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Skinner
Skinner may refer to: People and fictional characters * Skinner (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with that surname *Skinner (profession), a person who makes a living by working with animal skins or driving mules *Skinner, a ring name of professional wrestler Steve Keirn in early 1990s *B. F. Skinner, American Psychologist American geography * Skinner, Missouri, an unincorporated community *Skinner Butte, a prominent hill beside the Willamette River in Oregon * Skinner Reservoir, a reservoir in Riverside County, California Other uses * ''Skinner'' (film), a 1993 horror film *''The Skinner'', a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher *Skinner, Inc., also known as Skinner, an auction house for fine art and antiques *''The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles ''The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (Macrolepidoptera)'' by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macromoths of Britain and Irelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner Butte
Skinner Butte (often mistakenly called Skinner's Butte) is a prominent hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, United States, near the Willamette River. A local landmark, it honors city founder Eugene Skinner and is the site of the city's Skinner Butte Park. The butte once displayed a controversial cross or war memorial, depending on one's interpretation. The cross was replaced several times, but wasn't permanently removed until 1997. One of the objections to the cross was its perceived association with Ku Klux Klan (Eugene grew to be a recognized national stronghold for the KKK through the 1950s.) Description The elevation at the top of Skinner Butte is above sea level, approximately above the surrounding city. A winding road leads to the summit, which provides a comprehensive view of the city. The public park features hiking trails and open lawns. The butte is also the location of a giant "O" emblem (representing the University of Oregon) visi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner (surname)
Skinner is a surname. It is an occupational surname of English origin, from the Old Norse word 'skinn', denoting someone who stripped the hide from animals, to be used in the production of fur clothing or leather. Notable people with the surname include: Politics and law * Ahmad Wally Skinner (1924–2014), Bruneian nobleman and politician * Alanson Skinner (1794–1876), New York politician * Alonzo A. Skinner (1814–1877), United States judge * Avery Skinner (1796–1876), New York politician *Carlton Skinner (1913–2004), Governor of Guam *Cortlandt Skinner (1727–1799), Loyalist officer during the American Revolutionary War *Dennis Skinner (born 1932), British MP for Bolsover * Ed Skinner (1936–2015), American politician * Harry Skinner (politician) (1855–1929), US Representative from North Carolina * Henry Skinner (1926–1986), British judge * James John Skinner (1923–2008), Irish-born Zambian politician and jurist * Jerry Skinner (1900–1962), New Zealand MP *Jillia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner (profession)
Skinning is the act of skin removal. The process is done by humans to animals, mainly as a means to prepare the meat beneath for cooking and consumption, or to harvest the skin for making fur clothing or tanning it to make leather. The skin may also be used as a trophy or taxidermy, sold on the fur market, or, in the case of a declared pest, used as proof of kill to obtain a bounty from a government health, agricultural, or game agency. Two common methods of skinning are open skinning and case skinning. Typically, large animals are open skinned and smaller animals are case skinned. Skinning methods ''Case skinning'' is a method where the skin is peeled from the animal like a sock. This method is usually used if the animal is going to be stretched out or put in dry storage. Many smaller animals are case skinned, leaving the skin mostly undamaged in the shape of a tube. Although the methods of case skinning individual animals vary slightly, the general steps remain th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Keirn
Stephen Paul Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in multiple National Wrestling Alliance territories as Steve Keirn as one-half of the tag team The Fabulous Ones, as well as his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Skinner. Early life Keirn graduated from Robinson High School in Port Tampa. His father, Richard Keirn, was a B-17 pilot who was shot down over Germany in September 1944 and became a POW. In July 1965, when Stephen was 13, Richard was shot down over Vietnam and again taken prisoner. He was held in the Hanoi Hilton for seven and half years. While his father was imprisoned, Steve hung out with his school friend Mike Graham whose father Eddie Graham was a wrestling booker, who was later inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame. Professional wrestling career Championship Wrestling from Florida (1972–1982) Much of Keirn's early career was spent wrestling as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner, Missouri
Skinner is an unincorporated community in Audrain County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border .... History A post office called Skinner was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1900. The community bears the name of an early settler. References Unincorporated communities in Audrain County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{AudrainCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner Reservoir
Skinner Reservoir, also known as Lake Skinner, is a reservoir in western Riverside County, California, located at the foot of Bachelor Mountain in the Auld Valley, approximately northeast of Temecula. It was created in 1973 by the construction of the Skinner Clearwell Dam (expanded 1991) on Tucalota Creek, and currently has a capacity of . Located north of Rancho California Road near the Temecula Valley Wine Country, The address of the reservoir is: 37701 Warren Road, Temecula, CA 92592. Lake Skinner is operated by the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District (RivCo Parks), under lease by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. It is supplied by the Colorado River Aqueduct and the State Water Project, and feeds the Robert A. Skinner filtration plant, which provides treated water to 2.5 million people in Riverside and San Diego Counties. It is named after Robert A. Skinner, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District from 1962 to 1967, who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinner (film)
''Skinner'' is a 1993 independent splatter / slasher film directed by Ivan Nagy and starring Ted Raimi, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake and Richard Schiff. Synopsis Dennis Skinner is a handsome, likeable young man who is secretly a skid row slasher-style serial killer preying on sex workers. To avoid detection he moves from town to town, eventually ending up in his current location, where he rents a room from Kerry Tate, a married woman whose trucker husband Geoff is frequently out of town. Skinner immediately starts looking for new victims and also takes a job as a janitor. On his trail is Heidi (Traci Lords), a junkie prostitute who survived one of his brutal attacks and now desires revenge. While skinning one of his victims Skinner monologues about growing up with a physically and mentally abusive father who worked as a mortician. After the death of his mother, Skinner's father forced him to watch as he prepared the body, culminating in his father removing his mother's face. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skinner
''The Skinner'' is a 2002 science fiction novel by Neal Asher Neal Asher (born 4 February 1961) is an English science fiction writer. He lives near Chelmsford. Career Both of Asher's parents are educators and science fiction fans. Although he began writing speculative fiction in secondary school, he di .... It is the first novel in the Spatterjay sequence. Plot ''The Skinner'' tells the story of three individuals who have journeyed to the 'line-world' (a world on the 'line', or border, of the Human Polity) of Spatterjay, a hostile mostly aquatic world with ferocious native lifeforms. The planet Spatterjay is host to a complex virus that permeates throughout all life forms (including humans), propagated by a kind of leech which uses the virus to keep its prey alive whilst it feeds upon them. The virus optimizes life forms it infects for survival changing them, often rapidly, in response to environmental pressures. Humans need to consume food that is untainted by the vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colour Identification Guide To Moths Of The British Isles
''The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles (Macrolepidoptera)'' by Bernard Skinner is a single volume identification guide to the macromoths of Britain and Ireland. The first edition was published in 1984, and a second, revised edition in 1998. The book became the standard guide to macromoth identification used by moth recorders in the field in Britain, and the increased popularity of moth recording in Britain in the 1990s is often attributed in large part to this book. The first edition of the guide was illustrated by 42 colour photographic plates of pinned moth specimens, photographed by David Wilson. An extra plate by Wilson, showing additional species or aberrations was included in the second edition. For some species, additional line drawings showing specific identification features are included within the text. A companion guide to caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
