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"graham sleight born 1972 is a british writer editor and critic specialising in healthcare and science fiction he is head of governance and contracts at the royal college of paediatrics and child health and editor of foundation his criticism has appeared in strange horizons the new york review of science fiction and vector and he writes a column for locus he has written introductions for several volumes in the gollancz sf masterworks series he was a judge of the arthur c clarke award in 2005 and 2006 and is managing editor of the third edition of the encyclopedia of science fiction sfe3 the 2012 hugo award for best related work was given to the sfe3 sleight accepted the award from emcee john scalzi on behalf of the editors saying we set out to build this really for the whole of the sf community for any and all who are hungry for information about science fictionsleight frequently writes about doctor who he coedited the unsilent library a book of essays about the russell t davies era of the show and provided commentary on the 2011 bbc dvd release of the ark his book the doctors monsters meanings of the monstrous in doctor who was published in 2012 by ib tauris"
"michael denzil xavier portillo born 26 may 1953 is a british journalist broadcaster and former conservative party politician and cabinet minister portillo was first elected to the house of commons in a byelection in 1984 a strong admirer of margaret thatcher and a eurosceptic portillo served as a junior minister under both thatcher and john major before entering the cabinet in 1992 seen as a likely challenger to major during the 1995 conservative leadership election he stayed loyal as defence secretary he pressed for a purist thatcherite course of clear blue water separating the policies of the conservatives from labourportillo unexpectedly lost his very safe enfield southgate seat at the 1997 general election this coined the expression portillo moment political commentators believed he would have been elected conservative leader had he retained it returning to the commons after being given the conservative candidacy in the 1999 byelection in kensington and chelsea an even safer seat portillo rejoined the front bench as shadow chancellor although his relationship with conservative leader william hague was strained standing for the leadership of the party in 2001 portillo came a narrow third place behind iain duncan smith and kenneth clarke portillo retired from the commons at the 2005 general election and has since pursued his media interests presenting a wide range of television and radio programmes"
"timothy ha wingho mbe jp chinese pinyin xi yngho born 1937 is the former supervisor and principal of st pauls college hong kong as well as education secretary of the hong kong sheng kung hui hong kong anglican church episcopal and chairman of the hong kong association of sponsoring bodies of schools ha who is in his late 60s is still a prominent figure in the education sector of hong kong and has recently been very outspoken in particular concerning the governments proposed education reformstimothy ha received his early education in munsang college and diocesan boys school dbs he was then admitted to the university of hong kong where he studied history upon attaining his ba degree he started his career as a teacher in dbs in 1960 in 1968 ha was appointed principal of st pauls college which is the flagship school of the anglican church and oldest educational institution in hong kong and also the alma mater of his father and grandfatherunder has leadership st pauls college underwent several major projects including renovations and restructuring of the school premises as well as changes to the school management and funding structure by participation in the direct subsidy scheme in 2002outside st pauls college ha has also been very active in educationrelated policy making he has served as either chairman or member of many educationrelated committees in 1991 he was appointed a member of the legislative council ie legislature of hong kong by the then governor to serve a fouryear term in 1994 ha was involved in an incident concerning his expenses claim of public funds to buy electronic bibles ha managed to withstand media criticism but had not gone for a second term in the legco as all appointed seats in legco were turned to elected seats in 1995timothy ha was also involved in tertiary education he took part in the establishment committee of the hong kong university of science and technology indeed he was the one to give the university its current name he has been a member of the court of the university of hong kongas the education secretary of hong kong sheng kung hui he has been responsible for the education policies of the anglican church which is currently the second largest sponsoring body of schools after the catholic diocese of hong kong recently the government has suggested major education reforms including the restructuring of school governing boards and the taking over of school management controls ha representing the anglican church joined the outspoken bishop zen zekiun of the catholic church in opposing the schoolbased management policy reforms including threatening to take legal actions to deter the governments initiativestimothy ha was originally expected to retire as supervisor and principal of st pauls college in august 2005 after 37 years of service however the principalelect abruptly turned down the offer in june 2005 and ha was expected to continue to serve for at least one more academic year even after the hosting of a farewell dinner in his honour on july 9 2005 on december 19 2005 ha announced that he shall be retiring on march 1 2006 and dr john richard kennard will succeed his principalshipha was appointed a justice of the peace in 1986 and was honoured with an mbe in 1989"
"relson campeo gracie is a retired professional brazilian jiujitsu fighter and martial arts personality he is a member of the gracie family relson currently lives in hawaii where he still teaches gracie jiujitsu at his academy in honolulu there are many relson gracie affiliated academies and associations throughout the us which keep him traveling regularlyrelson is the second oldest son of helio gracie who along with carlos gracie is credited for innovating the kodokan judo taught by mitsuyo count koma maeda into what is now known as gracie or brazilian jiu jitsu relson began learning the art of gracie jiujitsu at the age of two began competing at the age of ten and earned his black belt when he was 18 he went 22 years undefeated as the brazilian jiujitsu national championalthough relsons techniques are deeply rooted in gracie jiujitsu relson also emphasizes street effective techniques relsons jiujitsu has evolved to help defend yourself in a survival situations where there are no ruleson april 7 2013 relson was promoted to rank of grandmaster red belt the highest possible belt awarded to living individuals in graciebrazilian jiujitsurelson has also taught selfdefense to the us military secret service dea fbi and local law enforcement agencies across the united states"