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  1. Riff Raff

    wiktionarypar riff raff riffraff TOCright Riffraff is a term for the common people or hoi polloi , but with negative connotations. The term is derived from Old French rif et raf meaning one and all, every bit ref http oxforddictionaries.com view entry m en gb0710730 m en gb0710730 ref Riff Raff , Riff Raff , or Riffraff may also refer to In music Riff Raff album Riff Raff album , an album by Dave Edmunds Riff Raff band , a UK progressive rock band Riff Raff punk rock , a band formed by Billy Bragg Riff Raff song Riff Raff song , a song by AC DC Riff Raff magazine Riff Raff magazine , a London based monthly rock magazine Riff Raff organ piece , an organ piece by Giles Swayne Hurray for the Riff Raff Hurray for the Riff Raff Band , An American country folk band Films Riffraff 1936 film Riffraff 1936 film , an American drama film Riffraff 1947 film Riffraff 1947 film , a black and white film noir Riff Raff 1990 film Riff Raff 1990 film , a British film Riff Raff , a Laurence Fishburne play from which the 2000 film Once in the Life was adapted Fictional characters Riff Raff cat , an alley cat in the animated series The Catillac Cats Riff Raff hunchback , a character in the musical play The Rocky Horror Show and film The Rocky Horror Picture Show Riff Raff Underdog Riff Raff Underdog , a character on the television series Underdog See also Riff References reflist disambig fr Riff Raff ...   more details



  1. George Raff

    Infobox person name George Raff birth date birth date 1815 4 15 birth place Morayshire, Scotland death ... George Raff 15 April 1815&mdash 28 August 1889 was a merchant , sugar grower and politician born in Forres , Morayshire, Scotland who spent a substantial part of his life in Australia . ref name Raff Noeline V. Hall, Raff, George 1815 1889 , Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6, Melbourne University Press, 1976, pp 2 3. Retrieved on 17 October 2007 ref Born to James Raff, a farmer and peasant, and Margaret Raff, n e Cumming, little is known about Raff s early years. He left for Sydney aboard ..., Raff married Harriet Sealy, daughter of Robert Bourne, a retired missionary whom he knew and was associated with in Gippsland. ref name Raff Image Sir George Furguson.jpg right thumb Sir George Ferguson ... and Raff. In January 1851, Raff returned to Australia, and then moved to Brisbane, Queensland . Soon thereafter he founded both the George Raff & Co., and, a short time later, the Queensland Mercantile ..., Raff was the main substantiator of the wool trade between Brisbane and London . ref name Raff At a plantation ... Raff Raff became politically involved in the separation movement. In 1859 he represented Brisbane ... committee with Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert and Raff, a move which was met with strong opposition. Raff continued to work in politics and parliament until June 1867, when he resigned. While Raff was a political liberal, his strong opposition to extravagance in politics and in government .... ref name Raff Personal life Raff lived a happy social life with his family wife and seven sons at his ... again, to Jane Molle, n e Lord. Molle was a widow and she had children of her own. This led to Raff s effective estrangement from his sons. Raff died on 28 August 1889, survived by his seven sons. He left an estate valued for probate at 5038. ref name Raff Notes reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Raff, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 15 April 1815 ...   more details



  1. Rudolf Raff

    Rudolf A. Raff is an American biologist , and James H. Rudy Professor of Biology, at Indiana University . ref http www.bio.indiana.edu faculty directory profile.php?person raffr ref He is director of the Indiana Molecular Biology Institute. ref http www.indiana.edu alldrp members raff.html ref Life He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in 1963, and from Duke University with a Ph.D. in 1967. Awards He was a 1987 Guggenheim Fellow . ref http www.gf.org fellows 11919 rudolf a raff ref He won the 2004 Sewall Wright Award . ref http www.jstor.org pss 10.1086 427345 The American Naturalist , Vol. 165, No. 1 January 2005 , p. i ref He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . ref http www.bio.indiana.edu alumni newsletters 11Summer faculty.shtml ref Works The shape of life genes, development, and the evolution of animal form, University of Chicago Press, 1996, ISBN 978 0 226 70266 7 William R. Jeffery, Rudolf A. Raff eds , Time, space, and pattern in embryonic development , A.R. Liss, 1983, ISBN 978 0 8451 2201 3 References reflist External links http www.americanscientist.org authors detail rudolf raff Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Raff, Rudolf ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Biologist DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Raff, Rudolf Category American biologists Category Living people Category Indiana University faculty Category Pennsylvania State University alumni Category Duke University alumni ...   more details



  1. Edson Raff

    Refimprove date February 2008 Infobox military person name Edson Duncan Raff image caption birth date Birth date 1907 11 15 death date Death date and age 2003 03 11 1907 11 15 birth place death place placeofburial placeofburial label nickname Little Caesar title Caesar allegiance United States United States of America branch United States Army serviceyears rank unit 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion 2nd Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment commands 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion 2nd Battalion 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment , 507th Infantry Regiment 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment , 77th Special Forces Group battles World War II br Operation Torch , Operation Overlord , Operation ... Duncan Raff November 15, 1907 in New York City March 11, 2003 in Garnett, Kansas was an officer in the US ... to Fight , was based on his experience in that operation and was published in 1944. Raff had served ... and his stocky physique , Raff was nicknamed Little Caesar title Caesar by them. ref http ... research Bot generated title ref quote ...the main force with Lieutenant Colonel Raff also jumped ..., Lieutenant Colonel Raff continued to lead his paratroopers toward their objectives. After a full ... to lead Task Force Raff, a composite unit of M 4 Sherman tanks and scout cars landed at Utah Beach ... Parachute Infantry Regiment was captured in Normandy, Raff was assigned on June 15, 1944, to command the regiment. Raff led that unit, nicknamed Raff s Ruffians , through the rest of the war, including its participation in Operation Varsity . As the plane neared the DZ, Raff recalls ref http www.thedropzone.org .... I said the prayer before every jump. After the war in 1954, Raff would command the 77th Special Forces ... year 1946 asin B0014MN33E Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Raff, Edson ALTERNATIVE ... OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH March 11, 2003 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Raff, Edson Category American military ... Category 2003 deaths Category Operation Overlord people fr Edson Raff ...   more details



  1. Gerhard Raff

    Gerhard Raff born August 13, 1946 in Stuttgart Stuttgart Degerloch , then Allied occupied Germany American Zone of Occupation American Zone of Occupation , later West Germany is a Germans German historian , editing editor and publisher , well known around Swabia eastern and southern Baden W rttemberg for his writings on history in the Swabian dialect of German language German , e.g. in a weekly column Raffs Rarit ten , i.e. Raff s rarities for the Stuttgarter Zeitung . Life Born shortly after the end of World War II to a farmer and winemaker family on the then rural outskirts of the capital of the former W rttemberg today Baden W rttemberg , Stuttgart, Raff studied history and Protestantism Protestant Theology at the renowned University of T bingen Eberhard Karls University of T bingen the former State University of W rttemberg . In 1984, he earned a PhD in history there. His dissertation dealt with the origins of the House of W rttemberg , i.e., the ruling dynasty of the state of W rttemberg from the Middle Ages until the German Revolution of 1918 1919 . That thesis was published in 1988 and thus far has been followed up by two additional volumes on the history of W rttemberg in 1993 and 2002, with a fourth one to be published shortly. Raff donates all revenues and royalties from his lectures and publications to charitable causes, especially, but not exclusively, in the field of preservation of sites of historical interest, e.g. for a pilgrim s hostel on the Way of St. James at La Faba or for the restoration of Ulm Minster . List of works Hie gut Wirtemberg allewege I Das Haus W rttemberg von Graf Ulrich dem Stifter bis Herzog Ludwig. Mit einer Einleitung von Hansmartin Decker ... www.gerhardraff.de German Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Raff, Gerhard ... DEFAULTSORT Raff, Gerhard Category 1946 births Category Living people Category People from Stuttgart Category German Protestants Category German historians als Gerhard Raff de Gerhard Raff ...   more details



  1. Joachim Raff

    Image jjraffportrait.jpg right 250px Joseph Joachim Raff May 27, 1822 spaced ndash June 24 or June 25, 1882 was a Germans German Switzerland Swiss composer , teacher and pianist . Biography Raff was born ... Schumann s journal, the Neue Zeitschrift f r Musik , which prompted Raff to go to Z rich and take up composition full time. In 1845, Raff walked to Basel to hear Franz Liszt play the piano. After a period ... e Trionfo Liszt Tasso . In 1851, Raff s opera K nig Alfred was staged in Weimar, and five years ..., 1882. Compositions Raff was very prolific, and by the end of his life was one of the best known German ... , who championed Raff s orchestral music. ref name lenore He described it as one of the finest ... of Raff s, and it has been said that Strauss was influenced in his early works by Raff. For example, Raff s Symphony No. 7 In the Alps 1877 could be compared with Strauss s An Alpine Symphony 1915 . ref name lenore Much of Raff s music has been said to forecast the early works of Jean Sibelius . ref name lenore Raff also composed in most other genres, including concerto s, opera , chamber music ... and orchestra and violin and orchestra. Works Raff s works include Symphonies Symphony No. 1 in D ... links An encyclopedic site devoted to Raff s works, with reviews, sound clips, and discussion ... from String Quartet Nos.1 & 7, String Octet, and Piano Trio Nos.3 & 4 Sheet music IMSLP id Raff, Joachim cname Joachim Raff ChoralWiki Joseph Joachim Raff Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Raff, Joachim ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1822 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1882 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Raff, Joachim Category 1822 births Category 1882 deaths Category ... Category People from Rapperswil Jona ca Joachim Raff de Joachim Raff es Joachim Raff fr Joseph Joachim Raff it Joachim Raff la Ioachim Raff nl Joachim Raff ja pt Joachim Raff fi Joachim Raff sv Joachim Raff zh ...   more details



  1. Riff-Raff (1991 film)

    Other uses Riff Raff disambiguation Infobox Film name Riff Raff image size image Riff Raff FilmPoster.jpeg caption director Ken Loach producer writer narrator starring Robert Carlyle , br Emer McCourt , br Ricky Tomlinson br Jimmy Coleman music cinematography Barry Ackroyd editing distributor released June 21, 1991 runtime 95 min. country Film UK language English budget preceded by followed by Riff Raff is a 1991 in film 1991 British film directed by Ken Loach , starring Robert Carlyle and Ricky Tomlinson coincidentally, the latter both plays, and was in real life, a builder . It won the 1991 European Film Awards European Film Award Best Picture award. As with most Loach films, Riff Raff is a naturalistic portrayal of modern Britain. It follows Stevie, played by Robert Carlyle, a Glaswegian recently released from prison who has moved to London and got a job on a building site turning old houses into luxury apartments. External links imdb title id 0100491 title Riff Raff s start s ach aw succession box title European Film Awards European Film Award for Best European Film years 1991 before Open Doors 1990 film Open Doors after Stolen Children 1992 film Stolen Children end Ken Loach CinemaoftheUK European Film Award for Best Film Category 1991 films Category British films Category English language films Category Films set in London Category Films directed by Ken Loach 1990s UK film stub comedy drama film stub es Riff Raff pel cula fr Riff Raff it Riff Raff ja ru ...   more details



  1. Riff Raff (band)

    Unreferenced date December 2010 Riff Raff was a United Kingdom UK progressive rock band formed by keyboardist Tommy Eyre in 1972.The band was a continuation on the back of drummers and Harrow School of Art friends Rod Coombes Juicy Lucy Strawbs and Stealers Wheel and Joe Czarnecki s Plainsmen aka Joe Peter s project originally called Crikey started in 1969 and completed in 1970 when Rod had to accept growing tour commitments with Juicy Lucy.These sessions comprise half of the Riff Raff album Outside Looking In in which Rod wrote half the songs.Rod says that the concept of the band was based around two drummers and afro jazz Rod and Joe were great fans of Ginger Baker and Miles Davis and fusion this album was one of the first true fusion albums to be recorded .I had worked with Roger with singer Paul Williams Juicy Lucy and Tommy previously and clearly we all enjoyed doing what we do best playing freely . Riff Raff later went on to release two albums to lukewarm response however, their use of jazz and hard edged rock garnered them a large Underground music underground following. Riff Raff also released the Single music single Copper Kettle . Although not typical of Riff Raff s repertoire, the band were unlucky not to get some chart coverage from the single. Citation needed date December 2010 NOTE This band is not to be confused with a US rock band of the same name Doug Lubahn vocals, bass. Ned Liben guitar. Werner Fritzsching guitar. Mark Kaufman drums who released an album entitled Vinyl Futures Atco SD 32 108 in 1981 notable for having a Hipgnosis sleeve design . Also note, not to be confused with the Island recording artists Riff Raff 1978, Chris DeMarco, Ray Hennighan, Jimmy Lowell, Ned Liben, David Lanik. Personnel Bud Beadle saxophone Rod Coombes drums, percussion and songwriter ... Riff Raff 1973 Original Man 1974 Outside Looking In 1999 originally recorded in 1969 External links http www.alexgitlin.com npp rr.htm Riff Raff Information DEFAULTSORT Riff Raff band Category ...   more details



  1. Riff Raff (magazine)

    Refimprove date May 2010 Riff Raff was a London based monthly rock magazine that was translated into several European languages. It was founded in 1989 by Mark Crampton , a former graphic designer, and included among its writers Mark Blake writer Mark Blake , Chris Collingwood, Joe Mackett, Nick Douglas, Peter Grant, Colin Liddell, Mark Liddell, and The Fly . ref http the revenge of riff raff.blogspot.com The Revenge of Riff Raff. Retrieved 9 February 2010 ref . The magazine, which featured interviews with top rock stars of the day, including Kurt Cobain , the Manic Street Preachers , Marillion , Megadeth , and Duff McKagan , was translated into 16 European languages, but ultimately proved unsuccessful, and folded in 1995. Its proudest moment was perhaps in 1993, when Bono of U2 directly quoted Riff Raff columnist The Fly s catchphrase, Bringing you the latest news, blues, and views , at the concert when Salman Rushdie came out of hiding. ref http www.rockikon.com Rock Ikon. Retrieved 19 November 2010 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Riff Raff Magazine Category Magazines established in 1989 Category British music magazines ...   more details



  1. Hurray for the Riff Raff

    Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Hurray for the Riff Raff background group or band origin New Orleans , Louisiana genre Folk music Folk , Country music country , Indie music indie , Americana music Americana years active 2007 present label Loose Music Europe , Longtime Listener Australia New Zealand associated acts Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship , Brown Bag Stagglers , Dead Man Street Orchestra , Sam Doores & the Tumbleweeds Current Members Alynda Lee Segarra , Yosi Pearlsteinn , Sam Doores , Dan Cutler Hurray for the Riff Raff is an American country folk band from New Orleans , Louisiana. Alynda Lee Segarra is Hurray for the Riff Raff s creative force, as she writes and sings all of the band s songs. Alynda ran away from her home in the Bronx , aged 17 and then spent time crossing North America , hopping freight trains . ref cite web url http www.emusic.com features spotlight 20010 201002 qa selects riffraff.html title eMusic Selects Q&A Hurray for the Riff Raff eMusic Spotlight publisher Emusic.com date accessdate 2011 03 03 ref During this time, she became a part of The Dead Man Street Orchestra , who were documented in a photo essay by Time magazine Time Magazine in 2007. ref cite web url http www.time.com time photoessays 2007 hobo band title TIME Photo Essay & 124 The Ballad of the Hobo publisher Time.com date 2007 01 19 accessdate 2011 03 03 ref After two self released albums 2008s It Don t Mean I Don t Love You and 2010s Young Blood Blues , the band released a self titled CD composed of Alynda s favorite songs from those records on Loose Music in Europe on March 21, 2011. Tracks from the band s debut release have received airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music . In February 2011, the band were featured in an article in The Times ... raff hurray for the riff raff in the times title Hurray for the Riff Raff The Times publisher ... 2010 Young Blood Blues US self released 2011 Hurray for the Riff Raff UK Loose Music References ...   more details



  1. Riff Raff (album)

    Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Riff Raff Type studio Artist Dave Edmunds Cover Released September 1984 Recorded Genre Rock music Rock Length Label Arista Records Arista UK Columbia Records US Producer Dave Edmunds, Jeff Lynne Reviews Allmusic Rating 2 5 Allmusic class album id r36389 pure url yes link Last album Information Dave Edmunds album Information br 1983 This album Riff Raff br 1984 Next album Closer to the Flame Dave Edmunds album Closer to the Flame br 1990 Riff Raff is a 1984 album by Wales Welsh rock music rock musician Dave Edmunds . The album was his third release for Arista Records in the UK and Columbia Records in the US , following 1983 s Information Dave Edmunds album Information . Riff Raff continued Edmunds collaboration with Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne Lynne produced six tracks on the albums, and wrote three of the songs as well. However, compared to the pair s success with Information which hit 51 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spawned a top 40 single in Slipping Away , Riff Raff was a commercial flop. The album made it to only 140, and the single Something About You failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 at all although it did hit 18 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . Riff Raff was the last time Edmunds and Lynne would collaborate on record meanwhile, Edmunds wouldn t make another studio album for six years although he would release a live album in the interim . The majority of the tracks on Riff Raff are originals by Lynne, Edmunds, and bandmember John David. The most notable cover is the aforementioned Something About You , originally a top 20 hit for the Four Tops in 1965. Track listing Something About You Lamont Dozier Eddie Holland Brian Holland 3 03 Breaking Out Jeff Lynne 3 26 Busted Loose Paul Brady 4 33 Far Away Jeff Lynne 4 11 Rules of the Game David 4 10 Steel Claw Paul Brady 4 18 S.O.S. Jeff Lynne 3 14 Hang On Steve Gould musician Steve Gould 3 24 How Could I Be So ...   more details



  1. The Riff Raff Element

    The Riff Raff Element was a 1990s British television series written by Debbie Horsfield and directed by Jeremy Ancock , who also directed Dressing for Breakfast and episodes of The Bill and Bergerac TV series Bergerac . ref http www.imdb.com name nm0025847 Jeremy Ancock on IMDB ref It was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 1994. infobox Television show name The Riff Raff Element caption Main title. format Comedy Drama runtime 50 minutes writer Debbie Horsfield country United Kingdom UK network BBC One BBC1 first aired 2 April 1993 last aired 1994 num episodes 24 Plot The basic plot was the Tundishes, down at heel Southern England southern aristocrats, are compelled to live cheek by jowl with the vulgar Belchers from Salford, Greater Manchester Salford ref http www.independent.co.uk arts entertainment show people a touch of class warfare debbie horsfield 1434575.html Debbie Horsfield article in The Independent ref so simultaneously drawing on the English North South divide England north south divide and Social structure of the United Kingdom class divide . Cast Jayne Ashbourne Carmen Dicken Ashworth Nelson Stewart Bewley Oliver Tundish Kate Binchy Dearbhla Susan Brown actress Maggie Belcher Brenda Bruce Granny Grogan George Costigan Vincent Nicholas Farrell Boyd Tundish Pippa Guard Phoenix Lionel Guyett Father Casper Richard Hope actor Mortimer Tundish Celia Imrie Joanna Tundish Cal MacAninch Declan Trevor Peacock Acky Belcher Ronald Pickup Roger Tundish Stewart Pile Oliver Tundish Mossie Smith Petula Belcher Greg Wise Alister Ashley Wright actor Nathan Tundish References reflist External links http ftvdb.bfi.org.uk search.php?needle 22RIFF RAFF ELEMENT 22&category Everything&catSubmit.x 0&catSubmit.y 0&catSubmit GO&searchField title Plot summaries at BFI DEFAULTSORT Riff Raff Element Category 1990s British television series Category British drama television series UK tv prog stub ...   more details



  1. Riff Raff Theatre Company

    Company Background Riff Raff Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Wexford , Republic of Ireland Ireland . The company was founded in 1982 by director Michael Way and actress Irene Wright and was Wexford s first full time theatre company. Classified as Independent Professional Fringe Theatre, they specialise in premiering new works or in new interpretations of contemporary classics. Productions The company s back catalogue includes productions of August Strindberg s Miss Julie , The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness , The Ruffian on the Stair by Joe Orton , The Fire Raisers by Max Frisch , The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams , Equus play Equus by Peter Schaffer , Fool For Love ref name Theatre Ireland http www.jstor.org pss 25489149 Theatre Ireland ref and States of Shock both by Sam Shepard and the first European production of Orange Flower Water by Craig Wright ref name News 01 04 06 http www.freewebs.com dramaticsoundscape news.htm Dramatic Soundscape ref . Cast Members Actors who have come through the ranks of the company include Irene Wright, Gary Lydon ref name guardian http www.enniscorthyguardian.ie lifestyle from local theatre to tv stardom 1725875.html Enniscorthy Guardian ref , Steve Gunn, Laura Way daughter of the co founders ref name Independent.ie http www.independent.ie entertainment news gossip now its the girl in the striped pyjamas 1496250.html Irish Independent ref , Amy Joyce Hastings and Tim Dillard ref name eventguide http www.eventguide.ie articles.elive?session id 1214824491202742&sku 070106185902 Event Guide ref . References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.wexford.ie wex Departments Arts ArtsDirectory Thefile,1510,en.pdf wexford.ie Arts Directory p56 Category Theatre companies in the Republic of Ireland ...   more details



  1. The Killing Floor

    The Killing Floor Movies & TV Marc Blucas,Shiri Appleby,Reiko Aylesworth,Gideon Raff Bot generated ... Floor 2006& 93 DVD Reiko Aylesworth,Shiri Appleby,Marc Blucas,John Bedford Lloyd,Gideon Raff Bot ...   more details



  1. Les préludes

    . ref ibid , p. 114, n. 2 and n. 3. ref Liszt s collaboration with Raff Beginning of the collaboration ... by him himself but by August Conradi. The overture was orchestrated by Joachim Raff . Liszt s relation with Raff commenced on June 19, 1845, in Basel , where Raff attended a concert given by Liszt. ref Raff ed Franz Liszt und Joachim Raff , p. 37f. In ibid , p. 42, the date of June 18 will be found ... invited Raff to go together with him to Germany, and in summer 1845 Raff helped Liszt with services in connection with a festival in Bonn where a Beethoven statue was unveiled. ref Raff ed. Franz Liszt und Joachim Raff , p. 38. ref Since then, Liszt tried to persuade Raff to permanently join him. Together with a letter of May 3, 1847, he sent money to Raff, reminding of Raff s services in Bonn. He invited Raff to join him at end of January 1848 in Weimar . ref ibid , p. 121. ref Raff s answer has not survived, but from Liszt s letter of February 8, 1848, it is known that Raff must have criticized Liszt with regard to his works. Raff must also have given hints that he could lead Liszt to a better ... August Conradi for the kinds of help he had hoped to get from Raff. At end of May or in the beginning of June 1849, Raff in a letter to Liszt asked whether his opera K nig Alfred might be performed ... Kistner, Leipzig, he wrote a friendly letter to Raff on July 8, 1949. He praised the opera and especially Raff s brilliant instrumentation. Liszt also wrote that events of the past might remain events of the past. In any case, he would keep taking the duty to facilitate Raff s path, which was full of obstacles. ref ibid , p. 286. Since 1850 Raff rewrote parts of the opera, which was premiered on March ... were strong successes. As Raff s debut as conductor, he had himself directed his opera. A detailed account will be found in Raff s letter to Liszt of March 13, 1851, in ibid , p. 981ff. On March 19, 1853, the opera was performed under Liszt s direction. ref As reaction, Raff wrote an apologizing ...   more details



  1. The Catillac Cats

    . The group was headed by Riff Raff, an orange short, tough, streetwise cat alley cat whose main residence ... . Riff Raff and Hector s conflicts formed the basis of a number of episodes. Wordsworth, named after ..., dim witted purple cat who acts as a lackey for Riff Raff. Mungo often seen wearing a red shirt ... in personality. Most episodes revolved around Riff Raff s Get rich quick scheme s or searches for food. Cleo Image Riff Raff and Cleo Catillac Cats.jpg right thumb Riff Raff and his paramour Cleo Riff Raff has a girlfriend named Cleo who lives a music store. Cleo is a cream colored cat with long ... where he is going a running gag involved Riff Raff entering the store, then Bush attempting to chase Riff Raff out and breaking a musical instrument in the process . In the flashback episode Christmas ... YouTube url accessdate 2007 09 25 ref On more than one occasion, Riff Raff ends up two timing Cleo with another female cat accidentally or otherwise . In fact, Riff Raff agrees in one episode, Kitten ... in the next episode. Sometimes Cleo is seen with another tomcat that Riff Raff has to face against ... were shown to live in the car in the junkyard, while Riff Raff had a more palatial home made ... of the group. Riff Raff and Cleo never appeared in a Heathcliff episode though Riff Raff ... owned Heathcliff did not want any outside characters appearing on Heathcliff. Riff Raff and Cleo were ... Heathcliff and Riff Raff appear on screen together is in the end credits, when Riff Raff snatches ... gave Heathcliff and Riff Raff equal treatment, highlighting the differences between them Heathcliff the domesticated animal, Riff Raff the alley cat, but both equally cunning and troublesome in their own ... sequence ref Main voice actors Riff Raff Stan Jones actor Stanley Jones , Charlie Adler current ...   more details



  1. Helzberg Diamonds

    Infobox company name Helzberg Diamonds logo File Helzberg Diamonds logo.png 150px type wholly owned subsidiary founder Morris Helzberg foundation Kansas City, Kansas start date 1915 location city North Kansas City, Missouri North Kansas City , Missouri location country United States U.S.A. locations 234 stores 2011 area served United States industry Retail products Jewelry parent Berkshire Hathaway homepage url www.helzberg.com footnotes ref name locations cite web url http www.helzberg.com category about us.do title About Helzberg Diamonds Fine Jewelry Store Online Helzberg Diamonds accessdate 2011 04 23 publisher Helzberg Diamonds year 2011 ref ref name raff key people Beryl Raff, CEO Helzberg Diamonds is a jewelry retailer founded in 1915 by Morris Helzberg that has 234 stores in the United States. ref name locations Leadership In April 2009, Beryl Raff, former executive vice president and general merchandise manager of fine jewelry at JCPenney , was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Helzberg. ref name raff cite news url http www.dallasnews.com sharedcontent dws bus stories 040709dnbuspenneyraff.ac0f960c.html title Penney s top jewelry exec Beryl Raff leaving for Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary last Halkias first Maria date April 6, 2009 publisher The Dallas Morning News, Inc. accessdate 2009 04 07 ref History Soon after Helzberg s founding, Morris Helzberg became ill and the company was taken over by his son, Barnett Helzberg Sr., at the age of 14. ref cite web url http www.helzberg.com category about us our story 1915 1929.do title Our Story 1915 1929 publisher Helzberg Diamonds accessdate 2009 04 07 ref In 1963, Barnett Sr. became Chair official Chairman of the Board and his son, Barnett Helzberg Jr., took over company operations. ref cite web url http www.helzberg.com category about us our story 1960 1969.do title Our Story 1960 1969 publisher Helzberg Diamonds accessdate 2009 04 07 ref Barnett replaced his father in the Chairman position in 1988. B ...   more details



  1. Incorrigibility

    . Charles Raff argues that introspection is not type 1 incorrigible, but is in fact type 2 ...   more details



  1. Mk Ultra

    other uses MKULTRA disambiguation notability Music date February 2011 Refimprove date November 2007 wikinews Interview with musician John Vanderslice Mk Ultra was an American alternative band that played between 1994 and 1999. The group formed in the Bay Area in the early nineties and went on to become a hit in local circles. Mk Ultra s career culminated in a national tour in 1999 but came to a rapid end when guitarist John Tyner decided to leave. ref cite web url http www.sfweekly.com 1999 06 23 music riff raff publisher SF Weekly first Mark last Athitakis title Riff Raff date 1999 06 23 accessdate 2008 10 16 ref The other members, already working on side projects, did not wish to find a replacement. Much of Mk Ultra s style has been carried on by John Vanderslice and his new band. Members Dan Carr on bass and backup vocals, now a member of Creeper Lagoon Matt Torrey on drums, backup vocals and piano, became a member of Jets to Brazil John Tyner, guitar and backup vocals John Vanderslice , lead vocals, guitar, and sampling, now a solo artist Discography Mk Ultra 1994 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1996 The Dream Is Over 1999 References reflist External links http www.mkultra.com mkultra.com Category American alternative rock groups US alternative rock band stub no Mk Ultra ...   more details



  1. Tommy Eyre

    Riff Raff band Riff Raff ref name Riff Raff cite web title Riff Raff publisher alexgitlin.com url http www.alexgitlin.com npp rr.htm accessdate 9 December 2009 ref . With Riff Raff Eyre recorded three albums, one of them not being released until 2001. Together with singer Alan Marshall from Riff Raff ... II 1972 Riff Raff band Riff Raff Riff Raff 1973 Riff Raff band Riff Raff Original Man 1974 ZZebra ...   more details



  1. Festival of Neglected Romantic Music

    The Festival of Neglected Romantic Music was founded by musicologist Frank Cooper musicologist Frank Cooper at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1968. Cooper directed the Festival for the next eleven years, during which time many seminal works of the Romantic era that had not been heard since the 19th century received their first modern performances, including orchestral works by Alfred Bruneau Bruneau , F licien C sar David David , Henri Duparc composer Duparc , Alexander Goedicke Goedicke , Ernest Guiraud Guiraud , J zef Hofmann Hofmann , Giuseppe Martucci Martucci , Joachim Raff Raff , Anton Rubinstein , Ernest Schelling Schelling , Christian Sinding Sinding , and Louis Spohr Spohr concertos by L on Bo llmann Bo llmann , Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff Bronsart , Alexander Dreyschock Dreyschock , Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst Ernst , Benjamin Godard Godard , Georg Goltermann Goltermann , Adolf von Henselt Henselt , Henri Herz Herz , Johann Nepomuk Hummel Hummel , Joseph Joachim Joachim , Moritz Moszkowski Moszkowski , Selim Palmgren Palmgren , Josef Rheinberger Rheinberger , Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Rimsky Korsakov and Anton Rubinstein choral works by Niels Gade Gade , Gabriel Piern Pierne , Joachim Raff Raff , Max Reger Reger , Giovanni Sgambati Sgambati and Carl Maria von Weber Weber , fully staged ballets by Johann Friedrich Franz Burgm ller Burgm ller , Riccardo Drigo Drigo , Alexander Glazunov Glazunov , Johann Wilhelm Hertel Hertel , Jacques Offenbach Offenbach and Ambroise Thomas Thomas , solo and chamber works by Charles Valentin Alkan Alkan , Felix Blumenfeld Blumenfeld , Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff Bronsart , Ern Dohn nyi Dohnanyi , Leopold Godowsky Godowsky , Eduard N pravn k N pravn k , Xaver Scharwenka , and Sigismond Thalberg Thalberg . The New York Times music critic Harold C. Schonberg and other critics commented on the high professional level of the presentations, and certain specific performers became associated with the Festival, incl ...   more details



  1. Membrane channel

    A family of biological membrane proteins which allow the passive movement of ions ion channels , water aquaporins or other solutes to passively pass through the membrane down their electrochemical gradient . References Molecular Biology of the Cell 4th ed. Alberts, B. Johnson, A. Lewis, J. Raff, M. Roberts, K. Walter, P. New York and London Garland Science c2002 See Glossary, under membrane channels . This book is available http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov books bv.fcgi?rid mboc4.TOC&depth 2 online Ion channels Category Membrane biology cs Kan l biologie de Membrankanal pl Kana b onowy ...   more details



  1. Yeshiva Maharsha Beis Aharon

    Yeshiva Maharsha Beis Aharon is a Haredi Community and Yeshiva based in Fairmount, Gauteng Fairmount , Johannesburg . The community was founded in 1982 by the late Rabbi Aharon Pfeuffer for whom the Yeshiva was later named , and is Rosh Yeshiva Headed by Rabbi M. Raff. The Yeshiva comprises a Beit Midrash , a post high school programme, and a semicha programme. It also operates a pre primary, and primary and high schools for boys and girls. See also History of the jews in south africa Jewish education in South Africa Jewish education in South Africa under History of the Jews in South Africa Orthodox yeshivas in South Africa References http www.jewish.org.za jewishSa.asp?itm 12 Johannesburg Africa s Premier Jewish City Yeshiva stub coord missing South Africa Category Orthodox yeshivas in South Africa Category Education in Johannesburg ...   more details



  1. List of Underdog characters

    , he is portrayed by Patrick Warburton . Riff Raff Appearances The Great Gold Robbery, Whistler ..., The Vacuum Gun, Underdog film movie Riff Raff is an anthropomorphic Gray wolf wolf gangster . In the film, Riff Raff is redone as a Rottweiler who continues to bully Shoeshine. Riff Raff is voiced by Allen Swift impersonating George Raft in the cartoon. In the film, Riff Raff was voiced by Brad Garrett . Riff Raff s Mafia In addition to some unnamed members, the following are members of Riff Raff s Mafia Dinah Mite Appearances Whistler s Father Dinah Mite is one of the criminals Riff Raff summoned in the episode Whistler s Father . She is the best bomb tosser in the crime business. Mooch ..., Fearo, The Vacuum Gun Mooch is the top gunman in Riff Raff s gang and is Riff Raff s right hand man ... Carpenter is one of the new members of Riff Raff s Gang. He rebuilt the sunken ship of Captain Kidd as part of Riff Raff s Ghost Ship plot. Needles the Tailor Appearances Just in Case Needles the Tailor is one of the new members of Riff Raff s Gang. He sewed a sail as part of Riff Raff s Ghost Ship ... Appearances Just in Case Smitty the Blacksmith is one of the new members of Riff Raff s Gang. He hammered out an anchor as part of Riff Raff s Ghost Ship plot. Voiced by George S. Irving . Spinny ... Doctor is one of the new members of Riff Raff s gang. He was the disguised prisoner who went with Riff Raff during the prison break. When asked by Nails, Needles, and Smitty why they should bring him along during the prison break and give him a share of the loot, Riff Raff kept telling them Just in Case . When Sweet Polly Purebread ends up captured during her infiltration, Riff Raff reveals the disguised ... Bar Sinister. He, along with Riff Raff and Slippery Eel were enlisted to help Simon with his Vacuum ... Underdog. He also seems to be close friends with Riff Raff. He is voiced by George S. Irving . In From Hopeless to Helpless , after Riff Raff stole the Hopeless Diamond, Tap Tap was hired to help ...   more details



  1. Once in the Life

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox film name Once in the Life image size image Once in the Life FilmPoster.jpeg alt caption director Laurence Fishburne producer writer Laurence Fishburne play Riff Raff narrator starring Laurence Fishburne br Titus Welliver br Eamonn Walker music cinematography editing studio distributor released 2000 runtime country Flagicon US US language English budget gross preceded by followed by Once in the Life is a 2000 in film 2000 movie written by, directed by, and starring Laurence Fishburne. Fishburne adapted the script from his own play, Riff Raff . Plot synopsis Once in the life of drug dealing and organized crime , can anyone get out? During a brief jail stay, two half brothers, who have rarely seen each other while growing up, connect. One of them, called 20 20 Mike because he can sense people nearby, concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal drugs from young couriers. The heist goes awry when Billy, the junkie brother, shoots the victims of the theft. The brothers hole up in an abandoned building, and 20 20 Mike seeks help from an old cellmate, Tony, whom he thinks is out of the life. It turns out that they have stolen Tony s dope, and Tony s boss wants the two thieves dead. Is there any way out? Cast Laurence Fishburne 20 20 Mike Titus Welliver Torch Eamonn Walker Tony Gregory Hines Ruffhouse Michael Paul Chan Buddha Annabella Sciorra Maxine Paul Calder n Manny Rivera Andres Titus Hector as Andres Dres Titus External links Imdb title id 0177068 title Once in the Life DEFAULTSORT Once In The Life Category 2000 films Category American films Category Crime drama films Category 2000s drama films Category English language films Category Films based on plays Category Heist films Category Films directed by Laurence Fishburne Category Directorial debut films Crime film stub ...   more details




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