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Name | Huj |
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Arname | هوج |
Altsp | al-Hug |
District | gz |
Pushpin map | Mandatory Palestine |
Population | 1,040 |
Popyear | 1945 |
Area | 21,988 |
Areakm | 22.9 |
Cause | E |
Curlocl | Dorot |
Date | May 31, 1948 |
Situated in a hilly area on the northern edge of the Negev Desert, its total land area amounted to approximately 22,000 dunams of which about 3/4 was in Arab ownership while the remaining 1/4 belonged to Jewish owners and the general public. According to a 1945 census, Huj and the nearby town of Dorot had a population of 1,040 inhabitants, of which most were Arab and 240 were Jewish.
Huj witnessed battles between Ottoman and British forces in 1917. Following Great Britain's victory and the establishment of the British Mandate in Palestine, Huj expanded eastward and to the west. Water was provided by a well, and by other wells in surrounding riverbeds. The inhabitants cultivated grains, apricots, figs, grapes, and almonds. crew at Huj during World War I, 1917.]]
In September 1948 former villagers of Huj, noting that the area around Huj was quiet, appealed to Israel to allow them back. Members of the "Department of Minority Affairs" (Shitrit and Shimoni) wrote that the inhabitants deserved special treatment as they had been "loyal", and had not fled but were expelled. However, the Israeli defence authorities decided not to allow the villagers back.
In 1998, refugees from Huj in Gaza numbered an estimated 6,000 people.
Category:District of Gaza Category:Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
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Name | Mel Damski |
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Birth date | July 21, 1946 (aged 64) |
Birth place | New York, New York, U.S.A. |
Occupation | Film director, Film producer |
Melvin Damski (born July 21, 1946 in New York, New York) is an American film director and film producer.
Currently Damski is the Producing-Director of "Psych" in addition to teaching film and television at NYU. He is also President of Lyrique Wine Company, a small family owned winery.
In 1998, Damski was nominated for an Academy Award for a best documentary, and short subjects for the film which was made in 1997, also he shared it with Andrea Blaugrund.
In 1981, Damski was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding directing in a drama series for the film American Dream.
In 1979, Damski was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding directing in a drama series for the television series Lou Grant (1977) for the episode 'Murder'.
Category:1946 births Category:American film directors Category:American film producers Category:American television directors Category:Living people Category:People from New York Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent
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Name | Howard Webb |
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Fullname | Howard Melton Webb |
Dateofbirth | July 14, 1971 |
Cityofbirth | Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
Countryofbirth | England |
Otheroccupation | Full-time refereePolice Sergeant |
Years1 | 1993–1995 |
League1 | Northern Counties East |
Role1 | Asst. referee |
Years2 | 1995–1998 |
League2 | Northern Counties East |
Role2 | Referee |
Years3 | 1996–1998 |
League3 | Football League |
Role3 | Asst. referee |
Years4 | 1998–2000 |
League4 | Premier League |
Role4 | Asst. referee |
Years5 | 1998–2000 |
League5 | Football Conference |
Role5 | Referee |
Years6 | 2000–2003 |
League6 | Football League |
Role6 | Referee |
Years7 | 2003– |
League7 | Premier League |
Role7 | Referee |
Internationalyears1 | 2005– |
Confederation1 | FIFA listed |
Internationalrole1 | Referee |
Howard Melton Webb, MBE, (born 14 July 1971) is an English football referee who officiates in the Premier League and has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2005.
Webb is counted amongst the top referees of all time by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), and has refereed the final of both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup, being the first person to referee both matches in the same year.
Webb has drawn praise for his authoritative and respected approach to refereeing, from football bodies, pundits, colleagues, players, and managers including José Mourinho who said, "he is a man who seems to get the big decisions right."
Webb officiated the FA Community Shield game between League winners Chelsea and FA Cup winners Arsenal. Chelsea were 2–0 up through two Didier Drogba goals, but Cesc Fàbregas netted a goal for Arsenal twenty-five minutes before the end. It was a tense finale, but the Blues held on to secure a 2–1 victory. Webb issued three cautions (to Frank Lampard, Claude Makélélé and Cesc Fàbregas) in a game that saw 11 substitutions. He was the fourth official for the game the previous year between Arsenal and Manchester United.
Webb's first international game was in November 2005, when Northern Ireland took on Portugal in a friendly match. The game ended 1–1, with the home side scoring both goals. Northern Ireland went one down just before the break through a Stephen Craigan own goal, but Warren Feeney salvaged a respectable draw by netting in the second half. Tony Capaldi, Keith Gillespie and James Quinn were booked for Northern Ireland.
Grays Athletic beat Woking 2–0 in this game, through goals from Dennis Oli and Glenn Poole, both just before half time. No players found their way into the book.
The Group E match between Steaua Bucharest and Lyon was Webb's first European appointment. The game finished 3–0 to Lyon, with four yellow cards being issued overall.
On 18 June, Webb refereed his second game of Euro 2008 when he took charge of the Group D match in which Greece lost 1–2 to Spain. UEFA stated on 19 June that Webb had not been selected to referee matches in the knock-out stages of Euro 2008.
Webb took charge of the 128th final of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 May 2009 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt. The match was contested by Chelsea, who beat Arsenal 2–1 in their semi-final, and Everton who beat Manchester United 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time. After Louis Saha opened the scoring after just 25 seconds, the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup Final, Didier Drogba equalised in the 21st minute before Frank Lampard scored the winner with 19 minutes left to play to give Chelsea their fifth FA Cup success. Webb cautioned Mikel John Obi and Frank Lampard of Chelsea and Tony Hibbert, Phil Neville and Leighton Baines of Everton.
On 20 May 2010, Webb was announced as the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final referee. He showed yellow cards to Martin Demichelis and Mark van Bommel of Bayern Munich and cautioned Christian Chivu for Inter Milan, who went on to win the match and the UEFA Champions League title – their first for 45 years – thanks to both goals by Inter striker Diego Milito.
On 8 July 2010, FIFA announced that Webb would referee the final between the Netherlands and Spain. He was assisted by Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey during the final in Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium. He was the first English referee to take charge of a World Cup Final since Jack Taylor in 1974 – in which the Netherlands lost to West Germany.
In the game he issued 14 yellow cards, including two to the Netherlands' John Heitinga who was subsequently sent off, more than doubling the former record of six for World Cup finals, set in the 1986 final. The match was seen as a highly difficult match to referee. After the match he was criticised by the Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch players, and was even booed by the Dutch fans as he and his fellow officials collected their World Cup medals. However portions of the world's press condemned the Dutch for their rough play, and some pundits opined that Webb was generous to the Dutch for not showing any red cards to their players until ten minutes before the end of extra time. The Spanish press criticised Webb's performance, complaining that he failed to properly control the game and take enough action against several of the Dutch players, notably citing Nigel de Jong's high kick on Xabi Alonso. Webb later conceded that had he had a better viewing angle of de Jong's challenge he would have sent him off, and de Jong later admitted he was "lucky" to only receive a yellow card. Dutch legend Johan Cruyff criticised both his countrymen's rough tactics, and Webb for not dealing more harshly with them. Respected analyst Alan Hansen defended Webb and condemned the Dutch, saying that: "Howard Webb tried to make the game flow but on this occasion he was left with no choice." whereas Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo took the polar opposite view in stating that "Holland were able to count on an unexpected ally: referee Howard Webb, who allowed the Dutch to get away with brutal fouls time and time again". The British Referees' Association said "it would be almost impossible to disagree with any of the bookings he issued", former FA Cup Final referee Keith Hackett noted that "anyone who criticises the officials lacks the knowledge and experience of someone who has refereed" and called on FIFA to punish the Dutch players who castigated Webb to the press. Jeff Winter said that "to listen to Dutch players after the game blaming the referee for the defeat after they conducted themselves abysmally for the whole two hours is unbelievable. I hope when they look back at what they've said they are totally and utterly embarrassed."
Specific criticism came from other Dutch players. Midfielder Arjen Robben said that the game had required "a world-class referee". Arsenal forward Robin van Persie was equally scathing, asking "What was this man doing?" "He made three big errors in extra time of a World Cup final. Believe me, this really hurts."
The first red card he showed in the Premier League was to Michael Svensson of Southampton in the 0–0 draw between Bolton Wanderers and Southampton on 8 November 2003.
Since the 2000–2001 season, he has issued two red cards in the same game three times, twice giving one red to either side, once reducing one team (MK Dons) to nine men. He sent three players off in the same match for the first time in the 2007 League Cup final, when Mikel John Obi of Chelsea, and Touré and Adebayor of Arsenal were given their marching orders. He has sent two goalkeepers off; Kelvin Davis whilst playing for Wimbledon in 2001, and John Filan of Wigan in 2004. Webb has shown red cards in consecutive matches six times.
Webb also issued ten cards in the 2007 Carling Cup final between Chelsea and Arsenal.
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