RIP - Page 25

Uncwilly · 2014-01-18, 01:04

Hiroo Onoda
World

ing champion 1945 - 1974.
And world Hide and Seek champion for the same time period.

sdbardwick · 2014-01-18, 02:45

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Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Hiroo Onoda
World

ing champion 1945 - 1974.
And world Hide and Seek champion for the same time period.

Onoda finished second:

Code:

Only private Teruo Nakamura, arrested on 18 December 1974, held out for longer.

Uncwilly · 2014-01-18, 03:35

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Originally Posted by sdbardwick

Onoda finished second:

He was co-champion for the period that I stated (notice, no month or date).

Uncwilly · 2014-01-24, 21:07

John Dobson

From wiki: "best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. The design is considered revolutionary since it allowed amateur astronomers to build fairly large telescopes."
I have seen a commercial prototype of one that had a mirror of ~1m.

kladner · 2014-01-28, 12:37

Pete Seeger.

chappy · 2014-02-02, 18:53

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...58943360702878

philmoore · 2014-02-04, 05:35

Heini Halberstam, co-author of an influential book on sieve theory:
http://www.theguardian.com/education...rstam-obituary

Spherical Cow · 2014-02-04, 22:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

John Dobson

From wiki: "best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. The design is considered revolutionary since it allowed amateur astronomers to build fairly large telescopes."
I have seen a commercial prototype of one that had a mirror of ~1m.

Indeed- his popularization of the Dobsonian mount literally put much larger mirrors within the reach of amateurs like me. Thanks to him, I have an 18-inch telescope that I can single-handedly load up, take out into the desert away from the city lights, and set up for a night of observing. Never could have dreamed of that much glass before Dobson.

Norm

tServo · 2014-02-11, 15:43

Shirley Temple Black died at age 85 of natural causes.

She will live forever as the precocious, curley-haired, extremely talented little girl.

ewmayer · 2014-02-11, 22:04

tServo beat me to it - here is a Reuters obit for Shirley Temple. The Good Ship Lollipop has sailed its last.

I am much more familiar with the work of her first husband, 50s/60s creature-feature star John Agar, a staple of shows like MST3K dedicated to paying snarky homage to the B-grade SciFi genre.

tServo · 2014-02-11, 23:36

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Originally Posted by ewmayer

I am much more familiar with the work of her first husband, 50s/60s creature-feature star John Agar, a staple of shows like MST3K dedicated to paying snarky homage to the B-grade SciFi genre.

John Agar: Zapp Brannigan with even less personality. My favorite MST3K sendup
of John's work is "The Mole People". Pure excrement ! Mike & the 'bots shred
him mercilessly.

But getting back to Shirley, 2 standout scenes: in "The Little Colonel", she does
a tap dance up a set of stairs with"Mr Bojangles" Bill Robinson that is a masterpiece.
In "Captain January" she and Buddy Ebsen are in sailor outfits on this dock
and they do a dance together. The contrast of a tall, gangly guy with a short
girl is magic since they are both so accomplished and they use their
height difference to advantage.

2014-01-18, 01:04	#265
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 10011001110011₂ Posts	Hiroo Onoda World ing champion 1945 - 1974. And world Hide and Seek champion for the same time period. Last fiddled with by Uncwilly on 2014-01-18 at 01:08

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chappy "Jeff" Feb 2012 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 13×89 Posts	Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014) http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...58943360702878 Last fiddled with by ewmayer on 2014-02-03 at 05:04 Reason: title to indicate who died

2014-02-11, 15:43	#273
tServo "Marv" May 2009 near the Tannhäuser Gate 2·7·47 Posts	A REAL Holly legend passes away Shirley Temple Black died at age 85 of natural causes. She will live forever as the precocious, curley-haired, extremely talented little girl.

2014-01-24, 21:07	#268
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 10011001110011₂ Posts	John Dobson From wiki: "best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. The design is considered revolutionary since it allowed amateur astronomers to build fairly large telescopes." I have seen a commercial prototype of one that had a mirror of ~1m.

2014-01-28, 12:37	#269
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 2·3·1,693 Posts	Pete Seeger.

2014-02-04, 05:35	#271
philmoore "Phil" Sep 2002 Tracktown, U.S.A. 45F₁₆ Posts	Heini Halberstam, co-author of an influential book on sieve theory: http://www.theguardian.com/education...rstam-obituary

2014-02-11, 22:04	#274
ewmayer ∂²ω=0 Sep 2002 República de California 19×613 Posts	tServo beat me to it - here is a Reuters obit for Shirley Temple. The Good Ship Lollipop has sailed its last. I am much more familiar with the work of her first husband, 50s/60s creature-feature star John Agar, a staple of shows like MST3K dedicated to paying snarky homage to the B-grade SciFi genre.