Ron Lauback is a guitarist/bassist/songwriter from Syracuse, New York. Ron is currently performing with Dan Elliott and The Monterays and celebrated his fiftieth year in the music business in 2008.

Beginnings (1942-1958)
Ron was born on September 11, 1942, in Syracuse, New York, to George and Helen Lauback. There is a long musical history in the Lauback family (with Ron's mother Helen Lauback being a music teacher in the East Syracuse School District in the 1940s), with young Ron being exposed to jazz, classical and pop music as a child. Ron's first musical instrument was a ukulele, which he started learning in his pre-teens.

It would take the influence of rock and roll in the mid 1950s to make young Ron take up the electric guitar. Early musical influences include Duane Eddy, The Everly Brothers and most importantly Chuck Berry.

By 1958 Ron had formed East Syracuse's first rock and roll band The Sabres. The Sabres specialized in instrumental music and early rock artists like the afore-mentioned Chuck Berry, The Ventures and Dale Hawkins.

The Sabres years (1958-1964)
The Sabres's popularity in the Central New York region prompted them to record a single ("Seaweed" (written by Ron Lauback) b/w "The McCoy" a Ventures song) which received airplay on WNDR radio in 1962 ("Seaweed" was produced by Joe Raposo at Raposo Studios). The Sabres played all the regional teen dances and even backed up Bobby Vee at The Three Rivers Inn one time for DJ Peter C. Cavenaugh The band changed its name to The Jazzmen in 1963, but split the following year. The British Invasion having rendered their Instrumental sound out of fashion.

During this time Ron also graduated from Syracuse University (1964) and took a job with Bristol Laboratories (now known as Bristol-Myers Squibb).

The Saint and the Sinners (1965-1968)| Airborne (1969-1970)
Ron next worked with The Saint and the Sinners (1965–1968) featuring lead singer Tommy Forrest (ex-The Monterays), keyboardist George Day, Si Sifer (drums), Dave Machan (vocals/guitar). The Saint and the Sinners started out as a typical mid 60's garage/dance band before evolving into a soul/horn band, not unlike Wilmer & the Dukes (another regionally popular band). The Saint and the Sinners fought it out with both The Dukes and The Monterays on the local dance circuit.

The band could be seen regularly playing the hip clubs and dances of the era. These places include: Hewitt's, The Pin-O-Rama in Oswego, S.U. frat blasts, Carlsys, The Turn On in Downtown Syracuse, and other local high school dances. It was at this time that the Sinners made their first recordings "LIVE" (naturally) at St. Matthews School in East Syracuse.

The Saint and the Sinners spent summer 1967 as the "virtual" house band of The Forest Hotel in Sylvan Beach, New York. ""The popularity of the band was established when we played all summer at The Forest Hotel," Ron states. "People of that generation still remember us from performing there. Stop in and ask Captain John at his restaurant in Sylvan Beach as to who was one of the best bands to play at the Forest."

Soon after this engagement, the group underwent another split, with George Day leaving (he would later surface in The Monterays.) The Sinners soldiered on, acquiring saxophonist Frank Segroi and organist (and former Campus Walker) Larry Brennan. Ron-"We completely changed our style. Soul music became the popular music of young adults, therefore, we changed with the times. Now since I played trumpet as a youth in high school, it was natural to play dual harmonies with Frank on many of these songs. This was due to the horn charts that were inherent in the music of that time period." With a change in style, came a change in venues, as The Sinners began expanding their base, performing at Italia East (where their second record was made), Bob's Inn in Brewerton, The Turn On, The Red Dog Saloon, Manlius, NY, and more S.U. (Syracuse University) frat parties. "We also played an O.C.C. (Onondaga Community College) commencement" According to Ron Lauback "I got up in line next to the chancellor of the college, and shook hands with the graduating students and wished them good luck."

The Saint and the Sinners continued until summer 1968, when Tommy Forrest left to re-join The Monterays (Frank Sgroi would resurface with The Seven).

After The Saint and the Sinners folded Ron and George Day briefly worked with The Monterays before forming Airborne (1969). This group featured a female lead singer (Karen Franklin) and was even more soul based, but Ron inexplicably left music a year later to devote more time to his family and career.
Airborne did record a number of demos that were remastered and given limited release on the 3 Records label in 2000.

Retirement (1970-1979)
Even though Ron "retired" from live performances, he continued to hone his guitar skills, acquiring influences from then current Hard rock, Southern rock and Heavy metal acts like Deep Purple (guitarist Ritchie Blackmore being a seminal influence), Judas Priest, Styx, Blue Öyster Cult, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Rush. Ron began recording his own demos at home and studied the keyboard as well.

Re-activity (1980-2000)
In 1980, old friend (and fellow ex-Sinner) Dave Machan persuaded Ron to perform again, along with vocalist Kathy Monaco this time in a folk based group called Trinity (Ron played bass for this group). Trinity recorded an albums' worth of material at Dayson Studios (owned by George Day and also home to much of the work done by Ron Wray for the History of Syracuse Music releases) which still remains unreleased. Though Trinity was successful on the nightclub scene, Ron wanted to return to the rock music that was his first love, and tried to re-form The Saint and the Sinners which soon changed their name to East Side Story (later East Side). East Side specialized in classic oldies and seventies hard rock. This band lasted (with virtually the same line-up) for fifteen years before folding in 2000. Some of the members of East Side were Graham Daniels (1984–2000), Larry Brennan (1984–2000), Tom DiRenzo (1988–2000), John Mirra (1991–1993; 1997–2000), Earl "the Pearl" Hamilton (formerly of The New York Flyers now with Redline (1994–1997), Dave Machan (1984–1987) and Barry Glisker (1984–1989).

The Monterays era (2002-present)
In January 2002, Dan Elliott invited Ron to take Jack Abert's place in The Monterays.
Ron moved from Bass to Lead Guitar with the departure of Dave Moziak in 2005. The Monterays perform around 100 shows a year and are working on a new album.

Ron and his son Ronnie Dark were part of the pit band for East Syracuse-Minoa's production of "Grease" (performed February 9 and 10, 2007)

The Monterays were the lead in band for the 2007 Taste of Syracuse SAMMY (Syracuse Area Music Awards) Pre-Awards Show (held on June 1, 2007)

Also, Ron and The Monterays were one of the featured performers at the Syracuse Nationals (July 21 and 22, 2007). The Monterays performed on the Stan Colella Stage at the New York State Fair

A re-recorded version of "Seaweed" by The RLB was used as the closing theme to Around the Tracks, the auto racing program hosted by Joe Marotta and broadcast on WTLA AM (April 2008-January 2009).

Ron is the network announcer for his son Ronnie Dark's radio program The Wax Museum with Ronnie Dark, broadcast Sunday nights 7-10 pm on LOVE RADIO WVOA 87.7 FM (and on the internet at http://www.wvoaradio.com/listenonline.html)

The Monterays appeared with Gary Lewis & the Playboys and The Tokens at the Broome County Veterans Arena on August 29, 2009.

The Monterays performed with The Tokens, The Teenagers, The Coasters and The Chiffons as part of the Old School Doo Wop Concert at the Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY on May 9, 2014.

Influences and musical gear
Ron has had a wide variety of influences over the years. He enjoys the guitar playing of Hank Marvin of The Shadows, Bob Bogle of The Ventures, Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Gary Moore, Dann Huff (Giant), Danny Gatton, Cub Koda (Brownsville Station) and loves heavy rock music (Lillian Axe, Giant, Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots for instance).

His guitar style has changed somewhat over the years as well. In the 1960s he played Fender Jazzmaster, Gibson ES-335 and Rickenbacker thru Fender and Ampeg Amps. During the hard rock/metal craze of the 1980s Ron wielded Charvel's and Ibanez guitars with Peavey Amplification. From 2005-2010 Ron's main axe was a custom-wired Fender Stratocaster (designed by legendary Syracuse musician, the late Dave Pasternack). He uses a combination of Peavey and Fender amps. Ron is a fan of Digitech pedalboards, and has used them widely throughout the nineties and the 2000s. He currently favors Paul Reed Smith and the newly designed Charvel guitars for live performances. Ron uses a specially modified Fender CyberTwin 212 amplifier and a Morley Wah Pedal.

Ron Lauback has influenced many Syracuse-based artists over the years. Dan Elliott has stated in interviews that Ron and The Sabres influenced him to form his first band The Dimensions as well as the helping Jack Abert and John Wisnewski start The Monterays. Other Syracuse talent that Ron has influenced include Shane Prue (ex-Wishpool currently guitarist/songwriter for Broken Down Hero and solo artist), Brian Williams and Dan Wagner (Wagner), Steven Alexander (The Erika DeSocio Band) and Dan Stabile (ex-Distorted Views).

Ron and his son Ronnie Dark record music together under the name RLB. They have recorded seven albums together since 1992 and composed music for the 1999 motion picture The Secret Life of Horace Gimple. Their music has been featured on both The Homegrown Music Radio Network and Soundcheck, which is broadcast on TK99 (99.5fm).

Non-musical accomplishments
Ron Lauback has also made numerous contributions to the field of medicine as well. His work has been published in several academic journals and periodicals.

Ron Lauback retired in July 2014 from Hanford Pharmaceuticals, based out of Syracuse, New York. He was Vice President of Science from 2007 to 2014.

References

Living people
1942 births
American heavy metal musicians
Musicians from Syracuse, New York
People from DeWitt, New York


The Division 2 season 1997/1998, organised by the LFP was won by AS Nancy and saw the promotions of AS Nancy, FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, whereas CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sporting Toulon Var, FC Martigues and FC Mulhouse were relegated to National.

22 participating teams

 Amiens
 Beauvais
 Caen
 Gueugnon
 Laval
 Le Mans
 Lille
 Lorient
 Louhans-Cuiseaux
 Martigues
 Mulhouse
 Nancy
 Nice
 Nîmes
 Niort
 Red Star
 Saint-Étienne
 Sochaux
 Toulon
 Troyes
 Valence
 Wasquehal

League table

Recap
 Promoted to L1 : AS Nancy, FC Lorient, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
 Relegated to L2 : EA Guingamp, LB Châteauroux, AS Cannes
 Promoted to L2 : AC Ajaccio, CS Sedan Ardennes
 Relegated to National : CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, Sporting Toulon Var, FC Martigues, FC Mulhouse

Results

Top goalscorers

External links
RSSSF archives of results

Ligue 2 seasons
French
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Anderson Marcelo da Silva (born 23 January 1981 in Kaloré, Paraná), commonly known as Marcelão, is a Brazilian footballer. He last played for Inter de Limeira.

Career
Marcelão played domestically with Mogi-Mirim, Londrina and Guarantinguetá (2000-2001). In April 2001 he left for FC Barcelona with Triguinho. This transfer was remarkable as Guarantinguetá is owned by "CSR Futebol e Marketing", an organization of former Brazilian international Rivaldo who played at FC Barcelona at the time. Marcelão was registered by FC Barcelona for the La Liga as a replacement for the long-term injured Abelardo Fernández, but the Brazilian ultimately did not play in the Spanish league. Marcelão did play two games in the Copa de Catalunya, on April 26, 2001 as a substitute against UDA Gramenet and on June 13, 2001 in the starting line-up in the final against CF Balaguer. In August 2001, he played against Derby County FC and Blackburn Rovers FC during a training camp in England. In both games, the defender was a substitute for Patrik Andersson: against Derby County he replaced the Swedish twenty minutes before the end and against Blackburn Rovers at half-time. In the season 2001/2002 Marcelão was sent on loan to Gimnàstic de Tarragona to play in the Segunda División.

Marcelão played for Oeste in 2004, and in 2005 for Marília. In 2007, while playing for Vila Nova, he was loaned to Brasiliense for the club's participation in that year's Copa do Brasil.

In 2007, he was transferred from Vila Nova to Boavista for the 2007-08 Portuguese season. Marcelão joined Greek club Asteras Tripolis in 2008.

References

External links

Marcelão at Liga Portugal (2007-08)

1981 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Oeste Futebol Clube players
Marília Atlético Clube players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
Brasiliense FC players
Boavista F.C. players
Primeira Liga players
Super League Greece players
Men's association football central defenders
Footballers from Paraná (state)
Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates


Copister is a village in Yell. It is a former centre for haaf fishing, and has a shingle beach.

References

External links

Canmore - Yell, Copsiter, Nettlehaa site record

Villages in Yell, Shetland


Wikimedia Polska (WMPL; ) is a Polish public benefit organization established to support volunteers in Poland who work on Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia. As such, it is a Wikimedia chapter approved by the Wikimedia Foundation which owns and hosts those projects.

Wikimedia Polska was started in April 2005 by a group of Polish Wikipedians at Meta-Wiki. In August of that year 26 first members gathered at a wiki meetup in Kraków to elect the board members and vote on the statute of the new association. It was officially registered on 15 November 2005. On 28 March 2007 Wikimedia Polska was officially inscribed on the list of public benefit organizations held by the Polish Ministry of Justice.

WMPL is headquartered in Warsaw (until 2021 it was headquartered in Łódź). As a Polish chapter of Wikimedia Foundation, the WMPL collaborates with universities, schools, museums and other institutions and has organised events for volunteers aimed at adding content to Foundation projects.

See also
 Open access in Poland

References

Wiki communities
Wikimedia Foundation
Internet in Poland
Wikimedia chapters


Aman Resorts is the trading entity of Aman Group Sarl, a Swiss-headquartered multinational hospitality company. Founded by Indonesian hotelier Adrian Zecha in 1988, the company operates 34 properties in 20 countries. Vladislav Doronin is the chief executive officer, chairman, and owner.

History

Founding
Founded in 1988, Aman Resorts' first destination was the result of hotelier Adrian Zecha's desire to build a holiday home in Phuket. His plans soon developed into an idea to build a small boutique resort with Anil Thadani and two other friends. They invested their own money in the venture as no banks would lend for the project due to the small number of planned rooms. The resort opened as Amanpuri in 1988, with nightly rates reportedly five times higher than local competitors.

By 1992, following the success of the first hotel, the group had expanded to include several resorts in Indonesia, a resort on Bora Bora and one in the Alpine village of Courchevel. Later, Clement Vaturi acquired a majority stake in the company, thereby allowing the boutique hotels to be further conceptualized.

First ownership dispute (1998)
In 1998, Vaturi's controlling interest was acquired by Los Angeles-based Colony Capital, a real estate investment fund. A lawsuit between Vaturi and Colony Capital promised to drag on, and Colony Capital moved to protect its interests by taking a more active role in the company. At this time, Zecha resigned from his position at Aman and pursued other interests for the next two years.

In 2000, Colony Capital and Vaturi settled their lawsuit, and Vaturi sold his shareholding interests to Lee Hing Development, a Hong Kong investment company. With controlling investors allowing full control over the company, Zecha returned as chairman and CEO. Over the next seven years, Aman launched retreats in Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Caribbean. On 27 November 2007, DLF, India's largest real estate company, acquired Lee Hing's controlling stake in Aman Resorts for $400 million, including debt of $150 million.

Second ownership dispute (2014)
In early February 2014, DLF sold Aman Resorts for $358 million to Aman Resorts Group, an investment company led by Russian businessman Vladislav Doronin, which also included Omar Amanat. The sale included all Aman properties except for the Lodhi Hotel in Delhi. DLF sold Aman Resorts to reduce its debt and refocus on real estate after it had expanded into hotels, wind farms, and running export processing zones. In April, Zecha stepped down as chairman a second time, and the company relocated its headquarters from Singapore to London in June. Its corporate headquarters has since been moved to Baar, Switzerland. Doronin assumed the position of chairman, and French hotelier Olivier Jolivet was appointed chief executive officer in 2014.

Aman under Doronin (2015–present)
In August 2015, Doronin became the sole owner of Aman when Pontwelly Holding Company, took full ownership of the hospitality business, Silverlink Resorts. Following this restructuring, Doronin and board director Alan Djanogly remain the only two directors. In February 2017, Roland Fasel joined Aman as chief operating officer, continuing a 25-plus-year career in luxury hospitality. Olivier Jolivet left the company the same year and Doronin assumed the position of chief executive officer.

In 2020, Doronin unveiled Janu, a spun-off brand to operate larger hotels in Japan, Montenegro, and Saudi Arabia, reportedly aiming to become a slightly more affordable complement to Aman. The group's diversification strategy continued in 2021 with the launching a clothing line, marking a shift towards becoming a self-proclaimed lifestyle brand.

In August 2022, Aman New York opened, occupying the former Crown Building.

Hotels

Each Aman property typically has a small number of rooms, usually fewer than 55. The brand is often characterised by media outlets to offer remarkable service, with many of its properties reportedly having a staff count typically of six staff to one guest.

Outside urban settings, guest accommodation is typically provided in individual private villas, pavilions, or tents (in the case of Aman-i-Khás in India, Amanwana in Indonesia, and Amanpulo in the Philippines), and often includes private outdoor lounging and dining areas.

Aman mandates a concern for cultural preservation, and several properties are said to have some historical background and importance. In Cambodia, for instance, the company acquired a ruined guest villa that had been built in the early 1960s by the country's King Sihanouk. All architectural records of the villa had been destroyed, but the discovery of an old tourist book with pictures of the building allowed the company to closely replicate what had been lost.

Since its establishment, Aman has been highly rated by Condé Nast Traveler, Zagat Survey, Gallivanter's Guide, Harper's Hideaway" and Travel & Leisure. 34% of Aman patrons reportedly originate from Europe, another 34% from Asia-Pacific, 28% from the Americas and 4% from the rest of the world.

Architects
Among the architects who have designed Aman properties are Emine Ögün, Ed Tuttle, Jaya Ibrahim, Jean-Michel Gathy (Denniston), Kerry Hill, Marwan Al-Sayed, Mehmet Ögün, Peter Muller, Rick Joy, Turgut Cansever,

Controversy
In January 2023 Charles McGonigal, a former high-ranking FBI official and global director of security for Aman Group, was arrested on charges of money laundering and for violating US sanctions law. According to the US Department of Justice, McGonigal conspired with a former Russian diplomat to assist Oleg Deripaska, a sanctioned Russian oligarch. McGonigal’s hiring in the spring of 2022 was done through a very obscure process, according to Aman staffers, and raised many eyebrows because the previous director of corporate security was reassigned for no apparent reasons and because when reports that McGonigal was under investigation had surfaced and the first witnesses were scheduled to appear before the grand jury investigation of his conduct, he continued to be retained by the company.

Locations
As of 2023, the group operates a total of 34 properties in 20 countries:

Upcoming properties
There are a total of 5 properties in the pipeline.

Gallery

See also

References

External links

 Cohen, E. "Subtlety and Luxury - Jean-Michel Gathy does it again at Amanyara in the Turks and Caicos," Interior Design, July 1, 2006.
  Phoenicia Times Feb 2008
  Hartwick College The Gerry Family Papers

Boutique resort chains
Hospitality companies of Singapore
Hotel chains
Luxury brands
Singaporean brands
Hotel chains in Switzerland
Hospitality companies of Switzerland
Hospitality companies established in 1988
companies based in the canton of Zug


Wikimedia UK (WMUK), also known as Wikimedia United Kingdom, is a registered charity established to support volunteers in the United Kingdom who work on Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia.  As such, it is a Wikimedia chapter approved by the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), which owns and hosts those projects.

Wikimedia UK started out as Wiki Educational Resources Limited (WER), but due to financial difficulties and other problems the organisation dissolved, and was replaced by Wiki UK Limited.  After its first attempt to gain charitable status in 2009 failed, the group subsequently made changes to its charter in order to satisfy the charity criteria, and was recognised as a registered charity in England and Wales in 2011.  During the same year, WMUK added full-time staff and established a permanent office in London, England.

The chapter has several collaborations with museums and other institutions, and has organised events for volunteers aimed at adding content to Foundation projects.  In its early years, several of the organisation's board members were involved in controversies related to their contributions to Wikipedia, including claims that the Gibraltarpedia collaboration organised by a trustee was being used for promotional purposes.

History
The first iteration of Wikimedia UK (WMUK) was founded as Wiki Educational Resources Limited (WER) and was incorporated on 14 February 2006, with Alison Wheeler serving as chair of the board and Chief Executive Officer of WER.  WER faced several problems during its time as a chapter organisation that included difficulty in its financing efforts and in its relationship with the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF).  Its persistent financial difficulties left the organisation with debts it was unable to pay, and on 28 August 2008 Wheeler announced on the WMUK mailing list that she was planning to call an Extraordinary General Meeting to decide on a proposal to dissolve the group.  Wiki Educational Resources formally dissolved on 31 March 2009.

Wiki UK Limited was incorporated as a private not-for-profit company under the Companies Act 2006 on 5 November 2008 and, after the WMF terminated recognition of its predecessor, the organisation was officially recognised as a chapter in January 2009.  It applied for official recognition of charitable status to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) the same year, but was denied. HMRC argued that WMUK's purpose of freely disseminating information through Wikipedia would not qualify as charitable unless it included teaching and education as part of its activities.  Andrew Turvey, secretary of the WMUK, responded to the ruling by pledging to seek legal advice before appealing the decision.  Following the rejection of its registration-application by HMRC, Wikimedia UK amended its constitution by adopting new Articles of Association derived from an approved model for charitable status and applied to the Charity Commission for registration as a charity, which was granted in November 2011 once WMUK had met the commission's minimum income requirement of £5,000.  The Charity Commission had initially rejected WMUK's application as an educational charity, but ultimately was able with a little help from WMUK's legal advisers to register it as a library-resource charity.

A year later, Wikimedia UK hosted the three-day Wikimedia Fundraising Summit in Bristol.  Christopher Brown of Bristol 24-7 described this as the first time the group had "hosted an event of this importance to the global movement".  The following January, WMUK organised a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia's founding at University of Bristol, together with other groups such as the Bristol City Council and Bristol Festival of Ideas.  Co-founder Jimmy Wales gave a public lecture at the celebration.  During its 2011 annual conference, Wikimedia UK announced its plans to open a permanent office and hire full-time staff within a year.

During its efforts to establish a full-time staff, Wikimedia UK was assisted by several groups and individuals such as the president of Wikimedia Deutschland and prospect-us, a recruitment agency specialising in non-profits, who helped vet candidates for the position of CEO.  After introducing the final three CEO candidates to the community at a London 'wikimeet' in September, WMUK announced on the 26th of that month that it had chosen Jon Davies, former CEO of Families Need Fathers, for the position.

In a renewed effort to gain official recognition of charitable status, the board of WMUK had called an EGM to approve amended Objects and related charitable clauses in its Memorandum and Articles of Association pursuant to the advice of their legal team and the Charity Commission.  At the meeting, the proposed amendment was passed by a vote of 49 to none.  The Commission registered the company as a charity in November 2011, thereby allowing it to claim the Gift Aid tax incentive from HMRC on its donations from UK taxpayers.  In its ruling, the Commission said that WMUK provided a "public resource" by supporting public access to information through Wikipedia.  As it did not serve the charitable purposes specifically outlined in the 2006 Charities Act, the ruling referred to a provision of the act allowing for considerations based on case law.  Jonathan Burchfield, a partner from the law firm that represented WMUK in its application, stated that the ruling was unprecedented in charity law.  During the proceedings, the group had to prove to the Commission that there were tight controls over Wikipedia content to prevent abuse.  Following the ruling, Wikimedia UK stated it would have a fundraising effort aimed at raising a million pounds to support Foundation projects.  The chapter opened its new offices in central London on 14 November, changing its registered address from its previous location in Nottingham.

At its 2012 annual conference on 12 May, public relations experts gave a presentation on their efforts to collaborate with Wikimedia.  Board member Steve Virgin described these efforts to work with the PR industry as "a positive first step" in establishing best practices to address concerns about the industry's work and conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia.  In response to the controversy surrounding Gibraltarpedia, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that it was taking control of UK-based donations to the organisation and was appointing an independent investigator to inquire into WMUK's governance standards and processes.  The review of WMUK's governance, jointly commissioned by the Wikimedia Foundation and WMUK in October 2012, was carried out by Compass Partnership.  The report, released on 7 February 2013, found that the charity's reputation was damaged, and that trustees' conflicts of interest were poorly managed.

Activities
Wikimedia UK has organised or supported many volunteer efforts to contribute to Foundation projects.  One such effort was a month-long competition in February 2010 called 'Britain Loves Wikipedia' aimed at increasing the amount of freely licensed images available for use on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia.  Participants photographed exhibits at participating museums in order to win cash and other prizes.  WMUK has sponsored similar events since then, as well as 'edit-a-thons' in order to generate content for Foundation projects.

The organisation has collaborations with other institutions such as The National Archives and the British Museum, with event attendees given tours of the institutions so that content can be added to Wikipedia and its sister sites.  Wikimedia UK has also worked with the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry.

Wikimedia UK also operates QRpedia, which uses QR codes in museums, archives, and other venues, so that people viewing exhibits and collections can instantly see related Wikipedia content on mobile devices, in their preferred language, where available.  Rights in QRpedia are owned by Cultural Outreach Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of WMUK.  WMUK pledged in 2012 that it would provide support to a six-month programme establishing a full-time paid Wikipedian in Residence position at the British Library, the longest-lasting position of its kind.  Its efforts have included support for the Monmouthpedia and Gibraltarpedia projects.

Controversies
After obtaining charitable status, Wikimedia UK was exposed to controversies that have received international attention.

Chairman resigns
One such case concerned the group's previous chair, Ashley van Haeften.  In July 2012, Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee ruled that they had violated policies regarding use of multiple accounts and had behaved in an uncivil manner when faced with concerns about sexually explicit material.  Although the Committee stated that van Haeften had been subjected to harassment, it also found that they had not been separating harassment from legitimate criticism.  The case resulted in them being banned from contributing to the English Wikipedia for an indefinite period.  Despite the results of the case, Wikimedia UK's board supported van Haeften remaining in their position as chair and praised their work with the group.  The board's decision was met with criticism from some members of the organisation, who proposed an extraordinary general meeting that would discuss removing them from the board.  CEO Jon Davies subsequently announced on 2 August 2012 that van Haeften was resigning from their position as chair to avoid creating division within the organisation.  They retained their position as a board member and remained chair of the Wikimedia Chapters Association.  Chris Keating was subsequently elected to replace them as chairman of the board.

Gibraltarpedia

Another member of Wikimedia UK's board of trustees, Roger Bamkin, was exposed to controversy in 2012 due to his involvement with Gibraltarpedia.  During the month of August, material about Gibraltar appeared on the front page of Wikipedia 17 times in the "Did you know..." section as a result of the work on Gibraltarpedia.  In several instances, Bamkin reviewed these entries and, as he was receiving payment from the government of Gibraltar in connection with his work on Gibraltarpedia, editors raised concerns that the project was using Wikipedia's front page to promote the territory of Gibraltar in exchange for financial compensation.  Gibraltar's government later stated on 21 September that their contract with Bamkin did not involve him being paid for work on Wikipedia but was limited to providing advice on the QR codes and training volunteers.

Bamkin's involvement with Wikimedia UK as a board member while performing work on the project prompted further concerns about his position with the group.  Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales stated on 17 September that, if the claims about paid editing were well-founded, it was inappropriate for Bamkin to sit on the board of Wikimedia UK given its charitable status.  Wales then suggested he resign from the board of the organisation or end his work with the government of Gibraltar.  On 20 September, Bamkin resigned from the board of Wikimedia UK following a mutual decision by the board supporting the move in response to the concerns about Gibraltarpedia.

The level of WMUK's participation was also brought into question regarding the situation with Gibraltarpedia.  While the organisation does not prohibit paid editing, its support of Bamkin's activities was criticised as potentially inconsistent with its charitable status.  In a press release following his resignation, the organisation stated that it had provided minimal material support for the effort, that Bamkin had disclosed his commercial interests, and that he had not been involved in the group's decisions regarding the project.

Grant Shapps
In April 2015, a WMUK employee blocked an account on English Wikipedia he claimed was associated with then Chairman of the Conservative Party Grant Shapps.  The employee, a LibDem activist, did so after discussing the accusations with The Guardian newspaper using his WMUK email.  English Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee censured the editor for his actions, claiming there was "no significant evidence" linking the blocked account to Shapps.  In July Shapps filed a Data Protection Act request, asking for WMUK communications concerning him.  WMUK sent Shapps 80 pages of data, but claimed that most emails about the incident had been "deleted in the normal course of business".  Schapps described the deletion as "highly suspect".  In one email released, a member of the WMUK board states "We should be glad that Shapps has a pretty safe seat, because if he lost his seat, we would be open to the accusation that the charity had acted in a partisan manner during an election period".  D'Arcy Myers, then interim Chief Executive of WMUK, refused to apologise to Shapps, stating that the charity was "not involved" in the controversy.

Board of trustees
The current Board of Trustees for Wikimedia UK can be found on their site.

References

External links

Charities based in London
Media and communications in the London Borough of Southwark
Organisations based in the London Borough of Southwark
Wiki communities
Wikimedia Foundation
Articles containing video clips


"All on Black" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as the second single from their 2003 album Good Mourning. The single was released only in the United Kingdom, with acoustic versions of "All on Black" and "We've Had Enough" recorded live for the Student Broadcast Network as B-sides, and reached #60 on the UK Singles Chart.

A music video for the song was planned, which was to feature Marilyn Manson as the devil in a purgatory-themed casino gambling against singer/guitarist Matt Skiba. However, the video was never filmed as Manson pulled out of the project. Commenting on the concept, Skiba remarked:

It sounds a bit cheesy, but the script was great and the set was going to be awesome, totally like Dario Argento-esque, just really creepy. We were going to have angels and all kinds of weird shit, really carnival like and trippy [...] we had the place rented and everything and just needed Manson, but he bailed and we kind of asked ourselves whom else could we get for the role and we kind of decided who could replace Manson. We were just so disappointed we were just like fuck it.

Track listing

 The data portion of the enhanced CD consists of the music video for "We've Had Enough".

Personnel

Band
 Matt Skiba – guitar, lead vocals
 Dan Andriano – bass, backing vocals
 Derek Grant – drums

Additional musicians
 Jerry Finn – backing vocals on "All on Black"

Production
 Joe McGrath – engineer, producer
 Jerry Finn – co-producer, mix engineer
 Christopher Holmes, Jason Gossman, and Robert Reed – assistant engineers
 Brian Gardner – mastering

Artwork
 Keath Moon – artwork, layout, and design

References

Alkaline Trio songs
2003 songs
Songs written by Matt Skiba
Songs written by Dan Andriano
Songs written by Derek Grant (drummer)
Vagrant Records singles
2003 singles


Sir Jonas Moore, FRS (1617–1679) was an English mathematician, surveyor, ordnance officer, and patron of astronomy. He took part in two of the most ambitious English civil engineering projects of the 17th century: draining the Great Level of the Fens and building the Mole at Tangier. In later life, his wealth and influence as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance enabled him to become a patron and driving force behind the establishment of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Origins and early career
Jonas Moore was born at Higher White Lee, in Higham, which is in Pendle, Lancashire on 8 February 1617, a son of a yeoman farmer, John Moore. His older brother, also John, had allegedly been bewitched to death in about 1610 by Elizabeth Sothernes (Old Demdike), the most notorious of the Pendle witches. There is no record of Jonas's education but it is likely that he attended Burnley Grammar School, which was only three miles from his home. In 1637, he was appointed clerk to Thomas Burwell, Vicar-General of the diocese of Durham, a job requiring competence in the use of legal Latin. He married Eleanor Wren on 8 April 1638 in Durham, and subsequently raised a family of a son and two daughters. During the English Civil War, Parliament sequestered church revenues in October 1642, and Moore with no income had to return to Lancashire.

Mathematician and surveyor
Records of Moore's life during the next ten years are sketchy, but by 1650 he was an established mathematics teacher and published his first book, Moores Arithmetick. In 1674, Sir Jonas Moore first used the abbreviated notation 'cos' for the trigonometric term cosine. He went on that year to be appointed Surveyor to the Fen drainage Company of William Russell, 5th Earl of Bedford, and worked on draining the Fens for the next seven years. In 1658, Moore was able to produce a 16-sheet Mapp of the Great Levell of the Fens, which provided an effective means of displaying the Company's achievements in altering the Fenland landscape of East Anglia. The scale of the map (about two inches to the mile) was not to be bettered until the late 19th century.

In the early 1660s, Moore worked mainly as a surveyor, mapping the River Thames from "Westminster to the sea" in 1662, his first commission from a government body. From 1663, James, Duke of York became Moore's chief patron. In June, Moore visited Tangier (an English possession from 1661 to 1684) as part of a team to design a stone pier. On his return, he prepared a map with the title A Mapp of the Citty of Tanger with Straits of Gibraltar. Described by Jonas Moore Surveyor to his Royall Highness the Duke of York. When it was completed in March 1664, Samuel Pepys, an active member of the Tangiers Committee, was impressed with the map "which is very pleasant, and I purpose to have it finely set out and hung up."

Ordnance officer
With the patronage of the King's brother, Moore found a place as a member of the Ordnance Office. He was appointed Assistant Surveyor of the Ordnance on 19 June 1665 as full deputy to Francis Nicholls, who had been Surveyor since 1660. Moore became Surveyor-General of the Ordnance after the death of Nicholls on 28 July 1669.

The Surveyor's duties were not confined to land surveying; rather the main duty was to ensure availability of adequate stores, particularly guns and ammunition. During the Third Anglo-Dutch War, Moore met Prince Rupert at the Nore with 16 vessels loaded with powder and shot. He received his knighthood on 28 January 1673, probably as a reward for his duties during the first year of the Third Dutch War. With the end of the war in 1674, Moore was able to pursue his interest in astronomy and attempted to gain support from the Royal Society for an observatory at Chelsea College. Moore was elected to the Royal Society on 3 December 1674, but the proposal for an observatory at Chelsea came to nothing. He continued as an active member, and in May 1676 he was appointed a Vice-President of the Royal Society.

When Charles II appointed John Flamsteed his "astronomical observator" on 4 March 1675, Flamsteed had already enjoyed Moore's patronage since 1670, when Moore presented him with a Towneley micrometer. The Ordnance Office was responsible for the building of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, which was completed in June 1676. Moore provided much of the Observatory's foundation equipment including the two "Great Clocks" by Thomas Tompion, out of his own pocket.

Death and after
Towards the end of his life, Moore took a great interest in the Royal Mathematical School at Christ's Hospital in London and he was made a governor in December 1676. In 1677, Moore began to write a book, to be called A New Systeme of the Mathematicks, with the purpose of defining a mathematical course suitable for the school. It was unfinished when Moore died on 27 August 1679.

He was succeeded as Surveyor General of the Ordnance by his only son, also Jonas. Jonas junior died in 1682 and so it was the husbands of Moore's two daughters, rather than the son, who undertook the publication of the "New Systeme", which with the final parts being written by John Flamsteed and Edmond Halley, was completed in 1681. Despite his family's alleged adverse involvement with the Pendle Witches, he was one of the sponsors of a book by Dr John Webster entitled The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, which exposed the fallacies of the belief in witchcraft and played a large part in the cessation of prosecutions for witchcraft.

Both Sir Jonas Moore and his son were buried in the Church of St Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London.

Contemporaries
John Aubrey's biography of Moore, written a year or two after his death, characterised him as "a good mathematician and a good fellowe", that is a man given to drink every day wine with company. Among such company would be Samuel Pepys, who recorded one such session in the Rhenish wine house on 23 May 1661 "...and there came Jonas Moore, the mathematician, to us, and there he did by discourse make us fully believe that England and France were once the same continent, by very good arguments, and spoke very many things, not so much to prove the Scripture false as that the time therein is not well computed nor understood." Only a casual acquaintance in the 1660s, Pepys counted him "my Worthy Friend" when both were governors of the Mathematics School.

Two of Moore's friends, Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke, were also associated with the Royal Observatory. Moore and Hooke were among a small group that met at Wren's house as the "New Philosophicall Club" in 1676, at a time when the public's opinion of philosophers and the Royal Society was at a low ebb. Moore always looked for tangible results from Flamsteed's work at Greenwich: in July 1678, Moore threatened to stop Flamsteed's salary and compared his lack of published results unfavourably with the recent work by Edmond Halley.

Notes

References

Willmoth, Frances (1993), Sir Jonas Moore: Practical Mathematics and Restoration Science, The Boydell Press.

External links

1617 births
1679 deaths
English scientists
17th-century English mathematicians
English surveyors
Fellows of the Royal Society
People from Higham, Lancashire
People educated at Burnley Grammar School


Wikimedia Israel (; ) is an Israeli nonprofit organization working in cooperation with the Wikimedia Foundation to promote knowledge and education in Israel through the collection and dissemination of free content and the initiation of projects to facilitate access to databases.

Wikimedia Israel supports the community of Wikipedia volunteers, recruits new editors, establishes collaborations and partnerships, organizes events and conferences, and promotes the exposure of the public and the media to Wikipedia and the importance of free and shared content. In addition to Wikipedia editors, the organization initiates and supports the work of other volunteers (Wikimedia volunteers) who take part in activities organized by the organization and implements its projects and initiatives.

Wikimedia Israel was founded in 2007. It is one of 41 recognized chapters (national nonprofit organizations created to promote the interests of Wikimedia projects locally) around the world.

Wikimedia Israel is the only chapter that operates in a Hebrew-speaking environment, as well as an Arabic-speaking environment.
On July 2, 2014, the speaker of Wikimedia Israel won the Roaring Lion Award from ISPRA (Israel Public Relations Association) in the Technology and Mobile category, for the PR work on the Hebrew Wikipedia 10th anniversary and collaboration with TV Channel 2.

Vision and goals
Wikimedia Israel has adopted the vision of the Wikimedia Foundation, from which the following goal is inferred: “Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing”.
Goals:
Promoting knowledge and education in Israel through the collection, creation and dissemination of free content.
Improving the access for free content to all, and making knowledge accessible to everyone in Israel.
Promoting computer systems and internet infrastructure used for collecting and disseminating free content, specifically systems used for Wikimedia *Foundation projects.
Promoting research of social, cultural and practical issues related to free content.
Promoting and initiating volunteer activities to further the chapter's goals.

Main projects
Supporting the Wikipedia community: social activities, supporting projects initiated by volunteers, etc.
Lectures: lectures about the history of Wikipedia, the basics of Wikipedia and projects initiated by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Editing workshops: workshops that introduce the participants to the basics of Wikipedia and how to edit it.
Establishing long-term collaboration for the purpose of expanding the Hebrew Wikipedia and other projects. Wikimedia Israel collaborates with cultural and academic institutions, among them the National Library, the Ministry of Education and the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites.
Writing Wikipedia articles as an academic requirement: Wikipedia and Wikimedia volunteers facilitate courses where writing articles is part of the course requirement.
Outreach programs and activities aimed at introducing Wikipedia, its projects and the principles of free content to decision-makers and the public.
Outreach programs to promote policy that will enable the release of government-held information and content. For example, government decision 5268: Granting free use of images owned by the government on government websites.
Initiating photography contests to expand the online repository of free-use images (Wikimedia Commons) with images from Israel.

References

External links

Wikimedia Israel at the Israeli Corporations Authority.

Wiki communities
Wikimedia Foundation
Organizations based in Tel Aviv
Non-profit organizations based in Israel
Internet in Israel
Wikimedia chapters


The Seven Sisters Sheep Centre was a farm near East Dean, in the Seven Sisters Country Park of the South Downs. It held a large collection of about 50 sheep breeds, including rare breeds no longer raised by commercial farmers, and a number of Southdown sheep.

Besides sheep, other animals on display include goats, pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, cats, geese and ducks, a cow, a Shetland pony, and a donkey.

Visitors can feed the animals feed pellets, bottle-feed the lambs, or take a ride on a tractor. Terry Wigmore, the owner of the farm, also demonstrates sheep shearing and milking.

Wigmore founded the Centre in 1987 when the estate for which he worked as a livestock manager closed off its livestock operations. He bought 120 of their sheep and began his own business. Wigmore says: "We used to lamb the estate ewes through these yards, and every weekend there would be loads of people looking over the gate, trying to see in. I thought I might make a living inviting them in. The next year we started doing tours, then I decided to make it a full-blown tourist attraction."

It closed in 2016.

External links

References

Sheep farming in the United Kingdom
Tourist attractions in East Sussex
Farms in England
Buildings and structures in East Sussex


Thierry De Groote (born 9 May 1975 in Deinze, Belgium) is a professional road bicycle racer.

He started his professional career in 2001 at the Belgium team Palmans-Colstrop.

De Groote lives in Nazareth, Belgium.

Palmarès

1993
1st, Eindklassement Ster van Zuid-Limburg, Juniores
2nd, Trofee van Vlaanderen Reningelst, Juniores
1996
3rd, 2e etappe Ronde van Limburg, Herderen-Riemst
2000
2nd, Hasselt - Spa - Hasselt
1st, Zesbergen prijs Harelbeke
2nd, 6e etappe tour de liège.
2nd, Eindklassement Pour de kliège
2002
2nd Hel van het Mergelland
2nd, Mere
2nd, Zwevegem
2003
2nd, 1e etappe Tour de la region De Wallonne
2nd, Vichte
2007
1st, 1e etappe Triptyque Ardennais, Sprimont

Teams
2001-2003 = Palmans-Colstrop
2005 = landbouwkrediet-colnago
2006 = Jartazi
2007 = yawadoo - Colba - ABM

References

1975 births
Living people
People from Deinze
Belgian male cyclists
Cyclists from East Flanders


Castleton, officially Castleton Of Eassie, is a village in Angus, Scotland. This settlement is situated along the A94 road between Glamis and Meigle.  One mile to the south is the village of Eassie and Eassie Old Church, noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone; this carved Pictish stone is dated prior to the Early Middle Ages.  Slightly further to the south lies Ark Hill within the Sidlaw Hills.

Castleton Hotel stands on the medieval fortification that gives the settlement its name, an enormous defensive mound surrounded by a broad ditch. The rectangular earthwork is  deep in the north-east, with a three-foot internal rampart, elsewhere it is shallower. There are no visible remains of the buildings of the medieval castle, which were perhaps largely of wood.

See also
Glamis Castle

References

Villages in Angus, Scotland


Events from the year 2005 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government
President: Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister: Shaukat Aziz
Chief Justice: Nazim Hussain Siddiqui (until 29 June), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Governors
Governor of Balochistan – Owais Ahmed Ghani
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Iftikhar Hussain Shah (until 15 March); Khalilur Rehman (starting 15 March)
Governor of Punjab – Khalid Maqbool
Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan

Events

May
1 May – Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves Pakistan after two days of talks with President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz – the first by a Japanese PM for five years. At the conclusion of the trip a joint declaration between the two nations announces their commitment to cooperate.

October
5 October – Perpetrators of the racially motivated murder of Glasgow teenager Kriss Donald, extradited to the United Kingdom to face trial in a one-off agreement negotiated with Pakistan.
8 October – The 7.6  Kashmir earthquake strikes with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
10 October – The president of Pakistan appeals for international help following the earthquake, saying the country cannot deal with crisis on its own.

November
 3 November – Pakistan announces that the official death toll from the quake is over 73,000.

December
 England complete their tour of Pakistan with a victory against the Pakistan cricket team at Rawalpindi.

See also
2005 in Pakistani television
List of Pakistani films of 2005

References

Pakistan
Pakistan
2000s in Pakistan
Years of the 21st century in Pakistan


Container glass is a type of glass for the production of glass containers, such as bottles, jars, drinkware, and bowls. Container glass stands in contrast to flat glass (used for windows, glass doors, transparent walls, windshields) and glass fiber (used for thermal insulation, in fiberglass composites, and optical communication).

Composition
Container glass has a lower magnesium oxide and sodium oxide content than flat glass, and a higher silica, calcium oxide, and aluminum oxide content. Its higher content of water-insoluble oxides imparts slightly higher chemical durability against water, which is required for storage of beverages and food.

Most container glass is soda-lime glass, produced by blowing and pressing techniques, while some laboratory glassware is made from borosilicate glass.

Glass containers
Container glass is used in the following:
 Glass bottles:
 Beer bottle
 Bologna bottle
 Fiasco
 Milk bottle
 Sealed bottles
 Wine bottles
 Jars
 Antique fruit jar
 Killing jar
 Kilner jar
 Leyden jar
 Mason jar
 Fowler's jar
 Drinkware
 Bowls
 Pitchers
 Vases
 Laboratory glassware

See also
 Glass Packaging Institute

References

 Soroka, W, "Fundamentals of Packaging Technology", IoPP, 2002,
 Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009,


Herminia B. Roman (née Batista, born July 9, 1940) is a Filipino politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines under the Liberal Party, representing the 1st District of Bataan from 2007 to 2016. She was succeeded by her daughter, Geraldine Roman.

Early life and education
Herminia B. Roman was born on July 9, 1940, in Biñan, Laguna to Dr. Marcelino Zarate Batista and Nicomedesa Vizconde Reyes. She is the third of four children and has three half-siblings from her mother's first marriage.
She took her elementary education at Biñan Elementary School from 1946 to 1952. She finished her secondary education at St. Scholastica's College in 1956. She finished her college degree at St. Scholastica's College in 1960, and obtained her master's degree in Business Administration from New York University in 1964.

Accomplishments

Roman's legislative advocacy focus is on health, education, livelihood, women's rights and environmental concerns, making sure that all government programs and initiatives should center on sustainability and affordability, consistent with the State's mandate of promoting the general welfare of the Filipino people.

To advance her goals, she filed, co-authored and supported bills and resolutions which promote the rights and privileges of women, the elderly and the veterans across the country as well as environmental concerns. Locally, she pursued programs beneficial to her constituency, such as medical health assistance, scholarships, and livelihood projects.

She founded the KABAKA (Kababaihan ng Bataan Tungo sa Kaunlaran) in December 1997, and Kinatawan Foundation Inc. in 1999. Both are women's organizations which emphasize self-reliance by the way of the "teach-the-man-how-to-fish" approach, giving her constituents the opportunity to rise above their present conditions.

Always curious about possible livelihood opportunities, she organized and sponsored various seminars on flower arrangement, hair science and beauty culture, fish and meat processing, soap making, scented candle making, paper recycling, and perfume making.

Her most recent project is the Moral Recovery Seminar, which aims to mobilize all Filipinos for nation-building through the practical exercise of human values in our daily lives as citizens and to awaken us all to the power of these values in achieving our individual and national goals. It seeks the empowerment of all our people- the poor, the middle class and the rich through the sustained application of human values and a code of collective existence.

Membership in organizations

1963 to 1984 - (Member) Christian Family Movement

1989 to Present - (President) Romanville Realty & Development Corporation

1995 to Present - (Member) Couples for Christ

1997 to Present - KABAKA (Kababaihan Tungo sa Kaunlaran)

1998 to 2004 - (Member) Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc.

1999 to Present - (President & CEO) Kinatawan Foundation Inc.

2004 to 2007 - (Director, Region III) Congressional Spouses Foundation Inc.

Awards and recognition

2008    Principal Author

Republic Act 9499

"Filipino World War II Pensions & Benefits Act of 2008" signed by H.E. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 9, 2008, in celebration of "Araw ng Kagitingan"

2000 - 2001   Mae Carvell Awardee

Venture Club of Americas - Bataan

For Uplifting the Spirit of Women and Children

1999 - 2000   Woman of Distinction Awardee

Soroptomist International - Bataan

For Making a Difference for Women

December 1997   Organized the Kababaihan Tungo sa Kaunlaran (KABAKA)

It has grown into 35,000 women members with the objective of "Dagdag Kaalaman Para sa Dagdag Kita"

Personal life
Herminia married Antonino Pascual Roman of Orani, Bataan, a former Representative of the 1st District of Bataan and the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Secretary, until his death in 2014. They have four children: Renato Marcelino (a medical doctor), Geraldine - a member of the House of Representatives (as of 2016), Antonino III (a lawyer) and Regina (a freelance artist). She is a member of Couples for Christ and the Christian Family Movement. She is president and chief executive officer of Romanville Realty & Devt. Corp. from 1989 to present. Rep. Roman is also a collector of antiques.

References

External links

People from Bataan
1940 births
Living people
Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians
Lakas–CMD politicians
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Bataan
Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
St. Scholastica's College Manila alumni
New York University alumni


"I Miss You" is a song by Trinidadian-German musician Haddaway, released in November 1993 by Coconut as the third single from the musician's debut album, The Album (1993). Unlike his two previous hit singles, the song is a ballad. It was written by Dee Dee Halligan, Junior Torello and Clyde Lieberman, and produced by Halligan and Torello. A sizeable hit in several countries, particularly in the United Kingdom and Finland, it entered the top 10, reaching number nine and four, respectively. The single entered the Eurochart Hot 100 at number 87 on 11 December 1993 and peaked at number 10 on 19 February 1994. However, it did not reach the same level of success as "What Is Love" and "Life". By March 1994, worldwide sales had reached 300,000 units.

Critical reception
American magazine Billboard declared "I Miss You" "among the most potent offerings" from the album. A reviewer from Kingston Informer described it as a "commercial slice of pop from the dance floor master with a penchant for leather." In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "The new single is, as might be expected, a ballad but in actual fact is far better than the current crop of seasonal hits. It's gone in too slow to be a massive Christmas hit, but a good track nonetheless." Pan-European magazine Music & Media noted, "After two massive pop dance hits, this is another, more tender side of this year's biggest new male star. For this ballad he borrowed the sequencer hook out of Seal's "Crazy"."

Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "An unexpectedly subtle record, with a slow and shuffling beat that draws a subdued but competent vocal from Haddaway. Repeated plays draw out its finer qualities." A reviewer from Reading Evening Post stated that "after two fast-paced dancefloor smashes, Haddaway makes a brave but mistaken move in slowing things down on this deeply ordinary bed foray". James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update viewed the song as a "mournful husky smoocher". Leesa Daniels from Smash Hits called it a "slowie".

Chart performance
"I Miss You" was a notable hit in several countries, reaching the top 10 in Finland (4), Lithuania and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 and the European Adult Contemporary Radio chart, where it reached number ten and nine. In the UK, the single peaked at number nine on 16 January 1994, during its fifth week at the UK Singles Chart. Additionally, it was a top-20 hit in Austria (11), France (16), Germany (18), Ireland (13), the Netherlands (17) and Switzerland (17). Outside Europe, "I Miss You" reached number seven in Zimbabwe and number 44 in Australia.

Airplay
"I Miss You" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 11 on 4 December 1993 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, East Central-, North- and South-Europe. It peaked at number two on 8 January 1994.

Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. It received heavy rotation on MTV Europe and was A-listed on Germany's VIVA. Later, the video was published on Coconut Records' official YouTube channel in 2012, and as of December 2022, it had generated more than 8,7 million views.

Track listings
 12-inch single
 "I Miss You" (club mix) — 5:20
 "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07
 "Haddaway Mega Mix" — 5:37
 "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37

 CD single
 "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
 "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07

 CD maxi
 "I Miss You" (radio edit) — 3:37
 "I Miss You" (12-inch mix) — 5:07
 "I Miss You" (club mix) — 5:20
 "I Miss You" (album mix) — 4:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

1990s ballads
1993 singles
1993 songs
1994 singles
Haddaway songs
Pop ballads
Songs about heartache
Songs written by Tony Hendrik


A119 may refer to:

 Project A119, "A Study of Lunar Research Flights," a plan developed by the United States Air Force to nuke the Moon
 AgustaWestland AW119, a helicopter
 RFA Wave Laird (A119), a ship
 A119 road (England), a road connecting Ware and Watton-at-Stone
 A119 road (Malaysia), a road in Perak connecting Kampung Kuala Dipang and Tapah
 A119 road (Russia), a road connecting Cheboksary and Syktyvkar


MillOwner's Building, also known as MillOwner's Association or Ahmedabad Textile Mills Association (ATMA), is a modern architecture building in Ahmedabad, India designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier.

History
Le Corbusier came to India to design Chandigarh in 1951. He was invited to Ahmedabad by mayor Chinubhai Chimanbhai. Surottam Hutheesing, then president of Ahmedabad Mill Owners' Association, commissioned Corbusier to build the new headquarters of the association. It was completed in 1954.

Design
A ceremonial ramp makes for a grand approach into a triple height entrance hall, open to the wind. Arrival is on the first floor, where (as per the original design) the executives' offices and boardroom are located. The ground floor houses the work-spaces of the clerks and a separate, single-story canteen at the rear.

On the third floor is a high, top-lit auditorium with a roof canopy and a curved, enclosing wall, in addition to a generous lobby. The east and west façades are in the form of sun breakers or brise-soleil, one of Corbusier's many formal inventions, which, while avoiding harsh sun, permit visual connection and air movement. While the brise-soleil act as free façades made of rough shuttered concrete, the north and south sides, built in rough brickwork, are almost unbroken.

On the second floor of the Mill Owners' Building, the lobby is treated as "an open space defined by harsh, angular forms and the auditorium as an enclosed space delineated by soft, curvilinear forms …two contradictory elements that both need the other in order to exist."

Philosophy
In designing the office, Le Corbusier understood the essence of the Association very well. Since 1891, AMOA had provided an institutional framework for the close family ties of the city's largely Jain, textile mill owners. Corbusier expressed the institution's dual character - the public and the private - through his concept of the house as a palace (Une maison - un palais). Villa Cook, designed by him in 1926 and based on this same concept, is considered to be the closest antecedent of the Mill Owners' Building. Conversely, many of his later projects, most notably the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard, benefited from some of the experiments carried out in this particular building.

References

External links

Official website of ATMA

Buildings and structures in Ahmedabad
Le Corbusier buildings in India
Tourist attractions in Ahmedabad
Textile industry in Gujarat


Events from the year 2006 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government
President: Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister: Shaukat Aziz
Chief Justice: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Governors
Governor of Balochistan – Owais Ahmed Ghani
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Khalilur Rehman (until 23 May); Ali Jan Aurakzai (starting 23 May)
Governor of Punjab – Khalid Maqbool (until 16 May); Salmaan Taseer (starting 16 May)
Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan

Events

January
The Indian cricket team began its tour of Pakistan.

March
March 1, 2006
Nationwide poultry tests planned: The federal health minister said here on Tuesday that health and agriculture ministries had formed special teams to check poultry stock throughout the country to counter potential bird flu threat.

March 2, 2006
 Bush to help resolve Kashmir dispute, hopes Musharraf: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday he expected US President George W. Bush to use his influence to help settle the Kashmir dispute.

March 3, 2006
India, Pakistan got nukes legitimately: The US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, said on Wednesday the way India and Pakistan had obtained nuclear arms was legitimate, in contrast to Iran.

March 4, 2006
Govt urged to promote sheep farming: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has reiterated its call for setting up sheep breeding farms all over the country to meet protein requirements of the country.
President Bush and President Musharraf of Pakistan Discuss Strengthened Relationship: US President George W. Bush arrived in Islamabad on Friday night for his first visit to Pakistan.

March 5, 2006
Agreement on trade security signed: Pakistan has become the first country to receive American equipment for trans-ocean clearance of goods for blocking terror-related shipments from Pakistani export outlets to the United States.

March 6, 2006
PM Shaukat Aziz arrives in the UK: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday his three-day official visit to Britain was aimed at promoting economic, political and defence relations between the two countries.

March 7, 2006
Focus on reducing poverty, creating jobs: Musharraf: ‘Pakistan not in arms race’: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan is focused on improving its economy and alleviating poverty and eradicating terrorism from its soil and is not interested in joining a "numerical arms race" with India.

March 8, 2006
Kabul told to bolster border control: President Gen Pervez Musharraf held talks on Wednesday with a senior US military general on escalating tension with neighbouring Afghanistan and demanded intelligence sharing by Kabul on militants in ‘real time’’ to help improve security along their border, officials said.

March 9, 2006
Pakistan, India to discuss expansion of civil aviation links: India and Pakistan on Tuesday agreed to continue discussions for the enhancement of capacities, frequencies and gateways for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries.

March 10, 2006
2006 Pakistan landmine blast

March 11, 2006
Leaders want to forget past, think of future: A dinner hosted by Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri for participants of the Pugwash-sponsored International Conference on Kashmir here on Friday ended on a frenzied note.

March 12, 2006
Senators elect chairman, deputy today: Fifty newly elected senators will take oath today (Sunday) following which the House will elect a new chairman and his deputy. With their oath, the newly elected senators will replace half of the senators who got retired on Saturday after completing three-year term in the Upper House of parliament.

March 16, 2006
First bus from Jalalabad arrives in Peshawar: The first bus with about 25 passengers aboard arrived here on Wednesday from the Afghan city of Jalalabad after a gap of 27 years.

March 21, 2006
Blasphemous Pakistani internet sites blocked: The Supreme Court was told on Monday that all 12 websites displaying sacrilegious cartoons of Muhammad on the internet had been blocked.

S.H. Hashmi passes away: S. H. Hashmi, one of the pioneers of the advertising industry in Pakistan and managing director of Orient McCan Ericson, died after suffering from chronic respiratory disorder. He was 71.

 March 23 – Pakistan Day being observed today: Pakistan Day is being observed today (Thursday) with determination to strive harder for the country's prosperity, stability and security. The day will dawn with 21-gun salute in the federal capital and 19- gun salute in provincial capitals. Prayers will be offered for the country's progress and stability. It is a public holiday today. National flag will be hoisted on major government buildings. According to a decision taken after last year's earthquake, the day will be observed with simplicity and the usual armed forces’ parade will not be held. The major ceremony of the day will be held in President House where President Pervez Musharraf will confer awards upon top-ranking army and civil officials. Wreaths will be laid on the graves of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal.
 March 23 – The United States and the United Kingdom are identified as the top portfolio investors in Pakistan sparking fears and concern that any disturbance in political relations with the two could cause instability in Pakistan.

April
April 11, 2006
The 2011 Cricket World Cup will be the tenth time this tournament has been held, and will be held in the four Asian Test cricket playing countries  India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

June
June 26, 2006
Suicide car bomber kills nine Pakistani soldiers. Officials say that the explosives-laden vehicle detonated about six kilometres (four miles) east of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan region.

August
August 26, 2006
Baloch rebel chief Akbar Bugti killed. The Pakistan Air Force bombed his mountain hideout.

September
September 24, 2006
National Blackout: A technical fault in Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) triggered a nationwide blackout in Pakistan on Sunday. It was not sabotage.

Bird Show organized by Budgerigar Society of Pakistan (BSP) in Lahore: BSP changed bird fancying in Pakistan after organizing the first ever Bird Show in Pakistan where they invited an international judge for a Budgerigar Competition in Pakistan. The judge was invited from London. It was the first ever bird show which was organized under WBO standards. Spokesman Naveed Ijaz confirmed that BSP will continue organizing such events, he also shared that the next event of this level by BSP will be organized on October 21, 2007 at Avari Hotel Lahore.

October
October 16, 2006
Asif and Shoib fail doping test: Pakistan have withdrawn fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after testing positive for nandrolone. The tests were carried out by the Pakistan Cricket Board three weeks ago and showed positive results for the performance-enhancing steroid. They are Pakistan's best new-ball bowlers but face bans of up to two years if the second test is confirmed.

Deaths
Akbar Bugti, Tumandar of the Bugti tribe of Baloch people who served as the Minister of State for Interior and Governor of Balochistan Province, on 26 August

See also
2006 in Pakistani television
List of Pakistani films of 2006

References

Pakistan
Pakistan
2000s in Pakistan
Years of the 21st century in Pakistan


The 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 29th in the National Football League.

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 17, 1961): Dallas Cowboys

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 23,500
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Dallas – Clarke 44 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)
 Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Layne kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 44 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
 Dallas – FG Green 15
 Dallas – Howton 45 pass from LeBaron (Green kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 12
 Pittsburgh – Sample 39 interception return (Layne kick)
 Dallas – Bieski 17 pass from Meredith (Green kick)
 Dallas – FG Green 27

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1961): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 35,587
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Tracy kick)
 New York Giants – Shofner 16 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
 New York Giants – FG Summerall 19
 New York Giants – Morrison 5 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 4 pass from Layne (Tracy kick)

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1961): Los Angeles Rams

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 40,070
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Los Angeles – Bratkowski 2 run (Villanueva kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 20 pass from Bukich (Layne kick)
 Pittsburgh – Johnson 5 run (Layne kick)
 Los Angeles – Phillips 15 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)
 Los Angeles – Matson 96 pass from Ryan (Villanueva kick)
 Los Angeles – FG Villanueva 15

Week 4 (Sunday October 8, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 60,671
 Referee: George Rennix
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 23
 PIttsburgh – Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)
 Philadelphia – Retzlaff 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
 Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 13 pass from Bukich (kick failed)
 Philadelphia – Retzlaff 2 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1961): Washington Redskins

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 15,072
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Pittsburgh – Carpenter 8 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 23 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 13
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1961): Cleveland Browns

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 29,266
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Cleveland – FG Groza 24
 Cleveland – Mitchell 6 run (Groza kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 12 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)
 Cleveland – FG Groza 36
 Cleveland – Mitchell 9 run (Groza kick)
 Pittsburgh – Tracy 1 run (Michaels kick)
 Cleveland – Mitchell 18 run (Groza kick)
 Cleveland – FG Groza 12
 Pittsburgh – Dial 88 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1961): San Francisco 49ers

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 21,686
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Pittsburgh – Johnson 30 run (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Tracy 11 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 16
 San Francisco – Stickles 50 pass from Brodie (Davis kick)
 San Francisco – FG Davis 20
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 24

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1961): Cleveland Browns

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 62,723
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Cleveland – J. Brown 3 run
 Cleveland – FG Groza 27
 Pittsburgh – Bukich 1 run (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 10
 Cleveland – FG Groza 37
 Pittsburgh – Schnelker 26 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1961): Dallas Cowboys

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 17,519
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Pittsburgh – Johnson 1 run (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 28
 Dallas – Perkins 11 run (Green kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 19
 Pittsburgh – Dial 73 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Butler 71 interception (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bikich (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 47

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1961): New York Giants

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 62,592
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Pittsburgh – Dial 15 pass from Bukich (Michaels kick)
 New York Giants – Walton 9 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
 New York Giants – Gaiters 3 run (Summerall kick)
 New York Giants – Webster 23 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
 New York Giants – Rote 20 pass from Tittle (Summerall kick)
 New York Giants – Rote 9 pass from Gaiters (Summerall kick)
 Pittsburgh – Carpenter 13 pass from Hoak (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 3 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 New York Giants – Webster 32 run (Summerall kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 17,090
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 St. Louis – Norton 47 interception return (kick failed)
 St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 36
 Pittsburgh – Schnelker 11 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Sample 55 punt return (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Johnson 2 run (Michaels kick)
 St. Louis – Crow 61 pass from Guglielmi (Conrad kick)
 St. Louis – Norton 37 interception return (Conrad kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 18

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1961): Philadelphia Eagles

at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 21,653
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Philadelphia – Walston 17 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
 Philadelphia – Peaks 1 run (Walston kick)
 Pittsburgh – Carpenter 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 37
 Philadelphia – Lucas 7 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
 Philadelphia – Brown 66 punt return (Walston kick)
 Pittsburgh – Johnson 7 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Schnelker 8 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 Philadelphia – Brown 42 run (Walston kick)

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1961): Washington Redskins

at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 21,134
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 Pittsburgh – Mack 10 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 Washington – Dugan 9 pass from Snead (Aveni kick)
 Pittsburgh – FG Michaels 42
 Pittsburgh – Carpenter 40 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 Pittsburgh – Mack 6 pass from Layne (Michaels kick)
 Washington – Dugan 11 pass from Izo (Aveni kick)
 Pittsburgh – Dial 5 pass from Layne (kick failed)

Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1961): St. Louis Cardinals

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

 Game time:
 Game weather:
 Game attendance: 16,298
 Referee:
 TV announcers:

Scoring Drives:

 St. Louis – Randle 3 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)
 St. Louis – Stacy 25 fumble run (kick failed)
 St. Louis – Crow 15 pass from Etcheverry (Perry kick)

Standings

References

Pittsburgh Steelers seasons
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steel


Odd Nansen (6 December 1901 – 27 June 1973) was a Norwegian architect, writer, and humanitarian. He is credited with being a co-founder of UNICEF  and for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of Jews in the early years of World War II.

Biography
Odd Nansen was born in Bærum, Akershus, Norway. He was the second youngest of five children born to scientist and explorer Fridtjof Nansen. He was raised at Lysaker outside of Oslo. After his mother, Eva Nansen, died in 1907, he was raised in the home of his neighbor, Anton Klaveness. In 1920 he began studying architecture at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim. From 1927-30, he worked  in New York City. During 1930, he returned to Oslo and apprenticed with Arnstein Arneberg.

In 1931 Nansen started his own architectural practice in Oslo. He also formed the humanitarian organization Nansenhjelpen in 1936 to provide relief for Jews fleeing Nazi persecution in central Europe. The Jewish Children's Home in Oslo   (jødiske barnehjemmet i Oslo) was established during 1939 under the auspices of Nansenhjelpen.

Nansen focused his efforts on the situation in Czechoslovakia. Together with his wife Kari Nansen and journalist Tove Filseth, wife of  publisher Max Tau, he established a field office in Prague and traveled extensively in Europe in 1939 to get attention and help for refugees facing imminent destruction.

After returning to Norway, he joined the nascent Norwegian resistance and was himself arrested and detained by the Gestapo, and ultimately deported to the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen. He was also a forced laborer at the Veidal Prison Camp. Nansen maintained a diary during his imprisonment that he hid and preserved. These diaries were published after the war and provide an in-depth, first hand account of life and death in Nazi concentration camps.

He survived captivity in the camps and returned to Norway where he resumed his architectural career, while also initiating several humanitarian efforts. He was the president of One World from 1947 to 1956 and is considered a co-founder of UNICEF. For his humanitarian efforts, Odd Nansen received many Norwegian and international decorations and honors. He was appointed commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1970. He was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, and received the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.

Among Nansen's architectural works are the main terminal building at the (now decommissioned) Fornebu Airport from 1963. He also led restoration work for his childhood home at Polhøgda.

Nansen was married to Karen "Kari" Hirsch (1903–1985). They were the parents of architect and humanitarian, Eigil Nansen and jurist Marit Greve, wife of diplomat Tim Greve.

References

Bibliography

  the English translation of Fra dag til dag

  - book about Thomas Buergenthal

Related reading
Odd Nansen, Timothy J. Boyce. editor  (2016) From Day to Day: One Man's Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps   (Vanderbilt University Press)

External links

1901 births
1973 deaths
People from Bærum
Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni
Norwegian diarists
20th-century Norwegian writers
20th-century Norwegian architects
Norwegian resistance members
Norwegian World War II memoirists
Sachsenhausen concentration camp survivors
The Holocaust in Norway
UNICEF people
Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Recipients of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Norwegian officials of the United Nations
20th-century diarists


Jah Warrior is a United Kingdom roots reggae/dub production team, record label, sound system, and musical group centred on Steve Mosco.

Overview

Mosco first got interested in reggae as a teenager in Manchester. He started attending sound system events in Moss Side and Hulme, before travelling further afield, experiencing the likes of Jah Shaka.  In 1981 he moved to London and was invited by Tim Westwood to do a reggae show on a pirate radio station called LWR. He also worked as a selector on the Humble Lion sound system, which in 1987 was renamed Jah Warrior. In 1990 he put out an album called Warrior Dub under the name Zulu Warriors. In 1995 he started the Jah Warrior record label, the first release being "The 22nd Book" by Naphtali, followed by the album One of These Days. Since 1999, he has concentrated on production.

He has since produced albums by artists such as Hughie Issachar, Tena Stelin, Prince Alla, Peter Broggs, Trinity, Dillinger, Rod Taylor, U Brown, Alton Ellis, Anthony Johnson, Dennis Alcapone, Horace Andy, and Jah Mason, as well as dub releases as Jah Warrior, working with Dougie Wardrop (aka A. Millgate), and Jah Warrior has become one of the leading independent roots and reggae labels in the UK. His Dub From The Heart series of albums are considered some of the most interesting examples of that genre from the mid to late 1990s.

Jah Warrior's first release in the United States was Peter Broggs Jah Golden Throne Dubwise album on the BSI label.

References

External links
 Official website
 Jah Warrior label at discogs.com
 Jah Warrior at discogs.com

British record labels
Reggae record labels
Dub musicians
British reggae musicians
Sound systems


Events from the year 2007 in Pakistan.

Incumbents

Federal government
President: Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister: Shaukat Aziz (until 16 November), Muhammad Mian Soomro (acting) (starting 16 November)
Chief Justice:
 until 9 March: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
 9 – 24 March: Javaid Iqbal (acting)
 25 March – 20 July: Rana Bhagwandas (acting)
 20 July – 3 November: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
 starting 3 November: Abdul Hameed Dogar (acting)

Governors
Governor of Balochistan – Owais Ahmed Ghani
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Ali Jan Aurakzai
Governor of Punjab – Khalid Maqbool (until 16 May); Salmaan Taseer (starting 16 May)
Governor of Sindh – Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan

Events

January
 26 January
 United States legislation seeks ban on assistance to Pakistan after it reviewed inconsistencies in the Pakistan's nuclear and missile programmes.
 Suicide bombing at a Marriott Hotel in Islamabad leaves two dead including the bomber. The bombing happened hours before a Republic Day celebrations were to be hosted at the hotel by the Indian High Commission.
 27 January – Police chief and 12 others are killed in suicide attack in Peshawar.

March
 9 March – President Pervez Musharraf suspends chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and appoints justice Javaid Iqbal as the acting head of the Supreme Court.

May

 12 May – Black Saturday riots break out in Karachi at the arrival of chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry at the Jinnah International Airport. Gunfights and clashes erupted across the city as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) activists who supported the judge and the pro-government Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists took to the streets against each other. The clashes continued for several days.

June
 23 June – Torrential rainstorms hit the southern province of Sindh and brings floods and destruction to the provincial capital of Karachi; over 200 dead were recovered and several people injured by downed trees and power lines.

July
 3 July – Siege of Lal Masjid begins with gunfights erupting between Lal Masjid supporters and Pakistani security forces after 18 months of constant conflict amongst the two parties. Around 125 seminary scholars attack and set fire to government offices near the mosque and take over government positions.
 14 July – A suicide attack in Miranshah results in the deaths of 24 security personnel with at least 29 people injured.
 23 July – Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed resigns from his seat in the National Assembly quoting that "the parliament [was] being neglected and the whims of an individual [were] being imposed over the country".

August
 14 August – Pakistan celebrates 60th years of independence from the British Raj.
 19 August – A fire raging through the 15-storey building of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation in Karachi leaves at least two firefighters injured and destroys a large number of valuable documents including official records of the National Engineering Services Pakistan.
 25 August – Pakistan successfully test-fires a new cruise missile named Hatf-VIII (or Ra'ad) capable of carrying nuclear payloads across a range of .

September
 1 September – A suicide attacks results in the deaths of five people, including three security personnel with nine others injured in a Mamund tehsil in Bajaur Agency.
 4 September – Twin blasts in Rawalpindi, one in a bus another in a market area, kill many and injuring several.
 6 September – Pakistan's liquid foreign reserves cross 16 billion-dollar mark, despite the outflow of some 133 million dollars in portfolio investment.
 8 September – Government decides to arrest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif upon the arrival of their flight in Islamabad.
 9 September – Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto announces she would launch Pakistan Peoples Party's new campaign "Food, Clothes, Shelter for the People" upon her return to Pakistan.
 11 September
 Suicide bomber kills 18 people in Dera Ismail Khan of Pakistan.
 Nawaz Sharif is forcibly sent back to Saudi Arabia in a special plane after his six-hour stay at the Islamabad airport when he arrived from London on a PIA flight.
 13 September – Cabinet of Pakistan unanimously decides to re-elect president Musharraf in uniform from the present assemblies.
 14 September – Pakistan Peoples Party unanimously decides that Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan on 18 October 2007.
 16 September – Election Commission of Pakistan amends the Presidential Election Rules 1988 ahead of the elections so that Article 63 of the Pakistani constitution no longer applies to the president.
 18 September – President Musharraf's counsel at the Supreme Court, Sharifuddin Pirzada, says that the general vows to doff uniform after his re-election.
 20 September
 Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden calls Musharraf a tyrant and declares war on the government of Pakistan.
 The Election Commission announces to hold presidential elections on 6 October 2007. Musharraf vows to give up his post as army chief if he is re-elected.
 24 September – India won the ICC t20 world cup by beating their rivals Pakistan in the final.
   Benazir Bhutto arrives in Washington for a last visit to the US before ending her self-exile.
 29 September – Pakistani election officials approve Musharraf's nomination for re-election as president, despite efforts to have him disqualified.

October
 1 October – The Supreme Court suspends DIG and the deputy commissioner of Islamabad after a suo motu hearing of recent police violence that injured over 50 lawyers and journalists.
 2 October – More than 80 opposition MPs resign from the parliament in protest of the upcoming presidential election. They challenge Musharraf's eligibility to contest.
 6 October – Musharraf is re-elected as Pakistan's president, even though his candidacy was heavily criticised.
 9 October – Pakistani warplanes bombarded suspected pro-Taleban militant positions on Tuesday, as fierce fighting raged near the Afghan border for a fourth day. The army says 45 troops and 150 rebels have died in battles around the town of Mir Ali. Tuesday's air strikes left 50 rebels dead, unconfirmed reports say.
 11 October – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bans controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar from playing 13 international matches and fines him ₨ 3.4 million (US$56,000) for hitting his teammate Mohammad Asif with a bat.
 17 October – Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan after eight years of self-exile thronged by a crowd of a million in Karachi to welcome her back.
 19 October – At least 124 people are killed and 320 injured in the Karachi bombings near the convoy carrying Bhutto.
 20 October – Karachi police releases a photograph of the suicide bomber who killed at least 130 people in the Karachi bombings.
 25 October – The Election Commission asks political parties to desist from criticising the army or the judiciary ahead of general elections in 2008.
 28 October – The Radio Pakistan building on the M. A. Jinnah Road in Karachi is badly damaged in a blaze and the transmissions were suspended for several hours.

November
 3 November
 President Musharraf declares a period of emergency rule amid rising militant violence.
 Television networks and telephone lines are blocked in various cities across Pakistan.
 Benazir Bhutto visits Karachi, cutting short her visit to Dubai.
 Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar takes oath as the new chief justice of the Supreme Court.
 Militants capture two police stations in Swat.
 5 November – Pakistan's main stock market index KSE 100 falls nearly 5% to close at 13,279.60 as investors react to the emergency rule imposed by Musharraf. The fall is registered as the biggest one-day decline on the Karachi Stock Exchange index for 16 months.
 14 November
 Former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is arrested at the University of the Punjab in Lahore as the state of emergency continues.
 Pakistan army kills at least 16 Taliban militants in heavy fighting in the Swat Valley.
 15 November
 The National Assembly completes its five-year term for the first time in the history of Pakistan.
 Senate chairman Muhammad Mian Soomro takes oath as the caretaker prime minister after the dissolution of the National Assembly. His appointment came as a surprise to political observers who expressed concerns about the transparency and fairness of the upcoming elections.
 17 November – Pakistan's biggest private television network Geo TV is ordered off air for an unspecified amount of time during the emergency rule. The network had been forced to close down all operations and also halt its transmissions from the United Arab Emirates.
 18 November
Hina Jilani joins a protest in London to ask for the release of political prisoners and Musharraf's resignation.
US deputy security of state John Negroponte urges Musharraf to lift the state of emergency and free imprisoned political opponents.
 19 November
 Attorney general Malik Qayyum announces that the Supreme Court had dismissed five of the six petitions against Musharraf's re-election.
 At least 80 people die and 100 are wounded in sectarian violence in Kurram Agency.
 20 November
 Thousands of people escape Pakistan's Swat District where the Pakistan Army fights with pro-Taliban militants.
 More than 100 journalists are arrested for protesting against the state of emergency and media restrictions.
 The Pakistani government releases 3,400 people who were jailed during the state of emergency.
 Balochistan Liberation Army chief Mir Balach Marri is said to have been killed by Pakistan's security forces in the bordering regions of Afghanistan; whereas, his brother Sardar Gazain Marri alleges he was killed in an army operation in Balochistan.
 21 November
 Imran Khan is released from imprisonment at a jail in Dera Ghazi Khan.
 Chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry tries to leave his house in Islamabad but is blocked by security forces.
 Major general Waheed Arshad announces that the Pakistani army has killed 40 pro-Taliban militants in the Shangla District in Swat Valley in the last two days.
 22 November
 Pakistan is barred from the Commonwealth of Nations again for its imposition of emergency rule.
 The Supreme Court dismisses the last remaining petition challenging the dereliction of president Musharraf.
 23 November
 The Supreme Court orders the Election Commission to declare Musharraf the winner in the 2007 Pakistani presidential election.
 Foreign minister Inam-ul-Haq calls Pakistan's suspension from the Commonwealth "unjustified".
 26 November – Nawaz Sharif announces he will file his nomination papers for the 2008 general elections. However, he denies to serve as prime minister under the Musharraf's presidency.

December

 1 December – Benazir Bhutto begins her election campaign for the 2008 general election.
 3 December – The Election Commission rejects Nawaz Sharif's nomination papers for the upcoming general elections.
 7 December – Dr Reginald Zahiruddin, secretary of the Church of Pakistan and medical director at a hospital in Bannu, is kidnapped by Taliban militants along with his driver.
 8 December – Gunmen attack Bhutto's PPP party office in Naseerabad, Karachi, killing three supporters.
 27 December – Benazir Bhutto is assassinated during an election rally.

Deaths
 27 December – Benazir Bhutto, politician and Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1953)

See also
2007 in Pakistani television
List of Pakistani films of 2007

References

Pakistan
Pakistan
2000s in Pakistan
Years of the 21st century in Pakistan


was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period. He ruled the Inuyama Domain. According to legend, he was involved in a 1611 plot by Tokugawa Ieyasu to assassinate Toyotomi Hideyori, son and intended successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, through use of a poisoned manjū. Though the story has been historically discounted, it remains immortalized in a kabuki play.

References

 Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.

Daimyo
Samurai
1542 births
1611 deaths


Carlo Oliver D. Diasnes (born June 23, 1971) is a Filipino medical doctor and politician. A member of the Lakas Kampi CMD party, he served a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Lone District of Batanes from 2007 to 2010.

References

Filipino medical doctors
People from Batanes
1971 births
Living people
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batanes
Independent politicians in the Philippines
Lakas–CMD politicians


Luis Roberto (Ruben) Piazzini (11 May 1905  –  4 March 1980) was an Argentine chess master.

He participated many times in Argentine championships, and was an Argentine Champion in 1933 winning ARG-ch Torneo Mayor and a match for the title against Jacobo Bolbochán (5.5 : 2.5). In 1934/35, he lost a match to Roberto Grau (5.5 : 7.5), lost a match to Carlos Guimard (2.5 : 7.5) in 1938, and lost a match to Carlos Maderna (6 : 8) in
1940.

In 1934, he tied for 7-8th in Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament (Aaron Schwartzman won). In 1934/35, he won South American Chess Championship in Buenos Aires. In 1936, he tied for 9-10th in Mar del Plata (it, Isaías Pleci won). In 1944, he took 4th in Buenos Aires (La Regence). In 1952, he won the Club Argentino de Ajedrez Championship in Buenos Aires. In 1959, he took 8th in Quilmes (Alberto Foguelman won).

Piazzini played twice for Argentina in Chess Olympiads:
 In 1937, at first board in 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+4 –2 =6);
 In 1939, at second board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+4 –3 =4).

References

External links
 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085931/http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=58998

1905 births
1980 deaths
Argentine chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
20th-century chess players


Dictamnus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to temperate Eurasia from Spain to China. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted two species:
Dictamnus albus L.
Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz.

References

Zanthoxyloideae
Zanthoxyloideae genera