He made his maiden speech on 16 May 1997, speaking passionately about the needs of the blind and the disabled people.

Three aluminium blind rivets: 1 / 8 ", 3 / 32 ", and 1 / 16 "

In 1990 changes in the law meant that commercial television franchises were no longer allocated on merit or potential but rather through a blind auction, the results of which were made public on 16 October 1991.

On 16 October 1991, following changes to the way ITV contracts were issued ( now via a blind auction rather than a bid on merits and potential ) it was announced that TSW had lost its franchise because of an ' unrealistic business plan ' related to its bid, which was viewed by the Independent Television Commission ( ITC ) as being far too high.

In the New Testament, the term Rabboni is only used by the Magdalene here in John 20: 16 and in Mark 10: 51 by the blind man Bartimaeus in the account of the miracle of healing the blind near Jericho.

After successfully matriculating at the age of 16, Tilly became the first blind Australian to go to a university, enrolling for an Arts Degree from University of Melbourne.

* Charley Boswell, 16 time U. S. blind Golf Champion ( buried in Elmwood Cemetery )

Somewhere along the way he also learned to speak French, and was actually accepted at age 16 to a Paris-based school for the blind, but he contracted typhoid fever and was unable to travel.

On 16 July 2011 Brown was reported to have shoved Talksport's blind Political Editor, Sean Dilley, and his guide dog inside Portcullis House, swearing at him to get out of her way.

The first awards were presented on May 16, 1929, at a private brunch at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of about 270 people.

He, along with Moses, performed " signs " before his people which impressed them with a belief in the reality of the divine mission of the brothers ( Exodus 4: 15 – 16 ).

At the peak of its efficiency in the early 16th century, the Venetian Arsenal employed some 16, 000 people who apparently were able to produce nearly one ship each day, and could fit out, arm, and provision a newly-built galley with standardized parts on an assembly-line basis not seen again until the Industrial Revolution.

John 3: 16 says that only those that accept Jesus will be given eternal life, so the people that do not accept him cannot burn in hell for eternity because Jesus has not given them eternal life, instead it says they will perish.

* 1966 – Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.

The insignia of Apollo 16 is dominated by rendering of an American eagle and a red, white and blue shield, representing the people of the United States, overlaying a gray background, the lunar surface.

There were 69, 062 households that consist of only one person and 16, 254 households with five or more people.

The 2006 sociolinguistic survey of all Basque provinces showed that in 2006 of all people aged 16 and above:

Founded on 4 February 1862, and family-owned for the past seven generations, Bacardi now employs nearly 6, 000 people, manufactures its brands at 27 facilities in 16 markets on four continents, with sales in more than 150 countries.

The population density was 16, 422. 08 people per square mile ( 6, 341. 98 / km² ), making Cambridge the fifth most densely populated city in the US and the second most densely populated city in Massachusetts behind neighboring Somerville.

On 16 May 2003, 33 civilians were killed and more than 100 people were injured when Casablanca was hit by a multiple suicide bomb attack carried out by Moroccans and claimed by some to have been linked to al-Qaeda.

Severe thunderstorms on June 16, 1990, created heavy flash flooding in Bettendorf and Davenport that killed four people.

* 5. 2 % of people aged 16 – 74 were unemployed.

Approximately 815 million people are undernourished, and over 16, 000 children die per day from hunger-related causes.

Unemployment dropped to 2 %, relief programs largely ended, and the industrial economy grew rapidly to new heights as millions of people moved to new jobs in war centers, and 16 million men and 300, 000 women were drafted or volunteered for military service.

* 1981 – An earthquake registering 6. 7 on the Richter scale hits Athens, killing 16 people and destroying buildings in several towns west of the city.

Internally, popular sentiments radicalized the Revolution significantly, culminating in the rise of Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins and virtual dictatorship by the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror from 1793 until 1794 during which between 16, 000 and 40, 000 people were killed.

According to archival records, at least 16, 594 people died under the guillotine or otherwise after accusations of counter-revolutionary activities.

More than 16 million people are of foreign / immigrant descent ( first and second generation, including mixed heritage and ethnic German repatriates and their descendants ).

It describes events in the Old Testament of the Bible, specifically Exodus 7: 16: " And the Lord spoke unto Moses, go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me ", in which God commands Moses to demand the release of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.

Initially, in May 1940, 16, 700 people went to French Morocco.

One estimate shows a 38 % drop from 16 million people in 1618 to 10 million by 1650, while another shows " only " a 20 % drop from 20 million to 16 million.

In the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, home to 2. 21 million of Haiti's 8. 5 million people, only 23 percent of adults have completed secondary school with 16 percent passing the state graduation exam.

On 16 February 1962, the North Sea flood of that year caused the Elbe to rise to an all-time high, inundating one-fifth of Hamburg and killing more than 300 people.

In most jurisdictions worldwide, gambling is limited to persons over the age of license ( 16 to 21 years of age in most countries where casinos are permitted ).

* Bloomsday in Ireland and worldwide for fans of James Joyce's Ulysses is June 16

Rock N Roll Jesus sold 5 million albums worldwide and was certified triple platinum in the U. S. He released Born Free on November 16, 2010.

The most recent presidential election was held on Sunday, April 9, 2006, and more than 16 million Peruvians were eligible to vote worldwide.

She has sold more than 16 million albums in the United States and over 35 million albums worldwide.

It currently has a worldwide baptized membership of about 16. 3 million people.

Nearly one million Yum !, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A & W All American Food employees, franchisees and their families volunteered close to 4 million hours to aid hunger relief efforts in communities worldwide, while helping to raise $ 16 million throughout the World Hunger Relief Week initiative for the World Food Programme and other hunger relief agencies around the world.

The Spectrum was ultimately released as eight different models, ranging from the entry level model with 16 kB RAM released in 1982 to the ZX Spectrum + 3 with 128 kB RAM and built in floppy disk drive in 1987 ; together they sold in excess of 5 million units worldwide ( not counting numerous clones ).

March 21, 2010 worldwide update by the U. N .' s World Health Organization ( WHO ) states that " 213 countries and overseas territories / communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16, 931 deaths.

With other seafoods, it provides the world's prime source of high-quality protein: 14 – 16 percent of the animal protein consumed worldwide.

Léon: The Professional was a commercial success, grossing over $ 45 million worldwide on a $ 16 million budget.

The band's second greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits II, followed in October 1991, which is the eighth best-selling album of all time in the UK and has sold 16 million copies worldwide.

According to the World Health Organization, over 16 million people worldwide are infected with typhoid fever each year, with 500, 000 to 600, 000 fatal cases.

The town made headlines worldwide when the Vice President of the Regional Assembly of Calabria, Francesco Fortugno, was gunned down with five bullets in front of dozens of bystanders as he cast his vote at the primary elections on October 16, 2005.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published on 16 July 2005, and sold 11 million copies in the first 24 hours of its worldwide release.

The title of Young Steinway Artist gives talented young pianists between the ages of 16 and 35 the opportunity of being affiliated with the Steinway Artist family, and access to the worldwide resources of Steinway and its network of dealers.

In May 2012 Overkill had sold over 16 million records worldwide, that making them the seventh best selling thrash metal band of all time.

The LP itself stayed in the Top 200 charts for more than 65 weeks and has since sold 16 million copies worldwide.

In the twilight of Roosevelt's administration, the president dispatched sixteen U. S. Navy battleships of the Atlantic Fleet on a worldwide voyage of circumnavigation from 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909.

The Defense Intelligence Agency ( DIA ) is a member of the Intelligence Community of the United States, and is the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 16, 500 U. S. military and civilian employees worldwide.

Hanson have sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had eight top 40 singles in the UK and six top 40 singles in the US.

The film went on to make $ 51. 3 million in North America and $ 16. 1 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $ 67. 3 million.

The album has since sold over 16 million copies worldwide and brought her much international success.

The film grossed $ 16, 015, 408 in its opening weekend and earned $ 125, 049, 125 during its North American theatrical run, becoming the fourth highest grossing film of 1982 ; its worldwide box-office earnings stand at around $ 270 million.