when was funky dragon established as a charity
Funky Dragon


Funky Dragon () was the Children and Young People's Assembly for Wales. It was a peer-led organisation that provided opportunities for young people up to the age of 25 to have their voices heard on issues that affected them. It worked closely with the Welsh Assembly Government and youth forums run by unitary authorities, enabling it to influence decision making at different political levels. The Welsh government stopped funding the organisation in 2014. Deprived of their main financial support, Funky Dragon had no other choice but stop. Funky Dragon
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Funky Dragon


Our Story’ has been submitted to the UNCRC in June 2008, alongside the Welsh Assembly Government report and the alternative NGO report, Stop, look, listen. more information can be found on the funky dragon website Funky Dragon received its core funding from the Welsh government from its creation in 2002 until its end in 2014. In its last complete financial year, it received £418,000 from the Welsh government, £326,000 from the European Union and smaller amounts from other sources. In 2014, Funky Dragon were asked to apply
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Funky Dragon


Council is the main body of Funky Dragon, and comprises 100 young people: 4 from each of the 22 unitary authorities in Wales and 12 co-option seats for other organisations. The co-option seats are available for election at Funky Dragon's annual general meeting, usually held in July. The seats are detailed as follows. Members of the grand council are also elected onto the management committee where a chair is elected. Statutory Sector – 22 places. Voluntary Sector – 22 places. School Councils – 22 places.
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Funky Dragon


Ministers and Officials to discuss how young people from all over Wales can effect change at a national level. Time is then spent in the Assembly chamber to complete elections, declaration of accounts and any other business. Funky Dragon has become known for its 'Funky Dragon does the Oscars' award ceremony in the evening, recognizing the hard work and achievements of Grand Council Representatives Each of the Sub-Groups has an Assembly Member responsible for the development of every area - included here are articles, reports, documents, proposals, committee
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Funky Dragon


February 2006 Funky Dragon received funding to carry out the biggest piece of research into the views of young people in Wales. The project was steered by Grand Council members from Funky Dragon who were involved in developing the questions and activities, recruiting staff and analysing the results of the work. The views of over 12,000 young people were gathered through a national survey, workshops and interviews with special interest groups, and additional funding was received earlier this year for extra research into the views of over 2,500 children aged 7–10 (a separate report
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Funky Dragon


is a peer-led organisation. It aims to give 0 to 25-year-olds the opportunity to get their voices heard on issues that affect them. It was created by young people of Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government in order to help under-25s in Wales attain their rights under Article 12 of the UNCRC. Funky Dragon’s main tasks are to make sure that the views of children and young people are heard, particularly by the Welsh Assembly Government, and to support participation in decision-making at national level. The Grand
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Funky Dragon


minutes for each sub-group area. Each Sub-Group area has 2 Grand Council representatives as Co-Chairs within Funky Dragon, and it is their duty to take forward the ideas discussed throughout the year at Grand Council residentials and the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Our Rights Our Story is a report which was written by a steering group on behalf of the grand council. It was to inform the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child, how the rights of children in Wales are granted. In
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Charity Shield (NRL)


The National Rugby League's Charity Shield match is an annual pre-season game between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and St. George Illawarra Dragons played before the start of the Premiership regular season. It has been regarded as the unofficial start to the National Rugby League (NRL) season and has been in operation since 1982, with the exception of 2000 and 2001 when Souths were omitted from the NRL. Originally contested between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St. George Dragons, and later by the St George Illawarra Dragons when they merged in
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Funky Dragon


Forum will be responsible for carrying out its own election process. The only conditions Funky Dragon puts on the process are: These are: Every year Grand Council representatives get the chance to meet with Assembly Ministers to question them on issues that are affecting young people across Wales. During the meetings, the young people are able to follow up on any issues talked of in a previous meeting and use the time to get to know the Ministers better. The questions are decided by the grand council, youth forums, specific interest groups
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Funky Dragon


and any other groups of young people wishing to ask a question and get an answer from Assembly Members. Past Ministers who have attended the meetings include Jane Davidson, Minister for Education Lifelong Learning and Skills and Jane Hutt, Minister for Assembly Business Equalities and Children The Funky Dragon AGM happens once a year in the Welsh Assembly's building in Cardiff Bay. The Grand Council and young people from across Wales are able to come together and discuss their views/opinions and then question Ministers during Question Time. The Grand Council members meet
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Nintendo Power


"To the Earth". The original NES release of "Dragon Warrior" references both Howard and Nester through character dialog, however this was removed in the later Game Boy Color version. He is mentioned in one line of dialogue in the game "StarTropics". A DLC microgame in "WarioWare D.I.Y." created by "Nintendo Power" called "Funky Boxing" (a loose reference to "Nester's Funky Bowling") does not have any apparent references to the character, but if the game is opened in the
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Funky Kingston


Funky Kingston is the name of two albums by reggae singing group Toots and the Maytals. The first was issued in Jamaica and the United Kingdom in 1972 on Dragon Records, DRLS 5002, a subsidiary label of Island Records, owned by Chris Blackwell. A different album, with the same cover and title, was issued in the United States in 1975 on Mango Records, MLPS 9330. That album peaked at #164 on the "Billboard" 200 and was voted the eleventh best album of 1975 in the annual Pazz &
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Too Funky


He rides this groove with a sexy undercurrent reinforced by sampling the voice of Anne Bancroft seducing Dustin Hoffman in "The Graduate." Part of the AIDS' benefit album, Red, Hot & Dance." "Music & Media" wrote: "The first single from the charity album Red Hot & Dance is a funky and catchy number, underpinned by a persistent keyboard pattern." Fashion designer Thierry Mugler designed and created the costumes for the models in the song's video, which features Michael in two- to three-
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Such a Funky Thang!


Such a Funky Thang! is the third album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on September 30, 1988. The album peaked at number one and was certified million. According to Sony Music Entertainment Japan's annual report, the album was Kubota's highest-selling album to date as well as the best-selling album in 1988 for CBS/Sony Group. Kubota began recording the album in 1987. In October 1987, Kubota performed at Japan's charity event "Japan Aid 2nd Festival" in Showa Kinen Park,
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Breast cancer survivors' dragon boating


a registered charity. Lagan Dragons Northern Ireland formed in 2015 www.lagandragons.com The Paddlers for Life group is based on Windermere in the Lake District and is a registered charity. A group of members took part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on June 2012 in their boat "Artemis Diana". Paddlers for Life Scotland South West was formed in March 2010 and is based on Loch Ken, Dumfries and Galloway.It is a registered charity. Port Edgar Dragons from Port Edgar, South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, bought their first boat in
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2008 St. George Illawarra Dragons season


Dragons went down to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the annual Charity Shield clash 24-20 at ANZ Stadium. The club received a boost in May when former Union and League (Brisbane Broncos) star Wendell Sailor joined the team after a 2-year ban from professional sport in Australia due to his cocaine controversy. The Dragons started another year with disappointing results when they only won three times after 10 rounds, defeating the Gold Coast Titans in Round 2, the Sydney Roosters in Round 7 and the Melbourne Storm in Round 10 all with
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Monmouth Alms Houses


The Monmouth Alms Houses of Monmouth, Wales are funded by the charity established by the haberdasher William Jones before his death in 1615. That charity also established schools in Monmouth and a lectureship in London. The Haberdashers' Company served as trustee of the charity from 1613 until 2011, when the trusteeship was transferred to Bristol Charities. A second charity established through a separate bequest by Jones enabled the building of the Newland Alms Houses in the Forest of Dean. The original Monmouth Alms Houses were constructed in 1614; they were rebuilt in
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The Return of Dr. Octagon


the production of the album, Thornton told "Rolling Stone" that "this album is fine-tuned with instruments, deeper and more spaced out. The last one was cool, but I didn't like it because it wasn't funky. When I don't work on a project, it's not that funky. When I do work on it, it's funky, and it has soul to it...I'm proud of my funky sounds right now." Fanatik J was not named as the album's producer
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M.R. Mathias


and entered hospice care during summer of 2016. He remained by her side until her death on January 16th, 2017. He is now assembled several charity anthologies to benefit other cancer victims and their families. These are called "The CAM Charity Anthology" #1, #2, etc... and are currently available in eBook and paperback formats. In 2010, The Royal Dragoneers, book one of The Dragoneer Saga, was nominated for the Locus Poll award. Also in 2010, The Dragoneer Sage Book One and The Wardstone
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Dragon Con


Dragon*Con raised USD $20,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Charity efforts continued with USD $104,000 sent to the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency in 2016, including a USD $50,000 corporate match. In 2013, fans voted in advance to determine the charities. From 2005 through 2012, the con raised and donated almost $224,000. In 2016, two Dragon Con cosplayers, claiming an association with Adult Swim and Cartoon Network and wearing "Make FishCenter Great Again" (a parody on "Make America Great Again")
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Funky Winkerbean


. During several flashback scenes, Funky had seen (and in some cases, visited with) teen-aged versions of himself, Crazy Harry and Holly Budd (Funky's wife-to-be), and a younger Mr. Dinkle—all as they appeared in "Funky Winkerbean " strips in the early 1980s. Although the recovery aspect of the accident storyline continued into the fall, the flashback scenes ended when Funky regained consciousness at the hospital. A storyline that began in April 2012 featured a same-sex couple wanting
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Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers


The Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers are an American non-denominational all-inclusive soulful funky gospel band, that passes all revenues to charity. The band has raised several thousands of dollars over the years for central Texas charities, such as the SIMS Foundation and Habitat for Humanity. IGCH variously features Gurf Morlix, Nick Connolly, Sarah Brown, Paul Buddha Mills, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne, Shelley King, and Carolyn Wonderland. Also Charlie Prichard, Cindy Cashdollar, Lavelle White, Bill Kirchen, Kim
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Funky Winkerbean


"Jack" Stropp and band director Harry L. Dinkle. In 1992, Batiuk changed the strip's format. It was established that Funky, Les, Cindy and all the rest of the previous cast had graduated from Westview in 1988; their college years were skipped, and the story continued in their adulthood. Subsequently, the characters started to age in real time and undergo significant life changes. Funky married Cindy in 1998; they are now divorced. Les and Lisa married in a Halloween-themed 1996 story which saw them
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Annette Presley


CEO Theresa Gattung's job for $1. Dick and Presley had an acrimonious marriage break up in 2006, which spilled over into the business when CallPlus announced in September that she was no longer a director. Presley was holidaying in Fiji at the time and had not been informed prior to the announcement. Presley has appeared on the New Zealand version of the Dragons' Den television show, and was criticised by her Series 1 co-dragon Bob Jones. She supports several charities including Preventing Violence in the Home, Dress for
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The Dresden Files characters


to investigate and inform them of the Seven Laws and the penalty for breaking them. Gregor resented this interference and apparently began to sacrifice members of the group to increase his own personal power. When Charity realized this, she became the next on his list; she fought, but was unable to defeat him, ending up being offered as a sacrifice to the dragon Siriothrax. She was saved, and Siriothrax slain, by Michael's intervention. Charity immediately swore to give up her power, seeing where it had so nearly led
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Charitable trusts in English law


their charity. The Commission also acts as the Official Custodian for Charities, who acts as a trustee for charities at the direction of the Commission. Both the High Court and the Charities Commission are authorised to establish schemes administering charities. These can come about when money has been left for a charitable purpose which is not specified, or with no suggestion as to how it should be administered. The scheme may be used to appoint new trustees, except when the trustee's identity is crucial to the intentions of the testator, as
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Brush pot


the Joseon era the royal family exclusively used the dragon motif for their brush pots. Later on the dragon decoration became a common theme. In China, Ivory for its plain but jade-like texture is considered an excellent material for brush pots. Ivory is used in Chinese brush pots because of its resemblance to bamboo. High quality period Chinese brush pots can fetch high prices. In 2012, a Chinese brush pot made of bamboo was donated to a Bristol-based charity shop. When the shop sold the brush pot to
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Merritt Island Dragon


hatchling dragons named Joy, Sunshine, Charity, and Freedom. The statues were located in the city of Melbourne, Florida, north of the Eau Gallie Causeway. The dragon was created from of concrete and steel, and stood high and long. Known as "Annie", the dragon served as a landmark for both locals and boaters, and also as a playhouse for children. On special occasions, the dragon would breathe fire. In August 2002, the sculpture was badly damaged, and partially collapsed into the water during
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Breast cancer survivors' dragon boating


(24). The IBCPC sponsors dragon boat competitions about every four years: Dragon boat racing for breast cancer survivors was introduced to Australia by Michelle Hanton OAM originating in Darwin in 1998. Dragons Abreast Australia head office is based in Brisbane in Queensland and is a registered charity. "Dragons Abreast Australia Ltd" (DAA) has grown into the peak body for breast cancer survivor paddling groups around Australia and is a member of the "Australian Dragon Boat Federation" and the "International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission". Members adopt
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Funky Buddha Brewery


Funky Buddha Brewery is a large brewery in Florida. Its headquarters are in Oakland Park. It is owned by Constellation Brands. It started when a Florida couple bought small brewhouse, hookah lounge and live music venue in Boca Raton, Florida in 2006. On February 5, 2010, founders Ryan and Giana Sentz moved to another location and began brewing their own beers in September. The new location, also in Boca Raton, was named Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery. In 2012, Funky Buddha announced it would begin using the
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Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival


for seven charities), Breast Cancer Championship, U24 Cup, Grand Dragon's Cup, and Cancer Survivor race. The festival's producers, the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Society also operates a series of races and runs Dragon Zone Paddling Club out of Creekside Paddling Centre and Creekside Community Centre. Dragon Zone is a year round paddling facility on False Creek that offers dragon boat, flatwater kayak and canoe, and outrigger programs for people of all ages, abilities, and competitive levels out of a fully accessible facility. The Society
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Golden Dragon Museum


became highly sought after. The Chinese of the region would bid for the honour of wearing certain costumes. All the money would go to local charities. Much of this collection remains today. The Golden Dragon Museum houses what are believed to be the oldest and the longest imperial dragons in the world. Sun Loong, the longest imperial dragon, is over 100 metres long and is brought out every year for the Bendigo Easter Festival. Loong, the oldest imperial dragon, is heritage listed. Loong is an important part of Australian
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Breast cancer survivors' dragon boating


2011 and are a registered charity. Manchester Dragoneers Paddle on their boat Annie at Debdale Park, Manchester every week. Manchester Dragoneers are in their sixth season. They have been to Florida and next trip is Florence to take part in the international Dragon Boat Festival. The Wigan Water Dragons are based in Wigan and train on Scotsman's Flash. They launched their first full-sized boat in June 2011. Pink Champagne are a team based in Bournemouth, Dorset, who train on the River Stour. Fiona Castle, widow of
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Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival


Challenge was added as a fundraising component for the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation. Founded in 2004 as a way to raise funds for local charities. The challenge has raised over in support of 41 charities. The festival has also initiated a number of eco-friendly projects, making it both the first carbon-neutral festival in North America and the first Ecologo-certified festival in the world. The 2019 edition of the festival will take place June 20–23. Races take place over the Saturday and Sunday with teams divided into three categories
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2011 St. George Illawarra Dragons season


The 2011 St. George Illawarra Dragons season was the 13th in the joint venture club's history. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Ben Hornby they competed in the NRL's 2011 Telstra Premiership as defending champions. The Dragons finished the regular season 5th (out of 16) before being knocked out of the finals by the Brisbane Broncos. This was Bennett's last match with the Dragons as he moved to the Newcastle Knights for the 2012 NRL season. In the pre-season the Dragons won their annual Charity Shield match against
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National Association of State Charity Officials


National Association of State Charities Officials (NASCO) is an American association of state charity regulators and assistant attorneys general that provides an interstate forum for cooperative efforts on state charity regulation. In 1979 when NASCO was established, there was a "patchwork of state laws governing charities." NASCO "informally merged" with the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)in 1984. NASCO works with the NAAG Charities Committee to facilitate training and annual seminars. The large annual conferences are considered to be the NASCO's "most significant activity."
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St George AFC


George Dragons, has allowed it to identify with the long established name, Dragons, identified with St George area, residents and businesses. The club's song is sung to the tune of The Yankee Doodle Boy. ""We're the St George boys/girls, the Dragons" "A team of always do or die" "Of victory we will always be assured" "When for the ball the big men/players fly" "And when the final bell is over" "That's the time we
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Clothing scam companies


Clothing scam companies are companies or gangs that purport to be collecting second-hand clothes for charities or to be working for charitable causes, when they are in fact working for themselves, giving little if anything to charitable causes. They are a particular problem in the UK, where they rely on people's awareness of proper charities established practise of collecting used clothes for good causes. These companies cause major problems for established charities in terms of lost donations and making the public distrustful of all clothes collectors. A popular tactic of clothing
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Raging Dragons


4 of his "Gok Cooks Chinese" TV show on Channel 4. In 2012, the Raging Dragons were selected to paddle in the man-powered section of the flotilla in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. In 2012, the Raging Dragons supported the formation of Wave Walkers, London's first dragon boat team of cancer survivors. The club was formed in 2002, based at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre in Millwall dock. It originally was a charity crew called "Chinese Professionals". It was later branded as "
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To the Extreme


That Funky Music" was released as the album's first single, with "Ice Ice Baby" appearing as the B-side. The 12-inch single featured the radio, instrumental and a cappella versions of "Play That Funky Music" and the radio version and "Miami Drop" remix of "Ice Ice Baby". When a disc jockey played "Ice Ice Baby" instead of the single's A-side, the song gained more success than "Play That Funky Music". A music video for "Ice
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Jan Fantl


, peter Hyams, (co-producer) 4. Slipstream (2005) (co-executive producer) 5. Riding the Bullet (2004) (executive producer) 6. Funky Monkey (2004) (co-producer) 7. Beyond the Sea (2004) (producer) 8. Imaginary Heroes (2004) (executive producer) 9. George and the Dragon (2004) (co-producer) 10. Spartan (2004) (co-producer) 11. The Red Phone: Checkmate (
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Dragon Con


Atlanta, which ran from Centennial Olympic Park to the Marriott Marquis, and featured thousands of costumed participants. The parade is an annual event. In 2015, Dragon Con attracted some 70,000+ attendees and had a direct economic impact of $65 million, as reported by the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau in the "Atlanta Business Chronicle". According to statistics provided by Georgia State University, Robinson College of Business, Dragon Con brought in over $21 million. Dragon Con routinely raises funds for designated charities. In 2005,
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Dragon boat


ritualistic and religious traditions, and thus, the modern competitive aspect is but one small part of this complex dragon boat culture. The use of dragon boats for racing and dragons are believed by scholars, sinologists, and anthropologists to have originated in southern central China more than 2500 years ago, in Dongting Lake and along the banks of the Chang Jiang (now called the Yangtze) during the same era when the games of ancient Greece were being established at Olympia. Dragon boat racing has been practiced continuously since this period as the
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Golden Globe Awards


ceremony have enabled the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to donate millions of dollars to entertainment-related charities, as well as funding scholarships and other programs for future film and television professionals. The most prominent beneficiary is the Young Artist Awards, presented annually by the Young Artist Foundation, established in 1978 by Hollywood Foreign Press member Maureen Dragone, to recognize and award excellence of young Hollywood performers under the age of 21 and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically or financially challenged. The qualifying eligibility period for all nominations is
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Blues dance


put us in the alley!' I did my Mule Walk or 'Gut Stomp' for these country dances.", according to pianist James P. Johnson. "The dancers were from the Deep South." Funky Butt - "Well, you know the women sometimes pulled up their dresses to show their pretty petticoats-fine linen with crocheted edges-and that's what happened in the Funky Butt... When (Big)Sue arrived at my father's tonk, people would yell...'Do the Funky Butt, Baby!'
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Funky Winkerbean


". On January 19, 2015, "Funky Winkerbean" began a crossover with "Dick Tracy" when two of the "Winkerbean" characters decided to attend a police auction of stolen comic books recovered from the "Dick Tracy" criminal the "Jumbler". Likewise, "Dick Tracy" has a concurrent crossover with "Funky Winkerbean" concerning the comic book auction. The more dramatic turns of the storyline have led to mixed responses from readers. Negative reaction to a 2007 strip featuring Wally getting blown up by an
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The Meters


players and formed new bands." In 1989 Art Neville, George Porter Jr. and Leo Nocentelli reunited as The Meters, adding drummer Russell Batiste Jr. to replace Zigaboo Modeliste. Nocentelli left the group in 1994 and was replaced with guitarist Brian Stoltz, formerly of The Neville Brothers. The band was renamed The Funky Meters. They were referred to as "the Funky Meters" as early as 1989. They were billed as such when playing in a tiny venue called Benny's Bar at Valence and Camp streets. The Funky Meters
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Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival


The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is an annual festival of dragon boat races in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Begun in 1994, the festival attracts 5,500 paddlers, 200 teams and over 75,000 spectators from all around the world. It is one of the largest dragon boat festivals in North America. The event is held in Mooney's Bay, where the Rideau River and Rideau Canal split. Mooney's Bay is where many of the Ottawa-based teams train, using the Rideau Canoe Club facilities. In 1998, the Charity Cup
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British Dragon Boat Racing Association


TV's 'Blue Peter' programme, in May 1986 a dragon boat was raced from London to Nottingham via the canal system by a crew of soldiers in aid of charity. The crew paddled 180 miles (including 180 portages for canal locks) in 9 days and raised over £4,000 for Sport Aid en route. In 1986 and early 1987 specialist dragon boat groups were formed in Sheffield, Liverpool and Tyneside (although none of them had dragon boats, at this stage). In July 1987, following an initiative by
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G-Dragon


, in May 2017, a citrus tree forest was officially opened in the city of Seogwipo on Jeju Island, named after G-Dragon's real name, Kwon Ji-yong. The fruit harvested from the forest will be donated to charity events. G-Dragon has won two Golden Disc Awards, two Korean Music Awards, two MBC Entertainment Awards, two World Music Awards, seven Mnet Asian Music Awards, six Melon Music Awards among several other awards. In 2008, G-Dragon was honored with the award for
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Pampanga Dragons


sprain ankle kept him out in the Dragons' 73-78 loss to Manila Metrostars prior to the Holy Week break for their first loss in five games. The Pampanga Dragons were the first MBA national champions in the inaugural season in 1998, the Dragons defeated the Negros Slashers, four games to one, in the national finals. Ato Agustin's two charities with only three seconds to go, sealed an 89-85 victory in Game five. Among the rosters in the champion team of coach Aric del Rosario, aside from
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Eustace Scrubb


. Will Poulter plays Eustace in , directed by Michael Apted. Among the alterations for the film is that when Eustace is turned into a dragon, he proves his true identity to Edmund by flying him to where he has used his fire breath to carve the sentence, "I am Eustace" on the ground. Once establishing his identity, the agonizingly undersized bracelet Eustace was wearing when he was transformed into a dragon is quickly removed with Lucy's help. Afterward and still in his dragon form Eustace accompanies the "Dawn Treader
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East Bay Dragons MC


was just a few blocks from the Dragons clubhouse. Founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale and chief of staff David Hilliard often came in and ate in Joe’s restaurant. The East Bay Dragons had already established a strong presence within communities in East Oakland. During the initial phases of the creation of the Black Panthers, Newton and Seale approached the East Bay Dragons for ideas and support. When Huey P. Newton went to jail for the 1967 shootout between the Oakland cops and the Panthers, many members of the Dragons attended Free Huey
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Green Naugahyde


stated that Lane has made the band "funkier" than they previously had been: "I was embarrassed for many years when people would call Primus a funk band... We were never funky. We're funky now. With Jaysky in the band, I feel that we're way funkier than we ever were... So on songs like "Tragedy" and "Lee Van Cleef", I have no problem saying we're funky, because Jaysky's the funkiest guy I've ever played with – and I've played with
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Reset (Funky album)


Reset is the ninth studio album by Latin Christian artist Luis "Funky" Marrero, released January 2011 on Funkytown Music. On a musical hiatus, Funky had many songs that were not released or songs that could have been tweaked. So he finally decided to put these all on one album, while he also recorded new material for the album. "Hoy" & "Corazones Puro" were the first two songs to come out of the album as singles, but when they were finally released, they came out with a
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St. George Illawarra Dragons


, three times during the 2006 season – 26–12 at Wollongong in Round 4, 18–16 at Suncorp Stadium in Round 15 and the aforementioned qualifying final match. Season 2007 saw an early injury to Mark Gasnier in the Charity Shield match against South Sydney Rabbitohs creating another poor start for the Dragons. Combined with the loss of key players such as Luke Bailey, Trent Barrett and Shaun Timmins in the off-season, the Dragons faced NRL newcomers, the Gold Coast Titans, in Round 1. The Dragons won the historic match 20–18
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St. George Illawarra Dragons


South Sydney in the Charity Shield. The club also claimed its first World Club Challenge Championship, defeating Wigan Warriors 21–15 at DW Stadium. As of Round 14 2011, the Dragons have won 10 straight(excluding a 14–14 draw against Parramatta in Round 13). It was announced in March 2011 that Bennett will leave the Dragons after the 2011 season, signing a four-year deal with the Newcastle Knights from the 2012 season onwards. Steve Price was named his successor. 2012 saw the club with a new coach. The Dragons narrowly
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Steve Bolton


. In 1971 he was recruited into the band Atomic Rooster, part of a new line-up for a tour supporting the band's third album "In Hearing of Atomic Rooster" and their No. 4 charting single "The Devil's Answer". The tour was successful, and included a charity gig where the band supported The Who. The band was also recording their third LP "Made in England" which was released in 1972 with a more funky sound replacing their original progressive rock leanings. Bolton also appeared on
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Rachel Stevens


the album: "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" peaked at number two in the UK and received a silver certification from the BPI. In July 2004, Stevens released the single "Some Girls" as a charity record for Sport Relief, and the single's success prompted Polydor to re-issue "Funky Dory" with three new songs. "Come and Get It", her second studio album, was released in October 2005. It peaked at No. 28 in the UK, and two of its three singles
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Shellharbour City Dragons


were established in 2007 as the Shellharbour City Marlins to act as a feeder club to the St George Illawarra Dragons, initially entering the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup with the thought in mind to gain entry into the NSW Cup, a feat achieved in 2009. When this occurred, the name was converted from Marlins to Dragons to further enhance the association between the two clubs. In 2011, the Dragons failed to come up with money to field a team in the NSW Cup, so currently the club is taking a hiatus from this
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Too Funky


in UK. In the US, the single debuted at number 84 on "Billboard" Hot 100, reaching its peak position of number 10 by its fourth week. It sold more than 500,000 copies, being certified Gold by the RIAA. In Australia, "Too Funky" became the biggest gainer song ever in the top 50 of the Australian ARIA Singles Chart when it jumped from number 50 to number 8 (42 places), before reaching its peak position at number 3. "Too Funky" held this record until
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George Michael discography


"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a duet with Elton John; it reached number one in the UK and US. In 1992, Michael recorded "Too Funky", for the charity project "Red Hot + Dance"; the song reached number four in the UK and number ten in the US. In 1993, Michael released the "Five Live" EP, which contained tracks performed at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert with Queen and Lisa Stansfield. It debuted at number one in the UK
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Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1


rarities, and a DVD with a documentary and music videos. Rarities on the third disc include: "If You Were My Woman" (recorded live at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert in 1988 and featured on the "Praying for Time" single), "Crazy Man Dance" ("Too Funky"'s B-side) and "Do You Really Want to Know" and "Happy" (from the 1992 charity compilation, "Red Hot + Dance"). The original remastered album was also
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Miss Thang


praise for the up-tempo songs on the album, Hoard was less impressed with "the record's many soppy, MOR ballads" such as "Before You Walk Out of My Life". In November 2017, "Complex" magazine ranked the album 23rd on its The 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s listing. In his retrospective review, editor Justin Charity wrote that "at 15, Monica dropped a debut that's as tender-loving and mature as her R&B elders; though she's less funky than
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Dynamic Rockers


Release Yourself" opening party at Pacha, Ibiza. Finally, "Feel The Music" catches the attention of the trendsetter Pete Tong who announces it as an "essential" in his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1. From there, Dynamic Rockers establish themselves in the scene thanks to their distinctive funky basslines à la Chic, Daft Punk or Alan Braxe and untraceable obscure disco samples, hallmark of the French touch sound. In 2006, the house music trend evolves from a funky filtered sound to a more electronic and minimal flavour
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Sovereign Art Foundation


, a local Turkish charity whose primary concern is providing shelter for homeless children, who will use the funding to establish an arts programme at their centre. As well as raising funds to assist art projects in Europe, The Sovereign European Art Prize strives to recognize the most innovative and influential artists of our time. The Sovereign Asian Art Prize was initiated in 2003 when the Sovereign Art Foundation was established as a charity in Hong Kong and is the Sovereign Art Foundation's most established prize having had over 2000 artists in the region submit
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Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats


The Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats is a British charitable organisation devoted to goat welfare. The charity, which is based in Maidstone, Kent, England, was established in 2003. It is the only goat charity in the whole of the UK. The Buttercups Sanctuary started in 1989 when Robert and Valerie Hitch took over the care of two goats from the RSPCA. As more goats arrived, having become unwanted or been neglected, the costs of keeping them soared, so they were granted charity status by the Charity Commission for England and
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Double O (charity)


Double 'O' (Double 'O' Charity, Ltd.) is a charity established by the rock group The Who in 1976. Operation of the charity was assumed by Pete Townshend in 1983 when band initially retired from active touring. The trust disburses funds for such causes as relief of drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence and sexual abuse. It also provides funds for music education, emergency disaster relief and young people's prison reform. The primary objective of the trust is to make grants towards the relief of poverty,
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T.O.P (rapper)


in hip hop at a young age. He and fellow future Big Bang member G-Dragon were "neighborhood friend[s] from middle school" and often danced and rapped together. Although G-Dragon later moved away and the two "became distant", Choi was contacted by G-Dragon when YG Entertainment, G-Dragon's record label, was scouting for possible candidates to create a boy band. By then, Choi had already performed on many underground stages at hip hop clubs and established a reputation as an underground
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Dragon's Claws


(or that Deller has murdered a villain who knew the truth), while the fate of his wife, Tanya, last seen in a burning building, is unknown. For the 2004 edition of the charity project "Just One Page", Furman and artist Paul Ridgon created an epilogue/teaser for Dragon's Claws, which was later recoloured and reprinted in the 2008 trade paperback. It featured Dragon holding a defeated Slaughterhouse at gunpoint, after a battle where Slaughterhouse was responsible for leading an army in sacking whole cities and
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Shen Dao


no way to carry out the principles [of orderly government, li 理]…. Hence the Son of Heaven is established for the sake of All under Heaven… All under Heaven is not established for the sake of the Son of Heaven…" Talent cannot be displayed without power. Shen Dao says: "The flying dragon rides on the clouds and the rising serpent wanders in the mists. But when the clouds disperse and the mists clear up, the dragon and the serpent become the same as the earthworm and
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Gen Con


. Gen Con has featured a number of events that raise money for a variety of charities. These include Cardhalla, in which donated cards are used to build a large city. Attendees are then invited to throw coins at the city to destroy it. The coins are collected for charity. Cardhalla was first run in 1999. The gaming group NASCRAG has run "Dungeons & Dragons" events at Gen Con since 1980. NASCRAG events sometimes donate their ticket fees to charity. The games run tend to be humorous. The Gen
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B-Boy


once with Homicide and twice with Super Dragon). He also won the CZW 2003 Best of the Best tournament and the PWG 2004 Tango & Cash Invitational tournament with Homicide. He also wrestled as "Bael" for "Lucha Underground", but was killed by Matanza as part of the storyline. After being trained by numerous wrestlers, including Christopher Daniels, Cuntapay began working on the independent circuit. Using the name Benny Chong, he quickly formed a tag team with "Funky" Billy Kim in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW
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Tales from the Dark Side Greatest Hits and Choice Collectables 1974–1997


Perhaps tastier still is the handful of live tracks which really open the door to the past. There's the funky "Blacktown Boogie" (an ode to one of the toughest, rock & roll-loving suburbs of Sydney's notorious west side), an excellent cover of the Velvet Underground/Lou Reed classic "White Light/White Heat" and a deuce of Dragon's second-echelon songs: the high-energy "Dreaded Moroxy Bind." "Tales From the Dark Side" is a thoroughly entertaining document
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Funky Dragon


Equality – 22 places. The term local authority-wide forum is used as some forums representing the geographical area of a local authority are either independent or are supported by an agency other than the Local Authority such as the Prince's Trust or the Children’s Society. Each Local Authority Wide Forum is offered four places for young people. See above for the breakdown. It is up to each forum to democratically elect their representatives. Representatives are asked to commit to a 2-year term with the Grand Council. Each Local Authority Wide
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In the Dark (Toots & the Maytals album)


In the Dark is the second international album release by the reggae singing group Toots and the Maytals, issued in Jamaica and in the United Kingdom on Dragon Records, DRLS 5004, a subsidiary label owned by Chris Blackwell. To follow up "Funky Kingston", label owner Blackwell returned Toots and the Maytals to Dynamic Sound Studios in Kingston for new recordings. Included were songs previously released as singles, "54-46 Was My Number" and "Pomp and Pride." Continuing interesting choices of cover material aimed at the
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Dynamic Recordings


" catches the attention of the trendsetter Pete Tong who announces it as an "essential" in his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1. From there, Dynamic Recordings and Stamina Recordings establish themselves in the scene thanks to their distinctive funky sound à la Daft Punk or Alan Braxe and untraceable disco samples, hallmark of the French touch sound. Stamina Recordings take part in the second French touch generation alongside Vulture Music, Diamondtraxx or Kitsuné. In 2006, the house music trend evolves from a funky filtered sound to a more electronic flavour
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Jeremy Gane


group of charity trekkers up Kilimanjaro (15 years and 15 climbs since that first trip) when he became friendly with one of the participants – Simon Albert. Together, they started to organize and lead trips to various African countries together. The friendship and collaboration eventually led to the creation of yet another company in 1999 - Charity Challenge. The pair also established Community Challenge. Gane has initiated a number of charity projects through the company Community Challenge. In 2004 he became a trustee and secretary for the charity Community Projects Africa (
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PSG Group


PSG & Sons’ Charities is a charity organization dedicated to education, healthcare and community service. It is based out of Coimbatore, India. PSG & Sons’ Charities was established in 1926 with the purpose of augmenting the Sarvajana school which was started when a family member was denied admission in British run school. Four brothers PSG Venkataswamy Naidu, PSG Rangaswamy Naidu, PSG Ganga Naidu and PSG Narayanaswamy Naidu voluntarily divided their ancestral properties into five parts, reserving the one fifth amounting to 2.01 lakhs to create the charity. =institutions=
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Bata Shoe Museum


focus or community partner. Events often illuminate a personal connection or a cultural context in which footwear was created. Themed family activities have included Family Fun Weekends, as well as special events featuring storytelling, music, arts and crafts, and trying on unusual and funky shoes. The museum holds an annual "Warm the Sole Sock Drive" fundraiser, which begins on World Kindness Day, to collect socks for donation to a local charity. An annual lecture series, "The Founder's Lecture" is held each November and is
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Red Hot + Dance


Red Hot + Dance is an album produced by the Red Hot Organization, an organization dedicated to raising money and awareness to fight the onslaught of HIV/AIDS. Pop star George Michael was instrumental in bringing the project to fruition and the album was notable for featuring three new songs by him. Originally intended for his aborted project "Listen Without Prejudice Volume 2", the tracks were instead donated to this LP. Apart from "Too Funky", which was released as a charity single (along with a video featuring several
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Shun Ng


scholarship and in 2013 earned entry into the highly-selective Artist Diploma program. Ng completed one semester on the Artist Diploma program before leaving Berklee College of Music. In 2010, Ng was invited by Singaporean composer Iskandar Ismail to perform at the closing ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. In 2012, Ng independently released his debut album, "Funky Thumb Stuff". Ng was invited to perform for the president of Singapore for the national broadcast, President's Star Charity which raised $6.23 million that year.
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Colin Morgan


Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins" by John Pearson. For two days in Blackpool, from 9 to 10 May 2015, Morgan filmed "The Laughing King", a short film by White No Sugar TV and Funky Films in support of the UK charity Campaign Against Living Miserably's (CALM) push to raise awareness regarding depression, mental illness and male suicide. He played the role of Jake, a young man who arrives in Blackpool, the seaside town of his childhood, determined to end his
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Rachel Stevens discography


and received a silver certification from the BPI. In July 2004, Stevens released the single "Some Girls" as a charity record for Sport Relief, and the single's success prompted Polydor to re-issue "Funky Dory" with three new songs. "Come and Get It", her second studio album, was released in June 2007. It charted no higher than number 28 in the UK, although two of its three singles managed to reach the Top 10. In May 2010, Stevens announced plans to record
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Denan Kemp


Kemp turned out during the 2011 season for the Southern Districts Rugby Club side in Sydney's Shute Shield. On 20 November 2011, Kemp signed for one year with the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2012. Kemp played in the 2012 Charity Shield game for the Dragons, but never took the field in a first-grade game, as he was mainly relegated to the Dragons' NSW Cup side, the Illawarra Cutters. On 18 January 2013, Kemp signed a one-year deal to return to the Broncos in hopes of
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Stand Up (Jethro Tull album)


the album "has a fairly low raunch quotient, true to form, but it is quite marvellous" and also that "the album is not really funky; rather, it is a meticulously crafted work (no sterility implied) which deserves careful listening. At a time when many of the established stars are faltering, it is a particular pleasure to hear an important new voice." The contemporary "Disc and Music Echo" review was less favourable; it considered the expensive cover the "most impressive" part of the
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J-Setting


ballet dancer, established technical performance standards for the J-Settes, as well as, standards for academic and personal behavior for its members when they were not performing. Dr. Jimmie James, Jr., then Chair of the JSU Department of Music, described the new dance team as "the thrill of a thousand eyes." During Middleton's tenure, performances included dance routines to songs such as "James Brown's "Make it Funky," and "Hot Pants" as performed by the JSU Marching Band. Prior to
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True (Avicii album)


"Dan Tyminski of Union Station sings the grand Appalachian stomper "Hey Brother," and Imagine Dragons penned "Heart Upon My Sleeve." True saves room for two funky disco jams featuring banging diva vocals from Audra Mae and Adam Lambert. All of this proves that Avicii's new sound is much more than a page from Moby's Play book. PopMatters's Francesca D'Arcy-Orga agreed, saying that "Avicii takes his listeners on a journey with "True"... it is an album that takes one type of music
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Index of politics articles


in international relations - Funky Dragon - G. William Domhoff - Galicianism (Galicia) - Game theory - Gandhian economics - Gastald - Gaullism - Gay marriage - Gay rights - General election - Generalissimo - Generation Engage or GenerationEngage - Geopolitics - George Allen (U.S. politician) - George Lakoff - Georgetown University - Gerard Toal - German student movement - Germanophile - Girondins - Girondist - Glenn W. Smith - Global Environment and Trade Study - Global Justice (organization) - Global Justice Movement - Global citizens movement - Global politics - Global power barometer
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Funky Dragon


, Why do people’s ages go up not down? was produced). Our Rights, Our Story focused on specific areas of children’s rights •Education •Health •Information •Participation •Special Interest Groups Key findings identified by the children and young people included: •Increasing children and young people’s awareness that they have rights •The need for schools to offer guidance and support for young people to help them develop their opinions •Being listened to more by the government •For under 11’s to have a greater say in decisions affecting them. ‘Our Rights,
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Mark Coyne (rugby league)


playing a great game himself the Dragons went down controversially to the Manly Sea Eagles 20-8. In 1998 Coyne was honoured with a testimonial year at St George and impressively, he chose to donate all the proceeds ($135,000) of that testimonial season to a children's charity. Coyne retired in 1999, whilst playing for the St George Illawarra Dragons and after 12 seasons wearing the Dragons' Big Red V. By the end of his career he had played in 9 Test matches; 19 Origins and more than 200 first
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Luke Bailey (rugby league)


2002 meant that Bailey would play in the Dragons trial matches that year including their 34 – 8 victory in Charity Shield against the Rabbitohs. However the actual season did not start as positively with Bailey being placed on report for a dangerous tackle in the season opener against the Canberra Raiders and then subsequently being charged and forced to miss the round two clash with the Warriors. Bailey returned from suspension a week later in the Dragons loss to the Melbourne Storm and then went on to play the next few rounds for the Dragons with several
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Pocket Dragons


Tees. Real and Muff Musgrave had retired and were attending to abandoned animals, but Real still produced Pocket Dragon products licensed with other companies. The proceeds from sales benefit animal charities with which the Musgraves worked. In 2011 they continued their collaborations with Precious Gifts in Maryland to produce a special limited edition figurine to benefit the Humane Society of Flower Mound (in Texas). Unlike many artists involved in collectibles and television, Real Musgrave has always personally owned the trademarks and copyrights for his work. The Pocket Dragon trademarks and copyrights
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The Green Dragon, Monmouth


The Green Dragon is a public house and inn located in St Thomas Square Monmouth, Wales. The pub provides live music on weekend evenings and during the annual Monmouth Festival the pub is used as a venue for entertainment. The pub is the oldest surviving pub in the Overmonnow area and established on a site of archaeological interest. It was established as an inn before 1801 when the keys for St Thomas Church were kept there. In 1830s beer tokens were issued by the then landlord Thomas Powell who was followed by a long list
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Jimmy Bain


the Dark", "Holy Diver" and two additional songs which appear on their 1983 released first album, "Holy Diver". Bain co-wrote several other songs for the following albums, "The Last in Line" (1984), "Sacred Heart" (1985), "Intermission" (1986), "Dream Evil" (1987) and "Killing the Dragon" (2002). In the mid-1980s, when the entertainment community became active in drawing attention to world charities, Bain founded Hear
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Milenita


2010 by composing score music for "Lora from Morning Till Evening" where she played the main role. Three of her songs were included in the movie soundtrack too. After brief touring, Milenita again focused on her family and charity campaigns. In June 2012 the singer performed at the Elevation Music Festival. In 2013 Milenita continued touring, this time performing together with the funk-swing band 'Funky Miracle. She was head-liner of the "Na Tamno Freestyle" stage in the 2013 Spirit of Burgas music festival at
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Business rates in England


properties, for which the charity must actively apply. An additional discretionary relief, of up to 20%, can also be applied for. The zero rating relief for unoccupied properties will apply where a property is unoccupied but will, when next occupied, be used wholly or mainly for charitable purposes (or those of a community amateur sports club). Being a registered charity is conclusive proof of charitable status, but is not the only method to establish it. Simply being owned by a charity will not, however, be
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Nonprofit organization


primary requirements are that NCOs, whatever their type, do not have the generation of profit as their main objective and do not distribute any such profit among their participants (Article 50(1), Civil Code). Most commonly there are five forms of NCO: In South Africa, certain types of charity may issue a tax certificate when requested, which donors can use to apply for a tax deduction. Charities/NGOs may be established as voluntary associations, trusts or nonprofit companies (NPCs). Voluntary associations are established by agreement
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Charity Foundation for Special Diseases


The Charity Foundation for Special Diseases, as a public and NGO entity, started its activities in May 1995 with the support of H.E. Hashemi Rafsanjani and Dr. Fatemeh Rafsanjani and other philanthropists. The following objectives were chosen by the foundation to be addressed: Activities of the Foundation were established on the following three grounds for patients of special diseases (Dialysis- Thalassemia-Hemophilia) and patients with severe illnesses ( Cancer-MS.- Kidney Transpalnt-Diebetic-): The idea behind establishing such an entity came about when President of the foundation met few
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Dragons' Den (British TV programme)


participate by rating business plans before the two dragons offered their verdict. A number of one-off specials accompanying the broadcast of the main show have also been produced, often as Christmas specials or charity specials. The following eight programmes have been aired thus far: Two episode of "Dragons' Den: Pitches to Riches" were presented by TV host Richard Osman and aired on 28 February and 31 December 2016, and in one episode on 30 December 2018 it was hosted by Steph McGovern. The show looked back on some
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