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2 unusual facts about Colby, Isle of Man


Isle of Man Railway level crossings and points of interest

It consists of a crossing keepers' lodge which is now disused since the introduction of automatic crossing barriers in 2002 and provides access to the farm of the same name through means of through road which connects the "back" Colby road to the main coast road.

Port Erin

Bus services operate directly through a depot in Bridson Street in the village to the island's capital Douglas via Port St Mary, Colby, Castletown and Ballasalla using route numbers 1, 2, 11 and 12; these run about every twenty minutes at weekdays and Saturdays, with a less frequent service at weekends and after 6.00pm.


2011 Commonwealth Youth Games medal table

The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, officially known as the IV Commonwealth Youth Games, were a multi-sport event held in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011.

AJS

In 1909, after a Wearwell motorcycle fitted with a Stevens side-valve single-cylinder engine won a trophy for a 24-hour non-stop run in 1909, Jack Stevens decided to contest the Tourist Trophy in the Isle of Man.

Arthur William Moore

Arthur William Moore CVO SHK JP MA (1853–1909) was a Manx antiquarian, historian, linguist, folklorist, and former Speaker of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man.

Battle of the Isle of Man

The Battle of the Isle of Man was a battle fought in 1158 between the Norse Gofraidh mac Amhlaibh (Godred II), King of Mann and the Isles and Celtic Somhairle MacGillebride (Somerled), King of Cinn Tìre (Kintyre), Argyll and Lorne, on the Isle of Man.

Benjamin Ide Wheeler

On removing in 1868 to Franklin, New Hampshire, he entered the Franklin Academy, and after six months there, went to the New London Academy, subsequently Colby–Sawyer College.

Caro Fraser

When she was 15 her father wrote the first book in the Flashman series, and the family moved to the Isle of Man, where she went to The Buchan School.

Celtic Fest Chicago

Not just an "Irish" festival, Celtic Fest Chicago is a cultural celebration of the ancient Celtic nations of Ireland; Brittany, France; Galicia, Spain; Scotland; the Isle of Man; Cornwall and Wales.

Clare Christian

She's a former member of the Legislative Council and former Health Minister of the Isle of Man Government.

Colby College Museum of Art

In the early 1950s, Adeline and Caroline Wing gave paintings by William Merritt Chase, Winslow Homer, and Andrew Wyeth to Colby College.

Colby Mules

The Harold Alfond Athletic Center is the center of athletic life at Colby, and home to the Colby White Mules.

Colby Starck

Colby Starck was also famously mistaken as the perpetrator of the Donnie Davies Internet hoax.

Colby Village Elementary School

Its colors are black and yellow, and its mascot is a penguin in reference to Sidney Crosby, who attended Colby Village Elementary, as a child.

Conister

Conister has traditionally operated in the Asset Finance area providing finance to companies and individuals on the Isle of Man; to military personnel through its operation in Peterborough and to small / medium enterprise clients through its operation in Wigan.

Curtis/Live!

Originally released in May 1971 as a double LP on Mayfield's Curtom label (distributed through Neil Bogart's Buddah Records), the album's twelve tracks (track listing below is from the 2000 Rhino reissue, which includes two bonus tracks) — along with Mayfield's interstitial raps on the politics of the day — were recorded at Paul Colby's Bitter End nightclub in New York City.

Douglas Southern Electric Tramway

Douglas Southern Electric Tramway was a standard gauge tramway between the top of Douglas Head on the Isle of Man and the nearby resort of Port Soderick.

Eric, or, Little by Little

The school is a thinly disguised cross between Farrar's own school King William's College in the Isle of Man, and Marlborough College, at which he was the master.

European Affiliates Championship

Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland were missing from the previous tournament, with the Isle of Man featuring for the first time.

Frederick Myron Colby

Colby wrote for a variety of publications aimed at youths such as The Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas.

Geoff Cannell

In 1998 he was elected the MHK for Onchan, following Ray Kniveton's elevation to the Legislative Council.

George Polk

She became friendly with Barbara Colby, the wife of William Colby, a former OSS officer attached to Donovan's firm, who later would become director of the CIA.

Gofraid ua Ímair

In the following decade it is supposed that the grandsons of Ímar may have been in some part of the Atlantic or Irish Sea coasts of Britain where the historical record sheds almost no light on events, the area in question extending from the Isle of Man through the Hebrides to the Northern Isles, as well as the coasts opposite.

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

On July 4, Amber Williams (Brooke Nevin), her friends Zoe (Torrey DeVitto) and Roger (Seth Packard), and her boyfriend Colby Patterson (David Paetkau) stage a prank at the town carnival, with Roger faking the return of the "Fisherman" killer, with the hook Roger says Ben Willis originally used.

IBooks

Colby claims to be the owner of a trademark on the term 'ibooks' as applied to published books, after acquiring the assets of publisher Byron Preiss, who had published a series of sci-fi and fantasy books under the term.

International New Thought Alliance

Throughout its history, other New Thought notables such as William Walker Atkinson, Clara B. Colby, Florence Crawford, Horatio W. Dresser, George Wharton James, Edgar L. Larkin, Orison Swett Marden, and Elizabeth Towne were involved in the INTA.

John Morris, Baron Morris of Borth-y-Gest

He was also Judge of Appeal in the Isle of Man from 1938 to 1947 - the youngest ever to hold such position.

John Quilliam

Captain John Quilliam RN (born Marown, Isle of Man 29 September 1771 - died Michael, Isle of Man 10 October 1829) was a Royal Navy officer and the First Lieutenant on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

KSNK

It is the only KSNW satellite to be licensed outside of Kansas and also outside of the Wichita market, although it covers the general Oberlin/Colby/Goodland area as well.

Machars

Burrow Head (the southernmost tip of the peninsula) is about eighteen miles from Point of Ayre on the Isle of Man, and trade links have long existed between the two places, much of which involved smuggling.

Magnus VI of Norway

In 1266 he gave up the Hebrides and the Isle of Man to Scotland, in return for a large sum of silver and a yearly payment, under the Treaty of Perth, by which the Scots at the same time recognised Norwegian rule over Shetland and the Orkney Islands.

Mandy Musgrave

The film, which is a prequel to the webseries, Musgrave will once again portray Misty Monroe the love interest to Colby Robson (Gabrielle Christian).

Mining industry of the Central African Republic

Other companies exploring for diamond included Pangea Diamondfields Plc (Isle of Man), which planned to invest $3.2 million in a bulk sampling plant for its Dimbi (Basse-Kotto) project concession area, and Gem Diamonds Ltd. (UK), which held exploration and mining permits for the Mambéré river project near the city of Berberati.

MS Ben-my-Chree

Brought around to the island from Holland by the late Captain Vernon Kinley, Ben-my-Chree entered service on 5 July 1998, Tynwald Day - the Isle of Man's national holiday.

Parliamentary records

South Australia introduced female suffrage in 1861 and the Territory of Wyoming allowed women the vote in 1869, with the Isle of Man following in 1881.

Richard Costain

Born and brought up in the Isle of Man, Richard Costain moved to Crosby where, in 1865, he founded a small but well-equipped construction business.

Robert E. L. Strider

Strider came to Colby in 1957 as dean of faculty, and in 1960, at the age of 42, succeeded Julius Seelye Bixler as Colby's 17th president.

Seal of Colby College

The Seal of Colby College is the official insignia of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

Sidney Swann

Swan was born at Sulby, Lezayre, Isle of Man, the son of Sydney Swann, a rower and clergyman who took his family to Japan where he was a missionary.

Sweyn Asleifsson

In 1140, Holdbodi called on Sweyn to join him raiding the coast of Wales, but they were beaten off, Holdbodi withdrawing to the Isle of Man and Sweyn to Lewis.

The Day Emily Married

It starred Estelle Parsons (Lyd Davis "Belle"), Hallie Foote (Emily), Biff McGuire (Lee Davis), James Colby (Richard Murray), Terri Keane (Alma Nash), Delores Mitchell (Addie), and Pamela Payton-Wright (Maud Cleveland).

The Wildlife Trusts

The Wildlife Trusts is an organisation made up of 47 local Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom plus the Isle of Man and Alderney.

The Woman's Bible

Anna Howard Shaw, Alice Stone Blackwell, Henry Browne Blackwell, Carrie Chapman Catt and others spoke in favor, while Lillie Devereux Blake, Clara B. Colby, and more spoke against it.

Trust Metric

The rest of the team analyze NSA satellite photographs of the Port of Los Angeles to find Colby and Dwayne and find Lancer's SUV at the port.

TT3D: Closer to the Edge

The film is narrated by Jared Leto and charts the world-famous Isle of Man TT motorcycle race that takes place on the Isle of Man every year, and follows the leading riders in the 2010 race, most notably Guy Martin and Ian Hutchinson.

Vanoil Energy

In addition to its office in Vancouver, Vanoil has representation through its subsidiaries in Nairobi, Kenya, Antananarivo, Madagascar and Douglas, Isle of Man.

Waking Ned

The film was shot on the Isle of Man, with the village of Cregneash standing in for the fictional Irish village of Tulaigh Mhór.

Walter Joseph

In 1939, he was forced to flee Germany, followed closely by his twin brothers, and was interned in Mooragh Internment Camp in Ramsey on the Isle of Man for the interim of the Second World War.

William Colby

Colby also lent his expertise and knowledge, along with Oleg Kalugin, to the Activision game Spycraft: The Great Game, which was released shortly before his death.

Colby spent the next 12 years in the field, first in Stockholm, Sweden.


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