Richardson had returned their departing grins with the noncommittal nod that is the security officer's stock in trade.

At a nod of his head they let go, turning to cup their ears against the icy slipstream.

Also under Werner, the old brown that remained in Padres uniforms since their inception were supplanted by navy blue, a nod to the vintage 1940s PCL franchise colors.

Early in their marriage, Harding bestowed on her the lasting nickname " Duchess " as a nod to the imperious ( and often alienating ) persona she shared with her father.

Pointing out lyrics such as " Look inside America / She's alright ", and noting Albarn's " obligatory nod to Beck, promotion of the new Pavement album as if paid to do so ", reviewers felt the band had come to accept American values during this time — an about-face of their attitude during the Britpop years.

Because steam locomotives are very loud, Lantieri's crew would respond to first assistant director David Tomblin's radioed directions by making the giraffes nod or shake their heads to his questions, which amused the crew.

The uniforms from 1978 – 91 was a classic nod to their 1967 uniforms, except that the road color is red and the home lettering is blue with red trim.

By contrast, the windows of the nave are dominated by Old Testament exemplars of ideal kingship / queenship in an obvious nod to their royal patrons.

Jaimoukha suggests that the myth might have been a nod to the similarity between Circassians and Dzurdzuks, despite their very different languages.

Pointing out lyrics such as " Look inside America / She's alright ", and noting Albarn's " obligatory nod to Beck, promotion of the new Pavement album as if paid to do so ", reviewers felt the band had come to accept American values during this time — an about-face of their attitude during the Britpop years.

One of the most traditional fire departments in Minnesota, the Anoka-Champlin Fire Department is distinguished by its tradition of using white vehicles, a nod to the days when Anoka firefighters used white horses to pull their steam fire engines.

One particular honor was when Howe, Phil Esposito, and Jean Ratelle were selected to the mid-season all-star game by coach Scotty Bowman, as a nod to their storied careers before they retired.

The battles between Earth and planetary colonies featured throughout the show is a reference to Gundam, while the assortment of odd-ball characters on the ship who prefer to choose their own battles, rather than take sides, is a nod to Harlock.

Also, in a nod to the Next Generation series, Michael Dorn plays Colonel Worf, who defends Kirk and McCoy at their trial.

Unable to mention CFNY directly for fear of alienating airplay on other stations, the band instead ensured the catalog number for their album Permanent Waves was 1021-a nod to the station's 102. 1 FM frequency.

The album is entitled The Double Cross, a nod to their 20th ( or XX ) anniversary.

In a nod to what the New England Patriots did the previous year in Super Bowl XXXVI, both teams were introduced as a team, rather than offensive and defensive starters, after highlights of their seasons were simulcast on the video boards in the stadium and on television.

“ Wintour ’ s approval can signal a commercial career for designers via investors who need a nod from a big gun like her to get their cheque books out ,” says stylist Sharmadean Reid.

The CIA even named their recruit training facility " The Farm ", a nod to the original farm that existed at the Camp X site.

They nod their heads as they swim.

The band also played an intimate concert at The Monaco Hotel in Canvey Island as a nod to the 5th track on their new album.

Every two hours since then, the wooden " Anreischke " would come out and nod to the farmers coming to market, to remind them of the detested Andreas, and of their dependency on the city.

As a nod to the fashion-forward philosophy established by the designs of Emilio Pucci, the now-defunct Braniff International Airways envisioned their air hostesses wearing a more revealing version of a sari on a proposed Dallas-Bombay ( conceivably via London ) service in the late 1970s.

Fonda got the nod for the lead role in You Only Live Once ( 1937 ), also costarring Sidney, and directed by Fritz Lang.

It was named " TeachText " as a nod to its role in tutorials and other introductory materials.

A tighter and more traditional recording than previous releases, the record featured a more prominent role for Shorter, a strong element of bebop and a nod to jazz's golden age via a high-speed cover of Duke Ellington's " Rockin ' in Rhythm " ( showing off Zawinul's pioneering and ever-increasing ability to create synthetic big-band sounds on his synthesizers ).

He would pl-ay the role of world title challenger twice more, once in a rematch with Haley in February 1983 ( losing a 12-round unanimous nod ) and once in a challenge to new champion Billy Costello in November 1984 ( dropping another 12-round unanimous decision ).

Also that day, in a nod to Don's role as Barney Fife, he was also named an honorary deputy sheriff with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department.

His character, a " lovable con-man ", was a nod to his most famous role as Harold Hill in The Music Man.

With the Phillies, he continued his role as a reliable relief pitcher, earning his second career All-Star nod in his first season in Philadelphia, though he did not appear in the game.

He played the title role in the musical Ben Franklin in Paris and originated the role of Henry II in the original production of The Lion in Winter ( Peter O ' Toole got an Oscar nod for the film version ).

In 1973 he garnered his second Tony nod for A Little Night Music ; he repeated the role for the 1977 film version.

" The slogan not only honored the 40-year history of the game, but was a nod to Detroit's traditional role as the center of the U. S. automotive industry.

In a nod to his role with Animal Magic, Morris also added his voice to the award-winning Creature Comforts series of electricity advertisements, created by Aardman Animations.

Houses in this portion of Clintonville were built as higher end properties, lack alleyways and contain driveways as a nod to the increasing importance to the role of the automobile.

In a nod to " Show Boat ", Warfield played a cameo role as a tugboat captain.

He was soon slotted into the quarterback role where he narrowly missed out on being a four-year starter at Purdue, as a game day decision before his first game as a freshman led to Scott Campbell getting the nod over Everett.

" This is another nod to Fillion's role as Malcolm Reynolds (" Captain Tight Pants ") on the series Firefly.

The film featured four actors from the 1992 video game Mortal Kombat II: Ho Sung Pak as Lang ( the role being a nod to and a play on words for his MKII character Liu Kang ), Richard Divizio ( a nod to Kano ), Daniel Pesina ( a nod to Johnny Cage ) and Katalin Zamiar ( a nod to Mileena ).

In a nod to this, when Dreamwave Productions profiled the Seacons, it was mentioned that Overbite, who normally becomes Piranacon's gun ( given the role by the toy's instructions ), often has to stand in for Nautilator as a limb because of his incompetence.

She went on in the leading role of " Sabina ", receiving a nod of approval from critics at the age of 20.

In a nod to her efforts on women's social issues, the rock band Le Tigre mentions Prof. Segrest's name in their song " Hot Topic, which lists people the band consider to have played an important role in discussing under-represented ' hot topics '.

Chaykin also had roles on the television series Seeing Things and Emily of New Moon as well as a recurring role as the intergalactic gourmand Nerus ( a nod to Nero Wolfe ) in Stargate SG-1.