The Richards-Young family is the name of a U.S. political family. Its most famous member was Brigham Young. This political family is linked by marriage to a number of others, most notably the Smith Family, the Cannon Family, and the Dudley-Winthrop Family.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmad (born on 1950-11-06) is a Pakistani politician and writer. He is currently serving as the Federal Minister for Railways in Pakistan. His previous position was Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was born in Babra Bazaar, Rawalpindi, studied at Rawalpindi Polytechnic College and later at Gordon College. He completed his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Lahore. Throughout his education, Sheikh Rashid was very active in student politics.
He was first elected to the Pakistani National Assembly in 1985, and has been re-elected a record six times. During his political career, Sheikh Rashid has served as Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower; Information; Industries; Sports Culture; Tourism and Investment; Information and Broadcasting; and currently serving as Federal Minister for Railways.
He used to be the right-hand man of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif but left Nawaz League and joined the newly formed Muslim League to get into ministership again. He is hugely popular in Rawalpindi and is known for creating a large number of schools in that city. He is famous for his 'awami style' (public style) of politics. He is one of few politicians who started their political career at grass roots level and rose to prominence. He is the author of Farzand-e-Pakistan, and is currently working on another book, Sub Achha Hai.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed is currently the Federal Minister for Railways, as of May 2006. He lives in Lal Haveli in the heart of Rawalpindi. Lal Haveli has become a tourist destination due to its beautiful, ancient architecture. He is still a bachelor.
He has been organizing a big public meeting on the eve of 14th of August (independence day of Pakistan) at his residence Lal Haveli and the firework show is extremely popular among the people of the city and hundreds of thousands people turn to watch this show every year.
Sheikh is allways the target of scandals and propaganda from his opponents who criticise him on his numerous affairs and illicit relationships wit famous television and lollywood actresses, amongst them are reema meera resham , anjuman, all the top ptv models and zara sheikh. he reportedly said that the children of benazir resemble Faisal Saleh hayat and Jehangir Badr, hinting that they may be the result of affairs between the former PM and her alleged lovers. He spent seven years in prison because of this comment.
Expel is a fictional planet in the Star Ocean universe. It is the primary setting of the second game in the series, Star Ocean: The Second Story. Like Roak, Expel is located in the Theta Sector, so it is relatively close to Earth. Expel is unique in that it is a melting pot of sorts, caused by interspecies mating over a long period of time. Consequently, its inhabitants exhibit a wide range of characteristics. These characteristics may include long ears, natural symbological ability, or even the feline-like characteristics of Felpools, as seen in the original Star Ocean. However, this only occurs when two parents share a recessive gene in the 12th chromosome. Expel is considered an underdeveloped planet by Earth Federation standards, and is composed of 3 major continents: Cross, Lacour, and El. There is also a polar ice cap and a desert island.
Cross
The first continent encountered by the player, with several towns, mountain ranges, forests, and a desert. As the name implies, the continent is cross-shaped. The notable towns of Cross are:
- Arlia - The rural home village of female protagonist Rena Lanford, as well as the swordsman Dias Flac.
- Salva - A dusty mining town north of Arlia. The party can meet Ashton Anchors here.
- Cross - Castle town where the party meets Celine Jules and Ernest Raviede.
- Clik - A port town with a large shopping district. It is destroyed by an earthquake and a tidal wave during the course of the game.
- Mars - A village devoted to the Heraldic Arts, and home village of Celine Jules.
- Herlie - A large port town, with ships that sail to Hilton.
Lacour
The second continent in the game, it is more sparsely populated than Cross. Lacour has several mountain ranges, forests, and grasslands, as well as swampland. The settlements of Lacour are:
- Hilton - The main (and presumably only) port of the Lacour continent. It has ships that travel to Herlie in Cross, as well as to the Hoffman Ruins in the polar ice caps when necessary. The party can meet Opera Vectra here.
- Linga - A town renowned for its scholars and linguists, and home of Bowman Jean and Precis F. Nuemann
- Lacour - A large castle town that hosts the Lacour Tournament of Arms, and home of Leon D.S. Geeste.
El
The final continent in the game, little is known about El since it was devastated by the Sorcery Globe. It too contains grasslands, forests, and mountains, although some of those mountains may in fact be volcanoes. The only known towns on El are Eluria, which was taken over by monsters from the Sorcery Globe, and Tenue, a port town the characters originally tried to reach from the port town of Clik. There is also a small camp of refugees on the coast. All other towns were destroyed in some way or another by the Sorcery Globe.
During the course of the game, the planet is destroyed when its orbit is adjusted to collide with nearby Energy Nede. By altering spacetime on Energy Nede, however, it is fully restored.
Expel is home to unique energy stones known as Quadratic Keys. When combined with Quadratic Spheres, they can release enormous amounts of energy. These Quadratic Keys were the basis of the Earth Federation's creation energy, which would not see practical use until several hundred years after the events of Star Ocean: The Second Story.
Staccato is a comic strip (but more often known as a webcomic) written and drawn by Shawn Handyside. Currently published on its own web site, and in several newspapers including the Manchester Mirror, Concord Mirror, and Salem Observer. Has also been published in 168 magazine and Artistic Vibrations magazine. The story revolves around a recent college graduate, his college roommates, a talking basketball who plays GameCube and an evil 90 MHz computer trying to enslave humanity. Strips are usually presented in horizontal four panel format and in full color. The first official strip was published in print and on the web in 1997, however some strips featuring members of the cast in print date even farther back.