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Arbor(s) or Arbour(s) may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Arbor'' (installation), a 2013 public artwork in Indianapolis, Indiana, US * Arbor, a counterweight-carrying device found in theater fly systems * ''The Arbor'', a 1980 play by Andrea Dunbar; also the title of a 2010 film about Dunbar * ''The Arbor'', a 1930 play by Hermann Ungar * The Arbors, a 1960s pop group Companies * Arbor Drugs, a defunct American drug store chain based in Troy, Michigan * Arbor Networks, an American software company * Arbors Records, an American jazz record label Horticulture * Arbor (garden), a structure of trees, shrubs or vines forming a shaded space; pergola * Grove (nature), a small group of trees Places * Arbor, Missouri, US * Arbor, Nebraska, US * Arbor, Texas, or Arbor Grove, US Other uses * Arbor (tool) or mandrel * Arbour (surname) * Arbor, the central post of a fishing reel to which fishing line is attached * Arbor knot, a knot commonly used to attach fishing line to a fishing r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor (installation)
''Arbor'' is a 2013 permanent art installation created by Adam Frank, commissioned for the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital, near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. It is part of the Eskenazi Health Art Collection. Description ''Arbor'' is a 2013 permanent art installation created by artist Adam Frank inside Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital. Utilizing new lighting technologies, this eight-part work displays visually accurate shadows of Indiana native trees via recessed floor-to-ceiling light boxes in the green elevator bays of the hospital on levels 1-3 and 6–10. Of the work's intention and purpose, Frank said, “''Arbor'' provides the hospital with an iconic, quiet work that symbolizes health and life. This work brings familiar, organic, natural lighting effects into what is normally a cold and sterile environment. Arbor brings natural lighting effects into the modern built environment in an entirely new way. The project is specifically meant to enhance how hospital pati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor, Nebraska
Arbor is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. History Arbor may be named from Arbor Lodge, the estate of Julius Sterling Morton, the 3rd United States Secretary of Agriculture. However, another source speculates that Arbor was likely named for the trees lining the town site. Arbor had a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ... from 1894 until 1900. References Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Nebraska Unincorporated communities in Nebraska {{LancasterCountyNE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor Vitae (other)
Arbor vitae may refer to: Anatomy * Arbor vitae (anatomy), the white cerebellar matter * Arbor vitae uteri, a part of the cervical canal Places * Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin, a town in the United States * Arbor Vitae (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in the United States Other uses * Arborvitae, a genus of coniferous trees or shrubs in the cypress family * ''Arbor Vitae'', a 1995 album by J Church See also * Tree of life (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor Day
Arbor Day (or Arbour Day in some countries) is a Secularity, secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season. Origins and history First Arbor Day The Spanish village of Mondoñedo held the first documented arbor plantation festival in the world organized by its mayor in 1594. The place remains as Alameda de los Remedios and it is still planted with lime (fruit), lime and Aesculus hippocastanum, horse-chestnut trees. A humble granite marker and a bronze plate recall the event. Additionally, the small Spanish village of Villanueva de la Sierra held the first modern Arbor Day, an initiative launched in 1805 by the local priest with the enthusiastic support of the entire population. First American Arbor Day The first American Arbor Day was originated by Julius Sterling Morton, J. Sterlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor Knot
The Arbor knot is a typical fishers' knot. Its primary use is to attach fishing line to the arbor of a fishing reel. It has also gained popularity (often under the name "Canadian Jam Knot" or nicknamed "bushcraft zip tie") as a general binding knot to tie down a roll of e.g. a sleeping bag, or to begin a lashing. Tying An arbor knot is tied by first passing the line around the reel arbor. The tag end is then tied in an overhand knot around the running line. Finally, an overhand knot is tied in the tag end. When tightened, the overhand knot in the tag end jams against the overhand knot tied around the running line. See also * List of knots References External links Arbor knot and other fishing knots* Fishing knots {{knot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishing Reel
A fishing reel is a hand-crank (mechanism), cranked reel used in angling to wind and stow fishing line, typically mounted onto a fishing rod, but may also be used on compound bows or crossbows to retrieve tethered arrows when bowfishing. Modern recreational fishing reels usually have fittings aiding in casting (fishing), casting for distance and accuracy, as well as controlling the speed and tension of line retrieval to avoid line snap and fishing hook, hook dislodgement. Fishing reels are traditionally used for bass fishing in angling and fly casting, competitive casting. They are typically attached near the handle of a fishing rod, though some specialized reels with pressure sensors for immediate retrieval are equipped on downrigger systems which are mounted directly to an ocean-going sport boat's gunwales or transom (nautical), transoms and are used for "deep drop" and trolling (fishing), trolling. The earliest fishing reel was invented in China at least since the Song dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbour (surname)
Arbour is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Al Arbour (1932–2015), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive * Amos Arbour (1895–1943), Canadian ice hockey player * Beatrice Arbour (1920–2019), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Jack Arbour (1899–1973), Canadian ice hockey defenceman * John Arbour (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey player * Louise Arbour (born 1947), Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist * Madeleine Arbour (1923–2024), Canadian designer, painter, and journalist * Nicole Arbour, Canadian cheerleader and singer * Tony Arbour (born 1945), British Conservative Party politician * Ty Arbour (1896–1979), Canadian ice hockey player * Victoria Arbour, Canadian evolutionary biologist and palaeontologist See also * List of family relations in the NHL {{surname English-language surnames French-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor (tool)
A mandrel, mandril, or arbor is a tapered tool against which material can be forged, pressed, stretched or shaped (e.g., a ring mandrel - also called a triblet - used by jewellers to increase the diameter of a wedding ring), or a flanged or tapered or threaded bar that grips a workpiece to be machined in a lathe. A flanged mandrel is a parallel bar of a specific diameter with an integral flange towards one end, and threaded at the opposite end. Work is gripped between the flange and a nut on the thread. A tapered mandrel (often called a plain mandrel) has a taper of approximately 0.005 inches per foot and is designed to hold work by being driven into an accurate hole on the work, gripping the work by friction. A threaded mandrel may have a male or female thread, and work which has an opposing thread is screwed onto the mandrel. On a lathe, mandrels are commonly mounted between centres and driven by a lathe dog (typically flanged or tapered mandrels), but may also be gripped in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor, Texas
Arbor Grove, also known as Arbor, is a ghost town in southeastern Houston County, Texas, United States. History Arbor Grove was established sometime before 1900. The community had a post office from 1901 to 1906. It had a church and several scattered houses in the mid-1930s. Many residents moved elsewhere after World War II, and the church and scattered houses from the mid-1930s were the only things that remained in the settlement. Mexican land grants were given to colonists under the leadership of Empresario Joseph Vehlein in this region in the late 1820s and 1830s, but the real growth didn't start until after the Civil War when people relocated here from states torn apart by conflict to profit from the burgeoning cotton and cattle industries. In the 1880s, residents of the nearby communities of Pleasant Grove and Shady Grove built a brush arbor that doubled as a church and school. It also had a general store, barbershop, blacksmith shop, gristmill, cotton gin, Woodman hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arbor, Missouri
Arbor is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located between Delta, Missouri and Advance, Missouri Advance is a town located at the intersection of State Highway 25 and State Highway 91/Route C in northern Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2020 census. Advance was founded ''circa'' 1882. The town is pro ... on Missouri Highway 25. History A post office called Arbor was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1928. The community most likely was named for a brush arbor near the original town site. In 1925, Arbor had 83 inhabitants. References Unincorporated communities in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CapeGirardeauCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fly System
A fly system, or theatrical rigging system, is a system of ropes, pulleys, counterweights and related devices within a theater (structure), theater that enables a stage crew to fly (hoist) quickly, quietly and safely components such as curtains, lights, theatrical scenery, scenery, stage effects and, sometimes, people. Systems are typically designed to fly components between clear view of the audience and out of view, into the large space, the fly loft, above the stage (theatre), stage. Fly systems are often used in conjunction with other theatre systems, such as scenery wagons, stage lifts and stage turntables, to physically manipulate the mise en scène. Theatrical rigging is most prevalent in proscenium theatres with stage houses designed specifically to handle the significant dead and live loads associated with fly systems. building code, Building, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, occupational safety, and Fire safety#Fire code, fire codes limit the types and qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grove (nature)
A grove near Radziejowice, Poland. A grove is a small group of trees with minimal or no undergrowth, such as a sequoia grove, or a small orchard planted for the cultivation of fruits or nuts. Other words for groups of trees include '' woodland'', '' woodlot'', '' thicket'', and '' stand''. A grove may be called an 'arbour' or 'arbor' (see spelling differences), which is not to be confused with the garden structure pergola, which also sometimes goes under that name. Name Palm grove at Orihuela, Spain. The main meaning of ''grove'' is a group of trees that grow close together, generally without many bushes or other plants underneath. It is an old word in the English language, with records of its use dating as far back as the late 9th century as Old English ''grāf'', ''grāfa'' ('grove; copse') and subsequently Middle English ''grove'', ''grave''; these derive from Proto-West Germanic *graib, *graibō ('branch, group of branches, thicket'), from Proto-Germanic *graibaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
