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  Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Draper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Sir Christopher Draper, in 1657, was lord mayor of London, and there are many of the name who have been prominent in the civil and military history of their native country.
The Stansfields and Drapers were closely allied for centuries in England, and culminated in the marriage of a daughter of the house to James Draper, "the Puritan," and becoming the mother of the Draper family of America.
Draper early became connected with the Republican party, was trustee of the Lansingburg village corporation, jury commissioner for Rensselaer county from 1896 to 1901.
www.schenectadyhistory.org /families/hmgfm/draper-2.html   (2491 words)

  
 Christopher Draper
Christopher Draper was born at Bebington in England in 1892.
Draper was notorious for refusing to wear the new blue RAF uniforms preferring his Naval fls.
In 1932 Draper was invited to participate in an "Aces of the Air Tour" of Germany.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/christopher_draper   (682 words)

  
 People v. Sanchez
Christopher Draper, a friend of Gonzalez' s who was himself associated with another gang named TMK testified that on the afternoon in question three Hispanic males whom he recognized from their clothes and shaved heads as rival gang members drove by his (Draper' s) home, stopped, and got out of their vehicle.
Draper recognized the fl Escort as one that had been involved in an incident several months earlier in which Draper had been shot at by the vehicle' s occupants, one of whom had yelled out "TDK." [FOOTNOTE 6] As the Escort drove past Gonzalez' s home, Draper believed its occupants were TDK members.
Draper' s credibility was seriously questioned at trial; his testimony contradicted his prior statements to detectives as well as his preliminary hearing testimony on a number of points.
www.law.com /regionals/ca/opinions/aug/s088025.shtml   (7957 words)

  
 John William Draper
His son, John Christopher Draper, physician, born in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 31 March 1835; died in New York City, 20 December 1885, entered the University of New York in 1852, but, leaving the classical department, was graduated at the medical school in 1857.
Draper was a member of the New York academy of medicine, and in 1873 received the degree of LL.
Draper was a member of scientific societies in the United States and in Europe, and in 1877 was elected to the National academy of sciences.
www.famousamericans.net /johnwilliamdraper   (2169 words)

  
 Bright Lights Film Journal | Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Draper draws his gun the first time to investigate a noise revealed to be only the wind; the second time, he sees only the tail of the monkey, Mona, who has crash-landed in a separate pod, and he reacts reflexively.
Draper has been trained to overcome a multitude of odds, and he notes that he even survived training for two months in isolation, but he cannot accept that he might be alone forever.
Draper records his insights, knowing, like Crusoe, that his experiences will be used to teach others: “All right, here’s another note for you boys in Survival, for you geniuses in Human Factors: A guy can lick the problems of heat, water, shelter, food — I know, I’ve done it.
www.brightlightsfilm.com /42/robcrusoe.htm   (2620 words)

  
 Technology, Invention, and Innovation collections
The Draper family made a number of important contributions to American science, particularly the fields of meteorology, astronomy, and chemistry, in the 19th and early 20th, centuries.
Daniel Draper (1841-1931) was a meteorologist and established the New York Meteorological Observatory in Central Park in 1868.
Diploma of appointment of John C. Draper as one of the Junior Assistants in the House staff of Bellevue Hospital, 1865 and subsequent position of Senior Assistant and House Physician, 1857.
americanhistory.si.edu /archives/d8121.htm   (3104 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Robinson Crusoe on Mars at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Draper is forced to severely ration any supplies he has, and even doing this, his air supply will last mere days, and his water not much longer.
Draper tells of a training course in which he was held in isolation for two months, but he knew he would get out eventually.
As time goes on, Draper and Friday are forced to relocate due to the flying saucers bombarding the martian landscape with rays in their search for the missing slave.
www.epinions.com /content_57727684228   (1072 words)

  
 Draper, John William --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Draper's laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was a centre for the design of navigational and guidance systems for ships, airplanes, and missiles from World War II through the Cold War.
The monologuist and monodramatist Ruth Draper was acclaimed throughout the United States and Europe for her delicate but vivid character sketches, which she performed on a bare stage with few props.
Draper, who changed character with a single item of clothing, created the illusion of crowds or intimate conversations through subtle modulations of voice,...
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9321795?tocId=9321795   (766 words)

  
 The Aerodrome Forum - Major Christopher Draper
Draper writes well and his description of the early RNAS days are especially delightful (with a fair amount of "technical gen").
Draper was not an aggessive pilot, he cleverly tended to avoid contact with the enemy, certainly whilst with Naval 6, the log books of the pilots under his comand reporting patrol after patrol where no enemy was ever sighted.
A son of one of the Aussie's in Naval 8 also mentioned Draper was batting for the other side, it certainly does not come through in the "Mad Major" that he was a homosexual, but as earlier written it was released in the 50's so the subject was still taboo.
www.theaerodrome.com /forum/showthread.php?t=15650   (1100 words)

  
 Escape Velocity: Robinson Crusoe on Mars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When the time finally arrives, Draper is both eager to show Mac all he's accomplished, and certain that Mac will have the solutions to his dwindling oxygen supply and the remaining dangers facing them on the cold, dry planet.
As Draper races over the dusty mountain ranges towards the point where Mac landed, his raw joy at anticipating having a human companion again is palpable.
Draper helps an escaped slave, played by Victor Lundin, and names him "Friday." Together they each learn a little of the others' language and successfully flee the alien saucers through underground canals and polar ice caps until an Earth -origin recovery spacecraft lands to take them home.
www.destinationspace.net /escape/biorocm.asp   (921 words)

  
 Freedom of the City and the London Livery Companies
London research reports are men termed drapers, merchant taylors, mercers (general merchants), grocers, fishmongers, skinners (fur traders), leathersellers, butchers, cordwainers (shoemakers, fine leathers), haberdashers (hatmakers), watermen, scriveners (writers of court letters and legal documents) and goldsmiths.
Drapers Company research, examination of these records, some going back to the 1400s, can result in a treasure trove of information, both genealogical and historical.
Although the scope of their activies was more varied than those of labor unions, the guilds were essentially "closed shops" until a variety of "reformation" acts were passed in the 1800s, and until 1835, anyone wishing to become a City Freeman first had to become a member of one of the City livery companies.
www.combs-families.org /combs/records/england/lnd/freedom.htm   (1398 words)

  
 Draper
Draper’s father, John Christopher Draper (1777-1829), was a devout Wesleyan Methodist, converted around 21, who became an itinerant preacher in the early years of the nineteenth century.
Draper also created a second antithesis to strengthen his claim that Christianity in general, and Roman Catholicism in particular, was anti-science: the Creation and evolution antithesis, with revelation on one side, and science in an apparently mutually exclusive opposite position.
Draper argued that the assertion of Papal Infallibility was an attempt to regain power amidst worries that the Pope might lose power in political upheavals.
www.dimery.com /articles/Draper/draper.html   (9322 words)

  
 'The Tic Code': Even Afflicted Children Have Tantrums
Draper, who wrote the screenplay and who is married to Michael Wolff, a successful jazz musician with Tourette's.
Wolff composed the effectively moody soundtrack.) If her screenplay adheres to well-worn dramatic formulas, it is a useful and informative guide to an ailment that is largely misunderstood.
Draper's taut, self-effacing, extremely quiet performance is the best thing about the movie.
partners.nytimes.com /library/film/080400code-film-review.html   (729 words)

  
 John & Margaret ARCHDALE Combe of London
The next christening of one of Christopher's children is not until 8 Apr 1670, and it is not yet known if he was absent from Dublin during the interim.
The Drapers Company Archives include no additional data in regard to Archdale COMBE other than his apprenticeship; however, those archives do not include all extant Irish Drapers records, some of which are currently housed in Belfast (research in progress).
The Drapers Hall graphic was created from an ink and pen on paper described as a "Front elevation of the Drapers Hall" executed circa 1850 by an anonymous artist.
www.combs-families.org /combs/families/c-j-arch.htm   (6377 words)

  
 'Tic Code'
In real life, Draper is married to jazz pianist Michael Wolff, who was the bandleader on "The Arsenio Hall Show" and who came to Pittsburgh in May 1999 for a Marvin Hamlisch pops concert.
Wolff, whose own mother had told him that and who knew it to be untrue and unfair, began warming to the idea of Draper's movie.
In "Tic Code," opening today at the Denis, Draper plays the mother of a 12-year-old named Miles (Christopher George Marquette), a talented jazz pianist who has Tourette's.
www.postgazette.com /movies/20000922tic5.asp   (619 words)

  
 AIP International Catalog of Sources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
John William Draper (1811-1882) was a scientist, historian, pioneer in photography (credited with the first photograph of the moon, and one of the earliest of a human face), and professor and president of the New York University Medical faculty.
Two of his sons were also members of the faculty at New York University: Henry Draper (1837-1882) was professor of Chemistry and Physiology (1862-1882), who constructed a silvered glass telescope and invented the apparatus for celestial photography; and John Christopher Draper (1835-1885) was professor of Chemistry and an author.
The Draper family collection consists primarily of printed and published items relating to John William Draper as scientist, photographer, and president of the Medical faculty; and material relating to members of his family who were associated with New York University during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
www.aip.org /history/catalog/6753.html   (158 words)

  
 Scifilm -- Reviews, ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS (1964)
Draper lands safely but discovers that his commander and buddy did not, and he is forced to overcome the problems of food, air, and shelter in order to survive on Mars, along with McReady's pet monkey Mona.
While he manages to adapt, he is susceptible to the loneliness of his isolation until he happens upon an escaped slave from an interplanetary mining concern.
Not that they are substandard for the era, but the repetition of shots of the alien ships in flight and of the destruction they cause (not even taken from a different angle, or reverse printed), remind one that the film was a budget conscious production.
www.scifilm.org /reviews2/crusoemars.html   (820 words)

  
 Descendants of William Kinchin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
She was married to GEORGE HENRY DRAPER (son of JOHN DRAPER and CHARLOTTE FOWLE) on 11 Jan 1936 in St. Mary's Church, Brighton, Sussex.
GEORGE HENRY DRAPER was born on 29 Jul 1905 in Homerton (Hackney).
HELEN DRAPER was born on 24 Sep 1939.
www.designandcopy.ca /johnkinchin/d441.htm   (94 words)

  
 Descendants of Joseph Kent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
GEORGE HENRY DRAPER was born on 29 July 1905 in Homerton (Hackney).
HELEN DRAPER was born in 1939 in Haywards Heath.
GRAHAM DRAPER was born in 1940 in Haywards Heath.
www.designandcopy.ca /josephkent/d441.htm   (83 words)

  
 Chicago Reader Movie Review
Gregory Hines, Draper, Christopher George Marquette, Desmond Robertson, Carol Kane, Carlos McKinney, Dick Berk, John B. Williams, and Tony Shalhoub.
The most striking instance is a duet performed at New York's Village Vanguard by a precocious 12-year-old pianist named Miles Garrity (Christopher George Marquette) and an adult tenor saxophonist named Tyrone Pike (Gregory Hines).
Draper (best known as Ellyn in Thirtysomething) is the film's screenwriter as well as its formidable lead actress, drawing on the experiences of her husband, Michael Wolff, a jazz pianist who has a mild case of Tourette's syndrome.
www.chireader.com /movies/archives/2000/0900/000901.html   (1540 words)

  
 The Tic Code - Cranky Critic® Movie Reviews
Laura (Draper) is the almost reclusive single mom who works as a seamstress out of her apartment.
For his part, Miles (Christopher George Marquette) holds himself together as best as possible, though deep down in his twelve year old mindset is the feeling that he is responsible for making his mom miserable and chasing his musician father away.
Hines' solos are performed by an off-screen Alex Foster and the jazz score is by Draper's husband, Michael Wolff, who led the band on the Arsenio Hall show and is, in a not so small way, responsible for getting this story -- in large part based on his own life with Tourette's -- made.
www.crankycritic.com /archive00/ticcode.html   (878 words)

  
 George Washington | First President of the United States
A young man named Christopher Draper is challenged by his newspaper publisher uncle, to find out about Washington's real nature.
Consequently, Draper goes in search of people who can tell him what they thought of America's first president.
Draper interviews Jacob (a slave at Mount Vernon), Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and even Martha Washington.
www.lucidcafe.com /library/96feb/washington.html   (579 words)

  
 robinsoncrusoeonmars
Naval Commander Kit Draper (Paul Mantee) and the head of the mission, Colonel Dan MacReady (Adam West), and Mona, the monkey used for experiments, all evacuate to Mars in separate escape pods.
Draper manages to do that, but after four months the isolation is driving him crazy.
In due time they develop a relationship, as they both hide from the enemy interplanetary ship that is set to return for the slave.
www.sover.net /~ozus/robinsoncrusoeonmars.htm   (430 words)

  
 `The Tic Code' Is Full of Surprises / Jazz offers outlet for Tourette's
His jazz-loving single mom, Laura, is played by Polly Draper (``thirtysomething''), who also wrote the script.
Attracted first by Tyrone's obvious sympathy with her son and smoothness in dealing with him, Laura finds herself falling for the man.
Draper and Hines have a very sexy scene when Laura fits Tyrone for a jacket.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/01/DD83021.DTL&type=printable   (509 words)

  
 Citizen Washington
Just after Washington is buried, crusty Hesperus Draper, a self-made colonial who worked his way up from tidewater trader to colonial solider, landholder, and anti-Federalist newspaper publisher, pays his naive, youthful writer-wannabe nephew, Christopher Draper, a king's ransom to find out what those letters may have contained.
He advises Christopher to pretend to be writing a biography of Washington in order to gain access to those who knew Washington while he was alive.
Martin's story takes shape in the form of Christopher's vernacular notes, supplemented by conveniently discovered written memoirs from those who died before Washington.
chnm.gmu.edu /courses/henriques/hist121/citizen_washington.htm   (633 words)

  
 Christopher Family Genealogy Forum (Page 5)
Re: RALPH ELWOOD DRAPER - Lelia Christopher Wormhoudt 4/27/99
Re: Morton Christopher- KY 1796 - Paulette Christopher Sprague 1/30/00
Re: CHRISTOPHER, Hans and BARENT, Tryntje - Wavelyn Christopher Ginter 10/18/99
genforum.genealogy.com /christopher/page5.html   (2423 words)

  
 Koolhoven Aeroplanes Foundation
It was flown by the illustrious major Christopher Draper who was very content with the F.K.26’s flight characteristics.
These aircraft were registered at the name of BAT and mainly used for charter flights in England and to Europe.
With major Christopher Draper as the pilot and Frederick Koolhoven as one of the passengers, the second F.K.26,
www.koolhoven.com /history/fk26   (1663 words)

  
 Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - For the record:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Christopher J. Draper, 21, Appleton, probation two years, 20 days in jail, $495.72.
Christopher P. Roekle, 29, 2325 Victoria Drive, operating while revoked, $250.
Christopher S. Bowers, 24, Greenleaf, operating after revocation, $250.
www.wisinfo.com /heraldtimes/news/archive/rec_20390317.shtml   (947 words)

  
 Booksontape.com : Recommendations
George Washington has just died and Christopher Draper of Boston comes to Alexandria, Virginia to work for his uncle, the publisher of the Alexandria Gazette.
Hesperus Draper, no fan of the President's, sends his nephew off to find out about Washington's real nature, before he is deified.
Using the ruse of a biographer, the young Draper starts with the house slave, Jacob, and continues to interview people of all stations who knew Washington.
library.booksontape.com /recommendations.cfm   (528 words)

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