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IIT Kharagpur is the 4th oldest technical institute in the West Bengal state after IIEST, Shibpur (established as B.E. College in 1856), Jadavpur University (established as Bengal technical institute in 1906) and Rajabazar Science College (established as Calcutta University campus for Science and Technology in 1914).
Archibald Boyce Monwabisi Mafeje (30 March 1936 – 28 March 2007), commonly known as Archie Mafeje, was a South African anthropologist and activist. Born in what is now the Eastern Cape, he received degrees from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Cambridge. He became a professor at various universities in Europe, North ...
Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild (née Mary Salome Cutler; June 21, 1855 – December 20, 1921) was a pioneering American librarian, educator, and school administrator.She is known for her contributions to the establishment of library science in the United States through her work at the Columbia College library and New York State Library School, as well as her service in the American Library ...
Moseneke was born in Pretoria and went to school there. [1] He joined the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) at the age of 14. [2] The following year he was arrested, detained and convicted of participating in anti- apartheid activity. He spent ten years as a prisoner on Robben Island, where he met and befriended Nelson Mandela and other leading ...
In most militaries, deliberately injuring oneself is a serious offense. Most self-inflicted wounds go unrecognized, though consequences are usually severe if caught, sometimes carrying the death penalty . In the British army during World War I, the maximum penalty for a self-inflicted wound ("Willfully maiming himself with intent to render ...
The Reverend Peter Lawrence Pond (1933–2000) was a New England clergyman, activist and philanthropist who worked with Cambodian orphans on the Thai-Cambodian border. He was executive director of the Providence-based Cambodian Crisis Committee and was a co-founder of the Thai Friends Relief Foundation as well as the Inter-Religious Mission for Peace in Cambodia.
U.S. Marshals practice guarding a protected witness. The United States Federal Witness Protection Program ( WPP ), [1] also known as the Witness Security Program or WITSEC, [2] is a witness protection program codified through 18 U.S. Code § 3521 and administered by the United States Department of Justice. [3]
WITSML is a standard for transmitting technical data between organisations in the petroleum industry. It continues to be developed by an Energistics facilitated Special Interest Group to develop XML standards for drilling, completions, and interventions data exchange. Organizations for which WITSML is targeted include energy companies, service ...