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  Decoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes.
For a defence system, decoys and chaff for ICBMs would mainly work in midcourse: during the boost phase they would be inside the rocket, because separate rockets for each of many decoys would not be practical, while at reentry light decoys and chaff considerably slow down and/or are destroyed in the atmosphere.
A decoy was originally a small pond with a long cone-shaped wickerwork tunnel, used to catch wild ducks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Decoy   (289 words)

  
 Decoy (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decoy was a groundbreaking American police procedural television series which was created for syndication in 1957.
The series was inspired by Jack Webb's Dragnet and used a similar format to that series, with Jones being portrayed as a serious, by-the-book, yet sympathetic cop with no personal life outside her job.
Decoy is of historical significance as it was the first American television series to focus on the work of a female police officer.
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 Articles - Prisoner (TV series)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
While many of the characters were played, at times, for comedy, the series had an extraordinary humanity, examining in detail the way in which women dealt with incarceration, and separation from their families.
The series was praised many times for the opportunity it gave actresses who, under more conventional TV circumstances, may not have been cast in leading roles.
The series would have shifted the story focus to one of Wentworth's sister prisons, Barnhurst, which was mentioned frequently in the series.
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 BBC - h2g2 - 'Airwolf' - the TV Series
Airwolf was an American TV series in the 1980s that starred Jan-Michael Vincent and Ernest Borgnine, which was based around a long-range, multi-role, supersonic attack helicopter.
In the UK, the series ran on ITV on Friday nights and was later moved to Saturday afternoons.
To those looking for deeper meaning in the series this is probably where it lies, check his name, check the colour of his clothing.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A526150   (1478 words)

  
 DVD : Decoy:TV Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The series had a total of 39 episodes and was broadcast in the 1957-1958 season.
The series had its interiors filmed at the Production Center in New York City and there are usually several exterior scenes of New York City locales in each episode, including one episode that's set at Coney Island.
This series is highly recommended for fans of classic/vintage police dramas like "Dragnet" and "The Naked City." Look for guest stars like Larry Hagman, William Hickey and Simon Oakland, among others, in these episodes.
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 The Patriot: Film Fact or Fiction
Nathanael Greene was not present at a battle using the strategy of a militia decoy.
Charles Cornwallis was not present at a battle where a militia decoy successfully draws him in.
The strategy of using militia as a decoy was used during this time.
www.patriotresource.com /factfiction/events/page12.html   (245 words)

  
 Into the Outdoors TV Series- Chillin’ and Thrillin’
If someone says he or she has never touched the trap but their hands glow, then the warden knows he or she is lying.
Two wardens generally watch and control the decoy – one in a vehicle and one on foot.
This decoy looks very realistic, especially from 100 yards or so, and there are small motors in the head and tail that can make movements look very lifelike.
www.intotheoutdoors.org /ito_sg_302_warden.html   (508 words)

  
 Decoy (Classic TV Series) (DVD) : Alpha Video (Oldies.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In four tense and exciting episodes of this vintage TV series New York policewoman Casey Jones (Beverly Garland) fights crime by handling dangerous assignments - from the gritty streets of Manhattan to the Coney Island Boardwalk.
First Arrest: In a flashback to her days as a rookie, policewoman Jones goes undercover as an exotic dancer in a sideshow and becomes suspicious about a carnival worker she thinks is fencing stolen property.
We are also interested in TV shows from the early 1950s.
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 2 Be Young Again: Info Zone 3
Sabrina plans to hold a party while her aunts are away, but they give her a baby-sitter, so she casts a spell on the sitter in hopes of making her a teenager for the party, but it only turns her into a baby.
There are unreliable rumors that she began the series wearing platform Mary Janes, and as she grew her shoes were gradually decreased with growth spurts to further the appearance of eternal youth.
Series was similar in concept to "Muppet Babies," but with the crew of the original "Star Trek" series, reduced by a 'space cloud' to tots, though still with full knowledge and capability of running the Enterprise.
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 Alpha Video (Oldies.com) : DVD Movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.
A series of grisly murders occur on the estate on a once noble Irish family in the early directorial work of Francis Ford Coppola.
A widowed gossip columnist trie to raise a ten year son while trying to balance a career and romances in four rare episodes of this 1950's TV sitcom.
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 ADVENTURE SERIES ****
Classic TV One of the largest collections of TV Series and Specials from the 1950's.
THE SUPERNATURAL AND UNEXPLAINED ARE EXPLORED IN THIS SCI-FI SERIES.
Dinah Shore was the first female artist to achieve breakout success in a TV variety series during the medium's golden age.
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 Pen Pen's Evangelion
Japanese satellite TV network Kids Station has opened its official website devoted to the new anime TV series Yugo, based on the popular currently serialized in Afternoon Magazine.
Hitoshi Takagi, the voice behind Totoro and Father in the 1969-1970 and 1972 Moomin TV series, and the narrator for Galaxy Express 999 died February 11th at the age of 78 due to ischemic cardiac failure ("Kyokestusei Shinfuzen").
The series is apparently being re-titled "The City Guy" for its MTV broadcast.
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 Alpha Video (Oldies.com) : Classic TV Series
The evil Dr. Fu Manchu plans to conquer the world in four rare episodes of this classic TV series.
Young western hero rides the range with his kid sister Calamity is four episodes of the vintage TV series.
Young western hero rides the range with his kid sister Calamity is four (more) episodes of the vintage TV series.
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 Weiß Kreuz Characters & Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Due to its popularity, it expanded to the production of a large number of drama CDs, a short manga series, a TV anime series (24 episodes running from 4-8-1998 to 9-30-1998) and finally, a two-part OVA (at the end of 1999).
In the first half of the TV series they are working for Reiji Takatori but are secretly plotting for their own gain.
In the second half they seem to be working for EstE but are again, secretly plotting for their own gain.
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 Dragnet, Volume 6 (Classic TV Series) (DVD) : Oldies.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Directed by the distinctive, unwavering hand of Jack Webb and with Webb in the leading role of Detective Joe Friday, the "Dragnet" television series of the 1950's became the first highly successful TV cop show.
Famous for its tense, staccato pacing, the monotone of its onscreen dialogue and the punchy musical theme, the show became a national obsession and a frequent subject of parody and humor on radio and television.
Sergeant Friday sets up a series of decoy houses as bait, hoping that the serial burglars will strike again.
audiocds.oldies.com /product/view.cfm/id_4776D.html   (440 words)

  
 Central Park Media - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The complete series will be available in the Legend of the Dragon Kings DVD Collection.
From the screenwriter of InuYasha: The TV Series.
Now he is the prisoner of a secret agent known as Lady L, as his younger brothers scramble to outwit her army, they are shaken by premonitions.
www.centralparkmedia.com /news/news.cfm?NewsID=40   (583 words)

  
 Connie's Warwick Davis Filmography
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (TV miniseries)
The casting process began in 1999, and the last movie was released in 2003.
The most beloved villain on that series was an evil genius little person named Dr. Miguelito Loveless (played by the late Michael Dunn).
www.lepconnie.com /filmography.html   (522 words)

  
 Nightly.Net: Star Wars Television
AICN Rumors and Reports on New TV series.
A sample of what the Star Wars Series will be like...
What level of canon will the TV series be?
www.nightly.net /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=24   (198 words)

  
 Spy Groove TV Show - Spy Groove Television Show - TV.com
A fast-paced, technicolor espionage comedy, Spy Groove follows the globe-trotting antics of two super-suave secret agents as they set forth on missions to annihilate fashionable imposters, stylish villains and vanity junkies.
Fish and his explosive partner in crime, Rock DeBrie, plot to destroy the trend-setting capitol.
With the help of a maraschino cherry camera and a Ricky Martin inflatable decoy.
www.tv.com /spy-groove/show/6872/summary.html   (165 words)

  
 The WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
But, despite these good influences, he never got seriously involved in the maritime world until the 1970s when he got drafted to crew on the 34' ketch PSYCHE out of Southport, Maine.
After getting her degree in microbiology and spending several years in Switzerland working for the world’s largest chocolate company, Elizabeth moved to Maine in 1992 to take a job in the biotech industry where she worked on research in food safety and water testing.
While studying broadcasting in college, Gary worked at the local TV station as a director and lighting director.
www.thewoodenboatschool.com /facultystaff.html   (11794 words)

  
 Into the Outdoors TV Series- Carvin' Nature's Niche
The art of decoy carving has been around for a long time.
A decoy attracts ducks to the water so people can hunt or simply watch them.
If you want to carve your own decoys, the best place to start is your local library.
www.intotheoutdoors.org /ito_sg_409_duck.html   (65 words)

  
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Neoprene is highly resistant to heat and chemicals such as oil and gasoline, and is used in fuel hoses and as an insulating material in machinery.
In 1935, German chemists synthesized the first of a series of seraphim rubbers known as "Buna rubbers".
These were "copolymers", meaning that their polymers were made up from not one but two monomers, in alternating sequence.
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 Decoy / Policewoman Decoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
(Syndicated, 1957) [original title: "Policewoman Decoy"; Official Films produced this drama about a policewoman with the improbable name of "Casey Jones"; the character was played by Beverly Garland in what was apparently the first female cop character on TV]
aka: "All I Touch, from the T.V. production, Decoy"] Composers: Wladimir Selinsky (ASCAP) and Mel Mandel (ASCAP/BMI) 1978 Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 2002 Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co., Inc. (ASCAP) c/o MPL Communications, Inc. of New York, NY Copyright Date: May 15, 1958; Eu 525 131.
Return to the 1950s TV Series Title Page
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 Corinne Bohrer PAGE 4
Following are some great shots of Corinne from the TV show "MacGuyver".
This show was just on TV recently, so keep checking the "CoriWatch" page
to see when she will be on TV.
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 The Shield (TV Series 2002) - About the Production   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Meanwhile, Dutch and Wyms search for a serial killer and bring in a psychic on a complaint from the son of one of her clients, and David calls internal affairs after getting Julien's affidavit.
Meanwhile, Dutch follows his instincts on a serial killer case and Danny is bitten by an HIV-infected perpetrator.
The newly arrived Decoy Squad and the Strike Team go head to head in the investigation to solve a car-jacking case.
www.hollywoodjesus.com /shield_about.htm   (4901 words)

  
 Beverly Garland at Brian's Drive-In Theater
For the next six years, Garland worked hard, making more than 20 films and starring in the TV series Decoy, in which she portrayed a female undercover cop.
Also, Mel Torme visits Bing and TV wife Beverly Garland in "Moonlight Becomes You" from Crosby's eponymous '60s sitcom.
A pair of episodes from Bing's mid-`60s family sitcom with ``Der Bingle'' exhibiting his legendary tolerance and doling out fatherly advice to his extraordinary kin: a boy-crazy teen, an intellectual 10-year-old and a career-minded wife (Beverly Garland).
www.briansdriveintheater.com /beverlygarland.html   (2018 words)

  
 Netword - Leonard Nimoy Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Notable TV guest appearances
New York Stock Exchange: A Portrait (1992) (TV)....
Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966) (TV)....
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 Hollywood Danes 1980-1989
In the series Yabba worked with Scrappy & Deputy Dusty, to right wrongs.
Dognappers are after Dooby-Dooby to steal his collar so Scooby steps in as a decoy.
The series is about Rusty, a small mutt and his misadventures with his human family and canine friends.
www.6stardanes.com /hwddan5.html   (988 words)

  
 Classic TV Series List C - D
Classic TV Series from 'C' - 'D' Copyright by The Media Management Gruop (c) 1960 - 2003
To see the theme music used for a particular TV series, click on the underlined titles.
Don McNeill's TV Club (variety, with host Don McNeill)
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Decoy: TV Series at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Decoy: TV Series at Epinions.com
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Additional information on Decoy: TV Series or other products.
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 Peep And the Big Wide World - The Real Decoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Not to be confused with Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, the duo who published many classic German fairy tales, Will and Jake Grimm are frauds, con artists out to make a quick buck.
The Learning Channel's animated children's series PEEP AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD uses a charming blend of wacky humor, adorable characters, and entertaining storylines to sneakily teach science to preschoolers ages 3-5.
Narrated by actress Joan Cusack, the fun yet educational series follows the curious adventures of three young bird friends--newly-hatched chick Peep, clever robin Chirp, and conceited yet lovable duck Quack--as they explore their park home while learning scientific concepts such as shadows, gravity, mirrors, and more.
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