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CQ Amateur Radio

CQ Amateur Radio organizes, adjudicates, and publishes the results of several annual radio competitions, including the CQ World Wide 160-meter Contest, the CQ World Wide WPX Contest, the CQ World Wide RTTY Contest, the CQ World Wide RTTY WPX Contest, the CQ World Wide DX Contest, and the CQ World Wide VHF Contest.

Maidenhead Locator System

Maidenhead locators are used as part of the formulas for scoring in many VHF amateur radio contests.


2012 Australian Drivers' Championship

Tim Macrow made a brief return to the series he won in 2007, contesting a single round with Astuti Motorsport, winning at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Aladi Aruna

He started his political career by unsuccessfully contesting in the Assembly elections from Alangulam as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate in 1962.

Alamohan Das

In independent India's first election in 1951, he won a seat in the West Bengal state assembly, contesting as an independent candidate from Amta (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

An Act respecting the exercise of the fundamental rights and prerogatives of the Québec people and the Québec State

Henderson's lawyer, Brent Tyler, declared that the Quebec government, which is contesting Henderson's standing to sue re Bill 99, can apply to the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal from the Quebec Court of Appeal decision.

Bev Cains

After unsuccessfully contesting the federal seat of Canberra in 1987, Cains headed the Family Team's ticket for the new Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, but was defeated.

Bloomsbury Theatre

Amongst the many other artists who have performed at the theatre are; UCL alumnus Ricky Gervais has performed two of his standup shows in the theatre, where they were also filmed for release on DVD and was the venue for Crusader Norman Housley come-back lecture series: Contesting the Crusades, which he developed into a popular history book.

Daniel Musyoka Mutinda

Mutinda worked with Kaplan and Stratton Advocates, Nairobi, before contesting the Kitui Central parliamentary seat in 1974.

Dharti Pakad

Mohan Lal, a cloth merchant from Bhopal, also had the nickname of Dharti Pakad for contesting elections against five different Prime Ministers and losing the deposit in all these elections.

Elaine Carbines

Local media reported in October 2005 that two factionally connected Melbourne unionists were being tipped for the first two easily winnable positions on the party's ticket, with Carbines likely to be faced with the choice of taking the third potentially winnable "death seat" or contesting Legislative Assembly preselection against lower-profile, but better-connected colleagues Ian Trezise or Michael Crutchfield.

Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer

Key membership benefits of the SSA include the sponsorship of amateur radio operating awards, radio contests, and a QSL bureau for members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operators in other countries.

Hellenic Front

After unsuccessfully contesting seats in the elections of 2004, they eventually merged with the Popular Orthodox Rally.

James Toomey

He returned to Young and ran unsuccessfully for the first federal parliament, contesting East Sydney.

Jill Ovens

Ovens was an Alliance candidate in Auckland's Mount Albert electorate in the 1999 elections and the 2002 elections, both times contesting the seat against Labour leader Helen Clark.

Josateki Nawalowalo

On 29 March 2006, Nawalowalo expressed interest in contesting the Kadavu Fijian Communal Constituency for the ruling Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party (SDL), but ended up withdrawing in favour of the incumbent, Konisi Yabaki.

Joseph McNamara

A quarter-century later, he attempted to return to politics by contesting Riverdale in the 1948 provincial election as a Liberal but placed third behind the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Progressive Conservative candidates.

Konda Surekha

She is contesting in by-polls to be held on 12 June 2012 from Parkal assembly constituency as YSR Congress Party candidate.

Latvijas Radio Amatieru Līga

Key membership benefits of LRAL include the sponsorship of amateur radio operating awards and radio contests, and a QSL bureau for those members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operators in other countries.

Madras Presidency Legislative Council election, 1937

The other parties contesting the election were the Madras Province Muslim League (MPML) headed by Jamal Mohammad, the People's Party of Madras started by Raja of Pithapuram (a breakaway faction from the Justice Party) and the Muslim Progressive Party led by Nawab C. Abdul Hakim and S. M. Pasha.

Malaysian Democratic Party

Wee, who was party secretary-general, even lost his deposit after contesting the Bukit Bintang parliamentary seat in 2004.

Marie Andrews

On 8 November 2010, Andrews announced that she would not be contesting the next state election and her seat was won by Chris Holstein of the Liberals.

Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola

The famed Nigerian Pastor Tunde Bakare is said to have predicted the annulment to Abiola and warned him against contesting.

Niger Premier League

Since the 1990s, the clubs compete in a group stage, the winners of which advance to the "Super League" which contests the second half of the season, with the losers contesting a league to determine what clubs will be relegated to the Regional leagues.

Ong Tee Keat

He went on to hold the seat for four terms before contesting and winning the newly created Pandan parliamentary seat in the 2004 general election.

Permatang Pauh

His wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail held the seat from 1999 to 2008 when he was imprisoned until 2004 and disqualified from contesting elections until 2008.

Peter Stanley

He has recently been a major participant in a public debate regarding the "Battle for Australia", contesting opinions that events in Darwin in 1942 during the Second World War represented Japan's intention to invade Australia.

Polski Związek Krótkofalowców

Key membership benefits of the PZK include the sponsorship of amateur radio operating awards, radio contests, and a QSL bureau for members who regularly communicate with amateur radio operators in other countries.

Preselection

The party may then select a new replacement candidate, or it may decide (or be compelled by the electoral timetable) to forego contesting that seat (for example, the Liberal Party of Australia after Pauline Hanson was disendorsed just before the 1996 House of Representatives election, and likewise the Labour candidate for Moray, Stuart Maclennan, just before the 2010 UK election).

R. Thamaraikani

He lost the Lok Sabha election contesting as an independent against ADMK candidate V. Ramaswami, former judge of Supreme Court.

Richard Alsop Wise

He was again successful in contesting the election of William A. Young to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from March 12, 1900, until his death in Williamsburg, Virginia, December 21, 1900.

Sato Kilman

On 16 June, however, Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek ruled in a separate case put forward by Edward Natapei, contesting the constitutionality of Kilman's initial election in December 2010.

Sebastian Teo

Teo first stepped into the political arena in the 2001 general election, contesting as one of five members representing the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) together with Yip Yew Weng, Christopher Neo, Foo Kok Wah and Abdul Rahim bin Osman in Tampines GRC against the team from the People's Action Party (PAP) represented by Mah Bow Tan, Yatiman bin Yusof, Ong Kian Min, Sin Boon Ann and Irene Ng.

Simon Hawke

For example, in the first book in the series time travellers contesting the fate of Richard I of England become caught up in Walter Scott's Ivanhoe.

Slough Council election, 2007

BILLD 12 (Slough Liberal Democrats 9, Independent 1, Independent Britwellian Residents 1, Slough Liberals 1) (not contesting Colnbrook with Poyle and Langley St Mary's wards)

Soh Chin Aun

He once tried to make it in politics by contesting as a Member of Parliament for Kota Melaka in 1986 but he suffered a defeat of 17,606 votes to Lim Guan Eng.

Spain general election debate, 2011

The Spain general election debate of 2011 was a debate between the leaders of the two main parties contesting the 2011 Spanish general election: Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, leader of the incumbent Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, and Mariano Rajoy, leader of the opposition People's Party.

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Contesting Robespierre's legacy is Slavoj Žižek, who argues that terror in the cause of virtue is justifiable, and Simon Schama, who believes the road from Robespierre ran straight to the gulag and the 20th-century concentration camp.

That's My Line

Notable moments included voice artist Mel Blanc having a contest with an audience member on who does voice acting the best (the "audience member" being his son Noel) and magician James Randi contesting James Hydrick's psychic abilities.

Visakha Steel Workers Union

In March 2008 VSWU, contesting union elections in coalition with the CITU-affiliated Steel Plant Employees Union, regained the union recognition at the plant.

Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad

Currently Datuk Wan is the state legislative member for Bukit Chandan, however he will be contesting the Kuala Kangsar, Perak Parliamentary seat.

We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

Morrissey claimed that the lyrics were about the music scene in Manchester, with bands contesting for success.


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