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Colbert may refer to: People * Colbert (name), list of people with the name "Colbert". It most often refers to: :* Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), Oscar-winning French-American actress :* Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683), a Controller-General of Finances under the French king Louis XIV :* Stephen Colbert ( 1964), an American satirist and host of ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' Places * Colbert County, Alabama, United States * Colbert, Georgia, United States * Colbert, Oklahoma, United States * Colbert, Washington, United States * Colbert's Ferry, historic Red River crossing on the National Register of Historic Places, United States * Colbert Mountains, located on Alexander Island, Antarctica *Mount Colbert, Antarctic mountain in the Ross Dependency *Colbert Hills, golf course in Manhattan, Kansas, United States Ships * French ship ''Colbert'', six ships of the French Navy named in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert * ''Colbert''-class ironclad, a class of warship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbert (name)
Colbert is an English and French surname and given name of uncertain etymology. It is possible that it appeared independently several times throughout history. The name is recorded in England in the 11th century Domesday Book in Devon, Cheshire, and Lincolnshire. This English surname was originally a given name that may have meant "cool" and "bright"; see also Bert (name), Bert. The name is common in English-speaking countries, particularly Ireland, but some of these families may have their origin in France, where the name is very common, and may perhaps be descendants of Huguenot refugees. The French name perhaps has a different origin, but some linguists say it has the same origin from the Germanic words ''kol'' ("cool") and ''berht'' ("bright"). It is recorded in the French province of Champagne (historical province), Champagne in the 15th century, where, some suggest, it is a reduced form of "Colibert", which is also attested in medieval Champagne. "Colibert" was originally a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Colbert
Mount Colbert () is a mountain rising to , east of Mount Borcik and south-southwest of Mount Stump in the southeast Hays Mountains, Queen Maud Mountains. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with Mount Stump after Philip V. Colbert, geologist, Arizona State University, logistic coordinator and field associate with Edmund Stump Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ... on six United States Antarctic Research Program expeditions to the Transantarctic Mountains, 1970–71 through 1981–82, including the area of this mountain. References Mountains of the Ross Dependency Queen Maud Mountains Amundsen Coast {{Ross-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick Railway Station
Limerick Station ( ga, Stáisiún Luimnigh) also known as Colbert Station ( ga, Stáisiún Uà Cholbáird) or Limerick Colbert serves the city of Limerick in County Limerick. It is on Parnell Street and is the main station on the Limerick Suburban Rail network. It has approximately 2,500 rail passengers a day travelling on four rail routes. The Bus Éireann bus station on site services approximately one million passengers a year, with 125 buses departing each day. Services The station is the terminus of the Dublin–Limerick, Limerick–Nenagh–Ballybrophy and Limerick–Ennis–Galway lines. Connections for Cork, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, Waterford and Kerry stations, such as Killarney, Farranfore and Tralee can be made at Limerick Junction. Bus Éireann's Limerick depot is adjacent and offers Intercity, Express and Eurolines services. Connecting to Shannon Airport Buses connect the railway station to Shannon Airport. History The station opened on 28 August 1858, repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill
The Treadmill with Vibration Isolation Stabilization System, commonly abbreviated as TVIS, is a treadmill for use on board the International Space Station and is designed to allow astronauts to run without vibrating delicate microgravity science experiments in adjacent labs. International Space Station treadmills, not necessarily described here, have included the original treadmill, the original TVIS, the БД-2, the Combined Operational Load-Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT), and the Treadmill 2 (abbreviated as T2). Some share a name, some a design, some a function, some use different (passive) vibration-suppression systems, some it is unclear how they differ. The name for the treadmill (COLBERT) came about due to a naming contest that NASA held for what became the Tranquility module. Comedian and TV personality Stephen Colbert used his show '' The Colbert Report'' to encourage his viewers to write in votes to use "Colbert" during the contest. After the results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comité Colbert
The Comité Colbert is an association "to promote the concept of luxury." The members are 81 French luxury brands. It was founded in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Guerlain. ''Métiers'' or Trade Sectors The association is divided into thirteen métiers or trade sectors. The sectors are: *Automobile *Crystal *Decoration *Faience and Porcelain *Fragrance and Cosmetic *Gastronomie *Gold and Precious Materials *Haute Couture / Fashion *Hospitality *Leather Goods *Publishing *Silver and Bronze *Wine and Spirits The association adopted its first automobile brand in Bugatti in July 2015. Members * Baccarat * Berluti * Bernardaud * BonpointAFP, ÂLe Comité Colbert coopte Bonpoint et Les Arts Décoratifs », ''Fashion Daily News'', 18 November 2011. * Bollinger * Charles Heidsieck * Boucheron * Breguet * Bugatti * Bussière * Caron * Cartier * Céline * Chanel * Parfums Chanel * Château Cheval Blanc * Château Lafite Rothschild * Château d'Yquem * Chloé * Christian Dior * Parfums Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Colbert (APA-145)
USS ''Colbert'' (APA-145) was a ''Haskell''-class attack transport in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1974. History ''Colbert'' was launched 1 December 1944 by California Shipbuilding Corp., Wilmington, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. L. G. Miller; acquired 7 February 1945 and commissioned the same day. ''Colbert'' sailed from San Francisco, 15 April 1945 with passengers for Honolulu, where she remained from 21 April to 20 May, disembarking her original troops and loading reinforcements for Okinawa, where she arrived 7 June. She sailed on to Ulithi to load Japanese and Korean prisoners of war, with whom she returned to Pearl Harbor 28 June. After a brief stateside overhaul, ''Colbert'' put to sea 21 July 1945 to carry troops to Ulithi and Okinawa, where she lay until 5 September. She voyaged to Jinsen, Korea, and Dairen, Manchuria, to embark Allied soldiers and sailors formerly held prisoner at M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbert-class Ironclad
The ''Colbert'' class were a pair of armored frigates built for the French Navy during the 1870s. The ships served as the flagships of the commander and deputy commander of the Mediterranean Squadron for most of their careers. The sister ships took part in the French conquest of Tunisia, notably shelling and landing troops in Sfax in 1881. They were relegated to second-line roles in 1894–95 before being condemned in 1900. The ships were finally sold for scrap in 1909. Design and description The ''Colbert''-class ships were designed by Constructor Sabattier as improved versions of the ironclad and were the last ships authorized by the 1857 Naval Program. They reverted to a single propeller shaft to improve their sailing qualities and to lessen the chance of the propellers being fouled by fallen rigging.Gille, p. 35 As central battery ironclads, they had their armament concentrated amidships.Silverstone, p. 65 Like most ironclads of their era, they were equipped with a plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Colbert
Six ships of the French Navy have bourne the name ''Colbert'' in honour of Jean Baptiste Colbert : * , a French wheeled corvette, launched in 1848 * a French armoured frigate, launched in 1877 ** , the class of the 1877 ''Colbert'' * , an auxiliary patrol boat (1915–1917) * , an auxiliary sail ship (1917) * a World War II French heavy cruiser, launched in 1928, destroyed in the Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon in 1942 * , an anti-aircraft cruiser, launched in 1956 See also * Colbert (other) Colbert may refer to: People * Colbert (name), list of people with the name "Colbert". It most often refers to: :* Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), Oscar-winning French-American actress :* Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619–1683), a Controller-Gener ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Colbert, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbert Hills
Colbert Hills Golf Course is a public golf course located in Manhattan, Kansas. Utilizing the natural ecosystem of the surrounding Flint Hills, it is a links-style course with few trees. From its opening to 2011 Colbert Hills was ranked by '' Golfweek'' as the best public course in Kansas, and it has ranked as the second-best from 2012 to present. Among both public and private courses, it has also been continuously ranked by ''Golf Digest'' among the top eight overall in the state. The course is home to the men's and women's golf teams of Kansas State University, and is used by the university as an environmental research and turf management facility. Colbert Hills is also home to The First Tee Academy and the Earl Woods National Youth Golf Academy. The course was co-designed by professional golfer Jim Colbert, a Kansas State University graduate. A statue of him stands at the facility. Colbert Hills also features a Par-3 course. History The course opened with an invita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbert Mountains
The Colbert Mountains () are a group of isolated mountains with several rounded snow-covered summits, the highest at , overlooking Handel Ice Piedmont between Haydn Inlet and Schubert Inlet in the west central part of Alexander Island. It was first seen and photographed from a distance by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935, and partially mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. It was resighted and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service, 1939–41, and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) 1947–48, under Finn Ronne, who named it for R. Admiral Leo O. Colbert, head of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, which furnished equipment for the expedition. It was remapped in detail from RARE air photos by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert ( ; born Émilie Claudette Chauchoin; September 13, 1903July 30, 1996) was an American actress. Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of talking pictures. Initially associated with Paramount Pictures, she gradually shifted to working as an actress free of the studio system. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for ''It Happened One Night'' (1934), and received two other Academy Award nominations during her career. Colbert's other notable films include ''Cleopatra'' (1934) and ''The Palm Beach Story'' (1942). With her round face, big eyes, aristocratic manner, and flair for light comedy and emotional drama, Colbert's versatility led to her becoming one of the best-paid stars of the 1930s and 1940s and, in 1938 and 1942, the highest-paid. In all, Colbert starred in more than 60 movies. Among her frequent co-stars were Fred MacMurray, in seven films (1935–1949), and Fredric March, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbert's Ferry
Colbert's Ferry was an important Red River crossing between Texas and Indian Territory from about 1853 to 1899. Both the Texas Road and the Butterfield Overland Mail route crossed here. It was located on the Texas Road about southeast of present–day Colbert, Bryan County, Oklahoma. The nearest town on the Texas side of the river is Denison. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (MK&T) built a railroad bridge nearby across the Red River in 1872, which caused Colbert's Ferry to lose a significant amount of traffic. Frank Colbert, the ferry owner, responded by building his own toll bridge, which replaced the ferry. A flood soon washed away both bridges. Meanwhile, he resumed operating the ferry. Pre-Civil War According to the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), Joseph Mitchell, a Chickasaw farmer began operating a ferry service across the Red River about 1842. The service continued until Mitchell died in 1847. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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