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# Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway

The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway (reporting mark SP&DR) was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the Scinde Railway, Indus Steam Flotilla, Punjab Railway and Delhi Railway companies. This was covered by the Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869.

## History

The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway inherited the unfortunate reputation as being one of the worst managed private railway companies. Given its reputation in the 1860s and 1870s for discord, shady and inept contractors and financial irregularities, it is surprising that the SP&DR did not pass into public ownership sooner than 31 December 1885. After its purchase, the SP&DR was merged with several other railways to form the North Western State Railway.
* 1855: Scinde Railway formed. After 11 surveys and 18 months the route was approved.
* 1857: Punjab Railway formed.
* 1858: commencement of the Karachi-Kotri section of Scinde Railway.
* 1859: contracts signed to construct Multan-Lahore-Amritsar section and operate the Indus Steam Flotilla, thus linking the Scinde and Punjab Railways together.
* 1861: Karachi-Kotri line of Scinde Railways opens to the public.
* 1862: Amritsar-Attari section completed on the route to Lahore.
* 1863: plans for Delhi-Amritsar section (Delhi Railway).
* 1870: Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway (SP&DR) company formed when Scinde Railway, Punjab Railway, the Indus Steam Flotilla and Delhi Railway merge - thus linking Karachi via Multan to Lahore.
* 1886: contracts expired and responsibility for the SP&DR was transferred entirely to the government, which would merge the company into the North Western State Railway.

## Rolling stock

By the end of 1877 the company owned 151 steam locomotives, 517 coaches and 2969 goods wagons.
# 1912 International League season

The 1912 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 18 and September 27. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, five games ahead of the second place Rochester Hustlers.

## Teams

1912 International League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Baltimore Orioles | Baltimore, Maryland | None | Oriole Park IV |
| Buffalo Bisons | Buffalo, New York | None | Buffalo Baseball Park |
| Jersey City Skeeters | Jersey City, New Jersey | None | West Side Park |
| Montreal Royals | Montreal, Quebec | None | Atwater Park |
| Newark Indians | Newark, New Jersey | None | Wiedenmayer's Park |
| Providence Grays | Providence, Rhode Island | None | Melrose Park |
| Rochester Hustlers | Rochester, New York | None | Bay Street Ball Grounds |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto, Ontario | None | Hanlan's Point Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* On July 6, John Frill of the Jersey City Skeeters threw the first no-hitter and perfect game in league history, as he allowed no baserunners in a 4-0 win over the Providence Grays at West Side Park in Jersey City, New Jersey. The game was shortened to seven innings due to the umpires having to leave to catch a train.

### Standings

International League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 91 | 62 | .595 | – |
| Rochester Hustlers | 86 | 67 | .562 | 5 |
| Newark Indians | 80 | 72 | .526 | 10.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 75 | .497 | 15 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 71 | 78 | .477 | 18 |
| Montreal Royals | 71 | 81 | .467 | 19.5 |
| Jersey City Skeeters | 70 | 84 | .455 | 21.5 |
| Providence Grays | 63 | 87 | .420 | 26.5 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| HR | Tim Jordan, Toronto Maple Leafs | 19 |
| H | Harry Swacina, Newark Indians | 193 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Dick Rudolph, Toronto Maple Leafs | 25 |
# Island Press (Australia)

Island Press is an Australian publisher of poetry and other interests.
Island Press was founded in 1970 by Canadian poet, musician and Sydney University lecturer Philip Roberts. He lived on Scotland Island at that time, hence the name. In 1973 Philip moved to Bundeena. In the mid-seventies this press was sold to Sydney University where it was used to print diplomas for a few years. In 1979 Philip Roberts returned to Canada and gave Island Press to the "discriminative eye" (Imago, September 1994) of Philip Hammial. Island Press has published more than 50 titles.
Books published include works from Michele Seminara, David Gilbey, Mark Roberts, Lauren Williams, Christine Townend, Jeltje Fanoy, Roberta Lowing, John Watson, Susan Adams, David Musgrave, Barbara De Franceschi, Lizz Murphy, Leith Morton, Philip Hammial, Rae Desmond Jones, Barbara De Francheschi, Les Wicks, David Brooks, Lizz Murphy, Jutta Sieverding, Martin Langford, Leith Morton, Carolyn Gerrish, Rob Reil, Barbara Petrie, Marcelle Freiman, Adam Aitken, J. S. Harry, Anthony Mannix, Denis Gallagher, John Tranter, Kris Hemensley, Andrew Taylor, Philip Roberts, Ken Bolton, Michael Witts, Keith Shadwick, Andrew Huntley, Robert Adamson, Martin Johnston and Kevin Gilbert.
# Maxim Podoprigora

Maxim Podoprigora (born April 18, 1978 in Kiev, Ukraine) is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Austria. He has swum for Austria at three Olympics (2000, 2004 and 2008) swimming the 200 breaststroke at all three and the 100 breaststroke in 2004.
He swims for Vienna Swim Club (ASV Wien) and studied at the University of Vienna. He serves in the Austrian Army.
His primary event is the 200 breaststroke. In 2001, he garnered a silver medal at the World Championships in the event, in an Austrian Record of 2:11.09. In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the 200 breaststroke. At the European Short Course Championships, he has won medals in the event in: 1998 (bronze), 2001 (gold), and 2002 (silver).
He is Jewish.
# 2023 Dow Tennis Classic – Doubles

Hailey Baptiste and Whitney Osuigwe won the title, defeating Sophie Chang and Ashley Lahey in the final, 2–6, 6–2, [10–1].
Asia Muhammad and Alycia Parks were the reigning champions, but chose not to participate this year.

## Seeds

* Sabrina Santamaria / Heather Watson (semifinals)
* Conny Perrin / Iryna Shymanovich (withdrew)
* Sophie Chang / Ashley Lahey (final)
* Ashlyn Krueger / Angela Kulikov (semifinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | S Santamaria H Watson | 5 | 6 | [11] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Corley I Corley | 7 | 3 | [9] | 1 | S Santamaria H Watson | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hewitt V Hu | 6 | 4 | [10] | | D Hewitt V Hu | 6 | 3 | [4] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Monnet R Șerban | 3 | 6 | [3] | | | | | | 1 | S Santamaria H Watson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Chang A Lahey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | S Chang A Lahey | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Arango K Scott | 1 | 3 | | 3 | S Chang A Lahey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rogers A Smith | w/o | | | | A Rogers A Smith | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko T Prozorova | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Chang A Lahey | 6 | 2 | [1] |
| | R McAdoo A Osborne | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Baptiste W Osuigwe | 2 | 6 | [10] |
| | M Kessler M Kozyreva | 6 | 6 | | | M Kessler M Kozyreva | 6 | 5 | [9] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Sewing A Tikhonova | 4 | 3 | | 4 | A Krueger A Kulikov | 3 | 7 | [11] | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Krueger A Kulikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | A Krueger A Kulikov | 6 | 3 | [7] | | | | | |
| | H Baptiste W Osuigwe | 7$^7$ | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | H Baptiste W Osuigwe | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
| | R Anderson C Harrison | 6$^5$ | 6 | [8] | | H Baptiste W Osuigwe | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Beck E Coleman | w/o | | | WC | C Beck E Coleman | 1 | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Perrin I Shymanovich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# The Wolf Bites Back

The Wolf Bites Back is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Orange Goblin. It was released on 15 June 2018 by Candlelight Records. The album was produced by Jaime "Gomez" Arellano, who is best known for producing recent albums by Ghost and Paradise Lost, and was recorded at Orgone Studios in Bedfordshire, England. Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell makes a guest appearance.
The album was preceded by the single "Sons of Salem". Singer Ben Ward explained that the album was constructed with live concerts in mind: "There was definitely a concerted effort to make sure all the songs could work in a live environment which gives the album a more raw, stripped-back feel — something that I feel has been lacking from good rock and metal in recent years." The album includes experimentation with doom metal, groove metal, and blues rock. One reviewer said of the album: "The best thing about [the album] though, is that for all its differences, it still sounds like Orange Goblin, still sounds like the band they always were, and the progression is entirely natural."

## Personnel

* Ben Ward – vocals
* Joe Hoare – guitar
* Chris Turner – drums
* Martyn Millard – bass

## Charts

| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 157 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 198 |
# Ahmet Li

Ahmet Li (Chinese: 李良夫; pinyin: Lǐ Liángfū, born January 12, 1991) is a Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. He is a member of Beşiktaş J.K. In April 2016, Li climbed up 26 steps to the 40th place in the world ranking list. As of August 2016, he is ranked the forty-fourth player in the world.
In 2012, he took the bronze medal in the under-21 category of the ITTF World Tour Spanish Open in Almeria.
Li won the bronze medal in singles event, and the gold medal in the team event at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.
He took part at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was eliminated by losing in the first round.
Li earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his performance at the 2016 ITTF European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.
# Michalovce District

Michalovce District (okres Michalovce) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was split between the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Zemplín (in the west) and Uh (in the east).

## Municipalities

Michalovce District (2020) :
| Municipality | Area (km$^2$) | Population |
| Bajany | 5.54 | 452  |
| Bánovce nad Ondavou | 12.23 | 715  |
| Beša | 19.53 | 388  |
| Bracovce | 9.62 | 930  |
| Budince | 1.96 | 220  |
| Budkovce | 19.83 | 1,508  |
| Čečehov | 7.61 | 395  |
| Čičarovce | 26.63 | 885  |
| Čierne Pole | 5.16 | 350  |
| Drahňov | 17.56 | 1,603  |
| Dúbravka | 10.21 | 684  |
| Falkušovce | 9.44 | 659  |
| Hatalov | 8.63 | 738  |
| Hažín | 16.31 | 479  |
| Hnojné | 6.81 | 219  |
| Horovce | 13.08 | 857  |
| Iňačovce | 17.34 | 820  |
| Ižkovce | 4.22 | 92  |
| Jastrabie pri Michalovciach | 5.74 | 287  |
| Jovsa | 18.44 | 830  |
| Kačanov | 5.78 | 500  |
| Kaluža | 9.89 | 430  |
| Kapušianske Kľačany | 20.27 | 959  |
| Klokočov | 11.94 | 423  |
| Krásnovce | 4.61 | 624  |
| Krišovská Liesková | 15.39 | 941  |
| Kusín | 9.79 | 348  |
| Lastomír | 13.37 | 1,229  |
| Laškovce | 3.3 | 707  |
| Lesné | 6.81 | 454  |
| Ložín | 8.24 | 830  |
| Lúčky | 7.92 | 604  |
| Malčice | 22.66 | 1,515  |
| Malé Raškovce | 8.75 | 223  |
| Markovce | 7.99 | 1,044  |
| Maťovské Vojkovce | 12.29 | 659  |
| Michalovce | 52.8 | 38,447  |
| Moravany | 16.67 | 1,044  |
| Nacina Ves | 15.8 | 1,801  |
| Oborín | 43.78 | 730  |
| Oreské | 11.12 | 472  |
| Palín | 11.11 | 891  |
| Pavlovce nad Uhom | 32.19 | 4,701  |
| Petrikovce | 5.73 | 192  |
| Petrovce nad Laborcom | 10.21 | 1,059  |
| Poruba pod Vihorlatom | 20.49 | 599  |
| Pozdišovce | 18.04 | 1,331  |
| Ptrukša | 6.93 | 466  |
| Pusté Čemerné | 6.67 | 369  |
| Rakovec nad Ondavou | 15.21 | 1,054  |
| Ruská | 11.9 | 596  |
| Senné | 18.76 | 716  |
| Slavkovce | 9.18 | 702  |
| Sliepkovce | 6.45 | 742  |
| Staré | 18.02 | 764  |
| Strážske | 24.77 | 4,189  |
| Stretava | 8.96 | 702  |
| Stretavka | 4.86 | 166  |
| Suché | 7.3 | 410  |
| Šamudovce | 4.95 | 651  |
| Trhovište | 12.56 | 2,057  |
| Trnava pri Laborci | 15.93 | 581  |
| Tušice | 6.23 | 679  |
| Tušická Nová Ves | 4.32 | 522  |
| Veľké Kapušany | 29.61 | 8,810  |
| Veľké Raškovce | 11.99 | 299  |
| Veľké Slemence | 9.97 | 571  |
| Vinné | 29.78 | 1,952  |
| Vojany | 10.93 | 905  |
| Voľa | 5.78 | 262  |
| Vrbnica | 4.94 | 1,200  |
| Vysoká nad Uhom | 15.35 | 794  |
| Zalužice | 19.61 | 1,181  |
| Závadka | 5.01 | 455  |
| Zbudza | 9.07 | 533  |
| Zemplínska Široká | 16.24 | 982  |
| Zemplínske Kopčany | 9.66 | 486  |
| Žbince | 15.06 | 1,006  |
# List of RPM number-one country singles of 1985

These are the Canadian number-one country songs of 1985, per the RPM Country Tracks chart.
| Issue date | Title | Artist |
| January 5 | She's My Rock | George Jones |
| January 12 | The Best Year of My Life | Eddie Rabbitt |
| January 19 | Something in My Heart | Ricky Skaggs |
| January 26 | Something in My Heart | Ricky Skaggs |
| February 2 | Me Against the Night | Crystal Gayle |
| February 9 | A Place to Fall Apart | Merle Haggard featuring Janie Fricke |
| February 16 | (There's A) Fire in the Night | Alabama |
| February 23 | Ain't She Somethin' Else | Conway Twitty |
| March 2 | Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On | Mel McDaniel |
| March 9 | Make My Life With You | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| March 16 | Baby Bye Bye | Gary Morris |
| March 23 | Crazy For Your Love | Exile |
| March 30 | Seven Spanish Angels | Ray Charles with Willie Nelson |
| April 6 | What I Didn't Do | Steve Wariner |
| April 13 | Crazy | Kenny Rogers |
| April 20 | Time Don't Run Out on Me | Anne Murray |
| April 27 | Honor Bound | Earl Thomas Conley |
| May 4 | Country Girls | John Schneider |
| May 11 | Girls' Night Out | The Judds |
| May 18 | Step That Step | Sawyer Brown |
| May 25 | Radio Heart | Charly McClain |
| June 1 | In a New York Minute | Ronnie McDowell |
| June 8 | Fallin' in Love | Sylvia |
| June 15 | Don't Call Him a Cowboy | Conway Twitty |
| June 22 | Country Boy | Ricky Skaggs |
| June 29 | She's a Miracle | Exile |
| July 6 | Little Things | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| July 13 | She Keeps the Home Fires Burning | Ronnie Milsap |
| July 20 | Forgiving You Was Easy | Willie Nelson |
| July 27 | Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks) | Earl Thomas Conley |
| August 3 | Dixie Road | Lee Greenwood |
| August 10 | Old Hippie | The Bellamy Brothers |
| August 17 | 40 Hour Week (For a Livin') | Alabama |
| August 24 | Highwayman | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash |
| August 31 | Real Love | Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton |
| September 7 | Love Is Alive | The Judds |
| September 14 | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me | Rosanne Cash |
| September 21 | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me | Rosanne Cash |
| September 28 | Used to Blue | Sawyer Brown |
| October 5 | I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me | Rosanne Cash |
| October 12 | Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) | Ronnie Milsap |
| October 19 | Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night) | Ronnie Milsap |
| October 26 | You Make Me Want to Make You Mine | Juice Newton |
| November 2 | Touch a Hand, Make a Friend | The Oak Ridge Boys |
| November 9 | Some Fools Never Learn | Steve Wariner |
| November 16 | Can't Keep a Good Man Down | Alabama |
| November 23 | Hang On to Your Heart | Exile |
| November 30 | I'll Never Stop Loving You | Gary Morris |
| December 7 | Too Much on My Heart | The Statler Brothers |
| December 14 | I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose) | Lee Greenwood |
| December 21 | The Chair | George Strait |
| December 28 | Nobody Falls Like a Fool | Earl Thomas Conley |
# Meole Brace School

Meole Brace School is a coeducational secondary school in the suburb of Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, England. It is one of two state-funded secondary schools in South Shrewsbury and serves a wide catchment area which includes Meole Brace, areas of Belle Vue and Radbrook, as well as Bayston Hill and some rural settlements south of Shrewsbury.
It previously held Science College specialist status and was awarded the Sportsmark by the Sports Council. Ofsted rated the school "Good" in 2024, paying special attention to the above average results in Religious Studies, Geography, Drama and Modern Foreign Languages at GCSE level. The school also has Ofsted "Good" ratings in every category.
Previously a community school administered by Shropshire Council, in January 2019 Meole Brace School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Central Shropshire Academy Trust.
As Meole Brace School does not have a sixth form, students transfer to Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, Shrewsbury College or a private school. Still, Meole Brace - sometimes abbreviated to MBS - is the largest secondary school within Shrewsbury.

## Notable former pupils

* Nick Beighton, Paralympic bronze medallist
* Joe Hart, footballer
* Mason Springthorpe, footballer
# National Warning System

The National Warning System (NAWAS) is an automated telephone system used to convey warnings to United States–based federal, state and local governments, as well as the military and civilian population. The original mission of NAWAS was to warn of an imminent enemy attack or an actual accidental missile launch upon the United States. NAWAS still supports this mission but the emphasis is on natural and technological disasters. Organizations are able to disseminate and coordinate emergency alerts and warning messages through NAWAS and other public systems by means of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.
NAWAS is operated and fully funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Today, the system consists of what is essentially a 2200+ telephone party line. The phone instruments are designed to provide protection for lightning strikes so they may be used during storms. The interconnecting lines provide some protection by avoiding local telephone switches. This ensures they are available even when the local system is down or overloaded. NAWAS has major terminals at each state Emergency Operations Center and State Emergency Management Facility. Other secondary terminals include local emergency management agencies, National Weather Service field offices and Public-safety answering points (PSAPs).
NAWAS is used to disseminate warning information concerning natural and technological disasters to approximately 2200 warning points throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. This information includes acts of terrorism including Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), after aircraft incidents/accidents, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, nuclear incidents/accidents, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis and winter storms or blizzards. NAWAS allows issuance of warnings to all stations nationwide or to selected stations as dictated by the situation.
When the NAWAS is not being used for emergency traffic/tests, State and local government personnel are encouraged to use it for official business.
# The Weeks (band)

The Weeks are an American rock band originating from Florence, Mississippi, United States.
The band was formed by Cain Barnes, Chaz Lindsay, Cyle Barnes, Damien Bone and Samuel Williams in March 2006 when they were between 14 and 16 years old. The band signed to the Esperanza Plantation label, with the debut album, Comeback Cadillac, released in July 2008. The album blended southern rock and alternative, and featured a duet with labelmate Allie Peden on "Sailor Song".  Their debut EP, Rumspringa, followed in 2009.
After some lineup changes that left them with a four-piece of the Barnes twins, Bone and Williams, the band relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. In March 2011, they returned to Water Valley, Mississippi, to work with Winn McElroy at his Black Wings Studio on the eight songs that encompass a 12" EP entitled, "Gutter Gaunt Gangster", out October 11, 2011, on Esperanza Plantation. They spent the next six months touring with Junior Astronomers, Local H, North Mississippi All-Stars, Sol Cat, and The Meat Puppets. After signing with Kings of Leon's new record label Serpents and Snakes, they re-released Gutter Gaunt Gangster September 25, 2012. Their second full-length, Dear Bo Jackson, was released in the spring of 2013. This was followed by the release of Easy in 2017, and, most recently, Two Moons in the summer of 2019.

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Dog Days (2006), Olympic Records (Out of print)
* Comeback Cadillac (2008), Esperanza Plantation
* Gutter Gaunt Gangster (2012), Serpents & Snakes Records
* Dear Bo Jackson (2013), Serpents & Snakes Records
* Easy (2017), Lightning Rod
* Two Moons (2019), Crooked Letter Records
* Twisted Rivers (2020), Crooked Letter Records

### Extended plays

* Rumspringa EP (2009), Esperanza Plantation
* Buttons EP (2014), Serpents & Snakes Records

## Members
### Current

* Cyle Barnes - Lead Vocals
* Samuel Williams - Guitar, Vocals
* Cain Barnes - Drums
* Damien Bone - Bass

### Former

* Chaz Lindsay - Rhythm Guitar (2006–2009)
* Alex Collier - Piano, Organ, Vocals (2011-2015)
# Jef Valkeniers

Jozef Maria Zacharias "Jef" Valkeniers (born 29 December 1932) is a physician-neuropsychiatrist and a Flemish politician.

## Biography

Jef Valkeniers was born on 29 December 1932 as the seventh child in a large brewer family. He grew up in Schepdaal where his grandfather Emiel Eylenbosch was mayor and brewer.

## Neuropsychiatrist

Valkeniers studied medicine at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He did his internship at Ellis Hospital and took some additional classes at the Albany Medical College in The State of New York. After six years having worked as a practitioner in Schepdaal he moved with his family to South Africa in order to specialize in neurology at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Four years later, he returned to Belgium and obtained a specialization in psychiatry at St. Jans Hospital in Bruges.

## Politics

Valkeniers was Member of Parliament from 1974 to 2003. As a Dutch-speaking member of parliament, he was also a member of the Flemish Cultural Council (forerunner of the Flemish Parliament). He was also briefly, in 1988, Minister for the Brussels Region. Finally, he was mayor of Schepdaal and Dilbeek. Dr Valkeniers was known during his years as a Member of Parliament as an active member and as a hard worker.

### Political career

* 1970 - 1976 : Mayor of Schepdaal.
* 1976 - 1988 : Councillor Dilbeek.
* 1974 - 1985 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives.
* 1974 - 1995 : Member of the Flemish Council
* 1985 - 1995 : Member of the Senate
* 1988 - 1989 : Secretary of State for the Brussels region
* 1995 - 1999 : Member of the Council of Europe
* 1995 - 1999 : Member of the Western European Union
* 1995 - 2003 : Member of the Chamber of Representatives.
* 1982 - 1988 : Mayor of Dilbeek
* 1992–present : Municipal Councillor in Dilbeek
* 2001 - 2002 : President of the Public Centre for Social Welfare in Dilbeek
Valkeniers is currently dealing with development, he serves on several boards of directors, and he is regularly asked for medical advice (E.g. NPO De Poel.). He is still active in politics as a councilor in Dilbeek. and as board member of the liberal party in Belgium (Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten). He continues to actively work for the fraternization between Dilbeek with some foreign countries. He was a few years ago, the initiator of the cooperation between the HUBrussel and the Dalton State College.

## Honours

* Belgium: Knight of the Order of Crown (1971).
* South Africa: Sieradres van Franschhoek (1999).
* Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold (2000).
* Austria: Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria (2000).
* Taiwan: Great Medal of Diplomacy from Taiwan (2003).
* Belgium: Freeman Affligem.
* Belgium: Honorary Mayor of Dilbeek (2003).