The 23rd century is the century of the Christian Era or Common Era which, in the Gregorian calendar, begins on January 1, 2201 and ends on December 31, 2300.

Predictions for the 23rd century[link]

Astronomical predictions[link]

List of the long total solar eclipses[link]

• July 27, 2204: Solar eclipse,^[1] (7 min 22 s), of saros 139.
• August 8, 2222: Solar eclipse,^[2] (7 min 06 s), of saros 139.
• August 18, 2240: Solar eclipse,^[3] (6 min 40 s), of saros 139.
• May 7, 2255: Solar eclipse,^[4] (6 min 22 s), of saros 142.
• August 29, 2258: Solar eclipse, ^[5] (6 min 09 s), of saros 139.
• May 17, 2273: Solar eclipse,^[6] (6 min 31 s), of saros 142.
• May 28, 2291: Solar eclipse,^[7] (6 min 34 s), of saros 142, "crowning" this series.

Other phenomena[link]

• 2209 and 2284: perihelion of Comet Halley.
• 2221: Triple conjunction of Mars and Saturn.
• December 2, 2223: At 12:32 UTC Mars will occult Jupiter.
• 2238/2239: Triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn (whose last triple conjunction was in 1981).
• August 12, 2243: At 04:52 UTC, Venus will occult Saturn.
• June 11, 2247: Transit of Venus.
• March 4, 2251: At 10:52 UTC, Venus will occult Uranus.
• In 2252, the planetoid Orcus will have completed one orbit of the Sun since its discovery in 2004, based upon current orbital measurements which give it a period of 248 Earth years.
• August 1, 2253: Mercury occults Regulus (last occultation of Regulus by Mercury was on August 13, 364 BC).
• June 9, 2255: Transit of Venus.
• 2256 to 2258: Eris will reach perihelion for the first time since discovery.
• October 6, 2271: Close conjunction between Venus and Regulus, perhaps occultation of Regulus by Venus.
• 2279: Triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
• 2281, 2282: Grand Trine of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. This last occurred in 1769 and 1770.
• Sunday, August 28, 2287: Closest approach between Mars and Earth since Wednesday, August 27, 2003.
• In 2288, the planetoid Quaoar will have completed one orbit of the Sun since its discovery in 2002, which, based upon current orbital measurements, gives it a period of 286 Earth years.

Other predictions[link]

• 2300: The United Nations projects that life expectancies in most developed countries will be 87–106 years, and slowly rising, though rising more slowly than before. However, these projections also show that life expectancies in poor countries will still be less than in rich countries in 2300, in some cases by as much as 20 years, and the UN itself mentioned that gaps in life expectancy so far in the future will likely not exist, especially since the exchange of technology between rich and poor countries and the industrialization and development of poor countries will cause their life expectancies to fully converge with those of rich countries long before that point, similarly to how life expectancies between rich and poor countries have already been converging over the last 60 years as better medicine, technology, and living conditions became accessible to many people in poor countries. The UN has warned that these projections are uncertain, and caution that any change or advancement in medical technology could invalidate their projections.^[8]
• 2300: The U.N. projects the world population in 2300 to be about 10 billion, but any changes in future birthrates or in projections of future life expectancy could invalidate those projections as well.^[8]
• 2300: Google's master plan to index all the world's information and make it searchable could be achieved, according to Eric E. Schmidt.^[9]

Easter[link]

Unless changes are made in the religious calendar, in 2285, the Western Easter will fall on March 22 for the first time since 1818, the earliest possible date on which Easter can occur.

Religious predictions[link]

Judaism[link]

• According to the Jewish interpretation of creation, Adam was created in 3761 BCE. It will have been 6,000 years since then in 2239 CE, thereby initiating a spiritual Sabbatical on a global scale lasting a thousand years (the 7th Millennium on the Hebrew Calendar).^[10] On the same basis, the common assumption^{[citation needed]} in 16th-century Europe was that the current world would end in 2242. Even Nostradamus's well-known prediction that his prophecies would run out in 3797, first made in 1555 (see Nostradamus source-list), would seem to fit this tradition (3797 - 1555 = 2242).^[11]

• According to a number of Jewish scholars, the Year 6000 (CE 2240) of the Hebrew calendar is the latest time for the initiation of the Messianic Age.

See Eschatology: Judaism.

Johannes Trithemius[link]

• Age of Michael ends according to Johannes Trithemius in 2233.

Science fiction set in the 23rd century[link]

Literature[link]

• The Final Sanction by Steve Lyons, a novel based on Doctor Who featuring the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe (set in the year 2204).
• The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman (a large portion set in the 23rd century)
• The Fortunate Fall, a novel by Raphael Carter.
• The Glass Bead Game, a novel by Hermann Hesse.
• Pennterra, a novel by Judith Moffett.
• Satellite Night trilogy, by Nick Pollotta.
• Sundiver, a novel by David Brin.
• Methuselah's Children, a novel by Robert A. Heinlein, begins in the 22nd century and terminates in the 23rd century.
• Friday, a novel by Robert A. Heinlein, probably happens in the 23rd century.
• Hip Flask, a series of graphic novels published by Image Comics.
• Alliance-Union universe, backdrop for a series of novels by C. J. Cherryh extending into the 24th century.
• Blue Mars of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. The books ends in the first years of the 23rd century.
• We Who Survived, a novel by Sterling Noel. The book runs from September 2203 to December 2204. The solar system passes through a cosmic dust cloud, which precipitates a worldwide drop in temperatures and an increase of precipitation, bringing on a fifth Ice Age, expected to last for at least 122 years.

Television and film[link]

Star Trek[link]

The majority of Star Trek and the first six movies are set in the 23rd century.

• Montgomery Scott, born 2222.
• Leonard McCoy, born 2227.
• Spock, born 2230.
• James T. Kirk, born on March 22, 2233.
• Hikaru Sulu, born 2237.
• Nyota Uhura, born 2239.
• Pavel Chekov, born 2245.
• USS Enterprise is launched in 2245.
• Star Trek (alternate timeline - opening 2233, parts early 2240s, 2249, 2255, primary plotline 2258)
• Star Trek: The Original Series (pilots 2254 and 2265, series 2266–2269)
• Star Trek: The Animated Series (2269–2270)
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (2273, two-and-a-half years after the end of the series)
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (2285)
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (2285)
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286)
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (2287)
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (2293)
• (In Part) Star Trek Generations (2293)

Space Battleship Yamato[link]

• 2201: Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato, anime film.
• 2201: Space Battleship Yamato II, anime series.
• 2201: Yamato: The New Voyage, anime film.
• 2202: Be Forever Yamato, anime film.
• 2203 or 2205: Space Battleship Yamato III, anime series.
• 2203: Final Yamato, anime film.
• 2220: Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection, anime film.

Other television and film[link]

• Per Aspera Ad Astra (film)
• Starship Troopers is placed in the 23rd century, as said by Paul Verhoeven in the Director's commentary.
• Futurama backstory: Doctor Zoidberg's race, the Decapodians, first arrived on Earth, later causing the extinction of the anchovy.
• Many of the adult characters from Mobile Suit Gundam 00 were born in the 23rd century.
• Starhunter, the events take place across the latter half of the 23rd century, the 1st season in 2276-2286 and the 2nd season in 2300.
• Red Dwarf, parts of the series may be set in the 23rd century, evidenced by Lister stating that he is "an enlightened 23rd century guy." However, other episodes imply Lister is from the 21st century or 22nd century, and most of the series is set about 3 million years later.

• 2201: F-Zero: GP Legend, a videogame and TV-series.
• 2204: home time of the Futurians in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
• 2205: Bicentennial Man: Andrew Martin dies only hours shy of his 200th birthday.
• 2207: Mutant Chronicles
• 2208: Futurama' backstory: Scientists increased the speed of light in 2208.

• 2222: Quark (TV series)
• 2222: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series episode "Terminator Tomato from Tomorrow" takes place in the year 2222, where humanity has been enslaved by robots resembling giant tomatoes.
• 2225: most of Infinite Ryvius

• 2251: Skyland, a TV show on Nicktoons Network.
• 2257: Forbidden Planet
• 2258–2262: Babylon 5

• 2263: The Fifth Element. The full date is seen in the post-it-like clock, when the protagonist presses it to stop its beeping.
• 2267, 2270: Cargo
• 2274: Logan's Run
• 2293: Zardoz

Comics[link]

• The Marvel Comics time-travelling villain Zarko is from the 23rd century.

Audio dramas[link]

• The Stones of Venice, an audio drama based on Doctor Who featuring the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard.

Music[link]

• In the music video for Will Smith's song "Will 2K" from his album Willennium, one of the years he goes to is 2222.

Games[link]

Computer games[link]

• Quake 4 is set in the year 2245, as stated in the USS Hannibal's terminals.
• Wipeout Pulse takes place in the year 2207.
• StarQuest Online is set around 2216.
• In the StarCraft series, the United Powers League is said to be founded on Earth on November 22, 2229.
• Aliens versus Predator 2, a computer game, is set between November 23, 2230 and January 7, 2231. The introduction of the Predator campaign takes place on July 3, 2211.
• Escape Velocity is set in 2246.
• Fallout 2, set 80 years after the original Fallout, begins in 2241.
• Fallout 3 begins with the birth of the player character in 2258; the events of the main game begin in 2277.
• Fallout: New Vegas takes place in 2281, four years after Fallout 3.
• Unreal II: The Awakening is set around 2251.
• Unreal (series) The New Earth Government legalizes no holds-barred fighting 2291.
• Independence War (aka I-War), a large-scale spacecraft game is set in 2268.
• Freelancer 's introduction takes place in the 23rd century.
• Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the sandbox version of the game starts in 2225 and the campaign for the most part in the late 2220s.
• Malice takes place in the 23rd century.
• The Longest Journey takes place in 2209, and its sequel Dreamfall in 2219.
• Ogame is based around 2250.
• Lego Rock Raiders takes place in 2200.
• TimeSplitters 2 level "Return to Planet X" is set in 2280
• Halo, Invention of the SF Translight Engine happens in the 23rd century
• Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, Episode 4:Shadows of the Vashta Nerada, set in an underwater city(Posidon 8) in the 23rd century
• Permanent bans by tribunal in League of Legends will be lifted on December 8, 2285^[12]
• In Grand Theft Auto IV the character Elizabeta Torres is arrested and sentence to 300 years,from 2008 to 2308.

Arcade and console games[link]

• RayStorm, also known as Layer Section 2, takes place in the 23rd century, including a stage on August 5, 2219 among others.
• In Einhänder the Earth and Moon are at war, the events of the game transpiring sometime in 2245.
• Chrono Trigger, one of the time periods of this game is set in the year 2300, where the Earth is a post-apocalyptic, barren wasteland.
• Mega Man X: Command Mission takes place sometime after 2202, officially in 22XX.
• Megaman Starforce takes place in the year 220X.
• Mega Man Star Force 2 takes place in the year 220X.
• Mega Man Star Force 3 takes place in the year 220X.
• Silver the Hedgehog and Blaze the Cat from the Sonic the Hedgehog series live approximately 200 years in the future. (Around about 2206)
• Wipeout Pulse takes place in 2207.
• New York Race a game based on The Fifth Element (1997) is set in 2215, 48 years prior to the fifth element which is set in 2263.
• In Star Trek: Tactical Assault, the Starfleet campaign is set in 2284.
• Phalanx, a SNES game, takes place in 2279.
• In the Halo universe, humans invent the slipspace drive in 2291.
• Timesplitters: Future Perfect levels The Machine Wars and Something to Crow About take place in 2243.
• The Timesplitters 2 level 'Return to Planet X' is set in the year 2280
• The Turok Reboot takes place in or about 2208, 200 years after the game's release in 2008.
• The 2010 Aliens vs. Predator video game is set in the year 2209.

Other games[link]

• Risk 2210 A.D. is a variant of the board game Risk that takes place in the year 2210.
• The Game Designers Workshop role playing game 2300 AD's significant background events occurred in the 23rd century.

Centuries and millennia[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• 23rd century at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

Ron Vlaar

Personal information
Full name	Ron Peter Vlaar
Date of birth	(1985-02-16) February 16, 1985 (age 27)
Place of birth	Hensbroek, Netherlands
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Feyenoord
Number	4
Youth career
1991–1995	Apollo '68
1995–1996	SVW '27
1996–2004	AZ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	AZ	10	(0)
2006–	Feyenoord	132	(8)
National team‡
2006–2007	Netherlands U21	8	(0)
2005–	Netherlands	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2010

Ron Peter Vlaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔn ˈvlaːr]; born 16 February 1985 in Hensbroek, North Holland) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Feyenoord as a central defender.

Vlaar made his professional debut at the age of 20 for the club AZ. After a successful 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with Netherlands U20, Vlaar received his first call-up for the Netherlands national team by the Netherlands coach Marco van Basten. Despite the few but promising matches Vlaar played, the youngster was transferred to Feyenoord. Main reason for his move was his personal relationship with AZ coach Louis van Gaal. Vlaar was often compared to Jaap Stam, but due to various injuries the centre back couldn't live up to the expectations as of yet.^[1]

Vlaar was an important player in the two Netherlands U21 squads winning the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 2006 and 2007.

Early life[link]

Vlaar was born in Hensbroek, North Holland, the Netherlands. His mother, Margaret, was a handball player, while his father was an amateur football player. Vlaar has two younger sisters, Ellen and Lisan, who are both active in sports as well. Ellen is a gymnast and Lisan is playing volleyball.^[2]

Club career[link]

Youth[link]

In Hensbroek, Vlaar joined local club Apollo '68 at the age of six. Apollo '68 youth coach Kees Wijte was quickly convinced: "But when he was five, he was already allowed to train with us. You could already see how good he was. He had a powerful kick with both his left and right leg, and a very good one as well. Besides, he had a fantastic mentality. Ron always wanted to win and become better." ^[3]

When he went to his final year in elementary school, Vlaar left Apollo '68. The youngster wanted to play on a higher level and joined SVW '27 from Heerhugowaard. At his new club, Vlaar's development went well above expectation. After playing for SVW '27 for one season, Vlaar got invited to join the AZ youth academy, a professional side playing in the Eerste Divisie.^[2] In 2002, Vlaar signed his first youth contract. The contract would keep him in Alkmaar until summer 2007.

AZ[link]

In the season 2004–05, Vlaar made his unexpected Eredivisie debut at the age of 20. Due to injuries and suspensions within the first team squad at the end of the season, Vlaar was paired up with the experienced centre back Barry Opdam on April 23, 2005 in the away match against RKC Waalwijk (2–1).^[4] Five days later, on April 28, 2005, Vlaar made his European debut. The youngster was part of the starting line-up in the UEFA Cup semi final away match against Sporting Clube de Portugal (2–1).^[5] Vlaar played three Eredivisie matches and two UEFA Cup matches in his debut season.

While Vlaar thought the season 2005–06 would be his breakthrough year, AZ coach Louis van Gaal kept choosing for more experienced players. Vlaar was part of the starting line-up thrice, while he came in as a substitute in four matches, having a total of seven Eredivisie appearances in his first half year. Despite Vlaar's substitute status at AZ, the youngster impressed the Netherlands coach Marco van Basten enough to invite him for his first international matches. As Vlaar was only playing at AZ for a youth contract, various sides were interested to offer Vlaar more playing time. AZ were keen to offer Vlaar a new and improved contract, however Vlaar had no interest in staying at AZ as he felt blackmailed by AZ coach Louis van Gaal: "He told me I would only play at emergencies if I wouldn't sign the new contract".^[6] The young centre back was close to a deal with Ajax ^[7] and was spotted in London, as he was visiting Martin Jol's Tottenham Hotspur with his father and agent.^[8] However, on December 28, 2005, Vlaar signed a three-and-a half-year deal with Feyenoord.^[8]

Feyenoord[link]

At Feyenoord, Vlaar quickly became a first team starter. Vlaar made his official Feyenoord debut on January 15, 2006, in the away match against Vitesse (0–1).^[9] Vlaar played 16 Eredivisie matches after his winter break transfer, without scoring any goals.

Vlaar had a bad start of the season 2006–07, as he got foot injury in the pre-season match against Reading (2–1) in August. At first it seemed to be a minor injury, but Vlaar had to drop out in the 33rd minute of the season opening away match against FC Groningen (3–0).^[10] The doctors found a crack in a bone in his foot, causing Vlaar to be out for almost the entire first half of the league.^[11] After his recovery, Vlaar regained his place in the first team and played 20 Eredivisie matches in the remaining season. On December 16, 2006, Vlaar scored his first Feyenoord goal in the away match against FC Utrecht (2–1).^[12]

With the arrival of the new Feyenoord coach Bert van Marwijk and new centre back partner Kevin Hofland in the season 2007–08, Vlaar was ready to make the next step in his development. However, on September 16, 2007, Vlaar got injured in the Eredivisie away match against Roda JC (1–3).^[13] Vlaar needed a surgery on the cruciate ligament and was out for the rest of the season.^[14] After the surgery, Vlaar was confronted with an additional setback, as he had a bacterial infection. Vlaar was recovered from his injury at the beginning of the 2008–09 season. However, during pre-season, Vlaar got another injury at a medial collateral ligament of his knee. After being sidelined for over a month, Vlaar returned to the training field. After an innocent duel with Kevin Hofland, Vlaar damaged his cruciate ligament again. It was the same injury he had in the previous season, causing Vlaar to miss a complete season again.^[15]

After being sidelined for two seasons, Vlaar made a strong comeback in the 2009–10 season. Absolute highlight was the 60 meter distance goal in the KNVB Cup away match against Harkemase Boys (0–5) on September 24, 2009.^[16] Since his return, he has formed a strong partnership with Brazilian centre back André Bahia. Earning praise with his imposing body and impressive displays.

International career[link]

Vlaar with the Netherlands.

Youth[link]

Vlaar represented the Netherlands at various youth levels. However, he had most success with the Netherlands U20 on the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with Netherlands U21 on the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 2006 and 2007

The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in the Netherlands between June 10 and July 2, 2005. Vlaar, reserve captain behind Hedwiges Maduro, was an important player in the Dutch team and was active in every match the team played on the tournament. Netherlands U20 had a smooth run through the group stage, winning their three matches respectively easy against Japan U20 (2–1), Australia U20 (3–0) and Benin U20 (1–0). After beating Chile U20 (3–0) in the next round, the Netherlands U20 reached the quarter finals against later finalist Nigeria U20 (1–1 aet 9–10 pso). Despite Vlaar's equalizing goal and successful penalty kick, the Netherlands U20 didn't advance to the next stage.^[17]

Netherlands U21[link]

Vlaar was part of the Netherlands U21 on the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where the Dutch side claimed the trophy for the first time in history. Besides the group match against Denmark U21 (1–1), Vlaar played in every match on the tournament. Jong Oranje started and finished their campaign against Ukraine U21, going out on a high with a 3–0 win in the final, after surprisingly losing their opening game to the Ukrainian team.^[18]

Twelve months after winning the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship for the first time, Vlaar was the captain of the team that retained the trophy in style with a 4–1 win against Serbia U21 in the final. Vlaar played in every match in the group stage, but had to leave the pitch injured in the semi final match against England U21 (1–1 aet 13–12 pso). Vlaar had to watch the final from the sideline, but was able to lift the trophy together with reserve captain Hedwiges Maduro.^[19]

Netherlands[link]

In the few matches the promising defender played, he made enough of an impression to be noticed by Marco van Basten, the coach of the Dutch national side. He was selected for the qualifier against Romania in June 2005, but did not play. The first international match in which he played was the clash against the Czechs on 8 October 2005.

Since his comeback for Feyenoord, he has grown into a strongholder of the team. Impressing many experts with strong, commanding and tough displays, evolving into a leader of Feyenoord's backline. It seems he's finally delivering on his promise, playing to his full potential. His strong appearances haven't gone unnoticed by national coach Bert van Marwijk, who officially stated to be following him in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup. However, not yet calling Vlaar to the national team, due to the severity of his previous injuries, allowing him to gradually come to full fitness and preventing overuse of muscles since Vlaar only came back to first team football in the summer of 2009. However, V.Marwijk stated he would seriously consider calling Vlaar up in the second half of the season. That has led many fans as well as teammates to believe Vlaar would be getting a place in the Dutch World Cup squad.

Vlaar was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.^[20] However, on 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player not would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.^[21] On 7 May 2012, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Euro 2012 tournament by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk.

Statistics[link]

Club[link]

Statistics accurate as of January 26th 2012.

International[link]

National team Club Season Apps Goals Netherlands AZ 2005–06 2 0 Netherlands Feyenoord 2009-10 1 0 Netherlands Feyenoord 2010-10 1 0 Total 4 0

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goals Competition 2005–06 1. 8 October 2005 Toyota Arena, Prague  Czech Republic 0–2 0 2006 World Cup qualification 2. 12 November 2005 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam  Italy 1–3 0 Friendly 3. 3 March 2010 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam  United States 2-1 0 Friendly 4. August 11 2010 Donbass Arena, Donetsk  Ukraine 1-1 0 Friendly

Statistics accurate as of 12 November 2005.

Honours[link]

• Feyenoord:
  • KNVB Cup: 2007–08

• Netherlands U21:
  • UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2006, 2007

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ron Vlaar

• Feyenoord official profile (Dutch)
• Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Ron Vlaar profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
• Ron Vlaar at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ron Vlaar – FIFA competition record
• Ron Vlaar on Playerhistory.com

Netherlands squads v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (1st Title) 1 Vermeer 2 Verhaegh 3 Luirink 4 Zomer 5 Emanuelson 6 Schaars (c) 7 Castelen 8 Hofs 9 Huntelaar 10 Aissati 11 De Ridder 12 Medunjanin 13 Gerritsen 14 John 15 Benson 16 Tiendalli 17 Vlaar 18 Kruiswijk 19 Braafheid 20 De Zeeuw 21 Vorm 22 Pasveer Coach: De Haan v t e Netherlands squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Winners (2nd Title) 1 Waterman 2 Zuiverloon 3 Vlaar (c) 4 Kruiswijk 5 Pieters 6 Maduro 7 Jenner 8 Drenthe 9 Babel 10 Aissati 11 De Ridder 12 Bruins 13 Rigters 14 Beerens 15 Schilder 16 Vermeer 17 Medunjanin 18 Donk 19 Jong-a-Pin 20 Janssen 21 van der Struijk 22 Bakkal 23 Krul Coach: De Haan v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Bouma 6 Van Bommel (c) 7 Kuyt 8 N. de Jong 9 Huntelaar 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Vorm 13 Vlaar 14 Schaars 15 Willems 16 Van Persie 17 Strootman 18 L. de Jong 19 Narsingh 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Krul 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk

Margaret Nantongo Zziwa is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She currently serves as the Speaker of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha, Tanzania. She was elected to serve in that capacity in June 2012, for the next five years.^[1]

Background[link]

She was born to Charles Mugerwa and Josephine Mugerwa of Mpererwe, a suburb of Uganda's capital city, Kampala, in 1963.

Education[link]

Margaret Zziwa holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, both from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest institution of higher education. One of her Masters degrees, obtained from Makerere as well, is the Master of Arts in Gender and Women Studies. She also holds another Masters degree, the Master of Arts in Social Policy Studies, from the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom.^[2]

Work history[link]

Before joining politics, she taught Economics and Geography at Kololo Senior Secondary School, a high school in the centre of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. She also served as a part-time lecturer, in the Faculty of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University.

Between 1993 and 1995, she served as a member of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. From 1996 until 2006, she served two consecutive terms in Uganda's Parliament, as the Women's Member of Parliament for Kampala District. From 2007 until now, she has served as one of the nine Ugandan legislators in the East African Legislative Assembly, the legislative arm of the East African Community (EAC). In June 2012, she was elected to serve as the Speaker of the EALA, for a five-year term.^[3] She is the first female in the history of the five-nation EAC, to serve as EALA Speaker.^[4]

Other responsibilities[link]

Margaret Zziwa is a board member of St. Margaret Secondary School, a school she started. She is also a founder-member of St. Francis Choir at St. Jude Catholic Church at Naguru, another Kampala suburb.

Personal life[link]

Margaret Zziwa is married to Captain Francis Babu. She is of the Roman Catholic Faith. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party in Uganda since 1986.

See also[link]

• East African Community

Succession table as Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly[link]

External links[link]

• Uganda Parliament Names Nine Representatives To EALA
• Members of 3rd East African Legislative Assembly
• Uganda's Zziwa Replaces Abdi As EALA Speaker

References[link]

Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson at CPAC in February 2012.
Born	(1969-05-16) May 16, 1969 (age 43) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation	News Anchor, Commentator, Pundit, and Columnist
Spouse	Susan Andrews
Website
dailycaller.com

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American political news correspondent and conservative commentator for the Fox News Channel. He is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller.^[1] He is a senior fellow of the Cato Institute^[2] and formerly co-hosted CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Tucker.

Family and education[link]

Carlson grew up wealthy in Carlsbad, a suburb of San Diego. He is the elder son of Richard Warner Carlson, a former Los Angeles news anchor and U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles who was president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and director of Voice of America.^[3] His adopted mother is Patricia Caroline Swanson (born 1945), former wife of Howard Feldman and an heiress to the Swanson food-conglomerate fortune.^[3][4] He has a brother, Buckley Swanson Peck Carlson.^[5][6] A great-uncle was Sen. J. William Fulbright.^[4]

He attended St. George's School, a boarding school in Newport, Rhode Island. After graduation, he majored in History at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

He is married to Susan Carlson, née Andrews. They have four children: Lillie, Hopie, Dorothy, and Buckley.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Journalism career[link]

Carlson began his journalism career as a member of the editorial staff of Policy Review, a national conservative journal then published by the Heritage Foundation (and since acquired by the Hoover Institution). He later worked as a reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas and at The Weekly Standard.

As a magazine and newspaper journalist, Carlson has reported from around the world. He has been a columnist for New York and Reader's Digest. He has also written for Esquire, The Weekly Standard, The New Republic, The New York Times Magazine, and The Daily Beast.

Carlson joined CNN as its youngest anchor ever, remaining at the network until February 2005. Carlson got his television start in 2000 as co-host of The Spin Room opposite Bill Press.

[edit] CNN's Crossfire

He later was appointed co-host of Crossfire, where he represented the political right. During the same period, Carlson also hosted a weekly public affairs program on PBS, Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered.

Interview with Jon Stewart[link]

One of Carlson's most memorable appearances on Crossfire was his 2004 heated exchange with Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, prior to the 2004 presidential election. Stewart criticized the format of shows like Crossfire, calling Carlson and co-host Paul Begala "partisan hacks," and asked them to "stop hurting America."

Carlson countered by criticizing Stewart's July 2004 interview with then U.S. Presidential candidate John Kerry. He accused Stewart of "sniffing Kerry's throne" and "not asking tough questions." Stewart replied, contextualizing his own show as a comedic rather than informational venue, "I didn't realize that [...] the news organizations look to Comedy Central for their cues on integrity." After Carlson told Stewart "I think you're more fun on your show," Stewart replied by saying: "You know what's interesting though? You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show."^[11]

After their televised confrontation, Carlson recalls, Stewart "stayed at CNN several hours after the show to discuss the issues that he raised on the air... He (Stewart) needed to do this".^[12]

In January 2005, CNN announced they were ending their relationship with Carlson and would soon cancel Crossfire.^[13][14] CNN chief Jonathan Klein told Carlson on January 4, 2005, that the network had decided not to renew his contract.^[15] Carlson, however, claims he had already resigned from CNN and Crossfire long before Stewart was booked as a guest, telling host Patricia Duff: "I resigned from Crossfire in April, many months before Jon Stewart came on our show, because I didn't like the partisanship, and I thought in some ways it was kind of a pointless conversation... each side coming out, you know, [raises fists] 'Here's my argument,' and no one listening to anyone else. [CNN] was a frustrating place to work."^[16]

[edit] MSNBC's Tucker

Carlson's early evening show, Tucker, premiered June 13, 2005, on MSNBC (originally entitled The Situation with Tucker Carlson). The show lasted fewer than three seasons; the network announced its cancellation due to low ratings on March 10, 2008.^[17] The final episode aired on March 14, 2008.

Carlson had also hosted a late afternoon weekday wrap-up for MSNBC during the 2006 Winter Olympics, during which he attempted to learn how to play various Olympic sports. In July 2006, he reported live for Tucker from Haifa, Israel, during the 2006 Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. While in the Middle East, he also hosted MSNBC Special Report: Mideast Crisis. He appeared regularly on Verdict with Dan Abrams as a panelist in political discussions.

Fox News Channel[link]

In May 2009, it was announced that Carlson was hired as a Fox News Contributor. Since then, he has been a frequent guest panelist on Fox's late-night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, made frequent appearances on the All-Star Panel segment of Special Report with Bret Baier, been a substitute host of Hannity in Sean Hannity's absence, and produced a Fox News special titled "Fighting for Our Children's Minds."

[edit] The Daily Caller

On January 11, 2010, Carlson and former Dick Cheney aide Neil Patel launched a political news website titled The Daily Caller. The editorial staff is led by executive editor Megan Mulligan and features reporting from White House correspondent Jon Ward,^[18] formerly of The Washington Times and reporter Alex Pappas. Other high-profile bloggers include Jim Treacher (DC Trawler) and Mickey Kaus (Kausfiles.)

In an interview with The Politico, Carlson said that The Daily Caller will not be tied to ideology but rather will be "breaking stories of importance". In a Washington Post article, Carlson added "We're not enforcing any kind of ideological orthodoxy on anyone."

Political views[link]

Partisan ambivalence[link]

Carlson has stated that while he votes and cares deeply about conservative ideas, he does not care about the success or failure of any political party.^{[citation needed]} In addition, his definitions of conservative views often conflict with the mainstream opinion.

Carlson has stated that former U.S. President George W. Bush is not a true conservative. Despite his general reputation as a political conservative, this and other views have been interpreted as partisan ambivalence by some Republican political figures and movement conservatives.^[19]

In an August 27, 2004, Washington Post interview, Carlson expressed his "displeasure with Bush." "Why do so many anti-war liberals give Kerry a pass when he adopts the Bush view on Iraq, as he has? The amount of team-playing on the left depresses me."^[20] Carlson did not vote in the 2004 election, citing his disgust with the Iraq War and his disillusionment with the once small-government Republican party.

"I don't know what you consider conservative," Carlson said, "but I'm not much of a liberal, at least as the word is currently defined. For instance, I'm utterly opposed to abortion, which I think is horrible and cruel. I think affirmative action is wrong. I'd like to slow immigration pretty dramatically. I hate all nanny state regulations, such as seat belt laws and smoking bans. I'm not for big government. I think the U.S. ought to hesitate before intervening abroad. I think these are conservative impulses. So by my criteria, Bush isn't much of a conservative."^[20]

Self-proclaimed conservative Republicans have accused Carlson of not being sufficiently conservative. This first began following Carlson's public and private endorsement of 2000 Presidential candidate John McCain. Speaking to Salon.com, Carlson responded:

1999 Bush interview[link]

In 1999, during the 2000 Republican Presidential primary race, Carlson interviewed George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas, for Talk magazine. Carlson reported that Bush mocked soon-to-be-executed Texas Death Row inmate Karla Faye Tucker and "cursed like a sailor."^{[citation needed]} Bush's communications director Karen Hughes publicly disputed this claim.^{[citation needed]}

Asked by Salon about the response to his article on Bush, Carlson characterized it as "very, very hostile. The reaction was: You betrayed us. Well, I was never there as a partisan to begin with. Then I heard that (on the campaign bus, Bush communications director) Karen Hughes accused me of lying. And so I called Karen and asked her why she was saying this, and she had this almost Orwellian rap that she laid on me about how things she'd heard — that I watched her hear — she in fact had never heard, and she'd never heard Bush use profanity ever. It was insane. I've obviously been lied to a lot by campaign operatives, but the striking thing about the way she lied was she knew I knew she was lying, and she did it anyway. There is no word in English that captures that. It almost crosses over from bravado into mental illness. They get carried away, consultants do, in the heat of the campaign, they're really invested in this. A lot of times they really like the candidate. That's all conventional. But on some level, you think, there's a hint of recognition that there is reality — even if they don't recognize reality exists — there is an objective truth. With Karen you didn't get that sense at all. A lot of people like her. A lot of people I know like her. I'm not one of them."^[21]

Supporting, then opposing, the U.S. war in Iraq[link]

Carlson initially supported the U.S. war with Iraq during its first year. After a year, he began criticizing the war, telling the New York Observer: "I think it’s a total nightmare and disaster, and I’m ashamed that I went against my own instincts in supporting it. It’s something I’ll never do again. Never. I got convinced by a friend of mine who’s smarter than I am, and I shouldn’t have done that. No. I want things to work out, but I’m enraged by it, actually."^[22]

Gay marriage[link]

On July 24, 2007, Carlson said on his show, "I'm just for marriage generally. I'm for people making a lifelong commitment. Do you know what I mean? I'm not against gay marriage, actually, and I'm the most right-wing person I know."^[23] Carlson later went on to say, "I think, marriage has been a great thing for me, and I think it's a really civilizing force, and I think it would be a civilizing force for gay people too."^[23]

Libertarianism[link]

On May 3, 2007, Carlson interviewed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and recalled voting for Paul in 1988 when he was running as the Libertarian Party presidential candidate.^[24]

On November 20, 2007, Carlson was seen showing his support at a Ron Paul rally in Reno, Nevada.

On the conservative Media Research Center-owned blog "Newsbusters", Carlson was called an "MSNBC conservative" explaining that: "Carlson is clearly the kind of conservative MSNBC could love - one who doesn't support the incumbent Republican president and opposes the cornerstone of his foreign policy. It's the same phenomenon that explains Pat Buchanan's ubiquity on MSNBC."^[25] At the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference, Carlson was booed "for saying that the journalists at the New York Times care about accuracy."^[26]

On November 26, 2007, it was reported that Carlson lobbied Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof to support Paul's candidacy. Explained Carlson, "Dennis Hof is a good friend of mine, so when we got to Nevada, I decided to call him up and see if he wanted to come check this guy out."^[27]

On September 2, 2008, Carlson participated in Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty Rally for the Republic in Minneapolis, MN, as the first speaker to introduce the rally and also acted as the MC by introducing nearly every guest speaker.

On February 23, 2009, Carlson was introduced as a senior fellow for the Cato Institute.^[28]

Bow ties[link]

Season 5, Episode 2 of Curb Your Enthusiasm ("The Bowtie") referenced Tucker Carlson when one character referred to Larry David as "Tucker Carlson" for wearing a bowtie.

On April 11, 2006, Carlson—who was known for wearing bow-ties—announced on his MSNBC show that he would no longer be wearing a bow-tie, adding, "I just decided I wanted to give my neck a break. A little change is good once in a while, and I feel better already."^[29] He now wears long neckties on the air.

On Red Eye he stated that the reason he retired the bow tie was that he was "Sick of people screaming obscenities at him on the subway"

[edit] Dancing with the Stars

On August 14, 2006, the ABC television network announced that Carlson would be a participant in its fall 2006 Dancing with the Stars reality show.

Carlson reportedly took four-hour-a-day ballroom dance classes in preparation for the competition, and mourned "missed classes" during an MSNBC assignment in Lebanon.^[30] "It's hard for me to remember the moves," he stated.^[30] When asked why he accepted ABC's invitation to perform, Carlson responded, "I'm not defending it as the smartest choice, but I think it's the most interesting. I think if you sat back and tried to plan my career, you might not choose this. But my only criterion is the interest level. I want to lead an interesting life." He concluded, "I'm 37. I've got four kids. I have a steady job. I don't do things that I'm not good at very often. I'm psyched to get to do that."^[30]

The gambling site BetBet placed Carlson's odds of winning the competition at 15:1.^[31] Jerry Springer was ranked as having the longest odds of winning, at 30:1.

Carlson, who was paired with professional partner Elena Grinenko, was voted off on September 13. His performance on the previous night was the lowest ranked among the judges; the low score resulted from him spending much of the performance sitting down in a chair.

At the close of the show Carlson said that teaching him to dance was "like Einstein teaching addition to a slow child."^[32]

Alleged bathroom grabbing[link]

On MSNBC Live, on August 28, 2007, Carlson told host Dan Abrams that as a teenager, an apparently homosexual man allegedly grabbed Carlson in a public restroom in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. As Carlson explained, "I went back with someone I knew and grabbed the guy by the -- you know, and grabbed him, and...hit him against the stall with his head, actually.... And then the cops came and arrested him."^[33][34]