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Connecting rod, main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine; Control rod, used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor; Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing; Fishing rod, a tool used to catch fish, like a long pole with a hook on the end
Fyffe was born on 20 March 1949 in Warracknabeal, Victoria. [3] [4] He attended primary school in Cannum and Caramut, before going to high school in Hamilton. [4]After finishing high school, Fyffe went on to study at Monash University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Economics, majoring in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics.
Robert Ray "Rod" Roddy [1] (September 28, 1937 – October 27, 2003) was an American radio and television announcer. [2] He was primarily known for his role as an offstage announcer on game shows. Among the shows that Roddy announced are the CBS game shows Whew! and Press Your Luck .
Beck's ex-wife stated she believed his death to be drug-related. [28] Cocaine and heroin were found in his home and bedroom. [29] Beck was buried in Phoenix wearing his Chicago Cubs uniform. [30] He was added to the 2008 ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame, earlier than the typical retirement rule due to his death, [31] and received two votes ...
The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool [1] and unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units , it is defined as 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet , equal to exactly 1 ⁄ 320 of a mile , or 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards (a quarter of a surveyor's chain ), and is exactly 5.0292 meters.
Sam Serling built a small stage in the basement, where Rod often put on plays (with or without neighborhood children). [2]: 17–18 His older brother, writer Robert, recalled that, at the age of six or seven, Rod entertained himself for hours by acting out dialogue from pulp magazines or movies he had seen. Rod would often ask questions without ...
Rod R. Blagojevich (/ b l ə ˈ ɡ ɔɪ. ə v ɪ tʃ / blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago", [2] [3] is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. He was impeached, removed from office, convicted, and incarcerated for eight years on federal charges of ...
[4] [5] Rod was raised as a Lutheran. He never knew his father, a vaudevillian who had been part of a travelling song-and-dance team with Steiger's mother, [5] but was told that he was a handsome Latino-looking man, who was a talented musician and dancer. Biographer Tom Hutchinson describes him as a "shadowy, fugitive figure", one who "haunted ...