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Christie Monoplane
Christie can refer to: People: * Christie (given name) * Christie (surname) * Clan Christie Other uses: * Christie's, the auction house * Christie, the Canadian division of Nabisco * Christie (TTC), subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Christie (company), a digital projection company * Christie (band), UK rock band * Christie Hospital, Manchester, England, researches and treats cancer ** The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, manages the Christie Hospital * Christie suspension, vehicle (tank) suspension system invented by U.S. engineer Walter Christie * Christie Organ, a brand of theatre pipe organ * '' Get Christie Love!'', an American crime drama TV series starring Teresa Graves * Christie (Dead or Alive) is a player character in the '' Dead or Alive'' fighting game franchise by Team Ninja and Tecmo (Tecmo Koei). Making her debut in 2001's ''Dead or Alive 3'', she is the designated femme fatale of the series, depicted as a villainous British ass ..., a video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie (given Name)
Christie or Christy (with various alternative spellings) is a given name, used in English for females. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, and derives from the Greek names ''Christos'' (a reference to Christ, literally 'anointed one') and ''Christiana'' (meaning 'follower of Christ'). The name ''Christy'' appears in Ireland in 1345, and is a common masculine name there. When used as a personal name in English, it is usually a diminutive form of the personal names ''Christian (given name), Christian'', ''Christopher (given name), Christopher'', etc. (masculine), or ''Christine (given name), Christine'', ''Christina (given name), Christina'', etc. (feminine). The name "Christie" has been assigned other connotations, such as 'angel', 'cute', 'graceful', 'beautiful', 'lovely', even 'princess'. People with the given name ''Christy'' *Christy Brown (1932–1981), Irish writer and painter, author of ''My Left Foot (book), My Left Foot'' *Christy Canyon (born 1966), American ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie (surname)
Christie is a surname of Scottish origin. The name originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher". When used as a personal name in present-day English, it is a pet form of the personal name ''Christian'' (or, for females, of ''Christine/ Christina''). At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Christie was highest in Kincardineshire (43.7 times the British average), followed by Shetland, Forfarshire, Fife, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Banffshire, Elginshire, Clackmannanshire and Haddingtonshire. In Scotland the Christies are considered to be a sept of Clan Farquharsonbr> Spelling variations of the Christie name include: Christie, Chrystie, Chrysty, Christy (other), Christy, McChristie, Christe, Christi, Christee and many more. By surname * A V. Christie ( fl. 1990-2000s), American poet * Agatha Christie (1890–1976), English author * Al Christie (1881–1951), Canadian film maker * Alec Christie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Christie
Christie is a sept of Clan Farquharson, a Highland Scottish clan of Invercauld, Aberdeenshire. History Origins of the Clan Christie is a shortened form of Christian and possibly also of Christopher, which is established in Fife and Stirlingshire According to Scots Kith and Kin, Clan Christie was in the area of Fife in the 15th Century. Said to be a sept of the Clan Farquharson. Another tradition is that the name was given to descendants of Christianus, a younger son of Alwyn II, one of the first Earls of Lennox. Anderson describes four coats of arms belonging to four different Christie families in Fife, Mid-Lothian, Aberdeen, and Galloway. RogersGenealogical Memoirs of the Scottish House of Christie, Royal Historical Society, London, UK 1878 states that the name may have come from the Danish word "cruset" which means "cup"; and there was a family of Christie on the Isle of Man, who claimed descent from the Danes. Anderson reports that the last recognized head of the Clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François-Henri Pinault. Sales in 2015 totalled £4.8 billion (US$7.4 billion). In 2017, the ''Salvator Mundi (Leonardo), Salvator Mundi'' was sold for $400 million at Christie's in New York, at the time List of most expensive paintings, the highest price ever paid for a single painting at an auction. History Founding The official company literature states that founder James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie (1730–1803) conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766. However, other sources note that James Christie rented auction rooms from 1762, and newspaper advertisements for Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabisco
Nabisco (, abbreviated from the earlier name National Biscuit Company) is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International. Nabisco's plant in Chicago is the largest bakery in the world, employing more than 1,200 workers and producing around 320 million pounds of snack foods annually. Its products include Chips Ahoy!, Belvita, Oreo cookies, Ritz Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Triscuit crackers, Fig Newtons, and Wheat Thins for the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, and other parts of South America. All Nabisco cookie or cracker products are branded Christie in Canada. Nabisco opened corporate offices as the National Biscuit Company in the Home Insurance Building in the Chicago Loop in 1898, the world's first skyscraper. History Pearson & Sons Bakery opened in Massachusetts in 1792, and they made a biscuit called pilot bread for consumption on l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie (TTC)
Christie is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth of the Toronto subway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the east side of Christie Street just north of Bloor Street West, and opened in 1966 as part of the original segment of the subway line. Wi-Fi service is available at this station. Construction to make the station's main entrance wheelchair accessible by adding two elevators had begun by the fourth quarter of 2021. One elevator will link the street level, the concourse level, and the westbound platform; the other elevator will link the concourse level and the eastbound platform. History Christie station opened in 1966, as part of the first phase of the Bloor–Danforth line. The station was damaged in 1976 when a fire was set on board a late-evening train. Nobody was hurt, but four cars of the train were destroyed and part of the station's platform area, including the tiled wall, suffered severe damage. During the repair parts of the trim were replaced with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie (company)
Christie is an audiovisual company headquartered in Cypress, California. History Christie was founded in 1929 by S.L. Christie in California. It made a name for itself as a manufacturer of 35mm film movie projectors, lamp houses, lamp consoles and film platter systems. It acquired the Kitchener, Ontario-based digital projection business of Electrohome in 1999. Christie was the first licensee of Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing technology. As of 2019, more than 65,000 Christie projectors have been installed worldwide, powering 10 million screenings. Christie acquired Vista Controls Systems in 2007, makers of video processing systems, including the Spyder. In 2009, Christie launched MicroTiles, modular 16" × 12" (408 mm × 306 mm) LED-powered DLP-based units that can be built together into a large video wall-style display. In 2013, Christie launched the Matrix StIM WQ and Matrix SIM WQ projectors. These projectors were designed for simulation and training applicat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie (band)
Christie are an English soft rock band that formed at the end of the 1960s. They are best remembered for their UK chart-topping hit single "Yellow River", released in 1970, which hit number one in 26 countries that year. Career In addition to Jeff Christie (born Jeffrey Christie, 12 July 1946, Leeds, Yorkshire, England) their vocalist, bassist and songwriter; they initially included guitarist Vic Elmes and drummer Mike Blakley (born Michael Blakley, 12 January 1947, Bromley, Kent, England, brother of Alan Blakley). Jeff Christie had previously worked with several bands, including The Outer Limits, who released "Just One More Chance" / "Help Me Please" (1967) and "Great Train Robbery" / "Sweet Freedom" (1968). In 1970, Jeff Christie offered his composition "Yellow River" to The Tremeloes. They recorded it to release as a single but changed their minds as they were going more progressive as the seventies started. At the same time Tremeloes member Alan Blakley's brother Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie Hospital
The Christie Hospital in Manchester, England, is one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe. It is managed by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital was established by a committee under the chairmanship of Richard Christie, a lawyer and academic, as the Cancer Pavilion and Home for Incurables. It opened at a site in Lorne Street off Oxford Road in 1892, at a site in Chorlton-upon-Medlock now occupied by Manchester Royal Infirmary. The name of the pavilion was changed by the addition of "Christie" in 1901 after Christie himself had died. In 1929 it had 34 beds and was resorted to by patients from northern England and north Wales; it was then the only provincial hospital solely for cancer treatment. Associated with it was the Radium Institute (founded in 1914, which moved to Nelson Street in 1921). In 1928, the hospital had 14 beds, 374 in-patients and over 7,000 out-patients who were given radium treatment. Together with the Holt Institute, the Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Withington, Manchester, manages the Christie Hospital, one of the largest cancer treatment centres of its type in Europe. The Christie became a NHS Foundation Trust in 2007 and is also an international leader in cancer research and development, home to the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research. History Foundation of the Christie Hospital The Christie Hospital had its beginnings in the largesse of Sir Joseph Whitworth, a wealthy Mancunian inventor who left money in his will in 1887. He wanted this to be spent on good causes in Manchester and entrusted his bequest to three legatees, one of whom was Richard Copley Christie. Consequently, some of that money was used to buy land off Oxford Road, adjacent to Owens College and intended to allow the movement of the central Manchester hospitals out of the crowded city centre. A committee chaired by Christie was established in 1890 and, partly funded by a legacy of £10,000 from Daniel Proctor, a Canc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie Suspension
The Christie suspension is a suspension system developed by American engineer J. Walter Christie for his tank designs. It allowed considerably longer movement than conventional leaf spring systems then in common use, which allowed his tanks to have considerably greater cross-country speed. The system was first introduced on his M1928 design, and used on all of his designs until his death in 1944. History Christie advocated the use of lightweight tanks with long range and high speed, designed to penetrate enemy lines and attack their infrastructure and logistics capabilities. A major problem with tanks in World War I was tracked suspension failure. Christie's first tank design of 1919 could be driven on its wheels to get to the starting point and then the tracks fitted before it went into action. The US Tank Corps ordered a single tank from Christie's company based on this design. The tank, known as the M1919, was delivered in early 1921 and tested until Christie proposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie Organ
William Hill & Son & Norman & Beard Limited (commonly known as Hill, Norman and Beard) were a major pipe organ manufacturer originally based in Norfolk. History They were founded in 1916 by the merger of Norman and Beard and William Hill & Sons of London, Dr Arthur George Hill having no male heirs to sustain his business, moving its production to the capital in 1916. Retrieved 6 October 2011 The merged company was bought by John Christie in 1923, and remained in the Christie family until the business was wound up in 1998. Amongst others, the company built the four manual organ in Norwich Cathedral (1899, rebuilds and upgrades in 1940–42, 1950 and 1969), Retrieved 6 October 2011 the 5038 pipe instrument in Lichfield Cathedral (1899, rebuilds 1908 and 1974). and the chapel organ of Ellesmere College, Shropshire. Under Christie's leadership, a subsidiary was founded in Australia in 1927, which continued in business until 1974. During that time the Australian company built 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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