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Paul works for the BNFL.

Leukemia advice
''Researchers at Southampton University concluded that a link was present, deducing that radiation damage to men working at the plants had caused genetic abnormalities in their children. After this report British Nuclear Fuels initially advised workers who were being exposed to high levels of radiation not to father children, although they have since withdrawn this advice.''

Could you provide a reference for this?

Ben T/C 05:24, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * I think the Southampton research is the old 1984 "Black Report" summarised in the latest COMARE report . The 2005 COMARE report concludes from more recent research in 3.7:
 * We concluded that the excess of childhood leukaemia and NHL in the area, which is mainly located in the local village of Seascale, when examined in the context of the national distribution of these diseases, is highly unusual in that it has persisted for some tens of years and that it is unlikely to be due to chance. However, we found that no one factor could account for the observed increase in the level of disease, although infection, at least in part, could not be ruled out as having some causal association. Some interaction between different factors could also not be ruled out.
 * So there are some increased risks in the area, but it's not completely clear why. NB similar raised levels are around Sellafield, Burghfield, Dounreay and Rosyth; and solid tumours levels are significantly raised around Aldermaston, Burghfield, Harwell and Rosyth (para 3.4).  Seems there are some worries around most of the UK nuclear weapons/research/reprocessing sites, but no significant raised levels around ordinary nuclear power stations. Rwendland 23:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Routine radioactive discharges, etc
Here is another section that needs a reference before it goes back to the main article:

 * There is much controversy surrounding BNFL's Sellafield plant because of the plant's routine radioactive discharges, nuclear waste accidents, and an excess of leukaemia near the plant.

I don't mind it being in the article, it jst needs a source --Apyule 10:30, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

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Springfields
Springfields is a Salwick, not Preston, Lancashire. And it does not appear on the map. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:02, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

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British Nuclear Fuels Ltd → Great British Nuclear – The UK Government has resurrected and rebranded BNFL as Great British Nuclear, as the new industry coordinating body. There are no plans to continue usage of the BNFL name except for legal purposes. Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/great-british-nuclear Dreichh (talk) 11:32, 19 July 2023 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Oppose. The article is predominantly about BNFL, not Great British Nuclear. Better to create a separate article about the new iteration. -- Necrothesp (talk) 12:24, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I would diagree - BNFL is GBN. 'Great British Nuclear' is just a new trading name for British Nuclear Fuels Ltd - they are the same thing.  This is explicitly stated here, scroll down to the bottom.
 * If you are concerned about article length, it would perhaps make more sense to move the history section to a different article. Dreichh (talk) 13:27, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That reference tells us that GBN operates through BNFL, GBN is a trading name of BNFL. But nowhere does it say that BNFL no longer has any other activities or other trading names. Rosbif73 (talk) 13:42, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * That may be true, but GBN will be by far their biggest operation, if not their only operation - we haven't seen any real activity from BNFL for over a decade now, to the extent that this article itself described the company as 'defunct'. Remember, the page name is meant to help readers find the article - keeping the BNFL name for the title doesn't achieve that.
 * If you can find evidence that BNFL has other operations that would be listed on this Wiki, then I agree the title should stay as is - but if not it's much clearer if we use their trading name of Great British Nuclear. Dreichh (talk) 18:26, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * In addition to my previous comment, I now have a source that BNFL has no other trading activity. According to their [https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/HJRM1TkXMWanBJVx-H7ndXTYOBovUFnkgs0G6g4FRd8/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3NDOMOBUS%2F20230719%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230719T194721Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAkaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJHMEUCIQD43ao%2BV0auc8Q9XHMpkSDpox6tKK0Y%2Fjmu0osV1cU59AIgOlRLKJaWQ3Hrv1iD2jAtx0ulV0THJ%2BHRjmmy49LWnPcqxAUIkv%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAEGgw0NDkyMjkwMzI4MjIiDKUgPCuMGSzZivoQNSqYBZzMcR2QwL0w%2F%2BWg2mVJuZAGUoE7%2Ff0LRrlnjPYKoOgZL7PO27itTRbXFFtPeDvaOBP4g3YpQu8MI6hyGdSYb0ls1g2jR3jtVwfhASdUb%2BFDjZoT4eLKoxV9eXIVnCz27InzxBUjRGUuypVxQiE4qMeUg5ZT4Ii%2B0UsZBd4Y1%2FTdsTDeaWPGOwCrgVCDeSa4%2FExC4xkCxhKcrMoPWzJEFz2CT6Ix09ZOo1SPH5nFFdCWtDozyl3iQUkn7vOg5nNspd1y%2FamABWADAniiuVosgNKOlvtatCVUA7fRTPi6t6dE6Ka4S8bVjAD9HjnL15IHzN42SMi7Z62wBg60etf6JR9kXKwz1W9HrdiGaSTtDNntw4aOjhnaNgg18tDEg065%2BFRtTAUm%2FEO8vLrA2EpA6q7jQK0U03Fb%2BhLSZJxP3En%2FGgA4GRpmFs8DaCRTB6VNq3ExlttFr4hxvPyN4nGoqnSbB%2B3okBbFu%2FIeXv8tzFZDswjWU3%2FHbGNoSdeYy8Ejze1e%2BfpJhBIsNkyRo2Aobrzgbw6qbx1BWCLiqzBrTaXEGJq%2BnBLREWzqFSMs5MttcDh76AX%2BE%2FYCMZO%2BXoQfs2eTjCg7JfBVNG9YzSKgUf9JR0qotlpTDDOitfO7wHzqDB1G1J7t3thmEGOjMx4CuSnLAjPbQqS6vpQPBG9glL4FeS7NDoVHOCOwGWms2niB4HAwG9XtXTJ1fh24PLkvb9up6oUjz9l9uOv3d9bWpt3JBeOKWjmT2cJkEYzAVVwyCZ4WLJwnaSq9y8BfKNmI%2FhAi3V601f3sqPVBYh3hZKXAw2emCu4cSMXQAnNkueTu2fevZBchR4V4zI%2B4v9%2B9DI3zxNNsU%2BFzrZ49gDLt1O2ZJkHT3LMB73AwnqHgpQY6sQGmqN5N0H1KzJbvp%2FPgTa3fydLSMfxRib%2F7d1dcD2oWaoGyr1Zt%2BxZSlWaFaWv6WDJ3%2BVpZJE65uJiKNwSutVM3Gv0liAQD%2BBM0qAs5uqToX8i2aC1CP3Y3gX3KO4qZUkQfA1670JcIM76M7cxyZ4TCOsUc%2FExqOC53d8dRgdU1ZMFyLGXunPAby5tBi6keJmkZzXkEqQsKjXO0yIcf%2ByYbLtskCR0wBrlSinh%2FtQbWNQ4%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=638bd554ccac41a938361b847c658369a5e357f624c6844dcdfbdc48a32a9c73 latest accounts] on Companies House, published Feb 2023, BNFL - until now - 'no longer has any trading activity' and has not had any for the past 13 years.
 * Therefore, GBN and BNFL are entirely one in the same - BNFL has no other activities. As such, the article should be under its new trading name for ease of finding the article as GBN will soon be far more prominent than BNFL was.
 * Again, if there are concerns about page length I would assert the history section should be moved to a different page. Dreichh (talk) 19:53, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
 * My concern is not about article length, but about renaming a page about a very well-known organisation that existed for decades. Given it was in abeyance for over a decade and has just been revived with a different name I don't see why we need to put details of both in the same article. Better to have two separate articles about the old and new versions. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:40, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
 * The idea of 'old' and 'new' versions is what I think we should avoid - they are the same thing. It is a crucial part of BNFL's history that it now trades as GBN, which is the name it will be best known as in the future. To separate the two articles will imply that they are different, which they aren't.
 * I'd also point out that there must be a reason that they chose BNFL to become GBN. This could become more relevant in the future, as it is likely something to do with how it is funded. Dreichh (talk) 08:47, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Support following 's explanations. I don't see page length being a concern at present, though agree that the history could be split later if needed. Rosbif73 (talk) 06:18, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Support per above discussion this seems reasonable. Rreagan007 (talk) 22:02, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

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I've added the Wikiproject Devon tag above. It's interesting to note the lack of discussion on this page, and it has been a sandbox for a lot of people, the net result of which is that the article is still small, and has no sources. Stevebritgimp 02:19, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

I curtailed some of the original stuff written on this page late last year. As an ex resident of Plymouth I found it snidey, not to mention borderline offensive and suspected that it was written by a student who might have been roughed up by one of locals outside CUBA one night. I think some of the negative 'chav' stuff should be taken off too, after all no-one writes about other city dialects in such a detrimental fashion. Jamie Ansell 15:52, 1 February 2007 (UTC)Jamie

I tend to agree, but have tried to steer a middle ground. Hopefully some kind of consensus can appear over time, and with more information the sniping will stop.Stevebritgimp 14:23, 8 February 2007 (UTC) (forgot)

 * I'd leave it as it is. It doesn't seem to be saying that janners are chavs, but that the term 'janner' can be used in a perjorative way to describe local Plymouthians. MattB2

 * I wouldn't disagree. However, the bit on the "Janner=chav" variant is currently unsourced, so is fair game for removal anyway. Gordonofcartoon 19:02, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Unsourced
Janner can be used as a prefix for local facilities such as Jannerdrome to refer to Plymouth's local airport at Roborough, or the Jannermead to refer to the Mannamead pub.

Quite likely. But I can't find any verification for "Jannerdrome" (including NewsBank and the WMN) and just a couple of MySpace references to "Jannermead". Gordonofcartoon 12:53, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Agreed - I couldn't find anything on Whiteworks addition of Jannerdrome, which he/she has added to the main Plymouth page, this page and the Plymouth City Airport page. Also as a local I have NEVER heard this usage in 30 years. Stevebritgimp 17:59, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Broken Link
Reference number 4 is broken, me janners. Lazyzee (talk) 08:20, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

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Temple of Terror

Temple of Terror is a single-player role-playing game-book written by Ian Livingstone, illustrated by Bill Houston and originally published in 1985 by Puffin Books. It was later republished by Wizard Books in 2004. It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. It is the fourteenth in the series in the original Puffin series (ISBN 0-14-031832-1) and 19th in the modern Wizard series (ISBN 1-84046-528-X).

Rules
As with titles such as House of Hell and Appointment with F.E.A.R., Temple of Terror utilizes an additional game mechanic: five letters have been scattered throughout the story, and if the player finds all five letters they spell the word DEATH and the player instantly dies, ending the game.

Story
Temple of Terror is a fantasy scenario.

The reader plays as a wandering adventurer who is recruited by the good wizard Yaztromo (who previously appeared in The Forest of Doom) and tasked with locating the five dragon artefacts (bone, crystal, ebony, gold and silver) which are hidden in the lost city of Vatos. Gameplay takes the form of a campaign: the player must determine a means of traveling through the Desert of Skulls, find and scour Vatos for the amulets whilst overcoming various traps and monsters and finally defeat Malbordus. Successful completion of the quest requires the player from the first paragraphs to acquire items that will assist in future situations.

Other media
The book was adapted into the video game Temple of Terror.

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Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/History of Arizona

Keeping Score (as of 23 Aug 2005, 05:25 GMT)
Support - 11 - 78.6% Object - 3 - 21.4%
 * 1) A Link to the Past
 * 2) Fornadan
 * 3) Golbez
 * 4) Meelar
 * 5) Nichalp
 * 6) Zscout370
 * 7) ral315
 * 8) Andre
 * 9) Peter Kirby
 * 10) Redwolf24
 * 11) Rob Church
 * 1) Monicasdude
 * 2) nixie
 * 3) Buffyg

I would like to note that the article has improved since it was put up for FAC and that a few (Fornadan, Meelar, Nichalp, ZScout370) changed their votes to Support. I would also like to make the disclaimer that A Link to the Past, ZScout370, Peter Kirby, and Rob Church are part of the Featured Article Drive. If their votes are counted as one, the tally is 8 to 3, or 72.7% to 27.3%. If you have not voted, please review the article and vote. --Peter Kirby 05:26, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

A vote talley would likely not be appropriate here, as WP:NOT democracy, but still, I thank you kindly for the effort. Toothpaste 05:44, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Raul654 has his own means of deciding FAC votes; have a look at Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. As Toothpaste points out, it is not simply a matter of majority rule. Buffyg 07:19, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you for the comments; they are kindly acknowledged. --Peter Kirby 07:30, 23 August 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Candi Kubeck

First Female Captain to Die
While the first paragraph said that she was the third female captain to die on duty, the two sources given said she was the first. So, I changed it to first. EditorASC (talk) 11:34, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

EAL Strike
I don't question, nor do I care about her 'motivations' for scabbing at EAL. Her name is on the list of pilots that crossed the picket line, and can be verified through ALPA or the 'Jumpseat Protection List', commonly referred to as the Scab List. Is the truth a POV? I can post a link to the PDF of the list if you would like... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.71.69.112 (talk) 23:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Please be sure that any additions regarding Candi Kubeck's activities during the Eastern Airlines strike are properly sourced. Unsourced additions will be removed. Harry was a white dog with black spots (talk) 15:26, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Nice try but still POV. Her motivations are speculation, and the reaction is POV. Simply stating that she crossed the picket lines in order to pursue her career (if an acceptable source can be found to support this - not an opinion by another pilot or aviation writer) then that can be stated. But the rest is unencyclopedic and POV. Neither pro nor anti-union POV has any place in the article. Harry was a white dog with black spots (talk) 07:46, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

 * My sentiments exactly. This is an online encyclopedia, not a forum for pro-union or anti-union rhetoric. Besides, what difference does it make whether she crossed the picket lines or not? It was her career, and she could do whatever she wanted to with it. Also, she was a grown woman and didn't need to be told what to do by anybody. And003 (talk) 13:22, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I couldn't agree more. The fact that she crossed a union picket line, has no relevance whatever as to her being the Captain of the ill-fated ValuJet flight.  She was obviously fully qualified to be the Captain and it is obvious that she tried to get the plane back on the ground as fast as possible, once she became aware of an onboard fire. Her professionalism (while acting as a non-union pilot) stands in stark contrast to the AMR union Captain who refused to take seriously the information about a possible cargo hold fire, provided by his flight attendants and a dead-heading pilot. Those who insist upon raising the "SCAB" issue, usually do so because they want to promote the usual union hate propaganda, towards all who dare to refuse to be controlled by the union bosses. That kind of hate propaganda has no part in the pages of Wiki. EditorASC (talk) 01:06, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

 * I agree with the previous editors about POV having no place in Wikipedia, but I believe they missed their own point. While using the term "scab" would indeed be incendiary, the section as written is just as disingenuous.  It glosses over and uses flowery prose to minimize the partisan action actually taken by Captain Kubeck.  I deleted the prose, "accomplished her dream," and added the fact that her initial employment by Eastern was as a "strikebreaker," with the link to the Wikipedia page of the same name.  This is neither incendiary, nor pro- or anti-union.  It is encyclopedic fact.

 * To And003 who wonders "what difference does it make whether she crossed picket lines or not": It matters because it was a factual action taken by the individual, and this is a biographical page of her life and career.  You don't get to leave out the parts that can be considered non-complimentary, or might cast her in a negative light to some readers.

 * To USNPilot - Be that as it may, my point is that people can't go around vandalizing or tampering with Wikipedia articles about a person just because they don't like that person's career decisions, which is what someone did when they replaced Kubeck's actual nickname with the word 'Scab'. If they have a problem with a person's career decisions, there are other places online for them to air out their grievances, or at the very least, put them only on this talk page. And003 (talk) 00:59, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

 * To EditorASC who believes that "the fact that she crossed a picket line" should have "no relevance whatever as to her being the Captain of the ill-fated ValuJet flight": On this, I agree with you.  The page about the ValuJet flight/crash needn't contain this information.   However, this is NOT an article about that flight; instead it is a biographical article about HER. It is indeed appropriate on this page, as it was an action that shaped her career.   USNPilot (talk) 16:24, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

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Island Park Drive

Island Park Drive is a scenic parkway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Route description
Many luxury homes and several embassies line the street. The north end connects to the Kichi Zibi Mikan and the Champlain Bridge, which crosses the Ottawa River into Gatineau, Quebec. Island Park Drive is named for Bate Island, the largest island crossed by the Champlain Bridge, which has a small park with road access. The south end connects to the Central Experimental Farm, where it becomes the NCC Driveway.

Island Park Drive has a northbound offramp from the westbound Queensway and no other ramps. Hampton Park is north of the Queensway and borders Island Park Drive.

Commercial vehicles are prohibited from Island Park Drive, which is a two-lane arterial road with a 40 km/h (25 mph) speed limit due to the residential nature. The parkway has a length of 3 km (1.9 mi), or 4 km (2.5 mi) if the Champlain Bridge is included.

History
Island Park Drive, then called the West End Driveway, was opened in 1923. It predates the Champlain Bridge, which opened in 1927; prior to that, the road ended at the edge of the Ottawa River.

The parkway previously had multiple roundabouts along its length. The roundabout at Richmond Road was removed in 1957, and a 5-way roundabout marked its southern terminus with Carling Avenue, Holland Avenue, and the NCC Driveway for some time around 1945. These are all now signalized intersections.

During the summer of 2007, the Highway 417 overpass was replaced using a rapid replacement technology technique which uses heavy lift and rolling equipment. This process lifted out the old bridges and replaced them with new bridges built nearby. The full operation, which required about 15 hours, occurred during the night of 11-12 August 2007, and it is the first time that this method was used in Canada, although it previously was used in other countries including the United States. Multiple similar operations have since taken place along the 417 in Ottawa, including at Clyde Avenue and Carling Avenue.

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Tripura Baptist Christian Union

The Tripura Baptist Christian Union (TBCU) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Tripura, India. It has its head office in Agartala, the state capital. The TBCU is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) and the Baptist World Alliance (BWA). It is also a member church in the North East India Christian Council (NEICC), a regional church body of the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI).

History
The union was formed under the leadership of Rev. M.J. Eade in December 1938 in Lakshmilunga, a village six miles from Agartala. TBCU was supported and funded from the beginning by the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society (NZBMS) and they provided most of the staff till the 1960s. Since then TBCU has now become an independent indigenous self-supporting church organisation. Rev. M.J. Eade was appointed as the first General Secretary of the Tripura Baptist Christian Union. Rev. Lalhuala Darlong was the first national General Secretary.

TBCU employs many pastors and evangelists and runs community programs such as schools and dispensaries. Since the early 80s, it has been working in partnerships with the Baptist Church of Mizoram (BCM) and also with the Evangelical Church of Maraland (ECM) from Mizoram. Both BCM and ECM have many workers in Tripura working as missionaries and evangelist/teachers in various TBCU churches and schools.

TBCU celebrated its Golden Jubilee and Diamond Jubilees in 1988 and 1998 respectively with much fanfare.

Office
TBCU has its office in the Baptist Mission Compound at Arundhutinagar, Agartala.

The Mission Compound was established in 1938 under an official land grant by the then King of Tripura Kingdom, Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, to the Baptist missionaries from New Zealand.

Associations
It has the following affiliated associations:

 * Sadar North Baptist Association (SNBA)
 * Central Baptist Association (CBA)
 * Kok Baptist Association (KOKBA)
 * Udaipur Baptist Association (UBA)
 * Salgra Baptist Association (SBA)
 * Kailashahar Baptist Christian Association (KBCA)
 * Jampui Sakhan Baptist Association (JSBA)
 * Tripura Baptist A'chik Krima
 * Yarong Baptist Christian Association (YBCA)
 * Saisawm Sazai Baptist Association (SSBA)
 * Dharmanagar-Longai Baptist Association (DLBA)
 * Yapri Baptist Association (YBA)
 * Kamalpur Baptist Association (KBA)
 * Songang Baptist Christian Association (SBCA)
 * Dergang Baptist Association (DBA)
 * Jampui Longai Baptist Association (JLBA)
 * Hachwk Haphar Baptist Association(HHBA)

Every year a meeting of the Council Members of the TBCU is organised at one of the churches within the Union.

St. Paul's School
The TBCU runs the St. Paul's School which is situated in Arundhutinagar, Agartala. The school was started in the early 1940s as the first English medium school in the Kingdom of Tripura.

Currently, the Principal of the School is Mrs Manjuri Sangma and the Vice-Principal is Mr. James Muankima.

The school is a higher secondary school with classes from K.G. to Class XII. It is affiliated to CISCE. There are more than 1500 students.

Darchawi S.B Bengali medium school, at Darchawi village in Unakoti district of Tripura, was also developed by the NZBMS with the financial aid of the Government of Tripura.

SNBA
The association runs four English Medium schools, namely:

Yakhili Academy
Yakhili Academy is a Higher Secondary school in Khumulwng affiliated to TBSE.

Tipprah Academy
Tipprah Academy is a high school in Barkathal affiliated to the TBSE.

Salka Academy
Salka Academy is in Hezamara

Pohor Academy
Pohor Academy is in Burakha

St. Peter's School
St Peter's School is located in Jampuijala Block, Sepahijala District of Tripura and is run by the Central Baptist Association of TBCU. It was established in 1991.

Kok English Medium School
Kok English Medium School is located in Baijal bari, Khowai District. The school is affiliated to TBSE for Nursery to Class -X. It is run by KOKBA.

St. John's Senior Secondary School
St John's High School is located in Raio, Killa, Udaipur, Gomoti Tripura. It was established in 1972. The school is affiliated to CBSE for Nursery to Class -XII. It is run by Borok Hoda Thong(BHT).

Elem English School
Elem English School is located in Dulukma, Amarpur, Gomoti Tripura. The school is affiliated to TBSE for Nursery to Class -X. It is run by Baptist Church of Mizoram(BCM).

Hamari English School
Hamari English School is located in Bangphur, Amarpur, Gomati Tripura. The school is affiliated to TBSE for Nursery to Class-VIII. It is also run by BCM.

Nograi Mission English School
Nograi Mission English School(NMES) is located is located in Nograi, Ompi, Gomoti Tripura. The school is affiliated to CBSE for Nursery to Class -VIII. It is run by Chekiye Village Baptist Church(CVBC), Nagaland.

Ebenezer High School
Ebenezer High School is located in Twiphuma, Manubazar,South Tripura District of Tripura. It was established in 1983. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

St. James Higher Secondary School
St James Higher Secondary School is located in Gongrai Molsom village, P.O Kendraichera, Sepahijala Dist. Tripura. It was established in 1980. The school is mainly for the scheduled Tribes students. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education For KG to Class - X is affiliated to CBSE and For Class - XI & XII it is affiliated to TBSE.

Nazareth English School
Nazareth English School is Located in Tuidu Bazar, Gomati District, Tripura. Mainly For Classes from KG to Class VIII.

JSBA
The JSBA currently runs two schools.

St. Thomas English Medium School
St. Thomas English Medium School, located at Vanghmun village, was established in 1979. It educates to the mostly scheduled Tribes students living in and around Jampui hill. Pu Lalnunsanga is the headmaster of the school. The school has KG to Class X standards. The school is affiliated to the Tripura Board of School education (TBSE). Every year a considerable number of Madhyamik students appear for their examination and come out with flying colors. The school has contributed greatly to the educational development of the people of Jampui hill. It has a boarding house for both male and female students. A stipend is provided by the Tribal Welfare Department of Tripura, through which each year a number of poor students can pursue their educational careers at the school.

Pohor English Medium School
Pohor English Medium school was established in 2008 at Chawmanu under Chailengta Sub-Division of Dhalai District.

Tripura Theological College
The TBCU runs Tripura Theological College for courses in the Bachelor of Theology (B.Th) which is accredited by the Asia Theological Association (ATA) from its mission compound in Agartala where mission workers are trained in Biblical doctrines and other theological studies. Presently, Rev. Bishu Kumar Debbarma is the principal of the college.

Hospital
Earlier, the TBCU ran its own hospital at their headquarters from the 1930s until 1980 when it was discontinued, providing free treatment to the people of the state.

Presently under SNBA, a hospital is being constructed at Kaya Haduk, Patni village of West Tripura around 20 km from Agartala city.

Social service
Since its inception. the TBCU has been supporting several voluntary NGOs dedicated to the development of the poor tribals living in the remote hamlets of Tripura.

Institute of Community Transformation
Location: Madhab Baptist Church, Mandwi Baptist Pastoral Circle
 * Sponsored by Seva Bharat (Mission India)

Bibles
TBCU in partnership with the Bible Society of India has been active in translating the Bible and New Testament in various local languages of Tripura.

Smai Kwtal
The New Testament of the Bible in Kokborok language, the dialect of the native people of Tripura was first published in 1976.

The translation team were:
 * Rev. B.K. Smith, NZBMS
 * Rev. Jong Bahadur Debbarma, TBCU
 * Ramesh Debbarma, TBCU

Baibel Kthar
The Bible in Kaubru dialect for the Bru people called Bible kthar that is meaning Holy Bible. The New Testament called SMAIKTA and the OLD Testament called SMAIKCHAM. The translation by Rev. S.K. MSHA, and his team which was published by the Bible Society of India in 2011.

Baibel Kwthar
The full Holy Bible in Kokborok language was published for the first time in 2013 by the Bible Society of India.

The TBCU translation team were:
 * Rev. Jong Bahadur Debbarma, CBA
 * Rev. Anil Debbarma, CBA
 * Rev. Nilmani Debbarma, SNBA
 * Mark Debbarma, CBA
 * Chitta Debbarma, SNBA
 * Dn. Chitta Ranjan Debbarma, SNBA

Dan Thar
The New Testament of the Bible in (Molsom) language the dialect of the native people of Tripura. The translation team were:
 * Rev.Misilkumar Molsom
 * Rev.Sonabahadur Molsom
 * Decon. Lalkunga Molsom
 * Decon.CL.Nunhlima

Literature
Under the Tripura Baptist Christian Literature Committee and the Kokborok Christian Literature Committee (KCLC) various songbooks, tracts and study materials are regularly published by the TBCU.

Statistics
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 84,795 members in 943 churches.

Union

 * General Secretary: Rev. Rantuasanga Darlong
 * Associate General Secretary: Rev. Kishore Debbarma
 * Secretary: Rev. Lalthanliana

Presidents
The list of presidents of the Union are as follows:

Sadar North Baptist Association (SNBA)
Pastors of SNBA Office Staff of SNBA Ordained Evangelists of SNBA
 * 1) Rev. C. K. Debbarma (General Secretary, TBCU)
 * 2) Rev. Ranjit Debbarma (Executive Secretary, SNBA)
 * 3)  Rev.Chandramoni Debbarma (Secretary, Sadar North Baptist Association)
 * 4) Rev. Nilmani Debbarma
 * 5) Rev. Biswa Kr. Debbarma
 * 6) Pastor Mangal Debbarma
 * 7) Pastor Manmohan Debbarma
 * 8) Pastor Barendra Debbarma (Shillong)
 * 9) Pastor Samendra Debbarma
 * 10) Evan. Shikha Debbarma
 * 11) Pastor Ajit Debbarma
 * 12) Pastor Sitaram Rupini
 * 13) Pastor Sushanta Debbarma
 * 14) Pastor Pradip Debbarma
 * 15) Pastor Mantu Debbarma
 * 16) Pastor Kishore Debbarma
 * 17) Pastor Bijoy Debbarma
 * 18) Pastor Ratan Debbarma
 * 19) Pastor Sukuram Debbarma
 * 20) Pastor Nripendra Debbarma
 * 21) Pastor Partha Sarathi Debbarma
 * 22) Pastor Sandhyaram Debbarma
 * 23) Pastor Rajkumar Debbarma
 * 24) Pastor Mithun Rupini
 * 25) Pastor Biswajit Debbarma
 * 26) Pastor Nitya Debbarma
 * 27) Pastor Brajendra Debbarma
 * 28) Pastor Manoranjan Debbarma
 * 29) Pastor Kishore (Yarwng) Debbarma
 * 30) Pastor Arun Debbarma
 * 31) Pastor Ajendra Debbarma
 * 32) Pastor Rwngthoma Debbarma
 * 33) Pastor Joseph Debbarma
 * 34) Pastor Manik Debbarma
 * 35) Pastor Somchati Debbarma
 * 36) Pastor Sunil Debbarma
 * 37) Pastor Malendra Debbarma
 * 38) Pastor Debojit Debbarma
 * 39) Pastor Sachin Debbarma
 * 40) Pastor Bijoy Debbarma
 * 41) Evan Amit Debbarma
 * 42) Evan Bishu kr Debbarma
 * 43) Evan Bharat Debbarma
 * 44) Evan Miss Ganga Debbarma
 * 45) E/T John Rupini
 * 46) E/T Siari Debbarma
 * 47) E/T Subasish Debbarma
 * 48) E/T Jico Debbarma
 * 49) Mr. Rabindra Debbarma (Driver)
 * 1) Mr. Pitor Debbarma (Accountant)
 * 1) Ord. Evan. Lalnunsiama (BCM Missionary)
 * 2) Ord. Evan. Lalchungnunga (JSBA Missionary)

Central Baptist Association (CBA)
Pastors of CBA The pastors of the CBA are: Ordained Evangelists of CBA
 * 1) Rev. Jong Bahadur Debbarma (Retd)
 * 2) Rev. Asit Debbarma (Retd)
 * 3) Rev. Swapan Debbarma
 * 4) Rev. Surajit Debbarma
 * 5) Rev. Mohan Koloi
 * 6) Rev. Anil Debbarma (Retd)
 * 7) Rev. Ajit Debbarma
 * 8) Rev. Tripureswer Debbarma
 * 9) Rev. Sambhuram Debbarma
 * 10) Rev. Swadesh Debbarma
 * 11) Rev. Abiram Debbarma
 * 1) Ord. Evan. Aprajit Debbarma
 * 2) Ord. Evan. Sushil Debbarma
 * 3) Ord.Evan. Ranjit Debbarma
 * 4) Ord.Evan. Madhab Debbarma
 * 5) Ord.Evan. Satyaram Debbarma

Evangelists of CBA
 * 1) Evan. Dilip Debbarma
 * 2) Evan. Premananda Debbarma
 * 3) Evan. Laxman Debbarma
 * 4) Evan. Ranjan Debbarma
 * 5) Evan. Krishna Debbarma
 * 6) Evan. Bitta Debbarma
 * 7) Evan. Uttam Debbarma
 * 8) Evan. Saitya Debbarma
 * 9) Evan. Arup Debbarma

Kok Baptist Association (KOKBA)
Pastors of KOKBA The pastors of the KOKBA are:
 * 1) Rev. Jyotirmoy Debbarma
 * 2) Rev. Sunil Debbarma
 * 3) Rev. Malendra Debbarma

 * 1) Rev. Surnapada Jamatia
 * 2) Rev. Dharmendra Debbarma
 * 3) Rev. Samaresh Debbarma

Ordained Evangelists of KOKBA
 * 1) Dhiman Debbarma

Ordained Evangelists of KOKBA
 * 1) Evan. Philip Rupini
 * 2) Evan. Kishore Debbarma
 * 3) Evan. Manoj Kumar Debbarma
 * 4) Evan. Sanjoy Debbarma
 * 5) Evan. Ranju Debbarma
 * 6) Evan. Utpal Debbarma
 * 7) Evan. Biresh Debbarma
 * 8) Evan. Mansujit Debbarma
 * 9) Evan pradesh Debbarma

Udaipur Baptist Association (UBA)
The pastors of the UBA are:
 * 1) Rev. Debguru Jamatia
 * 2) Rev. Subraihamjak Jamatia
 * 3) Rev. Chandra Bahadur Jamatia

Ordained Evangelists of UBA
 * 1) Ord. Evan. Imangrai Jamatia
 * 2) Ord. Evan. Abraham Jamatia
 * 3) Ord. Evan. Uttam Kr. Jamatia
 * 4) Ord. Evan. Phaijak Jamatia

Evangelists of UBA
 * 1) Evan. Jiban Barma Jamatia
 * 2) Evan. Swlaijak Jamatia
 * 3) Evan. Nabin Chandra Jamatia
 * 4) Evan. Swapan Jamatia
 * 5) Evan. Bijoy Kumar Jamatia
 * 6) Evan. Bipad Sadhan Jamatia
 * 7) Evan. Baibel Kalai

Saisawm Sazai Baptist Association (SSBA)
SSBA pastors

 * 1) Rev.Dumbu moni Hrangkhawl (ES)
 * 2) Rev.Sidhantorai Molsom (Education)
 * 3) Rev.Dulirai Molsom
 * 4) Rev Neilutlian Kaipeng
 * 5) Rev Lalpanliana Molsom
 * 6) O/E. Ramedas Molsom
 * 7) Rev Mosia Molsom
 * 8) Rev. Chondrolal Molsom
 * 9) Rev.Vanlalnghaka Kuki
 * 10) O/ETemlongir Hrangkhawl
 * 11) Rev.Joykumar Kaipeng

SSBA workers
 * 1) Isac Bongcher
 * 2) David Lalthangliana Kaipeng
 * 3) Purnibasi Molsom

Abhicharan Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Kisong (1973)
 * Dofidar (1977)
 * Rajghat (1977)
 * Durga Choudhury Kami (1982)
 * Abhicharan (1983)*

 * Wala Kami (1983)
 * Lefunga (1987)
 * Sadhiram (1988)
 * Kainta Kwpra (1990)
 * Habildar (1990)

 * Twisa Kwthang (1992)
 * Mokam (1993)
 * Bokjur (2002)
 * Twisa Kwchang (2006)
 * Rojong (2006)

 * Kumaribil (2006)
 * Phota Kami (2007)
 * Raikanai (2008)
 * Raj Chantai (2010)
 * Kanto Kwpra (2010)
 * Maikhor (2012)

Borkathal Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Debra (1978)
 * Boiragi (1980)
 * Borkathal (1986)
 * Doigola (1987)
 * Belphang (1987)

 * Bargachia (1988)
 * Khwichang (1988)
 * Patni (1989)
 * Yacharai (1991)
 * Tokmakari (1994)

 * Hathai Kwchang (2005)
 * Chakhuma (2006)
 * Khampar (2007)
 * Bag Kami (2008)
 * Radhanagar (2008)

 * Salka (2010)
 * Dugurai
 * Urua Kami (2012)
 * Twibru

Champaknagar Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Khamting (1971)
 * Bhrigudas (1977)
 * Joynagar (1988)
 * Jangalia (1988)
 * Goyacharan (1989)
 * Kulang Thagu (2013)

 * Sobhamani (1990)
 * Sinai Kami (1991)
 * Maharam Sardar (1993)
 * Hamari (1993)
 * Rasu (1994)
 * Rangking

 * Sarat Sardar (1995)
 * Roktia (1997)
 * Debra (1999)
 * Lalit Mohan (1999)
 * Chokhreng (2003)
 * Borduar

 * Waraitwisa (2004)
 * Duranta (2005)
 * Uakjara (2005)
 * Chandra Sadhu (2006)
 * Immanuel (2007)

 * Mang Kanto (2008)
 * Rabicharan Thakur (2010)
 * Nareng (2010)
 * Thastwi Hatai (2011)
 * Sambhusadhu (2012)

Dakdu Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Binon Kwpra (1975)
 * Bhuban Chantai (1979)
 * Madhab (1980)
 * Sonamoni Sipai (1983)
 * New Testament (1984)

 * Boidya Kwpra (1986)
 * Ramchandra (1990)
 * Sibram (1998)
 * Sridam Kwpra (1999)
 * Chamathwi (2007)

 * Sikwrai Kwpra (2007)
 * Badramisip (2008)
 * Thang Kami (2008)
 * Lamkwthar (2010)
 * Burakha (2010)

 * Aitorma
 * Kha Kwtal (2014)
 * Boirwng

Hezamara Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Hezamara (1994)
 * Garing Kami (1994)
 * Shankhola (1995)
 * Doldoli (1998)
 * Chandranath (2003)

 * Hasing Auar (2005)
 * Matia (2006)
 * Sonaram Industry (2008)
 * Twisa Kuphur (2009)
 * Bargatha (2010)

 * Ganthalwng
 * Dagia

Jamilwng Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Bagbari (1978)
 * Bhati Fatik Cherra (1987)
 * Agartala City (1988)
 * Singlwng (1990)
 * Gangalwng (1993)

 * Jamilwng (1995)
 * Kami Kwtal (1997)
 * Hamari (2003)
 * Kha Kotor (2004)
 * Sipai (2006)

 * Khampar kami (2008)
 * Pohor (2009)
 * Gamsa Kwpra (2010)
 * Naran Kami
 * Thansa (2023)

Khumulwng Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Kalasati (1976)
 * Zion (1983)
 * Dashram (1985)
 * Joygobind (1986)
 * Khutamura (1987)

 * Khakchangma (1988)
 * Sukia Kwpra (1988)
 * Muichingor (1990)
 * Chhoigoria (1990)
 * Birchandra (1996)

 * Bardhaman Thakur (1997)
 * Khumulwng (1998)
 * Rangchak (2000)
 * Langma (2005)
 * Dula Kwpra (2005)

 * Khasrang (2006)
 * Galili (2007)
 * Mohan Kwpra (2008)
 * Kandra (2008)
 * Immanuel (2010)

 * Bas Kwpra (2013)
 * Rambuk (2014)
 * Kandra

Mandwi Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Thaiplok Phang (1977)
 * Manikung (1978)
 * Matham (1983)
 * Mandwi (1986)
 * Udai Kwpra (1987)

 * Bishram (1989)
 * Khengrai (1989)
 * Sat Para (1996)
 * Nepal Mura (1996)
 * Naba Chandra (1997)

 * Begram (1999)
 * Lakhan Kwpra (2000)
 * Bethel (2000)
 * Baludum (2005)

 * Hachwk Madhab (2007)
 * Kanta Kobra (2009)
 * Nolbogola (2009)
 * Dondra (2015)

 * Kherengbar (2010)
 * Chhoigoria (2010)
 * Chairgoria (2013)
 * Emau (2013)
 * Bokhiri (2013)

Bishramganj Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Borkur (1960)
 * Morgang (1970)
 * Ramnagar (1974)
 * Amtali (1979)
 * Herma (1989)
 * Rangmala (1991)
 * Golirai (1991)
 * Sutarmura (1992)
 * Bishramganj (1994)
 * Twichang (1995)

 * Latia Chharra (1996)
 * Pagli (2000)
 * Monai Khar (2000)
 * Hirapur (2000)
 * Twibokhorok (2001)
 * Sreehari (2001)
 * Tokturma (2001)
 * Jagukhar (2002)
 * Nukhung Rasa (2002)
 * Hathai Kwchak (2003)

 * Santaram (2006)
 * Chikan Chhara (2007)
 * Maharam

 * Rangchak

City Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * City (2001)
 * Modhupur (2006)

Gabardi Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Dundrai (1989)
 * Shyamnagar (1990)
 * Jong (1992)
 * Berja (1993)
 * Bethel (1995)
 * Bharat Sardar (2006)
 * Ramgati (2006)
 * Sambhu Charan (2006)
 * Bahumani (2006)
 * Salom (1996)
 * Kanchanmala (1997)

 * Khabaksa (2000)
 * Pohor (2000)
 * Gabardi (2001)
 * Konai (2005)
 * Dhukhia Kwpra (2006)
 * Hari Mangal (2006)
 * Satukura (2007)
 * Harihari (2008)
 * Ramanadh (2008)
 * Khama Berjo (2008)

 * Kha Swrang (2008)
 * Dhupchara (2010)
 * Hari Jamadar (2005)
 * Bhabania

Jampui Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Morgang East (1979)
 * Nabasardar (1987)
 * Gahiram (1988)
 * Gurudayal (1988)
 * Boiragi (1989)
 * Thelakung (1990)
 * Bahatur (1993)
 * Jampuijala Block (1997)
 * Jelua (2002)
 * Jampui Hati (2003)
 * Getsimani (2005)

 * Muitu (2006)
 * Twisarangchak (2006)
 * Sombar Hati (2006)
 * Suarikhola (2006)
 * Muni Chandra (2007)
 * Ram Sardar (2007)
 * Saka Nimai (2008)
 * Twithaiplok (2008)
 * Sankatram (2008)

 * 3 No Colony (2009)
 * Suari Khola

Takarjala Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Kamichang (1986)
 * Takarjala (1986)
 * Ganjamara (1987)
 * Pekuarjala (1990)
 * Bokhri (1994)
 * Kandram (1998)
 * Sampaijak (1998)
 * Phantok (1999)
 * Twijlang (1999)
 * Jangalia (2002)

 * Paliabanga (2005)
 * Thastwi (2005)
 * Gangahari (2005)
 * Kherthakur (2007)
 * Debendra (2008)
 * Hiramanta (2009)
 * Nazareth (2009)
 * Khakwtal (2009)
 * Arjun Thakur (2008)
 * Bethlehem (2010)

 * Bethany

Amarpur Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Dulukma (1980)
 * Gorjung(1980)
 * Nograi (1988)
 * Bangphur (1988)
 * Khakchang (1989)
 * Koroimura (1990)
 * Kasko (1990)
 * Shalom (1990)
 * Paithak (1992)

 * Dugri (1992)
 * Sonkhala (1992)
 * Tingoria (1995)
 * Golgatha (1999)
 * Horeb (1997)
 * Twijlang (2000)
 * Adongkha (2001)
 * Kashi Podo (2009)
 * Rambadra (2010)

 * Mayunguarai (2000)
 * Sada Radha (2007)
 * Songang (2007)
 * Twibaglai (2009)
 * Ompi Regrouping Colony (2009)
 * Sesua Colony (2010)
 * Jarikosom
 * Gongia
 * Noloni

 * Hodrai
 * Garjung Phang
 * Chwla kaham
 * Dalak
 * Salka
 * Khajur
 * Raima(2018)

Marandi Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Bethel (1974)
 * Songnari (1987)
 * Immanuel (1988)
 * Gilgal (1990)
 * Hwlwighati (1992)
 * Twiwandal (1993)
 * Uamlwi (1994)
 * Sungrung (1999)
 * Gulmura (1999)

 * Tiar (2000)
 * Ruthai (2004)
 * Twi Horchung (2005)
 * Yapri Kwtal (2005)
 * Ha Rangchak (2006)
 * Mayung Twisa (2008)
 * Tholi Bari (2008)
 * Twichangma (2008)
 * Twisoma (2008)
 * Salka Twisikambuk (2009)

 * Laiso (2009)
 * Monai Panthor (2010)
 * Baso (2015)
 * Chundul (2016)
 * Kami kwtal(2018)
 * Lailwng (2019)

Pitra Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Kuar (1972)
 * Manikya (1973)
 * Singi Lwng (1974)
 * Joying (1972)
 * Hare (1979)
 * Kunjomura (1979)
 * Raio (1980)
 * Kami Kwtal (1982)
 * Hamari (1988)
 * Torbang (1989)
 * Saimarua (1992)

 * Salem (1992)
 * St. John's (1993)
 * Khakchang (1996)
 * Kuar Khampar (1997)
 * Langma (1997)
 * Khumulwng (1997)
 * Maikrwisa (1997)
 * Thaipong Hathai (2002)
 * Kha Kuphur (2007)

 * South Yalwkma (2008)
 * Yalwkma(1972)
 * Borchuk Hathai (2019)

Kok Baptist Association (KOKBA)

 * Chandranath (1974)
 * Pointram (1979)
 * Moglam (1980)
 * Gwngrai (1981)
 * Jiten (1982)
 * Madharam (1984)
 * Anath Chowdhury (1985)
 * Belchara (1988)
 * Ghilatoli (1989)

 * Basanta Kobra (1990)
 * Khakchangma (1990)
 * Maharani (1991)
 * Thagur (1991)
 * Chhanlwng (1992)
 * Dophidar (1993)
 * Gairing (1994)
 * Sumanta (1994)
 * Tagla (1994)
 * Bathaka (1994)

 * Chargoria (1994)
 * Khowai Town (1994)
 * Mosok Kami (1995)
 * Bokomnia (1996)
 * Yakhrai (1998)
 * Bishnu Ram Sipai (1999)
 * Mudilenga (1999)
 * Lampra (2001)
 * Monaikhor (2002)

 * Kami Kwchar (2002)
 * Uahlwng (2002)
 * Bolitali (2003)
 * Tulasikhor (2003)
 * Behalabari (2003)
 * Capital (2003)
 * Haruaktali (2004)
 * Twisa rangchak (2005)
 * Baikuntho (2006)
 * Balua (2006)

 * Goyamphang (2006)
 * Nisan (2007)
 * Manik Chowdhury (2007)
 * Athuk Twisa (2007)
 * Mwtai Kami (2007)
 * Naithok (2007)
 * Tingaria (2007)
 * Marchaduk (2007)
 * Khaswrang (2008)
 * Akhara (2009)

 * Ampura (2009)
 * Thailik Bwlwng (2009)
 * Jalai Twisa (2009)
 * Petra Kami (2009)
 * Mayung kwthwi (2009)
 * Tokchaya (1988)
 * Sipai Hour (1992)
 * Padmabil (2006)
 * Harepkuar (2004)
 * Mungia (1996)
 * Bidhyabil (1990)

Dhanu Chowdhury Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Dhanu Chowdhury (1977)
 * Maichaya Para (1980)
 * Khumtwisa (1985)
 * Madab Nagar (1988)
 * Emmanuel (1991)
 * Matham Kami (2004)
 * Hapta Para (2007)
 * Betagi (2008)
 * Kosomtwisa (2008)

Thailik Twisa Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Bethel (1978)
 * Banapha Para (1979)
 * Taimang (1981)
 * Thailik Twisa (1991)
 * Rangchak (1996)
 * Maira Twisa (2000)
 * Twisa (2007)

Bankul Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Zarzari (1980)
 * Bankul (1984)
 * Pokul (2001)
 * Thaipong Twisa (2002)
 * Padhamani (2007)
 * Garipha (2009)
 * Rosoma (2010)
 * Saira (2010)
 * Sabroom Town (2010)

Khakchang Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Twiruma (1992)
 * Bananta (1994)
 * Khakchang (1995)
 * Domdoma (1996)
 * Thansa (2001)
 * Monyapara (2004)
 * Eden (2009)
 * Akabang (2010)

Desharam Baptist Pastoral Circle

 * Twimuk (1997)
 * Desharam (2003)
 * New Gunjalima (2008)
 * Bakmara (2008)
 * Tongthokma (2010)
 * Sinai (2010)

Gongrai Pastor Circle

 * Gongrai (1968)
 * Bijoynandi
 * Bethlehem
 * Olive
 * Tangpui
 * Bethel
 * Thelakung
 * Sonarai
 * Darkhai
 * Tuichakma
 * Dhuptoli
 * Tulamura
 * Dailonga
 * Bethesda

Dewanchhora Pastor Circle

 * Raio
 * Dewanchhora
 * Zawlkhaw
 * Sonkhola
 * Dak
 * Darjiling
 * Tutu
 * Molsom Twibaklai
 * Lailak Fellowship

Gamagur Pastor Circle

 * Gamagur
 * Eloi
 * S.Colony
 * Nelsi
 * Marva
 * Sonkhola
 * Twisarangkwchak

 * IBC
 * Robokva
 * Lungphun
 * Barmachhora
 * Donlekha
 * Montang
 * Tuicholong
 * Zion

Kamlachora Pastor Circle

 * Kamlachora
 * Raipasa
 * Hawaibari (1924)
 * Monafa
 * Donchhora
 * Tuikoinek
 * Rangamura
 * Carmel
 * Kalazari
 * Maskumbir

Kamalpur Baptist Association (KBA)

 * Maharani (1965)
 * Bamanchara (1966)
 * Bkhakchang (1989)
 * L.T.S (1992)
 * Chankap (1992)
 * Mechuria (1993)
 * Salthang Uatlok Twisa (1993)
 * Sinai (1994)
 * Kaimai (1994)

 * Panbua (2001)
 * Asha Purna Roaja Para (2001)
 * Salem (2002)
 * Dhanchandra (2005)
 * Tokthu Twisa (2005)
 * Mwthangnai (2005)
 * Twirubam (2005)
 * Pohor (2005)
 * Uansukma (2006)
 * Mendi (2006)

 * Sion (2008)
 * Kamalpur Town (2008)
 * Srirampur (2008)
 * Bagaishwari (2010)

Hachwk Haphar Baptist Association (HHBA)

 * Joyganti (1971)
 * Lalcharra (1978)
 * Satarai (1988)
 * Chailengta (1988)
 * Khumbar Kami (1989)
 * Rajkandi (1989)
 * Araidrun (1989)
 * Jarulcharra (1993)
 * Golgotha (1993)
 * Saidachhera (1996)
 * Bkhaktal (1997)

 * Fatikchhera (1997)
 * Hamari (1999)
 * Dhanbilash (1999)
 * Khasrang (2000)
 * Bethlehem (2005)
 * Samruchhera (2007)
 * Chhagaldema (2007)
 * Ashinray (2007)
 * Behakumar (2008)
 * Kamal Charan (2008)

 * Nilkumar (2008)
 * Naitung Chhara (2008)
 * Baganbari (2009)
 * Pancham Nagar (2009)

Songang Baptist Christian Association (SBCA)

 * Diliram (1962)
 * Palka (1980)
 * Baishyamani (1980)
 * Bormura (1983)
 * Smai Kwtal (1987)
 * Twidu (1987)

 * Sinai Kami (1990)
 * Twichakma (1991)
 * Bethel (1996)
 * Jordan (2004)
 * Hallua (2009)
 * Brahmachara (2009)

Controversies
The state government of Tripura accused the organization of lending support to separatist NLFT rebels.

The Government of Tripura uncovered evidence asserting that the Baptist Church in Tripura had been helping Tripuri militants, such as the NLFT in the state. The NLFT militants, who are involved in armed struggle for the independence of Tripura, and the creation of a "Christian state", have been forcing local tribals to convert to Christianity at gunpoint and threatening to murder participants in Hindu festivals. It is believed that as many as 5,000 tribal villagers were converted in this fashion over two years. These forcible conversions to Christianity, sometimes including the use of "rape as a means of intimidation," have also been noted by academics outside of India.

The government accused the Baptist Church of Tripura for supporting this violent campaign of NLFT by providing funding and arms for the group. In April 2000, Nagmanlal Halam, Secretary of the Noapara Baptist Church in Tripura, was caught with a large quantity of explosives which were meant for the group. Halam later confessed to buying and supplying explosives to the NLFT for the past two years. Another church official, Jatna Koloi, was arrested in south Tripura in April 2000. According to the State Police, Mr Koloi had received training in guerrilla warfare at an NLFT base in 1999.

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Dubai International Financial Centre

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a special economic zone in Dubai covering 110 ha, established in 2004 as a financial hub for companies operating throughout the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) markets.

DIFC is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, an independent regulator exclusive to the zone, and by its own court system, DIFC Courts, separate from the Emirate of Dubai's legal system and that of the federal government of the UAE. DIFC follows the common law framework and operates in English.

DIFC is one of Dubai's independent free zones; it offers companies 100% ownership without the need for a local partner. The freezone houses financial institutions, and wealth funds in addition to retail and hotel space dedicated to the free zones.

DIFC offers clients a 50-year guarantee of zero taxes on corporate income and profits, complemented by the UAE's network of double taxation treaties.

It was reported in 2022 that DIFC had a 19% annual increase in non-financial firms, bringing the total number of international companies, family businesses, and corporate service providers to over 3,000.

Independent jurisdiction
The DIFC is an independent jurisdiction under the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, with its own civil and commercial laws distinct from those of the wider UAE, and its own courts. DIFC laws and regulations are written in English and default to English law in the event of ambiguity. The DIFC Courts have judges from other common law jurisdictions, including England, Singapore, Hong Kong, and, previously, Ireland. The DIFC's independent jurisdiction extends to a range of areas, including corporate, commercial, civil, employment, trusts, and securities law matters. Other laws of the UAE or the Emirate of Dubai, such as criminal law and immigration regulations, continue to apply within the DIFC.

The DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre is an independent center of international arbitration that uses rules modeled on those of London Court of International Arbitration.

The principal governing body of the DIFC is the DIFC Authority. The financial services regulator is the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), which regulates the conduct of financial services in and from the DIFC. The DFSA is distinct from the UAE's federal Securities and Commodities Authority, whose jurisdiction covers the wider UAE outside the boundaries of the DIFC.

The DIFC court witnessed Lord (Angus) Glennie being sworn in as a judge in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in 2021. A year later, in July 2022, the Scottish judge started facing criticism from retired barrister and former chair of human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International Ireland, Bill Shipsey, for turning a blind eye to the Emirates' "egregious human rights abuses". Lord Glennie started being criticized after the back-to-back resignations of former Irish judges from the DIFC Court. Former Irish chief justice Frank Clarke and former president of the High Court, Peter Kelly, resigned within days of being sworn in at the DIFC court following criticism from barrister and leader of the Labour Party, Ivana Bacik.

Financial trading
License applications are considered from financial institutions in the sectors. The units offer 0% tax on income and profits, 100% foreign ownership, no restrictions on foreign exchange or capital/profit repatriation, operational support, and business continuity facilities.

One of the key elements of the center is a privately held financial exchange that opened in September 2005 as Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) but was rebranded as NASDAQ Dubai in 2008. The trading hours of NASDAQ Dubai are from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. GMT), from Sunday to Thursday. Companies listed on NASDAQ Dubai include ordinary shares listed by DP World along with DEPA. DP World's initial public offering was the largest ever in the Middle East and raised $4.96 billion; 15 times oversubscribed, it is one of the most valued companies in the Middle East region.

DIFC FinTech Hive
In April 2017, the DIFC announced its initiative to accelerate the growth of financial technology in the region. Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer at DIFC, commented: 'FinTech Hive at DIFC will connect innovators in financial services technology with the banks, financial institutions, and service providers within our dynamic ecosystem at DIFC'. The plan is for ten participating developers to present their products to venture capitalists.

On January 22, 2020, DIFC FinTech Hive announced the launch of a startup accelerator program for fintech startups in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region under the name 'FinTech Hive Scale Up Programme'.

Metaverse Platform
In late January, 2023, the DIFC announced that they were launching a metaverse platform as part of the Dubai Metaverse Strategy enacted by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, according to the Government of Dubai Media Office. The Media Office states that the forum is intended to run for a period of six months, during which time startups will be introduced to training, workshops, and networking opportunities. They state that the platform will include a physical studio, and it focuses include policy development, legal frameworks, and digital identity.

Hotels
The Dubai International Financial Centre has three hotels, the Ritz-Carlton, the Waldorf Astoria, Four Seasons.

Art galleries
Dubai International Financial Center is also home to several art galleries that showcase both local and foreign art.

Restaurants and cafés
There are over 100 cafes and restaurants located in the center, featuring local and foreign chains with a variety of cuisines.

Shopping
Within the DIFC complex are located a variety of retail shops and convenience stores, along with business services outlets. In 2018, the Gate Avenue shopping mall extension was opened to the public, featuring an additional 185 retail, dining, fashion, and lifestyle concepts.

Buildings

 * Emirates Financial Towers
 * Sky Gardens
 * The Index

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If you wish to find out a bit more about me, or more specifically my addiction to Sudoku puzzles, you can visit my Website Sudoku-Help. On the 29th May 2006, mX newspaper, a free CBD weekday afternoon paper distributed in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with an estimated readership of 288,000 began publishing my Sudoku puzzles daily. The back history of all my Sudoku puzzles published in mX, is available online for printing (and solving) at the Sudoku-Help Website.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tony Luck

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was keep. JYolkowski // talk 23:00, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Tony Luck
No sources or google hits for any of the relevant terms, probable hoax. --fvw *  05:34, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: He is the leader of a registered political party, so says Elections BC. He did not run as a candidate in any election (as far as I know), as such I remain neutral but interested in the outcome. -maclean25 06:47, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Only 99 Google hits for the party, most of which point to the party site which only displays a message saying that the site is not available. Searching on "Tony Luck" has around 9k hits, but non of the first few pages seem relevant. --GraemeL (talk) 11:59, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete already mentioned on the Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia, which is pretty brief. I would paste the end of the sentence there but for slight diff. of naming I'm unsure of. Alf 12:16, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Emerged Democracy Party of British Columbia, since there's no further material here to be merged. Not a candidate, no indication so far that his party leadership has led to mainstream media coverage beyond "minor party's head said what party heads always say."  Barno 18:47, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand Tony Luck is a registered political party leader in British Columbia, and Wikipedia precedent allows party leaders to have separate bio pages (even in the case of small parties).  CJCurrie 00:45, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This would set a bad precedent, in most jurisdictions in Canada takes a lot of effort to get and keep a political party registered in law. --Cloveious 01:48, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep per CJCurrie and Cloveious. I have wikified the article. Ground Zero | t 16:25, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep per the above, it may be a small, weak article at this point but the precedent is party leaders are article worthy. - Jord 01:08, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Kim Gallagher

Kimberly Ann "Kim" Gallagher (June 11, 1964 – November 18, 2002) was an American middle-distance runner who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

National high school records

 * 800 Meters – 2:00.07
 * 3200 Meter Relay – 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)

PIAA state records

 * 800 meters – 2:05.47
 * 1600 meters – 4:41.08
 * 1600-meter relay – 3:49.61 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, C. Woldecke, K. Gallagher)
 * 3200-meter relay – 8:58.43 (T. Pahutski, K. Baldwin, W. Crowell, K. Gallagher)

Accomplishments
Gallagher was a High School All-American at Upper Dublin High School, Penn Relays Champion, won twelve PIAA gold medals and was a Pennsylvania State Champion in Track & Field and cross-country. She was inducted into the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Penn Relays Hall of Fame in 1996.

In 2005, Gallagher was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Upper Dublin High School as part of the inaugural class.

Personal life
Gallagher took up athletics following her brother Bart, who coached her in her early years. In 1983, she abandoned her studies at the University of Arizona because they interfered with her training. She married John Corcoran of Oreland, Pennsylvania, where the couple made their home.

Death
After the 1988 Olympics, Gallagher was diagnosed with colon cancer. She refused chemotherapy and used vitamins, diet and rest as a remedy, which initially appeared effective. But the cancer reemerged in 1994. In her last years, she used a wheelchair and died from a stroke, aged 38.

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Talk:Lockheed Model 10 Electra

US Navy
Article makes no mention of the R2O and R3O versions of the US Navy. Drutt (talk) 15:54, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok, they were erroneously given as R20 and R30. This has been corrected. Drutt (talk) 16:04, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Ansett Airways Civil Operations. South Eastern Australia.
Ansett Airways bought new L10 Electras for their mainly South Australia & Victorian operations in South Eastern Australia in the mid to late 1930's. Based at Hamilton in Victoria, their main large city headquarters was in Melbourne utilising Essendon Aerodrome. Additionally, interstate routes were served eg. Melbourne - Adelaide (South Australia) & Melbourne - Launceston (Tasmania), & Melbourne - Sydney (New South Wales). Ansett's Hamilton origins came about when Reginald Miles Ansett, a Hamilton man, attempted to run large stretched limousines to Melbourne but the Victorian Government refused permission as such a service would compete with the rail service run by the Victorian Government. Ansett decided to sell a piece of fruit for ten pounds & throw in the coach ride free. Next he continued the same ruse with a Fokker Universal, & ultimately, Lockheed Tens. Ansett Airlines continued until after the new Millennium operating all over continental Australia, the South Pacific, & beyond with a very large fleet ranging from B747 to BA146, B737, B767 etc.. The only accident with an Electra 10 (Electra 188s were later used) was on descent into Adelaide in poor visibility when the aircraft, with gear up, landed in a paddock whilst on descent. No-one was hurt, & the aircraft soon resumed duties. Alan Pace, Melbourne. 59.101.205.25 (talk) 12:05, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Velocities?
Hello everyone, could someone please give me the stall speed and Vmc (minimum control speed) for an Electra 10-E with 6,600 lbs of fuel on board? I need these numbers for a song I've written about Amelia Earhart, called "The Plane that Never Returned". There's a line I've put in there that says she was "flying just fast enough to steer" (i.e. flying just above Vmc) after she leveled the plane out just above the water, and I want to double-check if that would be realistic or not. If not, then I guess I'll have to find some other rhyme for "the crowd all gasped in fear". Thanks!

76.21.37.87 (talk) 06:37, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

 * Sorry but this is really a talk page for discussing improvements or problems with the article. For general question you might want to try Reference desk/Science. MilborneOne (talk) 11:35, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that link.

76.21.37.87 (talk) 01:03, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Designer
A posting at Help desk, apparently by a son of Lloyd C. Stearman, raised a question regarding who was primarily responsible for the design of the Electra. In brief, the claim is that Stearman was primarily responsible, and that he "began designing in [his] living room", before the involvement of Hall Hibbard and Clarence "Kelly" Johnson. As to whether this can be verified in WP:RS, I'm not sure, but Stearman Aircraft a Detailed Study (Edward H. Phillips 2006) suggests that Stearman was "deeply involved" in the Electra design (I'm relying however on what Google books will show - the source needs proper review). I also note that the National Aviation Hall of Fame also credits Stearman as having "designed the famous Electra airplane", and think on this basis that the article needs to at minimum indicate Stearman's heavy involvement in the design process, and will amend it accordingly. As for any further amendments, I'd appreciate help from anyone with accesss to the source cited, as well as any other relevant material. AndyTheGrump (talk) 23:24, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

 * Stearman designed a single-engined ten-seat transport for Lockheed but they decided not to proceed and built a twin-engined design by Hall Hibberd assisted by Richard Van Hake (Francillion's Lockheed Aircraft since 1913), Stearman had a minor role or as the source says "assisted by Richard Van Kahe and to a lessor extent by Stearman". Even Kelly Johnson got into the act later in the design cycle but we dont normally credit design teams just the sole or principal designer which in this case was Hibberd. MilborneOne (talk) 21:08, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

 * Hibbard was the primary and chief designer. The infobox should name Hibbard. The article text should also describe what role Stearman had, and what corrective measures were taken by Johnson.
 * "Head Skunk ". Hibbard is chief engineer. Johnson says the design is unstable and is sent to test a model in a wind tunnel. Stearman not discussed."]
 * "Model 10 Electra". Hibbard is primary designer. Johnson's role is described but not Stearman's.
 * Wayne Baron's Barons of the Sky, page 256. Hibbard is the Electra's chief designer.
 * Bill Yenne's Aces High, page 63. Hibbard is chief engineer, Johnson working under him.
 * Gil Ceferrat's Lockheed, page 4. Hibbard "conceived" the Electra.
 * American Military Transport Aircraft Since 1925, page 66. Hibbard is designer. No others mentioned.
 * James R. Stevens's Searching for the Hudson Bombers, page 51. Hibbard and Stearman worked together to design the Electra. No Johnson.
 * Daniel Alef's Clarence L. Kelly Johnson, page 6. Hibbard designed the Electra, then Johnson redesigned it after wind tunnel tests. No Stearman.
 * Dennis R. Jenkins's Lockheed Secret Projects, page 10. Stearman is general manager "who, along with chief engineer Robert von Hake and assistant chief engineer Hall Hibbard, set about designing" the Electra. No Johnson.
 * Philip Taubman's Secret Empire, page 75. Hibbard designed the Electra, then Johnson tested it in a wind tunnel and redesigned it for better stability. No Stearman.
 * The thread running through these various versions is Hibbard who was the new chief engineer to replace von Hake. Hibbard deserves main credit for the aircraft. Binksternet (talk) 22:43, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

Greater Romania Campaign over Stalingrad 1941-1943 Lockheed 14 and 10
Greater Romania Campaign over Stalingrad 1941-1943 .......................

Preparations

Source, Ministerul Fortelor Aerului R56 02478 BIBLOTECA 11.834/4, hence ,public domain,Library of Air Ministry of Romania, books?Aristiderazu (talk) 10:52, 9 February 2018 (UTC)Aristiderazu Romanian Aeronautic in 1935-1941

Chief of Romanian Air Ministry of Air Secretaey was named Engineer Nicolae Caranfil.These proposes a daring program of reorganising of the Aeronautics which would suite the needs and real financial possibilities of Greater Romania.Before him Radu Irimescu .The new plan was to have a total of 83 Squadrons,aviation and 41 companies of aero-stations letter of Engineer Caranfil to the Prime Minister at the time .. MR.Prime Minister Following the discussions we had with Mr.General Paul Angelescu, Minister of National Defence , at yor Mr.home , in the day of 24th of December 1936, seeing once more that the connectionwhich must therefore exist between leaders of departments of National Defence and of Air thus, and Navy cannot take place , due to the permanent animozity which Gral Paul Angelescu had always towards me , and of which cause I have never seen and do not see a way of acomplishing my urgent program of organising the Aeronautics and Navy,our underlyning , I have the honor to present to zou Sir my resignation from Government.

With this occassion I thank you ,Mr.Prime Minister, for the conqur which zou Sir have always given to me , in all circumstances and please have my deepest gratitude..signed .Eng.N.Caramfil ............... 40 Bristol Blenheim and 12 Hawker Hurricanes(for dog fighting role), have been aquired by Romanian Air Ministry from Great Brittain, of which 37 have landed safely in Bucharest .In 1941 in Romania Campaign to Stalingrad ,these were used for long ricconaisance purpose ,equiped with two Bristol Mercury engine, each, of 825 Hp, speed 418Km/h, ceilling 8130mAristiderazu (talk) 16:20, 8 February 2018 (UTC)Aristiderazu .The Huricannes have all landed safely in Bucharest.

In those political circumstances ,initially, the British have refused to aacept the order by Romanian State , oficially .Has though interveened unoficially ,Commandor.Av.Nicolau Constantin , Aero -attache to London then,1939, .Through connections with certain pollitical factours , he succeeds tochange the decission of the British Government.The matter have been discussed in the Room of Communes , too.Finally has been approved the delivery towards Romania of a number of 40 Bristol Blenheim which have arrived in the country in three batches .The romanian pilots have left for England in two groups .,the first group at 17th of August 1939, made up of ten flying pilots crews under the command of Cpt.Cdor.av.Georgescu Laurentiu .The second group under the command of Cpt.Cdor.av.Alecu Demetrescu leaves at 6th of September 1939. At 14th of September 1939, a formation of fourteen planes , having as head of formation Lt.Cdor.av.Cristescu P.Ioan have left towards the country on the intinerary ..Oxford -Bristol-Caen-Nantes Bordeaux.At 15th of September they have flown from Bordeaux to Marseille ,and at 16th of September they have arrived at Milano.At 17th of September with an escale at Belgrad, have arrived at Bukarest only 13 planes .Number 4.plane with the crew made out of Lt.av.Nicolae Mirescu and maister/master Petre Todica , due to a torrential rain and to a visibility almost nulle , enter in lossing of speed when landing .They crush to the edge of Bordeaux Aerodrome.The plane goes on fire , and the crew sadly perish in flames. The other formation ,led by Cpt.Cdor .av.Alecu Demetrescu, have left England at 27th of September with direction Bordeaux , from where on the same intinerary , on which have flown the precedent batch , have arrived in Bucharest/Bukarest/Bucuresti at 10th of October 1939, with an escale at Milano of nine days. The last formations of planes leaves England at 15th of October 1939, under the command of Capt .Cdor.avLaurentiu Georgescu and arrives into the country at 18th of November 1939, in extremly difficult atmospheric conditions. At take off on Bordeaux erodrome, the plane piloted by Cpt.av.Dumitru Popescu -Pufi is accidented .Luckily the pilot escapes unharmed. In the last stage of flight of the said formation, the number 14 plane , piloted bz Adj.Chief av.Vasile Mezin , having colleague of flight Maestru/Master Enache, due to the very dense fogg, engages and crushes at Orsova .The crew perish in Danube River waters. Have arrived in the country 37 Bristol-Blenheim, instead of 40. At take off on Bordeaux erodrome, the plane piloted by Cpt.av.Dumitru Popescu -Pufi is accidented .Luckily the pilot escapes unharmed. In the last stage of flight of the said formation, the number 14 plane , piloted bz Adj.Chief av.Vasile Mezin , having colleague of flight Maestru/Master Enache, due to the very dense fogg, engages and crushes at Orsova .The crew perish in Danube River waters. Have arrived in the country 37 Bristol-Blenheim, instead of 40. From Germany have beenaquired *Romanian petrol being the exchange coin* starting with 1940, 30 Heinkel 112*dog-fighting* planes , 32 twin engined Heinkel 111 planes *bombers* , 20 planes Ju 87 ,,Stukas,, *dive bombing role* , 50 Messerschmitt 109 E3 and E7*dog-fighting role* As to the plan, from France have been aquired, special autovehicles for airfields and equipment, from Germany heavy tonaje transport trucks Henschel , from Switzerland 20mm Oerrlikon cannons,the necessary of ammunition for airplanes and wirst watches ,necessary for the navigant personel .From United States autotrucks Ford Marmon with double tracktion , destined to the units of anty air defence .From Italy ,silk for parashutes , Beretta hand pistols for the navigant personell , tractors and buldozers for the Aero Pioneers Regiment and shit /foil for the campaign tents. Obtaining of these materials was beginning to come more and more difficult after 1st of September 1939 ,once the second part of the Mondial War started, the situation became critical. England,Belgium,Holland ,France have definitivelly stoped the shipments towards the Greater Romania,Germany and Italy have drastically reduced them.The Romanian Aeronautical Industry was in great difficulty of primery matters and semifabricated ones, hence raw materials .The situation had become thus critical. With the order nr.11349 from23rd of March 1940, the General Staff of Romanian Army ,asks to the Romanian Ministry of Air and Navy to pass at the latest 1st of April 1941, to the integral execution of hzpotesis 32.Thus 84 different Squadrons with a total of 834 planes mono and twin engined within the operative units , to which were added 338 reserve airplanes and 350 airplanes for interior for school and training of the navigant personell.Thus , a total of 1517 aiplanes. The value of 32nd Hzpotesis rose up to 32 milliards Lei, at 1938 value,.

Material Staff 1941 For long range reconaisance and light bombardment,,Bristol Blenheim,Bristol-Mercury twin engined ,825Hp,418km/h,ceilling 8310m, Potez 63, equiped with Gnome-Rhone 14M of 670Hp,425km/h,ceilling 8500m. For observation, IAR 38 , BMW,132-700Hp,220Km/h and IAR 39, equiped with IAR K/14 engine of 870Hp,280km/h,ceilling 7000m.Also in this category were included SET 7K ,with an IAR K7-120 of 420Hp,250km/h. , For bombing role Savoia Marchetti S79b.which were aso produced under license in Romaniawhich ,twin engined Gnome Rhone K14 and 1000 A and starting with July 1941 also Savoia Marchetti 79 B manufactured at IAR Brasov after the Italian license ,modified at IAR Power Plant, equiped with 2 Junkers 211 E and 211F of 1200Hp engine each and 1350 Hp , 3350Km/h,ceilling 8000m,PZL planes P-37B Los,manufactured in Poland , equiped with two engines Bristol Pegasus XII and Bristol Pegasus XX of 918Hp,440km/h,ceilling 6000m. The planes IAR 81 ,equiped with IAR K 14-1000A, of 1000Hp,500km/h,used for divebombing role ,, Junkers Ju 87 Stukas ,Junkers Jumo 211 D.a. of 1200Hp for dive bombing role ,385Km/h,ceilling 8000m,,planes Heinkel He 111 ,Karas and Bloch. For dog-fight IAR 80 ,IAR K 14 engine ,510km/h,,Messerschmitt Bf 109E,Daimler-Benz,1250Hp,520Km/h,ceilling 10500m,, planes PZL P 11 ,engine IAR K 9,600Hp,380Km/h,9000m,,PZL P24 planes ,engine IAR K 14 ,870Hp,430km/h,9500m,,planes Hawker Hurricane, Rolls -Royce ,1200Hp,500Km/h,11900m,planes Heinkel 112 ,400Km/h,10500m. For Hydroaviation Savoia Marchetti S 62 bis, with one engine I.F.Asso 800Hp,225Km/h and Kant Z 501, engine Asso I.F.833 Hp,265Km/h planes. For transport planes Junkers 34, the three engined Junkers 52 ,Potez 56, Lockheed 14 and Lockheed 10. For connection and school planes Fleet F-10G.ICAR,Nardi-PWS,ST,Klemm K1 35D and Me 108 Taifun. Hence in 1941 ,there were 50 squadrons/Escadrile to 80 ...The 32 Plan

..................for missing textAristiderazu (talk) 17:33, 11 February 2018 (UTC)Aristiderazu

 * Still not sure why you are dumping this text on different talk pages. MilborneOne (talk) 18:26, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Horsepower to kilowatt conversions
As it stands, the article states that between the Electra 10-A and Electra 10-B the horsepower decreased (450 to 440) but the kilowatts increased (336 to 340). Surely this can't be correct? Also, when I manually convert either "imperial" or "metric" horsepower to kW, I get 450 hp as 331 kW, not 336 kW. My conversion of the lower 440 hp engine produces even greater deviation from the existing text, so I suspect the conversion from 440 hp to kilowatts may be the main error in the section. Does anybody have confirmed values for the power of these engines? "Pij" (talk) 04:39, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

 * I have applied Template:cvt to all the power values in that section, hopefully that has solved the problems. The template resolves 450 hp to 336 kW (450 hp) with a significant figure modifier, its default rounding is 340kW (done for encyclopedic reasons), Convert.exe conversion programme produces 335.5649 kW. Editors doing conversions manually will sometimes round up or down. Nimbus  (Cumulus nimbus floats by)  10:23, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

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Mike Carona

Michael S. Carona (born May 23, 1955) is a convicted felon and former sheriff-coroner of Orange County, California. He gained national prominence during the hunt for the killer of Samantha Runnion. After the quick capture of her murderer, Alejandro Avila, late night television host Larry King dubbed him "America's Sheriff" during an interview.

In late 2007, a federal grand jury indicted Carona, his wife, and his alleged longtime mistress on corruption charges. He resigned effective January 14, 2008, and was convicted on one count of witness tampering, a year later. He was sentenced to 66 months in prison and on January 25, 2011, turned himself in to a federal prison in Colorado to start serving time on the conviction. In May 2015, he was released to his Orange, California, home for home confinement after being released from Federal Medical Center, Lexington and spending time at a halfway house in Los Angeles County.

Personal life
Mike Carona was born on May 23, 1955, in Santa Monica, California. In 1978, Carona graduated from Mount San Antonio College, a community college in Walnut, California, with an Associate of Arts degree and in 1983, he graduated from University of Redlands with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1986, Carona received a Master of Arts degree in management, also from the University of Redlands. In 1992, he received another Master of Arts degree in management, this time from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Carona graduated from the OCSD training academy in 1976. He was assigned to the County Marshal's Department, where he worked as a deputy for 12 years.

Carona identifies with his Sicilian heritage, having explicitly noted it in his biography on the Orange County Sheriff's Department website. He became a lodge member of the Order of the Sons of Italy in 1999. He is also a member of Mensa.

Law enforcement
In 1988, at the age 33, Carona was appointed as the Marshal of Orange County. After 10 years as Marshal, Carona was elected by popular vote as the Sheriff of Orange County in 1998. Carona ran unopposed during his re-election campaign in 2002 and began his second term in 2003.

In 2003, President George W. Bush appointed Michael Carona to the federal Emergency Response Senior Advisory Committee on Homeland Security. On November 15, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security asked for, and received, Carona's resignation from the task force, citing distractions due to the federal charges he was facing.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Carona as a commissioner in the California State Athletic Commission in September 2004, citing such achievements as his 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo. He remained there until August 2005.

On June 6, 2006, Carona was elected to a third term as sheriff.

Carona was also previously chair of the California Council on Criminal Justice.

Federal indictment and trial
On October 30, 2007, the Los Angeles Times reported that Carona had been indicted on federal corruption charges, alleging that he used his office for personal financial gain and urged a former associate, former Assistant Sheriff Donald Haidl, to testify falsely before a grand jury. Federal prosecutors also charged him with instructing an employee in 2005 to lie to investigators about a sexual relationship she had with him as further evidence of tampering with witnesses. The indictment alleged that Carona received gifts including a boat, boxing tickets, and over $112,000 in cash in illegal, unreported gifts. Were he to have been convicted on all counts, Carona could have received 105 years in prison. In the Federal Indictment, Prosecutors alluded to extramarital affairs, titillating the media. A four-part Full Disclosure Network Emmy-nominated TV series featured an exclusive interview with Sheriff Carona immediately following his arraignment and focused on prosecutor tactics and federal sentencing procedures.

Trial
His trial was initially scheduled to begin on August 26, 2008, in Santa Ana. His attorneys asked for the trial to be delayed an additional two months and the trial was delayed to October 28 because the judge said the case was "so unusual and complex". Carona pleaded not guilty to all charges and claimed he would be vindicated at the trial.

The trial relied prominently on the testimony of Donald Haidl, a former partner of Carona. He has said, "Carona's political team developed 'the friend's list' through which Carona authorized reserve deputy badges in exchange for $1,000 campaign donations." It also features Carona saying of Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas "He just wants to take me out. He thinks I'm weak." The Los Angeles Times reported that more than 12,000 pages of witness statements had been turned over by the government and over 100 witness may be called by the prosecution.

On January 14, 2008, Carona announced that he would resign the sheriff's post to concentrate on his defense. Carona was replaced on an interim basis by Assistant Sheriff Jack Anderson and then replaced permanently by retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Division Chief Sandra Hutchens as the county's 12th sheriff.

Conviction
On January 16, 2009, a federal jury convicted Carona of a single count of witness tampering and acquitted him of charges of mail fraud, conspiracy, and another count of witness tampering. He could have faced up to twenty years in prison. On April 27, 2009 Carona was sentenced to 66 months in prison.

Pension
In July 2010, it was revealed that Carona received over $215,000 in pension checks the previous year, despite his felony conviction. Carona became eligible for his pension at age 50. A 2005 state law denies a public pension to public officials convicted of wrongdoing in office. However, that law only applies to benefits accrued after December 2005. Carona is also entitled, by law, to medical and dental benefits.

Incarceration
He served five years and six months. Carona's "actual or projected" release date was November 8, 2015. On May 14, 2015, The Orange County Register reported that Carona was released from prison, earlier than expected.

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The result of the debate was Delete. --Ryan Delaney talk 15:32, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

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Non-notable nobody who hasn't even won an election. Delete. -- Spinboy 05:41, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I should also add that this is a vanity article, and violates the spirit of the policy on autobiographies. --[[Image:Ottawa flag.png|20px]] Spinboy 05:44, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

I dont care. delete it if you want. Pellaken 06:41, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per page creator. --Alan Au 07:35, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy for user Pellaken or else delete as unsuccessful candidate who does not appear to be otherwise notable. Capitalistroadster 07:57, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Pellaken, the page creator. --GraemeL (talk) 12:02, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per page creator but suggest Pellaken having same/similar on his user page. Alf 12:22, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete--losing candidate for provincial legislature. Meelar (talk) 14:50, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * I seem to recall that Wikipedia strongly discourages people from writing articles about themselves, no matter how notable they may or may not be. On the other hand, current precedent is that anybody who's run as a candidate in any election can be included in a collated "list of X Party's candidates in Foo election" article. (I can't say I like it, but it is the currently-established practice.) Either userfy or, if somebody's feeling really ambitious, merge into a List of New Democratic Party candidates in the Prince Edward Island election, 2003. Bearcat 19:08, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

I just dont care. I could fight this, but I dont have the energy right now. Pellaken 12:37, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

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