The ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) is one of the three sectors (divisions or units) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and is responsible for radio communication.

Its role is to manage the international radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbit resources and to develop standards for radiocommunication systems with the objective of ensuring the effective use of the spectrum.^[1]

ITU is required, according to its Constitution, to allocate spectrum and register frequency allocation, orbital positions and other parameters of satellites, “in order to avoid harmful interference between radio stations of different countries”. The international spectrum management system is therefore based on regulatory procedures for frequency coordination, notification and registration.

ITU-R has a permanent secretariat, the Radiocommunication Bureau, based at the ITU HQ in Geneva, Switzerland. The elected Director of the Bureau is Mr. François Rancy of France. First elected by the ITU Membership to the Directorship in 2010.

History[link]

The CCIR—Comité consultatif international pour la radio, Consultative Committee on International Radio or International Radio Consultative Committee—was founded in 1927.

In 1932 the CCIR and several other organizations (including the original ITU, which had been founded as the International Telegraph Union in 1865) merged to form what would in 1934 become known as the International Telecommunication Union. In 1992, the CCIR became the ITU-R.

See also[link]

• ITU-T
• ITU-R Recommendations
• Rec. 601
• Rec. 709
• Global Standards Collaboration

References[link]

External links[link]

• ITU official website
• ITU-R official website

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Ivo Papazov (Bulgarian: Иво Папазов) (born 16 February 1952 in Kardzhali, nicknamed Ibryama (Ибряма), is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the Ivo Papazov Wedding Band in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo^{[disambiguation needed ]} music, and is one of the premier creators of the genre known as "wedding band" music in Bulgaria, along with the violinist Georgi Yanev, saxophonist Yuri Yunakov and accordionists Neshko Neshev, Ivan Milev and Peter Ralchev. Together with Emilia^{[disambiguation needed ]} they are known as Mames 2001. An orchestra that had great success in the TV show Познай кой е под масатаn (Guess who is under the table).

According to Garth Cartwright, he was "the first Balkan Gypsy musician to win a wide international following with his two Joe Boyd-produced albums for Hannibal Records in the early 1990s."^[1] Papasov and his Wedding Band have toured the United States several times.

In 2005 Papasov won the Audience Award from the BBC's Radio3 World Music Awards.^[2]

Ivo Papasov was born to a Gypsy family ^[3] in Bulgaria and his original name is Ibrahim (Turkish name). As a result of the extensive programme of forced nationalisation of ethnic minority groups during Bulgaria's socialist rule, Papazov changed his first name to Ivo (adapted from Ibo, short for Ibrahim). He speaks Turkish and comes from Kardzhali, a city close to Bulgaria’s Turkish and Greek borders. He grew up in a musical family and followed the Balkan Gypsy tradition of leaving school at a young age to focus on playing music for a living.

References[link]

1. ^ Cartwright, Garth (August 2008). "Review: Dance of the Falcon". fRoots. http://www.frootsmag.com/content/issue/reviews/. Retrieved 2008-08-13.  Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5a1eRwF85.
2. ^ BBC - Radio 3 - Awards for World Music 2005
3. ^ Ivo Papazov

External links[link]

• Ivo Papazov's Internet Page
• Ivo Papazov's MySpace page
• Article on BBC's Radio3 World Music Awards

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Simon St. Quentin Whitfield

Personal information
Born	(1975-05-16) May 16, 1975 (age 37) Kingston, Ontario
Residence	British Columbia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st)[1]
Sport
Country	Canada
Medal record Triathlon Competitor for  Canada Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney Men's competition Silver 2008 Beijing Men's competition Commonwealth Games Gold 2002 Manchester Men's competition Pan American Games Bronze 1999 Winnipeg Men's competition

Simon St. Quentin Whitfield (born May 16, 1975) is an Olympic triathlon champion from Canada.

Whitfield has won 10 consecutive Canadian Triathlon Championships titles.

Biography[link]

Whitfield was born in Kingston, Ontario. As a young boy he played soccer but at age 11 began triathlon, honing his early competitive skills in the Canadian Kids of Steel program. By age 15 he was pursuing triathlon on a serious competitive basis.

Whitfield lives in Victoria, British Columbia and maintains a second residence on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. He is currently coached by Paulo Sousa, who has been referred to as "an evil genius".^[2]

Triathalon career[link]

Whitfield won a gold medal in the triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He got up off the ground after he and 14 other riders crashed in the bike race portion of the event and worked his way back near the leaders. In the foot race, he cut down the field one at a time then put on a finishing kick to take the victory. His final time was 1:48:24.02, which still (as of 2008) stands as the fastest Olympic triathlon.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England he claimed gold again. He ended up in 11th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics with a time of 1:53:15.81.

Whitfield was named to the 2008 Summer Olympics team and won a silver medal while competing at his third consecutive games.^[3] With a time of 1:48:58, he finished 5 seconds behind the German gold medalist.^[4] Whitfield's accomplishment was made even more impressive considering he was a distant fourth behind the lead three runners heading into the final kilometre of the run before he burst forth into the lead with 200 metres remaining. Whitfield, exhausted by his effort to get back into the lead, was then passed by the eventual winner Jan Frodeno of Germany at the end of the race.^[5]

Whitfield has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in Triathalon.^[6]

References[link]

Jamal Abdillah
During Anugerah Juara Lagu 23
Born	Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Ali (1959-05-07) May 7, 1959 (age 53) Ipoh, Perak
Occupation	Actor, Singer
Years active	1984–present

Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Ali, better known as Jamal Abdillah (born on May 7, 1959) is a Malaysian pop singer and actor^[1] with a "bad boy" image.^[2] He won Radio Televisyen Malaysia's Bintang RTM competition in 1979.^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jamal Abdillah at the Internet Movie Database

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