General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 8 March 2008. Voting took place in all 222 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 505 state constituencies in 12 out of 13 states (excluding Sarawak) on the same day.

The 11th Parliament was dissolved on 13 February 2008, and the following day, the Election Commission announced nominations would be held on 24 February, with general polling set for 8 March. State assemblies of all states except Sarawak (due to election in 2006) also dissolved and their elections took place at the same time.

Political parties were reported to have begun preparations for the polls as early as January 2008. As in 2004, the incumbent National Front coalition, the ruling political alliance since independence, as well as opposition parties represented primarily by Democratic Action Party (DAP), the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), and People's Justice Party (PKR) contested the election.

As with all preceding general elections following independence, the parliamentary election was won by BN, but this election also yielded the worst results in the coalition's history until the election ten years later. Opposition parties won 82 seats in the 222-seat Dewan Rakyat and 47.79% of the vote, while BN only managed to secure the remaining 140 seats and 51.39% of the vote.

It marked the first time since the 1969 election that the coalition did not win a two-thirds supermajority in the Malaysian Parliament required to pass amendments to the Malaysian Constitution. In addition, five of the twelve contested state legislatures were won by the opposition, compared with only one in the last election but Perak was retaken by Barisan Nasional after 11-month administration by Pakatan Rakyat coalition. This marked the end of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's tenure as Prime Minister before his handover to Najib Razak several months later.

As of the 2022 general election, this is the last time the National Front won the overall popular vote.

Background
The Malaysian Parliament was dissolved on 13 February 2008 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) on the advice of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, from which a general election will be required to be held within the 60 days, between 13 February 2008 and 13 April 2008. The announcement of the dissolution was done a day after the Prime Minister publicly denied that Parliament would be dissolved on 13 February.

Speculation on the exact polling date was rife, as political analysts expected polling to be held after the Chinese New Year on 7 February and during the week-long school holidays from 7 to 16 March, as schools will be available for use as polling stations. Political analysts saw a March election as an attempt by the Prime Minister to garner a fresh mandate before a slowdown in the global and Malaysian economies, and in an effort to bar Anwar Ibrahim from contesting, as he is permitted to re-enter politics on 14 April 2008.

On 14 February, the Election Commission announced nominations would be held on 24 February, with general election set for 8 March. This will allow for 13 days of campaigning to take place. Anwar Ibrahim subsequently criticised the Prime Minister on the choice of date, calling the move a "dirty trick" and a sign of "Prime Minister Abdullah [...] getting personal." There were expectations that a Member of Parliament from Anwar's party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, would resign after that date to pave the way for a by-election which Anwar could contest to attempt a comeback in Parliament. At the time these claims were unsubstantiated, however, the expectations were fulfilled when Anwar's wife vacated her seat.

Campaign

The Merdeka Centre ran a survey in 2008 to gauge public sentiment and the result was published soon after. There was a series of issues raised by all sides in the run-up to the election. Among the issues are inflation, shortage of goods, fuel subsidies, rising crime, majority government, mismanagement, corruption, the demand for free and fair elections by a group of NGOs and political parties under the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH), racial equality especially as highlighted by HINDRAF, Internal Security Act detainees, the case surrounding the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam Video Clip and the eligibility of former Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Anger among ethnic Indians regarding issues such as restrictions on jobs, education, freedom of religion and rights, and a widespread feeling of loss of dignity have played a part during the 2008 parliamentary elections in Malaysia. One of the other main issues brought up has been whether the election would be conducted fairly. The opposition has pointed out these issues are gerrymandering of electoral districts, uneven media access, outdated electoral systems, election fraud and vote buying.

Besides, it was also alleged that the anti-Khairy Jamaluddin sentiment became another main factor in the National Front's heavy losses, as stated by Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad. Khairy Jamaluddin is the son-in-law of the current Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and was accused of influencing the Prime Minister when making critical decisions.

Government

Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party and their National Front partners ran a younger crop of candidates with fewer ties to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the architect of the country's affirmative-action policies in the election. Abdullah said he needed "one or two more terms" to successfully complete various economic projects he has started.

The government wished to retake the mandate of the opposition state of Kelantan from PAS, promising the Kelantanese people major development projects and jobs. Awang Adek Hussin, a deputy minister heading UMNO's campaign in Kelantan said that if voted in they would repair or build 500 mosques, including a Grand Mosque, to woo Muslim voters.

In Sabah, chief minister and Sabah BN chairman Musa Aman announced that the same formula used in the 2004 election would be used in this election with regard to the allocation of seats among BN's component parties of Sabah. Sabah BN has used the same allocation formula for both the parliamentary election as well as for the state election. In this election, UMNO would contest in 13 parliamentary seats, Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) would contest in four, United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) in four, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) in two, Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) in one, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in one.

BN coalition rolled out a major publicity campaign with a slogan promising "security, peace, prosperity" in advertisements that featured prominently in newspapers and on television.

Opposition
The main Malaysian opposition parties, which are the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), planned to deny the ruling coalition a two-thirds majority in Parliament in a bid to loosen the government's five-decade grip on power as reflected by their manifestos. The three parties highlighted Malaysia's rising crime rate, consumer-price inflation and government corruption throughout the election campaign. Civil Society groups unofficially merged five opposition parties under a banner called the Barisan Rakyat (People's Front) in which they agreed on certain policy matters, particularly two civil society documents: The People's Declaration, and The People's Voice; and agreed not to contest against each other in any seats. The five parties include DAP, PKR and PAS, as well as Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and the United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation (PASOK).

Part of the opposition campaign took place in cyberspace and new media, utilising new technologies such as blogs, SMS and YouTube. Major newspapers and television stations, which were partly owned by parties in the government coalition, only mention the opposition in passing. On 2 March, PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang challenged Abdullah Badawi to hold a televised debate similar to those held by US presidential candidates. However, government leaders stated there was no place for such debates in Malaysia, claiming the focus should be on debating with locals concerning local issues affecting them.

The Opposition had also increased focus on Abdullah Badawi's performance in the last few years and being a poor leader who sleeps on the job. They mentioned that as a result of his weak leadership, matters such as crime, corruption and racial and religious tensions have increased. On 4 March, campaigning in Malaysia's general election took on a personal tone as rivals slung accusations of nepotism, hypocrisy, boorish language and sexist tactics. It was also suggested Abdullah is grooming his son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin, as Malaysia's future leader.

In terms of raising funds, the Opposition appealed to the public through websites and blogs for supporters to contribute funds through credit cards and bank transfers to help them print campaign posters and hold public forums. The Opposition had repeatedly pointed out that they are unable to match the ruling coalition's massive spending power.

Uncontested wins
On the nomination day, 24 February 2008, BN secured seven parliamentary seats and two state assembly seats uncontested. PAS also won a state seat after the BN nominee was found to have been declared bankrupt, although this was later disproved.

On 26 February 2008, independent contender Junak Jawek dropped out of the polls for the new Parliamentary seat of Igan. Wahab Dolah of BN was declared the winner. This brings the total number of uncontested wins by National Front to ten seats as of 27 February 2008: eight parliamentary and two state seats.

Some PKR candidates have alleged fraud, claiming they received offers from BN not to contest. Rahamat Idil Latip, the PKR candidate for the Parliamentary seat of Santubong, claimed he was told he would receive RM300,000 if he withdrew his nomination. After jokingly asking for RM3 million, he was told that it would be considered.

Pensiangan
One of the parliamentary seats won unopposed by BN was in P.182 Pensiangan (Sabah), which was won by Joseph Kurup of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS). The two candidates who were supposed to contest in this seat were Danny Anthony Andipai (PKR) and Saineh  (independent). Both were disqualified after submitting their nomination forms after 10:00 am.

It was alleged by both rejected candidates that they were blocked from going to the nomination centre, resulting in both candidates submitting their candidacies late, at 10:25 am and 10:30 am, respectively. During the one-hour objection period from 11:00 am, Kurup raised objections to the late submissions and they were accepted by the returning officer; he then disqualified the two candidates from contesting. Police reports were later lodged on the matter in Keningau. Joseph Kurup, on the other hand, claimed he was punched after being declared winner of the seat; he also lodged a police report on this matter.

On 8 September 2008, Kota Kinabalu High Court judge Justice David Wong Dak Wah declared that the Pensiangan parliamentary seat which was won uncontested by Kurup invalid and Kurup's seat be left vacant, paving the way for a possible by-election for this constituency. Recent amendments to the election laws, however, allow Kurup to appeal the decision at the Federal Court. The petition was filed by Andipai, and had named Kurup, returning officer Bubudan OT Majalu, and the Election Commission as respondents.

On 13 March 2009, The Federal Court in Kota Kinabalu overturned an Election Court decision on 8 Sep to strip Pensiangan MP Joseph Kurup of the seat and declare it vacant. Federal Court Judge Nik Hashim Nik Abdul Rahman who delivered the verdict held that Kurup was duly elected to the parliamentary constituency of P182 Pensiangan.

Nik Hashim held that there had not been any failure on the part of the Returning Officer (RO) to comply with the election laws.

Conduct
Previous elections in the country had fuelled complaints that an allegedly subservient Election Commission, gerrymandering, vote fraud, compliant media, misuse of government resources and massive vote buying gave the National Front or Barisan Nasional an unfair advantage. It had been highlighted to the Election Commission of Malaysia that its electoral roll has been suspect, because of the discovery that it contains nearly 9,000 people aged more than 100. This raised suspicions that the books are contaminated with dead voters which leaves the election vulnerable to fraud.

Further discoveries of people who have been born in the same year possessing different identity cards (IC) and living in many different localities, were uncovered by Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel). These people are registered to vote in various places throughout the country. These issues led to questions regarding the fairness of the elections.

It was also highlighted by the Opposition that certain postal voters were issued with two ballot sheets. This was discovered during checks with the Election Commission when they were preparing postal voting kits. Activists from BERSIH say each ballot was also attached to a letter identifying the voter along with the voting slip serial number, so it would be easy to trace who voted for the opposition. Electoral reform activists said that a number of seats that the opposition could win could be decided by postal votes and that those casting postal votes do not have the freedom to choose the candidate they want.

Human Rights Watch, which had been monitoring the election process, stated that government restraints on expression, assembly and access to state media would deny Malaysians a fair vote. Calling the electoral process "grossly unfair", Human Rights Watch called on the government to address concerns with fraud in the electoral rolls, and to provide opposition parties access to state media. De facto Law Minister Nazri Aziz accused Human Rights Watch of bias, saying they were attempting to discredit the electoral process because "they know the National Front will win".

On 17 March, a week after the release of election results and one-third win by opposition parties, BERSIH claimed the Opposition would have obtained a parliamentary majority if not for fraud. Sivarasa Rasiah, BERSIH spokesperson and newly elected PKR MP for Subang, stated:

Citing 72,058 unreturned ballot papers – of which 41,564 were for parliamentary seats and 30,494 for state assembly seats – BERSIH alleged that many of these ballots had in reality been cast for the opposition or spoilt but were discarded, further pointing to the fact that most of them were postal ballots. BERSIH spokespeople did not rule out further street demonstrations.

Use of indelible ink for voters
On 2 June 2007, the Election Commission made public the proposed use of indelible ink to mark participating voters at polling stations, and its use officially confirmed by the commission's chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman on 13 August 2007. Its introduction was a measure precluding electoral fraud by preventing duplicate votes, and would mark the first time indelible ink was to be used in a Malaysian general election.

Early reaction to the proposal was mixed. Both DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang welcomed the move, with Abdul Hadi's party voicing interest in the type of ink used. PKR vice-president Tian Chua initially remained sceptical unless the EC "implemented the system". Members of BN were more critical, with UMNO secretary-general Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, MCA secretary-general Ong Ka Chuan and Gerakan vice-president Teng Hock Nan proposing the use of other systems, such as a fingerprint-based biometrics system, as alternatives. An additional comment by BN against the use of the indelible ink was the lack of assurance the ink used will contain safe or halal ingredients, taking into account Muslim voters. On 9 August, the National Fatwa Council declared the ink safe for use, after receiving a lab report from the Chemistry Department of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

On 4 March 2008, four days before polling, the commission announced it was cancelling the plan, citing concerns about the constitutionality of the measure – without a constitutional amendment permitting the practice, it could be illegal for a polling clerk to stop a voter from voting even if his or her finger was already marked with indelible ink. The Commission chair also claimed intelligence concerning possible conspiracies to undermine the electoral process by applying ink to the fingers of those who had not yet voted, and said it would be best to refrain from adopting the measure for the sake of public order and security. According to the Election Commission, the decision to cancel the use of indelible ink was based on reports that certain parties tried to "sabotage" the election process in Kedah, Kelantan and Perlis. The police has arrested several persons that tried to smuggle the ink through neighbouring Thailand.

Opposition parties widely condemned the move. PKR Deputy President Syed Husin Ali alleged that the commission was "colluding with BN to allow cheating in the coming general elections," and claimed that this was proof the government felt the Opposition would perform well on polling day. Dzulkifli Ahmad, a PAS and BERSIH leader, said that both organisations opposed the move, and that "We want to make it clear that we are entering this election under protest". Dzulkifli added that BERSIH would file a complaint after polling day. Lim Guan Eng declared that the decision would only benefit the ruling coalition, and demanded an explanation for the claim of adverse effects on public security: "It is ridiculous that the use of indelible ink can put the whole country into chaos and ruination." Lim condemned the waste incurred over RM2 million having been spent purchasing 47,000 bottles of indelible ink from India, as of 23 February, and said that the DAP would be investigating legal avenues to reverse the decision.

Response from the ruling coalition was mixed. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, an UMNO leader, found the reversal "appropriate", citing concerns that people would be misled into applying similar-looking ink to their fingers, denying them the right to vote. In a statement, MCA described the measure as "disappointing", saying the late announcement meant opposition parties would unnecessarily politicise the situation.

In response, several leaders of the Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections (Mafrel), including Mafrel chair Abdul Malek Hussin and deputy chair Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, have refused to accept EC accrediting as official observers, saying they refused to legitimise the decision. Officially, they said, any EC-accredited Mafrel member could observe the polling process, and they would themselves carry out all other duties as observers, except those requiring EC accreditation such as observing the polling process from within polling stations. Abdul Malek added that Mafrel strongly protested the decision as contrary to its own recommendations, and compared the measure to withdrawing all currency from circulation because of the presence of counterfeit notes. He further questioned the legal reasoning behind the decision, arguing that as Parliament had speedily passed a constitutional amendment to extend the tenure of the EC chairperson, any necessary constitutional amendments could have been introduced and passed well in advance.

After the election, Anwar Ibrahim claimed that the failure to use indelible ink had cost the PKR-DAP-PAS coalition 15 seats in Parliament, adding that "It is not unrealistic to imagine that we could actually have won a majority right then." Two weeks after the polls, several NGOs including the Malaysian Voters Union asked the Attorney-General to officially charge four men who they alleged had been arrested for involvement in the supposed conspiracy. As of 24 March 2008, the men had not been remanded by a court, nor charged with a crime; their arrest was not publicised.

In May, Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar told Parliament in his written response to a question from Fong Po Kuan that "there was no evidence at all to show the ink was smuggled in from Thailand... From the witness statements, no individual, syndicate or any particular party was identified to be involved in this (ink smuggling). The complainant and witness' statement were based on hearsay and no individual was identified positively."

Unused, the ink remained in storage until 25 November 2009, when it was burnt in accordance to government procedures. Prior to disposal, the ink was to be sold, but had passed its expiry date.

Rusila (Terengganu) riot
Polling day was uneventful except a serious incident in Rusila, in Marang constituency in the east coast state of Terengganu, where 300 supporters of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) stopped several buses and cars they suspected carrying fraudulent voters ferried in by the coalition and confiscating Malaysian identity cards of the voters. When the police arrived to bring order, the PAS supporters were reported to have beaten up the police and destroyed police vehicles, including several Federal Reserve Unit (Malaysian riot police) vehicles. A helicopter from the Royal Malaysian Army had to be called in. To break up the rioters, police fired tear gas, and the son of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was among those arrested.

Results

As polls opened in Malaysia on 8 March from 8:00 to 17:00, voters cast ballots for 222 parliamentary seats and 12 state legislatures, with voter turnout among Malaysia's 10.9 million eligible voters estimated to be 70 percent. Barisan Nasional won 91 percent of parliamentary seats in 2004 election, but its majority is expected to be clipped this time as it suffers a backlash from ethnic Chinese and Indians. Early vote counting showed the Barisan Nasional was already faring badly in early tallies across the country with the exception of Sabah, Sarawak and Johor, as claimed by Kelantan United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) state chief Annuar Musa. The opposition began claiming using their own estimates that they have denied the government its two-thirds majority in parliament. Political scientists called these elections "stunning elections".

Barisan Nasional was able to return to power and form the next government, with a simple majority but without the crucial two-thirds majority in parliament. It is BN's worst performance in Malaysia's general election (until 2018) since independence in 1957, winning only 63.5% (140 out of 222) of parliamentary seats that were contested; the only other time the 14-party coalition failed to win a two-thirds majority was in 1969 when it secured 66% of the seats. Component parties in BN, including the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), and Gerakan, saw its number of state and federal seats severely reduced by half or more. UMNO also saw its number reduce significantly but not by as much as half. Also noted were MIC president S. Samy Vellu, Gerakan acting president Koh Tsu Koon and PPP president M. Kayveas, who were trounced in their respective election contests.

The results of several states have been rather surprising to everybody involved. Many of the states BN have lost are those on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia where it has traditionally focused most of its attention to. These states experienced more development and investment than other states, and account for much of the country's population. The remaining states that have given BN its simple majority are states that are economically weaker than what the opposition have gained.

By state

Johor

Kedah
The state of Kedah, which along with Penang, has traditionally produced a substantial bulk of past and present BN leaders (including Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Mahathir Mohamad), also overwhelmingly rose to the call of the opposition. BN only won 4 of the 15 parliamentary seats but did better by winning 14 out of 36 state seats, while the Opposition took the remaining 22 of the 36 state seats, with the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) winning 16, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) four and the DAP and an independent, one each.

Kelantan
PAS retained control of the state of Kelantan, despite a vigorous campaign by the ruling Barisan Nasional, winning 38 of the 45 state assembly seats along with PKR (which has won one seat). It was a personal setback for Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who had promised millions of dollars in development aid, intending to boost the chances of the Barisan Nasional coalition. The win marked the fifth consecutive time PAS retained power in Kelantan since 1990 and surpasses PAS's previous record of continuous electoral wins in Kelantan—four between 1959 and 1978.

Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is a federal territory divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies. In this election, the opposition won ten seats (five are held by DAP, four by PKR, and one by PAS), while Barisan Nasional won only one. In the previous election, BN held 7 seats while DAP held 4 seats.

Labuan

Malacca

Negeri Sembilan

Pahang

Penang
The opposition dealt a heavy blow to the Barisan Nasional government by taking the state of Penang. Although Penang was regarded as a hotly contested state, the outcome unexpectedly turned out to be a landslide win with the opposition, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) gaining the majority of the state seats. Many seats saw the opposition winning over two-thirds of the votes, rather than the usual 50-50 distribution. BN only won 2 of the 13 parliamentary seats and 11 of the 40 state seats, its worst performance in Malaysian history.

In terms of party landscape, Gerakan, which has led the state since 1969 was defeated, and essentially wiped out of the political landscape, winning only 3 state seats and 2 parliamentary seats (none of which were in this state), not being able to hold on to a single seat in state or federal level—over 30 years of rule gone in one night. Some interesting individual constituencies include Jeff Ooi, who rose to fame with his blog that was constantly critical of the ruling government and made his first foray into politics this election under the DAP, winning the Jelutong parliamentary seat.

Another significant blow was the defeat of Gerakan Acting President, Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, who was looking to move up from state politics, decided not to run for his state seat and subsequently gave up his Chief Minister post of 18 years, to challenge the Batu Kawan parliamentary seat. Some speculated this was part of a larger ambition to be a cabinet member, only to lose to newcomer P. Ramasamy of the DAP by a large margin of 9,485 votes.

Perak
In Perak, the Barisan Nasional suffered shock losses, including MIC president S. Samy Vellu's Sungai Siput seat and PPP president M. Kayveas's Taiping seat. UMNO suffered several major setbacks in the party's traditional strongholds, while most MCA, MIC, PPP and Gerakan candidates were defeated by DAP candidates.

Perak was nonetheless one of the most tightly contested state of the nation with BN-Opposition parliamentary seats split into 13-11 and state seats into 28–31, still giving the opposition the chance to decide the state's government.

Perlis

Putrajaya

Sabah

Sarawak

Selangor
Being the most developed state of the country and receiving the most absolute benefits due to spillover effects from developing the capital, Kuala Lumpur, Barisan Nasional party leaders were blindsided when Selangor rose to the call of the opposition. Many thought it was a safe stronghold of BN loyalists as it has been all along a centralist state leaning towards BN. According to ''The Stars summary of the state: "Barisan will undoubtedly retain the state but look out for some interesting, even tough, fights in certain parliamentary and state seats where the Opposition is fielding some strong candidates". Far from being the truth, BN ended up with only 5 of the 22 parliamentary seats and 20 of the 56 state seats, leaving the state government in opposition hands. The state Bernama news agency said that opposition parties had claimed 35 of the 56 seats in the Selangor state legislature but did not give a breakdown between PAS and the other parties.

 Terengganu

Aftermath
 Pullout of SAPP from BN
Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has decided to pull out of the 14-member Barisan Nasional Government, taking away two MPs and at least two of its four assemblymen who will remain independent.

The decision to pull out was made at the SAPP supreme council meeting where its president Datuk Yong Teck Lee obtained the support of nearly all of its 35 members and declared that SAPP was not joining Pakatan Rakyat.

Yong said his party would remain independent in the opposition bench until a time came when SAPP was ready to be back in government.

 Establishment of Opposition-led state governments
With substantial wins in several states, opposition parties were required to form state governments led by Opposition members on a scale unseen in recent decades.

In Penang, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) formed the next state government with Lim Guan Eng, who is also the party's Secretary General, as its designated next Chief Minister. Two days later, the new Chief Minister appointed two Deputy Chief Ministers, Penanti assemblyman Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin of PKR and Prai assemblyman P. Ramasamy of DAP. P. Ramasamy became the first ethnic Indian to be appointed as deputy chief minister in a Malaysian state.

The coalition consisting of mainly Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) formed the next state government in Kedah, after winning 22 out of 36 seats. Out of the 22 seats, 16 were won by PAS, 4 by PKR, and 1 each by DAP and an independent candidate. Kedah's state PAS commissioner, Azizan Abdul Razak, has been sworn in as the ninth Kedah Menteri Besar. The sole independent candidate who won, V. Arumugam, was chosen to be one of the 10 state executive councillors for the state.

In Kelantan, Nik Aziz Nik Mat received his letter of appointment as Kelantan Menteri Besar on the night of 11 March for the fifth consecutive term from the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra. Three state assemblymen, including Wan Ubaidah Wan Omar (Kijang), Dr Fazli Hassan (Temangan) and Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (Wakaf Baru), were also appointed as state executive councillors.

The next designated Menteri Besar of Selangor was speculated to be PKR's Khalid Ibrahim. However, Khalid failed to get the consent from the Sultan, who stated he would like to meet representative from DAP and PAS first. After meeting representative of each party, Khalid Ibrahim was finally sworn in on 13 March 2008. The ten other state executive councillors (exco) were sworn in on 24 March. This marked the first time where four out of ten exco members were women and where five out of ten of them were non-Malays.

BN-Opposition parliamentary seats in Perak were split into 13-11 and state seats into 28–31, still giving the opposition the chance to decide the state's government.

It was confirmed Mohammad Nizar Jamaludin was to become the next Menteri Besar of Perak by the Regent of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah. Sitiawan state assemblyperson Ngeh Koo Ham was also appointed "Senior Exco Member". An Indian candidate will be appointed the second deputy Menteri Besar, the candidates being DAP's A Sivanesan (Sungkai), KS Keshvinder Singh (Malim Nawar), V. Sivakumar (Tronoh) and A Sivasubramaniam (Buntong), and PKR's S Kesavan but this never materialised.

The appointment of the Perak Menteri Besar was not without drama as the coalition was not seen as cooperative. After the regent of Perak give consent on the informal coalition of DAP-PKR-PAS, each party submitted one name for the post of the new Menteri Besar, the regent of Perak having selected PAS nominee, Mohamad Nizar. DAP assemblymen were instructed to boycott the swearing-in ceremony which was supposed to be held on 13 March 2008 as instructed by DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, a statement which he retracted and apologised to the Perak Sultanate the following day. Seeing a tussle between DAP and PAS, the Regent of Perak decided to postpone the swearing in ceremony until he sees a letter of undertaking signed by all 31 assemblyman voicing support of the appointment of Mohamad Nizar Jamaludin as the Menteri Besar.

By February 2009, the balance of power in Perak was tipped in favour of BN following the defection of four Opposition assemblymen, leading to a political crisis in the state and the eventual retaking of Perak by BN.

 Political crisis in Terengganu
The state of Terengganu, which Barisan Nasional won with a two-thirds majority, was the last state to have no appointed Menteri Besar. In the formation of the new Terengganu state government, the government under Prime Minister Abdullah recommended Jerteh assemblyman Idris Jusoh , as Menteri Besar, which received full support of twenty-three of the 24 Barisan Nasional state assemblymen who elected. But the Sultan of Terengganu announced that Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said had been appointed instead.

The Prime Minister claimed that the appointment of Ahmad Said was unconstitutional as it went against the wishes of the assemblymen and the Prime Minister's office who have supported Idris Jusoh candidacy for Menteri Besar. Ahmad Said was subsequently stripped of his UMNO membership "for disobeying the party's leadership".

Eventually the Prime Minister and Sultan resolved the stand-off, with Ahmad being appointed as Menteri Besar.

 Proposed return of elected Kuala Lumpur mayors
On 10 March, Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai (DAP) mooted the possibility of having mayoral elections for Kuala Lumpur, but the Federal Constitution needs to be amended to allow such a change. There had not been an elected mayor in Malaysia since such elections were suspended in 1965.

 Penang protests
On 14 March, several hundred protesters from the Malay community gathered in Chinese majority Penang as a response to a declaration by the Penang government under Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng that they would abolish certain aspects of the New Economical Policy (NEP), which implementation remains a contentious issue in the country. The protesters were dispersed by riot police officers, but vowed to return for more protests.

 Economy
Political uncertainty as a result of the formation of a significantly different Malaysian government, coupled with worries of a global economic slowdown due to negative economic development from the United States, led to uneasiness among investors in the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) and an immediate plunge in the KLCI.

On 10 March, the first trading day since the election, stocks in the KLCI fell 9.5%, or 123.11 points, from 1,296.33 points to 1,173.22 points by 5.00 pm (MST), its biggest one-day decline in a decade. Trading in the KLCI was automatically halted for an hour after stocks fell beyond the 20% by 29.8%, as a measure to curb panic selling; the KLCI resumed trading at 4.00 pm. Among trading companies severely affected were government-linked companies, including blue chip Sime Darby, (down 50%), UEM World (down 24%), Tenaga Nasional (down 15%) and the Malaysian Resources Corporation (down 34–39%). By the end of 12 March, the KLCI was able to recoup 60% of its losses, before suffering losses due to unfavourable developments on the ongoing subprime mortgage crisis in the US. The value of the ringgit had also dropped by a little over 1% against the US dollar, trading at RM3.2075 per US dollar on 10 March, down from the previous trading day's close of around RM3.166 to the dollar. Government bond prices ticked down at the open, with the yield on the 10-year benchmark rising up to 3.754 percent from 3.708 percent on Friday. An analyst remarked foreign investors had lost the political stability premium enjoyed prior to the election and might abandon investment prospects in Malaysia.

Doubts on the prospect of large scale projects initiated or managed by the Abdullah Badawi administration between 2004 and 2008 were also highlighted; the Opposition vowed to assess major government projects, including the DAP's plans to review the Penang Global City Centre, a $7.8 billion real estate development project in Penang which have not gain approval from the local state council even after launching ceremony was held officiated by Malaysia's Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi. The administration's previous proposals to form economical hubs in the northern, eastern and southern regions of the Malaysian Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak had previously attracted investors, local and foreign, and boasted the KLCI, but also raised questions on how the cost of billion-ringgit projects will be paid for.

Other analysts see the emergence of a stronger Opposition in the parliament as an opportunity for improved transparency and corporate governance. A managing director of a multinational asset management house commented "A powerful opposition is a positive development in the longer term, providing some checks and balances for trillion-ringgit government spending."

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services reports the general election has no immediate effect on the sovereign ratings on Malaysia and still maintains both the local and foreign currency rating for the country. It added budgetary decisions and fiscal policies are still in the ruling party's hands as it only requires a 51% majority instead of a two-thirds majority. Moody's Rating Service also shares in view and did not change its sovereign rating of A3.

International reaction
On 9 March United States State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper issued a statement that the US government is ready to co-operate with the newly formed Malaysian government, adding Abdullah remains a viable partner for the US "on a wide range of issues of mutual interest", despite BN's heavy losses in the election and decreased popularity of the party. Among them was the planned conclusion of stalled Free Trade Agreement negotiations between Malaysia and the US before the 2008 United States presidential election.

See also
2008 Malaysian state elections

Further reading

 References

 External links
 Official Election Commission of Malaysia website
 Official results of the 2008 Malaysian general election
 Official National Front campaign website
 Undi.info, hosted by MalaysiakiniManifestos
 National Front Manifesto
 KeADILan Manifesto
 Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Manifesto
 DAP manifesto

Malaysia
General
General elections in Malaysia


David Buick (29 April 1848 – 18 November 1918) was a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party. A New Zealand-born sheep breeder, he represented farming interests in Parliament. He owned racing horses and won various high-profile races. He died in office in the 1918 influenza epidemic.

Early life
Buick was born in Wellington in 1848. His father, William Buick, had come to Wellington in 1841 on the Arab from England. Buick senior farmed in the Hutt Valley, with Buick junior taking over the farm in 1867. On 5 June 1876, he married Mary Ann (Polly) Buick (née Hill), daughter of I. M. Hill from Nelson.

In 1881, Buick junior bought land in the Manawatū's Kairanga Block. Living at a time when many New Zealanders were immigrants, Buick was proud of his birth in the colony and referred to it on occasions.

Political career
In 1885, he started making submissions to the Road Board over access issues. In 1887, he joined the Road Board and within months, he became its chairman. The Road Board ran into financial difficulties over a court case concerning stormwater run off, and ratepayers thus petitioned for the establishment of the Manawatu Land Drainage Board (MLDB), which was established in 1894. In December 1895, Buick became the MLDB's second chairman and held that position until 1898.

He first stood for Parliament in the  against the incumbent Frederick Pirani in the Palmerston electorate (since 1938 called the Palmerston North electorate) and came within 50 votes of unseating him (1553 versus 1603 votes for Buick and Pirani, respectively). Pirani, who represented the Liberal Government, fell out with Premier Richard Seddon. In the , Pirani contested the Palmerston electorate as an Independent, whilst the Liberal Party put William Wood, who had been Mayor of Palmerston North since 1895, forward as their candidate. Buick, who contested the election as a conservative candidate, came a distant third.

The next election contested by Buick was the 1908 general election. William Wood had won the  and  elections, and Buick representing the opposition stood against the incumbent Liberal. The 1908 general election was held under the Second Ballot Act, contested by three candidates. Buick, Wood and William Milverton received 2675, 2626 and 123 votes, respectively.  As Buick did not receive an absolute majority, a second ballot was required. Buick won the second ballot with a majority of 93 votes (2811 versus 2718 votes for Buick and Wood, respectively).

In 1909, the opposition started calling itself the Reform Party, and Buick contested the  under that banner. The Liberal Party put Robert McNab forward. Milverton contested the electorate again, and William Thomson was the fourth candidate.  Buick won just over half the votes (3374 of 6732 votes cast, with 3367 votes required to achieve an absolute majority) and a second ballot was thus not required.

The  was again contested by four candidates. Buick stood again for the Reform Party. Jim Thorn represented the Social Democratic Party. Hugh Crabb was the official candidate for the Liberal Party and the Mayor of Palmerston North, Jimmy Nash, was also a member of the Reform Party. Buick, Thorn, Crabb and Nash received 2739, 1686, 1476 and 1077 votes, respectively. He represented the electorate until his death.

His political interests centred on farming issues. Buick had a conservative outlook, but rejected that label. During the war, he was a stern critic of conscientious objectors.

Life outside politics and death
Buick was a successful breeder of Romney Marsh sheep. Buick bred race horses and they won several high-profile races, which certainly helped his political career. He played a fundamental role in establishing the freezing works in Longburn. For some time, he was the president of the Manawatu Caledonian Society.

Buick's wife died on 1 August 1917. Buick had a serious case of influenza in April 1918. He died in Wellington on 18 November 1918 during the height of the influenza epidemic of 1918. A fellow MP, Alfred Hindmarsh, had died of influenza only five days before him. After Buick's death, the Prime Minister, William Massey, adjourned the House of Representatives as 18 other members were also ill. Buick was buried in Palmerston North at the Terrace End Cemetery, survived by his six children. His parents, William Buick (d. 1880) and Agnes Buick (d. 1897), are buried in the same family plot as David Buick and his wife.

References

1848 births
1918 deaths
Deaths from Spanish flu
Reform Party (New Zealand) MPs
20th-century New Zealand farmers
Unsuccessful candidates in the 1896 New Zealand general election
Unsuccessful candidates in the 1899 New Zealand general election
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates
19th-century New Zealand politicians
Burials at Terrace End Cemetery


Severity of illness (SOI) is defined as the extent of organ system derangement or physiologic decompensation for a patient. It gives a medical classification into minor, moderate, major, and extreme. The SOI class is meant to provide a basis for evaluating hospital resource use or to establish patient care guidelines.

Patients are assigned their SOI based on their specific diagnoses and procedures performed during their medical encounter, which is generally an inpatient hospital stay. Patients with higher SOI (e.g. major or extreme) are more likely to consume greater healthcare resources and stay longer in hospitals than patients with lower SOI in the same diagnosis-related group (DRG).

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services considered the 3M APR-DRG and SOI system as a potential evolution to the DRG system in 2006, but received such negative feedback from the industry that in March 2007 decided to adopt another internally developed system evolved from the DRG. SOI is still commonly used throughout the United States to adjust for patient complexity, so that physicians and other groups can compare resource utilization, complication rates, and length of stay.

See also
 Diagnosis-related group (DRG)
 Risk of mortality (ROM)
 Case mix index (CMI)
 Diagnosis code

References

 Averill RF, The evolution of case-mix measurement using DRGs: past, present and future, Stud Health Technol Inform. 1994;14:75-83.
 Averill R, Muldoon J, Vertrees J, Goldfield N, et al., The evolution of case mix measurement using diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), Physician Profiling and Risk Adjustment. In: Goldfield N, ed. 2nd ed. Frederick, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc; 19

Medical terminology
Medical manuals
Diagnosis codes


A dvaravati shila () is a type of coral stone (shaligrama) obtained from the Gomti river in Dwarka in Gujarat, India. In ancient Sanskrit literature, Dvaraka was called Dvarawati and was listed as one of the seven prehistoric cities in the country. Thus, the Sila or the stone obtained at the mouth of the Gomati river is called the Dvaravati Sila and is used in worship.

Dvaraka Silas are coral with chakra (wheel) markings and the chakra-mark is the most distinguishing feature of these stones, and hence they are called ‘chakrankita-sila’.

Aniconic representation of God is by a symbol rather than an image. Indian art overwhelmingly prefers the iconic image, but some aniconism does occur in folk worship, in early Hinduism in the form of Vishnu's Saligrama Sila (murthi) (fossil stone), Dvaravati Sila (coral stone), Govardhana Sila (stone from the Govardhan hill),  etc. They have solar significance, and their use in worship is very common among all sects of Vaishnavites of Hindu religion.

Dvaraka
The legendary city of Dvaraka in Hindu history was the dwelling place of Krishna. Dwarka or Dvaraka is derived from 'Dwar', a door, and in ancient times its flourishing port was considered to be the gateway to the main land. As 'Ka' means 'Brahma' meaning gateway to Moksha (salvation). It is also called Dwarkamati and Dwarkavati or Dvaravati. The famous Nageswar Jyotirlinga near Dwaraka is made of a large Dwaraka Sila.

The Hindu scriptures prescribe that stones obtained from Dvaraka only for worship even though geologically it may be found in other places too.

Scriptural sanctions

There are several schools of thought among the learned acharyas of the Vaishnava sect on the worship of this Sila. This Sila is worshipped, along with or independent of Sila (murthi) or Saligrama Sila, in some parts of the country (among Vaishnavites of Saurashtra, Bengal and Maharashtra; the Madhva sect in Karnataka), particularly in the Vaishnava tradition. It is worshipped along with the Sila| Saligrama Sila (stone) since scriptures consider it auspicious to do so. According to Skanda Purana, wherever Dvaraka Sila is placed in front of the Sila|, every class of magnificence goes on increasing unlimitedly. Skanda Purana also says that one who daily worships Dvaraka Sila along with twelve Saligrama Silas will be honored even in Vaikuntha.

Traits
The chakra-mark is the most distinguishing feature of the Dvaravati stones, and hence they are called "chakrankita-sila". According to Garuda Purana, there are twelve varieties of this stone, owing to the number of chakras (wheels), colours and forms (Sanskrit sloka in this regard states:‘dasadha cha prabhinnas ta varnakrti-vibhedatah’). When there is only one chakra, the stone is called Devesa; when there are two chakras, it is Sudarshana; three chakras represent the deity Ananta.  When there are four chakras, the stone is Janardana. Vasudeva is represented by the stone having five chakras, Pradyumna by six chakras, Bala-bhadra by seven, Purushottama by eight, Nava-vyuha by nine, Dasavatara by ten, Aniruddha by eleven and Dvadastma by twelve. Nava-vyuha represents the collection of nine forms of Vishnu: Vasudeva, Samkarshana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Narayana, Hayagriva, Vishnu, Nrsimha and Varaha. The first four forms are well known as ‘chatur-vyuha’. The twelve major forms of Vishnu are derived from these nine forms, according to the Tantra siddhanta, a division of Pancharatra.

Prahlada Samhita, quoted in Salagrama-pariksha (by Anupasimha) gives the first few names differently. The Dvaravati Sila with only one chakra is called Sudarsana, with two chakras 'Lakshmi-narayana' and with three chkras 'Trivikrama'. The rest of the names are the same as given above. The name Ananta is given to stones which have more than twelve chakras. The name for Dasavatara in the above list is given here as 'Dasamurti'. When the chakras are more than twelve, only even numbered chakras are to be preferred, according to Galava-smrtir.

Benefits
These Silas also have distinct personalities like the Saligrama Sila that are identified by their size, colure, texture markings; these are explained below.

I.Sudarshana: one chakra - salvation

II.Lakshmi-Narayana: two chakras- salvation

III.Trivikrama: three chakras - freedom from the fear of births and deaths

IV.Janardana: four chakras - fulfillment of desires

V.Vasudeva: five chakras - obtainment of prosperity and elimination of enemies

VI.Pradyumna: six chakras - wealth and lustre

VII.Baladeva: seven chakras - continuation of progeny and celebrity

VIII.Purushottama: eight chakras - satisfaction of all that one aspires for

IX.Navavyuha (the collection of nine forms of Vishnu): nine chakras - rewards, which are difficult, even for the gods to obtain

X.Dashmurti (the ten incarnations of Vishnu): ten chakras - sovereignty and prosperity

XI.Aniruddha: eleven chakras - lordship

XII.Dvadasatmaka: twelve chakras - final emancipation

XIII.Ananta: more than twelve chakras - fulfills one’s desires (only even numbered chakras are to be preferred)

The colour and the shape of the sila is said to give following effects.

Ø White stones are considered most suitable for worship and will make for a worldly prosperity in all aspects and spiritual welfare

Ø Dark (blue-black) stones forebode death

Ø Tawny ones cause anxiety

Ø Multi-coloured ones bring about disease and sorrow Ø Yellow ones take away wealth

Ø Smoke coloured ones produce loss of wealth

Ø Blue stones will bring about obstacles to any undertaking

Ø Round in shape or square auspicious

Ø Triangular or uneven in shape inauspicious

See also
Murti

References

 Sudarśana Cakra on Stone at Dvārakā, Skanda Purana

Stones
Vaishnavism


The 2008 Connecticut Republican presidential primary was held on February 5, 2008 (Super Tuesday) as the process by which the U.S. state of Connecticut selected the recipient of 27 of the state’s 30 delegates to the Republican National Convention in the process to elect the Republican candidate for the 44th President of the United States. It was a closed primary, restricted to enrolled members of the Republican Party.

Candidates
The following is the order in which Republican candidates appeared on Connecticut’s Republican primary ballot on February 5, 2008:
Rudolph Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, and Alan Keyes.

By law, "uncommitted" appeared below the list of candidates on the ballots for both parties in Connecticut.

Candidates who withdrew from the race remained on the ballot in Connecticut if they had withdrawn after December 27, 2007. The only withdrawn Republican candidate who had been placed on the list of likely candidates in November who withdrew early enough to not appear on the Republican presidential ballot was Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo. California Congressman Duncan Hunter, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani withdrew after the December 27 cut-off date, thus they remained on the ballot.

History
Although the February 5, 2008 primary was the eighth presidential cycle since Connecticut replaced local primaries with a statewide primary in 1977, it was only the sixth primary to feature Republican candidates due to the unchallenged incumbents of Ronald Reagan in 1984 and George W. Bush in 2004. With John McCain having won the 2008 Republican nomination, Connecticut selected the eventual Republican nominee 67 percent of the time.

The February 5 primary was the first time Connecticut used the optical scan voting system for a primary. The state had first used the technology statewide in the 2007 municipal elections.

Opinion polling

Results

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

See also
 2008 Connecticut Democratic presidential primary
 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

Connecticut
2008 Connecticut elections
2008
2008 Super Tuesday

es:Primaria demócrata de Connecticut, 2008


The risk of mortality (ROM) provides a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of in-hospital death for a patient. The ROM classes are minor, moderate, major, and extreme. The ROM class is used for the evaluation of patient mortality.

See also
 Case mix index
 Diagnosis codes
 Severity of illness

References
 Alemi, F., J. Rice, and R. Hankins. 1990. "Predicting In-Hospital Survival of Myocardial Infarction." Medical Care 28 (9): 762–75.
 Averill, R. F., J. H. Muldoon, J. C. Vertrees, N. I. Goldfield, R. L. Mullin, E. C. Fineran, M. Z. Zhang, B. Steinbeck, and T. Grant, The Evolution of Casemix Measurement Using Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) 3M HIS Working Paper. Wallinford, CT: 3M Health Information Systems, 1997
 Iezzoni, L. I., M. Shwartz, A. S. Ash, J. S. Hughes, J. Daley, and Y. D. Mackiernan, Severity Measurement Methods and Judging Hospital Death Rates for Pneumonia, Medical Care 34 (1): 11–28, 1996

Medical terminology
Medical manuals
Diagnosis codes
Medical scales


Norgate Data, based in Australia, was founded in 1992. Norgate provides end-of-day price data for stock markets in Australia, Canada and USA, worldwide futures price data, cash commodifty and foreign currency data. Such data can be charted through Technical Analysis charting packages such as MetaStock and AmiBroker, and accessed in programming languages such as Python.

Norgate's data services are utilised by retail-level non-professional traders and investors, Government entities such as the Brazil Government,  large corporate entities such as Deutsche Börse, analysts and University researchers.

References

Corporate site

norgatedata.com

Software companies of Australia


7th Heaven is a Chicago, Illinois-based rock band created by guitarist Richie Hofherr, Tony Di Giulio, and Michael Mooshey. Formed in 1985, it has continued up to present day with changing band members. The band was named by co-founder Michael Mooshey in 1985. The band name 7th Heaven was named after the line "we'll be right in 7th heaven" from the song "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets.

About
7th Heaven is currently managed by NTD Management and signed to NTD Records. They were previously managed by Alec John Such of Bon Jovi and James Young of Styx in 1997-1998. They have sold 100,000 CDs to date. Their acclaimed Silver 30-tracks double CD released in 2004 was a popular release.

The title of their 2008 release 14-track album USA-UK comes from joining of the Northern Ireland singer, Keith Semple joining the American AOR band. Semple had been in Popstars: The Rivals a UK singing competition and had eventually become a member of boy band One True Voice during the period 2002-2003, before the band broke up. Semple had a gold record with One True Voice mainly through their double A side hit "Sacred Trust/After You're Gone" that had reached #2 in the British music charts.

The band released the album entitled Jukebox in 2010 on the occasion of the band's 25 years. It contains 15 cds with almost 300 of the band's song from its start to then. They have also recorded another Semple-led album entitled Pop Media in 2011 containing 22 new songs.

In January 2013, Keith Semple left the band and was replaced by Anthony Fedorov as lead singer. In June of that year, they released the album Synergy. On August 22, 2013 the band announced that Fedorov was no longer in the band. After Federov's departure, Keith Semple became the band's temporary lead vocalist.

On December 1, 2014, Adam Blair was announced as the new lead singer. Adam has also been in bands such as Dot Dot Dot, Adam and the Go Comets and The Fabulous Janes. Dot Dot Dot was featured on FOX's The Next Great American Band.

Besides performing around 200 shows a year in the Chicago area, 7th Heaven performs on the "Chicago Music Cruise" every January in the Caribbean; as well as Las Vegas every couple years.

Members

Current members
Richard Hofherr - guitars, vocals, keyboards (co-founder)
Adam Heisler - lead vocals, guitar
Mark Kennetz - bass, vocals
Nick Cox - guitar, vocals
Frankie Harchut - drums

Former members
Tony DiGiulio (co-founder)
Michael Mooshey (co-founder)
Tony Golec
Danny Weymouth
Andrew Blake
Dan Miller
Mark Jones
Matt Clark
Erica Heiden
Stephen Jensen
Alby Odum
Dave Carozzo
Dean Cutenelli
Chris Senior
Keith Semple
Anthony Fedorov
Tamara Mooshey
Tony Davis
Carl Cichanski
Dan O'Brien
Scot Coogan
James Bluthardt
Chris Mosher

Discography

Studio albums
1990: The Time Has Come
1998: Media Overkill
1999: Pop Life
2000: Faces Time Replaces
2003: Silver
2008: U.S.A - U.K.
2011: Pop Media
2013: Synergy
2014: Spectrum
2015: Next
2017: Luminous
2018: Color in Motion
2020: Be Here

Live albums
2005: Live at Durty Nellies (included in the Live at Durty Nellies DVD)

Christmas albums
2004: Christmas CD
2012: Merry Christmas in Chicago (includes new songs and different versions of the songs which were also included on Christmas CD)
2018: Christmas 2018 (includes new songs and different versions of the songs which were also included on Christmas CD and Merry Christmas in Chicago)

Remix albums
2013: Dance Media (includes dance remixes of some songs of the studio album Pop Media)

Cover albums
2004: Sampler – Vol. 1 (includes the "Rock medley" and eight more cover songs)
2009: Pop Medley 2 (includes a medley of several pop and rock songs)
2009: Unplugged (not really an unplugged album, includes also non unplugged songs)
2015: Pop Medley 3 (includes a medley of several pop and rock songs)
2017: Pop Medley 4 (includes a medley of several pop and rock songs)
2019: Covered

Compilations
2007: Medley CD (includes "Pop Medley 1" and "Rock Medley")
2010: Medley CD/DVD (includes "Pop Medley 1", "Pop Medley" 2 and "Rock Medley")
2010: Jukebox (consists of 15 CDs with almost 300 hundred songs and one DVD of 700 songs)
2015: The Best of 1985–2015

Videography

DVDs and Blu-Rays
2005: Live at Durty Nellies (includes also an audio CD of the concert)
2010: Live at Soldier Field
2011: Live at Schaumburg Septemberfest
2014: Return to Schaumburg Live
2015: Live on the Oasis of the Seas
2018: Live on the Harmony of the Seas 2017

In popular culture
7th Heaven is listed in the "Bon Jovi" display at the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"
Performed on The Jenny Jones Show (with over 75 Million Viewers Worldwide)
Performed the National Anthem at the United Center - Chicago Bulls - L.A. Lakers basketball game on March 21, 2009
They opened for Bon Jovi and Kid Rock at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 30, 2010 after winning the popular vote in an online-based contest
Adam Blair Heisler was on FOX's The Next Great American Band
Anthony Federov was on Season 4 of American Idol
Keith Semple is on 2015 Season 9 of The Voice on NBC
Natalie Yacovazzi is on 2015 Season 9 of The Voice on NBC
7th Heaven original "Beautiful Life" is on MTV's "Teen Mom" Volume 20, #11 "Trouble in Paradise"

References

External links
7th Heaven official website

Rock music groups from Illinois
1985 establishments in Illinois
Musical groups established in 1985


The luang pho phet () is a type of image of the Buddha found in Thailand. A luang pho phet depicts the Buddha in the Diamond Lotus Position.

Notable luang pho phet images

Notable luang pho phet Buddha images include the luang pho phet of Uttaradit (in Wat Tha Thanon), the luang pho phet of Phichit (in Wat Tha Luang), and the luang pho phet of Nakhon Thai (in Wat Na Phra That). The luang pho phet in Uttaradit is believed to have been constructed between 800 and 900 years ago.

luang pho phet in prayer

An English translation of a common Pali chant to be said before a luang pho phet image is as follows:
By body, by speech, and by mind, I will always revere the image named luang pho phet,
the Buddha statue, working wonders of psychic power. May I be blessed forevermore.

The text of the chant in Pali is as follows:
Kāyena vācāya va cetassa vā vajiraü nāma pañimaü iddhi-pāñihāriyakaraü buddha-rūpaü ahaü vandāmi sabbaso; sadā sotthī bhavantu me.

References

See also
Buddha images in Thailand

Buddhist art
Buddha statues in Thailand
Thai art


Trinko Keen (born 22 September 1971, Wageningen) is a Dutch professional table tennis player. He is the younger brother of Gerdie Keen.

Career highlights

Summer Olympic Games
1996, Atlanta, men's doubles, 1st round
2000, Sydney, men's singles, last 32
2000, Sydney, men's doubles, last 16
2004, Athens, men's singles, last 32
2004, Athens, men's doubles, last 16
World Championships
1993, Gothenburg, men's singles, last 32
1993, Gothenburg, men's doubles, last 16
1995, Tianjin, men's doubles, last 16
1995, Tianjin, mixed doubles, last 16
1997, Manchester, men's doubles, last 16
1999, Eindhoven, men's doubles, last 16
2001, Osaka, men's doubles, last 32
2003, Paris, men's singles, last 32
2005, Shanghai, men's singles, last 32
2005, Shanghai, men's doubles, last 16
2007, Zagreb, mixed doubles, last 32
World Team Cup:
1990, Hokkaidō, 5th
Pro Tour Grand Finals
1997, Hong Kong, men's doubles, quarter final
2001, Hainan, men's singles, quarter final
Pro Tour Meetings
1997, Kettering, men's doubles, runner-up
1997, Lyon, men's doubles, runner-up
1999, Hopton-on-Sea, men's doubles, winner
1999, Zagreb, men's doubles, semi final
1999, Rio de Janeiro, men's doubles, semi final
1999, Linz, men's doubles, semi final
2000, Kobe, men's doubles, semi final
2001, Sao Paulo, men's singles, semi final
2001, Sao Paulo, men's doubles, runner-up
2001, Seoul, men's doubles, semi final
2001, Bayreuth, men's doubles, semi final
2002, Wels, men's singles, semi final
2002, Fort Lauderdale, men's doubles, semi final
2002, Magdeburg, men's doubles, semi final
2002, Warszawa, men's doubles, semi final
2003, Rio de Janeiro, men's singles, semi final
2004, Cairo, men's doubles, semi final
2004, Aarhus, men's doubles, semi final
2004, Leipzig, men's singles, semi final
European Championships
1992, Stuttgart, mixed doubles, quarter final
1998, Eindhoven, men's singles, semi final
2000, Bremen, men's singles, last 16
2002, Zagreb, men's singles, last 16
2002, Zagreb, men's doubles, semi final
2003, Courmayeur, men's singles, last 16
2005, Aarhus, men's doubles, quarter final
European Top-12 Championships
1996, Charleroi, 9th
1997, Eindhoven, 11th
2000, Alassio, 10th
2002, Rotterdam, 9th
2003, Saarbrücken, 9th
2005, Rennes, 9th

External links
 ITTF Profile

1971 births
Living people
Dutch male table tennis players
People from Wageningen
Sportspeople from Gelderland
Olympic table tennis players for the Netherlands
Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people


The 2003 Unforgiven was the sixth annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The event took place on September 21, 2003, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The main event was Triple H versus Goldberg for the World Heavyweight Championship. Goldberg won the match and the World Heavyweight Championship after pinning Triple H following a spear and a Jackhammer. Two of the predominant matches on the card were a Triple threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship between Christian, Chris Jericho and Rob Van Dam, which Christian retain the title by pinning Van Dam after hitting him with the belt, and the other was a Last Man Standing match between Shane McMahon and Kane, which Kane won after Shane failed to answer the referee's ten count. Another primary match on the undercard was Randy Orton versus Shawn Michaels, which Orton won by pinfall after hitting Michaels in the head with a pair of brass knuckles.

Production

Background
Unforgiven was first held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the 21st In Your House pay-per-view (PPV) in April 1998. Following the discontinuation of the In Your House series in February 1999, Unforgiven branched off as its own PPV in September that year, becoming WWE's annual September PPV. The 2003 event was the sixth event in the Unforgiven chronology and took place on September 21 at Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. While the 2002 event featured wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown! brands, the 2003 event was held exclusively for Raw, which made it the first brand-exclusive Unforgiven event.

Storylines

The main feud heading into Unforgiven was between Triple H and Goldberg over the World Heavyweight Championship. One month prior at SummerSlam, Triple H won an Elimination Chamber match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship by last eliminating Goldberg. After the match ended, Triple H, along with Evolution members Ric Flair and Randy Orton, handcuffed Goldberg to the Chamber and attacked him with a sledgehammer. The next night on Raw, Goldberg challenged Triple H to a match later that night. Triple H declined and said that they would face off at Unforgiven instead. Triple H then added the stipulation that if he won, Goldberg would have to retire from professional wrestling. On the September 1 episode of Raw, Goldberg, Shawn Michaels, and Maven defeated Evolution (Triple H, Orton, and Flair). Towards the end of the match, Orton attacked Goldberg from behind as he was preparing to spear Triple H. Goldberg was able to kick out of the pinfall attempt and hit Orton with a Jackhammer for the win. The next week on Raw, Co-General Manager Stone Cold Steve Austin added the stipulation where if Triple H got himself counted out or intentionally disqualified, he would lose the World Heavyweight Championship.

The other main match on the card was a Last Man Standing match between Shane McMahon and Kane. On the June 23 episode of Raw, Kane was forced to unmask himself after he had lost a Mask vs. Title match for the World Heavyweight Championship to Triple H. Shortly after Kane unmasked himself, Kane turned on and chokeslammed his tag team partner Rob Van Dam. Three weeks later on the July 14 episode of Raw, during an interview between Kane and Jim Ross, Kane set Ross on fire after he thought Ross was mocking him. The following week on Raw, after a match between Kane and Van Dam ended in a no-contest, Linda McMahon came out to try and stop Kane from attacking Van Dam. Kane, however, gave Linda a Tombstone Piledriver on the steel ramp. On the July 28 episode of Raw, Shane made a surprise appearance by attacking Kane for his actions the week before. The next week on Raw, Eric Bischoff defeated McMahon after Kane interfered and gave McMahon a Tombstone Piledriver on the steel ring steps. On August 24 at SummerSlam, Kane defeated Van Dam in a No Holds Barred match, and McMahon defeated Bischoff in a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere match. The following night on Raw, during a match between McMahon and Chris Jericho, Kane interfered and performed a chokeslam on McMahon. Shortly afterwards, McMahon superkicked Kane into a dumpster that was on fire and full of gasoline. On the September 8 episode of Raw, Bischoff announced that McMahon and Kane would face each other in a Last Man Standing match at Unforgiven. The next week on Raw, after both men signed a contract for their match at Unforgiven, McMahon gave Kane multiple low blows, followed by a Leap of Faith through an announce table.

One of the main matches on the undercard was between Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels. At Bad Blood, Ric Flair defeated Michaels after Orton interfered and hit Michaels with a steel chair. One month later, on the July 21 episode of Raw, Chris Jericho defeated Michaels in a Singles match. In the match, Orton interfered on Jericho's behalf by executing an RKO on Michaels while the referee was distracted. The following week on Raw, during Jericho's Highlight Reel talk show, Orton claimed that he was becoming a "Legend Killer" and that Michaels was going to be the next legend he would kill. Michaels came out shortly afterwards and the two started brawling. On the September 1 episode of Raw, Stone Cold Steve Austin announced that Orton would face off against Michaels at Unforgiven. Two weeks later on the September 15 episode of Raw, Orton told Michaels that he was going to use him as a "stepping stone towards greatness." Michaels responded by slapping Orton and telling him that if he was going to use him as a stepping stone, he had better step hard.

The Divas match set for Unforgiven was a tag team match pitting Trish Stratus and Lita against Molly Holly and Gail Kim. Gail Kim debuted on the June 30 episode of Raw and won the WWE Women's Championship in a battle royal. On the July 28 edition of Raw, Kim lost her title to Molly Holly. After Stratus defeated Holly in a non-title match on the following week, she was attacked in the ring by Holly and Victoria. Kim entered and fought off both Divas; appearing to save Stratus, but she would later attack Stratus herself, turning heel. Two weeks later, Kim aligned with Holly to eliminate Stratus, and the pair continuously attacked Stratus for several weeks. On the September 15 episode of Raw, Lita returned from injury and saved Stratus from being attacked from Holly and Kim, setting up the tag team match for Unforgiven.

Event

Preliminary matches
Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Maven defeated Stevie Richards in a match taped for WWE Heat. The first match that aired was a Handicap Tables match between The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and Rob Conway and La Resistance (Sylvain Grenier and Rene Dupree) for the World Tag Team Championship. The Dudleyz put Dupree though a table with a 3D to win the titles.

The next match was between Test and Scott Steiner. After Test tried a clothesline, Steiner countered with a fallaway slam for a one count. Later during the match, Test attempted a diving double axe handle but Steiner reversed it into a suplex. In the end, Test attempted to hit Steiner with a chair but Keibler came inside the ring and took the chair. Keibler tried to hit Test but hit Steiner, allowing Test to execute a running big boot for the pin. Therefore, Steiner became Test's property, as per the pre-match stipulation.

The third match was Shawn Michaels versus Randy Orton. Orton countered Sweet Chin Music into an RKO on Michaels for a near-fall. Michaels executed Sweet Chin Music on Orton for a pin but Ric Flair put Orton's foot on the bottom rope to void the pinfall. Flair passed Orton a pair of brass knuckles, but Michaels executed Sweet Chin Music on Flair. Michaels attempted a back suplex but Orton hit Michaels with the brass knuckles and pinned Michaels to win the match.

Next was a Divas tag team match between the team of Trish Stratus and Lita and the team of Molly Holly and Gail Kim. When the match began, all four Divas fought each other. When the two legal Divas were inside the ring, it was between Lita and Kim. Throughout the match, Lita's team had the advantage over Kim and Holly. In the end, Stratus threw Kim out of the ring, and Lita performed a moonsault on Holly for the pin.

Main event matches
Next was a Last Man Standing match between Kane and Shane McMahon. Before the match began, McMahon attacked Kane, who was doing his entrance, with a steel chair. As the referee officially called to ring the bell to start the match, Kane pushed McMahon away to block another chair shot. After multiple shots with the chair, McMahon targeted Kane's knee using the ring post. Later, Kane attempted to perform a big boot on McMahon, but he accidentally hit the referee. After back and forth action, Kane attempted a Tombstone Piledriver onto the steel steps on McMahon but McMahon countered into a bulldog and performed a Coast-to-Coast into the steel steps, which were positioned against Kane. In the end, McMahon attempted a Leap of Faith, from the top of the arena on the TitanTron, which was roughly 25 feet tall. but Kane moved and McMahon fell through the floor. Kane won the match when McMahon did not stand up in time to answer the referee's 10 count.

In the next match, Christian, Chris Jericho, and Rob Van Dam fought in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. At the start, Jericho and Christian teamed up on Van Dam. Van Dam reversed Jericho and Christian's offense, performing a double dropkick. During the match, Van Dam performed a double DDT on the two. At the end, Van Dam went for a 5-star frog splash on Christian but when the referee was distracted, Christian retrieved the belt and Van Dam fell onto it. Christian then pinned Van Dam with a roll-up to retain the title.

The seventh match was Al Snow and Jonathan Coachman taking on Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler for the commentator position of Raw. Chris Jericho came out and interfered, allowing Al Snow and Coachman to get the victory.

Next was the main event, which saw Triple H defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Goldberg where if Triple H got counted out or disqualified, he would lose the title, but if Goldberg lost, he would be forced to retire. In the end, Goldberg attempted a spear but Triple H countered with a facebreaker knee smash. After Triple H attempted another one, Goldberg countered, kicked Triple H in the stomach, and performed a clothesline. In the end, Goldberg executed a spear and a Jackhammer to win the title.

Aftermath
Following Unforgiven, Triple H offered a $100,000 bounty to anyone who could "take out" Goldberg. The first individual to act on the bounty was Steven Richards. He was unsuccessful, as he was quickly taken out by Goldberg. Others who tried included Mark Henry, Rodney Mack and Tommy Dreamer, but all three were unsuccessful. On the October 20 episode of Raw, Goldberg faced Shawn Michaels in a World Heavyweight title match, after Raw Co-General Manager Eric Bischoff booked the match the week before. During the match, Goldberg and Michaels were down, along with the referee. Batista made a run-in, as he kayfabe attacked Michaels and dragged him out of the ring. He then proceeded to attack Goldberg, which led to Batista inserting a chair on Goldberg's ankle. He then jumped off the second rope onto the chair, kayfabe shattering Goldberg's ankle. Afterwards, Evolution gave the $100,000 bounty to Batista. The following week, Bischoff was set to present Triple H with the World Heavyweight title, after the events that took place the week before, but Co-General Manager Steve Austin intervened and announced a title match at Survivor Series between Goldberg and Triple H. On the November 10 episode of Raw, Goldberg and Batista were scheduled in a match, which resulted in a disqualification, after Triple H interfered. Triple H tried to injure Goldberg's knee with a use of a chair and sledgehammer. Goldberg, however, speared Triple H and attacked Batista with the sledgehammer. At Survivor Series, Goldberg retained the title, after he hit Triple H with a spear and Jackhammer for the pinfall. Goldberg would ultimately drop the World Heavyweight Championship back to Triple H at Armageddon the following month.

On the October 20 episode of Raw, Co-General Manager Eric Bischoff proposed that he and Co-General Manager Steve Austin face off at Survivor Series in a traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series match to determine the future of Raw. The stipulation of the match was that if Austin's team defeated Bischoff's team, Austin could no longer have to be physically provoked before assaulting a Raw Superstar; if Bischoff’s team, however, were victorious, Austin must resign his position as Co-General Manager. Austin promptly accepted the challenge, with Bischoff announcing the first two members of his team were Scott Steiner and Chris Jericho. Later in the night, Booker T was announced as the first member of Austin's Survivor Series team. The following week, Rob Van Dam, and Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley were named members to join Austin's team. For Team Bischoff, Christian and Mark Henry were announced as members, as well. On the November 3 episode of Raw, both Austin and Bischoff announced their final members to join their respective team; Shawn Michaels accepted Austin's invitation to join his team and Bischoff announced Randy Orton as the last member to join his team. At Survivor Series, Team Bischoff (Steiner, Jericho, Christian, Henry and Orton) defeated Team Austin (Booker T, Van Dam, Bubba Ray, D-Von and Michaels). As a result of Austin's team losing, he lost his position as Co-General Manager of Raw.

On the September 22 episode of Raw, Shane McMahon was hospitalized after the events in his match against Kane at Unforgiven. Shane sent a "message" to Kane, but before he could finish, Kane appeared in Shane's hospital room and attacked him. The attack led to Shane bleeding from his forehead and Kane telling him to "Get Well Soon!". Two weeks later, Shane interfered in a match between Kane and Rosey, which angered Kane. After the match, Kane ran around rampant backstage looking for Shane. Kane walked by a Semi-Truck and saw Shane, who taunted Kane and jumped into a limousine. Kane broke the limousine's window and got in through the sunroof. Shane proceeded to get out from the drivers seat and rigged the limousine to crash directly into another truck. After the crash, workers attend to the limousine with a bloody Kane inside. The following week on Raw, Shane challenged Kane, who was in the hospital recovering from the car crash from the week before, to a match at Survivor Series. As the challenge was made, Kane sprang up and attacked a doctor and a nurse who were attending to him. On the October 27 episode of Raw, Shane challenged Kane to an Ambulance match, which Kane accepted. At Survivor Series, Kane defeated Shane after Kane performed a Tombstone Piledriver on him and then throwing Shane into the ambulance.

Results

References

External links
Official Unforgiven 2003 website

2003
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This article provides a list of media documents portraying Alzheimer's disease as a critical feature of the main plot:

1949

 Death of a Salesman; While not mentioned in the script by name, Willy Loman exhibits many notable signs of the disease.

1981
 Chillysmith Farm; This film documents the aging and death of a grandfather in the bosom of his family, so that he could live and die among the people he loved

1986
 Sonia by Paule Baillargeon
 "I Forget" by SNFU from If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish

1987
 An Alzheimer's Story This documentary provides the rare opportunity of following a family with an Alzheimer's victim for two years
 The More We Get Together The More We Get Together gives insights into working with very old, disoriented, nursing home residents (Demented).
 No Place Like Home: Long Term Care For the Elderly Providing home care rather than institutionalized care is often less costly to the public and more desirable for the older person (including frail and demented).

1988
 Aging in Soviet Georgia: A Toast to Sweet Old Age An in-depth look at the culture and experience of normal aging in the area of the world often called an "epicenter of longevity."

1990

 Can't Afford to Grow Old The reality of aging is that there is no help in paying for a nurse or a housekeeper if you become disabled and need assistance

1992
 Communicating With The "Alzheimer-Type" Population The two vignettes depicted in this video show typical examples of troublesome behavior in very old people who are disoriented

1993
 Black Daisies for The Bride: A filmed play written by the poet Tony Harrison, based on the lives and experiences of people with Alzheimer's living in High Royds Hospital, Yorkshire. The play uses a combination of drama, documentary and music. The patients, their families and the staff play themselves, with the exception of a few professional actors.

1994
 Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter by Deborah Hoffmann

1996

 Forget Me Never When Diana McGowin got hopelessly lost driving home, she knew something was terribly wrong. Because she was only fifty-two, the doctors did not suspect Alzheimer's . After three years of tests they concluded she had a rare form called "early onset" which can strike victims as early as their thirties.

1997
 ABC News Primetime Alzheimer's Dogs Meet Crystal, a dog who has the job of keeping tabs on her owner who has Alzheimer's Disease. Crystal was trained by a volunteer group called Okada in 1986 to provide hearing guide dogs for the deaf but has added Alzheimer's dogs as her latest project. Airdate: April 9, 1997

1998
 The Safe House a 1998 film, portrays an aging spy having difficulties convincing people his information is not paranoia associated with Alzheimer's.

1999
 Forget Me Never Canadian-American film  produced in 1999
 The Caregiver, a book by Aaron Alterra (1999, Steerforth Press) about an elderly man detailing the progression of his wife's Alzheimer's, how he cared for her and the effect it had on his life. John Bayley, the husband of Iris Murdoch, who died of the disease in 1999, wrote of this book that it was "the best and most expert book on Alzheimer's that I have read and it should be closely studied by every caregiver."

2000
 I Know A Song: A Journey With Alzheimer's Disease This documentary shows that Alzheimer's disease need not be the end of a loving relationship.
 The Chinese Hospice In Beijing stands the only hospital in China to specialize in allowing people approaching the end of their lives to die with dignity.
 "She Misses Him", written by Tim Johnson and performed by Tim Rushlow. The song is about an Alzheimer's victim.

2001
 Iris, a film that depicts the story of Anglo-Irish novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with John Bayley. The film contrasts the start of their relationship and their later life, when Murdoch (played by Dame Judi Dench) was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The film is based on Bayley's memoir Elegy for Iris.
 Amanda's Choice, a film that discusses  early-onset Alzheimer's, a much rarer form of the disease.
 Beautiful Memories (Se souvenir des belles choses), a French film about a young mother with early-onset Alzheimer's.

2002
 Stolen Memories: Alzheimer's Disease A film by Rachel Stace and Rebecca Mellor. Filmed over ten months, Stolen Memories follows three people in their fifties who have been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

2003
 Age No Problem, a film about a company based in Needham, Massachusetts which only employs elderly staff members
 De zaak Alzheimer (2003).
 Dying at Grace (2003)
 A Song for Martin
 Long Shadows: Stories from a Jewish Home, a film that examines the impact of institutionalizing the care of aging survivors of Holocaust who must transition to an old-age facility. Dementia, memory loss and physical immobility.

2004
 The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's (2004), a documentary aired on PBS
 A Moment to Remember is a Korean film which depicts the story of a young couple where the wife who has Alzheimer's.
 The Notebook, a film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's book, depicts a woman with Alzheimer's and how her husband copes with the disease. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams star.
 SONNY BOY is the story of the cross-country journey of Soleil Moon Frye, and her father, Virgil Frye, who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

2005
 The first three seasons of the TV series Grey's Anatomy featured a running subplot of Meredith Grey's struggle, first to keep her mother's (Ellis Grey) Alzheimer's a secret, and then to cope with her mother's disease as her state worsened.
 Thanmathra (Malayalam:Molecule) (2005) is an Indian Malayalam film directed by Blessy which portrays the effects of Alzheimer's disease on the life of an individual and his family.
 "Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company" (2005)

2006
 Memories of Tomorrow The 2006 Japanese film, starring Ken Watanabe, tells a story of a 49-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer's disease and burden of care put on his wife.
 Away from Her (2006) is English Canadian actor Sarah Polley's directorial debut. The film is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage". The film stars Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie as a couple whose marriage is tested when Christie's character begins to suffer from Alzheimer's and moves into a nursing home, where she loses virtually all memory of her husband and begins to develop a romance with another nursing home resident.
 Zulene: Lady in Red (2006)
 Family Matters: Coming Together for Alzheimer's
 Christine and Paul- A Journey With Alzheimer's Disease Christine, a 46-year-old mother of three, with a distinguished career in science, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Recently divorced from an abusive husband, the news sent her into a tailspin, and was emotionally devastating for her daughters, as well. Three years after her diagnosis, she met Paul Bryden, a former diplomat. Despite her diagnosis, they fell in love and married; two super achievers, with one embarking on an inevitable journey of decline.

2007
 Malcolm and Barbara — A Love Story (1999) TV documentaries and Malcolm and Barbara: Love’s Farewell (2007), featured Malcolm Pointon who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at the age of 51. Over a period of 14 years Paul Watson followed Malcolm and Barbara Pointon's lives. The documentary follows the couple as Malcolm succumbs to the disease and shows the harsh reality faced by caregivers. The 2007 programme was the target of controversy when initial media claims that the finale purported to show Malcolm's death from the disease, but insider sources revealed that in the closing shots of the documentary actually show Malcolm slipping into a coma from which he never recovered. The argument overshadowed the importance of the documentary, and when it aired on 8 August 2007 the narrator informs us that "Malcolm is in a coma, and dies three days later."
 Away From Her Released 2007
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 And Then There Were Four The film depicts such a situation as we see the daily life of a frail 77- year-old grandmother who is raising four grandsons aged 5–8
 The BBC radio soap opera The Archers has had a long-running subplot about the development of the character Jack Woolley Alzheimer's disease, winning a Mental Health Media Award in 2007.
 Still Alice, a novel by Lisa Genova, depicts Alice Howland, a 50-year-old linguistics professor coping with early onset Alzheimer's

2008
 Terry Pratchett Documentaries, In April 2008, the BBC began working with Terry Pratchett to make a documentary series based on his illness. The first part (of two) was broadcast on BBC Two on the 4th of February 2009.
 "Mum and Me" a BBC documentary made by Sue Bourne about her mothers Alzheimer's
 U, Me aur Hum (translates as: You, me and us) a 2008 Bollywood film, with Kajol Devgan playing an Alzheimer's disease patient.
 Ruth's Locket  Alzheimer's Short Film, Summer 2008
 The Alzheimer Sea Exploring the slow erosion of personality that this disease inflicts
 Annie Girardot, ainsi va la vie, a 2008 documentary film by Nicolas Baulieu
 Choke, a 2008 film by Clark Gregg

2009
 The Alzheimer's Project films The Alzheimer's Project consists of a series of 4 films. The anchor of the series is Momentum in Science which features 25 leading scientists, a primetime state-of-the-science report revealing the most cutting-edge research advances. The three additional primetime specials (The Memory Lost Tapes; Grandpa, Will You Remember Me? with Maria Shriver; and Caregivers) capture what it means to experience the disease, to be a child or grandchild of one who suffers, and to care for those who are affected. The project includes four documentaries, 15 short films, a book, a community outreach program and a website
 Forgetful Not Forgotten
 You Are Here, film
 I Remember Better When I Paint is a 2009 international documentary inspired by the story of Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos) that focuses on how the creative arts can help Alzheimer's patients re-engage in life.  The film is narrated by Academy Award winning actress Olivia de Havilland. Featured in the documentary is Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer's Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer's. The French version of the film "Je me souviens mieux quand je peins" was released in September 2009 as part of French Alzheimer Association's awareness raising activities on World Alzheimer's Day. The film is co-directed by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner
 Alzheimer's Disease: Facing the Facts received the 2009 Boston/New England Emmy award
 I Forgot to Tell You by Omar Sharif
 L'oeil de Verre, a film by Fréderick Compain about the work of William Utermohlen, (in Paris)
 Living With Alzheimer's
 Going Home
 Facing the Facts won a regional Emmy in May
 Is There Anybody There  about a very funny and very touching relationship between an old man who was sent to an old people's home for his final days and a young boy who is stuck there because his parents own it.
 Lick Salt A Grandson's Tale, Ryan has been out of touch with his family, and especially his grandmother whom he has not seen in fifteen years... until his grandfather's funeral reconnects them. She is lonely though feisty, and suffering from dementia.

2010
 Dear Dad, documentary short about former Philadelphia Eagles football player Pete Pihos as he battles Alzheimer's.
 Schism
 Egyptian Actor Adel Emam performed a comedy film entitled Alzheimer's it was released in November 2010.
 L'Absence
 Dementia With Dignity
 Alzheimer: ¿y tu quien eres?
 Telling It Like It Is an intimate look at the life and work of American born painter William Utermohlen
 Behrooz Afkhami is Directing a film about Alzheimer's disease entitled: This is not my house.
 "Raymond", co-written and recorded by Brett Eldredge, is also about an Alzheimer's patient.
 Raising Hope, a television comedy depicting an extended family revolving around a 23-year-old and his baby, his adult parents, and his grandmother who has dementia.
 Inside My Being a short film by Roberto Carlo Chiesa, shown from the point-of-view and told by the voice of an Alzheimer's patient.
 Barney's Version is a film based on the novel of the same name where the story is told from the main character's perspective. Throughout the story he is developing Alzheimer's and is diagnosed with the disease.
 The film Poetry is a story of a suburban woman in her 60s who begins to grow an interest for poetry while struggling with Alzheimer's disease and her irresponsible grandson.
 The comic Tangles. A Story about Alzheimer's, my mother and me by Sarah Leavitt is an autobiographic account of the author's experience before and during her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

2011
 Before We Forget, a film about Joyce Fernandez, a 50-year-old woman caring for her mother Celine, who has had Alzheimer's Disease for 7 years, and Dr Irene Giam (PhD), a former mathematics tutor and atheist with strong views about death in the face of terminal illness. Directed by two Singaporean youths, this hour-long film is an observational documentary about two women with dementia who live in an Asian society where terminal illnesses and dying remain taboo.
 Arrugas (English: Wrinkles), an animated film, based on a Spanish comic book, about a man who faces Alzheimer's, and his newfound life in an elderly care facility.
 Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a film in which a scientist in San Francisco seeks a cure for his father's Alzheimer's disease. He tests a promising drug on chimpanzees, significantly enhancing their cognitive abilities and leading to unintended consequences.
 An Empty Bliss Beyond This World, an album by English musician Leyland James Kirby, based on a study regarding people with Alzheimer's disease being able to remember music they listened to when they were younger, as well as where they were and how they felt when they listened to it.

2012
 A Good Man, a book about Sargent Shriver written by his son Mark, 1st President of the Peace Corps, who had Alzheimer's
 I Remember, a published song recorded by Tish Tindall to help raise awareness of Alzheimer's in Scotland. The single was launched in February and later was released as a single on 2 March 2012.  The project has been fully supported by Alzheimer's Scotland.

First Cousin Once Removed, by filmmaker Alan Berliner. A documentary feature film about Edwin Honig and Honig's loss of memory due to Alzheimer's.

2013
 Mai, a 2013 Bollywood Hindi language film showed the title character, played by Asha Bhosle, to be a 65-year-old woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
 Stacey Solomon won a jackpot of £20,000 on the ITV quiz show Tipping Point: Lucky Stars for the announced benefit of Alzheimer's Research UK.
 The Genius of Marian is a documentary about a mother and daughter with Alzheimer's.

2014
 Still Alice, a film adaptation of Lisa Genova's 2007 novel, starring Julianne Moore as Alice.
 The Taking of Deborah Logan, a found footage horror film about a woman with Alzheimer's who becomes possessed.
 Head Full of Honey, a German drama film directed by Til Schweiger.
 "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", co-written and recorded by Glen Campbell, is also about his own diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and his future living with the disease. The song won "Best Country Song" at the 2015 Grammy Awards.
 Whisper If I Forget, a Turkish film about a woman with Alzheimer’s returning to her childhood home where she remembers her old days of climbing the stairs of fame and fortune while trying to deal with her older sister who holds her responsible for her ruined life.

2016
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, 2015 Indian Kannada film directed by Hemanth Rao deals with a middle-aged person suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
 The Greatest Love (Philippine TV series), a 2016 Philippine melodrama TV Series directed by Jeffrey Jeturian about Gloria, a 59-year-old woman, that strives to keep her family happy. However, her secret illness threatens to destroy all her efforts.
 Between 2016 and 2019, British electronic musician and composer Leyland James Kirby released a group of six albums named Everywhere at the End of Time under the moniker “The Caretaker”. Each album musically depicts a specific stage of Alzheimer’s Disease: the albums are known for their nostalgic and unsettling mood. The project also became a popular Internet meme.

2017
Coco, 2017 Pixar Animation Studios film directed by Lee Unkrich. Though it is never explicitly stated, the titular character Mamá Coco displays multiple symptoms of Alzheimer's and very likely has the disease.
Logan, 2017 X-Men film directed by James Mangold depicts Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) having Alzheimer's disease.

2018

 Head Full of Honey, an American remake of 2014 German film of the same name with Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon, Emily Mortimer, Jacqueline Bisset and Greta Scacchi.
 Judgement video game plot centers around various murders which are connected to the development of a potential cure to Alzheimer's.

2019

 The Italian journalist and author Michela Farabella published the autobiographical novel Italo, con te partiro in 2019 (Edizione Carello), in which she tells the tale of woe of her father Italo Farabella, who was seriously affected by Alzheimer's disease in old age. Michela Farabella combines the portrayal of the tragic story of her father's four-year odyssey in Turin between homes for dementia patients and hospitals with criticism of the Italian health system for its treatment of elderly Alzheimer's patients.

2020

 Anthony Hopkins stars in the film The Father, Florian Zeller's directorial debut. Based on Zeller's 2012 play Le Père, it is co-written by Christopher Hampton and is the second adaptation of the play following 2015's Floride. Sir Anthony Hopkins depicts a Welshman living with progressive Alzheimer's disease in his London flat, Olivia Colman portrays his daughter, and Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, and Olivia Williams also star.

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 Grace is a documentary that profiles the life of Grace Kirkland, beginning shortly after her diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and ending at her death seven years later. The documentary tracks Grace through the progression of her symptoms and the changing role of her caregiver husband, Glenn Kirkland. This Whiteford-Hadary production was aired on American public television stations in 1991 and has received a regional Emmy Award (1992).
 The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's is an Emmy award winner. (2006?)
 My Name Is Lisa A Short Film About Alzheimer's Disease
 Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?
 Quick Brown Fox
 Tracy and Jess: Living With Early Onset Alzheimer's
 Three Bagel Sunday is an account of life inside the Traditions Alzheimer's & Dementia Care Unit
 Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
 Diminished Capacity with Alan Alda and Matthew Broderick
 La Boîte de Pandore
 Stuff, about men losing fathers
 Alzheimer's Disease: Inside Looking Out by Terra Nova

References

Media
Fiction about diseases and disorders
Works about mental disorders
Cultural depictions of disabled people


San Miguel del Monte (also known as Monte) is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the county seat of Monte Partido, and was established in 1864.

External links

 Municipal website
 Reference Portal de Monte

Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1864
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