A hair receiver is a small pot, with a hole in the lid, kept on the dressing table in the Victorian era to store hair removed from brushes and combs. The hair was recycled in a number of ways notably for stuffing small bags, about convert 8 10 cm sigfig 1 across, called ratts, used to bulk out women s hairstyles. Human hair was also used for stuffing pincushions and small furnishing cushions. It was often paired with a matching Trinket trinket box or a Face powder powder jar or as part of a dressing table set , made mainly from porcelain, though glass, metal, and celluloid were also used. External links http www.go star.com antiquing hairreceivers.htm Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine fashion stub Category Victorian era ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 A displacement receiver is a device that responds to or is sensitive to directed distance displacement . Examples of displacement receivers include carbon microphone s, strain gauge s, and pressure sensor s or force sensors, which, to within an appropriate scale factor, respond to distance. In music, certain music keyboards can be considered displacement receivers in the sense that they respond to displacement, rather than velocity as is more commonly the case . Examples of displacement responding sensors include the mechanical action of Tracker action tracker Pipe organ organs , as well as the force sensing resistors found in Musical keyboard music keyboards that had polyphonic aftertouch capability. Polyphonic aftertouch is no longer a feature of presently manufactured keyboards, but certain older models such as the Roland Corporation Roland A50 featured a pressure sensing resistor, similar in principle of operation to a carbon microphone, in each key. br Category Transducers ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In modulated ultrasound terminology, a receiver is a device that receives a modulated ultrasound signal and Code decode s it for use as sound, navigational position information, etc. Its function is somewhat like that of a receiverradioradioreceiver DEFAULTSORT Receiver Modulated Ultrasound Category Ultrasound Category Communication Comm stub ... more details
About radio as a technology other uses, including radio broadcasting as an art form pp move indef Image The PVR.jpg thumb right 250px Classic radioreceiverradioreceiver dial Radio is the Transmission ... frequencies. This allows the radioreceiver to discriminate between multiple signals differing in frequency. Receiver and demodulation see also Radioreceiver design ReceiverradioRadioreceiver Crystal radio Communications receiver Image Crystal radio receiver.PNG thumb A Crystal radio Crystal Receiver ... applications. A radioreceiver receives its input from an antenna radio antenna , uses electronic ... rf technology design index.php Radio Electronics, RadioReceiver Technology ref Radio band Main Radio ... in communication system s includes a transmitter and a receiverradioreceiver , each having an antenna ... first radioreceiver, which contained a coherer . Further refined as a lightning detector , it was presented ... transmitting apparatus and a radioreceiver claimed by him. ref La Radio. La vera storia di un ... . Audio Image Fisher 500 radio.jpg thumb A Fisher 500 AM FM hi fi receiver from 1959. AM radio uses ... of flight of the radio signals from the satellite. A computer in the receiver does the math. Radio ... waves with frequency frequencies significantly below visible light , in the radio frequency ... . Page 467. ref These waves are called radio wave s . Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation travels .... When radio waves strike an electrical conductor, the oscillating fields induce an alternating current ... into its original form. Etymology The etymology of radio or radiotelegraphy reveals that it was called wireless telegraphy , which was shortened to wireless in Britain. The prefix radio in the sense ... spoke of a wheel, beam of light, ray . The word radio also appears in a 1907 article by Lee De ... 20th century, though the magazine of the BBC in the UK has been called Radio Times ever since it was first ... radio often refers to the actual transceiver device or chip, whereas wireless refers to the system ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 context October 2009 unreferenced December 2009 Expert subject Computer science date November 2008 In a Flexible Rake Receiver , signal electrical engineering signal reception is performed with a single correlator engine and a stream computing stream buffer computer science buffer storing the entire delay spread of baseband input output I O sample signal sample s. The primary advantage of the proposed approach is flexible Multipath propagation multipath allocation supporting enhanced modularity programming modularity of the receiver and resource sharing among multiple channel communications channel decoder s. See also Signal processing DEFAULTSORT Flexible Rake Receiver Category Receiver radio Comp sci stub ... more details
merge to Software defined radio discuss Talk Software defined radio Merge in Software GNSS Receiver date April 2012 Multiple issues notability January 2011 incomplete January 2011 A software GNSS receiver is a Global navigation satellite system GNSS receiver that has been designed and implemented following the philosophy of Software defined radio . A GNSS receiver is an electronic device that receives and digitally processes the signals from a GNSS satellite constellation in order to provide position, velocity and time of the receiver . GNSS receivers have been traditionally implemented in hardware a hardware GNSS receiver is conceived as a dedicated chip that have been designed and built from the very beginning with the only purpose of being a GNSS receiver. In a software GNSS receiver, all digital processing is performed by a general purpose microprocessor . In this approach, a small amount of inexpensive hardware is still needed, known as the frontend , that digitizes the signal from the satellites. The microprocessor can then work on this raw digital stream to implement the GNSS functionality. When comparing hardware vs software GNSS receivers, a number of pros and cons can be found for each approach Hardware GNSS receivers are in general more efficient from the point of view ... a huge flexibility many features of the receiver can be modified just through software. This provides the receiver with adaptive capabilities, depending on the user s needs and working conditions. In addition, the receiver can be easily upgraded via software. ref http www.gpsworld.com gnss system receiver ... a frontend instead of a full, more expensive, hardware receiver . Currently, most of the GNSS receiver market is still hardware . However, there already exists operational solutions based on the software ... engineering book 978 0 8176 4390 4 Springer Press A Software Defined GPS and Galileo Receiver. Borre, K., Akos, D.M., Bertelsen, N., Rinder, P., Jensen, S.H. Category Software defined radio Category ... more details
The receiver in information theory is the receiving end of a communication channel . It receives Code decode d message s information from the sender, who first encode d them. Sometimes the receiver is modeled so as to include the decoder. Real world receivers like Receiverradioradio receivers or telephone s can not be expected to receive as much information as predicted by the noisy channel coding theorem . Unreferenced date December 2006 Category Information theory ca Receptor comunicaci de Empf nger Information fa gl Receptor lv Uztv r js nl Ontvanger communicatie pt Receptor comunica o ... more details
notability date August 2011 primary sources date August 2011 Dream is a popular GPL licensed open source software implementation of a Digital Radio Mondiale DRM receiver that runs on FreeBSD , Linux , Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Microsoft Windows Windows . Most inexpensive shortwave receivers sold commercially can be used to decode DRM broadcasts, by simply connecting them to a computer via the sound card often though the use of an external 455 kHz to 12 kHz Intermediate frequency IF adapter and running the Dream software on the host computer. ref http sourceforge.net apps mediawiki drm index.php?title Main Page Dream DRM Receiver ref This can be a more attractive option for people wishing to listen to DRM broadcasts than purchasing an expensive stand alone DRM receiver, which may cost 100 or more. References reflist External Links http stoneship.org.uk steve blog A blog about how to home build a radio frontend suitable for DRM reception Category Digital radio Free software stub multimedia software stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Notability date February 2009 Infobox Book name Iterative Receiver Design image Image Iterative Receiver Design cover.jpg 200px image caption author Henk Wymeersch country England language English subject ReceiverradioReceiver Design, Factor graph publisher Cambridge University Press release date 2007 pages 272 pages isbn 9780521873154 dewey 518.1 22 congress TK5103.7 .W96 2007 oclc 148865760 website http www.cambridge.org us catalogue catalogue.asp?isbn 0521873150 Iterative Receiver Design is a 2007 engineering book by Henk Wymeersch published by Cambridge University Press . The book provides a framework for developing iterative algorithms for digital receivers, exploiting the power of factor graphs. ref http www.cambridge.org us catalogue catalogue.asp?isbn 0521873150 ref Chapters Introduction Digital communication Estimation theory and Monte Carlo techniques Factor graphs and the Sum Product algorithm Statistical inference using factor graphs State space models Factor graphs in digital communication Decoding Demapping Equalization general formulation Equalization single user single antenna communication Equalization multi antenna communication Equalization multi user communication Synchronization and channel estimation Appendices References Reflist Category 2007 books Category Electrical engineering books Category Cambridge University Press books science book stub . ... more details
On the Radio may refer to On the Radio Donna Summer song On the Radio Donna Summer song , a 1979 single by Donna Summer ... On the Radio Remember the Days , a 2001 single by Nelly Furtado On the Radio The Concretes song On the Radio The Concretes song , a 2006 single by The Concretes On the Radio Regina Spektor song On the Radio Regina Spektor song , a 2006 single by Regina Spektor On the Radio , a 2006 single by Poni Hoax On The Radio Groove Coverage song On The Radio Groove Coverage song , a 2006 single by Groove Coverage On the Radio, a song from HURT s third album, Vol. II Hurt album Vol. II disamb it On the Radio fi On the Radio ... more details
by use of a low pass filter at the audio output stage. The receiverradioreceiver design has the additional ... Network accessdate 9 February 2011 ref See also Crystal radio Reflectional receiver Homodyne detection Low IF receiver Neutrodyne Regenerative radioreceiver Superheterodyne receiver Tuned radio frequency receiver References reflist External links Commons category Radio electronic diagrams http www.thevalvepage.com ...no footnotes 9 February 2011 version date February 2011 A direct conversion receiver DCR , also known as homodyne , synchrodyne , or zero IF receiver , is a radioreceiver design that demodulation demodulates the incoming radio signal using synchronous detection driven by a local oscillator whose frequency ... to the standard superheterodyne receiver where this is accomplished only after an initial ... radio in particular have revived its use in certain areas including some consumer products. Principle of operation The direct conversion receiver feeds the radio frequency signal into a frequency mixer , just as in a superheterodyne receiver. However unlike the superheterodyne, the frequency of the local ... output just as you would obtain from a superheterodyne receiver using synchronous detection ... the performance of the superheterodyne receiver, a number of the functions normally addressed ... robust envelope detector or Detector radio Ratio detector ratio detector at the output of an IF stage ... . Using software radio techniques, the two quadrature outputs can be processed in order to perform ... other problems. Signal leakage paths can occur in the receiver. Local oscillator energy can leak through the mixer stage back and feed back to the antenna radio antenna input and then re enter the mixer ... of the receiver. Ultimately the higher production costs were found to outweigh the benefits ... is no longer limited to the reception of AM radio signals, but also find use in processing more complex ... 2011 ref Direct conversion receivers are now incorporated into many receiver applications, including ... more details
Image PLGR tan green.jpg right thumb Two PLGRs, showing different color schemes The Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver PLGR, colloquially plugger is a rugged computer ruggedized , hand held, single frequency GPS receiver fielded by the US military . It incorporates the Precise Positioning Service Security Module PPS SM to access the encrypted P Y code GPS signals GPS signal . Introduced in January 1990, and extensively fielded until 2004 when it was replaced by its successor, the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver DAGR . In that time period more than 165,000 PLGRs were procured worldwide, and despite being superseded by the DAGR, large numbers remain in unit inventories and it continues to be the most widely used GPS receiver in the US military. The PLGR measures 9.5 by 4.1 by 2.6 inches nowrap 24 cm 10 cm 7 cm and weighs convert 2.75 lb with batteries. It was originally delivered to the US military with a six year warranty, however this was extended to 10 years in June 2000. See also Defense Advanced GPS Receiver References reflist refbegin https gps.army.mil gps CustomContent gps ue plgr.htm http www.rockwellcollins.com news gallery gov navigation page2997.html http www.ion.org museum files PLGR 9 1.PDF http www.prc68.com I PLGR.shtml Brooke Clarke s excellent PLGR page refend Compu hardware stub mil stub radio comm stub Category GPS Category Military equipment of the United States Category Military electronics of the United States ... more details
Infobox Film name Radio On image size image Radio On FilmPoster.jpeg caption director Chris Petit Christopher Petit producer writer narrator starring David Beames music cinematography editing distributor released 1979 runtime 104 minutes country Film UK West Germany W. Germany language English budget preceded by followed by Radio On is a film directed by Chris Petit Christopher Petit and released in 1979 in film 1979 . It is a rare example of a United Kingdom British road movie , shot in black and white and featuring music from a number of New Wave music New Wave bands from the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk and David Bowie . It is a grim but fascinating journey through late seventies Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol , with Robert a DJ played by David Beames attempting to investigate the suicide of his brother. David Beames s character is a disc jockey at a radio station based on the United Biscuits Network , which broadcast to factories owned by United Biscuits . Cast David Beames as Robert Andrew Byatt as Deserter Paul Hollywood as Kid Adrian Jones Sue Jones Davies as Girl Cyril Kent Katja Kersten Lisa Kreuzer as Ingrid Sabina Michael as Aunt Bernard Mistovski Nina Pace Sandy Ratcliff as Kathy Joseph Riordan David Squire Sting musician Sting as Just Like Eddie Kim Taylforth External links imdb title id 0079773 title Radio On Amg movie 107117 Radio On Radio On at Time Out http www.timeout.com film features show feature 5880 classic film club radio on.html Category 1979 films Category British films Category British drama films Category British mystery films Category English language films Category Road movies Category Black and white films Category Films directed by Chris Petit 1970s UK film stub fr Radio On ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 An integrated receiverradioreceiver decoder IRD is an electronic Integrated circuit device used to pick up a radio frequency Signalling telecommunication signal and convert digital information transmitted in it. Consumer IRDs Main Set top box Consumer IRDs commonly called a set top box are used by end users and are much cheaper compared to professional IRDs. To curb content piracy, they also lack many features and Interface computer science interface s found in professional IRDs such as outputting uncompressed Serial Digital Interface SDI video or Asynchronous serial interface ASI MPEG transport stream transport stream dumps. They are also designed to be more aesthetically pleasing. Professional IRDs Commonly found in radio , television , Cable and satellite broadcasting facilities, the IRD is generally used for the reception of contribution feeds that are intended for re broadcasting. The IRD is the interface between a receiving satellite dish or Telecommunications company Telco networks and a broadcasting facility video audio infrastructure. Professional IRDs have various features that consumer IRDs lack such as Serial Digital Interface SDI outputs. Asynchronous serial interface ASI inputs outputs. AES EBU Audio decoding. Vertical blanking interval VBI reinsertion. Widescreen signaling WSS data and pass through. MPEG transport stream Transport stream demultiplexing. Genlock input. Frame synchronization of digital video output to analogue input. Closed captioning Closed captions and Video signal generator VITS ITS Vertical interval timecode VITC Insertion. Video Test card test pattern generator. Remote management over Local ... , DigiCipher , or PowerVu digital audio radio satellite DARS applications like XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio digital audio broadcasting DAB applications like Eureka 147 and IBOC ... ATSC See also Commons category Integrated receiver decoders ATSC tuner DEFAULTSORT Integrated Receiver ... more details
In telecommunication , receiver attack time delay is the time interval from a the instant a step rf Signalling telecommunication signal , at a level equal to the receiver threshold of sensitivity electronics sensitivity , is applied to the receiver input to b the instant the receiver output amplitude reaches 90 of its steady state value. If a squelch Telecommunication circuit circuit is operating, the receiver attack time Propagation delay delay includes the time for the receiver to break squelch. References FS1037C MS188 Category Telecommunications Category Telecommunications terms telecomm term stub ... more details
DMR . Functionality and capability A digital media receiver can connect to the home network using ... album art Play, catalog, and store DVD videos Listen & Pause Digital Radio View digital pictures ... By the fall of 2000, work had been pursued on an audio only receiver by a company called SimpleDevices ... Turtle Beach AudioTron ethernet receiver and the Rio Receiver phone line networking receiver. An early ... playback to a TV , an audio digital to analog converter for audio playback, and an infrared receiver for remote control interface. The concept of a digital media receiver was also introduced by Intel ... to use the Linux embedded OS and UPnP technology for its receiver. Networked audio and DVD players ... File Dighub3.jpg thumb 300px An example of a Digital media receiver in a network There are two ways ... as short of a distance as possible. Other Names Digital Media Receiver manufacturers use a variety of names to describe their devices. Alternative names include Connected DVD Digital audio receiver ... streamer Digital video receiver HDD media player Network media player Networked DVD Networked entertainment ... category2 0,1874,924250,00.asp PC Magazine Media Hub & Receiver Finder http www.audiofi.co.uk reviews ... software DEFAULTSORT Digital Media Receiver Category Consumer electronics Category Networking hardware ... more details
For the Canadian musical group RadioRadio band refimprove date August 2009 Infobox Single Name RadioRadio Cover ecatarr.jpg Artist Elvis Costello Elvis Costello and The Attractions from Album This Year s Model U.S. br Non Album Single U.K. B side Tiny Steps Released October 20, 1978 Format Single music 7 Single Recorded 1978 Genre New Wave music New Wave , Punk Rock Length 3 04 Label Radar Records Writer Elvis Costello Producer Nick Lowe Certification Last single Pump It Up song Pump It Up br 1978 This single RadioRadio br 1978 Next single Oliver s Army br 1979 RadioRadio sometimes written Radio, Radio was a single music single by Elvis Costello Elvis Costello and The Attractions released in the United Kingdom UK in October 1978. The song had already appeared on the US version of their second album, This Year s Model , released earlier that year. The song is a protest song concerning the commercialization of radio broadcasts and the power wielded by the recording studios and radio companies who decided what songs were heard over the airwaves, especially the more politically explicit ... to play RadioRadio on SNL . Columbia Records , however, was interested in having an already established ... Saturday Night Live 25 Years of Music Volume I DVD ref He then led the band in a performance of RadioRadio. Costello did not appear on Saturday Night Live again until 1989 one of only three people to have their ban from SNL lifted . This version of RadioRadio fading into the false start can be found ... Sabotage and they performed RadioRadio together. Costello s own account of this performance appears ... into a cover of Radio, Radio when technical difficulties, such as a server crash, force him to stop ... watch?v 6usNNnT7hn8&feature related title Weird Al Yankovic RadioRadio 5 21 11 Englewood publisher ... which she started with a cover of Radio, Radio stopping seconds later and stating I m sorry ladies ... by Elvis Costello Category Songs about radio Category Saturday Night Live Category Radar Records ... more details
Dielectric wireless receiver is a type of RF front end radiofrequency receiver front end featuring a complete absence of electronic circuitry and metal interconnects. It offers immunity against damage from intense electromagnetic radiation, produced by Electromagnetic pulse EMP and High power microwave HPM sources. This receiver is known as ADNERF an acronym used to signify an A ll D ielectric N on E lectronic R adio F ront End . ADNERF is a type of E lectro M agnetic P ulse Tolerant M i crowave Re ceiver EMPiRe . Background The continuing trend towards reduced feature size and voltage in integrated circuits renders modern electronics highly susceptible to damages caused by High power microwave High Power Microwave High power microwave HPM and other microwave based directed energy sources. These induce high voltage transient surges of thousands of volts which can punch through the gate insulator in the transistor and can destroy the circuit s metal interconnects. To immunize electronic systems against such threats, the soft spots metal and transistor in a conventional receiver front end, must be eliminated. Operation Image ADNERF Concept Schematic.png thumb right 400px Fig. 1 Concept of the photonic assisted all dielectric RF front end technology. An electro optic EO powered dielectric antenna captures the free space RF signal. The embedded optical link provides complete electrical isolation between the air interface and the electronic circuitry, which is located only after the photodetector PD . Image ADNERF design 3D&efield.png thumb 400px right Fig. 2 Details of the receiver front end design. a , Three dimensional drawing of the DRA. b , Numerical simulation of the distribution ... and B. Jalali, All Dielectric Photonic Assisted Radio Front End Technology, Nature Photonics 1 , 535 ..., B. Houshmand, W. H. Steier, and B. Jalali, All dielectric photonics assisted wireless receiver, Optics ... Category Nonlinear optics Category Optical devices Category Radio frequency antenna types ... more details
Context date October 2009 In satellite communications , carrier to receiver noise density C kT is the ratio of the received carrier power to the receiver noise power density . The carrier to receiver noise density ratio is usually expressed in decibel dBHz . The carrier to receiver noise density is given by math frac C k T , math where C is the received carrier power in watts, k is Boltzmann s constant in joules per kelvin , and T is the receiver system noise temperature in kelvins. The receiver noise power density, kT , is the receiver noise power per hertz . FS1037C MS188 See also List of telecommunications transmission terms List of electronics topics References references Unreferenced date April 2008 External links Noise Category Noise telecommunications stub ... more details
In gridiron football , ineligible receiver downfield is a Penalty American football penalty that is called when a forward pass is thrown to a member of the offensive team who is not considered an eligible receiver by the American football rules rules of the game . In most leagues, the eligible receiver s are the running back s, wide receiver s, and tight end s. Ineligible receivers include the center American football center , offensive guard s, and offensive tackle s. American football concepts Category Gridiron football penalties ... more details
Infobox gridiron football person name John Jackson image 11 04 06 StanfordTrip 028 JJ.jpg caption Jackson doing sideline reporting at a USC game. ImageWidth 220 birth date January 2, 1967 birth place Brooklyn, New York , United States death date Position wide receiver College University of Southern California Southern California DraftedYear 1990 DraftedRound undrafted Stats Y DatabaseFootball JACKSJOH03 PFR JackJo00 years 1990 1992 br 1996 teams Phoenix Cardinals br Chicago Bears ProBowls John Jackson born January 2, 1967 in Brooklyn, NY is a sports commentator who works for ESPN Radio 710 and FSN West and formerly played professional American football . JJ, as he is referenced by his on air colleagues, co hosts the Lexus Gauntlet Show and the USC Press Conference Show , and serves as an analyst for Trojans Live . He serves as a sideline reporter during USC football games for 710 ESPN. Pro career Jackson played wide receiver for the National Football League Phoenix Cardinals between 1990 and 1992 and for the Chicago Bears in 1996. College career Jackson was an athletic and academic All American at the University of Southern California and also played baseball and was team MVP in 1989. High school career Jackson prepped at Bishop Amat Memorial High School in La Puente, CA . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Jackson, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American football player DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1967 PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn, New York , United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Jackson, John Category 1967 births Category Living people Category American football wide receivers Category USC Trojans football players Category Phoenix Cardinals players Category Chicago Bears players ... more details
ntsc a 53 receiver requirement mobile dtv devices 0804 ref Broadcast radio In the 1980s, this law was used to require that all AM broadcasting AM receiverradio receivers be able to pick up the new Extended ... 172. A bill law bill had been submitted to the U.S. House as the Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act ref http radiomagonline.com digital radio hd radio fcc may mandate reception ref ref http www.orbitcast.com archives rep markey launches bill for hd radio mandate in all satellite radios.html ref ... 7157 Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act , 110th Congress 2007 2008 ref See also Ultra high frequency ...The All Channel Receiver Act ACRA USCSub 47 303 s , commonly known as the All Channels Act , was passed by the United States Congress in 1961, to allow the Federal Communications Commission to require that all television set manufacturer s must include Ultra high frequency UHF tuner television tuner s, so that new UHF band radio band TV station s then channel communications channels 14 to 83 could be received by the public . This was a problem at the time since the major TV network s were well established on VHF , while many local only stations on UHF were struggling for survival. The All Channel Receiver Act provides that the Federal Communications Commission shall have authority to require that apparatus designed to receive television pictures broadcast simultaneously with sound be capable ... by the All Channel Receiver Act, the FCC adopted a number of technical standards to increase parity ... www.fcc.gov Bureaus OSEC library legislative histories 612.pdf The FCC and the All Channel Receiver ... receivers, a station broadcasting above channel 13 was unlikely to survive. Under the All Channel Receiver ... tuners for digital television , in any TV set that includes an NTSC analog TV tuner radio tuner . This requirement ... violates the All Channel Receiver Act. ref http broadcastengineering.com newsrooms community ... HD Radio receivers to be included in all satellite radio SDARS receivers, in response to the monopoly ... more details
The Receiver General for Canada French Receveur g n ral du Canada is responsible for making payments to the Government of Canada each fiscal year , accepting payments from financial institution s and preparing the Public Accounts of Canada, containing annual audit ed financial statements of the Government of Canada. The Receiver General deposits and withdraws funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada . The Minister of Public Works and Government Services is the Receiver General for Canada. The Department of Public Works and Government Services Act, 1996 states In the Minister s capacity as Receiver General, the Minister shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties and functions assigned to the Receiver General by law. The current minister is the Honourable Rona Ambrose , PC, MP, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister responsible for the Status of Women . The position of Receiver General existed in the United Kingdom and in various Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth countries, and still exists in the Massachusetts . External links http www.tpsgc pwgsc.gc.ca recgen txt index eng.html Receiver General for Canada Official Website Category Canadian federal departments and agencies Category Canadian ministers Canada gov stub ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 The Receiver , formally called The Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District and sometimes referred to early in the post s existence as the Receiver General , was until 2000 the chief financial officer of the Metropolitan Police Service Metropolitan Police in London , the Treasurer of the Metropolitan Police Fund . He was always a civilian, not a police officer. The Receiver s title came from the fact that his original role was to receive money raised from the rates tax rates of the Metropolitan Police District s parish es. The Receiver was appointed by the British monarchy Crown . All the property of the Metropolitan Police was technically owned by the holder of the post of Receiver, who had the legal status of a corporation sole . All contract s were made in his name and all purchases, sales and contracts required his approval. He had equal status with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis Commissioners . This had the advantage that the police, holding no property themselves, were protected from accusations of police corruption corruption . In 1839, the Receiver also became responsible for the administration of the police court s. The system started to break down after the retirement of the first Receiver, John Wray Metropolitan Police John Wray , in 1860. Wray had worked well with the Commissioners, but his successors had increasingly bad relations with them. This came to a head under Commissioner Sir Charles Warren , a soldier who ... it was finally decided to make the Receiver and the Receiver s Department subordinate to the Commissioner. From then on, the Receiver was considered equal in rank to the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis Deputy Commissioner . By the end of the 20th century, the Receiver also held the title ... Secretary, the post of Receiver was abolished and replaced with a Director of Resources. Keith Luck ... Philip Fletcher , 1996&ndash 2000 Category Metropolitan Police Receiver Category Civil service positions ... more details
Politics of the Isle of Man The Receiver General of the Isle of Man was an appointment made by the Lieutenant Governor Isle of Man Lieutenant Governor . Until 1919 the Receiver General had a seat in the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man Legislative Council . The Receiver, called Receiver General and Collector between 1765 and 1832, and since then, Receiver General only, had after 1765, no land revenues to collect. He shared the work of collecting the customs duties and port dues with the Water Bailiff until 1832, when he was superseded by the appointment of a Collector, who was taken from among the members of Her Majesty s Customs and Excise HM Customs service. It would seem that, between 1832 and 1835, this official performed no duties whatever, but in the latter year he was constituted Chairman of the Harbour Board, a body which was at that time appointed by the British Government. In 1791 the Receiver General was deprived of his seat in the Legislative Council on the grounds that he was not appointed by patent under any of the royal seals, but he was then, on the representation of the commissioners, restored to it. He did not, however, take advantage of this privilege till 1813. Between 1832 and 1872 he did not sit in the Legislative Council, though there seems to have been nothing to prevent his doing so. In 1872, when the appointment of the Harbour Board was vested in the Governor, subject to the approval of Tynwald , he resumed his seat. Receivers General Robert Caesar Cain , 1934 ? Joseph Qualtrough , 1919 1934 John Thomas Cowell , 1909 1919 Colonel William Anderson Manx William Anderson , 1896 1909 The Reverend Rev. William Bell Christian , 1883 1886 Category Government of the Isle of Man ... more details
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