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Richard Skinner

Richard L. Skinner, current Department of Homeland Security Inspector General


Behavioural change theories

From behaviourists such as B. F. Skinner come the learning theories, which state that complex behaviour is learned gradually through the modification of simpler behaviours.

Callimachus

Fantuzzi, M. & Hunter, R. Tradition and Innovation in Hellenistic Poetry (CUP, 2004).

Capability Maturity Model

The first application of a staged maturity model to IT was not by CMM/SEI, but rather by Richard L. Nolan, who, in 1973 published the stages of growth model for IT organizations.

Cayuga Duck

Writing in 1848, Richard L. Allen, recommends the “common black duck” as being the most profitable for domestic use, as they laid between forty to fifty eggs and sometimes even more, if kept from sitting.

Charles R. Skinner

He served as member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1884.

Skinner was elected as a Republican to the 47th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Warner Miller to the U.S. Senate; and was re-elected to the 48th United States Congress, holding office from November 8, 1881, to March 3, 1885.

Dahlgren Affair

At 2 p.m. on March 3 Bagby transferred the papers to Lieutenant James Pollard with instructions to deliver them to his commander Col. Richard L. T. Beale.

Former Cathedral Church of Christ the King

The cathedral organ was a 49-rank Aeolian/Skinner, the second to last organ built by the Skinner Company.

George T. Simon

Not only was his father wealthy, but his brother, Richard L. Simon, was the co-founder of the American publishing house Simon & Schuster, and the singer-songwriter Carly Simon is one of his nieces.

Hans A. Linde

Afterwards he was a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Richard L. Neuberger, 1955-1958.

Howard Z. Plummer

After the death of Bishop Plummer on December 22, 1931 at a meeting of Church Officials held December 28, 1931 in Belleville, Elder Calvin S. Skinner consecrated Elder Howard Z. Plummer and proclaimed him as Leader of the Church of God and Saints of Christ.

Jim Fields

Designed by the architect Richard L. Crowther, the Cinerama theater was considered his greatest achievement.

John Skinner

John W. Skinner (1890–1955), headmaster of Culford School, 1924–1951

John W. Skinner

John William Skinner (26 November 1890 – 1 April 1955) was a distinguished Headmaster of Culford School between 1924 and 1951.

Joseph Edward Lake

Joseph Edward Lake (born October 18, 1941) is an American career diplomat who, in 1990, became the first resident U.S. Ambassador to the Mongolian People's Republic (the first U.S. ambassador to Mongolia, Richard L. Williams, was not a resident there).

Kat Kinkade

Kathleen "Kat" Kinkade (December 6, 1930 – July 3, 2008) was one of the eight co-founders of Twin Oaks, an intentional community in Virginia originally inspired by the behaviorist utopia depicted in B.F. Skinner's book Walden Two.

Methuen Memorial Music Hall

In 1931, the hall was purchased by noted organbuilder Ernest M. Skinner for a mere $10,000.

Multicommunicating

As a concept, multicommunicating primarily builds off Hall’s work on polychronicity, Goffman’s theory of the presentation of self, and Daft and Lengel’s notion of media richness; multicommunicating is also similar in nature to the notion of multitasking.

Pataudi Trophy

The Trophy will be on display at Jocelyn's exhibition in November and December 2012 at Bentley & Skinner, London.

Richard Abrams

Richard L. Abrams, president of the Optical Society of America in 1990

Richard Albert

Richard L. Albert, president of the motion picture advertising agency Design Projects, Inc.

Richard Berkley

Richard L. Berkley (born 1931), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, 1979–1991

Richard L. Bare

Born in Modesto, California, he attended USC School of Cinematic Arts where he directed his most notable student film, The Oval Portrait, an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story.

He directed virtually every episode of the 1960s-1970s CBS television series Green Acres.

Richard L. Crowther

All were the first theaters designed around the Cinerama film technology, with cushioned seats on curving risers.

In 2006, Crowther was interviewed by filmmaker Jim Fields, for his documentary movie Preserve Me A Seat, about the grass-root failures and successes of activists working to preserve historic movie theaters in Boston, Chicago, Omaha and Salt Lake City.

Richard L. Dugger

Dugger was warden of Florida State Prison from 1982 to 1987, when he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Corrections by then Florida Governor Bob Martinez.

Richard L. Hasen

Hasen joined the law firm of Horvitz and Levy working as a civil appellate lawyer after clerking for the Honorable David R. Thompson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Richard L. Heschl

After his death, his position at Vienna was filled by Hans Kundrat (1845-1893).

Richard L. Lawson

The general transferred to Headquarters Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in September 1961 and served as a member of the European Force Application Team, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff.

Richard L. Lewis

Writer on Miramax film Plotz With A View aka Undertaking Betty with Alfred Molina, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Walken, Lee Evans.

Richard L. Neuberger

Neuberger and State Senator and future Governor Robert Holmes were two of the leading liberals in the Oregon legislature at a time of Republican dominance.

One lasting mark Neuberger left as a Senator was the creation of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area on the Pacific Coast of Oregon.

Richard L. Roudebush

Roudebush was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1971).

Richard L. Schmalensee

He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Economics at MIT.

Richard L. Stevens

Brigadier General Rick Stevens is the 30th Commander and Division Engineer for the Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Richard L. Thompson

Thompson also published several books and articles on religion and science, Hindu cosmology and astronomy.

Richard L. Tierney

A meticulous researcher, Tierney studied the Roman era and Gnosticism for this series featuring the magician-warrior.

Tierney has written widely on a variety of esoteric topics, such as the legends concerning Mount Shasta and Amne Machin.

Richard L. Wright

When Charles Duncan, Jr. became Secretary he was named Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, a position he held until the end the Carter presidency.

Richard L. Young

On July 15, 1997, Young was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana vacated by Gene E. Brooks.

Richard l'Evêque

In 1172 Avranches Cathedral was the scene of the ceremony on 21 May marking the compromise of Avranches, the reconciliation of Henry II of England with the Catholic Church after the murder of Thomas Becket.

Richard Simon

Richard L. Simon (1899–1960), American businessman and co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster

Richard Wallace

Richard L. Wallace (born 1936), American educator and chancellor of the University of Missouri

Simon Larned

Larned was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomson J. Skinner and served from November 5, 1804, to March 3, 1805.

Tigers of the Sea

The stories feature Howard's character Cormac Mac Art; the volume was edited by Richard L. Tierney.

William I. Skinner

William I. Skinner (October 24, 1812 - February 13, 1891) was an American politician from New York.

William Skinner

William W. Skinner (1874–1953), American chemist, conservationist, and college football


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