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  Stephen Hopkins (politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hopkins was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of William and Ruth (Wilkinson) Hopkins.
Hopkins served in Rhode Island's colonial assembly (1732-1752, 1770-1775) and was its Speaker in 1738 to 1744 and in 1749.
The SS Stephen Hopkins, a liberty ship named in his honor, was the first U.S. ship to sink a German surface warship in World War II.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Hopkins_(politician)   (525 words)

  
 U.S. Merchant Marine Gunnery Heroes
His ship, SS William Moultrie, in a convoy [PQ-18] which suffered heavy losses, fought through a week of continuous attacks by enemy bombers and submarines to deliver her cargo of war material to a North Russian port.
His ship, SS Adoniram Judson, was the first United States merchant vessel to dock at Tacloban, Island of Leyte, during the initial invasion of the Philippines, and was subjected to unrelenting enemy air attacks.
His ship, SS Schoharie, loaded with a cargo of war material, was in an early Russia bound convoy which, for five days and nights was subjected to a running battle with enemy submarines, bombing planes and torpedo planes.
www.usmm.net /gunneryheroes.html   (2822 words)

  
 Governor Stephen Hopkins
Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court Stephen Hopkins greatly contributed to the destruction by others of the HMS Gaspee by advising Deputy Governor Darius Sessions in March of 1772 that the actions of the commander of the vessel were probably illegal.
Stephen Hopkins, Esq., Chief Justice of said Colony, also appeared before the commissioners and assured them he was ready and willing to aid and assist the commissioners in the exercise of the power and authority with which they are invested for discovering the persons who destroyed the Gaspee schooner, andc.
Stephen Hopkins was born on March 7, 1707 in Cranston, Rhode Island, the son of William and Ruth (Wilkinson) Hopkins.
www.gaspee.org /StephenHopkins.htm   (4035 words)

  
 Gerard Manley Hopkins and Monasterevin
Stephen's Green, on Dublin's south side, is one of the obvious and easiest places in the City to pick up a taxi, and the same would have been true a hundred years ago.
The opportunity seemed to be presented to Hopkins to write an elegy, so many of the necessary elements coinciding, He had already expressed some of his strong and deep feeling at the decay of childish innocence and beauty into knowledge of mortality in "Spring and Fall: to a young child" (55).
Like other comparatively sophisticated urban Englishmen, Hopkins admired what he saw as the natural easiness and unconcernedness of life in rural Ireland (convention forgetting the famine years of course), while at the same time feeling that this was not genuinely facing the harsh realities of life.
www.gerardmanleyhopkins.org /lectures_early/kildare.html   (3801 words)

  
 Stephen Hopkins in Records
Stephen Hopkins and Elizabeth his wife, and two children called Giles and Constanta, a daughter, both by a former wife.
Hopkins, with the foresaid Squanto for their guide; who gave him a suit of clothes and a horseman’s coat, with some other small things, which were kindly accepted; but they found but short commons and came both weary and hungry home.
Stephen Hopkins died between 6 June 1644, when his will was made, and 17 July 1644, when the inventory of his estate was taken.
www.pilgrimhall.org /hopkinsstephenrecords.htm   (4577 words)

  
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Samuel T. Durrance, an astronomer from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., is a veteran of the Astro-1 mission on STS-35 in December 1990, which was the maiden Shuttle flight for all three Astro telescopes.
Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope Guest Investigator Dr. Nolan R. Walborn, of the Space Telescope Science Institute, used the HUT instrument to study the star's unusually powerful stellar wind, or expanding outer layer, like it has never been seen before.
The Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) team began their block of observations with HH 2H, an object that could be a young star just emerging from the "cocoon" of dust around it.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/missions/sts-test.txt   (22247 words)

  
 The Benner, Cleaveland and Related Families - Person Page 132
He married Constance Hopkins, daughter of Stephen Hopkins and Mary (unknown surname), on 22 May 1627 in the Plymouth Colony.
She was the daughter of Stephen Hopkins and Mary (unknown surname).
     Stephen Hopkins was born on 29 October 1581 in England.
www.rgcle.com /SS/p132.htm   (960 words)

  
 Gallant Ships of WW II Merchant Marine
In December 1943, SS Cedar Mills and her French destroyer escort were caught in a violent cyclone and became widely separated.
For 17 days SS Virginia Dare, loaded with high explosives, was en route to and in a North Russian port where her vital cargo was discharged.
The Gallant ship Award was presented to the SS President Jackson in recognition of the heroic efforts displayed by the vessel's crew during their rescue of the crew of the Schooner Tina Maria Doncine when it became disabled in heavy seas off the coast of Bermuda on January 14, 1970.
www.usmm.org /gallantships.html   (1456 words)

  
 Terina McLarnon-Wells
Stephen Griffith was born on 11 Jul 1784 in Cape Cod, Massachusettes.
Stephen Griffith was born on 15 Mar 1702 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Stephen Hopkins was born about 1578 in Prob Hursley, Hampshire, England and was christened184 on 29 Oct 1581.
www.terina.com /index.html   (4437 words)

  
 ARTHUR RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN JR.
Two heavily armed German Raiders sank the SS Stephen Hopkins in the Atlantic War Zone.
The raider’s crew was forced to abandon its sinking vessel along with the Hopkins.
With boilers blown up, engines destroyed, masts shot away, and ablaze stem to stern the Gallant vessel went under carrying 40 of the crew and the 19 survivors were rescued 31 days later after drifting 2,000 miles in a lifeboat towards Brazil.
members.tripod.com /KP142/a_chamberlain.htm   (182 words)

  
 Richard Jackson and David Brockman's Merchant Marine & US Navy Page
Kenneth M. Willet, was the officer in charge of the Armed Guard unit on the SS Stephen Hopkins when she was attacked by the heavily armed German raiders Stier and Tannenfels.
The SS Lane Victory in San Pedro, CA is open to the public for tours, occasional cruises, and can often be seen in movies and commercials.
The tanker SS Cedar Creek, was lend-leased to the USSR.
members.fortunecity.com /thmaloney/page2.htm   (2169 words)

  
 Steve Hopkins
Zampronio, A.R., Melo, M.C.C., Hopkins, S.J., and Souza, G.E.P. nvolvement of CRH in fever induced by a distinct pre-formed pyrogenic factor (PFPF).
Zampronio, A.R., Hoadley, M.E., Luheshi, G.N., Rothwell, N.J. Souza and Hopkins, S.J. Interleukin (IL)-6 release and fever induced by a pre-formed pyrogenic factor (PFPF) derived from LPS-stimulated macrophages.
Hopkins, S.J. (2003) The pathophysiological role of cytokines.
www.hop.man.ac.uk /staff/shopkins/shopkins.html   (673 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Liberty ship
The record was set by the SS Robert E. Peary, which was launched 4 days and 15 1/2 hours after the keel was laid, although this was a publicity stunt and was not repeated.
The two surviving Liberty ships are the SS John W. Brown and the Jeremiah O'Brien, both museum ships.
Another notable Liberty ship was the SS Stephen Hopkins, which sank a German commerce raider in a ship-to-ship gun battle in 1942.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Liberty_ship   (393 words)

  
 Ephedra supplements are safe and effective for fat loss
Stephen Kimmel, an expert in cardiac epidemiology and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, presented a detailed analysis of the FDA's Adverse Event Reports (AER) in relation to the experience in the general population.
Grover M. Hutchins, a leading researcher in pathology and cardiac pathology and a Professor of Pathology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, reviewed all 22 deaths reported to FDA, which were possibly associated with the consumption of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids.
Hutchins reported that there was no consistency of clinical or pathologic features among the cases, nor was there evidence to show that ephedrine alkaloids was a contributing factor in any of the deaths.
www.ast-ss.com /research/cribb/articles/ephedra_is_safe_01-15-01.asp   (3064 words)

  
 Floor Statements by Congresswoman Pelosi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The SS Hopkins holds a unique distinction in U.S. merchant marine history.
On September 17, 1942, during her maiden voyage in the South Atlantic Sea the Hopkins and her crew waged a courageous battle against two heavily armed German vessels.
The stark courage of her crew in their heroic stand against overpowering odds caused her name to be perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.' The Hopkins was lost as a result of that valiant battle after sustaining destroyed engines, exploded boilers, and catching fire from stem to stern.
www.house.gov /pelosi/sshopkins.htm   (287 words)

  
 EDWARD J. O'HARA
O’Hara was on his sea period, serving aboard the Liberty ship SS Stephen Hopkins, owned by the Luckenbach Steamship company of New York.
On September 27, 1942, when the SS Stephen Hopkins’s master saw the raiders, he kept the stern towards the raiders, so that his single turret could fire upon them.
The Navy guard did a good job of keeping the raiders at bay, despite casualties by shells and bullets, until a shell struck home in the Hopkins’s engine room, where O’Hara was working as a cadet.
members.tripod.com /KP142/ohara.htm   (427 words)

  
 American Victory
"The history of the SS American Victory is a long and storied one, despite the fact that she spent much of her life in mothballs.
The SS American Victory, as her name implies, was one of 534 Victory ships built between mid-1944 and mid-1946 to replace the venerable Liberty class of merchant vessel."
The Liberty ship SS Stephen Hopkins, which sank a German commerce raider in a ship-to-ship gun battle in 1942 and became the first American ship to sink a German surface combatant.
www.aljacobs.com /american_victory.htm   (2589 words)

  
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Stephen Wheeler, (1761-1831), was placed on the pension roll of New York, 1818, for three years' actual service as private in the New York Line.
Stephen Hume, (1754-1843), was placed on the pension roll of Berkshire county, 1831, for service as private in the Mass.
Stephen Stewart in 1779 served as a private in Capt. William G. Hubbell's company, Col. Nehemiah Beardsley's 16th regiment of militia.
www.stephentowngenealogy.com /dar.html   (12348 words)

  
 Gallant Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins
All the guns aboard the Hopkins were firing as fast as they could be loaded and discharged.
A total of 35 shells hit the Stier and she was in as much of a shambles as the Hopkins.
In his battle report, which he turned in upon the Tannenfels' arrival in Nazi territory, Captain Gerlach reported he fought a "heavily armed cruiser." The SS Stephen Hopkins, named after Rhode Island's representative to the first Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence, was the only U.S. ship to sink a German surface warship.
www.usmm.org /hopkins.html   (1043 words)

  
 Franklin & Marshall vs Johns Hopkins (Nov 3, 2001)
F 4-2 J30 Scott Stephen pass intercepted by Joe Angelosante at the JHU4, Joe Angelosante return 17 yards to the JHU21 (Steve Cipriano).
F 1-10 F20 Scott Stephen pass intercepted by Paul Smith at the FM27, Paul Smith return 0 yards to the FM27.
F 1-10 F12 Scott Stephen rush to the FM11, fumble by Scott Stephen recovered by FM James Cleary at FM11.
server1.fandm.edu /departments/Athletics/Football/2001/hopkins.htm   (4255 words)

  
 Repka, Michael X.
Michael X. Repka, M.D. Dr. Repka is a Professor of Ophthalmology and a Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
He is nationally and internationally known for his contributions in the fields of pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, retinopathy of prematurity, and pediatric neuro-ophthalmology.
Stephen R. Cole, Roy W. Beck, Pamela S. Moke, Marianne P. Celano, Carolyn D. Drews, Michael X. Repka, Jonathan M. Holmes, Eileen E. Birch, Raymond T. Kraker, Kevin E. Kip, Pediatric Disease Investigator Group.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org /wilmer/employees/cvs/Repka.html   (4677 words)

  
 World War II Plus 55 - Sept. 27th-Sept. 30th, 1942
The enemy ship is SS Stephen Hopkins, under Capt. Paul Buck, heading in ballast from Cape Town to Dutch Guiana to load bauxite.
Her men are expecting turkey with all the trimmings for lunch, according to the plan of the day.
The captain, Lieutenant Horst Gerlach, assembles hi men, they give a "Sieg Heil" for the Fuhrer, the fatherland, their ship, and Hopkins, which is also blazing merrily.
www.usswashington.com /dl27se42.htm   (3881 words)

  
 ACU 17, Arkansas Tech 16
Hopkins reached on a fielder's choice; E. Romanchuk advanced to second; C. Cameron out at third 3b unassisted.
Hopkins tripled to right field, RBI; E. Romanchuk, unearned.
Romanchuk grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; C. Cameron out on the play; B. Green scored, unearned.
www.acu.edu /sports/baseball/2006_Schedule/acuatu2.html   (1383 words)

  
 MILLSAPS vs Crighton College (Mar 27, 2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Wilbanks reached on an error by ss; T. Hopkins advanced to third; MtSchildmeie scored, unearned.
MkSchildmeie advanced to second on a passed ball; T. Hopkins advanced to third on a passed ball.
Hopkins flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; G. Joyner advanced to second; MtSchildmeie scored.
www.millsaps.edu /athletic/baseball/game25.shtml   (1188 words)

  
 swale ss richard montgomery wreck
SS Carlos Carrillo Another notable Liberty ship was SS Stephen Hopkins, which sank a German commerce
SS Richard Montgomery is also notable, though in a less positive way; the wreck of the ship lies off the
Several designs of mass-produced petroleum tankers were also produced, the most numerous being the T2 tanker series, with about 490 built between 1942 and the end of 1945.
www.ssrichardmontgomery.com /images/swalemontgomery.htm   (2145 words)

  
 Missouri-Rolla vs Bacone
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3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steele,C.J. ss............
Pena,C. grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Steele,C. out on the play.
campus.umr.edu /athleticsarchives/0304/04base20.html   (688 words)

  
 ACU 12, Arkansas Tech 2
Fisher out at second c to ss, caught stealing.
Hopkins grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; J. Bollig out on the play.
Gonzales out at second ss to 2b; C. Walsh scored.
www.acu.edu /sports/baseball/2006_Schedule/acuatu1.html   (988 words)

  
 Johns Hopkins vs Franklin & Marshall (Nov 09, 2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
F 1-10 F34 Scott Stephen rush for loss of 1 yard to the F&M33 (Mike Little;Nick Loiacono).
F 2-11 F33 Scott Stephen rush for 6 yards to the F&M39 (Mark Robinson).
F 1-G H07 Scott Stephen rush for loss of 1 yard to the HOPKINS8 (Matt Campbell;Nick Loiacono).
server1.fandm.edu /departments/Athletics/football/2002/hopkins.htm   (4789 words)

  
 27 September 1942
This unexpected resistance is successful, and the Stier sinks, but the Stephen Hopkins also sinks.
The SS Stephen Hopkins, a Liberty Ship armed with a World War I Four Inch Fifty shell gun on the stern and a 37 MM on the bow, was sailing from Capetown, South Africa to Paramaribo, Dutch Guinea, when she was attacked by the raider STIER and her escort the blockade runner TANNENFELS.
The Hopkins also sank, a mass of twisted metal, and thirty-two of the 40 member merchant crew and nine of the fifteen Navy gunners were killed.
homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1942/09/27.htm   (1016 words)

  
 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
He effortlessly manages to present the ugly and mean side, but brings enough humanity to the role that the audience is never turned off watching.
Hopkins also makes some daring and artistic choices, which helps lift this HBO film above the ordinary.
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely provided an intelligent script, and they back that up with an intelligent commentary.
www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=5970&SID=2&PID=778889   (911 words)

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