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Westland Books, Westland
Westland or Westlands may refer to: Places * Westlands, an affluent neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi, Kenya *Westlands, Staffordshire, a suburban area and ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme *Westland, a peninsula of the Shetland Mainland near Vaila, Scotland Netherlands * Westland, Netherlands (other) ** Westland (municipality), Netherlands ** Westland (region), Netherlands New Zealand * Westland District, a political subdivision on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island *Westland Tai Poutini National Park, a national park **Informally, the name often used for the entire West Coast region, of which the Westland District is a part ** Westland (New Zealand electorate) a former parliamentary electorate in the above area ** Westland Province, a province of New Zealand from 1873–76 United States * Westland, Indiana * Westland, Putnam County, Indiana * Westland, Michigan * Westland, Oregon; see McKay Reservoir * Westland, Pennsylvania *Westland, Virginia * Westl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlands
Westlands is an affluent, mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in Nairobi. Location Westlands is located approximately , by road, northwest of the central business district of Nairobi. The geographical coordinates of the neighbourhood are: 01°16'01.0"S, 36°48'42.0"E (Latitude:-1.266944; Longitude:36.811667). Overview Westlands was a residential district during the colonial period which ended in 1963. Then, it housed mainly Kenyan Asians of Indian descent. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as land and office space became scarce and exorbitantly priced in the central business district, more businesses have relocated to Westlands and Upper Hill, where land and office space are more readily available and less expensive. Westlands was initially considered part of the Parklands area and straddled what is now Waiyaki Way, originally the Kenya-Uganda Railway. The area has been nicknamed Westie by the youth of Nairobi. It is nowadays typically inhabited by a signif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland, Pennsylvania
Westland is a census-designated place located in Mount Pleasant and Chartiers Townships in Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in northern Washington County along Pennsylvania Route 519 about 5 miles northwest of the community of McGovern McGovern may refer to the following: * McGovern (name), surname of Irish origin * McGovern Institute for Brain Research People: * Jack Michael McGovern current clan Chief b.1989 inherited by right of birth. * Alison McGovern (b. 1980), British La .... As of the 2010 census the population was 167 residents. References {{authority control Census-designated places in Washington County, Pennsylvania Census-designated places in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland Books
Westland Books or Westland Publications is an Indian publishing house. It was co-founded by the Padmanabhan family in 1962, starting out under the name East West Books. Tata owned it from 2008 as a subsidiary under Trent (Westside). It has been owned by Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ... under Amazon Eurasia Holdings SARL since 2017. Imprints included Context, Eka, Red Panda, Tranquebar. In February 2022, Amazon announced that it will be shutting down Westland Books, after having carried out a "thorough review".Amazon to shut down publishing house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Westland (periodical)
''The Westland'' is a magazine mainly devoted to historic railway operations in Western Australia, with items relating to current operations included. It is based in Perth. History The ''Westland''s earliest form was with the title ''Westland Express''. Between 1973 and 1984 it was known as ''The Westlander''. The new title, ''The Westland'', was utilised in January 1985. The magazine is published by Rail Heritage WA, the Western Australian branch of the Australian Railway Historical Society. From February 2008, it began to be published quarterly. As of June 2012, 270 editions had been published. It derives its name from ''The Westland'', the overnight passenger service between Kalgoorlie and Perth on the Western Australian Government Railways Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was the operator of railway services in the state of Western Australia between October 1890 and June 2003. Owned by the state government, it was renamed a number of times to reflect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Westland
''The Westland'' was the name given in 1938 to the overnight train operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) with sitting and sleeping cars between Perth and Kalgoorlie, where it connected with the ''Trans-Australian'' service to Adelaide. History Following the opening of the Eastern Goldfields Railway to Kalgoorlie in December 1887, a service from Perth commenced. Although not named, it was often referred to as the ''Great Eastern Express'', ''Kalgoorlie Express'' or ''Kalgoorlie Passenger''. Following the opening of the Trans-Australian Railway in October 1917, its importance increased with the commencement of the '' Trans-Australian Express'' from Port Augusta in South Australia. By May 1921, a separate overnight express for interstate passengers and mail was introduced and this became the connecting train with the ''Trans-Australian Express''. On 4 June 1938, the service was relaunched and renamed ''The Westland'' with Pr class locomotives rostered. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland School (other)
Westland School or Westlands School may refer to: *The Westland School (Los Angeles), a private elementary school in Los Angeles, California, United States *Westlands School, Sittingbourne, a secondary school in Sittingbourne, Kent, England *Westland High School, a high school in Galloway, Ohio, United States *Westland Middle School, a middle school in Bethesda, Maryland, United States *Westlands School, a secondary school in Torquay, Devon, England now called The Spires College The Spires College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Devon town of Torquay, England. It is a bilateral school, with places for children who reach the required standard in the 11+ test and for those who do not take the t ... See also * Westland (other) {{Schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland (Nazi Propaganda)
Westland is the name with which the government of Nazi Germany intended to replace that of the Netherlands ( nl, Nederland, links=no; german: Niederlande, links=no) during its 1940–45 occupation of the country. The name refers to the fact that the Netherlands lies directly to the west of Germany, hence "the land of the West". Compare ''Ostmark'', the name adopted for Austria after the Anschluss by the Nazi movement. Nazi race theory stressed the supposed "Aryan" status of the Dutch people (and thus their racial kinship with the Germans themselves), as a result of which the occupying Nazi authorities desired to annex the Netherlands into a greatly enlarged version of the (already-expanded) German Reich, the Greater Germanic Reich. Early political plans proposed transforming the country in its entirety into a ''Gau Westland'', or even a ''Gau Holland''. More detailed plans suggested its outright dissection into five different Gaue, all of which remained unnamed: * Friesland, Groni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland Affair
The Westland affair in 1985–86 was an episode in which Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and her Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Heseltine, went public over a cabinet dispute with questions raised about whether the conventions of cabinet government were being observed and about the integrity of senior politicians. The argument was over the future of Westland Helicopters, Britain's last helicopter manufacturer, which was to be the subject of a rescue bid. The Defence Secretary, Heseltine, favoured a European solution, integrating Westland with a consortium including British Aerospace (BAe), Italian (Agusta) and French companies. Thatcher and Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan, while ostensibly maintaining a neutral stance, wanted to see Westland merge with Sikorsky, an American company. Heseltine refused to accept Thatcher's choice and claimed that Thatcher had refused to allow a free ministerial discussion of the matter, even suggesting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian multinational company, when Finmeccanica and GKN merged their respective helicopter subsidiaries (Agusta and Westland Helicopters) to form AgustaWestland, with each holding a 50% share. Finmeccanica acquired GKN's stake in AgustaWestland in 2004. In 2016, AgustaWestland was merged into Leonardo S.p.A. (formerly Finmeccanica), where it became the company's helicopters division under the Leonardo Helicopters brand. "AgustaWestland" still exists as a subsidiary of Leonardo but the AgustaWestland public brand is no longer promoted. History The collaboration between Agusta and Westland dates back to 1981, when the two companies established the European Helicopter Industries joint venture with the aim of developing a new medium-size utility helicopter, the EH101. In March 1999, Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland Helicopters
Westland Helicopters was a British aircraft manufacturer. Originally Westland Aircraft, the company focused on helicopters after the Second World War. It was amalgamated with several other British firms in 1960 and 1961. In 2000, it merged with Italian helicopter manufacturer Agusta to form AgustaWestland. In 2016, AgustaWestland merged into Leonardo, where it became the company's helicopters division under the Leonardo Helicopters brand. History Origins Westland Aircraft was founded in 1935 when Petters Limited split its aircraft manufacturing from its aircraft engine concerns. During the Second World War the company produced military aircraft including the Lysander, the Whirlwind and the Welkin. After the war, the company began to build helicopters under a licensing agreement with Sikorsky. From the mid-1950s the company came to increasingly concentrate on helicopters, eventually to the exclusion of other types. Production started with the Sikorsky S-51, which becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland Aircraft
Westland Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer located in Yeovil, Somerset. Formed as a separate company by separation from Petters Limited just before the start of the Second World War, Westland had been building aircraft since 1915. During the war the company produced a number of generally unsuccessful designs, but their Lysander would serve as an important liaison aircraft with the Royal Air Force. After the war the company focused on helicopters, and was merged with several other British firms to create Westland Helicopters in 1961. History Foundation In 1915 the Westland Aircraft Works was founded as a division of Petters in response to government orders for the construction under licence of initially 12 Short Type 184 seaplanes, followed by 20 Short Admiralty Type 166. Orders for other aircraft followed during First World War, including the Sopwith 1½ Strutter, the de Havilland designed Airco DH.4, Airco DH.9 and Airco DH.9A and the Vickers Vimy. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westland Middle School
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is a public school district that serves Montgomery County, Maryland. With 210 schools, it is the largest school district in the state of Maryland. For the 2022–2023 school year, the district has 13,994 teachers, 86.4 percent of whom had a master’s degree or equivalent, serving 160,554 students at its 210 schools. In 2010, MCPS was awarded a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. As of 2022, the county spends approximately half of its annual budget(46%) on its public school system. The Board of Education includes a student member, elected by all secondary students, who has full voting rights, except for negative personnel action. The current SMOB is Arvin Kim. The superintendent of schools is Dr. Monifa McKnight. History 1800s–1940s Until 1860, only private schools existed in Montgomery County for those who could afford an education. Montgomery County Public Schools was established in 1860 for white children. The school system got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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