He was stationed in San Francisco from 1869 through 1871 and he took out a patent for the cable car railway that still runs there, receiving a charter for its operation, but signing away his rights when he was reassigned.

He may have acted as suffragan, or subordinate bishop, to his predecessor Lyfing before formally assuming the bishopric, as from about 1043 Ealdred witnessed as an episcopus, or bishop, and a charter from 1045 or early 1046 names Sihtric as abbot of Tavistock.

" A charter from the reign of his son Edward the Elder depicts Alfred as hearing one such appeal in his chamber, while washing his hands.

In April 1998, American photographer John S Callahan organized the first surfing project in the Andamans, starting from Phuket in Thailand with the assistance of Southeast Asia Liveaboards ( SEAL ), a UK owned dive charter company.

Also, the old airfield at Rabasa was closed and air traffic moved to the new El Altet Airport, which made a more convenient and modern facility for charter flights bringing tourists from northern European countries.

Due to the costs involved in owning, operating and driving buses and coaches, many bus and coach uses a private hire of vehicles from charter bus companies, either for a day or two, or a longer contract basis, where the charter company provides the vehicles and qualified drivers.

By the charter renewal in 1781 it was also the bankers ' bank – keeping enough gold to pay its notes on demand until 26 February 1797 when war had so diminished gold reserves that the government prohibited the Bank from paying out in gold.

For example, a students ' union may be prohibited as an organization from engaging in activities not concerning students ; if the union becomes involved in non-student activities these activities are considered ultra vires of the union's charter, and nobody would be compelled by the charter to follow them.

Hamburg International provides a charter service from Hamburg via Düsseldorf on Thursdays and Condor operatus from Frankfurt Rhein Main on Tuesdays returning on Wednesday.

Neos operates charter flights from Milan Malpensa, Rome Fiumcino and Bologna on Wednesdays.

While Axbridge grew in importance as a centre for cloth manufacturing in the Tudor period and gained a charter from King John, Cheddar remained a more dispersed mining and dairy-farming village.

The alleged oldest commercial corporation in the world, the Stora Kopparberg mining community in Falun, Sweden, obtained a charter from King Magnus Eriksson in 1347.

Acting under a charter sanctioned by the Dutch government, the Dutch East India Company ( VOC ) defeated Portuguese forces and established itself in the Moluccan Islands in order to profit from the European demand for spices.

" Refusing to give a literal reading to the state-granted charter of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which specified that the company could " collect and receive such tariffs ... as it may prescribe, Hughes contended that this clause " necessarily implies that the charges shall be reasonable and does not detract from the power of the State ... to prescribe reasonable rates.

* Billund Airport ( BLL ), in central Jutland, one of Denmark's busiest cargo centres as well as a popular charter airline destination and an airport for regular flights serving 2. 4 million passengers a year, mainly from the western part of the country.

He is still seeking greater autonomy from China, although Dolma Gyari, deputy speaker of the parliament-in-exile has stated " If the middle path fails in the short term, we will be forced to opt for complete independence or selfdetermination as per the UN charter ".

The move from Connecticut followed a lengthy and sometimes frustrating effort to find resources and secure a charter.

Although the Board elected its members from the two sources of nominees in equal proportions between 1891 and 2007, the Board decided in 2007 to add several new members, all charter trustees.

Restrictions prevent charter schools from charging top-up fees or selecting students, ensuring equality of access.

When over 100 parliamentarians from the twelve member nations of the Council of Europe came together in Strasbourg in the summer of 1949 for the first ever meeting of the Council's Consultative Assembly, drafting a " charter of human rights " and creating a Court to enforce it was high on their agenda.

Buenos Aires refused permission for charter flights from Chile that served cruise ships to fly over Argentina to reach the islands.

In 1141 the area ’ s market was transferred to the town from nearby Newport, further increasing the area ’ s influence The town ’ s first charter was granted in 1300 This early town was known as Chipping Walden.

Devizes received its first charter in 1141 permitting regular markets.

William de Vere was promised the chancellorship of England by the Empress Matilda in the 1141 charter by which his brother was made earl, but given the political and military setbacks she suffered in that and subsequent years, it is not surprising that there is no record that he served as her chancellor.

They both joined Queen Matilda but on King Stephen's release they were once again among his followers, William witnessing a royal charter at Canterbury in late 1141.

Bathgate first enters the chronicles of history in a confirmation charter by King Malcolm IV of Scotland ( 1141 – 9 December 1165 ).

A petition bearing the signatures of more than 1,700 Johnston taxpayers was presented to the town council last night as what is hoped will be the first step in obtaining a home rule charter for the town.

`` There is not now, nor has there ever been in Emory University's charter or by-laws any requirement that students be admitted or rejected on the basis of race, color or creed.

The first charter of human rights by Cyrus the Great as understood in the Cyrus cylinder is often seen as a reflection of the questions and thoughts expressed by Zarathustra and developed in Zoroastrian schools of thought of the Achaemenid Era of Iranian history.

Along with the Chicago Bears, the club is one of two NFL charter member franchises still in operation since the league's founding.

* 1606 – The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.

Reference to a market at Abergavenny is found in a charter granted to the Prior by William de Braose ( d. 1211 ).

Though the origin is ambiguous, the draughtsman of the charter issued by Æthelstan used the term in a way that can only mean ' wide ruler '.

File: London 307. JPG | Room 52-The Cyrus Cylinder ; is regarded by many as the world ’ s first documented charter of human rights

In the United Kingdom and parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, a city is traditionally a settlement with a royal charter.

There is no economic activity ( except for a significant but as yet unquantified charter fishing and diving industry ), and only a staff of three or four people to run the meteorological station on Willis Island ( South Islet ), established in 1921.

He witnessed a charter with Æthelstan at Buckingham on 934 in which he is described as subregulus, that is a king acknowledging Æthelstan's overlordship.

Dartmouth is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising the College president ( ex officio ), the state governor ( ex officio ), 13 trustees nominated and elected by the board ( called " charter trustees "), and eight trustees nominated by alumni and elected by the board (" alumni trustees ").

It is often pointed out that the charter of Dartmouth College, granted to Eleazar Wheelock in 1769, proclaims that the institution was created " for the education and instruction of Youth of the Indian Tribes in this Land in reading, writing and all parts of Learning ... as well as in all liberal Arts and Sciences ; and also of English Youth and any others.

The club is a charter member of the American League, one of four clubs ( with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians ) still located in its original city.

Over 10 % of Swedish pupils were enrolled in charter schools in 2008 and the number is growing fast, leading the country to be viewed as a pioneer of the model.

A charter member of the United Nations, France holds one of the permanent seats in the Security Council and is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies.

An English charter from 936 AD displays the name Frigedune, which means " Valley of Frig ," thus implying that Friden in Derbyshire is named after Frigg.

* 1693 – The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.

To back the campaign, 123 MPs ( including Prime Minister Tony Blair ) signed a charter which stated: Graffiti is not art, it's crime.

The Gibraltar Airport is serviced daily by flights from the UK and certain charter flights.

Domestic flights: are available through Sunrise Airways which is Haiti's largest airline for the general public offering scheduled, as well as, charter flights.

The preamble of the charter provides that the members " reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the equal rights of men and women " and Article 1 ( 3 ) of the United Nations charter states that one of the purposes of the UN is: " to achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion ".