The National Olympic Committee for Kenya is the "National Olympic Committee Kenya", and was founded in 1955.
Lesotho at the Olympics
Lesotho was first at the Olympic Games in 1972. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then, but they boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics. Lesotho has not been in the Winter Olympic Games.
As of 2011, no athlete from Lesotho has won an Olympic medal.
The National Olympic Committee for Lesotho was formed in 1971. They were recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.
Liberia at the Olympics
Liberia at the Olympics is a history which began in 1956.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Liberia is LBR.
Teams from Liberia has been to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1956, except for 1968, 1976 and 1992. The country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Liberia have been in any Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Liberia was formed in 1954. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1955.
Libya at the Olympics
Libya at the Olympics is a history which began in 1956.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Libya ("Libya Jamahiriya") was LYA. It is now LBA.
A teams from Libya was first at the Olympic Games in 1964. They have been in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation boycotted the 1976 Games along with most other African nations, and also boycotted the 1984 Games. Libya has never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
As of 2011, no Libyan athlete has ever won an Olympic medal.
The National Olympic Committee for Libya was created in 1962 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1963.
Madagascar at the Olympics
Madagascar at the Olympics is a history which starts in the 1960s.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Madagascar was MAG. It is now MAD.
Madagascar was first at the Olympic Games in 1964. They have been to every game since except for 1976 and 1988. They have never won a medal. 2006 was the first time at the Winter Olympics.
Malawi at the Olympics
Malawi has been in eight Summer Olympic Games. They have never been in the Winter Olympics. Malawi boycotted the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.
Mali at the Olympics
Mali at the Olympics is a history which started in the 1960s. Since 1962, Mali has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Mali is MLI.
Mali has taken part in the Summer Olympic Games held in 1964, 1972, and every Olympics since 1980. The country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Mali have been in any Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Mali was formed in 1962 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1963.
Mauritania at the Olympics
Mauritania (MTN) has been to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1984. They have never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Mauritania have been in any Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee was formed in 1962 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1979.
Peer group
A peer group is a group of people who are equal in some way. Those in a peer group have the same status and are about the same age. They often interact with the group as a whole. Members of a peer group often have similar interests and backgrounds.
Developmental psychologists, Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson, and Harry Stack Sullivan, argued that peer relationships are important in a person's development, and teach about equality, reciprocity, cooperation, and intimacy. Modern research also shows that social and emotional gains are indeed provided by peer interaction.
Judith Rich Harris, in "The Nurture Assumption," argues that an individual's peer group significantly influences their intellectual and personal development. Several long-term studies also claim that peer groups improve school work.
Georg Holtzendorff
Georg Holtzendorff was a 19th-century German landscape painter from Saxony. He moved to England because of the Franco-Prussian War.
Holtzendorff worked for the Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Company. He sketched the landscape of Derbyshire and these were used as designs for porcelain.
His main work was the decoration of the "Gladstone Dessert Service", presented by the Liberal Working Men of Derby to Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone in 1883. Watercolour by Holtzendorff, with a view of Becket Street, Derby, with the Derby Museum and Art Gallery in the background, is the only remaining study on paper linked to the "Gladstone service".
Mauritius at the Olympics
Mauritius was first at the Olympic Games in 1984. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never been in the Winter Olympic Games. Mauritius also supported the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
The National Olympic Committee for Mauritius was formed in 1971 by Ram Ruhee, who remained its Secretary General until 2008. It was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.
Morocco at the Olympics
Morocco at the Olympics is a history which began in 1959.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Morocco is MRC.
A team from Morocco was first at the Olympic Games in 1960. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Morocco also boycotted the 1976 Games, withdrawing after having initially sent a delegation. Only one Moroccon representative had time to compete before his country's withdrawal: Abderahim Najim took part in the Men's Light Flyweight event in boxing, and lost his first and only match.
Morocco has been in the Winter Olympic Games four times since 1968, but not since 1992.
Moroccan athletes have won a total of twenty two medals, nineteen in athletics and three in boxing.
The National Olympic Committee for Morocco was formed in 1959.
Mozambique at the Olympics
Mozambique has been in 7 Summer Olympic Games. They have never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee was formed in 1979 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year.
Pickford's House Museum
Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume, No 41 Friar Gate Derby, is a nice Georgian house built by the great architect Joseph Pickford in 1770 for his own family. Pickford had a number of notable customers. One of them was a painter Joseph Wright, whose works can be found in local Derby Museum. The Pickford's museum that was set up in 1988 shows the housing of a late Georgian professional person. The ground floor is furnished as it might have been in Pickford's time together with displays of eighteenth and nineteenth century costume. It is owned and run by the Derby City Council.
"Pickford's House" was intended to showcase his work, with the intention of securing new contacts. It was also his residence. At the rear of the property Pickford had his builder's yard, access being by a driveway to the right of the property.
Article contains a text transported from on the English Wikipedia.
Namibia at the Olympics
Namibia at the Olympics is a history of which includes six games in six countries and 34 athletes. Since 1991, sportsmen of Namibia have taken part the growth of the "Olympic Movement".
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Namibia is NAM.
The Namibian National Olympic Committee was formed in 1990 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1991.
Teams from Namibia have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1990s.
Namibia has never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
Niger at the Olympics
Niger at the Olympics is a history which began in 1964.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the Niger was NGR. It is now NIG.