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Calder Water
Calder may refer to: People *Calder (surname) *Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan Places * Calder, Tasmania, Australia, a locality * Calder, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada * Calder, Saskatchewan, Canada, a village * Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241, Saskatchewan, Canada, a rural municipality * Calder, Cumbria, England, a village * Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of Saint Vincent * Cawdor, Scotland, original name Calder, a Highland council area * River Calder (other), in Scotland, Northern England, and Australia Sports * Calder Cannons, an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Australia * Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to the rookie of the year in the National Hockey League * Calder Cup, awarded to the winner of the American Hockey League playoffs * Calder Race Course, a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States Other uses * Calder Abbey in northwest England * Calder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder (surname)
Calder is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of: ** Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of: *** Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor, inventor of mobile sculpture * Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas * Alison Calder (born 1969), Canadian poet and literary critic * Alvinus Calder (1892–1975), Canadian physician * Angus Calder (1942–2008), Scottish writer, historian and poet, son of Peter Calder * Archibald Clement Calder, Canadian politician * Barbara Calder (1924–2018), British yachtswoman * Bob Calder (1907–1973), Scottish footballer * Clive Calder (born 1946), South African-born British billionaire recording executive and businessman * David Calder (actor) (born 1946), English actor * David Calder (rower) (born 1978), Canadian rower * David O. Calder (1823–1884), Mormon pioneer * Edd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Abbey
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge. History Ranulf de Gernon (also known as Ranulph le Meschines) founded the abbey on 10 January 1134, and gave a site and a mill to the monks. It was a wooden building and occupied by twelve Savigniac monks from Furness Abbey under the abbot Gerold. Only four years later, in the midst of the political instability following the death of Henry I, David King of Scots sent Scottish raiders under William Fitz Duncan to raid the northern English counties. Calder Abbey was one of the victims, and the Scots raided they despoiled the Abbey and drove out the monks. This, and the poor endowment, led the monks to abandon the site, and they sought sanctuary at Furness Abbey. However, as Abbot Gerold would not resign his abbacy, a dispute arose and they we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Calder
West Calder (, ) is a village in the council area of West Lothian, Scotland, located four miles west of Livingston. Historically it is within the County of Midlothian. The village was an important centre in the oil shale industry in the 19th and 20th centuries. West Calder has its own railway station. The surrounding villages that take West Calder's name in their address - Polbeth, Addiewell, Loganlea, Harburn and Westwood - outline the area that this village encompasses, and they all have played an important part in the history of the village as well as West Lothian. The village is a 10-minute drive from Livingston, which is host to two large shopping centres. The village lies along the ridge above the Calder burn. History Early evidence of settlement in the area of West Calder is indicated by the presence of Castle Greg, a Roman fortlet to the south-east of the village in neighboring Harburn. In the medieval period, the area was part of Calder Comitis, a large parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Calder
Mid Calder (; ) is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around west of Edinburgh. The settlement has been on a major crossroads since its origin some time in the 11th century. History In the 14th century, during the Wars of Scottish Independence, Sir James de Sandilands distinguished himself in the wars against the English. For his services he was rewarded with a royal charter of his lands by David II of Scotland. James was well connected and married Eleanor, the only daughter of Sir Archibald Douglas, Regent of Scotland. The gift included extensive estates in what is now West Lothian, and the Barony of Calder. After the Reformation in 1560, Sir James Sandilands, the head of the Sandilands family, was created Lord Torphichen. Since 1348 the family seat has been at Calder House, near to the middle of the village. For centuries a large part of the economy of the Scottish Highlands revolved aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Calder
East Calder is a village located in West Lothian, Scotland, about a mile east of Mid Calder and a mile west of Wilkieston. It forms part of 'the Calders (together with Mid and West Calder), three small neighbouring communities situated west of Edinburgh and south of the "New Town" of Livingston. Its fast growth rate in the early 21st-century is driven by its being within easy commuting distance of Livingston, Edinburgh and Glasgow, combined with its close position relative to the principal transport arteries of the M8 motorway, the A89 and A71 roads, the Edinburgh – Glasgow railway line (the Shotts Line), and Edinburgh Airport. The East Calder Gala is a local highlight held every June, dating back to 1919. Geography East Calder lies in the lee of the Pentland Hills within the Almond River Valley, near the right bank of the river, and specifically in the East Calder / Livingston / Broxburn Plain, a ''Lowland Plains'' type landscape. Given its location on top of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasing Vermeer
''Chasing Vermeer'' is a 2004 children's art mystery novel written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist. Set in Hyde Park, Chicago near the University of Chicago, the novel follows two children, Calder Pillay and Petra Andalee. After a famous Johannes Vermeer painting, ''A Lady Writing'', is stolen ''en route'' to the Art Institute of Chicago, Calder and Petra work together to try to recover it. The thief publishes many advertisements in the newspaper, explaining that he will give the painting back if the community can discover which paintings under Vermeer's name were really painted by him. This causes Petra, Calder, and the rest of Hyde Park to examine art more closely. Themes of art, chance, coincidence, deception, and problem-solving are apparent. The novel was written for Balliett's classroom intended to deal with real-world issues. Balliett values children's ideas and wrote the book specifically to highlight that. ''Chasing Vermeer'' has won several awards, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder (crater)
Calder is a small crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013. Calder is named for the American sculptor Alexander Calder Alexander "Sandy" Calder (; July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobile (sculpture), mobiles (kinetic sculptures powered by motors or air currents) that embrace chance in their aesthetic, hi .... Hollows are visible on the floor of Calder. Villa-Lobos is to the northwest of Calder. References Impact craters on Mercury {{Mercury-planet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Highway
Calder Highway is a rural highway in Australia, linking Mildura and the Victoria/New South Wales border to Bendigo, in North Central Victoria. South of Bendigo, where the former highway has been upgraded to freeway-standard, Calder Freeway links to Melbourne, subsuming former alignments of Calder Highway; the Victorian Government completed the conversion to freeway standard from Melbourne to Bendigo on 20 April 2009. Calder Alternate Highway connects to Calder Highway at either end – just north of Ravenswood, and at Marong – and provides a bypass west of Bendigo. Route Calder Highway commences at the intersection with Silver City Highway in Curlwaa (officially a branch of Silver City Highway, yet sign-posted as Calder Highway) and crosses the Murray River into Victoria over the Abbotsford Bridge, then continues in a southeasterly direction as a two-lane, single carriageway rural highway through Merbein and intersects with Sturt Highway just outside the major regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Freeway
Calder Highway is a rural highway in Australia, linking Mildura and the Victoria/New South Wales border to Bendigo, in North Central Victoria. South of Bendigo, where the former highway has been upgraded to freeway-standard, Calder Freeway links to Melbourne, subsuming former alignments of Calder Highway; the Victorian Government completed the conversion to freeway standard from Melbourne to Bendigo on 20 April 2009. Calder Alternate Highway connects to Calder Highway at either end – just north of Ravenswood, and at Marong – and provides a bypass west of Bendigo. Route Calder Highway commences at the intersection with Silver City Highway in Curlwaa (officially a branch of Silver City Highway, yet sign-posted as Calder Highway) and crosses the Murray River into Victoria over the Abbotsford Bridge, then continues in a southeasterly direction as a two-lane, single carriageway rural highway through Merbein and intersects with Sturt Highway just outside the major regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder V British Columbia (AG)
''Calder v British Columbia (AG)'' 973SCR 313, 9734 WWR 1 was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada. It was the first time that Canadian law acknowledged that aboriginal title to land existed prior to the colonization of the continent and was not merely derived from statutory law. In 1969, Frank Arthur Calder and the Nisga'a Nation Tribal Council brought an action against the British Columbia government for a declaration that aboriginal title to certain lands in the province had never been lawfully extinguished. At trial and on appeal, the courts found that if there ever was aboriginal title in the land it was surely extinguished. The Supreme Court recognized that the Nisga'a had aboriginal title to the lands at the time when European settlers arrived. This was because the Nisga'a had been "organized in societies and occup edthe land as their forefathers had done for centuries" ( Justice Judson, writing for a three-justice plurality) and because they had "possession from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Publishing
Calder Publications is a publisher of books. Since 1949, the company has published many books on all the arts, particularly subjects such as opera and painting, the theatre and critical and philosophical theory. Calder's authors have achieved nineteen Nobel Literature Prizes and three for Peace. History John Calder started his publishing house in 1949 when manuscripts were plentiful and many books that were in demand were out of print – in the immediate post-war years paper was scarce and severely rationed. During the 1950s he built up a list of translated classics, which included the works of Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Goethe and Zola among others. Calder then began to publish American titles. As a result of Senator Joe McCarthy's "witch-hunt" he was able to acquire significant American authors as well as books on issues of civil liberty that mainstream publishers in New York City were afraid to keep on their lists. This led to the development of close ties with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder Baronets
There have been two Calder Baronetcies. The Calder Baronetcy, of Muirton in the County of Moray, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 November 1686 for James Calder. The baronetcy became either extinct or dormant on the death of the sixth baronet, William Henry Walsingham Calder, in 1887. The Calder Baronetcy, of Southwick in the County of Southampton, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ... on 22 August 1798 for Captain Sir Robert Calder, third son of the third Baronet of the 1686 creation. It became extinct on his death in 1818. Calder baronets, of Muirton (1686) *Sir James Calder, 1st Baronet (1657–1711) *Sir Thomas Calder, 2nd Baronet (1682–1760) *Sir James Calder, 3rd Baronet (1712–1774) *Major G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
