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March 31, 2007

Independent candidates, 1995 Manitoba provincial election

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There were several independent candidates who contested the 1995 Manitoba provincial election, although none were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.


Ralph Jackson (Portage la Prairie)

Jackson was a farmer in the Portage la Prairie area during his campaigns for public office (Windsor Star, 16 September 1992). He was originally a New Democrat, and campaigned for that party in a by-election held on September 15, 1992. Jackson received 648 votes (10.36%), finishing third against Progressive Conservative candidate Brian Pallister. He fell to 130 votes in 1995, finishing last in a field of four candidates. Pallister was re-elected.

He spoke out against workfare in 1996, claiming it would result in companies firing their workers and replacing them with cheaper welfare recipients (Canadian Press, 13 July 1996).

Jackson campaigned a second time as an independent in a September 30, 1997 by-election in Portage la Prairie. He received 49 votes, finishing last in a field of five candidates. The winner was Progressive Conservative David Faurschou. At the time of this election, Jackson was described as a 47-year old farmer and backhoe operator.(Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1997).


Jack D. Lang (Transcona)

Lang has campaigned for municipal office on several occasions. The 1995 election was his only bid for provincial office.

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1992 municipal Transcona-Springfield School Division, Trustee, Ward Two n/a 831 7/9 George Marshall, Lorraine Vallis, Marilyn Lamoureux
1995 provincial Transcona Independent 131 1.47 4/4 Daryl Reid, New Democratic Party
1995 municipal Transcona-Springfield School Division, Trustee, Ward Two n/a 898 7/7 George Marshall, Marilyn Lamoureux, Laurie Goodman
municipal by-election, 14 February 2001 Transcona-Springfield School Division, Trustee, Ward Three n/a not listed not listed not listed Ken Friesen
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March 30, 2007

O-katana

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An O-Katana (太刀) is a katana slightly longer than a regular katana (O meaning great or long in Japanese). These are not to be confused with the great Nodachi, which were significantly longer than katana. O-katana were most often katana made for a person of great stature. These blades were somewhat common during the Old Sword/Koto period (900 to 1530) and less common during the New Sword/Shinto period (1531 to 1867). Blades of this type were difficult to forge equally from tip to base, due to the great length. Often tachi made during the Koto period were of this length.

[1] A samurai wearing a daisho: consisting of a Wakizashi and O-Katana

1728 in Canada

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See also:
1727 in Canada,
other events of 1728,
1729 in Canada and the
list of ‘years in Canada’.



Events

  • Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye was appointed commandant of the French posts on the north shore of Lake Superior and stationed at Fort Kaministiquia
  • Vitus Bering sails through the Bering Strait.


Births


Deaths

LG Philips Display

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LG.Philips Displays was a joint venture created by the LG Group of South Korea and Philips Electronics of the Netherlands. It primarily manufactured CRTs used in traditional television sets.

These two companies also operate another joint venture, LG.Philips LCD, which focuses on LCD panels used in flat panel television sets.

As of 2006, the company had run into bankruptcy and restarted under the same name with investements of a third party(JP Morgan). LG.Philips LCD was not affected by this bankruptcy.

LG.Philips Displays shares were sold in the beginning of March 2007. The company name has been changed to LP Displays from 1 April, 2007. LP is a historic reference to the old mothercompanies LG an Philips.

March 29, 2007

World Money Fair

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The World Money Fair is an international bourse of coins. A bourse is where dealers, collectors and the public buy, sell and trade coins.

In 1970 A. M Beck founded in Munich the “Organisation of European Coins-Bourses”, “Organisation Europäischer Münzen-Börsen” (OEMB) in German. He had the idea to build up a stronger market for the collecting of coins.

Two years later the organisation organized in Basel the first international bourse of coins. During the time it was developed to the “World Money Fair”. Today more than 40 nations are members of this organisation. In 2006, the bourse is at the first time in Berlin. At the start the German Secretary of State Karl Diller presented the new German 2 Euro Coin. It shows the Holstentor of Lübeck.

FLYi

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FLYi, Inc., () previously known as Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc., was a Delaware airline holding company based in Dulles, Virginia. The company was currently in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and formerly operated Independence Air.


History

Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings, Inc. was a commuter airline formed in 1989. Atlantic Coast Airlines operated as United Express and Delta Connection.
Upon termination of their codeshare agreements, in 2004 the company changed its name to FLYi, Inc, representing the airline’s new name, Independence Air.

On November 7, 2005, FLYi, Inc. and its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. This press release declares that they expected to attract new investors within sixty days of the filing.

Due to Flyi not finding an investor as expected, Flyi ceased operations on January 5, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. UTC-5. The airline’s operating certificate was purchased by Northwest Airlines and will operate as Compass Airlines.


External links

  • FLYi, Inc. and Independence Air web site

Governors General of Canada timeline

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See also

  • List of Governors General of Canada
  • Timeline of Prime Ministers of Canada

March 28, 2007

List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada by court composition

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Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada are appointed by the Governor General of Canada (on the advice of the Prime Minister) and retain the position until the age of 75.


See also

  • List of Chief Justices of Canada
  • List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada
  • List of Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada

1707 in Canada

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See also:
1706 in Canada,
other events of 1707,
1708 in Canada and the
list of ‘years in Canada’.



Events

  • Port Royal is attacked twice by the English from Massachusetts.


Births


Deaths

March 25, 2007

High School Proficiency Assessment

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The High School Proficiency Assessment (abbreviated HSPA and pronounced “hes-pah” or sometimes just “H-S-P-A”) is a standardized test administered by the New Jersey Department of Education to all New Jersey high school students in March of their junior year. Together with the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) administered in grades 3-7 and the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) given to students in eighth grade, the HSPA is part of a battery of tests used to assess student performance in New Jersey’s public schools.

The HSPA is administered over a course of four days simultaneously in all high schools throughout the state of New Jersey. The exam tests students’ proficiency in a variety of academic subjects including mathematics and language arts literacy. State law in New Jersey requires that all students pass the HSPA for high school graduation.

Students who do not pass the exam on their first try have two opportunities to retake it during their senior (and final) year. Additionally, for those who are still unable to pass the exam or feel that they are “not good test-takers,” the state department of education gives students the option of participating in a “Special Review Assessment process” (SRA) to demonstrate their academic abilities.

Before the test, chief school administrators, principals, and guidance counselors stress the importance of the test and make it clear that students should pass the exam on the first try. By doing so, they could focus on the future. Without any need for remedial classes, they have more opportunities for electives.

The exam, first administered in 1993, was originally called the High School Proficiency Test (abbreviated as HSPT or HSPT11) until its name was changed in 2001.

Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA) is a portfolio-based assessment method used to measure academic progress for students with severe disabilities who are unable to participate in the standardized assessment tests. The APA is given to a student in each content area where the student’s disability is so severe that the student is not receiving instruction in the skill being measured and the student cannot complete any of the types of questions on the assessment in a content area even with appropriate changes and accommodations.


References

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External links

  • New Jersey High School Statewide Assessment

Education Act 1496

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The Education Act of 1496 (1496 James IV, c. 3) was passed by the Parliament of Scotland in that year at the behest of James IV. It made schooling compulsory for the first time in Scotland since it forced all nobles and freeholders to educate their eldest sons in Latin, followed by the Arts, and Scots law.

The children had to be sent to a grammar school to be taught Latin when they reached the age of eight or nine. Once they had learned Latin, they had to attend a school of Art or of Law for a minimum of three years after that.

The intention was to ensure that the courts and local government would be run by more educated people than had been the case previously. In order to ensure compliance, it was ordained that a fine of twenty Scots pounds would be levied on anyone who did not obey.

This act is sometimes referred to as the Education Act of 1494, this is due to an error in some editions of the Acts of Parliament where it is listed as 1494 James IV, c. 54.


References

  • Laws and Acts of Parliament, published Edinburgh 1682.
  • Scotland, James, The History of Scottish Education, Volume 1. London: University of London Press, 1969. ISBN 0-340-07157-5

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