The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is a learned society providing an open forum for anyone interested in risk analysis.  SRA seeks to:

 Bring together individuals from diverse disciplines and from different countries and provide them opportunities to exchange information, ideas, and methodologies for risk analysis and risk problem solving;
 Foster understanding and professional collaboration among individuals and organizations for the purpose of contributing to risk analysis and risk problem solving;
 Facilitate the dissemination of knowledge about risk and risk methods and their applications;
 Encourage applications of risk analysis methods;
 Promote advancement of the state-of-the-art in research and education on risk analysis; and
 Provide services to its members to assist them in developing their careers in risk analysis.

Publication
In early 1979, Robert B. Cumming, the first SRA President, recognized the growing need for risk researchers and practitioners to publish their work in a dedicated scientific journal. This led to the formation of an organization to support such a journal, with the certificate of incorporation for the SRA made official on August 28, 1980. The first issue of Risk Analysis appeared in March 1981.

SRA interest areas
SRA broadly defines risk analysis to include risk assessment, risk characterization, risk communication, risk management, and policy relating to risk. The society's interests include: risk perception, risks to human health and the environment, both built and natural; threats from physical, chemical, and biological agents and from a variety of human activities as well as natural events; and risks of concern to individuals, to public and private sector organizations, and to society at various geographic scales. SRA published a glossary of definitions of key terms related to risk and fundamental principles for high quality risk analysis.

Awards
SRA Awards recognize the value outstanding contributions to the field of risk analysis and the society. The following are its most-sought annual awards:

Distinguished Achievement Award. This award is given to any individual for his or her extraordinary achievement in science or public policy relevant to the field of risk analysis.

Richard J Burk Outstanding Service Award. A recognition to the society's member for extraordinary service to SRA.

Outstanding Practitioner Award. Award alternately given to a member in public and private practice for an outstanding practice in the field of risk analysis.

Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk Analyst Award. For an outstanding risk-analysis-related achievement in science or public policy by a young SRA member (40 years of age or below) for exceptional promise and continued contributions to risk analysis.

Distinguished Educator Award. Awarded to an outstanding teacher, author, or mentor for substantial training of new experts in risk analysis.

Presidents
SRA leadership includes the following risk analysis experts, who served as presidents (term):, with the term beginning at the SRA annual meeting in December.
 Ragnar Löfstedt (2021-2022)
 Robyn Wilson (2020-2021)
 Seth Guikema (2019-2020)
 Katharine McComas (2018-2019)
 Terje Aven (2017-2018)
 Margaret MacDonnell (2016-2017)
 James Lambert (2015-2016)
 Pamela Williams (2014-2015)
 Ortwin Renn (2013-2014)
 George M. Gray (2012-2013)
 Ann Bostrom (2011-2012)
 Rachel Davidson (2010-2011)
 Richard Reiss (2009-2010)
 Aliston Cullen (2008-2009)
 Jonathan B. Wiener (2007-2008)
 Kimberly M. Thompson (2006-2007)
 Christopher Frey (2005-2006)
 Baruch Fischhoff (2004-2005)
 Caron Chess (2003-2004)
 Bernard Goldstein (2002-2003)
 Robin Cantor (2001-2002)
 John Ahearne (2000-2001)
 Roger E. Kasperson (1999-2000)
 Gail Charnley (1998-1999)
 Yacov Haimes (1997-1998)
 Rae Zimmerman (1996-1997)
 John Graham (1995-1996)
 Elisabeth Pate-Cornell (1994-1995)
 Robert G. Tardiff (1993-1994)
 James D. Wilson (1992-1993)
 D. Warner North (1991-1992)
 Curtis C. Travis (1990-1991)
 B. John Garrick (1989-1990)
 Richard C. Schwing (1988-1989)
 Vincent T. Covello (1987-1988)
 Paul F. Deisler, Jr. (1986-1987)
 Lester B. Lave (1985-1986)
 Elizabeth L. Anderson (1984-1985)
 Paul Slovic (1983-1984)
 Chris G. Whipple (1982-1983)
 Robert B. Cumming (1981-1982)

Specialty Groups
Many SRA functions are organized through its specialty groups, which cover a wide range of risk analysis topics.
 Advanced Materials and Technologies
 Applied Risk Management
 Decision Analysis and Risk
 Dose Response
 Ecological Risk Assessment
 Economic and Benefits Analysis
 Engineering and Infrastructure
 Exposure Assessment
 Foundational Issues in Risk Analysis
 Justice, Equity and Risk
 Microbial Risk Analysis
 Occupational Health and Safety
 Resilience Analysis
 Risk Communication
 Risk Policy and Law
 Security and Defense

References

External links

Risk analysis
Academic organizations based in the United States
Organizations established in 1980
Statistical societies
Safety organizations
1980 establishments in the United States


Demets, DeMets, or De Mets is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 David DeMets (born 1944), American biostatistician
 Eugène Demets (1858–1923), French music publisher
 Fernand Demets (1884–1952), Belgian politician
 Gertjan De Mets (born 1987), Belgian footballer
 Stéphane Demets (born 1976), Belgian footballer


Dilwar Hussain  (born 25 December 1970) is an independent British  consultant working on social policy, Muslim identity and Islamic reform in the modern world. He formerly taught MA courses on Islam and Muslims at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education.

Biography
Hussain, a British Bangladeshi, studied at King's College London, graduating in 1993. He completed a Master of Philosophy in religious studies from the University of Wales, Lampeter in 1999.

Dilwar is founding Chair of New Horizons in British Islam, a charity that works on Muslim identity, integration and reform; Research Fellow at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, University of Coventry and Lecturer at the University of Leicester.

He teaches courses on Islam in contemporary society and has a number of published works in the field. He has worked in academic research, policy consultancy and training for over fifteen years, delivering contracts for private sector groups as well as various government departments. His recent research and advisory work includes: Literature Review for the Casey Report on Integration (2016); a report on the Somali Diaspora in Leicester for the Open Society Foundation (2014); a report on Muslims in Leicester for the Open Society Foundation (2010); Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Inquiry on Prevent (2010); Consultant to the Cambridge-Azhar Imams Training Project, Cambridge University and FCO; steering group of the Contextualising Islam in Britain Project, Cambridge University.

He is Vice-Chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and a Trustee of the Three Faiths Forum (3FF) and the Islamic Society of Britain, where he was President (2011–2013). He is a member of the Faiths Advisory Panel for Near Neighbours, a grant scheme managed by the Church Urban Fund. Dilwar established and headed the Policy Research Centre, at the Islamic Foundation (2007–2013). He was also a Commissioner at the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) (2006–2007). He served on the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Urban Life and Faith (2005–2006), was Co-Chair of the BBC Standing Conference on Religion and Belief (2011-2013), was co-chair of Alif-Aleph UK (2005), a Trustee of Maslaha (2011–2013) and worked on the Preventing Extremism Together workgroups set up by the Home Office after July 7, 2005. He has been listed in the ‘Who’s Who of British Muslims’ by http://www.salaam.co.uk and the British Bangladeshi Power and Inspiration 100.

He was (2013 - 2016) a member of the Community, Voluntary and Local services Honours Committee, which nominates people for the Queen's Birthday and New Year's Honours. He was himself appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to interfaith social cohesion.

Selected publications
“Belonging Without Believing: Religion, Atheism and Islam today”, in: A. Carroll and R. Norman, (2017) Religion and Atheism: Beyond the Divide, Routledge, Oxon, UK.
Contextualising Islam in Europe and North America: Challenges and Opportunities, with Peter Mandaville, Brookings, US, 2015.
‘[Muslims in] The UK’ in J.S. Nielsen et al. (eds.) Yearbook of Muslims in Europe Vol 6, Brill, Leiden, 2014.
Somalis in Leicester (with research team), Open Society Foundation, 2014.
‘Can Muslims Think Universally? Human Rights as a Challenge for Reform’, Amos International Journal (July 2013).
'Social Policy, Cultural Integration and Faith: A Muslim Perspective’, Journal of Social Policy and Society (October 2012 Special Issue).
‘How did the Muslim Community Come to be Where it is Today?’ in: Tony Bayfield, Alan Race and Ataullah Siddiqui (Eds) (2012) Beyond the Dysfunctional Family: Jews, Christians and Muslims in Dialogue With Each Other and With Britain.
Muslims in Leicester (with research team), Open Society Institute, 2010.
“Europe, Muslims in” entry in Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam, Oxford University Press, 2009.
“Islam” in Zaki Cooper and Guy Lodge (eds.), Faith in the Nation: religion, identity and the public realm in Britain today, IPPR, December 2008.
Leading the preventing violent extremism agenda: a role made for councillors. (Contributed to guidance booklet with research team), Local Government Association, 2008.
“Islamophobia: Old Wine in New Bottles?”, in Islamophobia and the Challenges of Pluralism in the 21st Century, ACMCU Occasional Papers, August 2008.
“Faith and Solidarity” in Nick Johnson (ed.), Citizenship, Cohesion and Solidarity, The Smith Institute, June 2008.
“British Muslims in the anti-terror age” in Global Dialogue, Vol. 9, No. 3-4, Summer / Autumn 2007.
Faith as Social Capital – Connecting or Dividing? Report of a Joseph-Rowntree Foundation research project with Rob Furbey, et al., March 2006.
Chapter on ‘Can Islam Make us British?’ in Madeleine Bunting (ed.) Islam, Race and Being British, Guardian Publications, 2005.
Report on Human Rights and Muslims in the EU, jointly with Professor Jocelyne Cesari and Alexandre Caeiro, the European Commission, 2005.
Report on Mapping Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in UK sponsored by the Stone-Ashdown Foundation, with Dr Keith Kahn-Harris et al., July 2005.
Chapter on ‘British Muslim Identity post 9/11’, in Ron Geaves et al., Islam and the West Post 11 September, Ashgate, 2004.
Article on ‘Muslim Political Participation in Britain and the ‘Europeanisation’ of Fiqh’ in Die Welt des Islam, Brill, Leiden, Winter 2004.
British Muslims between Assimilation and Segregation, co-authored book, The Islamic Foundation, 2004.
British Muslims: Loyalty and Belonging, co-edited book, The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, 2003.
Chapter on ‘The Holy Grail of Muslims in Western Europe: Representation and Relationship with the State’, in Esposito and Burgat (eds.), Modernizing Islam: Religion in the Public Sphere in Europe and the Middle East. Hurst & Co., London, 2003.

See also
British Bangladeshis
List of British Bangladeshis

References

External links

Living people
1971 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
English Muslims
English people of Bangladeshi descent
Alumni of King's College London
Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter
Academics of the University of Cambridge
Markfield Institute of Higher Education
Members of the Order of the British Empire


The Scorpio and Jones families are fictional families on the American soap opera General Hospital, which is set in the fictional town of Port Charles, New York. Over time, the two families intertwined and became one large blended family, often referred to as the Scorpio/Jones family. The Scorpio family was introduced in December 1980 by head writers Pat Falken Smith and Margaret DePriest, when Robert Scorpio arrived in town to assist Luke Spencer in locating a rare diamond called the  Ice Princess. Four years later, the Jones family was introduced in 1984 by Gloria Monty when Frisco Jones arrived in town after he is hired to be the lead singer for "Blackie and the Riff Raff". The Scorpio and Jones families are known for their many adventures, with members of both families working as secret agents with the fictional World Security Bureau (WSB).

Family members

First generation

 Andrew Jones Sr. (Mentioned character)  Andrew Sr. is mentioned as the father of Tony and Frisco Jones. Andrew Sr. married a woman named Cindy, with whom he had his two sons, Anthony (Tony) and Andrew Jr. (Frisco).  After Cindy's death, he quickly married his wife's nurse, Rita. Andrew and Rita did not have any children. Andrew Sr. appeared onscreen in 1984 during a brief flashback as his younger son shares the story of their troubled relationship with his girlfriend, Felicia.

Second generation
 Robert Xavier Scorpio (Tristan Rogers)  The oldest Scorpio brother. Robert arrived in town as an international spy for the WSB and was involved in many adventures with his wife, Holly Sutton and friend Luke Spencer. In 1992, he and his ex-wife, Anna Devane, were both presumed dead after a boat explosion. Robert returned to town alive in 2006. Robert has one daughter, Robin Scorpio, with Anna.
 Malcolm "Mac" Scorpio (John J. York)  The younger Scorpio brother. Mac was introduced in 1991 upon his arrival in town. He had a very volatile relationship with his brother due to years of estrangement. Over time, the relationship thawed and improved as they put aside their differences. Mac is the former owner of The Floating Rib and is the current Police Commissioner for PCPD. While Mac never had any children of his own, he married Felicia Jones and raised her two daughters, Maxie and Georgie, and also his niece, Robin, after her parents were presumed dead. In November 2022, it was discovered that Mac is the biological father of Cody Bell, with the late Dominique Stanton.
 Anthony "Tony" Jones (Brad Maule)  Andrew and Cindy's older son. He arrived in Port Charles in 1984, seeking to mend fences with his brother while working as a neurologist at General Hospital. Tony had a daughter, B.J., with Tania Roskov, and adopted a son, Lucas, with Bobbie Spencer. Tony died in February 2006 during the encephalitis epidemic at General Hospital.
 Andrew "Frisco" Jones Jr. (Jack Wagner)  Andrew and Cindy's younger son, Frisco was introduced in January 1984 as lead singer for the band, Blackie and the Riff-Raff. He later became an agent, and is now head of the WSB. He goes missing and is presumed dead the following year, but returns alive, having escaped the Bulgarian prison where he had been held and tortured. Frisco has two daughters, Maxie and Georgie, with Felicia Cummings.
 Prunella Witherspoon (Chantal Contouri)  Prunella is the cousin of Mac and Robert Scorpio. She appeared briefly in 1988 as a con artist.

Third generation
 Robin Scorpio-Drake (Kimberly McCullough)  Robert's only child with his first wife, Anna Devane. Robin initially was raised by Filomena Soltini, a woman she considers her grandmother, then by her uncle Mac after her parents are presumed dead. Robin contracts HIV from her first love, Stone Cates. She is a doctor specializing in neuropathology. Robin has two children: Emma Drake and Noah Robert Drake. Robin was presumed dead, but later rescued from captivity. She currently lives in Berkeley, California with her family.
 Mariah Maximilliana "Maxie" Jones (Kirsten Storms)  Frisco's oldest daughter with Felicia Cummings, born onscreen in 1990 revised to 1986, and named after her maternal great-grandmother, Mariah Ramirez, and her royal ancestor, the Emperor Maximillian. Maxie is raised primarily by her mother and her stepfather, Mac Scorpio. Maxie resented Frisco and Felicia because she felt abandoned by them, but later reconciles with both of them. Maxie works as the Vice President of Deception Cosmetics. She is the mother of Georgie Spinelli, James West, and Louise Jones.
 Georgianna "Georgie" Jones (Lindze Letherman)  Frisco's youngest daughter with Felicia Cummings, born onscreen in 1995 revised to 1989 then 1990. Georgie is viewed as the smart, sensible sister in comparison to her feistier older sister, Maxie. She was raised by Felicia, and her stepfather, Mac, but she never resented Frisco or Felicia for not always being there. She is murdered in 2007 by Diego Alcazar, the Text Message Killer.
 Barbara Jean "B.J." Jones (Brighton Hertford)  Tony's daughter with Tania Roskov, born onscreen in 1986. She was named Barbara Jean in honor of nurse Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Spencer, who helped deliver her. After Tania died, B.J. was adopted by Bobbie, who married Tony. In a tragic twist of fate, B.J. dies in 1994 after a school bus accident left her brain dead, and her heart was transplanted into her dying cousin, Maxie, who was suffering from Kawasaki syndrome. The story of B.J.'s heart is continually mentioned on General Hospital to the present day.
Lucas Stansbury Jones (Matt Trudeau)  Tony's adopted son with Bobbie Spencer. Lucas is the biological son of Julian Jerome and Cheryl Stansbury. He was illegally bought by Bobbie, but later returned to Cheryl when his true parentage was revealed. After Cheryl's death, Lucas is adopted by Tony and Bobbie. Lucas is a doctor at General Hospital, following Tony and Bobbie's footsteps. He comes out as gay before Tony's death, who accepts his son right before he dies.
Cody Bell (Josh Kelly)  Mac's biological son with Dominique Stanton. Cody was born off-screen after Dominique's relationship with Mac has failed due to his pursued relationship with his brother's ex-wife, Holly Sutton. After Cody was born, he was given to the Bells in order to protect him from Dominique's ex-husband, Leopold Taub. Years later, Cody arrived in Port Charles as an old friend of Dante Falconeri, and later had a paternity test done, which he learns that Mac is his biological father.

Fourth generation
 Emma Grace Scorpio Drake (Brooklyn Rae Silzer)  Robin's daughter with Patrick Drake, born onscreen November 3, 2008 revised to October 28,2005.
 Georgianna "Georgie" Spinelli (Eden Harker)  Maxie's daughter with Damian Spinelli. Maxie tries to pass the baby off as the child of Lulu and Dante Falconeri after miscarrying as their surrogate. When her true parentage was revealed, she was returned to Maxie and Spinelli. She is named after Maxie's sister, Georgie Jones.
 Noah Robert Scorpio-Drake  Robin's son with Patrick Drake, born around July 2017 in Berkeley, California. He is named after both his grandfathers, Noah Drake and Robert Scorpio.
 James Malcolm West (Gary James Fuller)  Maxie’s son with Nathan West, born onscreen May 21, 2018. He is named after his late father, whose legal name was James, and Mac Scorpio, Maxie's stepfather who raised her.
 Wiley Cooper-Jones  Lucas' adopted son with Brad Cooper. He is the biological son of Willow Tait and Hank Archer, and was adopted by Lucas and Brad at birth. He died of SIDS shortly after birth.
 Bailey Louise Jones  Maxie's daughter with Peter August, born onscreen May 27, 2021. To protect her from Peter, Maxie gave Louise to Brook Lynn Quartermaine, who passed off Bailey as her daughter with Valentin Cassadine. After Peter's death, Maxie was able to bring Bailey home.

In-Laws
Cindy Jones (Mentioned character) - Andrew Sr.'s wife (dissolved)
Rita Lloyd Jones (Kim Terry-Costin)  - Andrew Sr.'s wife
Holly Sutton-Scorpio (Emma Samms) - Robert's wife (1983–92)
Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) - Robert's wife (1970s; 1991–92)
Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) - Tony's wife (1989–96)
Tania Jones (Hilary Edson) - Tony's wife (1985–87)
Felicia Jones (Kristina Wagner) - Frisco's wife (1986–94); Mac's wife (1998–2001, 2013—)
Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson) - Robin's husband (2008–14, 2016—)
Dillon Quartermaine (Scott Clifton) - Georgie's husband (2006)
Matthew "Matt" Hunter (Jason Cook) - Maxie's husband (2012)
Bradley "Brad" Cooper (Parry Shen) - Lucas' husband (2016–20)
Nathan West (Ryan Paevey) - Maxie's husband (2017–18)

Scorpio

Family tree
Legend

Descendants

 Unnamed man (deceased); married Unnamed woman (deceased)
 Robert Scorpio (1954–); Brother of Mac; married Anna Devane (1976-1980, 1991–92), Holly Sutton (1983–92)
 Robin Scorpio (1977–); Robert and Anna's daughter; married Patrick Drake (2008–14, 2016–)
 Emma Drake (2002–); Robin and Patrick's daughter
 Noah Drake (2017–); Robin and Patrick's son
  Mac Scorpio (1963–); Brother of Robert; married Felicia Jones (1998–2000, 2013–)
 Cody Bell (1984–); Mac's son with Dominique Stanton, raised by the Bells.
 Maxie Jones (1986–); Felicia's daughter with Frisco Jones, raised by Mac; married Matt Hunter (2012), Nathan West (2017–18)
 Georgie Spinelli (2013–); Maxie's daughter with Damian Spinelli
 James West (2018–); Maxie and Nathan's son
  Bailey Jones (2021–); Maxie's daughter with Peter August
 Georgie Jones (1990–2007); Felicia's daughter with Frisco Jones, raised by Mac; married Dillon Quartermaine (2006)

Jones

Family tree

Descendants

 Andrew Jones, Sr. (deceased); married Cindy Jones (dissolved), Rita Jones
 Tony Jones (1952–2006); Andrew and Cindy's son; married Tania Roskov (1985–87), Lucy Coe (divorced), Bobbie Spencer (1989–96)
 B. J. Jones (1986–94); Tony and Tania's daughter
 Lucas Jones (1987–); Tony & Bobbie's adopted son; married Brad Cooper (2016–20)
 Wiley Cooper-Jones (2018); Lucas and Brad's adoptive son
 Frisco Jones (1960–); Andrew and Cindy's son; married Felicia Cummings (1986–94)
 Maxie Jones (1986–); Frisco and Felicia's daughter; married Matt Hunter (2012), Nathan West (2017–18)
 Georgie Spinelli (2013–); Maxie's daughter with Damian Spinelli
 James West (2018–); Maxie and Nathan's son
  Bailey Jones (2021–); Maxie's daughter with Peter August
 Georgie Jones (1990–2007); Frisco and Felicia's daughter; married Dillon Quartermaine (2006)

References

General Hospital families
General Hospital characters


Roger Bowling (born May 8, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Bowling competed for the UFC and Strikeforce.

Background
Bowling was born and raised in the small village of Neville, Ohio, and is the oldest of three siblings. Bowling's early life was difficult as his father was a drug addict who was often in and out of jail while Bowling's mother had to work two jobs, which including driving a school bus, to support the family. Bowling was athletic playing sports such as football and baseball, but his athletic activities were limited by a lack of transportation. He attended Felicity Franklin Highschool. He was frequently suspended or expelled from highschool for picking fights and had been looking forward to leave the town. When he was 18 years old he went to live with his girlfriend and go to Grant vocational school to learn welding. Bowling has a background in amateur boxing with an undefeated 9-0 record, having competed and dominated his opponents in Toughman-like competitions. Bowling later joined a gym where he was introduced him to mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career
After joining the MMA gym, Bowling had his first fight against an opponent who, at 6'6, towered over the 5'9 Bowling. Despite the huge size disadvantage, Bowling won the bout and broke his opponent's nose. Bowling competed as a Middleweight for all of his amateur fights, and held an amateur record of 3-1.

From 2007 to 2009, Bowling built his career fighting for the MMA Big Show, a regional promotion known for pitting up and comers against UFC veterans to springboard talent. He earned the Welterweight Championship and carried the belt until MMA Big Show promoter and manager Jason Appleton signed Bowling to a three-year deal with Strikeforce.

On June 20, 2009 Bowling was set to fight the controversial former UFC Welterweight War Machine, formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver. However Bowling broke his hand a couple of weeks before the event and was not cleared to fight. The two agreed to fight later in the year. Before the rescheduled match up, Roger defeated Devon Plaisance via TKO in July 2009. Bowling was again set to fight War Machine in the main event of XFC 9 in Tampa, Florida on September 5, however, Bowling was again forced to withdraw due to injury.

Strikeforce
In October 2009, Bowling signed with Strikeforce. He was set to make his debut in November 2009, but was forced to withdraw because of an injury.

Bowling subsequently made his debut in May 2010 on the Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey card against Bobby Voelker. Bowling dominated the first two rounds, but was unable to stop Voelker. The fight ended controversially as it was stopped in the third round due to an unintentional eye injury. Per the rules, the fight went to the judges' scorecards and Bowling was awarded a unanimous decision win.

Bowling and Voelker had a rematch in the main event of the Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker card on October 22, 2010. After controlling the action in the first round, demonstrating his speed and striking advantage, Bowling lost the fight in the second round via TKO (strikes), after being hurt by Voelker's ground and pound technique, and was given his first professional loss. Bowling and Voelker fought for a third time at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III to create Strikeforce's first trilogy. Once again, Voelker won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Bowling next faced Jerron Peoples at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal on December 17, 2011. Despite Peoples weighing in nearly 10 pounds heavy, Bowling won the fight via knockout at just under a minute in the first round.

On March 3, 2012, Bowling faced Brandon Saling at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey in Columbus, Ohio and won via TKO in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
In January 2013, the Strikeforce organization was closed by its parent company Zuffa. A list of fighters scheduled to be brought over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship was released in mid-January and Bowling was one of the fighters listed.

Bowling made his UFC and Lightweight debut against Anthony Njokuani on April 20, 2013 at UFC on Fox 7. He lost via second-round knockout.

Bowling faced Abel Trujillo on August 28, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 27. The fight ended in controversial fashion as Trujillo landed what appeared to be an illegal knee to the face of Bowling at the end of round two. With Bowling unable to continue, the referee deemed the bout a no contest. In a post-fight interview with Ariel Helwani, Bowling was upset as he felt he had been winning the fight until the illegal knee, and wanted a rematch with Trujillo.

A rematch with Trujillo took place on December 14, 2013 at UFC on Fox 9. Bowling lost via TKO in the second round, and was released from the promotion shortly after the fight.

Personal life
Bowling is married and has a daughter. Aside from professional fighting, he works for an engineering company that builds custom machinery.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts
American Fight League
American Fight League Amateur Middleweight Championship (One time)
Caged Inferno
Caged Inferno Amateur Middleweight Championship (One time)
MMA Big Show
MMA Big Show Welterweight Championship (One time)
Revolution Fight League
Revolution Fight League Welterweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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|Nicolae Cury
|Submission (armbar)
|Z Promotions: Fight Night Medicine Hat 2
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|align=center|1
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|Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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|  Win
| align=center| 12–5 (1)
| Joshua Thorpe
| KO (punches)
| Absolute Action 43
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:37
| Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States
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|  Loss
| align=center| 11–5 (1)
| Abel Trujillo
| TKO (punches)
| UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:35
| Sacramento, California, United States
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|  NC
| align=center| 11–4 (1)
| Abel Trujillo
| NC (illegal knee)
| UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:57
| Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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|  Loss
| align=center| 11–4
| Anthony Njokuani
| KO (punch)
| UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:52
| San Jose, California, United States
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|-
|  Loss
| align=center| 11–3
| Tarec Saffiedine
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| San Diego, California, United States
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|  Win
| align=center| 11–2
| Brandon Saling
| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:15
| Columbus, Ohio, United States
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|  Win
| align=center| 10–2
| Jerron Peoples
| KO (punches)
| Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:42
| San Diego, California, United States
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|  Loss
| align=center| 9–2
| Bobby Voelker
| TKO (knee and punches)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:16
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|  Win
| align=center| 9–1
| Josh Thornburg
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Columbus, Ohio, United States
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|  Loss
| align=center| 8–1
| Bobby Voelker
| TKO (punches)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:58
| Fresno, California, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 8–0
| Bobby Voelker
| Technical Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 1:38
| Portland, Oregon, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 7–0
| Jerrod Appenzeller
| TKO (punches)
| MMA Big Show: Triple Threat
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 0:14
| Vevay, Indiana, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 6–0
| Devon Plaisance
| TKO (punches)
| MMA Big Show: Unstoppable
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:41
| Vevay, Indiana, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 5–0
| Seth Baczynski
| KO (punches)
| MMA Big Show: Retribution
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:09
| Vevay, Indiana, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 4–0
| Paul Mann
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| MMA Big Show: Relentless
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:20
| Covington, Kentucky, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Shamar Bailey
| TKO (punches)
| RFL: Hostile Takeover
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:28
| Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Michael Skiba
| TKO (submission to punches)
| MMA Big Show: Punishment
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:25
| Covington, Kentucky, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Chris Runge
| TKO (punches)
| MMA Big Show: Domination
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:56
| Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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References

External links
 Official website

1982 births
Living people
American male mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists from Ohio
Lightweight mixed martial artists
Welterweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
American male boxers
Boxers from Ohio
Sportspeople from Clermont County, Ohio


Elephant Run is a young adult historical novel by Roland Smith, first published in 2007. It takes place mainly in Burma in the midst of World War II. The main character is Nicholas Freestone, a 14-year-old boy, tamed and simple, who is sent to live by his mother with his father on the family teak plantation, which requires toughness and strength, to escape the bombing in London. When the Japanese invade Burma, they take over the plantation, sending Nick's father, Jackson Theodore Freestone III, to a prison camp. Leaving Nick to escape and try to save his father with the help of some friends and with the danger of some enemies.

Elephant Run was chosen as one of the ALA Best Books for Young Adults in 2009.
 and received several nominations for book awards.

Plot summary

Nicholas Gillis Freestone is sent to Burma after his mother's apartment is destroyed in or the Battle of Britain. He meets Nang the foreman, his daughter Mya, and his son Indaw, a mahout. At the time of Nick's arrival, there is much talk about the recent Japanese bombing of Rangoon, predicting the British defenses in Burma will soon fall. The next day Nick is at the village and Hannibal, a koongyi (timber elephant) with a grudge against tiger Nats (spirits of the forest), attacks Nick and his ribs are cracked. Out of embarrassment, Nick keeps the incident to himself until his father hears of the accident from Hilltop (Taung Baw in Burmese), a monk who was one of the two original mahouts to come with Nick's great-grandfather, Sergeant-Major Jackson Theodore Freestone I, who founded Hawk's Nest. Hilltop is Mya & Indaw's great-grandfather, who some people rumor is over 100 years old. Hilltop is said to know the secret language of the elephants. Rumor says he lives in the forest and disappeared for sixty years before returning to the Freestone Plantation.

On Christmas, Nick, his father, Indaw, and Mya are traveling to the nearby Freestone Island when the Japanese invade. Japanese soldiers soon overrun and capture the Freestones' camp, taking into custody all its inhabitants while Nick and the elephants go into a safe hiding place. Not long after, though, Nick is captured by an amiable soldier, Sergeant Sonji, whom Nick initially takes to be crazy. Sonji takes an interest in Nick, teaching him to create haiku and treating him relatively well for a Japanese sergeant of the time. Nick is returned to the elephant village by the sergeant, at which point the brutal extent to which the Japanese are taking in their conquest becomes clear. Under the newly erected Japanese flag lie the corpses of Nang, who has been beaten to death, and Captain Josephs, a British officer who has been decapitated. His father and Indaw have been taken as POWs (prisoners of war), and Nick is taken a hostage at Hawk's Nest. He remains there for ten months as a servant of sorts to Colonel Nagayoshi, the Japanese commander of Hawk's Nest. While there, Nick is routinely beaten by a crippled elderly Japanese sympathizer named Bukong but is otherwise left unscathed by the Japanese.

Later, Nick gets a letter from his father saying he was transported from a camp for British and Australian prisoners in Singapore to one in Burma. One night Hilltop shows a secret passage that was in the house to Nick and Mya. Everyone later believes that they escaped when they were actually in the tunnel. From then on Hilltop shows the passages that link to Hawk's Nest. On their escape day, Nick and Mya disguise themselves as novice monks and escape Hawk's Nest with Hilltop and Hannibal. In a nearby village, they are trapped by Captain Moto who wants to find and catch the infamous thief Kya Lei (Tiger's Breath), a Burmese Robin Hood. The next day Hilltop writes a letter saying that he was at the prison camp and would be back. Kya Lei helps Nick and Mya to get to the first camp. Each day, they progress closer to Jackson and Indaw. When Hilltop returns he tells Nick and Mya that he talked to Indaw while he was at the prison camp and planned an escape. The day of his escape was on the festival day, a day where the Japanese soldiers buy goods for themselves. Because the guards were distracted by the festival, Indaw was able to escape. Later that day, Jackson faked his death and was able to escape, with the help of Sergeant Sonji.

The group trek into the jungle but are caught by Captain Moto, Bukong, and Japanese sympathizers. However, Hannibal attacks them, due to the presence of tiger skins on Moto's jeep, and the group is liberated by Bernard and Kachin scouts, who parachuted in to destroy the airfield at Hawk's Nest. Hilltop elects to stay behind, and not go with the group because he feels responsible for Hannibal and loves Burma.

The book fast forwards to 1945, where the Freestones have moved to the Australian Bush and opened a cattle ranch. Nick Freestone and Mya became a couple, his stepfather and mother are happy and, Jackson Freestone, Hilltop, and Hannibal are in good terms. And most especially, the Land of Burma belongs to the Burmese again.

Reception
A Kirkus Reviews review read, "It's the thrilling adventure tale Smith is known for, strong on plot and setting, and though the beginning is an uneasy mix of story and information, the tale soon rolls".

References

External links
Author's website

2007 American novels
American young adult novels
Children's historical novels
Novels set during World War II
Novels set in Myanmar
Novels by Roland Smith
2007 children's books
Children's books set in Myanmar
Children's books set in the 1940s
Children's books set during World War II


Isaac Sailmaker (born Isaac Zeilmaker; 1633 – 28 June 1721) was an etcher and marine painter of the Baroque period, who had a long career in England. He was referred to in contemporary books and journals as "the father of British sea painting", but was eclipsed by his contemporaries, the Dutch marine painters Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son Willem van de Velde the Younger, who for a period dominated the London market. Sailmaker was commissioned by the English Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, to paint the English fleet at Fort-Mardyck.

The attribution of Sailmaker’s surviving paintings has been problematic, as his works were never signed. Other paintings have been attributed to him on the basis of engravings after his work; his painting of the second Eddystone Lighthouse, built in 1709, was firmly attributed to Sailmaker in the 1970s on the basis of such documentary evidence. His style can also be identified by its reliance on a relatively narrow palette, principally black, greys and greens, and by minor details within his paintings, such as the way he depicted flags and gilding.

Life
What is known about Isaac Sailmaker's life comes from notes published by the 18th century engraver, artist, and antiquary George Vertue.

Sailmaker, whose family name was probably Zeilmaker, was born in 1633 in the village of Scheveningen in the Dutch Republic. He came to London at a young age and became one of the first apprentices of George Geldorp or Gelders, a Flemish portraitist and art dealer who had bought a studio after moving to London from the Dutch Republic. As a portraitist, Geldorp did not provide his young pupil with a typical marine artist's education, and it is unlikely Sailmaker's interest in marine painting was inspired by his teacher.

An exact contemporary of the Dutch marine painter Willem van de Velde the Younger, Sailmaker was eclipsed by van de Velde and his father Willem van de Velde the Elder when they moved to London in the 1670s. Sailmaker, along with Jan van de Hagen, Jacob Knijff, and the most talented of the group, Peter Monamy, were members of the Younger van de Velde's London studio; they all continued van de Velde's artistic style. Sailmaker, who may have been a copyist in the van de Velde studio, outlived both father and son, and was still painting into his eighties. He was one of Britain's earliest marine painters, and was referred to in contemporary catalogues and books as "the father of British sea painting". He was the first marine painter from England to depict naval action involving an English fleet using oils. Sailmaker is known to have for worked for England's Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell during the 1650s, but most of his known works date from the 1680s. Vertue wrote that Sailmaker "employed himself always in painting views, small and great, many sea-ports and ships about England" and calls him "a constant labourer", which suggests that he produced a large body of work during his lifetime.

At the end of his life, Sailmaker was living in a house along King's Bench Walk in the Temple Bar area of the city of London. He died at home on 28 June 1721.

Artistic style and attributions
Paintings attributed to Sailmaker include ship portraits and depictions of various naval actions. He was commissioned by Cromwell to paint the English fleet at Fort-Mardyck, prior to the fort’s capture by an Anglo-French force in September 1657, but all his commissioned paintings from Cromwell, and also from the politician John Lovett, are now lost.

Sailmaker's surviving works reveal that he painted in a basic version of the Dutch style, making portraits of ships side on, stern and bow view. His only contemporary marine artist in England, Monamy, developed a technically advanced style and produced works that were brighter and more colourful than other paintings which emerged from the Van de Velde studio—in comparison to Sailmaker, he was a more competent and realistic artist.

An advertisement for an engraving by Sailmaker in the Term Catalogue of November 1692 stated:

The attribution of his paintings has been problematic for many years, as his surviving works are unsigned. Paintings originally said to have been created by him were later reattributed to the Dutch painter Jacob Knyff. Sailmaker's identity became uncertain until the 1970s. A contemporary painting of the second Eddystone Lighthouse, built in 1709, was firmly attributed to Sailmaker in the 1970s on the basis of documentary evidence. Other paintings have been attributed to him on the basis of engravings after his work.

Identification of Sailmaker's work is aided by characteristics of his artistic style, such as his depiction of ruffles across ships' flags, his palette, which was limited to variations of grey, green and black, and his method of using raised gold ‘blobs’ to show the gilding on his ships instead of flat brush strokes.

Reputation
Vertue was somewhat dismissive of Sailmaker's skill as a painter, calling him "not very excellent". Horace Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting in England (1828) mentioned Sailmaker, noting only that he produced a painting commissioned by Cromwell, and that a 1714 engraving of a fleet action was made from one of Sailmaker's works.

The maritime author Edward Keble Chatterton, writing in the 1920s, criticised Sailmaker's depiction of sea waves in his painting of the Battle of Málaga (1704), and noted the complete failure by the artist to portray the sea’s awe-inspiring grandeur. He described the work as “this uninspired group of ships and galleys” which “indicates admirably how little was the English painter's skill three years before the younger van de Velde died”.

Gallery

Notes

References

Sources

Further reading

External links

 Work by Isaac Sailmaker at Tate Britain
 Works relating to Isaac Sailmaker at the British Museum

1633 births
1721 deaths
Dutch marine artists
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Painters from The Hague


Dacia Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Orăştie, Hunedoara County. It is currently the home ground of Dacia Orăştie. It can currently hold 978 seats.

Football venues in Romania
Buildings and structures in Hunedoara County
Orăștie


Paul Harrison may refer to:

Paul Harrison (American football), American football coach
Paul Harrison (Australian footballer) (1944–2005), Australian footballer for South Melbourne
Paul Harrison (English cricketer) (born 1984), English cricketer
Paul Harrison (footballer, born 1984), English footballer
Paul Harrison (ice hockey) (born 1955), retired Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Paul Harrison (Jamaican cricketer) (born 1988), Jamaican cricketer
Paul Harrison (musician) (born 1975), British jazz pianist
Paul Harrison (pantheist), British environmentalist and president of the World Pantheist Movement
Paul Harrison (racing driver) (born 1969), British racing driver
Paul Harrison (weightlifter) (born 1966), Australian Olympic weightlifter
Paul Carter Harrison (1936-2022), American playwright and professor
Paul Phillips Harrison (1882–1950), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


The Iraqi Scholars and Intellectuals Group (List 455) is an Iraqi political coalition formed in 2007. It is predominantly formed from the minority Sunni sect and calls for "employing a moderate religious approach to reinforce national unity". In the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections they took 6% of the vote and 3 seats in Salah ad Din, 3.2% but no seats in Anbar and 1.3% but no seats in Diyala. In March 2009 one of its leaders was assassinated in Basrah.

References

Political parties in Iraq


William Dowling may refer to:

William Dowling (VC) (1825–1887), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
William C. Dowling (born 1944), American professor of English
William Dowling (politician), Northern Irish politician
Willie Dowling, English multi-instrumentalist


Treloar School and College is a non-maintained residential and day special school and college for disabled children and young people aged from 2 to 25 in Holybourne near Alton, Hampshire, UK.

Aims and governance
The school and college aims to provide enabling education to the disabled, using a combination of  teaching, care, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy. They are administered by Treloar Trust, a registered charity. The school, college, and trust are often referred to singly or collectively as "Treloar's", and indeed the official motto is "Treloar's: Enabling Education".

History
In 1907, the then Lord Mayor of the City of London, Sir William Purdie Treloar, set up a 'Cripples' Fund' as his mayoral appeal. His aim was to build a hospital and school outside the city for children with non-pulmonary tuberculosis. On 13 June that year he wrote in his diary that Her Majesty Queen Alexandra 'came to Mansion House to open the Queen's Fete in aid of my Cripples' Fund'. In 1908, the boarding school and hospital were opened in Alton, as The Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples' Hospital and College. In 1948 the National Health Service took over the hospital, and the Lord Mayor Treloar College subsequently moved from Alton to a new site bought by the Trust in 1949 in the nearby village of Froyle. In 1965 the Florence Treloar School for Girls was opened in the village of Holybourne; the two schools were combined in 1978 under the Lord Mayor Treloar College name, with the Lower School housed at Froyle and the Upper School at Holybourne.

During the 1970s and 1980s, the boys' school offered specialist care for haemophiliacs. With the introduction of Factor VIII treatment, between 1974 and 1987 many were injected with Factor VIII imported from the United States and manufactured from contaminated non-heat-treated blood plasma, and were infected with HIV and hepatitis; 90 out of 122 have since died. A public inquiry into the National Health Service's use of contaminated blood products began taking evidence from those affected in 2019, and in 2021 heard statements from former Treloar's pupils who were infected there. In 2022, a lawsuit against the school was filed by survivors.

In 1995 the Holybourne campus became the Lord Mayor Treloar National Specialist College of Further Education; in 2000 this was shortened to Treloar College and the Froyle campus became Treloar School. After the launching of an appeal, Vision Treloar's, in 2010, the School, College, and Trust were consolidated on a new campus on the Holybourne site that was officially opened in 2012 by Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who is the Trust's Royal Patron.

In 2004, the College became the first specialist college to be awarded 'outstanding' for the quality of its provision, leadership and management by Ofsted, and in 2017 it was awarded 'Beacon College' status by the Department for Education and Science. The school received an 'inadequate' Ofsted assessment in 2011, but was rated 'outstanding' in 2016 and 2018.

Headteachers and Principals
Headteachers have included :
1953 - 1972: George Heywood
1972 - 1974: Johnston Smith
1974 - 1990: Alec Macpherson
1990-1997: Hartley Heard
1996 - 2006: Neil Clark
2006 - 2007: Heather Boardman
2007 - 2011: Harry Dicks
2011 - 2014: Melissa Farnham
2018–: Mia Dodsworth
College Principals have included:

1994 - 1995: Dr Jane Lones
1995 - 2006: Dr Graham Jowett
2006 - 2008: Pat Teague
2014 - 2016: John Stone (Principal), School and College - Jo McSherrie
2016 - current: Martin Ingram

Sport
Treloar School has built a reputation of developing the sporting abilities of young people with physical disabilities. Many students continue their sporting progress at Treloar College and beyond. Particular strengths are in athletics, with many students showing Paralympic potential, boccia, and swimming. Many former students represented Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics in London. A sports facility accommodating basketball, chair football, hockey, and tennis was opened in 2014.

Notable alumni
Ash Atalla, TV producer
Spike Breakwell, comedian, writer, actor and musician
Laurence Clark (comedian), disability rights broadcaster
Paul Darke, academic, artist and disability rights activist
Julie Fernandez, actress and disability rights campaigner
Ben Rushgrove, Paralympic track athlete
Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds, artist

References

External links
 http://www.treloar.org.uk

Private schools in Hampshire
Special schools in Hampshire
Educational institutions established in 1908
1908 establishments in England


Operation Xcellerator was an operation conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, with cooperation from Mexican and Canadian authorities, against Sinaloa Cartel drug traffickers. In February 2009, after a 21-month operation, it totalled 755 suspects arrested across California, Minnesota, and Maryland.

In addition to the arrests of alleged drug traffickers, US$59.1 million in cash, over  of cocaine,  of marijuana,  of methamphetamine,  of heroin, 1.3 million ecstasy pills, 149 vehicles, 3 aircraft, 3 maritime vessels and 169 weapons were seized.

A large-scale meth laboratory was also uncovered, as was an ecstasy lab capable of producing 12,000 pills per hour.

References

2009 in the United States
Drug Enforcement Administration operations
Operations against organized crime in Mexico
Operations against organized crime in the United States
Sinaloa Cartel


Coubalan is a small town in the rural district of the same name, located in Tenghory Arrondissement, Bignona Department, Ziguinchor Region, Senegal.

Populated places in the Bignona Department
Arrondissement of Tenghory


Railway stations in Egypt include:

Stations served by passenger trains

Stations served

Existing

Most major lines originate from Ramses Station, Cairo or Misr Station, Alexandria:
 Giza
 Luxor
 Edfu
 Aswan
 Shellal
 Port Said
 Suez
 Damietta
 El Alamein
 Marsa Matruh

Proposed
 In 2010, a road/rail tunnel under the Suez canal was proposed.
 In 2014, the following 80 km long double track 25 kV line was proposed:
 El Salem
 Bilbeis City
 Sharqeya

Possible
 Hurghada (Red sea)
 Safaga
 to Luxor

 Sadat City
 Cairo

 Aswan
 Marsa Alam

Ferry
A weekly ferry service on the Nile River connects the Egyptian railhead at Aswan with the Sudan railhead at Wadi Halfa.

See also
 Egyptian National Railways
 Egypt-Sudan Railway Committee

References

External links
 Upgrade

Railway stations
Egypt


The 2000 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Maine is one of two states in the U.S. that instead of all of the state's four electors of the Electoral College to vote based upon the statewide results of the voters, two of the individual electors vote based on their congressional district because Maine has two congressional districts. The other two electors vote based upon the statewide results.

Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore won the state with 49.09% of the vote over Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush, who received 43.97%. , this is the last election in which Waldo County and Lincoln County voted for the Republican candidate.

Bush was the first Republican to win election without winning the state since Richard Nixon in 1968, as well as the first ever to do so without Hancock County and the first to do so without Knox County since William McKinley in 1900.

Results

Statewide

Congressional District
Gore won both congressional districts.

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
 Lincoln (Largest city: Waldoboro)
 Penobscot (Largest city: Bangor)
 Piscataquis (Largest city: Dover-Foxcroft)
 Waldo (Largest city: Belfast)
 Washington (Largest city: Calais)

See also
 United States presidential elections in Maine

References

2000
2000
Maine


Alex Funke (born October 12, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California) is a special effects photographer.

Career
He worked with Charles and Ray Eames for eleven years, a period he deemed important to his career success. His first Oscar was a shared one for Total Recall. Funke became noted as an expert on miniatures and was brought to New Zealand for work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. At the 75th and 76th Academy Awards, he won Best Visual Effects for his work on The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, respectively. He shared both wins with Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri and Randall William Cook.

Selected filmography
 1977 – Powers of Ten
 1978 – Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
 1979 – Buck Rogers
 1981 – Heavy Metal
 1988 – The Blob
 1989 – The Abyss
 1990 – Total Recall - Shared an Academy Special Achievement Award for this.
 1991 – Grand Canyon
 1992 – Freejack
 1992 – The Lawnmower Man
 1995 – The Indian in the Cupboard
 1995 – Waterworld
 1996 – Executive Decision
 1996 – The Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
 1997 – Starship Troopers
 1998 – Snake Eyes
 1998 – Mighty Joe Young
 1999 – Mystery Men
 2001 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
 2002 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 2005 – King Kong
 2008 – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

References

External links

Special effects people
People from Santa Barbara, California
1944 births
Living people
Special Achievement Academy Award winners
Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners


Just a Girl is Bonnie Pink's fifth studio album under the East West Japan label, released on October 24, 2001.

Track listing

Charts

Album

Singles

2001 albums
Bonnie Pink albums


George Gubbins (born December 8, 1935, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian retired jockey.  He began his professional riding career in 1953 in Toronto where he competed at Greenwood Raceway and Woodbine Racetrack until 1974, with several years missed due to accidents. In addition he competed at Fort Erie Racetrack and at Blue Bonnets Raceway in Montreal where he won a riding title in 1961. Gubbins also raced at Waterford Park in Chester, West Virginia and various other tracks in the United States.

After his retirement as a jockey, George Gubbins became a clocker in southern California. He passed away in 2023 in southern California.

References
 Montreal Gazette - August 24, 1961 article on George Gubbins
 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - October 14, 1961 article on George Gubbins

1935 births
Living people
Canadian jockeys
Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario


Sickology 101 is the eighth studio album, and the second in the "Collabos" series, by rapper Tech N9ne.

Early on, the album carried a "The Study of Being Sick" subtitle, but as its release grew nearer, the subtitle was phased out. The album features guest appearances from Krayzie Bone, Crooked I, Chino XL, Messy Marv, Ron Ron, Potluck, also featured are fellow Kansas City rappers Cash Image, D-Locc Da Chop and the 57th Street Rogue Dog . Furthermore, fellow Strange Music rappers Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun and Big Scoob are featured. It features production by producers that have previously collaborated with Tech, like Tramaine "Young Fyre" Winfrey, Jonah "Matic Lee" Appleby, Adam "Wyshmaster" Cherrington, and Michael "Seven" Summers, with additional production alongside Young Fyre, like Josh "Karbon" Brunstetter and Brian "Yung Fokus" Reid. The additional production credits were absent from the copies of the album in the initial pressing, but were added in subsequent pressings.

Both "Red Nose" and "Sickology 101" were released as digital singles on March 31, 2009, while "Nothin'" followed as a digital single on April 14, 2009. On March 24, 2009, the music video for "Red Nose" was added to YouTube by Strange Music's account in high-definition video. On April 13, 2009, the video premiered on MTVU.com. The video was directed by Dan Gedman.

The initial numbers released by Nielsen SoundScan for the albums' debut week were 18,680 which would have put the album at #23 on the Billboard 200. However, according to a news report by HipHopDX, Strange Music submitted proof, indicating the number to be 21,455 copies sold first week. As a result, Sickology 101 actually debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 19.

On 17 June 2020, "Dysfunctional" featuring Krizz Kaliko and Big Scoob was certified gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

References

2009 albums
Tech N9ne albums
Albums produced by Seven (record producer)
Concept albums
Strange Music albums


Kelly Maureen Regan (née Smith) MLA (born 4 February 1961) is a Canadian politician who has served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly since 2009, most recently as the MLA for Bedford Basin. She was first elected as the Member for Bedford-Birch Cove. Since is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Early life and education
A native of Kitchener, Ontario, Regan graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo in 1984.

Career

Journalism and community involvement
Regan moved to Nova Scotia in 1984 where she began working at CFDR-AM as a reporter covering municipal politics. Her journalism career continued as news director at ATV / ASN for seven years where she won two awards for health documentaries. This was followed by various media and public relations projects.

Regan has been active in many community organizations, serving as a library volunteer at Sunnyside Schools, a member of the organizing committee of the annual Bedford volunteer awards, as executive member of Ridgevale Homeowners’ Association, and as an elder of Bedford United Church. She also serves as a judge for the Atlantic Journalism Awards. She is also a founding member of the Nova Scotia chapter of Equal Voice, a multi-partisan group dedicated to increasing the number of women elected in Canada.

Politics
In 2009 Regan successfully ran for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Bedford-Birch Cove. She was elected in the 2009 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Len Goucher. The riding was renamed Bedford in 2012 and she was re-elected in this riding in the 2013 provincial election.

On October 22, 2013, following the Liberal victory in the 2013 Nova Scotia general election Regan was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia to serve as Minister of Labour and Advanced Education and Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act. On July 24, 2015, Regan was given an additional role in cabinet as minister responsible for youth.

On June 15, 2017, following the Liberal re-election in the 2017 Nova Scotia general election Premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Regan to Minister of Community Services, while keeping her as Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act. Regan was Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia in the Rankin government from February 23, 2021 until August 31, 2021. Regan was re-elected in the 2021 election, however the Rankin Liberals lost government becoming the Official Opposition. In August 2022, Liberal Leader Zach Churchill appointed her Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition, Chair of the Legislature’s Public Accounts, and shadow minister for Skills and Labour. She is a member of the Legislature Internal Affairs Committee.

Electoral record

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|Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal
|Kelly Regan
|align="right"|5,831
|align="right"|52.69
|align="right"|
|-

|Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative
|Valerie White
|align="right"|3,388
|align="right"|30.61
|align="right"|
|-

|New Democratic Party
|Mike Poworozynk
|align="right"|1,362
|align="right"|12.30
|align="right"|
|-

|}

|-

|Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal
|Kelly Regan
|align="right"|6,081
|align="right"|60.66
|align="right"|
|-

|Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative
|Joan Christie
|align="right"|2,026
|align="right"|20.21
|align="right"|
|-

|New Democratic Party
|Mike Poworozynk
|align="right"|1,701
|align="right"|16.97
|align="right"|
|-

|}

|Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal
|Kelly Regan
|align="right"|4,861
|align="right"|44.48
|align="right"|
|-

|New Democratic Party
|Brian Mosher
|align="right"|3,552
|align="right"|32.50
|align="right"|
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|Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative
|Len Goucher
|align="right"|2,268
|align="right"|20.75
|align="right"|
|-

|}

Personal life
Regan married her husband Geoff, who was the Member of Parliament for Halifax West, in December 1993, and has three children, Caitlin, Nicole, and Harrison. She resides in Bedford.

She is the granddaughter in law of John Harrison, daughter in law of Gerald Regan and sister in law of the longest host of CTV News at 5 (previously Live at 5) Nancy Regan and actress Laura Regan, of FOX's Minority Report.

References

External links
 Official website
 Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly
 Liberal caucus profile

Members of the United Church of Canada
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Women MLAs in Nova Scotia
People from Bedford, Nova Scotia
Politicians from Chatham-Kent
University of Waterloo alumni
1961 births
Women government ministers of Canada
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
Kelly
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians


Edwin Duncan Cooper (3 November 1879 – 12 February 1951) was an English footballer who played at left-back for Witton Albion and Burslem Port Vale in the early 1900s.

Career
At age 17, Cooper played for Witton Albion before joining Burslem Port Vale in November 1901. His debut came at the Athletic Ground in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County on 14 December. He was unable to gain a regular place however, and after playing only four more Second Division games in the 1901–02 season he was released at the end of the 1902–03 season. He received an offer from Manchester City but left football to focus on his business and hobbies.

Personal life
Cooper joined his father's business, working as a leather craftsman and saddler for many decades in Middlewich, where he was captain of the Middlewich Fire Brigade. He was also an avid beekeeper and billiards coach. He died in 1951 at Arclid Hospital after a long illness. In 1946, his wife, Lucy, died by suicide while in poor health. They had two sons and two daughters.

Career statistics
Source:

References

1879 births
1951 deaths
People from Middlewich
Footballers from Cheshire
English men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Witton Albion F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
English Football League players


Black Gold is an American, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.-based music project, with Eric Ronick (lead vocals, keyboards) and Than Luu (pronounced "Tahn" drums, guitar, percussions, vocals) formed in early 2006. The project was started after touring with M. Ward, Ambulance LTD, Rachael Yamagata, Panic! at the Disco, and Adam Franklin of Swervedriver. The formation followed with writing and recording at Ronick's Thinman Studios in Brooklyn, that culminated in the release of their debut album, Rush, released on February 3, 2009. Singles from the album include "Detroit" and "Plans & Reveries".  Their single "Plans & Reveries" is hypothesized to be the most popular song from the music group, and it conveys the idea that some ideas are stuck to and followed while others become reveries and are never accomplished.

Their single "Plans & Reveries" has been featured on The CW's One Tree Hill in the episode "Deep Ocean Vast Sea" which aired on October 19, 2009, and "Shine" was featured on the seventh season of So You Think You Can Dance as the farewell song.  They performed live on the season finale of the show, on August 12, 2010, where Ronick began the song by playing piano, but quickly abandoned it to instead pursue a solo vocal montage of the season's emotional moments. "Shine" was also featured in the film Valentine's Day and appears on the soundtrack.

Band members

Current

Eric Ronick – lead vocals, keyboard, guitar (2006–present)
Than Luu – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2006–present)

Current touring
Marty O'Kane - guitar (2012–present)
Nate Allen - bass (2012–present)

Former touring
Eugene – bass (2006–Unknown)
Siggy Sjursen - bass (Unknown–2008)
Shiben Bhattacharya - bass (2008–2009)
Alistair Paxton - guitar, backing vocals (Unknown–2012)
Kerry Wayne-James - bass (2009–2012)

References

External links
Official website

Rock music groups from New York (state)
Musical groups from Brooklyn


In the Vicinity of the Heart is the sixth studio album by the American country music band Shenandoah. Their only full studio album for Liberty Records, it was released in November 1994 (see 1994 in country music). It is also the final studio album to feature founding members Stan Thorn and Ralph Ezell.

Content
The first single from the album, "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart", features duet vocals from Alison Krauss. This song was Krauss' first Top 40 country hit, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard country charts in 1995. Following it were "Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)" at number 4 (it was also their last top 10 hit on the US Country charts), "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" at number 24, and "Always Have, Always Will" at number 40. "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" was previously recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys from their 1991 album Unstoppable, "Every Fire" was later recorded by Jason Sellers on his 1999 album A Matter of Time and Restless Heart on their 2004 album Still Restless and Neal McCoy on his 2012 album XII, "I Wouldn't Know" was recorded by Reba McEntire in 1998 for her album If You See Him, while "She Could Care Less" was later recorded by Joe Nichols on his 1996 self-titled debut.

Critical reception
Jim Ridley of New Country magazine gave the album two-and-a-half stars out of five. He highlighted "I Wouldn't Know" and the title track as standouts for their production and vocal performances, but thought that the song selection otherwise followed too closely to that of Under the Kudzu and that the album did not seem to take any chances.

Track listing

Personnel

Shenandoah
Ralph Ezell – bass guitar, background vocals
Mike McGuire – drums, background vocals
Marty Raybon – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Jim Seales – electric guitar, background vocals
Stan Thorn – piano, keyboards, background vocals

Additional musicians
Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar, slide guitar
Dennis Burnside – piano, Hammond B-3 organ
Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, ukulele
Rob Hajacos – fiddle, "electric hoedown tools"
John Barlow Jarvis – piano, synthesizer
Alison Krauss – duet vocals on "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart"
Brent Mason – electric guitar
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Dennis Wilson – background vocals
Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion

Chart performance

References

1994 albums
Liberty Records albums
Shenandoah (band) albums
Albums produced by Don Cook


The Pool of Life is the first album released by English band The Onset. It was released by Probe Plus in 1988. The album takes its name from one of the many nicknames of Liverpool, the home city of both the band and the Probe Plus label.

Track listing
All words and music by Mike Badger, except "Mansion on the Hill" by Williams/Rose arr. Danny Dean.
Side One
 Rakin 'Em Down - 0.19
 The Taker – 3:48
 For You – 3:18
 Down at the Space Rocketry – 2:16
 Peace Chain – 2:00
 In The Red – 2:22
 Moon Bather – 2:15
 Glad Rags – 1:18
Side Two
 Crying Shame – 3:02
 Too Proud To Start – 2:38
 The Pool of Life – 1:30
 Mansion on the Hill – 2:36
 Precious Love – 2:33
 Rockin Out The Depression – 2:23
 Talkin' Space Travel Blues – 1:32
 Let's Go Home – 3:05

Produced by Bald Brothers, Mike Badger and Simon Cousins.
"Down at The Space Rocketry" produced by Jon Cousins and Simon Cousins.
Engineered by Mike Harvey and John Dooley

Recorded May 1988 at the Ameritz Studio (Birkenhead)

Musicians
Mike Badger - vocals, guitar, Jews harp
Danny Dean - lead guitar, backing vocals
Simon Cousins - backing vocals, bass, whistle
Paul Hemmings - slide guitar
Tony Russell - drums, percussion
Roger Llewellyn - banjo, melodica, harmonica
Sue Dring - vocals
Bernard Nolan - fiddle
Nick Hrydowy - mandolin
Hamish Cameron - moonbeam guitar

Reviews
"One of the more original of local groups... The Onset's debut LP, on Probe Plus, manages to combine hippy sentiments with gusty catchy roots music, from rock 'n' roll to country to space age talking blues.  As befits a record called The Pool of Life. it manages to mix humour, compassion and style with a background of inner city reality and a slice of idealism.  It all works even better on stage, with singer Mike Badger (the coolest thing in the original La's lineup) introducing a song as "the only country song Pink Floyd ever did" one minute and the next claiming everything they do was written by Hank Williams (one of them was).  The LP's pretty good value with sixteen diverse tracks.  The live shows are just as good."
Penny Kiley (Liverpool Echo)

"Really and truly, all the Hillbilly carpings are one of the finest things that Probe Plus have delivered-this irreverent bunch must be a dream band"
Simon Jones (Folk Roots)

"Dedicated to Rainbow Warriors, Freedom Fighters and Sun Dancers, The Pool of Life explores the World, the Universe and everything else, from war games to starving children, through the love of God to more human weaknesses.  It is the sparsest of sounds that an eleven piece band can make - soft country accapella with lifting blues harmonica.  The Pool of Life makes no harsh demands, it merely suggests that you listen.  The soft shoe shuffle of tracks like Precious Love, the hard edge of Rockin Out The Depression, The Pool of Life proves to be a worldly Hobos' guide to the galaxy."
Cathi Unsworth (Sounds)

References

1988 debut albums
The Onset albums


Oando Plc is a Nigerian multinational energy company operating in the upstream, midstream and downstream.

In July 2016, Oando entered into a tri-partite agreement with the Vitol Group, an independent trader of energy commodities and Helios Investment Partner, an Africa-focused private investment firm to form OVH (formerly known as Oando Downstream).

In September 2016, Oando announced the execution of a definitive agreement with a vehicle owned by funds advised by Helios Investment Partners LLP ("Helios"), a premier Africa-focused private investment firm, to acquire 49% of the voting rights in Oando's midstream business subsidiary, Oando Gas and Power Limited.

Oando is Nigeria's indigenous oil and gas company with a production output of  per day of oil equivalent, enterprise value of N520 billion and market capitalisation value of N115.1 billion.

History
Oando's earliest roots can be traced to the formation of Esso Africa in 1956. Esso Africa was a downstream marketing company, a subsidiary of the Exxon Corporation of USA. To increase availability of petroleum products in the hinterland, in 1976 the Nigerian government purchased a controlling stake in the company and rebranded the company as Unipetrol Nigeria. On 1 March 1991, Unipetrol became a Public Limited company. Later on in the same year, the Nigerian government sold 60% equity to the Nigerian public in an initial public offering. By February 1992, Unipetrol was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

In 1999, Unipetrol acquired a 40% stake in Gaslink Nigeria Limited, a gas utility company. The acquisition was motivated by a desire to utilize its exclusive gas sale and purchase agreement with the Nigerian gas company. In 2001, the company increased its stake to 51 per cent. So far, Gaslink has developed 250 km of gas pipeline infrastructure.

In 2000, Ocean and Oil, a private investment company led by Nigerian entrepreneurs Adewale Tinubu and Omamofe Boyo acquired a 30% controlling interest in Unipetrol Plc. In 2001, Ocean and Oil increased its stake in Unipetrol to 42% via an irredeemable convertible loan stock issue.

In 2002, Ocean and Oil led Unipetrol's bid for a 60% stake of Agip Nigeria Plc, a rival petroleum marketing firm, owned by Agip Petroli BV, an Italian-based oil company. The merged company was named Oando PLC in 2003, making the company the largest downstream petroleum marketing company in Nigeria.

In 2005, Oando Energy Services was incorporated as an integrated Oilfield Services company to achieve the group's objectives in the upstream services industry.

In 2007, Oando Energy services acquired two oil drilling rigs in Nigeria's Niger Delta. In 2008, the company emerged Nigeria's first indigenous oil company with interests in producing deep water assets through the acquisition of equity in two oil blocks. By 2009, the company had acquired 5 swamp rigs and in 2010, the company launched its first Independent Power Plant for the Lagos Water Corporation. The project involved the construction of a 12.5MW power plant to provide uninterrupted power supply to the Lagos Water Corporation.

In 2011, Oando Gas and Power (now Axxela) commissioned 128 km EHGC Pipeline, the pipeline was built under a joint venture arrangement with the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The gas infrastructure has the capacity to deliver up to  at standard pressure of natural gas and will deliver an initial  of gas to its maiden customer, United Cement Company (UNICEM), to fuel its new 2.5million metric tonnes per annum cement plant, located in Mfamosing, Akampka Local Government Area of Cross River State.

In 2012, Oando Exploration and Production Limited ("OEPL") signed a farm-in agreement with Network Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited ("NEPN") for the acquisition of 40% participating interest in the Qua Iboe field (OML 13) subject to the consent of the Minister of Petroleum.

In 2013, Oando Plc succeeded in raising over N55.2 billion from the capital markets as its Rights Issue recorded 101 per cent subscription. The company issued 4.548 billion shares to existing shareholders at N12 per share between December 2012 and February 2013 with the intention of raising N54.6 billion.
Oando Gas and Power commissioned 10.4 MW Alausa Independent Power Plant to provide electricity to the Lagos State Secretariat Complex.
Following the decommissioning of OES Professionalism in 2013, OES currently has a fleet of 4 rigs; OES Teamwork, OES Respect, OES Integrity and OES Passion.

In 2014, Oando divested the 128 km Eastern Horizon Gas Company (EHGC) franchise in a $250 Million transaction with Seven Energy.

In 2014, Oando Energy Resources ("OER") listed on the TSX an affiliate company of Oando PLC entered into agreements with ConocoPhillips ("COP") to acquire its entire business interests in Nigeria for a total cash consideration of ~ $1.5 Billion.

In June 2015, Oando entered into an agreement with HV Investments II B.V., ("HVI"), a joint venture owned by a fund advised by Helios Investment Partners ("Helios") and The Vitol Group ("Vitol"), for a cash investment of US$461 million in Oando's Downstream business.

In 2016, Oando PLC completes a strategic US$115.8 million gas and power agreement with Helios. Oando PLC completes sale of Akute IPP.

In April 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria) gave the directive for Oando PLC's shares to resume trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange after placing the company's shares on suspension in October 2017 in order to execute a forensic audit.

On 31 May 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria) issued a "Press Release on Investigation of Oando Plc" notifying the public of the conclusion of the commission's investigations of allegations against Oando. The Commission ordered the resignation of board members implicated and barred "...the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) and the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (DGCEO) of Oando Plc from being directors of public companies for a period of five (5) years".

On Monday 3 June 2019 the Federal High Court of Lagos under presiding Judge C M A Olatoregun granted Oando PLC's group chief executive, Adewale Tinubu, and deputy group chief executive, Omamofe Boyo, an injunction restraining the Securities and Exchange Commission from executing sanctions, pending the hearing and determination of the applicant's motion for interlocutory injunction.

On 4 September 2020 Oando announced that the NNPC/NAOC/OANDO Joint Venture made Significant Gas & Condensates Discovery Onshore Niger Delta find in the deeper sequences of the Obiafu-Obrikom fields, in OML61, onshore Niger Delta.

On 13 December 2020 Oando announced the successful signing of two gas supply agreements with Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (NLNG) for the renewal of gas supply for the existing Trains 1-3 for a term of 10 years and for gas supply for the impending Train 7 for a term of 20 years.

On 19 July 2021, Oando entered into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The settlement reached by the parties was aimed at preventing further market disruption and harm to Oando PLC’s shareholders. As a result, Oando’s directors and management team have the opportunity to fully focus on business operations whilst continuing to ensure that it is in compliance with all governing statutes.

Statistics
Exploration and Production:
2017 Average Net Production was  per day of oil equivalent

Assets Portfolio:
14 Producing

Development & Exploration Assets:
  of oil equivalent of 2P Reserves
  of oil equivalent of 2C Resources

Trading:
C 7% of Nigeria's Fuel Requirement is Supplied by Oando Trading

OVH Energy:
> 320 Retail Outlets Operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Benin and Togo

Operating divisions
Oando PLC is organized functionally into a number of operating divisions. These divisions are grouped into three categories:
Upstream: Oando Energy Resources (OER, The leading indigenous exploration and production company in Nigeria)
Downstream: Oando Vitol and Helios (OVH Energy), Oando Trading

References

External links

Oil and gas companies of Nigeria
Multinational companies based in Lagos
Companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1956
Companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange


John Henshall was a footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale at the start of the 20th century.

Career
Henshall played for Hanley Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900. His debut came in a 2–2 draw with Small Heath at the Athletic Ground on 1 September. He played four more Second Division games in that month, but was not utilized for the rest of the season and was instead released in the summer.

Career statistics
Source:

References

Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Port Vale F.C. players
English Football League players
Place of birth missing


This is a list of casinos in Nevada.

List of casinos

See also

List of casinos in the United States
List of casino hotels
Las Vegas Strip
List of Las Vegas casinos that never opened

Notes

Sources

External links

Nevada
Casinos


Pediatric neuropsychology (paediatric in the UK) is a sub-speciality within the field of clinical neuropsychology that studies the relationship between brain health and behaviour in children. Many pediatric neuropsychologists are involved in teaching, research, supervision, and training of undergraduate and graduate students in the field.

In the United States undergraduate and graduate psychology programs generally do not offer a "track" in pediatric neuropsychology, per se. Specific supervised training in pediatric neuropsychology typically begins at the internship or postdoctoral level, as the graduate student is completing or has just completed a PhD or PsyD in clinical child psychology, pediatric psychology, clinical neuropsychology, or school psychology.

In the UK formal Clinical Paediatric Neuropsychology Training is available via UCL. This makes up part of the British Psychological Society's (BPS) criteria for accreditation as a Paediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist, known as the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN). Other requirements included documented supervised practise and the submission of a portfolio of clinical cases. Once completed paediatric clinical neuropsychologists are eligible to be on the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychology run by the BPS

Definition
Most pediatric neuropsychologists have several years of post-doctoral training regarding developmental or acquired neuropathology in children. Pediatric neuropsychologists work in any setting where children with central nervous system dysfunction are treated. This includes neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry practices as well as in hospital and outpatient settings.  In addition to assessing and treating children with medical disorders such as traumatic brain injury, brain tumors or epilepsy, pediatric neuropsychologists work with children who have Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, intellectual and developmental disorders (mental retardation), autism spectrum disorders. Some may work in other settings, such as schools, and provide more traditional mental health services as well.

In the United States, consistent with the current American Psychological Association's definition, "proficiencies can only be acquired through appropriate education and training focused quite specifically and intensively on defined content".

People in the field are sometimes referred to as "neurodevelopmentalists".  As of 2005 there was debate in the field as to whether "neurodevelopmentalist" should be made a new speciality.

Five maxims
In many ways, pediatric and adult neuropsychological practice are the same, but there are important differences. Some of these differences can be seen as maxims of neuropsychological practice with children include:
 Maturation is a paramount force in pediatric neuropsychology
 Adult brain-behavior relationship rules do not invariably apply to children
 A model of normal development provides clinical critical context.
 Pediatric neuropsychological methods are distinctive
 Genetic, socio-environmental and family factors have primacy for evaluation

A pediatric neuropsychological evaluation
 A clinical interview and observations of the child
 An interview of significant others if possible
 A review of any relevant school and or medical records and
 Administration of standardised tests that measure brain functions, such as: attention, executive functioning, memory, language, behavioral/emotional functioning, visuospatial abilities, fine motor skills and others. The tests are selected based on the child's presenting problems, age, developmental status, language and cultural considerations.
 Integration of the clinical history, observations, collateral information, and test results, with relevant research and clinical experience, to formulate and convey diagnostic impressions and recommendations.

The neuropsychological evaluation is used to determine the pattern of brain-related strengths and weaknesses to understand the origin of the problem and to make a diagnosis. Often, this will guide specific treatment recommendations. Pediatric neuropsychological evaluations are performed by licensed professionals and are helpful in determining functional outcomes and guiding interventions related to genetic syndromes, prenatal influences on development, systemic illness affecting the nervous system, acquired brain injuries or developmental conditions such as autism or learning disabilities.

Disorders commonly evaluated by pediatric neuropsychologists
Developmental Disabilities
Speech and Language Impairment (of unknown origin)
ADHD and Learning Disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Genetic and metabolic syndromes (e.g., phenylketonuria, Down syndrome, neurofibromatosis, Turner syndrome)
Acquired Neuropsychological Disorders
Prenatal Substance Exposure (e.g., Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder)
Hypoxic-Ischemic Injuries (e.g.,  periventricular leukomalacia associated with prematurity; near-drowning asphyxia)
Other prenatal anomalies (amniotic band syndrome, spina bifida myelomeningocele)
Toxic exposure (lead, mercury poisoning, chemotherapy drugs, irradiation)
Malnutrition & specific nutrient deficiencies affecting brain function
Trauma related to Abuse & Neglect
Acquired Traumatic Brain Injuries
Cerebrovascular disease (ischemia, thrombosis, embolism, infarct, arteriovenous malformation)
Neurological conditions of varying etiology (epilepsy, hydrocephalus, cysts, demyelination)
Systemic illness affecting brain development or function (e.g., HIV/AIDS, meningitis, encephalitis, leukemia, sickle cell disease)
Organ dysfunction affecting brain development or function, e.g., Cardiac, Circulatory, Renal, Hepatic, or Pulmonary Problems
Psychiatric Disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, somatization)

Board certification
In the United States and Canada, each state or province licenses professionals to practice psychology. Additionally, two boards specifically examine and certify neuropsychologists engaged in pediatric practice:

 The American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology, a subsidiary of the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology, is an exclusively pediatric board.
 The American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, a specialty board of the American Board of Professional Psychology, provides board certification for clinical neuropsychologists who subspecialize with different populations, including pediatric, lifespan, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, geriatric, forensic work, etc.

References

Further reading

 Hodges, Elise K; Kuentzel, Jeffrey G; Hook, Julie N. (eds.). (2023). Pediatric Neuropsychology: Perspectives from the Ambulatory Care Setting. Oxfordshire, England: Routledge. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

  This handbook for practitioners includes chapters by Michael W. Parsons, Alexander Rae-Grant, Ekaterina Keifer, Marc W. Haut, Harry W. McConnell, Stephen E. Jones,  Thomas Krewson, Glenn J. Larrabee, Amy Heffelfinger, Xavier E. Cagigas, Jennifer J. Manly, David Nyenhuis, Sara J. Swanson, Jessica S. Chapin, Julie K. Janecek, Michael McCrea, Matthew R. Powell, Thomas A. Hammeke, Andrew J. Saykin, Laura A. Rabin, Alexander I. Tröster, Sonia Packwood, Peter A. Arnett, Lauren B. Strober, Mariana E. Bradshaw, Jeffrey S. Wefel, Roberta F. White, Maxine Krengel, Rachel Grashow, Brigid Waldron-Perrine, Kenneth M. Adams, Margaret G. O'Connor, Elizabeth Race, David S. Sabsevitz, Russell M. Bauer, Ronald A. Cohen, Paul Malloy, Melissa Jenkins, Robert Paul, Darlene Floden, Lisa L. Conant, Robert M. Bilder, Rishi K. Bhalla, Ruth O'Hara, Ellen Coman, Meryl A. Butters, Michael L. Alosco, Sarah Garcia, Lindsay Miller, John Gunstad, Dawn Bowers, Jenna Dietz, Jacob Jones, Greg J. Lamberty, and Anita H. Sim.
  This collection of articles for practitioners includes chapters by Linda A. Reddy, Adam S. Weissman, James B. Hale, Allison Waters, Lara J. Farrell, Elizabeth Schilpzand, Susanna W. Chang, Joseph O’Neill, David Rosenberg, Steven G. Feifer, Gurmal Rattan, Patricia D. Walshaw, Carrie E. Bearden, Carmen Lukie, Andrea N. Schneider, Richard Gallagher, Jennifer L. Rosenblatt, Jean Séguin, Mathieu Pilon, Matthew W. Specht, Susanna W. Chang, Kathleen Armstrong, Jason Hangauer, Heather Agazzi, Justin J. Boseck, Elizabeth L. Roberds, Andrew S. Davis, Joanna Thome, Tina Drossos, Scott J. Hunter, Erin L. Steck-Silvestri, LeAdelle Phelps, William S. MacAllister, Jonelle Ensign, Emilie Crevier-Quintin, Leonard F. Koziol, and Deborah E. Budding.

External links

Pediatrics


Gerhard von der Lippe Gran (9 December 1856 – 7 April 1925) was a Norwegian literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer.

Personal life
Gran was born in Bergen as the son of merchant Christen Knagenhjelm Gran (1822–1899) and his wife Constance Mowinckel (1827–1889). He was the paternal grandson of politician Jens Gran, and a second cousin of botanist Haaken Hasberg Gran and aviator Tryggve Gran. On the maternal side was a first cousin of Wenche von der Lippe Mowinckel, who was a granddaughter of Jacob von der Lippe and mother of Arthur, Waldemar and Gerhard C. Kallevig. Wenche lived with Gerhard Gran's family while attending school.

In October 1887 he married Maren Elisabeth Bull Sømme (1857–1930), a daughter of merchant and politician Jacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme and his wife Johanne Margrethe "Hanna" Bull Kielland, granddaughter of Jacob Kielland and first cousin of novelist Alexander Lange Kielland and painter Kitty Lange Kielland. As such Gerhard Gran was the brother-in-law of painter Jacob Kielland Sømme. Through his sisters he was a brother-in-law of art historian Johan Bøgh and physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen.

Career
Gran finished his secondary education at Bergen Cathedral School in 1874, and graduated from the Royal Frederick University in Kristiania with the cand.mag. degree in 1881. He then returned to Bergen to work as a school teacher. He was hired at Bergen Cathedral School in 1895.

In 1898 the post as professor of literary history at the Royal Frederick University had become vacant. Gran applied for the post, and a contest between Gran and Hjalmar Christensen ensued. Gran delivered a thesis which was considered inferior, but he was deemed the better lecturer. In 1899 he received the appointment, the assessment committee noting that Gran would probably fill "the holes present in his knowledge" with time. Gran left Bergen Cathedral School, and formally took the professor seat in 1900. He remained in this position until 1919, when he resigned to concentrate on his various writing endeavors.

Gran had co-founded the Samtiden periodical in 1890 with Jørgen Brunchorst, and was the editor of this magazine until his death in 1925. The periodical touched upon a number of subjects, including philosophical, religious, social, political and scientific topics. When the magazine changed its house of publishing to H. Aschehoug & Co in 1900, Gran profited from his professional relationship with publisher William Martin Nygaard. In 1914, much due to the support of Nygaard, he started the magazine Edda. Scandinavian Journal of Literary Research, and was this magazine's first editor-in-chief, from 1914 to 1925. He was also the Norwegian editor of the Scandinavian Nordisk Tidsskrift from 1904. He initiated the first edition of the encyclopedia Norsk biografisk leksikon, and was co-editor for the first two volumes. He wrote biographies of the writers Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1910), Jean Jacques Rousseau (1910-1911), Henrik Ibsen (1918), Alexander Kielland (1922), and Charles Dickens (1925, posthumously). He also published the book Det Kongelige Fredriks universitet 1811–1911, chronicling the history of the University of Kristiania during its first hundred years. Collections of his essays were published as well.

In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.

Gran was appointed Officer of the French Légion d'honneur and a Knight, First class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav in 1905. He was also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. He died in 1925 in Oslo.

References

1856 births
1925 deaths
Norwegian literary historians
Norwegian magazine editors
Norwegian essayists
Norwegian biographers
19th-century Norwegian male writers
Male biographers
Norwegian encyclopedists
University of Oslo alumni
Academic staff of the University of Oslo
Officers of the Legion of Honour
Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Writers from Bergen
People educated at the Bergen Cathedral School
Male essayists
Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people
Norwegian magazine founders
20th-century Norwegian male writers


Alfred Dillon Pankhurst (1878 – 1936) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for Burslem Port Vale in 1900 and 1901.

Career
Pankhurst played for Smallthorne, before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900. After making his debut in a goalless draw with Glossop at the Athletic Ground on 29 September, he only managed four further Second Division appearances before being released at the end of the season.

Career statistics
Source:

References

1878 births
1936 deaths
Footballers from Burslem
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Port Vale F.C. players
English Football League players


The Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006 () is an Act of the United States Congress that was sponsored by Republican Senators Rick Santorum, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr and Jeff Sessions, and signed by President George W. Bush.  It is an amendment to the Public Health Service Act ().

This act is a response to the idea that, at some point in the future, a technology might be developed that involved cells or tissues being removed from fetuses and used for fetal tissue implants or stem cell therapy. This proposal is controversial and has been termed "fetal farming" and "fetal organ harvesting". In the Act, this procedure was defined as the intentional creation and use of human fetal tissues or organs for scientific or medical purposes.

Some writers, including Robert P. George and Wesley J. Smith, have argued that embryonic-stem-cell research will inevitably lead to such procedures. Some supporters of embryonic stem cell have rejected this comparison.  Other bioethicists and medical experts, including Jacob M. Appel and Sir Richard Gardner, have welcomed the possibility of using fetuses as a way to increase the supply of organs available for transplantation.

See also
 Bioethics
 Organ trade
 Unborn Victims of Violence Act

References

United States federal health legislation
Abortion in the United States


WLHS is a radio station (89.9 FM) licensed to West Chester, Ohio, United States.

WLHS may also refer to:

Schools
 West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School, in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
 West Laurens High School, in Dexter, Georgia, United States
 West Leeds High School, in Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
 West Lincoln High School, in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
 West Linn High School, in West Linn, Oregon, United States
 West Lutheran High School, in Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
 Whitmore Lake High School, in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, United States
 Wilde Lake High School, in Columbia, Maryland, United States
 Wisconsin Labor History Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
 Wisconsin Lutheran High School, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
 Wu-Ling Senior High School, in Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Other
 Wisconsin Labor History Society