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The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes, gies and guoske, Dutch: gans, ganzen, ganzerik, New High German Gans, Gänse, and Ganter, and Old Norse gás and gæslingr, whence English gosling.
A decade after the September 11 attack, Bass attended the Gander commemoration ceremony. At the ceremony, she was approached by two songwriters, Irene Sankoff and David Hein, who wanted to interview her. [3] In order to make the musical Come from Away, they asked Bass about her journey in becoming the first female captain for American Airlines ...
Come from Away is a musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein.It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport.
Beverley Bass (born March 27, 1952) [1] is an American aircraft pilot and was the first female captain of an American Airlines commercial plane. [a] She was hired in 1976 by American Airlines as their third female pilot. [2]
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
Daphne Gander (née Duck) is Donald's paternal aunt, Hortense's sister-in-law, Huey, Dewey, and Louie's maternal grand-aunt, and the mother of Gladstone Gander. In the story " The Sign of The Triple Distelfink " (1998), Don Rosa explains that Gladestone's good luck was inherited from his mother, after a traveling worker painted a giant sign of ...
You Are Here: A Come from Away Story is a 2018 Canadian documentary film, directed by Moze Mossanen, focusing on the role of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador in helping international air travellers stranded after the closure of North American airspace due to the September 11 attacks. [1]
Monique Ganderton (born August 6, 1980) is a Canadian stunt performer and actress who works in television and film.. Ganderton was born in Edmonton, Alberta.She started out in modeling before moving to stunt work.