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Palin
The surname Palin is a name of British origin, either English or Welsh. Possible derivations include an anglicization of the Welsh patronymic ''ap Heilyn'' ("son of Heilyn") or a reference to the English placenames Poling, West Sussex or Sea Palling, Norfolk. Independently of this, Palin also is a Swedish language surname that occurs in Sweden and Finland. People with this name include: * Arthur Thomas Palin (1916–2006), British chemist and bacteriologist * Brett Palin (born 1984), Canadian hockey player * Christian Palin (born 1978), Finnish-Uruguayan singer * Eduard Palin (1891–1969), Finnish diplomat * Harold Palin (1916–1990), British rugby league footballer * John Palin (politician) (1870–1934), British politician * John Palin (sport shooter) (born 1934), British former sports shooter * Leigh Palin (born 1965), English footballer * Leo Palin (born 1956), Finnish tennis player * Michael Palin (born 1943), British actor, comedian (member of Monty Python) and writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin (; Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, and author who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee under U.S. senator John McCain. Palin was elected to the Wasilla city council in 1992 and became mayor of Wasilla in 1996. In 2003, after an unsuccessful run for lieutenant governor, she was appointed chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, responsible for overseeing the state's oil and gas fields for safety and efficiency. In 2006, at age 42, she became the youngest person and the first woman to be elected governor of Alaska. Immense legal fees incurred by both Palin and the state of Alaska from her fights against ethics investigations led to her resignation in 2009. Palin was nominated as John McCain's vice presidential running mate at the 2008 Republican National Convention. She was the first Republican female v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knighthood, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 New Year Honours, 2019. Palin started in television working on programmes including the ''Ken Dodd Show'', ''The Frost Report'', and ''Do Not Adjust Your Set''. He joined ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (1969–1974) alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman. He acted in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot sketch", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python), The Spanish Inquisition", "Bicycle Repair Man", and "The Fish-Slapping Dance". Palin continued to work with Jones away from Python, co-writing ''Ripping Yarns''. Palin co-wrote and starred in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' (1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol Palin
Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin (born October 18, 1990) is an American public speaker and reality television personality. She is the oldest daughter and second of five children of Todd Palin, Todd and Sarah Palin. Palin competed in the fall 2010 season of ''Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11), Dancing with the Stars'' and reached the finals, finishing in third place. In summer 2011, Palin released a memoir. In summer 2012, she starred in the Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime show ''Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp''. Her most recent television series was as a member of the fall celebrity cast of Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15), ''Dancing with the Stars''s 15th season in 2012, where she was eliminated in the fourth week of competition. Early life Palin was born in Wasilla, Alaska, to parents Todd Palin, Todd and Sarah Palin, Sarah (née Heath) Palin. She was named "Bristol" after the Bristol Inn where her mother Sarah was employed; Bristol, Connecticut, the headquarters city o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Palin
Todd Mitchell Palin (born September 6, 1964) is an American businessman who was the first gentleman of Alaska from 2006 to 2009. He is the former husband of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee with John McCain. Early life and education Palin was born and raised in Dillingham, Alaska to James F. "Jim" and Blanche Palin (née Roberts). Palin has Yup'ik, Dutch, and English ancestry. His grandmother Lena Andree was the daughter of a Dutch-American father and a Yup'ik mother and she grew up speaking both English and Yup'ik. Palin grew up in the now abandoned community of Tuklung in a mixed race region of Bristol Bay and was a member of an Alaska Native corporation, but was not an enrolled citizen of any tribe. Palin is not actively involved in Native politics or any Native organizations, but receives dividends from the Bristol Bay Native Corporation. His blood quantum is one-eighth and that of his children is one-sixteenth. Because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Palin
Major-General Sir Philip Charles Palin (8 August 1864 – 22 January 1937) was an officer of the British Indian Army who served in frontier campaigns and then commanded British, Indian and South African troops in Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine during World War I. Postwar he chaired an inquiry into the Arab–Jewish conflict in Jerusalem. Early life Philip Charles Palin was born in Edinburgh on 8 August 1864, the son of Lieutenant General C. T. Palin of the Bombay Army. Philip and two of his brothers followed their father into the Indian Army. He was educated at Clifton College and then entered the British Army by the Militia 'back door' (rather than through the Royal Military College at Sandhurst), being commissioned as a subaltern, with the rank of lieutenant, in the 3rd ( Royal Denbigh and Flint Militia) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, on 9 January 1884. On 28 April 1886 he received a commission in the Regular Army as a lieutenant in the Cheshire Regiment.'Major-Gen Sir P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Thomas Palin
Arthur Thomas Palin (b. 16 October 1916 - 2006) was a British chemist and bacteriologist. As well as inventing the DPD method of detecting chlorine in water and working as an official advisor to the American Water Works Association (AWWA), Palin was responsible for what the Manual of British Water Engineering Practice records as one of the key historical developments, when breakpoint chlorination was first used in England in the city of Coventry in 1943. Education Palin's contributions to technical literature have appeared in Canada, Japan, Spain, France, Germany, the U.S. and the U.K. He held a first class degree from the University of London, was awarded a Ph.D. for his chlorination research and was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He was an official advisor to the Standard Methods Committee of the AWWA, and an active member of several of its joint task groups and the Research and Water Quality Disinfection committees. Career Early career Palin's early experie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Palin
Harold Palin (19 August 1916 – 16 September 1990), also known by the nickname of "Moggy", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Warrington (two spells) (captain), Swinton, Halifax and Keighley (captain), as a goal-kicking or . Harold Palin's nickname of ' Moggy' was given to him as a child due to cat-like abilities, however he was not particularly fond of the nickname. Background Palin was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 74 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Playing career International honours Harold Palin won caps for England while at Warrington in 1947 against Wales, in 1948 against France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1947 against New Zealand (2 matches). Championship final appearances Harold Palin played , and was captain in Warrington's 15–5 victory over Bradford Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sep Palin
Septer "Sep" Faith Palin (April 11, 1878 – October 3, 1952) was a harness racing driver. According to ''The Indianapolis News'', "The first horse [Palin] drove was a big gray draft stallion which pulled the cart in which he made deliveries for his father’s butcher shop. That was after his family had moved to Russiaville, Indiana, Russiaville, Ind."Vic Rensberger, "Sep Palin, Fastest Sulky Rider, Dead," ''The Indianapolis News'' (Indianapolis, Indiana), October 3, 1952, p. 1. Palin became interested in harness racing after attending the Tipton County Fair. At the age of 18, he went to work as a groom for Billy Marvin's stable in Attica, Indiana. He became a Grand Circuit driver only after a long apprenticeship with curry comb and saddle soap. The Grand Circuit is a group of harness racing stakes races run at various race tracks around the United States. He drove in his first race at Covington, Indiana, in 1900. "In the summer of 1914 he came out with an unknown, but fast, pac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palin, Arunachal Pradesh
Palin is a hill station and the headquarter of Kra Daadi district in Arunachal Pradesh. It is inhabited by Nyishi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh and has a population of 5816 according to the 2001 census. The incumbent MLA from Palin constituency is Balo Raja. Geography Palin has an average elevation of 1080 metres (3540 feet). Climate Palin has a subtropical highland climate (Cwb in the Köppen climate classification). Summers are warm with very high rainfall; winters are mild with moderate rainfall. It is very hilly with high geographical terrain. Most of the time it is covered by clouds. The area is windy in nature. Culture Palin and its adjoining areas are mainly populated by people of the Nyishi tribe. Holy Rosary Church: Consecrated by the Bishop of Itanagar, this Catholic church reflects the extensive Christian influence. Places of interest Holy Rosay Catholic Church is one of largest Catholic churches in the state. It is located at the hilltop in the town. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Palin
Tom Palin is a British painter. Education Palin grew up in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art, and from the University of Manchester with an MA in Art History. He completed a PhD in Painting at the Royal College of Art. Painting Tom Palin's work consists, for the most part, of small scale oil paintings. These explore the boundaries between abstraction and figuration and combine an interest in the iconography of the everyday and of the romantic with a concern for the material surface of paint and the passing of time. His work appears as muted, painterly and, in narrative terms, ambiguous. He cites Maurice Utrillo as a major influence. His work can be found in The University of Liverpool's Art Collection. Tom Palin is included in The Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945 (David Buckman, 2006). He has exhibited his work in a number of solo and collaborative exhibitions, including solo shows at: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palin Report 1920
The Palin Commission or Palin Commission of Inquiry or Palin Court of Inquiry was a British Royal Commission convened to investigate the cause of the 1920 Jerusalem riots, which took place between April 4, 1920 and April 7, 1920. The Commission was also tasked with investigating “the extent and causes of racial feelings that at present exist in Palestine”. The Commission completed its report on July 1, 1920 at Port Said. The Commission reported that the prelude to the attacks resulted from Arab disappointment at the non-fulfillment of the promises of independence by British authorities, the belief that the Balfour Declaration implied a denial of the Arab right of self-determination, and fear that the establishment of a national home for Jews would result in a significant increase in Jewish immigration, leading to Arab economic and political subjugation. The Commission’s final report was never published, in anticipation of Zionist objections. The report is held in the Forei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Palin
Robert Thomas Palin (6 July 1861) was a convict penal transportation, transported to Western Australia. His execution in 1861 was the only time in the convict era of Western Australia that Ordinance 17 Victoria Number 7 was used to secure the capital punishment of a convict for a crime not normally punishable by death. Born around 1835, nothing is known of Robert Palin's early life except his criminal record. In 1851, he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for Burglary, housebreaking; in 1853, he was tried but acquitted of murder; and in March 1856, he was convicted of "burglary from the person" and sentenced to penal servitude for life. At the time of his sentencing, he was described as a Shoemaking, shoemaker by trade. Palin was transported to Western Australia on , arriving in January 1860. His behaviour was good both during and after the voyage. In April 1860, he was appointed a probationary constable and received his Ticket of leave#Australian convicts, ticket of lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
