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Capes
Capes are sleeveless outer garments. Capes or CAPES may also refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Adrian Capes (1873–1955), English footballer * Arthur Capes (1875–1945), English footballer * Bernard Capes (1854–1918), English author * Geoff Capes (born 1949), British strongman and shot putter * Jack Capes (1898–1933), English hockey player and cricketer * Peter Capes (born 1962), Australian businessman and former cricketer CAPES * ''Certificat d'aptitude au professorat de l'enseignement du second degré'', a diploma in France * ''Coordenadoria de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior'', a major research funding agency in Brazil Other uses * Capes (role-playing game), a pen-and-paper role-playing game * Capes Lake, British Columbia, Canada See also * Cape (other) * The Capes (other) * Kapes, 9th century BC wife of Pharaoh Takelot I * Kapes (genus), an extinct genus of parareptiles {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Capes
Geoffrey Lewis Capes JP (23 August 1949 – 23 October 2024) was a British shot putter, strongman, and Highland Games competitor. He was famous in the UK in the 1980s for his sporting prowess and appearances on television in shows such as ''Superstars'' and the World's Strongest Man. Capes represented England and Great Britain in field athletics, specialising in the shot put, an event in which he was twice Commonwealth champion, twice European indoor champion, and competed at three Olympic Games. As of October 2024, he still holds the British record for the shot put from 1980 when he putted it . As a strongman, he won World's Strongest Man twice, and World Muscle Power Classic twice, along with numerous other titles including Europe's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man. As a Highland Games competitor, he was six times world champion, first winning the title in Lagos in 1981 and the final title in 1987. He also set over 15 strength related world records. Following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capes
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment of any length that hangs loosely and connects either at the neck or shoulders. They usually cover the back, shoulders, and arms. They come in a variety of styles and have been used throughout history for many different reasons. Semantic distinction In fashion, the word "cape" usually refers to a shorter garment and "cloak" to a full-length version of the different types of garment, though the two terms are sometimes used synonymously for full-length coverings. A shoulder cape is thus sometimes called a "capelet". The fashion cape does not cover the front to any appreciable degree. In raingear, a cape is usually a long and roomy protective garment worn to keep one dry in the rain. History The first known usage of capes is unknown, but some early references we know of are from Ancient Roman military uniforms. Later on, capes were common in Middle Ages, medieval Europe, especially when combined with a Hood (headgear), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Capes
Adrian Capes (18 April 1873 – 29 September 1955), was an English footballer. A forward, he scored a total of 135 goals in 340 league and FA Cup games in a 17-year career with Nottingham Forest, Burton Wanderers, Burton Swifts, Burslem Port Vale, and Stoke. He also played cricket for Staffordshire in the 1900 Minor Counties Cricket Championship. After retiring in 1911, he worked behind the scenes at Port Vale from 1911 to 1934. His brother, Arthur, was also a professional footballer. Career Capes was born in Burton upon Trent and began his career at Second Division club Burton Wanderers, along with his brother Arthur. He and his brother formed a formidable partnership in two seasons with Burton, scoring 66 goals between them. Their efforts helped to bring the club to within four points of champions Liverpool in 1895–96. This brought the attention of bigger clubs, and they both signed for First Division side Nottingham Forest in August 1896. Only Arthur made any impact at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Capes
Arthur John Capes (23 February 1875 – 26 February 1945) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Burton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest and Stoke. Capes played with his brother Adrian at Burton Wanderers before joining Nottingham Forest in 1896. He won the 1898 FA Cup with Forest and scored 42 goals for the club in 197 games. He spent two seasons at Stoke scoring 20 goals in 65 matches and ended his career with Bristol City and Swindon Town. He earned one cap for England in 1903 whilst with Stoke. Career Capes was born in Burton upon Trent and began his career at Burton Wanderers along with his brother Adrian. He and his brother formed a formidable partnership and in two seasons with Burton the pair scored 66 goals between them. This brought the attention of bigger clubs and they both signed for Nottingham Forest in August 1896. Adrian failed to make a lasting impression at Forest leaving after two seasons, but Arthur did scoring in the 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Capes
Bernard Edward Joseph Capes (30 August 1854 – 2 November 1918) was an English author. Biography Capes was born in London, one of eleven children: his elder sister, Harriet Capes, was a noted translator and author of more than a dozen children's books.Lamb, Hugh. "Introduction", ''The Black Reaper'', 1998 His uncle, John Moore Capes, was President of the Oxford Union while attending Balliol College, Oxford and published a semi-autobiographical novel. His grandfather, John Capes, had converted to Roman Catholicism, so Capes was brought up a Catholic, and educated at the Catholic college Beaumont College. However, he rapidly 'gave this up'.Renalt Capes, son Capes was a prolific Victorian author, publishing more than forty volumes – romances, mysteries, poetry, history – together with many articles for the magazines of the day. His early writing career was as a journalist, later becoming editor of the monthly magazine ''The Theatre'', the most highly regarded British dramatic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Capes
Charles John Capes (5 January 1898 – 16 February 1933), known as Jack Capes, was an English amateur hockey player and cricketer. He played for the England hockey team and for Kent County Cricket Club between 1923 and 1928.Capes, Mr CJ Obituaries in 1933, '''', 1934. Retrieved 2017-04-15. He served in the during . Early life and education Capes was born ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Capes
Peter Andrew Capes (born 26 February 1962) is an Australian businessman and former cricketer. He has been the CEO of the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) since 2010. Cricket career Educated at Melville Senior High School, Capes was a left-arm fast-medium bowler for Western Australia, taking 124 wickets in 40 first-class games. His best innings figures were 6 for 92 in Western Australia's victory over the touring Pakistan team in December 1989. He had taken five wickets in each innings against Tasmania the previous January. He also played for the Prime Minister's XI in 1987. Business career After graduating with a Bachelor of Administration degree from Curtin University of Technology, Capes worked in the fields of human resource management and business development with Murdoch University, serving as an associate director, and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. He served on the West Australian cricket selection panel for two seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capes (role-playing Game)
''Capes'' is a role-playing game by Tony Lower-Basch, Indie role-playing game, independently published by Muse of Fire Games. Gameplay ''Capes'' is one of the role-playing game systems published in the early 2000s to not require a gamemaster. ''Capes'' was designed with the question in mind of whether 'Power is fun-but do you deserve it?'; its game mechanics were designed for players to explore that theme during play. ''Capes'' is a superhero storytelling game where all players play all of the characters in common to tell a comic book story rather than play the adventures of one character per player. It is a superhero role-playing game played in "scenes", in which players choose what character to play before each new scene. The game is a competitive storytelling game without a Gamemaster, GM. Players create and play the villains who oppose other players' heroes. Characters are generally co-owned, but controlled by one player at a time. Losers in conflicts can earn "Plot point (r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capes Lake
Capes Lake is a lake located on Vancouver Island west of the south end of Comox Lake. See also *List of lakes of British Columbia This is an incomplete list of lakes of British Columbia, a province of Canada. Larger lake statistics * List of lakes 1 *101 Mile Lake *103 Mile Lake *105 Mile Lake *108 Mile Lake A *Adams Lake *Albreda Lake *Alouette Lake *Alic ... References Alberni Valley Lakes of Vancouver Island Nelson Land District {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape (other)
A cape is a sleeveless outer garment, which drapes the wearer's back and fastens at the neck. Cape, the Cape, or CAPE may also refer to: Places *Cape (geography), a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water *Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States *Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States *Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States *Cape Horn, Chile *Cape of Good Hope, a headland on the southwest coast of South Africa, when referred to as ''the Cape'', a metonym for: **Dutch Cape Colony, a Dutch colony in southern Africa (1652−1795 & 1803−1806) **Cape Colony, a British colony in southern Africa (1795−1802 & 1806−1910) **Cape Province, a former province of South Africa formed from the Cape Colony (1910−1996) People * Cape (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''The Cape'' (1996 TV series) * ''The Cape'' (2011 TV series) * "The Cape", a short story and comic book series by Joe Hill Brands and enterprises * Cape (software company), an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
