Channel Zero Inc. is a privately held Canadian broadcasting company based in Toronto, Ontario. The company's main operations include digital cable television channels; Movieola and Silver Screen Classics. The company also holds interests in 3 category 2 digital adult entertainment television channels; AOV Adult Movie Channel, XXX Action Clips Channel and Maleflixxx Television.
Channel Zero also owns Ouat Media; a company specializing in the worldwide distribution of short films.
Channel Zero also owns Ouat Media; a company specializing in the worldwide distribution of short films.
Puerto Rico is an insular area - a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's federal district. Insular areas, such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, are not allowed choose electors in U.S. presidential elections or elect voting members of the U.S. Congress.
Perceptions of disenfranchisement in Puerto Rico
U.S. citizens born in Puerto Rico or any U.S. citizen who resides in Puerto Rico (be it a Puerto Rican or not) are effectively disenfranchised since they lose their right to vote for the President of the United States or to vote for any voting-member of the Senate or House of Representatives at the national level. This is despite the U.S. Government Executive and Legislative Branches holding ultimate sovereignty over all U.S. Citizens and the territory of Puerto Rico. Moreover, U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico are not counted in the U.S. Census as part of the estimates it provides of the U.S. population. Both the Puerto Rican Independence Party and the New Progressive Party outright reject the status quo that permits disfranchisement (from their distinct respective positions on the ideal enfranchised status for the island-nation of Puerto Rico). The remaining political organization, the Popular Democratic Party, is less active in its opposition of this case of disfranchisement but has officially stated that it favors fixing the remaining "deficits of democracy" that the William Jefferson Clinton and George W. Bush Administrations have publicly recognized in writing through Presidential Task Force Reports.
Various scholars (including a prominent U.S. judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit) conclude that the U.S. national-electoral process is not a democracy due to U.S. Government disenfranchisement of U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico.
That 1985 case has subsequently been re-filed several times. The appeals court decision in 2005, on appeal of the decision in the third filing of the case, reads in part:
Judges Campbell and Lipez concurred in the decision. Judge Torruella dissented, opening his dissent as follows:
Perceptions of disenfranchisement in Puerto Rico
U.S. citizens born in Puerto Rico or any U.S. citizen who resides in Puerto Rico (be it a Puerto Rican or not) are effectively disenfranchised since they lose their right to vote for the President of the United States or to vote for any voting-member of the Senate or House of Representatives at the national level. This is despite the U.S. Government Executive and Legislative Branches holding ultimate sovereignty over all U.S. Citizens and the territory of Puerto Rico. Moreover, U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico are not counted in the U.S. Census as part of the estimates it provides of the U.S. population. Both the Puerto Rican Independence Party and the New Progressive Party outright reject the status quo that permits disfranchisement (from their distinct respective positions on the ideal enfranchised status for the island-nation of Puerto Rico). The remaining political organization, the Popular Democratic Party, is less active in its opposition of this case of disfranchisement but has officially stated that it favors fixing the remaining "deficits of democracy" that the William Jefferson Clinton and George W. Bush Administrations have publicly recognized in writing through Presidential Task Force Reports.
Various scholars (including a prominent U.S. judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit) conclude that the U.S. national-electoral process is not a democracy due to U.S. Government disenfranchisement of U.S. citizens residing in Puerto Rico.
That 1985 case has subsequently been re-filed several times. The appeals court decision in 2005, on appeal of the decision in the third filing of the case, reads in part:
Judges Campbell and Lipez concurred in the decision. Judge Torruella dissented, opening his dissent as follows:
Giles Field (b. David Giles Field, 1982) is a lo-fi, acoustic folk singer-songwriter from Traralgon, Australia. His band, Kaiser Blade, broke up in 2005 after a string of limited release recordings and shortly after, Giles commenced his solo career. His debut solo album The Judgement Tapes was released independently in 2006. Heavily influenced by Daniel Johnston, the album was recorded entirely on Dictaphone, in mono and complete with tape hiss. Using a stripped back approach, the recordings feature only acoustic guitar and vocals and lyrically range from boy-meets-girl pop songs to explorations of mental health.
He is currently writing material for a follow up album.
Discography
The Judgement Tapes (album) - 2006
Other Projects
In 2006, under the name David Field, he wrote and produced the Dogme 95 feature film Last Words.
Trivia
* Giles (David) was named after Dave Cousins from Strawbs.
* Describing himself as 'the laziest musician in the world', Giles only plays chords using two fingers or less.
* The song Meet The Differences namechecks Australian Rules footballer Jade Rawlings.
* Last Words is Dogme no. 141.
He is currently writing material for a follow up album.
Discography
The Judgement Tapes (album) - 2006
Other Projects
In 2006, under the name David Field, he wrote and produced the Dogme 95 feature film Last Words.
Trivia
* Giles (David) was named after Dave Cousins from Strawbs.
* Describing himself as 'the laziest musician in the world', Giles only plays chords using two fingers or less.
* The song Meet The Differences namechecks Australian Rules footballer Jade Rawlings.
* Last Words is Dogme no. 141.
Throughout history there have been several men who became famous for being short or whose fame was affected by their height. A classic example is who toured Europe in part because of his dwarfism. He is not listed here as measurement systems were different in his era leading to some confusion on the height of men of his era.
In modern times the lives and concerns of short men have gained attention in part through organizations like Little People of America, films like The Station Agent, and series like Little People, Big World. That stated not all short men count as "little people", but issues like heightism commonly occur.
As implied by the above names should be added only when their short stature is part of their fame or significance. The list ends at 4 foot 11, the height of Twa Ota Benga. Ota was not of below-average size for a Twa male, but most societies have an average height well-above the Twa who have often been called "pygmies."
57 cm (1 ft 10.5 in)
* Gul Mohammed - shortest adult human ever recorded.
68 cm (2 ft 3 in)
* Nelson de la Rosa - actor
*Lin Yü-chih - Shortest man in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
2 ft 4 in (71cm)
* Joseph Boruwlaski - 'aristocrat'
2 ft 8 in (81 cm)
* Francis Joseph Flynn - Sideshow entertainer known as "General Mite" who toured on several continents and performed for Queen Victoria. (According to some sources he was several inches shorter than this)
* Verne Troyer - actor (Austin Powers)
2 ft 9 in (84 cm)
* Charles Sherwood Stratton - "General Tom Thumb" of P.T. Barnum's circus
* Weng Weng - actor and martial artist
3 ft 0 in (91 cm)
* Michel Petrucciani - Jazz pianist
3 ft 2 in (97 cm)
* Josh Ryan Evans - actor (Passions)
3 ft 5 in (104 cm)
* Eric Lynch - radio celebrity, American Idol expert, actor (The Howard Stern Show)
3 ft 6 in (107 cm)
* Tony Cox - actor (Bad Santa)
* Warwick Davis - actor (Willow), (Leprechaun)
* Arturo Gil - actor (Spaceballs)
3 ft 7 in (110 cm)
* Michael J. Anderson - actor (Twin Peaks)
* Eddie Gaedel - one-time major league baseballer
* Ian "Dog Turd" Holmes - amateur hobbit impersonator
3 ft 8 in (112 cm)
* Kenny Baker - actor (R2-D2 in Star Wars)
* Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir - rapper
3 ft 9 in (114 cm)
*Billy Barty - actor
*Billy Curtis - actor
*Joe C. - rapper
3 ft 11 in (119 cm)
* Michael Dunn - actor
* David Rappaport - actor
* Felix Silla - actor
* Hervé Villechaize - actor
* Iwo Pawłowski [http://pl. .org/wiki/Iwo_Paw%C5%82owski]
4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
* Charles Proteus Steinmetz - engineer and inventor.
* Danny Woodburn - actor
4 ft 1 in (124 cm)
* Kiran Shah - stunt double, actor
4 ft 3 in (130 cm)
* Mike Edmonds - actor
* Emmanuel Lewis - actor
* Angelo Muscat - actor
4 ft 4 in (132 cm)
* Deep Roy - actor
4 ft 5 in (134 cm)
* Thomas Quasthoff - operatic singer
* Peter Dinklage - actor
* Dylan Postl - professional wrestler
4 ft 6 in (137 cm)
* Jason Acuña - stuntman, professional skater
* Adolph von Menzel - painter
* Alexander Pope - poet
* Little Tich music hall entertainer
4 ft 7 in (140 cm)
* Gottfried Keller - writer
* Meinhardt Raabe - actor (Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz)
4 ft 8 in (142 cm)
* Gary Coleman - actor
* Doug Herland - rower, activist
4 ft 9 in (145 cm)
*Don Estelle - actor
4 ft 10 in (148 cm)
*J. M. Barrie - Author
*Bernardo O'Higgins - first Chilean head of state
4 ft 10½ in (149 cm)
*Robert Reich - college professor and statesman
*Morihei Ueshiba - martial artist and founder of Aikido
4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
* Jimmy Dickens - country musician
* Deng Xiaoping - politician
* Immanuel Kant - philosopher
* Halil Mutlu - weightlifter
* Issei Sagawa - criminal
* Willie Shoemaker - jockey
* - weightlifter
* Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - artist
* Engelbert Dollfuß - Austrian dictator
In modern times the lives and concerns of short men have gained attention in part through organizations like Little People of America, films like The Station Agent, and series like Little People, Big World. That stated not all short men count as "little people", but issues like heightism commonly occur.
As implied by the above names should be added only when their short stature is part of their fame or significance. The list ends at 4 foot 11, the height of Twa Ota Benga. Ota was not of below-average size for a Twa male, but most societies have an average height well-above the Twa who have often been called "pygmies."
57 cm (1 ft 10.5 in)
* Gul Mohammed - shortest adult human ever recorded.
68 cm (2 ft 3 in)
* Nelson de la Rosa - actor
*Lin Yü-chih - Shortest man in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
2 ft 4 in (71cm)
* Joseph Boruwlaski - 'aristocrat'
2 ft 8 in (81 cm)
* Francis Joseph Flynn - Sideshow entertainer known as "General Mite" who toured on several continents and performed for Queen Victoria. (According to some sources he was several inches shorter than this)
* Verne Troyer - actor (Austin Powers)
2 ft 9 in (84 cm)
* Charles Sherwood Stratton - "General Tom Thumb" of P.T. Barnum's circus
* Weng Weng - actor and martial artist
3 ft 0 in (91 cm)
* Michel Petrucciani - Jazz pianist
3 ft 2 in (97 cm)
* Josh Ryan Evans - actor (Passions)
3 ft 5 in (104 cm)
* Eric Lynch - radio celebrity, American Idol expert, actor (The Howard Stern Show)
3 ft 6 in (107 cm)
* Tony Cox - actor (Bad Santa)
* Warwick Davis - actor (Willow), (Leprechaun)
* Arturo Gil - actor (Spaceballs)
3 ft 7 in (110 cm)
* Michael J. Anderson - actor (Twin Peaks)
* Eddie Gaedel - one-time major league baseballer
* Ian "Dog Turd" Holmes - amateur hobbit impersonator
3 ft 8 in (112 cm)
* Kenny Baker - actor (R2-D2 in Star Wars)
* Dr. Wolfgang Von Bushwickin the Barbarian Mother Funky Stay High Dollar Billstir - rapper
3 ft 9 in (114 cm)
*Billy Barty - actor
*Billy Curtis - actor
*Joe C. - rapper
3 ft 11 in (119 cm)
* Michael Dunn - actor
* David Rappaport - actor
* Felix Silla - actor
* Hervé Villechaize - actor
* Iwo Pawłowski [http://pl. .org/wiki/Iwo_Paw%C5%82owski]
4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
* Charles Proteus Steinmetz - engineer and inventor.
* Danny Woodburn - actor
4 ft 1 in (124 cm)
* Kiran Shah - stunt double, actor
4 ft 3 in (130 cm)
* Mike Edmonds - actor
* Emmanuel Lewis - actor
* Angelo Muscat - actor
4 ft 4 in (132 cm)
* Deep Roy - actor
4 ft 5 in (134 cm)
* Thomas Quasthoff - operatic singer
* Peter Dinklage - actor
* Dylan Postl - professional wrestler
4 ft 6 in (137 cm)
* Jason Acuña - stuntman, professional skater
* Adolph von Menzel - painter
* Alexander Pope - poet
* Little Tich music hall entertainer
4 ft 7 in (140 cm)
* Gottfried Keller - writer
* Meinhardt Raabe - actor (Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz)
4 ft 8 in (142 cm)
* Gary Coleman - actor
* Doug Herland - rower, activist
4 ft 9 in (145 cm)
*Don Estelle - actor
4 ft 10 in (148 cm)
*J. M. Barrie - Author
*Bernardo O'Higgins - first Chilean head of state
4 ft 10½ in (149 cm)
*Robert Reich - college professor and statesman
*Morihei Ueshiba - martial artist and founder of Aikido
4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
* Jimmy Dickens - country musician
* Deng Xiaoping - politician
* Immanuel Kant - philosopher
* Halil Mutlu - weightlifter
* Issei Sagawa - criminal
* Willie Shoemaker - jockey
* - weightlifter
* Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - artist
* Engelbert Dollfuß - Austrian dictator