It is used in many common law countries, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and Canada. The idea is also used in many other countries, perhaps not with the same title. It is an expression of democracy, that in some cases people and groups should be able to have their voice heard directly. The issues at stake may be of a local kind, or special to a particular group of people.
A public inquiry differs from a Royal Commission. A public inquiry accepts evidence, conducts its hearings in public and deals with a specific occurrence. Interested members of the public and organisations may make oral or written submissions, and listen to oral evidence given by other parties.
Research on the effects of public inquiries suggests they may not do much to change people's minds. However, it is normal for a public enquiry to be about some controversy. That is the point of the exercise.
Gentleman
A gentleman is an historical term used in the British class system for an educated man who is wealthy. Its significance is that in a class system, people were educated, lived and worked in quite different ways according to the circumstances of their birth. This is behind the otherwise strange divide in sports like cricket between amateur and professionals (who often played in the same side), and between Rugby Union and Rugby League.
This distinction is needed to understand many of the novels, plays, and films of the pre-WWII era. Similar distinctions ran in most other countries before the modern era. Consider the characters in Tolstoy's "War and Peace" as an example.
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and movie producer. She is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in India. She acts in Bollywood movies. She has won many awards including one Filmfare Award from seven nominations. She was born in Ayodhya and raised in Bangalore. She is married to the Indian cricketer Virat Kohli.
Her debut movie was "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" (2008) in which she acted with Shah Rukh Khan. "Sultan" (2016), "PK" (2014), "Jab Tak Hai Jaan", "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" and "Sanju" are some of her famous movies.
Michael Sheehan
Michael Jarboe Sheehan (born July 9, 1939) is a retired American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eleventh Archbishop of Santa Fe. He was the Bishop of Lubbock from 1983 to 1993. He was born in Wichita, Kansas.
In August 2018, Sheehan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Shirley Abrahamson
Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson (December 17, 1933 – December 19, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer. She was a member and former Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court in 1976 by Governor Patrick Lucey. She became first woman on Wisconsin's high court.
She was the only woman on the court from 1976 until 1993. Abrahamson was re-elected to the Supreme Court in 1979, 1989, 1999, and 2009. She became Chief Justice on August 1, 1996 and served until April 29, 2015.
On May 30, 2018, Abrahamson announced she would not seek re-election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2019.
In August 2018, Abrahamson announced she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She died on December 19, 2020 in Berkeley, California from the disease, aged 87.
Daugava River
The Daugava () or Western Dvina is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, Russia, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia and into the Gulf of Riga. The total length of the river is : in Russia, in Belarus, and in Latvia.
Within Latvia it flows through Latgale, Zemgale, Vidzeme and Riga, before flowing into the Gulf of Riga.
Hillsboro, Alabama
Hillsboro is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
North Courtland, Alabama
North Courtland is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Town Creek, Alabama
Town Creek is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Oakville, Alabama
Oakville is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States.
Hobson City, Alabama
Hobson City is a town in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Ohatchee, Alabama
Ohatchee is a town in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,170. It was incorporated in 1956.
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Cape Girardeau County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri; its eastern border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 75,674. The county seat is Jackson, the first city in the US to be named in honor of President Andrew Jackson. It was founded on October 1, 1812.
Blount County
Blount County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 123,010. It had an estimated population of 126,339 in 2014. The county seat is Maryville, which is also the county's largest city.
Alexander County
Alexander County is the name of two counties in the United States:
John Venn
John Venn, FRS, FSA, (4 August 1834 – 4 April 1923) was an English logician and philosopher. He introduced the Venn diagram. The Venn diagram is one of many ways to represent logical relationships. It is well-known because it is easy to understand, and is used in elementary set theory, probability, logic, statistics, competition math, and computer science.
In 1883, Venn was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1884, he was awarded a Sc.D. by Cambridge.
S Orionis
S Orionis is a Mira variable star found in the Orion constellation. It has a diameter 530 times larger than that of the Sun.
W Hydrae
W Hydrae is a red giant star. It has a size 520 times larger than the Sun, but this can change. It is one of the largest known stars.
Rho Cassiopeiae
Rho Cassiopeiae is a yellow hypergiant star, the brightest one in the night sky. It is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is also one of the largest, with a size 450 times larger than the Sun.
HR 5171
HR 5171 is a yellow hypergiant star, and the largest of its type. Its size is over 1,300 (or 1,500) times larger and 630,000 times brighter than the Sun. It is orbited by a smaller yellow hypergiant and blue star.
Quaker State 400
The Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, commonly known as the Quaker State 400, is a annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, It is held as the nineteenth race of the season and is held in conjunction with the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series, The inaugural event was held on July 9, 2011 and was won by Kyle Busch, From 2012 to 2014, the race has been held before the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Independence Day weekend, From 2015 to 2017, The race moved back two weeks preceding Daytona and New Hampshire, In 2018, the race became the 19th race of the season as the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway which became the 20th race of the season.
Martin Truex Jr. enters as defending winner.
The event eventuated a lawsuit in which Kentucky Speedway claimed NASCAR had violated federal antitrust laws in 2005. In 2008, The speedway was sold to Bruton Smith, hoping that the track could hold a race by 2011 and after four years, the former speedway owners abandoned the lawsuit. In August 2010, NASCAR announced that the track could hold a Cup Series event in 2011. Seven months later, Royal Dutch Shell's Quaker State brand was announced to sponsor the 267-lap race held on July 9, 2011, and was won by Kyle Busch. The race was plagued by a massive traffic problem where many of the fans were expected to attend the race were turned away after several hours on Interstate 71. Following the problem, Kentucky Speedway announced that they bought more land for parking and began to work with the state government to improve the track around the speedway in time for the 2012 race.