title: Government J. Thankima College

abstract: J Thankima College is located at Bawngkawn, Aizawl, Mizoram. It is one of the top ranked college in Mizoram with NAAC A+ grade.

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# Government J. Thankima College

**J Thankima College** is located at Bawngkawn, Aizawl, Mizoram. It is one of the top ranked college in Mizoram with NAAC A+ grade.

## History

The college is named after J Thankima. It was started in 1992, it was upgraded to Deficit Grant-in-aid Status with effect from 2002 and it became a Government College with effect from 2007. The College was named after J Thankima after he came forward to sponsor the College in 1995. It was a difict college in 2002. It was merged with Lalhmingthanga College, Durtlang on 11 October 2007. J Thankima College is affiliated to Mizoram University

## Departments

The college offers Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Mizo, History, Education, Economics and Political Science. The college has recently started the BBA program from 26 July 2018 onwards.

## Campus

J Thankima college is located at Bawngkawn Brigade locality of Aizawl, It is 8,19 square metres. With funding from NLCPR, a few number of college buildings have been built in the campus.

## InfoBox

Govt. J Thankima College
| Motto | Soar High |
| --- | --- |
| Type | College |
| Established | 1992 |
| Principal | Prof. JV Nunchunga (2019 - ) |
| Academic staff | 35 |
| Administrative staff | 14 |
| Students | 1058 |
| Location | Aizawl, Mizoram, 796014, India
23°45′34″N 92°43′44″E / 23.7594579°N 92.7289143°E / 23.7594579; 92.7289143 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC, NAAC Grade A++
Mizoram University |
| Website | https://jtc.edu.in/ |


title: Globidiellum

abstract: Globidiellum is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.

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# Globidiellum

***Globidiellum*** is a genus of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexa.

## History

This genus was first described in 1909 by Neumann in *Arnoglossus grohmanni* and the sand goby (*Gobius minutus*) and was named *Globidium*. Henry in 1913 also described this genus in the haddock (*Melanogrammus aeglefinus*). The genus name was amended to *Globidiellum* by Brumpt in 1913 who noted that the *Globidium* was already in use

## Description

Other than the original descriptions of this genus very little is known about this genus.

## InfoBox

| *Globidiellum* | |
| --- | --- |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Apicomplexa |
| Class: | Aconoidasida |
| Subclass: | Haemosporidiasina |
| Order: | Achromatorida |
| Genus: | ***Globidiellum*** |
|
| Species | |
| *Globidiellum multifidum* | |


title: Platyceps variabilis

abstract: Platyceps variabilis is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It also known as the variable snake or variable racer.

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# Platyceps variabilis

***Platyceps variabilis*** is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It also known as the **variable snake** or **variable racer**.

## InfoBox

| *Platyceps variabilis* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | *Platyceps* |
| Species: | ***P. variabilis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Platyceps variabilis***
(Boulenger, 1905) | |
|


title: Moscow City Duma District 5

abstract: Moscow City Duma District 5 is one of 45 constituencies in Moscow City Duma. Currently the district covers outer parts of Northern Moscow. The district has been represented since 2024 by United Russia deputy Milena Avimskaya, a Russian Army Theatre director, who succeeded retiring four-term Yabloko incumbent Yevgeny Bunimovich, redistricted there from District 6.

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# Moscow City Duma District 5

**Moscow City Duma District 5** is one of 45 constituencies in Moscow City Duma. Currently the district covers outer parts of Northern Moscow.

The district has been represented since 2024 by United Russia deputy Milena Avimskaya, a Russian Army Theatre director, who succeeded retiring four-term Yabloko incumbent Yevgeny Bunimovich, redistricted there from District 6.

## Boundaries

**1993–2005**: Beskudnikovsky, Dmitrovsky, Vostochnoye Degunino, Zapadnoye Degunino
The district covered outer parts of Northern Moscow.

**2005–2009**: Alekseyevsky, Babushkinsky, Butyrsky, Losinoostrovsky, Marfino, Maryina Roshcha, Ostankinsky, Rostokino, part of Sokolniki, Sviblovo, Yaroslavsky
The district was completely reconfigured as it was placed into Eastern and North-Eastern Moscow, overlapping the then-eliminated State Duma Babushkinsky constituency.

**2009–2014**: Alekseyevsky, Babushkinsky, Butyrsky, Losinoostrovsky, Marfino, Maryina Roshcha, Ostankinsky, Rostokino, Sokolniki, Sviblovo, Yaroslavsky
The district was lightly rearranged prior to the 2009 election, gaining the rest of Sokolniki from District 6.

**2014–2024**: Filyovsky Park, Khoroshyovo-Mnyovniki, part of Shchukino
The district was completely rearranged in the 2014 redistricting as it was moved to cover inner parts of North-Western and Western Moscow.

**2024–present**: Golovinsky, Khovrino, Levoberezhny, part of Zapadnoye Degunino
During the 2023–24 Moscow redistricting the old constituency was virtually eliminated as its parts were divided between new districts  (Shchukino), 42 (Filyovsky Park) and 43 (Khoroshyovo-Mnyovniki). In its new configuration the district took all of former District 6.

## Members elected

| Election | | Member | Party |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 1993 | Sergey Osadchy | Independent |
|  | 1997 | | For Justice |
|  | 2001 | | Independent |
|  | *2004* | Viktor Ivanov | United Russia |
|  | 2005 | Tatyana Portnova | United Russia |
|  | 2009 | | |
|  | 2014 | Oleg Soroka | United Russia |
|  | 2019 | Roman Babayan | Independent |
|  | 2024 | Milena Avimskaya | United Russia |

## Election results

### 2001

Summary of the 16 December 2001 Moscow City Duma election in District 5
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Sergey Osadchy (incumbent)** | Independent | **39,765** | **63.07%** |
|  | Pyotr Zvyagintsev | Independent | 8,031 | 12.74% |
|  | Sergey Degtyarev | Independent | 4,011 | 6.36% |
|  | Andrey Kobozev | Independent | 1,104 | 1.75% |
|  | against all | | 7,181 | 11.39% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 63,755 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2004

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Moscow City Duma by-election in District 5
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Viktor Ivanov** | United Russia | **48,764** | **42.06%** |
|  | Lyudmila Lipina | Liberal Democratic Party | 17,511 | 15.10% |
|  | Yelena Guseva | Independent | 14,742 | 12.71% |
|  | against all | | 30,727 | 26.50% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 115,950 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2005

Summary of the 4 December 2005 Moscow City Duma election in District 5
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Tatyana Portnova (incumbent)** | United Russia | **62,851** | **43.52%** |
|  | Ivan Novitsky (incumbent) | Yabloko-United Democrats | 25,621 | 17.74% |
|  | Vadim Solyanikov | Rodina | 21,646 | 14.99% |
|  | Vadim Solovyov | Communist Party | 16,734 | 11.59% |
|  | Aleksandr Ivanov | Liberal Democratic Party | 5,794 | 4.01% |
|  | Sergey Lebedev | Independent | 4,642 | 3.21% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 144,414 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2009

Summary of the 11 October 2009 Moscow City Duma election in District 5
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Tatyana Portnova (incumbent)** | United Russia | **70,733** | **55.72%** |
|  | Vladimir Lakeyev | Communist Party | 20,986 | 16.53% |
|  | Sergey Cherepanov | A Just Russia | 14,357 | 11.31% |
|  | Aleksandr Ivanov | Liberal Democratic Party | 9,308 | 7.33% |
|  | Sergey Lebedev | Independent | 5,343 | 4.21% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 126,936 | 100% |
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| Source: | | | |  |

### 2014

Summary of the 14 September 2014 Moscow City Duma election in District 5
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Oleg Soroka** | United Russia | **12,196** | **32.55%** |
|  | Sergey Baburin | Communist Party | 9,128 | 24.36% |
|  | Maksim Katz | Independent | 8,613 | 22.99% |
|  | Yelena Morozova | Yabloko | 4,066 | 10.85% |
|  | Vitaly Zolochevsky | Liberal Democratic Party | 2,260 | 6.03% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 37,468 | 100% |
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| Source: | | | |  |

### 2019

Summary of the 8 September 2019 Moscow City Duma election in District 5
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Roman Babayan** | Independent | **18,524** | **47.17%** |
|  | Anastasia Udaltsova | Communist Party | 15,598 | 39.72% |
|  | Ksenia Domozhirova | A Just Russia | 2,196 | 5.59% |
|  | Aleksey Litvinov | Liberal Democratic Party | 1,685 | 4.29% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 39,269 | 100% |
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### 2024

Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Moscow City Duma election in District 5
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Milena Avimskaya** | United Russia | **31,936** | **44.19%** |
|  | Aleksandra Bespalova | Communist Party | 12,584 | 17.41% |
|  | Pavel Korytnikov | New People | 8,923 | 12.35% |
|  | Dmitry Golubyatnikov | Liberal Democratic Party | 8,496 | 11.76% |
|  | Mikhail Androsov | A Just Russia – For Truth | 5,569 | 7.71% |
|  | Ivan Kurbakov | Communists of Russia | 4,729 | 6.54% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 72,264 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

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## InfoBox

Moscow City Duma District 5
| **Moscow City Duma**
**constituency** | |
| --- | --- |
| Deputy | Milena Avimskaya
United Russia |
| Administrative Okrug | Northern |
| Districts | Golovinsky, Khovrino, Levoberezhny, part of Zapadnoye Degunino |
| Voters | 187,054 (2024) |


title: Michael Hanack

abstract: Georg Michael Hanack was a professor of chemistry at the University of Tübingen in Germany.

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# Michael Hanack

**Georg Michael Hanack** (22 October 1931 – 6 November 2019) was a professor of chemistry at the University of Tübingen in Germany.

## Life and career

Hanack was born in Luckenwalde on 22 October 1931. From 1949 to 1954 he studied chemistry, philosophy and economics at the universities of Freiburg, Bonn and Tübingen, and obtained his Diplomchemiker degree in 1954. In 1957, he completed his thesis under the supervision of Walter Hückel on "Solvolyse der Toluolsulfonate der stereoisomeren cis-alpha-Hydrindanole und Beiträge zur Messmethodik" (*Solvolysis of toluenesulfonates of stereoisomeric cis-alpha-hydrindanoles and contributions to the methodology of kinetic measurements*).

After being an assistant to Hückel from 1957 to 1958, Hanack conducted his own research on topics such as organofluorine chemistry, organic chemistry and stereochemistry. After his habilitation in 1961, he was granted the title Privatdozent when he was only 31 years old, at that time one of the youngest Privatdozenten in Germany. He was promoted to Professor extraordinarius at the University of Tübingen in 1968 and was offered the chair as professor of organic chemistry and head of the department at the Saarland University in 1970. In April 1975 he returned to the University of Tübingen as professor of organic chemistry, succeeding Eugen Müller. He was there also dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy from 1981 to 1983, and head of the Department of Chemistry from 1995 to 2001. From 2001 to 2019 he was Professor emeritus and continued his research work.

## Research fields

Hanack researched:

* Organic fluorine compounds and perfluorinated pyrethroids
* Stereochemistry and conformational analysis
* Organic reaction mechanisms and chemistry of vinyl and phenyl cations
* Synthesis of macroheterocyclic transition metal complexes (such as phthalocyanines) as intrinsic organic conductors ("shish-kebab" polymers)
* Compounds with magnetic and non-linear optical properties

## Selected publications

* *Fluorverbindungen der Terpenreihe: Reaktionen des Fluorwasserstoffs mit Doppelbindungen und Dreiringen*, Tübingen, 1962
* Hanack, Michael (1965). *Conformation theory*. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-322550-4. OCLC 545393.
* Stang, Peter (1979). *Vinyl cations*. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-663780-9. OCLC 5410540. online at Elsevier
* Michael Hanack, Siegmar Roth, Hermann Schier: *Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals*, 1991

## Working group

In his function as doctoral advisor, he had more than 230 doctoral students in addition to many postdoctoral students and guest researchers who studied in his laboratory.

## Editorial work

## InfoBox

| Georg Michael Hanack | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | (1931-10-22)22 October 1931
Luckenwalde, Germany |
| Died | 6 November 2019(2019-11-06) (aged 88)
Tübingen, Germany |
| Citizenship | German |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen |
| Known for | Vinyl cations, Phthalocyanines |
| Awards | 1966 Lifetime Honorary Membership
(New York Academy of Sciences)
1988 Invited Fellow
(Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
1991 Honorary Degree Dr. h.c.
(Complutense University of Madrid)
2000 Arthur G. Dandridge Award
2002 Elhuyar-Goldschmid Award |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Tübingen |
| Doctoral advisor | Walter Hückel |
|  | |


title: Norby Williamson

abstract: Norby Williamson is an American executive and television producer. He was the Executive Senior Vice President of Studio and Event Production for ESPN. Since October 2005, Williamson has overseen all studio shows as well as all live sporting events on ESPN networks. Williamson was born in central Connecticut in the early 1960s. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in corporate and video communications. He began his career in the ESPN mailroom in the 1980s. He was the first producer for SportsCenter. In 2006, Williamson placed #67 on The Sporting News Power 100. In September 2017, Williamson became ESPN's executive vice president of studio production. He was formerly critical of Stuart Scott's "Boo-Yah!" catchphrase and once told Bob Ley that his beard looked stupid.

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# Norby Williamson

**Norby Williamson** (born c. 1963) is an American executive and television producer. He was the Executive Senior Vice President of Studio and Event Production for ESPN. Since October 2005, Williamson has overseen all studio shows as well as all live sporting events on ESPN networks.

Williamson was born in central Connecticut in the early 1960s. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in corporate and video communications. He began his career in the ESPN mailroom in the 1980s. He was the first producer for *SportsCenter*.

In 2006, Williamson placed #67 on The Sporting News Power 100.

In September 2017, Williamson became ESPN's executive vice president of studio production. He was formerly critical of Stuart Scott's "Boo-Yah!" catchphrase and once told Bob Ley that his beard looked stupid.


title: Eucalyptus angophoroides

abstract: Eucalyptus angophoroides, commonly known as the apple-topped box, apple box or apple gum, is a tree endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.

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# Eucalyptus angophoroides

***Eucalyptus angophoroides***, commonly known as the **apple-topped box**, **apple box** or **apple gum**, is a tree endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.

## Description

*Eucalyptus angophoroides* grows to a height of 30 m (100 ft) with rough, flaky or fibrous bark on its trunk and larger branches and is usually mottled grey and white. The thinner branches sometimes have similar rough bark or smooth white or grey bark that is shed in short ribbons. The leaves on young plants are arranged in opposite pairs, broadly egg-shaped to heart-shaped or almost round, dull, dark green with a lighter shade on the lower side and lack a stalk. Adult leaves are arranged alternately, lance-shaped, 110–200 mm (4–8 in) long and 18–25 mm (0.7–1 in) wide on a petiole 15–27 mm (0.6–1 in) long. The two sides of the leaf are a different shade of green. The flowers are arranged in groups of seven, the groups on a slightly flattened peduncle 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long, the individual flowers on a pedicel 1–6 mm (0.04–0.2 in) long. The mature flower buds are oval, 7–9 mm (0.3–0.4 in) long and 3–6 mm (0.1–0.2 in) wide, green to yellow with a conical or beaked operculum. Flowering occurs between January and March and the fruit is a woody, hemispherical or conical capsule 5 mm (0.2 in) long and 7 mm (0.28 in) wide on a pedicel 1–5 mm (0.04–0.2 in) long with four upward-pointing valves on the top of the fruit.

## Taxonomy and naming

*Eucalyptus angophoroides* was first formally described in 1901 by Richard Thomas Baker who published the description in *Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales*. The tree has the appearance of an "apple tree" (*Angophora*) and had previously been known as "apple-top box" and was accordingly given the specific epithet *angophoroides*.

## Distribution and habitat

Apple-top box grows in valleys and on hillsides, often near the edge of swamps, and in open forest and wet forest, usually in fertile soils. It is found in New South Wales south from Towrang to the northern foothills of the Strzelecki Ranges south of Trafalgar, Victoria.

## InfoBox

| Apple-topped box | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| *Eucalyptus angophoroides* | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | *Eucalyptus* |
| Species: | ***E. angophoroides*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Eucalyptus angophoroides***
R.T.Baker | |
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title: Jagannath Prasad Swatantra

abstract: Jagannath Prasad Swatantra is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bagaha in Bihar as a member of the Janata party.

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# Jagannath Prasad Swatantra

**Jagannath Prasad Swatantra** is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Bagaha in Bihar as a member of the Janata party.

## InfoBox

| Jagannath Prasad Swatantra | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| **In office**
1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Bhola Raut |
| Succeeded by | Bhola Raut |
| Constituency | Bagaha, Bihar |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1921
Bettiah, West Champaran District, Bihar, British India |
| Political party | Janata party |
| Spouse | Tejvati Dev |
| Source: | |


title: Platyceps thomasi

abstract: Platyceps thomasi, Thomas's semi-banded racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Oman and Yemen.

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# Platyceps thomasi

***Platyceps thomasi***, **Thomas's semi-banded racer**, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

The snake is found in Oman and Yemen.

## InfoBox

| *Platyceps thomasi* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | *Platyceps* |
| Species: | ***P. thomasi*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Platyceps thomasi***
(Parker, 1931) | |
|


title: Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez

abstract: Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez is a Uruguayan politician. He was the Vice President of Uruguay from 1 March 2015 to 13 September 2017.

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# Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez

**Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez** (born 29 August 1962) is a Uruguayan politician. He was the Vice President of Uruguay from 1 March 2015 to 13 September 2017.

## Family background and early life

Sendic was born in Paysandú, Uruguay in 1962; his family background was strongly politically ideological. Sendic's mother was Nilda Rodríguez and his father was Raúl Sendic, the leader of the Tupamaros\- National Liberation Movement, an armed group in Uruguay.

Sendic grew up in Uruguay, visiting his father in prison, then moved to Cuba from 1980 to 1984, and traveled to Switzerland, France, and Brazil before — in a pattern followed by many exiles from the civilian-military administration of 1973 to 1985 — returning to Uruguay and continuing to be closely identified with exiles whose ideas were forged during their political conflicts with the military and subsequent exile.

## Education

Sendic has declared that he studied medicine at the University of Havana, in Cuba, for five years (1980 to 1984 inclusive) without finishing the degree. He has also claimed to have completed a short course on human genetics for future teachers.

In February 2016, Sendic's educational credentials became the subject of controversy, as his official biographies list him as having a degree in human genetics but no document that supports this claim has appeared.

## Political career

On his return to Uruguay, Sendic became politically active in the March 26 Movement. Following his loss in the election of 2004, Sendic helped form the electoral list "Compromiso Frenteamplista, lista 711".

Sendic served as a representative in the National Congress for a five year term from 2000 to 2005. Sendic failed to gain a second term in the elections of 2004.

Raúl Sendic served on the board of directors, as vice-president, and as president of ANCAP, the Uruguayan national petroleum monopoly. He was named to the board in 2005 and was vice president of ANCAP in 2007. He was president of ANCAP from 2008 to 2013, except during his stint in the government in 20092010.

### Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining

From 2009 to 2010, Sendic served as Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining in the last part of the Frente Amplio Government of President of Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez.

### Vice President of Uruguay

For a number of years prior to the Uruguayan presidential elections of 2014, Sendic had been mentioned by former President of Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez as a possible running mate in his attempt at winning a second term of office. To this ticket Sedic was seen as bringing an energetic ideological commitment and a youthful zest, among an aging Broad Front leadership; subsequent events were to suggest that such hopes were premature. The Vázquez-Sendic ticket was successful in the elections of late 2014.

On 1 March 2015, Sendic took office as Vice President of Uruguay. While a relatively youthful Vice President, he was noted for his high profile attempts to keep alive ideological and family grievances from violent events 40 years previously.

## Ideology

Sendic's ideological background is Marxist-Leninist.

## Controversies

### ANCAP stewardship

In the first months of the second presidency of Tabaré Vázquez in 2015, the financial situation of the state owned oil monopoly ANCAP, for which Sendic had exercised responsibility, was discovered to be dire. On 4 August 2015, the Senate of Uruguay voted to form an investigatory committee to elucidate the causes and find if there was any illegal activity in the management of the company between 2000 and 2015. At the end of 2015, the government presented legislation to refinance the state owned oil monopoly ANCAP and forgive a debt of around $622 million, the largest capitalization in the history of the country.

The role of Sendic in the management of ANCAP during his tenure was widely criticized both by journalists and by opposition politicians.

Sendic never admitted to having any responsibility for the situation blaming instead the monetary policy of the government of which he himself had formed a part in 2009 and 2010, and blaming the Minister of Economy, saying it prevented him from further raising prices to account for new expenses.

### Claimed Cuban educational degree

Sendic's official web pages claim he received a degree in 'Human Genetics' from the University of Havana, Cuba, adding he received a gold medal. Sendic also identified himself as 'Lic. Raúl Sendic' in official government documents, in interviews, and in the official annual reports of the state owned petroleum monopoly, ANCAP.

In an interview with the Uruguayan newspaper *El Observador*, on 24 February 2016, Sendic admitted that he never received a degree in 'Human Genetics'. In the following days, Sendic reiterated his claim to have received a degree and stated that he had asked for documents to support his claim from Cuba. However, Sendic did not produce any documents proving his educational claims.

An independent effort to find documents related to Sendic's education failed to find any record of his studies. An Uruguayan woman, Florencia Carballo, who visited Havana, Cuba, was widely reported to have made enquiries regarding university records of Sendic's claimed studies. These enquiries were unsuccessful, but Carballo was subsequently criticized by followers of the Vice President for supposedly being a supporter of the opposition; Carballo in turn claimed that her enquiry had simply been in order to try to establish the facts surrounding the much publicized claims regarding the Vice President's purported studies.

### Zambia delegation

In 2016 Sendic's leadership at public expense of a 12-person parliamentary delegation to Zambia was called into question; Uruguay being a small country and Zambia being a poor country, Sendic's judgment of leading such a large, taxpayer-funded delegation was criticized.

### Use of government-funded credit card for personal purchases

In the summer of 2017, misgivings about Sendic's record of long term use of a government funded credit card for personal use was expressed. A background factor to this controversy was the contrasting reputation of former President of Uruguay José Mujica for personal economy and austerity.

In September 2017 a summons to Sendic to a Broad Front hearing, which he attended, failed to resolve these issues, the momentum of which also related to a broader sense of perceived embarrassment among the Broad Front surrounding Sendic's tenure of office.

## Resignation

After months of uncertainty and a political scandal, and pressured increasingly by his own Broad Front party colleagues to give account for various perceived failures, Sendic resigned in September 2017, claiming personal reasons. By 2017, it was reported that there was a growing gap between the Marxist revolutionary rhetoric of some of the historic leaders of the Broad Front and the pragmatic, market oriented policies espoused by Broad Front governments. Sendic's resignation led to speculation about possibly changing prospects for a likely Broad Front candidate for President in 2019. Sendic was the first Vice President of Uruguay to resign since 1973, when Jorge Sapelli stepped down from the government of President of Uruguay Juan Maria Bordaberry, in protest at the latter's *coup-d'état*.

In March 2018, followings moves to put Sendic under judicial investigation, former President of Uruguay José Mujica made public statements regarding the past conduct of Sendic while heading ANCAP (Uruguay) and regarding Sendic's political prospects. These statements were significant for both their unusual strength — Sendic was judged to be 'a political corpse' — and their provenance from a former head of state.

## InfoBox

| Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| 16th Vice President of Uruguay | |
| **In office**
1 March 2015  13 September 2017 | |
| President | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Preceded by | Danilo Astori |
| Succeeded by | Lucía Topolansky |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raúl Fernando Sendic Rodríguez
(1962-08-29) 29 August 1962
Paysandú, Uruguay |
| Political party | Broad Front |
| Parent(s) | Nilda Rodríguez
Raúl Sendic |
| Occupation | Politician |
|  | |


title: Moscow City Duma District 9

abstract: Moscow City Duma District 9 is one of 45 constituencies in Moscow City Duma. Currently the district covers outer parts of North-Eastern Moscow. The district has been represented since 2024 by United Russia deputy Larisa Kartavtseva, a doctor and three-term member, who was redistricted from District 10.

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# Moscow City Duma District 9

**Moscow City Duma District 9** is one of 45 constituencies in Moscow City Duma. Currently the district covers outer parts of North-Eastern Moscow.

The district has been represented since 2024 by United Russia deputy Larisa Kartavtseva, a doctor and three-term member, who was redistricted from District 10.

## Boundaries

**1993–2001**: Babushkinsky, Losinoostrovsky, Severnoye Medvedkovo, Sviblovo
The district covered outer parts of North-Eastern Moscow.

**2001–2005**: Babushkinsky, Losinoostrovsky, Severnoye Medvedkovo, part of Sviblovo
The district continued to cover outer parts of North-Eastern Moscow but lost part of Sviblovo to District 10.

**2005–2009**: Kapotnya, Kuzminki, Lyublino, Maryino, Nekrasovka, Vykhino-Zhulebino
The district was completely reconfigured as it was placed into South-Eastern Moscow, overlapping the then-eliminated State Duma Lyublino constituency.

**2009–2014**: Kapotnya, Lyublino, Maryino, Vykhino-Zhulebino
The district was rearranged prior to the 2009 election, after the number of constituencies was increased from 15 to 17. The district retained much of its former territory, only losing Kuzminki and Nekrasovka to District 8.

**2014–2024**: Begovoy, part of Beskudnikovsky, Khoroshyovsky, Savyolovsky, Timiryazevsky
The district was completely rearranged in the 2014 redistricting as it was moved to cover inner parts of Northern Moscow.

**2024–present**: Bibirevo, Lianozovo, Severny
During the 2023–24 Moscow redistricting most of the former district was renumbered District 8, except for a part of Khoroshyovsky District, which was placed into District 7. In its new configuration the district took the entirety of former District 10.

## Members elected

| Election | | Member | Party |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 1993 | Yevgeny Zaikin | Independent |
|  | 1997 | Yury Sharandin | Independent |
|  | 2001 | Tatyana Portnova | Independent |
|  | 2005 | Sergey Turta | United Russia |
|  | 2009 | | |
|  | 2014 | Irina Ilyicheva | United Russia |
|  | 2019 | Andrey Medvedev | Independent |
|  | 2024 | Larisa Kartavtseva | United Russia |

## Election results

### 2001

Summary of the 16 December 2001 Moscow City Duma election in District 9
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Tatyana Portnova** | Independent | **23,283** | **38.93%** |
|  | Sergey Medvedev | Independent | 12,556 | 20.99% |
|  | Ilya Sofronov | Communist Party | 5,390 | 9.01% |
|  | irina Zasedateleva | Independent | 5,013 | 8.38% |
|  | Lyubov Adamskaya | Independent | 3,902 | 6.52% |
|  | Sergey Lebedev | Independent | 1,334 | 2.23% |
|  | against all | | 6,605 | 11.04% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 60,640 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2005

Summary of the 4 December 2005 Moscow City Duma election in District 9
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Sergey Turta (incumbent)** | United Russia | **98,489** | **57.61%** |
|  | Valery Smirnov | Rodina | 21,389 | 12.51% |
|  | Aleksandr Kulikov | Communist Party | 19,393 | 11.34% |
|  | Yelena Kiriyenko | Independent | 14,015 | 8.20% |
|  | Maksim Tretyukhin | Liberal Democratic Party | 8,839 | 5.17% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 170,949 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2009

Summary of the 11 October 2009 Moscow City Duma election in District 9
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Sergey Turta (incumbent)** | United Russia | **140,559** | **75.80%** |
|  | Sergey Shishkin | A Just Russia | 24,912 | 13.44% |
|  | Aleksandr Shishkin | Liberal Democratic Party | 14,037 | 7.57% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 185,423 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2014

Summary of the 14 September 2014 Moscow City Duma election in District 9
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Irina Ilyicheva** | United Russia | **12,961** | **34.41%** |
|  | Yulia Galyamina | Yabloko | 6,845 | 18.18% |
|  | Sergey Sidorov | Communist Party | 6,543 | 17.37% |
|  | Alyona Popova | Independent | 3,385 | 8.99% |
|  | Maya Galenkina | Liberal Democratic Party | 1,764 | 4.68% |
|  | Aleksey Gusenkov | The Greens | 1,743 | 4.63% |
|  | Vitaly Ponomaryov | Independent | 1,699 | 4.51% |
|  | Olga Kuznetsova | A Just Russia | 1,532 | 4.07% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 37,661 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2019

Summary of the 8 September 2019 Moscow City Duma election in District 9
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Andrey Medvedev** | Independent | **15,580** | **40.02%** |
|  | Nikolay Stepanov | Communist Party | 15,067 | 38.70% |
|  | Yekaterina Bakasheva | Communists of Russia | 2,451 | 6.30% |
|  | Maya Galenkina | Liberal Democratic Party | 2,399 | 6.16% |
|  | Alisa Goluyenko | A Just Russia | 1,928 | 4.95% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 38,933 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

### 2024

Summary of the 6–8 September 2024 Moscow City Duma election in District 9
| Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Larisa Kartavtseva (incumbent)** | United Russia | **40,768** | **50.03%** |
|  | Ivan Ivchenko | Liberal Democratic Party | 11,065 | 13.58% |
|  | Andrey Dutov | Communist Party | 8,765 | 10.76% |
|  | Andrey Topal | Independent | 6,794 | 8.34% |
|  | Dmitry Porokhov | A Just Russia – For Truth | 5,955 | 7.31% |
|  | Igor Laskeyev | New People | 5,290 | 6.49% |
|  | Nikolay Durnev | Independent | 2,794 | 3.43% |
|  | | | | |
| Total | | | 81,487 | 100% |
|  | | | | |
| Source: | | | |  |

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## InfoBox

Moscow City Duma District 9
| **Moscow City Duma**
**constituency** | |
| --- | --- |
| Deputy | Larisa Kartavtseva
United Russia |
| Administrative Okrug | North-Eastern |
| Districts | Bibirevo, Lianozovo, Severny |
| Voters | 188,386 (2024) |


title: Michael McCarty (restaurateur)

abstract: Michael McCarty is a restaurateur who owns Michael's (restaurant) with locations in Manhattan and Santa Monica, California. Michael’s has been the “springboard” for chefs like Jonathan Waxman, Roy Yamaguchi, Mark Peel, Brooke Williamson and Nancy Silverton. He is considered to be one of the first to promote seasonal California cuisine. Others have said “the father of contemporary California cuisine.” McCarty was 25 when he opened the Santa Monica location of Michael’s. However, he had worked at places like Ma Maison and L'Ermitage Beverly Hills.

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# Michael McCarty (restaurateur)

**Michael McCarty** is a restaurateur who owns Michael's (restaurant) with locations in Manhattan and Santa Monica, California. Michael’s has been the “springboard” for chefs like Jonathan Waxman, Roy Yamaguchi, Mark Peel, Brooke Williamson and Nancy Silverton.

He is considered to be one of the first to promote seasonal California cuisine. Others have said “the father of contemporary California cuisine.”

McCarty was 25 when he opened the Santa Monica location of Michael’s. However, he had worked at places like Ma Maison and L'Ermitage Beverly Hills.

1. McCarty, Chas (July 2, 2020). "the Launching Pad for California Cuisine, Faces an Uncertain Future". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
2. Lurie, Joshua (April 26, 2019). "Interview: Restaurateur Michael McCarty on 40 Years of Michael's Santa Monica". Food GPS. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. "Michael McCarty". *Huffington Post*. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
4. Mariani, John (October 25, 2022). "Michael's New York: Still Busy After All These Years". *Forbes*. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
5. Sarkiaian, Nola L. (July 18, 1999). "McCarthy". Lods Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 25 November 2022.


title: Osiek, Oława County

abstract: Osiek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Oława and 32 km (20 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

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# Osiek, Oława County

**Osiek** \[ˈɔɕɛk\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Oława and 32 km (20 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

## InfoBox

| Osiek | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| Osiek | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′N 17°18′E / 50.900°N 17.300°E / 50.900; 17.300 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oława |
| Gmina | Oława |
| Population | 670 |


title: ABG-class training ship

abstract: The ABG class of cadet training ships is a series of three vessels being built by the ABG Shipyard in Gujarat for the Indian Navy.

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# ABG-class training ship

The **ABG class** of cadet training ships is a series of three vessels being built by the ABG Shipyard in Gujarat for the Indian Navy.

## Description

The proposed 110-metre-long (360 ft) cadet training ships will have displacement of 4,000 tonnes each and will feature high-efficiency controllable-pitch propellers (CPP) powered by two diesel engines through a twin shaft. They will also have capability to carry light helicopters. ABG Shipyard have engaged Axsys Technologies Limited for a complete design including both basic and detailed for the ship. The ships will be providing basic training to the naval cadets and trainees to carryout disaster relief, search and rescue operations. OSI Maritime Systems will supply the Integrated Navigation and Tactical Systems (INTS) for the ships.

## Orders

The ABG shipyard received the first order for two ships from the Ministry of Defence in June 2011 valued at Rs 9.7 billion (US$213.58 million), which stipulates the delivery of the first ship in 42 months and the second, six months later. Thereafter the cutting of steel for the first of the two naval cadet training ships contracted took place in the first week of February 2012. The ships are meant to replace the ageing INS *Tir*, the lead ship of the Southern Naval Command-based First Training Squadron, and the soon-to-be decommissioned INS *Krishna*.

In December 2012, ABG shipyard got a repeat order for building an additional cadet training vessel for the Indian Navy worth about Rs. 485 crore ($89.4 million).

## Sources

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## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Class overview | |
| Builders | ABG Shipyard |
| Operators | Indian Navy |
| Preceded by |  |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Planned | 3 |
| Building | 3 |
| General characteristics (planned) | |
| Type | Training ship |
| Tonnage | 4,000 tonnes (3,900 long tons; 4,400 short tons) |
| Length | 110.5 metres (363 ft) |
| Beam | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Draught | 4 metres (13 ft) |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Capacity | 412 |


title: Playa Herradura, Costa Rica

abstract: Playa Herradura is a coastal town in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), north of Jacó in the province of Puntarenas. The name Herradura refers to the horseshoe shape of the bay. The town has developed into an important tourist destination in Costa Rica. The Marina is home to the largest fleet of Sports fishing boats in the country. Located right next door to Jacó Beach and one hour from Costa Rica's primary International airport in San José, the Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO). Playa Herradura and the Jacó Beach region, has become the most popular tourist destination in all of Costa Rica. Vacation rental condos, homes and a great variety of tours and excursions contribute to this region's vast popularity with foreigners and locals.

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# Playa Herradura, Costa Rica

**Playa Herradura** (Herradura Beach) is a coastal town in the Central Pacific Region of Costa Rica. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), north of Jacó in the province of Puntarenas. The name Herradura refers to the horseshoe shape of the bay. The town has developed into an important tourist destination in Costa Rica. The Marina is home to the largest fleet of Sports fishing boats in the country.

Located right next door to Jacó Beach and one hour from Costa Rica's primary International airport in San José, the Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO). Playa Herradura and the Jacó Beach region, has become the most popular tourist destination in all of Costa Rica. Vacation rental condos, homes and a great variety of tours and excursions contribute to this region's vast popularity with foreigners and locals.

9°39′35″N 84°38′05″W / 9.659748°N 84.634638°W / 9.659748; -84.634638


title: Wim Hofman

abstract: Wim Hofman is a Dutch author. After elementary school he joined the seminary in Sterksel, because he wanted to become a missionary. He started writing books early, and published his first novel, "Welwel, de zeer grote tovenaar & zes andere doldwaze verhalen over ridders, tovenaars, matrozen, krentenbollen, cowboys, indianen & over een planeet" in 1969. On February 2, 1970 he married Toke Mertens and moved to Vlissingen, where he still lives. He has two children. Wim Hofman also illustrates his own books, and paints. He won awards for a number of his books.

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# Wim Hofman

**Wim Hofman** (Oostkapelle, February 2, 1941) is a Dutch author. After elementary school he joined the seminary in Sterksel, because he wanted to become a missionary. He started writing books early, and published his first novel, "Welwel, de zeer grote tovenaar & zes andere doldwaze verhalen over ridders, tovenaars, matrozen, krentenbollen, cowboys, indianen & over een planeet" in 1969. On February 2, 1970 he married Toke Mertens and moved to Vlissingen, where he still lives. He has two children. Wim Hofman also illustrates his own books, and paints. He won awards for a number of his books.

## Notable Books

Wim Hofman wrote a large number of books. Some of the important ones are described here. A number of his books have been translated into German, but only one book ("Straf") was translated into English ("A Good Hiding"). His books contain many puns and twists.

### Koning Wikkepokluk de merkwaardige zoekt een rijk

This book, published in 1974, took a long time to write. It describes the adventures of King Wikkepokluk the odd, who is looking ("zoekt") for his kingdom ("rijk"). It feels a bit like a fairy tale (it even opens with "Once upon a time"). The book is supposedly influenced by Finnegans Wake and Ubu Roi and was awarded with the Gouden Penseel for the beautiful ink drawings that Wim added to the story.

### Het vlot

The title translates to "The Raft". The book, published in 1989, describes the town of Vlissingen after the bombings of World War II. The main character is a little boy, who is trying to escape, and decides to build a raft, to be able to travel like Huckleberry Finn. The book was awarded the highest prize for Dutch children books, the Gouden Griffel.

### Zwart als inkt

This book was published in 1998 and its title translates to "Black as ink". The subtitle ("is het verhaal van Sneeuwwitje en de zeven dwergen") means "is the story of Snow white and the seven dwarves". At the surface this book is indeed the well known fairy tale, but it is more tragic, cruel, touching and funny than the original. Like other books of Wim Hofman ("Klein Duimpje", "Straf"/"A Good Hiding") it shows the powerless position of children in the world. "Zwart als inkt" also received the Gouden Griffel in 1998.

Media related to Wim Hofman at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

| Wim Hofman | |
| --- | --- |
| Hofman receives the Gouden Penseel in 1974 | |
| Born | (1941-02-02)February 2, 1941<br>Oostkapelle, Netherlands |
| Genre | Children's literature, poetry, drama |
| Notable works | *Het Vlot*, *Zwart als Inkt*, *A Good Hiding* |
| Notable awards | Gouden Griffel, Gouden Penseel, Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Theo Thijssen-prijs, Max Velthuijs-prijs |
| Spouse | *Toke Hofman-Mertens* |
| Children | *Maarten Hofman*, *Machteld Irons-Hofman* |


title: Raymond House (Vassar College)

abstract: Raymond House is one of five quadrangle residence halls at Vassar College, located in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Designed by Francis R. Allen, Raymond House was erected in 1897 in response to the popularity of Strong House and named after the second president of Vassar College, John Howard Raymond. The dormitory has five floors and is one of the residence halls that was paid for by the college in entirety.

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# Raymond House (Vassar College)

**Raymond House** is one of five quadrangle residence halls at Vassar College, located in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Designed by Francis R. Allen, Raymond House was erected in 1897 in response to the popularity of Strong House and named after the second president of Vassar College, John Howard Raymond. The dormitory has five floors and is one of the residence halls that was paid for by the college in entirety.

## History

Due to the immense success of Strong House, built just four years prior, Raymond House was erected in 1897. The dormitory was built at the same time as the nearby Rockefeller Hall. Unlike Strong and Davison Houses, which were funded by money donated to the college by trustee John D. Rockefeller, Raymond was paid for completely by Vassar College. Raymond was the third dormitory built on campus and was named after Vassar's second president, John Howard Raymond. The first cooperative living plan that the college ever offered was in Raymond from its construction until the 1942-1943 academic year. A $115 deduction in annual bill was given to students living in Raymond in exchange for performing housekeeping duties throughout the year.

## Architecture and features

Designed by architect Francis R. Allen, Raymond House is the second of Vassar's five quadrangle dormitories. The red brick dormitory has five floors above ground, as well as a basement. There are two main entrances to the building, one on the east to the quadrangle, and one on the west to the road. The building's name, *Raymond House*, is inscribed over the dormitory's entrance. The staircase to the west entrance was entirely rebuilt in 2005. The roof of Raymond is made of green slate, and the building contains six chimneys; each with two wythes, or internal flues, of brick and with bluestone caps.

Raymond has a current capacity of 200 students.

### Bibliography

## InfoBox

| Raymond House | |
| --- | --- |
| Raymond pictured in 2013 | |
|  | |
| General information | |
| Type | Dormitory |
| Location | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 41°41′19″N 73°53′51″W / 41.6885°N 73.8975°W / 41.6885; -73.8975 |
| Current tenants | Vassar College |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Owner | Vassar College |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Francis R. Allen |


title: Michael McCarthy professional credits

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# Michael McCarthy professional credits

This article includes the professional credits of Michael McCarthy. Listed are all the professional credits, for each category, in chronological order.

## Opera

| Opera | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| Unknown | *Rigoletto* (Verdi) | Ensemble | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| 1997 | *Inkle and Yarico*
(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Holder's season, Barbados 6–27 March 1997 |
| 1997 | *Inkle and Yarico*
(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Crampton Theatre, Washington D.C. 1997 |
| 1997 | *Inkle and Yarico*
(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Berlin 1997 |
| 1999 | *Inkle and Yarico* in Concert
(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Edinburgh Festival 13 August 1999
Aired live to Covent Garden, London |

## Musical theatre

| Musical theatre | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | *Mame* (Jerry Herman) | Patrick Dennis | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| 1985 | *No, No, Nanette* (Caesar, Harbach and Youmans) | Tom Trainer | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| 1986 | *Camelot* (Lerner and Loewe) | Sir Lancelot | Cork Opera House, Ireland |
| Unknown | *Love from Judy* (Eric Maschwitz and Jean Webster) | Unknown |  |
| Unknown | *Cole Porter* (biographical revue) | Soloist / Ensemble | Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA |
| 1987 | *Cabaret* (Kander and Ebb) | Max | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| Unknown | *Brigadoon* (Lerner and Loewe) | Tom | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| Unknown | *The Baker's Wife* (Stephen Schwartz) | Dominique | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| Unknown | *A Little Night Music* (Stephen Sondheim) | Count Carl Magnus | Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA |
| 1990 | *The Desert Song* (Sigmund Romberg and Otto Harbach) | The Red Shadow | Cork Opera House, Ireland 3 April 1990 – 11 April 1990 |
| 1990 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Combeferre / Factory Foreman | Palace Theatre, London 1990 |
| 1991 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Combeferre / Factory Foreman | Palace Theatre, London 1991 |
| 1992 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Combeferre / Factory Foreman | Palace Theatre, London January 1992 – October 1992 |
| 1992 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, Manchester November 1992 – December 1992 |
| 1993 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, Manchester 1993 |
| 1994 | *Out of the Blue* (Shun-Ichi Tokura and Paul Sand) | Dr. Akizuki | Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Tokura Productions UK Ltd, 4–21 November 1994 |
| 1994 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 1994 |
| 1995 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 1995 |
| 1995 | *Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert* | Factory Foreman | Royal Albert Hall 8 October 1995 |
| 1996 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London 1996 |
| 1997 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Plymouth 6 May 1997 – 14 June 1997 |
| 1997 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Birmingham Hippodrome 19 June 1997 – 4 October 1997 |
| 1997 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Sydney November 1997 – December 1997 |
| 1998 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Sydney January 1998 – June 1998 |
| 1998 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Theatre Royal, Sydney June 1998 – July 1998 |
| 1998 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Point Theatre, Dublin
August 1998 – September 1998 |
| 1998 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Cover for Roger Lemke September 1998 – October 1998 |
| 1998 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Point Theatre, Dublin
November 1998 – December 1998 |
| 1999 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Point Theatre, Dublin
January 1999 – May 1999 |
| 2000 | *Phantom of the Opera* (Ken Hill) | Phantom | UK tour/London 2000 – 2001 |
| 2001 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London
5 March 2001 – December 2001 |
| 2002 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London
January 2002 – 29 May 2002 |
| 2002 | *From Here to Eternity the Musical* workshop productions
(Stuart Brayson and Tim Rice) | Warden | Series of workshops and studio demo
May 2002 – June 2002 |
| 2002 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Sacramento Community Theatre, Sacramento, California
10 June 2002 – 14 June 2002 (third week of San Francisco tour) |
| 2002 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Shanghai Grand Theatre, China
22 June 2002 – 7 July 2002 |
| 2002 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Seoul, South Korea
12 July 2002 – 4 August 2002 |
| 2002 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London
2 December 2002 – End December 2002 |
| 2003 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London
January 2003 – 26 April 2003 |
| 2003 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert *(replacing Terrence Mann)* | Imperial Theatre, New York City
6 May 2003 – 18 May 2003 |
| 2003 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Palace Theatre, London
28 May 2003 – December 2003 |
| 2004 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Queen's Theatre, London
January 2004 – 26 June 2004 |
| 2004 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Queen's Theatre, London
28 June 2004 – December 2004 |
| 2004 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Windsor Castle
18 November 2004 |
| 2005 | *Les Misérables* (Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Queen's Theatre, London
January 2005 – 25 June 2005 |
| 2006 | *Chess* (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice) | Ivan Molokov | Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
9 November 2006 – 12 November 2006 |
| 2008 | *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*
(Stephen Sondheim) | Sweeney Todd | The Göteborg Opera, Gothenburg, Sweden
15 May 2008 – 8 June 2008 |

## Other theatre

| Theatre | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| Unknown | *Ah, Wilderness!* (Eugene O'Neill) | Barman | No Mystery Productions |
| 1984 | *Little Women* (Louisa May Alcott) | Laurie | Everyman, Cork, Ireland, 12–17 November 1984 |
| Unknown | *Not Now, Darling* (John Chapman and Ray Cooney) | Harry McMichael |  |
| Unknown | *Pajama Tops* (Mawby Green and Ed Feilbert) | Leonard |  |
| Unknown | *The London Cuckolds* (Edward Ravenscroft) | Mr. Loveday | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| 1987 | *A View from the Bridge* (Arthur Miller) | Marco | Okoboji Summer Theatre, Stephens College, USA |
| 1987 | *A View from the Bridge* (Arthur Miller) | Marco | Edinburgh, August 1987 |
| 1988 | *Twelfth Night* (William Shakespeare) | Antonio / Duke | Macklanburg Playhouse, Stephens College, USA |
| 1988 | *The Hostage* (Brendan Behan) | The Officer | Stephens College, USA |

## Concerts and special events

| Concerts and special events | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre
and date | Notes |
| 1995 | *Les Misérables10th Anniversary Concert*
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Factory Foreman | Royal Albert Hall, London 8 October 1995 | Available on CD and DVD |
| 1996 | *Who Could Ask for Anything More?*
Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer (*I've Got a Crush on You* \- duet with Grania Renihan / led whole company in finale *Heaven on Earth*) | Royal Albert Hall, London 24 November 1996 | Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Two
Released on DVD |
| 1997 | *Les Misérables* in concert at Chelmsford Festival
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex
24 August 1997 |  |
| 1999 | *Inkle and Yarico* in Concert
(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | Edinburgh Festival 13 August 1999 | Aired live to Covent Garden, London |
| 2001 | *A Night of 100 Stars*
A tribute show to the composer Marvin Hamlisch | Singer | London Palladium 22 April 2001 | In aid of the Green Room Benevolent Fund |
| 2001 | *Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival* | Singer | Faenol Estate, Gwynedd, North Wales 26 August 2001 | Replacing Bryn Terfel |
| 2002 | *Les Misérables* in concert
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden November 2002 |  |
| 2003 | Cabaret in the House
 | Singer | Lauderdale House, North London 12 October 2003 | Launch of Lauderdale House Cabaret Season |
| 2004 | *Opera In The Park* concert in Leeds
With the Orchestra of Opera North, Lesley Garrett and Ruthie Henshall | Singer | In the grounds of Temple Newsam, West Yorkshire 19 July 2004 | Broadcast on BBC Two Christmas Day 2004 as *Lesley Garrett – Music from the Movies*
Released under the same title on DVD |
| 2004 | Michael Ball's *The Musicals on a Summer's Eve* | Singer | Harewood House, near Leeds, West Yorkshire 8 August 2004 |  |
| 2004 | Michael Ball's *The Musicals on a Summer's Eve* | Singer | Forest Café, Lauriston Place, central Edinburgh 15 August 2004 |  |
| 2004 | Michael Ball's *The Musicals on a Summer's Eve* | Singer | Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire 22 August 2004 |  |
| 2004 | *Les Misérables*Royal Command Performance
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Windsor Castle, Berkshire 18 November 2004 | Royal Command Performance |
| 2005
– 2009 | Michael Ball's *The Musicals on a Summer's Eve* | Singer | Various venues in the summer, 2005–2009 |  |
| 2005 | *The Magic of the Musicals* | Singer | Montfort College of Performing Arts, Cork, Ireland
2005 |  |
| 2005 | *Glamorous Nights* | Singer | Borough Theatre, Abergavenny, Wales
17 July 2005 | In aid of Gwent Young People's Theatre |
| 2008 | *Guys and Dolls*, concert performance (Frank Loesser) | Sky Masterson | Key West Pops Orchestra, Key West, Florida
20 January 2008 |  |
| 2008 | *Les Misérables*
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | St John Loveridge Hall, Guernsey September 2008 |  |
| 2008 | *The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber*
with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Javert | National Concert Hall, Dublin 18 September 2008 |  |
| 2009 | *Les Misérables*
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Fort Regent, Jersey March 2009 |  |
| 2009 | *Les Misérables*
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Javert | Osborne House, Isle of Wight July 2009 |  |
| 2012 | Peter Jöback's *I Love Musicals*
(with the Stockholm Sinfonietta) | Singer | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden, 19 October 2012
Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, 20 October 2012
Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 26 October 2012
Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad, Sweden, 27 October 2012 |  |
| 2013 | *Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies*
with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Singer | National Concert Hall, Dublin 16 August 2013 | This show also went to Limerick, Athlone and Galway |
| 2013 | *Michael Ball – Musicals on a Summer’s Eve* | Singer | Penshurst Place, near Tonbridge, Kent August 2013 |
| 2015 | *Cork Youth Orchestra – Christmas Proms* | Singer | City Hall, Cork 12 December 2015 |  |
| 2016 | *An Evening at the Proms*
(with Rebecca Storm and the Band of An Garda Síochána) | Singer | University College Cork 16 July 2016 | Part of *A Summer's Evening on the Quad at UCC* programme |
| 2018 | *The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein*
with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Singer | National Concert Hall, Dublin 25 January 2018 |  |
| 2018 | *Sounds Amazing*
with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra | Singer | National Concert Hall, Dublin 30 May 2018 |  |

## Television and radio

| Television and radio | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster / broadcast date | Notes |
| 1996 | *Who Could Ask for Anything More?*
Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer | BBC Radio 2
7 December 1996 | Broadcast live from Royal Albert Hall, London, 24 November 1996 |
| 1996 | *Who Could Ask for Anything More?*
Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer | BBC Two
31 December 1996 | Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 24 November 1996 |
| 1997 | *Inkle and Yarico* in Concert
(Arnold and Colman, recomposed by James McConnel 1997) | Thomas Inkle | PBS, USA documentary | Filmed at the Holder's season, Barbados, March 1997 |
| 1999 | *I believe in angels: Christina Noble in Mongolia with Denise Drysdale* (one-off documentary) | Singer (title track) | Seven, Australia
20 February 1999 | Theme tune for a documentary about Christina Noble |
| 2000 | *The 10th Kingdom* Series 1, Episode 4 | The Gypsy King | NBC, February 2000 | Carnival Films |
| 2000 | *Jesus Christ Superstar* TV film
(Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber) | Second Priest | *Great Performances*, PBS
16 October 2000 | Really Useful Group
2001 Performing Arts Emmy winner |
| 2004 | *Lesley Garrett – Music from the Movies*
also starring Ruthie Henshall | Singer | BBC Two
25 December 2004, 6.10pm | Recorded at the "Opera In The Park" concert in the grounds of Temple Newsam House (near Leeds), with the Orchestra of Opera North, 17 July 2004 |
| 2010 | *Friday Night is Music Night*
Singing: *Summertime*, *Nature Boy* and *If Ever I Would Leave You* | Singer | BBC Radio 2
19 February 2010 |  |

## Discography

| CDs and DVDs | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year | Title | Role | Record label | Notes |
| 1994 | *Broadway* (compilation CD) | Singer | CD Baby | Solo album |
| 1994 | *Out of the Blue*
(Shun-Ichi Tokura and Paul Sand) | Dr. Akizuki | Stage Door Records | Cast CD |
| 1995 | *Les Misérables – 10th Anniversary – The Dreamcast in Concert DVD*
(Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) | Factory Foreman | BBC Home Entertainment | Royal Albert Hall, London, 8 October 1995 |
| 1996 | *Who Could Ask for Anything More?* DVD
Centenary celebration of Ira Gershwin's birth | Singer | BBC | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7 December 1996 |
| 2000 | *Living for the Moment* (compilation CD) | Singer | CD Baby | Solo album |
| 2000 | *Jesus Christ Superstar* DVD
(Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber) | Second Priest | Universal Studios | DVD |
| 2004 | *Lesley Garrett – Music from the Movies*
also starring Ruthie Henshall | Singer | Eagle Rock Entertainment | DVD, recorded with the Orchestra of Opera North, *Opera In The Park* concert in Leeds 19 July 2003. |
| 2006 | *Dracula – Original London Cast*
(Gareth Evans and Christopher J. Orton) | Dracula | CD Baby | Concept CD |
| 2010 | *It's Just The Beginning: The Songs of Charles Miller & Kevin Hammonds*
(Charles Miller & Kevin Hammonds) | Singer | MaKiNG Records | Compilation CD.
Track: *Sail Me There* from the musical *Hope* |
| 2012 | *You're Still You* (compilation CD) | Singer | CD Baby | Solo album |


title: North East Gonja District

abstract: North East Gonja District is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger East Gonja District in 1988, until the northern part of the district was split off to create North East Gonja District on 19 February 2019; while the remaining part has been retained as East Gonja Municipal District. The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Savannah Region and has Kpalbe as its capital town.

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# North East Gonja District

**North East Gonja District** is one of the seven districts in Savannah Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger **East Gonja District** in 1988, until the northern part of the district was split off to create **North East Gonja District** on 19 February 2019; while the remaining part has been retained as **East Gonja Municipal District** (which it was elevated to municipal district assembly status on 15 March 2018). The district assembly is located in the eastern part of Savannah Region and has Kpalbe as its capital town.

9°6′56″N 0°33′1″W / 9.11556°N 0.55028°W / 9.11556; -0.55028

## InfoBox

| North East Gonja District | |
| --- | --- |
| District | |
| Districts of Savannah Region | |
| North East Gonja DistrictLocation of North East Gonja District within Savannah | |
| Coordinates: 9°6′56″N 0°33′1″W / 9.11556°N 0.55028°W / 9.11556; -0.55028 | |
| Country | Ghana |
| Region | Savannah |
| Capital | Kpalbe |
| Government | |
| District Executive | Mumuni Isaac Dramani |
| Area | |
| Total | 4,601 km2 (1,776 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| Total |  |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| ISO 3166 code | GH-SA-NE |


title: Graham Binns

abstract: Major General Graham John Binns, is a retired British Army officer. Binns served as General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Armoured Division and then Commandant Joint Services Command and Staff College. He had previously commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade during Operation Telic 1 when the brigade took Basra in southern Iraq. He is the Honorary Colonel of The Yorkshire Regiment.

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# Graham Binns

Major General **Graham John Binns**, CBE, DSO, MC is a retired British Army officer. Binns served as General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Armoured Division and then Commandant Joint Services Command and Staff College. He had previously commanded the 7th Armoured Brigade (the "Desert Rats") during Operation Telic 1 when the brigade took Basra in southern Iraq. He is the Honorary Colonel of The Yorkshire Regiment.

## Early life

Graham Binns was educated at Hymers College in Hull.

## Military career

Binns was commissioned on 11 December 1976, into the General list. He was transferred to The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire on 2 July 1977. He was promoted to lieutenant on 11 December 1978. He was further promoted to captain on 11 June 1983. With this regiment he saw service in Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Between 1986 and 1988, Binns served in the Ministry of Defence. He then attended the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto in 1988, after which he was posted again to Northern Ireland, where he became Chief of Staff of 39th Infantry Brigade. He was promoted to major on 30 September 1989. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1992 "in recognition of Meritorious service in Northern Ireland."

Binns returned to The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire in 1992 to command an armoured infantry company, mounted in Warrior tracked armoured vehicles, with which he served a tour in Bosnia and participated in Operation Grapple. Binns was awarded the Military Cross "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services" during this deployment. In 1994, he spent some time as an exchange officer at the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Binns was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 1995, and returned to Britain to join the Directing Staff at the Staff College, Camberley.

In January 1997, Binns returned once again to The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and participated in exercises in Kenya, Belize and Canada. It was during this time with the battalion that he once more saw service in Northern Ireland. In April 1999, Binns became Chief of Crisis Plans Branch, Headquarters Allied Forces Southern Europe and led the team responsible for NATO operational planning in the Balkans. He was promoted to colonel on 30 June 1999, with seniority from that date. He served as Chief of Staff at HQ KFOR, a NATO-led force under a United Nations mandate that operated the military mission in Kosovo.

Binns was promoted to brigadier on 31 December 2000, with seniority from 30 June that year. In January 2001, he assumed command of 7th Armoured Brigade, and was involved in operations in the Balkans and the Middle East. Binns' "gallant and distinguished services in the former Yugoslavia" in 2001 were recognised with appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in October 2003 for his "services whilst on operations in Iraq during the period 19 March to 19 April 2003".

Binns served as Assistant Chief of Staff Commitments at Land Command until December 2005. Between this post and his next command, he attended the Royal College of Defence Studies. He was appointed to the honorary position of Deputy Colonel of the Regiment of The Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006. He was appointed General Officer Commanding 1st (UK) Armoured Division on 1 October 2006 and promoted to major general on the same day.

Binns, having joined elements of 1st (UK) Armoured Division in Iraq where it formed HQ Multi-National Division (South East), Iraq, signed a memorandum of understanding that returned the responsibility for running the province of Basra to local Iraqi leaders. He signed the document, along with General Mohan al-Furaiji and Governor Muhammad Wa'ili, in a disused departure lounge of Basra airport.

After returning to the UK in February 2008, Binns was given the honorary appointment of Colonel-Commandant of The King’s Division on 10 December 2008. In 2009 he took over command of the Joint Services Command and Staff College. He gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry about his role in the handing over of control on 15 January 2010.

## Later life

In June 2010, Binns became chief executive of Aegis Defence Services, a private military and security company.

In 2011, Binns was appointed to the honorary position of Colonel of the Regiment of The Yorkshire Regiment.

In June 2016, Binns remarked in a BBC report on the aftermath his campaign of in Iraq that "I don't think we had a coherent plan in the longer term. The coalition hadn't thought through how we were going to operate in the aftermath of the war fighting..."

## Personal life

Binns is married to Jennie. They have four children: Sophie (born September 1985), Thomas (born May 1988), Rosemary (born March 1990) and Matilda (born June 1992).

Binns enjoys many sports including golf, sailing and orienteering.

## InfoBox

| Graham Binns | |
| --- | --- |
| Major General Graham Binns | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1976–2010 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 503083 |
| Commands | Joint Services Command and Staff College
1st (UK) Armoured Division
7th Armoured Brigade
1st Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire |
| Battles/wars | The Troubles
Bosnian War
Iraq War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross |