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Topic: Aki District


In the News (Sun 27 May 12)

  
  Aki District, Hiroshima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aki (安芸郡; -gun) is a district located in Hiroshima, Japan.
As of 2004 population data but counting decreases due to the March 20, 2005 merger, the district has an estimated population of 116,573 and a density of 1588 persons per km².
On November 1, 2004, the town of Etajima merged with three towns from Saeki District forming the city of Etajima.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aki_District,_Hiroshima   (133 words)

  
 Hiroshima Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On March 22, 2005, the town of Daiwa from the former Kamo District (dissolved by this action), the town of Kui from Mitsugi District, and the town of Hongo from Toyota District merged into the expanded city of Mihara.
On March 20, 2005, the towns of Ondo, Kurahashi, Kamagari from Aki District and the towns of Yasuura, Toyohama and Yutaka from Toyota District merged into the expanded city of Kure.
On November 1, 2004, the town of Etajima from Aki District merged with the towns of Nomi, Ogaki, and Okimi from Saeki District forming the city of Etajima.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiroshima_prefecture   (604 words)

  
 Sands of Time, Dunes of Memory - Alleria
Aki's skin is the color of the sand, a somewhat dark shade of brown, with bright blue eyes which stand out from the weathered and worn features of his face.
Aki turns slightly, and gives full eye contact to the woman, pausing for a moment to size her up, then bowed his head to her, and greeted her with a slightly lighter tone of voice.
Aki stands puzzled for a moment, rethinking all the past events, trying to see where he heard her name, and coming to the conclusion that she misspoke, he lets out a light laugh, a cheerful one which has no cruelty hidden within it.
www.alleria.com /forums/showthread.php?postid=95846   (2034 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Education: Aki Kurose searches for success
Aki Kurose, where 93 percent of students are minorities, sits on one side of that racial and class divide.
Aki Kurose is near the Rainier Beach neighborhood where she grew up, it's the school she attended.
Teacher Robert Lee questions whether Aki Kurose should be held responsible for seventh-graders' scores when it's really a sum of seven years of learning, not just the one and a half they're in of middle school — and whether schools should be asked to solve what amount to society's problems.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/education/2001960108_kurose19m.html   (1699 words)

  
 Mitsugi District, Hiroshima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mitsugi (御調郡; -gun) is a district located in Hiroshima, Japan.
As of 2004 population data but accouting for the merger of Kui, the district has an estimated population of 24,043 and a density of 237 persons per km².
On March 22, 2005 the former town of Kui merged (with two towns from other districts) into the expanded city of Mihara.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mitsugi_District,_Hiroshima   (94 words)

  
 The Honolulu Advertiser | Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Marilee Lyons, who represented the Central District on the state Board of Education from 1998 to this year, said education and economy would be her top priorities.
Aki was raised in Pupukea and attended public schools in Waialua.
Aki said he does not support construction of large hotels on the North Shore, but he favors more bed-and-breakfast type resorts to encourage more tourism.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2000/Sep/07/97localnews19.html   (2008 words)

  
 Schools' drinking water still fails lead test
The district replaced 250 school drinking fountains over the past few months, after systemwide water tests last year found that about one-quarter of fountains overall had elevated levels of lead.
Ron English, a school district attorney overseeing the testing and repairs, said the new fountains were retested and more than half had lead levels exceeding the district's limit of 10 parts per billion, twice as stringent as the 20 ppb "action level" set by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The district has installed filters on the problematic fountains in the hope of avoiding more costly pipe replacement, and the fountains are now being retested.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/233287_lead20.html   (879 words)

  
 Konu District, Hiroshima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kōnu (甲奴郡; -gun) is a district located in Hiroshima, Japan.
As of 2003 (before the April 1 mergers), the district had an estimated population of 11,117 and a density of 50.23 persons per km².
On March 31, 2005, the town of Soryo merged with the city of Shobara.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Konu_District,_Hiroshima   (111 words)

  
 Aki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aki province, an old province in the Western part of Honshu, part of what is today Hiroshima Prefecture.
Age District, Mie, a district in Mie Prefecture (different romanization, but same Japanese name)
Aki is also a common Japanese, Finnish and Nigerian first name
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aki   (169 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 59,006 and a density of 310.97 persons per km².
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 81,798 and a density of 101.62 persons per km².
Kursky District, a district in Stavropol Krai, Russia.
www.hostingciamca.com /browse.php?title=K/KU/KUR   (8001 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
James Aki (D, Waianae) has lost membership on key committees as a result of Senate response to his no-contest plea to gambling charges at his Nanakuli property in March 1994.
Aki, who retains co-chairmanship of the Education Committee, was unavailable for comment this morning.
While the charges against Aki have cast a cloud on the Senate, "it will not be wise for us to allow this issue to linger," he said.
starbulletin.com /98/01/27/news/story2.html   (314 words)

  
 Man arraigned in killing of fiancee's younger sister - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
Christopher Clayburn Aki, the man accused of killing his fiancee's 11-year-old half-sister, showed no emotion today when he was arraigned in District Court on second-degree murder charges.
Aki is a longtime close friend of the family who had stood with them Thursday morning as they publicly pleaded for Kahealani's safe return.
Aki's mother, Patricia, had been notified of the turn the investigation had taken.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Dec/16/br/br01p.html   (1030 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
Christopher Clayburn Aki showed no emotion this morning when he appeared in District Court to be notified officially that he is responsible for the killing of his girlfriend's half-sister, 11-year-old Kahealani Indreginal.
Aki's girlfriend, Tanya Mamala-Tumbaga, and other family members rushed into the court building this morning, hoping to question Aki or to at least see him.
Aki and Mamala-Tumbaga have dated since intermediate school and were to be married.
starbulletin.com /2002/12/16/news/story1.html   (1948 words)

  
 Northvegr - The Saga of Yngvar the Traveller
Shortly afterwards a district king from Russia in the east asked for her and Eirik saw fit to give the girl to him, and she went east with him to Russia.
And Aki invites the king to set his own terms, except for outlawry and confiscation of his estates, and they agree to that.
At the beginning of the feast, Aki had kept a good look out for his own safety, but less so as the wedding went on, till the feast was nearly done and there was just one night left.
www.northvegr.org /lore/oldheathen/051.php   (2211 words)

  
 TIME Digital -- Cyber Elite - MAITA AKI
From the look of her, you'd expect Aki to be the one at the office serving tea to all the male Bandai executives, not dreaming up a product that would prove big enough to reverse the fortunes of the entire company.
Aki continues to work in the same department as before, studying market trends and devising marketing campaigns for new products.
With no word on Aki's next big idea (it's top secret, she says), the Tamagotchi might turn out to be a fluke.
www.time.com /time/digital/cyberelite/41.html   (212 words)

  
 Aki Kurose - Inspirational Yet Tragic Symbol of Peace (Education Revolt)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Aki Kurose spent the last 17 years of her life living with cancer, dying on May 24, 1998 at age 73.
Though Aki Kurose’s stature as a peace activist is beyond reproach, her legend is in some ways diminished by the Seattle Schools bureaucracy.
For me, the most tragic thing about Aki Kurose is that she didn’t capitalize on her fame in helping reform the Seattle School District.
www.geobop.com /education/People/Teachers/Kurose   (844 words)

  
 KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Aki's mother gets restraining order
District Judge Gerald Aki granted the petition filed by Patricia Aki.
Patricia Aki said in court documents that Tumbaga told her in a telephone conversation to ``watch her step.'' Aki said she feared that harm might come to her and her property in retaliation for Kahealani's death.
Aki is on trial in Circuit Court on a second-degree murder charge for allegedly causing the death of Kahealani on December 10th, 2002.
www.kpua.net /news.php?id=2015   (137 words)

  
 The Russian-Chechen Friendship Society
Village Prigorodnoe of the Grozny district was fired upon on the federal forces side.
"Zachistka" in the villages of the Shali district.
Achkhoi-Martan district, Grozny, Urus-Martan and the Grozny rural districts.
www.uic.nnov.ru /hrnnov/rus/friend/2002e/indexe.htm   (1282 words)

  
 Aki - New York, NY, 10014 - Citysearch
Tucked into a townhouse storefront, Aki is one small, sparely decorated room dominated by a sushi bar and half a dozen tables.
Despite the minimalist environment, there is a feeling of luxury in the air, due to the on-point, attentive staff, who refill glasses and swap settings between courses like they are genuinely called to it.
Aki's tuna tartare, with raisins, coconut flakes and a dark chutney-ish sauce, easily holds its own in the contested NYC tartare standings.
newyork.citysearch.com /profile/32894513/new_york_ny/aki.html   (418 words)

  
 School name honors teacher who 'believed in peace'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Aki Kurose, shown on a school outing, knew how to relate to children.
It's believed to be the first time the district will name a school after one of its own teachers.
The district tried and was unable to locate any descendants of the 1952 building's first namesake, Caspar Sharples, a pioneer Seattle physician and former School Board member.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/aki02.shtml   (1189 words)

  
 Iranica.com - H®AMAÚVAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The H®ama@vand reportedly moved from the Kerma@næa@h region in Persia to the Ba@z-ya@n district, between Kerkuk and Solayma@niya, early in the 18th century (Edmonds, p.
This finally convinced the Iranian government to take drastic action, with the result that a few months later Jwa@mer AÚqa@ was invited to attend a meeting with an emissary from Tehran, at which he was slain (Curzon, II, p.
Shortly thereafter, most of the H®ama@vands returned to the Ba@zya@n district, where they were subdued by Ottoman forces.
www.iranica.com /articles/v11f6/v11f6030.html   (578 words)

  
 Racism in the Seattle School District (Education Revolt)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Racism is a major problem in the Seattle School District, which is representative of many other large urban school districts.
A veteran of the Japanese internment during World War II who later cared for Japanese victims of America’s atomic trial run, Kurose has been promoted as Seattle’s premier teacher and peace activist, and a middle school was recently named after her.
Aki Kurose spent years at pampered Laurelhurst Elementary School, where snotty white parents gave her a hard time.
www.geobop.com /education/People/Racism   (1387 words)

  
 MSF Around the World
Law enforcement agencies report that a remainder of an armed group involved in the Galashki fighting found shelter in the Malgobek district and that therefore special operations were under way in the district.
At the same time, this coincided with several reports of abductions and disappearances of Chechen refugees all over Ingushetia including in the Malgobek district and reports of the presence of armed officers belonging to the pro russian administration on the territory of the Malgobek district.
Closure of Aki Yurt tented camp by December 2 2002.
www.msf.org /msfinternational/invoke.cfm?objectid=206E30C4-0AD6-4CCF-89773F92436944E2&component=toolkit.report&method=full_html   (2284 words)

  
 Translated Break Out Holland Interview with Lauri and Aki of The Rasmus
Aki: i'd go for opera,but i'm not a fan of either one of them.
Aki: every now and then it's nice to train hard, but the sauna is more relaxed.
Aki: our tour bus is also very deluxe, with dvd players and computer games.
www.therasmus.org.uk /BOutInt1.htm   (621 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Document Preview » PINF humanitarian operations in Chechnya and Ingushetia Nov 2002
Additionally, minor repairs were undertaken at the Technical College in Grozny in the framework of Food for work program, where the repairs are undertaken by the students themselves as a part of their vocational training, which so far has not been possible because of the lack of funds.
The kindergarten No. 54 is situated in a densely inhabited area of the Staropromyslovski district of Grozny and two Temporary accommodation centers are located in its vicinity.
The school is currently not functioning at all, a few former pupils are taken care of and educated by the teachers in a private house.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/ebf488fadc5d2e4c85256c91006cc93c   (2973 words)

  
 l5r.co.uk - The Scorpion's Sting
Akagi’s reflections are disturbed when Aki informs them that he will wait for them on their side of the river until one hour before dawn.
Half of Hinjaku District also succumbs to the Scorpion advance, with the Dragon Governor crippled during the night due to a heart attack.
Aki returns and takes a number of courtiers and servants’ families back with him.
l5r.co.uk /chronicles/scorpionsting.htm   (10524 words)

  
 Aki District, Kochi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Aki District, Kochi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 08:36, 19 Jun 2005.
The article about Aki District, Kochi contains information related to Aki District, Kochi and Towns and villages.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Aki_District,_Kochi   (88 words)

  
 Rotary International: 2005 RI Convention Coverage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
When District 5030 discovered the daily threats being faced by villagers in the Cambodian villages of Ta Saen and Ou Chambok due to landmines, they decided to try to help.
Fifteen clubs from the district joined forces to raise funds over a six-month period that would allow the villages to be completely demined in the course of a year.
Rotary clubs, districts, zones, and fellowships entered floats to celebrate a variety of humanitarian initiatives from eradicating polio to raising public awareness of multiple sclerosis and avoidable blindness.
www.rotary.org /events/conventions/2005coverage/2005.06.19.coverage.html   (1170 words)

  
 Technology Access Map Detail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Description: Aki Kurose Village is owned and operated by the Low Income Housing Institute.
Aki Kurose Village provides affordable housing for low-income families and individuals.
Aki Kurose has 62 total units, and has a community room for resident use.
www.cityofseattle.net /idc/tmap/tmapdtail.idc?resourceid=201   (113 words)

  
 1  Florida United Methodist Review Online
Similar acts of love and service were common throughout the St. Petersburg District June 26-30 as 12 United Methodist churches participated in the district’s Celebrate Jesus Mission.
A few miles south, in the Childs Park neighborhood, members of Childs Park United Methodist Church and visiting team members cut through racial divisions to "reach people in the community in their circumstances…and work together in fulfilling God’s call to ministry," said the Rev. Charles Ray, pastor of the church.
At a June 27 ice cream social sponsored by the church, Al Aki, a member of Orlando’s Aloma United Methodist Church and a Japanese-American, taught origami to Hispanic children, while Russell Victor, president of Spirit Riders Motorcycle Ministry in Jacksonville, played with a group of African-American children.
www.flumc.org /comline/revarchive/072100s1.html   (607 words)

  
 DA hands out annual staff awards North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County columnists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Two senior investigators were presented a special life-saving award by District Attorney Grover Trask for their actions after a traffic accident in January.
The district attorney's office announced a number of other awards, including prosecutor of the Year, which went to John Aki, who is assigned to the Riverside office.
During 2004, Aki successfully completed 10 jury trials and spent 104 days in trial, the most of any prosecutor in the county.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/03/12/news/californian/23_04_103_11_05.txt   (600 words)

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