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Hollis Fort
Hollis may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hollis (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * Hollis (singer), American singer-songwriter Hollis Wong-Wear () Places United States * Hollis, Alaska, a census-designated place * Hollis, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Hollis, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Hollis, Maine, a town * Hollis, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Hollis, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Hollis, New Hampshire, a town * Hollis, Oklahoma, a city and county seat * Hollis, Queens, a New York City neighborhood **Hollis station, a Long Island Railroad station * Hollis Garden, a public botanical garden in Lakeland, Florida * Hollis Speedway, a racetrack in Heflin, Alabama Elsewhere * Hollis Reservoir, Trinidad Other uses * , a US Navy destroyer escort * Hollis Chair of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy, an endowed professorship at Harvard University * Hollis Professor of Divinity, an endowed chair at Harvard Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis (name)
Hollis is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adrian Hollis (1940–2013), English classical scholar and correspondence chess grandmaster. * Andy Hollis, American game designer * Anthony Hollis (1927–2013), British barrister and judge * Barry Hollis, English rugby league footballer * Charles Hollis, British architect * Christopher Hollis (politician) (1902–1977), British schoolmaster, university teacher, author and Conservative politician * Crispian Hollis, English Roman Catholic bishop * David Hollis (born 1965), American football player * Dwayne Hollis (born 1989), American football player * Francis Hollis (1884–1955), British clergyman and Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak * George Hollis (VC) (1833–1879), British soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross * Gerald Hollis (1919–2005), British rugby player, naval officer and Church of England priest * H. H. Hollis (1921–1977), American science fiction writer * Harry Hollis (1913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis Station
Hollis is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line (Long Island Rail Road), Main Line, located at the intersection of 193rd Street and Woodhull Avenue in the Hollis, Queens, Hollis neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Only trains on the Hempstead Branch stop at the station. History The station was originally built as East Jamaica in May 1885 and was renamed as Hollis in September of the same year. It was rebuilt in 1915, as part of a grade crossing elimination project. On June 22, 1958, five of 25 eastbound Hempstead Branch trains, and six of 26 westbound trains began skipping the station, reducing running times on those trains by one minute. Daily ridership at the station had decreased from 3,396 in 1930 to 230 in 1957. The station house was destroyed by arson on November 2, 1967 and was never rebuilt; it now operates without a station house, with open-air shelters on the platforms providing passengers protection from the elements. As part of the Metropolitan Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holi
Holi () is a major Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring.The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) p. 874 "Holi /'həʊli:/ noun a Hindu spring festival ...".Yudit Greenberg, Encyclopedia of Love in World Religions, Volume 1, , p. 212 It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna.R Deepta, A.K. Ramanujan's ‘Mythologies’ Poems: An Analysis, Points of View, Volume XIV, Number 1, Summer 2007, pp. 74–81 Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu.; Holi originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.Ebeling, Karin (10), Holi, an Indian Festival, and its Reflection in English Media; Die Ordnung des Standard und die Differenzierung der Diskurse: Akten des 41. Linguistischen Kolloquiums in Mannhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis V Vabu
''Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd'' (Vabu) was a decision of the High Court of Australia. It is a notable decision in Australian employment law. The case is most known for outlining principles determinative of whether a worker should be regarded as an employee or independent contractor. At issue in the case was a claim in negligence by Hollis against Vabu Pty Ltd. Hollis had been hit by a courier, and asserted that because that courier was an employee of Vabu; the company was vicariously liable.As a general rule, employees are vicariously liable for the actions of their employees in Australian tort law. See: 207 CLR 21 at 32 Vabu claimed that the courier was an independent contractor, which would have assisted its argument that only the courier was liable for injury to Hollis. The High Court declared that the courier was an employee of Vabu, and therefore vicariously liable. In doing so, it set out general principles which are relevant to recognition of the employment relationship at Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard Library
Harvard Library is the network of libraries and services at Harvard University, a private Ivy League university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Library is the oldest library system in the United States and both the largest academic library and largest private library in the world. Its collection holds over 20 million volumes, 400 million manuscripts, 10 million photographs, and one million maps. Harvard Library holds the third-largest collection of all libraries in the world, after the Library of Congress and Boston Public Library, by number of volumes held. Among libraries, measured on the number of all items held, it is the fifth-largest library in the nation. Harvard Library is a member of the Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP); other members include Columbia University Libraries, Princeton University Library, New York Public Library, and Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation, making over 90 million books available to the library's users. The libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis Professor Of Divinity
The Hollis Chair of Divinity is an endowed chair at Harvard Divinity School. It was established in 1721 at a salary of £80 per year by Thomas Hollis, a wealthy English merchant and benefactor of the university. It is the oldest endowed chair in the United States, the first professorship in theology in the country, and in the early 19th century it was considered to be "the most prestigious endowed professorship in America". History The terms for the new position were drawn up in London on 22 August 1721. Requirements for the professor were not very sectarian, although Hollis made a requirement of character: "That he should be a man of solid learning in divinity, of sound, or orthodox principles, one well gifted to teach, of a sober and pious life, and of a grave conversation." Traditionally, the chair's occupant has the right to graze a cow on the Harvard Yard, but until 2009 none but the first two Hollis professors had done so. In 2009, upon his retirement, theologian Harvey Cox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis Chair Of Mathematicks And Natural Philosophy
The Hollis Chair of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy is an endowed professorship established at Harvard College in 1727 by Thomas Hollis. The chair, now part of the Physics Department, is the second oldest at Harvard, and the oldest professorship in science in the United States. The spelling of the title of the chair has been retained since its establishment. The original Rules and Orders relating to the chair are still extant. The incumbents have been: * Isaac Greenwood (1727–1737) * John Winthrop (1737–1779) * Samuel Williams (1779–1789) * Samuel Webber (1789–1806) * John Farrar (1807–1838) * Joseph Lovering (1838–1888) * Benjamin Osgood Peirce (1888–1914) * Wallace Clement Sabine (1914–1919) * vacant (January 1919–September 1921) Sabine died in January 1919, and Lyman was not appointed until September 1921. * Theodore Lyman (1921–1926) * Percy Williams Bridgman (1926–1950) * John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1951–1969) * Andrew Gleason (1969–1992) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis Reservoir
Hollis Reservoir is a reservoir located in north Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ... and it supplies Arima, Valencia. It is also the oldest one in the country opened in 1936. It is also a popular tourist attraction. Located about three miles off the Valencia Road the Hollis Dam is the oldest dam Trinidad and Tobago. It was built between 1934 and 1936, under the reign of Sir Claud Hollis, who governed Trinidad and Tobago from 1930 to 1936. This man-made lake is fed from the waters of the Quare River and rainfall from the surrounding mountains. When full it can supply 8.2 million gallons of water to people in Arima, Nettoville, Cleaver Road, Bregan Park, D'Abadie and Arouca. With the dry season, the supply is cut in half. The Hollis catchment also supports a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis Speedway
Hollis Speedway is a 0.23-mile dirt oval motor racetrack in Heflin, Alabama. History The track opened in 1979 and operated continuously until 1998, reopening in 2002. The track was prominently featured in a 2020 Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ... article following NASCAR's banning of the Confederate flag at its events, though the Hollis Speedway does not possess NASCAR sanction. Track Champions External links Official website2021 Track Rulebook References {{Reflist , refs= {{cite web , title=New Hollis Speedway , url=https://www.racingin.com/track/details.aspx?s=AL&Address_ID=0035 , website=RacingIN Track Profile , access-date=13 June 2021 {{cite web , title=Little River Speedway , url=http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/AL/LittleRiver.html , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis Garden
Hollis Garden is a public botanical garden in Lakeland, Florida, in the United States. It is divided into 16 themed sections or "rooms" with plantings being rotated throughout the year. Not all of the rooms feature heavy planting, for example the Gazebo and Trellis area displays Tuscan style, neoclassical architectural design elements. Some of these rooms showcase water features such as the Grotto, a shady section of garden that houses tropical ferns and orchids; the Rosette Plaza and Fountain, a grand, central, open-spaced display; Bowls and Runnels, a long gravity-fed fountain that takes water from the Rosette Fountain down to Lake Mirror; and the Lily Pond, a small secluded koi pond surrounded by rustling bamboo. There are rooms named after their colors including the Red, Yellow, and White Rooms. Other rooms are named after their planting types like the Vegetable Room, Tropical Room, and Herb Rooms, and Patterned Flowerbeds. Two of the rooms, Sustenance Orchard and Trees of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis, Queens
Hollis is a residential middle class, middle-class neighborhood within the southeastern section of the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Queens. While a predominantly African-American community, there are small minorities of Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanics and South Asian Americans, South Asians residing in the area. Boundaries are considered to be 181st Street to the west, Hillside Avenue to the north, Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east, and Murdock Avenue to the south. Hollis is located between Jamaica, Queens, Jamaica to the west and Queens Village, Queens, Queens Village to the east. Hollis is located in Queens Community Board 12, Queens Community District 12 and its ZIP Codes are 11423 and 11412. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 103rd Precinct. Politically, Hollis is represented by the New York City Council's 23rd and 27th Districts. History The first European settlers were Dutch homesteaders in the 17th century. A centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollis (singer)
Hollis Wong-Wear (born May 29, 1987), known mononymously as Hollis, is an American singer. She is best known for featuring on "White Walls", a song by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, which also featured Schoolboy Q. Hollis is also a spoken-word artist. Career Her major debut was on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' debut album, '' The Heist''. This was followed by the single "White Walls" in which she did the vocals for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. This song peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Hollis was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Awards for songwriting and vocals on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album, ''The Heist''. Wong-Wear is the lead singer for Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...-based R&B trio The Flavr Blue. Alongside her work with the band, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
