The Story of Change London

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Czyżewska
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
International Division ◽  
Similar Comparison ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Long Time

Symbol of dollar supremacy - Despite the fact that in 1963 Hilton operated already 21 hotels in 16 different countries, the London hotel was to become its flagship property in Europe. Curt Strand strongly believed that a hotel in London would have similar status in the International Division as the Waldorf Astoria in the Domestic Division 1 . A similar comparison was made by William Irvin, the Vice President of Hilton International and a long-time friend of Conrad’s, who in 1958 recognised the Waldorf Astoria, the Plaza and the Palmer House as the most prominent properties of the Hilton Hotels Corporation.

scholarly journals Dr. Rune Pettersson

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 59-61
Author(s):  
Stephania Padovani
Keyword(s):  
Visual Literacy ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Information Design ◽  
International Institute ◽  
International Division ◽  
Art Design

Rune Pettersson, Ph.D., is Professor de Design de Informao no Departamento de Inovao, Design e Desenvolvimento de Produto na Universidade de Mlarden, Eskilstuna, Sweden. Ele ainda presidente da Art Design, Faculdade de Cincia e Tecnologi. Dr Pettersson foi Vice Presidente do Instituto Internacional de Design de Informao (International Institute for Information Design), IIID. Tambm foi Vice President da International Visual Literacy Association, IVLA, seis vezes e presidente durante o perodo de 2000-2001. Tambm foi conselheiro internacional para o International Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Publicou 206 teses e 65 livros. [ Download ]

scholarly journals Division 1: Fundamental Astronomy (Astronomie Fondamentale)Report 1993-1996

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-66
Keyword(s):  
Reference Frames ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Fundamental Astronomy ◽  
Working Groups

The two years that elapsed since the establishment of Division 1 have been characterised by a large variety of tasks of common interest to the five Commissions forming the Division. This is shown in particular by the activity of the Working Groups on Astronomical Standards (Chairman, T. Fukushima) and on Reference Frames (Chairman, L.V. Morrison) which include members from the five Commisions and were actually Division 1 Working Groups. This is also reflected by the very close relationship that prevailed between Commissions 8 and 24. They actually are preparing an eventual merging between the two commissions by proposing that both commissions have the same Vice-President for the next term (E. Schilbach). Last, but not least, three of the Joint discussions accepted for the Kyoto General Assembly are sponsored by the whole Division, one of its Commissions being the proposer. However, these common actions are only a small fraction of the activity of each Commission as described in their reports.

Overcoming the ‘Ndrangheta: contrasting methods and continuities of action: A report from the ‘La ferita’ conference, Reggio Calabria, November 2010

Modern Italy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-260
Author(s):  
Vittorio Mete ◽  
Rocco Sciarrone ◽  
Stuart Oglethorpe
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
The Other ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
Special Report ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Long Time ◽  
National Profile ◽  
First Time

The ‘Ndrangheta is one of southern Italy's three traditional mafias; with its roots in Calabria, it has a presence in other Italian regions and operates from bases abroad, including outside Europe. Until a few years into the new millennium the other two, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra and the Camorra of Campania, were much better known. Serious studies of the ‘Ndrangheta could be counted on the fingers of two hands, the few journalists who took an interest were not well known, and its public image was largely linked to kidnapping, in which the Calabrian gangs were specialists. In 2005, however, the vice-president of the Calabrian Regional Council was murdered, and on 15 August 2007, the Ferragosto holiday, six young Calabrians were killed in Duisburg; these events helped to break the silence around the ‘Ndrangheta that had prevailed for a long time. Anti-Ndrangheta groups, consisting mainly of young people, have formed; journalists with a national profile have started to file reports from Calabria; there has been an explosion in reportage (not, in truth, of high quality) on the ‘Ndrangheta's origins, characteristics and business activity; and finally, in 2008, the Parliamentary Commission on the Mafia devoted a special report to the Calabrian mafia for the first time. Despite this rapid growth of interest, there have still been very few serious studies.

Freighters—A General Survey

1959 ◽  
Vol 63 (579) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Keen
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
Gold Medal ◽  
General Survey ◽  
Chief Designer ◽  
Motor Industry ◽  
Classical Paper ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Strong Representation ◽  
Aeronautical Engineering ◽  
The University

The 32nd Main Lecture of the Society to be given at a Branch Centre, “ Freighters—A General Survey “ by Mr. E. D. Keen, B.Sc., A.F.I.A.S., F.R.Ae.S., was held under the auspices of the Birmingham Branch on 4th December 1958.MR. F. F. CROCOMBE, F.R.Ae.S., President of the Birmingham Branch, opened the meeting by reminding those present that this was the second Main lecture to be held at the Birmingham Branch since its formation in 1944. The Branch had never been a large one and now numbered about 100 members drawn from local aviation enthusiasts and representatives of aircraft equipment and motor industry firms in the area. There was some longer-range support from Coventry and Wolverhampton but little from their own Birmingham University. Mr. Crocombe then welcomed the visitors, particularly the strong representation from Armstrong Whitworth and Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd. He welcomed especially the President of the Society, Sir Arnold Hall, M.A., F.R.S., F.R.Ae.S. who would preside over the rest of the proceedings.After thanking the Birmingham Branch for their hospitality, SIR ARNOLD HALL, said that the holding of Main lectures at Branches had proved to be extremely popular and the practice should certainly be continued with enthusiasm. Introducing the lecturer, the President said that Mr. Keen had been a leading member of the Branch for a long time and was at present its Vice-President. Educated at the Regent Street Polytechnic, where he took a degree of the University of London, Mr. Keen had joined Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd. in 1928 and had been with the Company ever since. He became Assistant Chief Designer in 1949 and since 1955 he had been Chief Designer. In 1955 the Society had awarded him the Simms Gold Medal for a classical paper on “ Integral Construction.” His subject now was “ Freighters,” which was a part of aeronautical engineering that he had made particularly his own, first by study and later by putting his ideas into practice.

Venezuela after Hugo Chávez

2014 ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
E. Dabagyan
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Vice President ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The People ◽  
Executive Vice President ◽  
Long Time ◽  
High Crime ◽  
Mass Actions ◽  
High Crime Rate

The article reviews socio-political processes in Venezuela after the death (March 5, 2013) of the president Hugo Chávez. The death of the charismatic leader put the problem of early election on the agenda. The election took place on April 14. The course of the rapid campaign is highlighted. The Establishment was represented by the executive vice president Nicolás Maduro, whom the head of the state had appointed his successor not long before his death. The united opposition nominated Henrique Capriles, the governor of the state Miranda. The destiny of the project of “socialism of the 21st century” was at stake. The Establishment used administrative resources and created a lot of obstacles to the rival. N. Maduro came top although with the tiniest margin. The municipal elections were held in December. Although the authority improved its results, it suffered defeat in the cities where the middle class lived. The society split up into two parts. The article gives special attention to socio-economic troubles and failed attempts to deal with them. It is emphasized that a relative welfare of the poorest groups of the population had its reversed side, which included almost absolute exhaustion of dollar-bringing industry and huge inflation. There are difficulties with the food supply. The citizens are also seriously troubled by a very high crime rate. Serious discontent burst out on February 12, 2014 on the Youth Day, when the people took to the streets, with students in the vanguard. Mass actions lasted for a long time. The authorities who regarded this unrest as an attempt of a coup, reacted quickly, using the force. These events caused an anxiety of the world’s community which called on the confronting sides to cease violence and begin negotiations as well as offered to serve as intermediary. Three scenarios of political development of the country are given as a conclusion.

scholarly journals M&M 2002: Core Facility Management Session Maintaining Major Equipment in the Core Microscopy Facility

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debby Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Electron Microscopes ◽  
Major Equipment ◽  
Service Engineer

D. Sherman: This session centers on approaches to maintaining major equipment—primarily electron microscopes. I thought we ought to look at how effective it is to seivice with onsite engineers. So with that I would like to start us out with Pat McGinley from JEOL.Pat is a long—time JEOL employee. He started out as a service engineer in 1976 and is currently Vice President of Service and a member of the Board of Directors for JEOL USA.

Following on a mission by the International Committee in Central Africa

1962 ◽  
Vol 2 (18) ◽  
pp. 488-490
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Vice President ◽  
International Committee ◽  
International Review ◽  
Long Time

The International Review has already had occasion to mention the successive stages of the mission which left Geneva at the beginning of February 1962 to visit several countries and territories in Equatorial and Central Africa. This was entrusted by the International Committee to Mr. Samuel Gonard, Vice-President, who was accompanied by Mr. Georges Hoffmann, delegate, for a long time in the service of the ICRC.

THE CASE OF TAHA YASEEN RAMADAN BEFORE THE IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL: AN INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 181-243
Author(s):  
William H. Wiley
Keyword(s):  
International Criminal ◽  
Vice President ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trial Chamber ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
International Criminal Law ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
Saddam Hussein ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Substantive Law

AbstractTaha Yaseen Ramadan was a long-time ally of Saddam Hussein and Vice-President of Iraq at the time of the United States-led invasion in 2003; he was captured by American forces in 2004 and, in 2005-2006, tried before the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT), alongside Saddam Hussein. The Trial Chamber hearing the case found Taha Yaseen guilty of,inter alia, the crime against humanity of wilful killing; he was handed a sentence of life imprisonment in November 2006. This sentence was appealed by the IHT Prosecutor; the IHT Appellate Chamber responded several days later with an order that the Trial Chamber award Taha Yaseen a capital sentence. The process of re-sentencing, which ultimately led to the execution of Taha Yaseen in March 2007, was, like many other key phases of the trial of Saddam Hussein and Taha Yaseen, undermined by Iraqi political interference emanating, in the main, from the office of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The fairness of the proceedings against Taha Yaseen and his co-accused was further undermined throughout by the near total ignorance of the those involved in the case (i.e., the Iraqi Judges, Prosecutors and Defence counsel) of the substantive law that they were meant to be applying, in particular, International Criminal Law, which had been received into Iraqi law almostverbatimin 2004 from the Statute of the International Criminal Court. This combination of professional ignorance and political interference gave rise to a travesty of justice that cannot be reversed, that is, the execution of a man who was manifestly not guilty of the crime for which he was hanged.

200kv superconducting cryo electron microscope

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 642-643
Author(s):  
M. Iwatsuki ◽  
Y. Kokubo ◽  
Y. Harada ◽  
J. Lehman
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Organic Materials ◽  
Strong Interactions ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Crystal Fields ◽  
Special Skill ◽  
Long Time

In recent years, the electron microscope has been significantly improved in resolution and we can obtain routinely atomic-level high resolution images without any special skill. With this improvement, the structure analysis of organic materials has become one of the interesting targets in the biological and polymer crystal fields.Up to now, X-ray structure analysis has been mainly used for such materials. With this method, however, great effort and a long time are required for specimen preparation because of the need for larger crystals. This method can analyze average crystal structure but is insufficient for interpreting it on the atomic or molecular level. The electron microscopic method for organic materials has not only the advantage of specimen preparation but also the capability of providing various information from extremely small specimen regions, using strong interactions between electrons and the substance. On the other hand, however, this strong interaction has a big disadvantage in high radiation damage.

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