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Rowan (other)
Rowans are a genus (or subgenus) of deciduous trees. Rowan may also refer to: Places Iran * Rowan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province United States * Rowan, Iowa, a city * Rowan County, Kentucky * Rowan County, North Carolina Outer space * 4599 Rowan, a main belt asteroid discovered in 1985 Arts and entertainment Literature * ''The Rowan'', a novel by Anne McCaffrey Music * The Rowans, also known as The Rowan Brothers, an American country-rock group ** ''The Rowans'' (album), a 1975 album by The Rowans * ''Rowan'', a 2006 album by Maggie Reilly * The Rowan Tree, a Scottish folk song Schools * Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, United States * Rowan College at Burlington County, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States * Rowan College of South Jersey, Sewell, New Jersey, United States Ships * , four US Navy vessels * HMS ''Rowan'', a First World War armed boarding steamer of the Royal Navy * HMS ''Rowan'', a Second World War Royal Navy Tree class trawler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan
The rowans ( or ) or mountain-ashes are shrubs or trees in the genus ''Sorbus'' of the rose family, Rosaceae. They are native throughout the cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the highest species diversity in the Himalaya, southern Tibet and parts of western China, where numerous apomictic microspecies occur.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins . The name ''rowan'' was originally applied to the species ''Sorbus aucuparia'' and is also used for other species in ''Sorbus'' subgenus ''Sorbus''. Formerly, when a wider variety of fruits were commonly eaten in Europe and North America, ''Sorbus'' was a domestically used fruit throughout these regions. It is still used in some countries, but '' S. domestica'', for example, has largely vanished from Britain, where it was traditionally appreciated. Natural hybrids, often including ''S. aucuparia'' and the whitebeam, ''Sorbus aria'', give rise to many endemic variants in the UK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan College At Burlington County
Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) is a public community college in Burlington County, New Jersey. Main facilities are located in Mount Laurel with other campuses in Mount Holly, Willingboro and Joint Base. History Founded as Burlington County College in 1966, the college opened to 1,051 students in 1969 at Lenape High School. The Pemberton Campus opened a few years later in 1971. In 1972, the college received accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Throughout the next several years, the college underwent a series of changes, including increased enrollment, the opening of new campuses, the addition of more degree programs and several leadership changes (see below). In 2015, Burlington County College was renamed to Rowan College at Burlington County, in recognition of its historic partnership with Rowan University. In 2016, RCBC became the first community college in New Jersey authorized to offer juni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan Steam Railmotor
The Rowan steam railmotor was a steam railcar operated by the Victorian Railways. Design The type was designed by William Robert Rowan, Managing Director of the Scandia Company of Copenhagen, Denmark. The design was brought to the attention of the Victorian Railways by Captain Frederick Charles Rowan, brother of the patentee and author of a book on railways for sparsely populated country districts. A feature of the design was provision for the easy removal of the power unit for repair, allowing a substitute unit to be fitted. Construction Details Rowan Car No. 1 / Motor No. 1 Rowan Car No. 1 was delivered complete from the manufacturer. The power unit was built by Kitson and Company (b/n T69 of 1883) of Leeds, England, who were also sole agent for the type in the Australasian Colonies. As built it was double deck with a capacity of 60 passengers and of goods. Before entering service. Victorian Railways modified it to carry 42 passengers, 12 in first class and 30 in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan Software
Rowan Software was a British software company focused on the development of computer games. The company was founded by Rod Hyde in 1987 and based in Runcorn, Cheshire. Rowan was best known as a publisher of flight simulators for the PC. The company was involved with a number of publishers including Mirrorsoft, Mindscape, Spectrum Holobyte, Virgin, and Empire Interactive. Rowan's involvement with Mirrorsoft included development of the strategy/role-playing title Duster which collapsed when Mirrorsoft was declared bankrupt. In 1989, Martin Kenwright left with several members of Rowan's staff to form Digital Image Design. Rowan itself was acquired by Empire Interactive in December 2000. IGN. Games * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan Museum
The Rowan Museum is located in a 19th-century courthouse in Salisbury, North Carolina that survived Stoneman’s Raid. The building is considered to be one of the finest examples of antebellum architecture in North Carolina. The museum is dedicated to the history of Rowan County, North Carolina, Rowan County. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, National Register of National Places in March 1970. The courthouse was built and completed by Conrad and Williams contractors between 1855 and 1857. The courthouse is a two-story building with a hexastyle colossal Doric portico along the front facade. A new courthouse was built in 1914 and is now located next door. The courthouse was transformed into the Community Building (Salisbury, North Carolina), Community Building and has housed the Rowan Museum since 2001, when it moved from the Utzman-Chambers House. Among the museum's holdings is the Old Stone House (Salisbury, North Carolina), Old Stone House, a Georgian architectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan Hall
Rowan Hall was an academic building at Miami University, formerly home to the university's Naval Science department. Constructed in 1949, the hall was named after Miami alumnus Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan. In 2011, Rowan, along with two other academic buildings, were combined to form a new student union. History The hall was originally to be the home of Miami University’s Naval Science department. Here, the Naval Science department housed Navy equipment, such as large artillery guns and other small munitions. Rowan Hall served this purpose until 1970 when the Naval Science department was moved into the recently constructed Millett Hall. In 2011, Rowan, along with Culler and Gaskill Halls, were re-purposed and renovated to form a new student union, the Armstrong Student Center. Rowan's facade remains intact, and much of the building's former interior serves as a student sitting and study area. Namesake Stephen Clegg Rowan attended Miami University in 1825–1826. He was the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valaris Limited
Valaris Limited (previously ENSCO-Rowan plc) is an offshore drilling contractor headquartered in Houston, Texas, and incorporated in Bermuda. It is the largest offshore drilling and well drilling company in the world, and owns 52 rigs, including 36 offshore jackup rigs, 11 drillships, and 5 semi-submersible platform drilling rigs. In 2022, the company's largest customer was BP (15% of revenues). History In 1975, after the 1973 oil crisis, John R. Blocker bought Choya Energy, a six-rig contract drilling company based in Alice, Texas, and renamed the company Blocker Energy. In 1980, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. In 1981 and early 1982, the company borrowed heavily to expand its fleet to 54 rigs. However, in late 1982, the price of oil plunged and, to avoid bankruptcy, Blocker Energy restructured, giving 64% of the company to its banks in exchange for $240 million in debt forgiveness. By 1983, the company was only operating 6 rigs, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan (name)
Rowan or Rawan () is a traditionally masculine Irish given name and surname, now also in use as a given name for girls. Variants of the name include Roan, Rohan, ''Ruadhán'', and ''Ruadh''. The name comes from the Irish surname ''Ó Ruadháin''. It is also an Arabic feminine name referring to a river in Paradise. In some instances, the name is given in reference to the tree. https://www.behindthename.com/name/rowan Surname * Andrew Summers Rowan (1857–1943), American army officer * Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1751–1834), Irish celebrity and founding member of The Dublin Society of United Irishmen * Athol Rowan (1921–1998), South African cricketer * Barbara Ann Rowan (1938–2020), American attorney * Carl Rowan (1925–2000), American journalist and author * Chad Rowan (born 1969), ''Akebono'', Hawaiian sumo wrestler * Sir Charles Rowan ( – 1852), officer in the British Army and Commissioner of Police of the (London) Metropolis * Dan Rowan (1922–1987), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree Class Trawler
Tree-class trawlers were a class of anti-submarine naval trawlers which served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. They were nearly identical to the s, of which they are usually considered a subclass. Six Tree-class trawlers were lost during the war: ''Almond, Ash, Chestnut, Hickory, Juniper'' and ''Pine''. One, ''Mangrove'', was transferred to Portugal in 1943. By the end of 1946, only ''Olive'' and ''Walnut'' remained in service with the Royal Navy. Both were sold in 1948. Ships in class * Built by Ardrossan Dockyard Company, Ardrossan, UK ** - Launched 1940, sold 1946 ** - Launched 1940, war loss 1941 * Built by Cochrane & Sons, Ltd., Selby, UK ** - Launched 1939, war loss 1941 ** - Launched 1939, sold 1946 * Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley, UK ** - Launched 1939, sold 1946 ** - launched 1939, sold 1946 * Built by Ferguson Brothers, Ltd., Port Glasgow Port Glasgow ( gd, Port Ghlaschu, ) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Boarding Steamer
An armed boarding steamer (or "armed boarding ship", or "armed boarding vessel") was a merchantman that the British Royal Navy converted to a warship during the First World War. AB steamers or vessels had the role of enforcing wartime blockades by intercepting and boarding foreign vessels. The boarding party would inspect the foreign ship to determine whether to detain the ship and send it into port or permit it to go on its way. Origins On 28 September 1914 Admiral John Jellicoe, commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet, sent a telegram in which he pointed out that he did not have enough destroyers available to enforce the blockade. Furthermore, the weather was often too severe for the destroyers. Although Jellicoe did not mention it, after the loss on 22 September of the cruisers , and , he also did not want large warships making themselves sitting targets for submarines by stopping to examine merchant vessels. The first request was for 12 vessels, all to be capable of , be ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan College Of South Jersey
Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) is a public community college with two campuses in New Jersey, including one in Sewell (Gloucester Main Campus) and one in Vineland and Millville (Cumberland Branch Campus). The college was established in 1966 as Gloucester County College. In 2014, the college changed its name to Rowan College of Gloucester County when Rowan University and Gloucester County College entered into a partnership. The college then expanded in 2019, combining Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC) and Cumberland County College to become Rowan College of South Jersey. The college now offers conditional dual enrollment with Rowan University depending on GPA. While then GCC took the Rowan name, the community college maintains its independence with its own Board of Trustees and administration. RCSJ has articulation and credit transfer agreements with many area and online colleges and universities, and several dual enrollment agreements. Academic areas include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan University
Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents. The university includes 14 colleges and schools with a total enrollment (undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies) of just over 19,600 students. Rowan offers 85 bachelor's, 46 master's degrees, six doctoral degrees, and two professional degrees. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". History In the early part of the 20th century, there was a shortage of adequately trained teachers in the state of New Jersey. It was decided to build a two-year Normal school in the southern part of the state to counter the trend. Among the candidate towns, Glassboro became the location due in no small part to its easy access to passenger rail as well as its offer to donate of land to the state to build t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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