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Light House
A lighthouse is a tower aiding marine navigation. Light House, Lighthouse, or The Lighthouse may also refer to: Art and architecture Actual lighthouses Buildings called "Light House" or "Lighthouse" * Lighthouse (Aarhus), a skyscraper in Aarhus, Denmark * Light House Cinema, Dublin 1988–present * Light House Media Centre Wolverhampton, includes a cinema * Light House Melbourne, residential skyscraper * Lighthouse Cinema (other), multiple uses * The Lighthouse (Glasgow), a museum of architecture and design in Glasgow, Scotland * Lighthouse (Poole), an arts centre and cinema in Poole, Dorset, England * The Lighthouse, Colombo, a large bungalow (mansion) in Colombo, Sri Lanka * Light House (London), award-winning house in Notting Hill, London, England Film * ''Lighthouse'' (1947 film), an American film directed by Frank Wisbar * ''Light House'' (1976 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''Lighthouse'' (1999 film), a British horror film * ''The Lighthouse'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and the advent of much cheaper, more sophisticated, and more effective electronic navigational systems. History Ancient lighthouses Before the development of clearly defined ports, mariners were guided by fires built on hilltops. Since elevating the fire would improve visibility, placing the fire on a platform became a practice that led to the development of the lighthouse. In antiquity, the lighthouse functioned more as an entrance marker to ports than as a warning signal for reefs and promontory, prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lighthouse (James Novel)
''The Lighthouse'' is a 2005 detective novel by English writer P. D. James, the thirteenth book in the Adam Dalgliesh mystery series. Plot Adam Dalgliesh is brought in to investigate the mysterious death of a famous writer on a remote and inaccessible island off the Cornish coast. Combe Island is a discreet retreat operated by a private trust, where the rich and powerful find peace and quiet. Famed novelist Nathan Oliver, who was born on the island and thus is allowed to visit as he wishes, arrives with his daughter, Miranda and his copy-editor, Dennis Tremlett, who, unbeknownst to Oliver, are having an affair. When he discovers them, Oliver reacts with fury and orders them to leave the island the next day. Oliver is discovered hanging from the island's historic lighthouse. Dalgliesh and his team arrive to investigate. Surfacing from a fever, Dalgliesh has a vision that helps him fit the pieces of the puzzle together. Dalgliesh recovers from his illness, and after the break of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse (David Crosby Album)
''Lighthouse'' is the fifth studio album by American musician David Crosby, released on October 21, 2016 by GroundUP Music. The cover was photographed at Felgueiras Lighthouse, Oporto, Portugal. Accolades Track listing Personnel * David Crosby – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-5, 7, 8), guitar percussion (6), 12-string electric guitar (7) * Michael League – vocals (1-6, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (1-6, 8, 9), 12-string acoustic guitar (1, 5), electric guitar (1, 2, 4-6, 9), acoustic bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 9), hammertone guitar (2, 9), electric bass (4, 6), guitar percussion (4), baritone guitar (6, 8), 12-string electric guitar (6), double bass (8) * Cory Henry – organ (6, 8) * Bill Laurance – acoustic piano (7, 9) * Becca Stevens – vocals (9) * Michelle Willis – vocals (9) Production * Michael League – producer * Fabrice Dupont – co-producer, recording, mixing * Patrick MacDougall – vocal recording (2, 6) * Bill Lane – assistant engineer * Rich Tosi – assist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lighthouse (Red Flag Album)
''The Lighthouse'' is the second studio album (third overall) by the British-American synthpop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a music genre that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s ... duo Red Flag. It was released in 1994 on their own label, Plan B Records. Track listing # "Inner Sea" (4:41) # "Ambient Tier" (5:00) # "Shame on the Moon" (3:08) # "Cry Me a River" (3:43) # "My Love" (3:56) # "In My Dreams" (3:11) # "Ruby Roses" (7:33) # "Things We Say" (12:45) # "The Lighthouse" (3:10) # "Inner Sea Revisited" (5:31) # "Cry Me a River Revisited" (5:50) Reviews "The Lighthouse" (Orbit Jan/Feb 1995) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lighthouse 1994 albums Red Flag (band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lighthouse (Ana Da Silva Album)
''The Lighthouse'' is the first solo album by Ana da Silva of the Raincoats, released on 21 February 2005 on the Chicks on Speed label. The first new music from da Silva since the Raincoats' 1996 album ''Looking in the Shadows'', ''The Lighthouse'' was written and recorded by da Silva alone in her flat using a Yamaha QY70 sequencer and a Roland 8-track digital recorder, except "Modinha", which was recorded with Stuart Moxham (of Young Marble Giants) at his house, originally for a tribute album to Antônio Carlos Jobim.Phares, Heather''The Lighthouse'' Review, Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2017The Wire Tapper 12 , '''', December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lighthouse (Amity Dry Album)
''The Lighthouse'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter, Amity Dry Amity Renae Dry, born in Adelaide, South Australia is an Australian singer-songwriter and a reality show contestant. Early career At just five years of age she started studying music and piano and performing on stage. She began writing original s .... It was released in July 2003 following her appearance on '' The Block'' in 2003 alongside her husband. The album peaked at number 6 on the ARIA charts and was certified gold. Track listing # "Start of Something New" (David Nicholas, Michael Stangel) - 4:05 # "Walk Away" - 3:19 # "Breathe You in" - 3:43 # "Soul Cried" - 3:52 # "The Lighthouse" - 4:39 # "Wait Another Day" - 3:47 # "This Love - 4:19 # "Every Road" 4:19 # "One Wish" - 3:20 # "Love Like This" - 4:40 * all tracks written by Amity Dry unless noted Charts Certifications References 2003 debut albums Universal Music Australia albums Pop albums by Australian artists {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light House (album)
''Light House'' is the tenth studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1986 through EMI. The album reunited Carnes with Val Garay, who produced her albums ''Mistaken Identity'' and ''Voyeur'' in the early 80s. The album spawned one hit single, "Divided Hearts", featuring Phillip Ingram on backing vocals, which peaked at No. 79 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The follow-up "I'd Lie to You for Your Love (And That's the Truth)" failed to chart. ''Light House'' came to be Carnes' last album with EMI America. It was first issued on CD in Japan in 1987 for a very limited time as Toshiba EMI Ltd. CP32-5150 and now commands a very high price. It has been reissued by label Culture Factory on CD in 2014. Critical reception In a review of the lead single, '' Cashbox'' described "Divided Hearts" as a "rollicking, bouncing pop tune that disguises the pain of the lyric." ''Billboard'' described ''Light House'' as Carnes' "most accessible" album since 1981, but opined that there was "no follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lighthouse (opera)
''The Lighthouse'' is a chamber opera with words and music by Peter Maxwell Davies. The scenario was inspired by a true story. In December 1900 a lighthouse supply ship called the ''Hesperus'', based in Stromness, Orkney, went on its routine tour of duty to the Flannan Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The lighthouse was empty - all three beds and the table looked as if they had been left in a hurry and the lamp, throughout, was in perfect working order, but the men had disappeared into thin air. The composer has taken liberties, and changed the name of the lighthouse to Fladda, this being not a usual name in the Western Isles of Scotland, to avoid offence or distress to any relatives of those concerned in the original incident. Production history It was first performed in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 2 September 1980 as part of the Edinburgh Festival. The singers were Neil Mackie (tenor), Michael Rippon (baritone) and David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone) with The Fires of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse (band)
Lighthouse is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, whose repertoire included elements of rock music, jazz, classical music, and swing and featured horns, string instruments, and vibraphone. They won Juno Awards for Best Canadian Group of the Year in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Band history Formation Lighthouse was formed in 1969 in Toronto by vocalist/drummer Skip Prokop, previously of the Paupers, and keyboardist Paul Hoffert. The two met on a flight from New York City to Toronto, and discussed forming a band structured around a rock rhythm section, jazz horn section, and classical string section. Prokop had admired Ralph Cole's playing when they shared the bill at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, so he invited him to Toronto to be the band's guitarist. Prokop and Hoffert assembled the rest of the group from friends, studio session musicians, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra members, and proceeded to make a demo recording. Prokop and Hoffert took the demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse (novel)
''Lighthouse'' is a 1971 novel by Eugenia Price, the first of three novels in the "St. Simons Trilogy". The other two are ''The Beloved Invader'' (1965) and ''New Moon Rising'' (1969). The plot centers on a man, James Gould, who is the founder of the "Southern dynasty". He dreams of leaving the cold New England hills where he was born and wants to make a better life for himself in the magnificent, untamed, post-Revolutionary South South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþa .... How Gould pursues his strange ambition, the exotic people and places he encounters along the way, and especially the beautiful and strong willed young girl who comes to share the dream and the life he has chosen, make up the core of this novel. References 1972 American novels Novels set during the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light-House
"The Light-House" is the unofficial title of the last work written by Edgar Allan Poe. He did not live to finish it, and had barely begun it by the time of his death in 1849. Plot summary The story is told as a series of diary entries, the first being New Year's Day, 1796. The setting is an island off the coast of Norway. On January 1, the narrator records that it is his first day in the lighthouse, and records his annoyance at the fact that he had a difficult time getting the appointment to man it, even though he is of noble birth. He records that a storm is in progress, and that the ship that brought him "had a narrow escape". He also dwells on the concept of being alone, and how much he looks forward to spending time alone, just him and his dog Neptune, so he can write his book. He briefly comments that he hears some echo in the walls, thinking they may not be sturdy, but catches himself and claims that his worries are "all nonsense", alluding to a prophecy made by his fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Parker (author)
Tony Parker (25 June 1923 – 3 October 1996) was an oral historian whose work was dedicated to giving a voice to British and American society's most marginalised figures, from single mothers to lighthouse keepers to criminals, including murderers. Biography Born in Stockport, Cheshire, Parker was a conscientious objector during the Second World War and was directed to work in a coal mine. He moved to London and worked as a publisher's representative at Odhams Press. He campaigned against capital punishment and became very interested in prisons and their occupants, eventually focussing on the experiences of prisoners after release. Tony Parker died in Westleton, Suffolk, having just completed his study of his American counterpart Studs Terkel. Work His books comprise lengthy interviews with his various subjects. He does not include his questions. He attempts to record his subjects "without comment or judgement". He began by specialising in studies of convicted criminals in Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
