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  2. History of radar - Wikipedia

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    Prototypes of the Type 79Y air-warning system were successfully tested at sea in early 1938. The detection range on aircraft was between 30 and 50 miles (48 and 80 km), depending on height. The systems were then placed into service in August on the cruiser HMS Sheffield and in October on the battleship HMS Rodney. These were the first vessels ...

  3. The Nanny season 5 - Wikipedia

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    The fifth season of the American television sitcom The Nanny aired on CBS from October 1, 1997, to May 13, 1998. The series was created by actress Fran Drescher and her-then husband Peter Marc Jacobson, and developed by Prudence Fraser and Robert Sternin.

  4. List of The Nanny characters - Wikipedia

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    Margaret Isabella "Maggie" Brolin (née Sheffield) is the eldest child of Maxwell Sheffield, portrayed by Nicholle Tom. In Fran Drescher's first book, Enter Whining , Drescher explains that the character was added late in the show's development, after a network executive suggested "A shy teenager would be a funny contrast to a brazen and flashy ...

  5. Nigel Knowles - Wikipedia

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    Sir Nigel is also the current Chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, a role that works with the private and public sector within the Sheffield City Region to drive economic growth across the nine local council areas that comprise the Sheffield City Region. Sir Nigel is also the current Chairman of [BioSURE]a company ...

  6. Charles Shaughnessy - Wikipedia

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    Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy, 5th Baron Shaughnessy (born 9 February 1955) is a British actor. His roles on American television include Shane Donovan on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, Maxwell Sheffield on the sitcom The Nanny, and the voice of Dennis the Goldfish on Stanley for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award.

  7. Nigel Spackman - Wikipedia

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    Nigel James Spackman (born 2 December 1960) is a former professional footballer and English football manager, and is a sports television pundit. As a player he was as a midfielder from 1980 to 1998, notably for Liverpool, Chelsea and Rangers. He also played for AFC Bournemouth, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield United.

  8. List of Sheffield United F.C. managers - Wikipedia

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    John Nicholson, Sheffield United's second manager. This is a chronological list of managers of Sheffield United, a football club based in Sheffield, England.. United were formed in 1889 as an offshoot of the already existing Sheffield United Cricket Club and committee member and club secretary JB Wostinholm was placed in charge of team affairs, thus becoming their first 'manager' (although his ...

  9. Nigel Gresley - Wikipedia

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    The Hall still exists today as a private residence and is adjacent to the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, with its links to the design of the famous Mosquito aircraft during World War II. In 1936, Gresley designed the 1,500 V DC locomotives for the proposed electrification of the Woodhead Line between Manchester and Sheffield.