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Frederick Rawson
Frederick Lawrence Rawson (27 July 1859 – 10 November 1923) was an English engineer, spiritual healer and association football, footballer who played in the 1879 FA Cup final. He was influential in the New Thought movement and was the founder of the Society for Spreading the Knowledge of True Prayer. Early life Rawson was the son of government official Sir Rawson Rawson, and was born at sea, near the Cape of Good Hope, in 1859. Two of his brothers, William Rawson, William and Herbert Rawson, Herbert, played in the 1874 FA Cup final, on opposing sides. He attended Westminster School, which played English public school football games, a dribbling code of football akin to association. He represented the school XI in association matches in 1874–75 and 1875–76; he scored in a 5–0 hammering of Upton Park F.C., Upton Park in October 1875, and in a creditable 3–2 defeat to Wanderers F.C., the Wanderers the following month. Sporting career While still at school, Rawson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Waters
The terms international waters or transboundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water (or their drainage basins) transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems (aquifers), and wetlands. "International waters" is not a defined term in international law. It is an informal term, which sometimes refers to waters beyond the "territorial sea" of any country. In other words, "international waters" is sometimes used as an informal synonym for the more formal term "high seas", which under the doctrine of ''mare liberum'' (Latin for "freedom of the seas"), do not belong to any state's jurisdiction. As such, states have the right to fishing, navigation, overflight, laying cables and pipelines, as well as scientific research. The Convention on the High Seas, signed in 1958, which has 63 signatories, defined "high seas" to mean "all parts of the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
