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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.
Without further inquiry, Pike jumped to the conclusion that Robinson was guilty, and, following the honorable route that would eventually lead to the dueling ground, sent a message to Robinson through his friends, demanding that he either confirm or deny his complicity.
To Pike, silence was tantamount to an admission of guilt, and he determined to get Robinson onto the dueling ground at all costs.
If Robinson was a liar and a slanderer, he was also a very canny gentleman, for nothing that Pike could do would pry so much as a single word out of him.
And Pike never did find out if Robinson was really responsible for the `` Vale '' letter.
When Robinson tried to stretch his blow into a triple, he was cut down in a close play at third, Tuttle to Andy Carey.
It was the first of two doubles by Robinson, who was in a mood to celebrate.
Buaford Robinson, 23, of 7026 Stewart Av., a CTA bus driver, was slugged and robbed last night by a group of youths at 51st Street and South Park Way.
Robinson was treated at a physician's office for a cut over his left eyebrow and a possible sprained knee.
When 51st Street was reached, Robinson related, he stopped the bus and told the youths he was going to call the CTA supervisor.
In 1985 David Gower's England team was strengthened by the return of Gooch and Emburey as well as the emergence at international level of Tim Robinson and Mike Gatting.
The circle symbol for aromaticity was introduced by Sir Robert Robinson and his student James Armit in 1925 and popularized starting in 1959 by the Morrison & Boyd textbook on organic chemistry.
Selkirk's story aroused great interest at home, and Daniel Defoe's fictional character Robinson Crusoe was almost certainly based in part on him.
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.
On 1 January 1966 Selkirk's island was officially renamed Robinson Crusoe Island.
Selkirk, el verdadero Robinson Crusoe, a stop motion film by Tournier Animation based on Alexander Selkirk's life was premiered simultaneously in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay on 2 February 2012.
Jackie Robinson was also renowned for the thrilling feat of stealing home, which he famously accomplished in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series.
It is a common misconception that Jackie Robinson was the first African-American major-league ballplayer ; he was actually only the first after a long gap ( and the first in the modern era ).

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The life of each of the Blackadders is also entwined with their servant, all from the Baldrick family line ( played by Tony Robinson ).
In addition to winning the 1966 MVP, Robinson also won the Triple Crown ( leading the American League in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in ), a feat also achieved the following season by Boston's Carl Yastrzemski but never since.
There are also a number of acts both in the US ( Johnny Rogers, John Mueller ) and UK ( Marc Robinson, Spencer J etc.
Several of the actors also attended including James Robinson ( Young William ), Andrew Weir ( Young Hamish ), Julie Austin ( the young bride ) and Mhairi Calvey ( Young Murron ).
According to David Robinson, this also had an effect on the quality of the film.
Easter Island and Juan Fernández Archipelago, including Robinson Crusoe Island, are also major attractions.
She is also part of the band Bandella, which also includes fellow NASA astronaut Steven Robinson, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Micki Pettit ( astronaut Don Pettit's wife ).
The leading men ahead of Bogart at Warner Bros. included not only such classic stars as James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson, but also actors far less well-known today, such as Victor McLaglen, George Raft and Paul Muni.
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.
Remi also immersed himself in literature, in particular enjoying the novels of British and American authors, such as Huckleberry Finn, Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe and The Pickwick Papers.
After protests by heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis ( then stationed at Fort Riley ) and the help of Truman Gibson ( then an assistant civilian aide to the Secretary of War ), Robinson also openly criticized segregated hotels and restaurants that served the Dodger organization ; a number of these establishments integrated as a result, including the five-star Chase Park Hotel in St. Louis.
Later that year, after he complained of numerous physical ailments, his doctors diagnosed Robinson with diabetes, a disease that also afflicted his brothers.
Robinson also chaired the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's ( NAACP ) million-dollar Freedom Fund Drive in 1957, and served on the organization's board until 1967.
Jackie Robinson Parkway also runs through the cemetery.
Robinson has also been honored by the United States Postal Service on three separate postage stamps, in 1982, 1999, and 2000.
Robinson has also been recognized outside of baseball.
Robinson also has an asteroid named after him, 4319 Jackierobinson.
* Robinson Crusoe, () ( also known as Isla Más a Tierra ), located closest to the mainland of continental South America, and its surrounding islets:
The film also featured such acts as The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Gerry & the Pacemakers, James Brown, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and The Beach Boys ( whose sequence was later cut from the film, due to contract issues ).
He is also having a hidden affair with Johnny Boy's cousin, Teresa ( Amy Robinson ), who has epilepsy and is ostracized because of her condition — especially by Charlie's uncle.

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On April 11th he wrote an open letter in The Advocate, making it known `` to the world that Jas. W. Robinson is by his own admission a base liar and a slanderer ''.
He is perhaps best known for his role as Will Robinson on the CBS science fiction television series Lost in Space ( 1965 – 1968 ), as well as for his role as ambassadorial aide Lennier in the syndicated series Babylon 5 ( 1994 – 1998 ).
The islands are mainly known for having been the home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk for four years, which may have inspired the novel Robinson Crusoe.
Kim Stanley Robinson ( born March 23, 1952 ) is an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy.
* Kim Stanley Robinson, an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy
President Robinson jointly hosted a reception with the Queen at St. James's Palace, London, in 1995, to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Queen's Colleges in 1845 ( the Queen's Colleges are now known as Queen's University of Belfast, University College Cork and National University of Ireland, Galway ).
These devices, now known as Rube Goldberg machines, are similar to those drawn by W. Heath Robinson in the UK and Storm P in Denmark.
After Robinson had spent some years known in baseball as the Director of Discipline, he was chosen by Major League Baseball in 2002 to manage the Expos, which MLB owned at that time.
That led by Dull Knife ( mostly women, children and elders ) surrendered and were taken to Fort Robinson, where subsequent events became known as the Fort Robinson tragedy.
There are many electrodiagnostic tests used to make a diagnosis of CTS, but the most sensitive, specific, and reliable test is the Combined Sensory Index ( also known as Robinson index ).
After abandoning his studies of pharmacology for financial reasons, James Baskett supported himself as an actor, moving from his home town of Indianapolis, Indiana to New York City, New York and joining the company of Bill Robinson, better known as Mr. Bojangles.
During the next two seasons, Griffey would wear number 42 on April 15, beginning a tradition known as Jackie Robinson Day.
** During the 2007 season the tribes were composed of past contestants from Robinson Ekspeditionen and contestants of another show known as Paradise Hotel.
** In November 2011 it was announced that the 2012 season of Robinsonekspedisjonen will be known as " Robinson: Vinter " ( Robinson: Winter ) and it will be the first ever season of Robinson or Survivor to ever take place in a cold climate as it will be filmed in Norway.
The names of the known dead were all listed with hometowns in the New York Times, and included these names from Berrien County: Lester Hancock, Arthur Harper, William P. Hayes, Benjamin McCranie, James M. McMillan, Shelly Lloyd Webb, Joe Wheeler, Jim M. Boyett, Lafayette Gaskins, Bennie E. Griner, Robert J. Hancock, George H. Hutto, Thomas J. Simmons, Max Easters, G. Bruce Faircloth, Thomas, H. Holland, Ralph Knight, William McMillan, John Franklin Moore, Wiliam Zeigler, Thomas W. Sirmons, Charley Railey, and Tillman W. Robinson.
The cast also included Tony Robinson as one of the Workhouse boys / Fagin's Gang, and John Bluthal ( now best known as The Vicar of Dibley's Frank Pickle ) as Fagin.
In late 1830, as the infamous ' Black Line ' ( also known as the Black War ) was being disbanded elsewhere in Tasmania, George Augustus Robinson spent a week in north-east Tasmania, searching without success, for the " Ben Lomond-Penny Royal Creek people ".
This result is variously known as Matiyasevich's theorem ( because he provided the crucial step that completed the proof ) and the MRDP theorem ( for Yuri Matiyasevich, Julia Robinson, Martin Davis, and Hilary Putnam ).
* Ernie Ladd, football player for Grambling University under Eddie Robinson, professional career San Diego Chargers, Houston Oilers and Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs ( 1970 ); professional wrestler known as " The Big Cat "

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