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The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University is the world's oldest archive of social science data and the largest specializing in data from public opinion surveys. Its collection includes over 27,000 datasets and more than 855,000 questions with responses in Roper iPoll , adding hundreds more each year.
In 1981 Roper Pump Co. reorganized to Roper Industries. [6] In 1982, Roper moved his appliance production factory (originally Florence Stove Company) from 2207 W Station, Kankakee, IL to a plant in LaFayette, Georgia. The Kankakee factory was razed in 2016. [7] In 1988, Electrolux purchased Roper's lawn and garden products division.
Roper, previously named the Florence-Wehrle Company among other names, was founded in 1883, with it location in Newark, Ohio.The company, once the largest stove producer in the world was purchased by Sears and was later known for its lawn mowers sold by Sears for many years.
The Rhodes 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centerboard. The hull has a slight reverse sheer. It displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 600 lb (272 kg) of ...
Rick Swan reviewed Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue for Dragon magazine #192 (April 1993). [1] He calls the catalogue's subject, Aurora, "the fictional proprietress of a medieval Wal-Mart", and points out the "death cheese" as an interesting exotic item, "a rich, delicate addition to the dining table, exotic both in its taste and the method by which it is acquired", in that it is made from ...
The Rhodes Ranger 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 7,965 lb (3,613 kg) and carries 1,900 lb (862 ...
Consumers Distributing aimed to reduce costs for customers by stocking merchandise in a warehouse-type stocking system instead of displaying them in a costly showroom. Customers made their selections from a catalogue, filled out a form listing the items they wanted, then waited for stock staff to retrieve the items from the warehouse.
Rhodes joined the design firm of Cox & Stevens in 1934, becoming head naval architect there after the death of lead designer Bruno Tornroth in 1935. In 1946, the firm of Philip L. Rhodes succeeded Cox & Stevens Inc. It closed in 1974 following Rhodes's death. [4] Rhodes formed his own company, Philip L. Rhodes, Naval Architects and Marine ...