Perry

Perry is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, similar to the way cider is made from apples. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in the Three Counties (Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire); it is also made in parts of South Wales and France, especially Normandy and Anjou.

In more recent years, commercial perry has also been referred to as "pear cider", but some organisations (such as CAMRA) do not accept this as a name for the traditional drink. The National Association of Cider Makers, on the other hand, disagrees, insisting that the terms perry and pear cider are interchangeable. An over twenty-fold increase of sales of industrially manufactured "pear cider" produced from often imported concentrate makes the matter especially contentious.

Production

Fruit

As with cider apples, special pear cultivars are used to make Perry. Perry pears are thought to be descended from wild hybrids, known as wildings, between the cultivated pear Pyrus communis subsp. communis, brought to northern Europe by the Romans, and the now-rare wild pear Pyrus communis subsp. pyraster. Perry pears are higher in tannin and acid than eating or cooking pears, and are generally smaller.

Perry (given name)

Perry is a (usually) masculine given name.

People with this given name

Perry (Surrey cricketer)

Perry (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey during the 1750s. He was possibly related to the player called Perry who, in 1726, took part with Piper of Hampton in the earliest known single wicket contest.

Career

The first mention of Perry is when he played for Surrey against Kent at Dartford Brent on Friday, 6 July 1750. Subsequently, he played in a single wicket match at the Artillery Ground on Monday, 10 September 1745, for Tom Faulkner's Five against Stephen Dingate's Five.

He then played for All-England against Kent in the two matches at the Artillery Ground in May 1751. On Monday, 3 June 1751, Perry played in a "fives" match for Kent against Surrey. He must have been adept at single wicket as he was involved in further contests in 1754 and 1755.

The only other mention of him was in 1752 when he was a given man playing for Westminster against Addington.

As Perry had established his reputation by 1750, he must have been active for some years previously. His career probably spanned the 1740s and 1750s when very few players were mentioned by name in contemporary reports.

Giles

Giles may refer to:

People

Places

Giles (Buffy comic)

Giles is a comic, a story based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series.

Story description

Giles has been Buffy's Watcher now for four years. He becomes involved in a solo adventure when the Watcher, Michaela Tomasi, notifies him of the death of his former mentor, Archie Lassiter. This draws him back to England. He finds out that the Watchers' Council is guarding a dark secret, which may cause the resurrection of the dark Elder Gods. Though the Council does not want his help, Giles might be the one person who can prevent disaster.

Characters

Continuity

Supposed to be set in Buffy season 4, after "This Year's Girl" but before "Superstar."

Canonical issues

Buffy comics such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.

Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr.

Tommy Giles Rogers (born December 24, 1980 in Morganton, North Carolina) is an American musician, most notable for being the lead vocalist, keyboardist, and founding member of the American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. His vocal style combines death growls and screams with peaceful clean singing melodies, sometimes including falsetto.

Musical career

Rogers started his musical career in 1999 by being a guitarist for the metalcore band, Prayer for Cleansing; when they disbanded, Rogers founded the progressive metal band, Between the Buried and Me in 2001. After acquiring a full lineup, they released their three-song demo and then their self-titled debut album in 2002. In 2004, Rogers released a self-titled debut album for his electronica side project, named Giles. Rogers was one of the vocalists for the metal band From Here On and has appeared in numerous other musical projects, including the metal band Undying. He is a part of a clothing line and a small musical duo project with Jacob Troth that is known as Jacob Rogers.