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  Arthur Collins (All Black) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Harold Collins, fullback for the All Blacks (1932,1934) and for Taranaki (1927-1937), was born in Stratford, New Zealand on July 19, 1906.
Collins missed selection for the first test match, which was lost 21-17, but took over for the second in Brisbane on 16 July in which he contributed a penalty goal to New Zealand's 21-3 victory.
Collins retired from representative rugby football in 1937, and went on to serve as a coach and an administrator for Clifton Club, being honoured with life membership in 1970.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Collins_(All_Black)   (391 words)

  
 A. A. Collins Story
Collins said he, Nemec and Bukacek got together so frequently, and the squad car was parked in front of the house so often, that neighbors began to wonder whether Collins was in some kind of trouble with the police.
Collins, Paul Engle, and Winfield Salisbury outfitted a truck with short wave transmitting and receiving equipment and took a summer trip to the southwest states.
Collins and his work force of one arrived at the building only to discover that neither had a key to get into the basement area, where the company was to begin production the next morning.
www.collinsclubs.com /history/aac_story.html   (2976 words)

  
 Arthur Collins - Music Downloads - Online
Arthur Collins may have been the most widely recorded vocalist of the early 20th century, for the eager Edison engineers alone concocting some 200 solo sides as well as another 100 releases as part of the popular duo Collins & Harlan.
The effect could also be created with reissue collections on both cassette and compact disc, of which there are many, some of dubious legal status due to the erosion of copyright from this period.
Over the course of so many recordings, Collins became well-known for a variety of styles, including sentimental ballads, ragtime, and novelty songs.
musicstore.connect.com /artist/333/Arthur-Collins/11732161.html   (178 words)

  
 Arthur A. Collins - Biography
Arthur A. Collins, founder of Collins Radio Company, has been called a rare man of greatness, a complex but shy person, who continually has his sights not on the epicenter, but beyond the horizon of technology.
Collins attended Cedar Rapids public schools, Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1927, Coe College in Cedar Rapids for special courses, and the University of Iowa for advanced studies in physics.
Collins belongs to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Navy League of the United States, the American Ordnance Association, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, and was a member of the Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club.
www.wa3key.com /aacbio.html   (3288 words)

  
 History
Collins Radio Company, founded by Arthur Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, initially designed and produced short wave radio equipment.
Collins Radio Company provided communications in America's space program, including equipment for astronauts to communicate with earth stations and equipment to track and communicate with spacecraft.
Collins communications equipment was used for the Apollo, Gemini and Mercury programs, providing voice communication for every American astronaut traveling through space.
www.rockwellcollins.com /about/history   (407 words)

  
 arthur collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
ARTHUR FRANCIS COLLINS (born February 7, 1864; died August 3, 1933) was a product of the minstrel tradition and was a leading dialect comedy singer of the era.
Arthur Collins was born in Philadelphia on February 7, 1864 (which means he was born while the American Civil War was still being fought).
Collins' biggest solo hit was The Preacher and the Bear, which he first recorded in 1905.
turtleservices.com /arthurcollins.htm   (593 words)

  
 Tim Gracyk's Phonographs and Old Records -- Arthur Collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arthur Francis Collins was born in the home of his grandfather, Reverend Joseph Perry (a chaplain in the U.S. Navy), on Gerard Avenue in Philadelphia.
Collins' wife reported to Walsh that the singer preferred the term "The King of Ragtime Songs" to "coon singer." Nonetheless, he was regularly marketed as a "coon singer" in trade publications.
Collins remained with the Peerless for a decade and toured with a group known in the World War I era as the Record Makers, later as the Victor Record Makers (after Collins had left, it was called the Eight Famous Victor Artists, then the Eight Popular Victor Artists).
www.gracyk.com /collins.shtml   (2796 words)

  
 Medieval Bestiary : Symbolism of Animals and Birds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Collins appears to have been an English clergyman; little else is known about him.
Collins apparently also took most of the photographs, of which there are 120.
The original print edition by Arthur H. Collins is believed to be in the public domain.
www.bestiary.ca /etexts/collins1913/collins1913.htm   (304 words)

  
 Arthur Collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Collins is one of the most sucessful singers of "minstrel songs" now before the public.
Collins is quite able to please his hearers in this respect, and he is always entertaining both in solos and in the clever duets made with Mr.
The charm of this special kind of art seems to have a never failing appeal for the American public, and we are fortunate to have a past master of the art to represent us.
bestwebs.com /vaudeville/collins.html   (145 words)

  
 Lino Esposito - Arthur Andrew Collins
Collins radios are a part of our past.It reminds us of all that was once good, thet could be again...
Collins Radio perfected modern single sideband communications and made what is generally agreed to be the finest line of amateur radio equipment.
The Collins company also pioneered the field of aircraft electronic navigation with its Flight Director, on-board radar, HF and VHF communications and early computer applications.
www.linoesposito.it /collins.php   (195 words)

  
 CMT.com : Collins & Harlan : Biography
Collins is said to be the vocalist who made more recordings than any other artist of this period, some 200 sides for the Edison label alone.
Standing on the edge of some kind of controversial subject, be it minstrel themes or gangsta rap, seems to be part of the territory.
Collins & Harlan can be said to be common currency in only one type of household in the 21st century, that being one that produces or distributes historic archival recordings.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/collins_and_harlan/bio.jhtml   (418 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Arthur Collins
During the six hours and fifty minutes he was in he hit a 6, four 5's, thirty-one 4's, thirty-three 3's, and 146 2's, carrying his bat through the innings, and Clarke's, who scored 836, won by an innings and 688 runs.
Collins also obtained eleven wickets in the match, seven in the first innings and four in the second, and in partnership with Redfern (13) put on as many as 183 for the last wicket.
In 1901 and 1902 he was in the College XI, in the former year scoring 342 runs with an average of 38.00, his highest innings being 112 against Old Cliftonians.
www.icc-cricket.com /slvwi/content/player/11769.html   (403 words)

  
 Collins Equipment Archive
The Collins Radio Company* was founded in 1932 by Arthur A.
Collins* at Cedar Rapids, IA. It was famous for producing high quality transmitters for amateurs, the military and the broadcast industry.
Collins reduced the neutralization problem by grounding the screen in the 830 and 831 series.
www.oldradio.com /archives/hardware/collins.htm   (598 words)

  
 General Arthur Collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arthur S. Collins, Jr., was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 6 August 1915.
Division, General Collins returned to Washington, D.C., for assignment to the Army General Staff where he served in the G-1 Division from 1946 to 1948.
Having been nominated for promotion to major general in May 1963, General Collins was assigned to the Office of Personnel Operations in Washington, D.C., as Director of Officer Personnel in August 1963, and was promoted to major general on 1 September 1963.
www.1-14th.com /GenCollins.htm   (1121 words)

  
 United Way -- Arthur Collins, Success Story
UWMB’s approach is working to help the adults who interact with these students to better understand how to meet students’ needs, and engage them in learning experiences that provide healthy alternatives to destructive or violent behavior.
He spends much of his time getting to know the students one-on-one by learning about their lives, their neighborhoods, their concerns and worries, and slowly building their trust.
Collins says, “A lot of our kids, especially the boys, need an adult they can look up to and respect.
www.uwmb.org /ecm/success-stories/Arthur-Collins.html   (500 words)

  
 Arthur Collins quotes - Quotations Book
Training is all-encompassing and should be related to everything a unit does, or can have happen to it.
Arthur Francis Collins (February 7, 1864 - August 3, 1933) was a singer that recorded many early records.
All quotations remain the intellectual property of their originators.
www.quotationsbook.com /authors/1620/Arthur_Collins   (108 words)

  
 Company History @ collinsclubs.com
Arthur Collins first won national acclaim in 1925 by maintaining reliable communications with a scientific expedition to Greenland.
Collins Radio Company entered the 1930s aerospace industry with a splash by developing an autotune system that literally revolutionized aircraft communications.
In 1973, Rockwell International purchased the Collins Radio Company and provided for the continuation of the Collins legacy.
www.collinsclubs.com /history   (413 words)

  
 Home Page
rthur Collins began his recording career on May 18th 1898 for the Edison Company.
He is known as one of the most prolific recording artists of the acoustic era.
After Byron G, Harlan joined Edison in about 1900, the great singing team of Collins and Harlan started.
www.arthurcollins.com   (92 words)

  
 Arthur W. Collins Possible Experience (Understanding Kant's Critique of Pure Reason) | Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arthur Collins's succinct, revisionist exposition of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason brings a new clarity to this notoriously difficult text.
Collins maintains not only that this reading of Kant is false but also that it conceals Kant's real achievements.
To counter it, he addresses the themes and passages in the Critique that seem to require an idealist thesis and shows how they may be better understood without ascribing any idealist philosophy to Kant.
www.schwartzbooks.com /cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=0520214994   (283 words)

  
 Collins Phase II groundbreaking on the Yonkers Waterfront
Collins Phase II groundbreaking on the Yonkers Waterfront
Forming the backdrop for the festivities is the architectural rendering of Hudson Park North.
Mayor Amicone and Arthur Collins cut the ribbon on the new bridge to the
www.yonkersdowntownwaterfront.com /CollinsPhaseII.htm   (239 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Arthur Collins
Arthur Edward Jeune Collins, of the Royal Engineers, who was killed in action on November 11, came suddenly into note by scoring 628 not out for Clarke's House v.
He was a free-hitting batsman, but his military duties prevented him from taking cricket seriously: still he made many good scores in Army matches, and for Old Cliftonians v.
His best performance at Lord's was to make 58 and 36 for R.E. v.
www.icc-cricket.com /wac/content/player/11769.html   (403 words)

  
 Florida Governor's Executive Orders #2000-83 - Executive Order regarding Arthur Collins' violation of Atticle II, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A civil penalty in the amount of $300.00 is hereby imposed against Mr.
Collins, which penalty shall be satisfied within thirty (30) days of the date of this order.
Collins that the penalty was not paid with public funds and will not be reimbursed with public funds.
www.state.fl.us /eog/executive_orders/2000/march/eo2000-83_3-21-00.html   (264 words)

  
 The great ruby Arthur Collins' production written by Cecil Raleigh Henry Hamilton. Theatrical and Magic Posters
The great ruby Arthur Collins' production written by Cecil Raleigh Henry Hamilton.
The great ruby Arthur Collins' production ; written by Cecil Raleigh & Henry Hamilton.
Our historical products include reproduction civil war maps, postcards and photochroms, baseball cards, magic posters, circus posters, science fiction posters, classic art, and more.
www.rainfall.com /posters/Theatrical/2948.htm   (240 words)

  
 Features » Recording of the Month » Play That Barbershop Chord by Arthur Collins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Though most closely associated with Bert Williams, "Play that Barber-shop Chord" was recorded by a number of popular artists, including Billy Murray and the American Quartet and Eddie Morton.
Collins frequently recorded Williams' material, his versions of "Nobody," "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine," "I'm a Jonah Man," and "It's Nobody's Business But My Own" dotting the landscape of his 20-plus-year career.
Arthur Collins is featured on The 1890s, Volume 1, The 1890s, Volume 2, 1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days", Stomp and Swerve, and Real Ragtime.
www.archeophone.com /features/recordings/302.php   (237 words)

  
 Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan - Meloware's Antique Phono Record Archive
Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan - Meloware's Antique Phono Record Archive
You might want to keep the volume down when playing Collins and Harlan titles.
Most of their characters portray African Americans, Irish, Rube farmers, etc., and make explicit use of all the classic stereotypes.
www.meloware.com /recinfo/c_h.htm   (348 words)

  
 Rockwell Collins - Building Trust Every Day
At Rockwell Collins, we never forget that the world's leading aerospace and defense companies rely on us for smart communications and aviation electronics solutions.
We put our technology and innovation to work to help you advance your goals.
Rockwell Collins hits milestones for DAGR and SAASM
www.rockwellcollins.com   (63 words)

  
 Arthur Collins Radio Wizard, a book by Ben W. Stearns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ben Stearns in his position as public relations manager was able to collect an extensive collection of photographs portraying different events in the history of Collins Radio.
The pictures featured in these galleries are just of few of them.
Most of these pictures are not in the book, we hope that they will spark an interest in reading more about the behind the scenes events that made Arthur Collins and Collins Radio Company such an industry leader.
www.collinsbook.com /gallery.html   (106 words)

  
 Arthur Collins Radio Wizard, a book by Ben W. Stearns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Arthur Collins Radio Wizard, a book by Ben W. Stearns
The stories included in this book were collected from many individuals, including Ben Stearns' own.
As the Collins Radio public relations manager, Ben provides a unique insight into the daily affairs of the creator of Collins Radio Company.
www.collinsbook.com   (93 words)

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