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The Political Instability Task Force (PITF), formerly known as State Failure Task Force, is a U.S. government-sponsored research project to build a database on major domestic political conflicts leading to state failures.
Rockwood Institution is a federal minimum-security facility located in the community of Stony Mountain, Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba, about 11 mi (18 km) from Winnipeg It opened in 1962 and can accommodate up to 167 inmates.
Lawrence Rockwood (born September 27, 1958) is a human rights and democratic socialist activist who is a former U.S. Army counterintelligence officer. Concerned with human rights violations occurring in the proximity of US forces in Haiti in September 1994 and perceiving what appeared to be indifference on the part of his command toward those suffering from these violations, he conducted an ...
John Palmer Litchfield was the first superintendent of Rockwood, indulging in the practices of bloodletting and lobotomies to "cure" patients. However, Litchfield was later exposed to be an experienced con-man, who had lied about his medical credentials to obtain the position.
Rockwood developed at the ten-mile mark where Baseline Road intersected with Rockwood Road (modern-day 181st and 182nd Street). The area was rocky and wooded, which inspired the community's name. In the early 1900s, a school, a grange hall , a church, and a grocery store were established, among other businesses.
Rockwood is a neighbourhood in the River Heights area of south-central Winnipeg, Manitoba.. Its borders are Corydon Avenue on the north, Stafford Street on the east, Grant Avenue to the south, and Cambridge Street to the west.
The program focuses on youth, who are often involved in conflict but also offer the best potential as proponents of peace and agents of change. Through small grants and short-term technical assistance, OTI works with a wide range of civil society partners to foster leadership and advocacy skills among youth, provide alternatives to political ...
Albert Perry Rockwood (June 5, 1805 – November 25, 1879) was an early Latter Day Saint leader and member of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy [broken anchor] of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.