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__NOTOC__ Higgins may refer to: People * Higgins (surname), including list of people with the surname (see also Ó hUiginn) Places * Higgins, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen * Higgins, North Carolina, populated place in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA * Higgins, Texas, city in Lipscomb County, Texas, USA * Higgins Township, Michigan, USA * Higgins Beach, small beach in Maine, USA * Higgins Field, a World War II airbase on the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia * Higgins Lake, in Michigan, USA * Division of Higgins, Australian Electoral Division in Victoria Other * Higgins (dog), trained dog actor in ''Benji'' and ''Petticoat Junction'' * Higgins boat, or LCVP, a landing craft used in amphibious warfare * Higgins Industries, a US firm that manufactured the Higgins boat * Higgins project, an open source framework for user-centric identity management * Higgins Armory Museum, in Worcester, Massachusetts, US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins (surname)
Higgins is a surname found in England and in Ireland, with several origins. In England, the name originates from: * the name Hugh * the name Hig (both the son of Hugh and a diminutive of Hugh) * Hicke, a diminutive of Richard each then stemmed with the patronymic termination 'ings' meaning 'belonging to', or 'the son of'. In Ireland, the name is the Anglicised form of the Gaelic name Ó hUiginn, 'descendant of Uiginn'. Uiginn being the Gaelic version of the Old Norse vÃkingr or Viking. In business * Andrew Higgins, founder of Higgins Industries and inventor of the Higgins boat * Pattillo Higgins (1863–1955), American oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop" In education and science * Aparna Higgins, Indian-American mathematician * Chris Higgins, British geneticist, Vice-Chancellor of Durham University * E. Tory Higgins (born 1946), American psychologist * Henry Higgins (botanist) (1814–1893), English botanist * Julian Higgins, British statist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins (dog)
Higgins (December 12, 1957 – November 11, 1975) was an American dog actor, one of the well known animal actors during the 1960s and 1970s. He is most remembered for his roles as the original Benji, and the uncredited dog from '' Petticoat Junction'', two of the most popular roles he played during a 14-year career in show business. Early life In 1960, animal trainer Frank Inn found the dog at the Burbank Animal Shelter as a puppy. He was believed to be a mix of Miniature Poodle, Cocker Spaniel, and Schnauzer. Career Higgins' career was facilitated by Frank Inn, who also trained Arnold Ziffel (the pig) and all of the other animals used on '' The Beverly Hillbillies'', '' Petticoat Junction'', ''Green Acres'', and '' The Waltons'' TV series. His on-set assistant trainers included Gerry Warshauer and Karl Miller. As an actor, Higgins first came to national attention as the uncredited dog who played the character of "Dog" on the television sitcom '' Petticoat Junction'' for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Building
The Higgins Building is a proto-Modernist concrete framed building rendered in the Beaux-Arts style located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Completed in 1910 by owner Thomas Higgins, an Irish American, the 10-story building was originally used for office space. The Engineers and Architects were Albert C. Martin, Sr. and A.L. Haley. It has been designated as a historical monument by the City as Historic-Cultural Monument #873. Although designed as an eight story high building, it was decided during the construction stage to add two additional floors in order to hold the reputation as being the highest building in the city centre. Background and development Thomas Higgins was born on 12th. July in 1844 in Boyle, County Roscommon in Ireland, son of Patrick Higgins, a farmer and Hanora Flanagan. He received some education in Ireland. He traveled out west seeking his fortune in the late 1800s. His first stop was in Troy where he worked in some iron mines. Another member of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Glass
Higgins Glass refers to any piece of art glass Art glass is a subset of glass art, this latter covering the whole range of art made from glass. Art glass normally refers only to pieces made since the mid-19th century, and typically to those purely made as sculpture or decorative art, with ... or fused glass fashioned by Michael and Frances Higgins, of Chicago, Illinois, United States, during the last half of the 20th century. Their work combines a Kandinsky-esque visual aesthetic with an emphasis on functionality of the finished pieces. The glass is especially prized for two reasons: first, its distinctive aesthetic virtue, and second, the uniqueness of the fused glass processes first developed and used by the Higgins. Personal history Following World War II Michael Higgins was named Head of Visual Design at the Chicago Institute of Design. Frances Stewart was an assistant professor of Art at the University of Georgia. While working towards her master's degree, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Armory Museum
The Higgins Armory Museum is the name of a collection in the Worcester Art Museum. It was formerly a separate museum located in the nearby Higgins Armory Building in Worcester, Massachusetts, dedicated to the display of arms and armor. It was "the only museum in the country devoted solely to arms and armor" and had the second largest arms and armor collection in the country from its founding in 1931 until 2004, behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The collection consists of 2,000 objects, including 24 full suits of armor. The museum closed at the end of 2013 due to a lack of funding. Its collection and endowment were transferred and integrated into the Worcester Art Museum, with the collection on show in its own gallery. The former museum building was sold in December 2014 and now serves as a local events venue. History John Woodman Higgins was a prominent industrialist in Worcester, Massachusetts who owned the Worcester Pressed Steel Company. He traveled to E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Project
Higgins is an open-source project dedicated to giving individuals more control over their personal identity, profile and social network data. The project is organized into three main areas: #Active Clients - An active client integrates with a browser and runs on a computer or mobile device. #* Higgins 1.X: the active client supports the OASIS IMI protocol and performs the functions of an Information Card ''selector''. #* Higgins 2.0: the plan is to move beyond ''selector'' functionality to add support for managing passwords and Higgins relationship cards, as well other protocols such as OpenID. It also becomes a client for the Personal Data Store (see below) and thereby provides a kind of dashboard for personal information and a place to manage "permissioning"—deciding who gets access to what slice of the user's data. #Personal Data Store (PDS) is a new work area under development for Higgins 2.0. A PDS stores local personal data, controls access to remotely hosted personal dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Industries
Higgins Industries was the company owned by Andrew Higgins based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Higgins Industries is most famous for the design and production of the Higgins boat, an amphibious landing craft referred to as LCVP (landing craft, vehicles, personnel), which was used extensively in the Allied forces' D-Day Invasion of Normandy. Higgins also manufactured PT boats, and produced the first American airborne lifeboat, the model A-1 lifeboat. The company also had a subsidiary architectural firm that designed manufacturing buildings - most famously the Michoud Assembly Facility. Andrew Higgins also owned the New Orleans-based Higgins Lumber and Export Co., and Higgins Aircraft, which contracted to provide aircraft for the US military during World War II. History Before World War Two, Higgins got its big start with the design and production of small shallow-draft boats that were designed to be operated in the shallow marsh areas common to Louisiana. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Boat
The landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat was a landing craft used extensively by the Allied forces in amphibious landings in World War II. Typically constructed from plywood, this shallow-draft, barge-like boat could ferry a roughly platoon-sized complement of 36 men to shore at 9 knots (17 km/h). Men generally entered the boat by climbing down a cargo net hung from the side of their troop transport; they exited by charging down the boat's lowered bow ramp. Designer Andrew Higgins based it on boats made for operating in swamps and marshes. More than 23,358 were built, by Higgins Industries and licensees.Herman, Arthur. ''Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II''.New York: Random House. . pp. 204-206. Taking the last letter of the LCVP designation, sailors often nicknamed the Higgins Boat the "Papa Boat" or "Peter Boat" to differentiate it from other landing craft such as the LCU and the LCM, with the LCM being called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Higgins
The Division of Higgins is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria for the Australian House of Representatives. The division covers in Melbourne's inner south-eastern suburbs. The main suburbs include , , , , , , , , and ; along with parts of , and . Though historically a safe conservative seat, Higgins was won by the Liberal Party by a margin of just 3.9 percent over the Labor Party at the 2019 election, the closest result in the seat’s history. It then flipped to Labor in the 2022 election. In June 2021, the AEC announced that the electoral division would include the locality of Windsor at the following federal election, but that part of the suburb of Glen Iris and the suburb of Hughesdale would be transferred to the Division of Kooyong and Division of Hotham respectively. Higgins is a largely white-collar electorate. According to the 2016 census, 46.5% of electors hold a Bachelor's Degree, more than twice the national average. The current member for Higgins, si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ó HUiginn
Ó hUiginn is the surname of a Gaelic-Irish family of soldiers, poets, and historians located in Connacht. Originally part of the southern Uà Néill based in the Irish midlands, they moved west into Connacht. They were especially associated with what is now County Sligo, settling at Dooghorne, Achonry and Ballynary, as well as other locations in County Mayo, County Roscommon and County Galway. More than half of those bearing the surname in Ireland today still live in Connacht. The name is commonly anglicised as Higgins or O'Higgins. Notables * Tadc Ó hUiginn, ''a general master of all arts connected with poetry,'' died 1315 * Gilla na Neamh Ó hUiginn, poet (died 1346) :: Fercert Ó hUiginn, ''head of the family descended from Gilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn'' (died 1418) :::: Lochlainn, son of Fercert Ó hUiginn (died 1464) * Doighre Ó hUiginn, scribe of ''The Book of Magauran'' Peter B.C O'Huiginn, actor (1943-2017), Often credited as Brogan C.Ohiginn * Donnchad Ó hUiginn, ''a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Lake
Higgins Lake is a large recreational and fishing lake in Roscommon County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 9,900 acre (40 km²) lake is known for its deep, clear waters and is the 10th largest in Michigan with a shoreline of . It is named after Sylvester Higgins, the first chief of the topographical department of the Michigan Geological Survey. It has a maximum width of and a length of with a maximum depth of . The mean depth is and the lake contains almost 20 billion cubic feet (570 million m³) of water. Its retention time is about 12.5 years. The lake's watershed covers 19,000 acres (77 km²). The twin-lobed lake receives half of its water from submerged springs, six percent from incoming streams, and the remainder from direct rainfall and runoff. It drains into Marl Lake by the Cut River which runs into Houghton Lake and eventually to Lake Michigan via the Muskegon River. A mile north of the lake, water flows into the Lake Huron watershed. Sportfish in the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins Field
Northern Peninsula Airport is an airport serving Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula and is located southeast of Injinoo in Queensland, Australia. The airport is operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council. It was known as Bamaga Airport or Bamaga/Injinoo Airport and had the ICAO code YBAM. Data current as of October 2006. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring . History Built in late 1942 and known as Jacky Jacky Field, the airfield was renamed Higgins Field in 1943 in honour of Flight Lieutenant Brian Hartley Higgins. Operated as a dispersal field for Horn Island. Royal Australian Air Force units based at Higgins Field during World War II included: * No. 1 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF * No. 5 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF * No. 7 Squadron RAAF * No. 23 Squadron RAAF * No. 33 Operational Base Unit RAAF * No. 34 Squadron RAAF * No. 52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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