Monday, September 03, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST
BOWLS-oldest and most popularof english pastimes 'in throwing stones'. speculation whether bowling was 1st practiced outside on grass or inside in alleys, but evidence found that citizens went outside city walls to watch 'bowling', but alleys were places of vice and debauchery, bowling looked down on and at that time archery more important and for time in 1400's a crime to play. during henry VIII, the word 'bowls' 1st appears, deemed an illegal pursuit, but scant punishment. in begining of 1700's, power given by george II, the penalty was prison.
a royal game as Henry VIII added bowling alleys to whitehall and charles I was a fan of open air bowling. sounds like bocci(sp) ball.
in france, Carreau is played.
in america, a version called 10 pins is popular. strictly indoor. object of this game is to knock as many down as possible. if all hit on 1st roll, it's a double spare. if a player does this each time, they get a score of 300.
no strike in 1891.
BRACHIOPODA-8 pages, illustrations. was that snails?
BRAHMANISM-10 pages. oh heck not gonna read that.
BRANDY- spiritous liquor obtained by distilling wine. certain wine used for cognac and others armagnac(my fav, brandy?!?) cognac stored 2 years. a medicinal stimulant(st. bernards ya know)
BRASIDAS-most famous spartan leader in early peloponesian war. 1st notes when he relieved Methone, besieged Athenians(431 bc), for this commended at sparts in 429. sent to assist Cuemus and part of unsuccessful attack on piraeus. 2 years later w/ admiralaleidas to cacyra, but did not succeed in getting Al to attack city. severely wounded in assault on pylos(425), lost his shield and was carried off by athenians. when sparta went to war on thrace, B was chosen as leader. he relieved Meqara in 424 and in same year succeeded passing thru thessaly and effecting a junction between peridiccas of macedonia. he assisted Peridicca to put down a revolted vassal, arrhibaeus and then succeeded in gaining possession of acanthus, stagira, amphipolis, and torone. in spring of 423, truce, but B insisted upon retaining scione, which fell after truce. the revolt of mende gave him the opportunity to seize the town. in same year, he again accompanied perdiccas against arrhipaeus, and made a skillful retreat. he received no reinforcements from sparta, where leaders were jealous of his success, his conciliatory manners and his dexterious policy(clinton!). the athenians sent out a new armament, retook mende and repelled an assault on potidaea. in 422, cleon w/ fresh athenian troops, besieged amphipolis and swift sally, directed by the skillful generalship of B, was crowned w/ success. athenians routed, cleon slain, but B was himself mortally wounded. buried in antipolis, who made him their founder and yearly sacrifices and games in his honor. games also in his hometown., but only spartans allowed, B the only sdpartan general whose character displays nobilty or grandeur. he threw off mental stiffness of sparta. he could form allies. thucydides called him eloquent and known for his justice, liberality, and wisdom.
BOWLS-oldest and most popularof english pastimes 'in throwing stones'. speculation whether bowling was 1st practiced outside on grass or inside in alleys, but evidence found that citizens went outside city walls to watch 'bowling', but alleys were places of vice and debauchery, bowling looked down on and at that time archery more important and for time in 1400's a crime to play. during henry VIII, the word 'bowls' 1st appears, deemed an illegal pursuit, but scant punishment. in begining of 1700's, power given by george II, the penalty was prison.
a royal game as Henry VIII added bowling alleys to whitehall and charles I was a fan of open air bowling. sounds like bocci(sp) ball.
in france, Carreau is played.
in america, a version called 10 pins is popular. strictly indoor. object of this game is to knock as many down as possible. if all hit on 1st roll, it's a double spare. if a player does this each time, they get a score of 300.
no strike in 1891.
BRACHIOPODA-8 pages, illustrations. was that snails?
BRAHMANISM-10 pages. oh heck not gonna read that.
BRANDY- spiritous liquor obtained by distilling wine. certain wine used for cognac and others armagnac(my fav, brandy?!?) cognac stored 2 years. a medicinal stimulant(st. bernards ya know)
BRASIDAS-most famous spartan leader in early peloponesian war. 1st notes when he relieved Methone, besieged Athenians(431 bc), for this commended at sparts in 429. sent to assist Cuemus and part of unsuccessful attack on piraeus. 2 years later w/ admiralaleidas to cacyra, but did not succeed in getting Al to attack city. severely wounded in assault on pylos(425), lost his shield and was carried off by athenians. when sparta went to war on thrace, B was chosen as leader. he relieved Meqara in 424 and in same year succeeded passing thru thessaly and effecting a junction between peridiccas of macedonia. he assisted Peridicca to put down a revolted vassal, arrhibaeus and then succeeded in gaining possession of acanthus, stagira, amphipolis, and torone. in spring of 423, truce, but B insisted upon retaining scione, which fell after truce. the revolt of mende gave him the opportunity to seize the town. in same year, he again accompanied perdiccas against arrhipaeus, and made a skillful retreat. he received no reinforcements from sparta, where leaders were jealous of his success, his conciliatory manners and his dexterious policy(clinton!). the athenians sent out a new armament, retook mende and repelled an assault on potidaea. in 422, cleon w/ fresh athenian troops, besieged amphipolis and swift sally, directed by the skillful generalship of B, was crowned w/ success. athenians routed, cleon slain, but B was himself mortally wounded. buried in antipolis, who made him their founder and yearly sacrifices and games in his honor. games also in his hometown., but only spartans allowed, B the only sdpartan general whose character displays nobilty or grandeur. he threw off mental stiffness of sparta. he could form allies. thucydides called him eloquent and known for his justice, liberality, and wisdom.
