Richard Plotz is an American science fiction fan and physician]].
Tolkien fandom
Plotz helped found the Tolkien Society of America in 1965 at the age of 17. Starting with a few fellow enthusiasts who met at the Alma Mater statue of Columbia University in New York, it rapidly grew nationally and internationally to over 2,000 members. When Plotz was a Harvard freshman he was sent by Seventeen magazine to write an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the few he ever granted. He continued to correspond with Tolkien, and was the recipient of a chart now called the "Plotz Declension" giving the declension of two nouns in Classical (or Book) Quenya that Tolkien sent in response to a query by Plotz..
Following his graduation from Harvard, Plotz did graduate work in biochemistry and received his M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He has become a nationally known expert in gynecologic cytopathology. He is also a genealogist and is a member of the Operations Committee of JewishGen, the Internet affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
A native of Brooklyn, Plotz now lives in Providence, Rhode Island and works in Boston.
Tolkien fandom
Plotz helped found the Tolkien Society of America in 1965 at the age of 17. Starting with a few fellow enthusiasts who met at the Alma Mater statue of Columbia University in New York, it rapidly grew nationally and internationally to over 2,000 members. When Plotz was a Harvard freshman he was sent by Seventeen magazine to write an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the few he ever granted. He continued to correspond with Tolkien, and was the recipient of a chart now called the "Plotz Declension" giving the declension of two nouns in Classical (or Book) Quenya that Tolkien sent in response to a query by Plotz..
Following his graduation from Harvard, Plotz did graduate work in biochemistry and received his M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He has become a nationally known expert in gynecologic cytopathology. He is also a genealogist and is a member of the Operations Committee of JewishGen, the Internet affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
A native of Brooklyn, Plotz now lives in Providence, Rhode Island and works in Boston.
Promise of Eden is a 1980 book by Canadian historian Doug Owram examining the Canadian expansionist movement between the years 1856 and 1900. The book was published by the University of Toronto Press, and was based on work Owram had done for his doctoral disseration at the University of Toronto.
Synopsis
Owram sets out to study how the idea of the Canadian West evolved in the minds of central Canadians. He traces conceptions of Rupert's Land from a barren wasteland to an area that was ripe for settlement and offered the best, and sometimes only, hope of prosperity and redemption for the Canadian nation. Particular emphasis is given to the Red River Rebellion and its effects on the perception of the West and how indicative it was of burgeoning Western alienation.
The book continues by examining the re-evaluation of the suitability of the region for agriculture and settlement. Also noted is the desire of central Canadian expansionists to foster the emergence of a 'British' moral character on the prairies. Owram elaborates on the problematics associated with settling Palliser's Triangle and the work of John Macoun; an individual who's interpretation of the Triangle caused many hardships for future settlers.
A concluding section of the book further discusses sources of Western alienation and offers a brief discussion of the historiography of Red River Settlement.
Synopsis
Owram sets out to study how the idea of the Canadian West evolved in the minds of central Canadians. He traces conceptions of Rupert's Land from a barren wasteland to an area that was ripe for settlement and offered the best, and sometimes only, hope of prosperity and redemption for the Canadian nation. Particular emphasis is given to the Red River Rebellion and its effects on the perception of the West and how indicative it was of burgeoning Western alienation.
The book continues by examining the re-evaluation of the suitability of the region for agriculture and settlement. Also noted is the desire of central Canadian expansionists to foster the emergence of a 'British' moral character on the prairies. Owram elaborates on the problematics associated with settling Palliser's Triangle and the work of John Macoun; an individual who's interpretation of the Triangle caused many hardships for future settlers.
A concluding section of the book further discusses sources of Western alienation and offers a brief discussion of the historiography of Red River Settlement.
The Fort Worth Adult Soccer Association is a nonprofit soccer league organized to promote amateur, adult soccer. The association serves the greater Fort Worth area, including several Tarrant County satellites.
Organization
The Fort Worth Adult Soccer Association (FWASA) is run by an Executive Committee composed of 11 elected non-paid volunteers. Elected members serve two-year terms.
Leagues
There are three league seasons each year: Fall, Spring, and Summer. FWASA offers male, female, and coed leagues. Each league is divided by sex and age. Currently FWASA offers a men's open, over 30, over 40 league; a women's open and over 40 league; and a coed open league.
Each league is further divided into divisions, based upon skill level and number of participating teams. For example, men's open is divided into 3 divisions: premier, division 1, and division 2. Strict rules require an overall winner of a division be promoted to the next highest division the following season. Likewise, the loser of a division will be relegated to the next lowest division.
Fields
FWASA games are played at Rolling Hills, Lockhead Recreational Association, and Gateway Park. Gateway Park opened in 2006 as the first public artificial-turf outdoor-facility in Fort Worth.
League & Divisions
Men's Open
*Premier
*Division 1
*Division 2
Men's Over 30
Men's Over 40
Women's Open
Women's Over 40
Coed Open
Organization
The Fort Worth Adult Soccer Association (FWASA) is run by an Executive Committee composed of 11 elected non-paid volunteers. Elected members serve two-year terms.
Leagues
There are three league seasons each year: Fall, Spring, and Summer. FWASA offers male, female, and coed leagues. Each league is divided by sex and age. Currently FWASA offers a men's open, over 30, over 40 league; a women's open and over 40 league; and a coed open league.
Each league is further divided into divisions, based upon skill level and number of participating teams. For example, men's open is divided into 3 divisions: premier, division 1, and division 2. Strict rules require an overall winner of a division be promoted to the next highest division the following season. Likewise, the loser of a division will be relegated to the next lowest division.
Fields
FWASA games are played at Rolling Hills, Lockhead Recreational Association, and Gateway Park. Gateway Park opened in 2006 as the first public artificial-turf outdoor-facility in Fort Worth.
League & Divisions
Men's Open
*Premier
*Division 1
*Division 2
Men's Over 30
Men's Over 40
Women's Open
Women's Over 40
Coed Open
Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani is a Nepalese politician, economist, and co-president of Rastriya Janasakti Party (RJP).
He has served as the Minister of FinanceFinance Minister, Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister, Agriculture, Labor and Transport and Housing and Physical Planning in governments formed during the Panchayat era and in governments formed after the restoration of multi-party democracy.
Dr. Lohani was appointed Minister of Finance of Nepal in 1987. During his tenure as the Finance Minister, for the first time in Nepal, he initiated financial liberalization process and enacted policies that would lead to privatization of public enterprises . He also launched new initiatives in urban planning and development when he held the Housing and Physical Planning ministerial portfolio.
Dr. Lohani has a keen interest in finance and economics. He has shared his ideas and views in numerous national and international seminars; events organized by the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington DC Woodrow, chaired the 41st session of the ESCAP in Bangkok and chaired the Nepal Aid Group meeting in 2004.
He was a Fulbright scholarFull Bright and also served as an assistant professor of finance at the California State University, Northridge, California, USA (1968-1969). Dr. Lohani has a MBA degree from Indiana University and Phd from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
He has served as the Minister of FinanceFinance Minister, Foreign Affairs Foreign Minister, Agriculture, Labor and Transport and Housing and Physical Planning in governments formed during the Panchayat era and in governments formed after the restoration of multi-party democracy.
Dr. Lohani was appointed Minister of Finance of Nepal in 1987. During his tenure as the Finance Minister, for the first time in Nepal, he initiated financial liberalization process and enacted policies that would lead to privatization of public enterprises . He also launched new initiatives in urban planning and development when he held the Housing and Physical Planning ministerial portfolio.
Dr. Lohani has a keen interest in finance and economics. He has shared his ideas and views in numerous national and international seminars; events organized by the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington DC Woodrow, chaired the 41st session of the ESCAP in Bangkok and chaired the Nepal Aid Group meeting in 2004.
He was a Fulbright scholarFull Bright and also served as an assistant professor of finance at the California State University, Northridge, California, USA (1968-1969). Dr. Lohani has a MBA degree from Indiana University and Phd from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).