Service on the remaining 850 MHz AMPS markets was discontinued along with 850 MHz D-AMPS service on February 18, 2008, except in areas where service was provided by Dobson Communications.

In the 1870s there was a revival of interest in French forms, led by Andrew Lang, Austin Dobson, Edmund Gosse, W. E. Henley, John Payne, and others.

Wright's book on his journey, Black Power, was published in in 1954 ; its London publisher was Padmore's -- Dennis Dobson.

William Dobson ( 24 February 1611 ( baptised ) – 28 October 1646 ( buried )) was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as " the most excellent painter that England has yet bred ".

Dobson was born in London, the son of a decorative artist also called William Dobson, and was apprenticed to William Peake and probably later joined the studio of Francis Cleyn.

The colour and texture of Dobson's work was influenced by Venetian art, but Van Dyck's style has little apparent influence on Dobson.

Dobson was only able to make a modest living in the 1630s, but when Van Dyck died in 1641, he was able to get more royal commissions.

During the English Civil War Dobson was based at the Royalist centre of Oxford and painted many leading Cavaliers.

Ellis Waterhouse described Dobson as " the most distinguished purely British painter before Hogarth ", and in the view of Waldemar Januszczak he was " the first British born genius, the first truly dazzling English painter.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the Christian Right was influencing elections and policy with groups such as the Family Research Council ( founded 1981 by James Dobson ) and the Christian Coalition ( formed in 1989 by Pat Robertson ) helping conservative politicians, especially Republicans to win state and national elections.

The Dobson unit is named after Gordon Dobson, who was a researcher at the University of Oxford.

Bob Leckie of the RCAF was a strong advocate for years for an industry to design and build aircraft in Canada yet the Department of National Defense, according to Avro's Roy Dobson, gave " a cold reception " to doing more than building under licence.

The Theatre features prominently in Max Beerbohm's 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson and was used as stand in for Harvard in the 1980 film Heaven's Gate.

The bell that was recast is the present tenor, also by William Dobson.

The town of Dobson was established in 1853 to be the new county seat.

Actor Roy Marsden was born in Stepney, as was EastEnders actress Anita Dobson.

Frank Dobson of the Labour Party had been the MP since 1983, and the London Assembly Member was Andrew Dismore also of the Labour Party.

* Construction tubes: Dobson replaced the traditional aluminum or fiberglass telescope tube with the thick compressed paper tubes used in construction to pour concrete columns.

He was replaced by new signing Michael Dobson, who was formerly a target of Hull F. C.

Incidentally, the demolished chapel was replaced by the Watergate Building, Sandhill, also designed by John Dobson.

General renovations took place in 1987, but the biggest addition of classroom space to the school in the 1980s was when Chandler Junior High School was closed in 1988, replaced with Andersen Junior High School at Dobson and Ironwood roads.

Howarth left the band for a short while but returned to the line-up in 1974, Dobson also left to be replaced briefly by Neil Hardcastle.

Borough won 3 – 2 despite being 2 – 0 down at half time ; Craig Dobson, who replaced Guppy on 63 minutes, scored the equalizing goal.

* 1936 – James Dobson, American evangelist, author, and psychologist, founder of Focus on the Family

The Dobson AMPS and TDMA networks were shut down on March 1, 2008.

In 1971, the Orioles won another division title thanks to four 20-game winners on their pitching staff ( Cuellar, Jim Palmer, Pat Dobson, and Dave McNally ).

* The 2003 novel Fox at the Front by Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson depicts Philby selling secrets to the Soviet Union during the alternate Battle of the Bulge where German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel turns on the Nazis and assists the Allies in capturing all of Berlin.

* March 26 – Focus on the Family is founded by Dr. James Dobson.

The eventual winner, Ken Livingstone, went back on an earlier pledge not to run as an independent after losing the Labour nomination to Frank Dobson.

However, the ozone hole is most usually measured not in terms of ozone concentrations at these levels ( which are typically of a few parts per million ) but by reduction in the total column ozone, above a point on the Earth's surface, which is normally expressed in Dobson units, abbreviated as " DU ".

However, as a private citizen, Dobson has stated his opinion on presidential elections ; on February 5, 2008, Dobson issued a statement regarding the 2008 presidential election and his strong disappointment with the Republican party's candidates.

The anniversary of his birth in 2011 has been marked by exhibitions, a ' Dobson Trail ' listing his paintings on a website, and a BBC television profile by Waldemar Januszczak, The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson.

Focus on the Family founder James Dobson excoriated the Salvation Army for abandoning its " moral integrity " and urged his radio listeners to bombard the organization's offices with phone calls and letters.

Ann's Court, built on the land to the north of Old Court and south of West Road, is the newest court: it is named after Ann Dobson, who together with her husband Dr Christopher Dobson ( who matriculated at Selwyn in 1957 ) formed the Ann D Foundation, which is one of the principal donors towards the construction costs of Phases I and II.

* During a debate about amputees: Frank Dobson " does not have a leg to stand on ".

Notable examples include Focus on the Family with host Dr. James Dobson and Living Way with Pastor Jack Hayford ; an example of an inspirational program is Moments of Melody.

The original duo were joined by Harvey Williams ( of Another Sunny Day ) on guitar and in 1990 the band expanded to include Annemari Davies on vocals, keyboards and guitar and Mark Dobson on drums ; the first fruits of this new line-up being the Skywriting mini-LP.

James Dobson, a prominent conservative spokesman, said the Judeo-Christian tradition includes the right to display the following documents in Kentucky schools, after they were banned by a federal judge in May 2000 as " conveying a very specific governmental endorsement of religion ":

Dobson and Taylor in their survey of the legend, in which they reject the mythological theory, nevertheless regard it as " highly probable " that this French Robin's name and functions travelled to the English May Games where they fused with the Robin Hood legend.

A version of Ben appeared in the Mark Millar, Terry Dobson 2003 limited series, " Trouble ", with his brother Richie, who were involved with teenagers, May and Mary.

In May 2008, CEO David Dobson announced that he was leaving the company to take a senior strategy role at Pitney Bowes.

Austin Dobson, who had already made successful use of the triolet, was at the head of this movement, and in May 1876 he published in The Prodigals the first original ballade written in English.

Dobson was then re-elected as an MP, albeit with a reduced majority, in the May 2005 general election.

On 18 May 2011, following a cold case review, it was announced that two of the original suspects, Gary Dobson and David Norris, were to stand trial for the murder in the light of " new and substantial evidence " becoming available.

On 7 May 1993, the Acourt brothers and Dobson were arrested.

Simon Cowell lives in Holland Park when he is in London, as does actor Kenneth Branagh, journalist Jeremy Clarkson, rock star Bryan Ferry, actress Anita Dobson and her husband, Brian May.

In the former, Aldo witnesses Luca Brasi's murder, kills Luca's assassin, plants the gun for Michael Corleone ( Joseph May ) to kill Sollozzo ( Richard Newman ) and Captain McCluskey ( Gavin Hammon ), helps Rocco Lampone ( Michael Dobson ) put the horse's head in Jack Woltz's bed, guards Don Corleone at the hospital, witnesses the death of Sonny Corleone ( James Caan ), kills Sonny's assassins, appears at the meeting of the Five Families and kills the Dons of the four other families during the baptism scene.

Brian Dobson ( born on May 7, 1973 in Steadfast, England ) is the third of three brothers, the others being Paul and Michael, who are well known for their talent as voice actors.

The lyrics were created by Don Black, and it was recorded in 1986 by EastEnders cast member Anita Dobson who portrayed Angie Watts in the show, and produced by her husband, Queen guitarist Brian May.