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Microelectronics & Applications
This category covers:
Electronic Displays
Microelectronics Centre (MEC)
Photonics Research Centre (PHRC)
Asst Prof (Steve) Cuong Dang - OptoElectronic Devices - Nano-Photonics - LEDs, Lasers, Quantum Emitters - Nano-Materials
Assoc Prof Ang Diing Shenp 1. Reliability physics and characterization of nanoscale transistors (negative-bias temperature instability, hot-carrier effects, gate oxide breakdown, low frequency/RF noise, metal gate/high-kappa gate stack, non-volatile memories, silicon-on-insulator transistors, nanowire devices etc.) 2. Nano-characterization techniques (conductive atomic force microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and associated anaytical techniques for alternative gate dielectrics, nanowire devices etc.) 3. Characterization of novel devices (e.g. tunneling FETs, novel memories etc.)
Asst Prof Anupam Chattopadhyay Computing Architecture Design Automation Security Emerging Technologies
Assoc Prof Boon Chirn Chye Please See link below for more publications and awards. http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/Eccboon/ PI: Industry: Wireless Heterogeneous Network Transceiver Chipset for Content-Driven Transmission of Learning Media (SLE-RP3) Research Area (SLE), 1st July 2016 to 30th June 2021. PI: Monolithic Terahertz Passive Components in Advanced CMOS Technology: From Fundamental Understandings to Integrated Circuit Applications, 1st November 2016 to 31st October 2018. PI: Industry: Circuit Design for GaN Based DC-DC Converter Power, 1st June 2016 to 31st December 2018.. Industry: An Integrated Platform Approach Towards Non-Invasive Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring Addressing Clinical Need for Early Diagnosis and Improved Compliance, 1st July 2016 to 30th July 2018. PI: Industrial Grant (Fortune 500 Company) 10GiFi research & development of ultra-wideband RF transceiver, S$927,840.00, 15th July 2014 to 14th July 201. PI: High Thermal Resolution Ultra-Low Power Integrated Imager: Fund. Issues in CMOS, $840,000, July 2013 to June 2016, AcRF Tier 2 MOE. PI: Project 2: Electronic Circuit Design, Communication, S$391,560, April. 2012 to March 2013, LEES-SMART-IRG. PI: Project 2: Electronic Circuit Design, Communication, S$376,200, April. 2013 to March 2014, LEES- SMART-IRG. Due to his excellent work and performance, he was again awarded this subcontract. PI: Project 2: Electronic Circuit Design, Communication, S$836,400, April. 2014 to March 2016, LEES-SMART-IRG. Recently, due to the outstanding feedback on Jan 2014 LEES Annual Review Meeting, he was further awarded a large subcontract amount of S$836,400 as PI under the "Low Energy Electronic Systems" from April 2014 to March 2016. LEES Annual Review Meeting is attended by all the PIs and Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members which include Prof. Timothy David Sands who was recently appointed as President of Virginia Tech, USA. PI: Ultra-low Power Fully Integrated CMOS 24GHz Receiver, $0.323mil, March 2008 to February 2011, AcRF Tier 1 MOE. PI: Batteryless Flexible Transceiver for Biomedical Applications, $1,186,270 including scholarships), May 2009 to April 2012, AcRF Tier 2 MOE. Co-PI: An Ultra Low-Power RFIC Chip For Wireless and Communication Applications S$1.2 mil, March 2006 to February 2009, funded by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Co-PI: System-on-chip: Realization of Software Radio, S$0.3 mil, 3 December 2008 to 2 December 2009, University of Electronic Science and Technology (UEST) of China-NTU Joint R&D, jointly funded by UEST and NTU. Co-PI: An Ultra Low-Power RF Transceiver Chip towards a New Paradigm of Life Quality, S$0.25 mil, 3 December 2008 to 2 December 2009, NRF. Key Collaborator: "Low Energy Electronic Systems" which has won the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) International Research Grant (IRG) proposal with a grant total of S$25million. Various JIP programs.
Assoc Prof Chan Pak Kwong Dr Chan's research interests are in areas of mixed-mode circuits and systems, precision analog circuit design, integrated circuit analysis and circuit theory & applications. He initiated SENSOR CIRCUITS & SYSTEMS research, focusing on • Sensor interface ICs for biomedical, chemical, environmental and nanotechnology based sensors; • Sensor systems based on highly-accurate instrumentation circuits or intelligent design techniques; • Ultra low-voltage low-power low-noise circuit design techniques; • Power management ICs for integrated sensors and system-on-chip; • PVT-Insensitive circuits and systems
Prof Chang, Joseph Sylvester Joseph Chang is multi-disciplinary engineer with research encompassing core CAS-related fields including analog, digital and aerospace circuits/systems; biomedical/life-sciences related-fields; and the emerging printed-electronics. He received the B.Eng (ECE) from Monash University, and Ph.D. from the Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, and has two-years IC-related industrial-experience. He is currently with the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (and Adjunct at Texas A&M). He has contributed to senior university administration and to ECE undergraduate/graduate education. He was the inaugural Associate-Dean of Research-and-Graduate-Studies at the 660 faculty-strong College-of-Engineering. For undergraduate education, he emphasized on promoting and instilling undergraduates' interest in ECE, including being the chair of the Undergraduate-Research-Experience-on-Campus and Undergraduate-Research-Opportunities-Program programs, chaired Orientation-Programs and national-level undergraduate-conferences, and has given several talks in high-schools. In the IEEE, he contributed to both core and multi-disciplinary fields, including as Guest-Editor of the Proceedings-of-the-IEEE on 'Computational System-Biology', Guest-Editor of the CAS-Magazine on 'Special-Issue on Life-Sciences', Editor of the CAS-Magazine's Open-Column, Chairperson of the IEEE-NIH Life-Sciences-Systems-and-Applications (LiSSA) Workshop, Chairperson of two IEEE-NIH CAS-Medical-and-Environmental (CASME) Workshops, Chairperson of the LiSSA Technical-Committee, Associate-Editor of IEEE TCAS-I (3-terms) and -II, Associate-Editor of the IEEE CAS-Magazine, Distinguished-Lecturer, etc. Of specific interest, he organized the successful merging of the BioCAS and LiSSA technical-committees, largely for CAS's concerted/united life-sciences efforts. He was instrumental in several non-IEEE establishments' engagement in CAS's activities, including other IEEE societies, National-Institutes-of-Health, Telemedicine-and-Advanced-Technology-Research-Center, American-Institute-of-Medical-and-Bioengineering, etc. Impact thereto includes NIH's request for each of their 27 institutes a copy of the aforesaid CAS-magazine's special-issue, representation by different IEEE societies at the IEEE-NIH workshops and NIH financial support for CASME. He has published over 200 referee-reviewed publications (primarily in IEEE) and has over 20 patents (awarded/pending). In the field of 'Class-D amplifier', he has the most number of publications in the IEEE; and the top-ranked paper (excluding patents) and four of the top six papers in 'Digital Class-D Amplifier' in Google Scholar. He has received numerous grants from local and international funding-agencies (including DARPA and the EU) and from industry, amounting to >US$10M. He has founded two startups, and has designed numerous ECE-related products for industry. His research interests are largely emerging technologies, including bioengineering, microfluidics, audiology, psychoacoustics, and analog and digital circuit designs. He leads a group of 25 researchers - externally funded - including from DARPA (USA) and from the European Union. Some description of his work may be found in the following editorials of the Proceedings of the IEEE and the IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine (where he served as a Guest Editor): J. Chang, S. Wong, R. Newcomb and P. Häfliger, 'Third Revolution in Medicine – the Convergence of Life Sciences with Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering', IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine, Special Issue on Life Sciences, Aug 2012 S. Wong, M. Ogorzalek and J. Chang, 'Editorial on the Special Issue on Computational Systems Biology', The Proceedings of the IEEE, Aug 2008
Assoc Prof Chen Tupei Past and current research topics / interests include 1) Nanoscale CMOS devices and reliability physics; ULSI technology 2) Semiconductor and metal nanocrystals/nanoparticles and their applications in nanoelectronic and photonic devices; 3) Novel memory devices (nanocrystal Flash memory, RRAMs/CBRAMs, analog memory, WORM, 1T-DRAM, etc.); 4) Memristors and applications in Si neural devices and networks (electronic neuron & synapse); 5) Si photonic devices (Si-based light emitters, on-chip optical interconnects); 6) Flexible/transparent electronic devices and applications (transparent/flexible high mobility thin-film transistors / thin film memory / thin film circuits, transparent display, high-resolution touch panel, electronic skin, large-area flexible x-ray & ultrasonic imaging films, etc.); 7) Solar energy-related materials and devices (nanostructured spectrally selective absorbing coating for concentrating solar power, smart thermochromic / photochromic / electrochromic materials & devices, etc.).
Prof Chen Zhong Thin Films & Low-dimensional Materials: Thin films & nano-materials for clean energy and environmental applications; Microelectronic thin films; Protective and functional surface coatings. Mechanical Behavior of Materials: Fracture, fatigue, and creep of bulk monolithic & composite materials, thin films and multi-layers; Experimental and computational mechanics.
Prof Denis Fichou Our present research aims at conceiving novel materials, either organic or inorganic in nature, in view of energy applications such as sunlight conversion and storage. 1.	Organic and hybrid photovoltaic cells We design and synthetize novel small organic molecules having an extended pi-electron system and use them either as active materials (p- or n-type semiconductors) or as interfacial layers in thin film solar cells. We recently developed series of molecules such as for example dipyrranylidenes and organo-cobalt complexes, that we used to fabricate efficient photovoltaic solar cells. 2.	Oxide-based photoelectrochemical systems We aim at converting efficiently sunlight into clean and readily usable fuels such as hydrogen or methane on a large scale. One of the most promising technologies consists in splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen through solar irradiation of semiconductor-based devices. We recently designed various efficient PEC systems based on either WO3, Cu2O, or BiVO4 among others, and used them under sunlight illumination to produce hydrogen. 3.	Supramolecular self-assemblies on surfaces The self-assembly of organic molecules on solid surfaces provides a versatile route towards functional 2D arrays in view of energy, catalytic and magnetic applications. Our group develops unique supramolecular architectures by controlling the size and shape of the molecular bricks. We then observe and manipulate the assemblies at the atomic/molecular scale by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).
Prof Gan Chee Lip A/Prof Gan's research area is on microelectronics interconnect systems, spanning from reliability of conventional Cu/low-k interconnects, to three-dimensional (3D) interconnects and nanowires interconnects. Dr Gan's current research interests include the reliability study of advanced interconnect systems, such as copper electromigration, time-dependent-dielectric-breakdown of low-k dielectrics and new assessment methodology for circuit level reliability projection. Another area of research is on the process integration and reliability of 3D interconnects through copper-copper wafer bonding. Fabrication of metallic nanowires by a template method as interconnects is also being investigated. Work is carried out to characterize the morphology and electrical properties of the nanowires to assess its suitability for actual applications.
Assoc Prof Goh Wang Ling Digital/mixed-signal IC designs:- 1) Wireless implantable neural recording IC for motor prosthesis, 2) 3D IC design for 100 GHz Application, 3) Class D amplifier, 4) Field-Programmable Gate-Array-Based Investigation of Coding and Detection for Ultra-High Density Magnetic Recording. As well as Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) process technology, SOI devices and Nanowire transistors.
Prof Graham Trevor Reed My research focuses on the design, modelling, fabrication and demonstration of novel Silicon Photonics devices and circuits both for tradition Silicon Photonics applications. My group at the University of Southampton in the UK is more than 40 individuals, and as a visiting Professor at NTU we work closely with colleagues at NTU on related activities
Assoc Prof Hirotaka Sato MICRO SYSTEM micro air vehicle, MAV insect flight control insect physiology biofuel cell NANO FABRICATION electrochemical etching, deposition electroless deposition
Asst Prof Hou Han Wei -Microtechnologies and biosensors for blood diagnostics -Label-free immune cell phenotyping for rapid risk stratification in metabolic disorders -Circulating microvesicles and exosomes as novel biomarkers for non-invasive vascular health profiling -Biomimetic microengineered human organ-on-chip platforms for precision medicine
Prof Huan Cheng Hon, Alfred Alfred Huan's research interests lie primarily in surface science and spectroscopy. He has published over 180 papers in international refereed journals and 1 book chapter, with a current H-index of 19 and citation rate of 7.92. He has been the PI of several research grants awarded by Ministry of Education and A*STAR, with total exceeding S$4 million. He serves on the editorial board of a new journal (Research Letters in Physics), and is a member of the Programme Committees for the ICMAT and VASSCAA conference series
Dr Ji-Jon Sit My current research interest is in near-field RF systems and design, for wireless power delivery and telemetry. In particular, I want to employ analog feedback control to optimize the efficiency of the wireless link, and am developing a closed-loop system in discrete electronics. The final solution however would be miniaturized into an RFIC.
Assoc Prof John Ngo Quoc Nam His current research interest is mainly on optical signal processing (e.g., passive and active fiber-based and waveguide-based devices) and its applications in, for example, optical communications systems, optical sensors and microwave photonics.
Assoc Prof K Radhakrishnan Epitaxial growth and characterization of compound semiconductor materials including III-Nitrides. Development of advanced structures for gas sensing, biosensing and optical detectors and emitters. Device fabrication and characterization for various electronic and photonics applications.
Prof Kam Chan Hin His current research interests are mainly in the area of sol-gel photonics, non-linear optics, quantum transport and spectroscopy of rare-earth doped glasses. He has contributed more than 200 international journal and conference publications in the area of Photonics and High Energy Physics. He holds 6 international patents in surface acoustic wave devices and sol-gel photonics.
Assoc Prof Kantisara Pita Prof K. Pita's areas of expertise are synthesis and fabrication of novel oxide based films and nanoparticles for photonics applications such as light emitting based devices, waveguide based devices and solar cells. His current research works focus on novel oxide based films/nanoparticles materials system for light emitting based devices, solar cells and waveguide based devices.
Asst Prof Kim Bongjin VLSI Circuit Research (Analog, Mixed-Signal and Digital Circuits) 1) Design techniques and methodologies for wireline communication circuits and systems 2) Data converters and clock synthesizers for wireline, wireless and computing applications 3) Machine learning hardware implementation using analog/mixed-signal and digital circuit techniques 4) Low-power integrated circuits for biomedical and IoT applications
Asst Prof Kim Munho Current research interests include, but are not limited to: - Development of wide bandgap nanomembranes and its device applications (high power transistors and photodetectors) - Flexible/stretchable/wearable electronics and photonics - Silicon/germanium electronics and optoelectronics - Novel nano/micro fabrication processes for future flexible/wearable electronics and photonics - Development of semiconductor heterojunction with wide bandgap materials Our lab is currently seeking excellent candidates for "1" Ph.D and "2" postdoc positions. Please visit the above group homepage for details. Please send an email to munho.kim@ntu.edu.sg if you are interested.
Assoc Prof Lau Kim Teen Ultra Low Power IC Design Adiabatic CMOS Circuit Design Self-Timed CMOS Circuit Design Radiation-hardened CMOS Circuit Design CMOS Circuits for IoT Applications
Assoc Prof Law Choi Look Dr. Choi Look LAW's areas of expertise are microwave circuits and wireless systems. His research interests are digital beam forming array antenna, ultra-wideband microwave circuits, wideband channel characterization and modeling, radio frequency identification, wireless networking and positioning systems.His current research work focus on high linearity high efficiency microwave power amplifiers for OFDM sytems and scalable precision positioning systems using ultra-wideband impulse radio.
Prof Lee Pooi See Nanoelectronic materials, Organic electronics and memory, Ferroelectric polymers, Capacitor materials, Energy Storage
Asst Prof Leong Wei Lin - Organic and Molecular Electronics - Interfaces and Surface Science - Printing processes for large-area and flexible electronics We are always looking for highly motivated PhD students and postdocs in the related fields. Please enquire independently.
Assoc Prof Lew Wen Siang Dr Lew's areas of expertise are spintronic devices, nanoscale magnetism, and bio magnetic sensors.
Asst Prof Li Hong Dr. Li's expertise is development of electrochemical devices and catalysts for energy conversion and storage applications. His current research works focus on energy conversion through designing of electrochemical devices and engineering of electrocatalysts.
Asst Prof Li King Ho, Holden Holden's research interest is in the area of microelectronics, micro and nano fabrication methods and MEMS reliability study. The area in MEMS reliability is essentially an important aspect that is lacking in the academic world. Some of his latest works include the long term reliability of MEMS sensor under high constant acceleration field and various packaging options. Besides, Holden is actively working in the area of integration of microelectronics with MEMS and system level design.
Assoc Prof Liu Zheng Synthesis of large-scale and high-quality two-dimensional (2D) materials, e.g. graphene, hexagonal boron nitrides (h-BN), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs); Synthesis of ternary 2D materials such as h-BNC and doped TMDs; Hybridized architectures of 2D materials; Applications of 2D materials on high-performance optical and electronic devices.
Assoc Prof Lydia Helena Wong 1.	Novel materials for organic photovoltaic: molecular/structural modification for improved charge separation and transport, integration of organic/inorganic nanomaterials for improved carrier conductivity, mobility enhancement of organic molecules, 2.	Organic photovoltaic devices: architectural design by bulk heterojunction, tandem cells, organic/inorganic hybrid cells; fabrication integration techniques of nanomaterials. 3.	Synthesis and characterizations of nanomaterials: Group IV (Si, SiGe, Ge) nanowires, metal-oxide nanowires and nanoparticles (ZnO, TiO2), nanoparticle-decorated nanowires 4.	Materials for nanoelectronic devices: growth, thermal stability and relaxation mechanisms of semiconductor heteroepitaxy structures , fabrication and electrical behavior of advanced gate stack for Si-based CMOS, nanomaterials for advanced electronic devices.
Asst Prof Martial Duchamp Development of novative in operando TEM methods for application to solar cells, batteries, fuel cells devices... In situ and in operando TEM studies of 2D devices for applications in optoelectronics, electronic, sensors... Fundamental understanding of 2D materials to reveal their unprecedented electrical properties at local scale including half-metallic, semiconducting, superconducting and charge density wave behavior
Assoc Prof Miao Jianmin MEMS, biochip and nanofabrication technologies, inertial sensors, acoustical and ultrasonic transducers, RF MEMS, biosensors, MEMS for environmental monitoring, carbon nanotubes based NEMS, through-silicon via interconnects, MEMS packaging.
Asst Prof Nam Donguk We have "1" openings for PhD scholarship which offers >2,000 SGD monthly allowance. The potential research areas are: - 2D material-based optoelectronics - Silicon photonics for medical applications We are also looking for highly motivated postdoc candidates in the following research areas: - Silicon/germanium photonics - Nanolasers using emerging materials - 2D materials-based optoelectronics - Quantum photonics (e.g., single photon emitters) - System-level integration of photonic-integrated circuits (e.g., optical phased arrays) If you are interested, please send your CV to dnam@ntu.edu.sg.
Assoc Prof Ng Beng Koon My research expertises include the physics of impact ionization process in semiconductors, the design and characterization of advanced photodetectors, and the use of Biophotonics imaging techniques for medical diagnosis.
Prof Ng Geok Ing Current research interests include (1) Gallium Nitride (GaN) High-Electron-Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) on silicon substrates, and (2) III-V compound semiconductor devices for high-frequency and Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) applications .
Assoc Prof Oh Joo Tien Prof Oh'ss areas of expertise are Magnetic Materials, Ceramic Substrate Materials for Microelectronic Packaging, Electrolytic Capacitors and Electron Microscopy. His current research works focus on Nanostructured Magnetic Materials
Prof Pang Hock Lye, John His current research work includes Design-For-Reliability (DFR) assessments, Additive Manufacturing, Laser Metal Deposition Materials-Process-Performance (MPP) characterizations, Elastic-Plastic-Creep mechanics of lead-free (Sn-Ag-Cu) solders, Fitness-For-Service (FFS) assessments of welded joint and offshore structures. His research contributions to design-for-reliability (DFR) methodologies for lead-free solder has been documented in his book on Lead Free Solder : Mechanics and Reliability, Springer, 2012. (ISBN 978-4614-0462-0, e-ISBN 978-4614-0463-7). It covers lead-free solder mechanics, finite element modeling, simulations of failure for thermal cycling, cyclic bending, vibration fatigue and impact drop tests. He has research interest in Digital Image Correlation (AFM/DIC) analysis, Materials characterization, Nano-indentation, CNT applications.
Prof Phee Soo Jay, Louis His current research works focus on Medical Robotics and Mechatronics in Medicine.
Assoc Prof Poenar Daniel Puiu Sensors & actuators; MEMS; Si processing; (Bio)chemical sensors; bio-photonics; colour discriminators (e.g. using triple junction structures); miniaturization of bio-analitical methods (e.g. spectrometry, electrophoresis, chromatography) for (Bio)chemical applications, as well as optical detection for these separation methods; bio-photonics & opto-fluidics
Dr Pui Tze Sian Development of high throughput microfluidic cell analysis platform, hand-held device for disease management, 3D bioprinting etc.
Assoc Prof Raju V. Ramanujan Nanomaterials are the focus of research work in Ramanujan?s group, especially magnetic and thermoelectric nanomaterials for energy, bioengineering, information storage and defense applications. Processing, characterization and property measurements are carried out in his group (presently 8 graduate students and 3 Research Fellows). Recent PhD theses include: Characterization and processing of cobalt based magnetic nanomaterials (Li Huafang),Microstructural evolution and processing of melt spun and mechanically alloyed Fe-Ni-B-Mo nanomagnetic materials (Du Siwei), Alloying effects on nanostructure formation in iron based soft magnetic materials (Yanrong Zhang) and Directed self assembly of patterned magnetic nanostructures (A. Srivastava). A strong emphasis is placed on electron microscopy and phase transformations are used as an important tool to tailor the microstructure. A bioengineering project, in collaboration with SingHealth, aims to develop magnetic nanoparticles for human liver cancer treatment. Synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles, coating these particles with a suitable polymer and cancer drug, followed by in-vitro and in-vivo testing of the coated particles is being carried out. MRI imaging is being used as an investigative tool in this work. Microelectronic reliability issues, e.g., stress-induced diffusive voiding in microelectronic materials are being studied. Magnetocaloric materials for energy applications, patterned nanostructures for ultra high density data storage media, giant energy product exchange coupled magnetic nanomaterials and nanomaterials for artificial muscles, targeted drug delivery and gene delivery are topics of ongoing research.
Assoc Prof Ranjan Singh Dr. Singh's research interests lie at the intersection of electromagnetics, materials, photonics and micro-nanotechnology, with special focus on studying light-matter interaction at the micro-nanoscale. Broadly his research interests are in the areas of nanophotonics, semiconductors, metals, superconductors, plasmonics, metamaterials and nanofabrication. He has been working on design, simulations and fabrication of novel electromagnetic devices including metamaterials, plasmonic resonators and complex oxide transition materials, while simultaneously exploring their applications in information, sensing and energy. Dr. Singh's research interests are focused on the development of terahertz, infrared, and optical metamaterial based active and passive plasmonic devices. Metamaterials have been found to possess exotic properties and effects that are beyond the realms of materials that exist in nature. His contributions in the field so far has been in the terahertz region where he demonstrated classical active and passive analogues of electromagnetically induced transparency through near field coupled metamaterial resonators, sensing with metamaterials, chiral metamaterials, ultra-high quality factor Fano resonances, and ultrafast superconductor metamaterials. Dr. Singh's recent research focuses on addressing the issue of losses in subwavelength plasmonic metamaterials and investigates new dynamic materials that could be integrated with metamaterial resonators to achieve the active control of the photonic devices with exotic properties.
Assoc Prof Rusli A/Prof Rusli's areas of expertise are on the growth, characterization and application of amorphous thin films which include a-C:H, a-Si:H, a-SiC:H, a-SiN:H etc. He has also worked extensively on the design, fabrication and characterization of high frequency, high power and high temperature SiC power devices. His current research works focus on silicon nanowires and their applications.
Assoc Prof S. N. Piramanayagam The research interests of A/Prof S.N. Piramanayagam lies in the interdisciplinary areas of condensed matter physics, materials science and electronics. In particular, his research aims to solve problems related to magnetism and electronics and to provide technological solutions. His research interests can be divided into the the following sub-categories: • Magnetic Nanostructures • Magnetic Recording • Magnetics for Energy • Magnonics • Nano-imprint/Self-assembly Lithography • Spintronics Materials Students who wish to work in his group can contact him at prem@ntu.edu.sg
Assoc Prof Siek Liter Research interests are in the design of analog/mixed signal ICs especially in the areas of low-voltage low-power circuits, Power Management ICs, PLLs and Data Converters.
Dr Smitha K G VLSI design Digital Signal Processing, Biomedical Signal Processing Brain-machine Interface-algorithms and applications, Low Power Reconfigurable signal processing circuits for Cognitive Radio Computer Arithmetic
Assoc Prof Su Pei-Chen Energy Thin Films Nano Ionics Low Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Silicon-based Micro-SOFCs Atomic Layer Deposition Multi-scale 3D Printing
Prof Subodh Gautam Mhaisalkar Prof Subodh's main areas of research comprise semiconductor nanomaterials, photovoltaics, optoelectronics devices, and printed electronics. Common to these projects are methods of processing of semiconductors (perovskites, organic, nanocarbons, or oxide nanowires), fundamental device physics studies, and device integration.
Assoc Prof Tan Chuan Seng 3D packaging and integration (for Quantum Computing and Edge Computing) Group-IV hetero-epitaxy (Si, Ge, Sn), engineered substrate and devices Group-IV photonics III-V/Ge/Si integration If you are interested in PhD study or post-doc positions (3D packaging for quantum computing, group-IV Ge photonics communication and sensing) in 2017, please contact tancs@ntu.edu.sg
Prof Tan Ooi Kiang Sensors, Actuators, and Smart Materials; Nanoelectronics and functional materials and devices; design for electronics, bio-medical, functional sensor and actuator applications.
Assoc Prof Tang Xiaohong . Compound semiconductors and photonic devices. . Metal organic vapor phase epitaxy. . Nanophotonics and nanoelectronics: materials, physics and devices. . Heterogeneous epitaxy growth of compound semiconductors on silicon substrate. . Semiconductor quantum dot, nanowire photonics and electronics.
Prof Tay Beng Kang Presently, Prof Tay is maintaining research activities in the following areas through final year project students, postgraduate students, research staff and collaborative research interactions: Fabrication of carbon nanotubes for high frequency applications (such as EM shielding, Slow wave devices, etc) Preparation and characterization of wafer-scaled 2D materials and their heterostructures Application of 2D materials for photodetectors (using graphene / 2D thermoelectric materials, etc) Development of Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc technologies Applications of diamond-like carbon / nanocomposites for wear resistive coatings
Assoc Prof Tegoeh Tjahjowidodo dynamics, vibration, (nonlinear) identification and modelling
Assoc Prof Teo Hang Tong Edwin 1. Nano-composites and hybrid materials 2. BN nanostructured materials including 1D nanodots, 2D h-BN, 3D BN foams and thin films 3. Re-ordering of chaotic materials 4. Phase-Change Materials 5.Thermal Interface Materials 6.Thermal management through both top-down and bottom-out approach 7. Space Materials 8. Bio-Materials
Assoc Prof Thirumany Sritharan Prof Sritharan's research expertise are in the areas of experimental processing and characterization of ceramics and metallics with focus on (a) multiferroic ceramic thin films, (b) barrier layers and inerface phenomena, and (c) nanostructured magnetic materials. His current projects are in the development of mutliferroic materials with magnetoelectric coupling for applications in spintronics, Ru-based diffusion barrier layers for Cu metallization, interface interactions in electronic packages, and the effects of nanostructure on the magnetic properties.
Prof Tjin Swee Chuan Swee Chuan Tjin's research interests are in fibre optic sensors, biomedical engineering and biophotonics.
Assoc Prof Wang Hong Prof. Wang's areas of expertise are semiconductor devices and IC technologies. His current research works focus on compound semiconductor and Si-based device physics, fabrication technology, and characterization.
Prof Wang Qijie My current research interests are to explore theoretically and experimentally nano-structured semiconductor and fiber-based materials, and nanophotonic devices (nanoplasmonics, photonic crystals and metamaterials) with an emphasis on all aspects of the problem: from design, fabrication, characterization, to integration at system level. In particular, I am going to investigate the fundamental properties (optical and electrical) of semiconductor (quantum cascade lasers) and nanophotonic devices (such as graphene optoelectronic devices) in the infrared frequency regimes (inclulding near-IR (~1.5um), mid-IR (~3-30 um) and Terahertz (~60-300 um)) to improve their performance. Exploration of their broad potential applications is also one of the key focuses. We are always looking for strongly motivated both postdoc and Ph.D researchers dedicated to the cutting edge research in semiconductor lasers, 2D material optoelectronics, nanotechnology, and nano-optics/photonics. Interested candidates please send your CV to qjwang@ntu.edu.sg. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Currently we have several postdoc positions available on the development of high performance mid-infrared and Terahertz lasers and photodetectors, and 2D material optoelectronics. Group Website: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/qjwang/home.html
Asst Prof Wang Xiao 1. Material fabrication of strongly correlated electronic system and 2D materials; 2. Electronic property characterization on materials and electronics devices; 3. Magnetism. Searching new magnetic materials and explore novel spintronics device. Find more from our group website http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/renshaw/
Assoc Prof Wong Kin Shun, Terence Professor Wong's research focus is in: 1. Organic electronics: organic light emitting diodes; organic photovoltaic devices, printing processes for large area electronics. 2. Silicon nanoelectronics: mechanisms of local strained silicon devices; measurement of biaxial stressed silicon 3. Characterisation techniques: use of synchrotron x-ray scattering to characterize the structural properties of electronic materials 4. Interconnects: deposition of low-k dielectrics and material property characterization; sol-gel synthesis of dielectrics; high frequency measurement and modeling Cu/low-k interconnects. His current research focus is on organic electronics and silicon nanoelectronics.
Assoc Prof Xiao Zhongmin Nano and Micro Mechanics of interacting defects in Composite Materials; Elastic-plastic Fracture Mechanics for Engineering Structures and Materials; Failure Analysis and Prevention of Aerospace Structures, Offshore Structures and Related Materials.
Prof Yao Kui YAO Kui's research areas cover smart materials with sensing, actuation, energy harvesting and storage functions, and their applications as sensors, actuators and transducers. The materials studied through his current work include ferroic, piezoelectric, dielectric, photovoltaic, chemical and bio sensing materials. He is interested in understanding and improving the structure and properties of these smart materials, and further exploring their signal/energy conversion and storage functional mechanisms including their potential device applications. As the program manager, he is leading a research program focusing on material-critical sensor and transducers at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering in A*STAR. Working together with his colleagues and students, he has designed and demonstrated a variety of material-critical sensors, actuators, and transducers on the basis of the functional mechanisms of the smart materials. Processing of functional thin films, thick films, multilayers, and micro/nano fabrication processes are often applied to produce miniaturized devices.
Assoc Prof Yoon Yong Jin Biomimetic electroacoustic MEMS transducer Bio-chemical MEMS sensor Health monitoring medical device using sensor network Surgical simulation Psychoacoustic neuroscience
Asst Prof Yu-Cheng, Chen 1. Optofluidics, Bio-lasers, Micro-resonators; 2. Biophotonics, Biomedical imaging and biosensing; 3. Medical devices, Cellular and tissue diasgnosis; 4. Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Nanolasers; 5. Neurophotonics, Neural-engineering, Novel on-chip laser devices 6. Bio-intelligent, Bio-integrated optical devices/robotics
Prof Zhang Dao Hua Semiconductor materials, devices and physics Quantum well, wire and dot structures and devices New nano-scaled materials and devices for low and high temperature infrared photodetection Metamaterials and Naophotonics
Assoc Prof Zhang Qichun My research primarily is focus on creating functional materials by the rational synthesis and processing and on their practical applications, with particular interests in the following areas: (1) novel nanostructured thermoeletric materials and device fabrication; (2) inorganic nanomaterials: shaped and size controlled synthesis, colloidal dispersion, surface chemistry directed assembly and functionalities; (3) synthesis and characterization of porous materials with controllable morphology and composition; (4) synthesis and organization of semiconducting clusters; (5) organic conjugated materials.
Prof Zhang Yue Ping He has broad interests in radio science and technology with current emphasis on MMIC and RFIC design for wireless chip area network and antenna-in-package (AiP) technology for single-chip radio devices.
Assoc Prof Zhong Zhaowei Mechatronics and Design; Microelectronics Packaging; Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology; Modelling and Analysis
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Mortgages: EU Law
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the EU Mortgage Credit Directive on access to lower mortgage rates.

The EU Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), which came into force in March 2016, prevents lenders waiving the affordability requirements when a borrower moves to a new lender. As a result some borrowers may find it harder to switch to a new lender to access lower rates.

While we must comply with the MCD, the Financial Conduct Authority have put in place exemptions which allow lenders to waive affordability requirements for customers that are remortgaging with their existing lender but not increasing the size of their debt. In addition in July 2018, UK Finance, the Building Socieities Association, and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, announced a cross industry voluntary agreement. Under this agreement lenders undertook to write by the end of 2018 to any borrowers on the reversion rate who are up to date with payments, and have a minimum of 2 years and £10,000 left on their mortgage, to let them know they can access lower mortgage rates with their existing lender. Officials in the Treasury continue to work closely with the FCA and industry to explore what more can be done.

John Glen
Biography information for John Glen
Mortgages: Interest Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available to borrowers seeking to access lower mortgage rates in the event that their proposed new lender or current lender is not signed up to the Government's voluntary agreement with UK Finance, the Building Socieities Association and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association.

67 lenders representing 95% of the UK's residential mortgage market have signed up to the industry voluntary agreement to help mortgage prisoners.

As set out in my response to your PQ tabled 5th November 2018 officials in the Treasury continue to work closely with the FCA and industry to explore what more can be done. This will include where lenders are not signed up to the industry's voluntary agreement.

Tibet: Official Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many official requests have been made to visit Tibet in the last 10 years; and how many of those requests were granted.

We have made repeated requests to the Chinese authorities to visit Tibet in the last 10 years, but very few of those have been agreed or acknowledged. The British Ambassador most recently visited Tibet from 26–30 June 2017, with other EU Heads of Mission representing their individual countries. Our Ambassador is the UK representative for the whole of China and we believe it is important she is able to visit all areas – including Tibet. We continue to press for the further access for British diplomats, as well as urging the Chinese authorities to lift the visit restrictions imposed on all foreigners.

Cities of London and Westminster
Mark Field
Biography information for Mark Field
China and Tibet: Journalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK journalists have been (a) denied access to and (b) expelled from (i) Tibet and (ii) China in the last five years.

We do not hold statistics of the number of UK journalists who have been denied access to, or expelled from, Tibet and China in the last five years.

Access to Tibet by all foreign passport holders is heavily restricted by the Chinese authorities. This includes journalists. We continue to urge the Chinese authorities to lift the visit restrictions imposed on foreigners. The Government regards the Tibet Autonomous Region as part of the People's Republic of China, and we consistently urge China to respect all fundamental rights, including in Tibet, in line with both its own constitution and the international frameworks to which it is a party.

Access to other parts of the People's Republic of China is more freely given to UK journalists, but under certain restrictions. All UK nationals wishing to visit to travel and work in China should pay close attention to the FCO Travel Advice which is regularly updated.

Disability: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to update the statutory guidance Safeguarding Disabled Children.

We do not have any immediate plans to update the 'Safeguarding disabled children' (2009) guidance, although we will keep this under review.

The current core statutory requirements for the safeguarding of all children, including disabled children, are set out in 'Working together to safeguard children' (2018): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2. Social workers may still find the 2009 guidance useful in guiding their practice when working with disabled children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have taken part in the staying put programme in each year since the programme was launched (a) in total and (b) by local authority area.

The latest national information on the number of children who ceased to be looked-after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday who were eligible for care leaver support and were still living with their former foster carer ('staying put') at age 19 and 20 are published in table F2 of the statistical publication: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018.

The department has published similar experimental national statistics on those children who still live with their former foster carer at age 18 in table F4 of the same release.

These figures are also disaggregated at local authority level for 2018 in the underlying data tables that accompany this statistical release. Data at local authority level for earlier reporting years is available in the underlying data tables in previous publications for 2017 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017.

The figures for 2016 are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2015-to-2016.

The figures for 2015 are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015.

The figures for 2014 are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2

Information on the average length of time young people took part in the staying put programme is not collected.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average length of time young people took part in the staying put programme was in each year since that programme was launched.
Spirits: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a reduced rate of duty for spirits produced by smaller distillers and producers.

Under EU law a reduced rate of spirit duty can be applied to producers who make less than 1,000 litres of product a year.

The government is not minded to introduce such a relief as there is no compelling case to do so at this time given the risk of illicit production and excise duty fraud.

Alcoholic Drinks: Industry
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many licensed stills have (a) been established and (b) ceased trading in each of the last 10 years.

HMRC licenses the businesses who use stills for distillation rather than the stills themselves. The number of licences issued in each year was:

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

9

2

6

34

11

28

38

34

46

62

HMRC has no information on the number of licensed businesses that have ceased trading.

Foster Care: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money has been spent on the staying put programme in each year since that programme was launched (a) in total and (b) by local authority area.

The total amount of funding provided to local authorities to implement Staying Put since its introduction in 2014, and the amount committed for the period of 2019 to 2020, are set out in the table below.

Decisions on funding beyond March 2020 will be subject to the outcome of the next Spending Review.

2014 to 2015

£7.4 millon

2015 to 2016

£14.8 million

2016 to 2017

£22.2 million

2017 to 2018

£22.85 million

2018 to 2019

£23.3 million

2019 to 2020

£23.77 million

Total

£114.32 million

Information on the share of the total funding allocated to each local authority is contained in the annual Grant Determination letters, which are published on GOV.UK. Copies of the letters for the period of 2016 to 2017, 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019 are available at the following hyperlinks:

2016 to 2017: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/625577/staying_put_grant_letter_2016-2017.pdf.

2017 to 2018: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624325/Staying_Put_Grant_letter_2017-18__1_.pdf.

2018 to 2019: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/704816/Staying_Put_grant_letter_to_LAs_2018-19__.pdf.

Copies of the Grant Determination letters for the period of 2014 to 2015 and 2015 to 2016 are attached in Annex A and Annex B, respectively.

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Ex gangland boss to speak in Knocknacarra church
Galway Advertiser, Thu, Nov 24, 2016
John Pridmore, the ex gangster who found God.
A former London gangster, who served two prison sentences and only turned his life around after nearly killing a man outside a nightclub in the English capital, will speak at an advent mission in St John the Apostle Church in Knocknacarra next month.
John Pridmore will return to the parish two years after his last visit as part of the mission being given by the evangalist and founder of the lay consecrated St Patrick's Community which has given more than 200 missions in Ireland and the UK in the past 15 years. The Galway event will take place from Monday December 5 to Friday December 9 at 7.30pm. (Wednesday's session is at 6.30pm ).
Bestselling author Mr Pridmore recently travelled to Los Angeles to meet Hollywood producer Paul Kelmenson who is interested in bringing Pridmore's story of hope and finding God to the big screen. The acclaimed producer was responsible for the blockbusters Ronin and American History X .
John Pridmore (52 ) who stands at 6' 5", looks like a hard man. Born in London's East End, the son of a policeman he had a normal childhood until his secure world came crashing down when his parents divorced. He was 10-years-old.
"I was crushed," he said. "I thought if you don't love you don't get hurt. My father later remarried and my stepmother believed the best way to bring up a kid was to beat them senseless."
His descent into crime began with stealing at 13. "I did it to get someone to take notice of the pain I was in. I was angry at everything. I was breaking into schools and colleges."
He spent time in a detention centre and later prison. After he was released, he began working as a doorman in London's East and West End clubs. It was there that that the now reformed gangster, whose jackets were especially tailored to hold his machete and knuckle duster, became involved in organised crime.
His drug deals netted him a fortune. He had a penthouse, sports cars, designer suits and a string of beautiful women.
"I was involved in major drug deals and protection rackets. I was on crack cocaine, was drinking heavily and gambling and I was becoming more and more violent. I was very promiscous too. But inside I was empty, my soul was dying."
After nearly killing a man outside a nightclub in London, the then 27-year-old had a Road to Damascus conversion. His hard man mask began to slip and he started to feel repulsed at the lifestyle his friends were living. "They reminded me of me."
After an afternoon out walking with a friend who "made an honest living" a clearly troubled John asked him for advice on dealing with the ghosts of his past. "Leave the past with God" he advised. The words struck a chord with John. Later he said he became aware of a "voice speaking in his heart".
"It was the voice of God, of my conscience. I began to pray and was consumed by an awesome feeling of love. This was the most amazing buzz I have ever experienced."
John, who now lives in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, began to distance himself from his old life and follow the path laid out by his faith. Since then he has travelled internationally and spoken to more than 2.5 million people warning the young about the dangers of the gun and drug culture. He worked with St Mother Teresa whom he described as "fearless" and "full of God", he was a friend of Pope John Paul 11, he visits prisons all over the world and is an international preacher with a string of bestselling books to his name. He visited 16 countries last year. He says he shares his story so that "others might be saved".
St Patrick's Community, led by John Pridmore, who have given more than 200 missions in Ireland and across the UK during the past 15 years, including one at St Joseph's Church in Galway recently, is delighted to return to Galway with a new mission programme. The themes include: God the Father's plan for us (Monday ), Renewed Freedom in Jesus (Tuesday ), Healing of our Wounded Heart - Mass and healing service (Wednesday ), Saints of God (Thursday ), Mass of the Holy Angels (Friday ).
On the back of his bestselling biography From Gangland to Promised Land, John Pridmore has released his latest book entitled Journey to Freedom, which examines inner awareness and healing and speaks of his work helping young teenagers and ex gang members.
Ireland United Kingdom London Los Angeles designer policeman God St Josephs Church Gangland Shannon Co John Paul Forme End Ronin John Pridmore acclaimed producer Carrick Hollywood producer international preacher Bestselling author Apostle Church St Mother Teresa X . John Pridmore Paul Kelmenson Damascus
Another successful science and technology festival to conclude on a high
Paintings for pooches - art auction in aid of MADRA
Three Tenors to play Galway Cathedral
Galway Westend to be lit up with a creative visual lighting display
Need for urgent debate on homelessness crisis in Galway
Anam Cara to host meeting in the Ballybane Enterprise Centre
Destruction of woods and meadows is 'a mockery of city's Green Leaf status'— meeting to be told tonight
Crowe to seek removal of part of cycling route
Garda issue warning about scam callers
Connected Talent assembles Galway 2020 Culture team
Pieta House to host Misneach reflective event in Galway on Sunday
Driving licence renewal poses threat to Irish in US says Grealish
Former gangster to speak as part of Tuam mission
Marine Institute CEO appointed to EU Mission Board
Six boys and the Achill Mission
An unseemly brawl over God and scripture
Former Salthill teacher ordained a Dominican priest
Peter Green - guitar legend and Fleetwood Mac founder
Former barrister to make history as first priest to be ordained in Oranmore
Fr Rhatigan strikes a blow for Rome
The boy who burnt his hand
World record breakers at The Warehouse Gym


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Gaetano Bedini ( - ) est un prélat, cardinal et diplomate italien de l'Église catholique romaine.

Biographie

Jeunesse
Bedini est né à Senigallia, dans la province d'Ancône dans les Marches au sein de la famille Bedini d'Ostra. Il est le fils d'Alessandro Pellegrino et de Marianna Spadoni.

Dernier de 7 fils, il était destiné par son père à la carrière ecclésiastique, et a étudié au séminaire de Senigallia et a été ordonné prêtre le . Grâce aux amitiés influentes, entre autres celle de Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti (futur pape Pie IX, originaire lui aussi de Senigallia), il s'est consacré à l'activité politique et diplomatique.

Il est d'abord secrétaire de Lodovico Altieri, archevêque d'Éphèse et nonce apostolique en Autriche de 1838 à 1845. Après cette expérience, qui lui a permis de se mettre au courant de l'atmosphère diplomatique, il est appelé à Rome comme domestique président de Grégoire XVI et protonotaire apostolique.

Nonciature apostolique au Brésil
La première tâche importante qu'il a reçue était celle d'internonce et envoyé extraordinaire au Brésil du  au . Il a travaillé pour l'amélioration des conditions des Allemands immigrés et a favorisé une reprise du catholicisme contre le prosélytisme protestant.

Contact avec Garibaldi
À la même période, un autre Italien célèbre a demeuré en Amérique du Sud : Giuseppe Garibaldi. Des contacts se nouent entre les deux hommes et, en 1847, dans une lettre célèbre au cardinal Bedini il se propose « pour offrir à Pie IX son épée et la légion italienne pour la patrie et pour l'Église » en mémoire « l'honneur de notre auguste religion d'août, toujours nouvelle et toujours immortelle » sachant « que le trône de Pierre se repose au-dessus de telles bases qui n'ont pas besoin d'aide, parce que les forces humaines ne peuvent rien contre elles ». Monseigneur Bedini a répondu au remerciement, mais l'offre de la légion de Rome n'est pas venue.

République Romaine
Retourné à Rome en mars 1848 pour remplacer le Cardinal secrétaire d'État Giacomo Antonelli, du  à novembre 1848, pendant que ce dernier suivait le pape Pie IX forcé à l'exil à Gaète à la suite de la révolution à Rome. Garibaldi tire en fait profit de l'indignation des Romains envers les Français, a offert son service au triumvirat composé de Giuseppe Mazzini, Aurelio Saffi et Carlo Armellini qui avait constitué la République à partir de l'automne 1848 au .

La légation de Bologne et la mort d'Ugo Bassi
Le pape ayant récupéré la puissance temporelle, il a continué son travail de nonce dans des légations et d'ambassadeur à Bologne de 1849 a 1852. Juste au début de cette période, Ugo Bassi est capturé à Comacchio et fusillé le  à Bologne par les Autrichiens. Beaucoup de patriotes reprochent à Bedini de n'avoir pas eu l'intention de faire quelque chose pour le sauver, même si son intervention aurait probablement eu peu d'effet.

Nonciature apostolique aux États-Unis
Le , il est nommé archevêque titulaire de Thèbes et, trois jours après, nonce apostolique au Brésil. Consacré évêque le  par le cardinal Lodovico Altieri, il part pour le Brésil, mais il ne peut entrer dans le pays à cause d'une épidémie de peste et il entre aux États-Unis. Il est le premier nonce apostolique aux États-Unis. Dans toutes les étapes du voyage de Bedini aux États-Unis, il rencontre les Italiens, mais quelques patriotes, et en particulier l'ancien ecclésiastique Alessandro Gavazzi, qui reprochent la mort d'Ugo Bassi, organisent une persécution bruyante avec des manifestations de place publique contre la présidence. Mais la manifestation est arrêtée, après les incidents violents de Cincinnati sous les fenêtres de l'archevêché de , les manifestants sont expulsés pour la plupart et  peut continuer sa visite. Il se rendit ensuite au Canada et vécut au séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Il est ensuite brièvement nonce à Madrid en Espagne en 1854 et 1855.
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Cardinal de Viterbe
À son retour en Italie, le , il est appelé au Secrétariat général de la Congrégation de la propagation de la foi et, en mars 1861, évêque de Viterbe et Tuscanella (aujourd'hui Tuscania). Il entre dans la ville le  par la porte romaine à la rencontre du clergé et du peuple et pénètre dans la cathédrale par l'allée de lumière.

Gaetano Bedini s'applique à exécuter des visites pastorales dans plusieurs territoires du diocèse et notamment dans les lieux de pèlerinage, les monastères et particulièrement les séminaires, où il laisse des sommes abondantes après sa mort ; il améliore l'instruction (en faisant venir de Bagnoregio le professeur Artemi pour la classe de rhétorique), il achète et améliore la propriété du palais de Cristofari. Le , il est créé cardinal-prêtre, au titre cardinalice de Santa Maria sopra Minerva rattaché à l'église de la Minerve. Il montrait une grande dévotion pour les martyrs Valentin et Hilaire, et il a voulu séparer les reliques de leurs crânes, afin qu'elles soient conservées dans un monument antique, dans deux reliquaires d'argent et, le , il les place solennellement dans une précieuse urne agrémentée de rubis, de pierres précieuses, avec courroie en travers du coffre, enrichie de 7 gemmes.

Sa mort
Mort à Viterbe en 1864, Gaetano Bedini est enterré dans la cathédrale de la ville.

Lignée épiscopale et succession apostolique
 Cardinal Gaetano Bedini (1852)
 Cardinal Luigi Lambruschini (1819)
 Cardinal Giulio Maria della Somaglia (1788)
 Cardinal Hyacinthe-Sigismond Gerdil (1777)
 Cardinal Marcantonio Colonna (1762)
 Pape Carlo della Torre Rezzonico (1743)
 Pape Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini (1724)
 Pape Pietro Francesco Orsini, O.P. (1675)
 Cardinal Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni (1666)
 Cardinal Ulderico Carpegna (1630)
 Cardinal Luigi Caetani (1622)
 Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi (1621)
 Archevêque  (1604)
 Cardinal Girolamo Bernerio, O.P. (1586)
 Cardinal Giulio Antonio Santorio (1566)
 Cardinal Scipione Rebiba

Bibliographie
 Connelly, James F. - The visit of archbishop Gaetano Bedini tho the United Stades of America (June, 1853 - february, 1854) - Roma - 1960
 Artemi, Pietro - Elogio funebre del cardinale Gaetano Bedini Arciv. Vescovo di Viterbo e Toscanella letto de' solenni funerali degli 8 settembri 1864 nella chiesa cattedrale viterbese - Viterbo - 1864
 Bedini, Gaetano - Agli alunni del Pontificio Collegio Urbano in propaganda: parole dette da Monsig. Gaetano Bedini nella solenne messa pontificale per l'Epifania del 1861 - Roma - 1861
 Bedini, Gaetano - 14 aprile 1850. Stato della Chiesa, Governo Pontificio. Noi Gaetano Bedini, Patrizio Sinigalliese… Commissario Pontificio Straordinario di S.S. Papa Pio IX e Pro-Legato di Bologna. Popoli delle Legazioni.… Oggi ci è dato di potervi annunziare che l'immortale Pio IX già trovasi nella sua Roma e con Esso splende di nuovo nel Vaticano la duplice Maestà del Pontefice e del Sovrano… - Bologna, Tipografia Governativa alla Volpe. Mm 781x530.
 Sanfilippo, Matteo - Monsignor Gaetano Bedini e l'emigrazione verso le Americhe in Studi Emigrazione - 106 (1992) - pp. 277-286 53.
 Polverari, Alberto - Cronotassi dei vescovi di Senigallia - p. 142
 Mencucci, Mons. Angelo - Senigallia e la sua Diocesi - ed. Fortuna - pp. 139-147
 Monti Guarnieri, Giovanni - Annali di Senigallia - tip. Sita - Ancona - p. 315-316 377
 Enciclopedia Cattolica - coll. 1138-1139
 Dizionario Biografico degli italiani - ed. Treccani - pp. 520-522
Dictionnaire biographique du clergé canadien-français, Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Allaire, Montréal : Imprimerie de l'École catholique des sourds-muets, 1908-1934.
Notice de l'encyclopédie catholique

Liens externes

Nonce apostolique au Brésil
Nonce apostolique aux États-Unis
Évêque de Viterbe
Cardinal italien du XIXe siècle
Cardinal créé par Pie IX
Naissance à Senigallia
Naissance en mai 1806
Décès en septembre 1864
Décès à 58 ans

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We're Fascinated By These Really Weird Forks
Forking awesome silverware from the heyday of custom cutlery
By Allie Wist | Published Sep 23, 2016 6:00 PM
Read More: We're Fascinated By These Weird Victorian Forks
Forks come in all shapes and sizes, and some of them are really strange. Welcome to the Menagerie of Weird Forks.
Specialized designs for flatware exploded in number during the Victorian Era. In a panic to keep up with the latest serveware, aspiring couples accumulated a ridiculous number of pieces of cutlery. It was all a reflection of the culture at the time, which equated abstruse formal dining rules and etiquette with civilized society.
This was especially the case in America, where status wasn't as set in stone as in Europe. In the younger nation, social standing for the upwardly mobile was far more dependent on displays of wealth and class through, among other things, hosting and attending formal dinner parties. As formal dining evolved, so did the demand for increasingly nuanced (and perhaps absurd) silverware, resulting in giant horizontal tongs for asparagus, tiny yard-rake-like implements for spearing whole sardines, and a hybrid knife-fork for convenience in slicing AND eating pie.
Each tool, of course, came with its own intimidating potential for misuse; the thought that a host's service may include a piece of flatware unknown to the guest was a source of much anxiety indeed. It was perhaps more important how you ate than what you served. But there's something quaint and almost delightful about the dedication of a fork entirely to one specific task. A sort of whimsical distaste for practicality in favor of glorifying each motion involved in serving and consuming dinner.
I've selected my favorites of such pieces, most of which inspire both a disgust for excess and a love for indulgence in design.
Bread Fork ca. 1902.
As unnecessary as it may sound, this type of fork was used to spear and serve bread from a bread basket. Victorian rules of etiquette were strict, and handling food with your hands was almost never couth. Bread was an exception, but serving bread was often a different story. While this massive fork seems rather large, it was perfect for the dense, heavy bread of the 1800s.
Lettuce Fork, c. 1825
This fork's splayed tines were designed for spearing and serving salad, particularly individual leaves of lettuce. Guests would then add seasoning to the leaves themselves.
Isis Fish Fork
This is another fish serving fork, featuring a remarkably intricate pattern designed by George Wilkinson. Later in the 20th century, elaborate servers like this were criticized for solving a problem that did not exist. Ultimately, they were viewed as an indulgent and fussy vessel for displays of wealth.
Mango Fork
This fork has a long, central tine which is used to pierce the bottom center of a mango, through the seed, so that the fruit can turned over and be consumed like a popsicle. This fork design is likely an elaboration on more simple presentations in markets of Latin America, where mangos are mounted onto a stick for easy eating.
Olive Fork, ca. 1847
Eating olives with proper etiquette was a particular form of art—it was rumored that one imposter nobleman in France in the 1800s was recognized as a fraud by the way he ate his olives. The accused barbarian dared to eat his olives with a regular fork, instead of locating a proper olive fork—one which was designed with tiny, appropriately-sized tines.
Pickle Fork, ca. 1897-1898
Pickles fell into the ever-widening category of foods that weren't to be touched with the fingers. The elongated handle of this pickle fork was a design that emerged after 1860, once glass pickle jars came into use. The barbed sides secured the speared pickle in place for its removal from the jar.
Pie Fork, ca. 1808
The pie fork, unlike some other Victorian cutlery, can be praised for its usefulness. The left side of the fork features a thick, sharp-edged tine for slicing into pie or tarts, but blunt ends for using the fork to eat the pie as you would a normal fork. This particular piece is an early design, from the beginning of the 19th century, make in the U.K.
Read More: A Menagerie of Really Weird Forks


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Ghosts of North Dakota
The Why and How of Cathay, North Dakota
Posted on August 17, 2017 By Troy Larson
Near the center of the state, in Wells County, about fifteen miles northwest of Carrington, Cathay stands as a great example of a shrinking North Dakota railroad community in the heart of farming country. It was founded in 1892 and the first post office went up the following year, to serve the Soo Line railroad. At one time, there were 255 residents here, but in the 2000 Census, the number was 56. Ten years later, the 2010 tally was 43.
Some might argue it was after the closing of the school when things started to look a little bleak in Cathay. Some might say, "No, it was the post office," and still others would insist there was some other tipping point, but in reality the railroad was responsible for the fate of many small towns like this, and as went the railroad, so went the town.
Regardless of the why, we're always interested in the how. How does it look now? How many people are there? How do we get there? So we visited in July of 2017 and found an interesting photographic landscape for those interested in the empty and abandoned.
The James River Gun Club and the abandoned Post Office stand next to each other on 3rd Avenue, just across the street from Cathay's City Hall.
When we first decided to visit Cathay, it was because we wanted to see this former public school in person.
The former main entrance of Cathay's public school is particularly beautiful in design and construction, and the juxtaposition of the architectural elegance with the unkempt overgrowth suggests a school in some dystopian vision of the future.
Above and below: one of two vacant churches we saw in Cathay. This one looks like it might have been converted into a dwelling at some point in the recent past.
Above and below: The second of two vacant churches we saw in Cathay, with the bell tower removed some time ago.
We visited Cathay on a trip which also took us to Chaseley, just a short drive away, and we've also photographed a few other places in the area over the years, like Hamberg, and Bremen.
Photos by Troy Larson and Terry Hinnenkamp, copyright © 2017 Sonic Tremor Media
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40 Comments on "The Why and How of Cathay, North Dakota"
Tami Peterson Elefson
I went to school there until it closed. I was in the second grade. I was baptized and attended church in the Methodist Church (the one without a bell tower) and I attended Sunday School and Bible School in the Baptist Church (the one with the steeple). Both sets if my grandparents attended church in the Methodist Church and my parents were married there. Both my parents graduated from Cathay school.
There used to be a grocery store/cafe up the street from the post office. When it closed the local coffee meeting place became th wed elevator until it burned.
So many memories.
Alice Laber
I remember the guys hanging out at the elevator gossiping and drinking coffee in the 80s.
I use to drive through Cathay quite often and I remember the little building downtown, but I don't think I ever noticed the school!
I know a current resident of Cathay who is particular about things like keeping the grass mowed and the weeds down. If it's your town, no matter how small, you can do your share to keep it up, I guess.
I should ask him about the future of the school…
Jason Waskiewicz
Sweet! I haven't been to Cathay in over a decade, but when I saw this title, the first thing I thought of were the windows above the school entrance. Those diamond-shaped panes struck me because of my East-coast origins. Diamond shaped panes always meant wealth.
I'm thrilled to see that they're still there. When I looked back at my old (film) photos, I'm shocked that I never captured those windows. So, thank you for capturing them!
What a beautiful town and there must have been such pride in it's day.
I am from the east coast and that is the first thing I thought of when I saw the school. I wonder what it is like inside?
And I see they still fly the flag at city hall. And the lawns are all cut!!
I find myself always wanting more information….
Tami & Jason thank you for sharing your memories.
Billie Jo Martin
My Grandma loved across from from the Baptist church and was the school cook for many years. I have one of the pots she used and use it myself still. Had many cousin's in the area and would spend summers with my Grandma Laura Martin. She would give me money to go to Elsie's grocery store and buy is an ice cream sandwich. My cousin Lori and I rode horse all thru town and would go to Elsie's for a Strawberry Sunrise pop. We lived in Cathay for awhile as my Mother bought a house there at an auction.
Your Grandma lived across from the Methodist church not the Baptist church.
Lori riedesel
I remember your gramma as she dished up our lunch everyday at school! I would help wash dishes – those gals had some fun and what a great experience it was to hang out with them after lunch.
Karen Thompson
I remember the basketball games played in the school, I was a cheer leader. Wonderful times with visions of the future, how quickly they are tarnished. We grew up in a care free time, how things have changed.
Connie Riewer
I used to visit relatives there. They are buried in the cemetery in Cathay. I hope that is kept up.
Virginia (Mauch) Hedburg
In the 60's we used to go rollerskating in the gym at Cathay. Any one else remember those good times? We came from New Rockford to skate at Cathay. We had skating in NR on Saturday night and Sunday night in Cathay.
I roller skated every Sunday night ( in a dress) as we had church at the Methodist church before skating. Went to Cathay school all 12 years and graduated in 1968. Love the memories but don't miss the small town atmosphere.
Lennie Anderson
Yes roller skating every Sunday night…..my aunt and uncle used to run it, Linda and Lawrence Anderson
Lynn Mickelson
Beautiful photography again, guys! I have never been to Cathay, but will certainly keep it on my "check-out" list as I travel around the State. I look at that beautiful old school and am so saddened…..to think about all the past activities there, pride in the sports teams and all the good memories and relationships that came out of there. The great quality of education that all received. And now….nothing. Empty. Quiet. The building looks like it is in quite good shape yet and would, in a sense, be a piece of pride in the community. It doesn't look like it would take a great deal of effort to clean up the overgrown vegetation around it….an idea before it gets totally out of hand. Maybe a 'one day' community project? Possibility a Cub or Boy Scout project? Possibly the same goal could be made for one or both of the churches. These buildings just look in too nice a shape yet to just 'let them go'. I look at some of the other communities that are on this wonderful site and find that periodically that is exactly what is being done. Let's hope for the best for Cathay!
John M.
The school looks virtually identical to the elementary school that I attended before dad moved the family to the suburbs north of Boston in the mid 1970s. The schools that I attended afterwards were housed in far more modern buildings.
maureen anderson
i did a 4H presentation at the gym at the Cathay school when i was in the 4th or 5th grade close to 50 years ago…it was about a recent trip to the West Coast. i made posters and was so nervous, that i forgot to show them! that is one of my Cathay memories! My parents knew an older couple that were card playing buddies of theirs, Rose and Luke Bichler…as i recall, they lived just off the highway.
Heidi Rost
My grandparents were Luke & Rose Bichler!
Hello Heidi, I have cousins from Cathay. Their Last name is Rost.
Jovanka Lea Jones
Hello! My name is Jovanka. I lived in the house between Edler & June Rost and their son Keith Rost. I have so many memories! Are you related?
Susie (Lies) Dyrness
I always wondered why our mailing address was Cathay and not Bremen which we lived closer to. Any ideas??
Shirley Teske
Have you every checked out the city of Bowesmont, ND. It is about 15 miles north of Drayton, ND.
Wonderful pictures that sure bring back memories. I grew up on a farm just north of the town and did 12 years in that beautiful old school building. We were back last summer and took pictures, too….and were saddened to see how much all the important town buildings had deteriorated over the years. We also went to the Baptist Church (the first one in the photos) and I can remember my older brothers jumping over that spruce tree when it was about 4 feet tall. And yes, I remember skating in the school gym (lots of dust), getting ice cream sandwiches @ Hanson's (and Broschat's) grocery, and depositing allowances in the bank (the building labeled now as City Hall). A lot of good people went to that school and spread out all over the state and the country.
And as 'ghostly' as it may appear now, it's always fun to go back and dredge up the memories.
Lois Zimmerman Varvel
Hi, Mike. My father was Rev. David Zimmerman, pastor of the Cathay Baptist Church from 1954-1960. We moved from CO to ND. Four boys & 2 girls in our family attended school in that beautiful building which was located just east of the parsonage, a large "American four-square" house in which we lived. This house is pictured, too, in sad condition. I remember it when it was beautiful and full of life with our large family. Some of us are planning a trip to ND this summer and intend to visit Cathay. Some good memories.
Should have said that it was the building now marked as the Post Office is where the bank used to be, not the current City Hall. MDR
Wayne Leitner
Remember the marble games during school recess or the slide, swings, teeter totters and merry-go-round out back? One of my vivid memories is Bill Ockert (sorry if I didn't get your spelling right) creating an acetylene experiment and coaxed Karen Pepple (maiden name) to throw the switch. The resulting explosion knocked the clock off the wall and teachers came running into the room. Good times.
Lonnie Berndt
My grandfather John Berndt who immigrated from Odessa Russia in 1893 was one of the founders of the German Baptist church in Cathay. Jon served in the Russian army a short time in the 1880's. The church was dedicated October 19, 1913 and closed June 4, 1995.
My dad Alvin Berndt was born and grew up in Cathay. Carl Berndt his brother ran the blacksmith shop and lived there all his life, he was the father to my cousins Clinton, Arlene, and Arnold Berndt.
Carl was also janitor of the school for many years and also was the town Constable. I remember him as a giant of a man.
Mark Sondag
My grandparents lived in Cathay, and I spent alot of time in this little town. My grandparents are Woodrow and Germaine Tesch. My parents are Jerome Sondag and Karla Tesch . I remember the grocery store when I was little. Great memories.
I have a Cathay N Dak, metal coin bank from farmers state bank, and i was wondering if there was any history on it. Thanks Brian
Pam Brokofsky Anderson
My grandfather (Henry Brokofsky) and grandmother (Catherine Brokofsky) were from Cathay. He had a hardware store and lost it during the depression. My dad (Duane) was born there and went to school until the age of 14, when he went to live with an older sister in Minneapolis. The idea behind that was to get a "better" education. I have his mug from the all school reunion, but don't know the date. 1979?
Gayle (Edinger) Schaub
My husband and I drove to Cathay two weeks ago. My dad's family is from there (last name "Edinger"). I wanted to see the town and find what graves I could. I found my great-grandparents (Frederick and Susana Edinger), in the Lake View Cemetery, and I believe I found my great-great-grandparents family plot in the German Baptist Cemetery, although I didn't find the actual headstones. My great-grandfather was the youngest of all the children and named Emil. He must have moved away at some point as he is buried at Elbow Lake, Minnesota. I don't know much about the family, but I believe they came from Odessa, Russia (correlates with Lonnie Berndt's story), through Liverpool and Quebec. I have no idea what the family did for work or where they actually lived. If anyone can shed some light on this for me, I would be most appreciative. By the way, the photographs in this article are very well-done.
Sue Burns
My great-grandparents were Susana and Frederick Edinger. My grand-mother was Lydia Edinger Bruns.
Patsy Davis Clapper
My Aunt and Uncle lived on the edge of Cathay. Spent many times in that city. It was a great town back 60 years ago.
Kim Saign
I lived in Cathay form late 1963 to early 1964. My dad, Mike, ran the bar across from Elsie's back then. Retzlaf Hardware was another business back then. Clay was who I hung out with back then. Laura Martin sure knew how to cook a great pork chop when I visited back in summer of 1973.
I grew up in Cathay. Started school there in the 3rd grade and graduated in 1974. We lived in the house across from the school beside the Baptist church and then bought the old Hardy house.
My Grandma Laura Martin was the school cook.
My dad Leonard Martin ran the county blade for many years.
Love the photos. Haven't been there in a few years, but will have to make a trip soon.
Lee Molstre
My Grandparents (Martin's) and Aunt and Uncles (Belquist's) are from this Town. My grandpa worked for the Soo Line. I visited often in the eighties and have fond, but distant memories of the school and the post office and the train bridge and fishing in the creek. My uncle had a farm on the edge of town, I remember feeding the cows. I miss that town. Amazing and sad all at the same time.
Anthony Lowe
I'm from McHenry. We played basketball against Cathay in that building the 60's. I quit basketball after grade school, but Cathay was a particularly great rival for highschool basketball in '67. '68 and '69. Jerry Sondag (mentioned above by his son) was the Coach for Cathay and also instituted a cross country running program for conditioning, which McHenry coach Jim Hann copied. Cathay basketball players had great endurance. Jim wanted that for McHenry, too. Kent Tesch was the star in my time, and there was a Seibel, other names I can't remember now. Cathay was a run-and-gun team — good passers and shooters, very successfully wearing out a lot of teams from bigger schools. My best friend was Miles Pound and his mother, Betty, taught at Cathay for a while. While she taught there Miles and his sister went to school there, though they lived just south of McHenry. Later, in fall of '63 Betty came to McHenry to teach, and her kids came back to McHenry school. Betty's daughter is married to my older brother now. McHenry has gone a similar route to Cathay for the same reasons, just as so many in North Dakota and other states in agricultural areas all over the nation have — the majority of the towns that were 300 or less in my highschool days. Many dissapeared and merged schools with us in the late '50's and early '60's. Even the next bigger layer of towns — population 1500 to 2500 — the county seats, like Carrington, New Rockford and Cooperstown are pretty much shadows of their former selves. They can support some stores, a little cafe/restaurant or two and small to medium-sized newer businesses. Most of the car dealerships have long since left. Retail brick and mortar in these towns is pretty dead — we all have the internet now — well most of us, it's a problem on the farms, I hear. McHenry had a movie theater which was a distinction for a while, which packed the dirt streets with cars and kids for miles around on Saturday nights, but that petered out in the '70's or '80's. In it's prime, McHenry had 9 grain elevators — only 4 in my time. Had one bar, one gas station 3 places to get groceries, 2 places to get lumber, 2 butcher shops and one cafe when I was there. All are gone but one bar now. I think it was population 1500 at one time — only about 150 to 200 in my day, and now down to 50 or 60, and still the second largest town in Foster County! I go to that entire area, including the Cathay area most years for hunting. I'm Tony Lowe. I graduated in 1969 from McHenry High. Thanks for the photos and the memories.
Robinette E LaClair
My grandparents retired to Cathay after they quit farming. I visited them in Cathay twice. My grandfather was Christ Pepple and my grandmother was Sofia (Kandt) Pepple.
Matt Pepple
My grandpa Harold Pepple was from Cathay. I think I've only been through Cathay twice and both times I was a little kid. I think I might have been there for the centennial in 1993; but it looks like it has become even more of a ghost town. It's kinda sad, really. I look at that school and wonder if my grandpa went there as a boy. My grandpa passed away many years ago and the last few years of his life were taken from him due to an advanced form of Alzheimer's. My main regret I have now mid-thirties is that I wished I would have paid attention more when I was there as a kid. We get so preoccupied with being young and foolish and we don't realize how precious people are in our lives until they are gone. My grandparents were a precious commodity and I guess I never thought as a kid that they would pass away and with it all the memories of these buildings and this town. I wish we could've taken my grandpa back there before his Alzheimer's got so bad.
JoAnn Kline
My dad was Joseph Jung and grew up on a farm near Cathy, also attended Cathy school. I visited grandparents as young child. Loved the farm!
Am doing family research and wondering why grandparents who immigrated from Germany settled in Cathy.
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"We have reached a moment no one can be silent anymore. Khader Adnan is now on his 50th day of hunger strike! No matter who you are, you cannot overlook Khader Adnan's current condition. The silence of many human rights organization is deafening, it is intolerable and unforgivable. Khader Adnan is currently the longest lasting Palestinian on a hunger strike.
"Before entering his house, soldiers used the driver that takes Khader's father to the vegetable market, Mohammad Mustafa, as a human shield by forcing him to knock on the door of the house and call out Khader's name while blindfolded. A huge force of soldiers then entered the house shouting. Recognizing Khader immediately, they grabbed him violently in front of his two young daughters and ailing mother.
"Khader Adnan's health is rapidly and seriously deteriorating. Although he has been moved to the prison hospital, Adnan wasn't subject to any medical checks or treatment; instead his arms and legs have been tied to the bed he sleeps on, along with 3 guards guarding his room. Addameer also reported that his family members were prevented from visiting; the Israeli authorities didn't grant any of his family members any permits that would enable them to visit. Addameer issued a statement stating that the probable reason Adnan was moved to hospital was to further isolate him from his family, lawyers, and other prisoners.
"Currently, according to B'Tselem, there are about 307 Palestinians held under administrative detention. Israel continues to hold Palestinians without charge and without proper trial. The Israeli paper Haaretz has reported that – to be exact, 99.74% of cases heard by the Israeli military courts in the West Bank end in a conviction, according to data in the military courts' annual report. The injustice of the Israeli court system is crystal clear to everyone; Khader Adnan is in the process of resisting this terrible injustice. In the last couple of days, it has been reported that a dozen more prisoners have joined Khader Adnan in his hunger strike, and many others are preparing. It is frustrating to know that Palestinians are now resorting to this last method to resist the injustice of the Israeli occupation. Please get their voice heard, and fight this injustice, especially the terrible court system.
"Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association has also issued a call for action, here is how you can help Khader Adnan: Write to the Israeli government, military and legal authorities and demand that Khader Adnan be released immediately and that his administrative detention not be renewed.
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Écault (en néerlandais : Eckhout ) est un hameau dépendant de la commune française de Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais, en région Hauts-de-France.

Il est connu dans le Boulonnais pour ses sites naturels, sa forêt et ses dunes face à la mer.

Situation
Situé sur la Côte d'Opale, au bord de la Manche, Écault se trouve à  au sud de Boulogne-sur-Mer et à environ  de Lille,  de Paris,  de Londres et  de Bruxelles à vol d'oiseau.

Le hameau d'Écault forme, avec le village de Pont-de-Briques, la commune de Saint-Étienne-au-Mont et dépend donc administrativement de la mairie de Saint-Étienne-au-Mont située à Pont-de-Briques. Malgré ce statut, Écault est souvent considéré par la population locale comme étant indépendant.

Écault est beaucoup moins urbanisé et dense que Pont-de-Briques : la majeure partie du territoire étant des espaces agricoles et naturels (champs, pâturages, dunes...).

Le village d'Écault est situé sur une colline à environ  d'altitude, ce qui lui permet de voir, et d'être vu, à des kilomètres à la ronde.

Le village est entouré par les communes et territoires suivants :

Accès et transports

Écault est accessible essentiellement à partir des communes voisines.

L'autoroute A16 passe à proximité mais ne dessert pas directement le village. On peut rejoindre Écault en prenant la sortie  (à ) en venant du sud, ou la sortie  (à ) en venant du nord.

La gare ferroviaire la plus proche est celle de Pont-de-Briques (ligne Boulogne-Amiens). La gare de Boulogne-Ville, la plus importante aux environs, est située à  d'Écault en voiture.

Écault est également desservie par les bus du réseau boulonnais Marinéo (ligne I et lignes vertes).

Toponymie
Écault tire son nom de Hecout, qui prendrait racine de l'ancien néerlandais : Eck Holt, "Bois de Chêne" en français.

Paysage
Celui-ci se compose :
 de  de forêt : la Forêt domaniale d'Écault, gérée par l'ONF (qui se prolonge à l'est sur la commune de Condette) ;
 de  de dunes : les Dunes d'Écault, site naturel protégé ;
 d'une plage de  (entre les plages d'Équihen et d'Hardelot) ;
 de collines, de champs et de pâturages (entre Outreau et Pont-de-Briques).

Le paysage d'Écault appartient au parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d'Opale.

La Warrenne et la Cachaine, deux cours d'eau, prennent leur source à Écault. Le premier se jette dans la Manche sur la plage d'Écault, le deuxième dans la Liane à Pont-de-Briques. Un autre petit fleuve, la Becque d'Hardelot longe le sud d'Écault, marquant la limite officielle entre ce dernier et Hardelot.

Pour l'ancien maire de la commune, Jean-Claude Juda, en 2012, les Dunes d'Écault sont .

Lieux notables
 Le siège du parc naturel marin des estuaires picards et de la mer d'Opale.
 Aréna, maison des dunes et centre d'interprétation de l'environnement, fermé en 2018.
 L'église d'Écault, ou chapelle d'Écault, à la limite entre Écault et Pont-de-Briques.
 L'école primaire publique d'Écault.
 Le camping de la Warenne, situé entre les dunes et la forêt.
 Le centre d'animation jeunesse du Val d'Écault.
 La salle polyvalente d'Écault, située face à l'école, utilisée par la commune pour des événements sportifs et des spectacles.
 Le centre de vacances du Pré Catelan britannique (PGL), situé au sud d'Écault, à la limite avec Hardelot, accueille les écoles du Royaume-Uni pour découvrir la France.
 Le Buste mémorial du Chemin des Juifs dans la forêt.

Festivités
Chaque été, la commune organise à Écault la Fête de la Dune avec des repas, des animations, des jeux et des spectacles. Cette fête accueille chaque année des personnalités de la chanson et du spectacle (depuis 2011, Chantal Goya, Hélène Ségara, Gilbert Montagné, Hervé Vilard, Dany Brillant et Jean-Marie Bigard y ont notamment participé).

Voir aussi

Notes et références

Articles connexes
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
Pont-de-Briques
Boulonnais

Liens externes
Site Officiel de la Ville (Français)
ARENA - Centre d'interprétation de l'environnement (Français)
Site Officiel d'Eden 62 (Français / English)

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Boulonnais
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Wave Hill is Voted the 'Most-Loved Cultural Venue' in New York City
Bronx, NY, December 15, 2016—Wave Hill is deeply honored to have been voted the "most-loved cultural venue" by New Yorkers for Time Out New York's first-ever Love New York Awards! A public garden and cultural center in the Bronx, Wave Hill outranked all other neighborhood winners, including the Highline, the Apollo Theatre and the American…
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