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Stover (other)
Stover is the leaves and stalks of field crops. Stover may also refer to: Places *Stover, Missouri * Stover, West Virginia *Stover, Teigngrace, an historic estate in Devon, England *Stover Canal, a canal in Devon, England *Ralph Stover State Park, Bucks County, Pennsylvania State Park People *Anthony Stover (born 1990), American basketball player *Charles B. Stover (1861–1929), Parks Commissioner for New York City *D.C. Stover (1839–1908), American industrialist *David Stover (racing driver) (born 1979), former NASCAR driver * Holly Stover, American politician *Ida Elizabeth Stover (1862–1946), lifelong pacifist, mother of U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower. *Jeff Stover, defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers * Leon Stover (1929–2006), anthropologist, Sinologist, and writer *Matt Stover (born 1968), NFL kicker, formerly with the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts *Matthew Stover (born 1962), U.S. fantasy novelist *Patrick J. Stover (born 1964), American nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stover
Stover are the leaves and stalks of field crops, such as corn (maize), sorghum or soybean that are commonly left in a field after harvesting the grain. It is similar to straw, the residue left after any cereal grain or grass has been harvested at maturity for its seed. It can be directly grazed by cattle or dried for use as fodder. Stover has attracted some attention as a potential fuel source, and as biomass for fermentation or as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol production. Stover from various crops can also be used in mushroom compost preparation. The word ''stover'' derives from the English legal term ''estovers'', referring to the right of tenants to cut timber.''Collins English Dictionary'', Ninth Edition (2007) See also * Corn stover * Crop residue Crop residues are materials left in an agricultural field after the crop has been harvested. These residues include stalks and stubble (stems), leaves and seed pods. Good management of field residues can increase e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Stover
Holly Stover is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since December 2018. Electoral history Stover was elected in the 2018 Maine House of Representatives election to the 89th district. She was reelected in the 2020 Maine House of Representatives election. She was redistricted to the 48th district in the 2022 Maine House of Representatives election and was subsequently elected. Biography Stover earned bachelor's degrees from Nasson College and the University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston in the U.S. state of Maine. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universitie .... References Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators Living people Women state legislators in Maine People from Boothbay, Maine Nasson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick J
Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint * Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or Patricius, Bishop of Dublin *Patrick, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1122–1168), Anglo-Norman nobleman *Patrick (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian striker * Patrick (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian right-back * Patrick (footballer, born May 1998), Brazilian forward * Patrick (footballer, born November 1998), Brazilian attacking midfielder * Patrick (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian defender * Patrick (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian defender * John Byrne (Scottish playwright) (born 1940), also a painter under the pseudonym Patrick * Don Harris (wrestler) (born 1960), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Pat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Stover
Matthew Woodring Stover (born 1962) is an American fantasy and science fiction novelist. He is most well known for his four ''Star Wars'' novels, including the novelization of '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. He has also written several fantasy novels, including '' Iron Dawn'' and ''Jericho Moon''. He has written four science-fiction/fantasy hybrid stories featuring a hero named Caine: ''Heroes Die'', ''Blade of Tyshalle'', and ''Caine Black Knife'', with the most recent, '' Caine's Law'', released April 4, 2012. Biography Stover attended Danville High School in Danville, Illinois, and graduated in 1979. He then graduated in 1983 from Drake University, and settled in Chicago for many years, before relocating to St. Petersburg, Florida. He is an avid martial artist and a student of the Degerberg Blend, a Jeet Kune Do concept that mixes approximately twenty-five different fighting arts from around the world. This combat style influences the way Stover writes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Stover
John Matthew Stover (born January 27, 1968) is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Ravens. After five seasons for the Cleveland Browns, he was among the Browns players transferred to the newly-created Ravens franchise in 1996, with whom he played 13 seasons. Additionally, Stover was a member of the New York Giants during his first season and Indianapolis Colts during his last. His most successful season was in 2000 when he earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors en route to the Ravens winning their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV. He was also part of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXV. For his accomplishments with the Ravens, Stover was named to the Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor in 2011. Early years Stover attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas, the alma mater of fellow NFL placekicker Phil Dawson. Stover won All-District honors as both a wide re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Stover
Leon Eugene Stover (April 9, 1929 – November 25, 2006) was an anthropologist, a Sinologist, and a science fiction fan, who wrote both fiction and nonfiction. He was a scholar of the works of H. G. Wells and Robert A. Heinlein and an occasional collaborator with Harry Harrison. Scholarly career Stover did his undergraduate studies at Western Maryland College, and received his M.A. in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1963 from Columbia University. His masters' thesis was ''The Chinese peasant family and communism''; his dissertation, ''"Face" and verbal analogues of interaction in Chinese culture: a theory of formalized social behavior based upon participant-observation of an upper-class Chinese household, together with a biographical study of the primary informant''. He was an instructor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City from 1955–1957, and assistant professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York from 1957 - 1963. He was visiting assistant profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Stover
Jeffrey Owen Stover (born May 22, 1958 in Corning, California) is a retired defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers American football team during the 1980s. History Stover finished in third place in the NCAA shot put competition in 1979. In 1980, while attending the University of Oregon, he was named Pac-10 champion shot putter. With record-breaking statistics, Stover made it to the 1980 Olympic trials. However, as a result of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott by the United States (held that year in Moscow), he never had the opportunity to compete. Stover had a great eagerness to play professional football, and earned a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers shortly after they won Super Bowl XVI. He was signed by the 49ers, but played sparingly during his first few seasons. In 1984, he was named the team's starting left end, but a knee injury during the first regular season match against the Detroit Lions caused him to miss several games. In 1985, he finally played a full, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Elizabeth Stover
Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower (May 1, 1862 – September 11, 1946) was the mother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), university president Milton S. Eisenhower (1899–1985), Edgar N. Eisenhower (1889–1971), and Earl D. Eisenhower (1898–1968). Early life She was born in Mount Sidney, Virginia, the only daughter of Elizabeth Ida Judah Link (1822–1867) and Simon P. Stover (1822–1873). She was christened "Elizabeth Ida" in the Salem Lutheran Church, Mount Sidney, Virginia (currently the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church), whose baptismal records show an original name of "Elizabeth Juda". The 1870 census shows identifies her as living with her father, stepmother(?), and brothers. In the 1880 census she is included as a niece in a Houff household. She was five years old when her mother died, after which she lived with her maternal grandparents, William Link and Esther Black Link,Or "Esther Charlotte Schindler Link", per until William's death in 1879. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Stover (racing Driver)
David Stover (born December 13, 1979) is a former NASCAR driver. He did a part-time schedule for MB Motorsports in 2003. He made his debut at the Memphis, starting 23rd and finishing 25th. He would earn his first career top-20 finish the next race at Milwaukee, finishing 18th. Stover's best run would come at Bristol, where he finished 15th. His best career start would come with a pair of 23rds. Four DNFs in the last five races, however, hindered his progress, and Chris Wimmer replaced him in 2004, and Stover has not raced since. Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Camping World Truck Series References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stover, David 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Independence, Missouri NASCAR drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stover, Missouri
Stover is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census. Geography Stover is located in western Morgan County at the intersection of Missouri routes 52 and 135. Versailles is approximately seven miles to the east and Cole Camp is about eleven miles to the west in adjacent Benton County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. History A post office called Stover has been in operation since 1875. The community has the name of John Hubler Stover, a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Stover was laid out at its current site in 1905 when the railroad was extended to that point. Prior to 1905, the city of Stover was slightly to the southeast of its current location. When the St. Louis-Kansas City Colorado Railroad, later known as the Rock Island Line, decided to bypass the original village of Stover, residents began setting up businesses along the route. It was in 1905 that the last busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles B
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in '' Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Stover
Anthony Thomas Stover (born June 1, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He competed for two seasons at UCLA before his dismissal from the program. Stover has played in multiple leagues during his pro career, including the NBA D-League. Early life and career Stover was born on June 1, 1990, in Pasadena, California, to Craig and Rena Stover. His father played basketball collegiately for Pepperdine University and Stover's younger brother, Nick, played for South Alabama. He first attended Renaissance Academy near his hometown, averaging 10.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 7.4 blocks per game as a junior. Stover then moved to Windward School in Los Angeles, where he played basketball and volleyball. He won the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division V basketball title as a senior in 2009. In his final season, he earned all-state honors and averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 9.5 blocks per game. Stover left Windward as California's second-best center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
