The 1976 definition of the astronomical unit was incomplete, in particular because it does not specify the frame of reference in which time is to be measured, but proved practical for the calculation of ephemerides: a fuller definition that is consistent with general relativity was proposed, and " vigorous debate " ensued until in August 2012 the International Astronomical Union adopted the current definition of 1 astronomical unit = 149597870700 meters.

In September 2011 it was announced that production of the Rapide would be moved to the company's factory in Gaydon, production will begin in the second half of 2012 and will see all of the current Aston Martin range produced from the Gaydon facility.

The current executive secretary is Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, who took up this post on 15 February 2012.

* 2012 – A primary election is held in Venezuela to choose the contendent against Hugo Chávez, the then current president of Venezuela.

IRCs purchased in foreign countries could be used in United States toward the purchase of postage stamps and embossed stamped envelopes at the current one-ounce First Class International rate ($ 1. 05 USD as of April 2012 ) per coupon.

The current kits are designed by Warrior Sports, who became the club's kit providers at the start of the 2012 – 13 season.

The current President of the Maldives is former Senior Member of UNICEF, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, who was sworn into office on 7 February 2012 when his predecessor, Mohamed Nasheed resigned following weeks of protests led by police.

On May 2, 2012 it was announced that four players who played for the team between 2009 and 2011 would receive suspensions for their alleged participation in " Bountygate ": Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma ( 16 games ), Saints defensive lineman Will Smith ( 4 games ), former Saints / current Browns linebacker Scott Fujita ( 3 games ), and former Saints / current Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove ( 8 games ).

As for the DreamWorks Animation library, Paramount owns distributions rights to the present library, and their current distribution deal to future DWA titles expires after 2012.

The current Premier is Campbell Newman of the LNP, who was sworn in as Premier on 26 March 2012, following a massive win by his party in the 2012 state election.

The current President of the Republic is François Hollande, who took office on 15 May 2012.

The current Moderator of the 220th General Assembly ( 2012 ) is Rev.

The list of callsigns, frequencies, baudrates and shifts ( current June 2012 ) are as follows:

Wales are the current title holders, winning a Grand Slam in 2012.

The current holder of the Triple Crown is Wales, who have completed wins over Ireland, Scotland and England in the 2012 championship.

In 2012, New York Production Services produced the documentary, Soap Life, a film that chronicles the current decline of the genre and looks to what the future may hold for daytime dramas.

Vimata Stin Ammo is CyBC current weekday soap aired since September 2010 and will continue for a second season for 2011 – 2012.

The Sixth Republic began in 1987 and remains the current republic of South Korea ( 2012 ).

* Note -- All data is current as of 1. 1. 2012

Note -- All aircraft data is current as of 1. 1. 2012

In addition, Nintendo celebrated the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda game by releasing a Zelda game for all its current consoles in 2011: Link's Awakening in the 3DS's Virtual Console on June 7, Ocarina of Time 3D for the 3DS on mid-June, Four Swords Anniversary Edition on September 28, 2011 to February 20, 2012 as a free DSiWare download and Skyward Sword for the Wii, which was released on November 18, 2011 in Europe, November 20, 2011 in the United States and November 24, 2011 in Australia.

The professional schools of the University of California, San Francisco are among the top in the nation, according to current ( 2012 ) US News and World Report graduate school and other rankings.

Gro Harlem Brundtland is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Women experience significantly more partner violence than men do: 25 percent of surveyed women, compared with 8 percent of surveyed men, said they were raped and / or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or date in their lifetime ; 1. 5 percent of surveyed women and 0. 9 percent of surveyed men said they were raped and / or physically assaulted by such a perpetrator in the previous 12 months.

In 2002, the CJLS adapted a responsum by Rabbi David Fine, Women and the Minyan, which provides an official religious-law foundation for these actions and explains the current Conservative approach to the role of women in prayer.

Halonen is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Programs known to have been lost include most studio segments from the 1960s current affairs shows This Day Tonight and Monday Conference, hundreds of episodes of the long-running rural serial Bellbird, all but a handful of episodes of the early-1970s drama series Certain Women, an early-1970s miniseries of dramatizations based on Norman Lindsay's novels, and nearly all of the first 18 months of the weekly pop-music show Countdown.

Other famous former and current residents include actress Alice Ghostley ( Bewitched, Grease, Designing Women ), as well as rodeo favorites Jim Shoulders and Terry Don West and it is the birthplace of Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven W. Taylor.

McAleese is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

She is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former female leaders whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

The presenter chosen was Doireann Ni Bhriain, who was well known in Ireland at the time as a TV presenter and for the current affairs radio show Women Today.

Women in mourning and widows wore distinctive black caps and veils, generally in a conservative version of the current fashion.

Isabella's current residence is the Old Women ’ s Gym located on College Avenue beside Varnado Hall.

The current General Supervisor of Women is Mother Willie Mae Rivers ( 1997 – present ) of Goose Creek, South Carolina.

Calmy-Rey is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Prime Minister Maria das Neves is also a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Cresson is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Shipley is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilise the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Appointed to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council in 2003, she became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Shadow Minister for Women before being appointed to her current positions in Prime Minister David Cameron's Cabinet on 12 May 2010.

Merino is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally, for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Diogo is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Prime Minister Hasina is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers, whose mission is to mobilize women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women's development.

* In The Company of Women ( current affairs discussion )

The current Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians is Hon.

Smith is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.

Tansu Çiller is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.