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Alexander Tod
Alexander Tod was an English amateur footballer who scored for Old Carthusians in its 1881 FA Cup Final win. Career Tod was born on board the ship HMS Trafalgar, the son of Lieutenant Alexander George Tod of the Madras Light Infantry and his wife Isabella, on 25 March 1857. He went up to Charterhouse School, an early hotbed of the Association game, in 1869, and captained the "twenty-two" against the "eleven" in an inter-school match in 1873. He made an appearance for the celebrated Wanderers, albeit only as a "substitute", as Charles Alcock could only persuade six Wanderers to turn up to Godalming for a match against Charterhouse School, so Tod was one of many schoolboys recruited to help the visitors. His first goal in a "first-class" match was against Weyside in a 2–0 win in early 1874; he scored a hat-trick against the 10th Regiment at Christmas the following year. By 1876 he had left school, and represented the Old Carthusians against the school in February 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
International Waters
The terms international waters or transboundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water (or their drainage basins) transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems (aquifers), and wetlands. "International waters" is not a defined term in international law. It is an informal term, which sometimes refers to waters beyond the "territorial sea" of any country. In other words, "international waters" is sometimes used as an informal synonym for the more formal term "high seas", which under the doctrine of ''mare liberum'' (Latin for "freedom of the seas"), do not belong to any state's jurisdiction. As such, states have the right to fishing, navigation, overflight, laying cables and pipelines, as well as scientific research. The Convention on the High Seas, signed in 1958, which has 63 signatories, defined "high seas" to mean "all parts of the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
