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and Robinson Roy, who had gone down this line ten minutes before to set a new depth record for the free dive, was already back on the surface.
Now it did not occur to him even to wonder whether it was wise for Robinson to dive again: Rob was his boy, the kid he had rescued from the streets, the object of his pride.
During the Fourth Test news broke that prominent England players had agreed to take part in a " rebel tour " of South Africa the following winter ; three of them ( Tim Robinson, Neil Foster and John Emburey ) were playing in the match, and were subsequently dropped from the England side.
In October 1704, after the ships had parted ways because of a dispute between Stradling and Dampier, the Cinque Ports was brought by Stradling to an island that is today known as Robinson Crusoe Island in the uninhabited archipelago of Juan Fernández off the coast of Chile for a mid-expedition restocking of supplies and fresh water.
According to Gow, Housman could never remember his students ' names, maintaining that " had he burdened his memory by the distinction between Miss Jones and Miss Robinson, he might have forgotten that between the second and fourth declension.
In 1947, Jackie Robinson signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the color barrier that had prevented talented African American players from entering the white-only major leagues.
" Past winners such as Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe, and Sam Jethroe had professional experience in the Negro Leagues.
* The Iris Robinson scandal in which First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson stepped aside for six weeks in January 2010 following revelations of his wife ’ s involvement in an extramarital affair, her attempted suicide and allegations that he had failed to properly declare details of loans she had procured for her lover to develop a business venture.
According to David Robinson, this also had an effect on the quality of the film.
Severin concludes his investigations by stating that the real Robinson Crusoe figure was Henry Pitman, a castaway who had been surgeon to the Duke of Monmouth.
instead ; Bogdanovich has often said that he would have cast Edward G. Robinson in the lead had he accepted the film.
The studio tested several Hollywood veterans for the Duke Mantee role, and chose Edward G. Robinson, who had first-rank star appeal and was due to make a film to fulfill his expensive contract.
Robinson had always had top billing over Bogart in their previous films together but for this movie, Robinson's name appears to the right of Bogart's, but placed a little higher on the posters, and also in the film's opening credits, to indicate Robinson's near-equal status.
Robinson's role remains similar in circumstance to Duke Mantee in The Petrified Forest ( 1936 ), Bogart's initial breakthrough which the studio had originally earmarked for Robinson.
( Jackie Robinson had broken the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League 11 weeks earlier.
In addition to his cultural impact, Robinson had an exceptional baseball career.
In 1954, Robinson had 62 runs, a. 311 batting average, and 7 steals.
In 1956, Robinson had 61 runs, a. 275 batting average, and 12 steals.
The trade, however, was never completed ; unbeknownst to the Dodgers, Robinson had already agreed with the president of Chock full o ' Nuts to quit baseball and become an executive with the company.
Since Robinson had sold exclusive rights to any retirement story to Look magazine two years previously, his retirement decision was revealed through the magazine, instead of through the Dodgers organization.
After the party nominated Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona instead, Robinson left the party's convention commenting that he now had " a better understanding of how it must have felt to be a Jew in Hitler's Germany ".

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It first appeared in Shea Stadium, and the original can still be seen on display at Citi Field, outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda.
Today, the film is seen by the British Film Institute as one of Chaplin's " great features ", while David Robinson says it shows the star at " his unrivalled peak as a creator of visual comedy.
Like Robinson he had himself delivered liberal policy reform ( abolished censorship in the 1960s, for example ), and he was seen as a near certainty to win the presidency.
The English novel has generally been seen as beginning with Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe ( 1719 ) and Moll Flanders ( 1722 ), though John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress ( 1678 )
On other days they often appeared at other venues, such as The Marquee, which is where Dave Robinson, Brinsley Schwarz's manager, had seen them and introduced them to the band.
" Robinson's last year at the Treasury was overshadowed by a run on the banks, caused by the collapse of the City of London bankers Pole Thornton and Co. Robinson was not blamed for the collapse, but his measures to mitigate the crisis were widely seen as half-hearted.
The recent extension of Cambridge University Library seen from Robinson College.
In one episode, prior to resignation as prime minister, Blair is seen regenerating into David Tennant ( the Tenth Doctor ) during an interview with Nick Robinson, after stating that the Blair legacy must go on.
Eastwood had seen Robinson in a play called Subject to Fits and recommended him for the role of Scorpio, whose unkempt appearance fit the bill for a psychologically unbalanced hippie.
Prior to being cast in the role, Robinson knew little of the Star Trek franchise and had never seen an episode of any of the television series.
Major Barton wants to halt the attack to end the carnage, but Colonel Robinson says that somebody told him ANZAC marker flags were seen in the Turkish trenches, indicating that the attack was at least partially successful.
Although he is seen wearing an AIF uniform, Colonel Robinson is often mistaken for an Englishman due to his accent, which is in fact a clipped Anglo-Australian accent typical of the time and not a deliberate attempt to mislead the audience.
During his time with the Robins, he was seen as a possible successor to manager Wilbert Robinson.
On the live feed, Robinson could be seen to have a drink or two, but never during the actual aired segment, which led some bars around the country to even have drink specials during the nearly 90 minutes, and inviting patrons to come in and see the " Max ' R '" feed.
In addition, Robinson could often be seen being harsh towards those who worked around him during the live feed.
Some Lakota have alleged that Ray Robinson, a civil rights activist, was killed during the Wounded Knee occupation, as he disappeared after having been seen there.
The character Sir Arnold Robinson from the hit series Yes Minister accepts the chairmanship of the campaign for freedom of information and in Yes, Prime Minister is regularly seen in this role, more often than not using it to aid Sir Humphrey in leaking material that will damage the government ( once he has the assurance that the leaked information is inaccurate ).
* Jack Johnson as Will Robinson: The youngest Robinson child, who shows a brilliance in science and technology ( seen in his hacking his school's power grid to run his experiments for time travel ).
" The straight lines and form in many gardens were seen by Robinson to " carry the dead lines of the builder into the garden.
Its influence can be seen in the current ballpark of the New York Mets, Citi Field, which features replicas of Ebbets ' exterior façade and entry rotunda, which is named in honor of Jackie Robinson.
This has area has seen a steady decline, primarily around the Highway 80 corridor and portions of the Robinson Street / Highway 18 corridors with fierce competition from newew malls outside of Jackson such as Renaissance at Colony Park, Dogwood Promenade and Northpark Mall.
When Ray, Zig and Zag were joined by President of Ireland Mary Robinson, James Reilly, seen here in an early appearance, caused controversy by suggesting the President had smelly feet.
Olson, who was widely seen as a slow starter, failed to get into the fight, even though Robinson was not having one of his best fights.

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