 1896 1943 , U.S. Representative from Connecticut Tommy Ball 1900 1923 , English footballer redlinks Thomas Ball Texas politician , Texas state senator from Jack County, 1876 1879 hndis name Ball, Thomas DEFAULTSORT Ball, Thomas de Thomas Ball ... more details
Ball educator , Australian educator Thomas Ball artist 1819 1911 , American sculptor Thomas Henry ...Mergeto Ball surname date February 2009 This is a list of notable people with the given name Ball . Alan Ball, Sr. Alan Ball, Sr. footballer 1924 1982 Alan Ball, Jr. Alan Ball, Jr. footballer 1945 2007 Alan Ball screenwriter born 1957 Alan Ball American football born 1985 Angeline Ball , actress Catie Ball , Olympian Christopher Ball , British composer Clifford Ball , author David Ball musician born 1959 , English electronic musician usually known as Dave Dave Ball musician born 1950 , Guitarist formerly of Procol Harum, Bedlam Long John Baldry, etc. David Ball country musician born 1953 , American country musician David Ball wide receiver born 1984 , New York Jets NFL football player Dave Ball defensive end born 1981 , Tennessee Titans NFL football player David Standish Ball , Episcopal bishop Donna Ball , writer Ed Ball musician , London musician and executive of Creation Records Edward Ball American author 1958 Edward Ball businessman 1888 1981 , Florida businessman and reformer of the Florida East Coast Railway Edward Ball congressman 1811 1872 , U.S. Representative from Ohio Ernie Ball , American entrepreneur and Guitar accessory salesman Estil C. Ball , American folk musician Gregory R. Ball Greg Ball , New York State Assemblyman Harvey Ball , designer of the smiley Jeff Ball baseball , baseball player John Ball priest d. 1381 , active in Peasants Revolt John Ball Puritan 1585 1640 , British John Ball pioneer 1794 1884 , American pioneer John Ball naturalist 1818 1889 , Irish politician John Ball golfer 1861 1940 , British John Ball American author 1911 1988 , American author John Ball soccer , American soccer player playing for the Rochester Rhinos John M. Ball born 1948 , British mathematician Johnny Ball born 1938 , British children s television presenter Kenny Ball , jazz musician Kevin Ball , soccer player Lloy Ball , American Olympian Lucille Ball 1911 1989 ... more details
Mergefrom Ball name date February 2009 Origin According to the Internet Surname Database , this surname ... by the surname. ref name garth2009 People sharing the surname Ball is a surname shared by several notable people born before 1800 John Ball priest died 1381 , English Lollard priest prominent figure in the Peasants Revolt John Ball Puritan 1585&ndash 1640 , English Puritan author and educator Alexander Ball c.1756&ndash 1809 , English Admiral of the Royal Navy and Governor of Malta John Ball pioneer 1794&ndash 1884 , American pioneer and state politician born before 1900 Nicholas Ball Irish lawyer died 1865 , Irish barrister Edward Ball congressman 1811&ndash 1872 , American national politician Mary Ball 1812&ndash 1892 , Irish naturalist and entomologist John Ball naturalist 1818&ndash 1889 , Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller Webb C. Ball 1847&ndash 1922 , American Railroad Engineer, who established the first rules for railroad chronometers Leo Anton Karl de Ball 1853 1916 , German Austrian astronomer Edmund Ball 1855&ndash 1925 , American entrepreneur, one of the Ball Brothers Frank Ball 1857&ndash 1943 , American entrepreneur, one of the Ball Brothers Thomas HenryBall 1859&ndash 1944 , American national politician L. Heisler Ball 1861&ndash 1932 , American physician and national politician John Ball golfer 1861&ndash 1940 , English amateur golfer Hugo Ball 1886&ndash 1927 , German author and poet Edward Ball businessman 1888&ndash 1981 , American businessman and political figure Albert Ball 1896&ndash 1917 , English First World War fighter pilot recipient of the Victoria Cross born before 1950 Joseph H. Ball 1905&ndash 1993 , American journalist and national politician Rudi Ball 1910 1975 , only athlete of Jewish descent to represent Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games Lucille Ball 1911&ndash 1989 , American comedienne and actress John Ball American author 1911&ndash 1988 , American author Harvey Ball 1921&ndash 2001 , American entrepreneur ... more details
Samuel Henry Errie Ball born November 14, 1910 ref http findarticles.com p articles mi m0HFI is 4 57 ai n26824126 The oldest master Errie Ball, 95 years young, is the last surviving participant of the first Masters ref is a retired Welsh American professional golfer who competed at the inaugural Augusta National golf tournament in 1934 now known as the Masters Tournament . He is perhaps best known as the only player who competed in that tournament that is alive today. ref Cite web url http chicagosports.chicagotribune.com sports golf cs 080405 masters augusta tournament errie ball,1,1627148.story title Errie Ball is Oldest Master accessdate April 10, 2008 publisher Chicago Tribune year 2008 author Sherman, Ed ref Ball was born in Bangor, Wales . He was the youngest golfer to compete in The Open Championship at age 15 in 1926. ref http golfcoursehome.typepad.com weblog 2009 11 masters survivor ernie ball is celebrated by friends family at willoughby golf club.html Masters Survivor Errie Ball Is Celebrated by Friends & Family at Willoughby Golf Club ref Ball was inducted into the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame in 1990. As of 2011, he is giving lessons at the Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart, Florida ref http privatecommunitiesnewswire.com 2009 05 16 members at willoughby golf club learn from original master errie ball Members at Willoughby Golf Club Learn From Original Master Errie Ball ref and he centenarian turned 100 on November 14, 2010. ref name Centenary Cite news title Ball, the Last Master Standing, celebrates 100th birthday publisher Professional Golfers Association of America date November 16, 2010 url http www.pga.com pga america pga errie ball last master standing celebrates 100th birthday accessdate November 23, 2010 ref Golfweek Magazine was on site when he celebrated ... Illinois Golf Hall of Fame profile Persondata NAME Ball, Errie ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ball, Samuel Henry ... DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ball, Errie Category Welsh golfers Category American male ... more details
Percival Ball 17 February 1845 4 April 1900 was an England English sculptor active in Australia . Ball was born in Westminster , London , the son of Edward HenryBall, carver, and his wife Louisa, n e Percival. He later studied at the Royal Academy of Arts schools in England winning several gold medals and prizes. Between 1865 and 1882 he exhibited 24 works at Royal Academy exhibitions. Around 1870 Ball travelled to Paris and then to Munich and Rome , where he lived for approximately eight years. His marble sculptures received high praise. ref name dab Dictionary of Australian Biography First Percival Last Ball Link http gutenberg.net.au dictbiog 0 dict biogBa.html ball1 accessdate 2008 10 25 ref ref name adb Australian Dictionary of Biography last Scarlett first Ken authorlink year 1979 id A070162b title Ball, Percival 1845 1900 accessdate 2008 10 25 ref Ball came to Sydney , Australia in 1884, seeking a warmer climate to relieve his asthma and bronchitis . After six months there he moved to Melbourne , occupying a studio at Grosvenor chambers from 1889 and completed the statue of Sir Redmond Barry which now stands in front of the public library in Melbourne , as a consequence of the original sculptor, James Gilbert sculptor James Gilbert , having died after modelling the statue in clay. Ball was then given other commissions, including the statue of William Wallace Sir William Wallace at Ballarat Francis Ormond at Melbourne, and some portrait busts, now in the national gallery ... Ball at the National Portrait Gallery, accessed 2008 02 01 http www.artnet.com artist 687295 percival ball.html Works by Percival Ball at ArtNet.com, accessed 2008 02 01 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ball, Percival ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1845 02 17 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1900 04 04 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ball, Percival Category 1845 births ... sculptors UK sculptor stub Oceania sculptor stub fr Percival Ball ... more details
otheruses Wrecking ball disambiguation Unreferenced date September 2009 File Abrissbirne.jpg thumb Wrecking ball in action A wrecking ball is a heavy steel ball, usually hung from a Crane machine crane , that is used for Demolition demolishing large buildings. It was most common during the 1950s and 1960s. Several wrecking companies claim to have invented the wrecking ball. An early documented use was in the breaking up of the SS Great Eastern in 1888 9, by Henry Bath and Co, at Rock Ferry on the river Mersey. With the invention of hydraulic excavators and other machinery, the wrecking ball has become less common at demolition sites because its working efficiency is smaller compared to that of long reach excavator s. Although the wrecking ball is still the most efficient way to raze a concrete frame structure, it is decreasing in use. File Abriss Raiffeisen Silo Uetersen 01.ogv 200px Wrecking ball in action Construction and design Modern wrecking balls have had a slight re shaping, with the metal sphere changed into a pear shape with a portion of the top cut off. This shape allows the ball to be more easily pulled back through a roof or concrete slab after it has broken through. Wrecking balls range from about 1,000 lb to around 12,000 lb 450 kg to 5400 kg . The ball ... and to strengthen it. Method of use To demolish roofs and other horizontal spans, the ball is typically ..., the rope drum clutch is released and the ball is allowed to free fall onto the structure. To demolish walls the ball is suspended at the desired height from a crane boom and a secondary steel rope pulls the ball toward the crane cab. The lateral rope drum clutch is then released and the ball ... boom to accelerate the ball toward the target. This is repeated as needed until the structure ... out entirely through the kinetic energy of the ball. Modern equivalents The advancement of technology ... of the ball. Also wrecking balls are still used when demolition may not be possible due to local ... more details
Infobox Person name Ernest Ball dead dead birth date Birth date 1878 7 22 mf y birth place Cleveland, Ohio death date death date and age 1927 5 3 1878 7 22 mf y death place Santa Ana, California Ernest R. Ball July 22, 1878 &ndash May 3, 1927 was a United States singer and songwriter , most famous for composing the music for the song When Irish Eyes Are Smiling in 1912. He was not, himself, Irish. Born in Cleveland, Ohio , Ball received formal music training at the Cleveland Conservatory . His nascent career was much buoyed by James J. Walker , then a state senator of New York , who asked Ball to write music for some lyrics he wrote. Ball did, and the song Will You Love Me In December as You Do In May? became a hit. Walker later became known as Dapper Jimmy Walker , Mayor of New York City , a fortunate event for Ball s career. Ball accompanied singers, sang in vaudeville and wrote sentimental ballads, mostly with Irish themes. ref Laurie, Joe, Jr. Vaudeville From the Honky tonks to the Palace. New York Henry Holt, 1953. p. 328. ref He collaborated with Chauncey Olcott on many songs including ... Ball and His Gang an act starring Ball and a male octet. ref Slide, Anthony. The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville. Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 22. ref Ball was posthumously inducted ... of Ball s career and starred Dick Haymes and June Haver . His grandson was the guitar string entrepreneur Ernie Ball . Notes div class references small references div External links Shof id 206 name Ernest Ball ChoralWiki http libx.bsu.edu cdm4 document.php?CISOROOT ShtMus&CISOPTR 1156&REC 13 Sheet Music for Let the Rest of the World Go By music by Ernest R. Ball lyrics by J. Keirn Brennan, M. Witmark & Sons publisher, 1919. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ball, Ernest ALTERNATIVE ... May 3, 1927 PLACE OF DEATH Santa Ana, California DEFAULTSORT Ball, Ernest Category 1878 births ... Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees Category Vaudeville performers sh Ernest Ball fi Ernest Ball ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 William Henry Billy Ball 11 April 1876 February 1929 was an England English association football football er. His regular position was at Defender association football Full back full back . He was born in West Derby , Liverpool . He played for Manchester United F.C. Manchester United , Liverpool South End F.C. Liverpool South End , Rock Ferry F.C. Rock Ferry , Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers , Everton F.C. Everton , and Notts County F.C. Notts County . External links http www.mufcinfo.com manupag a z player archive a z player archive pages ball william.html MUFCInfo.com profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ball, Billy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English footballer DATE OF BIRTH 11 April 1876 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1929 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ball, Billy Category 1876 births Category 1929 deaths Category English footballers Category Manchester United F.C. players Category Everton F.C. players Category Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Category Notts County F.C. players England footy defender 1870s stub de William Ball Fu ballspieler ... more details
Richard Ball may refer to Sir Richard Ball, 5th Baronet of the Ball Baronets Ricky Ball , musician See also Ball surname hndis Ball, Richard ... more details
George Martin and Major General Henry Pigot . As a representative of the Maltese people, Ball was not allowed ...Use dmy dates date August 2010 Infobox military person name Sir Alexander John Ball, 1st Baronet birth ... John Ball, 1st Baronet nickname birth place Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire death place San Anton ... Governor of Malta Sir Alexander John Ball, 1st Baronet 1757 20 October 1809 was a Admiral United ... of Stroud ISBN 0 904387 06 2 ref He was the fourth son of Robert and Mary Dickinson Ball. Early naval experience Ball entered the Royal Navy , and on 7 August 1778, was promoted lieutenant. Three years later he began a close association with Sir George Rodney . Ball was promoted commander ... 1783 he became captain. With peace restored, Ball was furloughed on half pay. He then spent a year ... by no means favorably impressed by his future friend and comrade, and described Ball as a great coxcomb . In 1790, Ball received a command and from then on he was continuously employed. In May 1798, Ball commanded the HMS Alexander 1778 6 in the Mediterranean . Once when Nelson s HMS Vanguard 1787 6 had lost her fore and topmasts, Ball towed Vanguard to Sardinia. ref Abela, A.E. Governors of Malta , Malta, 1991 ISBN 9990930082 Pg. 2 ref Under Nelson s command, Ball took part in the Battle ... blew up during the battle. Alexander Ball and Malta Alexander Ball was an important figure in the diplomatic ... . Universally loved by the Maltese people Maltese , Ball visited the islands for the first time on 12 October 1798. Whenever Ball appeared in public, the passers by in the streets stood uncovered until ... of the blockade were immediately attracted by Ball s charisma and sympathy. Moreover, they might have ... becoming a British protectorate . In a letter sent by one of the Maltese leaders to Ball, written by Vincenzo Bor , the Maltese expressed the wish to Ball that the vast majority of us wish to see the islands ... Navy . Captain Alexander Ball succeeded in calming the situation, and this led to his eventual ... more details
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