about the city in England Derby disambiguation Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage official name Derby other name native name for cities whose ... Fortitudo images and maps image skyline CathRH.JPG Derby Cathedral and the Dolphin Inn imagesize image caption Derby Cathedral image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield link shield size image blank emblem Dcc coat of arms.png blank emblem size blank emblem type Arms of Derby City Council blank emblem link image map EnglandDerby.png mapsize 247 map caption Derby shown within England ... Derby Politics government footnotes government type Unitary authority , City status in the United Kingdom City leader title Governing body leader name Derby City Council leader title1 Local government ... http www.derby.gov.uk www.derby.gov.uk footnotes Derby IPAc en En derby.ogg d r b i Respell DAR ..., the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407. According to the 2001 census, Derby was at that time the 18th largest settlement in England, measured by urban ... title Business Link East Midlands accessdate 2009 11 29 ref History Origins File Derby Cathedral.jpg thumb The tower of Derby Cathedral . ref cite web url http www.youandyesterday.co.uk articles Derby Cathedral title Derby Cathedral work You & Yesterday accessdate 2008 02 04 ref The city has Roman ... of the Deer . This popular belief is asserted by Tim Lambert who states, The name Derby is derived ... Roman name Derventio . The proven origin of the name Derby would seem to be elusive. The town ... . Modern research 2004 into the history and archaeology of Derby has provided evidence that the Vikings ... Saxon Chronicle c. 900 says that Derby is divided by water . These areas of land were known as Nor wor ig Northworthy , north enclosure and Deoraby, and were at the Irongate north side of Derby. ref ... Civil War Civil War of 1642 1646, Derby was garrisoned by New Model Army Parliamentary troops commanded ... more details
wiktionary derbyDerby is the county town of Derbyshire , England and includes Derby Midland railway station Derby Works , railway locomotive works Derby Carriage and Wagon Works , railway works Derby may also refer to Places Australia Derby, Tasmania Derby, Western Australia South Africa Derby, South Africa United Kingdom Derby Road Ipswich railway station , Ipswich, England West Derby , Liverpool, England West Derby hundred , an ancient division of Lancashire, England United States Derby, Colorado Derby, Connecticut Derby, Illinois Derby, Indiana Derby, Iowa Derby, Kansas Derby, New York Derby, Vermont Derby Line, Vermont Canada Derby, British Columbia People Brown Derby actor Elias Hasket Derby , American merchant George Derby , American humorist George Derby baseball , American baseball pitcher Sports Derby County F.C. , English football club Derby horse race , race usually restricted to three year old horses Australian Derby Epsom Derby German Derby Indian Derby Irish Derby Kentucky Derby Mumbai Derby New Zealand Derby Queensland Derby Victoria Derby WATC Derby Local derby , game between two neighbouring teams Demolition derby Roller derby Soap Box Derby Bike derby Fishing derby Home Run Derby Other uses Derby Oil Company, a former oil company purchased by the Coastal Corporation in 1988. Apache Derby , Java relational database management system Brown Derby , a former restaurant in Los Angeles, California Earl of Derby , title in the peerage of England Derby Academy , elementary and middle school in Hingham, Massachusetts Derby cheese Derby Grammar School , Church of England secondary school Derby hat , another name for a bowler hat Derby mute , a horn mute that resembles a derby hat Derby Racer Revere Beach , a roller coaster that formerly operated at Revere Beach in Revere Massachusetts. Derby School , which dated back to the 12th century Derby shoe Volkswagen Derby , a car Little Derby cheese Royal Crown Derby , pottery factory in Derby, England Python missile ... more details
Derby Day may refer to Epsom Derby , at Epsom Downs Racecourse, England Victoria Derby , during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, Australia Kentucky Derby , United States New Zealand DerbyDerby Day light opera Derby Day light opera , a 1931 light opera Derby Day 1923 film Derby Day 1923 film Derby Day 1952 film Derby Day 1952 film , a British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox The Derby Day , an 1858 painting by William Holman Hunt Holman Hunt disambig ... more details
The term Derby Hall can refer to The Derby Hall Bury Derby Hall , a Victorian architecture Victorian neoclassicism neo classical building in Bury , Greater Manchester Derby Hall University of Nottingham Derby Hall , a student residence at the University of Nottingham geodis ... more details
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Lancashire derby may refer to East Lancashire derby , a football match between Blackburn Rovers F.C. and Burnley F.C. West Lancashire derby , a football match between Blackpool F.C. and Preston North End F.C. disambig ... more details
Fishing derby may refer to Fishing tournament , a fishing contest among a group of anglers Fishing Derby , an Atari 2600 video game disambig ... more details
Infobox UK school name Derby High School Derby image size latitude longitude dms motto motto pl established approx closed c approx type Independent school Independent religion non denominational president head label Headmaster head Mr C. T. Callaghan Master of Arts postgraduate MA r head label r head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist street city Littleover , Derby county Derbyshire country England postcode LEA ofsted staff 45 full time, 10 part time enrollment 300 senior school , 260 other gender Girls school with co educational junior department lower age upper age houses colours publication free label 1 Ages free 1 3 18 girls , 3 11 boys free label 2 Affiliation free 2 Woodard Schools free label 3 Post Code free 3 DE23 7DT website http www.derbyhigh.derby.sch.uk website name derbyhigh.derby.sch.uk Derby High School, Derby , is an independent schools independent secondary school with a junior department at Littleover , Derby , England . The senior school ages 11 to 18 is for girls only, but the kindergarten and junior school 3 to 11 are co educational . Overview The school is non denominational and is a member of the Woodard Schools group. It has a dress code, which changes for girls in the Sixth Form. The senior school takes girls only, from the age of eleven to eighteen. Some girls gain responsibility as prefects, and there is a Head Girl. The Sixth Form , divided ... and photography. There are music and drama workshops, some being joint events with Derby Grammar School Derby Grammar School for boys . There are annual trips to France , Germany , Ethiopia and Thailand ... www.derbyhigh.derby.sch.uk Derby High School official web site http www.axcis.co.uk 23595.html Derby High School, Derby at axcis.co.uk http isbi.com isbi viewschool 1512 DERBY HIGH SCHOOL 2.html Derby ... 06 school tables secondary schools html 831 6001.stm Derby High School at BBC News secondary school ... GB display title Category Woodard Schools Category Girls schools in England Category Schools in Derby ... more details
Each bulleted entry should have exactly one navigable blue link including more than one link can confuse the reader. See Wikipedia Manual of Style disambiguation pages A number of Major football rivalries football rivalries are referred to as Eternal Local derby derby Eternal derby of Bulgarian football Eternal derby Bulgaria between Levski Sofia and CSKA Sofia Eternal derby Croatia between Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb Derby of the eternal enemies Eternal derby Greece between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos Eternal derby Romania between Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Bucharest Eternal derby Serbia between Red Star Belgrade and FK Partizan Eternal derby Slovenia between Olimpija Ljubljana and Maribor disambig sr sh Vje ni derbi ... more details
Infobox diocese jurisdiction Diocese name Derby image Naveofderbycathedral.jpg province Province of Canterbury Canterbury parishes 255 churches 333 bishop Dr Alastair Redfern , Bishop of Derby cathedral Derby Cathedral archdeaconries Chesterfield, Derby suffragan Humphrey Southern , Bishop of Repton archdeacon Dr Christopher Cunliffe, List of Archdeacons of Derby Archdeacon of Derby br Christine Wilson, Archdeacon of Chesterfield website http www.derby.anglican.org derby.anglican.org The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury , roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire . Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby who has his seat at Derby Cathedral . He is assisted by the Suffragan Bishop of Repton . The Diocese of Derby contains two Archdeaconry archdeaconries the List of Archdeacons of Derby Archdeaconry of Derby and the Archdeaconry of Chesterfield . The former archdeaconry is divided into the deaneries of Ashbourne, Derby North, Derby South, Duffield, Erewash, Heanor, Longford, Melbourne, and Repton, and the latter into the deaneries of Alfreton, Bakewell and Eyam, Bolsover and Staveley, Buxton, Chesterfield, Glossop, and Wirksworth. The Archdeaconry of Derby was originally part of the Diocese of Lichfield , but was moved to form part of the Diocese of Southwell when that diocese was created in 1884. In 1927 the archdeaconries of Derby and Chesterfield became the Diocese of Derby. ref Youngs Local Administrative Units of England ref ref London Gazette. July 1, 1927. ref References http www.cofe.anglican.org info statistics churchstatistics2002 Church of England Statistics 2002 references External links http www.derby.anglican.org Diocese of Derby Province of Canterbury coord 52.9248 1.4774 type adm2nd region GB display title Category Religious organizations established in 1927 Category Dioceses of the Church of England Derby Category Christianity in Derbyshire Category Christianity in Derby fr Dioc se de Derby ... more details
Orphan date February 2011 Infobox sports rivalry name Tirana derby other names Tirana derby I br Tirana derby II br Communist Albania derby image caption Derbys between KF Tirana Tirana , Dinamo Tirana Dinamo and Partizani Tirana Partizani city or region Tirana , br flag Albania first contested The year or date it was first contested teams involved KF Tirana br Dinamo Tirana br Partizani Tirana most wins most player appearances mostrecent nextmeeting total league series regularseason postseason largestvictory KF Tirana 6 0 Dinamo Tirana The term Tirana derby refers to the local derby local derbies in Tirana played between two of the three professional association football football clubs KF Tirana , Dinamo Tirana Dinamo or Partizani Tirana Partizani . It specifically refers to individual matches between the clubs, but can also be used to describe the general ongoing rivalry between the clubs, players and or fans. Tirana is the only city in the Albania hosting three professional football clubs. The only other Albanian city to host more than one professional football club is Vlora , home of Flamurtari Vlor Flamurtari and KF Vlora . However, the two Vlora clubs hardly play head to head due to KF Vlora s common lower division status. Derbys The following derbys are part of the Tirana Derby Tirana derby I Derby between KF Tirana and Partizani Tirana Tirana derby II Derby between KF Tirana and Dinamo Tirana Communist Albania derby or Tirana derby III Derby between Dinamo Tirana and Partizani Tirana Tirana derby I Tirana derby I main Tirana derby I Expand section date November 2010 Tirana derby II Tirana derby II main Tirana derby II Expand section date November 2010 Communist Albania derby Communist Albania derby main Communist Albania derby Expand section date November 2010 References Reflist 2 External links http www.footballderbies.com FootballDerbies.com Category Association football rivalries Category Football in Albania Albania sport stub ... more details
Citations missing date April 2008 listdisp In many countries the term local derby , or simply just derby ... The phrase most likely originated from Derby horse race The Derby , a horse race in England, founded by the Edward Smith Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby 12th Earl of Derby in 1780, since at least as early as 1840 derby has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest. A local derby is just a sporting contest between local rivals. It may be that the Earl, and his ancestors, are responsible for lending their family name to sporting events, giving rise to the derby match. This is furthered ... ahead of the 2010 Super League Grand Final. He reveals that Lord Derby, whose family have had a long ... St. Helens v Wigan game. I think that puts pay to which is the biggest derby in sport, as this is the original and only derby. ref http www.saintsrlfc.com news 2841 St. Helens Rugby League ... came about from the city of Derby itself. The traditional Shrovetide football match ... 235375.html The Phrase Finder Local Derby ref Yet another theory is that the derby match saying ... Stanley Park , owned by the Earl of Derby. This latter suggestion can be discounted, however. The Widnes ... 1889 New Zealand Native football team the touring M ori as the local Derby . This usage was three ... sporting crowd in England was at the annual Derby horserace meeting where in excess of half a million ... up, producing the largest gate of the season. The term local derby was coined by the press as an analogy to the Derby race crowd. In time the expression came to refer to the match rather than the size of the crowd. Usage Derby is commonly used to signify matches between teams in the same town or region ... Ireland national football team Northern Ireland are sometimes referred to as a British derby ..., Wales and Northern Ireland were all drawn in the same group. The city of Derby , United Kingdom itself does not have a football rivalry within the city as there is only one major club Derby County ... more details
Football club infobox clubname BK Derby image fullname Bollklubben Derby nickname founded 1912 ground Kungsbergets IP , br Link ping capacity ? league Division 3 nord stra G taland season 2007 in Swedish football 2007 position Division 4, 1st promoted pattern la1 shouldersonblack pattern b1 blackstripes pattern ra1 shouldersonblack leftarm1 208040 body1 208040 rightarm1 208040 shorts1 000000 socks1 FFFFFF pattern la2 pattern b2 unknown pattern ra2 leftarm2 FFFFFF body2 FFFFFF rightarm2 FFFFFF shorts2 FFFFFF socks2 FFFFFF about BK Derby s football section the bandy section of the club BK Derby Bandy BK Derby is a Sweden Swedish Football soccer football club located in Link ping . The club, formed on 15 April 1912, has played one season in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan , in 1977. The club then merged with IF Saab and formed Link pings FF in 1979. The club was reformed in 1984 and in 2003 merged with BK Wolfram. The club then played one season under the name BK Derby Wolfram , but soon changed back to the original name. The club is affiliated to the sterg tlands Fotbollf rbund . ref cite web url http svenskfotboll.se svensk fotboll om svff distrikten ?ffid 24 title Kontaktuppgifter och t vlingar sterg tlands Fotbollf rbund Svenskfotboll.se format work accessdate 2011 01 12 ref Achievements Allsvenskan Best placement 14th 1977 in Swedish football 1977 Svenska M sterskapet Runners up 1925 26 in Swedish football 1925 Footnotes reflist External links http www.derby.se fotboll BK Derby official website Football in Sweden Category Swedish football clubs Derby BK Category Allsvenskan clubs Derby BK Category Association football clubs established in 1912 Derby BK Category Sport in sterg tland Derby BK Sweden footyclub stub de BK Derby fr BK Derby lt BK Derby pt BK Derby sv BK Derby ... more details
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Infobox Software name Apache Derby logo Image Derby Logo.png 200px The Apache Derby Project screenshot ... Relational Database Management System license Apache License 2.0 website http db.apache.org derby Apache Software Foundation Apache Derby is a Java programming language Java relational database management ... url http db.apache.org derby ref Apache Derby is developed as an open source project under the Apache License Apache 2.0 licence . Derby was previously distributed as IBM Cloudscape . Sun Microsystems ... 1q2 Java DB FAQs Is Java DB a fork of Apache Derby? ref Derby technologies Derby Embedded Database Engine The core of the technology, Derby s database engine is a full functioned relational embedded database engine. JDBC and SQL are the programming APIs. It has IBM DB2 SQL syntax. Derby Network Server The Derby network server increases the reach of the Derby database engine by providing traditional ... DRDA protocol. The network server allows the Derby engine to support networked JDBC , ODBC ... in addition to clients in the same JVM. ref see Embedded Server Example in http db.apache.org derby docs 10.4 adminguide http db.apache.org derby docs 10.4 adminguide ref Database Utilities ij &ndash ... tool for a Derby database. sysinfo &ndash Utility to display version numbers and class path. History Apache Derby originated at Cloudscape Inc, an Oakland, California Oakland , California , start ... Software Foundation as Derby, an incubator project sponsored by the Apache DB project. ref cite web title Why IBM is open sourcing Cloudscape as Derby publisher IBM url http www.ibm.com developerworks data library techarticle dm 0410prial ref In July 2005 the Derby project graduated from the Apache .... Prior to Derby s graduation from incubation, Sun joined the Derby project with an intent to use Derby as a component in their own products, ref cite web title Apache Derby graduates with Sun onboard publisher CNET news.com url http news.com.com Apache Derby graduates with Sun onboard 2100 7344 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image DerbyRecord.jpg right thumb Derby Records, black on pink label Image Tn 450 DERBY 823.JPG right thumb Derby Records, white on burgundy label Derby Records was a short lived, mid 20th century United States record label . The label s logo featured a Derby hat . First headquartered in New York City , it moved to Los Angeles California shortly before going out of business in 1964. The label offered selections in various styles of pop music of the era, including Rhythm and Blues and Western swing . Derby recording artists included singer Mel Carter , saxophonist Freddie Mitchell , singer and session artist Billy Preston , and Van Piano Man Walls . Sunny Gale had in 1952 a small hit for Derby with Wheel of Fortune , which reached 13 and sold about 50 000 copies. See also List of record labels Category American record labels Category Defunct record labels Category Record labels established in 1963 Category Record labels disestablished in 1964 US record label stub fr Derby Records ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Also known as Foot Down a bike derby is a contest, the goal of which is to be the last person still riding their bike. Modeled somewhere between a Demolition derby and a Roller derby , a bike derby adds the element of maintaining balance on a bicycle while causing other contentants to lose their balance and step or fall to the ground. When a contestant touches the ground, they are considered out of the derby. Bike derbies often involve, roughly in order of popularity drinking alcoholic beverage s an arena defined by the spectators bodies audience participation personal injury property damage , primarily to contestants bikes cheap bikes costume s Image Ghost Bike.jpg thumb right Ghost Bike Additionally, a newer trend of Ghost Biking has become part of a derby. A Ghost Bike is a riderless bike that is often rolled into the mix by someone on the sidelines. The intention of this is to knock someone off their bike. History While historically based on a popular children s pastime, the modern bicycle derby was first implemented in Minneapolis , MN by the Minneapoilis Mafia. Since that time, bicycle derbies have spread through the industry and to events such as the Single Speed World Championship . DEFAULTSORT Bike Derby Category Cycling Cycling stub ... more details
notability date May 2009 Dave Derby is an United States American songwriter, producer, and composer of music for film and television. ref name homepage cite web url http www.davederby.com title davederby.com format work accessdate 2009 04 23 ref He was a founding member of the Dambuilders , Brilliantine , and Gramercy Arms . Derby has also released solo records and played bass in Lloyd Cole s band The Negatives. ref name Boston Globe cite news url http www.boston.com news globe living articles 2007 08 17 dave derby is still going strong title Dave Derby is still going strong The Boston Globe format work accessdate 2009 04 23 date 2007 08 17 ref Derby composes and produces music for film and TV. He founded the music production company Derby and Kotch with Michael Kotch in 2000. References reflist External links imdb name 2101969 Persondata NAME Derby, Dave ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States American songwriter, producer, and music composer DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Derby, Dave Category American songwriters Category American composers Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people Category Place of birth missing living people US music bio stub ... more details
BBL defunct team color1 FFFFFF color2 0000CD name Derby Storm logo DerbyStormLogo.png imagesize 200px league British Basketball League established 1984 folded 2002 history Derby Turbos br 1984 1985 br Derby Rams br 1985 1991 br Derby Bucks br 1991 1995 br Derby Storm br 1995 2002 arena location Derby , Derbyshire ownership Mike Horton colours Blue and White h body 0000CD h pattern b thinwhitesides h shorts 0000CD h pattern s whitesides a body FFFFFF a pattern b thinbluesides a shorts 0000CD a pattern s blanksides2 Derby Storm was a former British Basketball League BBL franchise from the city of Derby , Derbyshire . The team took the decision to sit out the British Basketball League 2002 03 2002 03 season after failing to find a suitable venue for home games. Despite early efforts for a new arena, the franchise never returned to playing action. Founded in 1984 as the Derby Turbos later changed to Derby Rams in 1985, the team was a founder member of the sports franchising franchise based, professional British Basketball League BBL when it was set up in 1987. Another name change took place in 1991, becoming the Derby Bucks , and in 1993 the franchise withdrew from the British Basketball League BBL due to financial problems, but was rescued and allowed to re enter before the new season began. The team became known as the Derby Storm in 1995 and was the first United Kingdom British basketball club to own their own venue, the Thunderdome aka Storm Arena, which was in fact a converted factory. The compact arena was definitely one of the most characteristic venues in the League, and often ... web author BBC title Derby Storm on hold url http news.bbc.co.uk sport2 hi other sports 2117572.stm ... took it upon themselves to take control of Storm s reserve team and reform them as Derby Trailblazers .... See also Derby Trailblazers Notes reflist Category Defunct basketball teams in the United Kingdom Category Sport in Derby ... more details
unreferenced date February 2010 Derby cheese is a mild, semi firm cow s milk cheese with a smooth, mellow texture and buttery flavour . It has a pale, golden orange interior with a natural or waxed rind. It is quite similar in taste and texture to Cheddar cheese Cheddar and ripens at between one and six months. The most common variety available is the herb flavoured Derby that has the traditional light ivory yellow colour with blended light green areas of herbs, such as Sage Derby . Cheeses of the United Kingdom cheese stub Category English cheeses fr Derby fromage ... more details
The Central Derby is the derby match contested between central Libyan clubs Khaleej Sirt and Al Sweahly . The derby has a rich history of passionate fans and a great atmosphere. The latest derby match between these two sides came on March 29, 2009 when Khaleej Sirt recorded a 2 1 win over their rivals to complete a double for the 2008 09 season. The earlier meeting this season resulted in a 1 0 away win for Khaleej Sirt, courtesy of a 94th minute goal from substitute Achour Majeed . Libyan Premier League Category Libyan Premier League Libya sport stub Africa footy competition stub ... more details
For the liquor stores Brown Derby company Image Brown Derby Restaurant , Los Angeles , Kodachrome by Chalmers Butterfield.jpg thumb right 300px The original Wilshire Boulevard Brown Derby The Brown Derby ... . The first and most famous of these was shaped like a men s derby hat , an iconic image that became ... Derby was a single restaurant, and the Wilshire Boulevard and Hollywood, California Hollywood branches are frequently confused. The Brown Derby began its licensing program ref http www.originalhollywoodbrownderby.com licensing.html Original Hollywood Brown Derby website ref in 1987 with an agreement with Walt Disney Company for a replica of the original Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant .... Wilshire Boulevard Brown Derby Image Wilshire Brown Derby 2007.jpg thumb right 140px The Wilshire Boulevard Brown Derby today Opened in 1926, the original restaurant at 3427 Wilshire Boulevard ... in 1980 by a shopping center known as the Brown Derby Plaza. The domed structure was incorporated into the third floor of the building and accommodates a cafe. Hollywood Brown Derby Despite its less distinctive Spanish Mission style facade, the second Brown Derby, which opened on Valentine s Day 1929 ... lunch at the Brown Derby. During the misadventure, the trio dines in a booth with Eve Arden on one ... 2, 2009, had written a book, A Gallery of Stars The Story of the Hollywood Brown Derby Wall of Fame ... Derby was the birthplace of the Cobb Salad , which was said to have been hastily arranged from ... William Holden at the Brown Derby, Holden orders a Cobb Salad. The building was largely destroyed ... into a new W Hotels development. Beverly Hills Brown Derby The third Brown Derby, built in 1931 ... today. Los Feliz Brown Derby The Los Feliz Brown Derby at 4500 Los Feliz Blvd is the last remaining ... it into a Brown Derby in 1940. It uniquely combined a formal restaurant with a dramatic domed ... Feliz in 1960, and in 1992 was transformed into a nightclub known as The Derby. In the late 1990s, it became ... more details
The Manx Derby was one of the oldest horse races in history. It took place in the Isle of Man . It was organized by the Earl of Derby then Lord of Mann on what today is part of Castletown Golf & Country Club James, the 7th Earl of Derby , Lathom, Lancashire succeeded to the royalty of Mann in 1627 and instituted races in which a cup was to be won. External links http www.isle of man.com manxnotebook manxsoc msvol21 p183.htm Excellent article at ManxNoteBook Category Horse racing in Great Britain ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Sigma Derby is an electro mechanical horse race used for gambling. Up to ten players can buy in with quarters and place bets on the five horses a Parimutuel betting Parimutuel bet types quinella of two horses in any order pays out according to the odds. The house has roughly a 10 20 advantage, depending on the machine. ref http wizardofodds.com derbyDerby Horse Racing Game Strategy and Odds The Wizard of Odds Bot generated title ref On June 9, 2007 the first BigEmpire.com Sigma Derby Handicapper s Challenge was held to determine the best Sigma Derby player in the world. It was held in front of many spectators at the New Frontier Hotel and Casino . Bob Black of Minneapolis, Minnesota won the championship after hitting a 6 1 horse combination on the very last race of the tournament. Image Sigmaderbyinstructions.JPG thumb Sigma Derby Instructions Image Sigmaderbyfrontier.JPG thumb The 2007 Sigma Derby Handicapper s Challenge Image Sigmaderbyblack.JPG thumb Bob Black wins Sigma Derby Championship Image Sigmaderbytrophy.JPG thumb Sigma Derby Trophy Image BlackHill.JPG thumb Bob Black with some of Canada s top Sigma Derby enthusiasts After the closing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino , the only remaining Sigma Derby machine in Las Vegas can be found at the MGM Grand Las Vegas as of September 20, 2010. Fact date July 2007 . Sigma Derby can also be currently found at Montbleu in Stateline, Nevada and Royal River Casino & Hotel in Flandreau, South Dakota. References Reflist Category Gambling games ... more details
Infobox WorldScouting type events name Space derby image Space Derby Kit.jpg image size 250 px caption Space derby kit f date Annual country United States owner Boy Scouts of America The space derby is a racing event for Cub Scouting Boy Scouts of America Cub Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America that is similar to the pinewood derby car race. ref cite book title Cub Scout Leader How To Book publisher Boy Scouts of America pages 9 44 to 9 47 isbn 0 8395 3832 4 ref Cub Scouts the young age division of the Boy Scouts of America race miniature balsa wood rocket s that are propelled by a rubber band and propeller . Construction Image Space Derby Rocket.jpg left thumb 250 px Space derby rocket. The space derby kit consists of a balsa wood block, propeller assembly, rubber band s, plastic sheet for fins , and a mounting bracket. The wood block comes out of the box with a drilled out center hole. The block is carved into the desired shape, sanded and painted. The mounting bracket and fins can be added either before or after painting. The rubber band is inserted through the center hole with one end on the propeller and the other held in a cross piece at the rear. The race The completed rockets are wound up with as many as 100 or more turns on the propeller and suspended on a string from a separate bracket with the propeller held in place. Two, three or four string lanes are typically used. The rockets are held in place and launched when the mechanism releases the propeller. See also Raingutter regatta References Reflist External links dmoz Recreation Scouting Resources Pinewood Derby Space Derby Space derby DEFAULTSORT Space Derby Category Boy Scouts of America Category Scouting events ... more details
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