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One neglected "minor master" in the history of U.S. chess is Adolph J. Fink of San Francisco, California. Fink was an internationally-known chess problem composer and a prominent figure in California chess for many years.
Adolph Fink. Composer: America. Adolph Fink was born on 12 September 1873 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for America (1924).
- Music Department, Composer
- September 12, 1873
- Adolph Fink
- The Beginning
- Material Evolution
- A New Approach
- Addressing Needs
Globe Manufacturing’s first turnout suit was a black coat made out of cotton duck-a heavy, plain, woven cotton fabric. It was the only protection firefighters had between them and the battles they fought. Globe Owner Courtland F.H. Freese, a firefighter himself, designed a long, 50-inch trench coat, with a thermal liner and a moisture barrier. The ...
In the 1950s, neoprene, a material invented by DuPont™, was used for the waterproof interlining of Globe’s turnout coat. “We owe everything to DuPont for revolutionizing turnout materials,” says Towle. In 1966, DuPont invented aramid, a groundbreaking material that was flame-resistant, breathable, and waterproof. Globe incorporated these new techno...
Breaking free from tradition hadn’t boded well before, but things were about to change. “The Astra turnout coat paved the way for the future. And, it led to where we are today,” says Towle. New turnout gear now featured a short coat, resting only at a firefighter’s hips, fastened with a zipper and a hook-and-loop fastener. And for the first time in...
The industry is now showing a need for change. Freese says 80 percent of emergency calls to fire departments are for medical situations, not fires. “So we are realizing we need to make gear for that. A first responder doesn’t need 75 pounds of gear to respond to these calls, so we are going to offer a solution before there’s a problem.” As for John...
Thus, in his welcoming address of the class of 1933, Rabbi Adolph H. Fink, Michigan Hillel’s first director, addresses a crucial issue that was to remain central for Hillel throughout our considered time period: students’ Jewish identities.
America, also called Love and Sacrifice, is a 1924 American silent historical war romance film. It describes the heroic story of the events during the American Revolutionary War, in which filmmaker D. W. Griffith created a film adaptation of Robert W. Chambers ' 1905 novel The Reckoning.
Adolph Fink. Composer: America. Adolph Fink was born on 12 September 1873 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for America (1924).
The academic year 1930–31 began with the departure of Rabbi Adolph H. Fink, who arrived in Ann Arbor from the University of Illinois where he had served as assistant director of the Hillel Foundation for one year (1925–26) in 1926 to open the Foundation at the University of Michigan as the fourth such organization in the country.
