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In the News (Sun 20 Dec 09)

  
  Guyana OnLine
Throughout his presidency, Arthur Chung continued to keep his finger on the pulse of the national drive, promoting the forging of a state in which everyone benefited from a comfortable standard of living.
Arthur Chung was born on January 10, 1918, at Windsor Forest on the West Coast of Demerara.
In 1953, Arthur Chung was appointed acting magistrate to serve in the West Demerara and Essequibo Judicial Districts.
www.guyanaonline.net /news/index.php?C=Headlines&F=Details&A=62099   (762 words)

  
 Asian American Titles: Bitter Roots: A Gum Saan Odyssey
Arthur Chung weaves a vivid and compelling Arthur Chung weaves a vivid and compelling story about his grandparents’ California odyssey, which is both a poignant love story as well as an encompassing family epic.
ARTHUR CHUNG was born in Los Angeles in 1913, the second child of Nellie Yee and Dr. Yick Hong Chung.
Chung’s training and career took him from shanghai Medical University to pathology at Harvard Medical school, pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital in New York where his children, Evelyn and Alvin, were born.
www.pacificheritagebooks.com /bitterroots.html   (630 words)

  
 Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong - The Correspondent - Aug-Sep 03
Arthur Hacker – he of the much-impersonated voice and an endless stream of anecdotes, many starting with the words “When I was in GIS…” has, by his standards anyway, been a relative stranger to the Main Bar recently.
Arthur’s book is nearing the end of a two-year gestation and may enter the world and its bookstores by Christmas, freeing him up to resume his perch on his favourite barstool.
The text (written by Arthur and edited – lightly – by this writer) is built around a selection of Arthur’s enormous collection of photographs and images of China, the coffee-table book spans China’s cataclysmic history from the Opium wars era up to about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
www.fcchk.org /correspondent/corro-aug-sep03/context.htm   (396 words)

  
 VCU News
Arthur was invited to the meeting to discuss how physicians in the Breast Health Center and his research team in the department of radiation oncology at the Massey Cancer Center have been investigating this treatment approach.
Chung and Lebman received a $30,000 Massey Cancer Center Pilot Project Grant for their cooperative research project on the "Interactions between TGF-beta and Ionizing Radiation in Esophageal Cancer.
Through this study, which began recently, Chung, Lebman and their research teams hope to identify targets within growth factor pathways, particularly those associated with transforming growth factor-beta that can be manipulated to increase the effectiveness of radiotherapy in esophageal cancer.
www.vcu.edu /uns/news/vcuview/archives/jan2003/faculty.html   (318 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
CHUNG: But Christiane was indicating that she believes that the Arab countries will present a united position.
CHUNG: Now, the United States is playing down the fact that Arafat is not going to the summit, and it's still putting on the table this possibility of Vice President Cheney meeting with Arafat.
CHUNG: The understatement of the day might have come from the CEO of Andersen, once the auditor for Enron: "We're in deep stress." The company lost five clients just today.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0203/26/asb.00.html   (6848 words)

  
 Jones Day - Professionals - Arthur L.C. Chung
Arthur Chung practices in the field of construction, infrastructure, and energy law.
Arthur's present focus is in disputes and arbitration work involving construction, engineering, and energy projects.
During his time at Chapman Tripp, Arthur worked extensively with property developers on major retail and office projects in the Auckland region and was involved with property acquisition, leasing, and construction matters.
www.jonesday.com /lawyers/bio.aspx?AttorneyID=52924   (165 words)

  
 Arthur B.W. YONG, Business Development Manager, Project Coordinator, Scientist, Events Organiser, Experienced Community ...
Arthur suggested to the Committee of Management of NEMCA that members of the Chinese community in the City of Whittlesea and City of Darebin should march for Reconciliation in the City of Melbourne.
Arthur B.W. YONG was born in Penang, Malaysia.
Arthur is the name he adopted when he first arrived in Australia.
mc2.vicnet.net.au /home/abwy/web   (1156 words)

  
 GuyanaPalace.com - Guyana's Premier Website - Guyana Palace | Forums | Chat | Guyanese | V 3.8
Arthur Chung to be buried at The Seven Ponds - Monday, June 30, 2008
Raymond Arthur Chung O.E., after being in repose at the National Cultural Centre yesterday, will be buried today...
Arthur Raymond Chung, the first President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, died at his home in Bel Air Springs, Greater Georgetown, yesterday...
www.guyanapalace.com /news/news   (377 words)

  
 GINA | GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AGENCY | GUYANA
Arthur Chung attended Windsor Forest and Blankenburg Primary Schools before he went to Mr J. Ramphal's (the Attorney General's father) Modern High School.
In 1962 Arthur Chung was called to act as a judge in the Supreme Court.
In 1963 Arthur Chung position as a jugde was confirmed.
www.gina.gov.gy /natprofile/formerpresidents.html   (2294 words)

  
 Stabroek News
Indian dance is among the most vibrant forms in the contemporary Guyanese theatre.  Of all branches of the performing arts it is perhaps the most prolific, and in terms of training, proficiency and achievement it is among those that lead the way.  Companies specialising or whose output is predominantly...
Arthur Chung, OE, January 10, 1918 – June 23, 2008 Arthur Chung, first president of the republic, died on June 23, aged 90.
Arthur Chung made world history when he was elected by the National Assembly to be Presi-dent of Guyana making him the first ethnic Chinese (Hakka) president of a non-Asian state....
www.stabroeknews.com   (1534 words)

  
 Gramophone - Gramofile - The world's best classical music magazine
In the case of the tenor this works to Hickox’s disadvantage, since Arthur Davies in extrovert mood merely sounds coarse and is no match for Raul Gimenez when he is being encouraged by Chung to husband his rescources and sing with honeyed charm.
There are things in the Chung — the rather too jaunty “Sancta mater”, the rather too protracted “Quando corpus morietur” — that seem irksome on a first hearing, let alone on repetition.
Yet if there are doubts to be harboured about the ability of Chung’s performance to withstand repeated hearings, there is no gainsaying either the quality of the singing (superior, on the whole, to the Hickox) or the great care and affection with which everything has been prepared.
www.gramophone.co.uk /gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9702113&mediaID=164663   (533 words)

  
 Fantasy Role-playing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
You, Han Chung's loyal servitors, were convinced that the charges against him were false, and determined to secure his release.
Although Han Chung remains in hiding, you were apprehended and charged with treason.
The attendant nobles are silent, hearing Arthur's judgement on a matter of taxes, when there is a disturbance from the back of the hall.
users.iafrica.com /m/me/melisant/rpg/merp.htm   (1411 words)

  
 Guyana OnLine
Arthur Chung, who died on June 23 at age 90.
Chung will be laid to rest among other former Heads of State.
Chung was President from March 17, 1970 to October 6, 1980.
www.guyanaonline.net /news/index.php?C=Headlines&F=Details&A=62270   (293 words)

  
 Lessons Learned (and Yet-To-Be-Learned) from the Arthur Andersen Document Destruction Case
The Court expressly left open the question as to whether the distinction between an “informal” governmental investigation and a “formal” governmental investigation makes a critical difference as that issue was not properly preserved before the Court.
Arthur Andersen was aware that the SEC’s “informal” inquiry into Enron’s accounting practices was well under way when it reminded its employees to comply with the document retention policy.
This Alert was written by Cecil S. Chung in the Washington, D.C. office and David K. Isom in the Denver Office.
www.gtlaw.com /pub/alerts/2005/0604.asp   (2146 words)

  
 CaribWorldNews.com - Global Caribbean Daily Newswire
June 27, 2008: Arthur Chung, Guyana`s first president is set to be laid to rest on Monday.
Chung, who died earlier this week after a long illness, will have a state funeral.
Chung, a former attorney, was the first and only president of Chinese descent.
www.caribbeanworldnews.com /middle_top_news_detail.php?mid=982   (185 words)

  
 Guyanese Personalities
Arthur Chung qualified as a barrister in 1947 then worked as Assistant Legal examiner with the British Civil Service and later joined the chambers of British lawyer Maurice Shear.
He returned home in October, 1948 when he was admitted to the local bar and practised as a lawyer until his appointment as Acting Magistrate.
Arthur Chung served as Ceremonial President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces until the post of Executive President was created.
www.guyanaguide.com /special_pers.html   (413 words)

  
 The Returning - DVD Review
Chung (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) is a magazine editor whose latest project is to compile the works of artist Siu Lau.
Free reign is also given to cinematography maestro Arthur Wong that may very well go over the top with the visual palette outside of the central house set but the exquisite stylings of Cheung himself goes very well with Wong's professionalism, resulting in some captivating camera work and stylized lightning.
The script does the best work for Leung as Chung is the typical dedicated worker and the mystery of how and why he's choosing to continue exploring the Siu Lau/Elaine relationship engages.
www.sogoodreviews.com /reviews/thereturning.htm   (886 words)

  
 Fulbright Faculty -Arthur H Schwartz
Schwartz's award is at Chung Ang University in Seoul, Korea where he will teach and conduct research on accent modification.
At Chung Ang University, Dr. Schwartz will develop a network of tutors who will be trained to use the TEAM approach.
In collaboration with Professor Dong-bin Jeong and doctoral students in linguistics at Chung Ang University, Dr. Schwartz will conduct a series of studies to determine if there are particular aspects of the TEAM curriculum that are more appropriate for Korean speakers.
www.csuohio.edu /fulbright/faculty/schwartz.htm   (192 words)

  
 Another hit- from Guyana: Land of Six Peoples
It was also in 1954 that Mr Chung got married to Miss Doreen Pamela Auan also from Windsor Forest, and at present the couple have two children, Pamela aged 15 who attends St. Joseph High School, and Raymond Arthur aged 12, who attends Queen's College.
Mr Chung said that he had dismissed a case which Lashley had brought against the police, and as he left work and entered his car, Lashley came to him menacingly and said, "Sir you rob me in that one".
In 1961, Mr Chung left the Magistrate's Court and went to work as Registrar at the Supreme Court, but was called to act as a judge in the Supreme Court in 1962.
www.landofsixpeoples.com /news/nc002274.htm   (1181 words)

  
 DOMAINfest Regional Conference in Amsterdam Proves to be a  Dutch Treat for Domain Owners
Edmon Chung, CEO of the DotAsia Organisation, gave a briefing on the status of.asia.
Chung informed the audience of the requirements for obtaining a.asia domain, which include having either an Asia-based Admin or Technical Contact listed on the domain records.
Chung compared the Asian market to other markets by scale, saying that Asia has the largest online population—399 million to Europe’s 315 million and the US’s 253 million.
dnjournal.com /articles/events/domainfest-amsterdam-2007.htm   (2669 words)

  
 NGUOI VIET Online
Từ Houston đi Port Arthur cũng phải mất một tiếng rưỡi đồng hồ lái xe.
Một trong những đặc thái của những thị trấn biển như Port Arthur là luôn luôn lúc nào cũng có một khối dân chúng sống lâu năm, bám lấy đất đai và cái cửa biển mầu mỡ từ lâu đời này.
Giữa thành phố Port Arthur có một con đường, mang một cái tên hoàn toàn Việt Nam, đường Công Trường Nữ Vương Hòa Bình Việt Nam, viết bằng chữ trắng trên bảng mầu xanh lơ.
www.nguoi-viet.com /absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=26379&z=3   (2028 words)

  
 The Port Arthur Massacre: A Killer Among Us
Swinging the rifle from the hip he pointed it towards Soo Leng Chung, the man's companion, and shot her through the head.
Bleeding profusely from his wounds, the driver of the Ford continued on to where the jeep was parked and managed to rescue the occupants before speeding away to the Fox and Hounds, another guesthouse further down the road.
Another vehicle, approaching along the Arthur Highway, saw the man standing on the road with a gun and rapidly changed direction.
www.crimelibrary.com /notorious_murders/mass/bryant/index_1.html   (2224 words)

  
 Muzik Media - New Jersey's #1 source for information and entertainment.
Chung who was accorded Guyanas Highest Award, the Order of Excellence will receive a full State Funeral.
The former president leaves to mourn his wife, two children - Diane Pamela and Raymond Arthur (Jnr) who live in England and are expected to be home shortly.
Arthur Chung was made President as a compromise candidate since the two major parties could not agree on a suitable Candidate for the ceremonial position.
www.muzikmedia.com /newsdetails.aspx?newsid=1176   (329 words)

  
 Gothamist: Arthur Chi'en Gets a New TV Job   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Newsday reports that Arthur Chi'en the CBS 2 reporter, who was fired for retorting at hecklers (from Opie & Anthony) with the f-word, will be returning to our local TV stations by joining the Channel 11 News at Ten.
Many people were surprised that trying to stand up for one's self could lead to firing, but, hey, CBS don't play that way.
Our dear friend Arthur Chi'en, last we heard, was still reeling after his unjust dismissal for reacting like an average local New Yorker to two average local New York morons on a local New York newscast.
www.gothamist.com /archives/2005/08/17/arthur_chien_gets_a_new_tv_job.php   (835 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
BATTISTA: So you're assuming those legal mine fields might be coming from Connie Chung, but Arthur, the fact is he can -- he can stonewall as much as he wants or he can not answer any question or answer it any way that he wants.
Connie Chung's challenge is to get him off the script and get him where she wants to go, and not to let him engage in long monologues, but to get into a question and answer situation, make the most of the time she has.
I think Connie Chung is a very skilled and experienced broadcaster, and she's going to do what she can do to get something new in the interview.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0108/22/tpt.00.html   (3637 words)

  
 SDRG
10pp 2000(P) Hill, KG, White, HR, Chung, I-J, Hawkins, JD, Catalano, RF Early adult outcomes of adolescent binge drinking: Person- and variable-centered analyses of binge drinking trajectories.
23pp 2001(P) Chung, I-J, Nagin, DS, Hawkins, JD, Hill, KG A didactic example of mixture modeling applied to the study of development in adolescent offending.
Applicability of the social development model to urban ethnic minority youth: Examining the relationship between external constraints, family socialization, and problem behaviors.
depts.washington.edu /sdrg/Pubs250-299.htm   (1383 words)

  
 Guyana Chronicle Blog
Arthur Chung, is “to dedicate ourselves to realise that ideal that was close to his heart, the dream of a united people in a prosperous land.”
Arthur Chung interred at The Place of The Seven Ponds
Arthur Chung was interred at the Place of the Seven Ponds, in the Botanical Gardens, with full military honours.
www.myguyanachronicle.com   (643 words)

  
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Chung who was born in 1918 assumed office in March 1970, the same year that Guyana became a republic.
From right, Arthur Chung’s son, Raymond, wife Doreen and daughter Diane standing among the grief stricken yesterday, a few feet from his casket which was at the Seven Ponds.
Chung is survived by his wife, former first lady, Doreen Chung, two children, Diane and Raymond and five grandchildren.
www.stabroeknews.com /?feed=atom   (9039 words)

  
 Arthur Chung
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