Since leaving office Major has maintained a low profile, indulging his love of cricket as president of Surrey County Cricket Club until 2002 ( and Honorary Life Vice-President since 2002 ) and commentating on political developments in the manner of a wise elder statesman.

The university is currently undertaking a large infrastructure and capital works program that will see an investment of over $ 1 billion into new buildings and projects across the campus and has set up an Office of Major Projects to oversee the new developments.

Major Japanese piezoelectric developments include new designs of piezoceramic filters for radios and televisions, piezo buzzers and audio transducers that can connect directly to electronic circuits, and the piezoelectric igniter, which generates sparks for small engine ignition systems ( and gas-grill lighters ) by compressing a ceramic disc.

However, the slow pace of developments contributed in part to the ( wider ) political difficulties of the British government of John Major and the consequent reliance on Ulster Unionist Party votes in the House of Commons, led the IRA to end its ceasefire and resume the campaign.

Major retail and commercial developments began appearing from 1999 to present, including the Rivery in Georgetown, and the Premium Outlet Mall, the IKEA-area retail, the La Frontera mixed-use center in Round Rock.

" Major transportation developments for the Township did not occur until the mid-1890s, when trolley service was opened to Newtown Square.

Major developments included the development of headquarters for Golden Wonder crisp makers, and the demolition of the old Symington factory in Adam and Eve Street for redevelopment as Eden Court shops and flats.

Major political developments in the early 1930s, chief among them Franklin Delano Roosevelt's election in 1932, gave rise to internal tensions with the Socialist Party, and a group of Socialist labor leaders on the East Coast left the Socialist Party to form the Social Democratic Federation ( U. S .).

Major developments proposals for Canmore have included the Three Sisters Golf Resorts, proposed in 1992, which has been subject of contentious debate, with environmental groups arguing that the development would fragment important wildlife corridors in the Bow Valley.

Major recent developments include the passing to a Latin script from Cyrillic in 1989 and several changes in the statutory name of the language used in Moldova.

Major General Charles Lee, Washington's second-in-command, advised awaiting developments as he did not wish to commit the American force against the British regulars.

Major developments of poetry during the Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 – 1368 ) included the development of types of poetry written to fixed-tone patterns, such as for the Yuan opera librettos.

Other developments taking place in these new areas include Eagle Hills / Mackenzie Chase / Thornberry Woods at Dufferin and Major Mackenzie.

Major residential areas are located to the north ( as Previn Court Homes ) and to the south, with additional residential and commercial developments made since then in the northwest ( as " Alliston West "), north and southwest since the mid-1990s, with future developments expected in the future that could raise the population from 17, 000 to 20, 000.

More retail units were constructed along with the expansion of the Tesco outlet and thus becoming " one of the Major developments in Ireland ".

Major developments include: new teaching areas, theatre and allied performing arts provision ; a large modern training salon in the Hair and Beauty Department ; a Fitness Centre containing state of the art facilities and equipment, including a large area with both CV machines and free weights ; a new purpose built music building, featuring recital room, practice rooms and a recording studio ; a refurbished fully licensed restaurant ; enhanced laboratories ; media studio ; networked information technology facilities and a new purpose built animal building for handling and care courses.

The Major Modernization Project, which began in 2002 with “ make ready projects ,” ensures that Stony Brook will continue to be a respected healthcare leader by providing access to the latest medical developments and technology, as well as offering the greatest comfort and convenience for the region ’ s growing population.

Major commercial developments are in Kenmore Square and along Brookline Avenue, Beacon Street, Boylston Street, and Huntington Avenue.

Major developments here include:

Major subsequent developments include forbidding the death penalty for rape ( Coker v. Georgia ), restricting the death penalty in cases of felony murder ( Enmund v. Florida ), exempting the mentally handicapped ( Atkins v. Virginia ) and juvenile murderers ( Roper v. Simmons ) from the death penalty, removing virtually all limitations on the presentation of mitigating evidence ( Lockett v. Ohio, Holmes v. South Carolina ), requiring precision in the definition of aggravating factors ( Godfrey v. Georgia, Walton v. Arizona ), and requiring the jury to decide whether aggravating factors have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt ( Ring v. Arizona ).

Early in the mission, two of the sergeants, MacPherson ( Neil McCarthy ) and radio operator Harrod ( Brook Williams ), are mysteriously killed ; but Major Smith is unperturbed, keeping Lt. Schaffer as a close ally and secretly updating Admiral Rolland on developments by radio, using the call sign " Broadsword.

Major classes built by the LMS and even British Railways 50 years later are clearly developments of Churchward's basic designs.

Major developments at Rampton Hospital recently include the David Wilson Unit, for National High Secure Learning Disability Services.

* Gordon R. Irwin OBE Chief Executive of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners ( 1986 – 2003 ) and formerly board member of the Laganside Corporation and United Kingdom Major Ports Group Ltd

* Major Voice over IP ( VoIP ) Operators: CAT2Call ( CAT Telecom ), TrueNetTalk ( True Corporation ), Mouthmun ( Jasmine Internet ), DeeCall ( SawasdeeSHOP )

Major employers in the area include Alegent Health System, Omaha Public Schools, First Data Corporation, Methodist Health System, Mutual of Omaha, ConAgra Foods, Nebraska Medical Center, Offutt Air Force Base, and the West Corporation.

Hawks got character actors Charlie Ruggles on loan from Paramount Pictures to play Major Horace Applegate and Barry Fitzgerald on loan from the The Mary Pickford Corporation to play the gardener Aloysius Gogarty.

It was to consist of boutiques and restaurants, condominium apartments anchored by the new headquarters of Centene Corporation -- all to be built in time for the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Major employers include Hwashin American Corporation, Hysco America Corporation, CorStone Industry, and Connector Manufacturing.

Major employers in Siloam Springs include Gates Corporation, La-Z-Boy, DaySpring ( a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards ), Allen Canning, Cobb-Vantress, and John Brown University.

Major corporations in the city include the Nooter Corporation — makers of industrial equipment, UniGroup — owners of United and Mayflower van and truck lines, Wolff Shoe, and the Fabick Company — a large Caterpillar construction equipment dealer.

Major parts of the Evendale economy are GE Aviation, and Formica Corporation which are headquartered in the village.

Major employers in Lewisburg, Ohio, include Cheeseman LLC ( Trucking ), Parker Hannifin Corporation, the Tri-County North School District, the Iams Corporation, which has a manufacturing plant and research center located nearby, the Carl S. Akey Corporation, and Lewisburg Container.

United Refining Major employers include the United Refining Company, who supplies Kwik Fill and Red Apple Food Mart gas stations, Allegheny National Forest, Northwest Savings Bank, Whirley-Drinkworks, Superior Tire and Rubber Corporation, Pennsylvania General Energy, Betts Industries, Inc, Blair Corporation, and Interlectric.

Originally known as Reno Junction ( descendants of Major Reno from Custer's troop resided in the area ), the town was renamed " Wright " after the owner of the Long Branch Bar, Dale Wright, who agreed to sell land to Atlantic Richfield Corporation, the developer of the Black Thunder Mine, who planned to build the town to accommodate the work force that would be hired to operate the mine.

Along with Lieutenant Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower, the chief of staff to Major General Douglas MacArthur, the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines, and Mr. Rodriquez of the National Power Corporation, Casey presented the project to President Manuel Quezon, who approved it.

Major technology firms such as Electronic Arts, Creo ( now part of Eastman Kodak ), Ballard Power Systems and Telus base their operations in Burnaby ; heavy industry includes Chevron Corporation and Petro-Canada petroleum refineries on the shores of Burrard Inlet.

* 1923 Consolidated Aircraft Corporation formed by Major Ruben Fleet

Major technology companies maintain headquarters in Redwood Shores, among them Oracle Corporation and Electronic Arts.

The Colorado Rapids were one of the ten founding clubs of Major League Soccer, owned and operated by the Anschutz Corporation ( later AEG ).

Major employers included casting company Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., a metal cable manufacturer Hendrix Wire and Cable Inc. and a contract manufacturing solutions company, Cirtronics Corporation.

Major acquisitions in the 1990s included: Wormald International Limited, Neotecha, Hindle / Winn, Classic Medical, Uni-Patch, Promeon, Preferred Pipe, Kendall International Co., Tectron Tube, Unistrut, Earth Technology Corporation, Professional Medical Products, Inc., Thorn Security, Carlisle, Watts Waterworks Businesses, Sempell, ElectroStar, American Pipe & Tube, Submarine Systems Inc., Keystone, INBRAND, Sherwood Davis & Geck, United States Surgical, Wells Fargo Alarm, AMP, Raychem, Glynwed, Temasa and Central Sprinkler designs.

In the beginning of the game, the player assumes the role of Major Sarah Parker of the Crayven Corporation as she leads the Crayven forces in order to eliminate the presence of the " Dawnies " ( her derogatory nickname in reference to followers of the Order ).

Major players in the town's economic and political life include the " Maningrida Progress Association ," the " Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation ," and the " Maningrida Arts and Culture " artists ' co-op.