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Paxman Diesel Engines by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Paxman may refer to: Organisations * Paxman Musical Instruments, a British manufacturer of horns * Paxman Promotions, a video game reissue and compilation publisher * Paxman (engines), originally Davey, Paxman & Davey, Engineers latterly part of English Electric and GEC and now part of MAN AG as MAN B&W Diesel Ltd, Paxman People * Jeremy Paxman (born 1950), Yorkshire broadcaster, journalist and author * Giles Paxman (1951−2025), British diplomat * Mike Paxman (born 1953), multi-instrumentalist and record producer * Stephen Paxman (born 1970), Australian rules footballer Other uses * Paxman, a fictional character in the Darkover series The ''Darkover'' series is a collection of science fiction-fantasy novels and short stories written by Marion Zimmer Bradley. The series is set on the planet of Darkover, where a group of humans have been stranded and have developed their own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paxman Musical Instruments
Paxman Musical Instruments Ltd is a British manufacturer of French horn, horns. Paxman is the instrument of choice of a number of leading British players, including Michael Thompson (horn player), Michael Thompson. Paxman was established at the turn of the twentieth century by Harry Paxman, but did not start production of horns until 1945, when no more than twelve instruments a year were made. Robert Paxman was honoured with an Order of the British Empire for his services to music. 1950 saw the arrival in England of Richard Merewether, a professional horn player whose career had started with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As his career in England progressed, he found himself specialising more and more in the high register of the instrument. He had been working on ideas of horn design for a number of years and had researched areas of physics which he thought to be fundamental to the successful design and manufacture of such instruments. He approached Robert Paxman with these ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paxman Promotions
Prism Leisure Corporation Plc was a distribution and publishing company that primarily focused on reissues and compilations, often at low prices. The company was located in Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom until it was placed into administration in June 2007. History The company was founded in 1980 as Geoff's Records by chairman Geoff Young. The company was taken private in November 1998 after a management buyout. The company launched an online store in 2001. The company expanded in 2002 by acquiring competitors and became the UK's leading wholesaler and worldwide distributor of CDs, cassettes, computer games, videos and DVDs. They also handled board games and toys. In 2004, the company sold its retail locations. The Great Yarmouth King Street store was renamed "Better Leisure" and closed in October 2012. Collapse and Sale On 4 June 2007, Prism Leisure was placed into adminstration. Their entertainment assets were acquired by FremantleMedia while the music assets were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paxman (engines)
Paxman was a major United Kingdom, British brand of diesel engines. Ownership has changed on a number of occasions from the company's formation in 1865, and the brand is now part of MAN Energy Solutions. At its peak, the Paxman works covered and employed over 2,000 people. Early Paxman diesel engines (with "Comet" indirect injection cylinder heads, designed by Sir Harry Ricardo) carried the name Paxman Ricardo. History Davey Paxman Paxman was founded by James Noah Paxman, Henry and Charles Davey as Davey, Paxman & Davey, Engineers in 1865, later Davey, Paxman & Co. which became a limited company in 1898. In 1920 the company became a member of the Agricultural & General Engineers (AGE) Syndicate, combine. In 1932 AGE collapsed and Paxman emerged as Davey Paxman & Co (Colchester) Ltd. Davey, Paxman and Davey conducted business as general engineers and ironworkers. The company manufactured steam engines, boilers, agricultural machinery, and mill gearing. By the early 1870s the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English former broadcaster, journalist and author, born in Yorkshire. Born in Leeds, Paxman was educated at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he edited the undergraduate newspaper ''Varsity (Cambridge), Varsity''. At Cambridge, he was a member of a Labour Party (UK), Labour Party club and described himself as a socialist, in later life describing himself as a one-nation conservative. He joined the BBC in 1972, initially at BBC Radio Brighton, relocating to London in 1977. In following years, he worked on ''Tonight (1975 TV programme), Tonight'' and ''Panorama (British TV programme), Panorama'', becoming a newsreader for the ''BBC Six O'Clock News'' and later a presenter on ''Breakfast Time (British TV programme), Breakfast Time'' and ''University Challenge''. In 1989, he became a presenter for the BBC Two programme ''Newsnight'', interviewing many political figures. Paxman became known for his forthright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the city of York. The south-west of Yorkshire is densely populated, and includes the cities of Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Doncaster and Wakefield. The north and east of the county are more sparsely populated, however the north-east includes the southern part of the Teesside conurbation, and the port city of Kingston upon Hull is located in the south-east. York is located near the centre of the county. Yorkshire has a Yorkshire Coast, coastline to the North Sea to the east. The North York Moors occupy the north-east of the county, and the centre contains the Vale of Mowbray in the north and the Vale of York in the south. The west contains part of the Pennines, which form the Yorkshire Dales in the north-west. The county was historically borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Paxman
Timothy Giles Paxman CMG LVO (15 November 1951 – 8 March 2025) was a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Mexico between 2005 and 2009 and Ambassador to Spain between 2009 and 2013. Career Paxman became Ambassador to Spain on 19 October 2009. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2013 New Year Honours "for services to UK interests in Spain and Mexico". He was replaced by Simon Manley in October 2013. Personal life and death Paxman was married to Ségolène Cayol, with whom he had three daughters. He was a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order. He was the younger brother of broadcaster Jeremy Paxman Jeremy Dickson Paxman (born 11 May 1950) is an English former broadcaster, journalist and author, born in Yorkshire. Born in Leeds, Paxman was educated at Malvern College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he edited the undergraduate .... Paxman died from lung cancer on 8 March 2025, at the age of 73. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Paxman
Mike Paxman (born 19 December 1953) is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for his work with Judie Tzuke, Nick Kamen, Uriah Heep and bands, Status Quo and Asia. Paxman grew up in Wiltshire, England and went to Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. During the late 1970s, he played drums in the Salisbury-based contemporary jazz quartet Sphere, along with saxophonist Andy Sheppard, pianist Geoff Williams, and double bassist Peter Maxfield (they all had been students at BWS). He played guitar, in the studio and on tour, and wrote with singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke from the late 1970s. He co-wrote Tzuke's single "Stay with Me till Dawn" and her first album ''Welcome to the Cruise''. He wrote and produced twelve more albums working with Tzuke until the late 1990s. Beginning in the mid-1980s, Paxman focused on production work founding Big Ocean Studios with Paul Muggleton, Tzuke's partner. They worked with artists including Nick Kamen on the album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Paxman
Stephen Paxman (born 4 December 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Fitzroy career (1991–1996) Paxman began his career with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1991, he went on to play 102 games for the club before Fitzroy's AFL operations were taken over by the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. Port Adelaide career (1997–2003) Not wanting to join the Brisbane Lions, Paxman ended up being picked up in the 1997 pre-season draft the newly joined team in the AFL, the Port Adelaide Power. He became quite a solid defender and was always a workhorse who won the 1999 John Cahill Medal The John Cahill Medal, named after the Port Adelaide Football Club's ten time premiership coach and inaugural AFL coach John Cahill, is awarded to the club player adjudged best and fairest for the season. The voting system as of the 2017 AF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
